Naruto: Ninjas In Love (Sasuke x Oc)

The Pain Within Two Girls' Hearts

Sakura's Pov
I'm lying on my bed, thinking about Sasuke. My heart is beating fast

'I've fallen too deep. I'm too in love with Sasuke. I'm too in love to give up on him'

Shiori's sweet smiling face pops up in my mind

'I'm so sorry Shiori. I can't give up'

I sit up

'I have to tell her. She has the right to know'

I stand up and leave the house to look for Shiori

Shiori's Pov
I'm on my way to the hospital to visit Sasuke, I'm walking through Hokage Rock

'Lady Tsunade said that Sasuke would be discharged the day after tomorrow'

"Hm?" I notice Sakura up ahead

"Sakura?" I say

Sakura looks up to look at me. She walks up to me

"Hey uh Shiori" Sakura says nervously

"Yes?" I ask

"Can we talk? There's something I want to talk to you about" she says seriously

"Alright" I nod

We stand face to face

"So? What do you want to discuss with me?" I ask

"I love Sasuke" she says seriously

My heart pounds

"I'm aware" I say calmly

"No. I mean, I really really love him. I love as much as you do" she says

I feel like my heart drop

"No one loves Sasuke more than I do Sakura" I say seriously

"I don't mind that you and the other girls like him, but there's a line you shouldn't cross" I say seriously

"I know. You're my friend, but I can't help what I feel" she says as she starts tearing up

"So you're choosing to sacrifice our friendship over a one-sided love?" I ask

She looks down

"I see. And I thought of you as a good friend" I say sadly

"But. I supposed I've noticed for a while but I chose to ignore it... You crossed the line a long time ago" I say

She looks up at me with determination

"I'm sorry but I want to be honest with you and myself. I love Sasuke and I don't want to give up on him" Sakura says

I look down a bit, a shadow covers my eyes from Sakura's view. I clench my fists

My thoughts goes dark. Unable to let go of my hurt feelings, accusatory words starts tumbling out of my mouth

"I see. Then I guess it's my turn to be honest with you. I didn't mind as much when were in the academy, but I honestly never liked it whenever you desperately try to make Sasuke notice you when we were put in the same squad" I say

Sakura is also clenching her fists. We are both trying to look and act strong about this

"I thought of you as a friend all this time, but as time went on, I guess I started hating you. I was young back then. But now, I'm well aware you're trying to steal Sasuke away from me" I say, my voice quivers a bit

'I'm not acting rationally right now. I'm letting my emotions get the better of me. I guess I know how Sasuke felt back then'

I feel tears form at the corner of my eyes, not visible to Sakura

"I always try and brush off my negative feelings towards you because I didn't want to ruin our friendship" I say

"You're not the only one trying Shiori. I always try my best to brush off my feelings for Sasuke and remind myself that he loves you as much as you love him because I didn't want to ruin our friendship either. It was hard for me. But I don't want to push back my feelings anymore. I want to put myself first for once" Sakura says sadly

"I've always been jealous of you. You're perfect, you're smart, pretty, rich, gifted, and everyone adores you. You have no idea how many times I wished that I had your life...but, you're relationship with Sasuke is what I'm most jealous of, because I love him too" Sakura says

I look up slightly and notice that tears are also forming at the corner of her eyes

'We're hurting each other right now. But there's no going back for either of us'

"You took my best friend away from me, and now you want to take the boy I love as well? I still treated you as a friend when you took Ino away, but like I said, I was young and immature. I wasn't fully aware that you took someone important to me. But I'm older now, I know better. I'm not gonna let you or anyone else steal Sasuke from me" I say with a quivering, letting out the ugly feelings I buried deep in my heart

"I'm sorry about what happened with Ino, I was immature back then too. But I'm older now too, I can't just back just like I was doing before. I have to fight for what I want. Just like you, Sasuke, and Naruto" Sakura says as her voice quivers as well

Sakura looks up and stares at me. I stare back. We've been avoiding direct eye contact for a while, but now, we're staring at each other, face to face, with determination

"I'm gonna be more serious. And from here on out, you and I are rivals" Sakura says seriously

"...Too bad... I really did thought of you as a close friend" I say

"I'm not giving up without a fight" Sakura says

"I'm not gonna let anyone have him" I say back

With that we start walking forward, going on opposite directions. I feel my tears start falling down my face

'I really did thought of you as a friend'

Sakura's Pov
I start walking separate ways with Shiori. The tears I've been holding in bursts out

'I thought of you as a close friend too'

I wander around the village and pass by Ino's family's shop

'A similar thing happened with Ino too. I sacrificed my friendship with my two bestest friends. That's how much I love Sasuke' I thought sadly

Shiori's Pov
A few days later, Sasuke is now discharged from the hospital. I didn't  tell him my confrontation with Sakura

We're currently walking towards the meeting point

"I'm so glad you're discharge now" I smile

"Were you lonely without me?" Sasuke says teasingly

I pout

"Of course I was" I say as I hug his arm happily

"There you guys are" Kakashi Sensei says as he waves us over at the meeting poiny

We walk up to Kakashi Sensei and two of the Ninjas who were tasked to watched over us during the written exams. All five of us make our way to the Hokage Residence

"Everyone's here" Kakashi Sensei says

Sasuke is leaning against the tree. We look up at the roof of the Hokage Residence as Lady Tsunade walks forward

"From this day on, I shall protect the Hidden Leaf Village as the Fifth Hokage!" Lady Tsunade declares

Everyone around us cheers