Alright! I've been awaiting this birthday for a while now. It's the first birthday I've got in October…my favorite month because my birthday is in it too. Which it has already passed…but let's get along with this.

Today is October 10, 2007 and its Uzumaki Naruto's birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NARUTO!

No need to fill you in on our #1 knuckleheaded ninja. So let's get along with the story!

The team was finishing off a lame D ranked mission. All knew they had better things they could be doing than pulling weeds, again.

"I hate this," Naruto wined for the almost hundredth time. Sakura's nerves were growing thin with each passing moment.

"Just finish the mission so we can leave Naruto." She hissed menacingly. Not feeling like complaining anymore, he decided to fill the heavy silence that had formed amongst the three.

"Oh! Guess what," He said with much enthusiasm. Sakura didn't care much for what Naruto had to say, but she knew that if no one answered he would start complaining again.

"What?" She answered him flatly.

"My birthday is next week!" He said excitedly.

"Baka! Why do I need to know that?" Sakura yelled. Her knuckles cracked as she clenched her fists.

"Will you guys just hurry up so we can be done with this." Sasuke said darkly. Sakura perked up at the sound of his voice.

"Yeah, you're right Sasuke." She got back to picking weeds after shooting Naruto a glare.

After a busy/ aggravating week

"Man I'm tired," Naruto's voice echoed amongst the trees. "I could go for some food." The other two glanced at him knowing what he would say next. "Who wants to get some ramen?" They dropped their heads with a sigh.

"Naruto…" Sakura said with an aggravated voice. Naruto glances at them with confusion.

"Um Sakura…" Naruto started with hesitation.

"No," She said sternly knowing exactly what he was going to ask next.

"But you don't even know what I was going to ask you!" He said loudly.

"Do you have any clue what day it is?" Sakura asked carelessly. Naruto shook his head with confusion.

"Good, and that's why I'm busy today." She took off leaving the two boys in the forest. Sasuke left shortly afterward after having a glaring contest with Naruto.

Later that day

"I wonder what Sakura meant by what day it is today?" He thought out loud as he walked to his favorite place to eat. His absentmindedness led him to actually walk by the stand without realizing it. He just kept staring at the sky transfixed. His head started to hurt from the excessive amount of think that was going on.

"NARUTO!" He could hear a screech in the distance. He finally became aware of his surroundings. He looked in the direction of the voice.

"That sounded like Sakura." He mumbled to himself.

"NARUTO!" She shouted again. His eyes widened as realization hit him.

"Sakura!" He gasped as he turned around and started running in the direction of her voice. He knew something must be wrong. Sakura would never call him for any apparent reason.

Moments later

Her foot was tapping impatiently. She knew he would come if she yelled his name. She glanced behind her. Everything was set and perfectly hidden. She took another deep breath, ready to yell his name one more time.

"NARO…"

"Sakura!" Naruto burst into the clearing. He leaned down and gripped his knees. He was panting hard. "Sakura…" He said again. "What's wrong?" He glanced up with surprise. He searched around the area with his eyes not seeing anything wrong.

She let out a puff of air. "Took you long enough," She muttered.

"Nani?" He tilted his head to the side slightly with confusion. Sakura clapped her hands.

"SURPRISE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY NARUTO!" Naruto jumped back at the loud sound. His friends started popping out from behind trees and appearing from no where. He was confused at the crowd that had appeared.

"Uhh…" He didn't know what to say.

"You're welcome." Sakura said with a huff.

"Oh…" He glanced at her. "You planed this?" He asked.

"Duh...who else could've?" She glared. "You know too many people Naruto." She crossed her arms.

"I forgot it was my birthday." He said glancing up. "How'd you know?

"You told us last week." She pointed out.

"Oh… Thanks Sakura!" He ran and embraced her. Not only to thank her, but for his own pleasure of getting a hug from her. It wasn't before long that Naruto was on the ground with a lump on his head.

"Who said you could touch me?" She growled.

"Demo, it's my birthday!" He winced as he slowly sat up.

"Like I care?" She turned on her heels and walked away.

"N…Naruto-kun…" Hinata's familiar voice came from behind.

"Oh, hi Hinata."

"Are you al…alright?" She stuttered.

"I'll be fine."

"Oh, g...good." As soon as her eyes met his, she looked away with a blush.

"You alright Hinata? You're turning red." Naruto got up to inspect. As he started to approach her, her face grew even hotter. She quickly turned away.

"I…I'm f…f…fine." She started fiddling with her fingers to keep herself occupied.

"Good!" He said loudly. He then pranced off happy to see everyone.

And there you have it! Our poor Naruto is still clueless. I hope you all enjoyed. I want some feedback on this short birthday story. I believe that the next birthday to come is Asuma-sensei's.

Please send your requests in a review.

Thanks!