His first reaction was to back away, and he followed his instinct. Pushing Naruto away from him, Sasuke glared while crossing his arms over his chest.
"Get out, idiot." Shock appeared on the blonde's face over the rejection. "Listen, I need time to adjust right now before I jump into anything."
The pain expression slowly morphed into a soft smile as Naruto rocked onto his back heels.
"I gotcha, I doubt you've been with anyone since you've left, unless old men." Sasuke swung at Naruto with a closed fist but the blonde merely laughed as he ducked out of the way.
"You're a bigger ass than I am, idiot." The retort held no malice.
"Yea, yea, I know. Look, I waited to get you back, I can wait longer for you to get accumulated."
"You deserve a cookie for such an advanced word." Sasuke moved to the side to dodge Naruto's fist.
"Fuck you, duck-ass. I know words, more than you can say at least!" This lead to a minor scuffle in the formal living room.
"So, how was it?" Sasuke jolted backwards to see Sakura leaning against the wall surrounding his home. "Yes, I know, I got a bit better since you left."
"Your sarcasm has picked up a lot as well." Sakura walked over to his side and the two began to walk to the town square.
"When you're engaged to a narcoleptic, smart-ass, genius, you pick up a few things." That caused the male to raise an eyebrow. "Four months, so yes, I've moved on."
"Good, I'm glad." Sakura heard the sincerity and it made her smile.
"You never answered my question. How was it?"
"I'm not going to give you what you want, Sakur-ah." The smaller female merely pulled him off to the side, into an alley, away from people.
"Listen, Naruto had a hard time getting back too normal after the last fight. He was a wreck and lost. If you cause him to go back to that state, I don't care how much he cares for you, I will kill you, slowly, I'll start from your liver to your brain. Then from there, I will utterly destroy you till there is nothing left of your person. Don't think I won't." Sasuke merely took a step back, he knew she wasn't joking, and that surprisingly terrified him.
"I understand, but I too need time, Sakura." She crossed her arms as she waited. "I can't promise anything, but I can assure you I will try."
"Good enough for me." She grabbed his arm and they went back to the street.
"Maybe not start with my liver, what about my appendix?" The laugh that escaped the female caused several Konoha residents to turn and stare at the couple in wonderment.
Sasuke sat against the beam outside his room. Sakura was more than willing to fill him in what happened after his depature and absence, and it wasn't good. There were fights among villages, people were living in fear, all caused by Orochimaru. Yet through the combined effort, he was killed, and Sasuke was free.
"Free?" He muttered out loud in wonderment.
Smiling softly, the now older, matured Uchiha stood up to go to his bed. Sleep was now no longer a reward, he could nap all he wanted. Nestling under the covers, the raven-haired man let himself drift off.