Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ The Hardest Thing ❯ The Hardest Thing ( Chapter 1 )

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The Hardest Thing
 
“What was the hardest thing?”

Was it the training?
No, not the training that was child's play.
 
“What was the hardest thing?”
Was it watching Naruto get ahead of you?

No, he was like my brother I only felt sibling rivalry.
 
“What was the hardest thing?”

Was it the missions?

No, they were simply a means to becoming wiser and stronger.


“What was the hardest thing?”

Was it seeing your team mates battered and bruised?

No, I could protect them and prevent major injury.


“What was the hardest thing?”

Was it the sight of your worst enemy defeating you with ease?

No, that just made me stronger and more determined.


“What was the hardest thing?”

Was it leaving Konoha?

No, leaving was necessary to achieve one of my goals.


“What was the hardest thing?”

Was it seeing innocents murdered by the snake?

No, even though it was disgusting they would be avenged later.


“What was the hardest thing?”

Was it defeating one of the vilest beings?

No, he had ceased to be useful and so was no longer necessary.


“What was the hardest thing?”

Was it starting a new team and remembering your old companions?

No, they were simply new but not necessarily better than my old team.


“What was the hardest thing?”

Was it seeing your old team with your replacement?
No, he would never be me.


“What was the hardest thing?”

Was it watching your enemy slip away again and again?

No, as long as he was still alive there would be more chances to destroy him.


“What was the hardest thing?”

Was it returning to your old home?

No, there was never any doubt of not returning.


“What was the hardest thing?”

Was it fighting alongside old classmates and noting how they had progressed?

No, they just gained more respect in my eyes.


“What was the hardest thing?”

Was it seeing your longest enemy holding your old team hostage?

No, they would live and the bastard would die for what he had done to me and caused me to do to myself and friends.


“What was the hardest thing?”

Was it scouring through the bodies of the fallen hoping not to find the still remains of your old team mates?

No, there was no doubt they were alive.


“What was the hardest thing?”

Was it standing before the leader and being told you were to remain in the village for a year?

No, that only meant the quicker restoration of my home and the mending of my relationships.


“What was the hardest thing?”

Was it watching your old team mates going out on missions?

No, as long as they returned it was bearable.


“What was the hardest thing, Sasuke-kun?

“It was seeing you return to the village beaten and bruised, near death's door.”

“What was the hardest thing, Sasuke-kun?”

“It was sitting by your bed side for many months waiting for you to wake up.”

“What was the hardest thing, Sasuke-kun?”

“It was dreading sleep, in case on waking you were gone.”

“What was the easiest thing Sasuke-kun?”

“It was embracing you when you woke.”

“What was the hardest thing Sasuke-kun?”

“It was telling you that..... I love you.”

“Do you want to know what the hardest thing is Sasuke-kun?”

“What's the hardest thing, Sakura?”

“Not saying I love you.”