Deep Within The Maggots Nest

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Bleach.

Prologue: Death

Sakura stared at the man standing opposite of her and glared at him. Why he had come to her after all these years she didn't know. She examined the changes that had taken place. Being over fifty years old he was aged but aged well. Sakura would even go as far as to say he was still very handsome despite his advanced age. He was dressed in simple shinobi clothes and his sword was at his hip.

Sakura herself had few changes, she didn't look a day over seventeen years old. Sakura had done what nobody before her had been able to do, gain immortality. Well not really immortality, she just didn't age due to a seal she created to stop the aging process. Sasuke didn't seem surprised to see her looking so young so he must have heard the rumors. Sakura had left the leaf village many years ago after Naruto died in the war. She lives forever as a self punishment that she couldn't save him, that she wasn't there in time.

"Sasuke" Sakura finally said and Sasuke nodded as if confirming that fact.

"Sakura" he replied stepping forward a bit. Sakura sighed.

"Why are you here Sasuke?" She asked tiredly, seeing him brought back to many memories. Sakura cursed herself when she realized tears were gathering in her eyes. She always hated the fact she cried so easily. Sasuke didn't answer and instead walked towards her stopping once right in front of her. Sakura looked down at the ground not wanting to look into his eyes but Sasuke's hand came to her cheek and pulled her head up to look at him. Sakura stared into his dark eyes and realized why he didn't seem surprised to see her so young, he was blind. Sakura's eyes widened and her hand twitched. "Sasuke..."

"Sakura, I want you to kill me." He spoke softly and Sakura's eyes widened further. She had thought he would have wanted her to heal his eyes.

"Sasuke..." She whispered "no" she spoke firmly and Sasuke's hand pulled away from her cheek to grab her biceps tightly.

"Yes Sakura, I want to die and I want you to be the one to kill me." Tears escaped her eyes and she shook her head not remembering that he couldn't see it. "I want to be with my family, with Itachi, with Naruto" and sob broke through as he said his name. "Please Sakura."

"Sasuke I couldn't live with myself if I killed you!" She yelled and he flinched back before hesitantly speaking.

"Then why don't you go with me?" Sakura froze, was he asking what she thought he was asking. "Then we would all be together. Team seven." More tears poured from her eyes.

"No Sasuke... I" she couldn't speak. Sakura couldn't stop thinking about how painful it was everyday waking up to realize she was alive and Naruto isn't. Maybe it was her time. "I don't know Sasuke." She cried and Sasuke pulled her in for a hug. Sakura froze again not expecting to be hugged but gave up and buried her face in his chest, crying. A minute later Sakura pulled away and closed her eyes. "Ok Sasuke" she said quietly but she knew he heard it. "I'll kill you" another sob broke through and her voice cracked. Silently she pulled out a kunai and held it over his heart. Just when she started to push it in Sasuke spoke.

"Sakura... Thank you" her eyes widened at the familiar words and even more tears came but she held them back. Sakura looked into his eyes one last time before she plunged the kunai into his chest. Sasuke screamed in pain and Sakura caught him as he fell, crying hysterically. She didn't even notice Sasuke move until she looked down and realized Sasuke had stabbed her through the chest too.

"Sasuke what have you done?" She said as she fell next to him. At first he said nothing just grabbed her hand tightly.

"Now you won't feel so guilty" he whispered. "Now we'll all be together again." Sakura looked at him and knew she had forgiven him.

"You've always been selfish Sasuke." She said before closing her eyes. Her last coherent though was 'I don't deserve to be with everyone. Because I let Naruto die... I'm so sorry...'