Now that I'm reminded that sasuke used to have the rinnegan and traveled through different dimensions, you don't think there was a slight possibility that he took it upon himself to go to one dimension where he's happy? Where his family is alive, praised by his father, and maybe have friends???
Hell, I might write it my damn self but what I came up with so far is where 9 years after the war. Some of the rookie nine are a couple or single. Naruto is single and hard-working hokage. Sakura and ino like to tease him about having a hard time to ask sasuke out. Meanwhile Sasuke who is a traveler as he's still not forgiving of what konoha did to his family, naruto, and many other victims who suffered under 'the way of a shinobi' as he continues tests his rinnegan of space-travel. I mean how else can one perfect it right?
-So Boom, he uses his rinnegan to hop from one dimension to another yet struggling and it takes most of his chakra to do it. Since he doesn't want to overdo it, he stops in one dimension where he's dead and had a small family with naruto.
-He learns this information because there's a special day celebration for shinobi's who gave their life to protect konoha as the sasuke from that dimension is one of them. He learns that a year later, Naruto and their child, Menma is still grieving from his death. He'll only stay in the shadows while trying to restore his chakra until one of akamaru's pups sniffed his existence out. Akamaru (who's a massive dog btw) drags him out and he's cover is blown. Some citizens think he 'faked' his death and twisted for him to do that, some are confused, and some just want to know how and why.
-All of the '9 rookies' except naruto cornered him until he had to confess of what happened and showed his eye to prove it. Since the sasuke from their world didn't have a rinnegan, they believe him.
-They observe him like he's a new species until Naruto had came to the scene to see if it was true. As much as he wanted to hug, kiss, and tackle that stubborn uchiha, he didn't. He's all teary-up but he can feel somethings off and becomes cold towards sasuke that's not his best friend/husband that he once knew.
-The naruto back at home is panicking and freaking out because he hasn't received any hawk messages from Sasuke and he knows it's not like sasuke to not deliver. He can feel it that something went wrong and frustrated that he cant pin point what it is.
-With sasuke not knowing what to do, he only asked for one night to stay to fully recover then he'll go back to his own world. Naruto accepts until he remembers how difficult it'll be for their son (who's only 7) to experience.
-It did become an awkward, sad experience to explain to menma who just misses his papa. While Naruto is distancing himself, he takes notice how this sasuke and their son interact. Almost as if sasuke never left. Menma even begged sasuke to stay in their world a little longer. It leaves both of the adults to look at each other as it's possible for this sasuke to stay, but it could mess things up back at home.
-Leaving the question, should sasuke bring this family closure and move on for their sasuke's passing to go home or risk to stay in this family and see what the future will bring them?
Anyone who read this and knows this could've went longer:
turnnoffyourmind
jimmyeatworldofficial
blakekathryn
yousharknotpass
ellievsbear
