DISCLAIMER: Naruto is not mine. I also do not own the photo I'm using as its cover. I found it on google. Credits to the artist.

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A Piece of Chocolate

The day wasn't really a special day when it came to male species and only females would be so worked up just because of the occasion. For them, the day was nothing but a normal day. Nothing special- well, for single men. It was just a simple windy day for them to do their daily routines. So why the hell were they stalking- ahem, stealthily watching the pink haired medic-nin of Konoha when they actually shouldn't?

You see, the day was Valentine's Day and every female species had already bought gifts and finished making their full of love homemade chocolates. It was a common traditional in their village for girls to give something sweet to the guy they like and maybe, if the mood was perfect, it was also a great chance for them to confess their love. The whole village was already decorated with red hearts and flowers and well, just anything vermillion. Couples had also invaded the finest restaurants in the place. Some would just walk around with their hands holding each other and some would pick to stay in their home and cuddle until night.

So, why were they secretly following the pink haired kunoichi? Well, you see, on her hands was a heart-shaped chocolate wrapped in a red paper and silver ribbon.

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Just around three hours ago, Sakura walked outside the Hokage's office with a wrapped chocolate on her hand and a tower of paper on the other.

While walking, Genma whistled, stopping in front of her with a grin shot across his mischievous face. She gave him her sweet signature smile.

"Sup?" asked him, his eyes darting down to the heart-shaped thing she was holding. "What's that?"

"This?" She asked, raising the wrapped confection on her hand. "Well, it's a gift or something I guess."

Dark eyebrows rose up in interest. "A gift." He mused. "Ah, that's right, today's V-day." He then looked back up to her face and smiled. "Is it for me?"

Sakura raised an eyebrow. "No." She replied, silently questioning the man why the hell would he think it's for him.

Genma's smile vanished and clicked his tongue, looking on his side to hide the slight grimace that formed on his face. "Damn, that broke my heart." He muttered, putting his hands on his pockets. "And I haven't received any chocolate too." Then, he looked back up to the pinkette to bid his goodbye but froze as he saw her giggling. "Oh, so you think being loveless on love-day is funny."

"No." She replied between her giggles. He gave her a confused look. She then paused and cleared her throat. "Hold this." said her, handing the tower of papers on the dark haired shinobi. They were quite heavy, how the hell was she able carry them with only one hand was a mystery to him. Then, she took something on her tiny bag.

He blinked as he stared at the small, star-shaped chocolate the pinkette just gave. "This is..." He trailed off, his cheeks slightly turning pink.

Sakura took the sheets on him and said, "I hope it will be your lucky star and receive lots of chocolate today." She smiled. "Well, ja ne Genma-san." She waved, walking away from the frozen man.

For what felt like forever, Genma finally decided to eat the star-shaped confection. He was in the middle of slowly chewing the sweet star in bliss when suddenly, his eyes snapped open. So who the freakin' hell was that large heart-shaped gift for?

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The certain crimson haired Kazekage walked slowly on the huge building, heading to the Hokage's office when suddenly, he bumped into someone. Papers flew and slowly went their way down to the floor. His mint green orbs watched the person he bumped into wincing slightly in pain as she rubbed her back while sitting on the gray floor. "Are you alright?" He asked, stretching his pale strong arm to offer his help.

The lady took his hand, still slightly wincing in pain. "I'm fine, thank you- oh, Kazekage-sama." Her jade orbs widened slightly before bowing to one of the most respected man in shinobi world. "I'm sorry, I'm not looking in my way and-"

"It's alright Haruno." Her last name just seemed to roll out in his tongue flawlessly.

Rose tints flushed on her pale face as she looked down, realizing the papers she was about to deliver to Shizune were scattered all over the place. Her pink head panicked as the highly respected man kneeled down and began taking the sheets. "Kazekage-sama," She exclaimed. "You don't have to pick them up." She kneeled down too, taking the papers as fast as she could. "I can do it on my own. You may go to shisou, she's waiting for you."

"Hn," He said- if it was even a word. "It's partly my fault that your papers fell; helping you is something I shall do." He said in his low and icy tone, almost finished in piling up the white sheets.

"A-arigatou." said her, still feeling embarrassed and shy around the Kazekage.

"Hn."

Then, something clicked in her mind. The red head watched her as she took something inside her bag and handed it to him. "As a thanks." She smiled. His head drifted up from the star-shaped thing to her face. He found himself nailed down to his place, staring and having thoughts about how sweet and stunningly beautiful her smile was. "Today's Valentine's day so I made some chocolates last night."

"Hn," His expression remained nonchalant even though he was slightly surprised to receive a chocolate from the pinkette. She really was something as his heart would always beat abnormally whenever he would see her or just by thinking about her. And now, now she was making the place suddenly hot. Oblivious to his red cheeks, he stared at the star chocolate quite nervously. Except for cookies, he didn't really like eating sweets. But throwing away or giving back the confection she gave might make her disappointed and he just heard that when a girl gave a man something sweet on Saint Valentine's Day, it meant that she liked him. The vermillion blush on his cheeks grew. Did that meant that she liked him? With the question on his head, he threw the star-shaped chocolate inside his mouth and chewed slowly. "It's not... very sweet." He said quite confusedly.

"Yeah, I made a few dark chocolates, knowing Sasuke-kun and Neji-san aren't really into sweets."

"Hn." He replied while still chewing the chocolate. It tasted really good. Then, his invisible eyebrows knitted as he looked back up to the pinkette. "You're going to give them chocolates too?"

Her head cocked slightly. "Of course." She answered with a wasn't-it-obvious tone

His frown deepened. Did that meant that she liked three men at the same time? Him, the Uchiha and Hyuuga? He then stood up, still lost in his thoughts. The pinkette he came to like since they were young was really something. She was very confusing.

Sakura stood up too and took the tower of white sheets.

His jade orbs then caught something heart and red lying on the floor and took it. "Is this yours?" He asked, showing the wrapped thing to the pinkette. The weird thing smelled sweet and wine thus he realized inside was a chocolate.

The medic took the heart gift. "Hai, arigatou Kazekage-sama." She bowed slightly.

"Hn, see you, Haruno."

Then, they parted ways.

On his way to Tsunade's office, he paused as realization came to him. The star candy she gave to him was nothing but a friendship chocolate and based on the shape and size of the wrapped chocolate, he assumed it was the one she would give to the guy she really liked. Uchiha and Hyuuga shot his head. One of them would receive that heart confection and just by the thought of it really angered him. A love rival, he thought, clenching his fists before waltzing his way to the Hokage's office.

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Sakura finally reached Shizune's desk but hadn't seen her and only found the certain Aburame standing in the shadows of wall. "Have you seen Shizune-san?" asked her politely.

"She left just a while ago." He replied with nothing but nonchalance. "I was asked to wait for you and say to leave the papers on her desk."

"Oh, I see. Arigatou Shino-san." A smile beamed across her face before walking to the raven haired kunoichi's desk and placed the tower of white sheets on top.

"Hn." was his only reply before he began walking away.

"Wait, Shino-san," She called, running slowly to the guy who wore sunglasses and kept his hood hiding his head. The addressed male paused and looked back to the pinkette. "You're heading out aren't you? Let's walk out together." She beamed another bright and sweet smile.

She was sparkling. She was so bright. Good thing he was wearing his sunglasses or he would be blind by now. Pink tints flushed across his pale cheeks. Why the hell did she have to be so stunningly lovely? As if loosening some iron, he nodded slowly and began walking even slower. The beautiful pinkette happily jumped on his side and walked on the same pace too. The blush on his face reached the root of his hair. She was just so near to him. Then, she gave him a small piece of chocolate that shaped like a five-pointed star. She said it was something she could only give as thanks for walking with her. He took it and ate nervously, words failed to come out from his mouth even though he really wanted to compliment the sweet candy. To his relief, it seemed like it didn't bother her even if he hadn't said anything about the chocolate. He knew she was already used in silence when she was with him. He was able to mutter thanks and again she gave him her smile that could give him a heart attack.

She waved at him as a goodbye with a heart-shaped gift on her hand.

He nodded, his lips tugging upwards very slightly as he watched her back disappearing on his sight.

Wait, a heart-shaped gift? Correction, a heart-shaped gift wrapped in a very fine scarlet paper with exquisite silver ribbon? His body then froze in horror.

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"Why are you eating that chocolate, Kankuro? It's for our baby brother." The blonde kunoichi asked, snatching the said chocolate to the brunette puppeteer and putting it on the bag that full of gifts and candies and even letters.

The addressed man grimaced. "It's just one chocolate. Besides, Gaara has already tons of it and he won't even eat them." said him while eyeing the bag his sister was dragging.

"He's planning to donate them to children." Temari replied, glaring slightly to her brother. Then, a sly smile formed across her lips. "I thought you received chocolates too?"

Kankuro paled and sweat-dropped. "Y-yeah, of course."

"I knew it." The blonde stopped walking with the same smile still plastered on her face. Then, she neared her face to her brother. "You haven't received any, have you?" She teased.

Kankuro paused and looked away nervously. "W-what are you talking about?"

"Ah, good afternoon Temari-san, Kankuro-san." The siblings turned their heads to the pink headed lady.

"Sakura," The blonde kunoichi beamed, giving her a feminine wide grin.

"S-sakura," The brunette's face changed color and turned crimson from the roots of his brown hair.

"How's your stay in Konoha?" The addressed medic asked, smiling sweetly at the siblings and noticed the huge bag on the blonde's hand but decided to not ask about it.

"The foods are great! And the weather here is a lot better." Temari sighed in bliss. "That's why I wanted to marry someone that lives here."

The pinkette sweat-dropped.

"I-I-I h-have f-fun s-s-staying he-re."

Temari raised an eyebrow as she looked at her brother. "Why the hell are you stuttering like Hinata, Kankuro?"

"Shut up."

The pinkette giggled slightly. "Well, I'm glad you're having fun here." She smiled and took something on her small bag. "If you are in need of anything, you can always call me. Here, have a fun Valentine's day." She chirped, handing the star-shaped chocolate to the two before leaving.

"See you, Sakura-chan." The blonde kunoichi waved.

Kankuro on the other hand was paralyzed with his eyes focused on the candy over his palm. "S-sakura g-gave me..."

The blonde smiled mischievously on the puppeteer and rubbed his back. "There, there, you finally received a chocolate."

Kankuro then smiled. "Heh, and who said I haven't received any?" He grinned smugly, tossing the small chocolate to his mouth.

"I received one too."

"That's right, I'm just as hot as Gaa- what?"

Temari showed the star confection to the brunette male and smiled. "Apparently, you are on friend's zone." She smirked before eating the brown chocolate. "Oh, and I saw her holding a beautiful heart-shaped gift. I wonder who is the lucky guy that will receive it."

"No."

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"Kya! Kiba, don't jump in front of me like that with Akamaru!"

The man who was sitting on a humongous dog flashed a grin to the startled kunoichi. "Hello Sakura-chan, any chocolates for me?"

The addressed pinkette sighed. "Hai, hai," She then took one star chocolate on her bag. "Here's one for you." She said under her breath, handling down the brown confection to the brunette male. "And one for Akamaru." She then fed the chocolate to the large dog.

Kiba's grin widened with crimson tints flushing on his painted cheeks. "Arigatou Sakura-chan." He beamed as lively as always before munching the sweet candy he just received.

Sakura's face turned pink slightly and rubbed the man's brown head. "You're welcome, Kiba." She smiled. Somehow, she could see him as a pet.

The addressed shinobi then stiffened and sniffed, his nose moving slightly as his head neared on the wrapped gift she was clutching. "That's a large chocolate, Sakura-chan."

Sakura looked at the heart-shaped wrapped gift she was holding. "Yeah, it is." replied her, staring at the thing on her hand softly.

He frowned slightly, looking up to the pinkette without the grin he'd usually flash in front of the kunoichi. "Who is it for?"

Sakura paused and gulped. "I-it's highly confidential, I can't tell to anyone who's this gift for, gomen Kiba."

The addressed shinobi stared at the wrapped gift for awhile before looking up to the pinkette with his usual wide grin. "I understand, Sakura-chan."

The pink haired medic gave him another sweet smile. "Thanks, oh I gotta go, bye Kiba." She waved as she ran away from the brunette shinobi.

He watched her back with his lips pressed in thin hard line. The man who would be given with that large chocolate must die a painful death.

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"Good afternoon my lovely blossom. You're timeless beauty gives light to my day as always. It's like heaven just-" Lee coughed as the chocolate that the pinkette literally threw inside his mouth stuck up in his throat.

"Happy Valentine's day, Lee." Sakura said nonchalantly before walking off and leaving the man in green spandex alone.

Lee stretched his hand, reaching out to the pinkette dramatically and attempting to stop her from leaving him but wasn't able to as he choked from the chocolate she just gave him.

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Sakura looked up on the tree. "Kakashi-sensei, shishou wants to see you immediately." She yelled.

The addressed man slid down the green book he was reading and looked at the pinkette. "Tell her I'm busy." replied him before pulling up the book on his face and continued reading.

The kunoichi sighed and then lifted up her arm. The man who was sitting on a branch blinked in surprise as his student punched the tree causing him and the said tree to fall together. She leaned down to him and smiled her sweetest smile though few veins were popping out on her pink head. "Shishou wants to see you, immediately." She repeated firmly.

The silver haired shinobi gulped before standing up and hiding his precious book in his pocket. Somehow, he felt like he just raised his sole female student in a wrong way. Or maybe he could blame the hokage, she was her teacher too. But then again, his three other students were less normal too. He sighed bitterly. "Hai hai, I'm going."

Sakura's lips remained curved upwards but the red veins disappeared already. "That's good to know." replied her sweetly before turning her back to her sensei.

One visible orb then caught the red heart gift. He sniffed and sweet aroma reached his nose very slightly. He then sat on the now fallen tree. "You know what I think I would go later." His student turned herself around and looked at him with a quite pissed off face. "I feel like staying here, though I can change my mind if only someone will be kind enough to give me some sweets to lighten my v-day."

Sakura's pink eyebrow twitched in annoyance and then threw a piece of chocolate on him. However, it wasn't the large heart-shaped he was expecting and instead, it was a small star-shaped one.

"Now go to shishou or I'll take that dirty book of yours, rip it apart and shove it inside your throat." She growled and then left.

Kakashi on the other hand didn't seem to mind his student's warning as he ate the piece of chocolate with his visible eye focused seriously on the wrapped gift she was holding until they disappeared on his sight.

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A/N: I'll leave it a mystery.