Somehow every second they've spent together has further cemented a shared but unspoken knowledge. That they are wasting their time waiting. And so Sasuke, being as practical as ever, proposed the obvious solution based on rather simple criteria: since neither of them can picture a future without the other in it, the obvious resolution is not to try.

There's a split second where Sasuke doesn't recognise her

Sakura and Sasuke are awaiting their second child together, and looking forward to all that entails. Unbeknownst to them, Sarada has been holding back her feelings and fears on the matter. It all comes to a forefront one evening at dinner, with a surprising result. [Companion piece to Unplanned] Takes place between Chapter Thirteen and Chapter Fourteen

As usual, telling her the truth happens as though by afterthought. And this time, she's not taking it.

Two weeks from now, Sasuke Uchiha will fall in love for the first time in his eighteen years.

Team 7 is sent on a mission to investigate a disturbance outside of the village, where they encounter an unconscious girl in a crater. The mysterious Sarada insists she's a shinobi from the Hidden Leaf trying to rescue her teammates, but something about her is suspicious. When the team discovers she possesses a Sharingan, things become even more unbelievable.