In My Eyes

Chapter 13

The boats moved slowly along the river as a smoke screen cloaked them, the plan was that. The two boats in each group would take the women and children first, fetch the men and that no dead dangerous rouge ninja who had revived got to them.

The refugee camps were somewhere along the lines, but the person who knew where they were was Naruto. He was with the ninja who watched that the people got to the other side safe, he looked at Shino, Choji, Ino and Kurenai. They all leaped from tree to tree looking ahead and around.

Yamato moved fast through trees with his clones, he ran along side Guy, Lee and Karin. They looked ahead as Karin sensed chakra, it was another blast from Naruko. She realised this blast had cloaked all chakra of the team's helping the people.

It was now dawn and the rain still poured hard with lightning and thunder, the people stood at the other side waited for Naruto  as he reached them each. Each clone stared at the people, meanwhile the original Naruto was going to find his sister.

Naruko laid on the floor her wounds slowly healing themselves, Sasuke sat on a branch staring ahead. He stared as Naruto landed down glaring at him, Sasuke landed down and looked at Naruto.

He looked at the injured girl that laid between them, Naruto stared at Sasuke wide eyed. He seemed saddened, Sasuke took a deep breathe looking down.

"I have shown her how little I care, you will see the same if you don't stop trying to save me."

"Sasuke, you you can come back lets go."

"Naruto, I have chosen." Sasuke said and leaped away leaving the girl with her twin brother.

'Fools.' He thought as he leaped away shaking his head.

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Naruko's P.O.V

I couldn't believe what I had turned into, I kept falling into his arms repeatedly forgetting those who needed me the most. I was selfish and lost the true cause of being a ninja and head of Anbu. The humiliation Sasuke had placed me through, he was a good distraction, but it seemed this was one sided.

I had to be truthful with myself, I couldn't keep repeating a mistake. Once repeated its a choice, a choice I keep making. I sighed as I sat on the hospital bed, the covers were warm and soothing. I held my baby girl in my arms, she was three months old and already in a war.

I closed my eyes as I thought of the foolish choices I made, because I thought I loved Sasuke. That I could change him, now my village is in ruins with a man supposed dead about to rule over it.

I had to change, because this was no longer a game. Everything always changes, I can be different. I can be Naruko, a mother, a protector and the strongest kiniochi I can be.

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I was out of the infirmary tent walking slowly amongst the people my eyes roaming the people who stared at me. They were lookong for a solution, a look of hope came from the children. I had to look away, my eyes were stinging from tears and I couldn't breathe with the sob kept in myself.

I had to think of a way, I held my breathe as I tapped Sakura's shoulder. She turned around and stared at me with cold green eyes, I deserve this. I smiled hiding my tears, she opened her arms and pulled me in a hug. I was surprised, she knew I was about to cry.

I did it, I cried and sobbed at all my past mistakes and all my mishaps. All my stupidity and blindness, my disloyalty to my word and the promises I broke.

I cried for all the time I wasted running like a lost puppy to Sasuke, following him like an idiot. I cried sobbing for the future I had placed for my daughter, a life of misery. The weaknesses I showed, everything I had done.

"Naru don't worry everything will be fine." Sakura said, no nothing was fine.

Neji, Itachi, Jaraiya were dead, six feet deep. I made people lose their lives, for that I shall repay. Because from now on, Konoha and my daughter comes first. Rather than a stupid love, I don't think it was love.

"I don't love him anymore." I said in a brittle tone, I felt as if Sakura was smiling, she stopped rubbing my back and stood rigid.

"You don't?"

"No." I said in a stronger voice, Sakura placed her chin over my head and returned to soothing me.

Why did I have a feeling, what I had done was perfectly good. That Sasuke might love Sakura and that her love for him was the true thing. I had to move on, Sasuke made that clear countless times.

That I, Naruko Uzumaki, the Baka and the strongest fighter. Had been a blind fool all my life thinking, I could love him. Because with that love came far too many loses. I closed my eyes as I fwlt my cold tears streaming down my cheeks.

"I probably look ugly right now." I joked and earned a laugh from Sakura, I smiled satisfied and joyful.

I was trully sorry for betraying Sakura, I was the worst wasn't I. At least now I can be the Naruko, the cruel ninja, the kind hearted soul and the cold head of anbu. That was who I was.

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