"Summer Day of Winter"

First of all… (This is my first fanfic)

The title means in the cold snowstorm of winter, a summer day is shed in it. In the darkness gloom of a someone, a inspiring person appears to warm his life.

Disclaimer: I neither own Naruto© nor Naruto Shippuden©, plus its manga.

Warning: Contains kisses, touches and maybe even a little (or more) ecchi!

Prologue

Characters: (All of the girls are 16 years old and the guys are 17 years old)

a. Major:

Sasuke: calm yet possessive; favorite word: "Hn"; doesn't show his emotions easily; hates to be hugged; wants to be the strongest ninja.

Sakura: cheerful yet friendly; loves strawberries; soft-hearted; apprentice of Tsunade and is now in the same level as her; most popular kunoichi of Konoha.

Hinata: shy yet determined; love to believe in Naruto's words; nice and kind; have master the techniques of the Byakugan; cutest kunoichi of Konoha.

Neji: calm yet possessive (like a certain Uchiha); believes in fate and destiny; let his emotions remain hidden; hates flirty girls; is now in the main house like Hinata.

b. Minor:

As for the minor characters, they'll just be appearing in the story. I'll be adding them here shortly after I include them in my story.

Start of the story….

It was dark and quiet as the clouds block the light from the full moon. The town likes as if it had long been abandoned by its villagers. There was no one in sight. It was currently night time at Konoha when a figure appeared by the shadows of the houses from the light of the moon. The village was so silent that the only thing you'll be hearing is the gust of the wind and the sound of the crickets.

It was a cold night and he, the figure, feels shiver up his spine as he walked through the gates of Konoha. He stared at Konoha long enough to have his eyeballs pop out. With every step, an echo comes out from it. A sad and sorrowful feeling that comes from the steps he took. It was as if walking out a dark vortex. It was creepy and he feels as if the spirits of the ones he killed was haunting him, waiting for a chance to launch at him. He turned around to see an owl resting above a branch of a tree. The owl was staring at him intensely, telling him of everything he has done up until now through its piercing eyes.

He glared at the owl and it started to fly away, towards the forest he just came into. He feels nostalgic from everything he was seeing, as if he was comparing the Konoha 3 years from now to the present Konoha. It was all the same.

He bet that even the ninjas around his age haven't changed at all. He thought of a certain girl that made him feel warm in the cold night. She was like light out in the darkness; stars of the dark sky; fire of a dim room; and a firefly within the forest.

He can't wait to see her yet he is unable to figure out what he was exactly feeling. Was it guilt? Was it the bond of being friends? Was it because she used to be her team mate that he feels attached to her? Or…. Was it something deeper? He couldn't sort it out. All he knows that he had been thinking about her ever since he left Konoha.

He then, slowly, walked forward and towards a certain tower where the office of the great Hokage works.

As he was walking, he whispered, "Konoha".

P.S. It's just the prologue so it was pretty boring.. Wait till you read the next chapter!

See you then, then!

Lovingly yours,

Haruka