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A/N: I am SO sorry I haven't updated in almost a year! Senior year has got me busy! But I'm going to pick up because of some recent story alerts. It really made me feel like I'm a good writer. But as I read my stuff I just about gagged. It's so bad and I can't believe I used to be so illiterate. I think I have a permanent scowl on my face from re-reading what I wrote. But I promise I'm better now! And I have a bit of a different writing style now so I hope that you all still like me!
Also I haven't been keeping up too well with my Naruto manga reading so please forgive me :( Apparently I hadn't been before because I see a major flaw and I should really be more accurate. I'm not going to change it though I'll just be better with it from now on. So most of the story is going to be on spoiler alert and I apologize but I like to be truthful!
Now that I think about it, concerning accuracies, I'm going to start with the end of manga 346. The tweek is that when Suigetsu said he needed to go on an errand, Sasuke went on one and met him at The Great Naruto bridge. I know it's a bit of a stretch but I messed up before. And for the killing of Orochimaru, I'll do it in a short flashback as not to bore you all. It's the best I can do so roll with it people :P
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Normal POV
She clutched the tape in her hands and reached over for him but on felt the breeze from his departure. He was gone again of course. She took a deep breath and looked at the tape.
The tape only had one side, and it was labeled "Hero/Heroine". She pulled the note off the other side of the tape and it read, "I wrote this song because you make me feel strong. I'll be strong, get my revenge, and come home to you." She smiled and put the tape in, closing her eyes.
"It's too late baby, there's no turning around
I've got my hands in my pocket and my head in the clouds
This is how I do when I think about you
I never thought that you could break me apart
I keep a sinister smile and a hold on my heart
You wanna get inside then you can get in line
But not this time
Cause you caught me off guard
Now I'm running and screaming
I feel like hero and you are my heroine
I won't try to philosophize
I'll just take a deep breath and I'll look in your eyes
This is how I feel and it's so so real
I've got a closet filled up to the brim
With the ghosts of my past and the skeletons
And I don't know why you'd even try
But I won't lie
You caught me off guard
Now I'm running and screaming
[Chorus]
I feel like a hero and you are my heroine
Do you know that your love is the sweetest sin?
And I feel a weakness coming on
Never felt so good to be so wrong
Had my hear t my heart on lockdown and then you turn me around
And I'm feeling like a newborn child
Every time I get a chance to see you smile
It's not complicated, I was so jaded
[End Chorus]
Mm, caught me off guard
Now I'm running and screaming
[Chorus x3]"
-time skip-
Naruto is back from his mission already and it's been a week of recovery for him. Sakura also has the day off but is summoned to Tsunade's office. She gets Naruto from home and they walk to the Godaime's office. Jiraya is there to share some interesting news on their lost comrade.
Sakura's POV
"Orochimaru is dead. And it seems Uchiha Sasuke was the one who killed him," Tsunade said.
I already knew this was coming but I had to act surprised. "That's…then…" I began to stammer, but Naruto interrupted me.
"Hehehe! I knew that freak wouldn't be able to take Teme down," he exclaimed, excited but unsurprised. "So he's coming back to Konoha now, right? Right?"
I kept my thoughts to myself and held back my tears. Of course he wasn't. That baka, he should have known that he wasn't. Not yet. He still his overall goal to achieve. But poor Naruto wanted to believe that he was on his way home because that was his best friend and that's all he ever wanted. Tsunade-shishou hung her head and didn't say anything.
Jiraiya was the one that spoke up. "Doesn't look like it," he said quietly.
Sasuke's POV
We were finally at the North base, no thanks to Karin and Suigetsu's bickering. And I was not fond of Karin and did not find her attractive in the least. She was annoying and reminded me of a young pink haired kunoichi. Except she wasn't cute and she constantly tried to seduce me. It was quite ridiculous and I was very cruel to the point of seeming oblivious but I knew her intentions. She was just like the other Sounds sluts I came in contact with and I expected no different I suppose. Still, I wanted to tell her that I was basically engaged to the most beautiful woman in the 5 nations but I couldn't. I have a feeling it wouldn't have made much difference to her.
When we arrived at the entrance, the guards were dead and there weren't anything but prisoners in their 1st stage of the cursed seal. I asked Karin if Juugo was anywhere in that crowd and once she confirmed he wasn't, Suigetsu was ready to kill them all but I told him not to hit any vital points.
"Haha…your such a leaf ninja, man," he said smirking. That struck a cord in me but I didn't let it show of course.
"Let's go," I ordered.
After we were done defeating the prisoners, I told Karin to lead the way. She pointed right and Suigetsu, being impatient, went ahead. I began to follow him but she pulled me in the other direction. "What're you…?" I began to ask her.
"Let's hurry, Sasuke. He's this way," she said, still holding onto my sleeve.
She was trying to ditch him so we could be alone. Didn't she ever learn? I ignored her stupid reasoning and told her to let me go.
After walking for a moment we arrived at Juugo's cell. It was double chained and had 5 locks. She unlocked them all. She was about to go in when I told her to step back and let me go in first.
As soon as I opened the door, he yelled, "Jackpot! Your dead!" and began to charge at me. I got ready to move. He charged past me when I moved at the last second. He was in his 2nd stage of the cursed seal so I followed suit.
Suigetsu began to fight him and I had to stop them after a moment. Juugo's curse mark receded and he looked around before disappearing. I sighed inwardly. This was going to be a long process.
Normal POV
"What the hell do you mean? Why not? How could he not come back now that Orochimaru is gone?" Naruto exclaimed.
"Sasuke is obsessed with getting revenge," Tsunade explained.
"He'll try to find Akatsuki so he can kill his brother," Jiraiya finished.
Sakura looked at Naruto as he got angry. He was shaking and could barely contain himself.
He was so angry. Why couldn't he just come home to his team, his family? Naruto didn't understand why Sasuke needed to get back at his brother. It was over now. "That bastard again…damn him! Shit!" he growled.
Sakura's POV
I patiently waited for Naruto to understand what was going on. I told him we'd have to capture Sasuke when we killed Itachi since he wouldn't have a target. But I knew that we wouldn't do that, and I don't think I could. Sasuke-kun would be so angry at us, it would be his battle. Naruto could respect that if the time came. The only bad thing was that Team 8 was going.
It was odd that Naruto didn't say anything about Hinata going. He was always concerned for her health but I think he wanted the comfort. It would be a very emotional mission and they did need her. It was good for him to grow up like this.
For me on the other hand, this was going to be an emotional rollercoaster. If we saw Itachi, I'd have to make it look like I was going to kill him but actually not. It shouldn't be too hard for me. I could just look weak and be emotional which was something I was good at…off the field. I had trained myself to devoid all emotion while on the field but I could make an exception for him. Just this once…
Lovely first part if I do say so myself. Tell me what you think! Hopefully another chapter tonight! My brother is just being a huge nag _