Author's Note: Ei! Just wanna clarify that Itachi is now dead in this fic…remember he was mentioned last chappie? That was because he's a part of Sasuke's life…and this happened 4 years after Sasuke left. There, There.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Sakura made her way to the Hokage Tower. She realized that there's no point of running away from her own death, so why not ask about the details.

She knocked the door three times, though she knew that she was expected by the sannin inside.

"Come in."

She pushed the door open as she saw that her mentor is doing a lot more job lately. She also noticed a bottle of sake lying on the floor near her table. Her thoughts continue to drift off as she scan her eyes around the area as if it was her first time to got inside the Hokage's office. But all her thoughts were dismissed as the person sitting on a large office chair in front of a table full of stacks of paper.

She probably slept as she was finishing them. She thought.

"Sakura."

"I came here…to know about how it came about. I know you know what I'm talking about, Tsunade-sama."

"Your father," she started, "died when he was just 24, three years after you were born, right?" she asked as she hold up piece of paper.

"Yes."

"Ever wonder why?"

Sakura shook her head. Her mom explained to her that her dad simply just…died. As simple as that.

"It was because of his genes. His genes has a deficient sequence that self-destructs his genes as he grow old. This disruption of his genes started when he turned 24 and lived for only three months. Unfortunately, those genes were passed on to you. The doctor's who looked after your father's death expected the same thing could possibly happen to you. Though chances were very little since 60 of your genes must come from your mother, they still believed that you could possibly live your life normally without this mysterious disease attacking your system. But…" Tsunade's face dimmed a little, probably hiding her teary eyes from her student slash daughter.

"But…it happened." She continued. "I know you weren't ready for this, Sakura. I know you are still hoping for many things to come to your life and experience it like any normal girl does. But, I hate to say this, but… you only have three months… to spend with your family, your friends, and us."

Silence.

Sakura just bowed her head, trying to let all the things Tsunade said sink in to her mind. She's dying and, for Pete's sake, she's just too young for it. God, she's just 17! And hey, talk about perfect timing, her death-day is tandaradandandan…it's when spring comes! March 30! Live your 18th year of life for two days. Hell yeah…great…she thought, of course with a not-so-excited-but-oh-so-sarcastic tone.

All her thoughts and dreams started to crumble. All her wisdom seemed to vanish for a while. Hell, she shouldn't even think about them at a time like this. Wisdom… tch, as if I could carry them with me to the heavens when I die. She thought as her mind started to project her memories.

She started to remember all the things in her life all of a sudden. She saw flashes of images of her friends. Ino, being her first ever friend. Of course, I'd be missing her, but hello, how could a dead person miss someone? Then images of Team seven started to flood her mind.

Their trainings.

Their missions together.

Their failures.

The times when Naruto was such a pain in the ass.

The times when Kakashi-sensei arrives three hours later than the call time.

The times when she will ask Sasuke to go out with her but as always, rejected at the end.

Wait.

Is it Uchiha Sasuke that she's thinking about?

Crappy Hell. She completely forgot about him for about a year now. Well, maybe forced to do so. It was a year ago that they, Naruto, Sai, Yamato-taichou and herself, attempted to retrieve him from the clutches of the bastard Orochimaru. But then again, there's no point of trying to do so. Sasuke's really into getting power. And really thinks that it's Orochimaru who could actually give him one. Baka. She thought as she felt a slight pang on her left chest.

Great. Now, I thought this feeling left me a year ago. she thought as she started to reminisce the feeling she started to ignore a long time ago.

Maybe, there's nothing wrong with reminiscing the feeling of love once in a while. Especially, if your world will end after three months. Oh well.

With that on her mind, she left the Hokage's office and proceeded to where it all started… and ended as well.

--+--+--

When she reached the spot, her thoughts were still drifting to the guy who left her here. Amidst that, she forced herself to wait a little and think about other things for a while. As she reached her destination, she permitted her mind to concentrate on him.

This place.

It's been along time.

Since she'd last been here.

Here. Where the guy she first love, until now maybe, left her.

Left her. Left her weak, crying,and pleading 'til the last minute.

Now, it's all coming back to her.

--+--+--

As he traveled back to the Sound Village, his thoughts continued to ponder about himself.

His thoughts then drifted to his latest victim.

The one he just killed was a traitor. He was supposedly the weapon bank of Orochimaru until he cut off the supplies of good quality weapons to them. Probably, he realized that the snake-bastard might kill him after he's done with his weapons.

Then, he started to think about their somewhat similarity.

Both of them are used for Orochimaru's evil plans. And he knows that there'll come a time that it will be his turn to pay his debt to the snake sannin. After all, his body is what the bastard really wanted.

Now that his brother's dead, he no longer needs Orochimaru. Then, why is he still in his side? Probably because Konoha will no longer accept him.

Konoha.

Ah. The place where he grew up until he chose to betray them for his quest for power. Thinking about that, sometimes he thought to himself that he was a big moron for doing so. But then, it was worth it.

Itachi's now dead. He no longer needs anything in his life. Nothing is worth living for. He thought.

And since he needs nothing in this world, why don't he test his limits to his mentor, right?

--+--+--

A/N: There. That's the second chappie. I know my outline says there's a lot to discuss in this chapter but… that would take years before I could even finish this, right? Thanks for reading chapter 2 and … please, I'm begging you guys! Please Review! Leave a comment or any ideas to improve my work. Please. Anyway, thanks to the first reviewer of this fic, Tnx LoveHateArtFashionMusic!

Ja ne!