-In the house of the Akasuna-
"Are you really going to go?" Tenten asked with sadness in her eyes
"Yes, it's the best sister, so I'll see if I can forget about Shikamaru. I'll only be one year and I'll be back"Tayuya said
"We're going to miss you a lot" Matsuri said as tears welled up in her eyes
"Don't cry Matsuri, we'll see each other again soon, I promise you"Tayuya hugged her sisters and slowly withdrew to the Suna Village
The next day, Shikamaru was as always lying in the park looking at the clouds
"Wow, the clouds are so pretty, I'm even envious of them because they don't have to suffer or make any effort to advance; They just let the wind take them wherever it wants. "A girl stood between him and the clouds looking into his eyes
"Hi Shikamaru"
"Hi Ino, were you looking for me?"
"Yes, I went to your house and they told me you were not there, so I assumed you would be here, watching the clouds as always"
"You know me so well, and what do you need me for?"
"Did you hear that Tayuya left the village yesterday?" Shikamaru got up from the grass and looked at Ino confused.
"She really left?"
"Yes, she said she would go to see if he learned to forget you, or well, that's what Tenten told me"
"Well, I think it's better for both of us, since it would be very uncomfortable to see her every day after what happened that day"
"Haven't you gotten over it?"
"It's not that, it's just that it would be strange to see her simply as another one, when we spent it all the time together"
"Yes, it's true," Ino said laughing. "Do you think we are going to eat barbecue?"
"Sure, I'm starving"Ino started to laugh
"You sounded like Chouji"
"Speaking of him, do you think we call him to eat with us?"
"It's a very good idea. I'll call him"
- in the Sabaku house-
"When are we going to return to Konoha?"Temari asked Kakashi
"Why do you want to go back?"
"I feel strange here, I want to go back to Konoha"
"I'd better propose a deal"
"Say Kakashi-sensei, what do you propose?"
"Let's wait until Gaara is fourteen and I promise we will return to Konoha"
"Really? Do I have to wait another year?"
"I'm sorry Temari; but it's the best I can offer you. You know that a move takes time"
"Yes, well, I'll be patient and wait until Gaara is fourteen, by then, Kankuro will be sixteen and I will be seventeen"
"That's right"Kakashi said smiling
One year later….
-Temari-
It's been a year now, Gaara just turned fourteen, Kankuro turned sixteen a bit earlier and I'm seventeen already, I'm almost an adult. It's amazing how time passes. I'm going to miss Sasori and Konan, it will be difficult not to be with them; but this is the best to finally forget about Itachi and I appreciate that they understand
