Disclamer: Okay do you know how irritating it's getting by saying what everybody knows? I don't own Naruto or Sleeping Beauty.

ItaNaru Sleeping Beauty

Chapter 3: Birthday preperations.

So for sixteen year no one knew where the Prince was. No one knew that in a small house in the forest a young boy lived with his older "sisters".

This boy was a beautiful boy with gold hair that shined, it stuck up in spikes on top of his head. His eyes were the most beautiful shade of blue it almost didn't exist. He had three whisker marks on each of his sunkissed cheeks.

The sorceresses raised him well. He was kind, thoughtful, modest, and had a talent for singing. He was a fairly naive boy but it was hard not to love him. In an effort to hide him well they called him Naru.

He was cleaning up the small house he lived in. He was also humming a small tune.
He was dressed in a simple light blue sleevless kimono and knew nothing of his true identity.

On this Naru's sixteenth birthday, the sorceresses planned a party to celebrte their last day with him before he was to return to the palace.

Sakura, Ino and Hinata were in the kitchen planning Naru's surprise party. They had agreed to give him a new kimono made for a royal Prince.

"Here's the kimono I picked out for him."
Sakura showed them a picture.

"Oh he'd look so handsome in that." Hinata said.

"Let's make it purple." Ino said.

"I think it should be red." Sakura said.

"But..."

"How are we going to get him out of the house?" Hinata asked.

"Don't worry, I'll think of somthing."

The girls giggled.

Naru came in and saw them huddled together.
Raising an eyebrow in suspicion, he walked up to them.

"Hey what are you three up to?"

The girls gasped in surprise and tried to look natural but failed miserabley.
Naru sweatdropped at them.

"Well...we uh...um," they tried to come up with a good excuse.

Ino saw a basket and grabbed it and handed it to the blond.

"We need you to pick some berries."

"Yes berries."

They usherd him to the door.

"Berries? But I picked berries yesterday."

"We need more."

Naru was confused but smiled and walked off.

"Don't hurry back, and don't go too far and don't speak to strangers."

Naru waved at them and headed off.

they said good bye and then the girls turned and began to make preperations.

Sakura got out strips of red fabric and Hinata started to get out bowls and other things to make a cake.

"Oh he will be surprised." Ino said.

"A real birthday party with a real birthday cake and a new kimono fit for a Prince." Sakura said.

Ino started up the steps.

"I'll get the wands."

Sakura looked up. "Ino no! No magic."

"But the sixteen years are almost over."
Ino complained.

"We're taking no chances." Sakura stated.

"But I've never baked a fancey cake before."

"Don't worry, Ino-chan I'm baking the cake this time." Hinata said.

"You?" Ino asked as Sakura gave her some fabrics.

"Oh come on Ino-chan, Hinata-chan's always wanted too and this is her last chance."

"Well okay." Ino said.

Hinata set out everything she had.
"I'm going to do my best. It'll be blue and have a fox design on it."

"And I'm making his kimono."

Ino was skepticle. "You can't sew Sakura-chan. And Hinata-chan's never cooked before."

"Well how hard can it be?" Sakura asked.

"All you do is follow the book." Hinata said.

"Ino-chan can you help modle the Kimono for me?"

Ino stepped forward. 'Hmph, I still say we ought to use our magic.'

Sakura placed the fabric over Ino's shoulders and began to cut.

Hinata hummed to her self as she looked over the book.

"Flour, three cups." She nodded and started to look for some cups. She found them and grabbed three of different sizes. She poured the flour into the bowl.

Sakura cut two holes of different sizes and plipped Ino's arms through.
She then picked up some more fabric and drapped them over the arms to try and make sleeves.

"It's red." Ino noted. "Lovly shade isn't it?" Sakura asked her.

"I wanted purple like the royalty he is."

"Well we decided red was his color."

"You mean YOU decided."

Sakura ignored her as ahe continued to sew the sleeves poking ino accidently with the needles.

Hinata read over the book again. "Two eggs fold in gently. Fold?" Shrugging she put the eggs, shell and all, into the batter folded the batter over them and squashed it down, crushing the eggs with a cracking sound.

Sakura put a sash around Ino's waist. Ino looked down at the kimono. "It looks awful." She complained. Sakura shrugged.
"I'm sure once it's finished it'll look good on Naru."

Hinata looked again at the ingrediants.
"Now yeast, one tsp. Tsp?"

"One teaspoon." Ino supplied. Hinata blushed and giggled a bit. "One teaspoon. Of course." Hinata added the yeast and then some sugar and and spices.

Sakura measured the hight of the kimono and took note. "Oh gracious how that boy has grown."

Ino sighed. "Oh it seems only yesterday we brought her here."

Hinata sighed as she too rememberd. "Just a tiny baby."

Ino started to tear up. Sakura looked at her. "Ino-chan?" Hinata looked at her as well. "What's wrong?"

Ino sniffled. "After today he'll be a Prince, and we won't have any Naru-chan."

Hinata's eyes widend and also started to tear up. "Oh Sakura-chan."

Sakura tried to keep her composure but a tear slipped down her cheek as well.
"Now now girls, we-we all knew this day had to come."

Hinata nodded sadly. "Why did it have to come so soon?"

Sakura began to cut a little extra fabric off the bottom. "After all," She reminded them. "We had him for sixteen years."

Ino sighed. "Sixteen wonderful years."
The girls stood their remembering moments from Naru's childhood.

*Flashback* (Ino)

Ino was in the kitchen making dinner when a young boy of about 5 ran up to her with a feather in his hands and a big smile.

"Ino-nii I found this pretty feather, I want you to have it."

Ino kneeled down and took the feather.

"It's beautiful Naru-chan. Thank you."

She hugged Naru.

"I love you Ino-nii."

*Flashback* (Hinata)

Hinata was planting outside when Naru (age 6) ran up to her sniffling.

"What's wrong Naru-chan?"

Naru looked up at her with tears. He showed her his knee which was bleeding.

"I tripped and *sniff* fell over there,"

He pointed to a tree a short distance.

"And hurt my knee."

Hinata stood up and took the crying boy's hand and led him inside.

In the kitchen she bandaged his knee.

"There now." She gently kisses it.
"All better."

Naru still sniffling smiled and huggged Hinata who huggged him back.

"Thank you Hinata-nii."

"You're welcome Naru-chan."

*Flashback* (Sakura)

In Naru's room he was laying listening to his favorite bedtime story.

"And the brave ninja took out his sword and fought the dragon. With one swift blow the dragon was no more. The ninja returned to his kingdom successful in his mission. The end."

"That was a great story Sakura-nii.
Do you think one day I could be like that ninja?"

Sakura smiled and shrugged. "I don't know Naru-chan. Do you think you can be brave?"

Naru frowned and stood up on his bed.

"I can do it! I'll be the bravest ninja in the whole of Japan dattebayo!"

He struck the two finger pose. Sakura laughed.

"Okay Naru-chan. But now it's time for bed. Even the greatest ninjas need their sleep."

She tucked him in then kissed him on his forhead. "Goodnight Sakura-nii."

"Goodnight Naru-chan."

As she left, "Sakura-nii?"

Sakura turned. "Yes Naru-chan?"

Naru held up his hand. "I promise, when I become a ninja I will protect you and Hinata-nii and Ino-nii with my life."

Sakura smiled and nodded. "I'll hold you to that. Goodnight."

*End flashbacks*

The girls sniffled then Sakura looked up and shook her head. "What are we standing around for? We have to finish, Naru-chan will be back soon."

The girls continued their work each still remembering when Naru was a child.