As time goes by || •Sasuino•

: What do you think of gaara?

“Be careful next time will you? You worried me..”

“Well you should be careful next time too! Do you know how worried your teammates will get if you got hurt specially naruto? I don't want to hear any of his rant how hurt you are you know!? Hmp!”

“You're more worried about what naruto feels than you worrying about me?”

“Im worried about you too of course! But bribing you with naruto perhaps would make you listen more you know!?”

“If you used naruto then I'll definitely do the opposite.”

“You sound like a jealous boyfriend!”

...

As Ino and sasuke talks and laughs(although sasuke mostly just chuckles) together, Sakura stood outside the room where the two is completely unaware of her presence. She wants to go in to stop them but.. What if sasuke really don't like her at all?

Sakura gripped the paper bag in her hold that is meant for Ino. Sakura knows that Sasuke don't like her but she thought that she can change his mind that's why she's so persistent.. After regaining her confident during her childhood sasuke is Sakura's first step into becoming like the others. He was her first crush and she wanted to be with him just like the novels she read the is about 'Love at first sight'

But perhaps she's asking a bit too much.. After all Her and Ino is completely different. Sakura wouldn't admit it but- Ino is more matured, stronger and much better of a person than she is. She knows that Ino just deals with her which made her feel inferior in so many ways..

Sakura didn't even sigh, she hold it in, as she left not bothering to even try and interfere. Sakura, although it feels hurt and jealous, finally understood what is happening.

Sasuke would never like her, he would never even be interested on her no matter what. Sasuke talks and deals with her because they're teammates, nothing more.

And sasuke- He likes Ino. Sakura is so ignorant all this time that she ignored how sasuke would glance at Ino not her. Sakura always thought that sasuke would glance at her back in academy because he likes her or something but now she realized, he was glancing at Ino who is always besides sakura.

Sakura made it to the roof of the hospital as she go near, but not really near the edge, and stares at the sky finally letting out her sigh.

She watches the cloud pass by as sakura remembers how Ino would introduce shikamaru and choji to her when sakura was just still a shy kid. The four of them would watch the clouds when it's not too hot and sunny, they would have a picnic together with choji almost eating all the food which always angered Ino and Ino.. Ino would bring sakura to her 'secret place' which is just a field filled with beautiful flowers, they would make flower crown and laughs together.

Come to think of it.. Sakura have been selfish ever since she gained this 'confidence'. Sakura don't even know what she would call it confidence or ignorance? Nonetheless, she's selfish ever since.

She ended her friendship with Ino when she find out that Ino also likes Sasuke, wanting to be considered rivals instead just for a boy that won't even be able to replace their friendship. Sakura also doesn't know how to shut up in things, she matters her own feelings more than others unlike what Ino does.

Sakura remembers telling sasuke that they should forget about naruto who never had a parent to begin with, and that he was just some orphan they should ignore. Which of course got a negative backlash from sasuke although he never really yelled or say things to her sakura can feel his angry at her.

'My life is so embarrassing..' Sakura thought slumping her head done as she sighs disappointingly to herself

“Sakura Chan! What are you doing here alone?” Sakura turned to naruto who she sees running towards her, he have the same smile he always had. No matter what Sakura says to him he always smiles.. She should really apologize to him..

“Sakura chan?” Sakura snapped back to herself when naruto is now standing in front of her with his head slightly tilt to the side

“Oh sorry naruto I was thinking things..”

“Are you thinking about gaara?” Sakura slightly opened her eyes in surprised when naruto mentioned that sand ninja

Gaara? why would she thinks about him??

“Gaara?? What about him? I'm not thinking about him at all.”

“Oh I thought you're thinking the same as me Hehe! oops!” Naruto laughs with his eyes closed which made sakura sighs but.. Her attention went back to what naruto said.

“Why are you thinking about gaara?”

Sakura watch Naruto's expression turn into a small sad smile as he turned and watch the clouds pass by in which Sakura did the same in curiosity

“Don't you think that.. Me and gaara are the same?”

Sakura's eyes widen making her look at naruto in disagreement “No. you are not like him at all!”

“Not like a monster? I'm pretty sure we're the same haha!” Sakura was about to open her mouth to complain again but decided against it, naruto is.. Is telling about how he feels right now..

“Me and gaara have something inside us that made people fear us.. Call us monster ever since childhood.. We both suffer the same discrimination but unlike him, I at least get to have someone who's willing to be friends with me.. Someone to support and believe on who I am not on what inside me.. Unlike gaara who have no one.”

Sakura listens as she watch Naruto's expression twitch into straight, a small smile then sadness.

“I think you're nice Naruto from the very start naruto.. I've never had thought you're a monster, actually I don't even understand why they call you that. The only problem with you is you're too stupid sometimes and is incredibly hyper.”

Sakura spoke genuinely, now being honest unlike before. Sakura now understand her feelings a bit more after reflecting and she knows, she knows that she don't really find naruto annoying or bothersome. His just really a handful.

Naurto smiled to her comment before he glance at her and ask; “Then what do you think about gaara? Do you think he could change?”

“I think he can. Everybody can change just like how good can go to bad, bad can go to good. If you really manage to hit it on his mind then he definitely can maybe if you can be friends with him it would be easier for him you know?” Naruto have a surprise look on his face before he smiled widely with a hint of small blush.

“Oh but make sure to not make him completely like you. I don't want him to lose his intelligence by just hanging out with you” Sakura fake sighs

“Sakura chan!? I'm smart too ya know!!” Naruto gasps

“Oh! And I think his handsome and cute if his not aggressive! Though sasuke kun ks still definitely number one!”

“WHAAATT?? How come you never call me handsome and cute but you did to him?? Unfair!!” They both laughs.

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Kakashi watch two of his student talk not so far away from them, he was sitting on top of a structure while he had an 'unknown' book opened.

“My look at my little student maturing so quickly. Aren't I really proud? Maybe I should treat them later” Kakashi said to himself before he left.

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(No hate on sakura btw. I'm trying to give her character development-)

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