Letters we wrote

Letter 1

Naruto gripped to that old and scratched headband like it was the last thing he'd do on this earth, as he rushed to the trees near Konoha's entrance.

"Are you sure about this?" Kakashi asked, as Sasuke was saying goodbye to him and Sakura.

"I am, nothing will be right if I just stayed like nothing happened" Sasuke refused, shaking his head side to side.

Kakashi sighed, but ended up nodding. "As you wish, kid"

"And..." Sasuke started saying, letting a sigh slip before speaking again. "Thank you for everything" he looked at Kakashi and Sakura, she smiled.

"We'll always be here" she added. "Just be careful"

Sasuke nodded and started walking away, a part of him was curious to why Naruto was not there, but the rest of him thought it might be for the best. If there was someone in this world he had done the most harm to, was him. Facing him was not easy.

But fate had other plans...

"Did you think I was going to let you leave just like that?" Naruto's voice suddenly came from the trees, Sasuke looked back, Naruto was leaning on one of the trees with his hand tucked in his pocket.

"I see your arm is not ready" he said turning completely towards him.

"Yours either" Naruto shrugged.

"I told you, I'm not accepting it" Sasuke shook his head. "I deserve this reminder" he said while looking at his missing left arm.

"Fine" Naruto said, still with a disapproving look.

"And don't tell me not to go" he added, looking back at his friend.

"Oh, I wasn't planning to" Naruto shrugged. "I kinda understand why you're doing this" he said as he stretched his back, letting a big sigh out after. "Not a fan, but I get it"

"Well, count me amazed" Sasuke said.

"I just" Naruto started, looking a bit nervous. "I just needed to say goodbye, okay?" he said, passing his hand through the back of his head, looking at the floor for a couple of seconds. "And to give you this" he smiled while pulling out the headband from his pocket, Sasuke gasped slightly.

"You still had that?" he frowned while Naruto extended the object to him.

"I couldn't throw it away" Naruto laughed. "It was..." he suddenly took a deep breath. Sasuke was in shock, Naruto was never this serious. "It kept me going, okay? I had to return this to you, I had to see you back" he said with a sad smile.

Sasuke's shocked expression relaxed, a warm feeling was swarming his heart, one he hadn't felt in a long time. He raised his hand and slowly took the headband, goosebumps rushed through his body, he hadn't hold that headband in such a long time.

"Thanks" he said with a soft smile as he tied the headband to his belt.

They both wanted to say something more, but none of them had realized it fully.

"Maybe by the time you come back I'll already be Hokage!" Naruto laughed.

Sasuke snorted "Getting your hopes high I see"

Naruto frowned "Very funny" he sighed, but kept a smile on his face. "Just come back, okay?"

They looked at each other for a while, until Sasuke spoke.

"I will" he said patting the headband on his belt.

Naruto smiled and extended his hand to shake Sasuke's. He smiled back and reached to shake his friend's hand as well. But as soon as they touched, Naruto pulled him closer and hugged his friend, Sasuke was in shock, but after a few seconds he hugged Naruto back.