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Setting: Takes place in canon-verse; this takes place after Sasuke returns from his redemption journey.

Warning(s): Fluff!

First Kiss

"I wish there was another way Sakura, you don't have to do this mission, Naruto and Sasuke will -" but gets interrupted by her "This isn't about them sensei; in order for the villages to stay in peace with one another, sacrifices need to be made." Sakura stands firm in her decision. The sacrifice she's talking about is giving up precious time of being in the comfort of her village and especially her bonding with Sasuke. While he was away on his journey to redemption, they'd exchange letters through his hawk. Just after 1 week of him returning, she's assigned an S-Rank mission that could take up to 6 months.

Kakashi grimaces at her tone, right now the Hidden Cloud was demanding the best of the best of healers to create a cure for the epidemic happening there.

"You're right Sakura, just remember to say goodbye to them first." Kakashi advises her, and she told him that she already did, a tiny part of her was hoping that Sasuke would say something or at least give a reaction to her leaving, but she wouldn't let that distract her from her mission. She already knew that she's one of Sasuke's few and dearest people.

Since it was already 1 am, where more than three quarters of the village was asleep, it was just her and Kakashi by the village gates. Right after Kakashi left, Sakura puts the hood of her white cloak over her head and after taking three steps out of the village she hears the familiar deep, yet comforting voice of Sasuke.

"Sakura." She sees his black cloaked figure shining underneath the crescent moon of the starry night.

"Sasuke-kun." She acknowledged him, surprised to see him out this late at night.

"I have something for you." He takes out a scroll and then opens it to have a tanto sword pop out of it.

"I want you to have it." He gives it to her, and she's shocked to see the Uchiha symbol on it.

"And please come back to me safely." He puts his right hand on her cheek so he can caress its soft texture.

Sakura could only stare at him in shock and she proceeds to follow her impulse. Gently she removes his hand from her face and walks close to him. She brings his head down and puts her lips on his to give him a sweet chaste kiss.

When she lets go of him, she sees the look of amazement on his face, and smiles at him.

"I'll see you soon Sasuke-kun." With that she disappears into the night, and leaves a satisfied Uchiha smirking, leaving him knowing that when she comes back, Haruno Sakura will soon become Uchiha Sakura.

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