[BOOK 1] The Crystal Eye | Story of You, and I (❕ON HIATUS❕)

🍂 047: See You Later

It's been months since Hinari took the '1 month mission' she had with the other rookies, after she had done well, she see the sand siblings off their journey back at the sand as they had stayed for too long due to the oldest' request.

Hinari and her Team on the other hand received a lot of missions to do, with Kakashi or Hinari as the team captain. She, as always has been going too for a mission as an Anbu member and doing her job as terrific as she can. Of course, she's gaining her strength by training and training nonstop. Both as a ninja, as a assistant for the Hokage.

It was getting strangely too well.

That she had a bad feeling about it.

"How long has it been.."

Hinari stared at the moon at the hospital window.

"Since I have talked to you inside this room, privately."

Then she looked at the male, sitting on the bed where she lays.

His dark, black eyes made contact with her, white, empty ones.

"Sasuke."

Sasuke sighed and opened the window.

"I will go somewhere... I will be leaving you behind along with everyone." he informed

Hinari did not show any sign of surprise expression, rather, she remained calm.

"For how long?" she asked

"...for life?" he answered, unsure.

"Must you really go?"

Sasuke clenched his fist. "..I had and always have been wanting to gain power to avenge my family, my clan. And this is that way, so I beg of you, Hinari. To forget about this, and think of me as a rogue ninja who ran away from his hom--... village." he activated his sharingan, she did not blinked an eye and let him do as he pleases.

"..this is it. Goodbye, Hinari."

Sasuke's foot reached the side of the window, Hinari on the other hand was still there, staring at him.

"This isn't goodbye."

That made him look back at her, eyes filled with an emotion she could already decipher.

"But a merely 'see you later'.."

Sasuke's hand twitched.

He gritted his teeth, his hands clenching the window frame he's holding to support his weight.

"..sleep. Hyuga Hinari."

By that, Hinari closed her eyes, a tear fell on the corner while he on the other hand, disappeared inside his hospital room.

Where she recovers for the blow she sustained, from saving him from a poisoned kunai that he could actually just dodge.

'how dumb of me..'

'to save my dearest friend, only for him to run away.'

'..and for me to agree to him, not knowing the full details...'

"This is so bad, Lady Tsunade! It seems like, sir Lee hasn't been inside his room! I think, he escaped to follow the others!!"