The Party
Naruto's POV
Two Months Later
I had finally finished getting ready for Sakura's birthday festival. I was going dressed as a knight in shining armor because it was a costume festival. Lady Tsunade had declared that Sakura would be given a festival in honor of her sixteenth birthday and Halloween because they were on the same day. Lord Hyuuga had asked to be allowed to host the ball that night because he had a surprise planned for her and would not tell anyone about it. I was asked to play the role of her escort for the whole day to be able to protect her better by doing it this way. I was also planning to reveal my feelings for her at the ball tonight that was in her honor. I arrived at her apartment to find her half ready to go to the festival. I found her in her bathroom trying to brush her long hair, but she was having trouble with tangles in it. "Here, let me help you with it, Sakura." I tell her taking the brush from her hand and start to brush the tangles out of her hair for her. I did a hundred brush strokes through her hair making it fall in waves down her back. "I was going to put it up in a tight bun, but this way looks a lot better. Thank you for helping me with it, Naruto." She told me while settling the tiara that was given to her by the King of the Land of Wind because she was his heir to the throne. Sakura was wearing a made strapless dress with the sunset sewn on to the skirt and top, green gem stone earrings, and matching bracelets on her arms. I had made her a necklace of gold, emeralds, and some sapphires. I had been making the necklace for more than a year now and had finally finished it the day before her birthday. "Are you ready to go to the festival now, Sakura?" I asked her quietly and kindly. "Yes, let us be off now, Naruto." She answered me in the same way. The festival was great because all the decorations were symbols of Halloween and spring. Sakura had the time of her life going on all of the rides with me. I took her home in the afternoon so she could dress for the ball in a few hours.
