Disclaimer: (Not sure if this is mandatory, but never hurts to be safe.) I don't own Naruto, any of the characters depicted in it, or any of the settings. This is a work of fiction, and any resemblance to people or places in real life is entirely coincidental.

Hello!

This story is actually a spin off from an idea in another one I'm currently writing (currently unpublished). I wondered what it would be like, and how it would be different if Hinata decided to write Naruto letters when he was training with Jiraiya. You should know when I mean, during the time-skip.

My thoughts kept going to this whenever I got stuck, and eventually I felt with all I wanted to put in there yet couldn't, it deserved to have a story focused on it.

As we all know, Hinata never said goodbye when Naruto left, just watched from behind a pole. This story starts from there and mostly focuses on just those two.

While lighter than most of my works, it still gets an 'M' rating, simply because it might need it later. But don't expect lemons, this isn't that kind of story.

Couple of clarifications when reading, just in case someone isn't familiar with them.

"Speaking"

'Thoughts'

Kyuubi/Kurama speaking

'Kyuubi/Kurama thoughts'

Also, before anyone complains about the lack of stuttering, or Hinata being more expressive with her thoughts, remember that's mostly a self afflicted problem of hers. She's like that the most (worst?) whenever around Naruto. It'll show up a bit sometimes, but not much.
Shy people wouldn't stutter when writing (unless it was deliberate), and when writing she'd certainly be able to express her thoughts more easily. After all, she could write and re-write a letter until she felt it properly said what she wanted.

And I work 50+ hours a week, so updates might be random. On the plus side, that's where I do most of my thinking and planning.

At the moment I'm aiming for 5k characters minimum for a chapter, depending on where it feels right to end the chapter. In all honesty the count will usually be closer to 8-10k though. If I feel like the chapters are too short that way, I'll start combining them.

Enjoy!