Days had passed and none of the four genin had found a bikochu.

Days had passed and the three Iwa nin were still watching and waiting.

Days had passed and no matter what she did. Hinata could not capture or figure out who the mysterious figure was.

The morning of a new day came and Naruto just opened his eyes. Looking around he sees Shino and Kiba standing right next to each other looking out into the shy.

Confused Naruto asked, "Whats up guys?"

Without looking back Shino says, "The air pressure changed. Which means the weather is shifting"

Akamaru barked and Kiba looked down at the puppy and said "I felt it too. There's a breeze now and it's getting more humid. No doubt, it's about to rain"

Putting on his shirt Naruto says " That's strange. It looks so nice out"

"No. It's n-not. There are c-clouds off in t-the distance"

Looking at the source of the voice Naruto says "Hinata" as they all jump down from the tree

Shino then says, "We need to find the bikochu fast. You see, the bikochu only lay they're eggs when it rains. They mature quickly, and the next morning, the larvae emerge from the egg"

Kiba frown and says "In other words. If it rains today they will be fully grown by tomorrow"

Nodding Shino says "It's the end of the season, this may be our last chance. If we let it slip through our fingers, it won't be possible to search for Sasuke"

Looking at Sasuke's scratched headband Naruto says "That can't happen. We can do it. We will find one of those bugs no matter what"

"Then we had best begin searching" Shino said after

"Hai" came the reply

xxxxx

Hours had passed and still no luck finding the beetle. Shino was walking around summoning insects in hope that one of them is a bikochu. Kiba and Akamaru were sniffing around, trying to get the beetles scent. Hinata was trying to use her Byakugan to search for the bug and Naruto was jumping from tree to tree looking around.

Looking up at the now densely clouded sky Naruto says, "Come on. Don't rain, don't start raining now" He then jumps to the ground and continues searching

Hinata watches him as she runs around l desperately searching for the beetle.

She closes her eyes and says "Oh Naruto"

Unknown to Hinata the three Iwa nin's were watching from behind a boulder.

Kurobachi looks back and says "Suzumebachi, what are we going to do if they don't find a bikochu beetle?"

Suzumebachi looks on and says "Remember, the Aburame clan is the reason for the downfall of our proud Kamizuru clan"

The other two's eyes widen as Suzumebachi grins and thinks 'We will finally get revenge for our clan, by killing an Aburame!'

Meanwhile Kiba and Shino were also looking into the cloud filled sky when Kiba worriedly said,

"Those tag-along's, I'm worried they still haven't made a move on us"

Shino said back "They must have figured out we are after the bikochu. Which means that they are just keeping their distance, waiting for us to find one"

"Oh I get it. So their plan is to wait until we discover one then steal it from us. They should find their own beetle" Kiba said back

Akamaru suddenly flinched as a drop of water hit his nose. Kiba and Shino look up at the sky to now see it raining

Hinata feels the drops and looks up as well

"The rain" She said

Naruto was still running from tree to tree, searching for the beetle

Looking up at the rain he says "I thought I told you not to rain yet Damn it!" He runs off, continuing the search as Hinata walks slowly behind him, silently crying

'We have run out of time' She thought as she once again remembered her fathers harsh words

xxx Flashback no Jutsu xxx

"try not to be a burden to your team"

Trying not to cry Hinata says a shaky "H-h-hai" and runs out of the compound

xxx Flashback Kai xxx

Now crying more Hinata thought 'It's true, I didn't do anything to help them'

Her thoughts stop as she hears Naruto say "Come on, there's still a chance"

She looks up and sees Naruto still looking for the bikochu, even thought time is up.

She kept looking at him as the his voice echoed through her mind

"I won't go back on my word. That's my ninja way and I'm sticking to it!"

Wiping her tears away she looks up determined while thinking 'He's right. The mission was my idea so I'm responsible. If Naruto-kun isn't giving up yet then neither am I!'

"Hinata"

Hinata looks to her side and sees Shino standing behind her

"The rain. It might actually be to your advantage"

Looking at Shino in confusion Hinata asks "What do you mean Shino?"

Shino replies by saying "Think about it. When the surrounding temperature cools, it's easier to see the heat signatures of living creatures"

Hinata's eyes widen as she sees what Shino was saying. She stands in the middle of a clearing focusing her chakra and thought,

'Thank you Naruto-kun. I'm not giving up either' "Byakugan!" She cried out

Her 359 vision activates and she looks around to see Naruto still searching

'Focus. Concentrate more' She thought

The mammals and birds of the forest were now in her sight

'I have to control my chakra more. Smaller..smaller'

Small creatures of all sizes were now in her focused view

'Yes. I can see them. Now let's see...no...not that one...that one's wrong too...wait...what's that? Is it? There it is!'

Deactivating her eyes she points to where the beetle is ans shouts "Naruto-kun look! On the side of that tree, it's a bikochu!"

Looking back to see where Hinata was pointing, and then looking to the spot she indicated, he sees the bikochu beetle as it starts to fly off.

Jumping from tree to tree he tries to catch the elusive beetle. The beetle keeps flying around, only too see Naruto's hands in front of it. Naruto jumps down to0 the ground and holds the firmly secured beetle above his head

"Alright I got it!" He yells as Hinata sighs in relief

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Akamaru barks as Shino inspects the beetle inside of a plastic holder.

"There's no mistake. It's a female bikochu"

'Now would be a good excuse' Naruto secretly thought and started cheering as Kiba says "Wow. For a moment there I actually thought we weren't going to make it"

Hinata smiles and says "I'm proud of you Naruto-kun"

'Right now!' "Thanks Hinata thanks!. It's all because of you!" Naruto says as he gives her a long lip to lip kiss.

'N-naruto-kun..is..KISSING ME!'

The moment gets ruined by Akamaru as he starts barking at the container with the beetle in it. Catching the now unconscious Hinata bridal style in his arms, Naruto walks over to the container, looks in and sees an egg next to the beetle.

Kiba sees the egg and yells "Alright it's an egg!"

Shino too looks and calmly says "She spawned. A new beetle will emerge tomorrow"

"And after that we can train it to track down Sasuke" Naruto said as he looked down at the smiling form of Hinata snuggled up against him.

xxxxx

The three Kamizuru's look on as Suzumebachi speaks

"It looks like they finally found one"

"Meaning the time had come" Jibachi said next

"Let's go" Kurobachi said last

xxxxx

Naruto was standing by a river looking out into the sunset.

'It may have been risky to just plain out kiss Hinata-chan like that, but it was most definitely worth every moment of it.

"So what are you going to do next?"

'Maybe I should just take It slow and make it look spontaneous like that one did. Most of the village still hates me so I can't risk it by suddenly going out with Hina-chan'

"True, but you know that eventually she may give up on you"

'I doubt that will ever happen. However, if it seems like she is giving up, then I will tell her the truth. I still don't know how she would react when she learns of you'

"Don't worry kit. If anything she would probably hold you close and never want to leave your side ever again. Not even for the shortest times"

'Maybe. I won't know until then. Thanks for the help though kaa-san"

"No problem kit" Kyuubi said as the connection was severed

Naruto looked up just in time to see two kunai heading straight for him. Waving his hand towards them the kunai suddenly go off course and crash into the running water.

"Nice, you were able to dodge my kunai" Kurobachi said as him and the other two Kamizuru's stepped out into the open

"Pretty good for a genin" Jibachi said next

Naruto pulled out his own kunai and held it ready to attack

'These are the three that have been following us this whole time. What do I do? I don't want to give away my strength but if I don't I would possibly lose. No, team 8 needs to be tested. Just like Tsunade-sama said'

xxx Flashback no Jutsu xxx

"Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame and Hinata Hyuuga. You along with Naruto Uzumaki will go in search of a bikochu"

"What you mean Naruto's coming with us?! He'll only slow us down!"

"You will follow my orders Kiba and I say Naruto goes!"

Sighing Kiba says "Hai Hokage-sama"

"You will leave in two hours so get going"

"Hai" came the reply

As the door closed Naruto walked out from his hiding spot and stood in front of Tsunade

Looking at Naruto Tsunade says "Naruto Namikaze. Your mission is too test team 8 to the fullest of their abilities. I trust you will complete this mission"

"Hai Tsunade-sama" Naruto said back calmly while walking to the door

"Furthermore. If you wish to reveal your bloodline to Hinata and/or the others then you have my permission" Tsunade said before he left

Naruto stops, looks back at Tsunade and says "Maybe...just maybe" and left to get ready

xxx Flashback Kai xxx

'I will not fight back. If team 8 cannot save me with or without the beetle then they fail. I Don't have to worry though. They will pass'

"It may be impressive, but let's see if you can evade this! Kamizuru Art: Honey Bee Jutsu" Suzumabachi said as tons and tons of bees emerge from out of nowhere.

Naruto's eyes widen as he swings his kunai at the seemingly endless horde of bees. He cuts a few, but then realizes that he can't move because of a strange sticky substance coming from the bees when they were cut.

"So you noticed huh? My special honey. You can't escape it's far to strong!" Suzumebachi says as Naruto falls to the ground, covered in honey.

Suzumebachi smirks and sends a single bee to Naruto which stings him in the neck.

Naruto starts to feel drowsy and sees Suzumebachi smirk wider and say "I'm afraid that that bee has quite the sting"

The last thing Naruto thought before passing out was 'They...will...pass'

xxxxx

Walking down a path team 8 looks around for their missing comrade. Kiba and Akamaru are using their noses for a scent. Shino uses his Kikaichu to look around and Hinata was looking around with her Byakugan.

Kiba sighs and says to the others "It's just like him to get lost on us. Now we have to go out of our way to find him. I swear when we find him..."

Kiba's monologue was interrupted by a kunai flying right for his head. Shino and Hinata push him down in time as the Kunai implant itself into a tree. Shino notices a note attached to it and takes it off. Shino reads the note aloud:

We are holding the blonde brat hostage. If you want to get him back safely you will trade him for the bikochu. Bring it to the top of the eastern hill at midnight

"Darn it. I knew they would make a move" Kiba snarled

'Naruto-kun. We will save you' Hinata thought

xxxxx

Naruto was stuck to a honey comb type wall covered in the sticky honey. The three Iwa nin stood in front of him looking out into the coming night, smirking. If they were to look back however, they would noticed naruto had a small smirk on his face

'You three have no clue what you have just gotten yourself into'

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Authors notes: Yes I changed it up again. So instead of Hinata getting caught like normal. Naruto get's caught instead. I know that there are most likely going to be parts you don't agree with so I will elaborate:.

One: The face that Naruto sees Kyuubi as his kaa-san

I Know that this is kind of over used, but the only way for this story to work in my eyes is for Naruto to have been learning in secret, and what better way than from an ancient demon in your stomach. I also made Kyuubi a female because it gives the best possible excuse for her to teach him without a tyoe of deal between them

Two: The face that Naruto's secret mission is to test team 8 and that he knows his true name

I know that this is kind of screwed up, but like I said, I want to mix up this story from the usual ones. I also made it that he knows his true last name because, come on, He has a caring mother inside of his stomach, that and the fact that he's hiding behind a mask of stupidity, he is bound to either figure it out on his own, or Kyuubi would tell him the truth.

On to another thing. I have a new pole up and this goes to all of my stories. I currently have three up that are not one-shots. So I wanted to know which one you wanted me to concentrate on. The story with the most votes will get the fastest updates while the second best gets slower updates and so on and so forth. So which will it be?

Ice in the Leaf?

A Second Chance?

The With That Changes It All?

You choose!

One last thing before the end though. It seems that my best friend PandaChick105 injured her leg on Friday and even had to go to the hospital. Panda is my close friend and she is an author of one story. Her story is mainly LeeOC but it had a side pairing of NaruHina. I currently am also helping her write it so you may see my writing style in her works. However it will be rarely.

So the point is. Let's all wish her a speedy recovery!

Feel better Soon Panda-chan! =3

Until next time

Tenshi Namikaze