Stupid schoolwork is like suffocating me……
Aniwayz, heres the new chapter!
Soz
for the late update! As I said...schoolwork! TT
Disclaimer: Inori (SasuxSaku4eva) does not own Naruto in any way. How sad…TT
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Sasuke breathed in the fresh air and sighed.
His second week back was, to say the least, far more enjoyable than the first.
How? Well, for starters, the dobe had been asked to adjourn on an A-ranked mission, which Ino had also been asked to go on. It was a week free from pestering fangirls (even though Ino isn't considered one anymore), perverted senseis and annoying idiots. Bliss.
And to top it all off, he was to be released the next day. Thank god.
But there was, of course, one downfall to his blissful week….
The fact that Sakura still hadn't paid him a visit.
He shifted his position near the window and sighed again.
"Sakura-chan has changed……"
Was her change as major as Naruto had made it sound?
The Uchiha flopped onto the bed.
Hn. Watever, I'll find out tomorrow, anyway.
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The bell tinkled in the local coffee shop, where the said medic nin and her Hyuuga friend were currently discussing the going-ons in the village.
"H-hey, Sakura-chan?"
Sakura looked up from her Cappuccino.
"Yeah?"
Hinata averted her gaze.
"U-um…well, it's just that…uhh…" Her face turned a bit red.
Sakura raised an eyebrow.
"Ok, out with it! Something's bothering you, tell me!" She said, smiling cheekily.
Hinata instantly regretted ever having said anything.
"Umm……it's just that I overheard some of the villagers saying that Sasuke-san will be released from hospital tomorrow…."
Sakuras smile disappeared.
"And their also saying that he will become an ANBU instantly, without taking the exam…"
"He'll be in your team…." She finished.
Sakura sighed.
"That's what you were worrying about?"
"Y-yea…"
Sakura smiled.
"Don't worry about it, Hinata-chan. I'll be fine with him coming out of hospital, and also him being on my team."
"A-are you sure?" Hinata asked, concerned.
"Positive." Sakura looked at her watch and jumped.
"Shit! It's 9:00 am already? I gotta get to the hospital!" And with that, she was off.
"Hmm….." Hinata sighed.
Has she really forgotten him? Or……?
Hinata shook her head.
No, I should believe what Sakura-chan says, she's the one who's in charge of her feelings after all.
"Oh well, I'd better talk Ino-chan and Ten Ten-chan about this…." She resolved.
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Sakura sighed and let the water cascade over her, soothing all of her aching pains. She turned off the water, and changed into her pyjamas, before settling down to sleep.
So he's getting released tomorrow, eh?
Well let him get released…like hell I care.
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Sasuke tossed and turned, before throwing off the bedsheets and walking to the window, enjoying the slight breeze that ruffled his hair.
Well….tomorrow's the day…I need to tell her the truth……
He sighed.
What will she do, though? Will she really forgive me like I thought?
He shook his head as if to clear it.
Of course she'll forgive you….she said so, remember?
He threw himself onto the bed.
A change can't be that big, she'll definitely still love me……
I hope
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Uchiha Sasuke woke to the sound of birds chirping, children laughing, and someone tapping his shoulder.
He opened one lazy eye, to see the dobe, his head completely covered in bandages, towering over him.
"What are you doing here, dobe?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Well, I just came back from the mission, and-Hey! I'm NOT A DOBE!" He yelled.
"Yea, whatever, now skip to the details.." The Uchiha mumbled, covering his eardrums.
"Yea, well anyway…" He cleared his throat importantly.
"I was asked by Tsunade-baachan to escort you to her office, for further questioning.."
"About what?"
"I dunno." Naruto shrugged.
"All she said was to accompany you to her office…"
"Hn. I'll go later." Sasuke grunted. After I talk to Sakura….
"She told me to tell you to go now!"
Sasuke sighed. Troublesome…I'm probably gonna get a lecture…
"Fine, I'll go, after I change."
"Ok, then." Naruto said, sitting down.
Sasuke sweatdropped.
Sighing again, he shoved Naruto out the door.
"Well, he's still as clueless as ever….I pity Hinata for choosing such an idiotic boyfriend…"
(For those who don't get it, he was about to accidentally witness Sasuke changing.)
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Meanwhile, Sakura had woken to something very similar….
"Hey forehead-girl!"
"Mnnnnn….." Sakura mumbled in her sleep.
"Forehead-girl!!"
Sakura twitched.
"FOREHEAD-GIRL!!" Ino started shaking the life out of her best friend. Sakura started to cough.
"Umm….Ino-chan?" Hinata stuttered.
"What?"
"You're choking Sakura-chan…..she's turning blue…"
"Yea, righ-wait, WHAT??" She let go.
"INO-PIG!" Sakura jumped out of bed.
Hinata and Tenten sighed.
"Uhh…yea?" Ino gulped.
Sakura said nothing more, but started to chase her friend throughout the house.
BANG
WHACK
The two witnesses sweatdropped.
"Well, at least we know that Sakura-chan is fully awake…"
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Three broken pots, one slashed cushion, and three bandaids later, everything was back to normal…
Almost.
Ino flinched.
"OW, IT HURTS LIKE CRAP, WHY DID YOU HAFTA HIT SO HARD??" She whined.
Hinata sighed.
"Calm down and stop moving, Ino-chan, I can't tend to your wounds properly."
"Why did you have to wake me up like that?" Sakura asked, her face devoid of emotion. This made Ino even more pissed.
"Why you-"
"Why did you guys come here anyway?" Sakura sighed, cutting her off.
Ino calmed straight away and smiled.
"We're gonna take you shopping!"
Sakura blinked, then sighed.
"Guys, we've gone through this before…I'm completely busy, I've got patients waiting on me…an ANBU squad is coming back from a mission-"
"That's all taken care of." Tenten said, smiling.
Sakura raised an eyebrow.
"W-we've asked Hokage-sama to give you a break. Shizune-sama will be taking care of the injured ANBU members."
Sakura sighed, then smiled.
"Well, I guess I've got no choice. Shopping it is, then!"
The girls cheered.
"Come on, I wanna get to that new shop before everyone else swarms in and gets all the good stuff!" Ino yelled, as they all scrambled outside onto the pavement.
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Sasuke knocked on the wooden door of Tsunades office.
"Come in."
He stepped into the messy office, where the hokage, Tsunade sat in the middle of all the junk, paperwork and empty sake bottles. Shizune was standing beside her, holding Ton Ton.
Tsunades POV
I drew a sharp intake of breath. Here he was. The last Uchiha. After so many years of serving under Orochimaru, he was back, and looking as arrogant and calm as ever.
I looked up his arms, and across his chest. There were no signs of serious scarring or marks to show that he was injured at all.
Yep…she's good……even better than me at her age…I smiled to myself.
"What did you want to see me about, Tsunade-sama?"
I snapped out of my thoughts.
"I think you will have realised, but you betrayed the village and joined Orochimaru."
"I do."
I sighed.
"That is a serious offense. Not only did you join the enemy, all for you selfish needs, but you attempted to maim and kill your former teammates more than once!"
He gave no sign that he had heard me at all.
How dare he…? After all that Naruto and Sakura went through…
I tried to calm myself.
"What do you have to say for yourself?"
"I'm sorry for what I did."
Shizune gasped.
After all he's done…he expects to be forgiven by so little words? She thought.
I rubbed my temples.
"Very well. You may stay in this village, but will not be allowed to take any exams, or participate in any missions for three months."
His face was still expressionless.
"You are dismissed."
He walked silently to the door, and left.
Only after his footsteps faded, did any of us speak.
"Tsunade-sama……"
I looked at her.
"Why did you forgive him? After all that he did to Naruto, and Sakura…."
"Why?"
I sighed.
"Even though he may not show it, I know, that deep down….he really wants to be forgiven for his past actions. I can see it in his eyes."
"But still…."
"Shizune."
"H-hai?"
"You'll learn to read peoples actions, and movements…and come to understand this later in your life."
"He witnessed the murdering of his entire clan…his loved ones. It is only natural that he pursues revenge, and is blinded by his hatred for his brother." I continued.
Shizune nodded.
"I guess that is true….but will the villagers forgive him?"
"The villagers will learn to forgive him, with time."
"However…."
"It will take much longer for Sakura to…"
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"Oh realli, Ino-pig?"
"OF COURSE, FOREHEAD-GIRL!"
"Are you sure you won't dump Shikamaru for Sasuke…?
"OF COURSE!"
"Yea, we believe you.." Hinata, Tenten and Sakura sang.
"Hey!"
"What? We said we believed you."
Ino suddenly got a glint in her eye.
"Yea, I wouldn't wanna steal Sasuke-kun from forehead-girl, now, would I?"
She searched Sakuras face for some sort of expression, but found none.
"I have no feelings for Sasuke whatsoever. They died long ago."
"Really..?" Ino sang.
"H-hey guys?" Hinata said.
"Yea?"
"He's heading towards us now…"
"WHAT??" Ino yelled.
She grabbed Hinata and Tenten, just as Sasuke came closer.
Great! A chance to leave them alone for a while….!
"We've got somewhere to go, seeya!" She raced off, dragging Tenten and Hinata behind her.
"Hiya, Sasuke-kun!" She said as she raced past him.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
What the heck was she thinking? He could have choked the both of them like that! Sakura thought.
She continued to mentally scold Ino until she realised that Sasuke had stopped right in front of her.
"Can I please have a word with you, Sakura?"
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Till next time…
Inori