Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. I wish I did though. Oh well, we can all dream.
Authors Note: Some things are different from the first posting, others are the same. This chapter is the combination of chapters one and two of the first post.
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Summery: This is about an ancient ninja village and the Naruto characters are part of it. They travel in a six man squad. Only one six man group is chosen, the rest are the regular three man teams like in the manga. Each of them is given a title; Kage (has nothing to do with being a village leader of the village or anything, just the leader of the group.), Tsuchi, Kasai, Raikou, Mizu, and Tei. Once one of the six die the new generation comes in, being trained by the previous Kage, Tsuchi, etc. Each ninja has a specialty that gives them an edge from their teammates. They are trained from birth to be apart of the squad.
Sakura Haruno - March 28; 19; The Kage, Shadow, Ninja. No one in the group, even herself, understands why she was chosen to lead the team. She's like older Sakura in the manga. The last Kage was killed so she was trained by the Kage before him, who just happened to be Tsunade.
Sasuke Uchiha - July 23; 19; The Raikou,Lightning, Ninja of the group. He mastered the Chidori from the previous Raikou, Kakashi Hatake. He and his brother are the only two true siblings to ever be on the team at the same time, but what more can you expect from the great Uchiha Clan?
Naruto Uzumaki - October 10; 18; The Tei, Wind, Ninja. Naruto's father, Minato, was the previous Tei, but his death,along with the previous Kage, Tsuchi, and Mizu, were the ones that brought about the new generation of the six man cell. His mother, Kushina, was the last Kasai. His father was a prodigy and the village puts huge pressure on him to be a prodigy as well.
Itachi Uchiha - June 9; 25; The Tsuchi, Earth, Ninja. He's the best of the best, most villagers believe he should have been the Kage of the group. He's the role model for his younger brother, but also his biggest rival. He's also second in command if anything were to happen to Sakura. He was trained by Orochimaru, whom he surpassed at a very young age.
Hinata Hyuga - December 27; 17; The Mizu, Water, Ninja. She's the main medic in the group. She has always had a crush on Naruto, and you'll have to read the story for the rest of the relationship. (This story wouldn't be complete without any NaruHina love. -) Of course Hinata is still the shy and timid girl we all know and love. 3
Deidara Uzumaki - May 8; 23; The Kasai, Fire, Ninja. Deidara has a rivalry with Itachi and wants to surpass him. He's the second oldest in the group and also Naruto's adopted older brother. Yes Deidara being form stone and all would fit better in the Tsuchi position, but I noticed he had a slightly short temper, which makes him perfect for this role.
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The moon shined brightly over the sleeping village as the cold winter breeze blew across the trees. Shadows on a nearby hill go unnoticed, until within the hour the small village is set ablaze with men, women, and children running for their lives. Horses, gold, young women, booze, these were the things that gave these bandits pleasure, but in this particular village they were looking for something else.
"Kosuke, where's the place that old man said it would be?" Asked one of the men in the room. He looked over at the bulkier man, Kosuke, as he wiped some blood off his katana. Kosuke ignored him as he searched through a few desk draws, looking for the button the old man had told him about. His fingers passed lightly over the small bump and he pressed down. A small compartment in the wall opened up, revealing priceless jewels, stocks, and bonds.
"Move out the friggen way you idiots." Kosuke yelled as his subordinates gathered around to paw at the items. He pushed aside everything, searching for the one thing that they needed, he needed. "Where the hell is that god damn scroll?" He yelled as he punched the nearest man.
"Looking for this?" Said a female voice. The group turned around to see a young woman leaning against the door frame, in her hands a scroll.
"Now give it here girl and maybe if you're lucky enough I'll show you a good time?" Kosuke announced, motioning his bandits toward her, not taking her as a serious threat. Big mistake.
Sakura stepped into the moonlight, her shoulder length pink hair framing her face perfectly. Her emerald green eyes were dark with fury at the men before her. Her hitai-ate was revealed as well, the kanji for demon carved into it. She raised one finger and wagged it as a smirk made its way onto her face. Screams were heard from the back of the group, until there was none standing, except Sakura and the new comer.
"Why do you always do that, taking away all my fun?" He gave no answer as he stood before her, wiping away a speck of blood that had mad it's way onto her cheek. His onyx eyes were cold and emotionless. Not one strand of his coal colored hair was out of place from the exercise of killing the bandits. "You going to answer me...Itachi-kun?"
"A Kage should not waste his or her time with weak links like these." They were the only words he spoke before he bent down and wiped his red kunai on one of the shirts of the fallen bodies. After, he walked past her and of course she followed. It was always like that. Itachi was always beside her, no matter what was going on or where. The Tsuchi, the second in command, her body guard, was always by her side.
They walked out into the night, the sky lit orange from the nearby flames. Bandits and villagers lay dead everywhere, not one of them was moving. Sakura let out a small sigh as her eyes took in the gore and destruction. "What a waste of life...it's a shame really."
"We made sure none of the bandits escaped. I'm sorry Kage-chan, we couldn't save any villagers." A spiky haired blond said, his head bowed down to his squad leader.
"Naruto...It's alright. We should have taken action sooner. It was my call and I take responsibility." She smiled brightly while looking at the mess that was his hair. Soon his eyes met hers as he raised his head, cerulean met emerald. He was still feeling guilty, she knew he was, guilty about not being able to save them, but these ninja, no matter how talented couldn't turn back the hands of time so they would all just have to deal with their mistakes or rather hers'. Soon the other three members arrived, all with news on letting not one single bandit escape.
After another sweep of the area the team of six headed out, having buried many of the dead and putting out the fires that had been a blaze.
"Alright, since we're all accounted for, we will return to the village." Sakura announced with a stern nod of her head. A hand was placed on her shoulder and she turned around to meet another pair of onyx orbs. This time though, the owners hair was shorter and spiked in the back. "Something wrong, Sasuke-kun?"
"Aren't you forgetting something?" He said just as emotionlessly as his brother. The two were so alike it scared her some times. She only looked up at him in confusion. With a sigh he brought her attention to her bag that was leaning against one of the blackened houses, the bag with the scroll they went through all this trouble for. She laughed nervously while a small blush graced her cheeks.
"Okay then...Now we can go." She announced grabbing her bag, this time with no interruptions. Once again she found herself wondering how she had gotten the position of leader in their squad. There were plenty whom would do a better job then herself. Naruto was the son of the last Tei Nin, Minato Namikaze, and the last Kasai Nin, Kushina Uzumaki, yet he himself was only Tei.
The Uchiha brothers, Sasuke and Itachi, came from a very powerful clan and held a blood line limit, the Sharingan, yet Itachi was Tsuchi, second in command, and Sasuke was Raikou.
Their main medic, the Mizu Nin, was Hinata Hyuga, she too was from a powerful clan and held a blood line limit, the Byakugan.
The last member of the group was Deidara, the Kasai Nin. He was found at the entrance to the village as a baby and was raised alongside Naruto, whose mother trained them both at some points, but unlike Naruto, Deidara had a special ability to make explosive life-like clay creatures with the mouths in the palms of his hands. So why out of all these great shinobi was she chosen?
"Sakura-san are you alright?" Sakura turned her head to see the only other female member, Hinata. Sakura could remember a time, around the age of six for Hinata and seven for her, when this young girl would say nothing to anyone, instead she would just sit there with her hands together as her short inky purple hair hid her face. Now her hair was longer, down to her shoulders, and it made her seem older. Besides appearance wise, the shy Hyuga had gained a lot more confidence over the years.
"Oh, well, yeah I'm fine Hinata-chan. Why wouldn't I be?" She gave the other a nervous laugh and rubbed the back of her head. Hinata just blushed, shook her head and then looked down at the ground. Naruto came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her shoulders, pulling her closer to him as they continued walking. They looked so happy together and in half a year they would be married. Hinata would be eighteen in four months and by then the preparations for the ceremony would be complete so they could be married by the upcoming March. She slowed down her walking until they were a few feet in front of her. Deidara walked past her, keeping his own distance from the couple up front and from her.
Deidara had blonde hair that went right below his shoulders, the top half of his hair in a high ponytail, and a crystal blue eye. The other was white with blindness but a medic ninja and Deidara himself had come up with a device to turn the blindness into a strength. Said device showed the user the chakra that was inside of a persons body so even in the dark he could tell where his enemy stood. He was adopted into the Uzumaki family making Naruto his younger brother. He was older than the hyperactive blonde by about five years, but unlike his brothers' more bubbly attitude though, Deidara tended to have a more sarcastic tone of voice all the time.
Once again she slowed her pace and soon she found herself in between the two Uchiha brothers. Both so emotionless and both very strong shinobi. The funny part was that both were simply irresistible to every woman that they had come across, even her.
She looked at the younger from the corner of her eye, her hand slowly getting closer to his until their fingers brushed lightly. She wrapped her index finger around his and held it. Soon his finger wrapped around hers as well, it was as close as they would get to holding hands in public. Their relationship wasn't an open one like Hinata and Naruto's. Theirs was more private, especially since their relationship was basically physical, in other words sex. The people of their village, especially the older couples, wouldn't have approved of it, that's why it was a secret but they were happy and that's what they wanted.
The enormous gates of their village, Onigakure, came into view soon, which meant no more "hand-holding" until night came. They all parted ways in the middle of town, Hinata going to the Hyuga compound, Naruto and Deidara going home to their mother, and Sasuke going off to who knows where, probably to Sakura's own apartment. Itachi and Sakura made their to the elders hall.
The town was silent and peaceful in the early morning hours. They said nothing as they walked down the streets. Sakura was enjoying the light wind that blew against her face until her hand was caught in another. Itachi stood still, her hand in his. "Sakura."
"Yeah?" She looked over at him as he tugged her closer until she was right in front of him. Without really noticing it, his face inched closer to hers. He had seen them, Sasuke and her. He didn't like his little brother touching her. His lips brushed lightly against hers as one hand come up to cup her cheek, the other going around her waist, crushing her against him. Once her eyes closed, he got more into it, his tongue licking along her bottom lip and slipping into her mouth. Slowly he pulled away and looked at her face. Her cheeks were flushed as her eyes fluttered open. "I'm meant to be by your side always, that is the Tsuchi's job to the Kage. I will always be there, Sasuke on the other hand, is another story." With those words he continued their walk to meet the elders.
Sakura stood their stunned. Never once did Itachi ever give the slightest interest in her. Well that was technically a lie. There had been that time when they were younger though now she thought of him as a big brother, a guardian. Her lips tingled, not the tingling she got from kissing Sasuke but close to it. Right at that moment she knew something was wrong. She loved Sasuke, she hadn't told him yet but she did. Nothing Itachi did should make her feel anything close to what her love, her lover, made her feel.
"Itachi...make the report on your own please. I need to go. I'm sorry." She noticed his shoulders tense when he didn't hear the suffix that usually accompanied his name. Her feet moved on their own accord in the direction to her apartment.
She ended up in front of her door, just staring at it. A groan escaped her lips as she turned around and leaned her back on the wood. The door opened quickly, making her fall back into a hard chest. Arms wrapped around her waist, pulling her into the small flat. "I figured you would have been longer than this." Sasuke said, his mouth kissing her cheek first and then down her jawline.
"Mmmm, Sasuke...I need to talk to you." He stopped kissing her and started to nibble on her ear instead. "Sasuke, please.." She turned around in his grasp and pushed him an arms length away. "I'm being serious."
"Alright, alright." He ran a frustrated hand through his hair and gave her his full attention. Sakura looked at the ground, biting her lip.
"Itachi...he kissed me." She announced. Her eyes couldn't meet his, in fact she couldn't look anywhere but at her feet.
"What..?" Sasuke's voice held anger. His brother had moved in on his girl after all. His idol, his rival in almost everything, the only thing he would have never expected was to be competing for the affections of a girl, let alone the leader of their group.
"I'm sorry, Sasuke..I should have never given him the opportunity to try anything. I-"
"Marry me." Sasuke cut her off.
She stood their speechless, her eyes finally going to his face. His face was serious, his eyes intense. "Marry you? What the hell do you mean 'marry me'?"
"I mean become my wife, bare my children. That kind of thing." He moved closer to her, taking her hands in his.
"I love you." It was the first time those words were spoken by her. She knew he felt the same, but wouldn't say it. It wasn't Sasuke like.
He held her chin with his hand and placed his lips on hers. He wanted to make sure Itachi never kissed those lips ever again, never touch her intimately. He backed her up against the nearest wall, as the kiss became desperate. He tried putting into the action what he couldn't put into words. Automatically, her hands came up to wrap themselves around his neck as she kissed him back with just as much desperation.
Soon they found themselves in her bedroom, but the desperation was lost. They tentatively stripped the other as if they were just seeing one another for the first time. Her fingers ran over his chiseled chest, while his own studied her sides, not touching her bare breasts but oh so close. He was waiting for her to initiate the sex. She looked up at his face and cupped his cheek, leaning in at the same time. She was ready to begin.
He stopped the kiss as he lowered her to the bed, his eyes looked into hers and telling her silently that she was beautiful and she was his. Hers' burned with the love she felt for him and as he kissed her she couldn't have wished for anything more. She lost her concentration when she felt his fingers penetrate her and cried out when they slowly pumped in and out of her. He watched the different expression that made their way onto her face when he added a finger, took one away, sped up, or his favorite, when he hit the special point in her that made her cry out in sheer pleasure.
As she orgasmed, she knew something was different. She opened her eyes to look up at Sasuke. He was waiting for her to settle down before continuing. "You never gave me an answer Sakura." He smiled as he said it. He knew the answer, he just wanted her to say it.
"Yes. I will marry you, Sasuke Uchiha." And with that said he pushed into her.
Her muscles gripped him tightly almost making him pound into her much smaller body, but this time would be different than the others. He wanted to make love to her, not fuck her. He would do what she wanted, when she wanted it, and how she wanted it. He slowly pumped into her, ignoring his need. Her moans and whimpers of pleasure met his ears and he could tell she liked the different pace he set for them, since usually he would be pushing into her extremely fast by now. Her nails left long red marks on his back and shoulders, needing something to hold onto.
He bit onto her neck as she tightened more around him and he knew she was close once again. For the second time that night she came, almost bringing him with her. He couldn't control himself after that and let his need go, grunting with each thrust of his body. He pounded into her again and again, her hips meeting his even as pleasure consumed her, until he brought her a third time and finally came himself.
Panting filled the room as Sasuke lowered his head to lay on her chest. He placed his body beside her though, so he wouldn't crush her. Sakura played her fingers through his hair quietly until she fell asleep. Her steady breathing brought a sense of comfort to him.
He looked at the clock on her nightstand table and sighed. 7:30 in the morning, it gave him just enough time to do what he needed to do before she would wake up. He knew that she would sleep until she couldn't sleep anymore. To think that, that kind of woman would be with him for the rest of his life. The thought made him laugh.
Quietly he slipped out of bed and made his way to his discarded clothes to get dressed. He'd sneak home quickly and take a shower before continuing his tasks. Before exiting the house, he gave his fiancé a kiss on the forehead.
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Sasuke made his way through the streets of Onigakure, trying not to bring attention to himself. Unfortunately when you're an Uchiha, you get attention no matter if you want it or not. Children whom were hoping to become great shinobi themselves watched him walk as they made their own ways to the academy. Young woman, married and single, ogled at him for his handsome features. Yes, it was hard being Sasuke but some one had to do it.
"Uhmmm...Uchiha-san." He looked over his shoulder to see a girl around his age right behind him. Her head was bent down, her brown bangs covering her eyes, and the smallest hint of red covered her cheeks. She was no ninja, he could tell by her clothes. "I have a question to ask you." He hated being interrupted in what he was going to do but nodded his head anyway. "Are you perhaps...uhm...what I mean is..well."
"What?" He asked in irritation. Admirers of his always got on his nerves.
"I want to know if you're seeing someone!" She blurted out, her hands coming up to cover her mouth soon after. He closed his eyes and smirked as he gave his clear answer of yes. The girl was stunned, no on had thought that either of the young Uchiha shinobi were dating, especially the younger of the two.
"But...who?"
"Haruno Sakura." He laughed at the end as he turned back to the direction he was going. Thus began the windmill of rumors in the Hidden Demon Village.
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Itachi sighed as he made his way out of the meeting room of the council building. The elders were happy with the successful mission and the entire team was put on stand-by until needed, their first vacation in a while.
The council didn't consisted of just any shinobi. They had to be the ninja who had once been apart of a six man cell. Uzumaki Kushina,the last Kasai and Naruto and Deidaras' mother. Kushina was a wild woman in her youth, many young men trying to tame the beautiful red head, but none succeeded. Well, all except for Namikaze Minato aka the Legendary Yellow Flash. He had tamed her heart and her attitude.
Then there was Hatake Kakashi, the last Raikou. His mother had died giving birth to him while his father, another powerful shinobi of the time, had committed suicide after a shameful loss in battle. He and Kushina were the only survivors of the previous group. The only two who had survived the terrible war that had claimed their friends and in Kushina's case, their family. Kakashi had also trained Sasuke. They were the only surviving members left of the group before Itachis'.
Even older than them would be Tsunade, she was Kage of her group also training Sakura and Hinata, Jiraiya, the Tei of Tsunades' group who trained the Legendary Minato and his son Naruto, and Orochimaru who was their Tsuchi. Itachi himself was trained by the man. These great shinobi, the best of the best of their time, were the ones guiding the present day six.
Itachi made his way through the now busy streets, towards the Uchiha compound when his ears picked up some interesting gossip. It was coming from the local teahouse, where most of the non-shinobi woman of the village spent their days.
"Did you hear, Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura are dating."
"The Kage and the Raikou, they'd make some powerful children. Just like Kushina-sama and Minato-sama."
His fists clenched as he listened to the gossiping women. Itachi knew if he heard anymore his anger would get the best of him but unfortunately he heard what he least wanted to hear.
"They say he went into the jewelery shop and when he came out he held a little velvet box in his hand. They would make a beautiful couple, don't you think Towa-chan?"
That was it, he snapped. He need to find Sasuke or Sakura right away. Either beat his brother to a pulp or get Sakura to choose him. The first option seemed to be the better of the two to him, so in a puff of smoke, he was off to find his brother.
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She was still sleeping when he returned. The blankets had twisted around her body, but left her chest exposed to him. It wasn't her chest he was looking at, though he liked looking there. It was her face, her pastel pink hair in a mess around her angelic features, her lips that were still puffy from his kisses that morning and the way she'd mumble his name occasionally. He had to admit that it was adorable and even sexy.
He stripped down to nothing but his bare skin, folding his clothes neatly afterwards and slipping between the sheets with the still sleeping Sakura. He pulled her close and tried to drift off into a nice sleep filled with her scent and her touch. Unfortunately for him, Sakura was starting to awaken. She rolled on top of him, placing her head on his chest. "Morning Sasuke-kun." She greeted as she yawned loudly.
"Morning." He was tired and just wanted to sleep so he placed his hands at the small of her back and closed his eyes. Sakura watched him, he knew she was, he could feel her eyes on him. Thus sleeping was hard to do. "Is there something you want Sakura?" He asked patiently.
"Nope." Was the simple answer he got. Well, wasn't she talkative this morning. He rolled them over so he was on top of her instead of the other way around and held himself above her. He looked down onto her curious face and gave her lips a soft, loving kiss. It was short and sweet. The next one wasn't. As he lowered his lips to hers, passion ignited between them. The room soon became scorching for the two lovers as they once again explored the others body.
A soft knocking could be heard in the room once they were about to have sex again. "Just let them think no one is home." Sasuke said as he kissed down her neck. She laughed at him and pushed him away. He rolled off her in frustration and ran his hands over his face. "Hurry back. Seriously, make this extremely quick Sakura." All she did was laugh some more as she threw on her robe and made her way to the living room of her apartment.
She opened the door to reveal a disheveled Naruto. "Naruto, is something wrong?" He wiped the sweat from his brow as he puffed out a yes. "Well?" It took him a few more seconds to get the exact statement out.
"Tsunade-baa wanted me to remind you that you have training at three." He turned to start running to his next destination when he noticed what she had on. "Uhm...You have company or something?" His big brother instincts were kicking in. He and Sakura had always had this kind of sibling bond, different than he and Deidara or even the Uchiha brothers. It was the "over protective obsessive, she can't pick the right guys for herself" instinct.
"As a matter of fact she does, dobe." Sasuke had gotten tired of Naruto getting in the way of his alone time with Sakura, so he dressed in a pair of boxers and admitted himself into the conversation. "And we have things to do so if you don't mind, leave." With that he shut the door in the blonde's face, leaving Naruto blinking on confusion as to why Sasuke was over so early in the morning,
"Hey...Sasuke! What do you mean by things!" With much reluctance and a few fists to the door later, it opened revealing a frustrates Uchiha.
"What I can't spend time with my fiancé Naruto? If you weren't such a loser, you would have noticed our relationship. So I'm going to give you a simple summery of what Sakura and I are. We were dating and I asked her to marry me. The end. Sakura says thanks and bye." Once again the door was slammed into his face and he was left speechless.
"I knew it! I knew you were hot for Sakura, Sasuke!" Of course once he screamed that, the old lady that live two doors down the hall decided to walk out. She looked at him as it had just sprouted another head and ran, or rather waddled, back into her apartment, locking her door behind her. "Uh...I have nothing to say to that." So he rushed off to tell Hinata about his discovery today. See, you learning something new everyday, even if you're Naruto.
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All was peaceful in the Hyuga compound as Hinata sipped her tea. She watched her younger sister Hanabi spar with their older cousin Neji. Neji was a very skilled shinobi and a gifted prodigy of the clan, unfortunately a slight breathing disorder prevented him from becoming a squad member like herself. It was something that many of the chuunin and higher up ninja thought would make him bitter because in their world nothing was more honorable then being a squad member, but Neji was very content with his life. He had made jounin at the age a fifteen and now five years later he lived a wonderful life with his wife Tenten, a weapons master and fellow jounin, and their eight month old son, Isas. Hinata laughed softly as she recalled the day he was born.
Hinata waited in the hospitals waiting room, Neji pacing around looking at the door every five seconds and peeking through the window in it. Naruto had left her side to retrieve some coffee for the extremely stressed out father-to-be.
"Imouto-chan, do you think she's alright? What if something went wrong? Oh God...I think I'm going to be sick." He collapsed onto the nearest chair and seemed to be hyperventilating. Scared, Hinata knelt next to him, saying to put his head between his legs, after all she was a skilled medic nin. Gently she rubbed the back of his head as his breathing started to calm down.
"Nii-san..everything is alright and soon you'll see Tenten-chan and your new son, both healthy and happy."
A hour later Tsunade, the Kage of two generations before and also the extremely talented medic ninja Hinata had learned form, walked out of the delivery room, a huge smile on her face. "Congratulations Hyuga-san. You have a beautiful baby boy." She took his hand in hers and shook it, pulling him out of his chair and into the delivery room to see his wife and child.
She had never seen Neji lose his composure, not even once in her life, except for the fateful day his son was born. It was a memory she would be sure to share with the young Hyuga when he would be old enough to appreciate the humor.
"Good afternoon Hinata-chan." Speaking of Neji, his wife Tenten was someone that Hinata looked up to. She poured another cup of tea for the new comer, handing it to the older woman. "I finally got Isas down, he hasn't been sleeping well since he's been sick." Tenten took the cup gratefully, taking a big sip.
"Has the medicine I gave you been helping?" Hinata asked a little worried. Maybe the baby had gotten something worse than the flu. She wouldn't want to make the wrong diagnosis for anyone, especially her own nephew.
"Some what, he still has a small fever, but everything else seems to be getting better. I appreciate it."
"Oh, it's no problem. You know, if you continue to fuss over every little thing that makes Isas sick, you're going to become sick yourself Tenten." Hinata's voice was serious as she said it. The older woman had dark circles under her chocolate eyes and her beautiful chestnut hair that was usually done in two precise buns was now sloppily brought together in a loose ponytail.
"I know but..I don't want to mess up. I was talking to Neji's mother the other day and she said the same thing. She also admitted that she was doing what I was doing and no matter what everyone else said she was always so fussy with Neji. He would sneeze and she'd act as if he had just gotten the worst disease ever know to man kind." She laughed and it made Hinata feel better. It also made her wonder. When she and Naruto were going to have kids, would she act as her aunt and Tenten had acted? The answer? Probably.
"Hinata-chan!" Only one person she knew of would be screaming her name so enthusiastically. She set her tea cup down a smile plastered on her face. Her boy was here. He gave her a sweet kiss in greeting and sat down next to her.
"Hello Naruto. Would you like some tea?" She had known he was coming, he always had a way of showing up unexpectedly, even before they were dating. She once again poured a cup of tea and handed it to Naruto.
"Aww, you two are so cute together and Naruto, you are just so sweet to Hinata-chan, unlike a certain person who is no longer like that to their one and only wife." Tenten said, saying the last bit louder so her sparring husband could hear her. "Don't ever lose that Naruto, if you do you'll end up like mister grumpy over there." She pointed to Neji.
"Me, like Neji? Oh no, that would be almost as bad as all the ramen in the world being destroyed." How they all loved busting Neji's chops.
"Very funny. We're done for the day Hanabi, you can go." The girl gave a nod and off she went to who-knows-where. He walked over to the three and sat next to his wife, giving her a loving kiss on the cheek. "See I can be sweet."
"Now try it when she doesn't tell you to do it." Naruto announced innocently as he rubbed the back of his head. Neji just glared at him. "Have I ever mentioned how creepy it is to be glared at by Byakugan eyes?" Tenten slapped her husband on the shoulder and scolded him to not glare at 'the-man-who-knows-how-to-be-sweet-to-the-woman-he-loves'. Neji just put his hands up in defeat and poured himself some tea. So what if he wasn't the sweetest guy in the world, it had still been enough to get her to marry him, although he just kept that bit to himself.
"Hey...did any of you know Sasuke and Sakura are fuck buddies?" Naruto asked innocently. Neji, who had just taken a sip of his tea while the question was being asked, now had spat out the contents of his mouth everywhere on the table. Tenten laughed at him while giving him a few pats on the back and Hinata turned red from Naruto's bluntness. "Okay, they're not fuck buddies, they're engaged. Did anyone even know they were dating?" Tenten shook her head as she cleaned her husband off and Hinata shook her head as well. Neji just seemed to be annoyed with the younger man at the moment.
"I didn't even know they talked. After all...none of the Uchiha's really like Sakura, I mean they all think she 'stole' the position from Itachi. They still think that because Sakura is related to Tsunade that, that's the only reason why she's even Kage. I'm sure that if Hinata-chan or you, or even Deidara-san were chosen as Kage over Sakura, that they'd be complaining as well." Everyone nodded their heads in agreement at Tenten's analysis. Everything was quiet for a moment before Neji spoke up.
"Wait, they're engaged?"
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Itachi ended up in front of Sakura Haruno's apartment door after having been summoned to the council building to be a messenger boy. Sakura had missed her three o'clock training session with her shishou and he was send to retrieve her. When asked why he was the one to have to do such a trivial task the genjutsu user replied that since it was the Tsuchi's job as second in command and as the Kage's protector, he was the one responsible for her. Thus he was in front of her door, reluctantly knocking.
Sakura answered, rubbing her eyes in nothing but a thin robe. Oh the images he was getting from this scenario. When she realized who it was she wrapped the flimsy bit of fabric around herself more securely. "Kage-sama, you have been summoned by Lady Tsunade, the previous Kage two generations before. She is not pleased with you skipping out on your training, which she states that you need." He said it formally and quickly and as he was about to leave Sasuke decided to see whom it was. Both brothers glared at one another, making the temperature spike up a few degrees from the tension. Sakura was honestly afraid to move but as Itachis' eyes settled on her, she slightly flinched. "Got it?" His voice was blunt and rude, why bother being polite in front of his brother.
"Uh..yeah, Itachi..san." With the formality he had used she wasn't sure how to address him, so she to opted for formal. Sasuke wrapped an arm around her waist and kissed her neck softly, keeping his eyes on his brother the entire time.
"Are you leaving with this ass? I mean as your future husband I have to watch out for you." He asked sweetly as he continued kissing her. Itachi's eyes widened briefly, never had his brother ever called him such a name. Sasuke had always had the highest respect for his nii-san but apparently when Sakura was added to the mix, both were just rivals for her love. Unfortunately for Itachi, Sasuke had beaten him in asking for her hand.
"Sasuke please, not now." Sakura said sternly, the one thing she didn't need at the moment was to deal with two male egos. "I'm going to see shishou. I missed training because of you." She pushed him off gently and looked at the other Uchiha. "Just wait a moment Itachi-san and I'll be ready." She moved away from the door and into her bedroom to get dressed.
Neither Uchiha moved, they just stood there glaring at each other even more intensely then before. "I heard you kissed her, is it true brother?" Sasuke's voice held a slight anger in it, one that he tried to keep hidden but failed.
"So what if it did? You going to fight me otouto? I'd kill you, then you wouldn't be in my way now would you?" The statement was said calmly but both knew the implications. If it came down to an all out brawls, Sasuke would lose. After all it was talent and skill that got Itachi the title of Tsuchi, not luck. Sakura had just stepped out of her room, refreshed and in proper training clothing; her long yet form fitting red top, black shorts, and black boots. She was tying her hitai-ate on when she noticed the two staring at her.
"What? Did I do something?" She decided not to really get into it. Instead she walked past Sasuke, giving him a quick kiss on the lips, and walked out the door. Itachi threw an uncaring glance at his brother before following after his leader.
Slowly and quietly they walked down the busy streets of their village. Not a word was exchanged between them until they had gotten a few streets away from the council building. Sakura decided to ask the question she had wanted to ask since the previous night. "Itachi, why did you kiss me?" She stopped after asking but Itachi kept walking. When she realized he wasn't going to stop, she caught up and grabbed a hold of his hand. "I asked you a question Tsuchi and as your Kage I expect to be answered."
"Isn't it obvious Kage-sama?" He pulled his hand out of hers roughly as he lashed out with his words. He was angry when he shouldn't be. It was his fault after all, he knew it was, so why was he so angry with her. Maybe because she had said yes to his stupid otouto's proposal? More than likely. He knew he was losing his composure, something he would never due no matter what was happening, so he took a deep breath and slowly let it out. "I have feelings for you Sakura but apparently I was too late in letting you know. It doesn't matter anymore, soon you'll be my sister-in-law, right?" They stayed silent after that until both went their separate ways, Itachi going with Orochimaru and Sakura going with Tsunade.
"Such tension is not good between teammates, it's not safe, especially between a Kage and her Tsuchi. I should know. Orochimaru and I were at each others throats all the time and that was probably the downfall of our generation's squad." Tsunade announced to her young apprentice. Her voice was tired as if she had, had to say that statement one too many times.
"I know shishou, I know."
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