Author Note: Well wow it's been what a week since I started this and now I am on chapter 6. I must say im really getting into this. Darn fan fiction gets addicting especially when you have a good topic. I recently read the latest manga scans and man I got sooooo pissed at Sasuke. I almost rewrote this entire story so Sakura would be the one to kill Itachi and Oroichimaru just to piss off Sasuke XDDDDD. Then she would beat up Sasuke and woot…. but hey im over it and now I bring you chapter 6. Hope you like it.

Boom! Sakura spun around quickly to look at an oven fuming smoke. Her jaw dropped. If there was one thing she could never improve it was her cooking of baked goods. Sure she could cook over a fire but never in an oven. She grumbled her way over to the smoking oven and opened it quickly using a low level jutsu to blow the smoke away. If she ever got a chance to create her own Jutsu is would have something to prevent caner or to cook baked goods without an oven. She pulled out an empty pan and then looked back in the oven. Chocolate was all over the place. She simply closed the oven a little to lazy to deal with it seeing as she was behind on her schedule. She placed a quick batch of cookies in the oven and walked away. Suddenly another boom came from the oven.

"GAH! Stupid oven why can't I cook with you!" she whined. Bringing herself back to the oven the chocolate had exploded all over again luckily the cookies had not. She did a quick scrub down of the oven then placed the cookies back in the oven. Hopefully this time they wouldn't explode or implode.

Sasuke leaned on the rail of the bridge. This process of being back in the village was going slow. He was thinking back to the last time he had seen Sakura before he had returned to Konoha. He believed it was the time the supposedly came to "save" him from Oroichimaru. That had been a laugh.

(Author Note: okay so im not over it . god that made me so mad!)

After that he couldn't remember what quite had happened except for the fact Oroichimaru had begun to go against his plans and tried to kill Itachi for Sasuke. He remembered that was about the time he had left in search of his brother. Then Oroichimaru, Itachi, and himself had done a triangle kill circle. Years later Sasuke had finally cornered his "beloved" brother in a small mountain village and killed him. Upon the arrival of Oroichimaru and hundreds of ANBU from different villages it had turned out like a war and Sasuke took the confusion to kill Oroichimaru as well. Then set the village aflame.

Sasuke smirked at his great ending to revenge. He did not regret any of it and thought back on it for comfort or a good laugh. Sasuke looked at his hands, which to him still reeked of blood. He folded them calmly to his sides and looked over the rail again. He was taken back by seeing a certain pink haired girl in the reflection. He stepped back only to find it wasn't a daydream like the previous times. He turned around quickly to face Sakura who held a basket and a backpack on her back. She smiled at him holding up the basket and tilting her head cutely.

"What you thinking about?" She asked

"Nothing" he grumped. "What do you want!"

"Check up time" She grinned evilly.

A few minutes later he found himself sitting infront of a blushing Sakura. He had just removed his shirt for her to replace some bandages She was gaping at his somewhat flawless body. She then closed her eyes and nodded her determination stepping in. She wouldn't go fan girl she swore it. Sasuke stood there raising a brow to her small gestures of restraint and sighed.

"Look are you going to do this or not!" He glared hating to have his bare chest show for too long.

"Of course!" She replied bluntly then went to start removing them. She smiled and rapped the old bandage up and placed it in a trash pocket in her bag. She then handed him his shirt back.

"Aren't you going to put new ones on?" He asked sarcastically.

"No… your wound is healed enough, but you can rap it again if you want to!" She said tossing a package of bandages to him. He threw them back promptly.

"No thanks" he growled.

"Hm thought so…" Sakura smiled taking them back and placing them in her backpack.

Moments passed before any one said anything. Sakura sat down and sighed slightly. She gazed at him with a sad look then quickly picked it up to a hopeful look. Sasuke looked at her in his nonchalant way and rolled his eyes looking away.

"Um Sasuke…about the other day I…I'm sorry I wa"

"Don't worry about it" Sasuke cut her off.

"Well I was just emotional…bad dream"

"About your "Neji" he joked somewhat trying to get on her nerves.

"YES AS A. …Wait how did you know"

"Naruto told me," he said bluntly.

"Hm I knew he would…so he is still worried too" She sighed.

"I don't see why you dated him in the first place, you need to practice" Sasuke murmured.

Sakura both angered and surprised by him response she swatted him quickly over the head. Sasuke, who was expecting it but not that hard, rubbed his head softly. Her strength had improved greatly and she obviously was quicker. Sasuke growled lightly turning over to face her grumpily. She only looked at him with one eyebrow raised in annoyance. She wasn't pleased with his remark. She had hated the fact everyone told her to practice when that's all she did lately.

"This is my day off dope!" she glared.

"Heh then train on your own."

"I train more then you do right now…and I prefer to give my eyes some rest from reading all day long…plus I need to preserve my chakra. Its growing thin do to my amount of training."

"That means your weak"

"WHO HEALED YOU MISTER IM SO BADASS!" she snapped.

"Humph" was his only reply.

Sakura sighed then looked at him. She couldn't stay mad at him too long. That's why she was probably already trying to regain their friendship. Her avoiding plan had gone astray a few days ago when Tsuande had ordered her to visit him occasionally jut to check on things. Why was her sensei doing this to her!

Sasuke looked at her lost in angry thought. His eyes then shifted to the basket in the corner. Sakura started to grumble to herself and Sasuke turned back towards her looking at her. She was still just as weird. Sasuke then rolled his eyes and got up to leave.

Sakura glanced at him then angrily pulled him down.

"Where are you going!" she asked

"Home…your done with your check up aren't you" Sasuke grumbled without turning.

Sakura swiftly grabbed his collar and pulled him down. Sasuke could have caught her but her strength would have over whelmed him anyway. He cushioned his landing then glared at Sakura who reached for her basket. She pulled it over and smiled.

"Would you care for a cookie!" she asked sweetly.

"No thanks" he grumped looking away.

"Your going to have one like it or not" She sighed taking one out from the basket and nibbling at it.

"Then why did you ask"

"Just take one, I made them for you as an apology your going to eat them."

"I don't want to get fat"

"You wont get fat off these anyway! Just stop being a grump" She said angrily.

Sasuke reached into the basket and pulled out a cookie. He looked at it blankly then popped it into his mouth. He nibbled it then stopped mid way threw chewing it. He quickly turned over and began to cough it out of his mouth. Sakura glared at him.

"Are they really that bad!" she growled

"Yes" he said bluntly.

"Fine then this was wasted." She sighed and got up to leave. Sasuke didn't even look at her as she walked off towards the bridge. She stopped mid way down the hill and turned.

"The end of autumn festival is coming up…you should go. Everyone would love to see you there. Besides we are going to try and push Naruto to Propose to Hinata … you might be of help." She asked

"Humph" was his only reply.

Sakura walked down the hill and too the bridge. She then looked in the water where Sasuke had been looking. She sighed and leaned against the rail. She stared into it happily. The festival would be the anniversary of her and Neji's first day as a couple, and the two and half month anniversary of his death. She gave a sad look throwing a cookie down into the water for the fish to eat at.

She thought back to three years ago when she had last seen Sasuke. He had been such a jerk then…the one question he wanted to know was how the hell did he go back to his old self. On the other hand…she really didn't care. She pressed her fingers against her lips and remembered back to the time Neji's own had touched hers. She closed her eyes losing herself in the romantic times they had spent together. Neji had been a totally different person when they had been alone. She sighed softly then sensed Sasuke's chakra behind her. She turned quickly reaching for her kunai, as a natural reflex. Sasuke looked at her quickly placing his hand on hers that was reaching for the kunai and firmly holding it down.

"You don't need to attack me! What the hell are you thinking about that makes you so goddamn defensive." He glared.

Sakura gazed into his intense stare and ripped her hand from his grip then turned around frustrated and leaned against the rail again. Sasuke came and leaned against it next to her looking down into the water with her. He sighed lazily and Sasuke gazed at him. Her fingers tapped the rail impatiently and she bit her lip nervously. Sasuke glanced at her.

"Get over it…his death will only weaken you" Sasuke said in a nonchalant tone.

"Hm who said I was thinking about him?" She asked knowing full well she had been.

"It was in your eyes"

"Hm you know me well don't you"

"Just what I remember…Naruto was wrong in the fact your mannerisms haven't changed much."

"Your wrong…I have changed…I grew up!" she warned.

"Ya…whatever…" he mused to himself.

"Soooo…. what exactly have you been up to the last three years!" She asked

"First Naruto now you… why does everyone want to know!"

"Because I…was worried about you" Sakura smiled…

"Your still my friend…even if you had been consumed by a lust for revenge and power…"

"Was that an insult..?"

"No I just…never mind" She grumbled.

They sat in silence for a moment then Sasuke sighed it was time he told someone so they would get off his back. It was annoying to see his supposed friends pestering him besides she said she had been worried.

"I got what I wanted Sakura…and im back so stop worrying yourself!"

"Hm your right…" Sakura said then grumbled.

She looked at him as he walked off. He was still a big jerk. Yet she was trying so hard to be friends with him. But a part of her wanted to stay back and not get involved again. She didn't want to be near him yet she wanted to help him and talk with him. She sighed in confusion and looked back into the river. She decided she wasn't getting anywhere by sitting and thinking so she went for a walk.

The town was getting ready for the autumn festival. It should've been the winter festival seeing as it was held at the very end of autumn but she was happy. This was the time award where given out for honorable ninja and we went around remembering the Hokage and ninja who passed. She smiled and looked as the Blue Lanterns with the Leaf village symbol where being strung up all over the place. People were preparing food and shopping for new accessories to adorn themselves at the festival with. Sakura smiled as a kid ran infront of her smiling and waving as he passed.

She waved and kept on walking. She looked into a store to her right and saw someone she was expecting. Kakashi sensei sat pressing threw a few new books on the Hentai shelf. She smacked her face and walked in to greet her old teacher. Kakashi turned and looked right as she entered with a smiled and a small wave.

"Hello there Sakura, how is our favorite doctor fairing?" He grinned

"Im fine Kakashi Sensei, and I take it your well as well?" she mused back.

"Yes…picking up a few new books. Running low as of late.?"

"You? Why don't you just reread the last ones…"

"Oh come Sakura where's the fun in that!" He mused.

"Hm have you seen Sasuke lately?" she asked trying to make a conversation.

It had been a while since she had seen Kakashi Sensei or anyone except Naruto or Sasuke lately. Sai had been over to visit often but he had also been the one on the most missions lately. Sakura smiled pulling of her black gloves and placing them in her pocket.

"I take the liberty to visit him once in a while, but I've been rather busy with trying to find a worthy team."

"Oh the team finding again…heh we still the only ones?"

"Yes so far, after the festival if I don't find anyone Tsuande said I could go back to training Naruto seeing as lately he has grown lazy."

"That would explain the random visits"

"Hm you to then? Well I guess he is bored." Kakashi grinned reading a few lines in his book.

"Hm yes…so you going with someone to the festival sensei?"

"Now is that any of your business Sakura" He asked raising a brow.

"Yes medical records, got to make sure I know who it was that caused the future slap mark on your cheek." Sakura joked

"Ha ha very funny" Kakashi said again turning to his book.

"Hm so who is it…come on I wont tell.?" Sakura urged.

"If you must know I have the liberty of taking the Hokage out for some drinks."

"Uh-oh that could end out bad…" Sakura joked.

"Yes, yes so are you attending the festival with anyone?" He turned to look at her.

"Hm no I was thinking of accompanying Sai, Chouji, and Kiba in their usual patrol duty. I think Kiba is bailing this year. Seems he finally managed to get a date."

"Oh you should enjoy the evening too Sakura… couldn't harm you that bad to sit a moment." Kakashi said almost jokingly.

"Hm yes well I'll keep that in mind. Well good day sensei."

Kakashi waved to his student as Sakura left the building. She continued on her way home. He stopped short in her tracks when she saw Naruto in an alley fumbling with something in his fingers. Sakura smirked and slipped her black gloves quickly onto her hands. She swiftly took a kunai and threw it at the off guard Naruto. It quickly caught what ever was in his hands and Naruto blinked. He began a frantic search of the area.

"SHIT WHERE DID IT GO…OH NO.IS THIS A SIGN?" Naruto panicked.

"Relax Baka your ring it right here" Sakura smiled holding up a ring, now sitting on top of the boxes in the back of the alley. She grinned.

"Whom might this be for?" She asked raising a brow slightly.

"Oh its you Sakura…erm no one!" He quickly replied sticking his hands in his pockets.

"Oh really, then what's got you sitting back here!" She asked pointing out the alley they both were in.

"None of your business now give it back!" Naruto said numbly. He was irritated and nervous. Sakura was the wrong person to tell seeing as what she did last year.

"Erm um…. erm"

It seemed Naruto had no choice. Sakura was going to get her answer is she had to use justsu on his memory to pry it open. He sighed and rubbed the back of his head turning his face to a huge smile.

"Well im going to propose to Hinata…or at least im trying to." He sighed out uncomfortably.

"Im not sure if she is ready or what not…there is so much that could go wrong."

"BAKA!" Sakura chucked the ring back at him. He caught it with ease but looked at her angrily.

"Hey watch it…what was that for Sakura."

"Don't second guess yourself, go with it and propose. She won't object im sure!" Sakura winked and jumped down. "So when are you going to do it?"

"Nothing gets by you does it? Well I was thinking about during dinner. I will have had some ramen so"

"Baka! No try again!" She glared trying to help him.

"Hey isn't it my decision?"

"Yes but that's sloppy…you'll one get a stomach ach and two girls like it better in other situations." Sakura thought to herself. She had often been playing the matchmaker for them.

"Well what do you have in mind miss nosey?" Naruto grumped crossing his arms annoyed that his idea had been rejected but somewhat reluctant for the help.

"Do it during the fireworks. Just take her hand and quietly whisper in her ear. Then gaze deeply into her eyes and when she replies yes gently slip it onto her pale finger with a kiss. Oh and do it right before the finally so you can kiss her right when the finally goes boom!" Sakura said giggling at her own romantic vision. She was having way too much fun with this.

"Aw that sounds to complicated…plus I will get distracted…or something…I can remember that." He scratched his head.

Sakura didn't hear him wonder off in thought gazing at his ring, while she giggled over her fantasy. Fortunately though she did see him walk out of the alley just in time to collide straight into Hinata who fell backwards. She watched in silence as both got up quickly to their feet nervously blushing and frantically mumbling to the other. Hinata asked something like are you all right?

"Ya, im fine I mean no I mean um what I mean is will um ya I mean will you marry me!"

There it was Naruto had blurted it out. Sakura's jaw dropped as she stared wide open at the gaping Hinata who blushed. Sakura rubbed her eyes. She couldn't believe she saw that. That was probably the dumbest proposal ever but it was just awesome seeing him do it at all. Hinata gazed for a moment then nodded her head slowly. Sakura giggled as Naruto handed her the ring scratching the back of his head nervously. Hinata gazed at the ring and gasped. Sakura walked out of the alley leaving the couple to deal with the left over tension.

Sakura walked home knowing she had a long day ahead of her tomorrow. The festival would probably go from 6:00 a.m. till 1:00a.m. The next day. Sakura giggled as she raced to tell everyone what she had just witnessed. Deciding she had to at least do that before she turned in.

Ino sat with her mouth gaped open. Shikamaru was staring at Sakura oddly as well. Sakura nodded in her seat triumphantly. Ino just turned towards her husband then back over the counter to Sakura who sat in all her "glory". Everyone else had gathered around to hear the story as well. Chouji did look like he cared as much as he did about his chips. Kiba and Ten Ten laughed themselves to death in the corner as Rock Lee sat in thought of how he would propose to Sakura in the way she had wanted Naruto to in her story.

"Oh my god…your joking…what a dope"

"Not as dumb as a girl proposing" Shikamaru mused retaining his composure.

"Humph anyway are you sure?" She smiled.

"Would I lie to you"?

"Sakura you have got to be kidding!" Ten Ten wailed.

"That dumb butt actually went threw with it!" Kiba smirked regaining composure as well.

Sakura nodded as Hinata walked into the store poking her fingers nervously. Everyone turned to stare at her for a moment. She sunk lower into her shoulder. Everyone looked back at one another then jumped Hinata with questions.

Sakura took it as a good time to leave. She smiled at the smiling Hinata who waved her hands frantically trying to escape. Sakura walked home briskly in the setting sun. Tomorrow it would be the talk of the Konoha…and the festival would be a lot more interesting. She decided to take the long way home. It seemed for the first time in a whole she would go to bed with total ease. She grinned at her accomplishment.

Walking along the gate of the Konoha she headed towards the ANBU apartment building. She looked up at the huge walls, which protected the Konoha and knew that tomorrow she would be sitting on them watching the fireworks with friends. She smiled softly then kept her pace up. The sun was setting and she was looking for a good nights rest.

Sitting on the great wall of Konoha was a young man. He wore a tattered black jacket with traces of red clouds left on them. He leaned against one of the guardsmen's bodies smirking slightly to him. He swung his leg over the wall and looked over the great hidden leaf village. Such a long time it had been, he was sure he would find his darling brother here. Back "home" or what was left of it.

Itachi grinned at the young pink haired kounichi.

"So that is the "Sakura". Hm he expects to revive our clan with her? Good choice but…I can't let you do that. Foolish brother you're still weak. I guess it wouldn't hurt to have a little fun at the festival tomorrow though, seeing as it will be the last festival this humble village sees."

Itachi glared evilly at the Konoha.

"Yes tomorrow…I will finally end the hidden leaf village forever. Maybe that will teach you dear younger brother."

He stared after Sakura one last time then disappeared into the coming night.

Author note: guess who's back back again…. yes I said he was killed but that's one of the perks. You'll learn later. Sorry but this was the only good time to bring him in plus I thought it would add to the story a little. Make it a little harder for Sasuke to get close to Sakura. The last two chapters i think have been done poorly but hey. I'm trying to make this intresting. I have had a sad case of writers block but suddenly I started typing and it all came to me. Okay and im having trouble with Itachi's character. Someone help. I'll say this again. Im kinda new to Naruto but im obsessed with it…so I don't know how Itachi acts exactly so hints are welcome.

Sasuke on the other hand well I think im getting him but if you see anything out of character please tell me so I can fix that as soon as possible. Anyway I hope you liked this chapter. I have songs and image that im taking inspiration from. My new love song for Sasuke and Sakura is First Love by Utada Hikaru …yes-good song. Heh.

As for the reviews, there was question if Sakuras feelings for the dead Neji would get in the way of Hers for sasukes. You'll just have to wait and see! evil grin

Anyway here be the preview. Rawr:

The festival is well underway for the Konoha. Sasuke well unaware of Itachi's presence gears up for his first mission. Guarding the village. Little does he know Sakura will also be on that duty and they might have an unexpected chat? Who knows? Meanwhile everyone is unaware of the upcoming danger as the ninja gather for the ceremony of their life. Gaara, Kankarou, Temari, and Shino make a surprise visit and everything is turned upside down and around. Lets hope I can survive the next chapter with so many characters in it.

Oh and p.s. if anyone watches the Japanese episodes of Naruto and has seen the latest one…plllllleeeeeaaaaase tell me what the hell is going on. My friend is an ass and wont say a thing!