Chapter 7 – Almost
The landscape had become more arid, less trees grew and the sun was unbearable. The four ninjas had been walking for 8 hours without a break.
Neji saw a big tree and decided they could use a nice cool place to rest.
"Let's rest for an hour. Until then it shouldn't be so hot".
They all agreed and climbed up the enormous tree.
"Oh!".
What's wrong Hinata?". Neji looked at his cousin.
"Well, we'll have to get more water if we want to cross a desert!".
"You're right. You and Naruto can look for water. In the meantime, Sakura and I are going to find a place for tonight". Hinata and Naruto- who couldn't help but smile- nodded. They would finally be alone, at least for some time.
After 45 minutes Neji stood up and gave some orders.
"Hinata, Naruto. You will go south. Sakura and I will go north. Don't go further than 4 km. We'll meet here". He said this carving a cross on the tree.
"Be careful". And with this they parted.
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Hinata activated her Byakugan and searched for living creatures. If they found animals, they would find water! After an hour of searching, Hinata noticed some birds and walked in their direction. Naruto followed her and they came to a stream, surrounded by big green trees. They laced the empty bottles and started filling them up. It took them about 20 minutes to finish their task and during this time they had been kneeling, feeling the sun burning their skin. Hinata took off her hoody, dove her hands into the narrow river and washed her face and neck. All this time Naruto was staring at her and couldn't help but think about the one thing, that had been keeping him busy for days.
Her skin was wet and drops ran down her neck. She stood up, pulled her hair back and sighed. She turned around and noticed Naruto had also stood up. He wasn't smiling, but his eyes sparkled in a special way. Without saying a word and breaking eye contact, he slowly walked towards her. His lips brushed hers and his hands rested softly on her hips. She kissed him back and he slowly pushed her backwards, until her back was against a tree. She placed her arms around his neck and enjoyed the moment.
Naruto pressed her a bit harder against the tree as he deepen the kiss. One of his hands was now on her back while the other traveled upwards. Hinata played with his hair, she could feel him near her. So near! Butterflies invaded her stomach and it was like flying. Her heart was beating like mad.
After what felt like an hour, she broke the kiss to breath. Taking this opportunity, Naruto started kissing her neck, making her blush even more. Her eyes widen as he placed his legs between hers. His stomach and chest pressed against her. He could feel every breath she took. Every time he kissed her neck she shivered and this was reason enough for him to continue his action. As his kisses moved further down her neck, she couldn't help but moan and scratch his back, making him groan. Moving her hands to his face, she lifted his head and kissed him passionately. His hands moved from her hips up, until he could almost touch her breasts, and back down. Groaning, she lifted one of her legs. Naruto pulled her hips against his and she could feel every single inch of his body .
Hinata managed to take his t-shirt off and then left her hands run down his back. He trembled and , breaking the kiss, he whispered her name. She smiled and was about to kiss him again when she heard a voice near them. She froze and activated her Byakugan again. She found a male person walking towards the stream.
"There is someone coming". She was still out of breath.
Naruto immediately grabbed his t-shirt and put it on again. It would be bad to be found looking like they did. Their hair was a mess and their clothes were all untidy! They had both red heads and swollen lips. Quickly they accommodated their clothes and tried to look more or less decent! They climbed up the tree and waited for the person to arrive.
They heard steps and at the same time they both took out a kunai, prepared to attack. Suddenly a face-painted ninja appeared and Naruto jumped down the tree with a big smile. The ninja had turned around, his arms crossed in front of his chest holding two kunai(s), but then realized that it was Naruto standing near the tree. Kankuro smiled and put his arms down. They walked towards each other and shook hands. Hinata also sprang down and welcomed Kankuro.
"I finally found you. Are you alone?"
"Neji and Sakura-chan went north. But why are you here?". Naruto looked a bit confused.
"Gaara knew Konoha would send a team with the scroll. So he sent me here to welcome and lead the team through the desert".
"Fine. Let's go and find the rest !".Hinata said this activating her Byakugan. At the distance she noticed two little chakra points.
"I see something".
They jumped from tree to tree and after a while the chakra points had got bigger.
"We're getting near".
A few minutes later they could see them.
"Neji, Sakura, look who we've found!". Naruto always had to be loud.
Neji and Sakura looked up and smiled. Then Hinata, Naruto and Kankuro landed next to them. They welcomed Kankuro and Sakura told them, they had found the perfect place for the night and that they wouldn't need the tents.
Afterwards they decided to wake up early and cross the desert in one day. The sooner they get to Suna, the better.
I know it was mean to interrupt them, but the lemon has to be romantic and not "animal"!!
Please don't kill me!
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