I am sooo, so, so, so! sorry for the long update! But I [a don't have regular access to internet or a computer[b kept getting grounded from the computer when I did have it and [c got liquid Nitrogen on my foot and had to get that taken care of… lawl… it was very cold… (bad bad bad pun; I now deserve to be shot…)

Yeaaaaaah…. Disclaimer beeyach: me no own u no sue. Yet….

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Shiba: Kukukuku…. .:evilsmile:. Yeeees good doggy… Zeh perfect bait for Kiba… Bwaha w

Oh I wish I was little bar of soap (bar o' soap!)

The trip to Suna proved to be uneventful and dull, well, sans the gopher that popped up from nowhere, angrily chirping at the blonde for putting the tent over it's burrow's entrance…. But, yes, none the less, uneventful.

The Blonde had been ecstatic upon arriving and seeing Gaara once again, and all but threw himself onto the poor, unsuspecting Kazekage. While the brunette… did nothing… Not a single thing seemed to draw a reaction out of his old friend anymore. But, then again, at least Sasuke wasn't a lewd pervert making some comment about someone (namely him) not having a penis. (1)

Naruto huffed in annoyance.

He just couldn't win. It was either a teammate that didn't understand emotions and human interactions, or one that didn't show emotions or human interactions… It was official, someone or something up there was against him. It was the only possible explanation that crossed his mind that was even slightly plausible….

The blonde then abandoned his thoughts and return to the current event at hand: Tackling Gaara.

"Naruto, stop that…" Gaara grumbled to the blonde before him, pushing the hyperactive Gennin off him, waiting expectantly for the hokage's scroll.

Naruto stuck his tongue out at the red head and dug through his pouch, trying to find the reply…

Oh I wish I was a little bar of soap (bar o' Soap)

"I almost believed you had actually lost it…."

The blonde stopped in mid-step and slowly turned to gawk openly at the Uchiha beside him; utterly stupefied. The bastard actually said more than three consecutive words at once! The blonde quickly tried to fathom a witty response to parry the verbal attack back to Sasuke, "Well I, um, I-I didn't. So there!" He huffed out smartly, jutting his head opposite of Sasuke, whom was still walking past the blonde.

The bastard just grunted indifferently. As of now, he'd had said his required vocabulary for the day…

But the blonde wouldn't give in so easily! Sasuke was the one who initiated the conversation in the first place! He wasn't allowed to to just brush him off!… It was rude…

"Oi!! Hey! Sasuke! Sasuke!!" he called out to the passive brunette, "You can't just talk to me then not reply back when I answer you!" He shouted crossly.

Sasuke was silent for a moment, "Don't do that…You sound like a woman… I'll see you at the hotel." And with that, Sasuke walked further away, not even looking back at the gawking blonde.

" 'I'll see you at the hotel'! " Naruto spat out mockingly, "Blah, Blah, Blah… Bah! Bastard…" He muttered bitterly to himself as he continued to the damn hotel. Leaving him to his thoughts…

Ever since Sasuke had come back he'd had been… nicer to be around, but still not emotional. His presence wasn't unpleasant, but, at the same time, not the person you could easily hold a more-than-one-sided conversation with… Like if you were good friends with him and something had made you happy then you told him, he'd smile like in away of saying 'good for you' then just continue what he was doing, but that was only for two may three people, Kakashi, Naruto, and Sakura. Not unpleasant, but not what you want. And he was harder to upset, too! It was impossible to ruffle his feathers! The only way to possibly do so, was to insult his family… But no one was brave (let alone stupid) enough to even attempt the feat…

Naruto sighed and glanced around himself. Everything was so… different here in Suna. No one had anything to judge them by. They didn't know their name… their history, anything. They may not even know that they're even remotely skilled Konoha ninja!

He had to smile to himself, though. It would just be so easy to ignore his duties and start a new life here… He didn't think Gaara would mind.

I'd go a swishy and a shiny over everybody's hiney

Morning came all too early. The first colors of dawn were slowly creeping over horizon, and as the early-risers of this friendly village were starting to wake; Sasuke and Naruto were already packed, dressed, and ready to go.

The gentle hum of the settled desert gradually faded into that of dense forrest. By noon, the two had decided It was time to break for food. There was a small brook that was only a few meters from the path and was filled with fish, It would be the perfect spot to start a cooking fire.

"Sasuke," the blond quietly spoke to his friend, "I'll go look for wood. Do you mind?"

The other glanced over at him and then shook his head, giving him the 'go ahead'. Naruto gladly sprinted off to find firewood. The quicker he found fuel, the faster he gets food, the most common fact of life, duh…

That's when he saw it… An antiquated European style cottage. (Okay it wasn't that old,but it could have been!) A wall was crumbling down and half of it lays as rubble on the floor that surrounding it's base. Curiosity captured Naruto's eyes as he slowly approached the ramshackle house. And as he stepped closer to the worn wall; a flickering green light danced across the walls like fire.

He looked around to make sure no one could witness this potentially stupid act.

The coast was clear…

Naruto leaped over the wall and nosed his way through the building to find the source of this mysterious green light. Everything in this little cottage was so… weird! Dust and debris covered these jars and vials holding multicolored substances and what not. Some of the containers, though sealed, still had this strong pungent smell radiating from them, and cauldrons hung from a metal bar over the hearth in the center of the neglected atrium. The fumes caused the kyuubi beast to stir agitatedly deep in his abdomen, hopefully no one had ann urge to antagonize him at the moment; his temper might not be as tame as it normally would…

Small clouds of dust rose around his feet as they left foot prints on the floor. This house hadn't been occupied in quite some time… The furniture even had a thick layer of dust covering it's passé upholstery.

There were only a few doors leading out of the atrium, and the sole one that was open spilled the dancing light over the whole place. Awed, Naruto stepped closer to the door and his breath became shallow in expectation as he slowly lifted his hand to the wooden door. The door inched open with the slight pressure he applied to it and--

"Naruto?" Sasuke's voice was like a bomb going off in his ear, causing him to lurch forward and lose his balance. He flew in to the room, skidding on his stomach, causing papers, dust, and other debris to scatter in every which direction, making a screen of smoke lift into the air.

A low growl issued from Naruto's throat as he rose to his feet, coughing and hacking, trying to clear the crud out of his lungs. He opened his eyes to glare at the one whom had startled him so, but his words died in his throat. In the center of this room, another hearth lay flat on the ground, and in it, a fire flickered and danced as if it were alive. Only it was green…

Naruto instantly shook and cleared his head. He had someone to be glaring at, at the moment. "What the hell Sasuke?! " He exclaimed, "What are you doing!?"

The other remained unaffected by the whole situation. "You took too long," He replied flatly as if nothing was happening, "I thought you got lost."

Ever since that traitor(2) started speaking to him again, he was a little more than peeved. The nerve of that guy to just not say anything for months, then suddenly expected him to fine with it, annoyed him to no end! And he was going to say some thing about it too!

"Lost!?" he huffed indignantly, "I only went in a strait diagonal from the stream." He huffed under his breath.

Sasuke stepped more so into the room, with a confused look on his face, he hadn't heard the blond's whispered statement, "Which direction?" He said; his voice soft and fluid.

A nerve snapped in Naruto, and he seethed in anger. The atmosphere in the house made his head swim and he blindly stepped forward, strait into the emerald fire. But it, for some reason, cased no harm to him and was ignored. He grabbed the collar of Sasuke's top, bringing him in to the harmless inferno as well and exclaimed, "DIAGONALLY!"

And what happened next, could not be explained by anything they had witnessed or experienced before. There was a swift tug behind the boys' navel, then they were flying through the air! Different fireplaces and hearths passed the two as they spun through this spiraling green vortex. Naruto's grip on Sasuke changed from that of anger, to that of uncertainty and fear. And as soon as it had started, it ended. The two teens stumbled out from a fireplace, into a strange bar of some sort…

Everyone who even bothered to look at the two gave them a funny look; Naruto was still clinging on to Sasuke's collar for dear life. He sheepishly let go of Sasuke's clothes as he peered around the inn.

These people were so weird! All of then wore a gown or robe of some sort and had these tiny sicks of wood that held a small amount of chakra in the core. He looked at Sasuke. He even seemed a little shaken by the whole ordeal.

"Sasuke--"

"If you say anything about Kansas… I'm castrating you…"

ǵÅ[ÇÒ (silence)

Oh I wish I was a little bar of soap! (bar o' soap!)

(1) I love Sai…. I had to put something n.n

(2) Err, traitor might be a little too harsh of a word… but it is true…

Whew, finally I spit out the next chapter… TAT It took sooo long! I'm so happy! and tired… very very tired… ZzZzZzZ… good night!

Yeah, so…. Yama nashi, Imi nashi, Ochu nashi "Without climax, without meaning, without resolution."…. Yaoi, for those who don't know. There might be a possibility of it… (NO DracoxHarry, though! XP .:Bleh:.) Maybe I should post a small dictionary of the Japanese words I know…. Muh, muh, Mendokuse… .:ish lazy:. z.z but hey who's complaining! .:gets shot:. +.+

.:needs a nap:.

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