Hey guys, I still can't believe things ended this way... Because of this, I'm working on my own end to Naruto. Hope you like! :)

Chapter 1: Meeting

After work, Naruto decided walk around the village before going home. He was tired and needed to take his mind off. He passed to the roofs, the Hokage Monument, and finally to playground. When he arrived, his eyes widen. It was her, his old teammate, his amazing friend, his first love…

She was sitting on the swing alone and looked sad. He approached slowly.

"Sakura?" He doesn't call her "Sakura-chan". He is a married man after all.

Sakura seemed aloof and was surprised to see him.

"Naruto?" She was paralyzed for a while and her heart started to beat. It's a long time since she has been with him.

"What are you doing here?" He asked her, failing to restrain a smile.

"I can ask you the same thing. What are you doing here Hokage-Sama?" She asked, smiling too.

Giving a thoughtful look, his smile teased her."Well… I'm just walking around, distracting myself."– He replied, sitting on the swing by her side. "Now, what about you?"

"I'm doing the same thing." She glanced at him and then spoke softly. "How are you and your family?"

"I'm fine, just working a lot. My kids are fine as well, so everything's okay. How about Salad and Sasuke?"

"Salad is fine, she's with my mother right now. I'm going to go fetch her in a bit. However, Sasuke..." Her voice went quiet, and she looked away from him with her broken smile. "...Sasuke is always around the world, you know…"

"Yeah, I know. I'm sorry for asking." He looked away as well and they were both silent for awhile. Then he immediately thought of doing something to cheer her up.

Quickly standing up with a burst of energy Naruto said. " Get up Sakura. Let's get something to drink!"

Feeling shocked, she looked up at him. "Naruto?" She didn't know what to say. "Really? Drink something with you? What about Hinata?" With concern, she asked.

"Come on, let's go! It's not a date, I promise." He assured her.

"Alright...but what about the others? What will they think?"

"I can't believe you are worried about what other people thinking. They know nothing about us." Then he extended his hand to her.

Still looking unsure, she replied. "Okay." He then lifted her up and she looked a bit embarrassed. "But I don't drink."

They went to the Konoha Bar. A nice place, low light and live music. The music was not as high so they could talk and listen to each other. Naruto started teasing her about drinking.

"Oh no, Sakura! I can't believe that you don't drink! Even wine?"

"Yes, I do avoid drinking. Also, why are you asking about wine?"

"Why? Every woman loves wine. Please!" Naruto called the bartender. "Bring me a bottle of red wine!"

The bartender took the order. He promptly brought the bottle of wine, the glasses and served them.

Cocking an eyebrow, she glanced at him. "Since when do you know so much about women's preferences?"

"Huh...I just know. I've met other women before Hinata, if you know what I mean!" With a grin, he replied.

"Naruto! I always knew you were a perv!" She said hiting him.

Wincing from the hit, Naruto begged. "Ouch, please don't hurt me!"

Then shaking it off, he then added "Raise your glass, Sakura!" She lifted her glass up. "Let's toast to our...uh, friendship!" Looking deep into her eyes, he said.

"Yeah, nice!" She said looking at him. "We have the most amazing friendship in this whole world. " Smiling at him, she took a sip of her wine.

In fact they always really had a powerful friendship.

A strong chemistry in their relationship.

A mutual admiration and platonic love felling.

They were having a good time. Drinking, talking about missions and adventures of their past. They were very comfortable with each other. However, they didn't even notice that someone was watching them.

Sakura playfully nudged him and asked. "Why did you insist so hard on making me drink today?"

"Wanna know the truth?" He asked and looked at her. Then she nodded. "When I saw you, you looked sad...Sometimes a person needs to do anything to forget their problems."

Suddenly the atmosphere of happiness was gone and Sakura became serious. She was almost crying.

"No..." Naruto gave her a worried expression. "Sakura, I'm sorry...I didn't want to make you cry...If you need to get it off your chest, then you can count on me. If you don't wanna, no problem." Embracing her tenderly, he said.

Sniffling slightly, Sakura looked up at him. "Naruto, are you happy?" She asked while her tears fell down her cheeks.

"Uh? Well… I'm happy being Hokage." He understood the question but tried not to get into that.

"Don't dodge me, Naruto! Are you happy in your love life? 'Cause I'm not! I have the feeling that I made a bad choice..." Sakura brushed the tears from her face and shrugged. "Forget it! You are not the best person for me to be talking to about it! I gotta go! I had too much to drink! Here, just take the money" She said while pulling away from him.

"No, it's my treat! Please, don't go Sakura-ch...Sakura!" Grabbing her arm, he added. "You're not okay! So let me take you home. Also, why am I not the best person? We can talk about it..." He seemed hesitant to say something.

Close by, a mysterious person whispered. "I'll release you."

A/N: Who is this mysterious person watching them? Don't miss the development of this fic.

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