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Sorry that I haven't up dated in so long- I've been busy and I had writer's block!

Last time:

"You sure about this, Sakura?"

"Yes, I've been thinking about doing this for a long time, now I believe it's time."

"If you're sure, then so am I." said a un-drunk Tsunade

3 days later, in a secluded woods:

I was just mulling over what I said to Tsunade just three days ago when I finally reached my destination; Hidden Village of Bandits. Yeah, I know the name isn't promising, but it use to shelter refuges from war, so it became know as 'Bandit' because the people became bandits to survive.

But the reason I was here was totally different.

Remember how I said I use to feel like I was holding back for something more? Well I got tired of waiting.

So I'm here now in hopes of finding what I've been missing; or so that's what I keep telling myself anyway, as I entered into the village.

Meanwhile, back at Konoha, 3 days ago:

"What? You mean she just left?" yelled Naruto to a pissed Tsunade.

"Yes, you fox! I've been trying to tell that to you for the past half hour!"

"But why? Is it because of the teme?" he sounded hurt.

"No, I really don't know. She just said that she felt like she could no longer sustain a place here. She wanted to find a new place with new faces." Said Tsunade, as she began to calm down, and rubbed her temples.

"It's the nightmares, isn't it?"

"She never got over them, Naruto."

"Sakura told me that she did!"

"She didn't want you to worry about her too. She knew how bad you felt about losing Sasuke. She didn't want you to feel like you were losing her too. She believed that with Sasuke back, you would forget about her absences."

"I would never do that!" he yelled.

"I know. She's just had such a hard time. I think she couldn't handle the pressure any more. I'm actually surprised she lasted this long."

"She's stronger now than she ever was." He mumbled meekly.

"I know. But I always knew she wouldn't stay here forever. I could see it in her eyes. It's like she doesn't belong to Konoha." She said with a far off gaze.

"You're wrong! She belongs here, with us, her family.!"

"That's not what I mean. It's something about her. I can't put my finger on it, but I just know, she's not part of Konoha."

Naruto got up from his seat and walked toward the door, "You're wrong. She belongs here."

"I know." He left the room, "I just hope I'm wrong too, Naruto."

Back to current time with Sakura:

'Wow, it's really crowded here. I would have never suspected it to be thought, I mean sure, with Sound in commission and refuges are every where, but still, this is insane!'

Sakura continued to muse about her thoughts and never really paid any attention to where she was going through the sea of people she was among. So it was only natural that she would bump into someone, a someone that was a young man.

Konoha at present time

"Teme! Teme, where the hell are you??" shouted a frustrated Naruto, who was in the woods looking for his friend.

"Hn. Up here, dobe," said Sasuke, who was up in a tree, resting.

Naruto jumped up in the said tree and sat across from the Uchiha.

Never opening his eyes, Sasuke said, "This had better be good, Naruto, or I'll…"

He was cut off by the fox, "It's about Sakura. She's gone, Sasuke."

"WHAT?!"

Back to Sakura :

"Oh, I am so sorry! I did not mean to run into you like!" Sakura apologized to the person who she knocked to the ground.

Laughing, the young figure dusted himself off and stood to his full height, "It's quite alright, miss-," the man got his first look at Sakura, as did out Blossom checked out the man.

'Wow, what a cutie!' she thought, as she noticed his silvery hair and chocolate brown eyes of innocents.

"Wow, miss, do I know you?" 'Sweet heaven, please, let me know him!'

"Actually this is my first time here, umm, sorry I didn't catch your name?"

"Please, forgive me. I was taken aback by your beauty, that I forgot myself. I am Julian Teg. I am a local historian here."

She smirked, "A historian? Puh-lease, you need a better story than that."

"I'm sorry?" said a hott Julian.

Cocking her hip and resting her hand there, she pointed all round her, "We're in the city of bandits, no historian here, unless you're looking for priceless artifacts."

Looking down at his feet, he smirked, "Ole' Lawrence is right, I need to come up with better stories." He looked back up and smiled at Sakura. She blushed at the sight.

Quickly correcting herself of the blush, "So if you're not a historian, what are you then, a thief?"

"Don't be so quick to judge! I'm a student to the Master Lawrence of a nearby temple."

Raising a brow, " A temple? There are no temples even remotely close to here. Sorry, but you really do need to work on your stories."

Pacing now, "Ah, this time, you are wrong. There are temples near here; just hidden ones! And I would be more than humble to show you, if you trust me."

She looked skeptic, "Why should i?"

"Because I can tell by the way you walk and the way you carry yourself that you can handle any danger your way. I can tell that you are a ninja, as am I."

"Most ninjas do not admit to being one in front of others."

"But I can trust you, can't I." Julian said it as a statement, not a question.

"So you can trust me, but how can I be sure that I can trust you?" she asked.

He held out his hand, "I'm still standing, as are you. If we did not trust each other, neither would be standing, now would we?" He smiled again; she melted.

"Alright," she took his hand, "I'll trust you for now, but give me any doubts at all, and your butt is mine!"

"Deal."

And, for once, Sakura felt that she really could trust him, as they started to walk out of the town. And as she walked, she felt she belonged there with Julian; and she started to forget her worries back in Konoha.