Well hello! Here is a new chapter of Naruko's secret-fanfiction. See you in the next chapter.
Iruka was about to open the front door of his home until he saw an envelope on the hall floor.
"Whose is that?" Iruka thought as he bent down to pick up the letter. He opened the letter to find there a key, and a piece of paper, which he took:
"Morning, Iruka-sensei. By the time you're reading this, I'll be far away from Konoha. I'm going on vacation for a while. I don't know exactly when I'll be back home, but I will be back at some point. I'm currently on my way to Uzu no Kuni to explore my clan's old homeland , because I want to know more about my clan. I'm also a little jealous of Sasuke, because he didn't hide some things about his clan. I can understand very well that the Sandaime Hokage-sama hid information about my clan from me to protect me from my parents' enemies. If you're thinking about the respectful speech I just mentioned, then it's because of that, I'm trying to change myself. I'm trying to become a role model kunoichi so that I can set a good example for the children in our village, because they model the behavior of the adults in their village. I know that this change may take a long time for me, but I promise to do my best to achieve that goal. I will miss you very much, because you are like a big brother to me, and that's why I promise to return to Konoha one day. Take good care of yourself and don't let mischievous children jump into your eyes. Some hardly even notice that I left Konoha, so I wanted to announce my vacation to you like this. Eat a variety of foods, sleep enough, and remember to dress warmly on cold days so you don't catch a cold. I love you like a big brother, and that's why I said those words just now. Greetings Naruko".
"What exactly has happened to Naruko?!" Iruka thought worriedly, and moved. She cried a little while hugging the letter, and after freaking out, she ran towards the Hokage's tower to ask Tsunade for permission to look for Naruko, and to find out the real reason Naruko left Konoha. Iruka felt like Naruko left something unsaid.
Iruka finally stopped in front of Tsunade's office door, and knocked on it.
"Come in", Tsunade said, and Iruka walked into the room, opening and closing the door behind him.
"Why exactly did Naruko go on vacation?" Iruka asked.
"Ninjas are allowed to ask for leave. How do you even know about her leaving?" Tsunade asked.
"I recently found this in the lobby of my house", Iruka placed the letter on Tsunade's desk. "There was even a key to his apartment, so what exactly is going on?"
"Naruko asked me not to tell anyone, but she clearly wants to research her mother's old home village, as she's never seen Uzuchiogakure herself. So it's kind of like family research", Tsunade said.
"I understand that he wants to research his family, but why couldn't he do it here in Konoha?" Iruka asked.
"Because here, hearing about Uzuchiogakure from others may not be the same as seeing the ruins of Uzuchiogakure for yourself", Kakashi said as he entered the room.
"How do you know that?" Tsunade asked.
"Because I saw him leave Konoha last night", Kakashi said. He wondered why Naruko had dyed her hair black but didn't tell Tsunade:
"However, Naruko has stopped wearing saparas and now lets her hair down".
"True, because she decided to try a new hairstyle", Tsunade said.
"Five for her hairstyle! I just want to know if she's okay!" Iruka yelled.
"He needs some time off now after doing so much work lately. And yes. He's fine", Tsunade said, not mentioning her suspicions that the envious chakra mixed with Naruko's chakra might somehow affect the chakra of Naruko's future child as well.
"I want to find her, and find out the truth behind her departure, because I feel like the "need for a vacation" you just mentioned was not Naruko's real reason for leaving Konoha. If she has a problem, I want to help her", Iruka said.
"You can do that, but wait a couple of months first. That's when it's time to help her. I attached a seal to Naruko that allows me to track her route", Tsunade said.
"Why all this secrecy?" Iruka thought curiously, and confused.
Naruko put the map in her pocket, and walked forward in the forest. He was willing to finally see the ruins of Uzuchiogakure no Sato for himself now that he finally had the chance, as his mother had been born in that village.
"Would it feel different to see the ruins of Uzuchiogakure no Sato for yourself, and not just hear about it?" Naruko thought.
He had stayed at an inn in a village inhabited by civilians, and had continued his journey early in the morning as the sun rose.
In a way he felt bad that he had left Konoha leaving Iruka with only a note telling him he needed a vacation, but at the same time he just felt better the further away he was from Sasuke, and Sakura, because that way Naruko wouldn't have to look between his two friends relationship, and at the same time feel like an outsider, and just a wall rose.
Naruko stopped, and shook her head a little, stopping thinking about Sasuke, and Sakura, and after she stopped shaking her head, she continued walking, and filled with a new kind of determination, she was now even more willing to see the ruins of Uzuchiogakure no Sato with her own eyes. Maybe seeing that village with his own eyes would make him try to imagine what that village looked like before it was destroyed.
"Was mother very sad when she heard about the destruction of Usuchiogakure no Sato?" Naruko thought. "Stupid thought! Of course she was sad that her old village was destroyed. I might feel that way about Konoha if Konoha suffered the same fate as Uzuchiogakure no Sato. I may not be able to imagine it, but at least Mom remembered that village, unlike me, which I didn't even know existed at first because the Sandaime Hokage didn't tell me about it trying to protect me from my parents's enemies. I'm not mad at the Sandaime Hokage for that decision, but I wish he'd told me even a little bit about my parents. However, now I can find something interesting while exploring the ruins of Uzuchiogakure no Sato".