Naruto's POV

Miki-chan has been able to get through every day without using her Sharingan. I still feel bad that she had to lose it, but she sacrificed herself to save Asuma. I was practicing even harder now so I could protect Miki and my other friends.

I was almost able to master my jutsu, but I wasn't able to fully form it every time I used it. I was practicing to fully muster it out. "Hi Naruto." A voice said. I looked around and I saw Miki. "Miki-chan? What are you doing here?" I asked and she just smiled.

"I'm still a ninja even if I am blind. I'm heading to Tsunade in a bit. So I decided to hang out with you for a bit. I also brought lunch." She said. I ran up to her and hugged her. "Thanks Miki-chan." I said. We sat down on the grass and we just lied down to look at the clouds while we ate.

"How are you doing?" I ask. I knew I shouldn't have asked it but I had to know. "I'm doing fine even though I'm blind. I can get through everyday fine. I can even train too now." She said with a smile on her face. "That's good." I said. I know deep down you are sad, but you're glad you were able to save someone by sacrificing it and you don't regret it.

Miki got up and packed everything up. "I have to head to the Hokage building to talk to Tsunade about my situation." She said with a slight frown. "I'm sure she'll let you continue to be a ninja and if she won't. I will make sure she does. You better believe it!" I said with my thumbs up.

She just giggled. "Thanks Naruto." She said and she left. Sasuke. Why aren't you here when she needs you the most? I went back to training.

Miki's POV

I was walking to the Hokage building. I was now able to memorize everything about the village without seeing. Although people would offer to take me there. I appreciated their help, but I couldn't keep getting help from others to support my life.

On my way to the building, I hear Team Asuma. "Hi you guys." I said with a smile. "Where are you going Miki?" Ino asked. "I'm heading towards the Hokage building to speak with Tsunade." I said. I could tell from the atmosphere that they were nervous.

"Don't worry. I won't quit becoming a ninja just because I'm blind now." I said. I knew Asuma was guilty that he had put me through this state. "Well I better be going." I said and waved at them.

I had arrived at the Hokage office. I knocked and entered the room. "You called me, Hokage-sama." I said. "This is about your ninja career." She said. I flinched because I was scared that she was going to make me quit being a ninja. "It's your decision if you want to stay a ninja or quit. But it is your responsibility if you get hurt during missions." She said.

She's letting me decide. "I will like to stay as a ninja. Maybe until we get Sasuke back into the village." I said. "Alright then. You are still a ninja, but you will need to be more cautious." She said and I nodded. I headed towards the door, but I bumped my head on the door as I opened.

Tsunade had a sweat drop on her forehead. "I'm alright." I said. "Is she really going to be alright?" Tsunade thought. I was walking down the stairs to the main level. Just until Sasuke comes back. I wonder how he is doing?

Sasuke's POV

Today is the day I will kill Orochimaru. I will no longer be his vessel. I headed towards his room. I attacked him right when I went into his room. "Nice to see you too, Sasuke." Orochimaru said. "Hn." I replied. We started our fight but then he interrupted it. "Do you know what happened to Miki?" He said.

I froze when he said her name. Did something happen to her? Please tell me she didn't get hurt. Orochimaru grinned at my panic. "She is blind." He said. I stopped breathing. Did he just say she was blind? "How is she blind?" I asked.

"You will have to find out for yourself." He said with a grin. We continued fighting after we ended our conversation. Please let it be a lie. I was distracted most of the time thinking about Miki and Orochimaru used it against me. "You should concentrate on our fight if you want to beat me." He said.

I swung my katana at him in anger.

**Time Skip**

I had now finally beaten Orochimaru. I was walking towards Orochimaru's lab to get Suigetsu. I was so worried about what Orochimaru said about Miki. I pushed it in the back of my mind. I didn't want to show my weakness to Suigetsu.

"I see you have beaten him." Suigetsu said. I was now standing in front of the glass cylinder. I took out my katana and hit the glass with it. It broke and the water came out forming into Suigetsu. "Let's go, Suigetsu. We need to get Juugo and Karin." I said. "I guess I'll hang out with you. But we need to get one of the Sword of the Mist Ninja." He said.

I mentally rolled my eyes. "Fine. We will head there right now." I said. We grabbed some cloaks and headed towards the Village of the Mist to grab Zabuza's sword.

Miki's POV

Sakura was planning a girl sleepover to see how I was doing. Right now we were getting snacks at the market and store. "So what do you want to snack on?" Ino asked. "Anything is fine really. I'm not that picky. Just not anything weird please." I said.

**Time Skip**

We were now finished with buying and we were heading to Sakura's house. I already had my clothes prepared in my scroll. "So what did Tsunade say?" Tenten said. Everything got quiet. "She gave me the choice of quitting or continuing to be a ninja and of course I'm still going to be a ninja." I said.

Everybody came up to hug me. "Tthat's great." Hinata said. I smiled. We finished our group hug and we arrived at Sakura's house. "So let's talk about our crushes." Tenten said. Hinata blushed like crazy. She likes Naruto. Anyone can see that, except for Naruto. We all changed into our pj's and sat down in a circle.

"Sakura you go first." Ino said. "I still have a slight crush on Sasuke, but it's starting to disappear. So right now I don't really have anyone I like." Sakura said. I was actually relieved and I think Sakura saw it. "Mmmyy crussh iss Naaarruttoo." Hinata said with her face bright as a tomato although I couldn't see it.

We slightly laughed at Hinata. "We already know that, Hinata." Tenten said. After we laughed, they all looked at me. "My crush is Sasuke. As you already know Sasuke and I were dating before he left. So I still love him even if he doesn't." I said. It sounded like everyone was going to cry.

"You guys don't need to cry about it!' I said. The group came up to hug me. "We will get him back for you, Miki." Ino said with tears in her eyes. I could feel their tears on my shirt. "Thanks you guys. So going back to our topic. Tenten, who is your crush?" I said. Everybody started laughing except for Tenten.

I'm guessing she was turning red. "I like Neji." She whispered. "WE CAN'T HEAR YOU!" We yelled while laughing. "I LIKE NEJI!" She yelled back and she covered her mouth. I could tell from the sound vibrations.

Ever since I lost my vision, I could see what a person was doing from the sound vibrations. It helped a lot to know what was happening. I felt everybody look at Ino. "Who do you like?" Tenten said. "I like Lee." Ino said. My mouth fell open and I pretty sure everyone else had their mouth open too.

"What do you like about him?" Sakura asked. Ino started mumbling. Her face is red. She didn't want to tell us why she liked Lee. After talking and eating while watching movies, we all fell asleep. I was still awake. I walked to the balcony and stared at the moon.

"I miss you Sasuke. When will you come back?" I whispered. I had a tear sliding down my cheek. I felt someone wipe it away. I turned around and saw Sakura. "We will try our best to get him back. Don't worry." She said and she pulled me into a hug.

That night, I cried my eyes out.

Thanks, Sakura.