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Epilogue

"Death leaves a heartache that no one can heal, love leaves a memory that no one can steal…"

"Don't you have business with me or you're just following me.." Shin said with a scowl plastered on his face.

Sasuke scowled in return. "I'm not following. I'm here for a mission the dobe gave me." He said looking away. Both of them sitting down the stool with a glass of beer in front of them. The two of them have 'accidentally' met outside the Hidden Cloud Village border and now they found themselves in a tavern with Killer Bee singing his newest Enka rap composition (his singing already irking Sasuke to no end)

"So…Naruto asked me for your sister when will you be back." Sasuke said picking up his glass of beer drinking it in one go.

"It'll be sometime before I go back. I have some business to do." Shin said leaning his back comfortably while watching Sasuke's every move. Noticing his stare Sasuke looks up to him with an angry frown.

"What. Now?" he said with an irritated look on his face.

Shin shrug his shoulder, "Anyway this is a Hitai-ate you can't go wandering around without this."

"Your mission is successful now so go home."

"Home?" Sasuke scoffed, he can't understand what he is feeling. Home is just another word for him right now since going home means he will be again haunted by the memory of her. Their house their pictures together every part of their house shouts every piece of her memory. Reminding him of his lost beloved. Everyone but him seems to have move on.

Naruto become the Hokage and married Shin's sister who's now been cured of her disability. Thanks to Tsunade and Sakura.

Shin left the village since then but made sure to come back once a month (Making sure his sister and his twin nephew and niece are being taken care of by Naruto and then meeting Sakura and their son.)

Shikamaru and Ino also married and has a son together.

Sakura (also) become the head of the Medical Ninja's in Leaf Village.

Every one seem to carry on with life. But him…

"How can I forget you? Tell me Hinata…"

In a certain place a man is watching a girl in her sleep smiling gently to her beautiful features he softly stroke her long hair. That action made the girl stir from her sleep. Opening and (rubbing her blurry eyes) she sits up to see a handsome young man with a gentle but mysterious smile on his face.

"Welcome back…"

Author's Note: Thanks for everyone who read and followed Substitute Husband from its rough beginnings until its final chapter, but the story of Sasuke and Hinata are just beginning. A big hug to my devoted readers, followers and reviewers. Follow the next chapter in Sasuke and Hinata's lives in the new story Never Ending me and my friend and beta Shirahane Aikawa are collaborating on.