Meant to be ~

Chapter 2

 (Naruto Shippuden) -Reunion – Sasuke vs new team 7 (Naruto, Sai, Sakura)

It had been two and a half years since I joined Orochimaru, the result had been to become a more powerful and much colder person as well. I didn't care who was on my way, as long as it didn't interfere with my plans. From time to time, Orochimaru told me about a report on team seven and every time he did, I tried to give him the least possible attention. Thinking about the past could only make me stop at what I was doing in my present. After leaving the village, I had cut all my ties, or so I repeated. There were few times that doubts made my way difficult, however, they were moments of great decision. After the last meeting I had with Sakura at the lake, months later I returned to the same place, possessed again by my doubts, three times to be exact. However, she was gone. At first, I was hoping she felt the need to go, having experienced such a vivid dream ... But she had not returned. Perhaps, like me, she also had a moment of doubt when she saw me in dreams, after all, a person's subconscious was really complex ...

So, I never went to that place again. I didn't care why she didn't do it either, it had also helped me leave my past behind.

On the other hand, although I had my plans for Orochimaru, I generally did what I was asked and taught. He also never saw me again as a weak person bound by his ties, at least not until that day.

They were there, meters away from me.

-You can go back to Konoha Sasuke-kun, your friends came for you– Orochimaru laughed. Although I had never given him reasons to doubt me again, the fact of being threatened by the possibility exasperated him.

- Do not get sentimental. - I scoffed.

I separated from Kabuto and Orochimaru. Something inside me was not right, of course, if it had to do with them ... it wouldn't matter. However, I was a bit upset. I knew this was Naruto's thing and his relentless determination. Tsk Wouldn't he let me accomplish my goal in peace? Didn't he have better things to do than chase me? Things like training, to become a hokage. I laughed to myself, I didn't see how a person who didn't order his priorities could become one. It was stupid, if I had played those games, I wouldn't be more powerful, I couldn't beat Itachi.

Thinking about my brother always made me sick, in turn, great pain ran through my heart making me feel stupid. The idea of ​​feeling pain for a person like him ... I clenched my fists tightly. However, that was what it was, if I had not trained so hard, I would not possibly be up to it, so I had a hard time believing Naruto's words. Hokage? He doesn't even have any idea of ​​the power that is required, even for me right now ... something like that would be unthinkable.

I lay on a bed in one of the rooms in the den, trying to stop thinking. As much as it bothered me, hearing from team seven kept moving things inside me. To my surprise, an individual broke my thoughts. I couldn't help it anymore, so I got serious. Apparently, he was a new member of team seven. That day, frustration gripped me. Even without fully understanding it, I couldn't let it affect me. And there I was, in front of that individual, facing that situation when I saw her. It was Sakura. It didn't matter how many things I had said to myself, how many things had happened, or how many years. My heart stopped the same way I had done it on other occasions and I did not mean the last time I had seen her.

But I had never responded to those feelings and could not do so now.

-Sakura. - I said to ipso facto. As usual, my mind said one thing and my actions another; I couldn't wait for her to notice my presence, I felt I should speak to her. Just as I instantly regretted showing any attention, I had already been through this, I was already clear. I shouldn't care. She looked at me completely surprised. I couldn't understand it, after all, they were looking for me. For a moment, Sakura's gaze gave me back that peace I had lost, for a moment, I could only see her.

Naruto broke that calm, generating again, mixed feelings.

He was not like Sakura, he was relentless and decisive, in turn, challenging. Somehow, that made it easier.

I acted without thinking too much. I finally had the opportunity to cut the bond I had with Naruto, but despite his whims, he had become stronger, just like me. He tirelessly repeated that he was my friend. Tsk, that's something unthinkable, how could I generate that feeling in someone? Undoubtedly, Naruto was still playing a children's game, still unripe, chasing stupid ideas.

It was not the same with Sakura. This time, she wanted to attack me too, but there were no beautiful words or speeches far from the reality of her part. Tsk, in spite of everything, the idea of ​​it generated waves of rage that came and went. I left as if nothing had happened, as if nothing had mattered to me.

I walked from one place to another and I could feel Kabuto and Orochimaru on my head, but I couldn't care less. At last Sakura had realized, she had grown, her chakra hit had been direct and decisive, she had severed her ties with me. I hit the wall hard, taking out those feelings that corrupted me. Of course she had cut them! And that was what I wanted! What was my problem then? Didn't I want Naruto and Sakura to do that? ... Was that really what I wanted...?

- Sasuke - Orochimaru interrupted my thoughts - we have to continue training.

- Hmp.

Once time passed, I could concentrate again. I swore to myself, that I would never fall back into my own doubts, I convinced myself of it.

Sakura had changed. If I thought about it, I had simply found her once, she thought it was a dream and at that moment, if someone like me have had such doubts, of course she could have them too. However, realizing the reality, she stopped going. On this occasion, she wanted to kill me. It was logical, I told myself. I attacked his team ... team I was part of - tsk. But not anymore, now they had formed another. I bit my lip without understanding why. After all, I had gone with Orochimaru, I had been the first to have formed another team. I no longer belonged there.

And Sakura knew it. She finally saw myself as a threat. Not that it was something I wanted to generate, but after all, it was.

I trained hard day and night to beat Itachi, and of course I hadn't forgotten what Orochimaru wanted from me, so I had to beat two people. I didn't have time for Naruto games, He talked about being Hokage and being my friend as if life were so simple, he should know better than anyone. Perhaps, Sakura who had understood, would convince Naruto to leave me alone.