"Sasuke, where are you?" Naruto whispered, searching all around the house for his love.
Finding no Sasuke, he head back into the room he awoke in, deciding to just search all of the drawers then.
All of Sasuke's clothes were still there. Nothing had been moved or touched at all.
Throwing the clothes all over the floor, Naruto made sure that each drawer was completely empty before looking in each.
Inside the biggest drawer and taped to the bottom, was an envelope with hus name printed in only the neatest handwriting.
Naruto grasped the envelope and tugged it away from the tale. Ripping it open quickly, he pulled out a almost perfecfly folded piece of orange paper.
Flipping it open, Naruto scanned the contents.
Written in blue was Sasuke's goodbye letter.
Dear Naruto,
I'm sorry I left you but it was something I had to do. I will always love you and I swear that when this is all over I will come back for you. I will get strong for you and I won't die as long as you are alive. I won't give up on my dream of a avenging my clan but you made me see that I will always have something to come back to.
I love you Naruto and I hope that you still love me, and that everyone has a great life. I promise I will try to come back soon. Maybe I will bisit. Oh, and don't come after me love, I know that you want to. But don't. I'm not leaving forever.
Love, Sasuke Uchiha
Naruto covered his mouth with his hands as tears poured down his face.
Collapsing back onto the bed, Naruto burried his head in his arms, sobbing quietly.
"Sasuke... Why Sasuke?"
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Naruto woke with a start, his hands immediately flying to his face to wipe his tears away.
Stretching quickly and standing from his bed, Naruto headed towards the smell of ramen.
Walking quietly into the kitchen, he saw a huge bowl waiting just for him.
"How did you sleep, Naruto?" Jiraiya asked as he looked up from his own bowl.
"I had a nightmare." The blonde responded quietly.
"The same one?"
Naruto nodded.
"You need to forget about that boy," Jiraiya sighed. "He's only stoppin you from achieving something you wanted way before him. To become Hokage."
Naruto frowned. "He told me not to go after him... But what kind of Hokage would I be if I couldn't even save one friend?"
"A Hokage knows when it's time to stop fighting for someone, because they wod only be putting themselves and possibly other people they care about i danger. Remember that Naruto."
"Then I'll go by myself! I'll drag that asshole back by his hair if I have to! He won't kill me, and I know it." Naruto shouted.
"Don't be reckless kid. Orochimaru changed Sasuke. He's not the same person you loved so much before."
"That's a lie! I can make him be happy! If I have to I'll even help him achieve goal! Just to help him!"
Naruto teared up suddenly, fleeing from the kitchen and back into the hotel room.
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"Guess who I heard is coming back today?"
"Who?" Sakura asked.
"Naruto! Lady Tsunade said that Jiraiya sent them a letter saying that they are on their way home and should be here by tomorrow!" Kiba yelled excitedly.
"Really?! Naruto's coming back? That's great! I haven't seen that kid in forever!" Shikamaru said.
"Yes, it's been three years. Too bad Naruto wasn't here for the second Chuunin exams. I'm sure he would have passed. Maybe he'll even become a Jonin." Kakashi said.
"What? A jonin? No way!" Sakura exclaimed.
"He is training with Jiraiya, one of the sages. I'm surr that kid is going to come back as strong as ever!"
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"This is taking forever, Pervy Sage! When are we going to be back at the Lead Village! We've been walking for a whole day!" Naruto said tiredly, groaning quietly.
"We're right by it, chill out. Don't tell me I have more energy than you?"
Naruto shook his head wildly, jumping up and down and climbing up the trees around them.
"See? I'm perfectly fine! I was just worried about your old legs!"
Jiraiya chuckled. "Of course you were Naruto. Everyone would be worried if an old man like me was walking for anday in the forest. I'm incapable of taking care of myself."
Naruto grinned and continued bouncing along, his excitement growing for seeing all of his old friends.
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"Hey, do you recognize that orange jacket?"
"Oh my god, it's Naruto!"
Everyone from Naruto's year, including the senseis, all ran out of the village to greet Naruto as he approached with his teacher.
"Wow Naruto, you've grown a lot!" Sakura said, noticing Naruto had grown taller than her.
"Hey, you're right Sakura! He's not the little shrimp he used to be." Kiba said.
"Hey, I was taller than you!" Naruto yelled.
"No you weren't! I was so taller than you!" Kiba yelled back. "Shino, do you rememer how tall I was?"
"Of course I do. You were about 5 feet tall." Shino said.
"And how tall was Naruto?" Kiba asked smugly.
"About 4 foot 10..." Shino replied.
"How tall are we now?" Naruto asked hopefully.
"Kiba is about 5 foot 6 and you are... About 5 foot 5."
"Ha! I will always be taller than you!" Kiba boasted. "I wonder how tall Sasuke has become."
Naruto looked down sadly, thinking about all of the possibilities.
Everyone else grew quiet, sympathy for the boy kicking in.
Naruto put on a small smile, reassuring everyone around him.
"I bet he's grown a lot." Naruto started. "He's probably been training really hard."
Sakura smiled. "We are all training with some really strong people. Just wait until you see what I can do!"
Naruto shook his head. "No, just you wait Sakura! I've gotten so much better! Now I might be strong enough to-
"Don't say it Naruto." Sakura whispered.
"Huh?"
"Come over here, let's talk for a minute." Sakura said, motioning away from the group.
Naruto nodded quickly following his pink haired friend away from the others.
When they were alone, Sakura stopped walking and turned around to face him.
"Naruto, I know that you want to go after Sasuke, but you can't go alone."
"I don't want anyone to get hurt Sakura. This is my mission and nobody else's."
"That's where you're wrong!" Sakura yelled. "Sasuke was my teammate too, and even though he ignored me most of the time, I still knew we had a tiny bit of trust or maybe even friendship! I loved him, Naruto! Even if it was a stupid crush at first, I still feel the same way for him. It's growing worse."
Naruto didn't reply.
"But... I know that I can't have him. So I'm trying to move on. He was a good friend though. And that's why I can't let you do this alone." Sakura whispered.
"Thank you Sakura... But I need to do this alo-
"Do you still love him, Naruto?" Sakura asked suddenly.
Surprised, Naruto didn't reply at first.
"Naruto?"
"Oh... Uh... What?"
"Do you still love Sasuke?" She asked again.
"No... I hate him." Naruto said honestly.
He wasn't lying, Sakura could tell from the defiance in his eyes.
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A/N: First chapter of the sequel. Hope you enjoyed. Next chapter will be longer. Also, does anyone know anythin important about FictionPress? All of that stuff confuses me. Would anyone please explain what exactly you post on there?