My Year of the OTP 2023 contribution for the prompt : I wrote this for you.

I'm sorry for the mistakes, English is not my native language. I hope you like it.

Disclaimer : Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.

I Wrote This For You

Sasuke angrily shoved the letter in his pocket. Idiot Naruto, idiot Kakashi, he thought. They had no need to meddle in his affairs.

Sasuke had rented a small apartment upon his return to Konoha and Naruto had come to visit him in the morning. They had not seen each other since the day after the Uzumaki's wedding because he and Hinata had gone on their honeymoon. They had returned the day before and Naruto had decided to visit his old friend, as he had told Sasuke when he opened the door to his apartment. After a while, Naruto noticed a letter lying on the coffee table in the living room.

"What is this ?" He asked taking the letter.

Sasuke opened his eyes wide. It was the letter he wrote to Sakura on his redemption journey. He had written to her that he loved her and that he wanted her to leave with him. It had been easier for him to write down his feelings than to tell her, even if he had never been the type to write declarations of love. But he had never had the courage to send her the letter. Of course, Naruto had to see it. He did not dare give it to Sakura, so it was not for Naruto to read it.

"Give me that !"

"For who is this letter for ? Is it for Sakura-chan ?"

Sasuke blushed.

"Is this a love letter for Sakura-chan ?"

Sasuke blushed even more and Naruto grinned from ear to ear. Sasuke knew that look. It was the same one he had when they were genins and he tried to annoy him. Even if he was married and would be the next Hokage, sometime Sasuke felt like he was still the twelve-year-old child he had been. Naruto was about to unfold the letter. Sasuke lunged at him, but the blond narrowly avoided him.

"Naruto," Sasuke raged.

He was no longer blushing because of the embarrassment, he was angry.

"Come on Sasuke, let me help you. I can tell you if your letter is not too cutesy."

Sasuke tried to grab it, but Naruto dodged him again before running out the window. The Uchiha followed him. It was out of the question for him to let him get away with it. They chased one another in the streets of Konoha, in front of the stunned gaze of certain passers-by and indifferent of others accustomed to the behavior of the two friends. They ended fighting on the village bridge, Sasuke wanting to get his letter back and Naruto refusing to give it to him. Both had not noticed that Kakashi was watching them. They ended up falling in the water. Kakashi picked up the letter that had fallen on the ground and opened it. He laughed lightly as he read it.

"Well Sasuke, I didn't know you wrote so well."

Sasuke was going home. He was soaked and irritated, but at least he got his letter back. He took it out of his pocket and looked at it once again. It was crumpled but at least Naruto had not been able to read it. But it upset him that Kakashi did.

"Sasuke-kun !"

He looked up and saw Sakura coming towards him. She frowned at his state.

"What happened to you ?"

"Naruto," he answered simply.

Sakura nodded, not being surprised. Sasuke glanced at the letter. It was now or never. He shyly handed it to her.

"I wrote this for you."

Sakura blushed and took it. She unfolded it and began to read it. She frowned and Sasuke felt his heart beat faster. Was she going to deny his feelings ? Would she refuse to leave with him ? He thought that everything was going well between them. But maybe he should have thought more about it. He asked her to leave her family, her job, her friends to follow him. What was he thinking ?

"Sasuke-kun."

He held his breath for a few seconds.

"I can't read it."

She gave the letter back to him and he looked at it. It was stained and in places the ink had leaked because of the water. It was completely unreadable. Kakashi could not read it either. He had laughed at him, Sasuke thought, annoyed.

"What did you write to me ?"

"I'll tell you later. Let's go have dinner at that new restaurant you wanted to go to."

Sakura smiled and nodded. He took her hand and they walked towards the restaurant. It did not matter if she had not read the letter, Sasuke thought. It was now time for him to confess his feelings to her and this time he would tell her in person.

The end