Epilogue: Her Heart, Her Decision, Her Promise
Summary: She was admired, she was worshiped; she was praised. She grew in strength and power, she grew distant towards people. Since five, she had trying to save the people around her, but then she just gave up after her closest friend left her. She had never cried since the slaughter of her clan, but she still smiled, but as soon as he left, everything changed, she stopped smiling, she had forgotten how to. She had saved people numerous times in battle with her knowledge and abilities, she brought them back healthy from the missions they came across, it didn't matter, as long as her whole team came back safely, even if she was on the brink of death, she wouldn't allow her self to die pathetically. She had saved everyone, yet she was the one in need of saving; saving from herself and her decaying heart. Sasusaku. Rated T for violence.
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'Thoughts'
'Inner selves'
"Talking"
FLASH BACK…
P.O.V
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto does.
She left, that was all there was to it. It seemed in an odd way, she was paying back the favour when they decided to leave Konoha and oddly, they felt it was the same reasons. To get stronger, but despite of themselves, Sasuke and Naruto strongly believed there was something else that set this decision to defect off, however, there was also a good hint that she was going to return. She said she was temporarily leaving, but some weren't so sure, but Sasuke was certain she would return, whether or not in a body bag depended on time.
'Dear Sasuke,
By the time you have found this letter I will most likely be long gone. I'm sorry for only alerting Tsunade-sama for this decision, but anyone else and the word would have spread and you would have tried to fight me to stop me from leaving. Gomen nasai, I couldn't stay after the recent events, and no I am not referring to the kiss we shared. I enjoyed it as much as you did, I'm sure. I do care for you greatly, but right now, I'm confused with everything, I just need to move around and discover the answers.
You know I had a demon in me, please, I beg of you, don't tell any one about the ceremony you witnessed, I've been hiding her for so long, I don't want any one else to know she exists so they capture her and use her powers for the wrong reasons. And, I know this may sound silly and rather stupid, but another reason to why I'm leaving is to get stronger on my own. Since today, my powers have originated from her and now without her, I feel weak, like I'm missing something, which I technically am. It honestly feels too quiet, everyone maybe talking at their loudest, yet I feel as if the world has gone silent. Stupid isn't it? To be reliant on her for so long then I just give her away?
I promise you, I will return, I only ask of you one thing. Many years ago when you defected to Sound, you made a promise with me, and now I will make that promise with you. I promise to return after five years, in that time, if people are sent looking for me and you are one of them, please do not interfere, do not fight me, I do not want that. If I have not returned you may search for me and kill me or whatever you decide is best. I hope you are willing to keep this promise; it's all I ask of you. It's your own choice to wait for me, but know this.
I love you.
Gomen nasai Sasuke-kun, I will return, I swear it on my life as a Konoha Shinobi,
Aishiteru,
Haruno Sakura'
That was the letter she left, in a place only he would be able to find. After reading, his eyes seemed to spill tears before he smiled, wiped the tears away and put the letter in his pocket, aiming to get stronger in the village like she did when he left the village to get stronger.
"I accept your promise Haruno Sakura" he declared. Suddenly the wind blew.
"Arigato" the wind whispered.
Some how, he knew he accepted and would keep her promise to him, because, he loved her, it was that simple. She loved him. Her heart had chosen him after everything, after every encounter they had good or bad, some how he managed to chip at the stones that was her heart and cracked at it until it almost shattered. Even after doing that, she repaired her self, accepted him as a close friend (despite her words) and began to trust him. That was her heart's decision; the Heart of the Cherry Blossom, so to speak.
Notes:
-Well, this concludesThe Heart of the Cherry Blossom
-Again sorry for the short epilogue –sweatdrops-
-Sequel: The Mind of the Cherry Blossom