LadySakura: Okay I know it's been a long time since I last updated and I'm sorry!

Tenten: Sure you are.

LadySakura: (choosing to ignore the last comment) I understand there has been some confusion on the last chapter, it used to be an author note, then I replaced it with the real chapter six, so if you haven't read it, go do that now!

Neji: LadySakura doesn't own anything to do with Naruto!

LadySakura: If I did than there would be a lot more of the Akatsuki showing! ;)

Riko: But they're not even in this story.

LadySakura: I know (sigh) I started this before I fell in love with them.

Deidara: You're in love with me, yeah?

LadySakura: AHH! IT'S DEIDARA! (faints)

Shikamaru: (shaking head) Well let's just start, troublesome women.

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Chapter Seven: Secrets Revealed

Last Time:

Everyone At Once

"…I love you."

With Sakura and Sasuke

"Sasuke…" Sakura whispered in shock. She had never thought he would feel that way about her.

'Hell yeah! Sasuke loves us! Woot!' Inner Sakura screamed.

Sasuke looked at her, waiting her answer. Sakura smiled at him and quickly gave him a peck on the lips.

"You already know that I love you too." She said softly.

They smiled at each other in a really goshy lovey fashion for about ten minutes. Then…

"We really should go see if the others are okay." Sakura said, sighing.

Sasuke hned and they were off, racing through the trees.

With Tenten and Neji

Tenten blinked, once, twice, thrice (lol thrice…that's a funny word…anyways). "Neji, did you just…" She asked

Neji nodded, staring at her, his eyes searching.

"Neji…I…" Tenten trailed off, unsure of what to say. She looked at her lap, then back up at him. "I love you too."

He smiled, not a smirk, but a real smile.

Then there was a disturbance in the waterfall and Sakura and Sasuke came crashing through.

"Sakura!"

"Tenten!"

"Hn."

"Hmph."

With some of their friends found, the four set off to find the others.

With Naruto and Hinata

Hinata blushed. Naruto blushed too.

"Sorry Hinata, you probably don't like me…I just…" Naruto muttered, bright red.

"N-no Na-ru-ruto. I-I Love You Too!" Hinata blurted out, then blushed even more, if that was possible.

Then…

"Hinata! Are you all right?" A worried Neji said, coming out of the trees.

Hinata and Naruto turned, both still blushing as the rest came crashing through the trees.

"I-I'm f-in-ine Nej-ii." Hinata stammered.

"Good let's go." Neji growled, glaring at Naruto for being so close to his cousin.

"Aww Neji don't be so overprotective, our little Hinata is growing up!" Tenten gushed, grabbing Neji's hand and dragging him away.

Sakura glanced at Sasuke, who shrugged, and they took off after them.

Naruto and Hinata blinked, got up, and followed them.

With Ino and Shikamaru

Ino sniffed, still in Shikamaru's embrace. "Shika…you…you love me?" She asked, shocked.

Shikamaru held her out at arms length and smiled. "Yeah, I do."

Ino smiled, wiping the last of the tears from her eyes. "Oh! I love you too!" She said before tackling him in another hug.

Then…

Well you get what happens. Sakura comes, heals Ino and Shikamaru, and they all head off to find the last of their group.

With Gaara and Riko

Riko slowly opened her eyes, and found Gaara staring down at her, worry written all over his face. She opened her mouth to speak just as the rest of the group arrived on the scene.

"Riko! Are you okay?" Sakura asked, rushing up to her. Gaara frowned so quickly that only Riko could see it, then stepped back, his face emotionless.

Riko shook her head and turned to the rest of the group. "I'm fine."

"Fine?" Gaara spoke, only a slight break in his voice indicated any of the feelings he had felt just a moment before. "You had no pulse just a second ago."

Riko smiled slightly and opened her mouth to speak, yet again, before a burning pain seared through her left arm. She clutched it tightly and screamed in pain.

"Riko!"

"Riko?"

"Riko."

"Riko are you okay?"

Riko panted heavily as the pain went away. She quickly unwrapped the bandages on her arm and stared at the new mark.

"What is that?" Naruto said in astonishment as everyone started at the bright red scar running along and around her left arm.

Riko looked at it distantly, then sighed. "Sorry for making you all worry." She said tightly. "But I did die."

A collective gasp rose from the group, but she held up her right hand, not finished.

"I have a kekkai genkai. Whenever I die, I am in a sense reborn, in the same body, place, and age I had died."

"That's so cool!" Tenten said.

"But," Riko continued. "Each time I die, more of this mark appears on my arm, working its way up to my heart. When it reaches my heart, I will die for good."

"Well isn't that all fine and dandy." Came a voice from the trees. They all turned, weapons out.

It was the hard eyed man.

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LadySakura: And I'm ending there.

Sakura: That is an awesome Kekkai Genkai!

Sasuke: Mine's better.

Neji: I believe me and Hinata have the best.

LadySakura: Anyways…

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