I'm sorry guys, with me being 4th year it's hard to do everything at once. Exams have already started and I'm cramming... We still have feasibility, Investigatory project, Oral Test (buisness speech), exams of course and a whole lot of activities. Kinda makes you want to be in the Naruto Universe, you get to graduate and be a ninja at a young age. We'd be geniuses.
Disclaimer: If I was the owner, I'd make Naruto fall for Sasuke. *blushes* Ah, but that's in my other upcoming Naruto fanfiction. I'd make Naruto into a girl... *cough* Nevermind. I don't own Naruto because he's not a girl.. *make sense* ? No. okay.
Flashback:
"I'll tell you this now, I loved you when we were kids and now I'm not sure that I still... love you... but... I can't feel it anymore... all I feel is pain.. and suffering.. it's just... empty. I tried to be someone that's not annoying so I trained for the best and did everything I can to make you like me.~
I trained as a medical ninja, trained to be a strong kunoichi so I won't be useless like you think I am. I don't want to be a burden anymore. When you left, I was no longer your burden but I became Naruto's but he showed me something that you couldn't."
"Are you saying he's better than me?" Sasuke frowned and bit his lips, he wasn't going to like the outcome.
(continuation of the previous flashback)
Sasuke stared for a moment thinking what he was going to say. Why did she have to bring Naruto up in the conversation? Weren't they talking about themselves. Sasuke clenched his fists, and bit his lips, not knowing what to tell her next.
He wanted to convince her that what she was trying to say was wrong and shouldn't have been brought up. Was she stating that she's falling in love with Naruto?
"Yes." Sakura replied as tears kept sliding down her cheeks. "He's better than you in more ways than you expect it to be. Naruto is kind, loving and sweet. He cares about his comrades unlike you do."
"If you just want to tell me that...Sakura..." Sasuke lowered his head, he was happy he was wearing a hood. "You.. you don't have the right to place me bellow my standards."
"Is that all you think?" She shouted. "You're standards? The Uchiha isn't royal anymore! It's nothing! You ruined your own family name."
"Stop it! You don't know what you're talking about..." Sasuke glared at her. "Leave me alone."
That comment stuck into Sakura's mind, a burning sensation hit her like a dagger at the heart. Sakura's face tensed and Sasuke noticed it. It was Sakura's turn to get irritated.
"You're the one that can't take the hint. How much damage have you caused in this village? Huh? Sasuke. You don't know what you're talking about and I don't get why you can't understand."
"Stop treating me like I'm lower than trash Sakura!" Sasuke gritted his teeth. "I was once your comrade. Can't you understand that I'm trying to..."
"Stop it!" She covered her ears. "You've already broken the rules, destroyed the village, betrayed us all, and you placed your comrades in danger! If not to me, then to Naruto! He's done so much for you yet you can't show a hint of generosity."
"Sakura." Sasuke whispered just enough so she could hear. "I'm trying my best to show you that I'm not the person you knew anymore. I changed... and all I think about is..."
"Please Sasuke..." Sakura cried. "I'm tired of this! I'm tired of everything. You've had a life once but you gave it up, I don't know anymore If I could still accept the fact you're here staying at the village again. I don't know if I can face you the same way I do before."
"You're afraid of me... aren't you."
Sakura's eyes widened, it was the first time Sasuke spoke like this without threatening tones to his voice. Sakura did feel frightened but she tried her best not to hurt the feelings of the Uchiha. The love was still somewhere inside but it was being buried by something she couldn't comprehend.
"I'm sorry." Sakura turned to leave but a hand grabbed her by the arm. Sasuke looked at her, his eyes almost to tears as well. Was he really apologizing to her.
"Let go." She said sternly. "I don't want this anymore! I'm going home to rest."
"Will it change if I tell you I love you!"
Sakura stopped squirming from his reach. She couldn't process what he was telling her but she heard the words I love you just fine. Was it true or was he lying to get what he wants to betray Konoha again? No.. she wasn't going to fall for it anymore.
"I love you... I don't know... why so suddenly but I noticed... something changed.. Sakura.. just please give me a chance to show you..."
Sakura twisted her arm so that Sasuke would let go of his grip. When that happened she started running, tears still falling and lot's of confusion on both sides occurring. What a day... Sasuke stared at her running.
What was he going to do now that everything's over?
He just looked at her feeling guilt reside inside him. Why was it always him? Sasuke sighed, Sakura didn't even glance back at him. She just kept running until she was lost from his sight.
(reality)
"Hnn..." Sasuke grumbled and kept his hood firmly down. They were nearing the hospital where Kakashi, Tsunade and Iruka were waiting outside. They were talking to each other about what happened this morning about the issues brought up by the villagers and the clans of the village.
"What do you think they want you for?" Shikamaru whispered but firmly had a tough face on.
"Probably for interrogation." Sasuke glared at the 3 people in front of him. "I honestly don't care."
Sasuke started to get depressed thinking about Sakura. Why can't he get over her so easily? He kept asking himself that until Shikamaru managed to snap him out of his thoughts.
"Forget it." Shikamaru muttered. "I may be Naruto's counselor but I can't help you with whatever you got yourself caught into with the 5th Hokage. Such a drag, and stop brooding over her. Just deal with the fact that soon she'll be begging to get back with you."
"Hn." Sasuke placed his hands in his pocket. "You make it sound so easy."
"Whatever." Shikamaru replied back focusing his gaze to the 3 waiting at the front of the hospital. "If I were you, which I'm not. I would get my head straight and stop thinking about her for a while and thinking about what you'll be doing."
"Hn..." Sasuke turned his gaze as they stopped in front of the three. "You still make it sound so easy to try and forget about her. It's... not that easy."
Tsunade noticed the two men walking towards them, she tried to act calmly like before. Yet that never turned out well for her but she did her best not to ruin anything early in the morning.
"Kakashi..." Tsunade whispered as she stared at Sasuke. "I want you to keep an eye on the Uchiha in case he does something against our backs. Understood."
"Yes Tsunade-sama."
"Iruka, if we don't find Hinata soon. I want you to have Ibiki arrest Sasuke and have him interrogated. Were not sure if he's an ally again but we can never be too cautious. He's our primary suspect, but if all goes well. We interrogate him ourselves."
"Understood."
Iruka nodded and looked at Sasuke and didn't looked pleased, this Uchiha right then and there was the cause of Naruto's pain in the early years. Kakashi felt guilty that he never trained Naruto properly when he was still a kid. His focus was more on Sasuke, he kept on focusing on him that he let go of his team.
Tsunade was trying hard not to beat the Uchiha up for what he's done. She's keeping herself restrained for Naruto's sake. She might as well give the Uchiha a chance to prove himself, but that was the last time she'll ever give a chance.
"Took you two long enough." She grumbled under her breath. "Shall we all head to Naruto's room. We'll discuss the details on the way."
"Is there anything else you need me for?" Shikamaru asked rubbing the back of his neck.
"Yes. You have to hear the details, that is the reason why you're coming with us." Tsunade rubbed her temples seeing that Shikamaru had something he wanted to say.
"Guess I'm not the only one needed." Sasuke smirked and whispered those words so only Shikamaru could hear it. Shikamaru did not look satisfied with the details.
"Tsunade-sama... I..."
"Is there any problem that you might want to include?" she crossed her arms and awaited his reply. Shikamaru took a deep breath and spoke.
"Tsunade-sama, I was asked to bring him here." Shikamaru pointed his thumb at Sasuke.
"And what is the problem then?"
"What a drag. I still have paperwork to fill out, Temari informed me that the Kage's have decided to move the date of the meeting Naruto asked for. I really have to attend to that so I could gain the right information." Shikamaru sighed. "Not to mention, Temari will kill me If I don't meet with her."
"You'll have plenty of time to do that." Kakashi said with no expression. "For now let's go with this case first and we'll let you go. Besides you have a comrade that's missing."'
"What a drag." He sighed. "At least I get to tell Naruto that the date for the meeting will be moved. Seriously, you guys don't pay me enough for this."
"They pay you just fine." Sasuke entered the hospital walking past all of them.
All of them entered and Sasuke was the one that was leading. Tsunade started talking about the details of why they were there but Sasuke wasn't listening at all. He was busy pondering over Sakura and that fight she had with her.
He was serious about loving her but why wasn't she running back to him. It was a stupid question to ask himself but that was the only one he could think of. Fangirls were annoying to him but he really missed his female teammate that used to pounce on him during the old days.
"Was it all a waste to tell her I love her?" Sasuke's mind felt like it was going blank until his thoughts were suddenly interrupted when he heard Shikamaru.
"Hinata's missing?" Sasuke turned to look at them, still walking.
"What?" Sasuke's outburst lead the four to look at him. He blushed under his hood and turned away from them to avoid their looks.
"Finally interested in listening?" Kakashi teased but he was still serious in telling him that. "Huh? Sasuke."
"Hnn!"
"How did that happen? I thought those who wanted to try and kidnap Hinata were long gone. Not much incident occurs anymore now that the war was finished. Why now all of a sudden?" Shikamaru placed a hand on his chin thinking.
"I had asked for Hinata's help early this morning but the ANBU said she never went home." Tsunade whispered. "Hiashi, from the ANBU's story, felt insane. He doesn't even seemed bothered that his daughter never came home. It's too strange not to look into."
"Is there any information Hiashi gave" Sasuke asked and all eyes were at him again.
"He said that Naruto will know where she is. As a matter of fact, we don't know what he meant by that. Whether he was insulting Naruto."
"Why would Naruto be insulted?" Sasuke frowned at Tsunade.
"Hiashi has been displeased with Naruto ever since he was born." Kakashi spoke for her. "Were not sure if he still feels the same way but from the way Hinata and Naruto are so close. He could be interfering with their relationship."
Kakashi eyed how different Sasuke's feeling was. He could feel the intent to kill, the revenge and the anger but it wasn't there like it used to be. It was gone, Sasuke had changed from his point but he really need confirmation.
"Did you have a sensory type check the village?" Sasuke asked.
"There are no available sensory type." Iruka added to the conversation. "All were sent to different locations near the borders of the country. Another reason is, the information about the Hyuga heiress is still not revealed. We are the only few to know."
"That means Sasuke gets to deal with Naruto." Shikamaru smirked as the Uchiha glared at him.
"What do you mean?" Iruka wondered at the genius.
"Sasuke's a close friend of Naruto, Naruto is pursuing a relationship with Hinata. Hinata is missing, what do you think Naruto would do?"
"Crap. These people don't get it." Sasuke frowned even more as dark aura started forming around him. The fact that people were teasing him meant his status as a shinobi was degrading. Although Sakura did mention that he shouldn't do that... she said in a different way but he got the message.
"Idiots..." Sasuke muttered but Tsunade heard it.
"You brat... you're so ungrateful and you can't even be thankful were giving you a second chance." Tsunade rolled up her sleeves. "I've had enough of you in a life time!"
"Wait Tsunade-sama!" Iruka went in-between them. "Were here at Naruto's door. If you were to cause such noise, we'll rudely wake him up."
"Were suppose to wake him up Iruka-sensei." Shikamaru was slightly uninterested with the fight occurring.
"Hn." Sasuke smirked as Tsunade withdrew herself from trying to pick a fight with the Uchiha's! It's never over as long as Tsunade still has her strength. How she really wanted to kill the guy!
"Open the door." Tsunade grew a vein on her forehead. "Hurry it up!"
Kakashi opened the door but stopped in the middle of the room. He turned red until his neck snapped out of position as blood started trickling down his fragile nose. Iruka followed and ended up the same way, though, his was falling face flat on the floor.
Shikamaru peeped into the room before entering, making sure nothing was wrong. When he saw what was the cause for the two jonin sensei, he started laughing. He went inside and placed his hands in his pocket. He reverted back to his carefree self seeing the reason the two jonin's acted that way.
"What's the meaning of thi...s?" Tsunade entered and a smile crept on her lips. "That bastard Hiashi. He knew where his daughter was all along. Making us worry like that."
"Na... ru... to..." Kakashi said in-between every breath he took, trying hard not to pass out from the images in his head. "They... couldn't have... they had... se..."
Sasuke kicked Kakashi from the behind and Kakashi fell face flat just like Iruka did. Both sensei's were bleeding from their nose. Sasuke crossed his arms and an irritated look spread across his face.
"Kakashi!" Sasuke glared and spoke coolly. "Stop thinking about perverted things in front of us!"
"This gaki ain't half bad." Tsunade smiled as he looked at Sasuke kick his sensei a little in the stomach to try and wake the man up. Tsunade reverted her look and glanced at Naruto.
"Should we wake them up?" Shikamaru asked Tsunade, with him still smiling and looking at Naruto.
"Let's wait a little while. Any objections?" She looked at Shikamaru.
"None." He smiled at her. "What a drag, we got worked up for nothing. First this, and now that. I can't find what's more horrible. Sasuke kicking his sensei, or Naruto sleeping in the same bed as Hinata."
Inside the room Naruto laid in bed with someone beside him. He had his right arm under her, holding her waist. His other hand limp on the side of the bed. Hinata's head was on Naruto's chest. Both of them were smiling, and both of them were covered waist down by the bedsheet.
"Alright." Tsunade took an available seat on a long bench inside the room. "Uchiha Sasuke. Let's start discussing about yourself while we wait for the gaki to wake up."
Sasuke stopped kicking Kakashi. When Kakashi heard Tsunade's voice get serious, he straightened up and fixed himself. Iruka stood up as well dusting the dirt on his jonin clothes.
"Took you two long enough." Tsunade smirked at the two, both were embarrassed. "Enough with the jokes now, Uchiha Sasuke. You have broken crimes that are even worse than missing nin's and elite hunter-nin's. What do you have to say for yourself."
"Guilty." Sasuke didn't care. It was the truth after all. "But I had my reasons and they were unjust."
"You were wrong to do those things." Tsunade chuckled but stopped. "Why did you come back? Did you think Konoha will just accept you because you are the last Uchiha?"
"No." Sasuke frowned as he took off his hood. Nobody else but them was there. "I know for the fact I ruined my name by doing all those things. I know my crimes against the village. My decision to stay here is final, I just wish to remain the rest of my life here."
"You still didn't answer my question why did you come back?"
"Because he promised." Sasuke looked away from them. "And because I don't want to hurt them anymore like I used to do."
"What do you mean?" Kakashi asked. "Naruto? Yes he may have promised but that's not the answer to why you agreed to follow Naruto back home."
"He offered and I accepted." Sasuke bit his lips. "That's it. I didn't know why he gave me a second chance and why he offered to help me when I was injured but he did. I'm glad and to spare him the pain, I followed him and agreed to come back. There... happy?"
"He's telling the whole truth." Shikamaru stated. "Naruto left to get him in order to give him a second chance. Basically, he had no where else to go but follow Naruto."
"You hate him for bringing you back." Iruka wondered.
"I do hate him but that's just passing the blame to him. He never really did anything wrong to me. He only thought of what's best for me and I thought of it as him bringing me down."
"I see." Tsunade looked at Shikamaru, Iruka and Kakashi. "What do you three think?"
"It's a drag." Shikamaru replied. "I honestly don't care whether Sasuke's here in the village or not. I'm just happy that Naruto's finally at peace. So is the village, he's not doing anymore harm, in my opinion."
"This is what Naruto wants." Iruka spoke. "I trust in Naruto's decisions. He knows what's best for the village, and if he trusts Sasuke then I will try to do the same. Sasuke was my student."
"Same here." Kakashi rubbed the back of his neck. "Although there were complications, they seem to be resolved now. There's nothing to do but await the next outcome. Naruto's made his decision and I also trust it. Sasuke seems to be in good care anyways."
"What the hell does he mean by that?" Sasuke's eyes started twitching as Kakashi gave a weird smile at him. "He will always be a pervert no matter how you look at him."
"Then it is settled." Tsunade sighed and stood up from where she was seated. "You've convinced me. Now what will happen in the meeting then?"
"Who knows?" Shikamaru shrugged as he noticed a presence enter the room. It was an ANBU with a black cloak, he was wearing a tiger mask. He bowed at the Hokage and at Shikamaru.
"Temari from the sand asked me to give you this." The ANBU handed it to Shikamaru.
"What is it?" Shikamaru said as he took the paper from the ANBU's hand. Kakashi and the rest stared blankly. The ANBU stopped when he saw Sasuke but quickly ignored it seeing he was no harm.
"Temari from the sand was wondering why you never came to her." The ANBU started his speech. "She asked me to hand you a letter containing valuable information from the Kage's. You are to give the details to the Rokudaime Hokage, Namikaze Naruto."
"What are the details?" Tsunade crossed her arms.
"The meeting of the Kage's will be moved to this afternoon. You are commanded to fix the whole place because the Kage's are to come and visit Konoha. It seems that they want the meeting soon in order to pursue the matter in a haste way. They also want to visit Konoha for personal purposes. The Hokage must be informed at once to set up. The Raikage and his brother Killer Bee are the first ones to depart. The Kazekage, Gaara will be second. The Mizukage will be next, the Tsuchikage will do his best to follow. Preparations are due today as Temari of the sand has spoken of."
The ANBU bowed and disappeared.
"Shikamaru," Tsunade spoke. "I need you to Naruto's professional counselor, If the meeting was moved to this afternoon, I want you to be witness to Sasuke's change. Naruto will be standing alone against all of the Kage's. Were not sure if Gaara will be of help, at least he'll have some back up. You should be prepared with your statement."
"Yes Tsunade-sama."He replied.
"Kakashi, have the chunin and the genin's to set up the meeting place in one of the grand offices under the Hokage building. The unused room should come in handy. Have everyone work in a fast pace. Iruka! I want you to make preparations for their arrival. I want ninja's and the villagers to great them. Announce it to the villagers so there will be no misunderstanding. Report to me when you're all done."
They nodded and soon they placed a hand on Sasuke's back and Sasuke flinched. He turned to Tsunade who had a worried look on.
"Good luck." She said. "Be sure to wake Naruto up. I don't want this meeting to be an embarrassment. And I want you to be sure that you're answers to the Kage's questions are real, truthful and believable. If not you're on your own. I don't know what the outcome will be but you best be on your behavior. One outburst and the Kage's will have your head."
Tsunade patted him and left through the door. Silence irrupted in the room as Sasuke looked at the sleeping Naruto and Hinata. He greeted his teeth and soon bit his lip which almost bled if he hadn't stopped.
"Crap. What am I going to do now?" He cursed.
Wah, I'm sorry! Please forgive me for the long update, but at least I updated now. Thank you to those that have reviewed and to those that have read this for so long. I appreciate it! Thank you guys. I'll try and update again when I'm free from projects and exams! xD
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