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Well, here's Ch 2~


Sasuke effortlessly side stepped the fifth kunai that had been thrown at him from behind. He sighed rubbing his temple from annoyance. As to why he was required on this mish, he wasn't entirely sure. Surely even five year olds could take these guys on. He glanced at Sakura who had taken down her opponent, looking around for more. As for Shikamaru, he was getting fire wood. Two members of the group, which they found out, are actually Suna missing nins angered that Gaara is Kazekage. They wanted to make their opinion known.

Sasuke turned his head to the side, waiting to see what other amusing things the man would attempt. So far, nothing, the man simply stood there, probably unsure. Fun, Sasuke thought sarcastically. Suddenly he vanished, fear coming across his victims face. Before the man could even move had a knife at his throat.

"Don't run. Not that it wouldn't be entertaining chasing you down, but that I'm just not in the mood and plan on making this quick." Sasuke's cold and menacing words had the man shaking. He was going to enjoy this. Suddenly he felt Sakura's hand on his shoulder. He frowned.

"Sasuke, I think we should keep this one alive for questioning." Sasuke scowled.Great, ruin what little fun I had. Sasuke sighed and unwillingly drew his knife away. The man seemed to relax a little, that is, until Sasuke knocked him out. Sasuke smirked as the man made an 'Oof' sound and fell to the ground. Sakura giggle like a school girl beside him, he unconsciously rolled his eyes. She really needs to stop that. He picked up the unconscious man and silently began tying him to a tree. Sakura was taking quick glances at him every once in awhile, blushing from time to time.

Sasuke had only been back for four months. Fallen in love with Hinata in the first two, and has been dating her from then on. Within those four months he hadn't been around Sakura much, since he had been replaced by Sai, Tsunade had been throwing him on teams as she pleased until she figured something out. He ended up on team eight a lot, seeing as the missions were getting harder and Tsunade wanted to balance the team by adding one non-tracker. Thus causing him to fall in love with Hinata. Though he, as well as many others, can tell that Sakura is still in love with him. Always trying to win him over like some shiny trophy.

"What..." Sasuke stopped in mid tie to glare at Sakura over his shoulder. "..Why are you watching me?" Sakura just blushed shaking her head, annoyed that his glare had no effect he went back to tying. A few minutes later he finished, knotting it a little harder than necessary.

He absently got up and wandered over to another tree, right beside the one he had just finished tying the man to, and leaned against it. He closed his eyes and tried to ignore Sakura's glances, he tried to ignore the man mumbling in his sleep, his environment, everything, but Hinata. Her face, her eyes, her smile, her laugh, and the way how he would hold her tightly in his arms never wanting to let go. How he would press his lips to hers gently and say 'I love you', how she would blush and say "Ah, I guess I missed something interesting…" in a very sexy masculine voice. Sasuke made a disgusted face and furrowed his eye brows together. He opened his eyes to see Shikamaru dropping the wood onto the floor in a large heap.

"Two of the missing nin attacked us, I killed one and Sasuke knocked out the other, we thought we could use him for questioning." Sakura explain, looking serious suddenly. Shikamaru simply nodded, sitting down to think. Sasuke closed his eyes again. Sakura, not knowing what else to do, began lighting the fire. She sat there for a few moments trying to get it to start up; it was complete silence beside the sound of the friction between the rocks she was using. Scrape, Scrape, Scrape. Shikamaru's eye brow began to twitch at the sound. Sakura, getting rather frustrated used a little too much force and crushed the rocks into dust. She glared at it. "The fuck..."

Sasuke smirked and lifted up two of his fingers, he whispered something lowly and just like that the fire was lit. Sakura turned to him a said an embarrassed thank you, he nodded, eyes still closed. The night went on quickly, Shikamaru eventually decided on a plan which would begin after questioning the 'captive' for additional information. This plan involved more time though, for Shikamaru's plan would need patience, and by more time he meant an additional month. Sasuke was clearly angered by this but if Tsunade agreed to it, he'd have to do it. Within the next day they had received confirmation that they would indeed be away for a month. Being an ally of Suna requires helping them in their time of need, and even if it requires you three to wonder around aimlessly for years, you're helping them. She clearly directed that toward Sasuke, seeing as he was the only one who had a with a problem with it. He thought four days was bad enough, but a month? He was silently cursing. What am I going to do without Hinata...


No, no that's just not fair. A month, with no Sasuke? How, surely it's illegal to do that. Hinata had the frozen expression of a child who had just been told Santa didn't exist. Naruto was caught between comforting her and running away. Maybe he shouldn't have broken the news to her here, while they were out for ramen, where everyone could see. People, well, mainly women were giving him evil glares thinking he had broken her heart. He glanced around nervously rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. "Uh, H-Hinata…" that seemed to trigger it; she suddenly wailed and wrapped her arms around his neck. Hinata's face was buried so far in the crook of his neck he could only make out a couple of words.

"It's not true"

"S-she wouldn't"

"B-but you..."

"And I"

"No!"

Hinata was now hysterically crying, Naruto was sweating bullets at the looks he was receiving. "I uh, Hinata..." He put a tentative hand on her back, which only seemed to anger the women even more; it was like they were using all their strength to restrain themselves from jumping on him. Hinata withdrew her head to look at Naruto's face; he was glancing around looking horrified, like he was ready to run. Of course, he probably doesn't know what to say...I shouldn't bother him with this...

She unwrapped her arms from him slowly and whipped her eyes. Naruto suddenly looked at her and his face looked completely torn. "Hinata..." he began but she but a finger to his lips and smiled weakly. Then she got up and walked away. Naruto couldn't bring himself to move, the look on her face just then made him feel awful. He suddenly turned and glared hard at the women that were still giving him hateful glances. "What's wrong with you people? Your life's not interesting enough that you feel the need to be all in my business!?" he shouted pointing at them furiously. They suddenly looked away, some left, some coughed, and some pretended nothing happened. With that said Naruto quickly got up and went to look for Hinata.


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