Just to begin, let me explain something. There've been a lot of people that weren't okay with Hinata eventually being raped. Yes, it happens, but that is far from all that happens. This is planned to be epic lengthwise, and not at all lacking character development or characters to come, for that matter. I've got about 3 story lines wrapped into one here also, so it won't be lacking a plot any time soon.

As you know, things between Naruto and Tsunade are usually quite heated, and that's all you need to know for the introduction to a story of epic proportions.

"God damn it Naruto- SHUT UP!" Tsunade demanded slamming her iron fist down onto her desk. Well, through, would be a better word. She was highly reluctant to send this particular team of genin out, but she had no choice. Naruto, Hinata, and Sakura, were to deliver a package to the feudal lord of the Land of Rice Paddies, which was the land in which Orochimaru had last been seen.

She was too on edge to listen to Naruto run his mouth today. She was, in fact, thinking about sending only Hinata and Sakura. They'd be smart enough to avoid Orochimaru at all costs, and not pick a fight, like she knew Naruto had a slight tendency to do.

But, on the other hand, if she didn't send him, and they ran into her old comrade, he'd probably have them killed without a second though since Naruto was the only one able to put up a fight that, if they were lucky, Orochimaru would deem troublesome. Lose two valuable genin, or have Naruto whine about getting his ass kicked.. She was weighing her options.

"Come OONNNN Grandma Tsunade, I can handle that dick." Naruto whined, as his female team members sighed.

"Naruto all you're going to do is get yourself KILLED because you don't ever USE YOUR HEAD! I don't wanna hear any more bull shit about beating Orochimaru because you CAN'T. Your job is to protect Hinata and Sakura and ONLY TO PROTECT HINATA AND SAKURA." She screamed, though her voice slowly rose with every word. Naruto was beginning to think she'd forgotten who won their bet last time.

"Don't go picking fights like a jackass this time, because their lives depend on you. I'd send them alone, but if anything does happen, they're going to need you to fight. NOT TO RUN YOUR FUCKING MOUTH. Can you do it, or do I need to go find Sasuke before they can deliver the package?" She had gone too far, and she knew it, but with a little encouragement from Mr. Sake pissing him off seemed like a good option, and she had certainly done that.

"All right grandma. You KNOW I CAN FUCKING DO IT. I'm 14 dammit! Practically a man! Not even Sasuke could protect them as good as I will. He'd be too worried about looking good." Right now, to Sakura, he was the epitome of petty.

"And you're too worried about making an ass out of yourself, right?" Sakura snapped, not liking the way he was speaking to her mentor of two weeks. Naruto may be a year older than her, but he wasn't smarter. After all, she was a woman now, and she figured if she could go on a mission with cramps he could shut the hell up.

"I'm team leader, right?" Sakura questioned, arrogantly.

"Yes, Sakura. You're in charge. I want to see you back in no more than two weeks. The Land of Rice Paddies isn't too far away, and if you lay low and wear the clothes I've had brou-"

"NO WAY I'M WEARING THAT GARBAGE!" Naruto shouted, but was gently clubbed in the back of head by Sakura.

"Naruto-kun!" Hinata muttered under her breath as she caught her unconscious hero that, so far, she'd only admired from afar.

"Dress him in the clothes, and hide his.. jumpsuit? Whatever it is, it needs to be washed.. in holy water.." Tsunade wrinkled her nose in disgust at the smell of the unconscious teenage boy. She loved him dearly, no matter how much he pissed her off, but she could never admit it.

"Right." Sakura said as she began stripping her comrade like it was nothing new. And in fact, for Sakura, it was nothing new to see Naruto naked. Hinata, however, was about to pass out from sheer mortification. Even though his.. male parts.. were covered, she saw he was oddly thin and covered in patches of brownish blonde hair and scars. She blamed puberty.

She was more worried about how thin he was, though. She wondered how he kept fed since a ninja's salary isn't enough for ramen everyday. She made a silent promise to start cooking for him as often as she could.

Sakura struggled to fit the peasant's clothes around his limp, heavy, (you dirty perverts get your minds out of the gutter) body. He may be thin, but he was extremely dense. In more than one way.

"Uhh.. Sakura I think his head is in the wrong hole-"

"THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!"Naruto screamed suddenly waking. His laughter was short lived, though, because Sakura knocked him back out. For good. Naruto's "condition" was actually the deciding factor that they'd leave tomorrow morning, and not tonight.

"I'm gonna kill him I swear it." Tsunade growled.

"You're not the only one Sensei." Sakura mumbled stomping away annoyed, for one more night of rest in her bed.

"Hinata, can you take him home, or should I?" Tsunade sighed, placing her head in her hands.

"I will, Lady Tsunade." She spoke timidly throwing him over her shoulder as gently as possible.

A few odd glares and snickers set her on edge, but she finally made it. It was a good thing Naruto never locked his door. She laid Naruto in his bed after folding back his blankets, and then dropped them on top of him. She couldn't quite help but stare for a few moments at the boy she drew her courage from. The young kunoichi didn't quite understand it herself, but she knew she was undeniably attracted to him. At 13, these are the kinds of things you think about. She began to wonder if he was just as attracted to her..

Did he like her back? Was he admiring her constantly, like she was for him? She could feel the heat creeping into her cheeks at the thought, and the mixture of her thoughts of him proclaiming his love for her, and the sight of this beautiful boy in front of her made her bold. She quickly pressed her lips to his forehead and as soon as she pulled back she began repressing the urge to giggle like a maniac, or, at least like the 13 year old girl she was. She had just stolen a kiss from Naruto Uzumaki, the wildest boy in Konoha. She wasn't quite sure what to think of herself, but that could wait.

She knew she was in store for a long two weeks, but still she felt that she should do something for Naruto. He had just been insulted, knocked unconscious (or so they thought) and stripped, assaulted after that, and unknowingly kissed. What could she do?

Food. She had promised herself to make him food more often..

She silently slipped out of his room and closed the door quietly, and then began looking at his edible inventory. He had ramen, ramen, ramen.. ramen.. oh and.. ramen..

"Guess I'm not making Naruto-kun food after all.." She sighed to herself. She was too giddy about stealing a kiss to be upset with herself. She slipped out of his front door, closing it just as quietly after looking in on Naruto again.

Naruto watched her walk away through his bedroom window still feeling the place she had pressed her lips with his thumb. He'd gotten very good at pretending to be asleep.

Sakura, however, was too nervous to sleep, and Hinata was too busy finally giggling like the girl she was in the privacy of her room. Despite their ninja training, none of the genin were prepared for the mission they were about to go on, and it wasn't due to lack of sleep.