Author's Notes:

OMG!!!!!!!!! I'M SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One day while I was typing, my computer shut down. When I turned it back on, it said I had 38 viruses! I got a new security system and I had no idea what to do. I tried going on the Internet, but I couldn't go on the computer for 5 minutes before it turned off. So basically, I couldn't go on the computer for DAYS, so naturally, I nearly went mad. I wanted to read fanfiction and listen to music on Youtube SOOOOOOOOOOOOO badly. But when I turned the computer on this morning, my computer made updates, and the malicious software was removed. Hallelujah! Now I'm typing. And another thing, I'm aware that I type pretty short chapters, but I'm a rookie of a writer, so I'll type longer chapters when I'm more experience. In future chapters, I'll make them longer.

P.S. To all the reviewers out there, THANK YOU!!!! Those compliments really made my day. As usual, I WANT MORE.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

I have a question for all those lawyers out there. Why do we need disclaimers? It's obvious that I'm not Masashi Kishimoto. If I was, I wouldn't have time to go on fanfiction. I'd be too busy working on the manga.

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"So, how are we going to tell the others?" Tsunade asked.

"Don't worry, I have a plan," Naruto replied with a grin, "But we're going to need some medical tools."

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"I'm sure you all have absolutely have no idea why you're here, correct?" Tsunade asked the group of shinobi and the ramen stand owners (a.k.a everyone that was at Naruto's funeral except the Suna siblings).

"Pretty much," Kiba answered.

"I'm sure you all know what today is," Tsunade replied.

Gravity settled heavily on everyone's hearts.

"But I have good news," Tsunade continued, "One of our Anbu has a jutsu that can bring Naruto back."

"WHAT! IS THAT POSSIBLE? (Tsunade nodded.)….. YOSH!!!! MY YOUTHFUL FRIEND'S FLAMES OF YOUTH WILL BURN BRIGHTLY ONCE MORE!!!!!!!!!! …. YEAH!! OUR #1 KNUCKLE-HEADED, HYPERACTIVE UNPREDICTABLE NINJA WILL RETURN!!!!…. Troublesome. I'm going to lose sleep after this day, aren't I? (Even though he said this, he smiled.) …ARF!!!…. MY #1 CUSTOMER WILL BE BACK!!!!…. N-naruto-kun,"

Everone stopped jabbering and stared at Hinata. After two long years, she finally said something.

Tsunade cleared her throat. Everone continued talking.

"Ahem!" Still talking.

"AHEM!!!" Everyone stopped.

"Do you need a cough drop, Tsunade-sama?" Sakura asked.

Tsunade sweatdropped.

"No, I'm fine. I was wondering if we could continue?" Tsunade asked.

"Oh, of course," she answered.

"You can come in now," Tsunade called to the door.

A tall, fox-masked "Anbu" entered. Kiba was the first to speak up.

"You don't look like much to be an Anbu," Kiba commented, only to have Sakura bash him on the head.

"BAKA!!!! This man might be able to bring back Naruto! Don't be rude!" Sakura exclaimed, her head increasing in size combined with white, darkly outlined eyes.

"Ow! Sakura that hurt!" Kiba complained.

Unbeknownst to everyone, the "Anbu" was grinning a small grin.

"This reminds me of the past," he thought, thinking back to the bittersweet memories.

"Yes, I'll be able to bring back this Naruto fellow, but on one condition," the "Anbu" replied.

"What?" everyone asked.

"You must give me reasons why you want him back," he replied.

"…That's it?" Kiba asked.

He gave a nod.

"Wow, I thought we would have to go on some quest or something," Kiba replied, being his usual childish self.

Everyone in the room sweat-dropped (including Akamaru).

"Naruto is a good friend that we miss dearly…"Sakura said.

"…He was always happy. Without him, Konoha feels so quiet and dull…" Ino replied.

"…Even though he was troublesome, he was the heart of us all…" Shikamaru admitted.

"…He's the glue that held us together…" Chouji said.

"…HE IS THE MOST YOUTHFUL PERSON I HAVE EVER MET!…" Lee exclaimed.

"…He rescued me from the darkness, and I never got to thank him…" Neji replied.

"…I never really got to know Naruto very well, but I do know that my friends miss him very much and it would lift everyone's spirits…" Ten-ten said.

"…Naruto was literally sunshine, he always brought smiles to our faces…even me…" Shino admitted, while everyone (minus a few) stared at him. "He SMILES!?" everyone (minus a few) thought.

"…When Naruto left, he brought SOME people into depression," Kiba replied, glancing at Hinata, "And so, if he came back, he might bring those certain people back to their regular selves."

Everyone turned toward Hinata.

"Well, do you have a reason?" the "Anbu asked.

Hinata nodded. She was about to answer, her face showing that she was struggling if she should answer or not.

"…I…I l-love him," She confessed, blushing for the first time in 2 years.

While everyone gawked at Hinata for finally confessing (Sure it wasn't in front of her crush, but she did confess. Oh, how wrong they were.), they didn't notice that the "Anbu" froze.

"Sh-she LOVES ME!?!?" Naruto thought (Yes, Naruto was the "Anbu." I don't even KNOW why a kept it a secret. It's beyond obvious.). He replayed memories of Hinata in his past. He realized that Hinata always blushed and sometimes fainted around him, and in his younger years, he thought she had some sort of illness. He had to resist the urge to smack his forehead. "How could I be so oblivious?" He thought. While Naruto was wrapped up in his thoughts, he didn't notice everyone staring at him. He finally broke from his trance when Sakura spoke up.

"…So, is that enough reasons?" She asked.

"Of course. I think I stalled you from the truth long enough," he replied, removing his mask.

And that's how a few chuunin, some jounin, four sensei, one sannin, two ramen stand owners, and three academy students, (that reminds me, I forgot to tell you that Iruka was there too.) and one academy teacher all landed in the hospital.

Naruto sat on a chair in a room with 23 beds. I'm sure you know who the occupants are. Tsuande plunked herself on a chair next to Naruto.

"So, what now?" she asked. Naruto raised an eyebrow indicating that he didn't understand what she meant. "What are you going to do now?" she rephrased, "Are you going to chase Akatski down, following every rumor to where they are? Or are you going to walk up to Oto, destroy their army, kill Orochimaru, and drag Sasuke back? What we need is a plan."

Naruto looked Tsunade's worried face.

"You underestimate me, Tsunade," Naruto replied with a Sasuke-smirk. "For now, I must deal with the present," he said, indicating his unconscious friends.

Strangly enough, everyone (except Hinata) woke up at the same time. They took one look at Naruto and froze up. Sooooo, he had to go through the same procedure, a.k.a the poking in the forehead, screaming in the ears, playing loud instruments, and BUCKETS of cold water. When everyone snapped out of it, some of the younger males dog-piled him. It was quite a sight.

"NARUTO! YOU'RE BACK! … ARF! … NARUTO! I KNEW THAT YOU COULDN'T DIE! YOUR FLAMES OF YOUTH WAS TOO BRIGHT! … ACK! HELP! I'M CHOKING! … GET OFF ME! … NeEd..OxYgEn!"

All of the girls and a few males sweatdropped. Tsunade finally decided to spare Naruto from a painful death.

"Alright everyone, give him some air!" Tsunade replied. Everyone got off to reveal Naruto on the floor, gasping for air.

"Thank gasp you," was his reply, as he tried to stand up.

Naruto felt a pressure against his arm, turning, he saw Sakura trying to help him up. He gave a small smile and rose up.

"Naruto," Sakura said, and hugged him, "You're back."

"Yep," Naruto replied, patting Sakura on the back, "I don't die that easily." He flashed out his signature fox grin. This touchy moment was interrupted, however, when Rock Lee gave him a spine-snapping hug, crying tears of joy while screaming, "YOU'RE ALIVE!"

"YeS LeE, BuT CoUlD yOu LeT mE gO?" Naruto managed to say. Lee let him go, and Naruto could swear that a few ribs popped back in place. Everyone laughed at the scene.

"How I'm still conscious after all that, I do not know," was his reply, making them laugh harder.

It was then that Kami decided to bring a certain Hyuuga back to Earth.

Hinata's eyes fluttered open. "W-where am I?" she thought. She surveyed her surroundings. "Why am I at the hospital?" Then she remembered what happened at the Hokage Tower. "It must have been a dream," she thought sadly. She sat up … only to come face to face with Naruto.

"Hey Hinata, are you ok?" Naruto asked.

Hinata didn't reply. Well, she couldn't. Naruto's face was so close that their noses were almost touching. She turned a red that made the sun look blue. Of course, with that much blood rushing to one's face, she fainted. Naruto looked at Hinata's still red face and sighed. "Baa-chan, do you have any smelling salts?"

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Author's Notes:

I hope you enjoyed it. This chapter was a little hard to type, for some reason.

Review or suffer the consequences.