Summary: Naruto's fight to be Hokage and the fight for Naruto's heart begins, Sakura finally notice him a shy girl will call upon her courage to stop her.
Disclaimer: Naruto is not mine. It's his creators' property (Kishimoto Masashi). The only thing mine are my own made up characters.
This Chapter was revised by Jiraiya.
"Hello" speech
Hello Thoughts
"Hello" Kyuubi
Hello Kyuubi's thoughts
(Hello) Inner Sakura
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CHAPTER 2: DARK PAST AND BRIGHT FUTURE
"Dark, why is it so dark? Uhh..... What's that?" A small light shined in the horizon. The blond boy ran toward it, trying to go into the light.
"Almost there, its... it's... Oh my god it's....." He gasped.
"RAMEN" The blond boy gasp after seeing such a sigh, a huge floating bowl of ramen.
"Mm...... That's a little weird" He said still not taking his eyes from the giant ramen bowl, but suddenly he yelled.
"Hah who cares if it's weird its ramen, ITADAKIMASU!!!!!" He jumps at the ramen.
"Uhh... what the hell?" The boy jumped through the bowl, after failing he then tried again only to obtain the same result.
"What's wrong with my ramen?!!!!" He said with a river of tears running down his face.
"Kyahahaha, foolish child, one can not devour one's memories, especially their first." Said a voice, mocking Naruto's actions
"First memory?" He said sticking out his lower lip.
"My memories?" Then he finally realized something
"Wait!!! If these are my memories that means this is my mind, so who the hell are you? And what the hell are you doing in MY mind?" Naruto screamed out, not knowing from were the voice that mock him came.
"Kyahahaha, what's wrong? Don't you recognize your only tenant" The voice jokingly said.
"Tenant? What tenant? No...... Kyuubi?!!!" Naruto said with a pale face.
"Yes child its ME, but this time it's me who's visiting YOU". After those words a huge eye appeared in front of Naruto. The eye was enormous; it had a slit pupil which Naruto knew to well, one he has seen many times before.
"But how? you never where able to do that before you dumb fox." Naruto said glaring at the fox's eye.
"CHAKRA," Kyuubi said.
"Chakra?" Naruto answered not knowing what chakra had to do with it.
"Yes child chakra" After Kyuubi finish that word a giant mouth with equally large fangs appeared.
"The chakra I gave you this time was much more than any time before, it was more than enough to mach the power of the one you call Jiraiya". It said licking his limps at the after it spoke the word power.
"So what?" Naruto said with a spark of anger in his face.
"Kyahahahaha, you truly are hopeless kid, truly hopeless". The fox said amused at Naruto's answered.
"Shut up and tell me you dumb fox!!" Naruto said who was now annoyed by the fox smug attitude. This stupid fox thinks he's so smart.
"Stupid brat, don't rush me" Said a now angry Youma.
"Looks who's talking, if I'm stupid and your seal inside me, a stupid child than what does that make you, you stupid fox" Naruto said with a foxy grin. Yeah that should shut up that damn fox
A sweat drops next to Kyuubi's eye. This kid insults him self.
"So are going to tell me?" Naruto yelled at it
"Very well , just listen, that chakra I gave you was more than enough to make a hole in the seal, but not enough for me to escape, the only thing a can do are give you more of my chakra and talk to you" Said a lightly mad Kyuubi.
"You better not mess with any thing in my head you stupid fox, or you will be sorry," Naruto said shaking his fist at the fox
"Kyahahahaha I already tried, but I can not change anything I can only speak with you and see all that you see". Kyuubi said flashing Naruto an evil smile…
"Shut up and get out of my head you dumb fox" Naruto yelled while holding his head
"No. I'm paying my rent so I can go into any room I want" Said the fox smiling. It's my turn to use that line kid the fox thought making a bigger and scarier smile.
"NO!!! Get out!!! Get out!!!" shouted Naruto, while the fox laughed in front of him.
Foolish child, you'll be more use full than I imagine Kyuubi though.
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While Naruto was fighting in his mind, a pair of white eyes saw him kick and punch in his sleep.
Naruto-kun what's wrong? what are you dreaming? She thought, but suddenly the door opened.
"W-who is t-there?" She said.
"Hello Hinata, what are you doing here?" Sakura said, sounding happy.
"Hi S-Sakura-san, I-I was visiting N-Neji-nii-san, and K-Kiba-kun" She blushes slightly.
"Oh so you came to visit Naruto too," said Sakura, still smiling
"Y-yes" Said Hinata now looking at the ground. Why is she smiling so much? Does she know I like Naruto-kun? She thought.
"It's great that you visited him, I was afraid only Iruka-sensei, Kakashi-sensei and me visited him." She said still smiling.
"So how is he today?" Sakura asked
"H-he's still low on chakra and h-having n-nightmares" she said in a low voice.
Sakura looked at Naruto with sad, guilt filled eyes. Its my fault, I wasn't strong enough too keep Sasuke-kune and then you promise me you'd go and would bring him back no matter what, it's all my fault I almost lost my two best friend's just because I wasn't strong enough. She though, a tear appeared in her eye, but she blink it away. Thou this didn't go unnoticed by Hinata. Is she crying for Naruto-kun? She thought.
Time pass the girls sat there, in an uneasy silence, each thinking of the other "That's odd why is Hinata staying so long with Naruto, shouldn't she be with her team mates" Sakura thought.
"Why is Sakura here? Shouldn't she be with her precious Sasuke" Hinata thought in a slightly angry way, she blush and shook those thought out of her mind.
Maybe I should ask her why she's not with Kiba..... (Hell yeah, what's she doing here any way).... What the hells was that? No I can't chase of the only girl that visits Naruto. Sakura thought, and looked Hinata's way.
I should ask her if she's going to go see Sasuke... no... Then she'll think I want her to leave and get mad at me, then I won't be able to come see Naruto-kun..... I should just sit here quietly. Hinata thought seeing the floor, but catching Sakura looking her way out of the corner of her eye. Suddenly
"Well I'm sorry Hinata but I have to leave" She stands in front of Naruto.
"I'll come back tomorrow Naruto, but I really whish you woke up by then, bye Naruto," she said in a low voice so Hinata wouldn't listen.
"Bye Hinata," Sakura said smiling
"B-bye S-Sakura" Said Hinata in a low voice seeing the floor. After Sakura left Hinata
cracked a very small smile.
After leaving Naruto's room Sakura walks to the hospitals exit, but is stop by a hand on her shoulder.
"Hi Sakura" Said a red eyed Jounin.
"Hi Kurenai-sensei" Sakura said.
"Where you visiting Sasuke?" Kurenai said giving her a small smile, Sakura smile faded
"No, they didn't allow visitors, so I visited Naruto instead, oh and by the way Hinata is in there right now?" She said.
"Hinata?" Kurenai said in a disbelieving tone.
"Yes, she said she already visited Neji and Kiba so she was visiting Naruto before leaving" Sakura said, surprising Kurenai.
"But..." Sakura added.
"But what?" Kurenai said quickly surprising Sakura.
Sakura gave Kurenai an odd look. Why is she so interested in Hinata...? Must be a sensei student thing. She thought.
"Well... she was in there before me and she still in there I wonder why....." Sakura was cut off by Kurenai.
"Aren't you late Sakura," Sakura gasped.
"My god your right, its so late, bye Kurenai-sensei" She runs off.
"Bye Sakura" She said waving good buy.Well Your getting there Hinata she thought while smiling.
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"Bye Naruto"
"What was that?" a foxy grin appears on his face.
"That's, Sakura-chan..... wait is Sakura-chan here?" Naruto said with confusion in his voice.
"Sakura, she's the pink haired female isn't she?" Said the Kyuubi with interest in his voice.
"Yeah, so why do you care" Naruto said.
"This female takes a lot of space in here" The fox said.
"Of course she does, she's the girl I like," Naruto said with a 'that's a stupid question' tone.
"Really?" It asked back.
"Yes, you stupid fox" He answered.
"Why do you like her?" The fox asked
"Umm..... Because she's Sakura," Naruto said while jumping of joy.
"Kyahahahaha a stupid answer from a stupid boy, let's find out why shall we?" said the fox with a grin on his visible mouth.
"Stop calling me stupid you dumb fox and why the hell do you even care about that." A screaming Naruto said.
"Well I've always been interested in this human feeling for each other, to the point of sacrifi......." The fox was interrupted by a sound.
"Miso ramen, shrimp ramen, egg ramen, chicken ramen" Naruto's ramblings were what interrupted the fox. A vain popped next to the fox's eye. This stupid kid is ignoring the greatest Youma, he's got guts I'll give him that but still..... The fox thought.
"STUPID BRAT! HOW DARE YOU IGNORE THE GREAT KYUUBI? I SHALL TEAR YOUR YOU BODY AND DEVOUR YOUR SOUL!!!!" the fox roared with a loud and terrifying voice.
After hearing this Naruto's face lost all color, the voice made a chill go down he's spine, the force of the intent to kill send him flying landing on the floor ko'ed.
"Now that I have your attention lets continue and see your memories of her" said the fox while seeing a daze Naruto starting to get up.
FLASH BACK
A small blond boy plays alone in the sand box
"Look wasn't I cute" Naruto stated.
"Quiet boy" The fox spat at him.
"Okay, okay…Look! Look!! That's Sakura-chan, she's so cute"Naruto stated as he saw her.
The fox was furious for his constant interruptions "Quiet or I will devour your soul!!"
"NANI!!" He answered quickly.
"Just be quiet" It said as they returned to watch the images of a blond boy.
"Gulp...ok" The small blond boy ran to the girl
"Ummm.... Hello m-my name I-is U-U-Uzumaki N-Naruto" Said the small boy with a low voice, the girl stared at him with her green eyes
"Hi I'm Haruno Sakura" She talked to me, she really talked to me. The boy thought wile jumping of joy.
"Hey!! Sakura-chan, do you want to be my girlfriend?" He said with determination in his voice
"No" she simple said
"Why not? He asked pouting.
"Because I'm going to be Sasuke-kun's girl friend" She said giggling.
"What? Why?" He asked with a little anger in he's voice.
"Because he's cool, cute, strong and unbeatable," She said while blushing.
"So if I beat him you'll be my girlfriend?" He said with a small spark of hope in he's eyes.
"That's never going to happen ..........so ok" She said
"Sakura-chan" a voice said
"That's my mom I have to go" She takes a flower out her back pack and gives it to Naruto
"Here this is for good luck, you'll need it, and until you beat Sasuke-kun don't bother me."
She said while waking away from the blond boy.
She gave a flower and said if I beat that guy Sasuke she'll be my girlfriend, that's so cool this is the greatest day of my life...... who's Sasuke?... hah, who cares I'll beat him any way. He thought then realizes the girl was leaving.
"Bye Sakura-chan you'll see I'll beat that Sasuke," He said with a foxy grin on his face.
END FLASHBACK
"So only because she talked to you, gave you a puny flower and gave you hope you ask her to be you mate. Foolish kid, were you that lonely?" The fox said
"Shut up you stupid fox! What do you know about being alone?" he said in a loud angry voice.
"I'm a Youma kid, I've always been alone and always well be, you're the first one I've had a chat with in thousands of years"
"Shut up" the blonde replied. The fox and the boy stared in each others eyes.
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Next to Naruto's bed, a lonely girl sat there, watching his every move and expression.
"I'm happy I'm alone with you Naruto-kun....... But I'd be happier if you were awake." The girl said in a low voice. She stayed there with him, not even caring of the time, just wanting to be with him. But slowly she started to fall a sleep, not taking her eyes of the blond boy.
Suddenly a hand touches the girls shoulder
"What?" She said slowly waking up.
"Hinata you're still here?" Said a smiling Kurenai.
"Y-yes Kurenai-s-sensei" She said while slightly blushing, and then it hit her.
"How d-did you know I-I was h-here" Hinata asked, looking at the floor.
"Sakura told me" Kurenai said trying to get the girl to stop looking at the floor.
"So what have you been doing Hinata?" She said while smiling.
"I w-was just l-looking at N-Naruto-kun." She said while blushing and playing with her index fingers.
"Really? Only looking?" Said Kurenai with a bigger smile than before.
"What a-are you s-saying Kurenai-sensei" Hinata answered while turning like a tomato
"Nothing really Hinata, it's just that when I came in you where whispering Naruto-kun this, and Naruto-kun that." Kurenai said while looking at Hinata, this made girl turn even redder, and started playing even more whit her fingers.
"I w-was just d-dreaming of...." "Naruto!" Hinata was cut of by her excited sensei, after this Hinata just slightly nods.
"Well Hinata I'm leaving now, but remember you have to go home it's already pretty late" Kurenai stated.
"O-ok Kurenai-sensei" "Bye Hinata" Kurenai waves good bye.
"B-bye" Hinata answer giving her sensei a small smile. Whit that Kurenai leaves the room.
Kurenai-sensei was mean, making fun of me, but at least I'm alone with him again. She thought while blushing, continuing to keep a watch on the boy only to once again fall prey to the sand man.
"Strange..." a demon like voice said.
"What's strange you dumb fox?" the blond boy said.
"There's a memory appearing...... However it's not yours..." The fox said with a tone of curiosity in its voice.
"How can it be in my mind if it's not mine?" He asked curios.
"It looks like this human is thinking a lot of you kid." Naruto just stared at the fox.
"You want to take a look?" The Kyuubi asked.
"Yeah why not," The boy mumbled.
"Because it's not your memory will have too look through that's persons eyes" the fox stated.
"Yeah I don't care" The mumble again. I wonder who the hell is thinking of me… Probably some villager remembering the damn fox's attack.
The other person's memory
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Walking down the streets of Konoha, he's looking around, seeing the different stores and people, then a voice is heard
"Don't be nervous we're almost there". The person looks at the ground, then turns left and up but not enough to see that other persons face only his chest, the only things notable where that he's a man, you can tell from the voice, and from seeing him he's wearing a white robe and has long black hair.
"I've seen him before" Naruto Stated
"Again can't you just be quiet....." It said.
"Ahh shut up you dumb fox, I'm trying to watch this." Naruto cuts of the fox, the fox just glared at Naruto for he's insolence.
"Are you nervous for meeting him" Asks the tall man, the owner of this memory who appears to be a child nods.
"Don't be" he said in a reassuring voice.
They start to walk again and upon reaching the park the child stops, his eyes wonder until they are fix on a blond hair boy.
"Otou-san, who's that?" The small child asks, pointing at the boy, the tall man shows a smile
"That's Uzumaki Naruto," then he's smile fades
"And he carries the burden of being Konoha's hero," He looks at the blond boy
"How can being a hero be bad?" The timid voice asks
"Because even though he's a true hero, the people don't see him like one, they see him like something else." He coldly answer whit a dash of anger in he's voice.
"Like what do they see him Otou-san?" the child asks
"Well like....." .He was cut of.
"Then I'll just beat him and you'll be my girl friend" Naruto's words are heard by every body in the park,
The man and child just stared at the boy
"Well he' very confident" He said while slightly chuckling.
"Yes he is" The child said. He's very confident in him self, and has pretty eyes the child thought.
"Hey dumb fox" Naruto interrupted
"What?" The fox answered
"Who is this guy that keeps thinking, eyeing and asking about me? It's kind of creepy for a guy, even if he's just a small kid, to do that" Naruto complained.
"It's not over watch" Kyuubi stated.
They kept walking until they pass by a flower shop, then the child lets go of his fathers hand and runs to the shop.
"Otou-san, the violets are in full bloom I'll get one for Okaa-san".
"Okay just hurry up, even if it's a festival we have to get home, he's still waiting to meet you." The man said.
He gets close to the window and sees a reflection of him self, the reflection showed a person with short blue hair, pail skin, and a pair of white eyes staring back.
Whit this the memory faded out
"What?!!!!" Naruto's jaw drops to the floor
"That's no guy!!! That's ... That's... Hinata!!!" Naruto said not believing his own words or eyes for that mater.
"Man your dense kid you finally found out he's really a she, HAHAHAHAH" the fox said mocking the boy.
"Your messing with me, aren't you, you stupid fox." Naruto yelled.
"No I'm not that's a true memory" It answered.
"No its not, Hinata doesn't think my eyes are pretty, and stuff like that".
"Hinata....." he thought.
"What you don't believe she thinks about you? But you think about her, probably as much as she thinks about you seeing as she takes about the same space the pink hair one takes".
"No she doesn't." Naruto said.
"Yes she does, and here's a good example kid" said Kyuubi
"You'll pay for what you did to Hinata......" Was heard across Naruto's mind.
"That's me, that is what I told Neji after he beat Hinata," Naruto said with a proud face.
"I still can't believe your so dense don't you realize what I'm trying to say, she's the only one you promise to avenge, the big eye brows kid lost worst and almost died and you didn't care did you, but you did for this small female." the Kyuubi said with a smirk on his visible face.
Naruto's face became calm, thinking of something to tell the fox but the only words that came out where.
"She tries so hard to get people to acknowledge she's not weak like they think, and I couldn't stand seeing Neji put her down" Naruto said with a calm and serious voice.
Suddenly Kyuubi's full form appeared in front of Naruto
"You see yourself in her, trying so hard to be acknowledged" Naruto looks up and sees Kyuubi's full form in front of him. What? Why is the dumb fox body here, man this can't be good. He thought
"Don't worry kid I'll help you get acknowledged" After saying this Kyuubi's jaws go straight for Naruto.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA," yelled Naruto at the top of his lungs.
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In the hospital a lone figure sits next to Naruto bed. Suddenly he starts to shake and his eyes started to twitch.
He's waking up the person thought
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" Naruto's screamed sitting up suddenly punching and kicking, giving a kick to his visitor. After the hit he realized he hit some thing and looks around, I'm in the hospital again he thought. Then he sees his visitor
"You!!" He yelled.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WATCHING ME SLEEP?!!!"
END CHAPTER 2