Chapter 1:
The Girl With The Forgotten
Past!

Deep within the Village Hidden in the Leaves, there were many forests which surrounded the main village area. In one particular forest, where part of a long-winding river flowed through, a young girl was floating downstream. She was between consciousness and unconsciousness. She had a vague sense of her surroundings, but couldn't focus on anything.

'Where am I?' She thought. Her body was numb, and she could not move at all. Not even her eyes would shift away from the moving sky above her. Her thoughts were silent, until she felt the cool water splash softly against her body. 'Why I...Why am I in the water...?' She thought to herself before drifting off into full unconsciousness.

"Is she awake yet?" Asked a loud, male voice. The volume of the crunching grass increased with each passing step someone took towards the girl. She felt someone hover over her, as the same voice said, "I think she's dead." A loud thump was heard, followed by the outburst of a simple, "Owch!"

"Naruto, you idiot! Don't say that! You'll jinx it!" Shouted a female voice. "Ow, Sakura! What'd you do that for?" The young girl slowly opened her eyes, quickly shielding them from the piercing light of the sun. "Hey, hey, hey! She's awake!" Exclaimed a blonde boy in bright orange clothing, who the girl assumed to be Naruto.

The girl sat up, and looked from Naruto to the pink-haired girl on his left, who she took to be Sakura. She rubbed her eyes, and briefly looked around. She was a little dizzy, and waited patiently until it wore off. Naruto watched her, as Sakura got to her feet. She cupped her hands around her mouth before shouting, "Hey Kakashi-sensei! She's awake!" The girl looked in the direction she was shouting, as a man with silver hair walked towards the group.

"Oh? Is she now? Well, let's take a look at her," said Kakashi, in a low-mannered and cool tone. The girl watched him move forward towards her, then kneel down to take a good look at her. He searched for any obvious injuries on her body. "Well, on the outside you seem to be doing well. Do you feel hurt or injured at all?" The girl stood up, and moved around a bit. "Nope. I feel just fine," she said casually. "That's good," Kakashi said as he got to his feet.

Kakashi put his hands in his pockets, as Naruto stepped forward. He literally went face to face with the girl, as he asked, "Hey! What's your name?" The girl thought about it for a moment, as if she herself didn't know. Finally, she responded with a smile, "Kurisutaru Okami! Or you could just call me Kurisu." Naruto took a step back, and smiled. "I'm Naruto! Naruto Uzumaki! The next Hokage! A ninja legend!" He introduced himself happily.

Kurisutaru giggled, as Sakura let out a sigh. "Naruto, you're so annoying!" She muttered. The smile quickly faded from Naruto's face, as Sakura introduced herself next. "I'm Sakura Haruno! Nice to meet you!" She said with a smile. Kurisu smiled, as she looked to the three of them. Something then crossed her mind. "Excuse me, but did one of you bring me here? I remember being in water before I woke up here...," she said, recalling her previous location.

Everyone looked from her over to a boy with midnight black hair. She followed their glance, as she stared at him for a few seconds. Knowing the attention he was getting, he looked in a direction away from the rest of the group. Like every other girl in Konoha who laid eyes on him, Kurisu felt herself blush slightly, as well as her heart skip a beat.

"That's Sasuke Uchiha. The last member of this group. He's the one that found you floating in the river and brought you here," Kakashi said. Without looking back at the others, Kurisutaru walked towards Sasuke. He was leaning against a tree, and didn't move from his spot as Kurisu walked up to him.

"You're Sasuke, right?" She asked shyly. He looked to her with his coal black eyes. She tried not to blush, but found it harder to do so as he kept his emotionless gaze on her. She began staring at her hands. "I just wanted to thank you for helping me…I'd probably be dead by now if it wasn't for you..." Kurisu managed to say.

He pushed himself off the tree, and put his hands in his pockets. "Whatever," he simply said, as he walked off in the opposite direction. Kurisutaru felt disheartened as she watched him walk off. 'He could have at least said you're welcome...' She thought. Naruto and Sakura walked over to her, with their sensei behind them.

"Ah, don't mind Sasuke. He's always like that," Naruto said, crossing his arms. Sakura watched as Sasuke took his leave, seeming to be in a daze. Kurisu looked at her, confirming that she was indeed daydreaming. It wasn't hard to tell that she liked Sasuke. The momentary silence was broken with the rumbling of Kurisutaru's stomach.

She blushed in embarrassment, and looked down at her hands, which prevented anymore sound from coming from her belly. "It seems as though someone is hungry," Kakashi stated. "Yeah! Now we can go eat some ramen!" Naruto exclaimed in happiness. Kurisu looked to him, and smiled. "Well, I can only assume that you have no money, so I guess I'll pay for your lunch, Kurisutaru," Kakashi said.

She looked to him with an embarrassed expression. "Y-you don't have to do that! I don't have to eat...," Kurisutaru said, hoping he wouldn't pay for the expenses. "I would agree with you if your stomach hadn't said otherwise," he said calmly, as he began walking towards the village. Sakura followed after him, with Naruto and Kurisutaru behind them.

Naruto slurped up the last bit of his sixth bowl of ramen. "Mmm-mmm! Boy do I love ramen!" Naruto said, placing the bowl on the counter. Kurisu giggled, and then said, "I can tell!" Naruto smiled at Kurisu. She, along with Kakashi and Sakura, had finished eating a while ago. Naruto continued to buy and eat ramen, causing them to have to wait.

"So, Kurisutaru, are you from this village?" Sakura asked. "I think so..." Kurisu replied. She tried to remember if she was or not, but to no avail. "What do you mean you think so?" She asked with a confused expression. Kurisutaru laid her head on her arms, trying to find the answer to the question. "I'm only asking because I don't see your ninja headband," Sakura said. Kurisu still remained silent. 'Why can't I remember...?' She thought to herself.

"Can you remember if you've ever trained in the academy?" Kakashi asked. Kurisutaru lifted her head and looked to Kakashi. Sakura and Naruto turned their attention to Kurisu. She glanced at each one of them, before saying, "I can't really remember...I must have hit my head on something while floating down the river. I'll probably remember tomorrow, though!" She told them this with a reassuring smile.

Not only was she trying to convince them that that was the problem, she was also trying to convince herself. Kurisutaru just could not believe that she couldn't remember anything from her past. The only things she could remember were a few of the major facts about herself, like her name and age.

Kakashi stared at her briefly in disbelief. "Oh ok! You had me worried for a second that you couldn't remember anything!" Naruto said with his goofy smile. Kurisu smiled at him with a slight giggle. "Nope!" She replied. The four of them stood up, and walked out of the ramen stand.

Kurisu, Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi began strolling around Konoha. They were silent for a short period of time, until Sakura spoke. "Sasuke!" She shouted happily. She ran over to him as he ignored her completely and walked towards Kurisu. He stopped before her, and looked at her briefly, before turning to Kakashi.

"There you are, Sasuke. I was wondering where you had run off to. You missed spending time with Kurisutaru over here," Kakashi said in his usual tone. Sasuke quickly glanced at Kurisu, then looked back towards Kakashi. "We shouldn't be wasting time with her. We should be training for our next mission," he said, watching his sensei.

Kurisu looked away from him and Kakashi. She didn't feel too high in self-esteem at the moment. Sakura remained silent beside Sasuke, as she watched Kurisu. "Hey! You have no right to be saying that about her, Sasuke!" Naruto shouted, pointing his finger rudely over at Sasuke. He glared at Naruto. Kurisu turned her attention to Naruto, and put her hands up slightly as if to stop him.

"It's ok, Naruto! Don't worry about it!" She said. "No! I'm tired of Sasuke and his attitude! Besides, he's the one that found you in the first place! He can at least show SOME respect!" Naruto said, still pointing accusingly at the boy. Sakura held her fist up at Naruto. "Naruto! Stop pointing at Sasuke!" She shouted angrily. Kakashi let out a sigh, as he walked away from the "battlefield."

Kurisu watched Kakashi walk away before turning to see a glaring contest between Naruto and Sasuke. Sakura let out a deep sigh at their behavior. Kurisutaru began walking away from them, walking in the direction ahead of them. Naruto noticed, and shouted, "Hey Kurisutaru! Wait up!" He ran up beside her.

Sasuke watched them leave for a quick second, before deciding to join them on their stroll. Sakura, of course, followed after him. "Where are you going, Kurisu? You going home?" Naruto asked, walking beside her. She stayed silent for a few seconds, looking at the ground, as Sasuke came up to her left. She looked up at him, then turned away when he returned her glance.

"No...," she said drifting off. Naruto came to a stop, and stared at her as if he was trying to find something. Kurisu blushed, and asked, "What is it Naruto?" He crossed his arms and looked down. "I don't know...Are you sure you...?" He stopped short, for even he didn't know what to ask.

Kurisutaru looked to him, then turned to Sakura, and finally at Sasuke. She sighed, as she thought, 'I should just tell them the truth...' "The truth is, I don't think I have a home right now..."

Hope you enjoyed this first chapter!! Comments are loved and appreciated!! So is constructive criticism!!!