Chapter One…

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Summary: Just your typical amnesia story that takes place after the Rescue Gaara Mission… well maybe not so typical, you can be the judge of that.

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"Sakura I think you finally managed to kill him this time." Kakashi said in a sort of jesting tone, but internally he was a bit worried, usually Naruto could take Sakura's chakra enhanced punches with no problems however today had been different.

[Flashback - Kakashi POV]

They were going over their skills after the test they had the other day when Naruto had returned to the village for the first time in three years, the test was performed as well as he thought for the remainder of his team since they had not worked together in years however he still felt there was some things he needed to know, so he wanted to do an individual test.

Sakura went first, he was impressed at how much she improved over the years, her strength was only a few notches below Tsunade's legendary strength, but that was only due to her chakra control her actually strength was not all that different from when she was a Genin, a bit disappointing.

Her eyes have become much sharper though there were times he was still too fast for her, but that was just the distance between a good Jounin and a good Chuunin in terms of power.

However her Taijutsu skills and stamina were a bit better, but not as well as he would have liked she still tired too easily, and she still did not have a wide variety of Ninjutsu either so for the most part the only things she was great at were the skills she was superior with in the first place, her intelligence and Genjutsu.

As for Naruto he saw more improvement in him then Sakura, his nature strength and speed were much better than before, but not by a significant margin as in comparison to Lee's strength and speed, but it was good nonetheless better than most Shinobi he could mention.

Naruto's stamina always was in a class in its own so there was no problems there, though Naruto did not have a wide choose of Ninjutsu either, the ones he did know were easily A-Ranked, his application of his Kage Bunshin no Jutsu and Rasengan have grown better since he did not mindlessly used them as cannon fodder like before and used them like pieces on a chess board now, Jiraiya must have taught him some strategy.

Naruto would never have been a Genjutsu specialist due to his vast amount of chakra and his only serviceable chakra control so I was not truly looking for a miracle in that area, though he can discover and dismiss them much better than before. Now for Taijutsu, without a specific style to learn neither of his students would show phenomenal enhancements in that area.

However after the individual match, Sakura was feeling a bit down due to her doing so poorly by herself against me, Naruto being that he has a huge crush on her and being the good person that he is went to comfort her.

I just stood back and watch under the guise of reading my book, it was to my disappointment Sakura overreacted to Naruto commenting on her monstrous strength when applying chakra, if she took the time to realize the comment had merit no person can just create such craters with such ease and not be viewed as being anything less than massive.

She usually did not add such a large amount of chakra to her punches before, I only noticed this because I still had my Sharingan out from under my headband, I tried to stop them, but it was too late she struck him dead in the temple sending him flying into a group of trees thirty feet away.

When he did not come out just fine like normal a few moments later I knew something was wrong, I ran over to where I found him bleeding and unconscious lying under what looked to be the remains of a boulder, a large one at that.

After shaking off my distress I took Naruto to the hospital, Tsunade was less than pleased to see what she claimed to be her "little brother" in the hospital due to her apprentice using the strength against her comrade, she said you could use a bit to teach him a lesson, but from what she gather she used a few levels below lethal.

[End of Flashback - Normal POV]

"What the hell were you thinking?" Tsunade shouted as her voice could probably be heard from miles around as you could literally feel the walls tremble, as they all stood in the hospital room Naruto was held in.

"I… I'm sorry Tsunade-shishou… I was just so angry that I was so weak against Kakashi-taichou and then Naruto tried to cheer me up, but I knew he did so much better than me, I thought that since I was Chuunin I should be stronger than this, but even as a Genin he is still stronger and always will be, I guess I was… j… jealous." Sakura said softly, tears gathering in her eyes.

"You damn near killed him because you were jealous! Sakura I did not teach you my chakra enhanced strength to use on people just because you get angry, I admit it that I have a very bad habit in using it sparsely however I only use the amount I know people can take without significantly injuring them." Tsunade paused trying to reign in her anger, her fist clenched tightly as she looked down at Naruto, who's head was covered in bandages.

"Like when I use it on Jiraiya I know what he can take and what he cannot, Sakura this is serious you could be charged with attempted murder against a fellow Shinobi, you could be stripped of your rank, your chakra sealed, and thrown into prison!" Tsunade bellowed as Sakura and Shizune who was in the corner of the hospital room gasped.

"As for Naruto not making Chuunin trust me if I had my way he would be, however it is due to the Council that he did not make rank, politics can be such a bitch and Sarutobi-sensei lost a lot of power in his later years as Hokage, so my hands were tied. If we knew this would have happened we would have let him compete in another country to get his rank, I have no doubt he had the skills to achieve it." Tsunade sighed as she rubbed her temples trying to get rid of the headache she gained from this incident.

"So what now?" Sakura asked as she looked down at the floor, knowing she would only get judgmental stares if she looked at anyone in the face.

"It's up to Naruto, if he wakes up just fine and does not charge you this could be swept under the rug. However don't think you will be let off the hook, I should demote you, but that will only bring attention to what happened and I don't want the Council getting wind of this, so I will punish you by having you do some community service by teaching Naruto some of your techniques the ones he can possibly learn. It should even out the playing field a bit, maybe if Naruto can learn how to defend himself against your enhanced strength so he won't have to make another hospital visit like this again. I also expect a sincere apology to him, don't think that just a simple "I'm sorry" will do either." Tsunade said seriously.

"Yes Tsunade-shishou." Sakura said with a bow, it was in that moment Naruto woke up with a pain-filled groan.

"Naruto how are you feeling?" Shizune asked as she crossed the room to Naruto's bedside. "Like I was mauled by a rabid bear." Naruto said sarcastically as that gained a few confused looks.

"Are you sure you're feeling alright?" Sakura asked, as she almost stepped back by the look Naruto gave her, it was quite blank though you could see the deep frown on his face something he would never give Sakura.

"Pink hair? Talk about a bad dye job, can't be nature." Naruto muttered as Sakura looked offended and shocked at the same time. "Naruto do you remember what happened?" Tsunade asked carefully, he was definitely not acting like himself.

"Not much lady, I just have one question… who are you?" Naruto asked as everyone gaped in alarm, Naruto was known for pranks, but he grew out of those years ago.

"You don't remember me, any of us?" Sakura shouted in distress, if he got amnesia from her assault then she knew she would never forgive herself and neither would Tsunade.

"Hey lower the volume, Pinkie I said I can't remember you… I guess your hair isn't the only thing about you that's loud that voice of yours could shatter glass." Naruto snorted as Sakura's temper grew and she took a swing at him before anyone could stop her however to everyone's shock Naruto blocked it with ease.

"Sakura!" Tsunade shouted angrily, did she not just get through with telling her to not do this again, but right now she was more interested in how Naruto blocked it so easily she could tell the punch was enhanced with charka.

"Settle down She-hulk, I'm in a hospital bed remember and I thought I was the one who had memory issues you don't hit patients, idiot." Naruto said as he pushed her back away from him, as Kakashi had to catch her, since she lost her footing for a moment.

"Naruto, listen I have a lot to explain to you so everyone get out of the room." Tsunade said as Kakashi, Shizune, and Sakura left the room, leaving the two blonds alone for a while. It was about an hour later that they could all come back into the room.

"Well after examining him and explaining things to him, it is clear Naruto has amnesia however the case is a bit strange. He is fully capable in remembering and using his Shinobi abilities in some cases better without the emotional memories attached. However any personal or emotional memories are a bit foggy, like people, their names, and relationships he may have had with them." Tsunade explained as Naruto was in the back of her taking off the bandages since his injuries healed thanks to Kyuubi.

"That's interesting, but what does that mean?" Kakashi asked a bit confused with the situation. "It means One-eye that I'm going to have to learn about those parts of my memory over again until my memory returns if it ever does." Naruto cut in as he walked up to the group.

"I do have two eyes Naruto." Kakashi said a bit disturbed by Naruto's attitude, he never dealt with Naruto being this sarcastic or sharp-tongued before. "I only see one at the moment, Scarecrow, but right now I'm using nicknames to get a better feel for you just hoping it can trigger a memory or two." Naruto retorted.

"By the way have I always worn orange, I'm a Shinobi right?" Naruto asked as he raised a brow at the nods he gotten. "Weird I would have thought whatever teachers I had would have told me to change that, guess I better do that myself." Naruto muttered as he left the room.

"Wait Naruto do you even remember where you're going!" Sakura yelled as she ran after him, leaving the adults in the room. "So Lady Tsunade, what nicknames has he come up with for you?" Shizune asked curiously.

"He's so sweet he called me Gorgeous at first until I explained our relationship now he calls me Tsunade-oneesan, much better than Tsunade-obaasan." Tsunade grinned as they all were a bit disappointed in Naruto not coming up with some less flattering, well Kakashi was, Shizune was a bit relieved.

"I wonder what he calls me?" Shizune asked however she regretted that statement when Tsunade had a mischievous smile on her face. "He calls you Cutie." She grinned as Shizune blushed a bit, she was never really complimented on her looks especially when standing next to her Taichou, her master's large chest saw to that so she was often overlooked.

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"I said I'm fine… all I have to do is look for a clothing store so I head to the marketplace, I can't remember people well not directions, so stop following me Pinkie." Naruto said as he was annoyed with his so called guardian or so she called herself since he was an amnesiac.

"Look you're just being stubborn that is one thing that hasn't change and once you get your memory back I will expect an apology for your behavior." Sakura said through clenched teeth.

"That's rich coming from you, I'm this way because of you so you have no one to blame but yourself… Tsunade-oneesan told me about the incident, she told me the old me would forgive you so I decided to try, but you keep acting bitchy and I might not be so forgiving." Naruto said coolly never even looking at her as Sakura froze in shock by hearing such words from Naruto, the last person she ever thought would say a hurtful thing to her.

"Here we are, a clothing store… and I lucked out a Shinobi one at that." Naruto said as he was about to go inside however he bumped into someone who was carrying a bunch of boxes, causing them both to crash onto the ground.

"I… I'm s… sorry." A soft, melodious female voice spoke out as Naruto looked in awe at the person on the ground in front of him. "Oh N… Naruto-kun, I… I… hope I didn't h… hurt you." Hinata blushed at being in such close proximity to her not so secret crush.

"I know you, Tenshi-hime?" Naruto asked as he helped what he believed to be a dark blue haired angel in front of him, he was a bit mad at himself for not remembering such a lovely girl. "I'm sorry for bumping into you or not remembering such a beautiful girl like you, but that pink haired She-hulk caused me to have amnesia." Naruto explained as he held her hand in his own closely, smiling slyly all the while.

"You have amnesia!" Hinata shouted uncharacteristically, blushing when she heard how loud she was as well as being so close to Naruto, who was flirting with her, a dream come true.

They never noticed Sakura trembling in anger in the background though the crowd that gathered a safe distance away did. "Yes, I have an idea let me help with these then you and we can get to know each other again. What do you say, Tenshi-hime?" Naruto asked as he picked up her boxes, smiling charmingly as she could only nod her head.

"Great I'll help you take these home, you are going home right… then we can have lunch together somewhere nice and cozy." Naruto said as he walked really close to Hinata who wordlessly walked beside him, blushing a deep red.

All the while Sakura was getting more angry as she clenched her fists and suddenly lashed out and destroyed a nearby display stand, no one dared spoke to her as she stomped away after Naruto and Hinata.

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"So you're heir to the Hyuuga Clan, so you really are a princess so after we drop off these boxes we can go get some lunch, any suggestions?" Naruto grinned foxily as Hinata smiled shyly and agreed and was about to speak, however once she reached the main gate to the Hyuuga Estate she was greeted by Neji, Tenten, and Lee who seemed to be entering the compound as well.

"Neji-niisan, hello T… Tenten, hello L… Lee how are you?" Hinata said softly as she knew they noticed Naruto being so close to her. "Hello Hinata-sama, hello Naruto what are you doing here?" Neji asked as he zeroed in on how Naruto was practically leaning into his cousin.

"I know you guys?" Naruto asked as he raised his brow in wonder, he thought one of the boys looked like a girl with his long hair and the way he was dressed, the girl looked like a mouse with the buns on her head, and the other boy looked like a walking string bean with huge eyebrows that almost looks alive due to them moving on their own at times.

"Oh Naruto has amnesia, it was some sort of accident." Hinata explained as they got alarmed looks at Naruto forgetting them. "How un-youthful! How did this horrible thing happen my dear eternal rival!" Lee shouted.

"Ao-mayu can you get any louder I don't think the people in Sunakagure heard you." Naruto flinched at how loud Lee could be, he was in the running for loudest person compared to Sakura.

"Green-brow? I see your nicknames haven't improved in fact they seemed to have gotten worse." Neji said as he sighed.

"Whatever you say, Neji-uke." Naruto smirked as he saw Neji looked shocked then angry at his new nickname. "So what's my nickname?" Tenten giggled at Neji's reaction to his nickname.

"You my dear are the adorable Mausu-hime." Naruto said with a wink as Tenten blushed, she never paid much attention to her looks choosing to invest her time in her weapons skills so being called a princess even a mouse princess was flattering.

"There you are Naruto!" Sakura shouted angrily. "Oh She-hulk thought I lost you, what do you want?" Naruto asked undaunted by her rage.

"Naruto that is most un-youthful to call such a sweet delicate flower like Sakura such names!" Lee yelled in reprimand.

"I don't know who has amnesia you or me, but sweet nor delicate are the words I would use to describe Sakura, now Tenshi-hime here fit those words quite well." Naruto said as he looked at Lee as if he was crazy before smiling at Hinata who glowed from the attention and sweet words.

"So what names have he's given you guys?" Sakura sighed in frustration deciding to just let it go, knowing that trying to hit Naruto won't work anymore for some reason and she would probably be in even more trouble for doing so.

"Well Lee is Ao-mayu, Neji is Neji-uke, and the lovely Tenten is Mausu-hime." Naruto said as Sakura looked a bit jealous at Tenten and Hinata being called princesses while she was graced with She-hulk and Pinkie.

"Anyway since you're heading inside you can take these, while Tenshi-hime and I head out for some lunch, thanks. Let's go beautiful." Naruto said as he gave Neji and Lee the boxes Hinata and Naruto once carried and then left with Hinata via Shunshin no Jutsu.

"I did not even know he knew that technique." Sakura said in bewilderment as she looked down in thought. "Something is wrong here other than his amnesia, I need to see Tsunade-shishou." Sakura murmured as she ran off leaving Team Gai with many questions.

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"So you're telling me he used Shunshin no Jutsu a moment ago, we can't jump to any conclusions luckily I called in Jiraiya to shed some light on Naruto's abilities, he may have been withholding some of his skills earlier if not then something else he going on." Tsunade said as Sakura finished explaining to her what happened not too long ago.

"Never fear the Great Jiraiya is here!" Jiraiya said as he appeared in the window. "Get in here idiot and tell me this does Naruto know the Shunshin no Jutsu?" Tsunade asked looking quite irritated with Jiraiya's antics.

"Not that I know of, I never got around to teaching him and he never used it before… why what's going on, you called me to tell me something about Naruto?" Jiraiya asked as he grew serious.

"Sit down and I'll explained." Tsunade sighed as she reached into her desk and pulled out a hidden stash of sake, soon after a few cups she finished her story. "Damn it, you foolish girl you have any idea what you've done!" Jiraiya yelled as Sakura shook in fear, he wasn't a Sannin for no reason, he possessed great power far more than she had.

"Look you might not remember but Naruto is the Jinchuuriki of Kyuubi no Kitsune so having him run around without memories could be a disaster, due to my own ambition and error in judge I messed with the seal so Naruto could possibly gain more of the beast's chakra in doing so I only managed to weaken the seal, not to dangerous levels as long as Naruto keeps his emotions in check." Jiraiya began to explained as Tsunade growled in anger had her teammate's idiocy, but chose to remain silent for now.

"I don't think he could be influenced by Kyuubi, but we can't take that chance. I'll check him over, for now the best thing we can do is keep him calm, and try to get his memories back as soon as possible. Naruto's strength of will comes from protecting his precious people as he calls them, if he can't even remember them then you don't have to be a genius to get what I'm hinting at…" Jiraiya said gravely.

"Sakura find Naruto and bring him here, I told him of his status, but with this new development… we need to discuss things further." Tsunade said as Sakura shook her head and left the room.

"I forgot about Naruto and his connection with Kyuubi, I just put it out of my mind since Naruto hasn't changed much during his trip with Jiraiya-sama so I didn't think anything of it when it was revealed to me about Naruto being the Jinchuuriki of Kyuubi. Maybe I believed that if I did not think about just act like everything has not changed, that all that suffering he went through did not happen, that I was not such a horrible friend and teammate to him in the past. I guess I was just lying to myself, as usual." Sakura thought as she rushed to find Naruto.

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End of Chapter…