In Konaha
Kakashi, Sakura Shikamaru and Sasuke entered their Village, being greeted by the two guards. When the guards saw Sasuke, they became frightened. Walking through the village towards the Hokages office, Sasuke got a lot more unwanted attention. This reminded him of how Naruto was treated in his earlier years, with the whispers and pointing. He hod only been exposed to this for a few minutes. Naruto experienced this his entire life. He didn't know how he handled it. 'I just learned to tune it out.' He remembered Naruto telling him one time.
"Nothing much has changed here, has it Sasuke?" Sakura said. He snapped back to reality when he heard his name being called. He looked around at the buildings and he streets. The people and their children running around, trying to catch the other.
"Not really. Only Tsunade's head has been added to the Mountain." Sakura looked at the mountain."Yeah, that was about a year or so ago." They continued on to Lady Tsunade's office. When they entered, she looked over each of them, looking for any injuries. She didn't need to check Sakura, being a med-nin and all, but she did nonetheless. When she got to Sasuke, she paused for a minute and looked over him. He was now dressed in a white shirt, his chest bear and blue pants with tape tied at the bottom.
"Welcome back, Sasuke." Tsunade said. Sasuke inclined his head as she asked if he was hurt at all. He just shook his head. Kakashi told the Hokage that she'd get a full report tomorrow on her desk. She nodded and dismissed everyone except Sasuke. Once everyone had gone, she said,
"Sasuke, you realize that you will be punished for betraying this village. I don't know how serious the punishment will be, but because you came back on your own free will, and didn't kill anybody, I'm sure the council will give you some leeway. There is a meeting in ten minutes, and after i will let you know your punishment. You are dismissed." Sasuke nodded, said his thanks and left the office. Sakura was waiting outside the office for Sasuke.
Once they shut the door, they left and walked though the street of Konaha, enjoying the nice day. Birds were flying around, while the wind was blowing in their face. The wind made Sasuke and Sakura's hair waver. They headed towards the training grounds untill some one stopped them three minutes later.
"Hey, fore-head girl! Who's your hot friend next to you?" Ino said. Sakura and Sasuke stopped in theirs tracks. Neither of them turned around.
"Well come on Sakura, introduce us!" Sakura was laughing silently, while Sasuke was smirking.
"And to think you had a crush on me...Ino." Sasuke said, surprising her with the knowledge of her name. Ino, however, was about to fall over.' The hot guy knows my name, EEEEEEE!' She thought. Sasuke and Sakura turned toward Ino.
"You mean you don't recognize him?" Sakura asked, still laughing. Ino looked at Sasuke. Then suddenly what the guy said earlier popped into her head.'And to think you had a crush on me...Ino.' The only boy she had ever had a crush on was...
"Oh my god! Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!!! Sasuke, is that really you?" Ino said, full of surprise. He nodded his head, once.
"Oh my god, Shikamaru. Chouji! Get over here. Look who's returned!" Ino ran towards Sasuke at full speed, just like old times. "Oh, its so good to see you, Sasuke-kun!" Sasuke just stood there in the middle of the street, with Ino hugging him. He had an annoyed expression on his face. Sakura was laughing at Sasuke's face. Right then, Shikamaru and Chouji came into view.
"What do you want, Ino? You're so troubleso-Oh hey." Shikamaru said, while looking at Sasuke. Sasuke nodded his greetings.
"Wait, who is that Shikamaru? How do you know him?" Shikamarus best friend Chouji asked. He looked over at Ino and the man.
"Who's the only person that Ino would ever hug like that, and be all over?"
"Uhhh, her mom?"
"No, from the Academy. We went on a mission to go get him, and Kakashi, Sakura and I brought him back...from Orochimaru."
"You mean?" Chouji asked, knowing who he was now.
"Yes, thats Uchiha Sasuke." Shikamaru said. Shouji looked over him and sure enough, it was.
For the rest of the day, he walked around Konaha to all of his friends and comrades. All of them ended up at the training grounds, talking and catching-up . A few people were sparring each other. It was almost like a party. Sakura got up, and walked to Training grounds 7 where Team 7 spent their time training. Everyone fell silent, as they watched Sakura leave. It was unusual for her to leave so early, especially since this was about Sasuke.
Sakura was in the middle of the training grounds. She looked at where she once hid from Kakashi, when the three of them had to get the bells. The surrounding trees were bound with new leafs, and the flowers at the bottom of the trees bloomed. She looked at the tree in the middle of the area, where Naruto was hung because he fell into a trap Kakashi left. Sakura laughed. After Sakura and Sasuke had gotten the bells, Naruto was tied to the tree stump.
She walked over to the middle one, and put her hand over it. She felt like she had something to do with his banishment. She wished she could do something. . . anything to help him. Sakura put her back to the stump and slid down it, to a sitting position. She starting crying. Two and a half more years until Team 7 would be one again. After a few seconds, she got up, and turned around to go back, but bumped into Sasuke. She wiped the tears from her eyes, and walked past him.
"Sakura, are you okay?" Sasuke said, as he reached out and grabbed her wrist. She turned around, unwillingly.
"Nothing's wrong, I just miss Naruto. Its been really boring, with no waking up to Naruto yelling in the morning. Two and a half more years, untill he we can a team again." Sasuke nodded, understanding. They walked back to where everyone else, sat down and talked.
Naruto's training, one week later.
Naruto was now practicing the jutsu fully. Over the past week, he had gotten the entire jutsu down. Now, he would try it completely. He made his Rasengan, and added his wind element to it. This jutsu was five times stronger than Rasengan alone. The Rasengan crackled and turned into a huge blue shuriken. Naruto smiled, as he realized he had completed it. He yelled, "Fuuton: Rasen Shuriken" and ran to a huge boulder about 4 feet in front of him, and jammed the jutsu to the boulder. He had shattered into many pieces.
He walked back home, where Temari was making dinner. Kankuro Gaara and Temari had enjoyed Narutos company so much, they didn't think of his as a friend anymore. They thought of him as part of their family. Naruto thought the same way about then. They sat at the table, as Temari brought out their meal.
"So Naruto, hows that new jutsu of yours?" Temari asked, putting ramen in each of their bowls. They also had rice with it, on a plate next to the bowl. She served herself last. Naruto ate a bit of his ramen, and said, " The jutsus great! I finally completed it, but if i use it to much, it will burn my hands. He looked at his red hands, as he spoke.
"Yeah, well I've come up with a new jutsu too." Kankuro said.
"I can float on sand now." Gaara said. The four siblings talked about their new jutsus and how they walked. The finished eating, then went to bed.
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"So what did Tsunade-sensei want, Sasuke?" Sakura asked.
"She called me to tell me what my punishment was." He replied. They kept walking, towards his house. Sasuke was heading home, but Sakura was following him there. Sakura waited a few seconds, waiting for Sasuke to tell her what the punishment was. "So?" He finally asked.
"So what?"
"What is your punishment?"
He sighed. "Im to be guarded by two ANBU members untill the council believes I won't go running off again. Im also only allowed to go on B-ranked missions and lower till the two ANBU members leave." Sasuke said. "Well, thats not so bad." Sakura said, thinking that he would be in worst trouble. He shrugged. They said their goodbyes and he walked into his house. The one thats been abandoned for years. Sakura left and walked to her house for the night. They both dreamed of Naruto that night.
SO thats the 7th chapter. I hoped you liked it. The characters are a little OOC but im trying to get a bit of SasuXSaku and ShikaXTemari. Bare with me till the next chapter. I promise I'll have it up soon! Reviews are greatly appreciated!