Hello there! I'm back after an entire year of jaw-breaking stuff happening to post another SasuNaru. LOL. But I wanted to post this on Wattpad but since this is my home (pun intended) I decided I'll put it here first! I hope you like it!

"I keep remembering you between crossroads
You knew me when I had nothing else
I could smile at the thought of you
The place where you are"

-HOME by BTS

The fifth Kazekage was known far and wide for a lot of reasons. But none of them centred around blondes chewing his brains out. Well, not technically, but you get the point.

The Kazekage looked up at his best friend and very unlike himself, heaved a sigh. He stood up and went to stand in front of the female clad in black. She pushed back her hood revealing her blonde hair and crystal blue eyes. Her skin was porcelain with three whisker-like birthmarks on either side of her cheeks. She stood straight, wielding a katana on her back and what not weapons inside her black cloak.

She looked up at the taller male defiantly. Her question bounced in his head and he placed a hand on her shoulder. Did I mention that he absolutely disliked physical contact?

"You should head back now. What has it been? 5 years?" He said after a long pause. His pale green orbs searching her eyes for something.

"4 years, 11 months and 25 days" She murmured quietly in her musical voice. He smiled a bit.

"See? I'm sure they all miss you." He pointed out. "Besides, you succeded in your plans. I don't see anything that is holding you back from heading home." She turned her gaze to the ground.

'Home?' She thought. 'Was Konoha, her home?' She contemplated the question before she nodded her head.

"I guess I'll go back." She said, her face lighting up in a smile. He smiled back.

The 18-year-old in front of him had grown so much in the last 5 years. She had left alone the immature dreams of her 13-year-old self and set her mind to only one. Protect Konoha. But it'd be lying if he said that she'd given up her dream to become Hokage. She was mature now. Her thinking was like a Hokage already. He wouldn't be surprised if she was made the next Hokage.

She looked at him and he pulled her in an embrace. She tensed but soon relaxed and patted the Kazekage's back. She was one of the reasons he hadn't submitted to the beast inside. He let her go and she brought two of her fingers up and saluted him before disappearing. He chuckled at her actions and soon drowned himself in the paperwork, his mind effectively pushing her to the back of it.

Far from Suna, in the midst of trees and rolling grasslands stood the village hidden in the leaves, Konoha. In the middle of it stood the Hokage monument in all its glory. The six faces on the monument let the people keep in memories, the people that once governed it. The ones that made Konoha what it was today.

Speaking of today, a gentle breeze was raging in Konoha, as if carrying a message for someone. Or maybe someone.

Kakashi looked outside his window, or rather, the Hokage tower's window. It had been a year since he had been given the position. And he truly wished he could pass it that gracefully to someone of the potential. And there didn't seem to be any shinobi in Konoha who could gain the title. At least, they didn't seem to be here now.

He sensed a familiar presence out on the roof and made his way there. If it was some enemy, he had to alert the ANBU. But the chakra signature seemed to be hidden for everyone but him. It was warm, in the slightest, with a little edge to it. Something he hadn't sensed before.

As he reached the roof, he blinked twice. A blonde head was peeking from a black cloak and he was staring at its back. As he walked closer, he heard a light chuckle. His eyes widened as he paused. The person turned around.

And in front of him stood the most beautiful girl with long blond locks and crystal blue eyes. A striking image of his late teacher. She smiled and her birthmarks curled with her cheeks.

"I'm back, Kakashi-sensei." Her voice was the music itself. He felt his vision blur but smiled anyway. He embraced her tightly.

"Welcome back, Naruto."

She softly let him go and looked at him. She smiled wide as she said, "Congratulations on carrying on Obito-sensei's dream!" At this, Kakashi's eyes widened. She chuckled lightly and patted his forearm.

"I already know about them. And I'm calling him sensei because it feels weird just calling him Obito. He was your friend." She finished and Kakashi smiled as he ruffled her hair. "Hey!" She protested but smiled nonetheless.

She turned around and looked at the place beneath the roof and suddenly, her resolve to come back wavered.

"How will I tell them..." Her mumbling voice trailed off. She pursed her lips in a straight line. Kakashi looked where her eyes had rested and spotted the Konoha 11. He turned to her. "Don't worry, I'll handle that." He said as he gave her an eye smile and asked her to follow him to his office.

As he opened the door, she put on her hood. She looked around. The shinobi were the same. The same ones she had seen when she was here, almost 5 years ago. Tsunade had been the Hokage then. And she finished with a chuckle, she had been a hot-headed idiot. She mused how different she was now. She looked at Kakashi who was watching her from his desk and she looked to the side while she made her way to the seat. The Third's face greeted her and she smiled a sad smile. She looked at Kakashi and he seemed to read her mood as his eyes gave off sympathy. She sat down opposite him and shrugged off her hood. "Crap" she muttered as her long hair tumbled out and pooled on the floor below. She quickly picked it up and tied it in a bun. She looked at Kakashi as the kage gave her a small eyes smile.

"More feminine now, are we, Naruto?" He said as she scowled at him. "You are?" She smirked into her hand at his expression but soon straightened up to tell him her whereabouts for the past 5 years.

"I just travelled all the time." She answered truthfully. "I didn't stay at a place for too long. Not even for 3 days." She took a breath and ignored his surprised expression. "For the first year, I trained in Kusa and Taki and plotted my invasion in Oto. At first, I was supposed to finish it myself but I ended up getting help from someone." She paused and Kakashi raised an eyebrow. She sighed. "I had help from Uchiha Itachi. I think he told you."

Kakashi nodded and asked an ANBU to call in the 'not anymore missing'-nin. Itachi had returned to Konoha 2 years after Naruto had left with a Konoha scroll that stated the actual records of what had caused the Uchiha massacre and although the crimes he had committed were no joke, he had been cleared of the crimes and was currently residing with his brother in Konoha. A lot of the decision was done due to the pressure from the Fire Daimyo. As she stood up to gaze outside the village through the window, there was a knock on the door and Itachi walked in. He wasn't in his ANBU uniform but rather in combat clothes. His eyes darted to the back of the person next to the window but he bowed in front of the Hokage anyway.

"Itachi-kun, I think you might be happy to see who's finally returned to Konoha." At which Naruto promptly turned around and shot him a small smile. She bowed in respect. "It's nice to meet you after such a long time, Itachi-san." His eyes widened as he looked at her and he too bowed. "I feel so too, Naruto." She straightened up and offered him her hand which he shook and before she could pull away, he pulled her hand, causing her to fall on his chest and he hugged her. She awkwardly stood there with red cheeks. He let her go and chuckled at her face. She pouted and moved to stand in front of the Hokage. She shrugged and murmured, "Too much physical contact in a day than I've had in 5 years."

At this, the two guys chuckled and she continued. "After that, I moved to Yu and Shimo and then guess where I went?" She asked with excitement. Kakashi raised an eyebrow and Itachi shrugged. "Uzushiogakure!" Their eyes widened and she shrugged this time.

"I knew about mom. Ero-sennin told me and Uzumakis are hard to find. Anyway," She continued with a smile. "I learned a lot in Uzu. I had to dig up a lot but I found my family scrolls on Fuinjutsu and" She rubbed her neck sheepishly. "A few Kinjutsu too." Pausing to look at the shocked faces of the two men, she looked outside, it was growing dark by the minute and soon night would fall.

"For the next year, I plotted on destroying Akatsuki but I needed help from an insider so," She pointed at Itachi. "My source, Uchiha Itachi-san, kept me updated and we both finished off or broke away the Akatsuki. I'm still in contact with a few of the ninjas but we had to kill the lot of them. They weren't cooperating and it was taking too much time." At Kakashi's nod, she continued. "For the next 3 years, I have travelled the lands and mastered this little one here," She patted her sword. "I have to admit, the only thing I liked about travelling all over was gaining her." She said as she took off the sword from her back and looked at it in adoration. Then her eyes narrowed and her lips formed a line. "But I guess I have to leave it here, right?" She said as she kept the sheathed sword on the table. Kakashi watched as she reluctantly withdrew her hand. She really liked it sword it seemed.

She continued, "Anyway," She smiled a small smile, "Now, I'm finally back. I thought I'd come back for some time but I guess..." She trailed off and Itachi asked. "You plan on leaving?" At this, she smiled and shook her head, her hair swaying with the motion, making her look adorable. "I'll stay."

Kakashi smiled at his ex-student. "Well then, welcome back, Naruto!" She smiled. And Itachi piped in.

"Yeah, Welcome home, Naruto."

"It's been a while, Mi Casa
With you, I just feel rich
I'm back, hi, Mi Casa
You left it on, your switch"