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Me: So many reviews! (tears up)

Sasuke: yea, But you haven't even updated in a week…

Me: Hey, I have school too ya know!

Sasuke: What's the point of school if you don't learn how to kill someone?

Me: Oh, we learn how to do that! It's called 'lunch' Survival of the fittest, dog eats dog, kill for your food or starve!

Sakura: Sounds horrible!

Me: It is….

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Hinata sat against a wall, banging her head against it repeatedly. "Where…am…I!" She stopped with a sigh, and rubbed her head lightly. "What if I'm lost here forever? I'll starve to death, and then they will find my body but I'll be so decayed they won't tell it's me…then, then they will have to use my teeth to identify me! Oh no…then I'd be toothless! GAH!" Hinata screamed, and covered her mouth in horror at the idea's flowing into her head. She then heard a light cough from her side, and looked over.

"Umm…Hinata-san? What may I ask are you talking about?" Hizashi looked at his niece in confusion, walking in on the middle of her rant of doom. Hinata smiled, scratched the back of her head lightly, and giggled awkwardly.

"Oh, nothing Hizashi-san!" Hinata stood up and the two looked around the hall in silence. "Hizashi."

"Yes, Hinata-san?"

"You never heard any of that, ok?" Hinata pressed to fingers together infront of her lips in embarrassment, and Hizashi chuckled to himself at this.

"What ever you say, Hinata-san. The important thing right now is to get you some food!" Hizashi put an arm around Hinata's shoulders lovingly, and lead her to the food hall.

The two arrived at the food hall, and Hinata was mortified at how close it had been to her room. "It was directly above our room, Hizashi-san?" Hizashi nodded, and sat Hinata down at a table. He went off to get some food for the two of them, and Hinata was left sitting there alone. She wasn't completely alone, of course. A few seats down the long table were the other girls, the ones who had witnessed the destruction of the courtyard just half an hour earlier. Hinata's face went pink, and she tried to ignore the stares of the girls.

The blonde girl, Ino, was whispering something to a very pretty girl with brown hair. The brunette then turned towards a curvier blonde with short hair in ponytails, and then all three stared at Hinata. Just ignore it, don't let them bother you! Hinata thought this over and over, but it did not help at all. Finally, the three got up and moved over to sit by Hinata.

"That was pretty impressive." Ino said, sitting on Hinata's left side. "I've never seen a tracking technique so powerful." Ino smiled, but Hinata didn't like how.

"Well…it's because I…I'm a –"

"A Hyuuga. I know." The girl with shorter blonde hair said this, with the same unnerving smile. "I am Temari. That's Ino, and this is Tenten."

"It's really nice to meet you!" Tenten smiled, but in a much nicer way. Hinata felt much more at ease with Tenten.

"Look Hinata," Ino began, "we saw you flirting with Sasuke." Hinata blinked, and raised her eyebrows.

"What?" Hinata said in total confusion, "I wasn't, honestly! I'd never flirt with Sasuke, I-."

"Not only are you a flirt, but you're a liar too? My my, such a catty little Priestess." Temari smirked lightly, and got up and began to walk away. "Ino, this is your little spat, and frankly I don't want to get involved. It's too troublesome." Ino looked fairly angry with her blonde friend, and turned to Hinata one last time before following her to the other end of the table again.

"Look, I don't want any problems, really. Sasuke is mine though, so stay away!" With that, Ino got up and walked over to Temari. Hinata was still confused though, and looked down at the table sadly.

"I don't want any trouble, I wasn't flirting either…"

"Oh, don't worry." Tenten was still sitting next to Hinata, and smiled as she placed a comforting hand on Hinata's shoulder. "Temari is actually impressed by you, that's why she is acting like that. And Ino, well…" Tenten looked over at Ino, who was scolding Temari for leaving her there. "Ino means well, and she is really quite nice when you know her. It's just that after what happened between her and the Head Priestess, she has never really trusted anyone new, especially ones who talk to Sasuke."

"Why? What happened between her and Head Priestess Sakura?" Hinata leaned into Tenten, ready for her first bit of gossip.

"It was terrible! The Head Priestess and Ino were best friends, and Ino trusted her dearly. The sad thing was that they both liked the same boy though. An agreement was made between them then that neither would go after Sasuke, because they valued their friendship more. Well, Sakura was getting more and more friendly with Sasuke, right? And then when Ino confronted Sakura about it, Sakura said Ino was just jealous and that their friendship was over!"

"Oh no! How terrible." Hinata placed a hand to her heart. "I couldn't imagine such a thing!"

"Oh, it gets worse!" Tenten smiled with malice, and Hinata got the distinct impression that Tenten greatly enjoyed gossiping. "See, Ino and Sasuke were expected to be the replacements for the old Head Priestess and Priest, everyone knew it. Then, the Kyuubi said Sakura would be much better for the job, and get this, Sasuke agreed! And it all took place right infront of Ino at the finale meeting to decide!"

"How awful, how could such a thing happen?

"Well, Sasuke apologized after the meeting, right? He even hugged Ino. Sasuke doesn't even hug his own pillow! And Sakura walked in and saw them, and she flipped. Well, Sakura started screaming at Ino for 'stealing her man,' and Ino was just like, 'Stealing him back you mean,' and the two started to duke it out right in the middle of the hall! Sasuke got freaked over these two lunatics who were acting like he was their boyfriend!"

"Well, it can't get much worse than that, right?" Hinata's worried expression just fueled Tenten's love for gossip, and fire lit those pretty brown eyes.

"Believe me, around here it can always get worse. Sakura told the old Head Priestess Ino attacked her blindly for being chosen as the new Head Priestess instead of Ino, and Head Priestess Tsunade was furious. She was close to kicking Ino out of Kyuubi Palace even! Well, Ino was demoted to one of the lowest positions, and ever since then there has been a brutal battle between her and Sakura over Sasuke's heart. Another girl after Sasuke's heart is the last thing Ino needs, and thats why she was being so mean." Tenten nodded at this, and took a sip of juice.

"Of course, I understand perfectly." Hinata nodded, and looked around the room at the various Priests and Priestesses. It surprised Hinata that such treachery could exist in such a heavenly place as this. I suppose such bad behaviors exist in all humans, even the holy ones. "Please make sure you let Ino know I am not interested in Sasuke, it's…quite the opposite, really…" Hinata looked away shyly, and smiled to herself.

"Ooh, you like someone else, ay Hinata-chan?" Tenten prodded her with a gentle finger. "Come on, you can tell me! I wouldn't tell a soul, honestly!"

Hinata doubted this greatly. She thought for a second, and let a name escape her lips. "Naruto."

Tenten blinked, and thought deeply for a second. "Who is that? I don't remember that name."

Hinata looked at the ceiling with a smile, and then closed her eyes. "That's because he is lost."

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"Your late again, Kyuubi!" Jiraiya's face was almost purple with anger.

"Yea yea, I know! I was busy though." Naruto sat down on the floor infront of Jiraiya-sensei, and tapped a finger in annoyance.

"One of the most feared demon's of my day, requiring dozens of holy fighters to keep him in check, who has the power to destroy entire villages with a swing of his tails, acts like a 16 year old who doesn't want to go to math class!" Jiraiya jabbed in to punch at Naruto, and Naruto rolled back to dodge.

"That's because I am a 16 year old boy who doesn't want to go to class!" Naruto flipped up and held his hands into a seal in order to release a bunshin.

He was stopped by Jiraiya's hand on his shoulder. "Calm down boy, I'm interested in why your late for once." Jiraiya sat down on the floor and closed his eyes calmly. Naruto cocked an eyebrow, and plopped to the floor immediately.

"Well you see, me and Sakura were spying on the new applicant!" Naruto said this with great excitement.

"And why was this of importance?"

"Well, you see.." Naruto blushed, and poked his fingers together in embarrassment. "The Head Priestess was especially pretty today, even though she looked the same as yesterday!"

To this, Jiraiya opened his eyes. "If she looks the same as yesterday, why is she even prettier today?"

Naruto thought about this for a second, and came up with an answer. "Well, my feelings for her were even greater today than usual!"

"How did you come to that conclusion?"

Naruto's eyebrows furrowed in frustration at the multitude of questions. "Me and her were hiding under a bush to watch the applicant, a quiet girl named Hinata. And well, when me and her were watching Hinata move around the courtyard I got this strange feeling. It was like how I feel for Sakura-sama, only stronger! And I looked over at Sakura-sama and realized I did not just like her, I loved her! It has to be because she is even prettier today than usual, right?"

Jiraiya went through the story in his head again, and nodded his head lightly. "That could be it, I suppose. Or perhaps it has nothing to do with looks? Perhaps it doesnt even have anything to do with Sakura?"

"WHAT! Of course it has to do with Sakura, and of course it has to do with looks. I liked Sakura one day, hid with her under a bush to watch Hinata, started to love her. Now though, I have to worry about getting her pregnant…."

Jiraiya's jaw dropped, and his eyes popped out. "WHAT! What do you mean you have to worry about getting her pregnant?"

"Well, when two people find each other attractive they love each other, and then a baby is formed in the pretty girls tummy and she isn't so pretty anymore. That's the way it works, right? I mean, I don't want to make Sakura to have a baby just yet. It's a real worry." Naruto said this so matter-of-factly, Jiraiya almost second-guessed the way two people really do have kids.

"Naruto, no one ever taught you about the birds and the bee's?"

Naruto blinked and shook his head no. Jiraiya sighed and scooted closer to Naruto. "Wellp boy, looks like we aren't going to be training your jutsu's today. We need to have a long talk."
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Sasuke leaned over the edge of a balcony at the top of the Palace and looked out over the vast field of green. He sighed softly, and closed his eyes.

Her face appeared again, and he grabbed his hair in frustration. "Stupid girl, she is even more annoying than I thought." Sasuke sensed someone behind him, and turned around to see Sakura.

"What girl is so annoying?" Sakura smiled and walked next to Sasuke, leaning against the balcony with her back to the beautiful earth.

"Who else is annoying but you?" Sasuke looked away from Sakura, not meeting her eyes.

"Head Priest, you are such a tease." Sakura smiled and leaned in against Sasuke, batting her eyes flirtatiously. "When are you going to allow us to tell everyone? The Head Priest and Priestess are always to be married, it's tradition!"

Sasuke looked at Sakura is irritation. " It is not, just because the previous Head Priest and Priestess were married, that doesn't mean we need to be!"

"No, but…." Sakura held out her hand, where an engagement ring lay. "It was their last order that we should be married, and so we will. Of course, you could resign as Head Priest, then you wouldn't have to marry me. But I know you want to, I feel it in my heart! We love each other Sasuke, you said so yourself! Now, when will you let me tell everyone about how happy we are?" Sakura leaned up and kissed Sasuke, who reluctantly kissed back. Trapped, Sasuke thought to himself, I'm trapped.
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Me: (typing on my computer) i..t…..was…then….that……Sakura…..realized….Sasuke….. was in….a …Bikini….

Sasuke: what are you typing!

Me: (covering my computer) N-nothing! Nothing at all!

Sasuke: Oh no you don't, I'm not wearing a bikini!

Me: Eek! I better run, and fast! R and R everyone, say it with me! "100 reviews!"