Disclaimer - I don't own naruto. Heck! i don't even own an anime series on TV
Summary: Naruto was thrown down a crater; everyone that knows him thinks that he's already dead. But no one knew that he was drifted into a Sealed Village and lost all his memory. Will sakura's love for naruto conquered all the odds and bring back all his forgotten memories or will the hate of the sealed village towards konoha dominate the heart of naruto and forget about the village the he utterly loved.
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Chapter 1
FORGOTTEN MEMORIES
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It's been three years since the first retrieval mission of Sasuke from the hands of Orochimaru, Naruto's physical and mental wounds are completely restored. He's ready to try again to rescue sasuke when he's got the chance. He's been training with jiraiya for quite a while and he learned some few moves.
By the way, naruto is now 15, his juvenile growth is astonishing so to speak. He grew a little height but mostly in physique. He was becoming more as the yondaime. The only difference is the whisker-like thing on naruto's cheek.
His face seemed to have lost the fat in its cheeks similar to the yondaime as well.
at the Hokage's office
Two anbu came to Tsunade's office to tell something really important concerning sasuke.
"Hokage-sama! Our forces have spotted Uchiha Sasuke! Beyond our borders"
"And where might that be?" she cooed with her arms crossing. "In a forest near konoha, he's been staying there with 4 other sound ninja's." the other anbu replied "I think they are waiting for someone".
Silence….
"I think I know who he wants..." Tsunade answered while crossing her arms. "You can go now, continue monitoring the action of Uchiha Sasuke."
Silence
Silence..
Silence…..Tsunade Sighed while holding her forehead "I guess it can't be helped." She whispered.
Silence….
tsunade regain his composure and then standup saying"Call forth all of the previous members that handled the first retrieval mission of sasuke" said with authority. Another anbu came off out of nowhere.
"Right away!" then anbu answered emotionlessly then vanishes out of thin air. After awhile all of the genin that handled the first rescue mission were summoned to the hokage's office instantly. Naruto was the one who opened that door shouting "What do you want Baa—"tsunade quickly interrupts naruto with pure professionalism and a very serious tone of voice "Naruto!" she said. Naruto right away shut up upon seeing tsunade's really damn serious face at that time. he thought "Well whatever she's discussing with us shouldn't be a laughing matter. Better keep myself quiet"
Silent engulfs the whole office for a few seconds. All of the genin's were extremely tensed up because of tsunade's reaction earlier. They could not stand the silence on the room, it feels like it is choking them, add also the very serious look on tsunade's face. Silence finally gotten broken when tsunade finally said something.
"Good all of you were here." No one responded because they feel nervous towards tsunade. "I've summoned you all here because of a certain missing-nin that you all really like to rescue". Naruto to could not hold his thoughts much longer and finally said something. "You mean sasuke?". Tsunade narrowed her eyes but in a serous type.
"…Yes Sasuke has been spotted near konoha in a nearby forest east of here. Naruto whispered "sasuke..".
"Im gonna give you all a mission to retrieve uchiha sasuke like the last time. Shikamaru you're the leader! This will be an A-Rank mission and your top priority is to retrieve sasuke at any cost!" tsunade commanded with a higher tone of voice
"got it! We'll proceed two days from now tsunade-sama!" Shikamaru said coolly. "Good and this time make sure you got him" Tsunade sat down in her usual Hokages' seat. "Your all dismissed". All of the genin get out of the office looking really serious, thinking only one thing "We'll get him this time and knock some sense into his dum brain!"
Shikamaru depart to his house to tell her parents about his mission as well as neji, chouji, kiba and Shino.
Meanwhile naruto was on the bridge thinking about the mission. Sakura spotted him from a distant and decided to talk to him. Naruto didn't notice her passing by so she just stands next to him, leaning her arms on the bridge. Thinking "What's up with him? he's not on his usual annoying mood today"
Naruto was so deep in thought that he didn't notice sakura was standing next to him.
" its been a two years since that fight… all of my training with ero-sennin was for this day! I must get back sasuke this time! And finally knock off some sense to that moron! For sure. and for sakura too, I promised her….i will do anything for to make her happy.. even if—".
Naruto smells a familiar perfume and finally gets back into reality, he then notices a girl is standing next to him. he couldn't see well because of thinking too much stuff, it gave him a headache. Upon closer inspection he sees a pink haired girl wearing red colored dress and a forehead protector tied upon her hair "S-Sakura?" naruto jerk off.
Sakura sighed and answered "Finally!" Naruto fell on the floor then looked at sakura, but then nausea still affect his way of thinking. "SAKURA! W-what are you doing here? you scared the hell out of me!" naruto replied, his heart was beating really fast.
"I've been standing here for quite a while you know?" sakura jokingly answered "is that so..Hehe? I haven't really noticed" naruto fakely smiled while scratching his head. Sakura notices that something was been bothering naruto. She just look at the sky and said "you know.. I can read you as a book naruto! so spill up! What's been bothering you?" Sakura softly ask, naruto tried to smile but he really can't hide it anymore his fake mask started to fall apart showing his true emotion. Nervous, scared and confuse as he bow down his head. "I guess I can't hide anything from sakura-chan" naruto said with a defeated tone. "comeon…tell me i will listen" sakura replied calmly and softer than ever. Silent stricken the place for a second, naruto finally let out what's bothering him. "s—sasuke has been spotted in a nearby forest….and tsunade-sama ordered us to retrieve him" naruto speak really nervous while sakura's shocked for awhile on what naruto said.
"sasuke-kun" sakura thought im her mind. She felt as time stopped for awhile
Author note: the sign represents what the inner sakura says while the usual " " represents what the real sakura say
Then the inner sakura interrupts
do you still love that uchiha-guy?
"Well of…..course I do love him! He's my first and only love!"
No you're not! Your just trying to convince your self that you 'still' love him… the inner sakura grinned
"N-no! I still-"
the inner sakura interrupts her again
oh really? Who are you trying to deceive! Your self?
"i—I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE!" she blocked his ears so that he could not hear his inner self talk anymore
You want to hear what I think? with annoyed tone of voice
"STOP!" sakura shouts to her mind blocking her ear much more
The Inner sakura grabs "sakura's" hand in her mind to let her hear what she says. Sakura pauses like a stone
YOUR JUST A SAD LONELY LITTLE GIRL! inner sakura shouted
"stop it I don't want to hear it anymore!" sakura started to cry holding her eyes tears dropped down slowly.
Silence…
the inner sakura embraced sakura from their mind saying in a calmly tone of voice
stop crying…you just wanted someone to care for you isn't that right?
remember this scene?
------------FLASHBACK-------------------------
lots of memories flashes into sakura until a certain TV like screen appear to her mind, the background suddenly turned into black. Memories of her past started to play like a film-grained version, slowly reminding sakura why she likes sasuke that much. It started when it's the first time she sees sasuke.
He's so handsome! inner sakura said
"yes he is!" sakura replied
why don't you come closer to him! Go get e'm girl
"If he started to like me then other people will like me also!...i wont be lonely anymore, someone will care for me and love me…" sakura excitedly said
"I wont be sad anymore!"
"I won't be Lonely anymore!"
"I wont be Scared anymore!"
"That's it I've decided im gonna make him my boyfriend and then someone will care of me! Someone will Love me! Someone will finally ease my loneliness!"
---------------------END OF FLASHBACK----------------
remember that? the inner sakura cling her arm to sakura's shoulder
"yes…. I just wanted someone to care for me, love me for who I am"
" I think if I was loved by the most popular boy in town then lots of people will like me, care for me and—"
the inner sakura interrupted her again saying
I Think your blind! inner sakura said crossing her arm together.
"What was that all about! Calling me blind all of a sudden!" sakura said with slight annoyance in her voice
Just look around of you! You think no one ever cared for you?
"what do you mean?" sakura asked with confusion
Jeez…okay then you remembered this memories?" inner sakura showed some memories that she forgotten for the past months
remember this?
the inner sakura showed sakura their memories when naruto saved her from the claws of gaara.
"that's not all" inner sakura said smiling. She showed another memories when naruto tried to cheer him up when sasuke leaves the village.
"here's another one" she then showed the part of her life where naruto saves her life when they try to infiltrate the castle of orochimaru the inner sakura showed tons of memories where naruto tried to save her ease her pain and tried to make her laugh.
Sakura just sat there silently. "I haven't noticed it—" sakura silently said "naruto saved me tons of times….tries to confort me dozen of times……ease my pain hundred of times….even if I was mean to him, he just smiles back at me…..always…naruto" sakura started to cry like the niagra falls "after all that I've done to him….i don't deserve his compassion…im ashamed of myself"
Silence….
do you know why even if you still say nasty words about him, trying not to pay attention to him, punches and kicks him all the time—
sakura interrupted "get to the point!" she said annoyingly
its because he liked you really much, he cared for you the most! Dummy sakura blushed because of what his inner self said.
who else would save you from a sand freak of nature? HIM! Who else would try and try to get closer to you even if you showed him that he's got no chance ever? HIM! Who else keeps forgiving you even if you always punches him and keeps calling him an idiot all the time? HIM! and most of all who else would save his RIVAL in the girl he likes the most in order to make this girl happy?
Sakura was taken aback about the revelations that the inner sakura told her. She stood silent for awhile.
if you still didn't get it, NARUTO CARED FOR YOU THOUSAND OF TIMES NO, MILLION OF TIMES RATHER THAN THAT ADDICTED TO POWER UCHIHA GUY! He even call you ugly and said that he could not stand being with you!
that makes sakura think deeply in thought "y….our right" sakura afterwards blushes
whatever you seeks in that uchiha-guy, naruto given it all to you…..you just never paid attention…
"Naruto" sakura said softly. She smiled. A very tenderly yet so fragile smile.
Well I think my work here is done you know what to do! Inner sakura winks at sakura
"yes I will…" sakura replied "well see you later!" then just like a sundial, time started to move and sakura was send back into reality
"sakura-chan?" naruto grabbed sakura's shoulders because she fell into the ground a moment ago "sakura-chan are you okay? Hey get a grip!" naruto said really worried. sakura started to open her eyes and the first thing that he sees is the face of naruto, Worried sick about him "N—naruto? Is that you?" naruto replied as if a huge burden was lifted upon his shoulders "sakura-chan your awake! Thank goodness…". "im sorry if I worry you naruto" sakura blushed looking down on the floor to hide his embarrassment to naruto. "I'm just glad that your safe.. sakura-chan" He reached down his hand to sakura that was fallen into the ground "here grab my hand your gonna be sick if you stay there in the floor sakura-chan". Sakura reached on to naruto's hand, she outbalance herself causing her to lean over the body of naruto "sakura-chan are you sure your really okay?" sakura replied and stil leaning into naruto's body "yes I'm fine thank you for caring N…Naruto-Kun…" thinking to herself "I didn't notice….he was so warm yet so serene". Naruto thinks to himself "what? Wait a minute when did sakura-chan started to add the prefix "kun" in my name? ah who cares!" both just stood still in the bridge for quite a while the holding position then shifted into a hug, a mild hug to be precise. Both thinking "I wish time would stand still"
Silence…
"ehem!" an old lady interrupted them because they were blocking the way, Naruto and sakura quickly broke off their hug with each other and quickly look to the opposite way's to hide their embarrassment
"kids these days…" the old lady commented.
Tension started to build up with those two, both don't know what to say with the other "M-maybe we should discuss this on a different place or something?" blushing naruto embarrassedly asked "O-okay" blushing sakura silently replied "so at ichiraku's ramen this evening, is that okay?" naruto asked again hesitantly "sure.." sakura calmly replied "well then see you later sakura-chan! " naruto asked while walking away "sure! See you later naruto-kun!" sakura replied while waving her hands slowly.
Chapter 2:
Together
A/N: well, what do you think? Should I continue my fic or not? R&R