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Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Naruto (Anime & Manga) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Gaara/Haruno Sakura Characters: Gaara (Naruto), Haruno Sakura, Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, Temari (Naruto), Kankurou (Naruto), Hatake Kakashi, Sunagakure Council Members (Naruto), Sunagakure Characters (Naruto), Shizune (Naruto), Tsunade (Naruto) Additional Tags: BAMF Haruno Sakura, Strong Haruno Sakura, POV Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Sasuke Being an Asshole, Uchiha Sasuke Bashing, Kazekage Gaara (Naruto), Gaara is Bad at Feelings (Naruto), Protective Gaara (Naruto), BAMF Gaara (Naruto), Post-Canon, Slow Burn, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Mutual Pining, Soulmates, Hurt Haruno Sakura, Angst with a Happy Ending, Haruno Sakura is So Done, Haruno Sakura Moves On, Uchiha Sasuke Regrets Things, Slow Romance, Touch-Starved Gaara (Naruto), Sand Siblings Being Sand Siblings, Falling In Love, Virgin Gaara (Naruto), True Love, Yearning, Romantic Tension, Sexual Tension, Eventual Smut, Making Love, Intimacy, Explicit Sexual Content, Body Worship, chakra bonding, Oral Sex, Vaginal Sex, Penis in Vagina Sex, Sex, Hot Sex, Marriage Proposal, Marriage, Sakura Haruno Gets the Love She Deserves, Digital Art, Fan Art Summary:
After the Fourth Shinobi World War, Sakura Haruno makes a decision she never thought she could. She stops waiting for Uchiha Sasuke. Unable to forget the moment his chidori pierced her chest, Sakura no longer sees a place for herself beside him. So when Tsunade urgently sends her to Sunagakure, she leaves without hesitation. Distance from Konoha—and from Sasuke—is exactly what she needs. But the Sand Village isn't facing an ordinary crisis. Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage, is losing control. Plagued by sleepless nights and violent episodes, he has started isolating himself, terrified that he might hurt the very people he swore to protect. As Konoha's most skilled medical ninja, Sakura may be the only one capable of saving him. What begins as a medical mission soon turns into something neither Sakura nor Gaara can explain. The closer they become, the more an ancient secret buried since the Chūnin Exams begins to surface—one that will force Sakura to question everything she thought she knew about love, fate, and the person she believed she was meant to wait for.
