Phoenix Fire (Book 2/6 of the Phoenix of Konoha series)

A Fight Between Those Who Care

~Sasuke's P.O.V~

I watched as Emi's happiness drained from her eyes. it was painful to watch. She knew she was never going to be a Kunoichi again, not with her leg the way it was.

The rest of team 7-except Sakura- were in the room for visitation.

"No." she says. "I won't give up. not now. I will find a way to still be a Kunoichi. I swear I will!" "Emi..." I say, then pause. "Sasuke, I need to find a way!" she snaps. "If i don't, I will never get my revenge for what She did! I...."

"Enough!" Kakashi replies. "Emi, I get that you're angry and I get that you're upset, but you need to let this go. With your leg busted like this, you will never be able to walk properly let alone fight. With you being disabled, you could very well get killed! Every time you would get into a fight with a rogue ninja, or even someone else, it'd be suicide!"

"I could still use Ninjutsu!" Emi says stubbornly.

"But you wouldn't be able to dodge a physical attack." I point out.

Emi 'tchs' in response. "I could still-"

"Emi, stop..." I said sternly

Emi then glares fiercely at everyone in the room, but me especially.

"So much for the faithful boyfriend" she spat. "You're supposed to always believe in me and support my decisions like a real boyfriend. So why don't you"

Now that, that hurt. Was... was I failing her? Should I be supporting her decision after all? W-what if this was a mistake made on my part that we can't recover from?

Kakashi reading the tension in the air, ushered Naruto out the room, pushing him along then turning back once their bodies were gone from view. "Eheh, we'll just be leaving now so you two can talk alone. Well... bye!" he exclaimed and popped his head out of sight.

Emi rolled her eyes at that then turned to me.