Author's Note: Yo... this is my first fanfic so forgive me is my grammar ruins everything... Please review... I really need it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, if I do Pakkun will use a better shampoo.

One 'Beautiful' Night

Chapter 1

"Konoha gakure… Interesting."

"So will you join?"

"All three of us will…"

"Yeah. Time to end this now… I have something to settle there too."

The full moon was high in the sky. The sound of cricket chirping filled the air. A nineteen years old brown haired boy sat at the top of Konoha wall. His huge dog sat beside him, eyes glimmering in the dark.

"Heh! It's nice to be out here, ne, Akamaru?" said Jounin Inuzuka Kiba, as spirited as ever. Akamaru barked loudly in reply. "It's full moon now! Everything is beautiful! Really a good timing for guarding!"

Akamaru barked again. The dog sniffed to the cold air and growled. Kiba shifted his head a little when he heard what Akamaru's saying.

"Well, Akamaru, it's getting more and more interesting, ne?" Kiba grinned widely. His eyes were full of excitement. "It is a good night after all."

"I said stop drinking, Shikamaru!" Ino snapped the bottle of sake away from Shikamaru's hand. Shikamaru grumbled a little and said lazily, "Troublesome woman… give me the bottle back… Can't I have a nice little break here? Geez…"

Shikamaru growled when Ino put the sake far away from his reach. Too lazy to walk and get it, Shikamaru ordered another one. Ino sighed.

"Snap out of it, Lazy Bum!" said the blonde. "That cactus haired woman is very annoying! Let her be!"

"Shut up…" Shikamaru massaged his head. "You're ruining my eardrum… You… HEY! Stop it, Ino! Gee, can't you shut up for a while? My head is aching."

"You'll never learn!" Ino rested her hands on her hip, looking distressed. "No wonder you have no soul mate! Even that cactus woman is tired of you!"

Hearing her complaint, Shikamaru looked away and took another sip of sake. All women are troublesome…

Chouji stepped in and took Ino's hand. His mouth was busy chewing potato chips.

"Now, now… don't be so tense!" said the fat Jounin cheerfully—well, pretending to be. He disliked Ino when she was angry. She was scary—although a lot better than when Haruno Sakura explode. "Cheer up, will ya, Ino? Why don't we have dinner together? Eating always solve problems! It'll be fun!"

"For you only," said Ino, shrugged her hand away. She turned away, walking towards the door. "It's enough. I'm out of here! It's late already and I ain't letting myself being bored to death by a lazy pineapple headed guy and an oversize fat ass!"

She walked out of the bar, muttered 'lazy and fat is not a good combination' in every step she take. Ino looked at the beautiful moon up above, narrowing her blue eyes.

"Too bad it's full moon. A bad timing to be."

Haruno Sakura blushed deeply when Uchiha Sasuke handed her the beautifully made brooch. The boy shrugged and then stood beside his teammate. It has been four years since his return to Konoha—thanks to the stubborn effort of Uzumaki Naruto. Now the boy seemed pleased by the fact that he was back again in his home. Orochimaru sure has changed him but his heart still remained in Konoha after all, so he went back home—despite the fact that Orochimaru still alive and perhaps in the mood of killing him now.

"Thanks, Sasuke-kun!" Sakura smiled sweetly. "It's beautiful!"

Sasuke nodded silently. Huh, the only reason I gave her the brooch is because of that demonic punch! If I don't hand her the brooch, I'll be dead by now! How the hell should I know her birthday? Scary girl, if I get beaten like that again, not even Tsunade-sama can cure me!

"Naruto was nowhere to be found," said Sakura, touching her pink hair. "Gee… I thought we've promised to be here by now."

"We have," said Sasuke calmly. "And you seriously think he will remember?"

"ARGH! That Naruto!" Sakura raised her fist, eyes flaming. "He's just like Kakashi-sensei! Never on-time!"

Sasuke agreed silently. He wondered where Naruto is now. Ichiraku Ramen was the first in his list of possible places. Sakura turned to face Sasuke, her face was red from blushing.

"But it's nice to be together like this sometimes, right?" said the girl shyly. "You know… just the two of us together… and under the beautiful moonlight like this… without Naruto…"

"SAKURA-CHAAAAAANNN!"

And there he came, The Kyuubi Boy. Sasuke sighed a little. He's always on time for that kind of things…

"Ne, Sakura-chan! I come just in time, am I?" Naruto grinned widely, unaware of the flame bursting from Sakura. "Hinata reminded me! She's just… Are? Sakura-chan?"

"You…" The background for Sakura has changed now… into the flame of Hell… "DESTROYED THE MOOD, BAKA!"

THWACK! And Naruto was send flying to the night sky… far far away…

"Wow…" Sasuke raised his eyebrows. "Homerun."

The Hyuuga compound was as silent as it always been, regardless the time, night or day. Aburame Shino sat quietly at the yard, arms folded. He was waiting for Hinata, who was yet to come. She was never late before. A few moments later, the boy heard the sound of two girls approaching the compound.

"… right, Tenten-san… Neji-nii-san always… oh! Shino-kun!" Hinata cut off her talk with Tenten when she saw her teammate waiting patiently—or seemed to be, anyway he never show anything—in the yard. "H-How long had you w-waited for me? U-urm… S- Shino-kun…"

"Fifteen minutes," answered Shino in his cool and calm—actually emotionless—voice. "Any reason for that?"

"W-Well… I… I…"

"Forgive her, Shino! She met Naruto on the way here!" Tenten smiled reassuringly. "You know how she always act with Naruto beside her. Too bad she wasn't fainting back then!"

"Te… Tenten-san!"

"So you're here already, Tenten."

That another calm voice cut off all the talk. Neji stood straight in front of the door. Tenten raised her hand and greet, "Yo, Neji! Lee will explode in his 'youthful vigor' if we late again. I met him in the training ground; he was on fire! So I'm here to fetch you before him. Don't want to have someone like him searching all over the compound for you, do you? Ready to go?"

Neji walked towards his teammate, saying yes without a single word. He stopped in front of Hinata and said, "This is your team's shift to guard the wall, isn't it, Hinata-sama? Shino has waited for fifteen minutes already."

Hinata nodded timidly. Upon seeing her expression, Neji's eyes softened.

"Just be careful, Hinata-sama."

"O-Of course, Neji-nii-san." Hinata raised her eyebrow in surprise. "You be careful too… Um… Have a nice training…"

"Bye then, Hinata! Shino!" Tenten waved lazily over her shoulder. "Tell Kiba I'm waiting for his party!"

And then she left with Neji walked silently beside her.

Outside the secured wall of Konoha, nobody realized the presence of hundreds of mixed ninjas. They were from different hidden village, but with the same objective. The beautiful moon watched from the sky above. This night will changed so many things and the one who'll be the witness was none other that the moon itself.