Naruto looked around. He was on the same road. But the was something off. He no longer had Ino by his side. The once smiling villagers, no looked at him with anger. It scared him. He looked down at himself. He was a child again! What the hell was going on? He began to walk alone down the streets. He walked quickly, hurriedly, and he had a fearful look in his eyes. The young boy received glares. People threw stuff at him. Naruto looked around. Glares. They were all directed at him. The small boy averted his gaze. Then a voice broke out.

"Monster!" It shouted.

A can was thrown and it hit the boy in the head. He started to run. What did he do? He ran as quickly as he could down the streets, a mob forming behind him.

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Ino looked at Naruto confused. He seemed to be staring off into space. There was something is his eyes. Fear. What the hell was he seeing? The dropped his crutches. Ino was worried. Naruto turned and bolted down the street, With Ino and a number of villagers chasing after him

Naruto looked behind him. They were still there. Behind him. He turned the corner into the alleys. They followed his every turn no matter what. Naruto turned again but stopped when he ran into a dead end.

"MONSTER!" "DEMON!" "BASTARD!" "DEAD LAST!" "FAILURE!"

Naruto clenched his head and sunk to the ground with anticipation. A paniced fearful look in his eyes.

Ino became panicked. What was wrong? She wanted to catch up. Fire burned in her eyes and she picked up speed. When she caught up to him she saw him on the ground. He looked up at her and his eyes begged for something. Something that she didn't think she could give him. She looked back at the villagers and told the to stay back a second. She hesitantly walked up to him and knelt down next to him. She placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Naruto-kun..." she said softly. "Naruto-kun, please snap out of it." She shook his gently like trying to wake a sleeping person. He blinked a few times then shook his head trying to clear the fog.

"I-Ino-chan?"

"Naruto-kun... What did you remember?"

"I... remembered the glares. The hatred that was aimed toward me." he lowered his head and peeked at the villagers. Most of the crowd looked down at their feet. Being some of the people that did that to him when he was a child. An elder woman stepped forward.

"Don't you worry about those glares now sonny." she said. "Hope you can forgive an old woman for doing that to you in the past."

Naruto glanced at the woman. He got up off the ground. He found Ino's sleeve and he pulled her past the crowd. The old woman and the crowed watched sadly at the retreating blond.

"Naruto-sama will forgive us right?" someone asked quietly.

"Of course he will!" someone else said. "Naruto-sama isn't one to hold a grudge. He is to forgiving."

Ino didn't particularly like being drug around all over creation. But it seemed the longer they walked and the more people they passed, the more Cautious, fearful, and sad looking he became. It broke Ino's heart seeing him like this. It was only when they reached a deserted part of town did he stop and calm down. Ino reached up and placed a hand on his cheek.

"What would he have done?" he asked quietly.

"Huh?"

"What would Naruto Uzumaki have done?" he clarified.

Ino looked up at him. How could something as simple as remembering break a man so strong? She thought about his question. What would Naruto have done? He would have brushed it off right. Said something about how he would gain their respect. But what if he already had their respect?

"Naruto... would have forgiven them. They all love and respect you."

"That's not really true." he mumbled.

"What?"

"They don't love me." he said. "They love they man under the water."

"Naruto..."

He looked down at her. His eyes seemed to say 'Don't tell me it's not true because that's Bullshit.' He knew the feelings he had had in that memory. There was no doubt that he would find it hard to trust the people. She however was going to disobey. She grabbed him by his jacket and started to shack him.

"Naruto that isn't true! There are plenty off people who love you even if you don't remember them. They would never stop loving you. They missed you for so long. You're back now. Maybe not mentally but physically you are and that is good enough for them." She had stopped shaking him as she had started sobbing and couldn't concentrate on shaking and yelling at him. "Why can't you get it threw that thick skull of yours? We missed you... I missed you... I don't think... I can take seeing you like this."

"Okay." he said quietly. She looked up at his face. He had a small smile that graced his lips. She thought it would only get better earlier. But now she thought that it might only get worse. I thought she might know what would cheer him up. She wiped her eyes then grinned up at him.

"Come on. We're going to get some ramen." she said.

Ino pulled a hesitant Naruto back into the busy streets and into the now famous ramen shop. After his believed death, many people had started to eat at Ichiraku's to honor him. Even Tazuna, Inari, and Tsunami had come.

It was dark out and Naruto saw the light of the Ramen shop ahead. He entered then yelled.

"Hey old man! Can I have a large bowl of miso?"

Naruto wondered why he said that. It was rude. A man peeked a head around the corner smiled. "Naruto my boy." he said. "Coming right up."

Naruto stopped and walked inside instinctively walking to the seat that he felt was his. He looked around. It was much more crowded then he remembered in his memory. And bigger to. Someone dropped their chopsticks gaining Naruto's attention.

"I don't believe it..."

"Hey old man." Naruto said with a grin.

"Evil Spirit! How dare you take the form of my favorite costumer! Be gone Evil Spirit! Be gone!"

The commotion had gained everyone's attention and they stared on in fascination and shock. No one had heard a rumor about it. It was a pretty well kept secret.

"Aw come on. I'm not lying to you. I might not remember, but..."

"NOT REMEMBER?" the ramen shop owner shouted. "DO YOU NOT REMEMBER THE TASTE OF YOUR FAVORITE RAMEN? I MUST MAKE YOU SOME RIGHT THIS INSTANT!"

The man rushed into the kitchen and began the cook. Naruto sweat dropped. What the hell is wrong with these people? He heard whispers and turned to see everyone looking at him. Ino had taken her seat next to him.

"Was I really that well known?" he asked.

"You are the villages hero." she replied in an as a matter of fact tone. "Of course they are going to know you."

"Here you are!" Ichraku said placing a bowl in front of Naruto. Naruto broke his chopsticks and shoveled so ramen in his mouth. Ichiraku and Everyone else looked on at him with anticipation. Naruto smiled. And everyone figured he remembered now. But they didn't know it didn't all just come back to him.

"Ino?"

"Hm?"

"Did I hate the three minutes it takes to make ramen?" he asked.

Ino smiled. "You sure did."

Kyubbi looked down at his container. Everything looked the same. Kyubbi was about to turn away but from the corner of his eye, he saw the slightest of motion. A twitch. As if he were asleep. Kyubbi Concentrated on hi.

The occasional twitch. Rusted chains.

Kitsune: I thought that was a cute end to a relatively short chapter.

Kyubbi: …...

Kitsune: What?

Kyubbi: Oh nothing.

Kitsune: Anyway. Next Chapter will be out soon. Promise ^^ Oh and Suna no Ken... comment made my day.