Naruto stood in his bathroom and cleaned up the broken glass that lie all over his small counter. As he carefully picked up the sharp pieces, he thought back to how the whole mess happened in the first place.

It was a regular day, and they were just coming home from a regular mission. They still had one day to go before they reached home, and the dark was right around the corner. If only he wasn't so stupid by taking that shortcut…………….

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"Ugh! When will we be home?"

"Shut up Naruto!"

"But Sakura-Chan, I'm so hungry!"

"I don't care, just wait till we get home and I'll make you something okay?"

"Ramen?"

"What's with you and ramen?"

"It's good…….."

"Well I know that…………fine I'll make you some homemade ramen, how does that sound?"

"OKAY!"

Sai watched the couple in front of him get in a fight and make up at the speed of light. The blonde and the pinkette were already laughing and having a good time, right after a small argument. It confused Sai…………A LOT. 'How can they get along so well?' He asked himself as they came to a stop. The blonde known as Naruto then turned to face the captain of the squad; Yamato.

"So……..are we almost the-"*WHAM!* "NARUTO! YOU IDIOT! I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP AND STOP ASKING IF WERE THERE YET!" Sakura yelled at the bottom half of her boyfriend. The other half apparently was underground. She could hear his cries of pain from underneath the rock, but she ignored it and looked at Yamato. "Why did you stop?" She asked as she leaned on Naruto's legs.

"I had a migraine……" Yamato told her. Sakura giggled after this and tapped Naruto's thigh. "You're not the only one Yamato." She said as she held back the laughter. After her hand tapped his thigh, his legs started swinging around; forcing Sakura off. No one could tell what he was saying but he was yelling something. Sai raised a finger to point but Yamato spoke for him. "What is he saying?" He asked. Sakura shrugged and knelt down next to Naruto's upside down body. "Hey Naruto I can't hear you?"

This made him go nuts. He almost pulled himself out of the ground, but still couldn't. "Pull him out Sakura, and let's keep going." Yamato said as he started walking. With a nod and a powerful strength, Naruto was soon pulled out and set on the ground. Sakura knelt down next to his head and smiled. "You should really listen to me more Hun." She said as he looked up. He just groaned and stood up; fixed his sage coat, then his hand band and was off. She stood up strait and fallowed him, then when she caught up she jumped onto his back for a piggy back, and he gladly accepted with a smile.

Sai on the other hand, was still as confused as hell. She practically punched him all the way underground and he's carrying her up a hill on his back…..WITH A SMILE! Sai had never been so confused in his life…….other when it came to the stuff out of the books…….and why Sakura always hit him, when he called her by her nickname. He thought nicknames were supposed to be all about getting to be better friends….better comrades, not worst enemies. "SAI!"

Sai looked up from the ground and saw that he had fallen behind while he was lost in his thoughts. He quickly caught up though and smiled at Sakura and Naruto; who both knew the smile was fake. "What's up with you falling behind a lot lately?" Asked Naruto. Sai stopped smiling and looked forward with his expressionless face. "Just thinking…." He replied. Sakura raised an eyebrow but soon forgot why and made herself comfortable on Naruto's shoulder.

"What ever, forget about it Naruto; Sai's just being Sai….." She mumbled as she brushed her nose on the back of his neck. "That tickled." Naruto said as he flinched. They both giggled while Sai kept thinking again. God knows what he's thinking about but, He's thinking. Soon they came to a stop and Yamato sighed. "Geez……" He mumbled. Sakura jumped off of Naruto and walked over. "What is it?" She asked. He looked up and pointed to the sky. "It's almost dark, and we have two ways to go." He said as he pointed to a fork in the road.

Naruto let out an impatient groan after this and Sai just calmly looked in both directions. Yamato looked right then left. Then he pointed to the right. "That way might be a little longer getting home and……" He pointed to the left. "That way will be quicker, but it might be a little dangero-" "ALRIGHT! LET'S GO LEFT!" Naruto interrupted. Everyone looked at him and didn't have time to react. Naruto already had Sakura and was running down the path to the left. "Geez……" Yamato mumbled as he followed.

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Meanwhile, Naruto and Sakura were approaching a mountain. "NARUTO I DON'T THINK THIS IS SAFE!" She yelled over the roar of the winds caused by his speed. "TRUST ME! WE'LL GET HOME BEFORE DARK AT THIS RATE!" He yelled back. All she could do then was close her eyes and hope for the best. "NARUTO PLEASE, THE MOUNTAIN IS REALLY STEEP!" She yelled as she hugged tighter. Sai and Yamato were still at the bottom of the mountain, and were just looking. "Oh man……" Yamato mumbled before they took off to fallow.

They finally got to the top, and were just about to keep moving. But a crash of lightning from the cloud that hung over it startled Naruto and loosened his grip on Sakura. "AHHH! NARUTO!" She yelled as she hugged him tighter. "YOU ALMOST DROPPED ME!" He blinked and looked over his shoulder. "Sorry Sakura-Chan." He said as he went to jump down. Then another went off and this time he didn't feel anything on his back. "SHIT! SAKURA!" He turned around and reached a hand out for the descending pinkette. "NARUTO!"

She landed on a rock that stuck out from the mountain, and seemed to have passed out from the impact. "Sakura!" He jumped down and landed next to her on the rock and picked her up. "Sakura, are you okay?" He asked as he shook her a little. "Naruto, let's get over the mountain and set up camp so she can rest." Yamato said as he landed next to him. "She'll wake up tomorrow…….I hope." Naruto took a moment and then picked her up bridal style. "Let's get moving." After Yamato's command they were all gone up the mountain and back down again.

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Naruto couldn't stop pacing in front of Sakura's sleeping bag. He just kept going through the whole night. It bothered Yamato, but Sai was able to sleep just fine. It was already morning and Naruto hadn't gotten any sleep. Sakura didn't wake up yet, and well Yamato got no sleep either. Sai was awake for a few hours or so now, but Naruto didn't care about him, he just wanted Sakura to wake up. 'Please don't be an a coma……….please' He thought as he made his millionth pace of the day. "Naruto I'm sure she's fine…..get some sleep and Sai will wake us up when she does." Yamato said with a yawn.

Naruto stopped pacing and glared at him. "No! I'll be right here when she wakes up!" He yelled. Sai dropped down from the tree he was drawing in and looked at Naruto. "What happens if she never wakes up?" he asked. Naruto's eye twitched after that and he turned to face Sakura with a humph. "She will……………..I know she will……….." He mumbled. Yamato and Sai sighed and then Yamato laid down. "Well wake me up when she does, Naruto kept me up all night with his pacing." He said as he shut his eyes.

Hours later, Sakura moved; which caught both boys' attention. Naruto ran over and knelt down beside her. "Sakura-Chan….are you waking up?" He asked as Sai woke Yamato up. Yamato got up and walked over to the other side of her along with Sai by his side. "Sakura-san?" Sai asked as she started opening her eyes. Naruto's face lit up as she sat up and rubbed her head. "Ow…..my head….." She mumbled. Naruto then hugged her; which in return got a squeal and a slap in the face. He set his hand on his cheek as she stood up and leaned on the tree next to her.

"WHO……WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE??!!"