He stood in the middle of the room and then said, his voice shaking the walls with fear: "Sakura..."
Her body trembled, and she tightly closed her eyes, saying to herself, "This is not a good sign at all..."
Sasuke: "I know you're inside... don't make me come to you."
After moments of hesitation, she slowly revealed her face from behind the wall...
He looked at her angrily and said firmly: "Come here."
She moved with hesitation and fear to stand in front of him, her head directed toward the ground.
Sasuke: "Of course, you don't have the courage to look at me... so what I heard is true..."
Sakura, pleading: "Sasuke-kun... I'm so sor..."
He interrupted her, saying: "Not a word, Sakura... Since when have you been going on missions without me? You're not a child, Sakura, to disobey my orders... If I didn't trust you, I wouldn't have left you and gone... But it seems my trust wasn't well placed..."
Sakura: "It was a necessary mission, Sasuke-kun..."
Sasuke: "And also in a dangerous place, Sakura... I bet someone must have ambushed you and tried to kill you... Isn't that what happened?"
Sakura, surprised: "Yes... How did you know about that?!"
Sasuke: "Even I get attacked in this area, Sakura... I can't believe you made it out of that forest alive."
Sakura: "A gang attacked me, and Naruto saved me..."
Sasuke: "Naruto!!!!!!"
Then he said to himself: "He didn't tell me in the message he sent that Sakura was with him... I'm going to hold you accountable for this, Naruto."
His eyes fell on Sakura's bandaged foot, and he said: "Since Naruto was with you... how did you get this injury?!"
She lowered her head and said: "On our way back, a strange person ambushed us... it seems he knows Naruto well... but he took me hostage to force Naruto to give him...". She paused for a moment and then said: "Actually, I don't remember... As soon as this person touched me, I started losing consciousness and can't remember anything from that moment."
Sasuke, with a hint of fear: "What's this person's name?"
Sakura, angrily: "How should I know? I told you I was completely unconscious... of course, I don't remember."
Sasuke, angrily: "Try, Sakura..."
She looked at him fearfully, then closed her eyes, trying to remember his name. Then she suddenly opened her eyes and said: "No use, I don't remember..."
Sasuke looked at her bandaged foot for a moment, then said: "Sakura..."
She looked at him with interest, and he looked back at her, saying: "The name of this person... Kado?"
As soon as she heard his name, she said: "Yes... that's his name... but how do you..."
Sasuke pulled Sakura toward him tightly, and she said, surprised after she recovered from her shock: "Wha... What... is there?"
He said, fearfully, pulling her closer: "You're still alive."
Sakura, more surprised: "What do you mean... that I'm still alive?"
He pushed her a little away from his chest, saying: "Didn't Naruto tell you anything?!"
Sakura: "Anything!!... like what?"
Sasuke: "Kado has the ability to make every cell in the body disintegrate by releasing chakra inside the body... I mean, as soon as he touches you, your body starts disintegrating gradually until it vanishes completely in just a few minutes, leaving no trace... If it weren't for Naruto's speed in saving you, I wouldn't have seen you in front of me now."
Sakura was silent for a long time, then said, astonished: "What!!"
Sasuke: "It seems they didn't make you aware of the danger... those tricksters... Good thing Kushina was with you to treat you."
Suddenly, Kushina appeared next to Sasuke, nudging his arm and winking at him, saying playfully: "And don't forget that I treated you too."
Sasuke turned his face away from her shyly, and she laughed at his reaction.
Sakura, astonished: "You treated him?!"
Sasuke, shyly: "Yes... I was attacked by him too."
Sakura: "Did Naruto save you too??!!"
Sasuke: "No... but I went to her because she's the only one who can treat this technique."
Kushina, confidently: "Ready anytime."
Sasuke, angrily, looking at her: "This won't happen again."
Kushina, doubtfully: "I doubt it."
Sasuke, losing patience: "Kushina... don't make me lose my temper."
Kushina: "Fine... I'll do it... and I'll tell Naruto."
Sasuke, angrily: "You little..."
She stuck out her tongue to annoy him, then left quickly.
He said, losing patience: "If you weren't his fiancée..."
Sakura, questioning: "Really... Sasuke... kun."
He looked at her, and she asked: "How do you know Kushina?"
He was surprised by her question, then said nervously: "I..."
Sakura: "I'm listening..."
Sasuke: "I know her... through Naruto."
Sakura: "Since when?"
Sasuke: "Two years."
Sakura, furious: "Two years?! … And of course, you knew where Naruto was that whole time?!"
Sasuke looked at her for a moment before replying, "Yes."
Sakura: "Then why didn't you tell me where he was, Sasuke-kun?!"
Sasuke hesitated before answering, "It was his orders, Sakura."
Sakura: "His orders were to keep me from knowing where he was… But why?!"
Sasuke: "I don't know… He just told me not to tell anyone where he was."
Her expression shattered as she looked at him with hurt eyes and said, "Even if he did… You saw me waiting for him every single day… Was it really so easy for you to watch me suffer when you had the power to ease my pain?!"
Sasuke: "No, Sakura… It was never easy… But I made a promise to him… and that's why I couldn't tell you."
Sakura: "And you knew about his engagement too?"
Sasuke hesitated again before nodding. "Yes."
Sakura's gaze dropped to the floor, filled with a mixture of sorrow and shock. Sasuke took a step closer, about to place his hands on her arms to comfort her, but she shoved them away, her voice filled with anger.
"Don't touch me!"
She turned away and stormed back to her room, slamming the door shut behind her.
As she leaned against it, she whispered bitterly under her breath, "Liars… both of you."