Chapter 3

Naruto and Kiba...

"Excuse me…" said a young woman holding a clipboard, approached the two men. "Do you have a registration to enter?" Although she tried to be as serious as possible, even a blind man could see her blushing face and scanning eyes. Kiba looked at the girl and then back at Naruto.

Wearing a dark green sleeveless shirt that intensified his manly figure; his pants were black with the normal right legged bindings for the kunai holders. He wore gloves with metal plates on the back and arm bands. Naruto definitely manlier than he had 4 years ago, but Kiba couldn't see the reason to the girl's troublesome behavior.

"Women…I'll never understand…" Kiba mumbled. Naruto chuckled and walked towards the young woman. The woman was surprised by Naruto's approach but was even more startled by how close Naruto had gotten to her. He reached out his hands and held the farther side of the clipboard that was nearest to hers. Tilting it over to get a closer look, his hands gently brushed beside hers, making the woman sway.

"I think I should…" Naruto said, leaning forward to look at the board. He leaned far enough that it seemed as if their foreheads were touching. Naruto was a good 7 inches taller than the woman, and to any onlooker it might have looked like a scene from a romance movie. Kiba raised an eyebrow, obviously impressed by Naruto's newly attained technique.

"Um…Um…Wh-wha's yew nurm…" the girl said barely logical. Kiba burst out laughing, make the girl blush deeper and even more embarrassed. She peeked up to see if Naruto was laughing as well, but nearly dropped to her knees because of the look on his face. Naruto smiled gently, his crystal blue eyes glistening and his face tilted at an angle making the smile even more sinfully breathtaking.

"Uzumaki Naruto. The Hokage should be expecting my visit," Naruto told her politely. Minutes passed before Kiba realized the girl wasn't breathing. Naruto on the other hand, seemed completely at ease.

"Um! I'll be his escort!" Kiba sharply grabbed Naruto away, breaking the girl from her trance. As she took giant gasps of air, Kiba jumped onto Akamaru, Naruto following behind, and took off.

"Escort? Kiba, I may have been gone for 4 years, but I don't need someone, especially you to escort me," Naruto said jokingly. Kiba laughed and turn to look at him.

"That was pretty interesting there, Naruto. Where did you learn to make girls forget to breathe?" Kiba said jokingly. Naruto laughed and didn't reply.

"I probably should go and say hi to everyone," Naruto said thoughtfully to himself. Akamaru stopped running and replaced to walking.

"Really? Who do you wanna start with? I'll track them down for you!" Kiba excitedly jumped off of Akamaru and walked beside his canine companion.

"Nah…I kinda want to do this on my own. No hard feelings," Naruto looked at him apologeticly. Kiba shook his head and smiled.

"I guess I can understand what you mean. Alright, suit yourself." Kiba said, obviously disappointed.

"Thanks," Naruto jumped off Akamaru. "See you later!" Naruto said with his toothy grin and took off running. Kiba smiled, dispite himself.

"It's great that he's back isn't it, Akamaru?" Kiba ask his furry friend. Akamaru barked happily back

Sasuke and Shikamaru...

"Sasuke? You alive?" asked Shikamaru as he entered the office. Sasuke was reading a document intently, not even noticing Shikamaru. Curious, Shikamaru walked behind Sasuke to see. "What are you looking at? It's just a daily report of the travelers who've come by the Konoha Gate."

"It can't be…Shikamaru…Look at this description on one of the travelers…" Sasuke said, pointing at the section of the paper with giant heart shaped drawn around it.

Golden blond hair and clear blue eyes! Adorable facial marks that makes him look so cute! And the most gorgeous smile the ninja lord has ever bestowed upon a man. Tall and sweet with an enchanting low seductive voice that make me melt!

"That's…fascinating…" Shikamaru said, obviously disturbed by Sasuke's interests and the female mind, didn't see the bigger picture. Sasuke stared intently at the paper.

"Don't you get it?! The description! Blond, blue eyes and facial marks! It's him! He's here!" Sasuke shouted, slamming the sheet of paper on the desk. "Tell everyone! Spread the word that Uzumaki Naruto is here!"

Sasuke and Sakura...

"Sakura!" Sasuke shouted as he barged through the door. Sakura startled by Sasuke's brisk behavior ran towards him with a worried look.

"Sasuke? What's wrong?" Sakura asked, gently stroking his face with her hand. Sasuke held it with the same tenderness and told her the news.

"He's here…He's come back…" Sasuke looked into Sakura's eyes, but saw something he didn't expect to see. Her eyes showed a reluctant look. "Sakura…?"

"It's nothing," Sakura said, quickly hiding her face in Sasuke's chest as she embraced him. "I'm just…oh, I can't describe it…" Sasuke smiled, and wrapped his arms around her, holding her tightly to himself.

"C'mon…let's go find him," Sasuke said into her light rosy hair.

Naruto and Gaara...

"So that's love…" Gaara whispered to himself as he observed the couple. He quickly summoned back his third eye before he could be spotted. "It won't last…" he added, and lean back against the trunk of the tree. Sitting on one of thick branches sprouting from it, Gaara toyed with his sand powers.

"Bored?" Asked a voice from below. Gaara didn't have to look to know who it belonged to.

"Are you supposed to be looking for your friends?" Asked the red head. Naruto chuckled at the word, but made no comment.

"Why should I? They're looking for me, anyway so might as well wait," Naruto lade his back against the trunk. "Did you do your part yet?"

"I got a few…they're unconscious so I need you to be there tonight," Gaara shrugged as Naruto cursed him for his quick pace. "By the way, you sure you don't need my help with the others? I've grown up too, you know."

"Hmm…Sure why not? But that means you have to show up as Kazekage," Naruto reached into his shirt and pulled out a scroll. "And of course, you need you're escorts," he said throwing the scroll up. In midair, it was surrounded by a cloud of sand.

"Have fun…" Gaara said before he and the sand vanished. Naruto grinned as he heard the sound of stomping feet. Briefly looking towards the direction of the noise, he quickly concealed his grin with a confused look. Moments passed before the running stopped behind him.

"NARUTO!!" the two shouted.

End of Chapter 3


Author's Notes/Replies:

To all readers! Thank you for reading AND HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Kingkakashi: I don't think I'll delete all the previous reviews from the first "Naruto's Betrayal" because I can only delete the anonymous reviews. I hope it doesn't effect the current "Naruto's Betrayal" though.