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Konoha High School

Prologue: Blooming Friendship

A 5-year-old Sakura Haruno, was crying. She had lost her puppy while taking it for a walk.

FLASHBACK

''Wait up! Spots!'' Little Sakura tripped over a rock and fell. When she stood up again, Spots wasn't there. ''Spots! Spots! Where are you?!'' She asked as she started to cry.

END OF FLASHBACK

5-year-old Sasuke and 5-year-old Naruto were playing hide and seek, Naruto had to hide, and Sasuke had to seek. ''One,'' Sasuke started, ''Two,'' ''Three,'' ''Four,'' ''Five,'' ''Six,'' ''Seven,'' ''Eight,'' ''Nine,'' ''Ten, ready or not, here I -.'' Sasuke was about to finish but he heard something in the bushes, he started to get closer… and closer… and closer… until… *BARK* *BARK* *BARK* *LICK* *LICK* ''What the-'' Sasuke said as he was being licked by a Golden Retriever but was cut off by Naruto's yelling.

''Oi! Teme?! Where are you?!'' Naruto asked. ''I'm here Dobe!'' Sasuke said, in annoyed tone. ''Oi Sasuke what did you do to that puppy?'' Naruto asked. ''Nothing, it just… came at me…'' Sasuke answered.

''Hey Teme, maybe someone lost it, check his collar.'' Naruto said. ''Wow, Dobe, for the first time you say something smart and useful.'' Sasuke said. ''Ooh! Do I get a cookie?'' Naruto asked. ''Easy comes, easy goes.'' Murmured Sauske as he checked the dog's collar. ''Found it. Come on let's go Dobe.'' Sasuke said.

They started walking towards the address written on the dog's collar, until they heard someone crying and sobbing. ''Spots where are you?'' They heard a girl say. 'Spots?' Sasuke thought. 'Isn't that the dog's name?' Though Sasuke as he once again checked the dog collar.

''Hey Dobe, I think we found the owner.'' Said Sasuke. Then they both started to get closer to where the sound was coming from. ''Excuse us, but, is this yours?'' Sasuke asked as he looked at Sakura.

Sakura looked at him and then at the dog in his hands. She smiled and nodded. ''Thank you, uh…'' Sakura said. ''Sasuke, Sasuke Uchiha.'' Sasuke said. ''Oi, Teme, I helped too!'' Naruto said. ''Dobe, you'r being loud.'' Sasuke said.

Sakura giggled. ''Thanks both of you. If you don't mind would you like being... friends?'' Sakura asked. ''Sure.'' They both agreed.

''So, now that we are friends, what's your name?'' Asked Naruto. ''Oh, my name is Sakura, Sakura Haruno, and you are?'' She asked back. ''Oh I'm Naruto! Would you like to play Hide and Seek with us Saku-chan? Naruto asked. ''Saku-chan... I like that. Sure.'' She said as she grabbed her new friends' hands.

Ever since then they have been best friends.

END OF CHAPTER ONE

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