Shikamaru, Choji, Neji, Kiba, Akamaru, and Naruto weren't able to bring Sasuke back.
Not that I was surprised. You can't bring someone back who doesn't want to come back.
Konoha was glum for a few days. Some people mourning losses from the invasion, some attempting to rebuild from the wreckage, and some feeling helpless from the loss of one of the most promising Gennin this village has seen for some time.
Naruto fell into the latter category. It didn't take long for him to set his sights on a new mentor, a new goal in mind. He skipped town with one of the Legendary Sannin, Jiraiya 'The Toad Sage', leaving us with a few determined and bright words that didn't reach his eyes.
Sakura followed in his footsteps. More accurately, she followed in Sasuke's footsteps. She found her own Sannin to train from and quickly began private lessons with the Fifth Hokage Lady Tsunade. At first I was surprised by Sakura's initiative, but the feeling came and went leaving nothing more than a fleeting thought.
Just like that the three Legendary Sannin of Konoha became mentors to three Gennin of Team 7. And where did that leave me?
Alone.
Sakura has been too caught up in both her mourning over Sasuke and her newfound training to see me. Naruto and Sasuke are both gone. Kakashi-sensei has no need to summon a team that no longer exists. Kiba and Akamaru have been shamefully avoiding me since their failure to bring back Sasuke.
I haven't left the Uchiha compound in three weeks and no one has noticed.
It happened so swiftly that I had no notice of it. Overnight, I vanished. I wandered the halls as if a walking spirit, cursed to be tethered to this blood-soaked soil. Did anyone notice I was still here? Would they notice if I was gone?
I picked up a framed photo kept by my bedside. The last thing I would look at before leaving my room each day. It was our team photo, the one taken when we first were assigned together.
Sakura and I stood next to each other. Sakura striking a cute pose, I with my hands behind my back looking confused with a cocked head. Naruto and Sasuke stood on either side of us, I next to Sasuke and Naruto next to Sakura. The boys glared at each other with aggravation, not hate. Kakashi-sensei stood behind us, his hands on the boys' heads turning them both towards the camera and encompassing the whole team in one close-knit circle.
In my... tantrum, the other day, the photo had fallen and cracked. There was only one crack in the glass running directly between Sasuke and the rest of the team. I pursed my lips at the irony.
"Miyu. Hurry up." My hand jerked at the sound of the deep voice causing my thumb to slide over the crack sending a trail of deep red blood to emphasize the line between Sasuke and us.
"Coming." I monotonously told my new mentor as I watched the blood dry slightly, forever to remain in the crack, forever separating us. I set the photo down. I wouldn't need it where I was headed.
With narrowed eyes I glanced at my cut thumb. What an annoyance. I closed my eyes briefly and allowed the nature chakra to fill me. When I opened my eyes again my small cut had closed, not healed entirely but enough to stop bleeding. I frowned at the miniscule improvement to such a miniscule injury.
"Miyu, are you ready?" I glanced up and nodded my head. It was time to go. I grabbed my bag; it had been packed for weeks now. We trudged through the warzone that had become of the home I once resided in. Once we got to the door, we halted. My mentor glanced down at me.
"Is there anyone you wish to say goodbye to before we leave?" I pursed my lips at the question but shook my head. "Are you sure? You might not ever be back." I let out a deep breath, my shoulders sagging but the tension never leaving them, and shook my head again. I glanced up at the swirling mask of my new mentor, my expression cynical.
"I bet you they won't even notice I'm gone."
The End
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This chapter is dedicated to my Grandmother Joy, January 18, 1933 - December 25, 2018. I love you with all of my heart. I hope you have found peace.
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