"And it had the same warming effect as the ramen did — it left him wanting a little more."
It goes for me too, I WANT MORE.
I love how this version of Sakura really has a lot of street smarts. Not that our actual Sakura doesn't, she definitely has her moments, but this one has it down to a 'T.' Hopefully this version of Naruto will also have the same unpredictable traits, using some nifty ninja-ish (but not really NINJA ninja, since this is modern AU) tricks to get out of trouble every now and then, like what happened here. This version of Naruto seems to revel in his more prankster mischevious side, which was something I would've liked to see more of in canon.
This might be really REALLY random, but one particular scene that stood out to me was when Sakura threw her apron over the stack of textbooks. I didn't actually read the short description up top where you mentioned she was a med-student, so when I read this scene, I liked how you showed she was actually studying for something, in a very "passing-detail" sort of manner.
I don't know, it's strange of me to notice something like that, but yeah.
Anyways, you somehow managed to combine my mental image of Sakura and Ayame (whom I secretly ship with Naruto on the side. Serious. IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE) what with Sakura being a ramen chef, and as much as I'm hoping to see Ayame here, it's probably not gonna happen, if not as a cameo but yeah...I'm just rambling randomly now.
Anyways, thanks for the great read! And sorry for the random review, lol.