As the members of Team 7,Kakashi Hatake,Sakura Haruno,Sai,and Naruto approached their home of Konohagakure no Sato,the sun was going down. Naruto was walking in the front,happily strolling down the path,he looked back every now and then to tell the others to speed it up. They weren't happy with that.

"Naruto,why don't you calm down. There's no big hurry,we'll get back when we get back.",Kakashi tried to persuade Naruto.

"Yeah,you always have to much energy,you little knuckle-head.",Sakura added. "It's like you never get tired of running around,just watching you makes me tired sometimes."

Naruto giggled like a schoolgirl,and said,"So...you like to watch me then,Sakura?"

Almost before he finished his sentence,Sakura hit him as hard as she could in the face. It sent him flying into a tree,which collapsed right beside him. "YOU STUPID LITTLE MORON!!!"

Sai looked as if he was having trouble understanding the situation. "Why did you hit him for that Sakura? It's not like it was a lie,you do watch him quite a lot.",Sai said.

Sakura looked scarlet,and turned on Sai. "Where'd you come up with that?! You wanna be next?!!",she shouted.

Kakashi held up both hands trying to calm Sakura. "There's no need to get angry Sakura,I'm sure you've not been watching Naruto. Heaven forbid you spend some time watching your teammates,who really could use a babysitter sometimes.",he said.

Naruto got up,and looked angry. "What do you mean,I could use a babysitter?! That's bull!!",Naruto shouted.

"Forget it,let's just go back.",Sakura insisted.

As she walked by Naruto,she moved her hand towards him,he raised his hands up quickly,and said,"No,don't hit me again!! I'm sorry Sakura!"

She grabbed his hand,and pulled him to his feet. "Sorry I hit you,it was a little much I guess. Now,come on,let's go home.",she said,smiling. Naruto nodded,and blushed completely red when Sakura smiled at him.

When they got back,Kakashi went off to give the report to Mission Reception,Sai disappeared to the library after a quick goodbye,and that left Sakura and Naruto. "So...Sakura,you want to get something to eat maybe...?",Naruto asked cautiously.

"No,I'm not too hungry. Thanks though.",she replied. "Actually,I'm going to train. I need to get stronger after all. I have to catch up with you and...",she paused,"...and Sasuke."

Naruto nodded. "Okay,"he began",then I will help you! Let's go to the training field Sakura." She nodded as well,and the two went off to the training field.

Naruto conjured up hundreds of clones,and Sakura spent hours fighting them off. Then she spent a little while working on chakra control,Naruto thought he could use work there as well. Before they knew it,it was twelve in the morning.

"Oh,it's late Sakura. Maybe we should head home.",Naruto said,picking up his backpack,which they had both brought theirs instead of dropping them off at home.

"Or...",Sakura began. She smiled at Naruto,and said,"We could just sleep out here."

"Out...here?",Naruto asked. Sakura nodded. "Just you and...me?",he asked. She nodded. "Oh...um...alright!!",he said excitedly.

The two were laying under the sky,Naruto looked over to Sakura and said,"You know Sakura...if I didn't know any better,I'd think you were starting to like the idea of us together."

Sakura laughed a little and said,"Well I've got to say,I'm not as opposed to the idea as I used to be. But you know,Naruto..." She moved closer to him,and said,"...you'll have to honestly believe that I have feelings for you. I really do,that's why I want you to give up on-"

"Sakura,just stop there. Don't ruin the whole night over that. Let's forget about that,for one night. So we can be together.",he said as he smiled. "Alright?"

She nodded,and leaned in closer. Sakura moved her hands around Naruto,and held him in close,as she kissed him. Naruto blushed intensely,and kissed her back. The two stayed locked together like that for a few moments,before a sound came from the forest.

They both pulled away,and stood up. "Come on,let's check it out.",Naruto suggested. The two walked towards the sound,as they got nearer they heard a slight humming,small,but it got louder as they approached it. When they found it,it was a small golden colored rock surrounded by a glowing white aura.

"What...is it?",Sakura asked awestruck. "It's...beautiful..but...what is it?" She examined it from afar,as if she was afraid to go closer.

"Let's get Kakashi-sensei or someone,they might know!!",Naruto said. "I'll stay here,you go find someone." Sakura nodded,and ran off towards the village.

When she returned,she had Kakashi with her. "Here,I brought Kakashi-sensei.",she said,running over to Naruto.

"It's just as I thought,Hoshi no Suki.",Kakashi said in awe.

"Hoshi no Suki?!",Sakura and Naruto exclaimed simultaneously.

"Yes...Hoshi no Suki. There was an ancient legend about it. Let me see if I remember it.",Kakashi said. "Alright,well a long time ago there was a powerful kunoichi,named Suki. She was famous for her amazing amount of chakra,she had more chakra than even a Biju. And also,she had expert control over it. This made her a very powerful ninja. She fell in love with a shinobi named,'Kazuki'. The two were happy together,but a month after they were married,Kazuki was killed in battle. Suki was heartbroken,she lost all control of chakra. She couldn't get it to work right anymore. So she decided that she couldn't go on,so she found a rock and poured her chakra into it. She called the rock,'Hoshi no Suki',the Star of Love. It appears every year in a different location,and when someone touches it under the starlit sky,they will be taken to an alternate world. A world different for each person,but perfect. They live there for a year and return,but a year passes in that world,only a few seconds here.",Kakashi told them,as they listened intently.

"That's amazing!! I wanna be the one to touch it!!",Naruto shouted. Then he looked over to Sakura. "No...she can. Go ahead.!",he said.

Sakura shook her head,and said,"Together." They both agreed,and prepared to touch it simultaneously.

"Before you go,I do want to say something.",Kakashi began. The two stopped and listened. "It is said,that when if the star becomes corrupted,the world the user is taken to will most assuredly end in their death. It has happened presumably twice before. Both were highly skilled shinobi,but their lives ended because of corruption." His eyes showed a glimmer of worry it seemed. Naruto never thought he'd see a look like that in Kakashi's eye. "There's no way to tell if it's been corrupted,and nobody knows how it happens..."

"What do you think,Sakura?",Naruto asked hesitantly.

"If we die...then at least...it will have ended with our feelings known.",she said. She grabbed Naruto,and pulled him in to kiss him. She held him there for a few seconds,and then they pulled apart.

Kakashi laughed,and you could almost tell the smile behind his mask. "I had hoped you two would work this out. I could tell this was coming.",he said.

The two grabbed the glowing rock,and felt their bodies fill with an enormous power. They felt themselves lose consciousness,and were flung into the other reality.