Naruto opened his eyes as he had trouble sleeping. The entire night consisted of him squirming around on the futon that was laying on the ground. The boy blinked a few times to get the drowsiness out of his eyes. The blond placed his hand on his forehead as he felt his head pulsate which would certainly mean a headache. He also moaned in pain when he felt his back ache, probably due to the hardwood floors. When did, my bed get so hard?

With his eyes cleared of sleep, he looked left and right, turning his head to see that he was on floor level.

"Where am I…?" Naruto mumbled to no one. His mouth tasted bitter when he swallowed.

Lifting the sheets, he slowly got on his bottom while placing an arm on his back like an old man to support himself. Looking around with a clearer view, the room was lit which means that the sun had already risen over Konoha.

He raised his arms as he let out a yawn. Yup this is DEFINITELY not my house.

With his current situation, Naruto tried to analyze his surroundings. Looking straight ahead, he could clearly tell that it was a girl's room. There was a closet filled with girl clothes, with most of them being around the pinkish color region. The room had a scent of cherry blossoms to it which was pleasant to the nose.

Naruto raised a brow and scratched his cheek in confusion. He then paused for a little moment. He glanced to the side to see that there was another futon right beside his. He could tell that there was a person there, but couldn't make out who it was. They were sleeping on their side and had their back against him.

Curious, he slowly crept up to them, trying to get a peek at the face of this mysterious person. The person was fairly close to him as they were only about a meter apart in distance. Based on the results of his analysis, even the dense blond could tell that it was a female. The blanket of the futon outlined their petite body that no male should have.

As he got closer and closer, his heart began to beat faster and faster. It was hammering against his chest while he nervously tried to peek over their shoulder.

Suddenly, the person shifted in their sleep and Naruto quickly dove back into his futon, closing his eyes immediately, pretending to sleep. He shut his eyes, praying that they wouldn't wake up.

After a few moments, and nothing had happened, the blond wiped his forehead and sighed.

What did I get myself into?

He then stopped thinking, eyes growing wider. His face turning into a bright shade of pink as realization hit him.

"AHHHHHHHHH!" Naruto yelled at the top of his lungs, but he quickly covered his mouth with his hands so he wouldn't wake the person.

Flashbacks of what happened played in his head like a movie.

It was around seven at night when the party for Naruto was held at the outdoor park. Ino, Kakashi, Shikamaru, and Sakura were the main hosts of the party. After Naruto and Sakura left the hospital, the girl parted ways with him, telling the blond that he shouldn't worry about anything and that they'll get everything prepared. But since it's Naruto, he didn't want to be left out so he tried his best to convince Sakura to let him help, but the girl just shooed him away. He was sad that he couldn't take part and he knew that he wouldn't win against Sakura in a verbal argument, so he gloomily wandered around the village for a few hours as the pink haired girl got everything together.

On her way to the event location, she invited anyone she saw as she moved along. Sakura had informed the entire village of this event to make it as warm and welcoming as possible. She knew Naruto deserved at least that much.

The park quickly filled with people when they got the invitations. With Shikamaru's great leadership, a lot of supplies for the party were gathered. Chefs brought in food, Yamato created many tables and chairs, and villagers brought in gifts to honor their savior.

Many guests had showed up, but one pair had Sakura excited.

"Thanks for coming!" Sakura smiled gleefully as she welcomed Teuchi and Ayame as they arrived. They shook hands as they greeted each other.

"Not a problem!" Teuchi laughed as he pulled his cart.

Behind the ramen maker was a mobile noodle booth. It had a stove, bowls, and all the ingredients to make his world-famous ramen. Sakura knew how much Naruto liked Ramen Ichiraku, so instead of bringing Naruto to Ichiraku's, she brought Ichiraku's to Naruto.

"Anything for our favorite customer!" Ayame cheered beside her father. Her father looked at his daughter and nodded with confidence.

"Anything for my future son-in-law!" Teuchi gave Ayame a thumbs up.

That comment made Ayame blush as she placed her hands on her face and embarrassingly looked away. Sakura was also blushing with her mouth wide opened.

Despite being flustered, the brunette took a glance at Sakura and she could clearly tell that she was shocked. It wasn't surprising to her that the pinkette would have that face after hearing her father. When Naruto would come for ramen alone, he would usually talk about Sakura and how he made her angry and how she would send him to the moon in return. But it wasn't all just the fights that Naruto would talk about. He would also tell the ramen duo how great Sakura was. Ayame could also tell that Sakura cares about Naruto a lot, based on his stories.

Ayame gave Sakura a smirk, and then turned to her father with a smile.

"Father, I'm just one of the many girls in the village that admires Naruto. But Naruto already has someone in his heart." Ayame explained to her father.

She then turned her view to Sakura. Following his daughter's eyes, Teuchi mouthed ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh as he nodded his head. Sakura's eyes widened as she noticed that Ayame had meant her when she said Naruto had someone in his heart.

Sakura quickly waved her hands in denial.

"Nono! We're not like that!" Sakura explained as fast as she could. "We're teammates! Nothing more!"

Ayame smirked, clearly not believing her. "Whatever you say…" She then quickly cupped her mouth with her hands and yelled as she noticed someone. "HEY! NARUTOOOO! OVER HERE!" Ayame waved her hands to indicate to the blond to come over to where they're at.

Following Ayame's sign, Naruto began to make his way over to the Ichiraku booth. Sakura turned around to see a blond male running over. She sighed deeply.

"Hey guys! Hi Sakura-cha-!" Naruto greeted everyone, but paused when he noticed something in the background.

"WOAH! IS THIS RAMEN?!" Naruto shouted in excitement with his eyes glistening.

"Yeah Naruto!" Ayame replied. She then gave Sakura a pat on the back. "Your girlfriend here called us here so that you can enjoy your favorite food. Isn't she wonderful?" Ayame gave her another pat on the back.

Tick marks appeared on Sakura's head as she brightened red. Her hands were curled into fists and trembling. Not from anger, but from embarrassment.

Naruto reached for her shoulder. "Wow Sakura-chan! I never knew you—" but before his hand was fully on her shoulder, at the slightest touch, Sakura responded with an uppercut and sent him flying away. Ayame and Teuchi just sweated and forced a laugh.

The rest of the night involved drinking, socializing, and many heartbreaks. Girls were surrounding Naruto as they bombarded him with questions. The blond was clearly flustered with so many females around him. If this was three years ago, no girl would even bother to talk with him, let alone ask him out.

Sakura was standing at the side with her friends, staring at the crowd of females as they embraced her teammate. She was clearly annoyed at the intimacy these girls were giving him.

"Hey Sakura, shouldn't you help him out over there?" Ino giggled as she looked at her best friend. Ino was the kind of person to tease someone to the point that they would want to punch her.

"Yeah, he might get eaten up you know." Shikamaru said as placed his hands on the back of his head. Shikamaru didn't really care, but it seemed like making fun of Sakura was the most entertaining thing that was happening right now,

"Yeah, I read in my book that when boys his age are surrounded by girls, he would –" before Kakashi was finished, the girl disappeared so fast that even his sharingan couldn't keep track of her speed.

Putting her hands into fists, pupils gone, hair rising into the air, she walked into the crowd of girls and dragged Naruto away.

After a few moments of scolding from his teammate, a little girl brought an envelope over to Naruto and ran away, smiling.

Confused, he teared the envelope and took out the letter that was inside. Unfolding the paper, he began to read the letter out loud to his friends.

"To Naruto. Thank you for saving my family and I. You are my hero! One day I want to grow up to be like you!"

A tear rolled down Naruto's eye as he finished reading the letter. His shoulders were tensed. It was the first time someone gave him something out of respect. Even if it was just a letter, it made him emotional. His friends all gave him a soft smile.

"Get used to it." Sakura ruffled his hair. "You are the hero now. Everyone looks up to you."

Naruto stared at Sakura with eyes widened. He was finally someone that the village respected, that Sakura respected, yet he still has this empty feeling in his stomach, like he hasn't done enough.

Following the girl, many other villagers had brought gifts for the hero, but he denied most of them. Naruto thought that he didn't deserve any of this, and that it was his duty to protect the village as the future hokage.

While he was chatting with his friends, Naruto felt someone's prescence behind him. Tsunade gave him a nice pat on the back. Turning around, Naruto was greeted with a huge smile. She wouldn't say it out loud, but the fifth hokage was proud that such a fine shinobi was raised in this village. She did care for him like a son afterall.

The older woman then dragged him away for drinks to celebrate, which Naruto clearly tried to deny. Unfortunately for him, there was no running away from the hokage.

The rest of the night was spent drinking. After many shots, and complaints of old age, Naruto was finally drunk.

This was where his memories began to fade. All he remembered was that he knocked out while Tsunade forced him to chug down a bottle of sake. After he was out, he didn't know who it was, but he felt someone carry him on their back and took him somewhere.

Back into reality, Naruto rubbed his temples. He didn't know where he was or who was beside him. He screamed at himself mentally.

Please don't tell me that I had a one night stand!

Naruto almost fainted at the thought of that. He wasn't the type of guy to do these thing, even if it was accidental.

He looked down at his body and he was clothed, which means he didn't do anything bad. He sighed in relief to know that he didn't betray his feelings.

With courage, he slowly made his way back to the person, or girl…

When he was close enough, he could feel her body heat. Trying his best to not make noise, he leaned over her and tried to get a peek at her face. But before he could see, she shifted her body to face the male, scaring him in the process.

Naruto looked at the girl, his mouth dropped to the floor as his face quickly reddened. This girl was someone that Naurto knew well. Someone that he cared deeply for. Even thinking about doing these acts with her was out of the question. In his mind, she was innocent and he knew that she would kill him if she woke up right now.

Deciding whether to leave as fast as possible or pretend to sleep, he felt that he was in a situation that would never happen again. Her sleeping features were rather cute, something Naruto would rarely ever get to witness.

He decided to stay for a little more. He held a soft smile on his face like he was watching an innocent puppy. He reached out to move her bangs to get a clearer view of her face that he adored.

He then jolted back as she suddenly shifted again. Hiding behind his pillow, he tried to approach her again, but stopped when she said something.

"Naruto…" Sakura said. Her eyes were still closed so she was sleeping or she could be faking it and knew that he was there. Naruto reassured himself that she was definitely still sleeping or he would be through the roof already.

Hearing those words, Naruto smirked a little. Is she dreaming about me? Naruto tried to get closer again, but stopped when he heard her again.

"Naruto, get away…" Sakura mumbled.

The blond didn't know what she meant by get away, but he continued to listen to what she had to say.

"Naruto… get away from…" the sleeping girl paused.

Get away from what?

"Sasuke-kun… I'll never…" Sakura continued.

After hearing those words, Naruto darkened as his bangs casted a shadow over his eyes. He knew what she was trying to say even if she didn't finish her sentence. She was telling him to get away from her. She was dreaming about Sasuke and was going to tell him that she would never leave him.

Taking a deep breath, Naruto looked at her and forced a smile.

Right. This is how it should be. How can I even think that she would like me like that?

Naruto got up, opened the window, looked at the sleeping girl one last time and leapt out of the girl's apartment.

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"Sasuke-kun… I'll never… forgive you… if you kill Naruto…"