The town was bustlingly with whispers and glares towards the man walking next to me. I understood how the villagers probably were feeling, but that didn't mean I wanted this to happen. From the first moment I woke up today and planned to take Uchiha in the town, I knew we would run into some resistance.
But this was ridiculous.
Not only were the villagers throwing curse words left and right, but they also got their children in on the verbal mob as well. The kids began looking at the Uchiha as if he was some form of beast that needed to be caught. No one was backing down, and it was just a matter of time before things really got out of hand. This was almost exactly like how Naruto was treated as a child.
I sighed. I knew the Uchiha couldn't stay cooped up in my compound forever, and he needed to see the town again. That was a part of this mission. He needed to gain back his rights in the village, and the only way to do that is to interact. But this was going to be harder than Naruto gave credit for. Not only did everyone despise him, but he wasn't making an effort either.
No one would care for someone who doesn't care about their self.
The Uchiha was perfect candidate number one for that slot. He looked like it bored him to no end to even be back here. Not once did he try to act humble, or at least try to kill someone. My body was itching with anticipation that I would have to jump in at any moment to save someone because Uchiha goes postal. But nothing happen, and I wasn't sure if that was even a good thing.
I glance over to the Uchiha to see him staring off towards the area I knew the training grounds to be. He was probably itching to go and train, but Naruto made it absolutely clear Uchiha could not be anywhere near weapons, or engage into any sort of fight. A part of me understood the reasoning behind that, but then I also didn't fully accept it.
Sasuke Uchiha was a seasoned shinobi, one of the best in the world. Any one in their right mind could see to condemn him to that would be like putting a tiger in a cage with no food or water. It was restraining him while also torturing him, and makes him very angry in the process. It would be a sad day if the Uchiha was to ever get fed up and break out of his cage.
An instant thought dashed crossed my head for just a moment. Sasuke needed some interaction, but it didn't have to start out with the whole town, maybe just a few people who knew him well. I knew the first person in mind for this little field trip, but wasn't sure if the outcome was worth it.
I glanced back over to the Uchiha and sighed, because I knew I was about to say something he didn't want to hear.
"I'm taking you to talk to Sakura."
The Uchiha didn't even twitch a muscle to what I had said. I was shocked. Not only had I expected a death glare to rain down upon me, I knew I was going have to chase him down, but nothing happen again. I was really wondering now what exactly was going through the Uchiha's head.
I knew I was in for an emotional rollercoaster when the two meet each other again. It was only natural since everyone knows about the team seven dynamics. They all had a past intertwine within one another, and no one could understand the relationship between the three better than them themselves. This needed to happen eventually. If Sasuke was to become part of the village again, he couldn't do it without Naruto and Sakura behind him again. It was a package deal. Konoha would not accept him by himself, and he even knew it I suspected.
We made our way through the angry mob of people to the doorstep of Sakura's house on the east side of the village. We had already been standing on her welcome mat for about five minutes. I wasn't sure if it was proper for me to knock, or have him do it. Neither one of us had said a word since I declared we were coming here. And neither one of us made a sign to want to leave.
If I knew this was going to be the outcome of our day, I should have just sent her a message to come to my home. It would have made things so much easier, and less troublesome.
I started to grow slightly irritated at how we were both acting. It's not like Sakura was going to cast him away, or curse him out. It was her Sasuke-kun. Her one and only standing right on the welcome sign getting ready to talk to her. It should go smoothly, and it would go, just as soon as I knocked on the damn door.
I began to reach my hand up to knock just when the Uchiha's shot out, and did it instead. I swung my head around and glared at him.
I hissed at him as we heard footsteps coming to the door, "Was you waiting on something Uchiha?"
He glanced back with an uninterested look, "Yeah, the perfect moment."
And that's when the door swung open.
And the staring contest began.
Sasuke seemed to have straightened up more, stood more proud like, or that was just my imagination. Sakura looked how I expected her to look, on the brink of tears. And I just stood off to the side trying to figure out why the hell I made this plan.
Just when I was getting ready to try and move the process along, Sakura did something that wasn't in my plans.
She slapped Sasuke hard across the face.
So much for being her Sasuke-kun.