Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. In fact, the chances of me owning Naruto is about the same as me running around in circles with a giant shuriken laughing madly…wait, that's actually possible, but me owning Naruto is not. Come on…do you see on the cover of Naruto the name Ultimate Chibiness? No. You see Masashi Kishimoto. And he rocks for making it. So he owns it, not me.

Story takes place after Sasuke runs away but before Naruto makes his new jutsu.

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Kisame nodded in the dark lair of the Akatsuki. The only way he knew it was Itachi in front of him was because of his dark red eyes staring intently at him. Itachi was repeating his next plan on catching the kyuubi and extracting it. Kisame looked rather bored; this was one of the many plans he has and will make until he catches the kyuubi. Frankly, it was boring Kisame, but it had to be done for Akatsuki to achieve its goal.

"Did you get all that, Kisame?" Itachi asked, doubting. Kisame looked like he was in another world.

"Yeah, yeah," Kisame said, waving it off. "I got all that." Itachi looked away, trying to resist killing his partner. Kisame knew where this was going, so he had to think of something that will prove that he was listening.

"Shouldn't we get backup or something?" Kisame asked.

Itachi sighed and said, "It'll only be the kyuubi we'll be getting. He's still not strong enough so it shouldn't be so hard."

Kisame sighed. "When do we start?" he asked, ready to get this over with.

"Right now." Itachi said. Kisame was disappointed with the answer but nonetheless, he would do as Itachi said. Against his will.

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Sakura walked out of the hospital, happy her time there was over. The breeze blew her pink hair to the side and she breathed in the nice fresh air. Inside it was stuffy and full of paperwork.

"Sakura-chan!"

Sakura turned to the familiar voice to face the loud shinobi making its way towards her. As much as it made her happy, she wasn't expecting him. As he came closer, grinning, he jumped and hugged her.

"That's enough, Naruto," Sakura said, releasing herself from Naruto's grasp. "Aren't you supposed to be on a mission right now? With Sai?"

Naruto looked up and thought it over for a second. Then he put his hands behind his head and said, gleaming, "Yeah, I did. But it was easy and we finished early. So I thought I'd visit you!"

Sakura smiled at his energy; Naruto was always full of it.

"I'm fine, Naruto," Sakura responded. "Just have to make a quick stop at a greenhouse a few meters from Konoha, to get some herbs."

Sakura started walking off to the gate when Naruto ran up behind her. "I'll come, too!" he volunteered. Sakura smiled, nodded, and they started off to the greenhouse.

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