Feelings Revealed

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto; however I do own Akemi, Yukiko, Zero, Rukia and Sayuri. And the Shīringu is mine and mine alone!

Summary: "When I died and came into the Naruto universe, I didn't think that I would be able to change much. I also thought that if I told anyone that they wouldn't believe me and I definitely didn't think that I could get a Kekkei Genkai either. But I was wrong on all accounts and I could not be happier." SEQUEL!

Guest: When I read your review about looking into Akemi's past, I did agree with you. I've added a bit but not much – if you want more then tell me!

To the other Guest: Kindly go fuck off. I don't know why you sent me two reviews just talking about Marie Sue's (probably to make a point) but I did not appreciate it. There was no need to send it in. It looks like you've searched up what a Marie Sue is and just copy and pasted it but didn't relate it to Akemi. Next time, don't waste people's time. Akemi probably is a Marie Sue, but I like it and it's not going to change to matter what bullshit you send in.

(Sorry to everyone else about that rant, it just really annoyed me.)

Heleana1: Yes, there will be more to this story, but only about two more chapters. I still have to write about Naruto and Hinata's wedding and Akemi and Sasuke's wedding, then there is the Epilogue!

TuTheTofu: Thank you so much for the review! Chapter 33 wasn't the last chapter but there isn't going to be a sequel after this. I will be writing the movies though but I don't know when I'll be able to get to them. Also, yes there are going to be new kids in Baruto because certain couples that got together in the Canon aren't getting together in my story, but you see all that in the Epilogue!

Enjoy!

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

It has only been a week since the Fourth Great Ninja War was declared over. A lot had happened in that week too. Every Village was rebuilding what had been destroyed while also planning and holding the funerals for every ninja that had fallen in the war. There were many casualties. There were hundreds dead, and thousands more injured. Every village had suffered in the war, and that's why they were all getting the funerals they deserved.

I had spent a lot of time in the hospital, helping to heal the injured ninja. It was because of this I hadn't even realised a week had passed until I got a message from Tsunade, requesting that I go to the interrogation unit. Walking to the interrogation unit, I passed by many civilians. Most of them stopped to smile and wave at me. Naruto, Sasuke and I were all hailed heroes from the war, which meant we were getting a lot of attention by everyone. Naruto was loving it, this was what he had wanted for years – to be acknowledged by everyone. I was happy, but sometimes the attention was a bit much at times. However, Sasuke hated the attention. Being hailed a hero only meant he got more fangirls, which he hated. Sasuke would end up glaring at everyone, keeping everyone at bay.

I made it to the building and was immediately ushered inside. Once there, I was met with Tsunade and Ibiki. They were in a dark room that had a large one way mirror inside. Looking past the two, I see that Rukia was on the other side, screaming and struggling under her restraints.

"Is something wrong?" I ask when seeing them. Tsunade looked curious while Ibiki looked down right annoyed.

Tsunade smiles slightly when she sees me, but she soon turns serious again. "Yes, something has changed in Rukia. She seems different than before." She says, a sigh in her tone.

I frown, feeling confused. "Different how?" I spare another glance behind and see Rukia is still screaming and struggling. This was very unusual behaviour for Rukia, I always remembered her being composed and cool. Apparently, even when Ibiki was interrogating her, she never once lost her composure – which is why Ibiki loved interrogating her so much.

"It would seem as though she has sudden amnesia. She remembers nothing – or so she says." Ibiki says, a sneer in his tone.

Nodding my head slowly, I ask. "You want me to speak with her then?"

Tsunade nods her head. "Yes."

With a straight face, I walk over to the door separating the two rooms and open it. I step through and close the door behind me. Once I did this, Rukia immediately stopped screaming and just looked at me with a blank expression.

"Who are you?" Rukia demands, her voice rough and low.

Arching a brow at her, I sit down in the chair directly opposite her. "I'm Nakahara Akemi. You taught me, remember?" I say, feeling even more confused than I did moments ago. I could see in her eyes that she really didn't know who I was.

Rukia shakes her head. "No, I didn't. I don't know who you are."

"Who are you then?" I ask, leaning back into my seat.

"I am Rukia Li, a doctor at Konoha Hospital." Rukia says with the upmost confidence. She truly believed what she was saying.

Tilting my head, I ask. "Do you know who Katie Jones is?" Katie was the sister of Jessica Jones back in our world. Everyone knows her as Yukiko, but I knew her other name. If Rukia didn't know who Katie was then it would confirm my suspicions.

Rukia shakes her head, "I have no idea who that is." The way she said this, it sounded desperate. She wanted me to believe her.

I nod my head slowly. My suspicion was that due to Yukiko's death, her jutsu has been undone. So now Katie Jones' soul had been returned back to her world, and Rukia's soul has returned back its original body.

"Rukia, what do you remember?" I ask her, feeling curious. Surely, she had to remember something, otherwise Ibiki wouldn't be happy at all.

Rukia frowns and was quiet for a moment. "I-I remember darkness. It was so dark that I couldn't see. I couldn't feel, smell or hear anything. It was so scary…" Rukia mutters softly, shivering at the memory.

"Thank you." I mutter to her before standing up. Hearing what she had just solidified my theory. Rukia did really switch places with Katie – who was dead back in my old world.

Walking back into the other room, I saw Tsunade and Ibiki.

"Release her. She isn't Katie Jones anymore, she really is the actual Rukia Li." I tell them, looking back to Rukia and seeing her crying.

Tsunade looks back to Rukia. "So Yukiko's work has been undone?" There was a flash of pain in her eyes at the mention of Yukiko. But it wasn't as bad as it was before. Tsunade had come to accept the truth and embrace it.

I nod my head, "Yes."

Tsunade turns to Ibiki. "Release her, but have her checked out by a psychiatric nurse first." No doubt there was going to be trauma with Rukia, especially when she has had Ibiki has her interrogator for god knows how long.

Ibiki nods his head, and leaved the room.

I went to follow after him, but Tsunade's voice stopped me.

"He's been asking for you." Tsunade says, not looking at me.

I frown, I knew exactly who she was referring to. "Might as well pay him a visit while I'm here then." I say, a small smirk appearing on my face.

With that, I leave the room, now with another goal in mind.

Finally, I came to the last room in the interrogation building. It was hidden deep inside, consisting of many twists and turns that would make anyone dizzy. This part of the building was dark, and didn't allow even one drop of sunlight or rain through. In this part of the building, there was no concept of time. This is probably why it was Ibiki's favourite part of the facility because this is where he can truly torture the poor bastards.

Opening the door, I see Zero sitting at a table. He looked rough. His hair had grown considerably, it was shaggy and cut oddly. There were dark bags under his eyes, which only made his sunken blue eyes stand out even more. He looked thinner too, a lot bonier than before. His skin was pale – even pale than mine – and his fingernails were overgrown. I could also smell him from a mile away, he was that bad. After the war, I had thought it would be safe to release Zero from his scroll, where he could truly be punished for what he had done. There was always the risk of someone coming to get him, and that's why his scroll was always on my person. But now that Yukiko was indefinitely dead, there was no way anyone could get past my scrolls.

"Hello, Zero." I say in a pleasant tone, sitting down opposite him. The only thing separating us was a table. Looking down, I could see the chakra draining cuffs on his wrists and feet.

"What do you want?" Zero sneers, looking even unhappier than before.

I smile sarcastically at him. "I've come to see how you're doing. You don't get many visitors, do you?" I ask tauntingly, knowing that no one could come to see him as on one liked him. He had made many enemies in his short stay here and all of them want him dead.

Zero glares at me. "Speak your reason and leave." He hisses lowly at me, fury in his eyes.

I frown, my demeanour changing instantly. "I want to know why you did it." I say, leaning forward in my chair.

Zero stills his finger tapping and looks at me. "What?" He says, his voice weak and soft, genuine confusion shinned in his sunken eyes.

"You said you wanted to undo everything I had done. You hated me, and wanted me dead. You wanted my life. But you could have created your own life, you could have done something with yourself. Yet you chose to join the Akatsuki and try to destroy me." I say, my tone staying level. This had been on my mind for ages, and now I wanted answers.

Hatred seeped into his eyes. "You had the life I wanted. It wasn't fair that you got everything."

I shake my head, not able to accept his answer. "You wasted your second life. Do you know how hard is to get into limbo?" I ask, looking at him directly in the eye.

Zero says nothing and just stares at me.

"Evidently not," I mutter lowly, "Then I'll explain. Limbo is the world between life and death, and it was very hard to get to. Not many people have made it there and not many people are given a second life." Nora had clearly explained it to me. Once I had found out, I had made sure to cherish what I had and use this second chance to do something with my life.

Still, Zero says nothing.

"Why didn't you do something with your life?!" I yell at him in frustration.

"Because you were here!" Zero yells back, finally answering me.

But, it wasn't good enough. "Stop using that bullshit excuse! You can't blame me for everything!" I yell back at him, slamming my hands onto the table.

Zero yanks at his chains, acting as though he was going to hurt me. I could hear rustling in the other room and knew that someone was probably watching. Someone was always watching Zero, just in case he tried anything.

I take a deep breath in, it was no use getting angry as it wouldn't lead anywhere. "I came here because I want to understand you. You were someone from my world, we were given the same opportunity. Yet look how different we've ended up." I say, my voice barely above a whisper.

Zero says nothing once more.

"You could have become an amazing ninja. You could have done something good. But now you're going to rot in here for the rest of your life, if they don't sentence you to death first." I say in a grim tone. A trial was going on with all Five Kage. The Raikage had obvious sway in this due to the fact Zero came from his village. But Tsunade also had sway because of what Zero had done to her village. Both of them wanted Zero dead. Gaara also wanted him dead. The other two were undecided on what they wanted to happen to him. To get Zero put to death, all Five Kage had to agree on it.

Again, Zero says nothing and just stares at me with contempt in his eyes.

I sigh deeply. "How did you die?"

Looking at the table, Zero opens his mouth. "A drunk driver hit the car I was driving." He looks down at the ground, pain in his eyes.

I nod my head slowly.

"I was running jobs for my mum. She had asked me to go the supermarket and pick up some milk because we needed it badly. I agreed and went out. I was driving and apparently a truck didn't stop at its red light and hit me right off the road. I was crushed by my car and later died in hospital." Zero says, his voice becoming thick with emotion and tears welled up in his eyes.

Taking a deep breath, Zero looks to me. "You really don't remember me at me, do you?" He asks, his eyes void of any emotion.

I shake my head, "No. I have no idea who Thomas Sutcliffe was." No matter how much I racked my brain, I couldn't think of anyone with that name. I could remember very few things about my past now. It all seemed to blur together, and nothing made sense anymore. But I had learned to accept this. After all, I was no longer Jane but Akemi.

Zero scoffs lightly. "I obviously wasn't important enough."

I smile slightly, but didn't deny his words.

"Do you hate me?" Zero asks, his voice low.

"No. I pity you." I answer him honestly. At one point, I did hate Zero after what he had done to Sasuke. But after giving it some time, I realised I didn't actually hate him because Zero wasn't important enough to hate. I pitied him because he could have had a life, he could have done something and he wasted it. He wasted it on his hatred for me.

Zero frowns deeply and his fists clench.

I stand up, having had enough. I turn around and go to leave, when a voice stopped me. "I thought you were trying to understand me?" Zero asks, his voice soft.

I turn my head and see Zero starting at me. There seemed to be a pleading look in his eyes, as though he didn't want to be alone.

"I've realised I'll never understand you. Even now, you still blame me, I can tell. The way you look at me with hatred in your eyes. This is goodbye Zero. I won't be coming back." I say, opening the door and closing it behind me.

Zero began yelling, begging for me to come back. However, I ignored all of his pleading and threats for me to come back.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

I had only made it a couple of feet away from the interrogation unit before I heard my name be called. Turning my head, I see Ino running over towards me.

"Hey Ino." I say with a smile.

Ino stops running in front of me, slightly out of breath. "Hey Akemi, did you forget?" She asks, looking at me with a curious expression.

I frown, not knowing what she was talking about. "About what?"

Ino playfully rolls her eyes. "The festival! We're meant to get ready at Hinata's house!" Ino exclaims, a large grin forming on her face.

My eyes widen when I realised that I had forgotten. As a celebration for winning the war, Konoha was holding a festival. All the other Villages were also invited so it was definitely going to be a big festival. I had completely looked past the Villagers putting up decorations and setting up stands on my way to the integration unit. It had only been a few days prior that Hinata told me that the girls would be getting ready at her house.

I laugh sheepishly. "…Oops."

Ino rolls her eyes again and grabs me by the arm and drags me forward. I follow her and after a few moments, she lets go of my hand to let me walk normally.

"Akemi?" Ino says, looking my way.

I look at her, "Yes Ino?"

Ino bits her lip, an unsure look in her eyes. "During the war, you said you would tell me the truth about you." She says, hesitation in her tone.

Smiling, I laugh silently to myself. I had said I would tell her when we won the war. She had thought I was psychic, which I thought was funny. "Yes I did. And I intend to keep my promise." I tell her confidently.

Ino nods her head, waiting for me to speak.

"I wasn't born in this world. I was born in a place that had no ninja or chakra. But I was killed, and ended up in limbo. There I was given a choice to come to another world, and I choose this one. In my world, there was show that outlined all your lives and future events. That's how I knew all these things." I tell her, being honest. I didn't see the point in hiding it from Ino. I quite liked Ino, which is surprising because I always thought she would be one of those nasty girls like back in my world. But I was wrong. Ino only ever acted horrible to a certain few people – one of them being Sakura. Ino was actually really kind, she could be loud but I was used to loud people.

Ino's eyes widen and her jaw drops slightly. "A-and you told Shikamaru this?!" Ino exclaims after she regains her composure.

I smile at her and nod my head. "Yep. He didn't believe me at first, but he came around eventually." When he had nearly walked out the door, I panicked. I didn't want to lose his friendship and I certainly didn't want him to hate me or think I am crazy.

Ino laughs, "Well it does sound kind of crazy. But it makes sense how you knew everything." She says, looking quite calm about this.

"This doesn't freak you out?" I ask her.

Ino shakes her head. "It does a little bit, but not much. After all, if it wasn't for you then my Otou-san would have died." She says, looking at me with her wide blue eyes, gratitude shinning in them.

I felt myself relax, at least she didn't freak out.

"Who else knows?" Ino asks, looking curious.

I purse my lips together and think. "Well, Onii-chan does, Naruto-kun, Sasuke, Itachi, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Gaara, Shika-kun, Hinata and now you." I say, thinking over the people who did actually know my secret. Though I couldn't really call it a secret anymore because so many people actually know it.

"Didn't Yukiko know?" Ino asks.

I frown. "She did. But she was like me too," I didn't really like comparing myself and Yukiko, but it was something I couldn't deny. She and I came from the same world and ended up in the same world, but we had such different endings.

Ino's eyes widen once more. "She was?!"

I nod my head.

Ino looked like she wanted to ask more questions, but we soon found ourselves outside the Hyuuga manor. The minute we got closer, I and Ino ended up getting swept inside by the guards – who seemed to be expecting us – and we were met by Hinata.

"You guys are finally here." Hinata smiles when she sees us.

Ino nods her head. "It seems you were right Hinata, she had forgotten." She says, placing her hands on her hips in exasperation.

I smile sheepishly and rub the back of my neck. "Oops."

Hinata laughs lightly. "It's expected really, she'd been really busy." Hinata says, sending me a look of understanding.

I sigh in relief, at least she wasn't mad at me.

"Now come on!" Hinata grabs me by the arm and rushes me into the room where all the other girls were getting ready.

Looking around the room, I could see Sakura, Tenten and Temari. Ino immediately headed over to them, helping them get ready. Just looking over at them, I could see that they were dressed in kimonos. Sakura was dressed in a long light pink kimono with a mint green obi. Tenten was dressed in a short white and red kimono with a brown obi and Temari was dressed in a short light blue kimono with a dark blue obi.

"Hinata, I don't have a kimono." I say after some thought. I had completely forgotten to buy one since I had been so rushed off my feet. I hadn't even had much time to sleep, let alone buy a kimono.

Hinata looks at me, a knowing gleam in her eyes. "Oh I know, that's why I got one for you." She says looking proud of herself. She opens her wardrobe and picks up a beautiful kimono. It was a long kimono and predominately white, but the ends was a purple colour that softly faded into the white. There were also purple butterflies on one side of the shoulder. The kimono also came with a purple obi that matched the purple well.

"Now get ready, it won't be long before the festival starts." Hinata says with a smile, handing me the gown and walking away.

I take the gown and look at it, it was really beautiful.

It took a while longer than planned, but I managed to get into the kimono. I had only ever worn one kimono and that was when I attended Danzo's trial. Haku had helped me put it on and I remembering what he had said to do so I would remember in the future. Once it was on, I tied the Obi, making sure it was tight and wouldn't fall down or come loose. Looking around the room once more, I see that everyone was getting their hair done now. Sakura's was in a small pony tail, Tenten's was out of her buns and was flowing down her back. Ino's hair was also down her back, but was brushed to one side. Temari's hair was loose, looking very beautiful. Hinata had her hair in an intricate bun style which suited her very nicely.

"Let's do your hair now." Ino says, walking over to me. She was dressed in a short, light yellow kimono with a sky blue obi.

I nod my head, and I take out the paper rose on my hair, but only briefly. I let down my hair and let Ino brush it delicately. As she did so, Ino began humming while brushing my hair. It didn't take her long to finish. Ino had done my hair in a half up half down style which I really liked.

"Why don't you have your hair down more often, it's so pretty." Ino whines softly, stroking my hair lightly.

I smile and laugh slightly. "It just gets in the way." I say, being honest. I found that having longer hair in this profession was just a liability and I found I quite liked my hair shorter. I thought it suited me better than long hair.

Ino pouts but nods her head.

I grab the paper rose and go to put it back in my hair.

"Eh? You're putting that back in?" Ino asks, her blue eyes looking at me confused.

I stop what I was doing and look at the paper rose. Konan had given this to me after we stopped Nagato. She had given Naruto and Sasuke a bouquet of flowers made of paper each, but she gave me one single paper rose. After the war, Konan and Sasori had fled, not wanting to be caught. They would send me letter each month, telling me what they were doing and where they had been. At the moment, they were in the Land of Snow, helping the villages with any crimes and helping to repair what had been lost in the war. They knew they couldn't stay in one village long because there is a chance they could be discovered. There was also no chance that any village would accept them after the war. But Konan and Sasori seemed content with traveling with one another.

"Yes, it was given to me by a friend." I say with a smile, putting the rose back in my hair, where it belonged.

Ino shrugged her shoulders and went off to help the other girls get ready.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

The festival was now under way. The sky was starting to darken and that's when the lanterns lit up, making it look magical. There was a gentle breeze in the village and there was a clear sky, which only seemed to be making the night even better. Low music was playing in the background, creating a light atmosphere all around. Tsunade and A seemed to be having a drinking contest with the other Kage watching the match with amazement. Whereas others were walking around the festival, playing all the games that had been prepared and eating the food that was being sold.

I had lost the girls rather quickly, all of us separating off to find our teammates. However, I eventually found them near the Ramen stand, which wasn't really surprising.

"Hey guys!" I say, walking up to them with a smile on my face.

They all looked very smart as they were all wearing yukatas. Haku was in a light blue one, Naruto was in a dark blue one, Sasuke was in a black one along with Itachi.

Haku turns around and smiles at me, "Imouto, you look beautiful." He says, walking over to me and gently kissing my forehead.

At the mention of my name, everyone else seems to turn around. When Sasuke looks at me, his eyes widen and a light blush appears on his face. His gaze immediately went to the ground, not meeting my gaze at all. Itachi sees this and smirks, gently nudging his brother forward.

"Yeah, isn't she beautiful?" Itachi comments, looking surprisingly mischievous.

"Shut up." Sasuke hisses in embarrassment.

I hadn't noticed this interaction, I had been watching Naruto inhale his ramen, which I still found fascinating of where he put all this ramen. I had always wondered the same thing about Kushina too, since she was where Naruto probably got his love for ramen from. Naruto could sit there and eat many bowls of ramen and would only stop when he was told to. No wonder Teuchi loved serving Naruto.

However, as the night worn on, it was beginning to get too crowded for my taste. As I was getting away from the crowd, I notice that Sasuke was walking away. He was heading in the direction of the waterfall, where Yukiko's house used to be. After the war, a few ninja decided to demolish the house since nobody seemed to want it. It had belonged to a traitor and many people were put off by that.

Deciding to follow him, I try to speed walk after him. I found this very difficult as the kimono – that Hinata had so graciously lent me – was very restrictive. After struggling a little, I soon caught up with him. By then, Sasuke was already standing by the waterfall, looking up at the three quarter moon that hung in the sky.

"Sick of the crowds too?" I ask him, walking over to where he was standing.

Sasuke turns his head. "Too many people for my liking." He says, sounding nonchalant.

I smile, that sounded very much like Sasuke. I'm surprised that Itachi wasn't here too, since it was well known that Uchihas didn't like overcrowding of other people.

"Akemi, can I ask you something?" Sasuke says, looking back to the moon.

Turning my head, I look at Sasuke in confusion. "Of course you can, Sasuke." I say, wondering what he was going to ask. Sasuke didn't usually ask me many questions, but we were always so busy doing something.

"Can you tell me a bit about yourself?" Sasuke asks.

My brows furrow in confusion. "Huh?"

Sasuke turns to look at me. "You know so much about everyone else here. You know what we like, what we don't like and other things. But no one really knows much about you." He explains, curiosity shinning in his own eyes.

Instantly, I understood what he was saying. "Be warned, I don't have many memories of my old life." I tell him with a smile.

Sasuke nods his head, accepting my answer.

I take a deep breath in. "My parents were overachievers, they wanted only the best, anything less wasn't good enough. It was the same with me, if I got anything less than the highest score then they weren't happy." Even though they irritated me at times, I really did love them. There would be times I could see that they truly did care and I cherished those moments.

Sasuke makes a huffing noise, annoyance in his eyes. He didn't like the sounds of them at all, but he knew the feeling. His father expected perfection, which was only made worse because Itachi could meet his father's expectations.

"But I had my younger brother, he always made me happy." I say, a smile spreading on my face as I thought of Dylan. There had been quite an age gap between Dylan and me, so I ended up looking after him a lot when our parents went on business trips. It would be annoying at times because Dylan could be such a fussy kid and wouldn't settle down.

"What was he like?" Sasuke asks, leaning over to me. He looked genuinely interested in what I was saying.

I laugh lightly, "He was exactly like Naruto-kun, but different at the same time. He was so happy and bubbly, nothing could get him down. I think that's why I took so quickly to Naruto-kun, and why I view him as my brother." I say, looking to Sasuke.

Sasuke was staring at me, his eyes soft and a small smile on his face.

I felt my cheeks heat up.

"What did you like to do?" Sasuke asks.

I laugh at this. "Well I didn't like exercise at all. I find this funny now because that's all I seem to do here. But I loved to read – which I still do. I also liked to write stories." I tell him, thinking back to my other world. I would spend hours in my room, writing. They were all fanfiction mainly, but I had been writing my own story, hoping to one day become an author.

Sasuke's eyebrows arch, looking impressed.

I look up at the sky, noticing how bright the stars were from here. It was like I could see all the stars and it really did relax me.

"Akemi." Sasuke's voice grabbed my attention.

I turn my head and notice that Sasuke had moved in closer to me. We were so close that I could feel his breath skim the top of my head.

Taking in a deep breath, Sasuke begins to speak. "There is something that I've wanted to tell you for a while now…" Sasuke's voice trailed off as be began to squirm. He was nervous, which confused me since he was never usually nervous.

I tilt my head, "You can tell me anything, Sasuke." I smile at him, hoping to reassure him but it only seemed to make him more nervous.

Sasuke looks me directly in the eye. "Akemi, I am in-"

"There you guys are!" A voice shouts from behind us.

Turning my head, I see Naruto standing a little away from us with a large grin on his face. "Come on guys! They're about to announce something important." Naruto says, walking forward and taking mine and Sasuke's arm. He then began to drag us back to the crowded area.

Looking over to Sasuke, I see that his eye was twitching madly and he was glaring at the Uzumaki with a deadly expression.

I smile and say nothing. However, on the inside I couldn't help but feel confused. I couldn't help but wonder what was so important for Sasuke to speak to me about, something that he couldn't say in front of Naruto.

It only took a few seconds for Naruto to lead us back to our group.

The sound of someone clearing their throat got all of our attention. We all look towards the stage, where Tsunade and the other Kage stood. Tsunade looked slightly drunk, while A looked ready to pass out at any moment. Mabui stood beside him looking exasperated and disappointed. Shizune stood next to her, looking a little smug with a bag of money in her hand.

"Thank you for your attention." Tsunade says in a cheery yet demanding tone. It was a silent command to stop whatever we were doing and pay attention. Any chatter instantly died down as everyone turned to look at the main stage.

"I want to thank everyone for attending, and all the people who have helped put this together." Tsunade says, looking at the civilians and the shinobi alike.

People in the crowd cheered, agreeing with her words.

Tsunade smiles and continues. "But we have gathered for one reason. The Fourth Great Ninja War has ended. There have been loses on all sides, but with their help we were victorious!" She yells out, throwing her fist into the air.

Wild cheering sounded from the crowd.

"But we wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the contribution to three particular ninja. All three of them are exceptional, strong and stubborn. That's why after much deliberation between us five Kage, we have decided to reward them. For their services in the war, we have decided to promote them all to Jonin!" Tsunade yells out, looking to us three. When she sees us, she gives us a drunken thumbs up with a large grin on her face.

Naruto, I and Sasuke all look at each other. I and Naruto were grinning while Sasuke was smirking. Haku gives me a hug and then gives Naruto one. Itachi just smirks and pats Sasuke on the shoulder, proud of him.

People began to come up to us then. Civilians who I hadn't even noticed before came up to us, congratulating us. Since there were so many people at the festival, it suddenly felt crowded and I began to feel uncomfortable with so many people getting into my person space. Civilians and ninja alike all seemed to think it was acceptable to get really close to me. I didn't mind it when it was my friends hugging me though.

Just as I was about to escape once more, I felt someone grab me by my wrist. Looking up, I see that Sasuke was dragging me away from the crowd. Soon, we ended up in a quiet corner away from the festival.

I sigh in relief. "Thanks, Sasuke." I say, sending him a grateful look.

Sasuke nods his head.

"So, what did you want to talk about?" I ask, remembering that he had wanted to say something earlier, but we had been interrupted.

Determination appears in his onyx eyes. "Akemi I am in l-"

Once more, Sasuke was interrupted. Fireworks were set off in the air, illuminating the sky. I look up and see the explosion of colours with a smile on my face. I hadn't seen many fireworks since coming here whereas they were used quite a lot back in my old world. Konoha only ever used them for special occasions, such as this one.

Sasuke glowers viciously, an annoyed expression on his face.

Turning back to him, I smile sheepishly. "Sorry, what was that?"

"I am in lo-"

However, loud and whooping cheering cut the Uchiha off again once more. Turning my head around, I see Naruto and Hinata up on stage and they were kissing. My eyes widen and my jaw drops slightly. It would seem that Hinata had taken the initiative and had kissed Naruto, judging by his shocked expression.

"GO HINATA!" I shout out loudly, my inner fangirl going crazy. I had been wanting those two to get together since I came to this world and its finally happening.

Looking back at Sasuke, I had a large grin on my face. "You would not believe how long I've wanted them to-"

This time, I was interrupted. Sasuke grabs the back of my neck and crashes his lips onto my mine, which were surprisingly soft. My eyes widen and my heart stops, he was kissing me. Sasuke's eyes were closed as his lips began to move against mine. My heart was beating ten to a dozen, I thought I was going to pass out. Slowly, I close my eyes and began to kiss back, my own lips moving against his. I wrap my arms around his neck, bringing my flush body close to his. The kiss was rough, passionate and everything that I had ever wanted. I could practically feel my blood pumping as we kissed. Sasuke seemed to get more into the kiss and his tongue ran across my lips, asking for entrance. I wanted to tease him and deny him, I couldn't. I opened my mouth instantly which Sasuke seemed really pleased about as he brought me even closer to him, practically slamming into me, but I didn't mind. However, air was soon becoming an issue. Reluctantly, we broke apart, slightly panting, and a line of saliva running down our lips.

Looking at Sasuke, I see he is smirking.

I open my mouth to speak but Sasuke disappeared the next time I blinked. Raising my hand to my lips, they still felt warm and slightly swollen. My face felt hot and so did my body. It was like Sasuke had ignited something inside me and I wanted more. But at the same time, I felt annoyed that he had just kissed me and dashed.

Snapping out of it, I jump onto a roof of a house, trying to look for Sasuke. I couldn't see him anywhere in the crowed and I couldn't sense his chakra signature. As I looked around, I could see many things happening. Ino and Shikamaru looked to be getting quite cosy with each other, along with Neji and Tenten. Much to my surprise, Sakura and Kiba looked to be getting along really well, dancing very close to one another.

Looking into the distance, I felt Sasuke's chakra flicker in the distance. It was coming from Training Grounds seven. Immediately, I began running towards it. Pumping chakra into my legs to make me go faster in slight urgency. I didn't even care that my kimono was restricting me as my mind was on other things. Within seconds I arrive and see Sasuke standing on the bridge, where we would always wait for Kakashi to show up.

"Slow as always, Akemi," Sasuke says, not even looking at me.

I felt myself blush.

"W-why did you do that?" I ask him, stuttering slightly. My face was still burning and my lips still tingling.

Sasuke turns around to face me. "What do you think?" He questions, arching a brow at me. There was a teasing glint in his eyes, he was enjoying this.

I don't answer. I didn't want to get my hopes up that he may like me back. But that kiss was something else. Sasuke wouldn't kiss someone he didn't like – let alone touch them or be near them. But I didn't want to be wrong and lose everything I had with him.

Sasuke sighs. "It's because I'm love with you, Akemi."

My eyes widen and my heart stops for a moment.

"I've been trying to confess to you all night, but something always gets in the way." By the end, Sasuke was practically snarling, all the pent up frustration he was feeling coming back in that instance.

Hearing that made my heart melt. Instantly, I understood why Sasuke wouldn't say it in front of Naruto, he was embarrassed.

With my mind made up, I began walking over to Sasuke. He didn't seem to notice as he was looking at the stream of water that was running under the bridge. He seemed to be avoiding my gaze, a light dust of blush on his face.

When I was close enough, I touch Sasuke on the arm. He turns to look at me and I take my chance. Getting up on my tip toes, I leaned in and kissed him, wrapping my arms around his neck once more. It only took Sasuke a few seconds before began to respond to my kiss, wrapping his arms around my waist, pulling me even closer to him. Things began to heat up as we began to move. I opened my mouth and Sasuke didn't waste any time in exploring. Heat coursed through my body, making me feel deliciously dizzy. I was pouring all my pent up emotions into this kiss. The passion, the love and the frustration of waiting this long to tell him. Things only seemed to heat up even more when I ran my hands through Sasuke's hair, eliciting a moan from him. The sound of his moan did something to me and I wanted to hear more of it.

This time, I was the one to pull back, panting from that amazing kiss.

Sasuke rests his forehead against mine, our hot breath mingling with each other. He looked flushed with a content expression.

"I love you too, Sasuke Uchiha." I tell him in a hushed tone.

Sasuke smiles and captures me into another kiss, this one more slow and sensual.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Going to bed that night, I didn't expect to wake up in the usual bright white room. I hadn't been in this place since before the war, which felt like such a long time ago. Looking around, I see Nora standing not too far away from me, a smile on her face.

"You did it, Akemi." Nora says, looking proud.

I grin, but I soon frown. "Why didn't you tell me Hagoromo was your father?" I ask her, remembering what he had said. Nora already knew that I had the knowledge of Hagoromo, so I was curious to know why she didn't tell me.

Nora also frowns. "In all honesty, I wanted to see if you were worthy. I thought Yukiko was going to be worthy at one point, and look at how wrong I was with her." Nora says with a sigh in her tone, looking disappointed.

I nod my head, taking this in.

"But once you were able to access the Tenshi no Chakra, I knew you were worthy." Nora says, a smile growing on her face once more.

"I'm still a little annoyed you didn't tell me, but there is nothing we can do about it now." I say with a shrug. I did feel like Nora should have told me sooner, but it didn't really matter anymore because it was now over.

Nora nods her head, an understanding look in her eyes.

"What about Chieko?" I ask her. The poor little girl had been trapped between the world of the living and dead because of Yukiko. I had wanted to help her when I met her, but there was nothing I could do. I was now hoping that since Yukiko was dead, it had now been reversed like it had with Rukia.

Nora beams at me, "Yes, she is now moved on. She is with her father."

I sigh in relief, Chieko wasn't alone anymore.

"You must be relieved that it's over now, aren't you Akemi?" Nora asks with a smile on her face.

I shake my head. "Things aren't over Nora, they're just beginning."

Nora blinked slowly in shock, but she soon began to laugh and nod her head.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Another chapter done!

I just want to apologise, I am not good at writing romance. So if you think Sasuke and Akemi's kiss wasn't that good then I understand, but I am trying!

Hope you guys liked the chapter, leave a review and tell me what you thought!