"Naruto-kun!"

Naruto turned around, and to his disbelief he saw an angel. Long blonde hair braided back, and bright blue eyes with black rimmings. It was her, the girl that had been missing for five years. Ino Yamanaka.

Naruto was now twenty-eight years old, making Ino the same age. Five years ago, the young girl, at the age of twenty-three, had gone on an S-ranked mission, alone. After not returning for a month, Konoha had sent out their best ninja's to find her under the Hokage's orders, Hokage Uzumaki Naruto.

The best ninja's couldn't even find her. It was as if she had just vanished, but there she was now, standing infront of Naruto, looking just as she did that day he sent her off.

just as she did that day he sent her off.

"Naruto-kun!"

XXXX

Naruto woke up with a gasp, sitting up quickly. He clutched his bed sheets. "Ino." he whispered. Sighing he turned on his lamp next to his bed and grabbed a small black book. Taking up a pen he begain to write in it.

I'm not sure what time it is, but, I had another dream about her. Ino Yamanaka, I feel so guilty. She's gone all because I let her go by herself. How could I do that! I hate myself so much. It'll be five years tomorrow since she's been gone. I don't see how I live with myself. That's it, in the morning I'm telling Sakura i'm going to look for her. No questions asked. In my dream she came running up behind me, calling my name. Damn . . . It upsets me so much. Well, I'm going to try to get some more sleep. Night.

Naruto put the book back down on the end table and he turned off the light and lay back down. Unfortunately he couldn't sleep. He was very restless in fact. Instead of just laying in bed, he got up and got supplies together, and by the time he was finished it was about time for him to report to his office.

He walked through the streets to the Hokage tower, along the way, Kiba Inuzuka joined him. "Hey! Naruto . . . er, Lord Hokage. How's it going?"

"I had another dream of her last night."

"Oh. So, you gonna do anything about it?"

"Yeah, it's about time I did. I'm going to look for her myself, I'll serch till the ends of this world."

"Er, Lord Hokage, sir, i meant about the dream, not about her . . ."

"Doesn't matter, does it? I'm going after her either way. I don't think the dreams will stop till I know she's safe." Naruto kept walking even though Kiba had stopped.

"Damn stubborn idiot . . ." Kiba mumbled to himself.

Upon arriving at the Hokage Tower, Naruto was greeted by the staff. He held up his hand as to tell them he wished not to be bothered, but he went up to the front desk. "Send Sakura Haruno here from the Medical staff would you?"

"Of course sir, right away sir." The girl at the desk told him. He nodded and headed up to his office. After about half an hour, there came a knock at the door.

"Come in."

Walked in a girl in a white medical jacket and pink hair. "You wished to see me Lord Hokage?"

"Yes, i needed to tell you that I'm leaving today, in fact, right after I talk to you. I'm going to look for Ino." Sakura stared up at him with wide eyes. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. Look for Ino? Why? Her Amber Alert has been ceased for so long now. Neathertheless, Sakura nodded.

"Yes sir."

And with that Naruto took off, and this is where the story of the faux flower begins.