Author's note: it's me again. It's chapter 1(or is it 2?) this time. Please rate and review!

Disclaimer: I don't own naruto.


Chapter 1: Time Goes on

Eventually, 'soon' turned into days, days turned into weeks, weeks into months, months into years….
Seasons passed one after another, unstopping…..
He never did return….

…….…….

It was a lively day once again in the hidden village of the leaf, Konoha.
However, apart from the crowd of villagers, a certain blonde ninja clad in orange stuck out like a sore thumb.
"C'mon, Sakura-chan!" he said with a wide-grin. "Let's have some ramen!"
'Sakura-chan', a kunoichi with pink hair and green eyes, raised an eyebrow when she spotted someone else behind the loudmouth ninja.
"Ah, Sai! Captain Yamato, ohayo!"
"Ohayo, Sakura-kun," Yamato said with a smile, "Naruto-kun."
Naruto grinned widely, when he noticed someone else was missing.
"Oy, is Kakashi-sensei late again today?"
Yamato stared, confused, before laughing.
"No. he's right there, Naruto-kun."
With that, he pointed up, to where a ninja was sitting on someone's balcony, reading an orange book.
"Yo," Kakashi finally said, grinning from underneath his mask.
"Ready to train for today, Naruto?"
Naruto grinned widely.
"Ready, Kakashi-sensei!"

…..…..

The sun was already going down when he decided he had enough."it's getting dark anyways," Sakura said, as she stared at the horizon. "We should go home for today."
"B-but-! Sakura-chan, I haven't had any ramen yet!" Naruto protested childishly.
"Baka! You eat that stuff too much anyways! Eat some normal food for once!"
Naruto hung his head in shame when Sai suddenly said, "Why don't we all go eat ramen? I'll pay."
"R-Really?!" Naruto exclaimed, cheerfully and energetic once again, "Yes!!"
and as he ran ahead, Sakura turned to Sai, a small smile on her face.
"I hope you know you'll end up using a lot of your money, Sai," she muttered silently to him, "knowing naruto, he has a huge appetite for ramen…"
"Eh? Oh, it's okay, Sakura," Sai said, with one of his smiles, "I don't mind treating a friend."
Sakura's smile grew friendlier as she thought back to when Sai first started hanging out with them. He was better now, kinder, and he finally stopped calling her an ugly bitch. He even smiled from the heart more often whenever they were joking and laughing.
To be quite honest, whenever he smiled….she….
"Sakura." Suddenly came Kakashi's voice.
"Eh?!" Snapping out of thought, she looked and saw that everyone was staring at her.
"We're here, Sakura-chan," Naruto said, "don't you want to order?"
"Ah….." she looked down at her feet for a moment before smiling back up at them.
"Hai. I want some beef ramen please."
"Please have a seat while we prepare your ramen!" Ayame said with a smile, "it'll be here soon."
Nodding, she took a seat between Sai and Kakashi, and for a moment, they were all silent until their ramen was served.
"Itakidamasu!" Naruto exclaimed as he dug in.
Breaking her chopsticks apart, Sakura began to dig in as well when she noticed something.
"Ano, Ayame…this is miso ramen…" she said, "I ordered beef ramen."
"Oops! Then, who entered the miso ramen?"
"….me…"
A small pale figure sitting a couple of seats from her with long silver hair slowly raised her hand, all the while keeping her gaze on the table.
"…I ordered the ramen…" she said softly.
"My apologies," ayame said, bowing as she replaced the bowl. "Please enjoy!"
"Oh yeah, that reminds me!" Naruto stared at his former sensei's mask and tried not to look suspicious.
"Aren't you going to eat anything, Kakashi-sensei?"
"Hmm..? Ah, no. I'm on a diet," Kakashi said with a smile.
"…darn…" naruto muttered, depressed.
"….Kakashi….?"
to his surprise, the young woman from a while ago turned to face him, her now visible gray eyes sparkling.
"……a-are you really named kakashi?" she asked, her soft voice cracking.
"More importantly….are you Hatake Kakashi?"


author's note: I apologize…it was kinda boring……but I'll try my best!
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