Moogle- Yay! The story has commenced!

Sasuke- If you make me OOC, you'll regret it.

Moogle- See! I didn't! BOHAHHAHAHA!

Ichigo- Gah, how troublesome. What am I doing here?

Moogle- I put you here! Yipee!

Naruto- I LOVE RAMEN!

Disclaimer- I don't own Naruto. –poke-

A/N: Author's Note

Those Forgotten-Started on 11/2/06

The drops of rain slammed repeatedly against window panes of all colors, sinking into the dry dust. Green eyes looked glumly outside at the forming puddles on the roads, and with every breath mist formed on the glass. Her arm trembled, not in fear, but in sadness, and, getting up from her position, she put on a fluffy (not to mention warm) jacket, and opened up the entrance door. A sigh escaped her lips as she closed her eyes and remembered. Today was that day. The day that was but a wound in her memory; a memory she would never forget. Opening her eyes, she took a step outside into the pitch black of the night. She then spotted a bench next to a tree, which she decided to rest there for tonight, and she sank into a deep sleep.

Sakura looked around and what she saw stopped her heart for a slight second. Blond hair. Whiskers. Orange jumpsuit. Gray hair. Black mask. Red. Everywhere. Disembodied. Horror. She screamed and shut her eyes tightly. "Sakura…" the voice was coming from behind her. "Sakura…" (A/N: Sorry, this isn't a horror film thingy. xD Kinda scary, though, don't you think?" Her arm stung slightly, and with a small gasp, she noticed her arm had a large cut through the middle.

"Sakura…" (A/N: Sorry, I'm cracking up right now writing this. XD!)

"Sakura-chan! Wake up! Wake up!" a loud voice was in her ear, and her arm stung even worse. "Ow…" The pink haired girl shook her head, and propped herself upwards, squinting at the sudden bright light. The blond haired boy was extremely close to her, and grabbing her arm rather tightly, with an extremely unintelligent look on his face. "Naruto, you are such a baka! Don't grab me so hard!" Sakura raised her other arm, curled it into a fist, and slammed it without a second thought onto the boy's head. A comical bump appeared on the top of his head, and squiggly tears ran down his face. Sakura was still fuming, and, within a couple of minutes, the blond jinchikuuri was acting as if nothing had happened at all. "Sakura-chan! Let's go to Ichiraku ramen shop to eat some RAMEN!" Inclining her head, Sakura allowed herself to be led by the hyperactive blond to the shop.

When they arrived, Naruto sat down rather promptly onto the red chairs, with the usual greeting of:"Naruto! How great to see you over here again!" The old man holding a conversation with the now-grinning boy looked over at the pink haired girl, who stared down at the table. "I'd like a miso and pork ramen, please!" The man nodded, and his friendly gaze turned upon Sakura. "Ah, so it's your girlfriend?" smiled the man. Naruto grinned his fox-like grin and turned red, rubbing his nose in embarrassment. Someone behind the ramen shop stiffened. "Ano (um), Naruto-kun, Sakura-chan, you have to go meet Hokage-sama in her office…" whispered a voice behind them. Everyone turned around, and a blushing long dark purple haired girl twiddled her fingers shyly. "Ah, Hinata, how good to see you! Why to we have to go see Obaa-san Tsunade?" Hinata poked her fingers together again. "Er…I'm not sure. She said something about an important mission…" she assumed. "Yosh (alright)! I'm going to go now! Old man, thanks for the meal!" Naruto sped off in a cloud, followed by Sakura, as bypassers watched in sincere amusement. Hinata's pale eyes turned in confusion toward the empty bowl, which had apparently been eaten in a rush by the hyperactive ninja. She blushed again, apologized to the old man and his daughter for wasting their time (which was disregarded), bowed her head, and left silently, still twiddling her fingers.

Yellow and pink blurs sped into the room, where an extremely drunk Tsunade was hiccupping. Her blurred gaze regarded Naruto and Sakura, and, in a loud, slurred, voice, declared, "You have a mission, which you are-hic-about to do, which is a retrieval mission! You will now find and annihilate Orochimaru!" Time stopped.

Cliff Hanger!

Moogle: Sorry, people, it's a cliffhanger.

Sasuke: I'm not being mentioned...-hides in a tiny corner-

Moogle: Of course I mentioned you, just not direc-Shikamaru comes in and covers Moogle's mouth.

Shikamaru: Troublesome woman, you'll ruin the story.

Moogle: …ELLIPSIS!

Sasuke: Please review.

Moogle: Flames are used to boil my soup.