SnowWolf-chan: Hi! This is my first Fanfic so I hope everyone likes it! Just as a warning this is a Yaoi. That means boy with boy. If you don't like it or the couple than don't read! I will not accept flames due to ignorant people who hate love. Not only that it's not me you will have to deal with.

Sasuke: It would be me.

Naruto: And me!!

other shouts can be heard in the background

SnowWolf-chan: So enjoy and don't forget to review!

Disclaimer: I own nothing! Why would I be dressed in Wal-mart fashion if I did?

Italics-thoughts

"word"-speaking

"word"-kyuubi

Sakura sighed for the eleventh time that day. The dumbasses are at it again. Since the mission started, they have been bickering and/or glaring nonstop.I am so glad we are on are way home. It was a B mission. It was given to us to determine if Sasuke and Naruto were ready to become Chunin. We were told to protect some guy with a trunk filled with forbidden scrolls. Ha, too easy. I normally don't join them on missions, since I'm a Med-nin, but some shinobi did attack us. The boys got rid of them easily though. We have just finished dropping the guy off at his home in the Land Of Water and are now heading back on a small, but comfortable ship. Through it all the two of them have been at it practically nonstop. Though I guess I should be happy that they are at least acting somewhat normal. Ever since Sasuke's fateful return, things have been off.

flashback

We were running out of time. The three years Orochimaru required to fuse with Sasuke were almost up. So when we got even the slightest of a hint Naruto and I would jump into it. Unfortunately yet fortunately for us, this hint turned out correct. The downside, there were only five of us; Neji, Shikamaru, Kakashi, Naruto and me against all of Orochimaru's sound. We wouldn't even have Neji and Shikamaru if it wasn't for them having no missions of their own and on a whim decided to join us at the time. Sai would have joined us too if he wasn't still in the hospital, recovering from the last mission.

Heading toward the hidden entrance we stopped nearby, but far enough as to not be noticed. "Maybe we should go back and bring reinforcements. Now that we know where they reside we could really due with more shinobi against all of sound." I was merely stating a thought to consider.After all, what's good trying to bring Sasuke back if none of us are alive to do it.

Of course Naruto attack's my suggestion with a loud whisper "No! We need to stay and make our way through to Sasuke. First of all, we're too close to the time when Orochimaru will take Sasuke to test it by going back. Second, what if we come back and they decided to move and leave no trace which direction they went!?"

"Naruto makes a good point." Kakashi stated. Due to the circumstances no one was startled at this fact. "We have no time left really and this is just to good a chance to pass up and lose them."

"So what do we do?" I ask.

"Hmm ...Neji, can you tell how many guards are outside and inside of the entrance?" Shikamaru finally spoke up.

Neji focused his Byakugan eyes on the secret entrance. As he slowly swept them across in an arc, the rest of us waited with bated breath. "I only see a few. None on the outside, three on the inside. That doesn't seem right? Why would there be so little guards at the main entrance of such a notorious group?"

"Could they be hiding their chakra?" Naruto asked, a look of utter confusion on his face.

"No I can see it even if they did. There really is just three." Neji concluded.

We all looked toward Shikamaru for his opinion. Even though both Kakashi and Neji hold higher ranks than Shikamaru they still hold him as the leader of the group. The second Neji said there was only three, Shikamaru went into his trademark position with his fingers touching at the tips. By now we were all used to this. It's best to just leave him alone till he speaks.

After a short while he opened his eyes, "Okay, Kakashi-sensei, can you check around for any possible traps or trick wires and disable them for our way through the front. We have no choice but to go through, but that doesn't mean we just walk right in like Naruto."

"Hey!"

"Understood." Kakashi jumped through the trees and headed up front. Naruto crossed his arms and pouted.

"Neji how close are the three to the opening of the entrance? Can we avoid and possibly set up traps for them?" Neji quickly double checked their positions.

"They're not in the front hallway, more like to the right in a smaller room huddled together. They appear weak so if we can get by without them noticing we can set up a perfect trap that'll insure nothing will come of them."

"Naruto," he perked up from his pout, "you, Sakura, and Neji will head in first. I'll set up the trap, join up with Kakashi and catch up."

"Kay, don't take to long. Who know's what it's like in there. It could be a maze that we all get lost in!" I sigh at Naruto.

"Naruto..."

"It's better to get lost as a group then to get lost while separated and we have to defend ourselves with no one to back us up!" I softened my eyes at him. He may be childish, but he has matured now that he's sixteen.

"Naruto, don't worry. My Byakugan will insure we don't leave you behind." Neji joked. Any other time they would have been shocked if not for the current dire situation, though it helped lighten the mood considerably. Naruto harumphed, but smirked knowing it was meant as a form of kindness from the Hyuuga.

A bird flew by signaling Kakashi's go ahead. We headed in not knowing that a battle has already started inside.

What we came upon explained why there seemed to be no guards anywhere. With what was happening, no one would want to be nearby. After ten minutes of going through countless halls (seems Naruto was right about the Labyrinth) we all came upon a very large room. Inside was a shock. There, fighting viciously, was Sasuke and Orochimaru. Turn's out we were just in time. Orochimaru was trying to take over Sasuke (based on what we heard from their shouting) and Sasuke wanted to wait 'til he killed his brother. That is when Neji noticed that standing along the sidelines with a nasty smirk was Kabuto. Right when we all noticed him he charged at Sasuke, apparently planning to trap him, while his back was turned, for his master. Kakashi and Neji charged at him, attempting to stop him.

Naruto and I hesitated. Should we go and join Sasuke or not? That was answered easily. Even though Kabuto didn't reach Sasuke he caused enough distraction that Orochimaru was able to grab Sasuke. Both of us charged in. Shikamaru headed in with us, but was halted when a new threat appeared.

A severe and bloody battle erupted from the chaos. Naruto and Sasuke had decided to forget their differences for the moment and double-teamed Orochimaru. It was quite obvious they didn't need me. So I went after Kabuto. Being both Med-nins, we ended up nearly imitating each other in moves. Kakashi used chidori as a distraction while Neji got a bunch of his chakra points. But I was the one that gave him the finishing blow. Using a chakra scalpel I severed the flow of blood to his heart, effectively stopping it. This is when we realized Shikamaru, our team leader, was being overpowered. Somehow the other Sound Ninja's realized that their master was in dire need of their assistance. So Shikamaru was ambushed by a group of nearly thirty Sound nin. As the three of us charged in to join him, I suddenly had the urge to look back to see the others. Orochimaru must have planned this, because the ceiling started to fall in completely separating the six of us.

Once all was done we searched for a way to get back to them. Following Neji, we rounded corner after corner, jumping over rubble and dead shinobi. At the last turn we stopped. There limped Sasuke and Naruto, leaning on each other for support. They stopped when they noticed us, looked up, Naruto grinned and Sasuke smirked before both collapsed, completely out of it. I couldn't stop the smile that crept on to my face.Those two, no matter how old they got, would always be the same. The sight had almost seemed nostalgic.

end flashback

I leaned against the rail. After that we all ended up in the hospital for numerous injuries and fatigue. Since Naruto and Sasuke shared the same room, Tsunade noticed both of them woke up at the same time. Once awake she asked what happened and they said in unison "Orochimaru's dead." Obviously still tired she didn't ask them anymore.

That was just over a year ago. Ever since they woke up both had been really quiet, the real shocker being Naruto since Sasuke was quiet by nature, and didn't associate much with others. Sasuke officially came back to the village and joined up with Naruto and Kakashi. I always wanted to know what really happened then. (Quiet arguing in the back) What caused them to become so cold? (Irritated mutter's, a quiet "Dobe") Can we really... "Teme!!!" I groan for the eighth time today.

"Naruto, would you please stop shouting!" I turn frustrated at the mental interruption. I then realized that the sun had set. "We better eat dinner before it becomes pitch black." The three of us headed in to the Galley to eat.

A half hour later I headed back out. The moon and stars are gorgeous tonight. Probably in a few days it would be a full moon. I grabbed Naruto before he headed in and apologized for shouting earlier. He gave me his infamous foxy smile and said it was alright, he understands how loud he can get.You can always trust him to be completely forgiving. All in all I am actually glad they are bickering again. The utter silence was severely unnerving.

These last few missions have really been soothing for them. Since it was just the two of them with Kakashi, Sai having become a chunnin shortly after Sasuke came back and went to teach at the academy, poor Kakashi probably earned a few unnoticeable white hairs from them. Who knows, maybe we will all go back to the way we were, before all that Sound shit happened. Yeah that would be nice.

As I turn towards the door of our rooms, I notice on the horizon a great many clouds with lot's of lightning dancing along them. I don't think we will get hit by it, it's too far away, but I better set out my raincoat in case I need it. Who knows, I may just be wasting my time, but I like to be prepared for anything.

SnowWolf-chan: Thanks for reading! I must go now, I just heard Kakashi-sensei tell Sasuke and Naruto he was going to find his dolphin. leaves with a camcorder

Naruto and Sasuke: look at my receding back with sweatdrops Alright don't forget to review.