A/N: This is the sequel to Konoha's Bash, this story can be read as a stand-alone but I will be making some references to Konoha's Bash.
Just a small explanation for those who haven't read it: this story is based on the cruise that they win in Konoha's bash, the pairings established thus far are NaruSaku, ShikaTema, InoShino, NejiTen, GaaraMatsuri
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Chapter One – Kiba's predicament & Sasuke's fair fortune
"Flowers...check, binoculars...check, now let's see, hmm, guard dogs huh? Bad idea, that won't work against me – the great Inuzuka!" Kiba was sitting hidden behind a small shrub outside the Hyuga compound. It consisted of two storeys and right now Kiba wished he had the byakugan so that he could see which room was Hinata's. He remembered her saying something about how it was on the top floor with a balcony and glass sliding doors. "All right, here I go, come on Akamaru!"
"Arf!"
The two ducked out of the shrub and made their way towards the compound. Upon seeing them, the big black guard dogs began snarling furiously. "Easy fellow dogs, I come in peace," Kiba said, brandishing the bouquet of flowers at them. The dog closest to him to a swipe at the bouquet – with its jaws and all the flowers that Ino picked out painstakingly for Kiba were gone. "Whoa! I'm not a – a trespasser!" Kiba said as more and more guard dogs came out of the darkness. They were barking and snarling ferociously, even Akamaru, big as he was, cowered behind Kiba.
"Shit, they might wake the old man up, or Neji!" Kiba whispered in terror, "Sit!" he commanded, as a member of the Inuzuka clan, this was child's play...or so he thought. "Uhm, roll over! Not working huh, well I've still got this!" he pulled a rice ball out of his pouch and threw it, "Fetch!"
For some reason, this seemed to have angered the dogs even more and they began barking madly. Akamaru whimpered. It was then that an idea occurred to Kiba, he took three steps back then ran at full speed towards the balcony and jumped on. "Hide boy, hide!" he commanded Akamaru before rapping on the glass door. "Hinata, open up quickly before your dad comes!"
The door was immediately flung open by –
"Tenten!"
"Kiba!"
"Who the hell is that?"
"Neji!"
Kiba coughed and wheezed and stumbled into the room, Tenten was looking quite dishevelled and Neji was looking pissed, well, more pissed than usual. "Tenten, what are you doing here?" Kiba asked, "And more importantly, how did you get passed those dogs?"
"What makes you think I had to sneak in to get here?" Tenten asked.
Kiba chuckled, "Sure, Hiashi just lets you visit Neji at any ungodly hour as you please."
"Hmph, well I just play this flute and they become as harmless as puppies."
"Ahhhh...but wait just a second, Neji's the guy here, he should be sneaking into your room, not the other way around!" Kiba said with an incredulous look.
Neji glared at him and Tenten laughed. "We take turns...to keep things exciting."
"Wow."
"Why are those dogs making such a racket outside? What is going on?" growled the voice of Hiashi Hyuga, his footsteps were getting closer to the room.
"Leave now! Before he comes here and we all get into trouble!" Neji hissed.
"Are you insane? I don't want to get mauled by those insane dogs!" Kiba said rather loudly.
"Get out! Get out!"
"What the devil is going on in here?" Hiashi asked, flinging open Neji's bedroom door to find Tenten, Neji and Kiba on the balcony. Tenten laughed nervously, "Hyuga-sama, we were just discussing our plans for the cruise tomorrow!"
"Is that right?" Hiashi asked, disbelief clear in his tone of voice.
"Yes! We are really excited about the cruise," Kiba added.
"Really now?"
"Yes sir," Kiba said, sweating as Hiashi came closer and leaned over the balcony.
"Why is there a mangled bouquet of flowers on my lawn?"
"That's uh...um, Tenten's! She was bringing them over for Hinata," Kiba lied quickly.
"Why is Tenten bringing Hinata flowers?" Hiashi asked suspiciously.
Tenten gave Kiba a sharp look before quickly smiling at Hiashi, "It's a girly thing we do."
"Uh huh..." Hiashi said, he didn't look like he was buying their story. Kiba was praying that he didn't get Hinata in trouble, knowing Hiashi, he might not allow her to go on the cruise.
"I don't know what you three are up too...and I'm not sure if I want to know, but please leave, Neji needs his sleep," Hiashi said.
Neji scowled while Tenten and Kiba tried to hold back their laughter.
"Okay, we will go now, Hyuga-sama," Tenten told him. Hiashi sighed and left the room and then Neji rounded on Kiba, "What did you come here for anyway?"
"I – I came to see Hinata, but I accidently got the wrong window," Kiba said, quite afraid that Neji might kick his ass for trying to sneak into Hinata's room.
"That's sweet," Tenten gushed.
"Why did you need to see her?" Neji further interrogated.
"Well...you see...it's like this right. At the party, I was kinda drunk and I told Hinata I loved her and she laughed at me," Kiba said with his head hung, "So I can't take it anymore! I can't eat, or sleep or dream or train without her in my head and she needs to know! I need to tell her again that I love her while I am sober!"
"Wow, that's...lame," Neji said.
"Neji!" Tenten scolded, "Kiba, you will have plenty of time on the cruise to talk to her alone. Don't worry about it."
"Wait just a minute, I'm not letting this mutt date my innocent little cousin," Neji said angrily.
"Oh yeah? Well it isn't up to you! Let's let Hinata decide," Kiba said, raising his fists.
"You stay away from Hinata or I'll break your limbs and then beat you with them!"
"She and I are on the same team in case you forgot!"
"What did I just say!" Hiashi's voice thundered from the hallway, "Must I come in there and haul you over the balcony by your undergarments?"
"Okay I'm out of here!" Kiba said, as he jumped down.
"Me too," said Tenten, giving Neji a quick peck and then joining Kiba.
She pulled the little flute out of her pouch and began playing. The vicious dogs stopped barking and started wagging their tails happily. "I need one of those," Kiba said and Tenten laughed as they quickly ran out of the yard.
-X-
"We're off!" Naruto Uzumaki declared loudly with his fists raised. The Konoha 12, their Jounin sensei's, the Sand Siblings and Matsuri were walking to the nearest port in the Land of Waves. Their ship would be sailing from there to the Land of Water where they would then visit several exotic islands. The girls, with the exception of Hinata, were especially excited because they would get to flaunt their bikini's. The gang walked for a while before Naruto pointed out a massive tent which was situated in the middle of nowhere. "Naruto, don't you dare go in there!" Sakura warned him.
"Why not? It says 'come in'," Naruto justified. Everyone face-palmed.
"Let's check it out!" Kiba said.
"No, we might miss our ship," Kurenai said in irritation, she was heavily pregnant and her feet were really sore.
"Please!" wailed Naruto.
"Fine, but we'll make it quick," Kakashi warned. Naruto lifted up the tents flap and the rest of the ninja filed in apprehensively. The inside of the tent was dimly lit, there were gauzy scarves hung everywhere and incense was burning.
"Welcome," said a velvety woman's voice from deep inside the tent.
"Let's run," Asuma suggested.
"I, Madame Shion will read the stars and tell you your fortune."
"But the stars are not out yet," Kankuro pointed out.
"I have a crystal ball..." Shion said, coming into view.
"Hey!" Naruto shouted, "You're that Priestess we saved!"
Shion blinked, "Naruto-kun! So you have come back to help me with the next Priestess (1)!"
"Like hell he will!" Sakura said angrily. Shion giggled and sat down on a futon. She was wearing a midriff bearing top and she had violet eyes and long blonde hair. She motioned for the group to sit down, "I will see each of you individually...starting with...you," she pointed to Neji. Neji pointed at himself, "Me?"
"Yes you," Shion said somewhat seductively, earning her a glare from Tenten.
"Go forth my youthful student and find out your fortune!" Gai said, clapping Neji on the back and knocking him forward. A few minutes later Neji came back looking very worried.
"What's wrong Neji? What did she say?" Tenten asked.
"She's for real, she knows everything and I don't doubt that she is wrong about my destiny."
"Well duh, she is a Priestess," Naruto said.
One after one they all went to get their fortunes told; Kiba came out looking angry, Hinata came out looking confused, Tenten looked happy, Lee looked youthful, Sakura and Naruto went in together and came out grinning, Shikamaru was looking sleepy, Ino looked irritated, Chouji looked hungry, Shino looked smug, Gaara came out wearing the same expression he had all day, Temari looked pensive, Kankuro looked constipated, Matsuri looked happy, Kakashi looked worried, Kurenai and Asuma looked excited and Gai looked pumped up.
"Come on Sasuke-kun, your turn!" Sakura told her moody friend who was stubbornly refusing to go have his fortune read.
"This is ridiculous," Sasuke scoffed.
"Go you bastard!" Naruto yelled.
"He's afraid," Kiba said with a smirk.
"I'm not."
"Then prove it."
"Make me, bitch."
"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura said in disbelief.
"What did you call me, you Uchiha scum?" Kiba snarled.
"K-Kiba-kun please d-don't fight," Hinata said.
"Yeah, listen to your girlfriend Kiba," Sasuke said with a smirk.
Kiba mumbled something and blushed while Hinata blushed even redder.
"Come on Sasuke-kun!" Shion suddenly appeared, latching on to his arm and dragging him into the depths of the tent, "So handsome," she said breathlessly. Sasuke scowled at her.
"Well let's get started," she said, closing her eyes and rubbing the crystal ball.
Sasuke was looking sceptically at it and Shion was chanting some foreign words.
"Hmmm...you will fall for a beautiful flower...delicate and rare to find, but beware for others also desire this flower and you will have to fight for it."
"What? A flower? What the hell?"
"I speak figuratively."
"Tch. What nonsense. I'm leaving."
"Wait! There is something else," Shion said frantically.
Sasuke raised his eyebrow, "Yeah?"
"Beware of people with red hair."
A/N: Ooh, what does Shion's warning mean?
– This is a reference from the first Naruto Shipuuden movie after the end credits.
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Next Chapter: The guy that went overboard. Coming soon!
