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Naru was buzzing with a mixture of excitement and nervousness, her hands were practically shaking as she and Jiraiya approached the village gates. She couldn’t stop smiling. They walked in, and the guard stared in shock as they signed in. She shot him a crooked grin and laughed.
She turned, and walked a little way into the village. She wanted to see it all at once. She wanted to look out over it and watch the sun rise. She glanced around her, and spotted a telephone pole. She clambered up it, all the way to the top. A gust of wind blew up from around her as she stood, arms spread wide. She let out a whoop, grinning out over her village as the sun set the planes of the rooftops ablaze with light. She wasn’t sure how long she stood there, looking out over Konohagakure, but however long it was, it wasn’t enough.
She would never get tired of seeing her home like this.
“Hey!” Jiraiya called up to her, “Stop fucking around and get down here,”
Naru looked down and saw Sakura standing next to him. She grinned, and leapt down, landing heavily on one knee in front of her friend. She straightened up and ran her fingers through her hair.
“Hey, Sakura-chan,” She said, “long time, no see,”