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Chapter two: Tomorrow

'On reflection, one of the things I needed to learn was to allow myself to be loved.

-Isha McKenzie-Mavinga '

Night time had reached Konoha, but the moon's light kept the darkness away. Two figures stood near the gates of the hidden village. Both remained silent for a while but then the girl with pink hair finally spoke, "I love you with all my heart! Sasuke if you are with me, I promise to make you happy, I will make your every tomorrow a joy. So please stay here with me. But if you can't, let me come with you instead." even her voice was somewhat changed by crying, her message were still clear.

The boy standing few feet away from her wouldn't miss a single word for sure. However, when the boy turned his head to look at her, the only things he said were "You haven't changed, you're still annoying!"

This sentence hurt her heart more than a kunai could. She couldn't bear that her confession were answered by such rude words. But even though he rejected her, Sakura still wants him to stay that's why she said the only thing that come up on her mind, "If you go, I'll scream and..."

The Uchiha moved so fast and is now behind her. To Sakura, the world seems to stop around them, she knew that this will be the last time she'll ever see the love of her life. She wants to turn around to hug him but was afraid that she'll see disgust on his face. But his next words surprised her.

"Sakura, thank you."

Thank you for what? She wanted to asked but couldn't because before she could open her mouth to speak, the boy hit a sensitive nerve on her nuchal that made her lost consciousness. Sasuke heard the rosette called for his name as he catches her before she could fall to the ground. She placed her to the safest and nearest place he could see, which is a nearby bench. He laid her there carefully looking at her face. He patted her hair and tuck pink locks on her ear.
"Tomorrow... You will be able to forget about me." he said softly, with a voice he hadn't intend to use to anyone else, except for her. "Goodbye Sakura."

Sasuke's eyes opened, he was dreaming. He still couldn't forget the night he had left Konoha. Before, these were just common dreams that visited him, now they are nightmares. Nightmares that hunts him. Nightmares that is banging his conscience.

He remembered Naruto telling him about how Sakura loved him, he remembered that girl telling him the umpteenth time about her love for him. He remembered watching her falling off the cliff, with him doing nothing. He put his palm over his eyes with a striking force. Was he feeling some regret? Is he even capable of feeling anything other than hatred and need for revenge? The raven head knew he didn't have the answers for his musings so he stood and went outside the cave to clear his thoughts.

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After his kage bunshin was defeated, the self-proclaimed Hokage was flooded with it's memories in a snap. He stopped on his tracks, tears threatening to fall from his moist eyes. Kakashi eyed him with worry and asked "What's wrong?"

"Sakura-chan... She's..." the blond's voice wavered with pain and sorrow.

The silver-haired clenched his fist, perceiving the blond's next word: dead. Kakashi had faced so much death already, his parents, his former sensei and team mates had already passed away.

Sai looked at Naruto with a frown on his face; he had read this reaction in one of his books. He believed it was sorrow caused by the lost of a love one. However, he refuses to believe that a strong kunoichi like Sakura would even met her quietus.

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"Sasuke, I know where he is." Itachi said as he revealed himself from the clearing. The younger Uchiha glanced towards his brother and nodded. Both prodigies disappeared in a 'puff' of smoke.

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"Na-Naruto-kun, I heard what happened to Sakura-san. I... I'm sorr..." the shy girl failed to finish as strong arms wrap itself on her petite form. Uzumaki Naruto buried his face on her neck and begun to sob. Hinata reluctantly placed her dominant hand on the blond's back to pat it soothingly.
"Do you still wish to... To bring Sasuke-san back... Back to konoha?" pale white orbs close itself as the teen questioned.
"The teme killed her... I... All I wanted is to bring him back so that I could fulfill my promise, but now... Now I don't know what to do." Naruto admitted. He don't know if he could stop himself from killing his so called best friend to have his revenge. Then again, would revenge undo everything. Will killing Sasuke bring the cherry blossom back to life? Or will she be happy watching them from heaven if she saw each of them in a battle to end each others life? He bet not, and this is why he wouldn't kill the bastard but, he wouldn't ask him to go back to konoha as well. Now he understand what Jiraia felt when he give up on Orochimaru. The jinjuuriki didnt think he would ever grew tired of bringing his best friend back, but after what his done, the blond don't know if he could ever look straight into that traitor's face ever again.

End of Chapter 2.

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