IMPORTANT AUTHORS NOTE ABOUT THIS CHAPTER: So I have been informed that there have been reports on this chapter saying that it was too mature. If I don't remove the content apparently the entire story could be taken down to placate these anon reporters (obviously they are reporting logged in, I just don't know who they are).

I'm sorry about this everyone. I feel like it ruins the flow of the story. I also feel like my rights are being violated or something. It's not cool being told how I can and can't express myself online.

This chapter no longer contains NSFW and begins when Sasuke and Sakura finish making love. To read the complete version of this chapter, with the adult content (which has clear warnings and is for mature eyes only please), you can visit my blog on desktop view and click on 'sasusaku-multichapters'. I can't provide the entire link because of fanficnet system. My blog is (with . and no spaces): merinxd dot tumblr dot com

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"I didn't plan that." Sasuke says after a few minutes of silence, and she knows that he is referring to the sex.

"I know." Sakura replies, rolling onto her side. She looks at him and squeezes his hand. His head tilts, and his now obsidian eyes catch hers; Sakura sees something deep in his gaze; it's gone as he blinks and Sasuke is pulling back.

Sakura can feel that he is uncomfortable with the intimacy.

"Do you want to shower?" He asks.

Sakura doesn't know what the time is but it's probably getting late. The sun is shining through the window in a harsh yellow that suggests it is well into morning.

How long did they make love for?

It's lucky that Sakura has labelled this a rest day. Of course, she'll go through some notes - she won't be able to help herself.

"Okay." Sakura says. "I won't be long."

Sasuke offers her a hand and she takes it. There's a slight awkwardness as she pads her way to the door just right of the entrance.

"I can shower in the guest bathroom." Sakura offers.

Sasuke shakes his head.

"It's fine." He tells her.

She nods in apprehensive understanding and then steps inside Sasuke's private bathroom…

It takes five minutes for Sakura to peek at everything in the bathroom (without opening the drawers) and another five minutes to shower. Sasuke doesn't own any fancy soap, and his toiletries aren't lavish like some would expect.

Sakura hasn't thought about it before, but now that she can see this space, she knows that it's right; Sasuke is a minimal person.

She washes her body thoroughly, especially her most private parts, and then Sakura is done. She spends a little time marvelling at the marks he left on her skin, like last time. Her breasts are tender and are covered in little marks, just as her neck is bruised from Sasuke's attention.

Sakura feels proud.

When she exits the steamy room she finds the bedroom empty. Her bag is sitting upon Sasuke's bed and the shirt she discarded earlier sits beside it.

Sakura towels her hair and pads her way to her satchel. She unclips it with one hand, grabbing her spare bra and panties. She slips them on, and then she reaches inside her bag for her shorts –

She pauses, palming the material of her pants curiously. It feels bulkier than it should.

Sakura pulls it out, shaking the khaki, and a cylindrical object falls to the floor.

"A scroll." She says to herself, frowning.

This isn't the bag she keeps paperwork in and Sakura knows right away that it's Sasuke's official Uchiha scroll; she had forgotten all about it.

"Oh." Sakura murmurs. Her fingers suddenly itch to read it, though not for research purposes. She has always wondered about Sasuke as a child and perhaps there is information inside that she can treasure.

She quickly finishes getting dressed, in a light pink t-shirt and her khaki shorts - then she picks up the scroll.

Sakura sits down on the edge of the bed; she is feeling excited now. She fiddles with the seal and it opens easily. Sakura unfurls the document.

Looking to the bedroom doorway she wonders where Sasuke has gone; she wants him to see this.

When her gaze turns back to the fabric on her knees Sakura is surprised by what she finds –

Sasuke's scroll is there in its entirety, but there is also another smaller scroll that has revealed itself. It sits in the middle of the off white parchment. She touches the item and realises that it's not a scroll; it's parchment that has been rolled up and has stuck to the scroll's fabric with time. She pulls it away gently, observing the aged twine that holds the paper together.

Then, Sakura tugs on the bow.

The parchment comes apart with ease and Sakura's green eyes widen as she reads the top of the page:

To my dearest younger brother,

If you are reading this you have returned to Konoha and I am dead…

Sakura's eyes rip away from the text and she realises just what this is.

Unfortunately, she doesn't have time to bundle it up again before footsteps sound. She can do nothing but sit there in shock.

Sasuke appears in the doorway dressed in his shinobi pants again. He is drinking a glass of water.

"What's that?" He asks curiously, obviously thinking that it's research.

Sakura doesn't know what to tell him, so she decides to show him,

"It's for you." She stands, holding the stack of paper out apprehensively. "It's from Itachi."