Authors Note: What up guys, I bet ya'll are wondering "Huh, that was quick" because of the release of the second chapter. Haha well lets just say I got things ready beforehand. Please enjoy, Rate and review. Constructive criticism is appreciated. Peace and Love to all :D

Chapter 2: Sakura Blossom Looming


The next day arrived, it was 7:00 am and a majority of the villagers were still in bed. Some were up setting shop, doing early morning errands, and some were just enjoying the weather. Naruto on the other hand was lying in bed, sleepy as can be. He spent all night fixing up the house. The blonde knucklehead truly wanted to just leave the village. Every sight and sound in the village reminded him of Jiraiya. Each time he would look at Hokage Mountain, he pictured Tsunade's face replaced by Jiraiya's and imagines how he would've never let Tsunade do what he did.

It was now high noon, and Naruto just awoke from his deep sleep. He groggily stood up off of his bed and headed for the kitchen. He hadn't packed everything with him for there were still pots, pans, and other kitchen essentials in the kitchen. He had left one cup of ramen out so he could eat breakfast. A few moments passed by and the pot full of boiling water on the heated stove started to release a high pitched whistle. Signifying that the water was done, Naruto proceeded to get the water and added to the cup of ramen. After the required 3 minutes passed by, he then began to eat his breakfast. He didn't bother to shout out "Itadekimasu" for he was not in the best mood. He slowly ate his ramen, unusually taking his time to eat instead of gulping it all down in a matter of seconds. As the meal was finished, Naruto decided to go out to the balcony to get one more glimpse of the wonderful view of Konoha.

An hour passed and Naruto decided to go back inside to prepare for his departure. As he went into his living room, he saw something sticking out of one of the cushions of his couch. He grabbed the object which was actually a coupon. After realizing that it was in fact a coupon, the blonde realized that he only had coupons to one very special place, Ichiraku Ramen! He hung his head low, gazing at the coupon, having a small debate in his mind whether he should use it to get one last bite at his favorite food stand or just leave it there. Seconds later he heard his stomach roar out, signaling to Naruto that it was craving some ramen.

"Yosh!" exclaimed Naruto, now with a little enthusiasm in his voice. He then quickly got changed into his casual clothes and headed out. As the orange loving jinchuriki walked the streets, he decided that as his last day in Konoha that he would be happy for the sake of his friends. Also for his own sake since he didn't want any of his fellow comrades to notice that something was up.


Leisurely walking, he spotted the ramen stand in the distance. He then could no longer hold the urge to eat and dashed towards the food stand. "How's it goin' old man?" Naruto asked.

"Huh? Oh well I'll be, it's my most loyal customer! What can I get ya Naruto?" the ramen chef, Teuchi asked with the sense of joy in his words.

"One large order of Miso Pork Ramen please!" yelled Naruto.

"Coming right up!" said Teuchi and his beautiful daughter Ayame.

A few minutes passed by and Naruto received his ramen. "Thaankk You! Itadekimasu!" Exclaimed Naruto as he dug into his bowl of professionally made ramen. He slurped and slurped, not wasting a single noodle or condiment. In a record breaking time of 55 seconds, Naruto finished his bowl. The usual Naruto would've order more than that, but that day Naruto decided not to. Especially since the coupon only counted for one bowl and that he didn't have his wallet with him. As he handed his empty bowl over to Ayame, he said his goodbyes and took off. Just outside of the stand, Naruto had a surprise visitor.

"Oi Naruto-niichan! Check this out ey!" There, in front of Naruto stood a boy doing the jutsu that he himself personally taught him.

"Sugoyy!" said Naruto observing his so called little brother do his most useful jutsu, the Rasengan.

"Hehe, looks like you finally mastered it. Huh, Konahamaru?" said Naruto with great pride emitting from him knowing that his potential successor had just mastered the jutsu. Naruto then gave Konahamaru his trademark grin and thumbs up for a job well done. Konahamaru really proved himself that moment, for it only took him a month to learn it. Usually it would take years of practice but somehow Konahamaru pulled it off. Naruto on the other hand learned the jutsu within a week, but nonetheless, the young genin proved himself as a great ninja.

"That's right boss heheheh." Chuckled Konahamaru, giving Naruto his own version of Naruto's trademark grin and thumbs up.

"Well, I'm off Konahamaru. See ya later." Naruto said with a wide grin on his face spreading across his face. Little did Konahamaru know, he wouldn't be seeing Naruto later because it was in fact the day that Naruto would leave Konoha.


The wild haired young teen walked the streets of Konoha, admiring every single sight there was to see. He was enjoying his final day in Konoha, each sight he laid his eyes on reminded him of different memories. Many happy, some sad, but overall those memories are what shaped Naruto into the amazing ninja he is today.

Little did he know it, Naruto was walking pass the Hyuuga residence, and there sitting on the porch was a beautiful young lady. Pale white eyes glistening in the light of day, raven colored hair dancing with the wind, yes it was the Hyuuga heiress, Hinata. She spotted Naruto walking by and decided to have a little talk her number one blonde. So she called him out, "Naruto-kun!".

"Heh?" said Naruto wondering where the call of his name was coming from. He cocked his head to the right and realized that the call of his name was coming from Hinata. "Oh hey Hinata" said Naruto with a genuine smile plastered on his face. "Hello Naruto-kun" answered the Hyuuga heiress.

"So what's up?" asked the ever so dense blonde wondering what his pretty friend wanted. "Oh, I just wanted to talk with you is all." said Hinata, no longer fiddling with her fingers like back in the day when they were kids. "Hm? Okay then, sure. So whatcha want to talk about? They took a seat at a nearby bench and began chatting away about their lives.

"So Naruto, are you doing anything tomorrow?" asked Hinata, hoping to get a positive answer to her question.

As the words entered Naruto's ears, his body instantly tensed up. He got so involved in the conversation that he forgot about his plan to leave Konoha. Slowly processing the question in his mind, he had to come up with an answer and a good excuse. He wanted to spend some time with the young beauty, but he had to do what he had to do. Seconds passed and Hinata sat there awaiting an answer from Naruto. Soon, Naruto came up with an excuse.

"Sorry Hinata, I am. I'm supposed to go train with Captain Yamato all day tomorrow. Sorry about that. " said Naruto, putting on a mask giving the appearance that Naruto felt bad. The knucklehead ninja hoped that Hinata would buy it, and to his expectations, she did. "Oh, alright. Well maybe some other time then." said Hinata, also putting on a mask giving the appearance that she was ok with. But deep down she wasn't, she wanted to spend time with her favorite ninja, but she put with it and accepted it. "Well it's getting close to six, I better get going. Ja Ne!" said Naruto. Hinata then waved a friendly goodbye and went back home.


Naruto planned to leave at midnight, so he still had a lot of time in his hands, but he wanted to get home early and do recheck of his things. He jumped from tree to tree, rooftop to rooftop. Sooner or later, he landed at his apartments' balcony and proceeded to go inside. His place was void of life, soon to be abandoned. The future Hokage headed for his closet. He opened it, and there lying on the ground, were his new clothes that he had bought yesterday at the department store. The young teen picked up the bag and began changing into his new gear. Minutes passed, and now he was in his new attire.

His new attire makes him look much more intimidating. No longer was he wearing an orange and black jumpsuit. Now he was wearing a pair of black shinobi shirt and pants (similar to the Fourth Hokage's attire without the flak jacket and cloak) with orange sports stripes on the sides of his legs and sleeves, and the trademark Uzumaki clan spiral symbol on the back. He then attached his kunai holster to his right leg for easy access. To complement the outfit, he also wore a flak jacket. But, this specific flak jacket was completely black with an orange Uzumaki clan symbol embedded on the back, it was much thinner and embraced his well-developed muscles to the point where they can be seen if you look hard enough. The boy no longer wore his head band on his forehead, instead he tied it onto his right bicep. Replacing the headband that was supposed to be on his forehead was Jiraiya's metal forehead protector with the kanji symbol "Oil" on it. Since the forehead protector didn't go completely around his head, his wild, lion-like hair was much looser. Because of that, his hair hung down easier, now similar to the Fourth Hokage's hair. To complete the new look, Naruto had a newly made katana resting on his back. The katana was specially made for Naruto because it supported wind element chakra and was able to absorb chakra to enhance its strength and sharpness.

Naruto examined himself in the mirror, admiring his new look. The teenage goofball actually looked more like a warrior. Intimidating, scary, powerful, these were only a few of many words to describe the way Naruto looked. Standing in front of the mirror, he gave himself a nod of approval and walked to the living room. There sitting on the floor was his small backpack filled with all his storage scrolls and essential ninja tools. He glanced at his clock…..11:50 pm…."Yosh." he said in a calm, easy voice. And with that, he grabbed his pack, and got ready to leave. He didn't bother to lock his door, since there was nothing in there anyways. "I should get going…" said Naruto in a neutral voice. With that, he walked down the stairs and into the streets.

He chose to take a path that was heavily populated. Little did he know it, it was the same path that Sasuke took when left the village himself. It was dark and very hard to see, but it wasn't a problem for Naruto, he was a ninja after all. The clock was about to strike midnight, and Naruto was only halfway to the village gates. As he was walking, he heard the footsteps of another person close by. Naruto noticed this instantly and decided to act like he didn't know. He slowed the pace of his walking in order to let the mystery stalker catch up.

A minute passed, and now the person that was following the blonde jinchuriki was well within sight. As he glanced over his shoulder to get a good view of his stalker, his eyes instantly widened at the familiar body shape of his creeper. The person's hair was shoulder length, and was about a few inches shorter than he was. He stopped right in his tracks to allow the mystery person to come to him. As the followers' silhouette came closer and began to become much more detailed. Naruto couldn't help but gasp at who it was.

"S..s..sakura...…chan?" Naruto said, with every hint of surprise in his voice, eyes wide, body tense.


Haha well whatcha think? Gimme your thoughts. And your welcome to all those ppl that are going to thank me for a longer chapter hehehe. Sorry if you find it crappy, i dont edit my work, so everything you see is just typed once. Rate and review. Next chapter coming soon :) Ight guys peace.