Shades of Blue
A Sasuke Uchiha x Sakura Haruno Fan Soundtrack

This FST has a total of 12 tracks. There are four gernes: Instrumental, Acoustic, Pop, and Alternative Rock. The songs are a mix of English, Japanese, and Korean language. Lyrics and translations are provided in the description.
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Tracklist:
01) Sakura Drops – Utada Hikaru
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Why do I keep getting done in by the same punch,
and yet still continue to fight?
I love you so much, so very much I can’t do anything about it.
|Full Lyric & Translation|
Sadness and pain are inseparable from love, but also drive you to be stronger. For those who believe in SasuSaku, they believe that Sakura’s love for Sasuke has been and always will be the base of her growth both in maturity and power. Sakura Drops by Utada Hikaru tell a similar story in a bittersweet yet hopeful melody. Moreover, the nostalgic ambience in this “music box version” of the song has made it my favorite to listen in the background while reading about SasuSaku bittersweet moments.
02) Gee (Acoustic Version) – Younha / SNSD
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So bright, so bright, my eyes are blinded! No, no, no, no, no!
So surprised, surprised, I’m shocked! Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
So tingly, tingly, my body is trembling! Gee, gee, gee, gee, gee!
Oh your glittering eyes (oh, yeah!)
Oh this sweet aroma (oh yeah, yeah, yeah!)
|Full Lyric & Translation|
This Korean No. 1 Hit song talks about first love and first crush from a girl point of view exactly the way it is: silly, playful, and adorable. I can’t listen to this song without thinking about Sakura’s crush for Sasuke at the beginning of the series. Her crush will later develop into love, but at this point, her reactions are always fun and cute to watch. Younha’s acoustic cover of this song is my favorite, because of the jazzy feel and slower tempo that makes the melody stood out more.
03) Unfold – Marie Digby
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I don’t wanna go on living,
Being so afraid of showing,
Someone else my imperfection.
Even though my feet are trembling,
Every word I say comes stumbling,
I will bare it all.
Watch me unfold!
|Full Lyric|
When I listen to this song, I always think of Sakura’s blooming moment in the Forest of Death. The turning point where she finally decided to forsaken her crush and become a true kunoichi. It is after this episode onward that I start to admire her character, realized that what she had for Sasuke was more than a crush, and start shipping SasuSaku altogether.
04) Love Me – Yiruma
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“I… I love you with all my heart!
If you were to stay with me… there will be no regrets!
Because, everyday we’d do something fun. We’d be happy… I swear!
I would do anything for you! So please… just stay with me….”
I always feel that underneath this heartfelt monologue of Sakura, there is an underlying plea for Sasuke to return her love. She realized that her feelings for him might be selfish, but she still wants him to stay with her. If only Sasuke is willing to love her back then, and chose to stay with her, everything would have been different. This piano arrangement from Yiruma is sweet, growing more beautiful as the song progress, with a tint of sadness describe the feeling perfectly.
05) Yubiwa – Maaya Sakamoto
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Please don’t go, please don’t go… Stay here.
|Full Lyric & Translation|
This is my favorite SasuSaku song, ever! I first discover this song the same time I am looking for Konjou Kumiai’s famous doujinshi about SasuSaku Good Bye scene. This song fits almost perfectly with the mood of the scene: tears, love, a desperate plea for the beloved not to leave, powerlessness, gratitude, and faith that in the future she will see that person again.
06) Love Disease – Super Junior
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You followed me annoyingly, and took a deep breath
trying to catch me, who’s leaving you alone
I grabbed your shoulders tightly and loudly said “We’re through!”
That the farewell poison has already, without you knowing, spread in my heart
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I was quite surprised when I found this song! The lyric fits Sasuke’s thoughts about Sakura almost perfectly. The hateful words were underlined with sad melody. It was as if he was saying, “Don’t love me anymore. I’m no good for you.” Because he was leaving, and therefore, he could not love her back.
07) Wherever You Will Go – The Calling
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So lately, been wondering
Who will be there to take my place
When I’m gone you’ll need love
To light the shadows on your face…
If I could then I would
I’ll go wherever you will go
|Full Lyric|
This is another song that pretty much fits Sasuke’s point of view during his time away from Konoha. The lyric represents the thoughts that crossed his mind when he reminiscence about his hometown, and of course, about Sakura. Who would replace him in the team? Was she still crying for him? Should he not have his family massacred, he might have stayed with them.
08) Shattered – Trading Yesterday
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And I’ve lost who I am
And I can’t understand
Why my heart is so broken
Rejecting your love
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This is the song that I comes to my mind when I think how Sasuke would feel regarding Sakura after he learned about the truth behind the Uchiha Massacre. He was at the point where he had chosen Konoha as his enemy, therefore, he had broken the ties to his past self. However, when he think about Sakura, I’d like to think that he still feels a hint of regret somewhere inside.
09) Hybrid Rainbow – BUMP OF CHICKEN
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Yesterday the ship we hoped for came close but…
Even we, who weren’t chosen up till yesterday
Are waiting for tomorrow.
|Full Lyric & Translation|
More than being a song about Sasuke and Sakura, this is a song I want to dedicate for them. Hybrid Rainbow talks about lost chances and hoping for tomorrow. Both Sasuke and Sakura had lost their chances to be together, but yet, I don’t want them to give up. Moreover, I cannot listen to this song without thinking about that scene in the first Naruto movie where Sasuke lies on Sakura’s lap. I wish there will be another chance for something like that to happened again. Let’s all hope, ne?
10) Waiting (Acoustic Version) – Dash Berlin feat. Emma Hewitt
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Till that day
I take you home
know that I’m waiting
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This is a song that fits Sakura’s thoughts about Sasuke after he left Konoha and her resolve to bring him home. Just like what we see when she was crying over the old Team 7 photo during the crescent moon night. In this acoustic version, Emma Hewitt’s voice is so haunting! Especially nearing the end, I found myself shuddering and overflowed with sympathy.
11) My Hands – Leona Lewis
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When I think I’ll be okay,
I’m always wrong, because…
My hands don’t want to start again
my hands only agree to hold your hands
and they will not let me go.
|Full Lyric|
I think this is the perfect song to describe Sakura’s feelings day after day after Sasuke left. Her life continues without him. At first, she might force herself to function as if nothing happens, she became more independent. After a while, she was able to smile and talk about him. She might convince everyone including herself that she was okay, but that turned out to be wrong. She still loves him, even after all this time. Her heart is still unable to let him go, no matter what he’d become.
12) Dearly Beloved – Yoko Shimomura
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Walking this road without you
To remake forgotten promises
and meets you at road’s end…
Famous for being the title tracks of one of the most highly franchised video game series Kingdom Hearts, Dearly Beloved is more than just a string of repeating pretty melody. This is a bittersweet song about lost friends, lost love, a nostalgic past, and a faithful journey to search for them in hope to regain them all. Even though this song doesn’t directly pinpoints to SasuSaku, it fits perfectly with how Sakura and Naruto felt during their search for Sasuke.
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Note: This is my entry for a fan soundtrack contest held by the SasuSaku Fan Club in Narutofan forum.
Why “Shades of Blue”? Not just because blue is my favorite color, but blue is often used to represent a lot of moods that fits this pairing.
01. Blue is the color of the sky, which fits my favorite quote for this pairing: “As long as we are living under the same sky… silently… strongly… for that day, I wait.”
02. Blue represents sadness. Which is the ever present mood we get from this pairing. SasuSaku is 80% bittersweet and angst, which is really beautiful in my opinion. (The other 20% is a mix of fluff and smex, with the later having the bigger portion, but let’s not go there, ne? eheheh)
03. Blue is the color of the calm ocean waves. It represent subtlety and patience. Which is stronger: the waves or the rocks? At first, the rocks might seem stronger, but you see that over time the constant pounding waves will make the rock yields. This pairing is all about small hints and long waiting.
I can go on and on. XD but let’s just stop at three. For now, please enjoy the playlist I have carefully picked for my most favorite pairing in the universe. Enjoy~!



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