My answer: Shadow Clone Jutsu. Who wouldn't want to be able to make clones of themselves? They could do my homework, chores, and anything else and I would receive the benefits. That would be kick ass!

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It has been three days since Naruto sent that letter. It now marks the third day that Sakura was found waiting near the gate, anxious for her...well her boyfriend, to come home. This behavior was once considered normal for the pinkette but ever since she began training under Tsunade she had developed into a strong and confident shinobi. Many people would heartily agree with the strong part of that statement. So, considering who she has become, this behaviour was looked upon as quite strange for the girl.

"Hey Sakura. Still waiting?" She turned to the sound of Izuma's voice. He looked at her with the tiniest of traces of sorrow. He was sad that the girl kept waiting after her shift at the hospital was over. She was waiting for someone that could show up anywhere between now and next month. Still he tried his best to keep her entertained. His partner was still in therapy from his injuries. That run in with Sasuke had nearly cost them their lives.

"Yeah. I know that he will be back soon. I don't know why I do but that doesn't change the fact that I do. How about you? How are you and Kotetsu doing?" Sakura remembered how badly wounded those two had been. After she was patched up those two had been rushed in for emergency treatment.

"I'm a lot better thanks to you. I still can't thank you enough for helping me when those complications arose. As for Kotetsu, he has definitely seen better days but he is a lot better than he was right after that Chidori was rammed through his stomach. Hopefully he'll be out of therapy soon." Izuma didn't notice he was rubbing his arm where the bone had been snapped. He still felt a shiver run down his spine when memories of the bone jutting out of his skin would pop into his mind. The boy had been ruthlessly efficient.

"Well that's good to hear." Sakura continued talking and was too absorbed in the conversation to notice the group of people coming into view. It wasn't until Izuma suddenly smiled and pointed behind that she turned towards the gate. In the distance she seen several figures all lead by two people. As the group came into view Sakura smiled at the sight of the wild, untamed blonde hair and the spikey white hair that the two people sported.

"Naruto!"

"Seriously how far away is this place?!"

"Deidera if you don't shut up I'm going to Shinra Tensei your ass back to Iwa!" Naruto had just about enough of Deidera's bitching and moaning which had started back at the border of the Fire Country. He was very happy that they had all joined his cause but even his patience has a breaking point which Deidera was fast approaching.

"Whatever." The other blonde shrugged and continued walking. Nagato sighed at Deidera's actions. He had long become used to this kind of behaviour from the explosives expert. He went back to thinking about his decision to join his long lost cousin in achieving his goals. Their goals were somewhat the same: collect Bijuu chakra. However Naruto wanted the Bijuu to volunteer and he only took a fourth of the Bijuu's chakra. He had originally joined to trick the blonde and extract the Kyuubi but over time his plan crumbled as the young man gave him no opportunities to carry out his plan. He was also surprised at how successful his method was working so far. They had been able to collect chakra from the Hachibi, the Rokubi, the Nibi, and the Sanbi otherwise known as Gyuki, Saiken, Matatabi, and Isobu. He also had already obtained some of Shukaku's chakra. Once inside the statue, Naruto let the clone of the Bijuu grow out of the chakra that they had. The plan was so simple, obviously created with little thought or planning, yet the perfect person needed to pull it off was leading the effort.

"Thank god we're finally there!" Deidera's outburst jogged Nagato from his thoughts and he looked up to see the walls of Konoha looming ahead. He was relieved to see the end of their travels was in sight.

Naruto had seen two people by the gate but from this distance he couldn't make them out. One was standing and was clearly talking to the one that was seated. He could only assume that the seated one was either Izuma or Kotetsu but he couldn't make out what they looked like yet. The standing one was clearly a female if the long legs were any kind of a give away. Once they got closer he seen the sitting one point at his group. He could finally tell that it was Izuma yet the other person had their head done so he couldn't guess who she was based on her hair color. As soon as Izuma pointed the girl's head snapped up and a massive grin spread across Naruto's face. Pink hair.

They were close enough now where Naruto could see the joy filled smile on her face and his grin grew into a full blown smile. He picked up his pace as he approached the gate and was now in a brisk walk. He was within ten yards of the gate when Sakura ran out and caught him in a hug. He quickly wrapped his arms around her and pulled her as close as he could. Naruto was now a head taller than Sakura and was much more muscular than he was when he left. He still sported that lean figure but his muscles were very clearly defined and Sakura could feel them ripple underneath his robes. The boy sported the same clothes he did in the Chunin Exams. Sakura remembered how Naruto explained that his clothing and weapons were made to grow for the user as they grew. The magatama on his chest were still visible for all to see and he now sported two tattoos, one on each wrist, that Sakura instantly recognized as sealing kanji. She also noticed that Naruto now kept his eyes "on" and didn't even bother to try to hide them.

Naruto cut her observations short when he bent down slightly and captured her lips with his own. She melted against his body and returned the kiss with all of the built up emotions from over the years.

"Well Naruto how kind to introduce us before you go off and make out with your girlfriend." Kisame said with his shark like grin that was almost always on the man's face.

"Yeah. Why don't you stop tongue fucking your girlfriend long enough to give us some god damn introductions!" Hidan stated which transformed Naruto's embarrassed and blushing face into one of annoyance.

"Seriously Hidan shut the fuck up! There is a lady present!" Naruto yelled at the scythe wielding man.

"Hypocrite." Deidera masked his response quite unsuccessfully with a cough. Naruto glared at the group behind him. Most were grinning while a few looked fairly amused. One looked indifferent. He spotted Jiraiya scribbling notes in his damn "Research Notes".

"Sakura this is the Akatsuki. Akatsuki this is Sakura. There you go. Introduce yourselves later." Naruto picked Sakura up bridal style and disappeared, leaving the Akatsuki to be processed with Jiraiya's help.

"Naruto you need to see the Hokage first. Report in before you do anything else." Sakura was back on her own two feet and had her hands resting on her hips in annoyed stance. Naruto gave in but grumbled as they walked. He noticed the villagers mostly hated him still, that much was obvious by the glares he was all too used to. What surprised him was the approving looks he occasionally got. It puzzled him because he had never been on the receiving end of that kind of emotion when he interacted with the villagers.

They finally reached the steps that lead up to the Hokage's office when he noticed the vaguely familiar face carved into the Hokage Monument to signify the Fifth Hokage. He was still racking his brain to think of where he knew that face from when he threw open the office door. He immediately recognized the woman behind the desk.

"You!" Naruto pointed at her in shock which was met by a look of amusement. "You're Tsunade?! I always called you baa-chan!" The tick mark on her forehead showed annoyance at the nickname but she just ignored it.

"Yes, gaki. I am Tsunade Senju." The familiarity between the two threw Sakura off.

"Wait you two know each other?!" The pink haired kunoichi was clearly shocked.

"Yeah. To make a long story short, she healed me after some training went wrong and Ero-Sennin was off doing his 'research'." Naruto returned to his normal attitude and spoke like he knew Tsunade all of his life. "Well baa-chan I have plans so I thought I would stop by and check in. See ya!" Naruto grabbed Sakura again and disappeared in another cloud of smoke.

'I guess I can put off his test for a day.'

"Kakashi you're dismissed."

After Naruto had stopped by Ichirakus for an ungodly amount of ramen, Sakura found herself following Naruto to the top of the Fourth Hokage's head. He took a deep breath and looked out over the village from his favorite childhood spot.

"I'm home everybody." He spoke quietly, almost to quiet for Sakura to hear. If she wasn't next to him she would've missed his words. After a few minutes spent in silence Naruto turned his smile on Sakura.

"I've missed you so much Sakura-chan. It was hard being out there without you." His hand encased her own as he spoke. His words were filled with the love that he had been forced to contain for so long. Sakura smiled and hugged the blonde while she spoke.

"I thought of you every day, Naruto. I missed you but the letters helped. But when they stopped coming I was terrified that something happened to you!" Sakura felt the pain and uncertainty she had felt as the memories came back to her. Like a floodgate had opened, everything came pouring out.

"And when Sasuke left he...he stabbed me in my own bed. The look in his eyes...so cold...cold and filled with hatred. But...that wasn't the worse part. When I screamed my parents came in and...he...he..." The tears that were already running only intensified. "He cut them down! Right in front of me! He killed them like they were animals!" Sakura fell silent and let her tears speak her pain for her. Naruto lowered both of them until they were sitting on the rocky head underneath them. He let her cry and ran a comforting hand up and down her shaking back. They sat like that for the longest time, even after her tears dried up.

As Naruto sat and comforted the love of his life he felt like he was ready to find and kill Sasuke at that very second. When she told him how he killed her parents his eyes had flashed a blood red before returning to the calming blue. The night was growing late and Naruto realized it was time to go home. He picked up Sakura once again and carried her back to his place. He had just began to turn the handle when she spoke again.

"Oh and Naruto-" The door opened and he stepped in before he noticed that his apartment was being lived in. "I uh...I kinda moved in. My home held nothing but pain and sorrow so I moved somewhere that reminded me of happy memories." She smiled sheepishly as Naruto processed what she said.

'Sakura-chan is living with me now?!" He turned towards her and, once he seen her smile, he nodded as all of his questions melted away.

Sakura helped Naruto unpack and he quickly resettled into his, correction their, apartment. They were soon getting ready for bed when Naruto grabbed a spare pillow and blanket and began to head for the door.

"Where are you going?" Sakura's tired voice made him turn around.

"Well I thought that since you have the bed that I would be taking the couch." Naruto watched as she chuckled quietly before she scooted against the wall and patted the bed next to her.

"No silly. This is your room and your bed. You can sleep here with me." Naruto was shocked for a moment as he let the words sink in. A smile soon crossed his lips and he put the blanket and pillow back before he climbed into bed and pulled the covers over both of them. She turned her back to him and began to fall asleep. Feeling brave, Naruto turned towards her and put his arm over her. He was shocked once again when Sakura closed the distance and snuggled into his chest before sleep claimed her. Happy at these turn of events, Naruto smiled and fell asleep with the love of his life in his arms.

"I'm home."

AN: There you have it. Naruto is home and all is good. Or is it? You'll have to wait and find out! Please Read, Review, and Enjoy!

I have decided to also do a a question every few chapters.

Question from the Author: If you could be one character in Naruto, who would it be and why?