We Separate
After Naruto's splash landing in the river from the cliff he fell off from, his unconscious body was carried by the flow of the river. Naruto's body floated down and suddenly his body was rescued by an old man. The old man carried Naruto to his carriage. Naruto was scratched here and there all over his body. The old man took Naruto to his house and rested Naruto on a bed.
Three days has passed, Naruto finally woke up and the old man helped him up. Naruto looked at the old man and stared at him, the old man waved his hand in front of Naruto. Naruto spoke out, "Who are you? Who am I? Where are we?"
"You're at my house, dear boy," responded the old man, "I'm just an old farmer who rescued you from the side of a flowing river. How did you get there?"
"I don't know," said Naruto putting his hand on his head, "I just remember I was doing something very important, but I don't recall what exactly…My head hurts!"
"It's okay," said the old farmer, "Do you know –at the very least- your name?"
"I don't really remember…Naru…maybe…," answered Naruto looking at the old farmer, "What's your name? Are you related to me?"
"No, my name is Sanji," said the old man known as Sanji, "I guess you can call me grandfather if you want."
"Grandfather Sanji," said Naruto, "Where are your children," randomly and haphazardly changed the topic.
"I have none," answered Sanji, "You can be my grandchild if you want."
"I guess…What is my name again?" asked Naruto looking at Sanji like a lost sheep.
"Naru," said Sanji, "I think you were hurt pretty badly before I found you…"
"I'm Naru…and who are you?" asked Naruto looking at Sanji awkwardly.
"I'm Sanji, you're Naru," said Sanji repeating it a few times for Naruto, "I guess you can stay with me while you're still like this…Poor boy," putting his hand on Naruto's head. Naruto looked at Sanji and stared.
By the very next day, Naruto was able to get out of bed. Naruto helped Sanji carry a few hay stacks for the horses and the donkeys. Naruto was good help to Sanji. Sanji fed the pigs, while Naruto watered the crops. They worked very well together and Naruto was getting better at remembering his name. This went on for a year, Naruto was living a very peaceful life, a life without violence and death, a life with peace and happiness, but this happy and peaceful life was ruined when Sakura and Lee coincidentally saw Naruto at a market with Sanji. Sakura stopped Naruto and said to him, "Naruto! I've finally found you!" and hugged him.
Naruto was really confused, he got out of Sakura's tight grip and said, "Miss…Have you mistaken me as someone else. I don't know you."
"Impossible!" said Lee, "It isn't hard to recognize the messy blonde hair and these fake whiskers on your face, Naruto. You're definitely Naruto."
"I'm really sorry, but I think you've mistaken me for someone else," responded Naruto with a smile, "I'm Naru and I'm just a normal farmer."
"Don't you recognize us?" asked Sakura and Lee together shocked and amazed.
"I haven't even met you…How can I recognize or know you?" says Naruto laughing at what he said, "I need to go, but it was nice talking to you strangers."
"We're not strangers, I'm Sakura!" said Sakura, "I'm your partner on Team 7!"
"Team 7…What are you talking about!?" asked Naruto, "I think you've mistaken me as someone else, but I can't talk to you now," and left with Sanji's carriage when he heard not too far away from him, "Naru! Come on!"
Sakura and Lee looked at each other and Lee asked Sakura, "Did you see what I saw and did you hear what I heard? Am I dreaming?" Sakura kicked Lee's leg and looked at him. Lee cried out, "That hurt!"
"You're not dreaming then," responded Sakura, "It seems Naruto…totally forgot himself…"
"Do you think he's affected by that battle with Sasuke?" questioned Lee, "Or is it something that happened afterwards…?"
"I don't know," replied Sakura looking at Naruto, whose miles away from them.
Naruto met up with his grandfather and Sanji asked him, "Who were you talking to Naru?"
"Strangers, who think I'm their lost friend," responded Naruto emptying their carriage of vegetables.
"I see," answered Sanji, "Do you remember them?"
"No, I don't…My head hurts, grandpa," said Naruto after thinking so much. Sanji stopped what he's doing and helped Naruto to sit down. Sanji suggested to Naruto, "Let's just go home now. We can sell the crops tomorrow."
"No, no, my head isn't hurting anymore, we can continue," says Naruto rejecting Sanji's suggestion.
"You sure Naru," questions Sanji, "You look pale."
"I'm fine, grandpa," answered Naruto, "We should sell these crops as fast as possible…I don't like this place, I get goose bumps being here."
"Why?" inquired Sanji, "We've never been here."
"Where are we…by the way?" asked Naruto looking around the market place.
"We're in Konaha," said Sanji as a response. Naruto repeated Konaha and there was a tear drop from his eye. Sanji noticed and asked Naruto, "Naru, what's wrong?"
"I don't know," answered Naruto while he wept for no reason, "I think I remembered something, but I don't remember what…Somehow I can't stop crying…Grandpa…May we leave and go back to the farm?"
"Sure," responded Sanji, "Come, let's go home." Sanji and Naruto pushed their carriage of crops and heads out of Konaha back to their farm. Sakura said sadly, "I think the real Naruto likes the life Naru is living…," watching Naruto and Sanji leave.
"I agree…only if Naruto never met Sasuke…Everything would have never happened," said Lee.
"I pray Naruto to never remember anything and be a normal person like he wants to be," muttered Sakura, "I think Naruto gave up being Hokage after this headband left his body," taking out Naruto's old headband.
"I hope he forgets totally and be happy," said Lee with a soft sigh. Sakura gave Lee a pat on the back and Lee was himself again. Lee invited Sakura to a bowl of Ramen and they walked away.
When Sakura and Lee walked away to eat Ramen, a person in a black cloak said quietly, "So that's the story…I get the blame now…"