Forgotten Love | SasuNaru

~Chapter 31

Sasuke POV

We sat at the dinning room table, I've never felt comfortable sitting at the dining room table, it just didn't feel right. It's a place I avoided for years, yet why am I even back, I know why. I did it for her but the truth is, I was doing it for myself, to make up for all the years of happy memories I didn't give her. Because I was too caught up in my own guilt, to lost in my own sorrow and sense of responsibility. That I abandoned my responsibility to raise her, I called my neglectfulness, a punishment. I didn't deserve to know her, nor did I think she deserved to have me as her father.

She deserves better, someone like Naruto and not someone like me. I sighed, "you know what I want..." I just muttered and she sorta flinched, fidgeting with her fingers. "I figured as much, so you're really leaving this time then" Sakura asked her head low. "Sakura....I'm asking for a divorce" I stated clearly what I wanted. This time she looked up in shock before putting on a nervous smile. "Sasuke, I don't believe you're thinking right, you must be tired from working so hard on your mission" Sakura reasoned, she stood up to stand next to me.

"You knew this day would come, so please don't make things so difficult" I stated, standing up as well so I could face her. "Sasuke, you can't be serious" Sakura began to cry but I was not going to be swayed. "I'm not going back on this, you're not going to convince me otherwise" I said firmly. "What about Sarada and me, you can't just leave us, you can't LEAVE ME" she shouted, trying to cling onto my clothes. I slapped her hands away from me on impulse, my body began trembling. It was a feeling I haven't felt in years, a gut wrenching familiar feeling, I hadn't felt for thirteen years.

I glared at her, "I'm warning you Sakura, stay the hell away from me" I warned her. "Or what, you come back after all these years to just end things after I've been so patient with you" Sakura stated. I felt anger boil underneath my skin, "patient.......you used me, I had night terrors for years because of what you did to me" I snapped finally. I can only imagine what Naruto went through because of my own actions. "I confided in you about my feelings and you took advantage of me when I was at my lowest" I screamed. I didn't notice that I was now crying more than her or that the front door opened.

"You knew I had feelings for him, you knew yet you still..." I sighed, taking a deep breath in. "Why did you marry me even though you knew how I felt about him" I finally said. Sakura sniffled, sobbing softly now, I almost felt sorry for her. "I know, I know....but I wanted to believe that maybe...you'd come to love me just as much and forget about him" she began. "But no, I always knew, it's not me you love...it's him, it's always been him, you've always loved Naruto more...I was just being selfish thinking I could change your mind" Sakura whimpered, biting her lip as to not cry so loud. "Sakura...you know.....I never told him" I stated, she began to slowly lift her head to look me in the eye.

"He doesn't need to know.....Naruto forgave me when I didn't deserve to be forgiven...Sakura, you hurt me and I may never forget what you did.....but I think I'm finally ready to forgive..." I told her as I wrapped my arm around her to pull her in. Holding her head against my chest, she then sobbed uncontrollable into me and I just let her. I wasn't aware at the time, someone had eavesdropped on our conversation, I should've known that wasn't gonna be the end of it. It took a couple hours but we managed to talk things out and Sakura agreed to the divorce. She was heartbroken but it was better for the both of us, I'm sure deep down she knew staying in a loveless marriage was futile.

Boruto POV

"You have to let us go, you can't keep us here, my Dad is out there...I have to go find him" I shouted at Shikamaru, Shikadai and I found Shikamaru at the entrance to the Hokage building. Shikamaru sighed, "if you'd had let me finish, I would have told you that the Fifth Hokage told me to assign teams to search for Naruto....and you two will be apart of the search teams" Shikamaru stated. I smiled over at Shikadai at our success, "don't celebrate yet" Shikamaru interrupted before I could speak. "You two will be working with different teams" Shikamaru said and I couldn't believe it. "Why not, our team works well together, we always do a good job together" I tried to persuade him but he quickly shot me down. "If you're calling what happened two weeks ago a good job, then I can't imagine what you think a bad job looks like, Shikadai was severely injured...one of your teammates was kidnapped in the process, you boys should be glad I'm even sending you out at all" Shikamaru muttered with a dark under tone.

"Shikadai, you will be teamed up with Team 40, Boruto...you will be teamed up with Sai's team, Team 25" Shikamaru told us and I just grumbled. "Anyways, I don't have time to chat, I'll tell you the details back in the Hokage's Office but for right now, I need to tell Team 5 and Team 15 about the meeting...do me a favor and pass down the message for me to your teams" Shikamaru tasked us before taking off to alert the other teams. It was then when I heard two dings, one from my pocket, "Sarada, texted me" I muttered, trying to look at what she said. "Me too" Shikadai confirmed my suspicions, something is definitely wrong. We met up with her in the middle of the city, ChoCho was already there by her side comforting her. So were the others, the atmosphere felt eerily familiar, once we got there.

Sarada instantly locked eyes with me, tears streaming down her face. She looked so distraught as she shimmed out of ChoCho's arms, running up to me.  Grabbing me by both my shoulders, "Boruto, there's something you need to know about our fathers" Sarada said, starting to stumble on her words. But before I could ask what she was talking about, I was punched in the face without warning. I slid on the ground, the force of the punch nearly sent me flying. "What the hell was that for" I shouted when I realized who exactly punched me.

"Shut your damn mouth, you don't get to talk you ungrateful piece of shit" they yelled, their voice filled with nothing but hatred.