First Naruto fic! First fic ever on . Well, this is kinda AU...like, what if Sasuke gained common sense decided to come back after he killed Itachi and learned the truth? Yeah.

And...Disclaimer: Naruto and all the other characters belong to Kishimoto-sama.

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This was certainly a first.

Sasuke Uchiha, age 16 and well known for his ability to have the same amount of emotion as a lampshade, couldn't believe himself. Here he was, staring at the gates he hadn't seen in 4 long years, with a single tear making its way down his cheek.

What was this?

Sasuke Uchiha didn't cry. Especially over something like this.

The feeling was foreign to him. The last time he had cried was when Itachi had killed the clan.

At the thought of Itachi, his older brother, Sasuke's eyes stung with more unshed tears. Angry at himself now, he wiped at both of his eyes and looked back up at the large Konoha gates.

Would they even let him back into the village? Last time he saw his old team, he had tried to kill them. He had betrayed the entire village and left to train under the most feared man in all the Land of Fire. All the lands, for that matter.

As Sasuke approached the gate, he sighed deeply. He wiped at his face again, to remove all traces of him crying and began to put his story together. No doubt he would have a lot of explaining to do.

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Hinata Hyuga slumped down to the ground, he breathing labored. What time was it? She had lost track of time…very unlike the beautiful heiress. Since her father had taken up training Neji and Hanabi, Hinata had taken to training with her teammates or by herself. She also preferred training at night. There was just something about practicing under the moonlight that made Hinata feel stronger…and more at peace.

But perhaps tonight she had overdone it. She was sweating profusely and her long blue-black hair was sticking to her face in a very unattractive fashion. Shaking her head at herself, Hinata pushed herself up off the ground. Her father was probably wondering where she was by now.

Despite this, Hinata decided she wanted to take the long way back to the Hyuga compound. Her father wouldn't mind too much, as long as she didn't stay out all night. Ever since the relationship between he and Neji improved, he had become much more lenient with her. Talk was buzzing around the compound of Neji taking over the role of the Hyuga head instead of Hinata. Honestly, it didn't matter to her much. Her cousin would make a much better clan head than she would. Even Hanabi would make a better clan head than she would.

Or maybe she was just putting herself down again. Kiba and Shino were always trying to beat that quality out of her.

Hinata sighed to herself. At this point, she was passing by the village gate. For some reason, there was a loud crowd of ANBU around the gate. Curiosity killed the cat, and Hinata found herself walking closer to find out what all the commotion was all about.

"…Sasuke Uchiha, state your business here in this village."

Hinata's eyes widened. "Sasuke-san? Back?" Unconsciously, she moved forward to hear his answer. She was so engrossed in the conversation that she didn't realize that there was a trash can in front of her. Naturally, she walked straight into it and knocked it over.

All the ANBU suddenly turned towards her. Through the crowd, Hinata caught her first glimpse of Sasuke since four years ago. By this point, Hinata was completely red faced. There was a short staring contest, then Sasuke spoke up with a small smirk on his face.

"My business? I only wanted to…come home."