Long-Distance Answer
To Hyuuga Hinata,
Hey, how's my favourite kunoichi is the world dattebayo? It sucks that I can't wish you a happy birthday in person, but Ero-Sennin wouldn't change our course closer to Konoha. He also said that I wasn't allowed to send anything because it could give away our position. Well, not getting closer to Konoha was one thing, but if that old pervert thinks I would let your birthday go by without saying anything he must be growing senile dattebayo!!!
Seriously though, Hinata-chan the reason I sent this message by Courier Ninja 60… erm something something, was coz I needed to make sure you didn't get the wrong idea about my present. I sent it a week ago, knowing that you would get it by today at the latest, and I told that to Ero-Sennin this morning when he made me mad. Well, the guy suddenly screamed at me telling me how much of an idiot I was. When I asked him why, he said that giving bladed objects to someone meant ending your relationship with them. I told him that it was a stupid superstition, and that our relationship is too strong to be cut, but it made me wonder.
You're the best thing that's happened for me, Hinata-chan, and I just can't see the day that I would ever do or give you anything that means we're over dattebayo! So I decided that even though you wouldn't take it the wrong way, it doesn't hurt to make sure. But I guess you're wondering why I gave you the kunai at all eh?
Back when I went on my first training mission with Ero-Sennin I was working on my charka control. He told me that I needed to learn how to apply my charka more consciously if I ever wanted to perfect the Rasengan, and his great idea was wood carving with charka. It was harder than I thought, and he wouldn't teach me anything else until I could get it right. After two straight weeks and I still couldn't get it, I got a little… well lets just say deflated. How could someone who wasn't able to do this ever find Sasuke? How could I be Hokage someday when I couldn't even do this??? I thought that maybe I was destined to be a failure for the rest of my life… (Don't worry; it was only for a split second dattebayo!)
But you know what? When I thought that maybe I was born to be a failure, I remember the talk we had before I kicked your cousin Neji's butt; a proud failure you called me. Your words gave me what I needed to finally pull off the chakra sculpting. In my mind, the kunai isn't meant to sever our bond, it's to fight off anyone who tries to dattebayo!
Hmmm, I guess in the end, it wasn't as neat a present as I thought it would be, Hinata-chan, but I'll make it up to you the next chance I get. Remember, we don't take back our words, it's our Nindo! Oh yeah, that reminds me, that last part is the code for getting this letter off the Courier nin.
With Eternal Love,
Your Naruto-kun.
PS- Next birthday you and I should act out some scenes from the great Jiraiya's – YOU STUPID PERVERT GIVE ME BACK THAT LETTER! Sorry Hinata chan, I swear that was Ero-sennin dattebayo!
Everyone could see how much brighter Hinata's face became, as a secret smile graced her face. After reading his letter she wished that Naruto-kun was here, so that she could tell him that with the best presents, it was the thought which counts most of all, and he certainly put a lot of consideration into this one. Realising that the rest of the ninja were still waiting for some sort of sign from her, she asked them the best question anyone had heard all night.
"Ano, would anyone like some cake?"
THE END
It feels good to be writing again. Hopefully I am not too rusty since my last fic was over a year ago. Also, I hope you readers enjoyed it. It was originally a one shot that grew too big! So I did the humane thing in splitting it ^~^