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The Most Important Thing You Left Behind
Chapter 6 Suna and Konoha
If someone told me that I would be standing face to face with Sabaku no Gaara without starting a fight with him, I would have called that someone mental. Obviously it was Shikamaru and Shino's job to escort the Godaime Kazekage from Suna to Konoha. He did not bring his wife or child or Kankurou for that matter. And he seemed calmer but I don't think he is too thrilled with me, either. And Gaara would be staying at the Hyuuga compound. I get the feeling that the Hyuuga manor is now sort of like a hotel for the important people. And now I'm eating lunch with Gaara, with Seishi too.
"Uchiha-san I'm pleased to see that you are taking care of your godson," said Gaara. "I did not realize that you are good with children."
"I did not realize you were good with children either," I said. "By the way congratulations about getting married and having a daughter."
"Thank you," said Gaara. "I'll be bringing them to Konoha the next time Konoha hosts the Chuunin Exams."
"Ah I see," I said. He then abruptly sat up and then placed something on the table.
"If you excuse me, I have a meeting with Tsunade-sama." I nodded, but curiously picked up the something that he left on the table. It was another letter. The first part was addressed to Gaara and then to me.
'Gaara,
Next time you are in Konoha and if Sasuke is there give this to him. Obaa-chan will inform you of what Sakura and I are doing. It is too risky to put into this letter.
Naruto
Sasuke,
Yes I know you probably are getting tired of all the letters I'm leaving behind for you. I gave this one to Gaara for a particular reason. Hinata, Tsunade, Kakashi, or Ino would have not been able to hand it to you without bursting into tears or an angry fit. Gaara just probably gave it to you and left. I'm not telling this to you to make you feel bad or anything but you need to know.
After you refused to come back to Konoha, after everything was over with, Sakura-chan slipped into a deep depression near to the point of suicide. Yes you read that right teme. Luckily she never attempted it, but she has confessed to me that she has thought about it.
She loves you even now more than life itself, even more than me. As you know I figured that out the first time you left, but she does love me. It is just a different type than what she has for you. If only you came back you could have been with her and married her instead of me. I'm dragging her into this, no matter how much she says that she wants to do this. Then I could have struck a real bargain with Kyuubi to go back to the demon plane and Sakura would not have to die. But that did not happen. I'm not blaming you Sasuke; really I'm not, though it does sound like that I'm blaming you.
If you need to talk to someone, Hinata-chan or Gaara would be good to talk to, although Gaara is less sympathic than Hinata-chan. Or if you really are that desperate, talk to Kyuubi. If you are more that desperate visit Sakura-chan and my graves; we're buried in the Hokage Cemetery.
Don't worry there is only two letters, I think, left.
Have fun, Sasuke-teme.
Naruto'
"How come you did not tell me about Sakura," I asked Hinata, who showed up and was holding Seishi now.
"It would have been hard for me to say," I heard her say.
"I understand," I replied. But something else was bugging me. "How close exactly were Gaara-san and Naruto."
"This is what I heard from Sakura-chan and Temari-chan," said Hinata. "It was when Gaara-sama got captured from Akatsuki and died, Naruto cried and even gave Chiyo-baa-sama the chakra to bring Gaara-sama back to life at the cost of her own. After that I know that they were frequent with exchanging letters. Sakura-chan said that they understood each other much more than anyone else could have. They were the same except Naruto found people that cared for him before Gaara-sama."
"Like brothers," I heard myself say.
"To Gaara-sama, Naruto was his first real friend and Gaara-sama holds Naruto in high regard even now," said Hinata. "After all there are only a handful of people that Gaara actually loves. Naruto-kun, Temari-chan, Kankurou-kun, Ai-chan, Miki-san, Tsunade-sama, and Sakura-chan are the only ones. He likes Team 10, Team Gai, my Team, Sai, although he could possibly dislike Shikamaru." I could just see when Shikamaru asking for permission to marry Temari from her brothers, that would have been a sight.
"Oh." I understood, very well indeed.
It has been a few months since Gaara last visited. The Chuunin exams were up and coming too. It will be hosted in Konoha this time. Gaara will be bringing his family this time. I don't know any of the Genin that are taking the exams this year, except there are a few from the Hyuuga clan. I heard that Suna only has one team this year, Kankurou's team. Suna has always been able to produce very good Shinobi; it's just that their daimyo is a douche.
Anyway, Seishi is growing up very fast. He can even say a few words. Unfortunately his first word was ramen and then followed by baka. I wonder where he got that from. (Naruto and Sakura) He calls Hinata, Hina. He calls me 'Suke. And last but not least he calls Kakashi, Kaka. That's just priceless. I have Seishi is my lap, trying to get him to say some other words, when suddenly there was another baby near me. She was staring at me, which was very creepy and unnerving. She must have been at least two years old. That red hair looks familiar and so do those eyes…
"Ai-chan, do not crawl off," said Gaara. Oh this must be his daughter. "Sorry she's in that age when she is everywhere." He picked her up. It was odd to see him hold her. I almost pity the boys that will eventually try to date her.
"The terrible twos they are called," said a female voice. She had long dark pink hair and blue-green eyes. I guess that Ai takes after Gaara. "I'm Miki, nice to meet you Uchiha-san."
"Ah, Miki-san nice to meet you too," I said.
"Seishi is growing up fast," said Gaara, patting him on the head in a friendly manner.
"SHISHI," yelled Ai. She was struggling in her father's arms to get to Seishi.
"Seishi dear," said Miki.
"SHISHI, DAMNIT," yelled Ai, as if arguing with her mother.
"Kankurou taught her that probably. Am I right," I asked, smirking at Gaara's almost horrified face.
"Anata, I'll be back," said Gaara, handing Ai to Miki. "I'm gonna kill him." I pity Kankurou.
"Don't hurt him too bad," called Miki after him. Well this is interesting. I watched as Ai was placed next to Seishi, whom I left sitting on the couch.
"Shishi is cute," said Ai, patting him on the head. Oh dear Kami-sama please tell me I did not hear that.