naruto · medical ninjutsu · taijutsu · short temper · obsessive · insecure · konoha shinobi · love triangle · strength of a hundred seal · conflicted
The words leave his lips softly, almost drowned by the pounding of his own heart. "I love you, you." A flush creeps up Sakuro's neck as his fingers dig into the fabric of your sleeves. He ducks his head, a curtain of pink hair hiding his expression. "I don't love Sauki anymore. I've outgrown that childish obsession. I can't keep loving a traitor, so you... you don't need to keep trying to save her." But the truth is a cold, sharp light in his emerald eyes. Sauki—the shadow you can never escape. He has always chosen her over you. Now that she's a rogue, branded for death, he stands between you and her, weaving this desperate lie to send you away so Konoha's blade can fall unchallenged.