Hiiii!!! Well, this is my second story that I'll be working on. And I haven't even finished my first one. I know I know, horrible. But I'm in a creative slump with the other one, so I figured I'd move on! Oh well. Here's my first Naruto fic. Hope you enjoy!

Summary: Sakura Haruno, after following a suspicious stranger, suddenly found herself in another dimension. Where the occupants of Konoha all acts differently from what they normally would. And what's this? There's another Sakura who stepped into HER time?!

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto and everything that has to do with Naruto….sadly….sigh

TIME SWITCH

Chapter 1:

"Itadakimasu!" A blonde teenage male with what almost looked like whiskers on his cheeks shouted as he slurped up the ramen noodles he had in front of him.

An petal-haired girl watched as her companion practically inhaled the fifth bowl of ramen he had that night. "Gods Naruto, that's disgusting. One day you're gonna choke with how fast you're eating. Are you even chewing your food?!"

Uzumaki Naruto paused momentarily with his eating as he stared at the disgusted kunoichi beside him. "Ne Sakura-chan, don't say that! And of course I'm chewing, it's just so good and it's been three days since I had Ichirakku ramen!" he pouted before finishing up his bowl.

"Dobe." Came the insult from a dark-haired shinobi on the other side of Sakura.

"What was that Sasuke-teme?!?!" Naruto shouted with his fist clenched in front of him as he glared at said bastard.

Sasuke sat, eyes closed with his arms crossed, in front of his empty bowl, refusing to give Naruto the famous Uchiha glare that he was asking for. "You heard me loud and clear." He replied indifferently, inciting Naruto's anger even more. "Dobe."

Naruto growled in annoyance, ready to reach across Sakura and give Sasuke a good punch in the face. He was sooooo ready! "TEME! You're so gonna g----OUCH!!!" immense pain came from his right foot. He looked down quickly and saw Sakura's dainty foot stepping on his toes. The only problem with this certain "dainty" foot was that is was attached to a woman with freaky strength. To say the least…It hurt like hell. He quickly moved his foot before his toes got crushed.

Sakura Haruno scolded, angry green eyes shooting Naruto a look, "Naruto, don't even start! We're supposed to be having a nice, good dinner after that three day mission we just went through! Don't ruin it with a fight!"

Naruto pouted dejectedly, turning his head away from the two.'The teme started it! Why was he the only one getting yelled at?! Grrr that bastard! I would so love to kick your ass right now.' Naruto fantasized fighting Sasuke and beating him. All the girls cheering happily for him on the side as they held up "GO Naruto-kun!" posters, with Hinata-chan giving him a victory kiss. At the thought of Hinata, Naruto couldn't help but smile cheekily.

Sakura observed as Naruto's expression went from anger to extreme happiness in one minute. The foxy grin plastered to his face made Sakura quirk an eyebrow. 'Naruto's so strange. What the hell is he smiling about?' she wondered curious. She sighed, figuring it was best to ignore Naruto instead. She took a glance at the male on her other side. Sasuke's eyes were still closed but he had an evident frown on his face. Sakura shook her head, even after many years nothing changed between Naruto and Sasuke. They still fought and argued any chance they could, their rivalry sometimes getting the best of them.

However, those close to them knew they were best friends. Both would rather sacrifice their lives than to kill one another. That much was obvious two years ago when they went to retrieve Sasuke from Orochimaru. Naruto never gave up on his search and once they found Sasuke they fought for a long time. Naruto refused to bring out kyuubi's powers whilst he fought Sasuke, afraid of losing control and perhaps end up killing him. However with Sasuke's curse activated, making him even more powerful, he managed to knock Naruto unconscious. Orochimaru had then ordered Sasuke to give the final blow.

Sakura could remember that moment clearly in her mind. She had just managed to kill Kabuto after striking him with a charka-filled punch against his chest, forcing him to go flying against an upturned broken pole. Unfortunately Kabuto had managed to inflict severe wounds on her as well, she was too weak to move anymore as she witnessed Orochimaru give his orders. Sakura remembers the worry and fright that she experienced. She was so scared that Sasuke would kill Naruto. Naruto was one of her best friends, she would never want to lose him. He was too important; he gave her hope like nobody else could. She had cried out to him at that moment, and begged Sasuke not to do it.

However Sasuke had just stood over Naruto, watching him intently. Orochimaru, after witnessing Sasuke's hesitancy, decided to take action instead. He brought his arm out and snakes flew from his arm heading towards Naruto. Sakura had screamed before something unexpected happened. Sasuke had brought his katana out, turning quickly as he sliced at Orochimaru's snakes. His next words had brought shock to both Sakura and Orochimaru.

"Don't touch him. Do so and you'll end up dead." His face held nothing but hatred against the man that cursed him.

Orochimaru sneered. "Sasuke-kun, you want power, don't you? Kill Naruto, and you'll obtain it."

"I have all the power I need, I'd rather kill you instead." Sasuke smirked as he held his katana towards Orochimaru.

A low laugh came from Orochimaru's throat, "Ah, Sasuke-kun. You just made a mistake." The next thing Sakura knew they were fighting. The fight was gruesome with Sasuke having the upper hand. Naruto had woken up after awhile, after seeing the two fight he went into action. Together, using rasengan and chidori, Sasuke and Naruto killed Orochimaru.

Sakura smiled at the memory. Afterwards Kakashi-sensei and the rest of the gang who helped to search for Sasuke had caught up with them. They went home with Sasuke following willingly. Tsunade-shishio had given Sasuke a two year probation with nothing more than D rank missions. He was also kept under ANBU vigilance for half a year. Sasuke accepted his sentence, knowing his judgement was taken easy considering becoming a traitor and joining an S-class nin bent on destroying Konoha. He knew he owed his thanks to Naruto and Sakura. Sakura was just happy they were team seven again. All jounin, they went on a lot of crazy missions together, relying on each other's trust. It was just like the old times, with a lot of major differences.

Sakura could now hold her own, she fought well and being a medic-nin she was of even more importance. She still loved Sasuke but stopped hanging all over him all the time. She still tried to spend more time with him, but now she didn't push it. She refused to be the fangirl she was many years ago. He was fully aware that she still cared for him, and still he wouldn't notice her in that way though. Naruto was still as impulsive as ever, however he knew when to control himself if it risked the team's life. Sasuke's attitude was still cold, and he still thought of himself as the best, but he acknowledged both Naruto and Sakura as an equal. They had matured as a team. Although that didn't stop the bickering and grievances they constantly gave each other.

Sasuke abruptly stood, "It's late. I'm heading home." Throwing some yen down to pay for their meal, he walked off without a glance in their direction.

"Sasuke-kun! Wait!" Sakura quickly caught up with Sasuke as he halted in his steps. He gave her a sideways glance, onyx eyes studying her closely as he waited for what she had to say. "Um….Sasuke-kun, w-would you like some company on your walk home? It's a beautiful night out, it'd be a shame not to enjoy it." If he noticed the hopeful anticipation in her eyes, he didn't show it. Looking straight once again, he continued his walk back home

"No thanks." He waved her off before stuffing his hand back in his pockets along with the other one.

Disappointment overwhelmed Sakura once again. Sighing, she watched as Sasuke's figure disappeared around the corner. 'Yup, some things never change.'

Turning around to walk home, she was shocked to find blue-eyes right in front of her. "I'll walk with you Sakura-chan!" Naruto enthusiastically suggested.

Sakura couldn't help but smile at him. She knew he was trying to comfort her, but Naruto being Naruto, he remained upbeat. "That's ok Naruto, you live on the other side of the village from me. And it's almost midnight. I wouldn't want you to walk that far for me, plus we have to meet up early with Kakashi-sensei."

"Hmmm…." Naruto contemplated, staring at the ground with a hand to his chin. "You're right Sakura-chan. I'll see you bright and early tomorrow! Get home safe. Ja!" Smiling wide, he bounded off for his apartment.

As Naruto disappeared from her sight as well, Sakura continued on her journey home alone. Staring up at the sky she noticed how full the moon was. The night really was beautiful with the moon out and a gentle breeze. Breathing the cool air in deeply, she felt herself relax considerably.

Distracted observing the moon high above, Sakura suddenly collided with someone as she passed a store. Knocking both individuals off their feet, Sakura got the wind knocked out of her. "Oof!" she muttered as she rubbed her sore thigh.

Violet eyes with a hint of pink stared back at her with shock. "Gomen! I wasn't watching where I was going." Sakura apologized, observing the person before her. The person was obviously a woman, her hair unseen as it was wrapped neatly with a green scarf. She wore black pants that came up mid-calf with what looked to be a lime green Chinese style shirt. It was hard to tell as she held something covered in a black cloth at her chest.

The woman quickly looked down at the bundle she held close to herself, then grimaced muttering a curse under her breath. "Damn! I'm losing time." Quickly rising without acknowledging Sakura's apology, she raced off towards the woods.

With raised eyebrows, Sakura could only watch as the woman ran, the ends of her scarf flying behind her. Something twinkled at the corner of her eye, quickly looking down Sakura noticed an old-fashioned silver watch lying on the ground. 'Did the woman drop this?' she wondered. Getting up, she picked the watch up, studying the engraving on the side. She didn't know what it meant, but it was probably something very important to the woman. She looked at the face of the watch again, the arms pointed to 11:51. Deciding to be a good samaritan, she headed towards the woods in search of the key's owner. She easily followed the woman's tracks in the dark.

A few feet ahead, she finally caught sight of her, still running as fast as she could. "Hey! Wait! You dropped something!" Sakura shouted towards the woman. Without breaking her speed, the strange woman looked back at Sakura with shock, but didn't stop. She gave Sakura a strange look before looking back up front and continued to run.

Sakura scowled, confused as hell, now highly suspicious. Doubling her speed, she raced to catch up to the woman. It seemed as though their destination was towards the lake, Sakura noticed. 'What is wrong with this lady?' she wondered to herself.

Should you really be following some suspicious stranger in the middle of the night? Inner Sakura warned. Not very smart, don't you think?

Faltering in her steps, Sakura new her inner self was right. 'She doesn't look dangerous. Still…I'll lay low. Her actions tonight are weird, I need to find out what she's up to just in case it concerns the village. Wouldn't want to lose sight of her.'

Whatever, sometimes you're as impulsive as Naruto. But if something does happen, we can take it! Cha!

In her mind, inner Sakura pumped her fist in the air. Sakura smirked as she kept a close eye on the woman. She had taken to the trees and lowered her chakra a bit, following at a reasonable distance as she hid at the same time.

The woman had finally made it to the lake. Stopping to catch her breath, she looked behind her, then at the surrounding area. "I think I lost her." Sakura heard her mutter. "I made it with three minutes left. Thank Gods." With a sigh of relief, she rushed towards a giant oak with an opening at the base. Sakura observed as the woman walked into it.

Sakura's brows knitted together. Weird. It almost looked as though the woman melted into the opening then walked through it. Jumping from the tree she perched on, Sakura stepped closer to the oak. The woman hadn't stepped out yet and she was wondering why. There was nowhere else to go, it was a tree she stepped into. Sakura stood in front of the tree, peering into it she didn't see anything. With a quick decision she decided to check it out for herself.

Sakura stepped inside. All she saw was darkness, and a rush of strong wind blew against her. 'How is there wind in the tree?' she wondered to herself, confused as ever, feeling light-headed all of a sudden. As she took another step she found herself outside again. Sakura looked around. She was outside the base of the tree. 'What is going on?! I don't remember turning around to step back out!'

Looking back into the dark opening of the large tree, she gave it another look of confusion. Sakura turned around, proceeding to look at her surroundings. The woman was nowhere in sight. As though she had disappeared into thin air. The woman had not been a kunoichi, that much she was certain. Her movements and actions were not those of a ninja. She looked at the watch she still had. It read 12:01 am. Sighing with frustration, Sakura decided to head on home. She'll report this to Tsunade-shishio first thing in the morning. At the moment, she was exhausted. Bounding into the trees once again, she headed home.

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Meanwhile at another place and what looked to be the same tree, a girl stepped out of it. She grimaced, cursing to herself. "Dammit, where is that bitch?!" She looked all around her, but she was alone. The only thing she could hear were the sounds of the night. "I guess I'll head back. I'll let shishio know tomorrow." She muttered. She took off into the trees, pink locks flying behind her.