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As Naruto waited anxiously at the bench facing the Hokage monument, his mind was racing at speeds over 400 mph. He felt pretty tired and wanted to go for a bowl of ramen, but didn't want to be gone when Sakura came, even if the answer was no. As soon as he had made the decision to not go, he heard a noise behind him, and sure enough it was Sakura, she sat down beside him and started to speak.
Hey Naruto, I read your note, and well, I... I just cant
its alright, I thought that's what you would say
its just that, I don't know if I still have feelings for him, and moments I hate him and at others I hate his guts, I just don't know.
well, I guess I have to go get ready for the ANBU training tomorrow, so I guess ill see you later Sakura-Chan
ill see you later Naruto-kun...

Naruto's POV

Today was the day Naruto would start his training. It felt like every minute of his freedom yesterday ticked by too quickly, but he had been lucky to be granted even that from Tsunude.
He hopped out of bed, took a shower, and put on his new ANBU in-training uniform, and headed towards the training grounds. When he finally reached the gate, it seemed larger and more important than he had ever remembered it being before. One of the guards noticed him and asked him "Uzumaki Naruto I presume?"
"Yep, it's me."
"You may proceed, you will be staying in barrack 29-A"
"Ok, thanks"
the gates swung open slowly as Naruto entered. The sounds of people training filled his ears, as he looked for his home for the next year or so, or until there was an attack"
Within a few minutes Naruto finally found his room, and headed inside. Once he was inside, it seemed he had been put in with some other recruits who looked they had been here for awhile. They looked like their hearts and been hardened by the rough and rigorous training that they had been put through. He would have to change that.

Hey guys, my name's Uzumaki Naruto, what's yours?
Most of the men grunted, angry that a mere boy was being trained to become what they had worked years to even qualify for.
"Rakishi Tomiyo" (I made this dude up) one of the boys answered, this one seemed to actually be either around or the same age as Naruto.
"Cool, do you mind if I bunk on top of your bunk?"
"Not at all. Hey, do you want me to show you around?"
"Sure, thanks Tomiyo."

A few hours later...

Man, it's ridiculous how big this place is...

"Well, you'll get used to it, well I need to go to the graduation stage, sadly you came on the day we're all graduation, and I'm wondering if the Hokage planned it that way... But I'll see you around Naruto. Hang in there.
Ok, I will thanks.
No problem

as Naruto sat on top of his barracks rooftop; he looked at the village that he was getting ready to give his life for, the village Kohona, the village hidden in the leaf.
The sun set behind Naruto as he felt that he was being watched, as he looked out upon the village, he remembered Sakura, his Sakura. He would think of her that way, no matter what she said, no matter how she treated him. He would always feel the same way about her.

Sakura's POV

she was already missing him. It hadn't even been one day, and she was missing him. Did she ACTUALLY have feelings for him? No way, it's impossible. Was it just a little too quiet without him. That couldn't be it; the whole village was different without his smiling and laughing face there. Hinata was always preoccupied worrying about if her Naruto-kun was safe, and if he was missing his ramen. Always wanting to secretly sneak him a bowl or two, just to make him happy, make his day.
Secretly, Sakura had already wanted to visit him 5 times but stopped herself every time afraid that she would get him in trouble.

She almost wondered if the whole time she had feelings for him. No way, she had always cared for Sasuke, only Sasuke, not Naruto, he was too obnoxious. Or was that obnoxiousness there for a reason? She would have to find out sooner or later, if it turned out she truly had feelings for this life-long secretly friend and teammate.

Almost sunset, Sakura decided to go on top of Sasuke's rooftop, the place where they all confessed their dreams to one another, not one of them held back on telling their true dreams to their fullest, except Sakura. She was too shy to say her dream was to become married to Sasuke. She wondered if all of them, Team 7, came and sat on this rooftop again, and confessed their dreams again, would they be the same? Would she be brave enough to speak her dream? Would her dream be different this time? If so, what would her dream be? There were questions racing through Sakura's mind at a million miles an hour. Once she was on the rooftop, she looked over to the ANBU training camp; she believed she could barely make out a figure sitting on top of a rooftop. Wondering if it was Naruto, she was restless to find out, but if she came near the premises they would both be in trouble. She would just have to go to bed, worrying about her newly confessed and cared about friend, Uzumaki Naruto. The next Hokage of Kohona.