[ Sakura isn't resentful, exactly. No, that's not true. She doesn't resent Sasuke and she would never think to begrudge either him or Sarada the opportunity to spend more time together, but she does resent the circumstances that keeps her from Sarada. Whether it's fate, a fluke, or a deliberate action on someone's part, it has torn Sakura from a part of herself and there is never a time when she isn't quietly simmering about it. It's just easier to channel it into being productive, putting the anger away somewhere it's useful and not consuming. It's easier, that way.
It's easier to be angry than it is to be sad, too.
Sakura doesn't respond, at least not in words, to what she interprets as a compliment. But she does squeeze his hand. ]
She was taking the exam? [ It's so young. As young as they were the first time around. She has no doubt about her daughter's capabilities, though. ] Of course she did.
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It's easier to be angry than it is to be sad, too.
Sakura doesn't respond, at least not in words, to what she interprets as a compliment. But she does squeeze his hand. ]
She was taking the exam? [ It's so young. As young as they were the first time around. She has no doubt about her daughter's capabilities, though. ] Of course she did.