Empty Chairs (Naruto x Sakura)

Sakura Haruno has everything she once dreamed of.

A respected career. A beautiful daughter. A husband she never stopped loving. From the outside, the Uchiha family is picture perfect.

Behind closed doors, however, silence has become a permanent guest. Sasuke's missions grow longer with each passing year, leaving Sakura to shoulder a marriage that feels increasingly one-sided and a daughter desperate for a father she barely knows.

Across the village, the Seventh Hokage is fighting a different battle. One that no amount of strength can solve.

As two families quietly begin to fall apart, the two life long friends find solace in one another. Loneliness blurs the line between comfort and betrayal, forcing impossible choices that will change them forever.

Sometimes the emptiest seats at the table say the most.