'Dear diary,

Half a year had passed now since coming back home. It seems worlds away what happened to me while in the US, and my luck well...it's gotten so much better. Though matter is love and romance haven't much improved as I haven't met anyone who has caught my interest. But romance can wait until after I've finished my schooling. Speaking of, I've landed a residency at one of the most prestigious hospitals in the area. I'll be studying under the number one doctor there starting after the New Year. Sure, there will be eight overall, but a chance to study and really show off my skill is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I can't wait.

December 8th'

Sakura looked out at the court yard of the university. Fresh snow blanketed the area and it was relatively busy considering the snow that was gently falling. Winter had come faster than she had realized. The move back to Japan had been relatively smooth, her parents were very easy with her in regards to Jayce's indiscretion, starting fresh was what she needed. To be back in her home country among her countrymen and women felt like a breath of fresh air.

She occupied her old room at her parents house and commutes into the city everyday by train, for the most part she was left alone save for the occasional pervert who tried to feel her up. Her response, a sharp twist of the wrist typically took care of wandering hands.

Students were rushing to libraries and quiet areas to study for finals. Taking a sip of hot tea she let her head fall against the window. It had almost been a year now. She hadn't lied when she said the events that had happened to her in the United States felt like it happened a lifetime ago. Her heart no longer ached with the thought of Jayce. Though her confidence was surely shaken by the feeling of inferiority to the woman he had cheated on her with. It had hurt unbelievably so at the time, but now almost a year later the wound to her heart had healed and left a scar. It made her stronger as a person and helped her grow. She was more guarded now, wiser to the ways of love and no longer naive the games men play with a woman's heart. With her experience she was easily able to read men, catch them in their lies and flip the script. She had earned the name 'Man Killer' on campus. And that suited her just fine. Men either stayed away due to the rumors of her frozen heart or flicked to her out of pure curiosity and seeking a conquest.

"Yo, hadn't expected to see you again," came a cheery voice. Pulled from her thoughts Sakura turned her eyes forwards the sound and to her surprise it was the blonde man from the airport.

Emerald eyes widened and she stood from her chair and pointed at him. "You."

"Yes, me," the man smiled and rubbed the back of his neck. He was indeed handsome but in a boyish sort of way. Seeing him somehow made Sakura feel at ease and she offered to share her table with him. He accepted and sat down. "Phew, you're a medical student," he inquired.

Taking her seat Sakura pulled her books closer to her, nodding in response. "Mhm."

"That's noble of you. Oh, I'm Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki," Naruto said and stuck a hand out. Sakura reaches hers out and gently shock his.

"I'm Sakura Haruno."

"Cherry blossom...it suits you," Naruto jokes and pointed to her hair that was indeed the color of cherry blossom. Sakura blushed and nodded slightly embarrassed.

Silence fell between them, an awkward long silence. Sakura started to fidget with her pen to ease the awkwardness she was feeling inside. Naruto cleated his throat and she looked into his blue eyes, becoming enraptured in them. "I...uh study philosophy. You didn't ask so I figured I'd tell you," he said with a slight chuckle.

"No I meant to ask I just-"

"Don't find me interesting enough," he questioned playfully, mischievousness twinkled in his eyes and he moved his eyes brows up and down comically.

Sakura could not stifle the small laugh the bubbled up from within her, "no, I'm just not used to someone taking a genuine interest in me," she confessed shrugging her shoulders.

"Really, I couldn't phantom why someone wouldn't want to know the infamous Man Killer," Naruto pretended to be perplexed by the problem in front of him. Sakura let out a soft chuckle.

"Oh, you know about that, do you," she challenged.

"Who doesn't know," Naruto offered as he leaned back into his chair.

Sakura only shook her head in response yielding in the challenge. Who didn't know her reputation? It was widely known now. Sakura sighed heavily and trenches her arm up. "I'll probably die alone, with a million cats to inherit my future wealth and possessions," Sakura joked. Well, half joked. At this point in her young life, Love seemed to elude her, so the only reasonable conclusion was that she'd be alone forever. No one to share her life with. An unpaired crane, meant to roam this life partnerless.

"Pfft. Please, you are thinking of the world of being a small place, I'm sure there is someone out there for you. Everyone has a fated partner," then in an odd fashion that didn't seem to fit his character, Naruto let out a poem.

"Waiting until spacetime has shattered, mountains and rivers have turned to ashe, entirely complexion has withered,

leaving the love into the world,

continuous reincarnation.

See through the sadness and joy,

through the numerous twist and turns,

to forever follow you through life and death,

travel throughout vast heaven and earth,

freely flying with you."

Sakura watched as Naruto looked out the window reciting this epic poem of love. He had a look of someone who had loved and lost, but unlike her, his eyes didn't burn with the bitterness hers did. He had hope. Sakura blinked and watched him carefully, taking in his handsome face. "Someone's out there," he whispered it this time, turning those blue eyes forwards her. Again, she found herself enraptured by them.

"Wise beyond your years, a rare trait in today's society," Sakura whispered back a small smile tugging at her lips. Naruto was more than a handsome face it seemed, he certainly had a charm about him that made her heart feel at peace with itself. She truly felt like she could be her most truest self with him allowing him access to her inner thoughts that she mostly kept hidden from others.

Natural smiled," what can I say, I've had a long life. Longer than most," he let out cryptically.

"You're only in your early twenties, average people live to be at least eighty now a days," Sakura dismissed his rather strange statement. Naruto only chuckled.

"Sakura, there is more to the world than you know," Naruto said in his typical cheery tone. "You'll see with time," he finished and made movements to stand which prompted Sakura to stand. "We'll talk again sometime, see you then," Naruto said again giving her his two finger salute as his walked off.

Sakura stood there baffled by their abnormal interaction. Logically, his words didn't make any sense, saying he had lived a life longer than most. It was apparent that Naruto had an old soul to him, but still a light hearted mature about him. Maybe what he meant was he had experienced more of life than most? Sakura shook her head and went back to her studies pushing the enigma that was Naruto from her mind.

The Heavenly Palace of Uchiha of Leaf Village

"What do you want," came a deep voice inquiry. The massive room was dark save for the light of the early evenings full moons light. The pale yellow glow cast an eerie hue on the ornate objects. The was styled after the traditional Japanese. Tatami floors, paper windows, magnificent paintings of mythical places by mortal standards.

Naruto stood by the window looking out at the beautiful zen garden, fireflies winked with beautiful bursts of greenish hue. "She is back," came Naruto's voice, however it didn't have the typical cheeriness to it. No, his voice was serious and had a hint of sadness. Naruto's black and orange robes rustled as he turned forwards the figure in the dark.

Red eyes glowed in the dark, the prestigious Uchiha Sharingan on full display. The three black times swirled slightly as Sasuke voice tumbled to life. "Where is she hiding," he asked his eyes finding Naruto's ocean blue ones.

"In the mortal realm. Her souls been...reincarnated," Naruto's voice came out with tones of sadness and guilt. His hands tightened into fists.

"Hm," was all Sasuke let out. In the dark a devilish smirk formed. A second chance was granted to him. Memories of a pink hair warrior with fierce snarls eyes flashed in his mind. Her white kimono fluttering beautifully about her as she walked. Her smile radiant and on full display for him alone. 'This time, I will not lose you...Sakura.'