BOOK TWO | 100 Chapters | Over half a year has passed since the events of the first book. Now entering adulthood, Naruto Uzumaki is determined as ever to locate and persuade his rogue best friend, Sasuke Uchiha, into returning to the place whom he b...
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Chapter 75: Naruto Still Loves Sakura?
Sakura sat alone at a secluded spot in the village, tears running down her face.
"Seems Naruto... has shouldered the burden of his promise to you... and plans to for the rest of his life." Sai's words to her while they were in a tent with Shizune and a comatose Tsunade, affected her. "I don't know what you said to Naruto... but it's really no different than what was done to me... It's like a curse mark!"
Her teammate's words kept repeating itself in her mind.
"It's obvious that Sasuke is making Naruto suffer... but I think you may be too..."
Sakura had never allowed herself to think such a thing. That... she was part of the reason why Naruto was suffering for so long. He was always so cheerful. He always seemed as though nothing was bothering him. Yeah there were times where he'd be down about the whole Sasuke situation, but the girl had never fully realized just how much the genin was hurting.
For him to not even sell out Sasuke and put up with getting beaten so viciously by a kunoichi from the Cloud made the girl feel remorseful. She felt an ache in her heart that wouldn't go away.
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"Don't you worry one bit! I'm gonna bring Sasuke back! I promise that on my life, Sakura!"
Naruto's promise. It was obvious to everyone that his promise to her was making him miserable. He strived day in and day out to do as much as he could so he could one day fulfill it.
'But why?' Sakura pondered. 'Why does he make himself suffer so much just so he could keep his promise to me?'
That's when Sai's words once again rang in her head.
"Naruto may claim he loves Nia... but even i'm able to see... that the truth is... HE'S STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU, SAKURA!"
The shock she experienced from Sai's words pierced her. It was hard to believe... but also not. Naruto had liked her their whole life. Sure, he may have had eventually found a girl to be with... but what if... just maybe... Sai was right? That Naruto was still in love with his first crush?
It would explain why he was so driven to keep his promise to her. Why he always seemed so upbeat around her. Why he... didn't really seem to be invested in his relationship with Nia... at least to the pink-haired kunoichi.
