Finally! An update! First off, I'd like to answer a few questions that have come to my attention through reviews as well as direct messages to me.

Q: Please tell me a few months have passed since they've had sex because she can't be pregnant after only a few days.

A: Sasuke and Sakura traveled together (and slept together) for almost two months. She is now roughly 7-8 weeks pregnant and is having some minor difficulties because she is so small. Hence the fainting she has later in Gaiden. I wanted to tie in how hard Sakura's pregnancy was on her body and how it changed her a little. Also, she is far too caught up in everything that has been happening to her to realize she is a few weeks late, thus realizing she could be pregnant.

Q: Why is she in pain? I hope she doesn't lose the baby.

A: It is confirmed she is definitely pregnant with Sarada as of this update. She will not lose the baby and I will not stray too far from the canonverse.

Q: Why isn't Hinata pregnant? Boruto and Sarada are the same age.

A: Hinata is pregnant. She just does not know it yet. She either has not discovered it or has yet to tell Naruto. Thus, Sakura and Sasuke do not know so it would not make sense to include it in the story at this point.

I hope I have answered all your burning questions and please enjoy the next installment. Please take a moment to leave your thoughts in the reviews!

"I had a dream about a burning house. You were stuck inside I couldn't get you out. I laid beside you and pulled you close. And the two of us when up in smoke…"

Burning House, Cam

The familiar smell of lemon cleaning supplies and rubber helped in the realization of where she was. She was awake, but her eyes didn't open. She was unbelievably tired. Her body was so limp with exhaustion she could barely turn over to keep the peering sun from the window away from her lids.

The hospital room was empty, that she could tell. She had gone after him. The chakra she sensed was as clear as day. She knew it was him. Kakashi had known too.

Kakashi..he had said something to her before everything went black. Something that had given her more pain than any physical torture.

"Good, you're awake."

Her sensei's voice cracked through her thoughts. She hadn't heard him come in.

His voice didn't match his expression. His face was saddened, worried. Something she wasn't used to seeing on him.

She raised an eyebrow, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

He looked severely appalled, "How are you so calm?"

"What? Kakashi-sensei I'm fine. Honestly, it's not a big deal."

He stepped closer, "Not a big deal, huh? I've got to hand it to you, Sakura. This is not the reaction I was looking for."

"Kakashi-sensei I've been fainting since I was a genin. Like I said, no big deal. What has gotten into you?'

Realization flashed in her old sensei's eyes. He shifted his weight awkwardly and shoved his hands into his pockets. He was not prepared for what was to come next.

"Kakashi-sensei?.."

"I'm guessing he doesn't know either."

"Who doesn't know what?"

Kakashi cleared his throat, attempting to calm his own nerves whelping up in his chest, "Sakura, you're pregnant. That's why you fainted. Tsunade is keeping you here in order to attempt to explain why you were in so much pain, and making sure it is alright."

"It?..." Sakura's hand slowly found itself resting on her flat stomach. "No..I mean…It's not true..it can't.."

"I'm sorry Sakura I thought you knew. We will be with you through every step of the way. I'm sure Naruto will be thrilled-"

"He doesn't know." She interrupted his kind gesture.

The lighthearted route he wanted to take was derailed, "I'll find him."

"No" she turned a glare towards the copy-nin, "I will."

Now she was being ridiculous, "Out of the question! You couldn't even make it out of the village last night. What happens when you get another spell? When no one else is around?"

It was too late, his attempts fell on deaf ears. She threw the thin white sheets away and was swinging her legs over the bed to lift herself up.

Kakashi laid a hard hand on her shoulder, barring her from standing up from the bed.

"You're not going."

She narrowed her eyes up at him, "You have no authority to tell me what to do! I'm going!"

She attempted to shove him away from her, he was frozen in place.

"Unfortunately, I am the Hokage now. I have full authority over you."

In defeat, she softened, "Please, Kakashi. Bring him back to me."

Kakashi decided not to enlist the help of his favorite blond nin. He believed time was of the essence, and did not want to be the one to tell Naruto Sasuke had left Sakura alone, and with his child no less. That reaction was one he would rather not be around to see.

"This boy...will be the death of me." He heard himself let slip aloud.

A village without its Hokage is a weak one. Through the eyes of the enemy, at least. After leaving a clone to tend the village, the copy nin Hokage slipped out.

It could be days, or even weeks before he could find Sasuke. In his rush he only packed maybe a few days' worth of supplies, staying on the optimistic side.

Soft quick clicks of heels echoed through the Konoha hospital hallways. Tsunade was once fearful the child and its mother were in danger, but to her relief all seemed well. A long night showed in her tired reddened eyes.

Tsunade found the pale white door that lead to Sakura's room. Get yourself together, Tsunade.

Sakura needed her right now. No matter how stupid her actions were, Tsunade had to be there for her.

With a small sigh, she entered, "Everything looks great. Both of you are doing fine. Your frame is just so small your body is having quite a hard time…adjusting…dammit!"

The head medic flitted from the hospital room, leaving behind nothing but empty sheets and an open window.

The inn was by far the worst he had ever seen.

It was perfect.

The inns he and Sakura had a vacancy in were far lusher than this. He'd rather not spend the night in a place that resembled one that they once used.

He settled for the small pub built into the inn for his dinner. It was cluttered with rogues, civilians, and gang members alike. He relished in it all. The restaurants he and Sakura had chosen to dine together in were always safe, he made sure of it. Every bathhouse, every pub; everything had to be made safe before he would let her enter, without her knowledge of course.

The constant drum of the rambling bar goers calmed his mind. It had been racing and throbbing from the moment he decided to leave Konoha. From the moment he had realized.

He finished his rice far quicker than he had hoped. He left money on the table and reluctantly left the sanctuary of the rambling noise.

The town he chose to occupy for the night was the one they had spent time together in. The shop around the corner was where he bought her a black velvet choker necklace with a small charm symbolizing Yin and Yang she had been gazing at. The ramen shop he slowly passed off to his left was where a young man almost lost an arm attempting to bring her chair closer to his. Sasuke almost felt his legs stiffen. His feet almost glued themselves to the first road beneath them. But he did not falter. He did not stay with those memories. He wouldn't let himself.

The nin following him was failing at an attempt at stealth. The lack of skill was almost humorous. Almost purposeful. Did he want to be caught? Sasuke finally let his feet stop kicking up dirt in the empty dark market street and let out an exhausted sigh.

"What do you want" it didn't exactly sound like a question. Sasuke was over the entire ordeal before it had even begun.

Sakura checked every village and settlement within 50 miles of Konoha. Nothing.

Every inn, every shop, every restaurant. No one had seen him. It was like he vanished from the world.

Bare feet hit a branch in a sudden halt. The thought chilled her. Her heart ached in her chest at the thought of him vanishing to another dimension just to be away from her.

The chill of night air crept up her hospital gown. No..no he wouldn't. I will find him.

"Are you hard of hearing?" Sasuke turned now towards the creeping nin as he spoke again. He could see a faint outline in the middle of the blackened street.

He was facing the nin head on now, ready for anything. Maybe a fight would help clear his mind, no matter how quick it would be.

The figure began walking towards him, slowly. It walked with confidence, obviously unafraid of his target.

"Just as easily annoyed as ever, Sasuke."

"Kakashi." Sasuke huffed, slightly saddened a fight was no longer in his future.

Kakashi's light words did not match his expression. It was twisted like he was hiding what he was truly feeling.

"You didn't come all this way for nothing, what do you want?"

"Sasuke..it's about Sakura."

Sasuke's eyes squinted in anger, "Get on with it."

"I..She was admitted to the hospital. She was in so much pain. She even fainted from it. And.."

"Kakashi, spit it out." Sasuke was furious now. If she had been admitted for something so severe then he had no time to waste listening to his old sensei's blabber.

"She's pregnant, Sasuke. She's not far along, but we are sure of it."

Kakashi wasn't even sure if Sasuke had heard that last part. He had flitted into the night before he could take a breath.

Sakura began banging her fist into the trunk of a large tree.

"No. No! I will not die here!" she gripped her stomach as it felt as if it was beginning to tear her apart. The wear on her body from the trip had finally taken its toll. Blue chakra enveloped her hand as she placed it on her stomach, laying her back against the very trunk she had beaten.

Black vignette graced her sight. Slowly, her vision began to blur. She heard quick footsteps and yelling far off into the distance. Was that her name? She couldn't tell. She couldn't speak. Her whole world went black.

Green eyes opened to complete darkness as Sakura finally woke. Was it still night? Was she still in the forest she fainted in? Sakura slowly urged her body to move. She was attached to wires again. Likely in Konoha hospital again. Tsunade or Kakashi must've found her and taken her back. But why was it so dark?

Bright light hit her eyes suddenly, making her eyeballs burn. "Ah! What the hell?"

"Sasuke! Sasuke she's awake! Damn, you look like shit, though."

Sakura attempted blinking rapidly to ease the pain in her eyes. Her sight found the silhouette of a woman. A certain flaming haired woman.

"Rise and shine princess." Karin cooed sarcastically at her as Sakura's sight finally focused.

"Karin?..Why? How?.."

"Hm? You don't remember anything? Damn, what is it doing to you in there?"

"W-what?-"

"Sakura."

The velvet-voiced interrupter graced them with his presence. Even his voice made her skin tingle in anticipation. She slowly let her eyes find his own, praying he could not see the tears that threatened to poor.

Sasuke let his fingers slide across Sakura's cheek, catching a small tear she had not known had fallen.

"You were there." Her voice did not sound like her own. It was childlike and filled with cracks. "I felt you. You were in the village and then you just disappeared again. Why? Why did you go?" her last words almost didn't come out. Her tears overpowered them.

Sasuke was silent for what seemed like an hour. His eyes never once left her own.

"I wanted more for you, Sakura."

Karin, noticing the intensity of the reunion, crept to the far corner of the room, checking Sakura's vitals and scans.

Sakura's watery eyes squinted in slight annoyance, "I don't care what you think I need. What you think I deserve. I want you. And now..now..you're stuck with me." She let her hand find her stomach, unable to find the words. How was she supposed to tell him? He obviously wanted nothing to do with her. Drop her off with Karin after finding her fainted in the woods? Yeah right, he cared..she was a fool to ever believe.

"Sasuke..I.."

"I know."

She glanced back up at his face, it was emotionless. "What? How?"

"Kakashi. He came to take me to you. I found you on my way back to Konoha. Karin's hideout was closer than the Leaf. You're alright now, Sakura."

"He's right." Karin finally chimed in, "I checked everything. Your body just isn't made for pregnancy. The baby and you both will be fine, but it won't be easy. Actually, it's only going to get worse from here."

Sakura caught Sasuke giving Karin a terrifying glance, ultimately barring her from continuing.

"Thank you..for helping me. I guess I'll head back to the Leaf as soon as I gain my strength back. I'm sorry to have been such a burden. Sakura began lifting herself up from the bed, only to be barricaded by Sasuke's steal hand on her shoulder.

His eyes were swimming in confusion, "You will never be a burden to me."

"Sasuke..What are you saying?"

"There will no longer be you going anywhere. Wherever you go, I go."