Eclipse

Epilogue

Sasuke is thirty-nine years old and he's no longer tired. In fact, he's still invigorated. This is how things were supposed to turn out. Sasuke fucked up a lot in his life, but he managed to get it right this time. He's no longer alone.

Right now, he is once again standing on the remains of Madara's statue at the Valley of the End. This time, however, he is not contemplating ending his life. He is simply reflecting on everything that happens. This is where he often comes to think. Naruto always finds him and they walk home together.

"You always come here," he says when he inevitably appears.

"It's a place that holds a lot of memories," Sasuke responds.

"Good or bad?"

"Both. You know that."

Everyone is okay - just like Naruto said all those years ago. Team seven's relationship remains strong, even with all of the tests thrown their way. Sasuke and Naruto got married. Sakura, on the other hand, married Lee. They had a son. Sasuke often wonders if she's truly happy. She seems to be, but it can be difficult to know what some people are thinking.

Hinata has moved on as well and she did it with Kiba. Things seemed to have worked out this time.

Sasuke remembers all of these milestones. He remembers countless weddings. He remembers watching his daughter grow up. He remembers raising her. He remembers being a loving husband, a loving father. Sarada is a woman now. She's a proud ninja. Sasuke was hesitant to let her out into the world alone, but he knew he couldn't protect her forever. He raised her to be strong. He raised her to be independent. He raised her with love and support. They walk home together. "Sarada returned from her mission," Naruto adds.

Sasuke nods his head. It was a B-rank mission. He knows that Naruto hesitates when it comes to sending her on dangerous missions, but she always calls him out on it and kindly reminds them both that she is no longer a child. She is twenty years old. Sasuke and Naruto often tend to forget it. Time moves fast when one is happy. Sasuke has learned that.

When they arrive home, Sasuke finds his daughter sitting in the kitchen. She rises when she hears the door, hugging her father. "Welcome back," Sasuke says to her. "Your mission went well?"

"Yes," she says.

"I'm proud of you," he says with a smile. "I'm always proud of you."

She smiles back and he realizes that, yes, he did it right this time.

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Sometimes, Sasuke will lie awake at night. There are times when he still finds it hard to believe he got everything he wanted most in life.

"Is this real?" he'll ask Naruto. "It's real," Naruto will respond. "I'm real. You're real. We're real. He never gets impatient; no matter how many times Sasuke asks the question over and over.

Tonight is a night like so many others. Sasuke lies awake. He thinks to himself.

"This is real," Naruto says before Sasuke can get the question out.

Sasuke lets out a quiet little laugh. "I'm sorry."

Naruto rolls over, throwing an arm around the other man. "I don't mind. I just want you to know I'm real." "I know that," Sasuke says, "But sometimes it all feels too good to be true and then I have doubts. I am happy and I feel like I shouldn't be this happy.

"You deserve to be this happy," Naruto says. "Everyone deserves happiness and you've deprived yourself from it for so long. You've more than made up for any past mistakes."

They always talk until Sasuke grows tired, but Naruto never minds staying up with him during nights when his thoughts begin wandering.

"I love you," Sasuke murmurs, growing groggy. It's no longer a word or a concept that Sasuke fears. Instead, it's something he welcomes. It's something he makes sure to say as much as he can so the people in his life know it.

Naruto gives his husband a sloppy kiss on the jaw. "I love you, too. Now sleep."

"Have you ever heard the story of the sun and the moon?"

END

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