Some time passed. Silent. After so long, nobody knew what to say. The old Sakura would have probably jumped straight into Sasuke's arms ... only she wasn't the same anymore. And Sasuke, ...?
The pink-haired girl sighed again and straightened up with one movement. Sasuke looked at her, didn't move, no, but Sakura seemed to notice that he was checking every single one of her movements with his dark, black eyes.
She slowly got out of bed and looked at her old teammate. Just as she was about to say something, the door opened with a loud, frantic movement.

"Sasuke-ku ~~~ n !!!!!" A black-haired girl, Sakura's age, was now standing directly across from them. Sasuke, who had turned to the door, made an annoyed sound.
"Chiyo, ..." he began in an irritated tone. "I said you should go ahead[/i].." He sighed and glared at the girl.
The girl ... Chiyo didn't pay any attention to what he was saying.With a curious look she hurriedly approached Sakura, who understood nothing at all.
"Who's that Sasuke-kun? .." Chiyo hissed in a slightly appraising tone.
“It's none of your business, and now get out of here!” He hissed back.

But the black-haired ignored this. She was still looking over at her. "That hair ..." she started mumbling as she slowly held out a hand to the unknown girl.
Sakura was still rooted to the spot. Threw a questioning look at Sasuke, this one ...
"Chiyo !!!" before she could even react, he had slapped her hand away in one swift movement.

"Sasuke-kun? .." The girl stared at him in shock, first at her hand, then back at him ... then she just threw herself around his neck. "Why did you do that?" she whimpered softly, although she had turned her gaze to Sakura and continued to look at her with a grin.
//What..?! // Now Sakura also awoke from her stupor when she noticed a slight tug in her chest.She looked at the girl questioningly and looked at Sasuke with the same look.

“Don't do that!” Sasuke had already pointed her away from him when he looked back at Sakura. Chiyo gave up and disappeared from the room again.
"I'll wait for you Sasuke-kuu ~ n in the village" were her last words.

Sasuke still looked at Sakura in silence. He wasn't accountable to her, but something bothered him ... and Sakura quickly noticed. He too had changed.
"Oh .." she broke the silence and put a fake grin on her face. "So do you have a girlfriend now? .."
"She's not my .. girlfriend .." Sasuke grimaced. "She also works for Orichimaru ..."
"You don't need to justify yourself to me Sasuke ...- kun, .. I'm not your girlfriend ..." She smiled, it was still a fake. ".. after all we have nothing more to do with each other .." she finished her sentence and slowly walked towards the door.
"thank you for your help...."And so she left the hut, ... and when she closed the door behind her, she just started walking ...

But Sasuke was still standing there. He slowly barked his hands into fists. Why? He didn't understand. She had said something again ... she was right, they had nothing more to do with each other, after all he worked for Orichimaru just to get revenge and she was still in Konoha.
// What's going on suddenly? ... And why did I see her again now ... // ...

"SHE SHOULD WHAT ?!" Naruto looked at his old teacher in shock.
Kakashi scratches his head.
"Well ... it is evidently Orochimaru that Sasuke sent for getting the scroll back ..."
He took a breath.
"And Sasuke is without a doubt strong, very strong ..... only there is a secret in the whole thing that Orochimaru has probably not yet recognized in our favor."
Naruto didn't understand.
"What secret ?! And why, of all people ?!"
His old master scratches his head again."In plain language, this role is very important for both parties! Oto and Konoha ..., And even if I am not allowed to tell you what the purpose of the scroll is for us, Oto must not get my hands on it! ... What do you think Sasuke would do if a journalist from our village found the role before Sasuke?

"He would no doubt give anything to get the scroll and finish the jounnin without batting an eyelid ..."
muttered Naruto.
Kakashi nodded and then sighed. "It wasn't my idea ... but the county decided to send Sakura ... so our chances that she won't be killed ... and the role, god help us, comes to our village ... "
Naruto suddenly looked at his Master more shocked than ever.
"For God's sake what if he kills her !!!! ???"
"The village council is sure he won't ... and who knows, maybe she'll do something else ... impossible ... which none of us could ever do ..." Kakashi muttered.Naruto didn't understand. // Sakura-chan is in danger! Why doesn't the old man worry ... everything could turn into the opposite! //

The young ninja swallowed. "Aren't you worried about Sakura-chan, Kakashi-sensei?"
"Yes, Naruto ... and how I worry about her ..."
And with these words he disappeared, leaving his former student, just alone.

Naruto got up. Up until now he was sitting quite relaxed at the railing, but now he was looking hatefully into the water of the village bridge.
"And poor Sakura-chan has absolutely no idea what to expect ..." he whispered softly ...

~ * ~ * ~ * ~
Oh yes how mean, but a patch of hope that there is still a big meeting on Sasuke and Sakura ~. ^
And who knows, maybe Naruto will suddenly intervene in the action .. * ehehe *