The fight for Sakura.
Chapter 1: Naruto's Return and a Mission.
"Hey! Sakura! Want to go on a date with me tonight?" Naruto asked.
"Sorry, Naruto. I already have a date tonight.: Sakura said.
"With who?" Naruto asked.
"With me." Kiba said with Akamaru by his side.
"How about tomorrow?" Naruto asked.
"Sorry, Naruto. Actually..." Sakura started to say.
"... Actually she's going on a mission, with me." Neji cut in.
"I didn't know you were on the ANBU team. If you don't mind me asking, who's on your team?" Naruto asked.
Sakura and Neji looked at each other and nodded.
"The only other three on my team are Shikamaru, Kiba and Kakashi." Sakura said.
"How long is your mission? Wait KAKASHI's an ANBU?" Naruto said half yelling.
"It'll last for a week, with travaling." Neji said.
"Do you think you could after you guys get back." Naruto said.
"Sorry. Yes Kakashi is an ANBU." Sakura said.
"whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy????????????" Naruto asked, tiered of getting turned down.
"The teams got tranning. And then the team's having dinner together." Sakura said.
"Whose the captian of your team?" Naruto asked.
"Your looking at him." Neji said
"Neji can't you..." Naruto started to say.
"... Sakura we need to get to the gate, so we can head out." Sakura and Neji already had their stuff.
At Konoha's Gate
"Sorry we're late." Sakura said.
"Thats ok." Shikamaru said. "Plus your not as late as Kakashi."
Afew seconds later. Kakashi said "Sorry I'm late. I got lost on the path..."
"Kakashi, can you just say you went to the momorial stone?" Sakura said.
"you guys ready?" Neji asked.
"YES!" both Sakura and Kakashi said.
Somewhere in Konoha
Naruto was walking through Konoha, when he felt a familiar chackra. Suddenly he stopped and said "WHO'S THERE?"
The person was Hinata. Naruto was supprised whe he saw Hinata grown up. He only knoticed her when she said " N-Naruto-kun."
\"Thank you. I'm sorry Naruto, I can't talk team 8's tranning. You might want to go tell hokage-sama that your back." Hinata said. "Sorry Naruto, but I have to go train."
At the Ramen shop
"Can I get a beef Ramen?" Naruto asked the shop owner. The shop owner was Ayume.
"Ok." Ayume said. A few seconds later when Ayume handed Naruto the bowle of Ramen and saw that it was Naruto. "Naruto?"
"Ayume, Where's the old man?" Naruto said.
"The old man retired a few years ago. I'm running the shop now." Ayume said.
"I must of been gone longer then I thought. When did this shop change owners?" Naruto said.
"About 4 years ago." Ayume said.
"NARUTO?" Lee said.
"Lee is that you?" Naruto asked.
"Yes it is. How ling have you been back?" Lee asked.
"I've been back for a little over an hour. I've already seen Hinata, Neji, Kiba and Sakura." Naruto said. After he saw Lee looking away, he said"Sorry about mentioning Sakura's name. Are you still crushing on her?"
"Actually I didn't know how to you know that I'm over her. I've been over her a year and a half, after you left." Lee said.
"What's up with her and Kiba?" Naruto asked.
"Actually they've been going out for three and a half years." Lee said. "well I've got to go train.
At the Hokage Tower
Tsunade was sleeping until she heard Naruto knock on the door, and said "Come in!!!"
"Hi," Naruto said.
"Naruto, How was your tranning?" Tsunade asked.
"It went well, Is it true what I heard abot Sakura?" Naruto said.
"If your talking about her becoming my apprentace and her dating, then it is true." Tsunade said.
"One of the people from team 7, I haven't seen is Sai, What's happened to him?" Naruto asked.
"I'm right here." Sai said as he took off his ANBU mask.
"I didn't know you were an ANBU." Naruto said.
"I've been an ANBU for almost 3 years now." Sai said.