AN: I will try my best to stick with the real story but I will change stuff for my own amusement and hopefully yours. I will acknowledge all the events that lead to the end of the 4th war and Sasuke leaving Konoha on his redemption arc but I will ignore some of the side characters established relationships.
I wanted to explore Sakura trying to move on from Sasuke after years of silence and Sasuke facing the consequences of that and fighting to get her back.
This is my first fanfic ever, be nice but give me feedback. Also english aint my first language so...
You can find this in AO3 as well.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Sasuke´s POV
My name is Uchiha Sasuke. I was born in one of the most distinguished clans, not only in Konoha but in the world. My last name has been admired and feared for its power for decades. The founder of the Uchihas is the son of the Sage of the Six Paths and years later an Uchiha co-founded the Konoha village.
But history shows that life has not been kind to my clan, and I guess we could argue if we deserved it or not, but at the end of the day, one fact remains, that there's only one living Uchiha, me.
My whole life has been a story of revenge in the name of my clan. I always carried the goal of my clan as my own, and I won't lie and say I don't plan on doing it anymore. Part of me still has plans regarding my clan but after all the choices I've made, I finally decided to take a break and focus on more important things.
But this is not a story about the Uchicha Clan. This is not a story about revenge and justice. This is a story about amending my mistakes. This is a story about paying for my mistakes, to the world, to my village, to my friends but most importantly this is a story about love. This is a story about Haruno Sakura.
Well, at least that's what I hope so.
It's been three years since the war ended and I left Konoha to seek redemption for my crimes. I know I could have stayed, Kakashi is Hokage, Naruto is the most loved ninja in the world, Sakura is the strongest kunoichi, the best medic and loved by everyone and they had my back and support no matter what.
Even if people fear me or resent me, just by association with the other three shinobis who defeated Kaguya, sooner or later people would warm to me again. But I had to leave and resolve my feelings and thoughts and do as much good as I could and fix my mistakes by myself.
No one could have joined me because it was no one else's responsibility. So once again, I had to reject Sakura´s offer. I regretted it every second since I left the village but taking her with me would have been selfish and just neglect the whole point of my redemption journey.
But now I am ready to go back, for good this time. But frankly, I am terrified. As a shinobi, I'm cocky as hell and I guess I get to be, I mean I am smart, fast, powerful, fearless, I am Sasuke Uchicha I possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan and the Rinnegan, there are few people who could defeat me. But as a man minus the ninja part, I am quite the opposite.
I am not a social person, I really don't care much about what people have to say to me and I don't have much to share either, it's difficult for me to be open to people, frankly I don't think I have ever expressed my emotions to anyone. Team 7 and Itachi might be the only ones who understand me and are good at reading me but it's not in my nature to tell someone I care for them or share with them if I´m sad or happy. So what's the point of having a plan and a speech ready in my mind, when I know that when I knock on Sakura´s door, all I´ll be able to say is "hello".
At this rate I'm three days away from Konoha but I feel like I'm getting tired more easily and my pace is getting slower. Maybe it's my subconscious slowing me down because I am nervous. Lately I´ve been having problems sleeping. I have these dreams about her with multiple scenarios that would break my heart, that she would be smart enough to reject me after everything I did to her. Or maybe she met someone who treats her like she deserves and is definitely more deserving of her love that I could ever be.
But the worst dream is that she tells me she loves me and we date and I spent my days and my nights with her until my heart and my brain start malfunctioning from all the love I have for her and then one day she wakes up and laughs in my face and tells me she doesn't love me, that she did all this just to break my heart as payback for all the times I made her suffer.
But that's not Sakura, she is affectionate, devoted, generous, gentle, kind, reasonable, sensible, sincere, wholesome.
So why amI worried? She has always worn her heart on her sleeve, it's not a secret that she has been in love with me since we were kids in the academy and all these years her and the rest of team 7 have been doing nothing but care for me and show me how much they love me.
But also why am I so confident? I mean Naruto also went through all that trouble for me, and just because we are friends, maybe Sakura did it as a friend too and after all these years she only loves me like that, maybe she moved on, why would she wait for me?
I mean she is basically a legend now, she is the strongest Kunoichi in the world after fighting Kaguya, she is also the best medic and did I mention she is so intelligent and funny and overall amazing. She is like the sun, she warms everything and everyone around her. I bet she is the favorite person of half of the population of Konoha.
So why would she wait for me? Sakura is mesmerizing. The first time I met her, I thought she was a figment of my imagination, her beautiful unique pink hair was proof that it was all in my head. But no, she is real. And she loves me since we were kids, she did. I don't know how she feels about that right now.
I suppose she's in the hospital most of the time. I can't imagine how many shinobis she helps daily. Every single ninja in Konoha must be in love with her. They are not blind. Sakura is mesmerizing. She is not pretty or simply beautiful. How many fit, tall and attractive shinobis would only let her be the one to perform their physical exam. I bet some would even let themselves get mild injuries with the excuse to have Sakura's healing hands on them. How many of them smile and flirt with her? Does she have a line of men waiting to ask her out at the end of each shift? Has she said yes to anyone? Is she dating anyone?
Great, now my stomach hurts.
I think I´ll rest for the rest of the day. Maybe my trip will last four days instead of three.
