She
walked to the mailbox
on that bright summer's day
found a
letter from her son
in a war far away
Tsunade
had just received a letter from Kakashi, stating that everything was
fine. Of course, nothing important just in case the code was
deciphered. He and Naruto had gone on a mission alone, to try and
infiltrate Amegakure. She was worried about the two, especially
Naruto. She knew that sending the boy to a place where most likely
the Akatsuki was hiding. But no one else with a high enough skill
level was available. Tsunade was worried about the one she looked at
as a son.
He
spoke of the weather
and good friends that he'd made
She laughed whenKakashi complained that it was always raining. Of course it was going to be raining in the Village Hidden in the Rain. Tsunade let out another laugh when she saw the part that mentioned that Naruto had somehow managed to make a friend while they were undercover.
Said
I've been thinking bout dad
and the life that he had
that's
why I'm here today
She then noticed the small paragraph at the bottom written in Naruto's scrawl that he called handwriting. It mentioned that he was there because Jiraiya had sacrificed his life to do the same thing that he and Kakashi were doing now. Jiraiya had become one of his father figures, along with Iruka. When Jiraiya had died, Naruto had taken it hard, withdrawing completely from society for at least a week. The mission he was on now was the fist he had accepted since he had since the announcement of Jiraiya's passing.
And
the in the end he said
you are what I'm fighting for
Tsunade then read the last few lines of the paragraph. She was touched by what he wrote. Naruto had written that he was doing this for her. He probably would not have accepted the mission if she and a few others hadn't bothered to kept him out of his house.
It
was the first of his
letters from war
She
started writing you're good
and you're brave
Tsunade wrote back to them, using her slugs as a delivery service. She wrote she thought both of them were extremely Naruto. He was able to return to the place of his "fathers" death, and actually pay attention to the mission. Both of them were good, because they were helping Konoha fight the Akatsuki.
She wrote every night as she prayed Late in December
What
a father that
you'll be someday
Make it home
Make it safe
a day she'll not forget
Oh her tears stained the paper
with
every word that she read
Even though she was Hokage and should be strong, she couldn't help but shed a few tears after what she read on the piece of paper that one of Kakashi's dogs had just arrived with. It was like the words etched into the paper were carving into her heart. The Rookie Nine and Team Gai all stood in her office, all silent and unmoving. But the Rookie Nine was now the Rookie Seven, as Naruto had never been able to bring Sasuke back. Now, it looked like he would never get the chance.
that man was your son
It
said, I was up on a hill
I was out there alone
when the shots
all rang out
and bombs were exploding
and that's when I saw
him
he came back for me
and though he was captured
that
man set me free
he asked me to
write to you
I told him I would
oh I swore
Kakashi had gotten his leg hurt when Naruto and him how somehow gotten discovered and attacked. One of Naruto's shadow clones had gotten him out of there, making him promise to return even if he didn't come back. He also had to write before he left; telling everyone at home that he himself was okay. Kakashi had to swear not being able to argue with his leg holding him back. Naruto had left, and had never returned to his side. Tear marks that were present before Tsunade's had been joined by more.
and she prayed he was
living
it
was the last of the letters from war
she kept on believing
and wrote every night just to say
She continued to write, sending letters to the address they had used before, before he had disappeared. She still wrote, hoping that one day she would receive a letter in response.
still she kept
writing each day and then two years later
you
are good
and you're brave
what a father that you'll be
someday
make it home
make it safe
autumn leaves
all around
a car pulled in the driveway
and she fell to the
ground
and
out stepped a Captain
where her boy used to stand
he said mom
I'm following orders
from all of your letters
and I've
come home again
"Hey, baa-chan," a light voice filled the room, oh so familiar, but at the same time, completely different. The voice was more mature, like it had been forced to group, instead of choosing to. She looked up at the person who had spoken.
"Naruto…" She whispered.
He
ran into hold her
he dropped all his bags
on the floor
He ran to her desk, and she stood. His beaten bag was dropped to the ground, discarded after being used for so long. The two hugged each other, like they hadn't been able to in a long time. And that was true. She noticed something in his hand. A stack of envelopes, all addressed to him in code. He eyes filled with a few tears. He had gotten the letters, he had read her words. They stood there in an embrace for a few minutes, refusing to let go, not wanting to lose a loved one again.
bring him home
Holding
all of her letters from war
bring him home
bring him home
Unfortunately, not every soldier makes it back from the war they are sometimes forced to fight. This time, Naruto was one of the lucky ones. This goes out to all the soldiers currently fighting in Iraq, on both sides. Let's bring them home.
Their families are waiting for them.