Hey guys Senya here well here is a one shot that popped in my mind after watching some amvs today so i thought i would put it out there to see how you all liked it it takes place after the war and Sasuke is back but not with Sakura and stayed in the Village and Kakashi is still Hokage.

::: 1 year after the 4Th Shinobi war :::

At the gates of Konoha stand Kiba, Lee, Naruto, Sasuke, and Karin now a Konoha Shinobi after she pledge loyalty to Sasuke and the village.

Sakura walks up to them with her arm bandaged from an attack a few days ago looks at them all.

"I wish I could come with you guys please Karin take care of them for me please." Sakura says as Karin nods.

"And Sasuke make sure this Baka gets back here in one piece please." Sakura says to Sasuke.

"I will Sakura you need not worry this is a simple escort misson nothing more." Sasuke says as the team starts heading out Naruto stops and turns and looks at Sakura.

"Sakura-Chan what's wrong?" Naruto says as he walks up to her.

Sakura starts having a flashback of when Naruto made that promise to bring Sasuke back looks into Naruto bright blue eyes. "Just promise me you will come back in one piece Naruto I can't bear to lose you." She says with a few tears coming down her cheeks.

Naruto surprised by her statements walks up to and grabs her shoulders." I promise Sakura-Chan it's a promise of a lifetime." He says as he kisses her on her forehead. "You have a large and nice forehead it makes me want to kiss it." He says as he turns and walks away to join up with the rest of the group.

Sakura stands there dumbfounded by his comment." Why is he saying that only Sasuke said that to me just after we became a team and I never told anyone at all how would he know unless." Sakura thinks as she remembers the day that happened.

::: Flashback :::

Sakura is walking when she sees Sasuke leaning against a tree she wave over to him he walks up to her.

"You sure have a large and nice forehead it makes me want to kiss it." Sasuke says to her as she blushes and reaches her hand up and touches it.

"Yea that is what it is for." She replies to him as she leans in for him to kiss it and he almost does till he cringes in pain from a stomach bug and runs off.

"Sasuke-Kun what's wrong?" Sakura says as he runs off she goes and sits on the bench she is there about 10 minutes and hears a rustle she turns and see's Sasuke walk out she runs up to him.

"Hey Sasuke-Kun." She says but his cut off by him.

"Humph go away your annoying." He says.

::: End flashback :::

"Wait a second then that was not Sasuke it was Naruto." Sakura thought to herself as the revelation hit her like a ton of bricks. "Naruto we will defiantly have to talk about this when you get back." She thought as she headed home to rest and recuperate from her injury.

::: The next morning just outside the yamanaka flower shop:::

"Hey forehead what brings you here this early in the morning aren't you supposed to be resting?" Ino said to Sakura as she looks at Ino sadly.

"I need someone to talk to Ino that's all." Sakura says.

Ino looks at her concerned. 'Of course Sakura that is what friends are for right." She says as she walks with Sakura over to a park and they sit under a tree.

Sakura looks at Ino in silence till Ino breaks the silence. "Let me guess you feel guilty that you are not out there with them and you seem confused by your feeling most likely with Sasuke and Karin together." Ino says as Sakura looks at her.

"Wow you know me too well Ino." Sakura says as Ino smiles. "We have been friends for years and you're easy to read." Ino says.

Sakura looks Ino in her one exposed eye. "That's part of the reason I came to you but it's not Sasuke that is bothering me." Sakura says.

Ino slightly surprised and the lack of the Kun prefix after Sasuke's name looks at her shocked. "I would say it's not about Sasuke since there was no Kun after his name." Ino said.

Sakura now surprised that she did not say it looks at Ino again. "Let me guess it's the Knucklehead your worried about isn't it." Ino asks.

Sakura nods. "I am so confused about this Ino I have been feeling like this since the war and I don't know why." Sakura says to her.

Ino looks at her. "The man does everything for you and asks for nothing in return that right there is a selfless man forehead there are not many of them out there and besides it's no secret how he feels about you." Ino says.

Sakura looks at her now with some tears coming down hangs her head. "How could he after how I treated him when we were kids and when he annoys me." Sakura asks.

Ino places an arm around her friend. "Sakura Naruto is one of the greatest catches in the village behind Sai of course but I got him already and there is nothing you could do that would make Naruto ever hate you." Ino said with a slight smile on her face.

"Thanks piggy I needed that I will tell him when he gets back I just hope they get back safe." Sakura says.

"No worries forehead it's a simple escort mission." Ino says as they both smile.

::: 3 weeks Later :::

Sakura is walking through the village knowing that Naruto is due back anytime now is surprised when a ANBU lands in front of her. "Hokage-Sama and Tsunade-Sama request your presence immediately." The ANBU says as Sakura nods and heads to the Hokage office.

She walks in to see Kakashi behind his desk and Tsunade sitting behind him. "Sensei, Shishou what is wrong?" Sakura asks as she notices the look of sadness on Kakashi's face and the tears in Tsunade eyes.

She looks to her right she sees Karin Sasuke Kiba and Lee all badly hurt Sasuke tries to get up to give something to Sakura but is in too much pain Karin takes it from him and walks to Sakura.

"Sakura I am so sorry he was protecting the rest of us I'm so sorry." Karin said with tears in her eyes as she handed Naruto's torn forehead protector showing signs of battle damage.

Sakura looked at it blankly as Kiba spoke up. "We were attacked by what we thought were simple bandits in a matter of minutes they took out me and Sasuke Karin tried healing us quickly while Lee and Naruto help them back but they nearly killed lee and went for Sasuke Naruto ran at them with a sage art Rasengan and blocked there attack but the Rogue was covered in explosive tags Naruto jumped away with him as he exploded this is all that was left he protected Sasuke and the rest of us." Kiba said as he mourned the loss of his friend.

Sakura started crying as Tsunade walked over to her and embraced her in a hug. "No Shishou he promised me he would come back he promised he always keeps his promises this is not happening this is a prank he is hiding somewhere this can't happen to Naruto he promised he would comeback in one piece." Sakura kept rambling on as she cried into Tsunade's Shoulder.

Sasuke with Karin's help walked over to Sakura he places his hand on her shoulder. "Sakura he wanted me to tell you that he kept his lifetime promise to you that I would come back again he sacrificed himself to save me the Dobe died so a scum Shinobi like me could live I am so sorry Sakura." Sasuke said with tears flowing down his face for the loss of the man he called a brother.

Tsunade comforting Sakura. "Let it all out Sakura let it all out we are here for you I'm gonna miss the brat too I just hope he is at peace." Tsunade said as she cried as well

"I never got to tell him he will never know he died thinking I didn't love him." Sakura cried.

Lee looked up "Sakura-San Naruto-Kun died knowing that you were safe and that we were safe I'm sure Naruto knows how you feel." Lees says as the team heads out to the hospital with Shizune to get healed from there injuries.

::: Later that night Ino's house her guest bedroom :::

"Thank you Ino for taking her tonight she has been through a lot today it is gonna be hard the funeral will be in one week just make sure she is ok please." Tsunade says to Ino as Ino nods.

"She is like my sister Shishou I will make sure she is ok I can't believe it she just realized her feelings for him." Ino said as Sai walked over with a sad dejected look on his face after losing the first man he forma bond of friendship with.

Sakura laid down in the bed clutching a stuffed fox Naruto had won her 4 years ago at the village festival. "Naruto why I never got to tell you I was always so mean to you I made you suffer a promise for my own selfish needs I lied to you I played with your heart and you always smiled to me and always was there when I needed you the most never giving up on me and that's why I fell for you Naruto you Baka you promised me you would come back." Sakura had running through her mind as she cried herself asleep.

::: 1 Week Later Konoha Memorial :::

It was the day of Naruto's service everyone the whole village was there the sun was covered by clouds as it had been all week Sakura stood in the front as they did the service for Naruto.

After the service everyone walked up and offered their condolences to Sakura for her loss she thanked them as everyone left but Sakura who knelt before the stone in her black dress crying clutching the raggy stuffed fox in one arm just crying as she touched the stone.

"There is no sun not for me I lost my shining sun." She thought as she knelt there

"Why Naruto why did you have to die you weren't meant to not like this Naruto why." She cried as she placed her head on the stone.

"Naruto I don't know if you can hear me but I should have said this sooner I wish I said this sooner but I was too stubborn to admit it." She cried out as she arched her head back looking at the cloudy sky

"I LOVE YOU NARUTO UZIMAKI!" She screamed into the cloudy sky as more tears started flowing from her eyes.

"I always will and nothing will ever change that." Sakura said one last time as she went back to staring at the stone.

"I love you and I wish you could be here with me now because I don't know what to do without you." She cries as she goes to get up .

As she does a hand touches her on the shoulder she looks up to see who it is only to be in complete shock.

Standing there before with the sun shining behind him all covered in bruises, cuts and blood I Naruto his replacement left arm missing, she looks with complete shock as Naruto smiles at her and puts a thumbs up towards her. "Ehh told you I would come back Sakura-Chan." he says as he starts to collapse from fatigue and his injuries.

Sakura rushes to grab him and gets chakra flowing to her hand to start healing him. 'Naruto is that really you I'm not dreaming am I?" Sakura asks as he starts to get his bearings back.

"No Sakura-Chan cause if you are it hurts a lot for me and that's not fair." He chuckles trying to get her to smile.

Sakura just embraces him in a hug he goes to speak. "Sakura-Chan I -." But is cutoff by Sakura.

"Just don't say anything Naruto nothing about promises all that matters right now is that you're standing here before me and you're real and that I love you." Sakura cried as she hugged him harder then kissed him.

"Thank you Naruto for coming back to me." She thought as there embrace was broken up by their friends noticing that he was alive and back.

Well i know this has probably been done to death but i hope i did it some good let me know what you think this is a one shot maybe might have a sequel not sure yet but your reviews are always welcome.