"You like going shopping?" Naruto asked Sakura. He didn't know what Sakura liked. He didn't really get to know Sakura; about her interests, hobbies, and whatnot. Wow…I'm so clueless…He thought to himself. Naruto felt lightheaded. He felt dumb. Nothing really went to his mind.

"Yeah," Sakura replied. She didn't have much to say. She was too deep in thought. Sakura had never thought of Naruto as a boyfriend. She thought of him more like a friend. And good friend. A best friend. The feeling of Naruto being her boyfriend made her…queasy. She had an uneasy feeling.

"Okay. Err, which shop do you like? Do you like shopping for clothes or food better? Or anything else? Umm…." Naruto stuttered. Naruto! Are you an idiot?! There's like a million things you can say better than that! His mind told himself, wanting to hit himself hard on the head. Naruto felt sick with himself.

"I like clothes. We could get you a new pair. And then we could watch a movie or something."

"Okay." Naruto smiled broadly. Why hadn't he thought about a movie? He carefully put his arm around Sakura's thin waist, feeling his face turning red hot. "Umm, Sakura?"

"Yeah?"

"Which movie would you like to watch?"

"I don't know. I guess we'll think of something when we get there," she replied. Shikamaru, Temari, Ino, and Chouji walked by. Even though Naruto tried getting out of their view, they still spotted the young couple.

"You guys are finally back?" Shikamaru asked.

"Oh, oh; are you guys on a date? How kawaii!" Ino said. Naruto and Sakura blushed as they looked at each other.

"Yeah, we're back….and we're on a date," Sakura replied, trying to keep as cool as possible. She gave Ino and Temari a slight hug. Sakura and Ino were on good terms with each other now. Temari visited Konoha more and more. Sakura was pretty sure Temari was going out with Shikamaru, but they never told anyone if they were or not.

"How about you guys?" Naruto asked. "Anyone else going on a date?"

"Not really," Temari stated. "Tsunade-sama actually wants us to go on a mission. Since Shikamaru is Jounin, Chouji and Ino are Chunin, and I'm something like a Jounin, she has an A rank mission for us. She also said that if we can back safely on this one, she's giving us an S rank next time. I wonder what those are like."

"That's not fair! I want an S rank!" Naruto complained.

"Well, we could only get a B rank at the most, considering you're still a Genin…" Sakura replied, rolling her eyes.

"B-b-but, Ero-sennin told me I was on the level of a Jounin," Naruto said, trying to prove his strength.

"And that your intelligence is at Academy level," Sakura added. She laughed childishly, along with the others. The only one not laughing was Naruto. Realizing this, the group of close friends stopped laughing.

"Well, we better get going now. I can probably stuff in some Japanese B-B-Q before we leave is hurry," Chouji said.

"Good luck," Naruto and Sakura replied at the same time. They looked at each other straight in the eye. Something in Naruto's head told him: This is a good time! Hurry up and do it! Without thinking twice, Naruto gently put his lips on Sakura's.

"Naruto---," Sakura tried to say as he gave her the kiss. His grasp was unusually tight and it was hard to push him away. Finally, Naruto backed away and looked down. His face was hot and pink. A voice came from behind.

"Umm…Naruto?" It was Kiba.

"Kiba? What is it? Mission? Hmm?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah, it's a mission. Tsunade-sama is calling you again."

"All right!" Naruto rejoiced. "Is it A rank?"

"Nahh, more like an F….."

"What?!"

"Haha, just kidding, but Tsunade-sama is calling you. You better hurry!" Kiba replied.

I know I haven't updated in forever, but it's been very busy. Sorry. .