*Bang*
Sasuke broke the door of Naruto's house after knocking for a couple of times. After entering his house, he found Naruto sitting on his bed. Anyone could tell that he cried a lot.
"Sasuke?" Naruto said in a low voice as he looked toward him.
Sasuke went towards Naruto and sat beside him, and put his arm around his shoulder.
"I can understand how you are feeling. I felt the same way when my parents died. I was devastated and thought that my whole world had ended," Sasuke said as Naruto kept listening without blinking.
"After that, I went on a dark and gloomy road with my desire for revenge. When everyone thought that I was long drawn in the darkness, you stood up for me. You and Sakura always believed in me when no one did." Sasuke patted on Naruto's back.
"Many bad things happen in life but such is the cruelty and helplessness of living. Humans are bound to die one day which means that even we will die someday. So don't lose hope and face the world like it's your last day.
You are a hope of light in this dark world. So Naruto Uzumaki, don't lose hope and show them who's the boss". Sasuke finished his therapy session.
After a minute of silence, Naruto wiped his teary face.
"Thank you, Sasuke, I'm feeling a little better," Naruto said as he tried to smile.
'When did I receive Talk no Jutsu?' Sasuke wondered.
Kakashi, who was watching them from outside the window smiled. He was happy that Naruto got his buddy back.
After some minutes, Naruto finally got normal and had a new determination in his eyes.
"Sasuke, how about a friendly spar?" Naruto asked since he wanted to test his strength. He wanted to fight Pain and find out what happened to Jiraya himself.
"Not again," Kakashi said as he barged into his room and rejected the idea of them sparring.
"You could defeat Pain if you learn Sage Mode but I don't think we have enough time yet," Sasuke said
"Sage Mode?" Naruto muttered
"Yeah, Sage Mode is a technique that even Jiraya couldn't master," Sasuke said as he started to explain about Senjutsu and its risks.
"I will learn it once we have dealt with Pain," Naruto said with confidence after learning about Sage Mode.
"We can't let something happen to you," Kakashi said as he remembered Tsunade's mission, which was to protect Naruto at all costs.
"That won't be a problem. I can teleport to you anytime and take you somewhere else" Sasuke said as he marked Naruto's shoulder.
"Well, Flying Thundergod does give us a mean to hide Naruto if needed" Kakashi said.
After that, they had a little talk and Sasuke decided to leave since he wanted to train a little.
.....
"That's Natural Energy?" Sasuke said as he sat on top of a log that he created with Wood Style and felt some energy.
After that, he tried to control it but failed numerous times.
"I should go to sleep," Sasuke said as he decided to sleep since he was sure that he could defeat Pain even without Sage Mode.
The next day, Sasuke woke up to the sound of a knock and found Sakura at his doorstep.
She jumped into his arms and kissed him multiple times.
"Let's go, Tsunade-sama has called for you," She said as she grabbed his hands and led him to Hokage's office.
'She is still in her honeymoon period' He smiled and followed her.
Along the way, they met a certain trio that had been together ever since they could remember.
"Hey, is that Sasuke?" Choji said as he stuffed his mouth with some chips. He was the first one to notice the upcoming duo.
"Sasuke? Where?" Ino said as she looked around.
"What a drag," Shikamaru said as he saw Sasuke and Sakura approaching him.
"How are you all today?" Sakura asked with an excited voice. She had been acting like that since she met Sasuke.
"As usual," Shikamaru said as he kept looking at Sasuke.
"SASUKE!!" Ino said as she also looked at Sasuke but in a different way.
'He has become so handsome,' Ino thought as she admired Sasuke, and the feeling that her childhood self had left behind started to emerge once again.
'Thankfully, she is not close to Sai, or else it would have been a little bothersome to get my favorite waifu of the show in my arms,' Sasuke said as he gave her a smile that fluttered her heart.
Shikamaru knew what was up with Ino so he sighed.
"Didn't you leave the village?" Choji asked as he remembered the fight of his life that he had while chasing Sasuke.
"I returned after killing Itachi," Sasuke said as he shocked them.
"You killed Itachi?" Shikamaru raised his head. He knew how powerful Hidan and Kakazu were. If Sasuke killed Itachi who was a member of Akatsuki, it means that he was extremely strong.
"How are you, Ino Yamanaka?" Sasuke said as he shook hands with her, completely disregarding the fact that he was being pinched by Sakura from behind.
"I am good," She said with a small blush.
"I think we all should hang around some time," Sasuke said
"Maybe later; currently, we have to go to Hokage's office and listen to what Lady Tsunade has to say," Choji said as he finished eating his chips.
"We are also going there so we can go together," Sasuke said
After that, they all walked together till they reached Hokage's office. They talked about many things on the way. Most of those were just about Konoha and the trio's recent missions.
Sasuke remained silent throughout the whole situation. He didn't talk unnecessarily since he knew how sharp is Shikamaru. He could guess that this Sasuke is different than the previous one.
'He is arguably the most intelligent character in the world, so it's better to avoid him,' Sasuke thought as they reached their destination after some time.
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P.S: I know that my novel is bad which is why I have decided to re-write it sometime in the future(when i get good) but not now. I hope that you keep supporting me and motivate me.