AN: Hello to ever is reading this, this is my first Naruto fan fiction. I haven't got very much experience in writing fan fictions but I hope to get better and better as I write more and more stories for you guys. So don't expect this story to be amazing, because it probably won't be… feel free to comment and write reviews on it or whatever… anyway enough of me ranting on about stuff, please enjoy. [This story is set in the Shippuuden time period]

Failure

If you know Naruto Uzumaki you'll know that he is no ordinary boy or teenager we should say, within him contains the nine tailed fox, a powerful demon that attacked his village, Konoha. Only the fourth Hokage could stop it and he had no choice to seal it away in his own son, Naruto. You guys probably know the rest of the story. But as you will probably know Naruto suffered huge abuse from his peers through his childhood. No one really paid any attention to him so he pulled pranks around the village so people would notice him but that just pissed everyone off even more…

Sixteen years after the fourth Hokage sealed the demon fox inside his son, Naruto is now a well respected ninja among his friends and fellow shinobi, and he has learnt so many things from his sensei, Kakashi Hatake and his team mates, Sakura and Sasuke.

Our story begins one late evening in the streets of Konoha.

It was fairly dark, but the street lights were on, lighting up the streets so Naruto could see his way through the crowds of people who were surprisingly still out buying bits and pieces. Naruto's ocean blue eyes drifted over to a bar, it appeared to say 'Ichiraku Ramen Bar' his eyes lit up with excitement.

If you're a Naruto fan you should know Naruto loves ramen to death.

Slowly his legs began jogging, then running towards his favourite ramen bar. He reached the ramen bar and opened up one of the flaps hanging from the roof and peered inside, he saw Teuchi, the owner of the bar, Teuchi was getting on a bit, and he looked older every day. Well that's what Naruto thought anyway and anyone who had a strand of grey hair was old to Naruto. But beside Teuchi was his daughter, Ayame, she was a very pretty girl with silky brown hair and a pretty face.

Naruto sat down on the stool right in the middle of the bar.

"Hey there Naruto, what can I get ya'?" Teuchi's voice sounded like an old man as well.

"Uhh… I'll have… B-" But before Naruto could finish his sentence a pink haired girl walked into the bar, Instantly Naruto recognised her, and it was his team mate Sakura Haruno, the girl who he's liked for a very long time.

Sakura's emerald green eyes darted towards Naruto. Naruto's striking blues darted back at her. For a moment Naruto could swear she blushed for a slight second but it must have been his imagination.

"Uh… what are you doing here Naruto?" She couldn't have blushed at him, her voice sounded cold and mean

"What does it look like!? I was about to get some ramen… hmph…" Naruto said this with the same cold and mean sound Sakura said hers in.

Sakura took a seat next to Naruto and they both ordered their ramen together.

By the time Sakura had finally decided to speak to him, Naruto had gotten through sixty-four bowls of ramen.

"Jeez Naruto slow down… you might choke." The pinked haired girl's voice was now soft and soothing to listen to, it was clear now she was in a relaxed. Naruto didn't feel nervous to talk.

"This is the way I always eat." That's all he said to her before he carried on eating.

Sakura couldn't help but watch the young teenage boy eat through his ramen, but Sakura now noticed something about Naruto's clothes and face. His face had scratch marks all over it and his clothes were tattered. Sakura wondered what had happened to him.

The boy continued to eat his way through his ramen, bowl after bowl. Accidently his chopsticks flew out of his hands and dropped onto the ground since he was eating so fast.

"Uh… Oops" Naruto reached his hand out to pick them up.

"Oh here Naruto" Sakura also reached her hand out to pick them up for Naruto.

Their fingers accidently touched each other's which caused the young girl to blush slightly.

"Oh Uhh… s-sorry Sakura-Chan"

Sakura quickly pulled her hand away and began stroking it slowly while looking away from him. Naruto then picked up his chopsticks and then looked at Sakura puzzled by her behaviour. Naruto was never a bright one when it came to body language especially when it was a girl.

"You okay Sakura-Chan? You're acting a bit weird"

Sakura slowly turned around faced him and quickly tried to change the subject

"Naruto… what happened to you? Your clothes are all tattered and your face has got loads of scratches on it!"

AN: Yes, I know that chapter sucked like hell, but I'm determined to get better, keep following me and reading my stories to see how good I get ^_^ Feel free to leave advice and reviews. Thanks, see ya.