"NARUTO-KUUUN! RUN!" Hinata exclaimed, seeing Sasuke swing his sword back, aiming for her lover. Naruto turned to his lavender eyed beauty and half smiled. He mouthed the words "I love you." before the sword came at him, hitting his stomach at a powerful speed.

–

A Few Months Ago.

"So that's why your going on this mission as a married couple." Tsunade said, pleased to see the very shocked expressions on the faces of the shy heiress and the... well, the Naruto as she called his 'species'. The two of them slowly turned to each other and looked back the the Hokage. The now madly blushing Hinata cleared her throat before Naruto could say anything.

"Do we have to be married, or just a couple? Cause I can work with couple, but fake marriage gives me the creeps." Hinata said, shocking the blonde boy on how her stuttering completely vanished in the last two years. Tsunade thought about it for a second, then shook her head.

"Nope, you have to be married to enter the village." She confirmed, grinning to herself for her lie. Neji, who was sitting there quiet the whole time, raised his eyebrow.

"Wait, what? I don't remember this village having that-"

"Enough chatter, Hinata, Naruto, pack your things, your leaving this afternoon. And pack a lot, you might be there for awhile." Tsunade said, cutting off the long haired Hyuga. "Oh, and as for you Neji, don't you have a mission to be going to right about now?" Neji frowned.

"No..."

"Well you do now. Go to some village and start... er.. doing stuff. Leave!" She demanded, watching Neji run out of the room completely confused. She then turned back to the two who were frozen in their spots and frowned.

"Didn't I tell you two to go pack?" she asked, angry that her orders weren't followed.

"I just have one question..." Naruto said, scratching his head.

"Then say it, quickly." She said as he cleared his throat.

"Why are we going as a married couple again?"

–

"And your going to need sun tan lotion, for when it gets hot, I mean it's summer der! Oh, and your going to need this very tight yet easy to take off shirt, and this skinny jeans that can be ripped off and-"

"Wait, wait." Hinata said, cutting off her blonde haired friend who was ravaging her closet. "Why do I need a tight shirt and skinny jeans for on a mission?" Ino turned to Hinata, searching her expression to see if she was just playing around with the question, but when she found out she wasn't, she sighed.

"For when you and Naruto decide to go on a night out, duh! I mean, you are supposed to be married. Plus, if you guys decide to take it to the next level when you come back to your cabin or whatever it is your staying at to become...er...more comfortable with each other, it wont be a problem for him to take everything off you." Hinata blushed as she understood what she was talking about and immediately shook her head.

"No, we're not gonna have s-sex. It's just a mission, that's all." Hinata said, trying to convince herself more then her friend. Ino sighed.

"If it was just a mission, then why did you come to me for help on what to take?" Ino confirmed. When she didn't get and answer from Hinata, she nodded and turned back to the closet.

–

'Aw, is she done already? I've waiting here for hours!' Naruto thought as he sighed. He walked up to the gate Ninja's and smiled.

"Hey, could one of you tell me the time? I kinda lost track." he said, scratching the back of his blonde haired head. The two gate Ninja's looked at each other then back at Naruto.

"It's only been 10 minutes, Naruto." one of them said, focusing back on his book. Naruto frowned and leaned on the desk.

"Are you sure? That doesn't sound r-"

"Gate Ninja's are always sure. It's what where taught at...er.. Gate Ninja School." the other one said, cutting him off. Naruto stepped back and scratched his head once more.

"Huh, alright then." he walked back to the gates that led out of the village and sighed, leaning back on the gate to wait some more.

"What an idiot." one of the gate ninja's said to the other, leaning back on his chair.

"And always will be." the other replied, his eyes never leaving his book.

"Naruto-Kun! I'm here! Sorry to keep you waiting so long!" Hinata said when she reached Naruto, who just grinned.

"Nah, it's alright. It was no problem." he said, pointing to the gates. "Ready to leave?" she nodded in response. "Alright, let's go!"

–

Sakura stared at Ino who sat down with a grin on her face and sighed.

"What's up with the look, Ino?" She dared to ask. Ino exhaled.

"Hinata is going on a duo mission with Naruto." she said, smiling like she just stopped global warming by saying that. Sakura raised her eyebrow.

"So? It's only a mission. It's not like-"

"Their going as a married couple!" Ino exclaimed, clapping her arms. Sakura's eyes widened as she felt her hands go into a fist. "Aren't you happy? Next thing we know, you'll see them come back as a real couple. They'll be so cute!" Sakura just nodded, but she felt the anger slowly rage in her.

"Where are they going?" she heard herself ask, making Ino stop clapping by the tone of her demanding voice.

"The Sound Village, why?" she asked, but didn't get and answer as Sakura got up and walked to her house to pack her things.

No one was stealing the man she loved from her twice.

–

"I mean, can you believe that old woman? Making us go as a married couple. Seriously, and guess what?" Naruto asked as he waited for Hinata to answer, who came with a tired yawn filled 'What?' "I'm starting to think there isn't really a village that demands you to be married."

"Is that so?" she asked, yawning again. Naruto nodded.

"Yup! Like honestly, why would you do that?" He asked to no one in particular.

"I have no clue." Hinata said, deciding to reply anyway. She then stopped in her tracks, making Naruto stop as well with a confused expression. "Hey, can we make camp here for now? I'm really tired." Naruto's eyebrows shot up.

"Really? I'm nothing close to tired! How did you get tired?"

'Your blabbing for the last 5 hours.' Hinata wanted to reply with, but even she was smart enough not to. Her father raised her better. "I don't know, I guess all the running and the fact that I didn't get enough sleep last night are starting to work against me." she lied, hoping he would fall for it. He scratched his head, thinking about it for a minute, then nodded.

"Alright then! Let's rest!" He said, grinning. She screamed a loud 'Thank Goodness!' in her head, but her lady-like manners stopped her from saying it out loud. She ran to the spacy field and threw her backpack on the floor, unzipping it like she was angry at it, searching for her tent. "I'll search for firewood." he said, but a soft hand gripping around his wrist stopped him.

"You don't need to, I think we should sleep early to, you know, have a lot of energy for the mission tomorrow." she said, watching him consider it then nod.

"Nice thinking, Hinata! I'm glad I have you as a partner instead of... er... never mind!" He said, running toward the part of the field, taking out a tent and claiming it his. The spot was perfect, it was close enough to protect her if something was to happen, but far enough so she wouldn't think he was a sick pervert or something. After setting up tents, the two stood in front of each other, staring at the floor.

"So, um... Goodnight?" Hinata said, breaking the silence. Naruto nodded in return.

"Goodnight." with that, they unzipped their tents and stepped in, zipping it back up, slowly drifting away to sleep, neither of them knowing they were closely being watched.