Chapter 2: the first encounter

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"hokage-sama, Uchiha-san is nearing here right now, at my calculations he will be in the front gate at exactly thirty seconds" a jounin said on the top of the tree.

"okay! Are you all ready?" Naruto shouted at the band, the villagers and the fan girls at the top of his lungs.

"YEEESSSSSSSS!" they answered back: The band holding tightly at their drumsticks and trumpets, the fan girls ready to scream, and the villagers holding Uchiha fans. All of this was Naruto's crazy idea. Sasuke didn't know all of this for all he know is he is coming back, with a few knowing it. But with Naruto around, he'll shout it all in the crowd.

"this is so troublesome, can we just leave I just got a few hours of sleep…. Ow! Hey that hurt!" Shikamaru said holding his head with a lump from his spouse, Ino.

"No! we can't go back! Sasuke is coming back, Shika-kun! And look at me! I'm still tired too I'd been teaching our children for their big examination last night and you just slept!" she shouted Shikamaru on his ears. This is the usual scene for both of them, they always argue about amall things but they really love each other deeply. Ino got over with Sasuke when they are 16 years old and started dating with Shikamaru and they are now a happy, or should I say crazy couple with two children for two years.

"hahahaha….. look at them! They are so funny to watch!" Naruto said to Hinata while clutching his stomach. Hinata just shrugged.

"See Ten-ten? This is fate. I know that Uchiha will be back" said Neji eyes closed.

"yeah…. Think so…. Aren't you rivals anymore?" she answered back touching smoothly his womb with a living thing inside it known as the baby.

"oh… that is so kid stuffs! I barely remembered it anymore!" he chuckled, holding the free hands of his dear wife gently.

The rest of the gang can't wait anymore for the coming of the certain Uchiha. Including the old but still strong sensei's of theirs. Then the most waited moment, the giant gates of Konoha opened only to reveal a tall, muscular figure that has the same emotionless face. The leader of the band signaled to start and a triumphant music was heard. Fan girls screamed at the top of their lungs, but not running towards Sasuke like a stampede because Naruto told them not to attack him suddenly. The villagers just waved the Uchiha fan they are holding.

at Sakura's:

8:00 am

"aw… man.. that dream again…" a newly-waked Sakura said then yawned. "what time is it anyway?" she looked up the clock that was on the table beside her.

"whaattt? Oh no! got to hurry…. Got to…HURRRY!" she quickly fixed herself up: took a shower, changed to her daily uniform provided with the cap for medic-nins. She moved down the stairs only to find his son eating cereals with milk.

"hey mom! Good morning! Come join me! I'll be going for school in just a minute." He said eating the final spoonfull of his cereals.

"got no time to eat Sosuke, I'll eat at the hospital…." She said while wearing her shoes "you walking with me?"

"oh yes, mother, I would like to do that and there is something I would like to ask you." he said going beside Sakura.

"ok now let's go, I don't want to get the both of us late" 'what day is it today? Hmmm?... Oh yeah! I just remembered, oh no! Sasuke-kun…' she thought while walking and interrupted by Sosuke that is now looking at his left"

"ne, okaa-san, what's with the band and the villagers? Is there someone coming today?" he pressed the hand of his mother for him to be noticed.

"uh… yeah… I think…. By the way, Sosuke, what is that thing you want to ask me?" Sakura tensed a bit hearing the question of his dear son. She changed the subject before anymore questions asked.

"ah… oh, that thing… well, uh… can you please tell me what is these?..." Sosuke asked his mother as he reached to his pockets and got some thing that looked like a crumpled paper. Sakura opened it and once she had, shock was clearly shown in her pale face.

"look, okaa-san, I could explain, well I knew my bedtime is eight thirty in the evening but Uncle Kakashi met me the other day and advised me to do a little chakra-focusing in my body last night, then I did it. And when I looked at the mirror, I saw that… I hurriedly searched for a paper and crayons and draw it there... what is it?" he explained carefully looking up at his 'shocked' mother.

Sakura half-listened to his son, she can't explain these things to him at his young age. She just can't, she felt it wasn't the right time to. Upon hearing the name of his former sensei, veins popped up and she felt like killing Kakashi right at the moment for advising Sosuke such things.

'he's too young…. But quite amazing…. Nonetheless, it's too much, what should I do? Should I explain?' She thought then finally deciding what to do and say, she stopped walking, knelt down and held the small shoulders of his son so that they will be face-to-face.

"tell me Sosuke, how long did you manage to maintain this 'chakra-focusing' of yours, and what did you felt after that?" she said looking straight into the jade orbs in front of her.

"uh… I think it lasted for about three minutes and I felt drained of chakra and I just found myself sleeping at the floor this morning."

'as expected…'

"listen Sosuke, what you have here is the Sharingan. I know you don't know this. I'll try explaining to you the basics of this… technique after your classes and if that Uncle of yours asked you with the result of your 'chakra-focusing' don't tell him the exact outcome, tell him that… it hardly worked okay? She sounded strange but Sosuke nodded at everything she said (a/n: what a good boy)

"okay, meet me at the usual place okay? I'll be there early, now everything is settled, we should separate here at the intersection. Go straight to your classes!" she ruffled the spiky hair of the kid let him go and steady herself up. She looked at the direction of the party and the first thing she saw was him. 'now that explains a lot' she thought and jumped from roof –to-roof realizing the time she had waisted.

Sosuke did what his mother told him. He ran off to school with a smile crossing his face.

Stunned, bewildered, and half-mouth opened Sasuke was unable to speak. He did not expect a welcoming like this. Sure, he mailed a letter that he will be back but he's not aware of this loud party for him. Instead, he stood there, not moving until Naruto came with the Hokage outfit.

"hey! Sasuke-bastard! What's the matter? Did you forgot your tongue in the place you've been?" Naruto joked his friend rather rival in a pleasant way.

"N-Naruto? Is that you?" Sasuke looked up to him feeling confused.

"who do you think it is? The third Hokage?... Of course it's me! You don't believe that I've reached my dream don't you?" he answered back with his trademark grin.

"...er…yes…. but anyways, it's really good to be back and one more thing…" he breathed for more air in his lungs.

"What is it?"

"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?..." he retorted at Naruto's ear causing the blonde to step backwards.

"oh, you mean this party? This is for you! isn't it obvious?" he replied with mocking face.

"you don't have to bother. You see, I would like to come back unnoticed…." He applied more emphasis in the last word.

"to hell with that 'unnoticed' thing. Like the way you wanted to be unnoticed way back six years ago when you left us…. Including h-mmm!" he retorted at Sasuke but he is now being stopped by the soft hand of Hinata.

"haven't we talked this one before? Your mouth gets too far already" she pin-pointed at Naruto who apologized quickly.

"okay guys… enough with the chit-chat. Let's to it later… the food is getting cold." Ino said as she approached them. Behind her was Shikamaru and company.

"food? What food? Don't tell me….." Sasuke said facing Naruto.

"a…yea… Sasuke, I came up with this brilliant idea to have a catered food for us, you know, it's better to have something in your mouth while talking: like ramen!" he replied with a hungry smile at the thought of ramen.

'now what? I'll be stuck here for who knows how long with these people… Oh well, I guess I have to join. And maybe I would see her there… I didn't notice her here anyways… maybe…. She was just….' The thought came to Sasuke as his thoughts was cut by Hinata.

"come on Sasuke-san, we're all excited to tell you our stories."

"ah.. okay…" he nodded and followed her quietly. "hey! Hinata, wait!" She stopped and faced him.

"where is she?" he said trying to fight the feeing if being ashamed and remained his cold expression.

"..ah.. she got some more important matters to attend to." Hinata said as she remembered what

Sakura said to her.

'more important matters... huh? I thought… I thought…'

You thought that she will be the first one to welcome you?

Sort of…

"Where did that came from?" he unconsciously said beneath his breath.

"you were saying?..." hinata looked up to him wondering.

"ah… I said… let's go."

He was following Hinata but stopped when something pink caught his eye. A tall woman, with slim figure, long pink hair reaching about her waist that was tied into a braid and was wearing something like a nurse uniform with a kid holding in her hands. Something like a mother-son figure.

He saw the whole scenario from the kneeling of the woman until she stood up, the kid running in the opposite direction. And she, looked to the party that was going on for a few seconds. Sasuke surely thought she was looking to him and vice-versa. And one thing came to his mind—she was Sakura. But the question is: who is that kid? Curiosity in his mind, as he started to walk towards her, she quickly jumped from roof to roof. 'there will be next time' he grimly thought.

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And by the way, the Sakura - Sosuke chit-chat and Sasuke – Naruto chit-chat happened at the same time okay? If you only get confused, And here's my feed back to all of you's:

K A z A – Q: Sasuke is 24 years and so as the others this time. And the pregnancy of Sakura will be explained at the later chapters okay? And yeah, Sasuke doesn't know about his son. YET.

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