After a long hiatus here is my latest story

This story is along an alternate timeline where Naruto chose Sakura instead of Hinata (this was always my favorite pairing)

I do not own Naruto; the villains are going to be characters that I make up. Forgive me if the characters act a little oc.

Ch.1: Danger that Lurks in Shadow:

As Naruto stood among the faces of the great Hokage of Konoha, he could not help but think about what had led him to this moment; the danger, the heart ache, and the adventure that had led him to become the Seventh Hokage. After the defeat of Madara Uchiha Naruto had been concerned about what came next. Would he finally be able to realize his dream of becoming Hokage or would he merely receive praise for a time and then have things return to normal. He had advanced so far but it would not mean a thing if nothing changed.

Fortunately for Naruto the question of whether things would change was answered quickly. Several months after the battle Naruto was sitting in his apartment getting ready to go to bed when a he suddenly heard a knock at the door; to his surprise, it was Sakura who was standing in front of him.

"Hey Sakura, what brings you hear at this time of night?" said Naruto. His pink haired crush stood silent looking left to right and fidgeting with her hands, almost like she wanted to ask him something important. They both stood there for a time neither one really sure as to what to say. "May I come in please?" Sakura said, never meeting Naruto's eyes. "Sure thing Sakura, you know I can never say no to you." Stepping aside Naruto gestured to the chairs that were next to his old table.

"Can I get you anything to drink?" said Naruto rifling through his fridge to find something that would hopefully make Sakura want to talk. "No thanks Naruto" Said Sakura. "I just really need to talk to you about something important, something that I should have done some time ago." said Sakura as she stood up from her seat with a look of determination on her face. Naruto was growing more and more concerned, Sakura was behaving strangely.

"What is the matter Sakura? You are acting really weird tonight." said Naruto as he walked back over to the table. Setting down the milk that he had grabbed from the fridge, as he did this Sakura quickly took his hands in hers. "Listen Naruto, I need you to just be quiet and listen to what I have to say. I am trying to tell you that after everything that has happened I have realized who has really been there for me all along." Sakura squeezed Naruto's hands tighter and tighter as she spoke like she was afraid that he would get away if she let go.

"What are you trying to say Sakura?" said Naruto his heart starting to pound faster and faster as he hoped the girl of his dreams would say what he hoped she was about to say.

As the couple stood in the small apartment shadows moved in the night of Konoha, arriving outside of Naruto's apartment. "Is that her?" said one of the shadows pointing to Sakura. "Of course you idiot, who else in this dump of a village has pink hair?" said his partner "Now let's move, the boss is waiting." Taking out a small ball the shadow leader revealed a small ball with a strange symbol on the front, "this should do the trick. Meanwhile the two shinobi were unaware of what was going on outside.

Taking a final breath Sakura looked into Naruto's blue eyes and said "Naruto, I want to tell you that I," suddenly a small object came bursting through the window with a crash. Before either Shinobi could react the object began to emit a strange purple gas. "What the heck is this stuff, I can't seem to focus" said Naruto his mind beginning to cloud. "I don't know Naruto," said Sakura, "but we need to get out of here before… before", Sakura did get a chance to finish before she collapsed. Naruto tried to reach her before she fell but he soon followed suit.

As they lay there the two shadows entered the apartment. "That sure was easy huh Kino?" said the first shadow man. "Of course Daigus, the boss made the gas himself; now help me get the girl out of here." said Kino. Picking up Sakura the two shadow ninja leapt into the night.

To be continued:

So this is the first chapter, I hope that you all enjoyed it. I appreciate reviews and will work on getting the next chapter in as soon as possible.