The next day, the day after the fight against evil, I say farewell to my friends. "Naruto, Sakura, I am truly speechless, however, I can't thank you enough for all you've done." I said bowing to them. Naruto smiled and giggled.

"Aww, it was nothing." he said putting his hands behind his head.

"Anything to help you." I said smiling, but I was ready to cry. "Do I get one last request?"

"Sure." Sakura said smiling.

"Can I have one more day with you, Sakura? I'm not ready to say goodbye!"

I cried, but tried to be silent. She walked up to me and I hugged her to keep myself from falling apart. "I love you with all my heart, my dear Sakura." She looked at me with tears in her eyes. "I love you too, thank you for everything." My frown turned into a smile and I wiped away my tears. "Do I still have another day with you?" I asked. Sakura smiled and said, "yes". I jumped with joy and we enjoyed the day together by eating, walking around the village, and breathed the fresh air. Then at night, we gazed at the stars.

"Imagine, all the stars are the number of dreams people have. I wonder if that's true?" I thought.

"It's possible, although I couldn't imagine having that many dreams myself." Sakura said turning to me with a smile.

"Yeah I know."

I paused for a moment to think and I realized something. "Count the stars, they don't add up to how many times I love you." I put my arm around her and embraced her with love. Sakura leaned her head on my shoulder, I was overwhelmed with emotion that I fell asleep there. She decided to remain there with me under the stars.

At sunrise, we woke up feeling somewhat better.

"I guess I have to leave now." I sighed, feeling my heart break in my chest.

"Before you go, can you walk with me to the village gate?" Sakura asked.

I shook my head "yes" and we went there. It was the last and best walk I've had with Sakura. At the gate, all the people I've met were there. "Wow! What's this?" I gasped in shock. This caught me by surprise for sure.

"Who's idea was this?" I asked.

"Mine." Sakura answered.

"Thank you, Sakura!"

I wrap my arms around her. Out of the crowd, Kina walked to me with a Sakura plush and gave it to me.

"For me?" I asked.

"Yeah, I was told how sad you were so I hope this will cheer you up." she said smiling.

I took it and was in tears of joy. "Thank you, Kina!" I said hugging it. I turned to Sakura and put my arm around her. My friends, my three years here have been amazing." I began. "I love all of you, you supported me every step of the way. I originally came here for Sakura, as a bonus I get a destiny and many friends. I also got to see the world and help others. No one can put a price on this experience or on my dear Sakura." I finished by hugging her and kissing her on the forehead. "I love you so much." I said smiling. She smiled back and it reminded me of something.

"Before I go, there's something I need to do." Sakura shook her head and I held out my hand. "Follow my instructions: do the same to me as I do to you." I put my hand on her heart and she did the same to me. "Close your eyes." We closed our eyes and our hands began to glow. We felt a piece connect in our hearts and it ended in a flash of light. We opened our eyes to notice something different in us.

"What happened?" Sakura asked.

"My power is now yours, at least a part of it and a part of your power is mine. We're connected which means, I'm done here." I grabbed the gem stone and a flower to give to Sakura.

"A gift from me to you." I said handing it out.

"Thanks." she said taking it.

I gave her one last hug goodbye, then commanded the gem to glow. "I love you, my dear Sakura Haruno. Always!" Those were my last words to her before I disappeared. It was sad leaving Sakura, but my life belongs elsewhere.

I arrived in my room and everyone was still gone as if time stood still. Suddenly, the phone rang and it was my mom calling to tell me she's on her way home. Then, I went back into my room and found a book with a heart and butterflies colored green. It contained my adventure with Sakura so I was excited to read it with my Sakura plushie. But, I fell asleep with it and remembered the first day we met and so on. I felt fine back home, but I miss Sakura. Still, I made the most of it and I can relive it over and over again. The best part is: Sakura will always be in my heart.