Pictureless Locket
Chapter 2
"Sake for everyone!" shouted Tsunade as she raised a glass full in the air; the whole bar erupted with cheers.
Naruto smiled sheepishly as he reached for a drink but his hand was caught mid way by none other than Sakura.
"Baka!" she shouted as she hit him on the head.
"You might be Hokage but you are still not underage to drink!" she screamed at Naruto as he clenched her fist under his nose.
Naruto pouted, it doesn't matter how much he has grown, or even get honorable titles Hokage he will always get hit by Sakura. But even so it would just be weird if she stopped.
"AH Sakura – chan I thought it was juice" lied Naruto as he rubbed the tender spot on the top of his head.
Sakura eyes got wide at the poor blonde Shinobi. "Juice yeah right, Naruto!' shouted Sakura as she clenched her fist to give Naruto another blow in the head. Naruto quickly covered his head
"Ano ...Naruto –kun," said a soft voice.
Both Naruto and Sakura turned around to see who it that saved Naruto from another hit was.
"Oh hai Hinata," answered Naruto with a smile
Hinata cheeks got red as she reached tremblingly out and give Naruto the small gift she had wrapped in a thin lavender sheet.
Sakura smiled at this gesture.
"Hinata" she said softly to herself.
Naruto scratched his head and looked at the gift.
"Oh Hinata you really shouldn't have" said Naruto
Hinata face started to get even redder; the poor girl might pass out any minute from nervousness.
Sakura noticing this nudged Naruto. "Take the gift Naruto", smiled Sakura, Naruto looked at Sakura and then back on the now almost purple girl.
"Arigatou Hinata," he said as he took the gift with gratitude.
Hinata quickly took off through the crowd. Sakura smiled at this, so she hasn't told him yet huh. "Poor Hinata".
Naruto raised an eyebrow at Hinata's actions, but shrugged it off
"I guess she has somewhere to go", said Naruto as he looked at his gift and shook it by his left ear, wondering what it was.
Sakura looked at his face. How can he be so blind, everyone in the konoha eleven is so aware of the fact that Hinata has a huge crush on him except Naruto himself of course.
She shook her head. "Why don't you just open the present Naruto?" said Sakura.
Naruto just shrugged his shoulder and gently stated to slowly strip the paper off the gift.
Sakura smiled mentally at the change in Naruto; usually he would have just ripped it off damaging the gift if it was fragile.
Naruto opened the box and smiled at what he saw.
"What is it?" anxious to see what Hinata has got him.
Naruto smiled really wide as he pulled out a silver chain with a frog pendant on it.
Sakura smiled at the pendant as it shimmered beautifully in the light.
"Look Sakura –chan it's a locket", said Naruto as he opened it show the pictureless frame on the inside.
Sakura took the box from him and took out the paper out of it.
"That's beautiful Hinata has such a good sense of style, not too flashy but just perfect for you Naruto" said Sakura as she hand Naruto the paper.
Naruto placed the necklace around his neck and took the letter.
Dear Naruto
I saw this necklace at the store while I was on a mission in the village hidden in the mist and it remind me of you, It's remind me of me of you, it's a rain tree frog. The man that sold it to be told me that rain tree frogs are said to bring good luck.
P.S. Congratulation on becoming the Hokage I'm very happy for you.
_ Hinata Huyga
Naruto fold the paper and place it in his Hokage coat that he wore.
"This gift is awesome," he said Naruto as he looked at the pendant.
Sakura smiled at the fact that he wanted to catch up to her, but sadly Hinata must have been at the Huyga compound by now, if she knew Hinata she would have tried to be back home before her curfew.
"Gomen Naruto, maybe you can thank her tomorrow" said Sakura
"Hn" was all Naruto said as he looked down on the frog locket around his neck.
Sakura smiled at this when the thought came to mind.
"Hey Naruto have you seen Sasuke –kun since the ceremony?"asked Sakura
She and Sasuke haven't had much of an alone time since he came back to the village six months ago, she was always caught up with work and him being the new head of the ANBU Black OPS , they never seemed to have enough time to talk to each, this kind of made her sad.
"Oh he said something about a meeting he had to attend, something about his clan " said Naruto.
"Oh" said Sakura.
He was already thinking about restoring his clans name huh. Sakura smiled as a blush crossed her cheeks. Maybe when the time comes for him to choose someone to restore his clan with he would choose wisely. She quickly dismissed the perverted thoughts out of her mind before Naruto noticed.
"Say Sakura let's have a drink huh only apple cider" suggested Naruto with a fox grin on his face.
Sakura chuckled at her friend.
"Whatever Naruto but I won't be staying long I have a lot of work tomorrow" said Sakura
Naruto laughed at this "Don't worry I wouldn't want to make you late "said Naruto with a smiled.