'Eyo! Mika here. ^_^ With the new chapter of my new fanfic! :D I've been updating...what, everyday? Awesome. ^_^ And I've somehow managed to give every chapter about 1,000 words or more! And I haven't hit writers' block since! :D Yay, I'm soo happy with this fanfic. :3 Anyway, disclaimers? :3

Raku: Okay, I'll do them. She doesn't own Naruto or Naruto Shippuden, she only owns me and the plot~

Me: Thank you, Ku-chan... :3

Raku: Welcome.

Chapter 3

Naruto, Sakura and Kakashi all ran through the forest. Sakura sniffed the air, something smelling as if it were burning. She stopped, and looked around. Her eyes got wide as she saw a fire not to far away. Kakashi and Naruto stopped, and looked back at her.

"Sakura-chan? What is it?" Naruto asked as he walked closer to her. All she did was point to the burning fire. Naruto looked, and gasped.

"Kakashi-sensei! There's something up ahead!" Naruto yelled, running towards the fire.

...

Sasuke sighed, wiping some sweat off his forehead.

"Raku, put the fire out before someone smells it." He demanded, waving a hand at her. Raku looked at him, and glared for a moment. She sighed, mumbling something under her breath as she weaved hand signs for a water jutsu. But, just as she was about to put the fire out, she started choking as she heard Sasuke scream. She looked at him, still choking. He just looked at her for a moment, and then smirked. Once she caught her breath, she went to slap Sasuke, but he grabbed her wrist just as she barely touched his cheek. His smirk went away, and he just looked at her for a while. She looked back, her eyes giving off sparks. Sasuke looked closely at her eyes, and saw a design on them. The design was three overlapping circles, and it was just a little darker than her eye color.

Raku grunted a little, and tried to get her wrist out of his grip. Once Sasuke was about to let go of her, he pulled her into his chest, and jumped into a tree. Raku screamed, but Sasuke put his hand over her mouth, and told her to be quiet. Sasuke looked down from the tree, glaring as he saw Naruto.

...

Naruto walked a little closer to the fire. He looked around, not seeing anybody suspicious. Kakashi was on the other side of the fire, also looking around.

On the other hand, Sakura was looking around in the forest. She was walking slowly, looking at every tree she could see. She stopped for a moment, and sat under a tree. She sighed, and wiped some sweat off her forehead. She looked up, the sun blazing through the leaves of the tree, right on her.

"It sure is hot today…" She said to herself.

"It is, isn't it?" Sakura's eyes widened as she heard the voice. Th-that voice…is that… She thought as she looked closer, trying to make out the figure that was laying on a tree branch right above her. She jumped up, looking up right at him.

"S-Sasuke-kun?!" She shouted, shocked to see her old teammate. Sasuke chuckled, and jumped down so Sakura could see him better. Sakura stared at him, her eyes as wide as she could make them go. She started shaking as he got closer to her.

"Hn. So it is you, Sakura," Sasuke said, sounding not surprised. Sakura opened her mouth to say something, but all that came out was a small squeak. Sasuke just chuckled a little. Sakura just stared. That was all she could do. She was too surprised to make a move!

Sakura jumped as she heard something fall from a tree. Sasuke sighed, knowing who it was. He turned his head to see Raku stumble out of a couple bushes. What a clumsy thing she is. Sasuke thought as he sighed, shaking his head. Raku stumbled over to him, and spit out a few leaves that had got in her mouth when she fell from the tree. Sakura loosened up when she saw Raku. She was a little surprised to see a girl with Sasuke – a girl with Sasuke. But, she did seem to be a little on the stupid side.

Raku was about to yell at Sasuke for leaving her in the tree, but didn't when she saw Sakura. Raku looked back and forth between Sakura and Sasuke, and suddenly let out a giggle. Sasuke looked at her, looking a bit confused.

"Aw, is she your girlfriend or something? Sasuke-kun~" Raku said, making a little kissy face at Sasuke, which made him scoff and Sakura blush.

"No, you retard. She's my old teammate." Sasuke said, glaring slightly. Raku giggled, and waved a hand at him. Sakura just observed, getting a little jealous of this Raku girl.

"Hey, what should we do about this girl, Sasuke?" Raku whispered to Sasuke, though Sakura could hear. She clenched her hand into a fist, and slowly pulled out a kunai. Sasuke sighed, and drew his sword slowly.

"Hey, Raku, you remember I told you that Uchihas can be really nice sometimes?" Sasuke asked, poking the end of his sword into the ground. He lent on it, and looked at Raku, who looked just as confused as Sakura. Sasuke smirked, still looking at Raku as Sakura fell to the floor. Raku jumped in a weird way away from Sasuke. When she looked at Sasuke, his sword was put away, and Sakura was slung over his shoulder.

"Damn, you were standing right next to me, but you achieved to knock her out?!" Raku shouted. Sasuke looked at her, smirking.

"Trust me, I was being nice." He said, walking in the direction of where Naruto was.

Raku: ... *bursts out laughing* I love this chapter! :D

Me: You mean you love Sasuke in this chapter? ;3

Raku: No, just the chapter itself.

Sasuke: You're mean, Raku...

Raku: Hmph... ^_^