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⋆˚✿˖° 𝖢𝖮𝖬𝖯𝖫𝖤𝖳𝖤𝖣 ⋆˚✿˖°

𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Itachi Uchiha/Sakura Haruno

✩彡･ﾟSummary : The story follows Itachi and Sakura throughout their lives, from childhood to adulthood.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings: fluff, so sweet it'll give you cavities. (Story containing gifs narrated with text) | Posted on August 12, 2022.]

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𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Itachi Uchiha/Sakura Haruno

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Sakura loves playing hide-and-seek with Naruto and Sasuke, her two best friends, but today she found something quite different.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : pre-genin era, fluff, humor, no uchiha massacre [ Posted on August 19, 2022.]

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𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Itachi Uchiha/Sakura Haruno

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Sakura always looked forward to his summoning crows because it meant she would finally see him again, but today the crow appeared when she least expected it... And Itachi rarely deviates from his plans. So this can't be a good omen, can it?

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : The Uchiha massacre happened, Heavy angst, major character death. [Posted on August 23, 2022.]

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𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆!

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Itachi Uchiha/Sakura Haruno

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Today is the day Sakura decided to confess her love to her long time friend. She thinks it might be time to either win him over or move on… 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐓. Is that Itachi!? Oh my gooood. Did he just kiss a girl!?!?!?

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : Slice of life, fluff, angst and some humor. [Posted on September 11, 2022.]

✩彡･ﾟ⤷ read here or on Ao3 「Last edited May 20, 2024.」

𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Itachi Uchiha/Sakura Haruno & Shisui Uchiha/ Sakura Haruno

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Sakura loves him. She knows she does. Yet he seems determined to believe that she’s mistaken about the nature of her feelings.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : unrequited love? Confused!Sakura. Slight humor, eventual romance [Posted on September 30, 2022.]

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𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱

✩彡･ﾟPairings : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha, Sakura Haruno/Gaara , Naruto Uzumaki/Hinata Hyuuga

✩彡･ﾟ Characters : Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Itachi, Sabaku no Gaara, etc. ( some characters will only be mentioned.)

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Maybe Sakura was wrong. Maybe she had been fooling herself about him. Maybe she had imagined half of their interactions. Maybe it was all in her head. That must be it, otherwise how could she explain what she had witnessed?

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : Epic friendship, romance, humor, fluff, unrequited love or is it?, angst, open ending [Posted on December 5, 2022.]

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𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Shisui Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Shisui was just a soldier, witnessing the violence and atrocities of war since he was old enough to walk, and then there she was, surrounded by flowers, the most beautiful of all, his lovely cherry blossom. Pure, innocent, she was the most beautiful landscape he'd ever seen. (Story containing gifs narrated with text.)

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : first love, romance, heavy angst, implied/referenced violence, 4GNW, major character death [Posted on March 29, 2023.]

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𝗥𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁

✩彡･ﾟPairings : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha , Naruto Uzumaki/Sasuke Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : A woman walks into a bar… et le reste appartient à l’histoire.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : humor, sexual tension, implied sexual content, implied/referenced blow jobs, drinking, jealousy, fluff without plot, friendships, eventual romance, no Uchiha massacre, past Haruno Sakura/Hyuuga Neji, awkward & secret crush. [Posted on April 1, 2023.]

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Sakura doesn't know when it started, but she knows how it will end. After all, she’s once again dealing with an Uchiha. It must be her curse.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : medic Haruno Sakura, Anbu Uchiha Itachi, angst, injury, emotional hurt, denial of feelings, fights, arguments, break up, male-female friendship, misunderstanding, alcohol, some humor, eventual fluff, angst with a happy ending [Posted on April 23, 2023]

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𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱

✩彡･ﾟPairings : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha , Uchiha Itachi/Shisui Uchiha, Sakura Haruno/Undisclosed

✩彡･ﾟSummary : What's the point of being sorry? The damage is already done.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : modern setting, cheating, hurt no comfort, implied sexual content, attempt at humor, fluff, heartbreak, angst with a happy ending [Posted on June 14, 2023.]

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼’𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Uchiha Itachi

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Sakura loves movies, popcorn and yelling at the characters on her TV screen. And then there's Itachi.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : friends to lovers, fluff & humor, short&sweet, childhood memories, movie reference, OS, romantic comedy [Posted on July 22, 2023.]

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𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Uchiha Sasuke ft Narusakusasu [platonic]

✩彡･ﾟSummary : They’re friends, right?

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : canon divergence, friends to lovers, no Uchiha massacre, fluff & humor, team 7 as family, past relationships, male-female friendship, eventual romance, jealousy if you squint, idiots in love, possessive uchiha sasuke [Posted on November 3, 2023.]

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𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Shisui Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : “I need an angel to save me from myself. Holding my savior keep my heart upon the shelf.”

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : strangers to friends to lovers, Uchiha massacre, canon divergence, near death experience, character death, slow romance, canon-typical violence, platonic soulmates, hint of narusasu, team 7 as family, BAMF Haruno Sakura, angst with a happy ending [Posted on November 5, 2023.]

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Uchiha Sasuke

✩彡･ﾟSummary : “ […] She fidgeted under his gaze. He'd always had a particular way of scrutinizing her. It was almost as if he was looking into her soul, and it was sometimes quite unsettling, but that was Sasuke.”

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : modern setting, friends to lovers, feeling realization, misunderstanding, idiots in love, fluff & humor, childhood friends, tooth-rotting fluff, protective Uchiha Sasuke, pop culture references [Posted on November 24, 2023.]

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𝗪𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Past Sakura Haruno/Kin Tsuchi, Sakura Haruno/Uchiha Shisui

✩彡･ﾟSummary : "This mɑn - for there's no doubt thɑt this strɑnger is one - hɑs no business meddling in her ɑffɑirs. He doesn't hɑve to hold her like he's ɑfrɑid she'll disɑppeɑr, like he knows her, like she's one of his loved ones. She's none of those things. She’s nothing."

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : heavy angst, suicide attempt, minor character death, depression, bisexual Haruno Sakura, post-break up, dark humor, family loss, pre-relationship, eventual fluff, movie reference, angst with a happy (hopeful) ending [Posted on December 8, 2023.]

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𝗬𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗻

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Madara Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : [yiun-fen] • Chinese

(𝗇.) 𝖺 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉 𝖻𝗒 𝖿𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗈𝗋 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗒;

𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖼𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : Reincarnation, historical references, soulmates, canon divergence, civil war, falling in love, angst, major character death, 4GNW, minor sasusaku, bittersweet ending. [Posted on April 12, 2024.]

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘆 [𝗙𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗦]

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Uchiha Shisui

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Shisui may be feeling a little jealous, or maybe he's just imagining things.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : light angst, jealousy, insecurity, mention of past sexual relationship, fluff. [Posted on April 13, 2024.]

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𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Uchiha Itachi

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Itachi loves Sakura, but not enough to be a substitute for his little brother, but is he really?

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : light angst, past sasusaku, fluff at the end. [Posted on July 30, 2024.]

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𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗖𝘂𝗽

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Shisui Uchiha/Sakura Haruno

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Sakura works part-time at a coffee shop, but her thoughts of Shisui are full-time on top.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings: Friendships, fluff, past-relationships, light angst, pre-relationship, friends to lovers, eventual romance, OS, ambiguous/open ending. [Posted on September 25, 2024.]

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⋆˚✿˖°𝖮𝖭 𝖦𝖮𝖨𝖭𝖦...⋆˚✿˖°

𝗪𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/ Itachi Uchiha, Sakura Haruno & Shisui Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha & Shisui Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : They say that pain builds character, if so, then Sakura must have built a strong one.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : Established relationships, Heavy angst, hurt no comfort, drama, break up, modern setting, jealousy, friendship, eventual fluff, making out, sexual tension, protective shisui uhiha, illegal activities, murder, possibly unrequited love, denial of feelings, arguing, fights, implied/referenced character death,. [posted on April 26, 2023]

✩彡･ﾟ⤷ read here or on ao3 (Last updated March 16, 2024)

𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀

✩彡･ﾟPairings : Itachi Uchiha/Original female character(s), Itachi Uchiha/Sakura Haruno, minor Sakura Haruno/Hoshigaki Kisame, minor Shisui Uchiha/Haruno Sakura etc,.

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Sakura knows she shouldn't, she knows it's wrong. She knows she’s a horrible person for even thinking about building her happiness on someone else’s pain. She wants to be selfish. But he's no better, is he? He wants to take, take and own everything she is. He wants to have his cake and eat it too. Itachi is selfish like that. Or maybe they're just two jerks who deserve each other.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : modern setting, toxic relationships, Itachi is a little shit, cheating, sexual tension, manipulation, jealousy, angst, morally ambiguous, possessive behavior, implied sexual content, implied blow jobs, religion kink, humor, sexually experienced Sakura Haruno, love/hate, drama, gay character. [posted on May 9, 2023]

✩彡･ﾟ⤷ read here or on ao3 (Last updated July 2, 2024)

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀

✩彡･ﾟPairings : Haruno Sakura/Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura & Shisui, Uchiha, Haruno Sakura/Uchiha Shisui

✩彡･ﾟSummary : He comes home late, acts strangely, and she doesn't recognize him anymore. Time passes and things get worse. Maybe it's time to know what's really in the depths of her heart.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : modern setting, heavy angst, domestic violence, hurt no comfort, established relationship, drug use, emotional infidelity, unrequited love?, drama romance, drug addiction, falling in love, arguing, eventual happy ending. [Posted on May 10, 2023]

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𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗵𝗮

✩彡･ﾟPairings : Sakura Haruno/Shisui Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : […] as she took a bite of her gyoza, Sakura wondered — and she would wonder for years to come - what on earth had possessed her to cause such a scandal during such a convivial dinner.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : modern setting, drama & romance, angst, attempt at humor, cheating, shisui is acting suspiciously, misunderstanding, arguing, fluff, implied sexual content. [Posted on March 30, 2023]

✩彡･ﾟ⤷ read here (Last updated May 31, 2023)

𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀

✩彡･ﾟPairings : Sakura Haruno/Shisui Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : At the age of 6, Sakura believes there are only 4 essential things in this world: her parents, anmitsu, Ino Yamanaka and Shisui Uchiha.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : Modern AU, Unrequited love, Friendship, Multiple pairings, From childhood to adulthood, Angst [ with an eventual] happy ending. [Posted on October 5, 2023.]

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𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘀, 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀

✩彡･ﾟPairings : Sakura Haruno/Hidan, Itachi Uchiha/Sakura Haruno

✩彡･ﾟSummary : 'Did he love her or was she just a trophy for him? Was she just a hole he could empty himself into whenever he felt like it, even when she didn't?'

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : angst, toxic relationships, gaslighting, verbal abuse, verbal humiliation, emotional infidelity, cheating, self-esteem issues, implied/referenced domestic violence, implied sexual content, panic attacks, Hidan swears, some fluff etc., [Posted on October 13, 2023.]

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𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀

✩彡･ﾟPairings : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha, Shisui Uchiha/Sakura Haruno

✩彡･ﾟSummary : You can't control your heart. Feelings come and go. We are only slaves to its whims.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : established relationship, love triangle, angst, falling in love, unrequited love, friendship/love, emotional infidelity, possibly polyamorous relationship, Awkward tension Itachi is so confused. [Posted on April 28, 2023.]

✩彡･ﾟ⤷ read here (Last updated January 21, 2024)

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀

✩彡･ﾟPairings : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : “Three months. It had been three months since he'd sat at the same table, at the same time, taking the same thing in order to take part in what had become a ritual. He'd sensed that today was the day. That the young woman would eventually come to him.”

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : modern setting, mafia, police, pre-relationship, (possible) future fic. Given the theme, expect to read about sensitive subjects. Such as mentions of abuse, drugs, violence, illegal trafficking in almost any form. Please proceed with caution. [Posted on February 21, 2024.]

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𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗷𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗺

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Itachi Uchiha/Sakura Haruno, Undisclosed Relationship(s)

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Sakura is a country girl who dreams of the big city. She always thought she'd travel someday, but the universe got in the way and now she's trapped in Konoha, except it's wasn't her Konoha. Stuck now with familiar but unfamiliar faces, she must find a way to navigate this new world.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings: Isekai fic. | Posted on September 19, 2024.]

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⋆˚✿˖°𝖣𝖱𝖠𝖡𝖡𝖫𝖤, 𝖥𝖨𝖢𝖫𝖤𝖳 & 𝖶𝖨𝖯.⋆˚✿˖°

𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗲, 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗶!

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Itachi Uchiha/Sakura Haruno

✩彡･ﾟSummary : A short, funny story featuring Itachi and Sakura in modern times.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : humor, fluff, modern au [Posted on November 13, 2022.]

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𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Itachi Uchiha/Sakura Haruno ft Sasuke Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Just Sasuke answering Sakura's stupid questions.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : humor, crack fic [Posted on November 17, 2022.]

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘂𝗽

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Itachi Uchiha/Sakura Haruno

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Sakura thinks it's time to break up.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : past crush, fake/pretend relationship, break up, humor, fluff, modern setting [Posted on November 27, 2022.]

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𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Itachi Uchiha/Sakura Haruno

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Itachi falling on a drunk but adorable Sakura.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : humor, fluff, drunk!sakura [Posted on December 12, 2022.]

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𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗜 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Itachi Uchiha/Sakura Haruno

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Playing drinking games is fun, Itachi thinks, until scandalous revelations come to light.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : established relationships, Alcohol, Mention of past sexual relations, humor, friendship, threesome implied etc., [Posted on December 15, 2022.]

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𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗿

✩彡･ﾟPairings : Itachi Uchiha/Sakura Haruno/Shisui Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Everybody seems to like spring.🍃🌸

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : implied sexual content, threesome - F/M/M, sexual humor, romantic friendship, friends to lovers, eventual relationships, fluff, humor, Implied polyamory. [Posted on March 21, 2023.]

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𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Shisui Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : It's 3 a.m., Shisui is drunk and thinks he's Stefan Salvatore.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : humor, parody [Posted on April 6, 2023]

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𝗦𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗺𝘀

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Haruno Sakura & Uzumaki Naruto (platonic soulmates)

✩彡･ﾟSummary : He was her sunshine on rainy days.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : fluff with light angst [posted on May 20, 2023]

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𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰̧𝗮𝗱𝗲

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Itachi Uchiha/ Unnamed Girlfriend , Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha, Yamanaka Ino & Sakura Haruno, Haruno Sakura & Itachi Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Sometimes anger hides something else.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : modern setting, enemies to friends to lovers (not really enemies), rivalry, angst, drama, female friendship, jealousy, frustration, denial of feelings, love/hate, unrequited hate, possible unrequited love, implied/referenced cheating, unreliable narrator, possible future fic [Posted on July 23, 2023.]

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𝗡𝗮𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Boruto wondered if Itachi-nii had changed his name.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : Set in the era of Boruto's next generation, humor [Posted on July 24, 2023.]

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𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗹

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Shisui Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Shisui asks Sakura out.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : Tooth-rotting fluff, attempt at humor [Posted on August 30, 2023.]

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𝗡𝗮𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 (𝟮)

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha ft Sasuke Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Sasuke is annoyed. Is his teammate dating his brother because he looks like him?

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : parody (kind of) humor, established relationship (Posted on September 29, 2023.)

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𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : They’re in love, your honor.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : no Uchiha massacre, fluff, established relationship, sexual humor, sexual fantasy, implied sexual content, no smut, awkward romance [Posted on October 10, 2023.]

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𝗡𝗮𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Just Sakura madly in love with her man

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : fluff [Posted on October 11, 2023.]

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𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Uchiha Itachi “as” Ross Geller. That’s it.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : fluff, light angst [Posted on November 9, 2023.]

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𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha ft Sasuke Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Sasuke is babysitting his nephew for the weekend.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : humor, married couple, uncle sasuke [Posted on November 11, 2023.]

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𝗦𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Sakura speaks randomly in French to Itachi.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : established relationship, humor, fluff. [Posted on November 14, 2023.]

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Shisui Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Sakura wants to break up, but she also wants Kung Pao chicken and spring rolls.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : humor & fluff [Posted on December 27, 2023.]

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𝗡𝗮𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 (𝟮)

✩彡･ﾟPairing : mention of Itasaku, feat Sasuke

✩彡･ﾟSummary : In which Sasuke learns that Sakura has an active sex life, and that Itachi, his older brother, is part of it.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : mention of past sexual relationships, crack, humor, dating [Posted on January 9, 2024.]

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𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗿𝗮

✩彡･ﾟPairings : Itasaku, NejiSaku, DeiSaku, HakuSaku, Sakura/Orochimaru, IzuSaku

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Sakura has a thing for men with long hair. She always has. That's why, when she takes part in a show designed to get all her exes in the same room, they realize that they have only one thing in common: their hair length.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : modern setting, past relationship(s), suggestive themes, crackfic, humor, Sakura is so done, all her boyfriends are nuts!! [Posted on January 17 & 18, 2024.]

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𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸… 𝗜'𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗸

✩彡･ﾟPairings : Sakura Haruno/Uchiha Shisui

✩彡･ﾟSummary : Just shisui falling in love with sakura at first sight.

✩彡･ﾟContent warnings : fluff without plot, some humor, romantic comedy [Posted on March 31, 2024.]

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⋆˚✿˖°𝖯𝖨𝖢𝖲/𝖵𝖨𝖣𝖤𝖮𝖲/𝖦𝖨𝖥𝖲 𝖨'𝖵𝖤 𝖤𝖣𝖨𝖳𝖤𝖣 𝖮𝖱 𝖢𝖱𝖤𝖠𝖳𝖤𝖣⋆˚✿˖°

𝗜𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟSummary: Imagine Sakura admiring Itachi's beauty in the rain. He knows she's there, but doesn't acknowledge her presence. Looking at him, she wonders how she ended up in the hands of the Akatsuki, first as a prisoner, then as Itachi's lover. Sakura fell in love with her former teammate's enemy.

Itachi is a man of few words and sometimes Sakura wonders if what they share is an illusion or reality. But it's in his subtle gestures and the way his body mold to hers during their sinful nights that she knows Itachi feels as much as she does, that he is on her side now and forever.

✩彡･ﾟContent type : Video. [Posted on September 18, 2022.]

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𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟContext : 𝖲𝖺𝗄𝗎𝗋𝖺 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗐𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝖺 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝖼𝗋𝗎𝗌𝗁 𝗈𝗇 𝖨𝗍𝖺𝖼𝗁𝗂. 𝖲𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝖽𝗆𝗂𝗋𝖾𝗌 𝗁𝗂𝗆 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗌𝗉𝗂𝗋𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝖺𝗌 𝗀𝗈𝗈𝖽 𝖺 𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗈𝖻𝗂 𝖺𝗌 𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖽𝖺𝗒. 𝖲𝗈 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗅𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗅𝗒 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗁𝗈𝗉𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗎𝗉 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝗂𝗆, 𝗈𝗋 𝖺𝗍 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝖻𝖾 𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗌 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭. 𝖲𝗁𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿, 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗈 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖴𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗁𝖺 𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋. 𝖳𝗈 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗁𝗂𝗆 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝖿𝗎𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝖼𝖺𝗉𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝗂𝗆. 𝖨𝗇 𝖿𝖺𝖼𝗍, 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗌𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗆𝗎𝗌𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍, 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗎𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝖿𝗂𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝖽𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝗂𝗆. 𝖨𝗍𝖺𝖼𝗁𝗂 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖼𝗋𝗎𝗌𝗁 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖽𝖾𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝖽𝗆𝗂𝗋𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾. 𝖲𝖺𝗄𝗎𝗋𝖺 𝗋𝖾𝗉𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖴𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗁𝖺'𝗌 𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾, 𝗆𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝗆𝗎𝗌𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝗇𝖾𝗌.

𝖨𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌𝗇'𝗍 𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗅 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗈𝗅𝖽𝖾�� 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖨𝗍𝖺𝖼𝗁𝗂 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝗁𝖾𝗋, 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺, 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗍𝗈𝗇𝗂𝖼 𝗐𝖺𝗒 𝗁𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖽, 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺.

𝖨𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖾𝗇𝖽, 𝖲𝖺𝗄𝗎𝗋𝖺 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖺𝖼𝗁𝗂𝖾𝗏𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗀𝗈𝖺𝗅𝗌.

𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘜𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭.

✩彡･ﾟContent type : Video. [Posted on September 24, 2023.]

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𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟContext : A love/hate AU where Sakura would have been in love with Itachi all her life, but when he slaughters the uchiha clan (except for Sasuke) she finds herself heartbroken. She hears of Itachi's prowess throughout the five great Shinobi nations. He even joins the Akatsuki, much to her dismay. So she vows to bring Itachi to justice and bring him back to the village, even if it means dying. In this AU, Sakura is much stronger than in the canon, having devoted herself to her training from an early age.

Of course, she is unaware that the Uchiha massacre was ordered by the village's higher-ups, and that Itachi is in fact a spy.

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𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗺

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟContext : inspired by this.

✩彡･ﾟContent type : Edited Pics. [Posted on January 29, 2024.]

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𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲

✩彡･ﾟPairing : Sakura Haruno/Itachi Uchiha

✩彡･ﾟContext : None. Just Itachi and Sakura being pretty.

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Of Hope

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Summary:

He woke surrounded by a flock of birds. Each one a reminder of the life he'd lived. Of the sacrifice he'd made. Neji had come back to life. He was here. No longer caged. For her.

Notes:

For the Neji x Sakura Weekend on @narutorarepaireventhub. Prompt: The Caged Bird Uncaged For The Blossom. I hope you enjoy. :)

End chapter notes:

I had a blast writing this. It took me all day but I got through it. @narutorarepaireventhub is a blog on tumblr dedicated to monthly events for rare Naruto ships. So thank-you to them for hosting this or I'd never have written this and it was so fun and fluffy to do. Thankyou so much for reading. :)

This is also on AO3 and FF.NET.

Of Hope.

Neji Hyuuga woke surrounded by a flock of birds.

Cries of hawks in the distance. Sounds of people nearby talking. He blinked heavily, slowly coming out of his sleep. It was as though he was coming out of a dream-like state, but he'd already forgotten the dream.

The birds.

He winced, pulling himself to sit up. The quality of the hospital bed left much to be desired but the smell of chemicals and itching from the linen told him he was alive.

Not dead.

His hand went immediately to his forehead. Neji had always been aware of a feel of residual chakra simmering on his head that served to remind him that the Caged Bird Seal ruled his fate. His whole life it had been there and he never needed Lord Hiashi to activate the seal to remind him.

Weird. He could no longer feel it. Had he truly died? The cage had been opened. Or destroyed, he wasn't sure which was more accurate.

Neji blinked heavily again, sleep clouding his eyes. He almost forgot he was surrounded by birds.

Paper birds.

Dozens of them, hanging from the ceiling by what he presumed were a number of chakra threads. How and why thoughts plagued him. And if any of it could possibly have been approved by the head of the hospital.

It was then that Neji realised this was not the Konohagakure hospital. He had lingering memories of that place, as though his unconscious mind had reached out to touch it while his body healed. But he did not remember being moved from it.

His linen was soft. The room was temperate and there were no chemical smells assaulting his nose. His senses and memories had merged to play tricks on him.

Neji sighed and reached out to touch the closest hanging bird. It took the shape of a falcon and opened up to a small inscription in familiar handwriting.

Strange.

Falcon birds symbolised vision and protection. The irony of which were not lost on Neji. It was from his uncle, speaking on the wisdom of sacrifice and protection.

He could only guess that flowers had somehow gone out of style while he lay unconscious and almost dying. Though this alternative to the traditional "get well" gift was preferable. It felt more intimate. More personal. But not gaudy. And by people who'd taken the time to get to know him and adjusted their gift accordingly.

From my friends.

They'd had a meeting about this, he decided, imagining someone like Lee gathering everyone together and looking for "youthful" gift ideas for his extended hospital stay. Which had clearly turned into a more private location as his body was no longer in critical condition. All of this was just a supposition, however.

Neji returned his attention to the paper birds. He wondered if he could tell which bird had been chosen by whom, by what the avian symbolised. Each bird came from someone, with a hastily written line or paragraph about him.

About me.

Neji swallowed down his emotion and cleared his throat, forcing himself to read the cards without internalising them. HIs body protested the movements as he rose from the bed and forced it to reach up to each gift. His eyes darted over the bird shaped cards as he took it all in, subconsciously looking for one in particular, perhaps neatly arranged differently from the others and by a certain pink haired kunoichi.

One miracle is enough for one day.

He tampered down those thoughts.

His teammates were an easy guess since he knew them all so well.

Pigeon. Friendship.

Tenten, the girl he'd thought of as a potential partner once upon a time before she blew him off and proved they were better off as friends. Of course her card represented friendship and her note emphasised it. But it was welcomed, nonetheless.

Cranes. Hope.

But they also stood for youth and longevity, so it was no surprise to see his sensei's script on the card, alongside Lee's. Together they told him not to waste his youth in this second chance and to cherish every single day.

He waded through the rest of them, unable to temper his emotions as each one brought on a new wave of regret and humility. Naruto and Hinata had crafted a few together, no doubt her skill and not his. But they were beautiful and Hinata-sama's elegant script made him feel loved. Even Naruto's hastily scrawled signature couldn't detract from the beauty of it.

The phoenix of myth. Rebirth. He smiled at that one.

Bluebird. Happiness.

Cousin Hanabi. All she'd ever wanted, even in her most standoffish moments, was for the happiness of their clan. Conditioned and groomed to view it from the top of the tree where her kindness went mostly unseen, she had more in common with Hinata than most people thought.

His teammates. His family. Then his friends, as Neji scoured the messages from what was now referred to as the Konoha Eleven. He made it to the last one, his heart dropping.

Not hers.

There was no representation for whatever she thought of him, in the symbology of birds? He stared at the pile he'd made of the birds on the bed, frowning. Tugging on them lightly had freed them from their chakra strings, and perhaps he was reading too much into it but this felt like symbolism yet again.

But not hers.

He could not and should not be fixating on this. His heart was heavy enough. But Neji could not let the disappointment go. He pushed the birds aside.

With them out of the way, he finally took the time to recognise the decor of the Hyuuga Estate in the design of the room, but this space was unfamiliar. He must be in one of the side rooms of the main branch that he'd never seen before. His mind raced with the possibilities.

Neji was snapped out of his suspicions by a knock on the door.

Immediately, her chakra flared. The familiar warmth of it calmed him even as it sent his heart racing in anticipation.

"Come in," he said, happy that his voice did not betray his anxiety.

Sakura Haruno peered around the door, seemingly alone. Her face broke into an angelic smile when she spotted him and shuffled into the room, closing the door behind her.

His eyes raked over her body, looking for any hint that this was real. She appeared much unchanged from the young woman he remembered from the last time he saw her. Hair short and pushed back. Clothes complimentary to her figure. Hesitantly and kindness in her smile in the unfamiliar situation.

Sakura waved at the birds on his bed. "I see you've read them all."

He just nodded.

Sakura cleared her throat, one hand behind her back as she moved toward him and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"I... I wanted to give you mine in person." Her face flushed, her hands trembling slightly, Sakura handed the paper bird to him. Their fingers brushed, hesitated, and then linked together for a moment. White eyes met green and they held fast to one another, neither wanting to shift away. But ultimately, he had to look down to find out what bird she carved while thinking of him.

Doves symbolise love.

It was cliche but he didn't care. Her fingers entwined with his, holding him gently, her thumb rubbing circles over the palm of his hand absentmindedly. For a moment he just held her lightly until she seemed to come to herself and pull away.

Was it friendship? Had he misinterpreted once again?

"How about I get you out of here?" She asked.

"I would like that."

Neji had so many questions. What had happened? Who had been looking after him? Where was everyone else? And so many more. He took stock of the room and found an acceptable dark slate gray kimono-shirt and long trousers to wear, then showered as Sakura waited outside the room and met her at the door. His body was still weak but remnants of her chakra were allegedly still in his system. She'd massaged his muscles daily, she said, which caused Neji's face to tinge pink.

They walked around the Hyuuga Estate, leaving the wings of the main branch and slowly doing the rounds of the branch domiciles before circling back toward where Hiashi was waiting for him. And as they walked, Sakura answered his unasked questions, her arm supporting his weight with her super strength as he struggled not to trip over every pebble and blade of grass.

He almost lost himself in her voice.

Neji appreciated the long way around she was taking him. The pain had eased considerably and the warmth of his carer had lulled him into a form of serenity.

"Let's stop for a moment," she said, and manoeuvred them toward a bench.

Neji recognised it as the bench he'd often sat on while watching main branch Hyuuga spar. Not the head main family of course; he didn't have permission back then. It was only when Hinata became a genin and would move her sparring sessions outdoors that Neji was able to watch.

And realise how much better he was.

He sighed as his bum hit the hard surface of the bench and Sakura sat gracefully next to him.

"I know I said I was taking you to see Hiashi," she said. "But I think I want to have you to myself for a while, first, if you don't mind?"

He shook his head. "I am at your disposal, Haruno-san."

"Please, Neji, call me Sakura. We're not formal with each other."

Had he forgotten a relationship with her where they were close friends or was she remembering their past wrong? He didn't dare ask.

"Of course," he said instead. "Sakura-san."

She giggled and leaned into him. "Better, but not quite there. Drop the san."

"Of course." He hesitated as she raised an eyebrow at him. "Sakura."

She smiled at him brightly and Neji returned the affection. Then she was leaning against him, her head on his shoulder, her arm wrapped around his.

He pondered what alternate reality he'd wandered into. One where Sakura Haruno felt comfortable holding onto him and apparently they were close friends? Close enough to drop the honorifics and spend time together like they'd done this a hundred times before.

Neji liked it, despite how surprising it felt.

He'd always kept her at arm's length. The girl who loved the Uchiha was out of his league. She would never be his. But for right now, none of that was true, it seemed. Sakura trembled slightly and then coaxed his arm to wrap around her shoulders, leaning more into him. Into his warmth.

Neji had been staring at her so intently he didn't notice why she'd chosen this spot.

He looked up.

The orange of the setting sun was just peeking over the main house.

He looked back down at Sakura, who had angled her face to watch the sunset.

Beautiful.

He looked back up again, not wanting to get caught staring. But as he leaned back into the support of the bench, Sakura's arms tightened around him. He took this as a silent assent that this was the beginning of something for them too.

Neji had come back to life. He was here. No longer caged.

For her.

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