Okay SECOND CHAPPI IS UP!!! XD Okay, Hint to 1 of the pairings; my friend, Saoirse Darkwind, would smack this character with "The Fish of Reality" So he could realize his feelings for the other character.

Dedication: To Saoirse Darkwind (Mon Super Amie and brilliant authoress) and AdFinemAdInfinitum (another brilliant authoress) for actually reviewing.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto and "The Fish of Reality" belongs to Saoirse Darkwind.

The next morning the six shinobi met at the gate before dawn. Naruto shifting impatiently, Shikamaru leaned against the gate thinking, Hina silently watching Naruto from a distance, Ino was watching Sakura as she stared out into the forest surrounding Konoha.

Shino finally arrived, still feeling weird butterflies in his ribs.

"Oi! Shino! You're late!!" Naruto declared staring at afore mentioned bug-boy

Shino just stood quietly "Let's go" he muttered

Everyone agreed silently and headed out.

-----48 hours later

Sadly, the journey to the Land of Grass was uneventful, and because of that Naruto got on everyone's nerves, even Hinata's.

"BOR-ING!!" Naruto yawned, and that's when Sakura snapped.

"Shush, you idiot!! We're in enemy territory and not to mention probably going against Orochimaru, and Kabuto, and Sas-" She stopped there, the memory of Sasuke leaving the village leaked out of it confines.

Sakura just stood silently and smacked Naruto upside the head. Naruto just rubbed the sore spot quietly as Sakura trudged on through the under growth. Every one just sighed, except for Shino, who was nervously glancing around; the odd feeling just kept on becoming more…Restless.

Shikamaru had obviously noticed this already, thinking on why he was acting this way, Shino was one who never lost his cool. Ino nudged Shikamaru out of his thoughts.

"Isn't that smoke?" She said pointing to the almost invisible trail of smoke, twisting the air.

All six shinobi scattered, all heading towards the smoke.

When they were in proximity of the source, they contacted each other. After Sakura gave the signal, she looked hesitantly into the clearing to find cloak-and-straw-hatted person near the small fire.

"Just a traveler, lets steer clear, just to be safe." Sakura sighed into her transmitter

"Neeeh, I dunno Sakura, something's…?" Naruto said leaving his last words unsaid

"What are you talking about Narut-" Ino's voice crackled through the ear-piece and was cut of when a kunai narrowly missed Sakura's throat, severing the transmitters cord. Every one else saw this and instantly tensed, no ordinary traveler carried Kunai, or knew how to use them

"What do you want?" The traveler rasped

Dun-Dun-Duuuuunnnnnnnn! Who is this traveler?

Gomenesai for the short chappi…

Second installment done!!! PLZ REVIEW OR NO MORE CHAPPI'S! *cackles evilly*

-StoryBlade