Narukarin One-shots

Love is pain💘

It's been five years since the end of the war. The villages managed to recover and rebuild. Konoha was quick to get back on its own feet, but some scars would forever run deep. So deep things would never return to the way they were.

As it happened, when Sakura left to find Sasuke after her farce of a confession, she wound up captured and seemed to be brainwashed by the Uchiha survivor. He no longer needed Karin, and he quickly threw her away like rubbish.

Karin like a jilted lover decided to align herself with Naruto, wanting to get even, at the climax of the war, Sasuke turned on Madara. But it turned out Sakura still had feelings for Sasuke. Five years having come and passed, things would never be the same.

Sasuke had managed to redeem himself, with his betrayal of Madara, and was able to come back to Konoha. After serving some time in a prison, compound within Konoha, he was allowed a release. This would be what changed everything, because after his release he and Sakura would become engaged.

Naruto had grown well and managed to look strikingly like his father, even adopting a coat of similar style, only a red orange shade with black flames. He even lost the track suit, opting for a black t-shirt and black cargo pants. He could have any kunoichi he wanted, yet he only had eyes for one girl. He couldn't find it in himself to let her go, to let go of the feelings he had. He watched as the 'hot' couple walked down the street, and sighed with a heavy heart and said, "She's too good for him..."

"...Get over her already Naruto." commented a crimson haired Kunoichi who was standing next to him. Karin had changed up her wardrobe since her time in Konoha, wearing a pleated skirt, silken sleeves, and a Chinese style top, while maintaining her signature thigh high boots. She kept her arms covered due to all the scars, she was ashamed of them in all honesty, in fact, it was a source of low self esteem for her. The red head shook her head as she looked at the blond and said, "If anything, you're too good for her, let's go get the groceries and get back home."

No, they weren't dating, they were simply roommates. Naruto being of a compassionate nature he offered to let the red head stay with him.

The two walked down the street in the opposite direction that Sasuke and Sakura were walking. As soon as they walked in they encountered Ino who was also grocery shopping, Naruto grabbed the grocery cart and said, "I'll go on ahead, Karin, you and Ino can catch up."

As soon as he was out of earshot Ino shook her head in sympathy of the hero of Konoha and said, "Still upset over Sakura huh? He's too good for her, he could have any girl he wanted, and he pines over her."

"Guys can be stubborn and they don't realize what is in front of them all along. Someone who could be perfect for them, and they don't realize it." the bespectacled kunoichi responded.

"Like you." the two said at the same time in a jinx manner.

"Wait...you think me and Naruto? No...I just live with him. I don't think it would work." Karin quickly said in a defensive manner.

"Please! I'm just his friend who helped him out through that hard time after Billboard Bitch crushed his heart. I like Naruto and all but I don't know if I could like him like that. But I've seen the way you look at him." the platinum blond said as she held her hands up as if she were hiding something.

When Ino brought up the fact Karin had been known to look at Naruto affectionately she blushed some. Subconsciously she fidgeted with her sleeves, she thought about it for a moment, had she fallen in love with Naruto without knowing it? She quickly snapped out of it and said, "Sorry I better go catch up with him before he gets nothing but Ramen. I have to make sure he eats properly", she turned and quickly walked off in the direction the blond had left.