This story was born almost at the same time that my previous fic, "Where Snowflakes and Cherry Blossoms Intertwine." Only this time, there's a lot more of sismance that I've always felt that Naruto owed me.

I hope someone around here enjoy this little idea of mine.

"Because the reason I live is you,

I hope with my heart that

The remaining, flickering memories will be sent to you

At the end of this road I walk on,

At this road that was allowed to me,

I, who used to love and love you more,

Remain here alone."

"Hurt", Rooftop Prince OST.

1. People Meet, and always part.

Sakura isn't sure about many things. It has been quite a long time since she got to the Soul Society anyway. All things considered, one could say she remembers more than many.

Her name is Haruno Sakura.

She used to be a kunoichi of Konoha.

(Part of that recently found shinobi dimension that is keep very secretly by the Shinigamis, but that she heard of anyway.)

She was a member of Team 7.

She was a medic.

She was killed by the person she loved.

Whenever she thinks of the last fact, she sees red eyes and a hatred and pain that make her cry every time.

Who was the person she loved?

What were the names of those teammates? She remembers some names, but not the three most important…

What were their faces? How did they look like?

Why did that person kill her?

She doesn't know, and it isn't as if it matters anymore.

Here in the Rukongai, she has enough to do taking care of the kids of her street, who usually get into enough trouble by day to keep her busy.

She wonders, though.

Has she crossed paths with those people without realizing it? Will she ever meet that person, the one who killed her, and even smile at him?

If only she'd remember his face…

Hyuga.

Once upon a blue moon, her name was Hyuga Hinata.

Hinata can't say she's happy to have died.

However, she died saving the person she loved, so at least it was worth it.

She doesn't remember much, but she remembers her last day, when she passed away.

His name was Naruto.

She remembers her cousin, almost an older brother to her, crying over her body. The shinigami who brought her to the Soul Society took a while before getting to her, so she had stayed by his side, incapable of doing nothing to comfort him.

Neji.

She doesn't remember the rest of her family, they weren't there, but she must have been loved.

Neji cried calling for a medic, but there wasn't none there, and Hinata died.

She had some teammates, too. Kiba and Shino also tried to save her. They were very loyal friends.

She doesn't have friends in the Rukongai, the people here are too hostile, always fighting in order to survive. Hinata doesn't like it.

At least she has Fuyu no Tsuki with her. It might sound crazy, her only friend lives inside her mind.

It doesn't matter.

Her past life must have been good, she thinks, and things can't stay the same way forever. If she did enough good things for others, then it might come back to her… someday.

They meet when they're heading to the Seireitei in order join the Academy, the girl with pink hair and the girl with moon eyes.

"So what's your name?"

"Hyuga Hinata."

"Hyuga Hinata?" The pink haired girl asks "I think I knew someone with that name… were you a ninja during your past life?"

"Yes." Hinata is overjoyed with the possibility of meeting someone from her previous life "Were you, too?"

"Yes. I think we might have even worked together."

"What is your name?"

"Haruno Sakura."

Hinata smiles.

"Nice to meet you. I hope we can be friends."

Hinata doesn't have friends, but Sakura seems to be the first nice person she's met in the three months she's been here.

Sakura doesn't make friends (they betray you and stab you in the back) but Hinata seems a naïve girl who kinds of need protection.

Later Hinata is going to learn that Sakura is not really nice to everyone, and Sakura is going to realize that Hinata can take good care of herself.

They become friends anyway.