Epilogue

Sakura's POV

"Bye mom." I said, kissing my mother's cheek. It was a particularly warm day in the city, and I was thankful of the fact that the airport had air conditioning.

"Goodbye, honey." She held me away at arm's length. "I'm going to miss you so much!" she said, pulling me back into another embrace.

"Okay, dear, don't suffocate her." My father said, smiling. My mother sighed and let go, handing me over to my father, who hugged me too.

"Bye daddy." I said into his broad chest. "And I'm sorry you guys had to stop production on your film."

My father looked into my eyes, exact replicas of his own, and said, "Don't be sorry, Sakura. It's not your fault we made a poor casting decision."

"I'm still sorry."

"Wipe it out of your conscience then. The movie wasn't going to be that good anyway. It was too cliché." He laughed.

"So where are you guys going now?" I asked.

"Well, we're headed over to The Land of Water now to prepare for and attend the Mist Film Festival." My mother answered.

I smiled. "That's one of the biggest film festivals in the world! Congratulations, guys."

"Thank you, honey." My mother grasped my hand.

"Ladies and gentlemen, would Mr. and Mrs. Haruno please report to Gate 90." A woman's voice echoed throughout the whole terminal.

"Well, I guess I have to let you go then." I said with a smile.

"Goodbye, honey." My father said and kissed my forehead. Mother let go of my hand and together they walked through security. When they'd turned the corner I walked back outside to my car and drove away.

Sometimes life is one big cliché. There is no way to predict its outcome, and yet perhaps there is a way to change it. No matter what the true answer is, life is meant to be taken one step at a time. There will be troubles and there will be fortunes, but what's good when there is no bad?

I pondered these things while sitting on the roof of Naruto's orange Lamborghini with Sasuke, looking out into the sunset. We'd parked along a cliff in the hills of Konoha for a romantic night spent watching the sun set.

Sitting on a blanket on the ground beside the car, Ino said, "Look guys, it looks like Haruno Tower is glowing!" In fact, it was. The sun was perfectly positioned behind the building and the halo of light surrounding the skyscraper made it look like it was radiant. It made me think of my parents, and I smiled.

Suddenly a chilly breeze passed by and I shivered. Sasuke tightened his arm around me and Naruto draped his jacket over Ino's shoulders. I glanced down to the couple on the picnic blanket and Ino met my eyes. We smiled at each other. Yes, this was how I wanted to spend the rest of my life: with my love and with my friends.

Yes, that's the end of Modern Day Konoha! :) Thanks for sticking with it, and as always, send in a review if you enjoyed it, or even if you didn't enjoy it! I'd love to hear back from you guys. :) ~Shreedin