Just to make this clear: Time-Skip Travels is a small portion of The Other Daughter, just separate and by another name because the content and focuses are different. So, consider the intro to Time-Skip Travels like a bonus chapter or something… and there might be more of those. Bur that's why the chapter numbering is so weird.

I'm splitting chapter thirteen into three parts so I don't overwhelm you readers, and chapter thirteen as a whole was the most fun to write for me (making it very amusing), just to warn you.

Chapter Thirteen: Several Celebrations.

Part one: Welcome to Oasis Island

Kankuro's jaw was ajar, Temari and Kiritsu's smiles splitting their faces, as Gaara blinked once.

"Say that again…" Kankuro managed, the first to speak, staring at Baki and the Elders. "I might have misheard you."

"Gaara, a few weeks shy of thirteen," Baki said, pleased. "Is Suna's Fifth Kazekage."

Acting like the (supposed) eleven-year-old she was*, Kiritsu squeaked and hugged Gaara tightly around the middle.

"And you'll be the best Kazekage ever." She whispered, and a smile hinted at the corner of his lips.

"Thank you…" He whispered, then raised his arms. "Thank you, Suna Elders. I will protect and lead this village to the best of my ability."

"You have a month before you receive your title." Baki said, masking how proud he was. "How will you celebrate?"

"… Celebrate?"

Putting an arm around his brother's shoulders, Kankuro smirked. "How about Oasis Island? We had great times there as kids*."

He seemed to ponder this. "If we go, I would like the Konoha Twelve to come as well. They're the main reason I chose to become Kazekage."

Baki looked satisfied at this. "I'll arrange for a message to be sent to Tsunade immediately."

"Woo! Vacation with our friends!" Kiritsu laughed when Kankuro put her on his shoulders and started to run around, the council room emptying.

The Elders muttered their disapproval, and Temari laughed at her childish family members. Gaara simply rolled his eyes.

"Put her down Kankuro…"

He smirked and let her down. "Of course, Kazekage-sama."

A slapping noise echoed around the now almost-empty room, and he swore.

Shaking her head, Kiritsu brushed her palms together. "No jokes."

"Fine." He scratched his ear and began to walk out of the room with the other three. "So, who's hungry? I sure am."

Groans.

"You're always hungry." Temari said.

Kiritsu smiled and grabbed Temari and Gaara's hands, dragging them to the kitchen.

As Tsunade smiled at the twelve teens, all in various states of alertness at the early hour, she noted their Sensei's confusion slowly disappear.

"Well, this is a surprise." Kakashi said, a happy eye crease on his visible eye, and he rubbed the back of his head. "I'll get them out of my hair for awhile."

The other three managed grins.

"So… why are we off missions for the next month? Naruto asked, arms crossed across his chest. "Baa-chan, I don't get it dattebayo."

Tsunade gave him a dirty look and rubbed her forehead. "Don't call me that Naruto. Now, it's because I'm sending you all to Suna for a vacation."

"Nani! Why?"

"N-Naruto…" When Hinata touched his arm, he calmed down slightly.

"I received a letter from the Kazekage-to-be requesting you all celebrate his being instated on Oasis Island with himself and his family."

"I don't get why this guy is inviting us, dattebayo."

Rolling his eyes, Sasuke tried to scratch his still bracelet-encased wrists. "Dube. I'm guessing Gaara is going to be the Kazekage, or we wouldn't be invited."

"Correct Sasuke." Tsunade sighed.

"Gaara's going to be Kazekage soon…" Naruto said, thinking. "And he's sending us all on a trip to celebrate with him…"

"That's what she just said, baka." Shikamaru muttered, yawning.

"Heeeeey." A sly grin crossed his face. "We'll be with his siblings too."

He froze mid-yawn, and Tsunade nodded. "Yes. Now go get packed up for the island trip. Now."

"Yes Hokage-sama." The teens said, and they all filed out.

"This is going to be great! A month without missions…" Naruto took Hinata's hand. "And I get to see you everyday, dattebayo!"

She blushed and smiled.

"Hinata and Naruto sitting in a tree," Ino sang. "K-I-S-S-I- ow!"

Sakura began to run once she released her hold on Ino's short ponytail. "Gotcha Pig!"

"Damn you Forehead!" She yelled, and they began to chase each other.

"Troublesome…"

Everyone else present agreed.

"Wow…" Kiritsu leaned over the top of the safety railing and looked into the water several feet below the dock. "So much water-"

She fell over the railing and landed on the surface with a SPLAT, standing and running up the side of the dock after Kankuro.

"Doll-boy, get back here so I can 64-palm your ass across the ocean!" She yelled, and he laughed.

Gaara sighed, startled when Temari attempted to punch his shoulder playfully and hit the sand barrier. "Lighten up. We're on vacation Kazekage."

"Shouldn't they be more mature?" He pointed out. "We're going to be running a country soon."

She sighed. "Two reasons: We're on vacation… and we never got to be kids."

His eyes closed. "You're right… I just wish-"

"Hey guys!" Naruto's familiar yell got his eyes to pop open. "I found them, dattebayo-ow."

"Baka!" Sakura snapped after hitting him.

"I, S-Sakura-chan, please s-stop hi-hitting Naruto-kun." Hinata murmured.

"Hey." Kiritsu halted her rampage on Kankuro and ran over to her friend's sides, looping her arms through theirs. "Nobody said hi to me."

"Kiri-chan!" Naruto beamed brighter, Sasuke taking one of his hands out of his pockets to wave. "It's been awhile!"

"The Exams were only a few months ago* Noodle-Brains." Then she frowned. "You've gotten… taller…"

"Really?"

Her eyes flickered to Sasuke's wrists. "Nice accessory."

He shrugged. "It came with baggage*."

"Six ANBU huh?" She muttered, rolling her eyes and taking his hand, pulling him towards the docked boat. "Let's go!"

"Man, this beach should make you guys feel right at home… with the sand and all…" Kiba said, causing people to face palm and groan.

"What a great start huh?" Kankuro joked, a smirk on his painted face, and he picked up one of TenTen's bags.

She felt a Byakugan on her, but laughed with ease. "Yep."

"The boat is this way…" Gaara deadpanned, and they all began to follow him. "Be careful of your footing, the dock is-"

"Waaaa!" Naruto, who had been running and was pulling a poor Hinata along with him, went skidding over the edge of the dock…. And into the water.

"Slippery…" He finished, and several people began to crack up.

Neji looked horrified until they climbed back onto the dock, soaking wet. Naruto seemed to lack Kiritsu's reflexes… or he'd just been less aware of her surroundings than him.

"You okay Hinata-chan?" Naruto said, and she began to shiver. "I'll get your coat off…"

As he slipped it off her shoulders, she got beat red, and Kiritsu slipped her cloak (now revealed as a towel) off.

"Here." She said, wrapping it around the older girl's shoulders, revealing a casual outfit instead of her usual one and the absence of bandages. "You okay?"

"It's probably just shock." Sakura and Ino said at the same time, then the pair began to go at each other's throats for tying.

"Troublesome…" Shikamaru muttered to Choji, about to yawn when Temari removed her own towel for Naruto to use, and instead ended up turning slightly pink with his jaw ajar.

"She'll see you staring dude." Choji whispered, and Shikamaru slowly closed his mouth before giving his friend a dirty look.

"Your crush never sees you staring, so I don't think you have a right to comment buddy." He hissed.

Overhearing the last bit of the conversation, Temari smirked, and the two girls stopped trying to hit each other. "Who's your crush Choji?"

He turned red and didn't answer.

"Kids, let's just get on the boat." Kankuro said, looking over his shoulder. "You want to get there by lunch right?"

Kiba, Choji, and Kiritsu jumped, running down the dock using chakra so they wouldn't go flying, Akamaru skidding behind.

"Baka…" Gaara muttered, him and the others wisely walking to the boat. "You mention food."

"You'll thank him later, this is the last peace and quiet you'll probably get for a long time." TenTen pointed out. He just sighed.

"…and If Gaara wasn't my boss, I'd really have to beg for vacation time." Kiritsu said, picking up one of the snack foods they had on the boat. "Especially with the new status I was given."

"What do you mean?" Naruto said, confused.

She smiled. "The reason I didn't get to see you guys during your Exams… I took the Jonin Exams a week ago."

"NANI! How?" He jumped up.

"Baka." Sasuke sat him back down. "She's got a lot more control over her powers than you do, and that's probably why she was allowed."

"Yep." She stuck a pocky stick in her mouth. "I couldn't tell you guys for sure yet because I got approved the day before last…"

"C-Congratulations Kiritsu-chan." Hinata said, and the others took her lead and wished her luck.

"You're like, eleven, and a Jonin already." Naruto said last. "That must be some kind of record."

Sasuke seemed to go slightly rigid at that. *

"Gaara's currently the youngest Kage…" Kiritsu directed the conversation away from that. "Anything's possible if you put your mind to it, and I just wanted to get 'ranking up' over with so Gaara wouldn't be ridiculed for having 'unskilled' right hands."

"And that means Lazy-Ass over here," Temari gestured to Shikamaru, who began to choke on his food. "Needs to toughen up."

"You okay?" Several of them asked, Choji slapping him on the back.

"T-T-trouble-troublesome…" He hacked out, breathing normally again.

"He's fine." Sakura said, running a green-glowing hand over his hand and back, then released the Jutsu and slapped him. "Just drink some water to ease the burning sensation."

"Whatever." He took one sip, and began to choke when Temari stood up and stretched.*

"What is with yo-" Kankuro paused when he saw TenTen take off her overdress, revealing her bikini top and a pair of shorts. "Um…"

Gaara walked into the room they were all in. "I hope you are all enjoying yourselves…"

He eyed the boys reactions to the girls who were now undressing and showing off their swimsuits. "We will be docking on Oasis Island soon."

"I've been waiting to get into that water since we got on the boat!" Kiba pulled off his shirt, smirking when Hinata blushed. "Joining me Shino."

Two seconds of silence was occupied my the mutual wonder: 'What does Shino look like under all his clothes?'

"No." Shino said flatly.

He shrugged and stood, running out to the helm of the boat. "Your loss."

"Wait, what's he-" Choji was cut off by an exited yell and a loud splash. "… doing?"

They sweat-dropped.

"Did he just… jump off the boat?" Kankuro asked, shocked as the rest.

"Baka." Shino muttered, shaking his head.

"This trip is bound to be interesting…" Sasuke muttered.

"Oh?" Kiritsu smiled at him. "Why's that Uke-kun?"

He looked away and shrugged, slightly angry-blushing. "They're acting like idiots before we even get off the boat."

"Hm… good point."

Meanwhile, in the storage area of the boat, Shiru and Kaori were playing cards* against the other four ANBU with them.

"Tenzo, you suck at this game." Kaori said slyly, noting that the man was only in his boxers.

He frowned, scratching the back of his head. "I'm sure you have a rigged deck because of your legacy of loosing…"

"What are you talking about? It's not me that has bad luck with games…"

Shiru sighed and put down some of her cards. "You're out Tenzo. Or, you get to do the 'officer dance'* in nothing but your ANBU tattoo."

"… damnit."

The white-haired woman laughed. "Guy is going to love hearing this story."

"And he'll laugh even harder when he hears what happened on that mission to Suna when you drank cactus juice* and confused me with him to the point you kissed me." Shiru said dully, noting her friend had very few cards left. "And I don't think he'll be the only one doing the 'officer dance' if you can't counter against my next play Kaori."

Looking at her cards, Kaori's smile disappeared. "Oh hell…"

"Shirt off Princess…" Uzuki-san* said, brushing back her hair. She'd become quiet since Hayate's death, but was still a mean cards player.

Giving a secretly-smirking Shiru a glare, she took off her ANBU vest and removed her shirt. "Happy?"

"Not really, but it makes my situation a little easier to stomach." Tenzo said.

A/N

* Kiritsu's supposed age is about eleven, based on Chiyo's assumption nine years ago. Also, she shares her 'birthday' with Gaara, because that day was the one they 'found' her.

*Oasis Island is my imaginary vacation island, that I placed in the southern ocean below Suna and out of view on this map: http : / Naruto . Wikia . Com / wiki / File : Naruto _ World _ Map . Svg … I thought the Kazekage's family would have a vacation home on a tropical island somewhere…

* Kiritsu didn't go to the preliminaries, she just saw them during the final round briefly when she went to watch Kankuro and Temari. I'm also putting it out there that Gaara and Sasuke didn't become Chuunin. Sasuke couldn't compete, and Gaara was busy with learning how to become Kazekage.

* Sasuke's referring to the downsides of such 'lovely bracelets'. A better explanation is the next line.

* Guess who he's thinking of, and that Naruto would be oblivious to. Hint: Mangekyou Sharingan

* The real insanity begins. Teenage hormones, randomness, and pure curiosity inspires the rest of the full chapter. Enjoy.

* Most likely a Japanese variant of poker, which I'm not sure really exists.

* Watch this video to get the point: http : / www .youtube . Com / watch ? v = _ w6pQ5uhDZc

* Cactus Juice: A reference to Avatar: The Last Airbender. A liquid found in cactuses, that when ingested, react like a hallucinogenic and an alcoholic beverage at the same time in the body. It causes hallucinations and strange behaviors in people.

* I couldn't find her first name, but this was Hayate's ANBU girlfriend before he died.