Sakura POV

I sniffles and opened the door with a key that wasn't mine.

Oh Keira!! I sniffled and wiped my face for the millionth time today. I wanted to be strong. I wanted you to teach me to be a strong girl, but now your gone.

No one could muster the courage to clean her apartment just yet, so I took it on myself. To be strong, to not give in to pain and weakness.

But here I am, about to lose it just looking at her home!

I shut the door and flipped the lights, dragging her bag in with me.

It was plain, only brightened by random photos and drawings, depicting us and some place I didn't recognize.

I put my fingers and felt the drawing, I could almost feel the longing in this picture.

It was a girl, a small girl, surrounded by shadows and dark buildings that loomed over her, sorrow etched on her crying face. I looked to the next one.

It was an older girl, smiling and laughing her eyes sparkling, accented by a beautiful landscape with a field of flowers and, smiling people, 2 women one looking like Keira had sat laughing and eating. A little boy playing with an older man with the same features, the boy looking strikingly like Konahamaru but younger and more innocent.

I felt my hand across that as well, almost like Keira was singing to me in these, her life story beaming to me, wants and what she should have had.

I felt something odd on the second drawing as I played my fingers across it, eraser shavings?

I looked closer and saw a faded person she must have erased, a man who had similar facial features but his smile was softer and worn down. Her father I think, why would she have erased him?

My brain ticked and I realized, we barely knew her, we knew next to nothing of her past, she said she was just passing through and wanted to be a ninja but why? Where had she come from before here? Did she have any family? Anyone that would care that she ...

I stopped and took a shaky breath before returning to my job, must stay strong here, for her memory.

I smiled, seeing the scattered clothes everywhere.

"Keira, you are such a mess" I choked but started to gather the clothes. "You were always irresponsible" I smiled a little.

Laying the clothes down I went to her bag, picking it up and dragging it to her couch, seeing as it was abnormally large.

Man, what is with this thing? I thought, growling in frustration.

I popped the top open and dumped its contents on the floor halfheartedly. Digging through her mess of clothes, trinkets and snacks I heard an unfamiliar crinkling noise, like paper.

I sighed, was she stealing Ichiruki ramen coupons again? I felt around and smirked when I found the big orange envolope.

"Ahah!" I gasped and pulled it in front of my face, confused about what it was. I flipped it over and gasped at the simple 9 words printed in neat handwriting.

I dropped it, and blinked, picking it back up again, I gasped again and ran out, leaving the room in its former mess.

Naruto POV

I stood solemnly in front of Keira's grave.

I sniffled and sighed thinking back, I came because I wanted to talk with her, now I couldn't even stand her grave.

I just placed the flowers by her smiling photo,and laughed without humor. She looked so cute and childish as she posed, but still her eyes held a strong defiance and strength. I smiled gently sitting in front of the tombstone.

Keira Misori

Strong brave courageous

Sacrificed herself to save her foes and comrade's lives. Loved and loving to all, she will be missed.

Rest in peace.

xx-xx-xxxx

I set my hand on the grave, I will be back tomorrow. Turning as I prepared to leave, I cought sight of a frantic Sakura dashing to me with Sasuke right behind her, looking unsettled.

"NARUTO!" I ran to her as they both stopped to catch their breath.

"What is it? What's wrong?" I looked around for signs of a possible enemy and Sakura stood again, pushing a large envolope in my face.

" Look at this! We need to find Sensei! I found it in Keira's bag!" I picked it up, recognizing the neat letters printed on there.

Hey Sakura, I know you are reading this. Its Keira.

I looked back up at my two teammates with huge eyes and Sasuke nodded.

"We need to find Kakashi so we can open it!" She sounded pretty nervous and excited at the same time.

I nodded, knowing exactly where he was.

Time skip of suspension

I slammed my fist on Sensei door.

" Hey! Get up and GET OUT HERE!"

A very disgruntled and and irritated Kakashi opened the door and before he could speak I shoved the orange canvas envelope in his face just as Sakura had done to me.

His eyes just got wider as he looked at us and grabbed the paper in his shaking hands.

"Come in" he murmurs not even bothering to shut the door.

All of us are on edge as we peek over Sensei's shoulder to see.

He looks at us and I nod confident that Keira was telling us something.

He ripped to top oven and pulls out the first note, scratched and a piece of notebook paper.