Yup! Another story! This'll be Naruxoc and a little Naruxsaku. Woohoo! I'm sorry if this chapter seemed rushed... I'm getting ready for break, and when it comes, I'll be writing a lot! Anyways, enjoy!

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'I hate you!' The painful words rung through Naruto's mind, hurting him in many ways possible. He and Jiraya were getting ready to leave Konoha. 'maybe it's for the best.' the blonde thought, remembering the conflict between him and Sakura.

Flashback

"Sakura." Her teary eyes whipped over to Naruto. "I-I'm sorry. I wasn't strong enough." The blonde stopped, waiting for her response. Painful emerald eyes tore though my sapphire ones, seeming to rip apart my very being.

"He's gone... Sasuke-kun's gone…" Sakura dug her face into her knees. "Y-you promised..." Naruto felt his heart clench. The girl in front of him, Sakura, his life long crush, was now blaming him for her teammate's disappearance.

"Sakura-chan-"

"Don't Sakura -chan me!" She shouted, gulping down tears.

"Sakura… I'll bring him back…" Naruto was hurting inside. With every sob she made, a tiny piece of his heart broke off. "I-I'm going on a tr-"

"Get out!" She screamed, "Why couldn't you have left the village instead of Sasuke-kun? I hate you!" She yelled. Naruto's heart skipped a beat. That comment had pushed him over the edge.

"Fine." The blonde said in a steely tone. "Goodbye. Sakura." He walked out of her room. All Sakura could do was stare. What had she done?

End flashback

Sighing, Naruto looked up at his sensei, Jiraya. The pervert looked back at the gennin.

"What's wrong kid?" He questioned. Naruto just shrugged, and continued walking out of the village. Deciding that it was none of his business, the toad-sannin followed Naruto out of Konoha.

Two years later

"Hey kid, let's take a break." Jiraya and Naruto had been training for hours, as Naruto attempted to perfect his taijutsu. Nodding silently, Naruto walked away from the training grounds. Chuckling silently to himself, Jiraya realized how much Naruto had grown in a mere two years. The boy now had black cargo pants, and a black shirt. The shirt had a red grinning fox on it. He wore a baggy black trench coat, with blue flames at the bottom of them. 'One more year to go…' He thought, leaving the training grounds just like Naruto.

Naruto had just finished showering, and was walking through the streets of Iwa. I was a nice village, packed with stone shinobi. Every now and then, people had given a questioning glance at his leaf headband. Naruto sapphire eyes widened as he heard a blood curdling scream. His reflexes taking over, Naruto jumped up and ran off towards the sound.

"Get away!" The redhead shouted. Her beautiful green eyes were widened, and she was lying on her back, trembling. Her right arm was cut badly, so she couldn't throw kunai or shurikken. The young girl blinked, as a yellow flash was seen in front of the men attacking her.

Naruto lashed out at the men, shoving his fist into a man's gut. The unfortunate male coughed up blood. Naruto grinned as he sent a kick flying at another man. In seconds, the attackers were on the ground, panting heavily. Chuckling lightly, the blonde turned his head towards the hurt girl. She was unconscious, so he decided to take her to the hospital. Carefully picking her up, bridal-style, the young man leapt off towards the Iwa hospital.

Naruto was sitting on a bench, twiddling his thumbs. He had been waiting for the girl to wake up. Groaning a little, Naruto sat back and folded his hands behind his head. As if right on que, the redheaded girl stepped out of the hospital room. Naruto looked over at her, and was surprised at how fast she had recovered.

"Hey hottie." She said, winking at him. His heart stopped for a second.

"Hey, I'm Uzumaki Naruto." He grinned, extending his arm towards her.

"I'm Komiko Ayumi." She grinned back, shaking is hand. "Thanks for saving me." Ayumi added, flipping a lock of blood red hair over her shoulder. Naruto couldn't help but stare at her. Ayumi had he most mesmerizing red hair, and her apparel was green, and if he was honest with himself, he couldn't help but be attracted to her. Ayumi was having similar thoughts.

"Wow, is it hot in here, or is it just me?" She joked, fanning her face with her hand.

"It's you." He said. His face heated up when he realized what he had said. Laughing nervously, he scratched the back of his head. Ayumi grinned flirtatiously, and grabbed his hand.

"C'mon, handsome." She said, dragging a blushing Naruto out of the hospital.

One month later

"Ayumi!" Naruto laughed as the redhead nudged him playfully. Ayumi and Naruto had become extremely close friends over the past few months, but both of them knew that the blonde had to leave soon. Naruto had to resume training elsewhere. Smiling, both of them looked at the starry night sky. They were siting on a bench next to the river.

"Naruto, have you loved someone before?" Ayumi asked playfully.

"Y-Yeah…" Images of a pink haired kunochi entered Naruto's mind. "She… She tore apart my heart."

The redhead saddened, sensing her friends' pain. Naruto turned to gaze into Ayumi's eyes. She looked at him too, as both of them became locked in each other's orb's. Their faces were inches apart, so Ayumi decided to show Naruto her true feelings. Taking one last look into his captivating eyes, Ayumi slowly pressed her lips against his. Getting scared when he didn't kiss back, she started to withdraw, until Naruto grabbed her waist, and crushed his lips onto hers. Ayumi gladly returned the favor, and wrapped her arms around his neck. His lips became more and more inviting by the second. He was her first kiss, but this would be their first, and last night together as a couple… Or so they thought.

"You ready?" Jiraya asked uncertainly. Naruto took one last look at Iwa, and turned to face his sensei.

"Yeah." Naruto dropped his head, casting a shadow on his face. All of a sudden, a huge hug slammed into the blonde. Toppling over, Naruto realized that the person who had hugged him was Ayumi. She was giggling uncontrollably, and grinning with that wild look in her eyes. "A-Ayumi?" Naruto laughed, forgetting about all his troubles.

"I can come!" She yelled, flailing her arms around. Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Uh, Jiraya-sama, you don't mind if I come with you guys, right?" Ayumi gazed up into the sannin's eyes. Giving in, Jiraya sighed.

"I guess…"

"You can come with us?" Naruto shouted. Both her and Naruto erupted with glee. Rolling and laughing on the ground, Naruto and Ayumi hugged each other close. But Naruto stopped.

"Wait, your dad-"

"He said I could go. Your the toad sannin, right?" Jiraya nodded."Yeah, he said that I'll be safe. And Konoha is a great village too!" The redhead laughed, burying her head into Naruto's well-built chest.

"Well, let's go!" Jiraya chuckled at the couple's happiness. Ayumi look one last look at Iwa, and got up to join her boyfriend. Locking arms, the two strolled off, arm in arm, chatting about the travels to come.

One year later

"Naruto!" Ayumi laughed as the blonde swooped down, and picked her up. He laughed too, and nuzzled her neck.

"Well, I want everyone in Konoha to know that you're royalty." He said, sticking his nose up high in the air. The trio were walking back to Konoha, because their three year training trip had expired.

"I can take care of myself thank you!" Ayumi laughed, hitting Naruto lightly on his head. Dropping her onto her feet, Naruto laced his finger's into the redhead's hand. Jiraya groaned. While his students were laughing and having a good time, the sannin was stuck carrying the bags. Looking up, Naruto saw the magnificent leaf village gates. Smiling to himself, he led Ayumi into the village.

"Woah." Was the only thing that the redhead could say. She followed Naruto, as he weaved through streets and corners, suddenly arriving at the Hokage building. Rushing in, the blonde opened the doors and hurried to the Hokage's office. Finally reaching it, Naruto looked back at his panting girlfriend. Smiling at her, the blonde cautiously pushed open the doors.

"Naruto." The name echoed from around the room, as Naruto saw the whle rookie nine inside Tsunade's office.

"Obaa-chan." Naruto grinned at the Godaime Hokage. But Tsunade was speechless. So was everyone else in the room, of course. Hinata was the first to speak up, surprisingly.

"Naruto-kun?" She whispered softly. Ino looked over Naruto for a few seconds, and then grinned at him. At this point Ayumi had decided to meet Naruto's friends. Stepping in, the redhead felt everyone look at her.

"Hey, Naruto, who are these guys?" Ayumi asked, scanning the people around her.

"Naruto, who is she?" Ino asked. In the corner of the room was Sakura. She was too afraid of Naruto's feelings toward her. She had realized her actions the moment she had said them, but Sasuke had been blinding her. She wanted Sasuke back. And still did, but, Naruto was the person she had to apologize to now. "And you look good Naruto. Have a girlfriend?" Ino asked playfully. Ayumi's eyes shifted to the Yamanaka.

"Ayumi-chan… don't worry, she's just joking…" Narutp said placing a hand on her shoulder. 'Oh crap.' He thought, grimacing inside.

"Don't worry, I believe you Naruto." Ayumi said a little forcibly. Everyone frowned. Naruto and this girl… Ayumi… were they together? Sakura felt a twinge of jealousy strike her. 'Wait, I don't like Naruto…' She frowned. Ayumi went around, shaking everybody's hand. Reaching out for Sakura's, she saw a little hurt in the pink haired girl's eyes.

"Haruno Sakura." The pink haired kunochi smiled, shaking Ayumi's hand. "Nice to meet you Ayumi. I…I was Naruto's teammate." She introduced herself. Smiling back, the redhead retreated back to Naruto. Everybody gave Naruto a warm welcome, patting him on the back, complimenting him.

"Naruto. Sorry about this, but the rookie nine all have an important mission." Tsunade interrupted. "I know that you just got here, but all of you are going to camp out on the borders of the fire country. Orochimaru has been spotted." She said urgently. Everybody nodded.

"Can I bring Ayumi-chan?" The blonde asked. Tsunade scratched her chin.

"Is she a shinobi?" Naruto nodded. "Sure."

Smiling to each other, Ayumi and Naruto joined hands. "Good then. You leave tomorrow evening. Oh and Naruto, nice to see you again. Dismissed."

Everyone filed out of the room, Naruto and Ayumi getting out last.

"Can we go?" Ayumi complained, resting her head onto Naruto's shoulder. "I'm tired."

"Yeah." Naruto chuckled, pecked her lips, and walked the redhead home. The only thought that ran through his mind was about a pink haired kunochi… He would be forced to be with her in the mission. Glancing nervously and Ayumi, Naruto hoped that she wouldn't figure out Sakura's past with him...

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