Fifteen minutes and three bowls of miso ramen later, the two walked pass the curtains and onto the street. Walking by each others side, they remained silent. The air between them seemed heavy, thick and both were having trouble beginning the conversation. It was an awkward silence, which lasted for about five minutes, the longest five minutes in their life.

Naruto walked along the pinkette, and watched her with the corners of his eyes. He didn't know what to say, or how to get her to speak. He hoped she would begin soon, since he wanted to know about his own life. Noticing she opened her mouth slightly, he got excited about listening, but no sound came out.

With a confused face, he continued staring at the girl, until the moment she began speaking.

'' Well.. After the Academy exams were over, everyone was put into teams of three members plus their sensei. You were asigned into team seven, like Tsunade-sama already told you. Our team was given Kakashi Hatake as a sensei, who is one of the strongest shinobi of our village. He is also called ' The Copy Ninja ' due to having the sharingan, and being able to copy off most jutsus. He is often replaced by Yamato-taichou, who is also a skilled shinobi. Then, we have, well.. actually had.. Uchiha Sasuke, who left the village and is now replaced by Sai. Sai is an artistic type, and neither one of us get along great with him, but we do try. In the end, there's me, a medical ninja. ''

'' Hmm, i see.. But this Sasuke, why did he leave? '' Naruto asked, turning his head towards the pinkette. His eyes widen at the sight of pain on her face, the hurt in her eyes. He didn't know nor could understand her reaction.

'' Sasuke.. Uhm.. '' She began, letting out a sigh. '' Sasuke was seeking revenge, on his older brother. You see, the whole Uchiha clan was murdered, by the hands of non other but his older brother. Sasuke lost his parents, family, his whole clan and ever since that day, he sought revenge, it was all that matter to him.. During the days of our team, we all had fun doing missions and training together, but he was always drifting apart from us.. And one day, he did it.. He left the village and i was there, i tried stopping him.. But i couldn't.. '' She spoke, closing her eyes as they were tearing up. ''.. Then, a team was formed, a rescue team with you and our friends, and your mission was to bring him back.. But you couldn't, none of you could bring him back.. His mind was set on revenge, it became his goal in life.. Ever since that day, you trained, you pushed yourself beyond your limits just so you could bring him back.. We all did, we all tried, but we failed time after time.. ''

A cold chill went down his spine. Her words, the sorrow tone of her voice echoed inside of his head. He couldn't erase the image of the pain in her emerald eyes, even if he wanted to. He couldn't believe someone could bring so much pain to the girl. It brought pain to his heart, seeing her like that, it made him willing to do anything just to take that pain away from her. It was something he couldn't understand, but seeing her like that, broke his heart. He couldn't remember the boy she talked about, but could see he meant much to her.

'' You know.. You two were best friends.. '' Sakura said, interrupting his thoughts.

Naruto looked at her, blinking. '' Really? ''

Sakura nodded with a soft smile on her face. '' You two never got along at first, all you did was fight, argue.. You always competed with one another, both wanted to be winners, not to fall behind.. That rivalry of your got out of hand at times, but it's what brought the two of you closer.. I was always envious of you two, because i always wished to be strong as you.. You see Naruto, Sasuke pushed you to become stronger, all you wanted was to surpass him, but i could see it, even if you couldn't, you pushed Sasuke even more.. Not just in a physical way, but also, you pushed him into letting you in his life, letting all of us.. Sasuke may have been cold, but i know that deep down he cared for all of us.. ''

I had a best friend.. Heh.. And i couldn't bring him back.. I couldn't save him.. What kind of a best friend am i..?

Sakura looked at the blonde, and could see that he was lost in his own thoughts. She could only assume that he was thinking about Sasuke. The look in his eyes only showed her that he was thinking of Sasuke's absence, maybe blaming himself. It wasn't an easy subject, neither for her nor for him, she could see it. The pinkette wished she didn't have to talk about it, but in order for Naruto to regain his memories, it had to be done. There are many painful things in his life, and she didn't want to bring out all off them, even though he would eventually find out. Sasuke's leaving was enough for the moment, it was enough for the blonde to handle. It was weird seeing him like that, because she could tell he was pushing himself into remembering, and she hoped that he would. As far as her knowledge of memory loss went, the memory could be returned in any moment, but it rarely happened immediately.

'' So tell me, does anything sound familliar? ''

'' Nothing at all.. It's like my brain shut down on me.. '' Naruto replied, placing his hands on the sides of his head.

'' Hey, that's alright.. You're memories will return in time. Everyone knows what happened, and everyone is praying for you. The whole village has you in their thoughts. ''

His eyes widen as he looked at her. '' W-What? ''

Sakura stopped walking as she turned to the blonde. '' You're a hero Naruto. Someone who saved our village multiple times. You bring hope to everyone, and make every person believe in themselves and in their dreams, you make people keep pushing and not give up. You're a huge influence here, even though you might not realize it. I've seen our friends train harder because they don't want to fall behind, because they want to become stronger, because they know you did it. ''

Naruto just stood there and stared blankly at the girl.

'' You see, out of our whole class, our generation, you have succeeded most. And i know that, because i was right by your side and i watched you grow. You couldn't make a single shadow clone, and now, each time you use that jutsu, the number of clones grow. You keep getting stronger, because you have a goal. You have a dream.. '' She spoke in a soft tone.

'' ..To become the next Hokage. '' Naruto said.

Sakura nodded. '' The whole village knows it, and they all believe in you. So do i. This amnesia is just one small step back, which you will conquer like everything else. ''

'' Thank you.. ''

Sakura looked at him, slightly confused. '' Huh? ''

'' Thank you..For believing in me.. You're the first person who has ever told me this.. It's the first time i've heard someone believes in me, as far as i remember.. And i can't explain how much it means to me Sakura.. ''

Bending her head down slightly, Sakura was smiling. She then looked up at the boy, her emerald eyes shined with the Sun rays. '' I will always believe in you. ''

Naruto stared at the girl in front of him. He could feel his heart beating faster then it normally did. The way the Sun rays fell at that moment, her eyes shined brightly. Her cherry blossom hair looked even prettier and hearing her words, only made the warm feeling he felt before, grow bigger. She was the first person he talked with, after the Hokage. Someone his age, someone who is a large part of his life, she was his teammate after all. He knew they were friends. To him, it seemed like the girl could make him do anything. There was something about her, he couldn't explain.

'' Thank you, again.. And for telling me about our team as well Sakura. I'm going to go home now and rest, i have a headache, but i'll see you around! '' He said, lifting his left arm as he waved at her. Smiling, Naruto ran off.

Sakura stood there, still smiling softly. '' See you around. ''

Jumping trough the window of his apartment, Naruto found himself in a empty room. He was all alone, again. Laying down on the bed, his eyes caught a picture frame. Standing up, he reached out with his right arm, and picked up the frame. Inside the brown frame, he could see four people.

Him on the left side, with his arms folded across his chest. It seemed he glared at the raven haired boy on the right side. He realized that boy was Sasuke, and based on the picture, it was obvious the two didn't get along at that point. Between them, was Sakura, with her fists brought up to her chin, smiling. Behind them all, was a silver haired man with a mask, who had to be their sensei. Naruto could tell that much. Staring at that picture for minutes, he hoped it would shake his memory, but nothing happened. He placed it back down, and laid on his bed. Placing his arms under his head, Naruto stared at the ceiling.

'' Hey kid.. '' A voice inside of him said, as Naruto closed his eyes, and images began flowing trough his mind once more.