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Hinata 19 Gaara 20

Sai approached the unconscious female. Her dark hair hid her face from view. He rolled her over. Her body seemed stiff. His blond teammate groaned a few feet away. He looked back at the girl. A thin needle stuck out of her neck. He pulled it out. He sniffed it.

'A paralyzing drug, she'll be out for hours. Well I guess I'll have to carry her.' He lifted the unconscious woman into his arms. He moved over to his other teammate. The blond's wounds had already started to close. "Can you walk Naruto?" He asked. The other man began to lift himself.

"Yeah." He stood taking in the image of his teammates. "Is Hinata alright?" His voice was lower than normal.

"She got hit by a knockout drug or something. She'll be fine once its effects were off. Though I think we should find a place to stay for the night as I'm not sure how long that will take." He replied simply.

"Oh okay. We are only around half a mile from Suna. We'll be able to find a hotel their as well as be able to deliver the scroll to the Kasekage." He looked over at his teammates. The two men sped over the sand into the village. Night began to fall. The stone homes seemed to cast weary shadows into the streets. Naruto looked at the darkening facades. If I'm remembering correctly there should be a hotel this way. The young man motioned. Two streets away they made their way into the room.

'Who knew Naruto would be good for something.' Sai thought as he placed Hinata on the bed. He turned to find Naruto looking at his feet. This made him raise an eyebrow.

"Sai?" His name was a question.

"Yes?"

"Do you think you could look after Hinata for a while? I have an old friend that I would like to visit in Suna before we have to go to the Kasekage tomorrow." Sai looked hard at him. "Dope that pervert Sanin of yours rubbed off on you. Do you have a girl in every town we visit?" The blue eyes looked hurt by his words. "Just go." Sai said turning away from his teammate.

"Thanks Sai you're the best." He said as he bolted out of door. 'Yeah sure. The other thought.' He looked back at the bed. 'Better check her for other wounds.' He thought. He climbed on to the bed. He slid down the zipper of her jacket. He was surprised by the small figure hid in its bulky mass. Sai continued to undress the kuniochi. She had no other wounds. Sai looked at the cloths lying next to her. It seemed a shame to put them back on her. Her figure was quiet appealing.

He came to a decision. He had a long night alone since Naruto was out getting laid and a perfect model right there. So he moved her into a position. Sai sat in a chair near the bed his drawing pad pressed against his knee, his brush poised in his hand. He stopped looking at his latest work. 'This pose is defiantly nicer than the other two.' He thought. A grown slipped past her lips. Her eyes fluttered open. 'Shit!' He thought. 'I wanted to redress her before she woke up.' Hinata sat up alittle. Her eyes fell on her teammate. She moved higher propped up on the pillows. Her brain still clouded by the drugs.

Sai looked at her. It was the perfect pose. "Don't move he said. Quickly he grabbed up his brush and began to work.

"Huh?" Hinata looked over at him. Her mind wrestled to figure out what he was doing; though she didn't move. She shivered. A breeze floated in through a crack in the window. Her eyes wondered down over her own pale legs exposed to the air. A moment and her brain kicked on. Where the heck were her pants? She quickly looked down. She was naked.

"I told you not to move." Her head flew up. Her pale orbs locked with Sais. A bright pink hue filled her face. She snatched the sheets to cover herself. "Dimmit that was a perfect pose too!" Sai said putting down his brush.

"What?" Hinata started. She clutched the sheets tighter to herself and tried again. "What do you think you were doing? Where am I? Why am I naked?"

"I was drawing you. You were naked because I had to check for other wounds and then decided to draw you so I left you nude. We are at a hotel in Suna." He replied monotone. She turned away from him. Her blush had increased.

"Why would you want to draw me?" Hinata asked.

"Because I was bored."

"Oh." She said her head fell slightly.

"Besides your form is appealing, I don't see why you hide in those horrible cloths." He said. Then he picked up her cloths from the table. "Here!" he said handing her the garments. She reached over and took them. She waited a moment, then looked over at him. He was staring at him.

"Aren't you going to leave so I can change?" She asked timidly.

"No." He answered flatly. Her blush deepened. She attempted to put her cloths on while still under the sheet. It was a hard task. Finally done she turned to face him again though she couldn't look him in the eye.

"Where is my jacket?" She asked quietly.

"I disposed of it." Sai replied.

"You what?" Hinata asked in shock. "Why would you do that? You had no right that was mine."

"I told you. You shouldn't hide your figure under those baggy clothes. So I took care of the problem. I thought to dispose of the rest of your garments then realized you probably didn't have any others to wear."

"But we are to deliver the scroll to the kasekage tomorrow. I can't go there looking like this." She said. 'I feel so naked.'

"You'll just have to. Why don't you try and get more sleep. We will be leaving at first light." She nodded in reply. He caught the tear that slid down her face.

Naruto walked in about an hour later. Hinata was still asleep on the bed. Sai was nowhere to be seen. Naruto was getting ready to sleep when his eyes fell on the open sketchbook on the table. His eyes widened taking in the half done sketch. The woman was beautiful. He went over and picked up the book. His fingers lifted it. There was another picture of the same beautiful woman. He continued to flip through till he reached Sais normal drawings. 'Wow I wonder if this woman is real or if it's just another thing Sai made up.' Naruto thought as he plopped down next to the bed.

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Dawn arrived too soon for Hinata's liking. She still felt very exposed without her jacket and refused to look at either of her companions as they traveled. Naruto over tired from staying out so late didn't notice anything. The three entered the kasekage's tower. They moved along the stairs in silence. Hinata was brought out of her thoughts when she heard her teammate knocked on the door. A stern voice called for them to enter. They complied.

Hinata's eyes widened a bit as they fell onto the red haired young man sitting behind the desk. 'I had no idea that Gaara became kasekage." Hinata thought.

"Naruto, what brings you here?" He asked. His voice held a hint of pleasantness.

"We have a scroll for you Gaara." Naruto said bring it up to him. Gaara took the scroll from his hand. He quickly read over it, nothing too important. "Well if that is all." Naruto said.

"Wait a moment Naruto. It has been such a long time since I last spoke with you. Would you be able to come to my home for dinner?"

"Well our missions done so yeah I could."

"Your companions are welcome to join as well. Why don't the three of you spend your day around Suna? Dinner will be at seven."

"That's great. Come on guys lets go."

Out in the streets of Suna Naruto turned to his friends. "What do you guys want to do."

"I think I will go shopping. I am in need of some new cloths." Hinata said in her quiet voice.

"Aww that's no fun." Then his eyes took in her form. Her black shirt snug against her breast, moving in to show her thin waist caught his attention. "You look different today Hinata. You're not wearing your jacket."

"Yes well I'm going to go shopping." She said then ran away from the blond.

"I've never seen her without her jacket. I never would have guessed Hinata looked so hot under it. I actually kind of thought she was a bit fat." Naruto said. Naruto turned to Sai. Only he was gone.

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Hinata ran around the city looking for something to cover herself. 'Does this town have nothing but tight fitting revealing cloths?' She thought. 'Well I suppose, this is a desert city.' She continued to hunt shops and stands. Finally she settled on an oversized shirt. She put it on in the store. It hid most of her curves. She checked the time. 6:30 'Well I should head towards the kasekage's house.' She sighted. 'This will just have to do till I get back home.'

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Dinner proceed nicely. She spoke mostly to Temari, while Naruto filled the air with recalling exciting new missions he'd been on and new techniques he had mastered since his last visit with Gaara.

Dessert brought with it bottles of sake. Temari asked Hinata to come up to her room she had 'girl things' to discuss with the other young woman. Gaara new she wanted to interrogate the girl about a curtain ninja in the leaf village away from Kankuros teasing ears. He smiled at his sisters antics.

"So is that your new lady?" Kankuro asked. "Or do you have some other conquest in your life?" Gaara rolled his eyes at his brothers question.

"No she's not my girlfriend. But I wouldn't mind taking a ride with her. She was wearing this other shirt earlier today. I never knew she had such a giant chest."

"Really?" Kankuro said.

"But that's nothing." Naruto said. "Compared to what Sai has."

"What?" Sai yelled.

"Sorry dude. I checked your sketchbook last night. Wow that girl is hot or is that just something you thought up."

"No she's real. But you're mistaken. She is not mine."

"I want to see." Kankuro spoke.

"No my sketches are not for you two to work your selves up over." He said.

"Aw come on Sai. Pleeeeeeaaaasssee!" Naruto whined.

"No!" He said firmly. Naruto began to wrestle with him for his sketch book. Kankuro joined the battle. The three fought till the book flew in the air. It was caught by Gaara before it hit him in the head.

"Really you two." He scolded them. His eyes then fell to the image on the page. His heart began to pound. He'd never seen anyone so lovely. He looked up at Sai. "This person is real?" His mask slipped alittle bit. The three stared at him for a moment.

"Yes."

"Who is it?"

"Hinata"