It was a beautiful and warm spring evening in Konoha. The sun was rolling slowly in the hot air like a golden ball of yarn. A young and beautiful teen girl was quietly strutting back home after her tiring work. Her silky, pink hair were dancing in the light breeze, complimenting the floating Skaura petals in the wind. The sweet air softly brushed against her senses, begging for a walk by the nearby river park.

Might as well…

She softly chuckled giving in, and was on her way. Her legs slowly acting on their own and eyes closed, her body moved in the right direction. The golden, setting sun illuminated the crystal clear water, with light waves hitting against the bank.

I'll just sit down here for a while…

As decided, she sat down under a blooming tree, taking in the beautiful scenery. The green grass was softly tickling her palms and fingers. The teen took a long, deep breath of the fresh air and shut her eyes once more. She listened closely to the birds magical chirping, clearing her mind of any worries, but not for long. Once her mind was clear, she could sense a strange feeling. Something she has never felt before so strongly.

This uneasy feeling forcefully ran down her spine, and feeling uncomfortable, she opened her eyes in a hurry. The teen searched all around, looking for the source of this strange sensation, her mind concentration only on this. She could feel it radiating all around the park. Whatever it was, it has been here for a long time.

But what she found was not at all what she expected. A person, also sitting under a tree, calmly watching the sunset. He wore a pure white tee and gripped the sleeves in his large palms, black trousers down till his ankle, and traditional Japanese geta glued to his feet. His long, golden hair was lightly waving in the soothing wind, with bangs covering half of his pale face. Pink Sakura petals were gracefully dancing all around his presence, as he aimlessly stared at the setting sun.

But something felt completely off about this guy. His very core of being was tinted black, but he illuminated golden rays on the outside, visible only to those of strong knowledge of medical ninjutsu. But what's more strange is that she has never seen this person around before. The teen works in the only Hospital of Konoha, and every day different Shinobi and Kunoichi visit for examination and medical help. She's bound to have ran in him once.

How weird… is he new here?

Without realising, her body was already moving towards him. She has stood up, and now was slowly walking in his direction. As she closed the gap between them two, the man showed no response, almost ignoring the pink haired woman. He didn't even flinch.

Is he really ignoring me?

"H-Hello!" Greeted the teen, slight hesitation heard in her voice. "My name's Haruno Sakura, hajimemashite, and you are?" She stretched her arm for a handshake and waited for a response, but none came.

Tche…

Sneered Sakura and pulled her hand back, placing it on her hip. "Hey!" She called out once more, raising her voice. "Who are you?" But this time she was less formal. Still no response reached her. She tried to take a good look at his face, but pulled back when a single tear ran down his cheek.

D-Did I hurt him?

Sakura wasn't sure of what to do, so she took several steps back and apologised immediately. "I-I'm sorry!" Sakura bowed deeply before she was on her way back home. Different stuff was running through the pink haired teen's head.

How strange… I didn't say anything to hurt him…

She moved her hand to her face, rubbing her chin.

Maybe he just had a bad day…

She concluded. Once back home, she spent the rest of her evening dwelling upon the strange presence and the blond teen. She rolled around on her couch, kicking the white decorative pillows that were set on it. She watched them roll on the floor.

Take it easy Sakura! You have work tomorrow!

Sakura mentally scolded herself, and slipped in her large bed to sleep.

Another day at work complete. Sakura was dragging herself home after a long and busy nurseling in the Hospital, as she quietly complained to herself.

Why do we only have one hospital…?

Knowing it will rain soon, she quickened her pace. Taking a shortcut, she ran across the river park she visited yesterday evening. Walking on a worn out path, she stared at the calm and soothing water, thinking to herself.

I wonder if I'll see the guy again…

And as if speaking of the devil, there he was, still in the same place as before, still and frozen. He quietly stared at the setting sun, back resting against a tree just as yesterday.

Is he crazy? It will rain soon!

As her nurse instincts kicked in, she slowly ran towards the teen to scold him. "Hey!" She called out and stopped to face him, standing directly in front of the blond. "Do you like spending your time here, or do you not leave this place completely?" For some reason, the man was responding today, and took her blunt comments badly.

"Hnn…" He quietly murmured under his breath, turning his head away from Sakura. Two hands reached out for him and grabbed his shoulders, forcefully pulling him up. "Mister, did you not hear the news today? It will rain heavily soon!" She continued pulling him up, even as he resisted. "Mister!"

The teen shook of her arms. "Don't call me mister… I'm not that old!" He rudely claimed, shifting back in his place before he was disturbed. He snuggled up, pulling his legs close, and resting his head on them, letting his hair fall and scatter around him.

Sakura gave up and decided to just leave. "Never mind!" She left the blond where he was, and started to run towards her house in hopes of not getting soaked. "But if you stay here, you'll catch a cold!" Without realising, she was still calling out for the guy. "So suit yourself!"

"Whatever…" Snickered the blonde. "It doesn't even matter anymore…" He laid back, and continued to quietly watch the setting sun from under his thick bangs. "It doesn't matter…"

Once Sakura was back home, it began to pour rain violently. It hit against her windows, completely shutting her view. She sighed loudly while reaching out for a medical book she acquired from her mentor, Tsunade. She scanned through the pages, searching for a specific article.

Somehow I have a feeling I'll see him in the hospital soon, so I might as well prepare and research the strange feeling I felt back there and today also…

The closer she was to him, the better she could feel it. And it was no exception today either. Page by page she scanned through the book, but nothing useful was found.

Great… Just who is that guy?

Looking out the foggy window, she was greeted by a yellow flash and loud rumbling. It was thundering.

With a loud sigh she pulled herself out of her large couch, put back down the medical book, and moved towards her room, turning off any lights behind her.

With loud ringing, Sakura was furiously pulled out of her dream. Her alarm has gone off, mimicking the obnoxious crying of little children. She stretched her arm to switch it off, and with a loud yawn and a long stretch, she was out of her bed.

After putting on her work clothes, she made her way downstairs to her spacy living room, and then into the kitchen to prepare some breakfast. Toasting a simple toast, she checked outside for the weather, and angrily groaned when it was still raining lightly.

That idiot, I hope he went home!

No matter how annoyed she already felt by the guy, she could only pity the fool.

"What is he so worked up?" The teen exclaimed to herself. "Shaking my help off so rudely, he should be the one apologising, not me!" But after recalling on her words, she remembered the single tear that ran down his face.

I didn't hurt him… did I?

She grabbed an umbrella and headed outside, but the rain has already been replaced by sun. With a smile on her face, Sakura happily put the umbrella back and headed off to her workplace.

Just to be safe, she decided to check on the blond, and once she reached a junction, she took the shortcut near the river park. While on a lookout, she enjoyed the warm sun rays. A faint smile was slowly forming on her face, and her walk kicked in a slight strut.

Finally, the weather I deserve!

But her smile soon began to fade away, as her green pools caught a glimpse of blond hair buried in wet grass. It was him.

That idiot!

The pink haired teen clenched her fists, and angrily stomped over to the blonde who was drenched to core in the last night's rain.

"Mister!" Her stomps were quickly getting louder and closer to the blond, but he laid still, ignoring everything around him. "Are you out of your mind, mister?" Sakura stopped to face the teen, but nearly his whole face was covered by his thick, long bangs, and hair that stretched over his shoulders.

"Don't call me mister!" Sneered the wet teen. "I told you already, I'm not tha-ACHOO!" The blond sneezed right in Sakura's face. "I'm not tha-ACHOO! ACHOO!" He kept sneezing and covering his mouth. Sakura's eyes were wide open from the sudden shock. His spit was running down her face, then falling onto the ground.

Disgusting!

"DIE!" The blond was greeted with a swift punch in his guts. "Aaargh!" He clenched his abdomen in pain and whined. "W-what was that for?"

Sakura grabbed his arm and pulled him up forcefully. "Technically, you just spat in my face!" Once he was up, she grabbed him by his wet shirt and pulled on it. "Got anything to say?"

"S-Scary…" Murmured the teen.

With a loud sigh, Sakura let go of him. "I can't leave you here like this." She took him by the arm and started to walk towards the hospital. "So, you're coming with me!"

Not knowing where the blond is being taken, he began to resist. "Y-You're not going to sexually harass me, a-are you?" Hearing this, Sakura crushed his arm. "Go to hell!"

In pain, the teen whined and squealed, but continued to try and escape the grasp. "Stop wiggling!" Warned Sakura, and the blond answered immediately. "How can I not, when I might get raped!"

Just how stupid is he?

"Who would want to rape you?" Snapped the pink haired teen, and the blond quietly cried, having his feelings hurt. Sakura rolled her eyes. "I'm taking you to a hospital." She explained, and as if giving in, the teen stopped resisting and let himself be dragged. "Should have said so in the beginning."

After this, they both quietly made it to the hospital, and once they entered, a cheerful receptionist greeted them. "Good morning Sakura!" An elder woman stood up from her seat from behind a large desk. "Ah, good morning!" Sakura greeted the woman back, and let go of the blond. "Are there any rooms empty I could occupy?" Asked the teen and smiled warmly. "Yes! The second floor is full, as many young shinobi just got back from their missions. But the third floor, corridor B, rooms 346-357 are all free!"

Sakura was glad to hear this. "I'll take any single room." The receptionist nodded and passed over a key. She moved her attention from Sakura to the blond. "And who is this? Is he with you?" Sakura looked behind her, where the teen was standing in a small puddle that formed from his wet clothes. "Yes, I think he was hanging outside for several days and caught cold. I couldn't stand to look at him like that so I brought him here."

The teen turned away and sulked under his breath. "No one asked you to take care of me."

He's worse than Sasuke… Does he come and leave Konoha like Uchiha too?

"Thank you, I'll take the room." Sakura bowed in appreciation. "All of the nurses are dispatched over second floor, so you'll have to take care of the young man youself." Explained the receptionist and Sakura nodded. "I understand. I'll take the registration form too." The woman reached under her desk and pulled out a clipboard with several sheets of paper and a pen. "Once you've filled this in, I'll pass it on to Shizune."Smiled the receptionist and Sakura bowed once more and signalled the blond to follow her upstairs.

Room 350

"You'll stay here." Announced Sakura and rummaged through a small cupboard fixed on one of the walls. "Here." She pulled out some new hospital clothes and a fuzzy towel. "I want you to put these on and dry your hair. I'll step outside for a second, once you're done, let me know." Once she made herself clear, she opened the door and walked out of the room.

Great… Now I have to take care of him…

Sakura sighed, and the teen announced to her that he's done. Sighing again, she slowly opened the door and nearly ran into the blond. "Ah!" She froze and stared at him with large eyes. "You scared me!" She complained, but was quickly quieted by his voice. "Where should I put these?" He held out his arm that held his wet clothes.

"I'll take care of them for you." She took the clothes out of his hands and neatly placed them on a metal rail to dry. "Dry your hair. I gave you a towel!" She turned around and watched the teen bury his head in the towel. While he was drying his hair, Sakura looked at the clothes she gave him.

At least they fit him…

"Hey!" The blonde called out. Sakura looked at him and gasped. The towel rested on his head, pulling back his long bangs, revealing his eyes. She stared in his pastel blue pools intensively.

He has very beautiful eyes…

The teen noticed Sakura's lack of movement, and asked. "W-What? Is there something on my face?" Hearing this, Sakura was drawn back to reality. "N-No!" Strangely, she was blushing. "A-Anyways!" She threw the clipboard at the blond. "Fill the first page in, the rest I'll take care of!"

"Sure." The blond stared at the page and sat down in the hospital bed with a creak. He scanned through the questions and filled in some, leaving a majority of them blank. "Here." He passed the board to Sakura, who then started to read it.

Full Name - Uzumaki Naruto

Age - 19

Address - …..

Rank - …..

Occupation - …..

Background information - …..

Is he serious?

She moved her attention from the board to Naruto, who blankly stared back. "What?" He asked, but Sakura didn't answer. She took another look at the page and sighed, shaking her head side to side.

No matter… Shizune can take care of it…

"Nothing." She swapped the pages round and scanned through them. "Nothing at all." Sakura set the clipboard aside on a table, and walked back to the cupboard pulling out a large case. Naruto stared at her, the towel still resting on his head. "Here." The teen girl threw a small vial of medicine. "Take these, it will help you on your fever that's slowly developing." She instructed.

"You can tell without examining me?" Naruto looked quite impressed. "I know I feel my head burn, but you didn't even feel it." The blond smiled childishly. "That's impressive!" After being praised, Sakura explained herself. "I'm a high medical ninja. After taking a look at your forehead, I could see your chakra burning up."

"Ah..." After getting his explanation, Naruto took several pills and passed the vial back to Sakura who placed it back in the case. She chuckled quietly, but loud enough for Naruto to hear. "What is it?" He asked and Sakura smiled at him. "Nothing, it's just that you're suddenly very talkative." Naruto blushed and turned away.

I need to take a physical examination… This could take a while…

Sakura faced Naruto. "Take it off. Your shirt, I mean." The blonde froze and stared blankly into Sakura's green pools for a while, before panicking. "Eeeh?!" He jumped up from the bed and pressed against a wall. "W-What is this? Sexual harassment?!"

"DIE."

Sakura's fist quickly met Naruto's guts with a loud punch, once more. The blond dropped on his heels in pain, grabbing his stomach. "T-That hurt…" He cried.

"Idiot!" Sakura raised her voice. "I need to get a physical!" When the teen blurted out, without reflecting on her words, Naruto blushed. "You, want to get PHYSICAL? ON ME?"

His loud words rang through her head, again and again.

Physical… on me… on me… on me…

"W-What?" Sakura's face flushed red, blood boiling. "N-NO! Not like that! I need to get physical check on you!"

Sakura tried to explain, but nothing went through the dense mind of the teen. "You want ME, to get PHYSICAL?" Both of their faces were pastel red, cheeks and foreheads burning.

"No! No! No! No!" Sakura grabbed her pink hair and began pulling on them out of frustration. "Physical check! Measure your height, your blood and chakra pressure!Stuff like that, you know?"

After these words, Naruto loosened up. "Oh…" He uttered. "Should have said so in the beginning!"

TEME!

"Now take your shirt off! I need to take a blood sample!" The pink haired teen took long and deep breaths, and searched for a needle, while waiting for Naruto to get ready.

There it is!

She found the needle and picked it up. "Ready? This won't…. hurt…" When she faced the blonde, his shirt was off and sloppily placed on the hospital bed. He stood still and quiet, waiting for Sakura.

Sakura stared at the topless teen in front of her. His skin was perfectly tan and moderately muscled. He didn't have a lot of scars, but she could feel that he has gone through a lot of broken bones. She slowly examined his torso with big eyes, when something caught her attention.

"H-Hey! Stop admiring my perfect body and just get the blood samples already!" Naruto smirked, staring in her green pools. At his words, Sakura's blood boiled. "I-I wasn't admiring anything!"

But you have to admit, he has a perfect body…

Out of anger, she grabbed his arm and stabbed the needle in it forcefully. "Ouch!" squealed the blonde, but kept still. "What was that for?" He lowered his voice.

"You asked for it!" Soon the needle was full of his blood, and Sakura slowly pulled it out. The blonde rubbed the spot, and watched Sakura pour his blood into a small tube and then place it in a small container. "Is all this really necessary? I only had a small fever, didn't I?" Moaned Naruto.

"Yes, it is necessary! If the receptionist didn't recognise you, you haven't been here for any kinds of treatments." Explained Sakura. "That means you have no records here, that's why we need to register you!"

"Actually I have been here many years ago…" Murmured Naruto. Sakura looked at him, and asked. "Did you say something?" But Naruto only denied it, shaking his head.

Hopeless…

"Lie down." Ordered Sakura, but the blonde didn't move. "Lie down, I said!" She ordered again, slightly rising her voice. "W-What is this, sexual harassment, again?"

Sakura has had enough of him. "URUSAI!" She shouted at him, and the teen gulped. "I need to check your chakra flow! Lie down so it's easier for me and then we can finish faster!" Naruto quickly shook his head in agreement and lied down on the bed.

Really hopeless…

The pink haired teen lifted her arms up and they began glowing green. She slowly moved over to the blond teen and placed her hands hovering over his body. "Y-You're not going to poison me, a-are you?" Naruto asked out of worry, but Sakura only shushed him.

She slowly moved her hands lower and lower, and stopped over his stomach, which was bandaged all over, and something was repelling her. A strong force that she's felt before in the park.

What is this? I can feel it again…

"H-hey." Sakura quietly called out to Naruto. "Did you get hurt? Let me check it." She reached out to remove the sterile gauze dressings, but Naruto grabbed her arm, stopping her from doing so. "Leave it be." Naruto kept a straight face, dead serious.

"B-But, it could be infected, or… or…" Sakura tried to argue with him, but he kept a straight face all this time. "Leave it be. It will be fine." Sakura frowned. "Well, what is it? A burn, a cut?" Naruto only shook his head. "It's nothing you should concern yourself about. It's a touchy subject, but I will be fine. Trust me." He then let go of her soft hand.

With a loud sigh, Sakura gave up and walked over to the clipboard. "Well, your chakra seems fine… but…" She stopped. "But what?" Asked Naruto. She kept quiet for a while, but then she spoke. "No, nothing. It seems healthy. So does your blood." The blonde was suspicious, but he kept quiet himself.

To distract herself and Naruto, Sakura loudly announced. "Well, let's move on! Stand up!" She clapped her hands together, and ordered. Naruto followed her instructions, and sat up in his bed. Sakura got a measuring tape and gestured him to come closer. He sighed loudly, but got out of the bed.

Sakura measured Naruto's height, waist and chest, and scribbled the units down on her papers. "Stretch your arm out." Just like Sakura asked, Naruto stretched his arm. "Now flex it." Without thinking, Naruto flexed his arm, and his biceps showed. Sakura quickly measured them before the idiot works out that this is all a bad joke.

Sakura giggled and read the measurements out loud. "Only nine inches?" At her comment, Naruto blushed and got a little angry. "Is this really necessary? How will knowing my bicep size help me?"

The pink haired teen laughed and without realising, she scribbled down the measurements. "Ha! Ha!" She wiped her tears and unlocked a door at the back of the room. "Come with me." Naruto snickered, but followed her inside the room, which was almost empty.

It had several mirrors fixed on all walls, and different kinds of mysterious and dangerous looking exercise machines placed in a line, facing the mirrors. There were also two benches that held piles of towels. This was all badly lighted, and quite dusty.

Naruto looked at the exercise machines, and then at Sakura. "You don't really expect me to work out, do you?" He questioned Sakura, who smiled back at him. "Yes I do!" She dragged him over to one of them, and hurried him to get on it.

When he did, Sakura pulled out several catheters, and hurriedly fixed them all over Naruto's body. "These will power up the machine once connected to a body, and show your chakra levels while working out right on this screen." Once Sakura finished her short explanation, the machine turned on, and a screen flashed green which she then pointed at.

Good, it works!

"This will keep you busy for a while!" She checked the screen, which showed Naruto's stats.

Health - 83%

Chakra Level – 100,000+

She gasped at the results.

Sure, he has a slight fever, that explains his health levels… but… his chakra levels… they're higher than any other shinobi's I've ever seen!

"Y-You have fun… I will bring your registration form and physical check sheets down to reception. I'll be back!" She grabbed her clipboard and began walking down to reception. "And no matter what, don't stop exercising! It's good for you." Once she closed the door behind her, she giggled deviously. "It also powers up this Hospital slightly!"

Naruto waved at her through the wall. "Yeah, yeah!" And once Sakura was gone, he replaced himself with a shadow clone. "Bunshin no jutsu!" While the shadow clone was forced to run on the exercising machine, Naruto lied down in a corner, out of sight.