White roses lined the path to a crowd of people. All adorned in black clothing with distant looks upon their solemn faces. Each healed a white rose in which they held tightly. In the front row with a tear stained face was a pretty girl with pink hair. Sakura Haruno had done nothing but sulk and cry the last few days. She felt hopeless and weak in trying to save a loved one. Worst of all he had died when she, a medical ANBU ninja, was right there. All she could do was daze dumbfounded and cry. She could've saved him. Naruto with his left arm patted her shoulder. His right was shattered and his injuries still fresh. Tsuande walked up to her and motioned for her turn to head up to her loved ones timeless picture. The whole Huuyga family was behind her.
All watching as Haruno placed the white rose on the pile of many others and stood there a moment. She gazed at the image and the time they first met in the hallway back at the chuunin exams raced into her head. Every memory she had of him came back like a flood and with that flood was more tears to over flow the already growing pools on her eyelids. She collapsed and began sobbing. Choking on sobs she could barely control. Hinata and Naruto raced to hear side both glancing at the picture and looking away in sadness.
Naruto helped Sakura up while Hinata walked up with glassy eyes and placed her two roses and Naruto's third rose onto the mound and walked away slowly to join Naruto with the traumatized Sakura. Naruto suddenly saw the same Sakura come back, the one who cried days over Sasuke's departure. He couldn't handle himself and embraced her tightly. She simply choked on his shoulder. Hour of no sleep and endless mourning finally got the better of her and she fell deep asleep in Naruto's Comforting Embrace. Hinata smiled softly and helped Naruto take her home. Hinata gave one last look to her brother's photo before she turned a corner and disappeared with the rain falling at her feet.
Two months to the day the sun shinned endlessly over the Konoha. Naruto raced up the steps as if no time was to be wasted. He knocked furiously on Sakura's door. She opened up the door dreary eyed and clearly puzzled by his sudden visit. She opened the door wider to let him in but he once again jumped to the occasion of surprise.
"IT'S FINALLY HAPPENED SAKURA!" he shouted happily.
"What, pre-tell are you talking about you idiot" She grumped back not enjoying this morning visit.
" Ino and Shikamaru are getting married. Ino was surprisingly the one who proposed so we hear, but Hinata found out this morning when she saw a ring on Ino's finger. Strange huh, but the thing I don't get it why would she have the ring if she was the one who proposed?" Naruto babbled extremely excited to be one of the first to know.
Sakura was taken back by all this. Of course after Sakura became a full ANBU Ino and Shikamaru had finally decided to make their dating game official and become a "known" couple but this was sudden. Hinata came running up the steps smiling.
"Um Sakura-Chan Ino-san wants to see you right away. She says it's urgent." Sakura looked in puzzlement and then walked back inside to lazily get herself ready for the blonde furry.
Sakura sighed and poked back around the corner. "You two can come in you know"
And she turned back to prepping herself. After a few minutes she walked outside to see Hinata and Naruto had obviously left and she smiled. She walked out the door locking it behind her and kept on walking. It wasn't long before she reached Ino's flower shop and invited herself in to find a very giddy looking Ino fonding over a gold ring on her left index finger. Sakura smiled and sighed softly.
"You finally found someone who can put up with you huh Ino?" Sakura joked happily.
"Ya well it was just so sudden I see Naruto didn't hesitate to tell you." She mused back
"He certainly did not"
"Well then since you know there is something I would like to ask you." Ino enquired to her old friend who sat there waiting for the question without reply.
"I know it's soon to figure this stuff out but erm well there is one thing I know for certain besides my dress color." Ino mused nervously.
"Yes what is it?" Sakura questioned her nervous friend.
"Well I was wondering if you …you would be my maid of honor. I mean its just seems right you would be." Sakura stared in amazement at the request and then giggled after a moment.
"You want me? Well then there is no point argueing..Of course Ino" Sakura smiled and jumped up to a giddy blonde who grinned back.
"Just don't try to steal my wedding billboard brow!" Ino giggled and poke Sakura Playfully. The Two girls went on the rest of the afternoon.
He stared at his hands. Painted with dry blood. He mused to himself. He travels all this way without once washing off his brothers disgusting blood. He smiled as now he could finally return to the place to begin work on his next goal. Sasuke glared in the direction of the burned up village. Itachi and Orochimaru were dead. After all this time…they were as good as dead. His face went back to its frown and he went to a riverside and began to wash his blood stained hands. His body was in no shape to take more beating and he could barely walk for what it was worth. He only had one goal in his mind…get back to Konoha…and recover both himself and his clan. He looked up ahead on the road. "A month is how long it will take…in this current state…I hope I can handle it".
Author note: I swear the next chapters will be longer but right now I cant think of what to right. After the wedding I know everything but up until that point I have a bad case of writers block. I can't wait to get to the meeting. But I'm currently very busy in other things. . Anyway if you have requests please post them. I am already mid way through the third chapter and that's when the wedding and Sasuke happen so please help. Oh and I thank you forever reading this far. I know its kinda blah right now but it will get more interesting I swear.