I Am Alone ~ Chapter 3 ~ I'm Worried

*Hey! I am really excited about this chapter, I focused more on the other characters rather than just Sakura. So I hope you enjoy, and yea! Review, Follow and Favorite! ^-^*

NORMAL POV

"You mean to tell me, you haven't seen her since the funeral?"

"Yes."

"What the hell has she been doing? She can't survive like that!" Sakura had in fact not been seen since the funeral, she had been hiding in a apartment she bought. It's tiny and simple, every time someone would knock on her door or offer her to get some fresh air she would just say she's busy. Kakashi had finally decided that he should report to the Hokage about her unhealthy being, especially since she had been nagging him about it.

The funeral was about 3 weeks ago, everyone had moved on and carried on with their normal daily lives. Everyone thought Sakura would have moved on to, yes, of course they knew she would have taken it the hardest. It was her parents after all. But no one knew she would have taken it this far, locking her self from all humanity and probably starving her self.

Everyone of her friends had been worried sick for her but she wouldn't let any one in. But of course no one knew the truth about her parents death. No one knew Sasuke was the one at fault for their death. Sakura, to make it worst, had been infatuated with the man. She loved him with all her heart and probably still does, even if he betrayed her.

"I suggest you send a team, i guess you would say and knock her door down. I know she needs her privacy but this is ridiculous! She could starve her self to death and i'm worried. And... we need her to be ready and strong for when he comes back." Kakashi suggested/demanded.

"I know, I agree. You, Sai and Naruto will do, plus you 3 are her team." Kakashi nodded and swiftly turned around and exited the door. He started his search for the two other students he instructs. Luckily for him Naruto dragged Sai to Ichiraku, he ran to them the fastest he could.

"You two, I need you to come to Sakura's now. We are breaking into her apartment and intervening her."

"About down time!" Naruto shouted, Sai nodded and they headed off. Sakura's apartment was not far, but it was sadly in the higher crime rated parts of Konoha. They made it to her apartment, it was a rusty old apartment, clearly meant for the less fortunate criminals of Konoha. Sai sighed, "She doesn't fit here." The two others agreed, making their way up the stairs. They arrived at her door and knocked, but as usual there was no answer. Kakashi focused his chakra into his foot and calmly kicked her door down. Kakashi sighed, he did not want to literally kick down her door, but he knew would fix it later.

The three men stepped inside and were shocked at was they saw, her apartment was empty, no furniture but it was beautifully decorated with garbage and many sake bottles. They stepped over making their way down the hall to her bedroom, you could hear muffled cries coming from her bedroom. "What happened here?" Naruto asked.

Sai stepped up and quietly opened her door, inside was Sakura curled up in the corner holding a half empty sake bottle. Garbage and empty food containers was scattered all over her room, along with a couple of pillows which they guessed was her bed.

"Sakura." They all whispered, but Sakura non-the-less heard, she looked up with red puffy eyes. She instantly started bawling and weeping again. Naruto rushed over and grabbed her shoulders forcing her to look at him. Kakashi and Sai followed, placing them selfs behind Naruto as they crouched.

"Sakura, what? You can't be doing this? This isn't you." Naruto yelled, shaking her. He was clearly worried as tears started falling out of his eyes and traveling down his face.

"Let me go!" Sakura screamed.

"Sakura, this isn't healthy." Kakashi informed. "No one should live like this." Sai added.

"You have no idea! No idea!"

"If anyone knows it would be me, i've lived alone all my life." Naruto hoarsely replied.

"But... but you don't know the murdered! You don't know!"

"What do you mean? You know who killed your parents? I thought it was a couple of sound ninjas." Kakashi thought back to what Tsunade had told him. They were sent on a simple job to capture the sound ninjas but instead were ambushed by them.

"It was him." She sobbed, she dropped her head to her knees and screamed out of frustration. Naruto had barely been able to keep his grip, but he was determined to help her so he would not let go.

"Who?" Sai asked.

"Sasuke." She murmured, but not loud enough for anyone to hear. "What?" "SASUKE!" She screamed. Naruto immediately let go of her shoulders as he stood up, then back up. Sakura went back to curling herself up in the corner, not caring if they were still there.

"Sasuke? Did he.." Kakashi trailed off, he knew his former student had gone crazy, too focused on revenge but he never thought he would do this. No never. Sakura loved him with all her heart, she did nothing but try to help him, so why would he do something sick like this? But wait... wasn't Sasuke coming back? He had completely forgotten but his former student had been pardoned, paying for all his crimes. It doesn't make sense why would he go through all the trouble of being pardon just to murder someone, especially the parents of his former teammate.

Sasuke had spent 3 months paying for his crimes, doing various missions and activities to help so he could be pardoned. He help many villages and even spent some time with Gaara helping him with his role. Sakura didn't know because they wanted to keep it as a surprise for her, they knew she stilled loved him so all of them thought Sasuke could help bring her back. Of course that wasn't the original plan, it had been stated that this would be his last mission. After Sakura parents had died Tsunade decided that the mission would be his last, bring Sakura back. Once completed only then would he be completely pardoned for all him crimes. Sasuke knew of this mission to. So why?

The gates swiftly and slowly opened, a foot stepped on the barrier that separated Konoha from to the outer world. Beside the foot came another, revealing and tall, slim but muscular man. The one that had been named a missing-nin, the traitor, the last of the Uchiha clan. Uchiha Sasuke stood there, stretching, taking in the fresh air he hadn't felt in so long. "Man, it feels good to be back." He walked up to an old man, dusting off pieces of dirt and unnecessary garbage. "Excuse me but could you tell me where I can find Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi or Haruno Sakura?" The man nodded and pointed down the way where his three former teammates where guessed to be. "Can't wait to see everyone." He murmured, although the boy had gotten past his coldness and avenging state he was still distant, but he was still more than happy to be back in Konoha, with his team.

"Betrayal... Doesn't only break you heart but also darkens your soul. You'll never forget the pain, like a fog that forever lingers in the depths of your mind."

~Animelover1727