Hey everybody out there. This is my first fanfic and I've written about 4 chapters so far this week (in a notebook) and I'm gonna type the first chapter up and see if anyone likes it. I'll continue sooner if I find some people do but I won't release any till my two-weeks off in October (school system is different here). So… I should have a fairly good sized story by then to type up.

Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own Naruto [ so all you lawyers out there stay back (pulls out sword).

AN: This is a NaruSaku fic I was originally against it at first, but I dunno something happened now I'm a fan . Well I'm gonna try to make their relationship slow cause I hate those stories where one minute Naruto Returns and the next he's making out with Sakura. I think this is story is going to be one of many in a series. That or I'll just make one huge story still not sure. Well if this story doesn't seem good feel free to tell me, I'm just a freshman and my writing skills aren't that great compared to those college writers out there.

Anyways enough about me… ON WITH THE SHOW! err.. Story.

Life: A Shinobi's Will of Fire

Chapter 1

"What are the casualties?" The fifth Hokage was examining the reports of the attack that happened a few hours ago. A large sum of rogue ninja had attacked Konoha's East gate. They seemed to be operating independently, but with the threats of Sound and Akatsuki raising there was no room for error.

"Not many we're still counting the casualties and looking for the missing and hopefully survivors." said the ANBU. "Here's the list of who's fallen so far, the Harunos and a few civilians" The man looked at the floor showing his respects to his fallen comrades.

"Has my apprentice found out yet?"

"Found what out Tsunade-sensei?" Tsunade mentally cursed herself as her student Haruno Sakura walked in the door.

"Sakura I think you need to sit down." Tsunade then began to explain the events of what happened a few hours ago and comforted her student while she had a breakdown. It was all she could really do. The Hokage knew that it would be a while until her apprentice had gotten over her parents deaths and started planning on what she could do to help.

As soon as Sakura had fallen asleep Tsunade had gotten Shizune to bring her to one of the spare rooms and let her sleep for the night. Then she began writing a letter to a certain blond haired ninja and his perverted sensei. Saying that he had a mission for the White haired Sannin which required them to return home immediately.

"Come on Ero-sennin the message said URGENT! That means its got to be important if she has to call us back after only one year! What if sound's doing something!" no response "Hey! Get off your lazy perverted ass and move!" He said while throwing his Sensei off in the direction of Konoha.

"Alright brat im going already" The Gama-Sannin said picking up his pace to try and catch up with his, as Gai would call him a 'very-youthful' blond apprentice.

"Well about time! Come on we can get there soon if we pick up the pace." Naruto formed a hand-seal and said "Kai" releasing his weights, which currently weighed 800lbs. "Eat my dust Ero-Sennin!" And with those words Naruto sped off leaving his sensei who still was a bit tired from the sparring they had done yesterday.

"Kit you could go easy on him you know? We tired him out yesterday don't for get he's 50 something, not much compared to me but you flesh bags don't exactly live as long as I do." The fox said with a few mumblings about how flesh bags get old to quickly.

' I know I'm just a worried I mean baa-chan wasn't suppose to bother us at all unless It was urgent.'

The rest of the trip to Konoha was silent and the duo arrived an hour later. When they had finally arrived they were briefed on what happened 2 nights ago and the funeral for the fallen ninja, Sakura's parents, that was to be held soon.

"Wheres Sakura-chan now?"

"I think she's at her friend Ino's she really broke down but hasn't said much to anyone unless it was absolutely necessary. Its not good to see her like this she feels all alone now no matter what anyone tells her." The 5th Hokage was having a bad day, every since the incident her days were really over all bad.

"Naruto I need to talk with Jiraiya so can you please leave for a while? You should get ready for the funeral." Naruto nodded and headed out the window towards the direction of his apartment.

The day was dark and cloudy and you didn't need to be physic to know it was going to rain. Thunder could be heard off in the distance. It was funeral weather. Similar to the weather of the third's funeral.

Sakura was kneeling in front of a picture with two people. She was holding a bouquet of flowers her mothers' favorite pink roses. She cried silent tears while looking at the picture she wanted to break down, but she couldn't she wanted to show she was brave, not afraid of being alone. Deep down she was terrified, the pain was almost unbearable and she had only been with it for 2 days while Sasuke and Naruto had to put up with it for years. She wish she was strong like them, able to live a lonely life, especially like Naruto he had been alone since birth and yet was the most cheerful person she knew.

Naruto along with most of the ninja populace watched as Sakura mourned the loss of her parents. It had begun to drizzle a while ago and was only getting stronger. He like everyone else was wearing full black. He wore his only black kimono that still fit and tied his forehead protector around his neck as a show of respect for the fallen ninja. His hair was hanging down, it had grown a bit longer and without the forehead protector to prop it up it drooped down almost covering his sapphire eyes. He wanted to go up to Sakura and comfort her, but didn't know what to do. Sasuke would better understand this than he did, he knew the pain of loneliness, but didn't know the pain of losing parents just like Sasuke had told him when they fought.

"Just go up to her already dammit!" The fox yelled from the confines of his cage. He and Naruto had gotten closer during the year and a half he had been gone.

'I know I want to but I don't know what to say or what to do what if I just make it worse?'

"How much worse can you make it? I mean she's loss her parents and thinks she's loss Sasuke. You could remind her that she isn't alone! So now get your little human ass up there!"

Naruto worked up the courage to get closer to the still kneeling Sakura. He stopped for a while as other people came up to her and give her their condolences. He just stood there and watched her it hurt him to see her in so much pain.

Kakashi watched as the crowd of people came and went. Now all that was left were the rookie nine, (minus Sasuke) team Gai and their senseis', the Hokage, her assistant, Jiraiya and the Yamanaka's. (Whom Sakura was currently staying with) It surprised him at first to see his blond student back so soon, but they had sent for Jiraiya to investigate the reason for the rouge ninja attack. After all they had found one former sound nin in the bunch that had attacked the village. So they had sent for Jiraiya to take a one month mission leaving Naruto in Konoha while he investigated. Still he didn't know himself how to deal with Sakura. Sasuke usually took care of himself so he didn't need to pay much attention to him, even though he did give Sasuke one on one training. Naruto had always been so cheerful so he thought nothing was wrong with him, but then he found out it was just a mask and by the time he did the damage had already been done. He felt like he was a failure as a Sensei. His team which reminded him so much of his own were all neglected by him even the one person he gave the most attention too turned out for the worse. It was times like this that he wished his own Sensei was alive, he would know what to do.

Team 7, you might as well call them team orphan. Their sensei's father had died, committing seppuku. Sasuke's entire clan was murdered by his brother. Naruto was orphaned at birth. Now Sakura's parents had died while she was only 14. There loneliness was painful, but with each others help it wouldn't hurt so bad. Hopefully.

Naruto was still watching Sakura it was now raining hard and now there were only a hand full of people left. He finally got up the courage to walk up to her and rested a hand on her shoulder. She looked at him un able to recognize him at first with something other than orange on, and she didn't expect him to be here in the first place.

"Naruto?" She asked face still stained with tears, it was hard to tell with the rain that was falling.

"The one and only" He gave her a sad smile and kneeled down with her and gazed at the picture she had been staring at for the past few hours.

"I'm sorry" she said. He gave her a confused look, what was she sorry for?

"Huh?" he asked tilting his head slightly while looking at her.

"I'm sorry that I never helped you through this pain, this loneliness. I never realized how much it hurt. How did you ever go all those years feeling like this, so alone." She asked hugging him crying in his chest.

He was shocked at first but quickly got over it and hugged her tightly back. He pulled away for a bit and brushed the hair out of her face and gave her a genuine smile. "As long as I live and breathe I promise you'll never be alone, ever. You can always count on me Sakura-chan" he said hugging her again.

"Arigatou, Naruto" She said barely in a whisper and then just stayed there letting everything out, crying in his warm embrace. Till finally she fell asleep a deep un troubled sleep. One she hadn't had for days.

Another half an hour passed before the Hokage finally went up to the two teammates. "How is she?" she asked.

"Sleeping, but she'll be fine I know it" He replied looking up at her with a sincere smile on his face.

"I think you should take her back to Ino's place. She deserves some rest" he nodded and picked her up as gently as possible careful not to wake her up. Ino and her parents then came up from behind the Hokage giving him a thankful smile and then they proceeded to walk toward the Yamanaka household.

"You really handled that well back there" Ino said quietly trying not to disturb Sakura. "She hasn't slept much recently, or cried much for that matter, she was holding it all in. I guess your all she really needed." She smiled and winked at him.

"I'm just doing what I can to make sure Sakura-chan stays happy and knows that she'll never be alone." He replied looking at the sleeping form in his arms.

"You know your okay for a big idiot" She said while smirking.

"Hey!' he whispered harshly before sticking his tongue out at her and ignoring the foxes laughter in his head.

The elder Yamanaka's just looked at the teenagers from behind both having similar thoughts. 'This is the so called Demon?'

They continued until they reached the household and Naruto put Sakura into the guess room before saying his goodbyes and went back towards his apartment.

End Chapter

Well there you have it some NaruSaku there but doesn't mean that it goes fast. Next few chapters will be about Naruto's one month stay in Konoha, Sakura trying to sort her feeling for the blond, training, etc.

Reviews please , Support, Flames, Suggestions all welcome. Especially suggestions running out of ideas and stuff.

-Nikki