"Let the execution of Haruno Sakura begin!" Ibiki tightened his grip and rushed forward, towards the defenceless girl in front of him. She opened her eyes and looked at him.

"Thank you…"

The blood splattered on the ground as the kunai pierced flesh.

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She stared at the person standing in front of her, pushing a kunai into Ibiki's arm. His blue black hair was fuzzy and his eyes blazed red. She tried to say something but the words just choked up in her throat. She felt the tears starting to slip through her tight grip on her emotions, but she didn't care.

"What are you doing?" Her voice was heard clearly in the stunned silence from the crowd. He turned around and met her gaze, his red eyes blazing. She tried to close her eyes and negate the effect of the jutsu he was putting over her, but she was too late. She collapsed, but he caught her and threw her over one of his shoulders. He turned towards the crowd and looked directly at Naruto. His eyes narrowed slightly as he opened his mouth to speak.

"I'm disappointed in you Naruto." His cold gaze made Naruto look into the ground. "Weren't you the one who said your companions were the most important thing?" Naruto flinched and met his gaze.

"It's not like that! She betrayed the village; I couldn't do anything to stop her from getting executed!" His eyes narrowed in anger.

"What about me then?" Naruto looked confused. His brain was working hard to interpret everything that was happening.

"What are you talking about?"

"I betrayed this village as well. I went looking for power, but you kept going after me to get me back." Naruto nodded, slowly grasping the concept of what he was telling him." But you didn't even try to save the one who helped you through everything. The one who stayed, and whom both you and I abandoned." Naruto looked down into the ground. His eyes turned to Kakashi, but he didn't even say anything to him. He merely snorted and glared at him. "I'm disappointed in you, Naruto!" Naruto looked up, but he was gone. Both Tsunade and Kakashi stared at the place where their student had stood. The one who chose the one path with most suffering because no one else wanted to, the one who fought for the things she thought was right. That person was now gone forever, pushed away by everyone she loved. And everyone who stood looking at that place realised that. They would never be able to see her smile again, or get healed by her. They looked at each other and realised that they felt ashamed. Every single person in the village had loved Sakura, yet no one had done a thing to stop the execution. No one except the other betrayer, who had realised what true friendship meant.

The only one who had stood up for her was Uchiha Sasuke.

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The wind was blowing softly over the water, softly caressing her cheek. Her black hair was blowing softly, and her brown eyes were staring out over the lake. It was autumn and the leaves was starting to turn yellow and fall of the trees. She liked to sit and watch the lake. It reminded her of her birthplace, the place that now wanted to kill her, Konoha. She had woken up at an inn in the stone country, and had no idea how she got there. Then she had travelled to this small little country in the mist, knowing that this was a country Konoha didn't have an alliance with. She was deeply hurt by them and was living on a day to day basis. The wounds she had wasn't something she could heal, only time could. But she really doubted that as well. A single leaf fell onto the surface of the lake and made ripples go through the water, disrupting the smooth water surface. The leaf floated on the water, not sinking but not able to fly away either. She could hear footsteps in the distance and tensed a bit.

"Yuki san, we need your help!" Sakura heard her fake name being called, turned around and saw an older woman waving at her. She relaxed and smiled, rising from the spot she was sitting on.

"What is the matter, Naomi san?" Naomi looked worried and stressed. She looked at Sakura with a desperate gaze.

"My daughter collapsed, and I don't know what to do!" Sakura nodded slowly. She had taken on the role as the village's healer and now she had to fulfil it.

"I'll have a look at her. " She walked past Naomi and walked towards the village.

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The two ninja walking through the village was attracting a lot of attention. The biggest attraction for the villagers was the big white dog that followed them. One of them had red arrows on his cheeks and was dressed in a fishnet shirt and a black jacket. He was also wearing black pants and a pair of black ninja shoes. He was walking next to the dog and was softly stroking its fur. The other ninja was wearing a black jumpsuit with some orange streaks on the shoulders. He had yellow, fuzzy hair and he had something that resembled whisker tattoos on his cheeks. They both walked in silence until the yellow haired boy spoke:

"Kiba, are you sure Sakura is here?" Kiba looked at him and sighed. Sometimes that boy could be very irritating.

"Yes, Naruto. Both I and Akamaru can smell her here. We just have to look a little more." Naruto sighed and looked around. There weren't a lot of people here since it was in the middle of the day. He could see two people walking towards them, but he didn't pay much attention to them. After all, none of them had pink hair or green eyes. Akamaru whined quietly and Kiba stopped abruptly. Naruto stopped as well, but stared at him surprised.

"What's wrong Kiba?" Kiba didn't answer, since he was staring at the two people that were almost in front of them now. Naruto looked at them as well and couldn't help but stare at the black haired one. Her facial expression was almost exactly the same as the one Sakura had at the hospital. She looked up and saw them both staring at her. She stopped and met their gazes.

"Can I help you with something?" Her soft voice was hardened by the stress in her voice. Naruto opened his mouth to answer, but Kiba got there before him.

"We have come to take you back home, Sakura." Sakura looked at them with a confused look, careful not to show them her real feelings.

"Why are you calling me Sakura? My name is Yuki." Naomi looked worriedly at her.

"Yuki san, are you ok?" Sakura smiled at her and nodded.

"Why don't you go home before me and I'll be with you in a moment." Naomi nodded and started to walk, looking at the two boys with suspicious eyes. They ignored her, only staring at Sakura.

"You can change your hair from pink to brown and change the colour of your eyes but you can't change your smell!" Sakura looked at him with a surprised look.

"Pink hair?" She put her hand down into her plain, brown shirt and pulled out a necklace." I bought this from a pink haired girl who said she needed money. I did like it and she sounded so desperate, so I took her offer. She was heading towards the mountains in the south." Sakura felt a stab in her heart when she saw Naruto's facial expression. He was looking at her with a mixture of surprise and hurt. She could understand him though. The necklace was the present she got from him on her 14th birthday. It was a silver leaf curling a bit in the edges. It was her most precious thing and it hurt her so much to see him like this. But she knew it was necessary. She could never return to the place she once called home. The secrets that resided there were too big for her to handle. She was happier this way, or would be when she got the chance to heal the big gashes in her soul. Kiba looked suspiciously at her and sniffed in the air. He then looked at Akamaru, who whimpered softly and it looked like he was shaking his head. Kiba turned towards Naruto, who still was staring at the girl in front of him. Kiba put a hand on his shoulder and shook his head.

"It's not her, Naruto." Naruto looked down into the ground and nodded.

"Thank you for your help." Sakura nodded and walked past them. She could feel the tears burning behind her eyelids, but she pushed them back.

'We chose different paths, Naruto. You chose the one you though was right and I chose mine. Unfortunately, those paths will never cross each other again." She could feel a tear fall down her cheek, and she noticed that their presences were gone. She let the rest of the tears fall as she closed her eyes. She thought about Sasuke, and it warmed her heart when she thought about how he saved her. She looked around at the houses, with tears still falling. This was her home now. She looked up at the blue sky and smiled softly.

"Good bye, Naruto."

The End

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Now the fifth and final chapter is done ^^ I really appreciate all the reviews I've got, and I hope you'll read any future work I do. Special thanks to IMaCHERRYBlossom, whose reviews made me want to continue writing. It really makes me happy when people appreciate the things I write XD I hope you enjoyed it ^^ …And I don't own Naruto…