Akasuna no Sakura (COMPLETED)

❤️Chapter 16❤️

Sakura could not believe it. The man she had spent years with had lied to her. He had truly hurt her mother, and he was nothing but a stranger. Sakura sobbed into Jugo's shoulder for hours. Not even the gentle giant could console her young but broken heart. Karin cooed to her, wishing she could soothe her tears.

"Are you hungry Sakura?"

"No." She shook her head no. Sakura tightened her grip against his shoulders as she gazed up at the sky. Team Taka was soaring through the trees much faster than she had ever gone.

"Do you have to go potty?" Karin asked, trying to stay positive.

"No." Sakura turned her head and faced away from her. The conversation was over. She did not want to go live with Uncle Naruto, but the more she thought about it, she didn't want to go home with her daddy either.

"He's a liar." She whispered to herself. More than anything right now she missed her aunts and uncles. Sasuke said mean things about them. She couldn't believe it. "Did Uncle Itachi trick me too?" Sakura asked Sasuke. Sasuke sighed.

"He is your true Uncle, but yes. He still kidnapped you. He tricked you." Sasuke couldn't bear to see the horrified look on her face. He could tell she really looked up to him. 'Oh if only she knew'.

"What's the point of family then?" She whispered her voice cracking. "I thought they cared about me."

"They were using you Sakura. For what I don't know. But they did not care." Sasuke finished, silencing the child.

"I miss my mommy. She would know what to do." Sakura sighed. "I can't believe it.." Sakura did not say anything else. She plucked her thumb in her mouth and whimpered away her tears. The travel was mostly a quiet one. Occasionally Sakura would ask to go to the bathroom or ask to have a drink or snack, but she did smile. Sasuke tried to get her to laugh, same with all the group. She was in shock.

"I wish you would have found another way to explain to her Sasuke." Karin glared at him. Sasuke got defensive. "I told her the truth."

"Sasuke you basically just told her that everyone she ever knew and loved was either gone or betrayed her." Karin rolled her eyes. "She's like three. How do you expect her to understand?" Karin sighed. She and Sasuke were running ahead, Karin on the watch for chakra figures.

"I.. I didn't mean to. If we run into them, I wanted her to hesitate to trust them again." Sasuke sighed. "Listen I don't know why they took her in, but I don't trust their reasonings. Something is wrong." Sasuke said aloud. Nobody had any conclusion.

"Sakura," Sasuke called to her. She looked at him in confusion. "Yes sir?" She would not call him daddy. Sasuke tried to soften his cold exterior.

"Have you ever been to the Leaf Village?" The forest was spinning by her face as they traveled. She looked at all the leaves they were jumping around. "I don't know. But what is it like?" She called back. Sasuke shrugged.

"Very leafy. There's food shops. You'll get to taste ramen-!"

"Ramen!!!" Sakura squealed. The entire group laughed. "I love chicken and ramen!" Sakura blushed slightly at the thought. She could really go for a big bowl right now.

"Uh oh. Looks like the dobe will be happy." Sasuke accidentally said aloud, causing everyone to look at him. "Uncle Naruto, all he eats is ramen." Sasuke offered to Sakura, who smiled greatly.

"I'm hungry. I wanna go right now!" Sakura cheered. Sasuke chuckled dryly. "Well there's more than just that. You'll be in the preschool nina academy, you'll get to make some friends your own age! Maybe a little girl with pigtails." Sasuke smirked. Sakura was happy. "And boyfriend?"