Because of you

Team 7.

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Sasuke shut his eyes tightly, failing to keep his tears in,
" It's me. I'm the one who should be dead, NOT YOU!!" Sasuke shouted with tears flowing down his face. I stared at him, shocked. Why was he crying? He came to kill me after all.

"I COULDN'T LET YOU DIE WITHOUT TELLING YOU THAT I.. when you said you loved me, my mind became a mess.
I couldn't see you like.. that. You are this happy bubble of joy who's always positive and runs his stupid mouth. You're the one who proves me wrong. You're that one bastard, who's suppose to tell me I'm deluded and bring me back with a slap on my face. You're that bastard that's suppose to become Hokage and YOURE THE BASTARD that I'm suppose to fall for!!
I.. I couldn't see you the way you were. All I want to do is keep you safe and alive and give you all the love you think you don't deserve. I hate myself. This is all because of me. I SHOULD BE THE ONE DYING NOT YOU-"

"THAT'S IT." Sakura shouted, stopping him. I had a lump in my throat as I gasped, taking every word in that Sasuke said, what just happened.

"None of you, NONE of you BASTARDS will die." She said gripping mine and Sasuke's hands, tightly. Both of us just stared at her wide eyed, not knowing what to do. I knew that Sakura would hate me, because she loved Sasuke. This would break our friendship. And now that Sasuke said what he did, she must feel broken from the inside. I have ruined more than I thought I could, I closed my eyes, letting more tears flow silently.

As I cried, I felt two arms embracing my body. I opened my eyes wide, just to realise that Sakura was now hugging me. I felt her tears on my shoulder. She had put my hand she held, into Sasuke's, and hugged me with both of her arms. Sasuke just stared, confused but shocked. She's suppose to hate me, but she was hugging me? While crying on my shoulders, she spoke out her words.

"Naruto. You are a very precious friend for me. You have helped me through everything, even when Sasuke left, you cheered me up, even though you loved him, I selfishly relied on you to bring him back, because I was desperate, I felt like he would never come out of the hole of darkness once we let him go, and I took out my anger on you, without knowing your feelings for him.
I don't know if it was hatred or jealousy that made him decide to kill you.
But in the end he couldn't. Instead he chose to save you. Because he couldn't let you die, without telling you that he loved you too. I was probably obsessed with his looks, but he hurt me too much. I care about him because he is my teammate. But you are too. I can't lose either of you. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I let either of you die. And if this bastard right here can save you, and you're the one who can change him, you both better make sure to make each other happy. Because if you try to pull this kind of a stunt again, I'll never forgive both of you or myself." Sakura said, still hugging me.

I broke down in her arms. I didn't know what to say, I just cried out loud, letting my sobs out, as she held me. I felt Sasuke tighten his grip on my hand.
"I'm not going to invite you, you're a part of Team 7." Sakura said looking over to Sasuke, smiling, extending an arm for Sasuke to join.
Sasuke let his tears fall, closing his eyes, he joined in the hug. Sakura hugged both of tightly. All of us were a sobbing mess. We stayed there for a while.
I don't know what was to come in the future, I don't even know where I stand in the present, but holding my old team, I felt like we could get through anything together. I smiled and hugged back as I stopped crying, embracing the moment.

"Oh so just what now I'm too old for this gold?" We all broke out hug and turned towards the voice.
I chuckled at him,
"Kakashi sensei, you might not be old but your jokes are definitely getting old." I laughed a little at him.
"Ooooooh is that sooooooo? Then let this old man strangle you all." Kakashi sensei said as he came upto us and literally strangled all of us till we all started laughing, with some tears drying off, and smiles taking over our faces.