The Wilting Moon Flower || Naruto Shippuden Fanfiction

Chapter 34: Training pt. 1

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World Away by Tonight Alive

Chapter 34: Training pt. 1
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THIRD POV
Coming back from the bridge scene, Sasuke is silent as he processes the events that suddenly unfolded before him. To see and witness his older brother, Itachi, alive and breathing. The reason for that, is that Tsuki, the girl he pushed away due to Madara's lies, healed him. She healed Itachi for him.

Comprehending this, his core is instantly filled with guilt. He pushed away the one person who stayed by his side. The girl who supported his goals. She never tried to take or convince him back to Konoha. No, Tsuki stook to his side and he repays her by throwing her aside, completely disregarding her.

Now, he has no one by his side and it's all his fault.

Subconsciously, he remembers all the moments he's had with her. He remembers her smile, her laugh, the way her eyes would light up, from her looks to her behavior. The way she would reply with a sarcastic remark when asked the obvious. The way she would smirk at a challenge.

He remembers her words, 'I'm not always going to be around...'

Unfortunately, for him, her words were true. He drove her away and now it's a mistake he can't take back. He scoffs to himself.

"Hn, it's obvious that she's moved on," he mutters with a whisper.

It's true, he noticed that she's siding with Konoha, completely abandoning the Akatsuki. She claimed the title as 'traitor' proudly, standing with confidence along with his old team. Instead of being afraid of Madara, she's now facing him with a newfound strength.

Of course, she's strong, Sasuke thinks to himself as he reels back to the fight with Danzo. He first-handedly witnessed her raw strength. The way she literally destroyed the bridge with a single punch. How she produced a clean decapitation with a single power kick. Or the way she provided multiple high powered jutsus.

She has strength, power, and she was a good comrade, but of course I was too busy to see that, Sasuke states, berating himself. He threw away three years with her from a single conversation with Madara.

Clenching his hands into fists, he glares at the floor, clearly upset with himself. Though, just as fast as his regret came along, it instantly vanishes as he focuses on his main priorities.

To attack Konoha, and to revive his clan.

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CERRIDWEN's PLACE
Stepping out of the swirl with a slightly flushed face, Tsuki walks ahead as she tries to push down the blush. The mention of the Goddess calling her and Itachi 'lovers' still fresh in her mind. She barely got out of a relationship with the younger Uchiha sibling, so she doesn't need any mention of another. Plus, she never gave herself time to actually look at the older Uchiha, so it's clear that her emotions are still in the blank.