I do not own Naruto, although I wish I did. Enjoy chapter one of my new story, Haunted Bells.

Sakura was distraught, Sasuke had left for the Hidden Sound Village and she was alone. Naruto was studying with Jiraya, and while she was learning medical jutsu from Tsunade, she had no one really to talk to. Everyone pitied her for not being strong enough to go after Sasuke. Ino talked to her, but it seemed that it was mostly to attempt to make them both feel better. After all, Ino had been in love with Sasuke too. She wanted to find Sasuke, but Tsunade told her that she was not allowed to look for him until Naruto returns.

Sakura was walking home one day, five months after Naruto and Sasuke had left. She saw Tsunade talking to some Anbu and hid and listened.

"Lady Hokage, the forbidden scroll you had me add to your storage area is safe. The Haunted Bells technique will never be used ever again," the Anbu said.

"Good," Tsunade replied. "Paranormal jutsu are too powerful for any ninja to use. This scroll should be kept hidden forever."

Sakura knew that she had to look at the scroll. If the techniques were so powerful, they should be perfect for going after Sasuke. Tsunade would be angry at her, but if she found Sasuke, it wouldn't matter. She knew where the scrolls were kept and decided to find the scroll that Tsunade and the Anbu had been talking about. Sakura was certain that this was the perfect time to go after Sasuke.

Sakura decided to take matters into her own hands. She snuck into Tsunade's storage closet of forbidden scrolls, and grabbed the one labeled "Paranormal Justsus, and how to perform and release them". She decided that the scroll must be the right one. Sakura began to read it, learning how to become invisible and to walk through walls, among other things. She decided that she was ready to go find Sasuke and see if she could be with him. Sakura packed and then decided it was time to leave.

"I guess that the Ghost Jutsu would be best for sneaking out of the village," Sakura said as she began to gather her things.

Sakura packed food, water, clothes, and medical supplies. She had decided that the best way to get to Sasuke was to enter the Hidden Sound and kidnap him. She wrote a note and left it on her bed so that people would know that she was leaving.

"Ghost Jutsu!" She cried as she performed the hand signs. "I'm coming Sasuke."

Sakura snuck through the Leaf Village and through the gate, careful to not run into anyone. However, she saw Ino going to her house, to visit her. She hurried, knowing that Ino would soon know she was gone, and so would everyone else. Sakura entered the forest and began to head away from the village. As she walked through the forest, she realized that she had no clue where to find Sasuke.

"There must be something I can do to find him," Sakura said as she looked through the scroll. "This looks like it could work, Spirit Locator Teleportation Jutsu!"

Suddenly, the area around Sakura began to spin. She saw white lights everywhere and then the area around her changed. When she saw where she was she realized that she was outside of the Hidden Sound Village. Sakura knew that now she could find Sasuke.

Sakura may have had an easy journey, but soon things will get quite difficult for her. Please review. Reviews encourage me to write. Please read my other stories as well.