This is an Sasuki PoV chapter, I want to flesh her character out more. I don't know if I can but I want her to not feel so 2D. I also want to make the differences between cannon Sasuke and my Sasuki clear. Onto the chapter


'I feel so alone.' Sasuki Uchiha thinks. The villagers have been treating her so distantly. At least she still has Senshi. He will help her, he promised. She will get revenge for her clan, she still wakes up after having nightmares about the Tsukuyomi Itachi put her in. 'This village is holding me back. I need more power. If I would have been strong enough I could have saved them. Senshi will help me, he has always trained with me and i don't know anybody stronger.'

Her hatred for Itachi is growing while her love for Senshi is too, almost as fast as her hatred. Not fast enough though, her desire for revenge, or rather her loathing of being this alone is consuming her.

Her fist hits the wooden stump.

She will never forget that night. Itachi took everything from her and now even the villagers only pity her. Only Senshi doesn't, but even he doesn't know how it feels. But one other person knows.

Again, her fists hit the stump. Naruko, she hasn't felt the loss she is feeling but the orphan girl knows how it feels to be alone. Sasuki sees to what extent the blond will go to get attention. That's also the reason her rival clings to Senshi that much.

'Why do I feel so envious when I see them together?' she blushes 'No, I don't have time for a crush. He has enough fangirls, he wouldn't want another.'

He wouldn't leave you though. He promised

She believes Senshi so easily. He seems so stable, like a boulder sitting in a stream. He keeps her from sinking into her sadness and revenge. But he doesn't dismiss them, like the villagers do when they see her brooding. He will even help her. He will be there when she kills Itachi and he will be there after, something to return to.

Her fist connects with the log again.

'He'll be taking the graduation exam. I know it.' she won't though. She knows she's too weak. She would hold him back. 'I need more power. I can't let him drift away from me.' she starts to tear up at the thought.

What about him and Naruko? Will she hold him back, will she drift with him away from her? 'I don't hate her, but she's so annoying, always challenging me.'

She hears footsteps approaching, Senshi's she knows. He stops behind her and says in a calm voice "I managed to convince the other clan kids to hang out today, I want you to join. I know you don't want to, you don't have to tell me that but you can't distance yourself that much.'

She grits her teeth "I don't need them. I only need you and power."

Senshi, expecting such an answer, replies "Just try, okay? For me. Maybe you won't enjoy it, if that's the case I won't ask you again"

'For him.' she groans and relents "Okay, when is this?"

He tells her it's tomorrow an hour after school at the Akamichi's BBQ shop. 'That doesn't sound too bad, I get to spend time with Senshi and eat food.' She looks away from the log to see Senshi sitting on her porch.

She want's to change the topic and asks "Have you taken the graduation exam today?"

"Yes. But I failed." He says.

She is shocked "HOW?! You're even stronger than Iruka!"

He chuckles and says "I haven't learnt a single ninjutsu. Not even the academy three. This failure has taught me to slow down and take my time. I want you to learn that too. I was too obsessed with growing in power that I neglected to look at the little things that seem so easy now."

'He's so calm, even after failing.' she admires that. She want's to be like that. They talk for a little while longer and then he leaves.

She goes to bed that day feeling a little better.


She got dressed in a hurry, forgetting that they where having BBQ today. She was focused on training. Arriving at the place she sees Senshi talking with the Yamanaka, who seems very interested in him 'Not even more competition.' she immediately blushes 'What? N-No, I need to fucus on getting stronger. I need to ignore this.' she takes a deep breath, swallowing her envy and approaches the group.

Naruko, who was talking with shikamaru and choji, notices her first, pouting when she sees her "Senshi, Sasuki is here. Why did you have to invite her, she's so broody and arrogant?!"

Senshi sighs, tired of their squabble "She's as much of my friend as you are. We are even from the same clan now. Get along, I've said this a thousand times while we train."

Naruko relents, just wanting to eat now and Senshi turn over to her to greet her, much to Ino's dismay "Hey Sasuki, thanks for coming. Let's head in then, shall we?" the last part aimed at the whole group. Kiba, Sakura and Shino, who where talking about something turn around and head in with them.

An Akamichi greets them, asking "A reservation or are you just coming in?"

Senshi takes out a reservation he bought yesterday and they head for their table.

"So, is the food here really that good, or where you just defending your family, choji?" Kiba asks, getting nods from Naruko and Senshi, who bought the reservation after choji told him about the restaurant while discussing where to head to when they hang out.

Choji was about to reply when Ino does for him "It's really that good. Me, him and Shika go here often, our parents where on a team and they want us to get close to each other." shikamaru nods and the group orders their respective meals from the approaching waiter.

Senshi talks to Shikamaru about his visit to his house and the rest all form small groups in which they talk in. All, except for her and Naruko. They sit at the outside of the U shaped bench surrounding the grill-table mix at the opposite of each other. They look at each other and quickly pout before Sasuki remembers what Senshi told him. 'I'll try to talk to her, for him.'

"So dobe, how goes the training? Getting any better at taijutsu?" she provokes, knowing that their rivalry is not so serious.

Yet

Naruko smirks and says "Of course! While you where at your house, brooding, me and Senshi where working on a taijutsu style. he said the teachers wont teach me properly so I need to make my own. I bet I could beet you now, believe it!"

"Then how about a bet? We fight tomorrow after class, to see who is better and whoever wins get's to spend the day with Senshi alone!" Sasuki challenges.

Naruko smiles at the idea "DEAL!"

Senshi, overhearing their conversation sighs, but quickly getting back to his talk with shikamaru about his fathers shogi skills.

When the food arrives Ino asks Senshi something "Hey Senshi, is it true that you can steal Kekkei genkai and that you stole a sharingan from Sasuki's parents?"

'What did she just say?!' Sasuki thinks, raging at the thought that he stole their sharingan. "NO! He didn't steal anything, he would never do that! Firstly, it was an accident and secondly even if it wasn't, it's not like he stole their eyes, he just took some blood. And he became family, I don't care what they say, I would still like him even if he did!" She swiftly covers her mouth, realizing what she said, even Senshi didn't expect that.

The room is silent, nobody expecting the brooding Uchiha to have a crush. Ino, trying to steer the conversation to anything else says "Sorry, you didn't have to get so defensive. But, can you show us please Senshi?"

"Now that I think about it, I haven't seen his sharingan, or any sharingan for that matter up close." Shikamaru mutters. Kiba and Sakura, who is only here because of Ino, whisper an agreement.

Senshi looks over to her, his vibrant red eyes drilling into her soul "Can I show them. They are my eyes but considering where I got them from I think it's appropriate to ask you first."

Sasuki smiles, finally getting to teach something to Senshi now "You don't have to ask me. You're an Uchiha now, we take pride in our eyes and those are yours. Take pride in them."

Senshi smiles, something rare and thanking her. His normal, vibrant red eyes turning lighter and gaining a ring with a Tomoe slowly spinning around it.

Sasuki was hesitant at first, fearing his sharingan would remind her of Itachi's but looking into his eyes only brings her a warm feeling of comfort, knowing that he is her family and that he will always be here for her.

Everybody gasps, finding his eyes cool and amazing. Ino especially but Sasuki expects she just want's to complement Senshi in a hope that he will like her more.

The rest of the day was spent talking and joking around. And slowly but surely, they became a friend group.

They started to hang out more often and Sasuki started to feel like she isn't alone.

But she still knows she needs power and will do anything to get it. For her clan. For her parents. And now for Senshi.


I hope you liked this chapter. With this chapter I wanted to form this friend group that would be with Senshi in his time in Naruto and I wanted to slowly introduce Ino's crush on him as he has taken Sasukes place for her in this AU. I hope I deepened Sasuki and made it make sense for her to be this attached to Senshi. Until next time, bye!