Hey guys, yeah I'm finally updating this after such a long hiatus. Took me forever to write this out and work on the main fic "the sun starts from the east" at the same time. School just started so updates might be sporadic if any at all, please be patient with me.

I recently got quite disillusioned with the recent change in fanfiction's search engine. I realized I can't track the new fics being posted or updated. So the recent chapter of the sun starts from the east had the worst hit rates, and I'm kinda worried the same will happen for this too. Is there anyone who can change it back, maybe? Like the most recently updated or posted fics being pushed to the top? Is there anyone who thinks they have a problem with the current arrangement or am I the only one?

This chapter has a sibling following up there should be at least one more update but please don't let that stop you from reviewing cause the more reviews there are the faster I work. And people who are reviewing the other fic, don't worry I'll get to it. Its just that I needed to update this first. I got a lot of 3000 word essays to write for political science so if I'm slow its because I'm doing research for corruption and the Israel-Palestine issue and maybe a couple of psychology projects. :(

To answer some questions: Sasuke has only 3 children, 2 boys and 1 girl. When Takamura said girls he meant Sasuke and her daughter.

Thank you all for your reviews. I was greatly encouraged to continue.

Disclaimer: Naruto and tomodachi do not belong to me, if they did they'd be a lot more twisted.

Chapter 3

Her eyes widened and her pulse quickened in recognition of the description her aide gave. Confused emotions flicker erratically across her face, as she tried to grapple with feelings long repressed. Pushing these emotions quickly aside, Sasuke managed to regain her professional flair. Cold and calculative yet again, she focused on the task at hand.

"Konohamaru. No one else knows about this right?"

"Yes, Sasuke-sama. I reported directly to you not even the Hokage knows about this."

"Good. Gather two squadrons and wait for me at the main gates. Do not tell anyone about the scars, not even the Hokage." Sasuke could feel the hesitation in her aide, she regarded him sharply with cold steel in her glare. "Do you understand?"

"Ye….Yes Ma'am!" he replied nervously and sped off to prepare the troops.

Finally all alone in the office, the sullen Uchiha unconciously caressed the wedding band that still bound her to the past. She could still remember the smell of damp soil as the crowds milled around her that day. They had come to mourn their leader, while she had come to mourn her spouse. They said their farewells and gave a lovely speech and in all pomp and splendor buried the memory of her partner forever.

Sasuke however was not ready…not ready to let it fade into another statistic in leather –bound journals. Naruto was flesh and blood; had a life, had a wife, not an idealistic symbol of some country's ardent patriotism.

Their two little boys clung pathetically to her, unsure of how to react to such a momentous occasion. Kyoichi, the two-year-old, had no understanding of the fact that his sire had just passed away. Pressing his face against his mother's clothes as Sasuke cradled him close to her breast, Kyoichi reveled in the only source of comfort. However the four-year-old Daikichi did understand. Bawling and screaming he tried to wrench his little hand from his mother's grasp in a vain attempt to prevent the procession from taking away his "father". Sasuke had not the heart to tell the children that the body of their father was never recovered; all that was in the opulent coffin were merely his clothes and other little memorabilia.

Friends and acquaintances had gathered around the Uchiha family to give their condolences to the young widow and how Sasuke detested it. She loathed the pity in their eyes, the need to offer assistance and the sickening inquiries into the intimate details of their life. She felt as though her life was going to become another sick tabloid joke the next day.

She did not shed a tear at the funeral. Without a corpse as evidence of death, Sasuke never quite accepted her husband was really gone. However, year after year of chasing countless false leads had gradually eroded her denial.

Could she give hope one last chance? Perhaps, she reasoned, a more restrained hope is permissible.

Konohamaru felt uneasy about the whole mission. The way Uchiha-sama's eyes had lit up at the mention of the scars was most troubling. He'd seen it many times before and the outcome was always heartbreaking.

His worst fears were confirmed when the Chief of Police turned up in full battle regalia. She was going to the hunt the man down herself.

The two teams of the Konoha Police Task Force stood immediately to attention, awaiting deployment from their commander.

"We have encountered a disturbance in the area, gentlemen. And the Police has been called in to assist in the apprehension of the suspicious individual." Sasuke briefed her men on the details.

"ANBU is also currently combing the vicinity for him, but we ain't going to lose to that bunch of clowns are we, men?" Loud cheers and hoots could be heard coming from the usually disciplined bunch. Sasuke smirked, she was after all always the better politician.

"Team A fan out towards the west and Team B sweep towards the east. Meet me back at this rendezvous point at 2300 hours. Dismissed!"

When the two teams dispersed, she tied the Konoha forehead protector to its rightful position and took off towards the last known place of encounter with the target.

Sordid and sullen, Sasuke leaned heavily against the trunk of an ancient tree. Out of breath and out of luck, she had combed through the 10 km radius of the treacherous Konoha forests for hours without finding a single trace of the mysterious target.

She felt exhausted beyond measure and every hour away from her children made her anxious.

"You've been cutting back on training haven't you, Sasuke?" she bitterly inquired of herself. Of course without Naruto around there wasn't anyone who could match her in battle.

Ensuring that the vicinity was safe, she sat down to catch her breath and perhaps try to come up with some form of a strategy.

It was then that she noticed that the tip of the Hokage Mountain that was still visible from her position had not seem to be any further from her then it was an hour ago.

"Could it be?" Warnings of danger flooded through her system.

She activated her Sharingan and her worst fears were suddenly evident. Apparently she had wandered carelessly into an extremely complex genjutsu trap.

Desperately she checked for a weak spot in the barrier, only to find that it was flawless in design. She forced herself to calm down and concentrate, it was only then that she grew aware of a hidden presence watching her from the trees ahead. She bent down pretending to check the ground for tracks as she calculated her trajectory of attack. Without a second warning she leapt gracefully into the air and tossed out three kunais in different directions. The mysterious figure immediately moved to dodge the first and second kunai before swiftly deflecting the last one with his weapon. However, he didn't see the two shurikens flying from behind binding him with wire onto the nearest tree.

Sasuke landed gracefully upon the branch of the opposing tree. Molding chakra in her hands, she cried, "Katon Ryuuka no Jutsu!" A powerful beam of fire shot out of her mouth and followed the thin wires straight towards her intended target, enveloping the mysterious figure in a colossal column of flame.

Relaxing for a moment she was caught off guard when a kunai whizzed out of the cloud of smoke straight towards her. She dodged to the side but the weapon still nicked her left arm.

She needed to get away and fast, she was about to turn tail and retreat to a safer location when she saw the figure go through the motions for the most familiar jutsu she could ever remember. "Kage Bushin no jutsu!"…

End of Chapter.

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