I do not own anything. And stalking is bad.

"Tough mission, huh?"

"Yeah."

Naruto smiled wearily at Tenten, then turned his attention back to the trees they were leaping through. Of course he was glad to be going home, but…

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, it's just…In a way, I kinda don't want to go back."

"Have the villagers been giving you a tough time? Tell me their names, and I'll make sure they never even think about hassling you again."

"No, it's not the villagers, but thanks for the offer."

"Well, if it's not the villagers, what is it?"

"Promise you won't laugh?"

"Naruto. You're practically my brother. If you tell me not to laugh…I'll laugh my ass off."

"Thanks for the support."

"Love you too!"

He sighed, and after minute contemplation, decided he might as well tell her, get it off his chest. At least he knew for sure she would never tell anyone else without his permission; Tenten could be evil at times, but she was loyal to those close to her, and she'd adopted him as her brother, so.

"Okay then. The thing is…I'm being stalked."

Tenten blinked, once, twice, then she burst out laughing. He reluctantly came to a stop as he waited for her to calm down.

"You're being stalked? Seriously?"

"It's not funny!"

"Right. Sorry."

She straightened up, wiping her tears away, and they set off once more.

"How long?"

"A few months or so."

"And you're only just telling me now?"

He bit his lip, and her gaze softened.

"This is really bothering you, isn't it?"

"Well yeah, what if it's someone that knows I'm a jinchūriki?"

"Then I'll beat the shit out of them for you."

"How you gonna do that when you don't know who it is?"

"Easy. We're gonna set a trap and catch this motherfucker."

"What kind of a trap?"

"The simple kind. So here's what we're going to do…"

Naruto hummed happily as he sauntered through the streets of Konoha, waving jauntily at those he recognised.

"Hey Naruto! Wait up!"

"Hi Kiba."

"Yo. Wanna go get some BBQ?"

"Damn, that sounds real good, but…"

He glanced at the katana he held in his hand, then looked back at Kiba.

"I gotta give this back to Tenten. She lent it to me during our last mission, and I had to clean it before I her it. Sorry man."

"Naw, it's cool. Maybe some other time?"

"Definitely!"

"Awesome. See you around!"

Kiba ran off waving, and he supressed his smirk before continuing onwards, mentally reminding himself to thank the boy later. He continued on his way, having to focus extremely hard on staying calm as he neared Tenten's apartment. Right, now or never.

He ducked into the alleyway, then quickly hid himself behind the ever so conveniently placed trash can, holding his breath and masking his chakra as he waited.

"Hi-Yah!"

There was the sound of a body hitting the floor, and he stood up, grinning at Tenten.

"We got him!"

"Now to find out who he is."

Tenten pulled the boy up by his hair, forcing him to show his face and revealing that the stalker was

"Sasuke!"

"Hn."

"Why the hell are you stalking me?"

"I'm not."

"Oh really? I distinctly recall being followed around the past few months or so, except when you were on missions."

"Why would I stalk you?"

"That's my question! Why stalk me?"

"I'm not stalking you!"

"Then why do you keep following me?"

"I'm stalking your stalker."

On the roof of Tenten's apartment, Hinata fainted in shock, and Neji sighed.

"Stupid Uchiha. No one can beat the Hyuuga's when it comes to stalking."