Time to continue this story, shall we? Enjoy. And just so you know, here's some important things to know.

First: This takes place 3 years after Shippuden; so don't expect any Akatsuki to show up to often.

Second: Expect couples to appear. Here's the following; Naruto/Hinata, Shikamari and Temari, Konohamaru and Hanabi, and many others.

And third: There will be some new characters that my brother and me created in this story. The first three characters we introduced are three examples.

Chapter 1: Temple of Time

In the Hokage's office, Tsunade, a woman with dark eyes and blond hair, was sitting in her desk as she looked at three young teens.

The first one on the far left was a teenage girl with long blue hair, pale colored eyes, a lavender coat, blue pants, black shoes, and also a headband around her neck. This is Hinata Hyuga, who was looking at the person sitting right next to her.

That person was a young man with spiky blond hair, blue eyes, whisker marks on his cheeks, a orange and black coat, black pants, black shoes, a black headband around his forehead, and also smirk on his face. This is Naruto Uzumaki, a good ninja in Konoha.

The last person there was another young man with a slight ponytail in his hair, a bored look in his dark eyes, a dark green vest with quite a few pockets on the front and sides, dark blue pants, and also the same headband as the other two on his right shoulder. This is Shikamaru Nara, the only higher-ranked Ninja out of the three of them.

Tsunade then says "As you know, there has been strange things happening between us and the Sand Village. Gaara asked us to see if we can figure out what happened 18 years ago."

"What exactly happened?" asked Shikamaru, looking at her calmly.

"You see, during the time of Kyuubi's attack, a strange occurrence caused a strange serge of chakra to make an old temple to vanish. what is left is a strange, cubical hole."

Hinata asks "W-why is that so i-important for the Sand Vil-liage?"

"You see…Gaara's cousin, Larra of the Bloody sand, was inside there." Said Tsunade calmly, as Naruto looked confused.

"'Bloody Sand'?" asked Naruto, confused. "What kind of nickname is that? A rip-off of Gaara's?"

"No." Tsunade said, a hint of annoyance in her voice. "You see…he and his team are very dangerous. But they are also very well-adjusted to war."

"What kind of problem is that then?" asked Shikamaru, giving her a look.

"You see…the Sand Village and us might go to war with the Sound again, but since they have gained power over the years, we might need their help." Tsunade explained.

"And you want us to see if they left any clues there?" asked Naruto, scratching his head with confusion.

Tsunade nods and says "Well…you three could try to find them as well. If they're dead…just come back then."

The three nods, as Shikamaru asks, "Are you saying this will just be troublesome then it sounds?"

"If it is, well…just make sure you came back safely." Tsunade, as they nod.

(Later)

Naruto, Shikamaru and Hinata began their walk to the gate, as Hinata double-checked the supplies in her bag. "You missing anything?" asked Naruto, as Shikamaru sighed.

"It would be a lot more troublesome to go the Hyuga Compound right when we're near the gate." Shikamaru pointed out with a hint of boredom in his voice. "I'll go check the…square hole first." He speeds up at that, leaving Naruto and Hinata alone.

The two then decided to catch up to him, as Hinata puts her bag over her shoulder, accidentally letting some things fall out; a bento, a book, and a few more things.

She says "Oh no…" as she grabbed the bento and puts it back in the bag as Naruto picked up the book with confusion…since he saw a old-looking doodle in it of himself in it.

"Uh…when did you draw this?" asked Naruto, as Shikamaru came over.

"Draw what?" Asked Shikamaru, as he looked over Naruto's shoulder, but the two noticed the book wasn't in his hand anymore. They looked to see Hinata, with a light blush, was putting the books and the other things that fell out into the bag and zipped it up

"I-It's nothing im-important." Hinata said with a slight blush on her face. "So…wh-where are we going?"

"Just outside of the border." Shikamaru said, as they got threw the gate as they began to scope the area, incase someone was near by.

Naruto then asks "Which way is it?"

"Two hours west I believe." Shikamaru said as they went that direction.

(Two hours later)

Naruto yelped as he felt something bite his leg. He shook it off as he asks, "Where did that cat come from?" as he saw it run away. The cat looked at him with dark golden eyes, hissing, it's dark blue fur raised a bit.

Hinata sighs as she noticed something; a large, dark colored square in the ground, seemingly made of dirt and small rocks, as two large pieces of wood, like two doors, standing completely without a problem.. "I-I th-think I found where the temple was." Hinata said, looking at the doors with confusion.

Naruto then asks "Uh…why is there doors without a building? That doesn't make any sense at all."

Shikamaru nods and says "Your right. Hmm…" He walked over to the door and walked around and shrugs. "I don't see anything special."

Naruto sighs as he turned the knob of one of the doors, as Hinata asks "Y-you sure that's a good idea, Naruto-kun?"

Naruto shrugs and says, "I am honestly not sure." As he opened the door and was freaked to see that a room was on the other side. He looked confused as he looked past it and saw that the door still looked closed on the other side. "Huh?"

"What is it?" asked Hinata, looking confused.

"There's a building behind the door, and yet no building here."

Shikamaru walked threw the door and saw he was inside. "Strange." Said the shadow-user, as they saw the four frozen people, who were the trio from years ago and the man that trapped them there. "Uh…guys?"

Hinata and Naruto walked in and saw the frozen people also. "Hinata, are they alive?" asked Naruto.

Hinata activated her Byakugan, and nods. "They are alive, just stuck. Maybe if we take them out of here." As they began to drag the three out of the room, which made the temple reappear.

The three began to move again, and saw the Konoha Ninja, and got ready for battle. Modis then asks, "Where did these guys come from?"

Larra shrugs and says "Seems they are from Konoha, so Leaf Villiagers."

Shikamari nods and gets her sand ready, as Hinata asks, "Isn't that Gaara's thing?"

"How do you know my cousin?" asked Larra, shocking them big time.

"Who are you?" asked Naruto, surprised to hear that.

"I am Larra of the Bloody Sand; Gaara's cousin." Larra said calmly.

End of Chapter 2

Well, I hoped you enjoyed this chapter. And if anyone has any ideas for the story, like OC for me to use, I think I can find a way to fit it in. So Please Read, Review and Suggest away.