Two days had passed since the events of the bridge, Kakashi and Team 7 had taken it upon themselves to bury both Zabuza and Haku side by side on a hill overlooking the Land of Waves.
It was there that the blonde ninja had decided that he would create his own 'way of the ninja' and refused to follow some of the cold rules of the way of the shinobi. Kakashi had seemed pretty pleased with this notion, finally it seemed his students were experiencing growth and development….
Well, at least some of his students.
Glancing around the table on the third and final morning in the Land of Waves, Kakashi stirred his tea. Naruto was stuffing his face full of various foods, along with Inari who followed the blonde ninja everywhere.
Tsunami continued to bring food to the hungry boys as she exchanged friendly banter with her father. Tazuna, having completed the bridge, maintained a cheerful mood. Thrilled at the outcome for the village and his family, the old man was on cloud nine.
Suddenly a knock was heard at the door as Tsunami placed yet another bowl of miso soup in front of Naruto before moving to answer it.
"Hello. What can I do for you?" Tsunami asked
"We wish to speak with the ninja" A deep male voice answered, Sakura turned her head towards the door in vague interest.
Hearing this Kakashi sighed to himself and took a long slurp of the sweet tea as Tsunami reappeared.
"Mr Hatake, you have some visitors" Tsunami said before collecting up the mountain of dishes stacked up on the table.
Kakashi got to his feet and headed for the door, aware of three sets of eyes glued to his back.
"This is unexpected to say the least" Kakashi said. Before him stood a group of fifty determined looking men, dressed in mock ninja outfits.
"We have finished the bridge and we wish to invite the heroes that saved our village." Kakashi smiled underneath his mask as he and his Team followed behind.
"We could have never finished the bridge without you, I can't tell you how much we're going to miss you" Tazuna spoke softly.
"Be careful on your way back now won't you? I packed each of you some food for the journey" Tsunami said happily.
"Thank you for everything" Kakashi replied graciously.
A large number of the village had turned out to fair well them. Sakura recognised the group of women from the tea house who all waved happily. After speaking to the male villagers on the importance of self-defence they understood about the whole tea house adventure.
"Now now, don't get all choked up. We'll come back and visit real soon" Naruto promised as Inari began to tear up.
"You swear you will?" The little boy asked, Tazuna put a hand on his head to comfort him.
"Of course, you know Inari it's alright to cry if you want to. There's nothing wrong with that" Naruto said, his voice shaking and a watery smile gracing his features.
"Who says I want to cry, besides if it's okay to cry why you don't go first?" Inari retorted, trying not to cry
"No, you first" Naruto croaked. Both boys engaged in a Mexican stand off to see who would be the first to cry before the blonde ninja turned around suddenly with a river of tears trickling down his face. Sasuke looked at him in disgust and Sakura rolled her eyes.
Sakura felt Sasuke intertwine their fingers as they watched this moment occur before them. "I'm so glad we were able to help all these people." Sakura commented as Sasuke nodded in agreement.
"Sasuke when I 'died'. What happened with you two?" She gets Sasuke's hand tighten around her own. "After you died we both went crazy, Naruto he unleashed this power I've never seen before. I unlocked my sharingan, but even with all that I felt I lost part of my heart when I thought...I thought I lost you." Sakura rubbed his cheeks softly as he interlaced his hand with her own.
"I won't leave you ever again Sasuke-kun!" Sakura said as she held a wide grin on her face. Sasuke felt a small smile grow onto his face.
Although Sasuke new that his main target was Itachi, he couldn't help but let that small part of himself live a normal life. He lost everything that day and with his friends, he still had some light that shined within his eyes.
Team 7 then set off on their path back to Konoha, as Tazuna and everyone else waved goodbye.
"It was all their doing, each of them made you stronger in some way Inari and you in turn made us stronger. It was thanks to them we were able to build a bridge to a place we've never known. A place where we found our courage, a place to fulfil our dreams" Tazuna mused out loud.
"Speaking of the bridge, now that it's finished shouldn't we name it?" Fumio spoke up
"Of course and I know just the name" The bridge builder replied smugly
"You do? What?" Fumio asked as the village watched the ninja's retreating backs.
"We'll call it The Great Team 7 Bridge" Tazuna proclaimed proudly.
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✔ Book 1:Sakura's New Beginning
Hayran Kurgu{Sakura Haruno Fanfiction} A name most people know as just another member of Team 7. However, there is more than what meets the eye. Not many know of the secret if the power that surges within her body, waiting for her to finally unleash her potenti...
