The Missing Memoirs of a Sakura

by XXX.bLack Lily bloSSom.XXX

After being taken by the 'Red Moon Organization', the past she thought was forever gone, showed. What she thought of herself was not what it seemed. There was something more behind her past that would affect everyone and her life. Ita-Saku-Sasu :

1. Chapter 1: Sakura

XXX.bLack bloSSom Lily.XXX: Hi everybody... um... this is my first fanfic ever and so I hope that you enjoy this long chapter... Though it may be written in paragraphs, I do hope that you will read and review this story of mine... I actually got some ideas from my story of "Tsubasa Chronicle" and some songs and also some to the writer of Demons and Scorns... I really love the story! If you do finish reading my story, please send some reviews on my story... I will take any critizisms or anything just pls send some reviews...

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The Missing Memoirs of a Sakura

Summary:

Sakura, the mysterious grandniece of the 3rd Hokage… The mystery was, everywhere she goes, danger takes place and when danger is present, mysterious people just comes and saves her… What does this have to do with Akatsuki? Who exactly is Sakura?

Pairing: SakuXIta…

Genre: Tragedy/Angst

CHAPTER 1: SAKURA: THE NEW STUDENT AND THE MYTERIOUS SAVIOUR

"Okay, settle down everybody… I want to introduce you to a new classmate… I hope you will threat her kindly…" a man with brown eyes and tan skin with a scar set cross his face said to his section. By then, a young girl whose pink hair was tied in a high ponytail entered the room with such grace that she was able to catch the attention of the class. She had one of those beautiful emerald eyes that people rarely have and her complexion was fair and white. She was wearing a lose turtle black sleeveless neck shirt with a pink lace on the tip of her shirt excluding the upper part. For the undergarment, she had a black skirt that ended below her knees, not the type of short skirt like any regular girl ninja would wear, in fact, hers was a bit long. On the left side, it had printed pink cherry blossoms making it exceptionally beautiful. Her skirt had a cut on the left side that ended until her thighs. She had a small kunai pocket attached to her left leg and on the back of her waist was another holster of ninja equipments. Her upper left arm was bandage for unknown reason. To top of her looks and suit, like any other ninja has, she had a regular ninja sandal. Her first impression was, blank. She had no emotion displayed on her angelic features, even if you look in her eyes, she didn't have any emotion in it. Weird for a young and beautiful girl such as she but despite of that, her emotionless face just suits her. "Class, this is Sakura, the grandniece of the Hokage…"

Everybody in the class just sat in silence, waiting for her introduction but, sadly, she just gawk at them like they were gawking at her. Iruka, the teacher who introduced Sakura to the whole class bent a bit to be in eye level with Sakura. He smiled softly at the young girl. "Sakura, wouldn't you like give your introduction to the whole class?" Sakura only looked at Iruka with her blank stare, as if trying to portray something within that stare. Iruka looked at Sakura with uncertainty and stood up straight. "Never mind the introduction, Sakura, please sit beside Sasuke…" Sakura only nod at his request and made her way to her designated seat. Everybody in the class just watch Sakura's every moves, her odd behavior didn't suit her. Perhaps something wrong happen to Sakura that's why she isn't talking. As soon as she sits in her respective chair, Iruka started to discuss the next lesson. While discussing the lessons, Sasuke was looking at the pinkette in his side, amused of her oddly behaviors. From all the girls he met, she was the only one who didn't seem interested in him. Aside from that, she had a blank expression on her first day of school when mostly, everybody would be excited and everything, but her, she remained quiet and expressionless on her first day.

"Okay, I will give you a review test for graduation test tomorrow… Let's start with you Naruto…" Iruka pointed out at the blonde on the left side of Sakura. He had an orange jumpsuit and with small markings on his cheeks. His eyes were sapphire and held full of determination. "Okay… I'm first on the row! I'll succeed this time Iruka-sensei… Believe it…" Naruto went in front of the whole class and waited for the instructions given by the teacher. "Transform into me…" Iruka ordered. Naruto did the respective hand seals as a cloud of smoke covered his form. The students waited quietly for the puff of smoke to fade to know the result of his test. As soon as the puff of smoke faded, another Iruka was standing, they were not identical and the differences can be seen perfectly. The technique that Naruto did was perfect except for the eyes, his eye color stayed the same and so, it was noticed that it was still him. He almost had a high mark for the very first time and Iruka was amaze and proud.

"Next… Sakura, your turn…" Iruka looked at the pinkette who only looked at him, her gaze so soft and gentle yet so mysterious that you might say she was glaring at you. "Hey… It's your turn, go to the front to perform your jutsu…" Naruto pointed out to Sakura who said nothing but only nod at his request. "Does she even understands and speaks Japanese?" Naruto asked to the shy mooned eyed young girl just above his seat. The young girl blushes suddenly and tried to avoid any contact with the perky blonde. "I-I d-don't k-know Naruto-kun… B-but she d-does s-seems l-losts a-and k-kind…" Hinata, the moon eyed girl replied softly. "I don't know Hinata-chan… Ever since she came, I feel something weird you know what I'm talking?" Naruto said while he took his seat. "I-I t-think i-its n-normal Naruto-kun… E-every t-time w-we h-have a n-new c-classmate… We s-sometimes f-feel u-uncanny within t-their p-presence…" Hinata explained while blushing and looking at her friend. Naruto closed his eyes and thought of her words carefully. After a moment, he smiled a sheepish grin and scratched the back of his head. "Guess you're right… I'm just imagining things…"

Sakura looked at Iruka then to her classmates before sighing softly at herself. She did the hand seals perfectly but while doing so, her body glowed in pink. As she finished the hand seals, a puff of smoke appeared and the pink glow vanished. The puff of smoke silently disappeared revealing another Iruka, very identical to the real one. The only difference was, the Iruka on the left side, held a blank and naïve gaze. Iruka and the others just stared at her with a shock expression, it's not that they were underestimating her skills and abilities but why would her body glow in pink when you're only using a short amount of chakra. Naruto stared at her with huge eyes while Hinata was speechless as well as the others, on the other hand, the Uchiha prodigy who sat in silence all the time, seemed amused for the very first time.

Iruka looked at Sakura who already dispelled the jutsu with huge amazement. "Okay, transforming into my own… Perfect…" Iruka exclaimed while checking the class standing of the class.

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By then, class finished with the review test, some had performed it greatly, some didn't and some were average but never the less, everything was finish. The school bell rang signaling that classes were over and students were now dismissed. The wind blew quietly as it touched the skin of two individuals who were walking at the school grounds together. "Did you see Lady Sakura performed her jutsu? Why would her body glow when she performed the jutsu? I mean, it's not normal or something…" Hinata nod quietly at the perky blonde's perception. "Hey look… It's Lady Sakura… Why won't we go to her? She really seemed sad and lonely or something like that… She stayed quiet the whole time and her eyes really reflected wearisome you know?" Naruto announced to his friend. "Do you think she has an illness that's why she was so quiet today?" Hinata asked with a blush while looking anywhere but to her friend. Naruto looked at Hinata then at the road they were walking."I don't know but she may have…" said Naruto sadly with a sad tone. As they walk, they saw another form walking alone. "Hey! Sakura-chan!"

By the mention of her name, Sakura immediately looked at the person who called her. "Can I call you Sakura-chan if you don't mind? If you don't like it, I could still call you Lady Sakura if you wanted to…" Naruto asked sheepishly to the grandniece of the Hokage. Sakura only looked at both of the teens with no emotion displayed in her face. She only looked at their formed and nod quietly with grace. "Great! Well, my name is Naruto Uzamaki and here is my best friend, Hinata Hyuuga… Do you want to come with us and celebrate?" Naruto asked with his foxy grin visible in his face. His hands were crossed behind his head while Hinata on his side, smiling at Sakura gently. Sakura only looked at them with a questioning look but never the less follow them.

"So, do you talk and understand Japanese Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked while slumping on his ramen like there was no tomorrow. Waiting for her reply, Naruto looked at Sakura who didn't seem to hear his question. Sakura was staring down with her naïve gaze as if solving something like a quiz. Naruto looked at what seemed to catch her attention; there on the table was her untouched ramen and chopsticks. The ramen was still hot and delicious but why was it that she was just staring at it and not eating? "Sakura-chan, don't tell me you never ate ramen!?" Hinata looked at Naruto with a questioning look and saw Sakura looking at the ramen then to Naruto with her usual gaze.

"Hmm… By judging Lady Sakura's looks, I think this will be her very first time eating ramen…" Ichiraku, the owner of the shop said with a smile. "Sakura… Here, let me help you…" Ichiraku took the untouched chopsticks on the left side adjacent to her untouched ramen. He cut the chopsticks into two and gave it to Sakura with gentle care. Sakura looked at the newly cut chopsticks and softly reached it from the hands of Ichiraku. After so, Sakura downcast her eyes while her bangs covered her eyes. "Thank… you…" Sakura said the word of gratitude catching the attention of her companions. Naruto as well as Hinata and Ichiraku looked at Sakura with a shock gaze. And when you thought that she can't speak at all, here she is, speaking so softly and quietly that you barely hear it. "Sakura-chan… You can talk?" Sakura looked at Naruto and nod her head softly. "Thank you…" She said once again to her friends

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It was a normal day for the country of Konoha, people busy with their work and everything and the village full of life. Everyone, except for the newly graduates of the Ninja Academy. Among the people who graduated was Naruto Uzamaki, who always failed during examination and this was the first time he passed. Sakura and Hinata as well pass since they were already wearing their forehead protector around their neck. The trio were making their way on the designated place where their photos were shot for their passports and official ninja registration forms, which enable them to leave the village for missions and in the future.

Three newly Genins were heading towards the Hokage building, where the picture will be taken on top of the roof due to the wonderful and beautiful weather. Two girls with odd hair color and one perky blonde boy were walking together since they made an exceptional bond of friendship since yesterday.

The moon-eyed Hyuuga heiress was wearing a big tan jacket with almost white fir around the bottom and two fur balls handing from two thin tan colored ropes on the collar. Two Hyuuga symbols, one on her left shoulder and the other on her right, also decorated the jumper. She had her baby blue three quarter length trousers on as well with her blue ninja sandals and her Hatei-ate around her neck. Moon-colored, lavender eyes were wide and innocent without pupils, but held the potential for one of the most sought-after bloodline limits in Konoha, the Byakugan. Her smooth and shiny, dark indigo hair -which was cut short, into a pixie cut of sorts, with a small flick at the back as well as two slightly longer bangs to frame the flawlessly pale skin on her face- was combed neatly.

Sakura still had the same suit like yesterdays when she first came to the academy with her naïve nature. But unlike yesterdays' hair, her hair right now was fully down that ended until her mid waist making her seem extravagantly beautiful. Her two long bangs brushed her rosy cheeks and her white complexion just made her seem distant and innocent, especially with her eyes.

"Naruto-kun, are you sure you want to do this?" Sakura asked with concern visible in her tone of voice while she remained her head and eyes on the road ahead her. The perky blonde just told her about his so called 'brilliant plan' for the ninja photo but Sakura was so uncertain with that matter. "Don't worry Sakura-chan… I'm sure about this and you could look as what you've plan but I got better things in my mind and I'll be different among the people. Believe it…" Naruto claimed with a gleeful tone while having his foxy grin on. "Okay…" Sakura said bluntly yet politely and decided not to talk anymore.

Ever since yesterday's incident, Naruto and Hinata knew a lot of things about Sakura, but not that much. She wasn't a mean person nor was she snobbish; she was just simply quiet and innocent as what as Hinata and Naruto seen in her. She was not as talkative as any girl; she keeps her sentences short and limited but yet meaningful. Despite of being that quiet, Sakura shows her caring side to the people she cares, especially to the young boy name Konohamaru, the grandson of Hokage and the Hokage himself. Sakura was just simply an emotionless young girl yet naïve and serene. Compared to Sasuke, Sakura was amazingly much quieter than he was. He only says 'Hn' for his complement but Sakura only stared at that certain individual and says no more. She was that type of girl, an emotionless yet sympathy naïve young girl.

"W-we're h-here…" Hinata acknowledge them. She actually doesn't stutter that much but sometimes does when in the presence has the tendency to stutter. But never the less, she was still happy that she met Sakura.

Sakura and Naruto looked at Hinata and silently nod at her acknowledgement. They walk inside the building as they waited for their turn in their respective seat quietly. They, more likely, Sakura and Hinata were the ones who remained quiet and still unlike Naruto who was always complaining about the photographer taking so long. Sakura looked at the wall ahead of her then to Naruto who seemed to pipe down. Hinata looked at Sakura with concern written in her face. 'Sakura seems preoccupied and aware… I wonder what's wrong. Is she alright?' Hinata thought.

"Hey, we should show the result of our pictures after the shot okay? Is that a deal and a promise?" Naruto asked with glee and happiness. "O-okay…" Hinata stuttered with a blush forming in her cheeks while she avoids eye to eye contact with the perky blonde. Sakura only looked at both of her friends and silently nod her head. Naruto smiled his infamous toothy-grin before looking at a certain person with hidden glare. "Man, I can see someone I rather avoid. He always steals my ramen but never give me a chip…" Naruto complained as he saw the Akamichi boy step through the door with his photo in his left hand and a bag of chips in the other. Naruto stood and walked forwards a bit only to be followed by Sakura who seemed uncomfortable with the stares she was receiving from everyone and Hinata, since she was shy and didn't want to be left behind on her own.

"Oi, Choji! Can I have a chip?" Naruto asked with distaste in his tone. Choji glared at Naruto and pulled his bag of chip closer to him. Sakura, seeing this, only graced a very small smile but was barely visible. "Umm… Choji-san…" Sakura asked softly to the boy holding the bag of chips. Choji looked at Sakura and blushed immediately when his eyes lay on the girl. Who wouldn't blush when you see a naïve girl so beautiful and gorgeous? "May Hinata-chan and Naruto-kun have a chip? They weren't able to take their breakfast and I'm aware that they might fall any minute…" Sakura said with serene and a soft voice. Choji blush a more furious red and slowly nodded and extend his arm for Sakura to take a chip. Sakura quietly took two single chips and gave each to Naruto and Hinata before uttering a soft 'thank you' to the boy. Naruto munch his chip and looked at Sakura quite confuse. "How come he gave you a chip while he never gave me?"

"Ask politely…" Sakura said simply before taking her seat with Hinata trailing behind. Naruto looked confused at first but then followed on both of them and sat quietly. "Next!" The photographer called. Hinata then stood up and went to the door. She opened the door softly, letting it creaked a sound as she pushed it like it was made of an expensive glass. After a few moments, the door opened, revealing the Hyuuga heiress as she step in the room and closed the door gently behind her. The Hyuuga girl smiled sheepishly and held the photo of herself to the eagerly waiting blonde and the naïve pinkette. In the picture of her, she was smiling shyly into the camera on her passport and ninja papers. It was really cute and fascinating and she even had her trade mark blush on, due to the fact that someone was photographing her. "You… look cute and beautiful… Hinata-chan…" Sakura complemented while looking at Hinata with her usual gaze. Hinata blushed furiously and smiled softly at Sakura. "Thank you Sakura-chan…"

Sakura nod her head and made her way going to the door. She opened it softly but stops mid way and look at the window with a soft gaze. She took off her gaze and went in the room with grace and slow. Sakura sat in the chair and look at the photographer who blushed when his eye lay on her. The photographer smiled sheepishly and went to the camera to take Sakura's photo. "Okay Lady Sakura… smile!"

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"Why do you think Sakura-chan is taking so long?" Naruto asked impatiently while looking at the clock then pacing around the room as if something bad was going to happen. Hinata fidgets her fingers nervously and replied. "D-don't worry Naruto-kun… I-I'm s-sure e-everything's f-fine…" After a few moments, the door opened revealing Sakura as she closed the door behind her as softly as she could. She held the 3 pictures in her hand catching the attention of her friends as they neared her. "Why did he take your picture 3 times a row?" Naruto asked with envy and jealousy.

Sakura only shook her head and showed the first photo. There on the picture was Sakura, but it was a bit blurry that the face of Sakura wasn't that clear. Naruto scratches his head in confusion and looked at the picture closer. "That's weird… The weather is beautiful today… Why would it be blurry?" Naruto asked while looking at Sakura who shook her shoulder meaning he would get no answer from her. Naruto looked at Hinata who also did the same. Next, Sakura showed the second picture. It was still her but unlike the first picture, it wasn't blurry and Sakura didn't actually smile. She was only staring at the photo with a blank look but if you look closely, you could see she was smiling but was barely visible. Something was odd of the background picture; on the very left corner was a blur of black. It was a formed of a boy about in his early 17 years of age but no matter how you look at it, the body and the face contour can't be actually materialize. Aside from that, Sakura's body was actually glowing in a color of a faint pink that contoured her form. "Now that's weird… Why would your body glow in pink? And what is this? Is this even part of your background?" Naruto asked with irritation because of the photographer making fun of Sakura.

Sakura softly shook her head and took the last picture and showed it to Naruto and Hinata. This time it was normal but yet there was still something disturbing. The blur was already gone and the odd things but there were still something suspicious in the photo. Sakura was finally smiling very beautifully with her hand placed in the middle together as if covering something or holding something precious in the photo but yet, in the middle of her body where both her hands were, was a small yet faint glow. In the very middle was a small petal glowing in pink and shinning extravagantly. From the side of the petal was a small leaf that seemed to protect the petal which is really a weird thing. "Now you're talking! You look beautiful Sakura-chan, especially you Hinata-chan!" Naruto exclaimed with a small blush but never the less faded as quickly as possible.

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"Listen kid, are you want me to take a picture of you looking like that?" The photographer asked, leaning in the camera slightly, as he looked at Naruto's jutsu. "Just do it already…" Naruto ordered impatiently while making his dramatic post for the picture. The man sighed and looked at Naruto with uncertainty. "Look, don't blame me later…" He warned. "Cheese!"

Click!

Naruto grinned as he ran in the room to show Hinata and Sakura his photo. Hinata gasped, turning to pale as she pictured the look on the Hokage's face when he saw this, Sakura only settled with her eyes wide in shock and unbelief.

His face was paler –actually white- and had red paint lining his eyes. The paint also made a symmetrical pattern on his face, where a line goes down his forehead, flicking out but continuing down, along the side of his nose, then across his cheek in a spiral. It then continues the line in an arc, not touching the mouth, and finishing under his bottom lip, were the two sides of his paint meet up with another line. His lips also had separate red paint around the corners and he had a red spiral on his palm, which he had in front of him while his left eye was closed and he was baring his gritted teeth.

Sakura took a look at the picture, then at Naruto whose jutsu was already dispelled, then back to the picture, then Naruto, then at the picture before she put her uncertain expression on her face with concern. She sighed inwardly to herself and looks at Naruto, knowing what will be his reaction when she said her next statement. "Naruto-kun, you know that we're going to show this to the Hokage for confirmation right after the picture taken right?" Sakura asked with uncertain and concern. As she gave her question, Naruto's grinned fell and was replaced by a nervous laugh and expression.

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The three Genin were sitting in chairs set in front of the Hokage and his Jounin assistant. They had written out their profiles and together with their pictures- the paper had their names, registration number, date of birth, age, birth sign and a box of personal information they could fill out titled 'profile'

The Hokage had look over the information and biography that was piled in his table and after the check; he decided he had to talk to Naruto and Sakura for a short conference. Hyuuga's Hinata's profile was the first one pile and he observed it carefully as his assistant looked at Sakura's before he got the chance to. As the assistant looked at Sakura's biography, he stared in wonder at the girl and look at Sakura herself and in the photo.

Name: Hyuuga Hinata

Registration number: 102605

Date of Birth: December 27th

Age: 12

Sign: Capricorn

Bloodline Limit: Byakugan

Profile: I hang out with Sakura-chan and Naruto-kun. I enjoy training with them…

The assistant passed Sakura's biography to the Hokage while he looked at Naruto's – not without wincing when he saw the photo. The photo was fine but the written part was what's wrong of Sakura's profile.

Name: Sakura

Registration number: 102606

Date of Birth: ??

Age: ??

Sign: ??

Bloodline Limit: none I guess…

Profile: I don't know… But, I enjoy hanging out with Naruto-kun, Hinata-chan and Konohamaru…

The Hokage looked at Sakura who only had her eyes and face downcast. He looked over Naruto's profile again as the three sat in front of him and his assistant sighed. The written part was fine but the photo was horrible.

Name: Uzumaki Naruto

Registration number: 102607

Date of birth: October 10th

Age: 12

Sign: LIBRA

Bloodline limit: None

Profile: Hobby is to pull pranks. Favourite food is ramen, mostly miso. I hang out with Hinata-chan and Sakura-chan all the time.

"Hehehe…" Naruto nervously laughed with his hand behind his head as the Hokage looked at his registration form. "Take it again…" The Hokage said bluntly as he looked over to Sakura who had her usual expression and gaze. "Sakura, I will be the one to fill the missing blanks… Don't worry…" Naruto looked over to Sakura with confusion as well as Hinata but never the less looked at the Sandaime Hokage with disappointment. "No way am I going to take my photo again… I was having a hard time to get my look done!" he protested. "We can't accept this photo." The Hokage told him bluntly while looking over to Sakura who stared at Naruto.

"Oh yeah? Well I'm not doing it again!" Naruto claimed. "TRANSFORM!" He called making the hand signs. The clouds around Naruto almost cleared, leaving him behind his 'sexy no jutsu' form. Hinata, after seeing this immediately blushed furiously while turning pale before fainting. Sakura on the other hand, closed her eyes tightly with a small frown formed in her face. "Pretty please, Lord Hokage?" Naruto asked in his girl form with a voice to match. The Hokage took one look at 'Naruko', which is the name Naruto gave to his female look, and he yelled as he fell back in his chair, stunned by what he had just seen and heard. Naruto transformed back and just stared at the Hokage, now knowing that he was a pervert amongst the rest. "Naruto-kun." Sakura asked while closing her eyes tightly and sitting down the chair patiently. "Oh, you can now look…" He told them while scratching his head nervously with his sheepish grin in face.

"That's the 'sexy no jutsu' huh? Very tricky, much too tricky and do not do it again…" The Hokage ordered while being assist by Sakura. Naruto chuckled nervously while rubbing the back of his head. "And where is your forehead protector? The girls are wearing theirs…" The Hokage stated. "You're supposed to be wearing it…" Sakura looked at the Hokage with concern before going back to her seat while waiting patiently. "Oh, I'm not going to use it until the orientation." Naruto confessed while rubbing his goggles. "I don't want to get it messed up." The Hokage raised a delicate brow. "So, you want your forehead protector nice, but your photo-which is supposed to identify you- makes you look like a clown. It's for ninja traning and a mission, which is the key of your future yet look at this picture, the person in the photo doesn't even look like you nor can you identify the person. So I suggest that you take your photo again…" The Hokage crossed his arms while looking at Naruto with a stoic expression. Sakura looked at her Uncle then to Naruto before looking at Hinata who only gave a shudder of her shoulder. "Well fine. How am I supposed to know?! Is there a rule of taking photos?"

The door quickly opened, revealing a small boy. A child no older than eight ran in the room and quickly hugged Sakura. He had a tooth missing in front of his mouth and a tan cap over his head, leaving a hole for his brown hair to poke out at the back near the top. He also wore a yellow t-shirt with the Konoha symbol on it red and a pair of tan, knee- length shorts with his ninja sandals and long blue scarf. "Sakura-niichan…" Konohamaru said as he hugged the pinkette like there was no tomorrow. Sakura only looked at the young boy while hugging him gently as not to squeeze his small form. "Konohamaru… It's okay…" Sakura assured with a smile forming at her flushable lips.

Hinata and Naruto just gaze at the touching moment between the two with the Hokage looking over the papers of Sakura and filling in the blanks. "Sakura-niichan, I heard you went to the hospital again for your check-up… Is it true?" Amused at his sudden question, Naruto and Hinata looked at Sakura with concern. Why would she hide this kind of stuff from them? Is she sick? Sakura only giggled softly while ruffling his hair. "It is true, but it's only for my wounds… Remember this?" Sakura asked while touching her left leg where the specific wound was. Konohamaru looked at it then smiled his toothy-grin. "But you're okay right now right?" Sakura only nod quietly before the young boy went to the Hokage to greet him his usual afternoon.

"Well then Uncle, me and my friends shall take our leave…" Sakura stated while walking out of the door without even looking or getting an answer from her grandfather. Naruto and Hinata bowed in respect before exiting the room as well as the young boy, Konohamaru. The Hokage sighed quietly before looking at the window and closed his eyes. After a moment or two, there was a puff of smoke revealing a jounin with spiky silver hair and a mask that cover his face. His forehead protector was slanting thus covering his left eye. "You summoned me, Lord Hokage?" the man asked with respect.

"Listen carefully; I want you to keep a close eye on my grandniece. I have a feeling she will be in danger every now and then… But I hope she will be fine no matter what… " The Hokage informed to the jounin. "There are still things that I don't know about that young girl."

The jounin nod his head in respect before disappearing in a puff of smoke. The Hokage softly sighed and rubbed his temples to ease the pain in his head.

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The next morning, Sakura, Hinata and Naruto were together as usual after class. They were currently sitting in one of the hills of Konoha A/N: Made that fact up while eating ramen in a cup. "Have you heard about the mysterious song and girl in the bridge?" Naruto asked while munching his ramen up. "Y-yes…" Hinata said with a small utter and stutter. Sakura only looked at them with a confusing look before eating her ramen softly. "So you heard about it huh? They said she was really beautiful but no one actually saw her face but they say that she has a golden voice. I don't know about it but they said so I'm going to attempt to look and wait for her in the bridge… Believe it!" Naruto claimed while smiling before munching his ramen.

"Song…" Sakura said silently before looking at Hinata who only smiled at her. "Do you believe?" Sakura asked while looking at the cup of ramen in her hands. Naruto looked at Sakura then at Hinata before answering. "Of course I believe… The villager's said so… I want to find out!" Naruto said excitedly. Hinata looked at Sakura who only looked back at her before looking at Naruto again. "Good Luck…" Sakura said with a small smile forming in her lips. Naruto looked at Sakura with disbelief before smiling widely again. "YES! I finally saw you smile!" Hinata looked at Naruto who was still smiling goofily. "F-finally… I'm g-glad t-that y-you w-were able to s-show an e-emotion r-right now…" Hinata said while smiling at Sakura happily. Sakura downcast her eyes, her attention at the ramen cup she was holding. "If it weren't for you two, I don't know what might happen to me… When I met you, I felt… glad and… happy…" Sakura confessed, still looking at the cup of ramen she hasn't yet finished. "I didn't know… anything… I thought it would be better if alone… I didn't know how… to express my feelings… It was hard and I don't know how to show my… emotions…" Sakura confessed as she looked at the gazes of Naruto and Hinata.

They were dumbstruck at her sudden confession. She didn't know how to show an emotion? Sakura looked at Hinata and Naruto whose eyes softened. Sakura smiled softly at them. "When I saw how you two react towards each other… I noticed that it must have been nice to show an emotion and laughed with your friends… together… but I guess I'm… not that kind of person…" Sakura looked back at the ramen cup she was eating and smiled sadly to herself. "I'm happy that I met you… I truly am but… I just don't know how to show it… I see you always smile and so, during the photo taking… I tried to smile… to see how I look like… My uncle told me once that I should at least smile. He said that smiling is the best expression." Sakura looked at Naruto and Hinata with a soft gaze before smiling. "So, I made a decision… I will smile…" Sakura looked at Naruto and Hinata who only smiled at her and nod at her decision she made.

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A boy with a blue loose turtle neck shirt walked by the edge of the cliff slowly and with such grace, he had dashing onyx eyes with a bit of silver on the sides that also people rarely have since mostly, the eyes are mostly colored brown or hazel. His hands were tucked on his pockets securely while his eyes were closed. Recently, he had been in a rough day with all his fan girls chasing him and adoring him all the time. Not that he could help it. Girls just love his ways and there's no doubt about that. But what really caught his attention was the pinkette. Her odd ways simply amuses him that he wants to see her again. Not that he likes her or something, but there was just something that amuses him yet he doesn't know what it is. Aside from that matter, it was his mission to protect her, Sakura. The Hokage had asked him to be her guardian and the Hokage didn't take no for an answer.

FLASHBACK

"Uchiha Sasuke, I have a mission for you…" The third Hokage looked at the boy with seriousness. Sasuke only gave his poker face to the Hokage. He was just a newly genin and now their giving him a mission? Never the less, the mission may go higher any day. The Hokage told him that it was a D Rank Mission but he had warned him that, the mission may increase its ranking higher after a few days. "Why give me a mission? Why not assigned another ninja?" Sasuke stated bluntly with his hands tucked securely in his pockets. "I find you quite worthier of the mission than the rest of the ninja. Consider this as a training for you. This is where you can prove how strong you are. If you she has a bruise, you're not that strong enough." The Hokage stated with a smirked. Sasuke seemed convince but at the thought of babysitting Sakura was hideous. I mean, she is a ninja after all, why the hell would she need a guardian? She could protect herself. "Still, I'm not convinced. It still is similar to babysitting and I don't like that. She's not my concern after all. Hire another one for this mission, I'm not taking it." Sasuke said while waving his hand. He turned his back to the Hokage and was about to leave. "Hm… Does she not interest you somehow? After all, I know that you saw when her body glowed during the exam." This caught Sasuke's attention as he looked over the Hokage. "Fine, I'll take it if you insist since you won't stop unless I say yes… I'll take the mission, but if I find it boring, there is no way you can put me in this mission again…"

END OF FLASHBACK

Sasuke stopped midway and looked at the bridge where he usually hangs out after class. It was peaceful in there and no one seems to be there especially when it was almost to sunset. The wind will simply blow as some cherry blossoms fall from their twigs. To top it all, it was quiet and equally windy. As he was about to take another step going to the bridge, that's when he saw her, his subject, his mission, Sakura. She was sitting silently while looking at the water as the wind blew and cherry blossoms falling silently. "She's… humming…." Sasuke thought while taking a look closer to Sakura. He pace going to Sakura while taking note of the song she was humming. The melody was melodic, enchanting and very pleasing to the ears. Her voice was well was enchanting. As he was about to say anything, Sakura immediately stop humming and stood up. She turned around and saw Sasuke looking at her.

She had a blank look while gazing at Sasuke. Sasuke as well had his poker face on. As the wind blew both the teens, Sakura smiled softly at him before bowing her head in respect. Sasuke stood there, shocked and bewildered. It was his first time to see her smile. Her smile was so, beautiful and very naïve. He just can't describe the smile but something in that smile made his belly tied in knots. He unconsciously blush a tint pink while gazing at the pinkette. Sakura looked at Sasuke and then walked away, as she was about to be away from the stranger, someone took a hold of her right arm and stated a soft "wait". Sakura looked at Sasuke who had his onyx eyes fixed on her. "How… pretty… "Sakura thought while looking at the eyes of the young boy named Sasuke.

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"Okay, I'm ready!"Naruto thought gleefully while looking at the things he prepared. Just like what he said, he was going to see who exactly the girl is the whole village was talking and mostly is it true that she had a golden voice. Naruto giggled a bit while looking at the things he had prepared. A flashlight, food in case if he gets hungry, tape recorder, sleeping bag, and last but not the least, a camera, if ever he saw the girl, he's going to take her picture. Contented, NAruto smiled at his success of preparing the things needed. All his classmates had heard what he was going to do so; they decided that they too will join the attempt. The rookie 9, except for Sakura. Naruto remembered when she said she won't come, and her excuse was: "I have to look after Konohamaru, Uncle won't come until midnight. He said that he's busy and he'll come home late so I'm in charge for the safety of Konohamaru."

Come to think of it, whenever Sakura was with Naruto and Hinata, her vocabulary was not limited anymore, ever since she had smiled and confessed that she doesn't know how to show her emotion. At least there was a change in her, but when it comes to other people, her vocabulary becomes limited, and same goes when it's in a crowded area. Sakura was simply not the person who always keeps on talking, more likely a female version of Sasuke but much quieter than the Uchiha himself. She was like that but never the less, knowing that Sakura was still new and everything, maybe it was normal. Perhaps after a few days, she will be gleeful and cheerful like the rest of his classmates were except for the Uchiha unless if she had a tragic past then, maybe she will be like that for the rest of the days to come. It was all perhaps after all, everything was uncertain.

Naruto gaze softened while remembering Sakura, her confession was what touched him the most. What exactly happen before Sakura came? Thinking of Sakura only makes him worried, what secrets is she hiding? Naruto rubbed his head before looking at the clock. Twelve in the morning, more likely midnight, it was already time. Quickly as possible as not to keep his friends waiting, Naruto quickly put his things in the bag he had prepared. He dashed out his house and quickly went to their designated meeting place.

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"Naruto's here." Kiba declared while looking at the perky blonde running going to the group. He stops beside Hinata who only looked worried while he pants deliberately. "Sorry if I only came right now… I had to double check the things I bought just to make sure that I didn't miss anything." Naruto explained between breathes. Sasuke had too, also joined. Even if he was not that sociable to other people, he had an interest too about the mysterious singer who was said to always sing during midnight. The other reason why he joined was because he had thought that Sakura would be here, after all, he had to protect her because it was his mission. "Dope, be earlier next time. You're not going to let us wait all the time now will you?" Sasuke asked a bit irritated with his tardiness. Naruto only glared at Sasuke before looking over the bridge. "Do you think she will come out?" Ino asked, uncertainty written all over her face. "Remember what the villagers said? They said that she will come out here in this exact time…" Tenten explained with excitement written all over her face. "Still… I believe it's a whole lot of troublesome…" Shikamaru stated while crossing his arms behind his head and closed his eyes silently while yawning lazily.

"I think someone is coming…" Neji informed while looking over the bridge. It was quite misty for unknown reason thus making the mysterious form they were after disappear. "We can't see her…" Lee stated while putting his hand to shield from anything that comes in contact with his eyes. Before they could say any word, they suddenly stopped, even Ino who was busy admiring Sasuke in every aspect way. The voice was so melodic and enchanting, it was true, and her voice was truly golden.

Ame ni nureta hohowa namida no nioi ga shita

Yashashii manaza shino tabibito

"Wow…. I'm impressed…. Her voice is simply amazing and… extravagant…" Lee complemented while in a dream state. Naruto took his tape recorder and started recording the song while the rest of the of the rookie 12 watch quietly over the bridge.

Shizuka ni hibi iteru natsukashi ongaku

Omoi dasenai kioku samayou

Sasuke silently looked over the bridge with great amusement. In fact, everyone was silent as they listened over the song. Its lonely contents just made it seemed distant and sad. Looking closely, Sasuke seemed amused and eager to know especially when he saw a blur of pink beneath the thick mist. The pink blur reminded him of a girl named Sakura. Realizing what he was thinking, Sasuke seemed convinced to know more of this mysterious girl, after all, when he took the mission, Sakura became his concern. 'Could it be… her?' Sasuke thought while looking closely over the bridge where the young girl was singing.

Yume wa tobidatsu no chiisana tsubasa de

Omoi no kienai basho made futari de

Tooi umi o sora no koete

"Why is the content to sad and lonely? What makes her lonely?" Lee asked while looking at his team mates to find any answer but to his disappointment, he got no answer to his buddies. "Do you think she actually is a vengeful spirit?" Naruto asked with a shiver. Thinking about ghost just makes him scared and he is scared when it comes to supernatural things. "Judging by the song's content, perhaps the lady lost her memories and she wants to seek it no matter what. Aside from that, she seeks for the person who is most important to her. In my opinion, I think she will never regain her memories with the person she treasured the most or something like that, not that I'm a psychiatric or something…" Shikamaru pointed out his opinion while looking at the next scene with unbelief. The mist had faded a bit thus enough for them to know who the mysterious songstress was. "Sakura…" Hinata silently said while looking over her friend who was walking aimlessly going to the water. "She's going to drown if she continues to walk…" Tenten said with worry. Before they could say a thing, that's when their expressions change from worry to amazement as the mist faded completely.

Sakura walked over the edge of the bridge. As she was about fall, that's when they made a mistake, instead of drowning, Sakura was walking above the water, but her feet was not planted in the water, instead it was floating a bit, about 1 inch. "How did she do that?" asked Chouji as he stops eating his bag of chips.

Kurai yoruno nakade watashi o terashi teru

Yashashi manaza shashi no

Sakura entwined both her hands before placing it in front where her heart was located. Her emerald eyes reflected wearisome and loneliness. Aside from that, her eyes bit teary that anytime, perhaps, tears will start to fall. She stood in the middle of the water where the full moon shines the most. It shone above Sakura as it reflected her radiant and white skin due to the fact that she was wearing her night gown. She silently put her hands down while looking at the beautiful full moon above her. She didn't know why she had sung this song. Heck, she didn't even know why she was here in the first place but despite of her unconscious doings, she had a feeling that she wanted to be alone and to think things lately. 'I… want… to remember….'

Anata ni

Aitai...

With the end of her song, Sakura silently closed her eyes with her face facing the moon. As the wind blew softly against her soft and radiant skin, a small tear went out from the corner of her eyes as it glided softly down her cheeks. Sakura tried remembering what happen to her and her past. Sweat was visible in her forehead but that did not dare stop her from thinking and remembering hard. She scrunched her nose when a terrible headache overpowered her but no matter what, still finding her lost memory, she tried her very best. Small visions started to came up to her mind but even if visions started feeling in her mind, it was all blurry that she cannot even materialize what the scene was. But the last vision was thankful enough for her, there, she saw Naruto, Hinata smiling, in fact all the rookie 9 and Sasuke in the middle. He was smiling gently at her while lending out a helping hand to her. Sakura only smiled at the memory. 'I…' Sakura thought before falling to unconsciousness. Her body silently drowned with her pale hands extended above but was limp, as if asking for help.

Sasuke and the rest only looked at Sakura as she looked over the moon and closed her eyes. "What is she doing?" Kiba asked before looking at Sakura with a shock expression. Before anything else happened, without any warning and further notifications, Sakura became limp as her body drowns in the water, but despite that fact, she was smiling for unknown reason. Sasuke immediately jump off the cliff and ran over the bridge and made a dive in to rescue Sakura. The Rookie 9 also went down and waited silently for Sasuke to come over the water with Sakura in hand.

After a moment or two, Sasuke arose from the water with a big inhale of oxygen with Sakura lying limp on his arms. Naruto and Kiba extended a helping hand to Sasuke. Sasuke gladly took it with gratitude and looked at Sakura at his arms. Their bodies were wet and Sasuke was panting uncontrollably. But despite of panting so hard, Sasuke was glad that she wasn't hurt. 'Why did she faint?' Sasuke thought before cupping the cold cheek of Sakura. He softly caresses her soft pink hair while examining her face. Taking a closer look of Sakura, he just noticed how pale she was but despite of being so pale, Sakura was still an art of beauty. Aside from that, he just too realized how beautiful she looked. No, he wasn't in love, he was just simply amazed. But the thought of Sakura only made him smile, he didn't know what the feeling was but he liked it and he feel very comfortable and peace when he was with her. Perhaps, he was indeed in love, but of course, he would never admit it. Unconsciously, Sasuke smirked one of his dashing smirks that would make a girl faint.

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Naruto woke up with a yawn and a good stretch. He was still in his blue pajamas and night cap. He looked over the clock and it stated it was 5:30 in the morning. Unusual for him to wake up in this time of hour, Naruto got up from bed and went over his bathroom. As he brushed his teeth, the event last night filled his mind. Sakura was the one who was singing after all, it was no ghost nor a vengeful spirit but Sakura. The question was: why would she sing a sad song? Is it only for satisfaction or does it relates to what she is looking for right now?

'Judging by the song's content, perhaps the lady lost her memories and she wants to seek it no matter what. Aside from that, she seeks for the person who is most important to her. In my opinion, I think she will never regain her memories with the person she treasured the most or something like that'

Naruto thought of what Shikamaru said about the song and his opinion to Sakura when they didn't yet knew it was she who was singing. "She lost her memories?" Naruto asked to no one particular before spitting out and rinsing his mouth and face. Naruto smiled when realizing what day it was, the orientation. The day he had waited for. Smiling, Naruto made his way to his kitchen to eat his readymade misu ramen. He took out his kettle and put some water in it before boiling it in the hot fire. After a couple of minutes, he took the kettle and poured it from the ramen. While waiting, Naruto searched his drawers to look for chopsticks and was successful in doing so. Opening the lid, Naruto dug in his chopsticks and started to mix its noodles. "Today's the day, so let's chow down…." Naruto said eagerly with a big grin forming his face.

--

Sakura stood in front of her room. Checking if everything was in tidy and place on the designated place. Contented, Sakura smiled softly and look over her outfit in the mirror. Her outfit was still the same she had worn when her photo was taken. She softly brushed her mid waist length pink locks before tying it in its usual style. Looking at herself, Sakura thought she was already ready for the orientation that day. She had her sandals on, her hair tied in a neat ponytail and her dress clean and neat. The only problem was her facial expression, though she learned how to smile, she can't keep up all the time. She rather not smiles and be who she really is. Pretending was really hard for her and she didn't want to be someone who she isn't. But because of her friends, she had to smile, for their sake.

Now that she mention about smiling, she had wondered how she looked when she smiled. Walking to the mirror, Sakura stared at her reflection. Eager to know what she really looks like, Sakura smiled softly but then faded as soon as it appeared. Sakura stared at the scene unfold before her, more likely her reflection. She did saw herself in the mirror but her reflection was too faint that the things behind her can be seen through her body. Aside from that, her body was also glowing in a faint pink color. She had no problem with that but what happen to her reflection? Why was it somewhat transparent? Removing the thought, Sakura looked at her upper left arm; there was a small black tattoo with a ring around it meaning the curse was sealed but yet it was still somehow working on her and may trigger anytime if she let it overcome her well being. "A… curse" Sakura whispered softly while examining the curse seal on her left arm.

Whenever she traced it gently with her hands, it hurts. She didn't know what kind of curse was it nor did her uncle know. It remained a mystery what the side effects of the curse was. Though Sakura remembered what her uncle told her about the curse. He said it was an ancient kind of curse that the books of curse can't even locate what kind of curse it was. Sakura didn't have any problem with it but she was desperate to know what kind of curse it was since every day, she realized, that the curse grows and expands throughout her skin. Sakura didn't want to tell it to her friends nor was to her Uncle because she might just make them worry which she did not like at all.

Shrugging that thought off her mind, Sakura had also wondered what happened last night. She did remember that she was singing at the bridge where she and Sasuke met but after that, she remembers nothing of the next scene. But her Uncle told her something about Sasuke and the other rookies came in her house, carrying her. She was unconscious and wet, aside from that, Sasuke too was wet. What exactly happen? Sakura looked at her almost transparent reflection in the mirror. Studying her features very carefully as if it was her first time to see her reflection in a mirror, Sakura traced the necklace in the mirror.

The pendant was quite extraordinary. It was a flower with 20 petals with 3 emerald diamonds on the side. The petals were color cherry, similar to that of her hair but a bit lighter, a pale pink in fact, with a white diamond on the side and in the middle. At the end part of the necklace, was another diamond in a shape of tear. Sakura smiled, the necklace was indeed very extraordinary and very beautiful in fact. Though Sakura had sometimes tried to remove it, but removing it made her feel incomplete. The necklace seemed very important to her like it was given by somebody equally important as the necklace is to her. Aside from that, even the ribbon that she uses to tie her hair seems very important to her. Its color was black and it had printed cherry blossoms and for unknown reason, there too was a red cloud but it was in the very middle of the ribbon. In the end of the ribbon were beads that went down but in some points, there was a pendant that formed a butterfly in the color of pink.

Those two were the things she valued the most. She didn't know why but that was what she felt to those two specific things. Sakura backed out a bit and traced the necklace by her hands carefully like it was a delicate glass. Taking a last look at her reflection, Sakura sighed softly at herself.

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"N-naruto-kun… H-have y-you s-seen Sakura-chan?" Hinata asked worriedly while fidgeting her fingers nervously. Naruto looked at Hinata and shook his head. "I haven't. It really is quite awkward and eerie since she's mostly the first one to come here in school especially since it's the orientation…" Naruto sighed before hearing the door open revealing the pink haired kunoichi. "Sakura-chan…" Hinata quietly whispered while looking at her pink headed friend who seemed exhausted for some reason and weary. Sakura walked over to Naruto and Hinata with a blank gaze while looking at both her friends quietly. "I'm sorry…" She stated simply before tilting her head down a bit in respect. Naruto scratched the back of his head in wonder why she was asking for forgiveness. Hinata only smiled quietly at the pink kunoichi. "I-it's o-okay Sakura-chan… A-at l-least y-you're okay n-now…" Sakura nod her head before looking at the dark blue haired ninja who was sitting and waiting quietly for the teacher to come with his eyes close.

Walking pass by her friends, Sakura made her way to the ninja with steady steps. Sakura put her hand above her chest where her heart was located while she stared at Sasuke with her soft gaze. Sasuke looked up annoyed that someone was, again, looking at him. As he looked up, he realized that it was not one of his fan girls who were looking at him but instead it was Sakura. " Sasuke-san…" Sakura stated while looking at his rare onyx eyes. "I heard of you bravery… Thank you…" Sakura stated simply before smiling softly at him. Sasuke looked away and closed his eyes while uttering his usual response. "Hn…"

Sakura quietly sat down to her assigned seat before a swarm of girls crowded Sasuke seat adoring and praising his cool ways, but also yelled at Sakura who only looked back at them with a naïve gaze. "I guess it's better if you go back to your seat Hinata-chan…" Naruto said while looking at Hinata who only blushed furiously before nodding. Naruto looked at Sakura thoughtfully.

--

"One of the only two most promising new graduated students, Uchiha Sasuke, is that him?" A man asked a group of jounin who looked at the crystal ball. "That's him… He's the one…" The third informed them. "He's the only survivor left of the Uchiha clan…" A woman claimed silently. "Is that girl Sakura, best graduating kunoichi?" Another Jounin asked. " Yes… She and Uchiha are equally matched… according to test scores at least. " Sarutobi added warily. "Hmm…" Another man, this one with silver defying hair and a mask mused. "Sakura and Uzamaki Naruto huh?"

--

Naruto, who didn't like the attention his rival was getting, was pushed out by fan girl while he growled angrily, so he was sitting on the floor, leaning on the desk at least. He frowned and glared up at Sasuke, but noticed the first time how close Sasuke's elbow was to Sakura's arm, which was resting on the desk in front of him. He was not happy at all. Not quite. Though he may not have any special feelings to Sakura, he still treated Sakura like his sister and he didn't want anyone touching her. Especially, he didn't want his rival touching Sakura now would he?

Sasuke heard a dull 'thud' on his desk and opened his eyes, only to come face to face with the blonde boy. Naruto was crouching in front of the desk of the Uchiha boy, so close that their nose was almost touching against each other, growling audibly with a death glare. Sasuke just looked at him in irritation and sighed. Naruto, on the other hand, was nudging Sasuke's elbow to get it away from Sakura with the use of his foot. "Naruto!" Ino yelled angrily at the blonde. "Stop glaring at Sasuke-kun!" She warned. 'Pff… Ino-pig' He thought not taking note on how Sakura had talked softly to the Uchiha boy with limited vocabulary. 'Why are they so obsessed with him? Sasuke-kun this, Sasuke-kun that… Ugh! What is the big deal with this guy?" Sasuke, seeing that Naruto won't back out any soon, narrowed his eyes into a glare. Sakura only sighed quietly at herself while looking at Naruto and Sasuke as sparks of hate started to fly. Naruto was acting like a child again, not that she can't blame it. After all, they were still kids. The fan girls were all yelled and complaining how Naruto was so close to their one true love.

"Yeah… That was great!" A guy in front of Naruto said as he stood up and bumped the boy. "Sorry, did I bump you?" He asked when he realized what trouble he had caused. "I…um…" Sakura said while being in a trance state. "I-uh…" Ino trailed off, not being able to find any words to answer. Naruto and Sasuke were kissing. Accident it was, but a kiss is a kiss and a boy just took the first those two ever had. The two of them broke apart as fast as they could and began choking out and spitting, trying desperately to pretend that earlier event didn't happen. Hinata- crying for Naruto- and the fan girls –crying for Sasuke- wailed constantly. "I'll get you Uzamaki!" Sasuke threatened while holding his throat and stuck out his tongue, spitting at the floor. "They're vicious…" The boy who bump Naruto said before walking away not to cause any trouble.

"I sense danger…" Naruto muttered. He looked to the right, only to see Ino and the other fan girls angry as hell was. "Naruto, you are so dead…" Ino began while glaring at him furiously. "Hey whoa, it was only an accident…" Naruto told her, putting his hands up while wailing it constantly. "You're finished…" Ino stated while cracking her knuckles like a man would do.

"Now hold on a minute…" an angelic voice filled the air thus catching the attention of the whole class. Naruto looked at his savior only to see Sakura standing in between him and Ino. "What do you want bill board brow?" Ino countered. Sakura glared at her quietly. Her eyes and brows were scrunched softly while her eyes held anger for the first time while sparks of hate flied. "Who do you think you are to hurt a defenseless ninja?" Ino raised a delicate brow before responding with a glare. "You call him defenseless when he was the one who attack Sasuke-kun first." Ino responded immediately. "It was an accident and you know that… An accident is an accident. And if he kissed Sasuke-san, then it was an accident since a boy bumped him… Be scientific enough…" Sakura responded with a heated glare. "Ha! If I only know, you also want Sasuke-kun for your own and protecting that loser is a part of your plan so that you could catch the attention of Sasuke-kun and then you'll take his advantage!" Ino responded with a glare. Sakura blushes a tint pink but quickly dismissed it as soon as it appeared. She sighed releasing all her anger within that sigh before pointing a delicate finger on Ino. "Listen here, ugly pig … I don't know who you are or what you want but if I see that you hurt my friend here, I'll make sure you'll pay… Is that understood?" Sakura finished with a smile. Ino, for the very first time, nod in fear. The way Sakura's eyes were placed in a glare, just send her chills down her spine. She can't explain but something at the back of her head told her to back off.

Sakura looked down at her helpless friend before extending a helping arm at him. Naruto quietly took it and utter a small 'thank you' before looking at Sakura. Sasuke too, was shock to see Sakura act that way since all she does was look at the person with a blank gaze or perhaps smile. But this was the first time to see her get angry, and what's weird is that, when she smiled at the end of her speech, there was something in it that told you to back off. "You're okay now… right?" Sakura asked while smiling softly at Naruto.

For real, seeing Sakura angry was not something you get to see every day since all she does was smile or perhaps give you a blank stare and do nothing. But seeing Sakura fighting was weird since she has the title of 'gentle ninja' in the village.

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"It seems that Naruto is in the middle of trouble again…" The Hokage stated grimly as he watched the horrified expression of the blonde. The surprise came to him when and all of the Jounins in the room when their once innocent and loving blossom back up a fight only to defend her blonde friend.

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"As of today, you are all ninjas. To get here, you faced plenty of difficulties and hardships. But that's nothing compared to what will happen next. Now, you are newly Genin, first level ninjas. All Genin will be grouped into a three-man squad. Each squad will be lead by a Jounin; an elite ninja." Iruka lectured. Naruto, who had stayed quiet ever since Sakura had saved him from Ino and the rest of the fan girls, looked up in shock. 'A three- man squad?' Hinata, Sakura, Naruto and Ino thought at the same time. "Well, someone's got to be in Sasuke-kun's group… Wonder who?" Ino rhetorically asked Sakura, who was trying to listen and ignore her anger and the blonde girl herself. "I don't know…" Sakura replied softly and at the same time nonchalantly. 'I just want to in the same group with Naruto and Hinata' Sakura thought quietly.

'Oh no, groups of 3, that'll only slow me down!' Sasuke thought to himself without flinching or showing any signs of emotions that he was thinking that way. "We want each squad to have a balance of strength and abilities, so that's how we set them up. I will now announce the squads…" Iruka stated while looking over the list in his hands.

"… squad seven: Uzamaki Naruto…"

Naruto's head perked up upon hearing his name called.

"… Sakura …"

The blonde cheered and stood up knowing that his so like 'sister figure' is going to be in his group. Sakura only looked at Naruto with a blank gaze before sighing quietly to herself.

"… And…"

Sakura and Naruto had hoped that the last name would be Hinata.

"… Uchiha Sasuke…" The sensei finished. Naruto groaned while Sakura only looked at the perky blonde. Hinata looked over her friends; a little upset that with the groupings. 'I won't be with Sakura-chan neither is Naruto-kun…' Hinata though sadly.

"Next… squad eight; Hyuuga Hinta…"

The sensei called. "Yes sir!" She answered politely while waiting for her members to be called.

"… Inuzuka Kiba…"

A boy with a dog scowled at the wooden desk in front of him. He didn't want the groupings at all and mostly, he wanted to be with the girl on team seven since she had caught his attention. But knowing that his hopes won't come, he scowled his face before looking at Sakura then back at their sensei.

"… and Aburame Shino…"

Another boy with sun glasses that was shielding his eyes from the view with a coat collar covering his chin and mouth looked up. Sakura felt sorry that Hinata wasn't able to be in their group. Although, she had sat with Kiba the last time and she thinks that he isn't bad at all. As for Shino, he was just one big mystery like she was. "How did you get in Sasuke-kun's group? You don't even like him as much as I do!" Ino stated angrily at Sakura who just stared at her with her infamous blank gaze. "I don't get it one bit. What do you see in that guy anyway? He's not so special…" Shikamaru commented lazily to the blonde he had misfortune to sit with. "You are beyond clueless Shikamaru. You don't get it do you?" Ino asked rudely. Shikamaru looked at Ino and shrugged his shoulders. "No I don't get it coz I'm not a girl." He answered with a lazy yawn. "You are so full of yourself. Jealousy is a terrible thing. I'd hate to be in your squad." Ino said as if she wasn't jealous of Sakura.

"I actually agree with Shikamaru-san with the girl part. It's not like I have any special feelings to Sasuke-san." Sakura thoughtfully said while looking at the annoyed face of the blonde girl. Shikamaru scratch the back of his head while his cheeks gave a tint pink. "Um… yeah… Okay, I'm not a girl who behaves most girls then… Better?" Shikamaru asked with his blushed never fading. Sakura only looked at him with her naïve gaze before paying attention back to their sensei.

"And squad ten: Yamanaka Ino… Nara Shikamaru…"

"Ha! Did you say something of hating to be on my squad?" Shikamaru taunted Ino who only growled in response.

"… and Akimichi Chouji…"

A teddy bear cute looking boy near the front, who was scoffing his potato chips at the precise moment in time, didn't do anything to acknowledge that he heard Iruka place him on the same squad Ino and Shikamaru are. 'Ah… Not food-boy too!' Ino thought in loathing and despair. Choji, as if hearing her thoughts, looked at her with a glint of evil in his eyes before back on eating his chips like he usually do.

"Those are all the squads…" Iruka announced, lowing the sheet of names clip on a board. "Iruka-sensei, why does a great ninja such as I have to be in the same group as a slug like Sasuke?" Naruto asked angrily while standing and pointing an accusing finger at the Uchiha boy. "Hm. Sasuke has the best scores of all graduating shinobi. Naruto, you have the worst scores over all." Iruka told him simply while the whole students laughed at Naruto. "To create a balanced group, we had to put the worse student with the best two students. Since Sakura was the best kunoichi ninja even if she is still new, and in joint first position with Sasuke for first over all, she fits the bill as well…" Iruka explained to the irritated blonde. "Just make sure you don't get in my way, loser." Sasuke told Naruto in a calm voice similar to that of Sakura but Sakura's was calmer than the Uchiha's. "What did you say!?" Naruto yelled at the uninterested Uchiha boy. "Hard of hearing?" Sasuke mocked with a smirked forming in his handsome face.

"Please stop fighting… Leave him alone Sasuke-san…" Sakura begged quietly while looking at the Uchiha boy with her usual gaze. "Yay! Sakura-chan!" Naruto cried in glee while hugging Sakura around her neck. Sakura only looked at Naruto before smiling. "I'm doing this only to protect you." Sakura stated Naruto remove his arm around Sakura's neck and smiled at her as well. "After lunch you'll meet your new Jounin teachers. Until then, you are dismissed." Iruka told them.

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"He's late." Naruto stated while pacing back and forth, as he, Sakura and Sasuke waited for their sensei to come inside the academy classroom. Everyone received their sensei and left. In fact, even Iruka had gone, leaving team seven alone. Sasuke sat on his own desk at the front desk closest to the door as Sakura sat near the door, leaning on the wall. Naruto, however, kept moving around and pacing back and forth at the front of the room, bugging the Uchiha. The blonde stuck his head out of the door and looked both several ways to see if their sensei was coming. He wasn't yet insight and Naruto was getting impatient. Not that the Uchiha boy was annoyed too, he just covered it up better than the emotional blonde-haired team mate.

"Naruto, sit down…" Sakura suggested while looking at the impatient blonde. "I don't want to. How come our teacher's the only one who's late? I'm ready to roll. Believe it! The other groups met their teachers and took off on some adventure or something, and Iruka-sensei has gone too." Naruto stated with a very annoyed emotion plastered on his face. Sakura only looked at the blonde before resting her right hand gently at her upper left shoulder. She winced in pain a bit but dismissed it quickly as possible and rested her right hand on her lap before closing her eyes softly. Her rest didn't end too long when she heard the clatter of noise Naruto was making and that noise was similar to the noise of trouble. "What are you doing?" Sasuke looked over to the blonde. Naruto was standing on a chair, placing a chalk eraser into the gap between slightly open door and the door frame, grinning like a mad man.

"That's what he gets for coming late!" Naruto informed both of his teammates in case if they don't know what he was doing. "You're asking for trouble. You shouldn't do that." Sakura told him while opening her tired lids. "Hn. Our teacher is a Jounin, an elite ninja; do you think he will fall for that stupid prank of yours?" The dark eyed boy asked uninterested. By then, a hand appeared on the door and slid it open slightly before the owner of the hand peep his head in. Just as Naruto had planned, the Jounin fell for his trick and the eraser plopped on his head, covering it in chalk and dust. Naruto burst out laughing while Sakura only closed her lids back while leaning her head on the cold wall while Sasuke stayed uninterested just like he was moments ago. "I got him! He totally fell for it!" Naruto boasted while holding his stomach out. "Naruto-kun, only girls say the word 'totally' such as the Yamanaka-san." Sakura stated with her eyes close and her head leaning against the wall. 'He actually fell for that trick! Is this guy really a Jounin?' Sasuke thought while looking at the helpless girl in the door. 'At least she gets to be in my squad if not, this will get uglier. I don't have to look for her every now and then since she's in my squad. But, what's wrong with her? She seems very tired and so restless. I wonder what is happening to her.' Sasuke thought before tilting his head to their sensei.

The man walked into the room and picked up the eraser, studying it for a few moments before observing his team. Sakura quietly stood up and walked over to their sensei while her hand stayed on the wall for support in the same suit when she first came. Naruto, in all orange, just grinned at the man while Sasuke was sitting on his chair while looking at Sakura. Team seven also observed their next sensei. He was wearing the usual, regulation uniform of a Jounin, meaning blue shirt, blue trousers and a forest green vest, with blue ninja sandals and his weapons pouches on his thigh and hip. He also had a blue mask covering his face up to the bridge of his nose, so all that was left visible were his eyes. Unfortunately, his Hatei-ate was tied in a way so that it covered his right eye, only showing his onyx left one. His hair was silver and spiked up, leaning slightly to the right as it did so. He also had blue, fingerless gloves on with a metal plate over the backs of his hand.

"Hm, how can I put this as kindly as possible?" He asked himself. "Ah yes, that'll do. Ahem. My first impression of this group…you're a bunch of idiots and I hate you all." The man concluded. Sasuke glared at him as Naruto frowned and covered himself in a layer of gloom. Sakura only looked at their new sensei tiredly before looking at the window softly. Sighing quietly, Sakura touched the curse on her upper left arm with gentle care before sighing and closing her eyes in exhaustion.

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Team seven and their new sensei were all out on the roof of the academy together. The Genin were sitting on the steps, with Sasuke in the middle of Naruto and Sakura, and their sensei was sitting on the railing across from them with his arms crossed over his chest. Sasuke had his elbows resting on his knees and his fingers laced together, hiding his mouth and the tip of his nose. Naruto had his legs apart with his hand on the ground, arms going through his legs to do so. Sakura was positioned with her knees pulled up to her chest and her right hand holding her left wrist in front of her legs while she rested her head on the knees. "Alright, why won't we introduce ourselves, one at a time?" Their sensei suggested lazily. "Introduce… ourselves…" Sakura repeated while looking at their sensei. "Well, what are we supposed to say?" Naruto asked dumbly. "Things you like. Things you hate. Dreams for the future. Hobby. Things like that." The older man said with a shrug while crossing his arms again.

"Why don't you tell us stuff first? I mean, before we talk, tell us about you so we can see how it's supposed to work." Naruto recommended simply. "He looks like a spy or something… especially with that mask of his." Sakura voiced out her opinions with in a calm manner. "Yeah! Very suspicious! TALK old man!" The blonde said with a grin, causing Sakura to smile at the instincts of Naruto. Sasuke who was between them, seemed to grow angry at her paying so much attention to the blonde. He doesn't even know why he is so angry when Sakura smiled at the less able ninja than him. Whenever she calls him, she adds the suffix 'san' meaning 'mister' and she gets too formal with him around her. Although she does sometimes smiles at him, but not as much as Naruto is receiving which makes him wonder what was so special to the blonde guy? Ever since they met, Sakura had called him 'san' not with the suffix 'kun'. Is it because she knew that he was her guardian? Is it because she thought he didn't want girls? What exactly was the reason?

"Me?" He asked pointing a finger at his self. "I'm Hatake Kakashi. Things I like and things I hate… I don't feel like telling you that." He shrugged, not caring to explain his reasons to the twelve-year-olds. "My dreams for the future… never really thought about it… I have lots of hobbies." He concluded with a smile, as far as they could tell at any rate. "Well... umm… that was, helpful I guess." Sakura said quietly with uncertainty written all over her face. "No it wasn't. It was useless. All he told us was his name." Sasuke looked at their sensei before uttering a 'hn'. He had to agree to Naruto's opinion.

"Okay, your turn." Kakashi told them. "You on the right, the blonde one, you first." He commanded. "Believe it! I'm Uzamaki Naruto. I like instant ramen in a cup, but I really, really the ramen Iruka-sensei got me at the Ichiraku ramen shop. But I hate the 3 minutes you have to wait after you pour the water in the ramen cup, unless I can talk to Hinata-chan or… well, Sakura-chan doesn't really talk that much but still, I love their company." He mused while putting his index finger under his chin. "My hobbies are… pranks I guess. Oh! And also eating different kinds of ramen and comparing them against others. And my future dream is to be the greatest Hokage. Then the whole entire village will stop disrespecting me and start treating me like I'm somebody. Somebody important!" Naruto concluded, pumping his fist in the air out of serious determination.

'Well, he's grown up in a very interesting way.' Kakashi thought looking at the loud blonde. 'Naruto…' Sakura quietly thought with a smile forming on her lips which went unnoticed to the dark eyed ninja. "Alright then, next." Kakashi said, looking at Sasuke. "My name is… Uchiha Sasuke." Sasuke stated slowly. Sakura looked at Sasuke in wonder. "I hate a lot of things and I don't particularly like anything. What I have is not a dream because I will make it a reality. I'm going to restore my clan… and… destroy a certain someone." He finished darkly. Everyone went silent after the introduction; they were all staring at Sasuke in a trance like way. 'G-gee… I do hope he doesn't mean me.' Naruto prayed mentally, getting ready to run for his life if needed. Sakura looked worriedly at Sasuke. 'Does he know how to restore his clan? If he did, I don't think he'd talk about it like he does.' Sakura pondered while never removing her eyes from the form of the Uchiha boy. 'Just as I thought…' Kakashi thought with a mental sigh.

"Okay, you with the pink hair. Your turn." Kakashi said looking at Sakura. "My name is Sakura. The things I like and the things I don't like. Well, to be honest, I don't know any of the things I like nor is the things I hate. My hobbies, well, I think it's hanging out with Konohamaru, Naruto-kun and Hinata-chan… Aside from that, I don't know. As for my dreams, I don't know either." Sakura thought before inhaling a big deep breath. Sasuke and the others looked at Sakura with concern if something was wrong with her since she was inhaling hoarsely since the orientation. As if on cue, a Jounin appeared in a puff of smoke and quickly as possible held Sakura's shoulder before she falls. "Lady Sakura? Your Uncle told me to pick you up for your appointment in the hospital. You'll meet Ms. Tsunade today." Sakura looked at the Jounin and nodded her head tiredly. "Please take me there…" Sakura begged before being lifted in bridal style by the Jounin. "Kakashi-san, I'll take Lady Sakura from here. Hope you understand."

Kakashi only nod his head before looking at the pale face of Sakura. "She's going to be alright?" Kakashi asked with concern while looking at Sakura with Naruto and Sasuke who also stood up and looked at Sakura. Sakura was only closing her eyes while taking deep breathes. Before Naruto could ask any questions, the Jounin disappeared in a puff of smoke. "You know what, even if I have befriended Sakura-chan, I still don't understand her ways. What did she meant she didn't know what her hobbies were, her likes and dislikes and her dream for the future? Mostly all kids do have a dream. Why would a person forget their dream? Mostly what happen to Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked with concern while looking at his sensei with a clueless gaze. Kakashi sighed quietly before looking at his students who were looking at him, searching for answers.

Sighing again, Kakashi took a seat on the stairway and looked at both his students. "To be honest, you're lucky that you don't have her life right now or what she is experiencing." Both Naruto and Sasuke looked at their sensei with curiosity. "What do you mean?" Sasuke asked. Kakashi took another big sigh before putting his serious look on his face. "You see, as what as I've heard from Sakura. Sakura's family hated Sakura so much. I don't know why but that's the information I got. In fact, her whole relatives and family had hated her, no one had loved her and she didn't know the reason why she was hated so much." Naruto widened his eyes and felt guilty and sad for Sakura while Sasuke remained his stoic expression. "Aside from that, Sakura's family was murdered. She saw each of her family's death. She saw how they died and she saw how they shouted and beg for mercy. Luckily enough, Sakura had escaped from the murderers. But, she was the only one remaining from her family."

This time, it was Sasuke's turn to widen his eyes. He and Naruto, in fact, were too speechless and shock. They never knew that Sakura was experiencing this kind of life. Kakashi looked at his students with a sad gaze. "Not only that, when Sakura gained her consciousness after running away, she lost her memories and is now suffering from a sickness." Naruto and Sasuke looked at their sensei with their previous expression. 'How could this happen? I never thought Sakura-chan was experiencing this pain. First, her family hated her, next, they were murdered and now she is suffering from a sickness and memory lost!?' Naruto thought angrily. He was angry at himself for not noticing immediately. Sasuke only looked at the ground while scrunching his fists. He too was so blind to see that Sakura had also too, suffer just like he had. "Well, you see, if both of you are combined together, you formed another girl with the same experience as both of you had, but only a bit harsh and tough." Kakashi stated softly while looking at his students who were in a trance-state.

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"She's going to be alright Sarutobi. She was just tired and exhausted. Though her sickness was the cause of her exhaustion but other than that, she's going to be alright. Did she tell you if she regained any memory?" Tsunade asked while sitting in front of the desk. "She didn't. In fact, she asked me once if she was going to regain any of her memory." Sarutobi answered thoughtfully. "Hm. I see. Perhaps she won't regain any memory at all." Tsunade stated in a sad tone. Sarutobi looked at Tsunade in shock. "What do you mean she won't regain any memory?" Tsunade stood up and looked over the window with her arms cross and her eyes closed. "We have been observing Sakura for a year already Sarutobi and she hasn't improved. It's still the same. She still gets tired easily and she has never gain any memories. Though I may have said that you could let her join the academy, but you still have to keep an eye on her. If she goes on missions, what if she suddenly faints?" Tsunade said before looking at the depress face of Sarutobi.

"Are you saying that I have to let her quit being a ninja when she has already passed the exams?" Tsunade looked at him for a moment before going back to her seat. She entwined her fingers thus, covering her nose and chin. "I didn't say you have to let her quit. Sakura is a strong ninja and I know she will overcome this sickness of hers. I know that she will succeed in missions but I recommend you not to take her on an S to B Rank missions, it will only put her life in stake." Sarutobi only looked at the window with a sad gaze. Everything seems wrong that moment. "I see… But I can't just let Sakura always stay indoors, she has to be free and expose sometimes. She has to experience on going to Rank S to B Missions." Sarutobi reasoned while looking at the window. "You could actually let her go but… have you found a guardian for her?" Tsunade asked to the Hokage with a concern expression. "I do… In fact, he's the best graduate ninja of the Academy. Uchiha Sasuke…"

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Three newly Genins walked over the corridor of the hospital as they watched the nurses and medics go to work and doing their regular things. "Do you think Sakura-chan is awake?" Hinata, the Hyuuga Heiress asked while never taking her eyes off the corridor. Naruto only looked at Hinata before tilting his head down. "I don't know but I hope she is." Naruto was looking at his feet, not minding where he was going. He was thinking of Sakura and what information Kakashi just gave him and Sasuke about her. A moment or two, Naruto bumped something thus making him stumble down the ground. "N-naruto-kun… A-are you o-okay?" Hinata asked worriedly to the perky blonde who was still on the floor, rubbing his head.

Glaring at the 'thing' he bump, Naruto noticed it was Sasuke's back who he had bump. "Hey! Why did you stop walking!?" Sasuke only looked at the perky blonde before looking at the room number. "You better pay more attention dope. We're already here." Naruto made an 'o' shape in his mouth before standing and looking at the door with a sad gaze. Hinata looked at Naruto with concern before placing a comforting hand on his shoulder. "I-I'm s-sure s-she's a-alright." Naruto looked at the red face of Hinata before nodding his head. Sasuke didn't mind the people at his back. He slowly put his hand on the golden knob before turning it to the left slowly.

As the door open, there on the bed was Sakura, resting quietly. "Wow, this doesn't even seem to be a hospital room…" Naruto said with amazement. The room indeed doesn't seem to be a regular hospital room. The background of the room was painted in white with small flowers as decorations. On the side of her room was a shelf full of stuff toys and on the down part were some books. Adjacent to the shelf, on the right side, was a balcony door. On her balcony were different kinds of flower. Sakura's bed was on the right corner of the room. The bed sheets were white with printed cherry blossoms and the same goes to her pillow case. On the side of her bed was a white printed blossom dresser. On top of it was single vase with 3 white roses and a picture frame but sadly, the picture frame was still empty. "It's as if this is Sakura's room!" Naruto claimed with amazement. "N-naruto-kun… Please l-lower y-your v-voice… Sakura-chan i-is s-still s-sleeping…"

Naruto smiled a sheepish grin before looking at the peaceful form of Sakura. Sasuke was sitting on the white chair near Sakura while checking on her. "Do you think Sakura-chan is okay?" Naruto asked while standing on the side of Sasuke. "Don't know…" Sasuke replied without removing his gaze from Sakura's form. Sakura winced a bit in her sleep while scrunching her nose and her eyes. "What's happening to her?" Naruto asked with concern and worry. "I'll call the doctor…" Hinata was about to dodge out of the room when Naruto hold her arm thus, making her blush a furious shade of red. "She's awake." Naruto announced before letting her arm go. Hinata quietly nod and went to Sakura's bed. Sakura opened her eyes and blink a few time to get a better vision. "Naruto-kun… Hinata-chan… Sasuke-san… What are you all doing in here?" Sakura asked softly while attempting to sit down with the assist of Sasuke. "We came here to visit you since you're our teammate…" Naruto nodded with his foxy grin never leaving his face.

"Sorry…" Sakura stated simply. "W-Why a-are y-you s-saying s-sorry?" Hinata asked timidly while looking at the pinkette whose head was downcast in shame. "I didn't tell you that I was ill…" Sakura said. "Ill or not ill, you're still are comrade and always be one… It doesn't matter anyway, as long as you're okay now, that's what matters." Sasuke told Sakura while looking at the window. Sakura softly smiled at her friends before Tsunade went in with a knock. Upon entering, Tsunade looked at Sakura's friends before grinning at them softly. "Tsunade-san… Is there anything you need?" Sakura asked while looking at her doctor.

"Sakura… I'm sorry…" Tsunade stated while looking at the innocent yet naïve gaze of Sakura. Sakura only looked at Tsunade with a curious gaze as well as her friends. "Sakura… I tried the best I could for your illness… But, you will never gain your memories again…" Tsunada stated softly with sad eyes. Sakura looked at Tsunade with her usual gaze. "What do you mean she can't restore her memories?" Naruto asked a bit angry and sad at the same time for his friend. "You see, Sakura was in this hospital for a year due to coma for 3 months and having deep wounds and serious fractures… For that certain time, Sakura did not gain a single memory of her past and nor did she recover from her illness…" Tsunade sadly reported to the friends of Sakura. Hinata looked at Sakura who had looking at her bed sheets. She had clutch the bed sheets while her bangs had cover her eyes to hide what she had felt. "W-what i-is her i-illness t-then?" Hinata asked shyly to the doctor. "Her illness involves her memories and her health." Naruto and the rest only looked at Sakura who was still tilting her head down. "I'm sorry…" Tsunade said once again before leaving the room.

"Sakura-chan… I'm sure everything's going to be okay…" Naruto assured his friend while pushing a smile. Sakura tilted her head and looked at her friends. "I suppose…" Sakura thought before resting her head to the pillow and closing her eyes. "I… want… to rest…" Sakura stated softly. Naruto and Hinata looked at each other. "O-okay S-Sakura-chan… W-we will v-visit you sometime…" Hinata told the pinkette before exiting the room. Sasuke looked over to Sakura with a soft gaze. He was sad to hear that Sakura cannot restore her memories and that she had been in here for a year already. Quietly, Sasuke sat beside Sakura and softly caress her pink locks. While doing so, Sasuke noticed the necklace Sakura was wearing as it glimmered a bit. Looking closely, Sasuke's eyes widened a bit, remembering a memory. 'The necklace… It… just looks like what Itachi was going to give to someone important to him… Could it be that Sakura is his treasured jewelry?' Sasuke looked at it closely while having doubts. 'What if it is her? No… It can't be her…' Sasuke thought while looking closely at the face of Sakura. ´It's not her… The necklace may be similar but there's a difference to what Itachi had…' Sasuke retrieve his hand softly from Sakura's necklace. He stood up and was about to leave when his hand was grab softly and hesitantly. Looking at the form of the bed, Sakura was grabbing Sasuke's hand while looking at him softly. "Please don't leave me… Could you stay a little longer?" Sakura asked softly.

Sasuke blushed while looking at her hand on his. Looking anywhere but her, Sasuke tightened his grip of Sakura's hand while taking back his seat. Sakura smiled softly and soon closed her eyes to rest while Sasuke was watching over her. "Sasuke-san… I heard of an annual fare here in Konoha and plenty of ninjas would come to celebrate… Could you… come with me?" Sakura asked sheepishly to the dark eyed Uchiha. Sasuke looked at Sakura then backed to the window. "It will only be a waste of time… I still have some training to do…" Sasuke told her calmly with his stoic expression. "Sorry… I'll ask Naruto-kun and the others then…" Sakura stated simply while releasing her hand from the grip of Sasuke. Sasuke scowled his face. It was Naruto again. What was so special about the less able ninja? "I haven't yet finished Sakura… I will just move my training and I will come with you to the annual fare…" Sakura opened her eyes and looked at Sasuke thankfully. "I thank you… Sasuke-san…" Sasuke only looked at her before smiling.