Hey guys!!! I haven't updated in ages but now that I am sick I have plenty of time! I hope you guys missed me. I have another work in progress it's almost done its sort of a story my friend wanted me to write in a parody type of way.

By the time they made it to the gates of Konoha at least a dozen ANBU were there waiting with Tsunade. She looked pretty angry but at the same time worried. She ran to Sakura and hugged her almost fracturing her rib cage.

"Tsunade-sama you're suffocating me!" Tsunade quickly let go and regained her composure.

"So I see all of you made it back. I presume you killed Orichimaru?"

"Actually, yes we did." Kakashi said.

"It wasn't very easy. Even I would admit it." Sasuke said

"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT TEME? HE WAS THE EASIEST THING I'VE EVER FOUGHT ON TWO LEGS!"

"Naruto even I found him a difficult opponent, you are exaggerating to impress Tsunade." Naruto scratches the back of his head and laughs.

"Well I am just glad you all came back alive and well. Sakura next time you die make sure it's for good and in a million years so I won't have to keep going into mother figure mode. It's not good for my reputation as Hokage." Tsunade says with a hint of humor.

"Don't worry I don't plan on dieing so soon."

"Umm… I understand this is a beautiful reunion but I am still here and wondering if I am still considered an enemy." Itachi says a bit out of his emotionless self.

"Well I think this is a good situation to put in Sakura's hands since she is the main reason you are all together." Tsunade said.

"Good idea." Everyone says except Sasuke who turns back into his emotionless self standing in the back of everyone. Sakura notices this and goes to him and puts her hands on his shoulders.

"I think its time you talk to your brother without trying to kill him. I will decide what should be done if you just try and express your feelings like you did to me."

"Ok…" Itachi felt what he needed to do was to tell his brother the truth of the matter.

"Sasuke, I can't say that what I did was completely my doing. I killed our family, but Akatsuki helped influence me. They found me while on a mission and made me change my views. I couldn't help being drawn to their power. It was surreal. So then they told me that the only way to become a true Akatsuki member would be to kill my family and become a missing-nin. I was young, stupid, and naïve. I was like you when you joined Orichimaru. I am sorry and I have to live with the fact that I killed my own family but I want you to accept what I did. You don't have to forgive me but you can accept me in your life." They stood there in silence for what seemed like hours until Sasuke nodded and did his signature "humph" for acknowledgement and walked to Sakura.

"We have come to an accord." Sakura smiled and gave him a hug.

"Thank you." She turned around and walked to Tsunade and told her that everything would be ok.

"I hope you're right."

"Don't worry." When the whole ordeal ended everyone went their own ways. Naruto went to look for Hinata where he later talked to her about dating. Sasuke went with his brother to their old home to fix it up and begin a dojo for the Uchicha training an idea which Itachi brought up on their way there. Tsunade went to celebrate Sakura's return with some Sake (she was joined by Jiraiya). Sakura and Kakashi, well they went to the cherry blossom tree where the story began and passionately kissed among other things. The group found their own happiness that night. All drama's and life problems disappeared for the night. It would be something that rarely ever happened for the life of a ninja. That night was pure bliss.

2 Years later…

Over the two years that went by a lot has happened to the group. Kakashi and Sakura were getting married, The Uchicha dojo was becoming a world wide franchise, Hinata and Naruto were married with a little Uzamaki on the way, and Tsunade was in private romantic relations with Jiraiya (the night at the Sake bar was one that would change their lives forever. The other ninja's of Konoha had their own story too. Ino and Shikamaru have been in the game of dating for 2 years until finally Shika popped the question. Shino found a bug lover in the Sand country and married her. Ten Ten and Neji hit it off and she was now the heiress of the Hyuuga clan with Hinata. Chouji married a waitress at his favorite Korean BBQ restaurant and they lived happily ever after. Oh and Kiba had an arranged marriage with a family of cat lovers. You know what they say about opposites attracting… It is very true. So you see they ninja's of Konoha had their own lives to live and for them the adventures of a shinobi had only begun. The first signs of spring could be seen with the blossoming of a very memorable cherry blossom tree. A Sakura blossom dispatched from the tree and was carried away into the distance by the wind. A young woman with bubble-gum pink hair could be seen in a park walking with a tall man with unruly silver hair hugging him and looking like nobody existed but them.

When something inside of you awakens like something you've never felt before, how do you react to such measures? You feel the world passing you by while the pendulum swings. Nothing could ever bring you down. This feeling carrying you in a current, waves of sorrow passing you by. What reason is there for living when sorrows arise? The answer is the feeling of accomplishment when you fall in love.

That's it. I FINALLY FINISHED A STORY WOOT I FEEL SO ACCOMPLISHED!! MY WRITER'S BLOCK DID NOT WIN ME OVER! AHAHHAHA. What did you think. I definitely left room for a sequel because it ended so fast so don't assume I won't. I will just finish my in progress and then I'll write the sequel! REVIEW HAPPY REVIEWS!