"Italic"- are thoughts of person.

2nd DAY IN CAMP (Night Time):

"Dry bushes are ready to light! Sasuke, come here and help us to light it." Sakura glance towards him, which he replied with a glare but not a cold glare that everyone is used to of him doing.

Others except Hidden Leaf shinobies are surprised on that call. They still don't know anything about Sasuke so they still couldn't completely trust him and accept him as one of them. Especially those whom he ones tried to kill while his connections to The Akatsuki.

"*sigh* You guys still can't make a job done without me. I wonder where the hell that moron runs off to?! *sigh*" mutters Sasuke underneath his breath while making his way toward Sakura. Few of those who were near him, manage to heard him say and can already guess whom he is talking about but him calling names to the said person was not making matters ease between him and ASF.

Sasuke, noticing every eye on him silently approaches and uses his Fire Style - Fire ball Jutsu. And then looks all around him as far as he could see and learns that not a single trace of the person he is back in village for. "Guess i have to ask others then! If it's any kind of plan you making Naruto, am so going to kill you" thought Sasuke and decided to ask his other ex- team mate.

Sakura, Sai, Neji, Lee, Tenten, Ino, Shikamaru, Temari, Kankuro, Shino and Kiba notice that in Sasuke's eyes. All prefer to leave the search to Sasuke only, after all for the first time in three and half years he was looking for his best friend. But they do wonder where the hell that loud ninja went ?!

"Sakura! Where is Naruto? Why he is not here yet! Didn't he have been informed?"

"i don't know Sasuke! After treating his wounds yesterday i asked him to rest but knowing him, there is no way that he'll still be there in his bed. I didn't saw him the whole day."

"He said that he needs to say thanks to Hinata. She surely has been a great help to him back there." Added Shikamaru while smiling secretively.

"Then she might know where he is because she is the one who volunteer to inform him."

Hearing that, everyone realises why it is so and starts looking for her. Shino sent few of his beetles in search, Neji using his powerful Byakugan scans the whole area where an allied shinobies is allowed to roam around.

"Shino! Got any sign of her?"

"No." Shino looks towards Sasuke shaking his head side wise

"You Neji?"

"No. No sign of Lady Hinata … and Naruto too." [Now everyone including other shinobies from other villages got a bit tensed but decides not to spread any caous among others and also made sure that this matter doesn't reach to the elites.]

"Naruto and Bee –Sensei where close and both can communicate easily because of their Powers. We can ask Bee- Sensei to know where they are?" suggest Omoi.

"No. If in any case Naruto and Hinata are together then it's better not to contact them directly. A trace of their presence is sufficient for now!"

[Shino's Mind-"There is a possibility that they, especially Hinata want to be alone with him. And I don't want anyone to disturb their privacy".] Sakura, Shikamaru, Kiba and other rookie 9 understood exactly what Shino meant to say but Sasuke, Sai, Kankuro, Choji, Lee, Omoi and others were still confused. "But i wanted to be with him. Without him around, it's hard to connect to others again after so long and so much to happen" thought Sasuke making an almost sad face but he manages to keep emotions out of his face. Being an old team mate Sakura catches those almost invisible pouting lips on Sasuke and guessed exactly what he is thinking.

"You wanted to be with him right now. Isn't it Sasuke?" Sakura asked him with an understanding smile on her own face.

"For the first time in my life, I felt happy after losing the fight to that jerk!"Meeting eyes to Sakura, adorning the smile on her face and then looking to the night sky full of stars said Sasuke with a mock irritation and little more pouting absent mildly.

Sakura couldn't help but Smile a little bigger to watch him pout like that again in years. But with that said Sasuke manage to gain little acceptance. Sakura and other leaf shinobies were now smiling.

"Well then! Shino and i will go and search for them and return. Meanwhile, everyone will take notice that this matter doesn't leak out of us in any case." Neji looked in each of his friends eyes to confirm while announcing his search plan.

"Do tell us if you get to know something interesting." Ino and Kiba said in unison and smirked evilly to themselves.

Search begins and after a while Naruto and Hinata were located outside Camp boundary which was restricted for safety measures. But knowing Naruto, he won't be he if he doesn't break any rules, so there is no boundary for him.

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