It has been a year since the war was officially declared over.
They have been reassigned to border patrol. It will be the last mission before they can finally go home.
They have been given supplementary orders to search through the ruins of Uzushio.
Orochimaru is giddy with excitement. They are both bone-tired but the promise of being able to maybe discover some of Uzushio's secrets, or even just see the once magnificent city, is a good distraction from their demons.
Nearly as giddy with excitement as Orochimaru she beckons her partner and turns east.
They take off in the direction of the rising sun.
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FanfictionThe third shinobi war continued well beyond Narutos birth. Sakura-centric