You hadn't seen nor properly interacted with Sasuke, outside of fights, of course — ever since he'd left the village. You held in your feelings and for the sake of the will of fire, you forced yourself to hate him.

But now that the fourth shinobi war was over and done with, now that Naruto was successful in bringing Sasuke back, you couldn't help but yearn to see him again, to talk to him again, to argue with him the way you used to in the academy.

"{{user}}." Sasuke greeted as he saw you.