Bloom Again

ix.

—— Bloom Again ——

"Just treat me like a comma, and I'll take you to a new phrase."

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"Ahhhh! Why can't I get it right?!" Naruto throw his hands up in frustration

"Maybe because you are a dobe," Sasuke sneers with a smug look on his face

"Hey! Teme, how dare you call me dobe!" Naruto snarls right back, his fist wanting to show Sasuke how he was feeling but he held back,daring the teme to go first. But before Sasuke could sneer right back, a stern voice interrupts.

"Both of you, enough with the name callings. If both of you wont stop this childish argument, I will leave this instance and you both will be on your own."

It was as always, predictably, Sakura.

Sakura stood in between both boys, scowling while her hands are folded infront of her. An annoyed look was plastered on her face.

Both boys were friends, yet wouldn't come close to even admiting it causing a huge drift between them during their regular training session that Sakura had suggested they do together since the graduation exam is coming real soon.

"Tch, I don't need both of you anyway." Sasuke rolled his eyes and sneered, getting ready to walk away as always.

Naruto silently glares deadly at Sasuke's back as Sasuke continues to walk. He would have complained but he didn't want Sasuke's presence ruining his quality time with Sakura anyway. For a moment no one talk,or move to reach out to Sasuke not even Sakura. Sakura was staring blankly at the air of space where Sasuke stood earlier bickering with Naruto. But before Sasuke was out of earshot,she spoke up.

"You know, Sasuke, for all the things that you were and for all the things I look up to you,"Sakura paused and turn to face the boy who had walk away from her too many times to count.

"I never thought you were a coward. Not until today." Sakura turn and glared at the Uchiwa fan that suddenly stop moving.

"Coward? How am I the coward?" Sasuke snark back

"You're running away from your friends. Again. It's the act of a coward who refuses to acknowledge the people who had been his friends." Sakura calmly replies,as she turns and face Sasuke.

"Friends?"Sasuke bitterly laughs, and continues, "I don't need them. What I need is power to be strong not some burden." Sasuke didn't notice how one pair of blue eyes were fill with anger and hurt.

"Why? So you could have your petty revenge and then what? Will you be happy?" Sakura counters, and raises her eyebrows

"I will be happy once I have avenge my clan. You will never understand this fact."

"Not only you're a coward,but you're a fool too. Only a fool would think that they would be happy once they avenge their clan by killing their remaining brother." Sakura states and the reaction from Sasuke was immediate.

"He's not my brother! My brother died a long time ago along with my parents. My brother died the day he decided to massacre the clan. My brother died the moment he spare me only for me to live and hate him!" Sasuke's eyes burn with anger and so much hatred,his hands balled up tightly as he remembers the horrible day.

On the other hand, Sakura swore for a moment it was as if Sasuke's sharingan was about to activate but the pair of onyx eyes stayed the same.

"Don't you see teme? Your brother spared you and is using you. He wants you to hate him. Or else why would he spare you?" Naruto suddenly spoke up shocking the pinkette