Disclaimer: I do not in anyway own any Naruto character but if I did this would totally be a yaoi movie.

Warning: Hints of incest, later on will be lemons yaoi and a lot fluff stuff too. Main couples are and will continue being; Sasu/Naru and Gaa/Neji there will however be very small hints of Gaa/Naru and maybe even Neji/Sasu.

AN/: Oh yeah and their ages are kinda mixed up. That thing were Gaara dies did happen but Neji wasn't there so yeah Gaara doesn't have Shukaku anymore. Send flamers and I shall send naked Gai-sensei doing naked Asuma-sensei and I doubt any of you want to see that or do you? Hmm. XD

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Chapter 1: Unwanted Teammates

Normal POV:

"Shizune!" Yelled a very flustered and troubled blonde woman at the top of her lungs. "Yes Lady Tsunade?" Came the very scared voice of the raven haired woman, she had never seen her master so angry. "Send for Anbu Captains Hyugga Neji and Uchiha Sasuke as well as the blonde brat." Tsunade replied still very flustered and angry looking. The young woman bustled out. It took a few minutes that were torture for the raven haired woman but the three shinobi got the message. Well one sooner than the others. "Oi granny-Tsunade why are you freaking out again?" Came Naruto's voice directed at the blonde busty Gondaime. "Don't be disrespectful brat; we will wait until your commanding officers get here." Tsunade answered annoyed at Naruto's rude behavior. It's true some things don't change with time. Although the brat did grow up nicely, he was still a brat. He was just a 16yr old brat now, jounin brat to be precise. "Commanding officers? What kinda mission is this where the great Uzumaki Naruto can't handle it on his own?" Naruto asked annoyed. "Oh this is just the beginning Naruto, wait until you see your superiors." Tsunade muttered but forgot about Naruto advanced hearing. "What did you just say? You're not serious…you would NOT pair me up with, no way would you under any circumstances pair me up with that..that-" Naruto didn't get to finish his conclusion. "You wanted to see me Gondaime-sama?" The smooth silky voice of none other than Uchiha Sasuke broke its way into Naruto's sensitive ears. The young blonde man whirled around to meet the smirking raven. "There is no way in hell or high water that I am working with a prick like you." There was no humor in Naruto's voice just pure resentment. "Naruto as your Hokage I order you to undertake this mission whether you like it or not." Tsunade piped in feeling very guilty at the angered glare directed at her from the blonde. "No." Naruto replied. Then another chakra signature arrived. "Gondaime-sama you wished to see me?" The aristocratic Hyugga's voice broke in the argument. "Yes Neji-san, you arrived just in time." Tsunade spoke to the slightly taller teen. "Yes, just in time to watch me get the fuck out of here." Naruto replied angrily as he began making his way towards the door. "Oh no you don't Naruto, you are a leaf village shinobi and as such you will accept this mission or be demoted." Tsunade did not want to blackmail her favorite jounin brat but couldn't find another way around it. The now tall blond young man stopped abruptly and turned to face the Hokage glaring at her hurt in his eyes and gritting his teeth. "Yes, Tsunade-sama." The respectful tone of voice hurt more than any insult the young man could have thrown at her. She knew she had broken him. The other two young men stood quiet for a moment until Naruto himself broke the awkward silence. "What is this mission you called us in for Gondaime-sama?" The blonde asked in a very unlike-Naruto way. "This is an S-Rank mission, and you three are not the only ones participating in this so is one more person." Tsunade said trying to keep her voice steady. "Tsunade-sama the Kazekage has arrived; do you wish me to send him in?" Shizune asked as she walked in quietly. "Yes, please." The flustered blonde conceded. Not long after she said the words Sabaku No Gaara appeared in the room in a swirl of sand sans Kazekage robes. "Glad you could join us Gaara-sama." Tsunade greeted. To this the now taller red head only inclined his head a bit, his face still as blank as ever. "As I was saying… this mission requires each and everyone of your special abilities and therefore I had to make this group selection. The four of you will be going

on a reconnaissance mission to the hidden Sound village. The object you are required to bring back means the downfall of the known nuke-nin organization The Akatsuki. The black amethyst ring hidden somewhere in the whereabouts of their headquarters is the goal and main target. As a result I know all of you have a brief history with this organization but suggest you not get involved with any of the members or allies. Simple get in, get it and get out." Tsunade finished this glancing at all of them in turn. The Hyugga had stiffened quite a bit at the mention of Sound. Now the Uchiha was suppressing a very hard to hide rage. The Kazekage's eyes gleamed with promise and revenge. Naruto was too passive for comfort. "You must all keep in mind especially you Naruto-san, these members have not stopped hunting Jinchiruuki-" The Hokage was cut off. "I'm not a child anymore Tsunade-sama. I understand I am a walking target as long as I am this demon." Naruto finished shocking everyone at his last statement and even more as he took the mission scroll and disappeared with the swirl of leaves. "Sometimes I wish you still were Naruto-kun." Tsunade whispered to herself long after everyone had gone to prepare for the mission.

Naruto's POV:

The blond young man packed for his mission precisely everything he would need. After a few minutes he made the decision he was debating over. His clothes. Orange is a target color. Many shinobi had joked with him before that one day he would be killed just for being spotted easily, he hated that. On a whim he unpacked all of his neon orange outfits and replaced them with simple dark blue and black outfits, mesh shirts. His jumpsuit was no longer on him instead he dawned jet black pants a very thin mesh shirt and a navy jacket. He never wore his jounin vest anyway so it didn't matter and finished it off by placing his head band around his neck. He looked in the mirror the change was not what he expected, he looked older more like a jounin. He didn't look like Naruto. He grinned. He could be someone else for a change. After all he wasn't a stupid dobe anymore. He was Uzumaki Naruto Hokage in training. He didn't look like a little blonde annoying brat anymore either. His hair had grown a bit longer past his ears. He kinda sorta looked like the Yondaime in some ways; his idol. His eyes had somehow become a more pronounced blue although he doubted that, that was even possible. The whisker marks were still there a little darker now and longer. He was no longer embarrassingly short that had changed he was as tall as the average shinobi although certain people had surpassed them in that too. No more. He would show the skeptics on this mission he was worth something and at least he wouldn't be alone with the bastard Neji and Gaara-san would be there too. He left packed and ready heading quickly to the entrance gate.

Neji's POV:

This is going to be handful. Why would that woman place all of us known rivals, psychotic killers and demon holders in one team? This was ridiculous. The young 18yr old Anbu captain rushed towards the entrance gate deep in thought sensing a familiar overpowering chakra already at the gate. Sabaku No Gaara it seems is always early. More awkwardness. Great. The long haired brunette stopped short greeted the Kazekage mutely and took to standing a bit farther away from the younger man. He had to admit the man displayed aristocracy and power just by standing there you got the feeling you were in the presence of royalty. This made Neji angry and bitter. It's people like this that made branch families look like scum. He glared unwillingly at the now taller red-head. In turn the younger man just looked at him blankly before smirking. That did it. This mission was screwed. To say the least. But the brunette couldn't help but look at the red head. He had changed a lot since the Chuunin exams. His hair was a bit longer past his pale ears and overdramatically red-blood red. His skin was too pale for someone who spent their days in the desert village Suna and he still bore the love kanji on his temple. Although no longer a jinchiruuki you still got the feeling the Kazekage was still very much antisocial not that he himself was very social in the first place. He wore nothing aristocratic nothing royal, his out fit consisted of dark grey loose pants red mesh shirt underneath a black muscle shirt. Neji looked away aware that he'd drawn the other's attention by his intense scrutinizing.

Gaara's POV:

These village shinobi are quick tempered. He smiled at the thought it was very ironic that he would think that given who he is. Then he felt another glare directed at him by the Hyugga. For a prestigious clan member he didn't hide emotion well. He felt the same pale lavender eyes surveying him the whole time as he stood there so he decide to do some scrutinizing himself. He'd never actually spoken to the Hyugga much less had to do a mission with one as prissy as this one. So he looked out of the corner of his eye, he could see he had grown quite a bit since the last time he set eyes on him. His hair was definitely longer running past his waist and almost at his feet. His skin was well a bit darker than his own but still pale, but his face was to be admired, the Kazekage admitted begrudgingly the young man was attractive. Attractive people were shallow and tended to always hate him. He had read this in a book somewhere. He was no different than let's say the Uchiha. He walked as a superior to others. It was in his nature. Humans like him are shallow. So he didn't mind smirking at the Hyugga and angering him more and even catching him staring was entertaining. If he was going to glare he sure as hell was going to give him a reason. At least Naruto-kun would be on this mission alongside him. No amount of shallow shinobi could ever compare to Naruto's willing heart and faith in himself. So he paid no heed to the attractive idiot standing beside him. Another chakra presence and the Uchiha had arrived.

Sasuke's POV:

This is going to be so tiresome and unnecessary. A psycho, a pompous higher than thou idiot a true idiot and me. Great. When in heaven and hell did she imagine that we would make a good team? That woman is insane. These two look like they would much rather like to kill something or each other. This is just plain genius. Maybe if they kill each other I can get out of this disaster. The tall raven haired man greeted the Kazekage and glanced at the Hyugga before standing farther away from the two expecting the bombshell to arrive any minute now subconsciously looking for a neon orange blur anywhere in sight. "Are we going to stand here all day?" Came a very familiar loud voice. The startled Uchiha looked around anywhere for any sign of orange but what he saw made his eyes widen in disbelief. Naruto was not wearing orange. Naruto was not being Naruto. He could see the others were shocked as well although they hid it a lot better than him. Naruto looked normal but in his own way abnormal. He wore jet black pants that hugged his lowers hips teasingly a black mesh shirt and navy blue jacket. It was too surreal. The dobe in blue. Blue. Not orange. Blue and black. Too weird. He couldn't explain it but he felt something stir in his stomach a reaction. "Dobe?" The Uchiha asked finally. "Uchiha, can you for once in your life time use my name or is that too hard for you to accomplish?" Okay that was even weirder Naruto actually used big words whilst speaking to him, Naruto insulted him in a non-vulgar way. What the hell had changed? "Hn, whatever Uzumaki let's get this over with." The raven answered successfully channeling his stoic ness. "Some things never change." The blonde replied before making his way over to his other team mates. The raven just stared long and hard at his ex-teammate and…friend.

Gaara's POV:

I was not expecting this. I don't think anyone was expecting this at all. Naruto dressed normal. Naruto being proper and yeah Naruto making the Uchiha lose composure fast. Who knew? This will be very interesting. "Hi, Gaara!" His loud demeanor reached my ears and I found myself facing a site I thought I would never see. Naruto not wearing orange. "Hn, so you opted for change?" I asked still managing to sound uninterested. "Yeah, how do I look?" The blonde bubble of sunshine asked me. "Attractive, less like a target more like a human." I responded with a smirk making him blush. "You think so?" He asked still twirling about like a girl. I smiled and let go chuckling a bit. "Yes." The other to looked at us in awe. Like they couldn't believe I was capable of laughing. "You don't look too bad yourself Kazekage-sama." Naruto said giggling a bit and joking at the point of authority. "I know that." I played along this flirtatiousness getting even more weird looks directed at both of us from the Hyugga and Uchiha. "Egotistic bastard." Naruto said as he jumped at me and embraced me in his friendly way. The other two thinking I would kill my best friend for hugging me took their fighting stances. "You should know I don't kill my friends you two on the other hand are a different case all together." I said as Naruto let go and stood beside me watching my glare grow. "Well, its kind of hard to believe that when this is coming from the same demon holder who almost destroyed the same village his friend comes from." The Uchiha spoke matter-a-fact-ly making me angrier than ever. "At least I didn't try to kill my best friend for power Uchiha." I said sternly making Naruto a lot more flustered. "With all due respect Kazekage-sama that is none of your concern." The Uchiha gritted out. "Sasuke, Gaara shut up both of you and Neji stop acting like Gaara is some psycho killer." Naruto spoke up rather bluntly. Gaara smirked at this. Sasuke scowled. Neji simply glared. "Okay now, that we've got that under control anyone who has a problem with Gaara-kun here can deal with my inner demon personally and Sasuke-san I don't think your Sharingan can keep him under control that goes for Byakugan too, Neji-san." Naruto stated as he looked at them half joking but serious towards the end. This is why Gaara and Naruto made the perfect friendship. After a few more glares they set off on what would be one of the longest missions.

EN/: R&R and I will send yaoi artwork to my lovely readers! (no seriously just ask for it) lol.