First of all I just want to thank you all for the support in the last chapter. Secondly I'd just like to say that this isn't the official start of the second arc, that's coming later next week. This is just a short little two-part bonus for you guys n' gals since you've been nothing but supportive of me since the beginning of this story. I decided to do this since it was always a pet peeve of mine that the things Naruto and Jiraya did on their journey was only very loosely explained. Anyways thank you guys and enjoy Part 1 of this little bonus filler, Part 2 will be out tomorrow once I finish writing it.
The afternoon sun was setting over the Hidden Leaf Village, a dirt covered and exhausted Sakura Haruno walked the path to her house alone, missing the company of her boyfriend. She hadn't seen his goofy smile in one and a half years now; she smiled inwardly remembering that today was the mail delivery day in the village. Sakura was worried sick last week as Naruto didn't write her the entire week, she remembered rushing to Tsunade's office demanding a search party to be sent before Tsunade told her not to worry as she showed Sakura the letter from a small village, it said that Naruto Uzumaki and Jiraya had been forcefully removed from the village after Jiraya was caught peeping on women in the hot spring, making Sakura sigh in annoyance but smile as she knew her boyfriend was ok. Still it was hard not to miss him on days like this, she wished he would come back sooner but knew that she still had a long wait left ahead of her. Sakura gave a big smile as she approached the mailbox outside of her parents house. She saw the letter from 'Uaruto Nzumaki ' in the mail, she giggled at his stupid undercover name before taking the letter inside and quickly rushing to her bedroom in anticipation of reading the letter. She laid down on her bed and quickly unsealed the letter, pulling it out.
Dear Sakura-chan,
Sorry for not writing you last week, Pervy-sage ran into some trouble at the Hot Springs while doing his 'research' and we were told to leave the village immediately cause he was caught 'researching' the village leaders wife. We found a small camp of miners not too far outside of the village and decided to camp with them for the night. One of the miners told me tales about his life back home and how he wants to one day open a ramen restaurant, I told him that if he does achieve his dream of opening the restaurant that I'll be first in line!
After we spent the night with the miners we kept moving north towards the mountains, Pervy-sage says that there is a village built into the mountain side that we can rest at once we reach it. Until then he's still been teaching me how to hone my taijutsu, he says I fight recklessly and that it will lead to my downfall (I think he's wrong). Anyways, my training is going really well. Pervy-sage says that I'm getting way better at chakra control and that soon I'll be able to attempt the rasengan without needing the help of a shadow clone, isn't that cool!?
I miss you so much Sakura-chan, I kiss your photo every night before I go to bed. Is that weird? Probably. Well I don't have an eraser, so I hope it's sweet and not weird! I'm getting off track, sorry. I do that a lot lately when I think about you. How's your training going anyways? I remember you telling me that Kakashi-sensei decided to train you as well as Tsunade baa-chan. You must be getting really strong Sakura-chan, I'm so excited to finally come back in one and a half years and see how amazingly beautiful and cool you are! And… I'm excited to come back and hug you and kiss you and make you feel like the most important girl in the world, because you are too me.
How are Mika-chan and Juro-sama doing? Did your dinner with them go well? I hope they weren't too awkward and rude. I hope everyone else is doing ok too, they must all be getting really strong as well. I can't wait to see how everyone's grown up, do you know that I'm almost 5'5 now? I guess I'll actually be way taller than you when I come back haha!
Pervy-sage is telling me to hurry up, there's so much more I want to tell you but I guess we don't have enough time. I miss you loads Sakura-chan! I love you so so so so sooooo much. The name of the mountain village is Kurigai Town, you should send your letter there! I love you Sakura-chan, I'll write you again next week! Train hard and stay beautiful.
Naruto
Sakura smiled and attempted to close the letter before feeling something strung on to the back of paper, she turned it over to reveal a small bracelet with the words, 'You're beautiful, brave and the love of my life' engraved with the letter N on the left side of the bracelet and an S on the right side. She examined the bracelet a bit longer and smiled as she held back tears of joy. She looked at the text below the bracelet and giggled as it read, 'I'm sorry I missed your birthday as well, it's a little late but I hope you like it'.
"Naruto-kun..." She whispered as she slipped the bracelet on her wrist, giving it a small but tender kiss, letting her lips meet the silver.
Part 2 will be up tomorrow!