"You…you almost got my ass thrown in jail!" Naruto points his finger at Sakura; said girls face turning sour.

"Well I guess that was your own fault for walkin' down an alley at midnight." She retorts. The blonde, taken aback by her careless attitude drops his hand and looks to Shikamaru.

"You owe me so much," He seethes and Kiba smirks from his seat at the couch.

"Just go," Shikamaru says, "The cops will be after her, and apparently you for some reason," He eyes Naruto suspiciously. Meanwhile, Kiba opens his mouth for a smartass remark, but Naruto, knowing his friend long enough to know his antics, looks at him.

"Don't say a fuckin' word," He growls and Kiba laughs out loud, but doesn't speak.

Asuma, Ino's baby, cries from the other room and the mother stands, but before she leaves she says, "Please, Naruto, do this for me." Her eyes search his and the man sighs.

"Yea, yea," He mumbles. Ino smiles and thanks him. She turns to her friend and wraps her arms around her bringing her in close.

"When you're safe, let me know somehow, okay?" Sakura agrees to her friend's request, "Alright, I love you. Be safe." Ino says and leaves the room to tend to her child.

"Kiba, hand me those bags there," Shikamaru says. Kiba gives him a crooked smile.

"What's the magic word?"

"Give me the fuckin' bags." Shikamaru deadpans.

Kiba stands and throws the bags by the straps over towards his friend. "Asshole," He says and crosses his arming pouting like a little kid.

Shikamaru picks up the bags and gestures for Sakura to come over, and she does. "I got this together in case of emergency for me and Ino. In these bags are water, food, and first-aid kits. Naruto," The blonde gives him his attention, "Go to…"

"Sasuke, yea I know," Naruto cuts him off. Shikamaru sighs inevitably to calm his frustration.

"Don't fuck up." He warns and Naruto nods, throwing the backpack he was handed over his shoulder while Sakura reciprocates his action.

"Cover up," Kiba says and Naruto turns to cuss out his friend, thinking he was poking fun at him for being pants-less earlier. Instead, he sees a hat being offered to him and Kiba looking slightly less pissed off. Naruto places the hat atop his head to cover his bright, blonde hair and nods to his friends. They give him the same signal back.

"Let's go." Naruto barks out and Sakura follows him out into the night.

Sakura had veiled her hair again with her scarf as they walk side by side down the street. It's two in the morning and they walk in the opposite direction of the crime scene. They avoid alleys, side streets, and back roads- anything that will make them suspicious. If they hear sirens or see a cop car, they pull into the nearest building, heads down, and try to remain as inconspicuous as they can be for being strangers coming in and out from the night.

They remain quiet for most of the walk, Naruto having his hands in his pockets and Sakura bundling up in her coat to keep from the cold.

They are headed to the inner city, a place Sakura would absolutely love to go to at any other time than now, alongside a complete stranger taking her to another complete stranger.

"Hey," She says abruptly. Naruto looks straight ahead and doesn't answer her. "I'm not a murderer," She adds, hoping to get him to speak so she can clear her name. He still doesn't say a word, doesn't even look at her. "I'm not some criminal, I was defending myself." She says looking at him, her tone almost accusing.

"Don't talk so loudly, you'll get us caught." He mutters. She glares at him from behind her head dress and bites her lip. He doesn't understand, she thinks to herself. She begins to feel void of herself again, the feelings of almost killing a man and being raped trying to rise in her stomach, but she forces it all down. She told Ino the basics. She killed the man in self-defense, and Ino understood. She didn't question her friend, and as kind as Ino had been in getting her someone to smuggle her away, it didn't take away Sakura's emotional stress that's been building up for years, but she keeps smothering it.

Almost there.

The inner city is absolutely astonishing.

The buildings are a beauty to spectate upon; there are trees and flowers littering the area as well. The sidewalks have many people walking on them. Most of them are dressed in decorative clothing- like they all just came from a huge mascaraed ball, which was quite plausible.

The lights that lined the trees, the neon signs that jutted out from the buildings- all of it was breath taking- but the sound of the music drew in her utmost attention. This music didn't hold that eerie and distorted sound that her neighborhood did; this music seems like it'd play at a huge party with thousands of rich folk from around the world.

She stared at the women that walked down the streets, noticing their stunning dresses, elaborate hair styles, and gorgeous masks. The women looked at her back, almost disgusted, but Sakura couldn't tell. She couldn't help but marvel at the beauty in their costumes.

"Come on," Naruto says beside her and she realizes she's been slowing in her steps just staring at everything. She sighs and follows him across the street and up some steps to a front door. He knocks.

"That was quick," Sakura mutters.

"He lives pretty close," He answers her in the same hushed tone. Their voices don't seem to match the lively and careful atmosphere of this night.

Sirens emit through the air and Naruto knocks again, harder this time. "Hurry up," He utters to himself. Sakura looks down the street both ways, feeling the tension Naruto puts off.

The door unlocks a row of locks and creaks open. The blonde pushes himself inside, and Sakura hurries in behind him.

A man closes it behind them. "The fuck you doin' here?" The stranger asks, his voice rugged like he'd been sleeping. In his hands is a gun and Sakura feels uneasy. She looks to Naruto, but he doesn't even seem fazed.

"I need you to smuggle us out of the city." Naruto demands. The other smirks and walks past them towards the end of the hallway that ends in the nice sized kitchen. The floor is black and white checkered and the walls a deep green color.

The blonde trails after him and Sakura- with her heels clicking the hard wood- follows close behind them.

The black haired man grabs a bottle of whiskey from a hidden compartment in his cupboards and tucks the gun in the back of his cotton pajamas. Sakura's eyes catch the alcohol as she enters the room.

"Why the hell would I do a damn thing for you?" He asks and Naruto fumes.

"I ain't got time for your shit, Sasuke," He growls out, "You owe me."

The black haired man shakes his head and laughs. "I don't owe anyone shit. That ain't how this business works. If I smuggled alcohol, people, whatever it is, on just favors then I'd be living in the shit row. This isn't honest work therefor playin' the favor card ain't gunna pass."

Naruto grits his teeth. "Then what the fuck do I have to do to get you to take us out of the city?"

"Pay up." Sasuke says.

"I don't have any money," The blonde says.

"Then why the fuck did you come here? Get out." Sasuke goes to leave but Naruto steps in front of him.

"Please, I need you to do this for me." The blonde tries, but the other is blank. "Last I heard you were trying to get in touch with Tsunade. I'm headed to see her, I can deliver you straight to her." This gets Sasuke's attention.

He seems to contemplate this for a moment.

"She hates me and my men, what makes you so persuasive?" He questions. Naruto gives him a toothy grin.

"Just trust me."

Ooooooh new character just added to the mix. Ahhh snap : )