The one year affair

Prologue

'So …'

'Your Brother's blight'

'What?'

'It seems to be catching up with you'

'What do you mean?'

'Hinata sama'

'Yes, Tama'

'Tell me … Tell me about my father' the three-year-old child was looking expectantly with wide bright eyes.

'The insidious Course is over; the disease is starting to manifest'

Sasuke was momentarily stunned

'Haven't your mother told you about your dad, Tama Kun?'

'Yes, but I want to hear from you too'

She sighed, the poor kid was starting to understand what a father was, he was starting to realise that he was missing someone who whatever TenTen, Hiashi, Hanaba or she tried to do in order to fill for, they will never replace.

Maybe they will distract him for a little time, console him at others but none the less, he will always feel the sting of orphan hood, the pain of the loss will even manifest at certain times despite all the effort expended to keep it at bay.

She knows well.

After all, she had lost her mother when she was young as well.

And she had seen His father, Neji, suffer the same exact pain before him.

She was the reason of this boy's plight,

She mused gloomily.

The weight of the words dawned heavily on Sasuke, yet he rapidly regained his composure.

'And …'

'There isn't much I can do, Sasuke san'

'That I know, how much time do I have left?'

Kina averted his eyes from his

'Provided you don't exhaust yourself much and with sufficient medication, Probably one year'