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Naruto was worried. He had seen Sasuke's unfocused eyes and shifting feet on the way over to the base. Naruto knew that he would be worried about her.

He knew Sakura and Sasuke had some sort of—something when they were younger. He remembered all too well: Sakura's gentle smiles, how Sasuke curled her hair around his fingers when they went on missions telling her stories in a low voice and watching how her lips curled upwards. He remembered the way Sakura would throw herself in front of Sasuke, her eyes dark and stormy when they faced down both Gaara and Zabuza.

But now, as he stared at Sasuke's troubled eyes and how his teammate sheathed and unsheathed his kunai, he wondered if it had ever been more for him.

Because Naruto knew, if anything, that Sakura liked to touch.

But Sasuke did not.

Which is how Naruto knew that Sasuke cared more than he let on.

"We're going to rest here for the night,"Yamato said quietly, slipping into a clearing and erecting a small cabin fit for four people.

Sai followed the jonin, his eyes appraising the structure of the house with a strange sort of curiosity.

"Teme."Naruto called out, yanking Sasuke out of his thoughts.

"What, dobe." Sasuke answered, picking up his pack and sliding it over his shoulder.

He hesitated. " Do you think she'll—"

"I don't know." Sasuke cut him off, eyes turning hard.

Naruto sighed. Sasuke was always rather touchy on the subject of Sakura's defection to Sound and they had never really talked about it, except for that one time after they had tried to go after her and gotten their asses kicked.

By her.

Repeatedly.

"She could, you know." Naruto said as they stood, glaring at each other across the clearing. "She could be there—waiting for us, knowing that we would show up—"

"The traitor—"

"She's not a traitor!" Naruto yelled, grabbing Sasuke by his collar and slamming him in the nearest tree. "She's Sakura!"

Sasuke glared and pushed him off. "What do you call someone who just left us?"

"Left us?" And Naruto would curse his loose mouth later but, "Or left you?"

Sasuke's eyes immediately turned cold and guarded, a snarl turning his face into an ugly grimace. "Don't you dare."

Naruto swallowed nervously. "I know you felt something for her."

Sasuke was silent, glaring at him, his fists tightening.

"I know that she—"

"She left." Sasuke spat, "She left, she made her choice—"

"Then why are you here?" Naruto shouted, avoiding the punch Sasuke threw. "Why do you still keep that note—"

Sasuke stopped dead in his tracks, eyes widening. "How do you know about that."

He looked away.

"Naruto, tell me now, how do you know about that."

"I saw it in your pocket in the hospital." Naruto said slowly. "And also, Itachi told me."

Sasuke trembled and for one clashing moment, Naruto thought he was going to throw another punch, this time his fist blazing with chidori.

But instead, his teammate and oldest friend stormed away, his hands in his pockets.

Naruto just watched.

Sakura-chan…do you even know how much you broke him?

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