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Chapter two:

Making and losing friends

Sakura's POV

I didn't want to leave the village.

My home town that has raised me since I was born.

But there was plenty of relief that claimed my soul. It made me happy that I was able to leave that horrible place and begin a new life. The nice kind anbu people brought me to their village and gave me away to a lady I have never seen before.

She's suppose to be my aunt, a red head with nice gentle eyes. I haven't seen that expression in donkey years. Except my own mother's. So far, life has been peaceful in my new home. I have plenty to eat and to drink, also a place to stay. It felt like paradise..

Until I visited the park, everything changed. Nobody would play with me. I don't know what I did wrong.. it seems like every where I go, I apparently bring trouble with me. Days pass by and I stay near the trees, bathing underneath it's nice cool shade. It's like a safe haven for me.

Then he came. He seemed attracted to my sadness. For he was sad too. I never seen him before and neither did he. He looked like a fox sitting in the grass. I could spy the whisker marks on each side of his cheeks.

Perhaps god was punishing me after all. Not wanting to jinx it, I stood still. Then out of nowhere, he pounced. I could tell that he was happy to greet me by the way he ran like a prancing reindeer in the forest.

He came up to me and said, "Hiya, I'm Naruto!" and his eyes flashed kindly. "Are you new here?" Then started rambling." I could tell because your all alone and no ones playing with you at all and stuff..."

I interrupted him. "Your alone too, aren't you?' He got quiet.

"Yeah.." The boy frowned, kicking dust away with his foot. "Well, I gotta go."

"Wait." I commanded, grabbing his arm. "We could play together if you want.."

Naruto looked up, "Really?" he asked in awe. I nodded slowly. He grinned sheepishly with his eyes closed. "Alright! Wanna swing?"

I smiled, giving him the single to go ahead and begin our playing session. It felt good to finally make a friend. I could tell by the happy expression on his face that he felt the same way too. We played for hours until the sun started to set.

My auntie called me.

The hokage called Naruto to his side.

Then we went our separate ways. Tomorrow we shall met again..

...

"Sakura-Chaannnnn!"

Naruto pounced on me. We rolled like a tire going down the hill and hit the bottom. Together we laughed merrily and stopped when a mob of children confronted us. Naruto got up on his knees and started rambling.

"See? I told you that I'll find us another player.."

A young boy with spiky hair seemed pissed. "Tch, she's a girl.."

"So? What's wrong with my self being a girl?" I replied back, with my hands on my hips. "Girls can do anything that boys can do.."

He gained up on me. "Oh really?" and collided with my forehead. Apparently, we were the same height. "Then let's play hide and seek already."

"Your on, dog breath!" I declared eagerly.

"Okay.. all of us run and hid while.. um.. Kiba-teme finds us!"

All the children scattered, including me. The boy with red painted triangles on each cheeks cursed numerous times. Kiba dispered, tracking down each child with his nose. But then there was one more he could not track down. He looked long and wide for me, but never spotted my unique pink locks.

I was hiding up in the oak tree in the middle of the park. My spot was so simple that even a hawk or tree climbing cat could find me. So I stayed low, tuning down my chakra supply and listened in on the conversation below me.

"Sheesh, that girl is super quick. With all my extra senses, I still can't catch her.."

His friend, a boy with pineapple hair frowned. "So all this time.. you were cheating.."

"Nuh-uh!" Kiba resonded, with a quick shake of his head. "I'm just gifted!"

"Sure. Claim that your gifted.."

Naruto appeared from out of the bushes. "Here I am!" he exclaimed, running towards the group. The boy stopped running. "Hm? What's going?"

"We can't find your new friend. That's whats going on." Said Shikamaru in a lazy way.

"Oh. Well, I'm pretty sure that she's at home sitting under a fan. Cause it's hot as hell out here!"

"Oooh, you cursed.." chirped a familar voice.

All the boys looked up, spotting a litte girl at the top of the tree.

"S-sakura-chan, how did you get up there?" Naruto asked in amazement.

"I don't know.. I just pretended to be a squirrle and this is what happened..."

Shikamaru spoke to her next. "Can you get down?" and watched her shake her head. His neck twisted, facing the group. "Call the fire firefighters. We got a girl stuck in a tree."

"Um.. what are fire fighters?" Questioned the boys.

"Never mind.." Sweat dropped the boy. He looked up, talking to me agian. "Just stay calm and go in reverse then you'll be out of the tree."

I nodded and closed my eyes, going down. My hands clasped onto the branches and let go so I could get lower towards the ground. Until suddenly, I lost my footing and starting falling.

I'm going to die..

...

"Sakura-chan!"

A voice enters my mind.

"Sakura, are you alright?" He asked in complete fright.

I couldn't answer him. The fall rendered me weak so that my vocal cords wouldn't vibrate. I couldn't believe this. That sudden fall from the giant tree has blinded me with a deal I cannot refuse. Nothing but darkness greet me. I couldn't see anything and laid unmoving until something happened.

An image popped up. View of a district with an image painted on the tower swept me by. I couldn't fully see it's picture for it was too difficult to tell. A crowd of people can be seen running down the streets. They seem to go astray from something.. but what? People were screaming and prayed that kami will swoop down and save them..

"Do you remember this?"

I stood there, unable to speak. The mysterious voice spoke again.

"How strange.. Only I seem to recall that fateful day.."

"I-I don't know what your talking a-about.." I quivered. My voice was cracking. "Why are you showing me this?"

"You won't like this, but.. our memories are being erased."

"Huh?"

Life flashed before my eyes. All my memories of my parents were being erased right in front of me. Not wanting to believe what was going on, I started closing and reopening my eyes numerous times. That's when they went blood shot like my blood vessels have been popped.

I stood up, spitting out venom. "You will not take away what memories of my future I have left."

The people who were trying to help me were staring back at me in awe. Yes, this voice was not mine. I was borrowing it when I ever I need it. Which was right now. Soon, they moved closer to me and stuck a needle into my arm.

I passed out not knowing what they were going to do next. Moments later, there was nothing left. I found my self sitting in a chair with a ghostly expression on my face. Unfamiliar people were hovering above me.

They had stolen my memories..

A/N: Wow, they took away her childhood. Like she already doesn't know what happened on the day of her birth already. Maybe because they don't want her to be friends with the Kyuubi container.. Or want her to forget the massacre? I don't know.

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