It had been 2 and a half years.

Two and a half years since Jiraiya convinced Tsunade to let him take Naruto on a 'training trip'.

It took Tsunade three days to find out that 'training trip' actually meant 'world tour'.

Tsunade also hadn't expected for that Tayuya girl to go with them.

Essentially, Naruto and Jiraiya would just go from town to town, and Naruto would start performing.

Sure, the Akatsuki could follow him...but, well, they had their own separate issues.

Needless to say, he made it through ok.

So when he came back, his friends threw him a party.

It didn't quite go as Sakura, the host, had expected.

Naruto was pretty much the same person...just more...extreme.

The party had kicked ass, but it was a lot crazier than anyone expected.

For instance, when Naruto saw how little alcohol there was, he somehow managed to get, well, a helluva lot more brought over rather fast. It got pretty damn wild from there, and a lot more fun.

Sakura was one of the few girls who hadn't fallen for Naruto, still staying true to Sasuke. This brought her much grief, considering Sasuke's current...situation.

When another party was thrown two days later, and Naruto did the same thing...

"Naruto, you've changed so much since you left. It's been so different without you."

"Yeah, but I'm back now...besides, I've only changed for the better. But you, Sakura...you've barely changed. I don't know why you won't let yourself change."

"...You're crazy, Naruto."

Naruto and Sakura had been hanging out on that bridge their team always met at. It was midmorning, and they had been catching up.

"You know what? You may be right, Sakura."

Sakura was shocked when a few Kage bunshins just appeared out of nowhere. It had been a long time since she had seen Naruto randomly break out into full song (He ended up singing a lot drunk, but that was all a capella).

Naruto jumped down from the ledge he was sitting on, onto the center of the bridge.

"Friday night I crashed your party
Saturday I said I'm sorry
Sunday came and trashed me out again
I was only having fun
Wasn't hurting anyone
And we all enjoyed the weekend for a change"

Heh. Yeah, the weekend WAS fun. There had been so little fun with Naruto gone, that most people were initially surprised. They hadn't realized how much of a presence Naruto had had.

And Naruto DID apologize for trashing her place...but that hadn't stopped him from doing it again.

"I've been stranded in the combat zone
I walked through Konoha alone
Even rode my motorcycle in the rain
And you told me not to drive
But I made it home alive
So you said that only proves that I'm insane"

It was crazy of Naruto, Sakura had thought. Bicycles were normally ridden only by civilians, but when Naruto had seen pictures of Motorcycles with his sensei's music, and found out what they were, he was determined to make one. Technology was an odd thing in the elemental countries...in some ways they were highly advanced, in others not at all. They could only make moped-esque bikes, but Naruto loved them to death...and, with his skills with henge, he had managed to make his bike look a hell of a lot cooler than most other peoples.

And Sakura had been angry at him when he drove off, Friday night, drunk off his ass in the rain. But Sakura wasn't able to stop him, and Tayuya had just told her that he wouldn't listen to any words of caution, anyway. It was nerve wracking, and honestly, Sakura had been surprised at how worried she had been about Naruto.

"You may be right
I may be crazy
But it just might be a lunatic you're looking for
Turn out the light
Don't try to save me
You may be wrong for all I know
But you may be right"

Yeah, I AM looking for a lunatic. After all, I still say I'm after Sasuke...but even I don't believe me anymore. Besides...looking at how Naruto had filled out, there were much better lunatics out there to be chasing. But no, I can't really expect Naruto to be what I'm looking for...Besides, changing Naruto had been one of her lifelong goals, though WHAT she wanted to change him to had been altering rather dramatically as time went on.

"Remember how I found you there
Alone in your electric chair
I told you dirty jokes until you smiled
You were lonely for a man
I said take me as I am
'Cause you might enjoy some madness for awhile"

Yeah, when Naruto had shown up, she had been rather depressed. Life hadn't been going so well for Sakura. She had invested too much time and effort into Sasuke, and it wasn't going well for her. She had been torturing herself over how her life had gone.

Then Naruto arrived...she had thought he was just joking, with some of the things he had said to her...but if he was singing about it to her now, does that mean he was serious?

"Now think of all the years you tried to
Find someone to satisfy you
I might be as crazy as you say
If I'm crazy then it's true
That it's all because of you
And you wouldn't want me any other way"

Jeez, this was bringing her back. She had missed part of the old Naruto...before he had undergone his startling transformation; he had been so devoted to her. It made her feel liked, and wanted, and that was a good feeling. Than, that just disappeared, and the other pillar in her life, Sasuke...

But was Naruto offering what she thought he was?

"You may be right
I may be crazy
But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for
It's too late to fight
It's too late to change me
You may be wrong for all I know
But you may be right"

Naruto had walked closer to her...for the most part, he had stood on the bridge, as she sat up on the opposite handrail. But now he was approaching her...

"You may be right
I may be crazy
But it just might be a lunatic you're looking for
Turn out the light
Don't try to save me
You may be wrong for all I know
But you may be right
You may be wrong but you may be right
You may be wrong but you may be right"

Naruto kissed her. She kissed him back. Naruto flashed a thumbs up over her shoulder, off in the direction of the nearest section of woods.

300 feet away, up in a tree, Sasuke sat with a pair of binoculars.

'DAMN YOU, FIEND! SHE WAS THE LAST FANGIRL I HAD LEFT!!!! Even while you were gone, gallivanting about the world in Naruto's body, I had kept vigil here, to ensure that when you came back to Konoha...I would be ready. But no! You take away from me the last thing that I had left?? And now you taunt me? You will pay, foul demon...'

Author's Notes: The Song- "You May Be Right", by Billy Joel

And so, Naruto has yet another interaction with one of the girls. The songs are all pretty much just him picking up a girl, or getting into a fight.