Intertwined
Written by BokchoiBaboy

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto
A/N: Sakura's POV.
This is a lengthy one (:


Half of Me
I woke up in complete darkness; the world around me swirling with sounds and scents that I never knew existed. I knew that my eyes were open but couldn't see; I knew that the world was only a stereo of sounds now. I had the strongest urge to scream out and cry and ask the gods above why I had to lose my eyesight, but miraculously, I didn't. I could hear all my friends, especially Ino and Naruto, around me, and I could hear everyone else's whispers and recognize their strong, distinctive scents.

I felt like I was a dog, an animal; I could smell and listen better than before. Right now, at this very moment, it felt like I didn't need my eyesight; the sounds and scents of the world around me were enough for me to tell what from what, and who from whom. But I threw that thought down the gutter, because I was a ninja, a medical ninja, and I needed my eyesight. I needed to know the precise angle of the enemy ninja of the sky, calculate their velocity as they dropped to me, and successfully parry or dodge them. I needed my eyes to get the precise location of where the inner wound was in a ninja, and determine then how much chakra I was allowed to emit into the body.

My eyes were everything in my career and in my life.

And they were gone.


"I...I'm sorry, Sakura. I couldn't get there in time."

I turned my head and found that Naruto had entered the room almost silently. It had been a week since I had woken up from the hospital and found that I was blind. I smiled at him and shook my head.

"It's my fault I wasn't strong enough."

"Don't start sounding like Teme, eh?"

I let off a sonorous laugh that I knew filled the air, and I could sense Naruto's foxy smile. I reached out and touched his face, tracing every centimeter of his skin, the image of him appearing in my mind as I wished to stare into his lively pools of cerulean. To an outsider looking in, it might look like a gesture of intimacy, but in reality (as both Naruto and I knew), it was an act of friendship, a sibling bond that could never be broken.

My head turned towards where I calculated the door would be as I heard Sasuke's distinctive, heavy footsteps. Naruto, too, seemed to sense him coming, and I could sense his body tense.

Sasuke had returned a full year ago, and he was placed under my care as he was hospitalized for a month. He had come back on the fragile balance between life and death. Our relationship was rocky at first. I was cold and distant to him, just like he to me. But over the course of the year, we became closer and closer, and I fell for him all over again.

He loved me, yet he never had the need, or courage, to say so. But I knew that his small gestures of love were all that he could manage, and that was fine for me. I felt that love didn't need to be stated; it was a feeling that was unique to all couples. For our love, having each other's backs and watching the other was completion. There were the rare times when I would whisper that I loved him, but even I, the once hopeless romantic, had never found the constant need to remind him.

Sometimes, our relationship would seem like complete lust. We would kiss, make-out, do all the lovely acts the couples do, but we rarely said we loved each other. But we knew that those petty impressions couldn't affect what we did or how we did it; our kisses held the passion of the words that were never said between us, and only we could feel it and understand it.

"Sakura."

I smiled when I felt his calloused hand trace the deep gash along my eyes. I held his free hand in my fragile ones, wishing deeply that I could stare into his entrancing onyx orbs and tell him everything was okay.

"Sasuke..."

I felt my eyes turn to Naruto, and my stomach began to churn with anxiety. I knew that was coming.

"I'm...sorry I couldn't help Sakura."

My eyes once again turned to Sasuke. I wished that I could read his onyx orbs like I always do, but wishes like that were beyond me. I could only feel his muscles tense and relax, sense his smiles twist and fade.

"It's fine."

I let off a soft smile. Even now, when we were all turning the ripe age of twenty-six, it was hard to see Naruto and Sasuke on good terms. It was so rare that moments like this, when Naruto and Sasuke actually showed their brotherly bond, were heartwarming.

"I wish I could see you two like this. If I could have just one..."

I stopped when I sensed Naruto and Sasuke exchange glances.

"Sakura, the dobe and I are going to visit Hokage-sama. We'll return shortly."

I nodded, and smiled when I felt his warm lips gently press against mine. I returned the chaste kiss on reflex, and waved them good-bye when we parted.

I sensed Naruto and Sasuke's bodies tense before they left. I questioned this silently, but waited for them to close the door behind them before I lay down on my back and fell asleep.


"Will it be possible, Tsunade-sama?"

Tsunade wearily looked at Sasuke, biting her bottom lip in extreme hesitation.

"Are you sure you're okay with it? It won't completely be the same."

Sasuke turned to face his teammate for silent pleas of help, and Naruto looked at the Hokage seriously, a focused face present on his skin.

"Tsunade-baa-chan, it's completely possible, right? What are the chances of it to be successful?"

"Well, I've done many operations like this before, and I've gotten quite successful at this. For me, it's almost guaranteed that it'll be a complete success. It'll be a 99 percent chance of success."

Sasuke nodded.

"Then let me talk to Sakura, please."

Tsunade dismissed him, and waited for him to disappear, before turning her weary hazel eyes to her successor.

"Naruto, how do you think this'll go?"

"I think you should let him do it. Just think of it as a gift to Sakura."

Tsunade smiled and nodded.

"That's an interesting speculation of yours. It would look nice, don't you agree?"


I slowly stirred when I heard Sasuke's heavy footsteps once more. I groggily sat up, rubbing my dead eyes out of habit. I frowned when I once again felt like the world was just a living stereo, full of sounds that I couldn't see. My frown instantly faded when I felt his lips on mine as his way of greeting me. When he broke away, I felt him take a seat next to me. I took his hand, and gently began to become a part of it; I could feel the chakra swirling through his body, his muscles tense and relax, his heart beat faster then slower.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

I had felt his muscles in his body tense incredibly. I knew he only did that when he was contemplating on a very important decision.

"Are you going to be okay for going into surgery?"

"Surgery? For what?"

I could feel his muscles tense even more (when I thought it was impossible). My hand left his as I traced his face, his scowl forming in my mind as I felt his muscles and folds of skin.

"Will you trust me?"

I bit my lip at his tone. It was like he was begging me, pleading me. If I could see, I knew that I would see an abnormal shine in his eyes. I knew that I would succumb to it if I could see those eyes right at this moment.

"Of course. I trust you with anything."

He nodded, and gently took my tiny hand in his large, calloused ones. I smiled when I felt his gentle strokes on my skin.

"Then...will you do the surgery?"

"If you want me to."

I felt him nod.

"Tomorrow."

"Okay. I'm ready."


My surgery took place the next day, just as Sasuke had told me. I was put on anesthetics (of course), and before I knew it, it was over. I still had yet to figure out what the surgery was for, as nobody would tell me anything about it. Now, a week later, I was surprised when Tsunade-shishou, Naruto, and Sasuke walked into my room.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm going to take off the wrap around your eye now, Sakura."

I nodded. I had no idea that I had a wrap over my eye...

"Now, when I tell you to, I want you to open your left eye, very, very slowly."

I nodded. Why did it matter? I couldn't see.

"Okay. Now."

Following Tsunade-shishou's instructions, I slowly opened my eyes. I was surprised when I saw blinding light around me, and when my eye had completely adjusted, and nearly fell over in shock. I could see; I could see. I could see the living stereo that now became a living photograph! I could see the things that made the noises. I could see the things that had their own distinctive scents and aromas.

I could see.

I was surprised when my eyes wandered to Sasuke's. He had a genuine smile on his face that made me melt, and he began walking towards me, both of us entranced by a somewhat-reunion. I closed my eyes when I felt his warm, welcoming lips over mine, and smiled against his flesh.

It felt nice to see what was happening.

When we broke apart, my eyes slowly fluttered open. I was surprised when I was met with an emerald and onyx eye, both on the same face. And I swear, it was not my reflection or brain doing that to me.

"Sasuke...what...why?"

He smiled at me once more and took my gentle hand in his.

"Your eyes are important to you, aren't they?"

"Well – yeah – but ..."

"And you are important to me."

Our eyes locked, and I felt my onyx eye begin to well over with tears. I let off a soft smile and gently embraced him. My smile only grew wider when I felt his strong arms wrap around me.

"Now you have half of me with you."

"Cheesy."

We both let off sonorous laughs that filled the air. I smiled when we broke away and gazed into each other's eyes. Emerald and onyx were a pretty sight to see, even more so when they were on the same face.

"Let's go visit Kakashi. I think he needs to teach you something."

I looked at him.

"If you try hard enough, you might just see the world moving in slow motion."


A/N: Well, this was a random one, sorta. Anyway, I was thinking of making this into a lengthy story (WITH AN EPILOGUE :D). So, if I do, this might be the general skeleton of things. Would anyone be interested IF I DID make this into a full-blown story? ;o;

And as to the last line, I'm not sure how much sense it makes. It basically means that since Sakura has one of Sasuke's eyes, then she might be able to activate his Sharingan. Using a crapload of chakra. And since Sharingan can pick up fast motion, then...yeah.

Also, I know that blind eyes lose the color of their irises. Let's just say Tsunade used special chakra-powers to enhance and return Sakura's natural iris colors.

Thanks for reading!