A/N: I'm back! Three chapters in three days…I'm on a roll! :D

Also, I'm going to give it a couple of days more thought- but if my mind doesn't change- than the couple for this fanfic will be ReimeiXNaruto :D

Also, this one was a little hard to write- I didn't have a lot of ideas for it- especially at the end x.x

Anyways, there may be a couple of mistakes- but I didn't see any…so if there is- forgive me please ^^

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO! NOR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS IN THE ANIME! Got it? Good! I do, however, own Reimei, the Hanabi country, the Kaminari village, and Reimei's family ^^

The sound of the teapot whistling brought Reimei out of her thoughts.

Quickly, she got off of the counter and went to the oven; turning the burner off- she grabbed the teapot handle cautiously and set it on another burner on the stove- then, she went over to the microwave and grabbed the cooled-down bowl of Ramen, and set it on the counter.

Sighing, she grabbed a mug down from a cabinet and went to finish fixing her tea; still in thought slightly.

"Simply disgusting…" she muttered to herself- continuing her thoughts out loud, "Disgusting indeed," her words were full of venom- complemented by the harsh glare on her face.

"Horrible thing reality is these days…" she muttered, grabbing her teacup ad bowl of ramen- she went into her small dining room connected to the Kitchen and Hallway.

She then placed the plate down on the table- followed by her sitting down.

Sighing, she took a sip of the Tea, followed by her closing her eyes, muttering one thing angrily before she started to eat,

"Itadakimasu"

Sakura sweat dropped at Naruto's antics. Having been a little annoyed with him from earlier. She only shook it off mentally, and sighed as she looked at the sky.

I wonder what this Black Shadow guy will be like... She thought, and then closed her eyes. Either way…it doesn't matter- we need him to help bring Sasuke-kun back to the village

She opened her eyes, and brought her head down straight again. And then studied Hinata and Naruto; Hinata, was of course nervous. Her crush on the blonde being evident to the pink haired girl, but it frustrated Sakura to the point of insanity with the fact that Naruto was completely oblivious to the fact- making her want to just blurt it out herself. But, she had to resist the urge- considering that it wasn't her secret to tell.

Sakura smiled faintly as she looked to Lee, being a little ways ahead of Naruto- Lee's crush on Sakura disgusted her dearly. But, even Sakura, herself, had to admit that he was very kind. And maybe someday he'd find someone better than her- someone who'll look past his appearance.

Sakura sighed once again, and closed her eyes- her heart was set on one boy; and one boy only. To Lee's disappointment- but it seemed as if just pushed it behind him and tried to win her heart.

She had to give him props for his determination…but, she couldn't see why Lee couldn't get it through his mind that she didn't like him as more than a friend- and she may never feel that way about him.

But, either way, she regrets the way she treated him back when they first met. Being blind by his appearance to even consider him a friend- and that alone made her angry at herself.

Sighing, she shook her head out of her thoughts, and opened her eyes once again- sadness overwhelming her with her thoughts.

She did, in fact, like Sasuke quite a lot- but; after all these years; she wouldn't exactly say 'love.'

The reason is because she was caught in mixed feelings; and, crushes fade within time…even if they were deep crushes- and that was what she was mainly confused about.

She was questioning herself whether or not she loved Sasuke- and that was driving her insane.

Ugh… she thought, and sighed once again. Reality has turned so obscure now a day's…seems like there's no happy endings any more.

Reimei bit her lip as she cleaned off her dishes. She's been done eating for the past few minutes- and has been slowly cleaning off her dishes. Sighing, she put them beside the sink to dry- she then grabbed a small dish rag and dried off her hands, followed by her heading to her room once she set the rag on the counter.

She smiled to herself slightly as she headed back to her room, once inside she shut the door and sat on her bed.

Sighing solemnly she grabbed the photo off of her side-table, and looked at it.

She frowned as she studied the characters in the picture- all of them having Snow-colored hair; all of them having bright green eyes, except for one- who had a chocolate brown eye color.

Reimei smiled sadly as she studied her family picture. She, being the youngest, and most childish; she was six when the picture was taken- the day she graduated from the Kaminari ninja academy- but, she was foolish back that…and horrifyingly naïve.

Reimei bit her lip, disgusted- oh, how she envied herself back then.

She envied the happy moments with her family, the days of having no care in the word; and most importantly, the days of coming to a home full of people who loved and cared for you.

Now, those days are no more- and she is morally disgusted at how obscure the world has become.

Killing for a hobby….not even caring whether or not the person was innocent!

It angered her dearly; knowing that she couldn't make a difference in the world today, but, most importantly, knowing that all of the people she had murdered- she could never bring back.

Their families would have to suffer- just like how she's suffering.

And that, itself, was morally -and depressingly- disgusting; making Reimei hate herself more each passing day.

The only thing that she holds unto, though, is that she knows that her brother may still be alive- and somewhere out there in the world.

A happy brunette smiled as she looked at her former teammates from a while back, followed by her smiling weakly.

She hadn't been on too many missions with all three of them ever since she was promoted to Chunin- having made them do their separate missions most of the time, so they rarely got to see each other anymore.

So, when she heard that she was going to be able to go on this mission with them- she was absolutely delighted, considering it had been a week since they had last seen each other.

"Oi! Tenten!" came the voice of her former sensei- making the brown eyed girl look up from her thoughts.

"Hmm? Gai-sensei? What is it?" Tenten asked, looking at Gai questioningly.

"I was just wondering," he started off, in the same cool-like tone of voice he nearly always has, "Are you going to be ready for this mission? It is going to be very hard- but nothing that you young youths can't fully handle!"

Tenten giggled at her teachers antics; but only nodded her head, "Hai, Gai-sensei. I'm ready" she replied with a smile- and then closed her eyes as Gai went to asking Neji.

Neji-kun… she thought, letting her thoughts consume her again.

It was true, she did like him very much- but, she was sure he didn't feel the same about her. And that did hurt her- but she'd have to get over it- no matter how much she didn't want to.

She had tried to get him to like her throughout the past years- but to no avail. And it frustrated her dearly; but in the end she finally gave up- whatever happens, will happen. She'd just have to wait to see the outcome.

She reopened her eyes, and then looked at the sky; hearing Gai and Lee have another 'moment,' of which, made her smile.

She was confused by the fact that Lee went after someone that he knows would never consider him as more than a friend- but, she knew that was sort of hypocritical of her. Considering she was chasing after someone she couldn't get.

But, even she had to admit that Lee had gone a little far with this. Sure, he's gotten her on friend-bases, but the brunette can't help but doubt that he and this…Sakura girl will ever end up together- but she didn't dare say it to him. For fear that it might hurt him dearly.

She shook her head, and smiled once again, thinking about her opinion on Lee and Sakura- it only made her laugh slightly.

Really…it's amazing how much of a hypocrite I can be.

Reimei continued to glare at the family photo for a while longer until she slammed it down on the side table- the front of it facing downwards.

The brown eyed girl scowled slightly, and brought her knees up to her chest, and hugged them- feeling tears sting her eyes- making her cry out in slight frustration.

"Dammit!" she cried, shaking her head- as if to shake the tears away that were threatening to fall away.

"Why does this always get to me?! Why can't I just be like everyone else, and just feel numb?!" she exclaimed, digging her nails into her arms.

She glared at the ceiling as she leaned back- an angry expression on her face as she continued to bite her lip.

"It's always me…isn't it? Are you happy, Aniki?" she asked in a bitter voice- saying 'Aniki' with as much venom as she could possibly manage.

She laid down on her bed from her former position, she linked her hands together and rested them on her stomach as she continued to glare at the ceiling.

"Are you happy with the outcome?! Are you?!" she asked, still completely disgusted with the fact of her brothers disappearance.

"Are you happy with what I have become?" she asked once again, her voice becoming softer as she whispered one last thing before falling asleep.

"Are you happy that you abandoned me?"

"Alright- everyone!" Kurenai stated, getting the attention of the other fifteen ninjas as she turned around.

"We're going to camp here- considering it's almost nightfall- alright?" She asked, followed by a chorus of 'Okay,'

Kurenai nodded, satisfied- they all then started to work at setting up their camp. It was going to be a long journey, and they all needed rest for the next morning.

"We have four large tents. One will be for the girls- the other three will be for the boys" Asuma stated once they set the tents up.

"We're having a very early rise tomorrow- so I don't want to catch any of you up. Got it?" Kurenai asked, followed by everyone nodding obediently.

"Alright," Kakashi stated- in the same lazy tone he usually has- as he sat down, followed by everyone else.

"You all understand the mission, correct?" he asks, followed by another series of nods.

"Yes…why are you asking us this, sensei?" Sakura asked- a slight bit confused.

"Because, we don't know what will happen. And it's best that you understand it…" Kakashi started to explain more details as food was passed out- but was tuned out by a certain Blonde.

Naruto sighed- already bored with the conversation as he ate- he understood that all he had to do was catch some guy, and then get him to help bring Sasuke back. And that was all that mattered to him.

He didn't care whether or not this guy was going to put up a fight- in fact; he had no doubts that he could beat him with his hands behind his back.

But, what he wasn't sure about; was whether this guy would betray them or not- for all he knew, the Black Shadow could be in an alliance with Sasuke- and give the Leaf –including himself- false information.

Naruto groaned mentally, taking another bite of his Dango; he was curious as to what would happen- and that curiosity fuelled his excitement with every given moment.

He wasn't sure how long he was in his thoughts when he noticed everyone heading off the bed already. And the fact that it was already nightfall.

He sighed softly and stood up- finishing off his Dango.

Absent-mindedly he headed into a random tent- luckily being one of the boys' tents. Sighing softly, he laid down in a free area of the tent- ignoring the others talking as he continued to think about the mission.

After what felt like five minutes- he finally closed his eyes- falling into a deep sleep with one thought running through his head,

I will bring Sasuke back to the village, No matter what!

Dango – A kind of round dumpling generally made from rice flour (in Hokkaidou, you can find potato dango, too) in either a sweet or savory flavor, depending on the other ingredients; the kind most commonly seen in anime/manga are called botchan/bocchan dango, and consist of three dango on a skewer: a pink one that takes its color from sweet red bean paste, a yellowish-white one that takes its color from eggs, and a green one that takes its color from green tea