Disclaimer: I don't own anything, everything belongs to Kishimoto Sensei :P

Epilogue

Sasuke let out a sigh and shut down his desktop, he'd been working for far too long and his eyes were beginning to blur from staring at a screen all day. Swivelling around in his office chair, he took in the view of Konoha from his office. Located in the centre of Konoha's central business district, you could see everything from the top floor of Uchiha Enterprises.

Ever since Sasuke had taken over his father's company 8 years ago, Uchiha Enterprises had been thriving. Profits had never been higher and shares had grown in value tremendously. To say Fugaku was proud would be an understatement.

Sasuke smiled as he watched the streets beneath him, from his spot he could faintly make out Naruto's bright orange Mercedez pulling up at the parking lot of Uzumaki Corporations next door. He could barely see clearly from that high up, but he was sure he saw the blonde dashing from his driver's seat to open the passenger side door for his pregnant Hyuuga wife. The pair were now expecting their second child and ever since the pair got married the Uzumaki and Hyuuga companies had flourished. It didn't come to a surprise for Sasuke, he knew the union of two powerful companies like that would result in competition for Uchiha Enterprises, but he was prepared to work hard to compete. The competitive energy between the three large companies still existed, but it was nothing like the intense rivalry their parents' generation had felt. After all, they were all friends now, and their friendly competition now pushed each other to thrive, rather than tear each other down.

Looking over at Konoha's central park Sasuke could make out Kiba and his new partner Tamaki taking Akamaru for a walk. The white dog had grown even larger than he was before. Kiba was now the town's most sought after vet after taking over his parents' veterinary clinic with his older sister Hana.

Further down the street Sasuke could make out Choji's five-star restaurant. His gluttony had finally paid off and he was now running Konoha's most popular dining attraction, it often took weeks for a reservation to open up. A sleek black limousine pulling up at the restaurant's front gates caught Sasuke's attention. He watched as two well dressed, dark haired men stepped out of the vehicle followed by two blonde women carrying two children. The Uchiha took a quick glance at his calendar, September 23rd, and connected the dots straight away. The group down below had to be Ino, Sai, Shikamaru, Temari and their little boys. It was a tradition of theirs to get together every year at Choji's restaurant to celebrate Shikamaru, Ino and Shikadai's birthdays.

Sasuke's train of thought was interrupted when he heard his office door open.
"Papa!" he spun around to see his little girl running towards him. Standing up, he scooped her up into a hug. He felt so much love and pride just looking at her, and couldn't wait for her to take over his office one day.
"Ah, Sarada" he smiled at her, gently tapping his fingers against her tiny forehead.
The little girl beamed up at her dad.

Sakura strode into the front doors of Uchiha Enterprises, heels clicking as she walked towards the front desk.
"Uchiha-sama" the receptionist bowed her head slightly in respect. Sakura let out an embarrassed laugh, after all these years she was still getting used to being Uchiha Sakura rather than Haruno Sakura.
"Please, just Sakura is fine," she smiled at the girl, "Have you seen where Sarada has run off to?"
"Sarada-san headed straight to her father's office," the receptionist replied.
"Of course she has," Sakura laughed.

Stepping out of the lifts Sakura headed straight for her husband's office. His door was already wide open and the sight she was met with made her heart melt. Sasuke sat there behind his desk scribbling away in a notebook, while their daughter, sat on his lap watching her father work in adoration. They were so alike, the pinkette thought, they had the same eyes, the same silky onyx hair and she definitely had the same drive as her father. Sakura had no doubt that their daughter would grow up to be a mighty Uchiha one day. She was definitely daddy's little girl. Her husband adored their daughter and never failed to show her affection.

"There you are, Sarada," Sakura laughed as she entered the office, "didn't mama tell you not to run off alone?"
"Sorry mama," the little girl giggled, hopping off Sasuke's lap she ran towards her mother, "I was just too excited to see papa."
Sasuke smiled at the sight before him, seeing the two people he loved most standing there in front of him filled him with joy. He could feel his heart beat speed up as Sakura made eye contact with him. After years of marriage the sight of her still took his breath away.
He slowly stood up and embraced his family, kissing Sakura on the forehead.
"Sorry I'm late darling, I had to pop into work to check up on a few patients," she leaned into his embrace. Sakura had made her rounds in the hospital too, she was now the head medic and top surgeon, "I asked Karin to take over for me today so I could leave early."

It seemed that time healed all wounds. Karin was now working in the same hospital as Sakura, experimenting on different medicines to find cures for new diseases. To Sasuke's surprise, the pair got along extremely well. The day Sarada was born, Sakura had specifically requested for Karin to be one of the medics that helped with her delivery.

"Well, let's get going" Sakura said to the little Uchiha, "we have dinner at grandma and grandpa's house tonight."
And before they could stop her, the little girl had run off excitedly.
Chuckling slightly Sasuke put his arm around his wife's waist and led them both towards the lifts where Sarada had run off to.

Sakura stepped out of their black Rolls Royce as it pulled up to the familiar Uchiha manor and took in the view of Sasuke's childhood home. It looked exactly the same as it did on the first day she stepped foot into Konoha. The fountain still trickled in the sunlight, reflecting beautiful colours off the surface of the water. The white cobble stones and grey tiled roof still looked as elegant as ever. And the sheer size of the place still amazed her.

She would never forget the nervousness she felt as a school girl on that very first day she arrived at the manor, stepping out of the town car sent by the Uchiha's to pick her up. But now, she had come to think of this place as a home. Instead of the nervousness and loneliness she felt during her first days here, she now felt a warmth and love that radiated through the halls.

"Sarada! Sakura, Sasuke!" the front door of the manor flew open and Mikoto stood in the doorway waving enthusiastically.
Sasuke and Sakura each took their daughters hand in their own and lead her up the steps and into the Uchiha manor. Fugaku and Mikoto excitedly pushed passed the pair and scooped up the little girl, showering her with kisses. Sakura laughed at how they spoilt her. Sarada was never short of receiving affection. Her grandparents, both from Sasuke's side and Sakura's, adored her to no end. And she adored them just as much. But her absolute favourite was her uncle.

"Ah, Sarada," the little Uchiha girl's eyes widened at the sound of the familiar voice. She wiggled out of her grandmother's grasp and ran towards her uncle.
"Uncle Itachi!" she squealed in delight.
Itachi laughed as he crouched down and enveloped her into a bear hug, setting her down again, he smiled and poked her gently on the forehead.
A couple of years ago, Sasuke had finally managed to track Itachi down. After thanking him for everything he'd done he finally convinced Itachi to come home and the Uchiha family was finally whole again.

Sasuke would be forever thankful to his brother. Not only was it Itachi's sacrifices that made it possible for Sasuke's family of three to be here today, but he also saw the changes it made to his father. The cold exterior that Fugaku had always kept up was beginning to melt and he began to see things in a new light.

Countless board members had already come to Sasuke with the proposition of setting up an arranged marriage between his daughter and Naruto's son to strengthen ties between their companies. But before Sasuke could even shut down these suggestions, Fugaku had spoken up.
"Not a chance in hell," the Uchiha patriarch had rebuked, "there's no way I'm putting my little granddaughter through the pain her father and uncle went through."
Sasuke had never been prouder of his father. His way of thinking had changed, and in turn the Uchiha family had been happier than ever before.

The night had finally settled down and it was getting late. Sarada was exhausted and had fallen asleep on the car ride home. Arriving back at their own house, Sasuke parked on the driveway and gently picked his daughter up in his arms. Making his way up the stairs to her room, he gently placed her down on the comfort of her own bed. Sakura silently walked over and pulled a blanket over her tiny form.

Pulling Sakura into an embrace, the pair watched the soft rise and fall of their daughter's chest as she slept peacefully.
"Sakura, thank you," Sasuke whispered to her.
"Hm?" Sakura looked up at him, confused by his sudden comment.
"Every day, I think to myself, how lucky I am to have you, to have this family that you gave me," he spoke quietly, "thank you, for getting that scholarship so I could meet you, thank you, for being in my life, thank you for everything."
Overwhelmed with emotions, Sakura stared into his onyx eyes, Sasuke was never really one to speak how he felt, and this meant a lot to her.
Time seemed to have stopped as the pair stood there, staring into each other's eyes, finally their lips met in an affectionate, loving kiss. No words needed to be said, a thousand "thank you's", "you're welcome's" and "I love you's" were exchanged in that kiss, and everything was perfect in that moment.

-The End-

Author's Note:

I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who read my story, whether you just skimmed through a couple of chapters, or if you stayed from beginning till the end I'm so thankful to everyone who contributed :) And for those of you who left reviews, thank you so much, the reviews were a big part of what kept me going and updating chapters. This is the first story I've ever written and I know its not the best, but your reviews were always positive and kind and gave me the confidence to keep uploading.

That aside, please let me know what you thought of the story. This is finally the end, SasuSaku get their happily ever after :) I can't believe they were little high school students who hardly got along in Chapter 1, and now they're married with a beautiful family. What a journey it's been for them to get to this stage.
So please, let me know, what would you have liked to read more of, where could I improve for future stories? What did you enjoy or not enjoy? All constructive criticism is welcome :)

I know not a lot happened in the epilogue but I wanted to keep it simple and just show a glimpse of what everyone is up to, and how happy the Uchiha household finally is. Sorry I took so long to upload the epilogue, I just wasn't happy with the way it turned out and kept changing it :P

Anyways, after 20 Chapters, and an Epilogue, I finally get to change the status of this story to [Complete]. So I would like to finish my final Author's Note by once again thanking you all for reading! :)

Love, ThePinkUchiha.