BP: Hello everyone! BananaPlant here, with a brand to story filled with wonderful oneshots! These will feature Sakura with a male of your choosing n.n. So if you have someone you want to see Sakura with, just review and state your ingredient of choice! Also, if there is a particular situation you'd like to see them in, you can state that also (nods). Anyway, hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

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Ramen, Ramen, Ramen

He tried, he always tired. Whatever Naruto did in life, he always tried his best. And when the prize was more important, he'd stretch his limits even farther.

Like being Hokage! His lifetime goal. He'd always talk about being Hokage, about surpassing everyone and showing what he was made of. But why? Why did he want to be Hokage so bad? His friends had always wondered, but none had ever asked. That is, except when the object of his affections had finally gotten curious and decided to lay her pride on the line for the answer.

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A series of sharp knocks awoke the sleeping teen from a wonderful, ramen filed dreams. The blond haired boy stood up groggily, running a hand through his messy spikes. The knock became more constant as he made his way to the door.

"I'm coming, I'm coming…" He grumbled as he opened the door.

"Naruto! It's already 4 o'clock! Don't tell me you were sleeping?" Sakura stood before him, and irritated look on her face.

"Sakura?" It took a moment for it to register in his mind who it was that was standing in front of him. "Oie!" He called out when it finally dawned on him. A wide grin spread across his face as he opened the door wider. "What are you doing here? Does Tsunade need us for something?"

Sakura stared down at her feet, kicking softly at the ground. "Actually, I've come here for a different reason." She muttered.

"Oie! Is it for a date?!" The moment the question left his lips he leaned back, preparing for the screaming that he knew was coming his way.

But it didn't come. Sakura had turned slightly, so he could only see the side of her face, a determined look grazing it before she looked back at him and smiled. "Actually…yes! I've come here for a date Naruto! Will you come?"

Needless to say Naruto was taken aback. After a few moments, his eyes narrowed slightly. "Alright, what have you done with the real Sakura?"

The pink haired nin blinked in confusion. "What are you talking about, I AM the real Sakura."

"Yea right. The real Sakura would never ask me out on a date! Plus…" He looked her up and down. "Sakura's chest is a lot sm-"

A crack was heard through the whole village as Naruto was thrown back against the wall. "Naruto you pervert!"

Naruto laid there, a dazed look on his face as he cradled his injured head. "I guess…you ARE the real Sakura…"

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After making Sakura feel guilty enough to nurse his head, the two had found themselves a booth in the corner of Ichiraku. Sakura had waited till their ramen had arrived before setting in on her quest.

"Hey, Naruto, do you think I can ask you something?" Naruto looked up, halfway though his fourth bowl.

"Sure Sakura! Ask me anything!"

"Well…I've been wondering…" She pushed the noodles in her bowl around, trying to think of a way to word her question. "Why?"

Naruto looked up, the noodles on his own chopsticks sliding back into their bowl. "Why what?"

"Why…do you want to be Hokage, Naruto?" She stared to the side so she wouldn't have to see his face. "You've always said how you wanted to be Hokage, but I don't think you've ever fully explained it to me. If you have, I must have forgotten, and I'm sorry if I have…"

She looked up when she her the soft tap of chopsticks being placed on the table. She was surprised as the first time in her life Naruto pushed his bowl of ramen to the side. He leaned over, lacing his hands together. "I was wondering when you were going to ask me something." He smiled sadly.

"W-what do you mean?"

"I'm not stupid, Sakura. I know I may act like it, but I am not as dense as you all like to believe I am."

"N-Naruto…"

"I figured you would just want to go out with me for want. That you just wouldn't want to have fun with me…" He leaned back into a more relaxed posture.

"I'm sorry, I just-"

"I'll tell you, Sakura. But only because you're the person that's so close to my heart. Even if I'm not as close to yours." He winked at her, causing her guilt and confusion to melt into her flushed cheeks. "I want to be Hokage…to prove, not just to everyone but, to myself that I'm not a failure. I grew up being made fun of and ignored. I grew up listening to all the bad things people had to say about me. Now, I want to make them eat their words. I want to be someone they have to look up to. Someone the realize they were wrong about. I…want them to swallow their pride and admit I'm the one they have to depend on…" He tapered off quietly.

The whole time Sakura had her head down. This was one of the few times she ever felt immense guilt. She had been one of those people. She had laughed at him, teased him, called him useless. She had become what she hated most. She had become like those bullies that used to pick on her.

"Sakura…one day you'll learn everything I do and have done is for a reason…" He continued, picking up his chopsticks once again. "Even my love of ramen. If you haven't noticed, I wasn't exactly rich when I was younger, not that I am now. So ramen was all I could afford. After a few weeks of it, you get hooked on the taste!" He winked at her and started easting again, showing her that he was finished and her question had been answered.

By the time she dazed back in she saw him lay money down on the table, enough for him and her both. "Well Sakura, it's been fun being on this 'date' with you, but I think I'll swing by the Hokage's office and see if there are any missions waiting for me!" Just like that his happy, hyper self was back in place. "Maybe I'll get a super cool A rank mission!" He waved to her grinning. "Wish me luck on it!"

Sakura looked on as he left, her own bowl of ramen forgotten and cold. And didn't know what compelled her to do what she did next, but she didn't feel regret for it. The pink haired girl dashed out of the ramen stand, determined not to lose site of her friend. "Naruto!" She yelled.

The blond haired boy looked back, just as he was about to round a corner. Sakura weaved though the people that was in her way as she approached him. "Naruto!" She called again. The boy turned around to face her as she finally reached him.

"What is it Sakura?" His face looked puzzled.

"Um…can I ask you one more question?" Her voice was determined, which confused Naruto even more. He blinked a few times before grinning and nodding his head.

"Sure you can Sakura! I already told you, you can ask me anything!"

"Can we…can we go on a real date!"

This question shocked Naruto more then Sakura intended it to. "Uh…"

Sakura lowered her head. "I just…want to go on a real date with you Naruto. I just want to have fun." She spoke, recalling the words he had used. Her head stayed down, wondering if, for the first time in her life, she'd be rejected by Naruto. Her eyes widened when she head the soft chuckle that left his lips.

"Sure then Sakura. I'll pick you up around 8:30?" He grinned. Getting ready to leave, Sakura pulled him back softly, placing a kiss on his cheek.

"8:30 it is." She whispered before disappearing from his sight.

Naruto stared blankly, running a hand along the place her lips had touched. A large smile made it's was to his face as he started back on his way to the Hokage's office.

And that fake date they had, would be the start of many real ones.

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BP: Oh the OOCness! XD. Anyway. Hope you liked the story and will review with the could you want next.