Okay, guys, I'm trying to make these longer, and slowly I am. If you read the chapter title, you will already know who confronts Naruto in this chapter...

I really like the fact that in the last chapter, Sai has no clue, still, why people react with certain emotions... I just love Sai.

That was a little off topic but... Sorry, but I don't have anything insperational to say this time, so just have fun.

The still pink Naruto came to a stop as he ran into Sasuke. "Hey, why'd you stop?" He demanded.

"Welcome back, Sasuke." Naruto peered around the Uchiha to find Shino, Hinata, and Kiba, with Akamaru, blocking their way.

"Some of us almost die, chasing after you, and you come back all on your own." Kiba laughed. "If we had known that, we wouldn't have gone after you and those Sound guys."

"So?" Sasuke crossed his arms, slightly irritated.

Hinata let out a small gasp as she grabbed hold of Kiba's arm.

Naruto noticed. "What's wrong, Hinata?"

At first the woman looked as if she would cry, but the look was quickly suppressed and replaced by a look of anger and hatred.

Without saying anything, Hinata brushed past Naruto, bumping roughly into him, before continuing on her way. As soon as she made it by, Hinata began to run.

"You idiot." Kiba growled as he ran after his wife.

"Sasuke." Sino said emotionlessly. "You should speak with me, now."

Sasuke glared at the bug-master before sighing. "Naruto." He turned to the blonde. "Go ahead and wait at home; you better be ready when I get there." His face remained blank.

Naruto turned bright red again. "H-hai." He began running towards the Uchiha compound, but slowed down as soon as he was out of sight. He sighed as he placed his hands behind his head again.

He was about half way home when Naruto saw Hinata peeking around a corner. Quickly, he approached her. "Hinata, what's wrong?"

"Baka!" Hinata yelled at him as she pushed Naruto away. "You're such a jerk, Naruto. We were already losing friends, then you let us believe that we had lost you too. You abandoned us, and made us think that you were really gone. How could you leave us? We were inspired by you. We loved you." Hinata was in tears by now. "I loved you."

"Hinata." Naruto whispered in awe.

"Baka!" She called out again as she hit the blonde hard in the chest with her palm before running in the opposite direction.

Gasping, Naruto hunched over and grabbed his chest, trying to catch his breath.

"So, what do you want?" Sasuke demanded as he and Shino stepped into a secluded alleyway.

"There are several things we should discuss." Shino answered, not paying any attention to the tone Sasuke had used. "Firstly, Hinata wants to apologize for the way that she, Neji, Kiba, Akamaru, and myself treated you the last time we saw you. If we had known that Naruto was alive, none of us would have acted so coldly towards you."

"Tuh." Sasuke scuffed. "Like I care?"

Shino nodded in understanding. "Also, all of us wish to give you a formal greeting of welcome back." Sasuke remained unchanged, so Shino continued. "The last of it is about Naruto."

"What about him?" The Uchiha demanded.

"You hurt a lot of people when you left." The bug-man continued without even taking note of Sasuke's outburst. "But even so, we knew you were alive, and that, somehow, we could bring you back. Naruto was different.

"We were told that he was dead, and his death changed a lot of us for the better, because we became confident about what Naruto had been teaching all of us. The biggest change you can see is in Neji, wearing his curse proudly."

"Why do I care about any of this?" Sasuke demanded again.

Shino paused before continuing. "A lot of people are mad at Naruto for what he has done; many have reverted back to hating him for it. He will face many hardships in the village now that he is back, and if you are not careful, and remain too close, you will end up in those troubles too."

"Like it means anything to me?" Sasuke turned to leave, but was stopped by Shino's words.

"It's one thing to feel the pain of having the world hate you; it's another to watch someone you love feel that same pain. Can you do that, Uchiha Sasuke?"

Sasuke looked down and clenched his fist for a moment. He then relaxed, and continued on his way.

"You've got some nerve." Kiba growled as he punched Naruto again. "Did you even think about how your death would affect the rest of us?" He demanded.

"You got what you wanted." Naruto shot back. "Hinata married you, and that's what you've always wanted."

"Only because she was brokenhearted." Kiba growled back. "She loved you." He said in defeat. "She always loved you, but you were too dense to see it, and she was too shy to do anything about it."

"Hinata… loved… me?" Naruto pointed at himself, dumbfounded.

Kiba fell back. "You idiot! You still didn't even realize?"

Naruto didn't pay attention, instead, placing his finger on his chin. "Oh, so, Hinata's mad at me because she had to settle for you and Shino, instead of being with me." He nodded, believing he had figured it out.

"That's not-" Kiba began, but paused as Naruto's words replayed through his head. His voice then dropped to a whisper. "Is that true?"

Akamaru whined as he snuggled up to his master. Kiba wrapped his arms around the furred neck, and climbed on his back. "Let's go home."

I think in the next chapter, maybe Team Gai or Team... 10 (that was Ino-Shikamaru-Chouji, right???). I don't know... I keep thinking that Lee would have a similar reaction to Sai... I mean, he'd be mad, but he'd say something about the Youthfulness of Life, or something like that.

The next chapter will be a sub-chapter which will deal with Shino-Hinata-Kiba at the end of the day... It'll be up as soon as I finish typing (I am typing it now... Well, as you are reading this anyways).

Please tell me if you think they're actions were justified, or if you think they should have been more angry, or less... It'll help me with other's reactions.