RL: Ok, this is my first Naruto fan fic. The plot bunnies have been attacking me to write this. Damn them… OW, ow, ow, ow, ow… sorry, master plot bunny…

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. If I did, Naruto and Hinata would have confessed their love for each other LONG ago.

Summery: Naruto is MIA, Sakura is in morning, and Sasuke has returned. When people thought to be dead return, how will the hidden leaf village react? Better yet, what will happen?

Ch. 1. The Return

A pink haired teen stood by a small grave, which had a black forehead protector on it. The teen was crying softly and held a few yellow daffodils in her hands. She bent down and placed the flowers gently on the grave. The teen was so out of it that she didn't notice that there was another person behind her. It was a woman. When the woman spoke, the teen jumped.

"Sakura," the woman said in a kind and worried tone. Sakura quickly whipped her eyes and turned to face the women.

"Tsunade-sama, what are you doing here?" Sakura asked.

"Looking for you. I have something that I need to show you."

"You do?" The Godaime nodded.

"Just follow me," Tsunade said as she walked away.

Sakura, before following her sensei, turned back to the grave, kissed her pointer and middle finger, and placed those fingers on the name of the grave. "I miss you," she whispered softly.

"Sakura, hurry up," Tsunade called back.

"Hai, I'm coming Tsunade-sama." With one look back, she run up to the Hokage.

The fallen leaves blew around the spot where Sakura had just been. Crossing over the name on the gravestone. The name read Uzumaki Naruto.

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The two medic nins were walking through Konoha in silence. After several minutes, Sakura asked, "Where are we going?"

"Well, where does it look like we're going?" Tsunade asked in return. Sakura looked around to see what part of the village they were in and then looked in the direction that they were walking. A few hundred yards ahead was the hospital.

"The hospital. Why are we heading towards the hospital?" Sakura asked in confusion.

"You'll find out when we get there," was all Tsunade said.

"You're being very secretive lately."

"And you're being emo-ish." Tsunade replied looking at her student. "But you don't see me complaining about it."

For the rest of their walk, the two women stayed silent. When they arrived at the hospital, Tsunade lead Sakura down many passage ways until they met with a dead end. "Tsunade-sama, I think you might have taken a wrong turn somewhere," Sakura said as she saw the wall.

Tsunade didn't reply. All she did was stand there for a few seconds. Sakura was about to speak up again when Tsunade suddenly made several hand movements and her right hand glowed with a purple charka. She then slammed that hand flat against the wall, and the wall seemed to evaporate. Hen the wall fully disappeared, there was yet another hallway, except this one was different from the others. It had only one door, which was all the way at the end.

"Um, Tsunade-sama," Sakura started but couldn't finish as her teacher started to walk down the hallway.

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A teen sat in his hospital bed, musing over many thoughts. Okay, I killed the snake bastard, along with four eyes. I couldn't find my goddamn brother, so I decided to head towards the village. And what do I get when I return? A party? No. I get beaten to a pulp by several ANBU units. I'm just glad Tsunade got there before I actually decided to fight back. Did the ANBU not find it strange that I wasn't fighting back? Probably not… The teen swept his hand through his raven black hair, and sighed. He was about to go back to his musing when he heard two voices down the hallway.

"So, are you going to tell me why you brought me here?" one voice said. The teen thought the voice sounded vaguely familiar.

"I will," a second voice started, which the teen recanized to be Tsunade's, "once you tell me why you've been acting emo-ish."

"I have not!"

"You've been to his grave everyday, and you're always depressed."

"Same could be said for you."

"I-I do not visit his grave everyday. I'm always in my office doing paperwork."

"Okay, one; since when do you do paper work? And two; you genjutsus suck when you're drunk."

"Whatever."

"Oh, by the way, we're just going to visit one of you're old friends."

"Okay," the person said sharply, "if that baka's in there, and you've kept this from me for awhile, I'm gonna kick your ass, even if you are the freakin' Hokage!"

"Aha," Tsunade said slyly, to slyly the teen thought, "but the question is, what baka?"

"Nani? What do you-Oh you've got to be kidding me? You know what baka I'm talking about."

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Sakura," Sakura? The teen thought. "but that's not the baka I'm talking about." By now, the two were outside the door.

"Then who?"

"You're just going to have to find out, aren't you?"

"I hate this side of you, you know that?"

"I could tell. Now get in there." Tsunade pushed Sakura a little towards the door. Sakura glared at her sensei for a second before she hesitantly went to grab the door handle. She slowly slid it open and gasped. Emerald eyes met onyx eyes.

"Sasuke?!"