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Picture of Sakura crying when Sasuke is leaving the village, hope you like it.

Chapter 19: My Departure

Tsuki POV
After I wrote the letter, I placed it on my bed making it visible to the naked eye. I grab my backpack that's filled with scrolls and step on the window sill. Taking a glance over my shoulder I notice that the time is 2:46 in the morning, the night breeze sends a soothing sensation to my body.

I guess it's time.

Jumping off the sill, I land on the dirt filled ground with a soft thud. I walk towards the entrance of the village, only to find my teammate walking towards it as well. I'm guessing he's leaving as well. He chose to leave with the Snake Sanin, Orochimaru.

"What are doing out so late, you should be sleeping" Sasuke says.

"I couldn't sleep. What are you doing?"Sakura asks as she emerges out of the shadows.

"I'm taking a walk" Sasuke simply informs.

"But this is the only road leading out the village" Sakura speaks with sorrow, "you're leaving aren't you?" she finishes as she asks him.

"Yes. This village has nothing for me" Sasuke explains coldly.

"Why?! Don't you remember in this very spot, it's the time you called me annoying. Its the day where everything began. The five of us together, going on missions, risking our lives, and having fun" Sakura exclaims.

"No, I don't remember" the Uchiha says.

"Sasuke I beg of you to stay! I'm so in love with you it hurts. If you leave it would feel like I have nothing. I could give you everything so you won't have to be alone anymore" Sakura cries as she confesses her love to her long time crush.

Cue vomit. Her love is so sickly that it effects me.

"Hn, you haven't changed. You're still annoying" Sasuke says making her halt with surprise.

He starts to walk away when my sister yells after him.

"If you leave, I'll scream!!!" she exclaims as he vanishes and appears behind her.

"Sakura. Thank you" he says before pressing her pressure point and making her go unconscious.

He catches her before she falls and gently places her on the bench besides him.

Well that's my cue. I walk out from the shawdows as I catch him off guard. I look at him then at her, then back at him before I walk off like nothing ever happened.

"What are you doing here? Are you here to stop me" he says with irritation.

"No. I'm not here for you" I say surprising him again.

"What?", he says before his eyes go to my backpack that I'm carrying, "you're leaving? Why?" he finishes.

"Because Sasuke, I don't belong here anymore. Everyone's turned their back on me" I say as I gesture for us to walk forward.

"What do you mean" he asks.

"It's complicated." I say.

"Hn. I got time, lets talk as we walk." he says before walking in front of me.

Taking a few strides to catch up to him, I reach his level and spill everything that's happened.

"It all started during our last mission. The elders of this peaceful village spewed lies about me being a danger to everyone. Why? Well because I have a power sealed inside me and they fear it. So the geezers manipulated the shinobi to think that I'm a monster that's unstable. The villagers already treat me badly, but seeing the eyes of my fellow comrades I could tell that they hate me just as much. I have no one. Not even my family. Unlike yours, who cared for you, mine treated me like dirt. Sakura, she made my life worse by bullying me along with all her friends. So that's how I'm the way I am, untrusting of others, cold, keeping to myself, and an outcast. So that's why I'm leaving, it's because I don't belong here" I explain.

I turn to look at him, only to find that he has a look of sympathy in his eyes.

"That was you? The girl who was being bullied by the dock when we were younger. I didn't know you suffered so much" he says as he remembers the certain memory.

I stand there in shock. He still remembers that day? The day I admitted my depression to Sakura when she was bullying me. I get brought back to reality by his action.

What is he doing?

No! I can't let my walls break down.

I can't let him do this.

Why am I feeling this? And why with him?

His arms wrap around my body as he hugs me tightly. His smell is so intoxicating that it makes me drown further into his arms. For some reason I feel like he's building me back up. Fixing all the cracks that adorn my heart. Being in his arms brings me comfort, the feeling of being safe, it brings butterflies to my stomach.

"Thank you, Sasuke." I whisper into his chest.

"For what?"

"For caring" I say answering his question.

I get out of his comforting hold and look at the entrance to the village with slight sadness. I may hate the village and how it became, but it's the place where I grew up. It may not have been the happiest childhood, but it made me the person that I am now.

I look back to Sasuke and smile sadly. I guess he's the only person I could trust. He knows my life better than anyone besides me, everyone else that I've ever trusted, that trust washed down the drain.

"I guess this is goodbye" I say looking up to him.

"No. It's until next time" he says with that infamous smirk of his.

I scoff at his cockiness and smile.

"Yeah, I guess you're right. Until next time Sasuke" I say as I curtly wave at him.

"Until next time" he says.

That's when we went our separate ways. I don't know when or how long it'll be until we both see each other again, but I'll wait for that day.

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Sakura POV
I gasp as I wake up with a jolt, thinking that what I saw was a dream. That was until I realized where I was. Sitting on a bench rather than being in my warm comforters.

"Sasuke!!!" I yell as I begin to tear up.

He really left. Now I'm here alone. Our team will be empty without him. It's only Naruto, Tsuki and me left. I wonder how they'll react when they realize that Sasuke left.

"Hey, what are doing here? You'll catch a cold" a voice says besides me.

I turn to find both Izumo and Kotetsu carrying a stack of books.

"He left! Sasuke left last night and I couldn't stop him!" I explain on the verge of tears.

"Wait! What do you mean he left?" Izumo exclaims.

"He left the village" I cry out.

"Hurry, we must inform Lady Tsunade" Kotetsu exclaims as he starts to rush towards the mansion.

I solemnly sit on the bench as tears cascade down my already puffy cheeks. Why did he leave? What will Naruto think? Or Tsuki? What will happen with team 7?

The questions I ask myself makes me more worried. Thinking about the outcomes makes my stomach sink with guilt. The feeling of being useless was something I always felt, but this time it's like I did nothing to stop him.

I get off the stone cold bench and start to walk towards my house. It's still pretty early so I assume that Tsuki is still asleep, I'll just inform her later. It's not like she could do anything anymore.

I open the door of my house quietly and step in, closing it behind me. I walk up the flight of stairs, going into the hallway. Walking, I stop in front of my sister's room, maybe I should come to amends with her. I mean if me and Ino are getting along now, why not try with my sister? First of all I should apologize to her about all the things I've done to her in the past. She's already been through so much, mostly being my fault, that she deserves to be happy along with everyone else.

I swallow the lump in my throat, feeling more guilty that I wronged my own sister. Sisters are suppose to look out for each other, not treat them badly. I admit that I was jealous of her, but why did I have to drop to such obscured levels trying to out best her. Just you wait Tsuki, I'll make things better.

I go to leave towards my room, but I get interrupted by a knock at the front door. I turned around and walked down the stairs. Opening the door I'm met by Shikamaru, Chouji, Naruto and Neji?

Confused, "what are you guys doing here" I ask the quartet of boys.

"We came to get Tsuki for the rescue mission, dattebayo!" Naruto shouts.

I scrunch my face at the loudness.

"Well, she's asleep so I'll wake her up. Come in, this will take time" I say as I let them in.

Leaving them to stand awkwardly at the doorway, I rush up the stairs, the hall and crash into her room. Expecting a sleeping pink haired sister, I find the room empty and spotless. I look around panicking,and see that everything is missing. No books, no scrolls, no crumpled paper balls, no weapons lying on the floor, the room looks like no one ever lived in here. I search for anything that will help me know what happened, I spot a piece of paper lying perfectly still on her made bed.

Walking towards the bed, I pick up the paper and read it. Reading through the letter, I drop the paper and stumble back. Not being able to handle the weight on my shoulders, I fall to the floor with a loud thud. Landing on my knees I rest my arms on floor as I begin to shake with tears.

First Sasuke.

Now Tsuki.

Why is this happening?

The door opens, but I don't lift my head to acknowledge the four boys, I just keep my head down as the tears crash against the floor.

"Sakura-chan, what happened" Naruto's obnoxious voice fills my ears.

"What a drag, get a look at this. It seems like Sasuke wasn't the only one who left, Tsuki left as well. Troublesome woman" Shikamaru informs them.

"What?!!! Why would Tsuki-chan do that?!" Naruto yells.

"Don't worry Sakura-chan, I'll get Tsuki and Sasuke back" Naruto proclaims.

"Naruto, Tsuki wrote not to chase after her because she doesn't want to come back" Neji says.

"Besides didn't you know that she was a threat to Konoha?" Shikamaru informs.

I snap my head to look at him. What did he mean that my sister was a threat?

"What!!! She would never hurt us" Naruto exclaims as he defends my sister.

"The elders said that she has a dark power sealed in her. A Goddess that could manipulate her mind. The Goddess itself is powerful, more dangerous than the tailed beasts" Neji explains with a look of distaste.

What?

When did this happen?

"She's just like me" I hear Naruto mutter under his breath.

"I guess she got out before she received any major harm" Shikamaru says.

"What do you mean major harm?" I ask.

"What a drag, the elders ordered her to be executed. They wanted to eliminate the threat before it could become a danger to the village, but she left" the lazy ninja explains.

Execute?

Kill?

They want to kill my sister. And for what? Because she's a threat. But if the thing inside her is as dangerous as Neji explained she could destroy the village. It'll be easier if she really is getting manipulated by that Goddess. And if I continue being a shinobi, then I'll have to choose the village over my own sister.

I fight myself on different debates on what side to choose and it only makes me dizzy. After coming with an answer, I speak.

"So. Now we have to chase her down...
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So we can eliminate her" I say as I face all of them.

I'll do anything to protect my village. My home.

Well that was Chapter 19. I know I changed a few things and I'm sorry, but I did it so it could go with the story. And you do realize that it's 'Fanfiction' so we could make changes, right? Anyways how did you like that SasUki moment when they both left? And what about the Sakura POV? What about Sakura's decision between choosing her sister and the village? Sorry it was short, I'll try to make the next one longer.

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