Forever

SasuSaku

After Sasuke came back from Orochimaru, he found a note in his apartment. From her. It was always her. But, it wasn't what he expected. After 3 years, it still wasn't what he expected her to be. Black with red clouds.

La la la…

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Chapter Six

Konoha

"You know, teme, I'm not sorry." Naruto grunted, walking the anti-social out of the hospital. Ino, the nurse on duty, had simply laughed when the Uchiha was dragged in by Naruto. She had commented on how she expected Sasuke to be nearly dead if Naruto dragged him back to Konoha. Sasuke had said nothing, only pointed to his minor injuries in a blasé manor while Naruto had chatted the blonde's ear off with every detail of Sasuke's return. And now their paths were headed back to Sasuke's apartment and they hadn't paused once, even when they passed Ichiraku ramen.

"Hn," Naruto's hand gripped his opposite forearm, his short nails digging into his skin to prevent himself from decapitating the Uchiha next to him. The silence around them hung thick, suffocating Naruto while Sasuke didn't even sense it. Naruto's nails continued to dig into his skin, the pressure growing with the awkward – to him, at least – silence. For some reason, the bastard irked him more than he did before he defected from Konoha. Just when he was about to open his mouth, he saw Neji and Tenten walking side by side, talking in hushed voices with somber faces. While Sasuke thought he was going to run up to them, Naruto waited until they caught his gaze and nodded to them.

"Naruto," They acknowledged, their eyes warily glancing at the Uchiha and at the carefully trailing Anbu. Without showing they saw the masked shinobi, they turned their attention back to Naruto.

"We went to the meeting…" Tenten started, uneasily glancing to her teammate. He gave her an unnoticeable signal – one which only their team knew – and she curved her thumb. "And I'll tell you the details." She began walking backwards, turning around when she saw Naruto following her. Neji stayed behind, eyeing Sasuke.

"You're still alive." He said simply, arms crossed over his chest, eyes narrowed.

Sasuke scoffed. "Hn." Neji raised an eyebrow before glancing over to Tenten and Naruto, trying to decipher what she was saying. Tenten looked over to them, catching Neji's eyes. She quickly looked back at Naruto, shortening her explanation.

~kxa~

She ran as fast as she could. She was glad that she chose to bring her smaller pack, as she barely felt any weight that could potentially slow her down. Her breathing was even and quiet, raising the possibilities of her not being seen. She knew of the inner turmoil the country was going through and her arrival would seem…she couldn't put it into words.

After traveling for days, she crouched on a branch overlooking the village of Konoha. She was worn and tired, but nothing was shown on her face more than sadness. She knew her closest friend was no longer a kunoichi in the village…but she tried to overlook that fact. With a deep breath, she jumped from her perch and continued to travel the short path to the gates on foot.

When she reached the gates, her pace was even slower than it initially was. Her eyes were half-lidded and she looked ready to collapse. She hazily looked for the guards, to show her identification, and when she found them, they squinted their eyes at her.

"…Kohame?" One of them finally spoke. She tilted her head and gave as dazzling of a smile that she could, showing her identification as well as her scroll that allowed her into the village.

~kxa~

Naruto's eyes narrowed into dangerous slits. "What?" He hissed, even though he had clearly heard her. Tenten shushed him, slapping her hand over his mouth.

"Yes, Danzo refuses to believe what Sakura said. He's already convinced the council that it is impossible for Orochimaru to learn a justu that controls his victum – even for a few minutes. He's saying that Sakura killed Lee out of cold blood during that mission, not under the influence of Orochimaru!" She repeated fiercer than the first time she had spoken it.

"And now he wants Baa-chan to sign the document so that it will be the official report of Konoha." His words came out as if he wasn't even thinking them, as if he was a mere puppet. Tenten nodded solemnly, her heart twisting and wrenching in pain. She unconsciously gripped Naruto's jacket in her anger, and he lightly gripped her wrist in a reassuring manner.

Tbc

I'm sorry that this chapter was blah and short.

But at least the Sakura mystery is explained, ne? :p

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