Tears of Petals (Naruto)

Sakura's parents aren't pleased when they learn she'd had a confrontation with Gaara right after the Chunnin exams, but now she's finding herself letting what they told her sink in. Sasuke is of course concerned how that would effect the team, so-

Disclaimer - I don't own Naruto. This was written for the Family prompt for day nine of the SasuSaku Month 2021.

Yes, I know the headcanon I'm using is out there, but it popped into my head when Gaara started associating Sakura's face with Yashimaru's face and I noticed there were similarities which got my brain going, combining it with the fact that, while Rasa is definitely a bad parent, I really do think he cared.

And yes, it is possible for twins to be born that far apart. It would likely mean that Karura slipped into a coma after delivering Gaara and she was kept alive until it was safe to deliver the second twin that they hadn't expected yet Rasa took advantage of the fact nobody, including certain council members who liked manipulating things towards their own personal gain could take advantage of her like they would his other three children.