Hello. Look's like I'm back again after my 'Smash the Holidays Away' episode. After a break and a very long time of thinking it over, I've decided not to delete this story, but instead to re-write it. I've changed my writing style over the time I've been on this site drastically, so I think the rest of my stories deserve to be updated. This was one of my first stories when I still liked Naruto. I'm not as much as a fan of it now, but I think I owe it to you guys to do this.

This will not be a COMPLETE rewrite, as I will still keep the storyline I have made. All parings still stand, and does the movie poll I made somewhere in chapter 3. I want to concentrate less on the OC's so I can bring out the other characters. I will update this one at a time, and I really want to do ALL of my stories. Character involvement of REAL Naruto characters will be increased (hopefully) and thank you to any and all of you who enjoyed my story!

Now to get to business. Titles do not actually mean anything, they're just there. I don't own anything, nor do I wish to (no offence). I WILL concentrate more on NaruHina, as I put this as the main pairing. Other than that, pairings are: NaruHina, SasuSaku, InoShikaTem, NejiTen, GaaraOC, KankuroOC, ShinoOC, KibaOC.

OC's were originally based on real people, but they will be COMPLETELY changed around so the story doesn't concentrate on them rather than the main characters. Hopefully, you can still find a bit of them in their new styles.

Don't like those pairings? Don't read it.
Don't like Naruto stories but want some SSB/Soul Eater/Bleach/Whatever other stuff I've done stories? Sorry, I'm going to be working on this for a while, but I'll gladly do it after I finish this.
Doesn't make sense? All ninja will be Chuunin, mainly because that's easier for me and because it's a FANFICTION for a reason. Thank you.
Don't like what I'm doing? I'll happily take it up with you. Send me a PM and we'll talk.

Other than that (extremely sorry for the extra long Author's note), enjoy!

**'..Ninja Vacations..'**
Destination 1: The Brochure

Tsunade sat in her office, pondering something that had been bothering her for weeks. It wasn't urgent as it was a rather silly thing, but it stuck to the back of her head like glue. It had happened upon her during one of the monthly get-togethers that the Shinobi of Konoha had and to put it simply, it bugged her.

Oh how it did. Extremely. After all, what type of Hokage would she be if she didn't notice when something was wrong with her Shinobi? And something was, oh trust her.

After all, in what other village could you cut the romantic tension with a chainsaw? It merely intensified around a certain group of 12 ninjas, and their occasionally companions hailing from Suna. It was amazing actually, that none of them had noticed the small betting pool that had formed around them getting together with others. It was beside the point to mention that she had her fair share in the pot.

But that wasn't the point currently. What was was that none of them could actually focus when it came to missions. Maybe it was the fact that they had been going on them nonstop for a few months now, or maybe it was that they enjoyed socializing too much with each other at the moment, especially with all the attention they were getting. And this was enough to make her worry. If they couldn't concentrate, there was a chance they would get injured in the process. That was something she did not want to see happening. After all, they were her top chunnin.

After the sun had set and Tsunade had finally dragged herself to her home, she had come to a decision. One that could be answered with a simple phone call. Slowly, still pondering, she dialed the number she was looking for.

"Hello?" The disembodied voice came from the telephone.

"Tsunade. I need to ask a favor." She spoke curtly, not in the mood to be polite. A very pregnant pause hung in the air,

"Hai, Tsunade-Sama. What do you need?"

"Drop the Sama."

"…Hai." The Godaime could tell the voice on the other line was fairly confused, but she needed to finish this quickly.

"I'll need to ask you do to something. Here, listen." As she continued and finally hung up, the blond let out a sigh she didn't know she was holding. Hopefully, everything would be settled within the next month, but that was only if things turned out as planned. Sure, she could set everything up perfectly, but it would all come down to the hope that her ninjas would actually think things out for once. And that was something that she had eventually learned not to trust. Tsunade could only hope for the best as she closed the shutters and fell asleep.

_-*-_

There was something in the air that Naruto didn't like. Maybe it was his ninja instincts kicking in because they were traveling in such a large group, or maybe it was the fact the he felt someone was watching him. He glanced over his shoulder only to find Shikamaru half-walking, half-sleeping behind him. Letting out a sigh, he muttered softly, "Why are we even doing this in the first place?"

Sakura glanced sharply at the blond ninja, breaking conversation with Kiba, who was taking the chance to walk Akamaru, his faithful companion. "You know, none of us really had a choice whether to do this or not. Besides, take the chance to relax. We deserve it after all."

"She's right." Choji spoke as he came up from behind Sakura. Holding his handy Chip bag, he only managed to spew crumbs in the area in front of him. The pink haired koinoichi tried to hide her disgust as she thanked the round ninja.

"Alright Choji, mind telling me why you're harassing Sakura?" Ino asked in a threatening voice as she pinched his ear. Temari simply scoffed.

"Look who's talking. You don't do any better." The sand ninja spoke. Ino narrowed her eyes and turned to the dirty blond ninja.

"Excuse me?" She asked dangerously. Kankuro couldn't help but worry about what his sister would do next. Gaara could care less as he continued to walk and tried to ignore the vigorous Lee who was yet again, trying to challenge him. Neji, who still could never understand his teammate, feigned indifference as he watched the scene before him.

Sasuke couldn't help but glare at the Hyuuga as they traveled. There was something about the elder boy that made him feel inferior. And the Uchiha hated that. Clenching his hand tighter in his pocket, he turned his stony gaze forward, similarly as to what Shino was doing. Hinata simply fidgeted as the mood surrounding the group continued to change. Letting out a soft sigh, she glanced yet again at Naruto's back, hoping that he wouldn't notice her gaze. Placing both hands on her cheeks and sighing again, she turned to the older koinoichi who was inspecting another one of her shuriken.

Tenten yet again placed her scrutinizing gaze against the metal star. As she checked it over, she couldn't help but to notice the house that became visible through the hole in the middle.

"Hey guys!" The brunette called out to her friends. "I think we're here." The last part came out shakily as they neared their destination, which was certainly larger than they expected. The beige house stood out from the surrounding greenery and large fountain in front. Temari gave a suspicious look at the overly large doorbell as she rang it. There was no response. As she rang it again, she felt a presence on her back.

Shikamaru stood there, mere inches from her as he reached for the large door handle. It only took him a second to open the door, but Temari felt a little breathless. How could he just stand so close? As her hand still rested on the doorbell, his arm remained firmly under hers as he held onto the doorknob. This made him feel even closer, but she couldn't will herself to move. After what seemed like an eternity, he spoke.

"…The door's open." It finally struck Temari that he wasn't talking to her. Snapping out of the small dreamland she had slipped into, she dropped her arm and walked through the door briskly, as if nothing had happened. How could she think like that? It would be the end of her. As the group filed in slowly, most were amazed at the size of the manor, which looked bigger on the inside than the out.

"Wow! I can't believe this!"

"This is amazing!"

"And we're here for a month? This is going to be a BLAST!!" Several cried of agreement came from the group. Hinata smiled. At least they were going to have a fun time here. But first thing was first, they had to figure out where everything was in this huge manor. The Hyuuga decided she would check out the top rooms first, as to determine where they would end up staying. Climbing the overly large stairs as quickly as she could, Hinata finally reached the second floor.

As she glanced over the railing from her view, everyone else was still looking around in the main foyer. Hinata smiled weakly at herself as she turned to face the corridor. Maybe this time, she would be able to do this first…

Nevertheless, when Hinata turned and started to walk absentmindedly, she bumped into a girl. Both of them turned to look at each other in shock. To say that Hinata was surprised was the understatement of the year. The girl, who looked to be her age, gaped back at her with wide hazel eyes. Hinata blinked.

Suddenly, the other girl, who was dressed in simple cargo pants and a black T-Shirt, started screaming. This startled the Hyuuga enough to make her start screaming as well. This made the other girl scream louder. This caused Hinata to panic and scream even louder. It caused quite a ruckus on the second floor.

The rest of the ninja's turned as soon as the first cry emanated, their senses on full alert. "Hinata!" Tenten cried. No sooner than the weapon mistress yelled the first syllable, Naruto dashed up the stairs, and jumped in front of the Konoha Koinoichi.

"Who are you?" He yelled at the girl, who was still in shock. Her ponytail, now quite disheveled, didn't do anything to help hold up her streaked tresses. A split second later, the rest of the group made their way to the top of the stairway.

"What? I-I should be asking that to you! Who the hell are you, and what the hell are you doing here?!" The brown haired girl cried back, her bright yellow streaks evident as she continued to panic. Naruto narrowed his eyebrows, but dropped the kunai he had held up in defense.

"What's going on? Did you hurt Hinata?!" The blond yelled back at the girl. Sasuke nudged Naruto's side before he could ask more of the mysterious girl.

"Don't worry. She's not powerful or anything. Just calm down." The Uchiha spoke with a monotone voice as he glanced at the girl. She obviously bristled at the comment.

'What?! Why I oughta-" Naruto couldn't catch the rest of what she was saying though as a soft hand grasped his shoulder. He turned to find Hinata giving him a calm gaze.

"Thank you Naruto-Kun. I'm fine." The Hyuuga gave him a kind smile at the end, which caused Naruto to stop and think for a while. Neji gave a side glance at the orange ninja, but his attention was then turned to Tenten, who had tapped his arm.

"Hey Neji? Can you find anyone else other than this girl here? I don't think we're alone." She asked. With a curt nod, Neji activated his Byakugan and scanned the large building.

'There are 3 other people in this building, but none of them pose a threat." The bun-haired chunnin nodded and thanked him. She went back down the stairway to find the other people who resided in the large manor, only to have Neji catch up to her. Looking him over for a split second, she focused her attention back onto the 3 other people.

'There's one in the kitchen, one's outside, and the last one's…' Tenten's thoughts were drawn to the girl who was cleaning by the end of the stairway. When she stopped to get a better look, Neji halted as well. Like the girl in the corridor, she looked the same age as them, but her hair was loose and curled inward to frame her face. She had a thoughtful expression that was emphasized by her bright blue eyes.

Tenten frowned and called out. "Who are you?" The girl looked up, with both a surprised and happy look.

"Ah! And you are?" She replied back at the weapon mistress while tilting her head to the side. The girl's dirty blond hair bounced slightly as she moved closer to the pair. Tenten raised an eyebrow and leaned over the railing.

"I'm Tenten. And you?" She answered, still suspicious of the girl. Neji was right though, this girl didn't pose any threat to them, even if she was hiding something. Her blue sweatpants and long white shirt did little to prepare the girl for battle.

"Oh, really? I'm Naiya. And if I may ask, who's your friend over there?" Tenten turned to Neji, who stood quietly by her side. He jerked her thumb to the Hyuuga.

"Do you mean him?" She asked. Naiya shook her head.

"No!" She called back. "I'm pretty sure I mean the one in black!" Looking to her right, she noticed Kankuro out of the corner of her eye.

"Oh!" She retorted. "He's Kankuro. Hey, do you know where the others are?" She asked yet again of the blond. She would interrogate the puppet master later to find out what he wanted. Meanwhile, Choji knew exactly what he wanted. Food. With a capital F. He sauntered his way down the stairs, but before he could make it all the way, Shikamaru called out to him.

"Where're you going Choji?"

"I'm hungry! Gonna find the kitchen!" He responded. He could hear his friend 'tch' as his answer, but didn't mind because he knew that Shikamaru would follow him anyway.

"Do you even know where the kitchen is?" The shadow ninja asked his rounder friend. Choji stopped in his tracks, only to be further distracted from his hunger by a female voice.

"I know where it is." Ino responded for Choji. She walked fluidly down the stairs and stood between her teammates. "Just follow me!" She yelled as she ran down. Choji followed with vigor, while Shikamaru drudged behind the two. Ino couldn't keep a look of fondness from finding itself onto her face. This reminded herself too much of her genin days, when everything was much simpler. And to add to the mood, she didn't have that Temari sticking her fan in the Mind Ninja's business.

Sure, she couldn't stop the Wind Ninja from being fond of Shikamaru (like herself), but by golly, she had him first! Ino's rampant train of thought almost made her crash into the wall before someone stopped her. She turned in surprise to see Shikamaru with a bored look on his face.

"Pay attention to where you're going." He replied blandly and moved back to Choji's side. Ino blinked before she let herself start moving again. She hoped the pink that stained her cheeks wasn't as visible as she thought it was.

Ino soon caught up to her teammates, who were staring at something over the corner of the door. "What are you-" Before she could finish her question, Choji had answered.

"Someone's in the kitchen." Ino narrowed her blue eyes in confusion. Who could that be? She decided that she would check it out as she looked past the door side into the kitchen. Choji was right. There was a person, or rather a girl, standing in the kitchen. She didn't look like anything special, dressed in cut-off jeans and a wide boat-neck shirt, but it was what she was doing that surprised Ino. She didn't know that a single person could cook that much.

As the girl finished her business with the oven, she happened to glance over to where Team 10 was standing. Her brown eyes widened behind the purple glasses that framed her eyes.

"U-um….Who are you?" She asked, pushing her ebony hair behind her ear. Shikamaru raised an eyebrow at the girl's demure attitude. It seemed fairly natural, and fitted the fact that she had cooked enough food in the kitchen for an army.

'Well, I'm Ino. Any reason you're in here?" The blond spoke to the girl, who remained shorter than her.

"No, no reason at all." The girl replied while shaking her head, her hair falling from her low pullback. "I just felt like it. I'm Jisuto, by the way." She smiled and stuck her hand out. Ino returned the grin and grasped her hand.

"Nice to meet you."

"Glad you're all acquainted." Shikamaru groaned sarcastically. "Anyone wondering why you cooked so much?"

Jisuto gave a blank gaze at the Shadow Ninja before she grinned. "I think that's a silly question. If you're really all here, then you're definitely hungry, aren't you?" Choji's stomach rumbled in agreement.

"I don't really care why she's here right now; all I know is that I'm hungry!" The round ninja cried out. A similar shout came from behind Choji, but this one held a scolding tone.

"Hey! That's my friend you're talking about!" The girl from the second floor spoke as she wrapped her arm around the reserved girl. Jisuto looked surprised for a minute before turning to the brunette.

"Calm down Kouhe, I'm fine. Is everyone here for lunch? It's almost time to eat."

"I think we're all here!" A blond yelled from the other side of the kitchen. Kouhe, with her eager hazel eyes, immediately ran over to Naiya and held her in a tight hug. Naiya chuckled and turned to the accumulated group of ninja.

"Hello! We're going to have lunch now, and after we eat, we can all get acquainted and settled!" The blond spoke with a cheery lit.

"But Hisui's still not here…" Jisuto piped up from her spot next to her friends. Sakura raised an eyebrow.

"Hisui? I thought there were only 3 of you…" The pink haired koinoichi voiced her confused thoughts.

"Oh no. If there were only three of us, we couldn't have arranged for you to come. After all, it was through Hisui that you could all get here-"

"Where is she?" Sasuke asked harshly as he cut off the spectacled girl. Sakura shot a disapproving glance at the Uchiha.

"Outside. You should be able to find her there." Naiya responded calmly. No sooner than she had uttered those words, Sasuke found himself making his way to the large backyard. Sakura couldn't keep herself from following him.

"Sasuke! What are you doing?" She hissed harshly. Though she had long ago come to understand that he could never be the most understanding ninja, this was stepping out of bounds.

"If this Hisui girl got us all to come here, then I think she owes us a few answers." He muttered as he continued to search for the mentioned girl. Sakura had to keep herself from groaning at the Uchiha's bluntness.

"Sure, maybe this girl does, but how are going to get her to exactly warm up to you if you go around like that? You're basically asking for her to just ignore you." She had been teammates with Sasuke for years, and she knew that his sudden silence meant that she was right. Both ninjas slowed down and came to a halt to look for the girl.

As they paced around the rows of trees that surrounded the manor, Sakura could feel, even if it was just for a split second, Sasuke's hand brush hers. Surprised at the sudden contact, she gasped. The dark haired ninja glanced at her.

"You alright?" The pink haired koinoichi closed her emerald eyes and nodded to assure him. He held his gaze over her longer than normal before turning to the tree by their left.

"There." He muttered in a husky whisper. Not trusting herself with a response, Sakura weaved her way to the tree in the distance. Just as Sasuke predicted, a girl rested under the tree, evidentially still sleeping. A green visor covered her face, but her dark hair was visible behind it. Her chest rose slowly under the black sweater she was wearing, but her legs, which were clad in faded jeans, were being wrapped by her arms.

Sakura made her way over to the girl and shook her awake. "Hey, are you Hisui? Wake up." She spoke softly. This stirred the girl awake, who then started to rub her striking green eyes.

"Hmmm? Mmmmm….wha?" She said, still half asleep. Sakura helped the girl to her feet before the ebony haired girl talked again.

"Ahhhhh..." She yawned first. "Yeah, I'm Hisui. You?" She spoke, her sleepiness only slightly slurring her voice.

"I'm Sakura. Um…it's lunchtime. Do you want to eat?" As Hisui's stomach answered for her with a loud rumble, the pink haired koinoichi chuckled. "I'll take that as a yes."

Hisui smiled before she weaved her way to the house, Sakura in tow. Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the girl before following them back into the kitchen where his companions (nothing more than that) were waiting for them. Sakura had to glance over her shoulder yet again to check that her raven haired friend wouldn't barrage the girl with questions as he threatened to do so. As soon as the small group walked through the door, Hisui was barreled over by the three other girls.

It took some delicate prying (with a crowbar) to separate the friends, but they finally managed to separate them. In which after, they continued the lunch that Jisuto had prepared for them. An awkward silence hung in the air potently around the table where they ate, but no one did a thing to change it.

Except for Kouhe. Without much of a though, she blurted out the first thing that came to mind just to break the overlying hush. "Who are you freaks anyway?" Multiple clatters of cutlery could be heard around the table after the questions had been asked. Who would dare answer first?

Kiba took situations like this in stride. He leaned back on his chair and spoke with a tone of bored indifference. "I'm Inuzuka Kiba. Chunnin of Konoha. Akamaru here is my buddy, and I like him, intense missions, and goofing off." After a short splutter, Ino quickly followed Kiba.

"Well, I'm Yamanaka Ino, also a Chuunin. I'm on Team 10 and I work at my parent's floral shop." She spoke with a flip of her blond hair. Not one to lose to the Konoha Mind Specialist, Temari soon ensued after her.

"Subaku no Temari, Suna Chunnin. I'd like to visit the beach, I guess." Kankuro was hesitant as to what Temari had said, but felt that it was his turn.

"I'm Subaku no Kankuro, another Suna Chuunin. I work with puppets and poisons on the field."

"Haruno Sakura!" The pink haired Chunnin blurted out. Now unsure of herself, Sakura continued, although not as certain as before. "I'm from Konoha, and would like to go…out? I guess…"

"Rock Lee!" Lee followed Sakura's start just as confidant as her. "I work with only Taijutsu and strive to become a Konoha Jounin by using only that!" Tenten gave an amused smile before she started her introduction.

"I'm Tenten." She spoke as she tilted her head to the side. "I specialize in weapons and like the colour blue." Neji frowned slightly at the last statement, but before he could follow his teammate, Sasuke interrupted, unlike himself.

"Uchiha Sasuke, and other then being a Konoha Chunnin, I require for a certain someone to take a very permanent leave." He spoke bluntly and with no emotion, something that he had mastered over time. The Hyuuga boy raised an eyebrow before continuing what he had tried to before.

"Hyuuga Neji, Chunnin, and I wish to become stronger." His answer was clipped and short, just the way he liked it. Meanwhile, it would seem that Naruto disliked those types of responses.

"Well, whatever. I'm Uzumaki Naruto, and I strive to prove that you can do whatever you want, no matter the dream, even if-" He was cut off by a sharp jab onto his side. Sakura gave him a harsh emerald gaze before Shino spoke.

"Aburame Shino, Chunnin of Konoha. My pastime has been prone to involve quite a few insects on my part." There was a silence after he spoke, as the others were trying to figure out who would follow him. After a quite painful nudge by Ino, Choji was compelled to speak.

"Akimichi Choji here, I enjoy any type of food, and Shikamaru is my first friend." The Nara cracked a lazy eye open when his name was mentioned and figured it was his turn to introduce himself.

"Nara Shikamaru…" He drawled off before continuing. "I'm a Chunnin."

"Subaku no Gaara." The redhead cut off his introduction at a comfortable level for him, but left much to be desired on a social level. The only who remained silent after all of this was Hinata. It wasn't that she was shy anymore, no; she had passed that phase years ago. She was just worried that she would say something she wasn't supposed to…

Her thoughts were interrupted by a warm pat on her shoulder. She turned and looked up into an endless blue sky. Holding her breath slightly, she managed to mutter something out of her muddy thoughts.

"Naruto…"

"Don't worry Hinata!" He spoke with a cheery grin, hoping to cheer up the Hyuuga girl. She seemed to take in his smile as she finally spoke out.

"I'm Hyuuga Hinata; I'm a Chunnin of Konoha and would like to get to know the rest of you." She wavered slightly as she asked her question. Jisuto held a surprised expression on her face, but Naiya smiled.

"I suppose that's fair. I'm Tarekazari Naiya, and I like bird watching." Kouhe grinned before she spoke.

"Tarekazari Kouhe and I enjoy mostly anything really!" She gave a small thumb's up as she spoke.

"Well, I'm Tarekazari Jisuto." The smaller girl spoke up. "Reading and cooking is what I really like doing."

"And I'm Tarekazari Hisui." The ebony haired girl spoke up for once. "Well, I like the outside." Several murmurs could be heard after the girls finished up their introductions.

"Are they really sisters?"

"No way!"

"I can't believe it!" Sasuke understood his companion's confusions, but since he surmised as much, he really wasn't that surprised. To further everyone's astonishment, it was Hinata that spoke up first.

"Thank you very much for telling us about you." She clapped her hands together after she spoke. "If it's not too much to ask, could you show us around here?" It was a valid question, though many wanted to ask about whether the four girls were truly sisters around here. Kouhe sprang into action.

"Alright, then let's get moving!" She yelled, banging the table slightly as she stood up. A few of the ninjas gave her an incredulous look, but most still followed her around the house. Kouhe decided that they would cover the main floor first, which consisted of the foyer, kitchen/dining room, living room, and multiple doors leading to God knows where. Being the curious one, Hinata opened on of the ivory doors in interest, and she noted that it leaded to a staircase going down. Before she could close the door though, it took only a slight shove by someone else to make the Hyuuga girl lose her balance and trip down the stairs.

All she could hear before descended down the dark stairway was a rather loud cry of her name.

"Hinata!!!"

Wow, much longer than what I thought it would be, but I think it's WAY better than before. I will concentrate on the main characters (Hope you could tell!) more and less on the OC's. Sorry for the unholy AN in the beginning, but I think it was needed.

Original NV CHPT 1 Name: Intros
New NV CHPT 1 Name: The Brochure
Original NV CHPT 1 Length: 746 words
New NV CHPT 1 Length: 4367 words

Hoped you liked it! Updates will be slow, but I AM working on it! Thank you for reading!