Tai: Alright. I've written the beginning of this chapter like 25 times already and for some reason I keep losing them. For one. I lost my Word Processor when my computer crashed again a while ago and I had the first like 5 pages written. So... I lost those. And then when I got my computer fixed all of my stuff was wiped clean! Which made me angry. So the 5 pages went bye bye. Then I had written another beginning on a downloaded word processor but... it was just a demo. So when I uninstalled it... all of the word processor documents... died. They went all jumbly with squares and hugga bugga crap. Which sucks because I wrote the first chapter of a book I've been working on with it... and its gone now. SOOOOOOO!!

Hey its been awhile thats for sure! XP Welcome back those who are still with me!


Naruto: I'm old now!! WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN!!

Tai: Dead. No I started on depression pills at the beginning of school and I just haven't really felt like writing. X3

Naruto: You should die.

Tai: I know I felt bad every time I got on but I could just never really write anything. Then when I did I was like Dude this is shit. But hey going back over my other stuff. That was pretty poorly done as well. DX

Sasuke: Yeah likely story. I haven't had sex with Naruto yet. YOU REALIZE THAT!! YOU REALIZE THAT?! (Stabs Taizha)

Tai: (dead)

Naruto: HAHAHAHA!! Serves her right no?

Sasuke: Oh yeah. Before she died she wanted to tell you all that her writing style is probably different and hopefully better.

Naruto: OH! And to tell you thats shes writing in Word Pad... but not anymore because she downloaded Open Office.

Tai:(back thanks to phoenix down)Chapter... ummm. not sure. XP Holy shit... just to let you know revising and editing this was a bitch! TT it be 11 pages! WoooooOOO Record! X3

Anyways sorry...


Chapter Seven

Surprise!


Sasuke stayed awake for the rest of the night. The soft red stained plushie laying beside him as he thought of the implications of the doll. He spent hours of running possible suspects through his head only to dismiss them a few minutes later. (Tai: Oh yeah! MUWAHAHAHAHA!! You all failed at guessing who it was XP! Well sort of. Kukukukuku) He watched Naruto for most of the night as he rolled this way and that. The little fox having to jump out of the way several times before being mushed into fox cake. The black hair teen smiled at those moments. Chuckling to himself whenever Naruto made loud noises in his sleep. Sasuke eventually turned his attention to the horizon as the sun started to make an appearance. The sky started turning a pale gray as the morning crept near. A small mist crept to settle around them as the hours passed. The ninja started to become uneasy as the mist thickened while time ticked by. The trees around the small clearing becoming nothing but big dark green blotches shrouded in a hazy white. With his senses on high alert he silently drew a kunai from a pouch at his hip when he heard a small rustle from his left. Still seated he spun toward the sound only to realize it was Uzumaki and the fox shifting in their sleep. Sasuke released the breath he was holding as he relaxed while thinking of how moronic he was for getting so up tight. With a snap from his right he was back on guard. He swiftly stood from his spot near the fire to face the direction the sound had came from. The dark haired ninja squinted his eyes in an attempt to see through the thick veil of fog. His eyes darted around searching the earthly clouds as he strained his ears for other sounds. He quickly glanced behind him at the place where he had last seen Sakura to confirmed that she was still sleeping in the same place. He heard the rustle again before launching his kunai through the air. The sharp projectile sliced through the mist leaving a small dark streak through the thick air. There was a the sound of cracking twigs and then a large (Tai: and I have been interrupted. 1) The sound of cracking twigs, a large squeal and a soft thud followed the disappearance of the kunai. He stared in the direction the kunai descended before treading carefully forward. With every step he took a few inches of moist ground revealed itself in front of him. The ground slowly began to turn red as he continued through the fog. The cause of the red stained ground came into view. Brown fur matted down with the blood gushing out of a wound created by the silver kunai lay in a heap on the forest floor. Sasuke sighed and ran his hands through his moist black hair. He reached down and pulled the blood stained kunai out of the drenched fur. Wiping the sides of the blade off on his pants before placing it back into the pouch. He grabbed the long furry ears of the creature and pulled it up to eye level, a brown rabbit. The ninja scowled at his insecurity and jumpiness before trudging back to the camp fire. He tossed another log onto the flames before slumping back into his original spot. Naruto made some mumbling noises before rolling over to face the Uchiha with his mouth slightly parted. Sasuke stared as the blond more strings of nonsense sounding vaguely like a description of raman. He placed the rabbit down besides him and moved to sit besides the sleeping ninja. He smiled softly and reached out(2) realizing this reminded him of earlier events.(Tai: and myself) He couldn't help himself though as he brushed away strands of soft blond hair from the teens face. Sasuke bent over, knowing what a heavy sleeper Naruto was, and pressed his forehead against the sleeping kitsune's. His eyes where half lidded as he savored the closeness between them. Normally a proximity this close was uncommon. He was exhilarated at being so close to his fox. He took in a deep breath closing his eyes as the smell of Naruto reached his senses. He smelled outside after rain. He ran his hand through the part of the blond's hair that was visible and smiled at how amazingly soft it was causing him to unconsciously pull in closer to his kitsune.

"What are you doing?" A voice asked coming from a little to the right of the black haired ninja causing his eyes to slide open before he sat up quickly to glare at the interruption. Sakura, of course, was propping herself up by her elbow and watching Sasuke with narrowed eyes.

"I could ask you the same." Sasuke said trying to avoid the question. While thinking up plausible excuses. Ah got one he thought to himself as the pink haired girl glared openly at his reply.

"I asked you first." She replied giving him a confused suspicious look while sitting up a little more.

"I was just checking Mew." He decided, "You fell asleep on the job." He accused glaring at her again while changing the subject and discreetly moving away from the sleeping blond. Sakura rubbed the back of her head giving Sasuke a pathetic apologetic look. "Acting like that wont get you to Anbu status." He berated her picking up the rabbit again before he began skinning it. Why waste good meat, he asked himself trying not to get blood all over. Meanwhile the pink haired ninja was giving him a wide eyed look.

"What are you doing?!" She shouted finally running over to yell at Sasuke. The Uchiha cringed at the pain her shouting caused momentarily stopping him from continuing his work.

"What do you mean what am I doing?" He asked blankly wondering what the size of her brain was and how she managed to actually use it.

"I mean! Why do you have that rabbit?! Why are you... Why?!" She said pointing her finger towards the red mass of fluff that was dripping crimson liquid. As articulate as ever, Sasuke thought while resisting the urge to roll his eyes. Naruto grumbled incoherently beside Sasuke before rolling over in an attempt to avoid the noise. The black haired teen looked briefly at the blond before turning his attention back to the pink mass of ridiculous accusations. If she ever got to it.

"This." He stated holding up the half skinned rabbit for her to fully see. " Is our breakfast." He smirked before going back to his work. He gritted his teeth as the girl continued to stand gawking at him. The smirk was replaced as he skillfully cut a large arty to spray in the direction of the pink menace. Red drops of blood came in a stream from the mass of fur and splattered Sakura's red dress, leaving dark crimson stains. "Oops." Sasuke whispered smirking while acting like nothing had happened. The girls face turned a blotchy shade of red before she stomped her foot on the ground in a childish manner and exploded.

"What the hell do you think your doing?!" She said hovering over the other ninja. "This is my best outfit!" She shouted grasping the bottom hem of her dress and shacking it at the unresponsive teen.

"Thats nice." Sasuke said shaving off another piece of skin and flopping it down at her feet. She made an screeching sound before huffing indignantly and stomping off into the heavy fog. The Uchiha rolled his eyes at her behavior before pulling a small pan from his backpack. He placed the pan in a shallow place in the fire and poured water into it. He heard another rustling sound from his left and looked over to see Naruto staring at him groggily. Sasuke smiled slightly before starting to cut up the rabbit meat into smaller pieces and dropping them into the water.

"What are you doing?" Came a slightly scratchy voice from the blond next to him.

"Making Rabbit Stew. Want some?" Sasuke asked not turning to see the blond's expression. Naruto looked at the pot carefully for several seconds before giving a brief reply.

"Sure." Then he quickly rolled over and went back to sleep. The black haired ninja rolled his eyes again and continued making the stew. (Tai:Ha! What did you think they ate on missions?! Only ramen?... Wait. I did think they ate only ramen. TT) He stood up moments later, with the intention of throwing the carcass of the rabbit somewhere into the trees, when a soft mew came from beside him. He looked down to see the little fox trotting towards him before it began to paw at his leg. He looked between the carcass and Mew before placing the former rabbit in front of the fox. Mew sniffed it before beginning to eat what was left of the meat slowly as Sasuke sat back down again. Naruto mumbled again before rolling over his eyes half lidded. Blue eyes opened slightly wider as they took in the fox devouring the carcass. His eyes where as wide as they would go as he jump up from his place and snatched the rabbit away from the fox before wheeling to face Sasuke.

"What where you thinking?!" The blond yelled shaking the carcass in front of the black haired teen's face.

"Umm. It was hungry?" He asked shrugging his shoulders slightly confused.

"You know that once they taste meat they will always want more!" Naruto screamed pointing to the fox in exasperation.

"Naruto its a fox." Sasuke said staring at the blond who was freaking out. "Its going to eat meat eventually. It probably already has. Let it eat." He finished taking the ex-rabbit from the shocked blonde's hand.

"But... Ah! Your so evil!!" Naruto cried before turning around before sitting on the ground with a large huff and his back towards the other male.

"Of course I am." Sasuke said casually as the water came to a boil.

"Its really foggy." The kitsune complained looking out towards the blurred trees. "And sticky." He continued while placing his hand on his arm and pulling it off only to have the skin try to come with it.

"Yeah." Sasuke replied turning to dig through his backpack for some herbs and spices.

"How did you get the rabbit?" The blond ninja asked turning his attention back to the black haired teen. Sasuke scowled slightly remembering his jumpiness.

"Luck?" He provided choosing a few things from several herbs and spices and adding them to the stew.

"Yeah right." The kitsune countered while glaring at Sasuke. "Where did Sakura go?" He asked looking around him in vain. The fog obscuring everything.

"Who knows." The other male said not caring where the other team mate ran off to.

"Hey Sas-" Naruto was cut off as a snap of twigs and rustling leafs sounded from behind the Uchiha. Sasuke jumped up and grabbed a kunai while the blond just simply looked in the direction.

"Sakura?" Sasuke called taking an offensive pose staring out into the fog, seeing nothing but blobs of dark green. There was a high pitched sound as an object came flying from the fog at a blurring speed. The object grazed the Naruto's cheek giving him another red whisker as he dodged to his right as swiftly as he possible. The Uchiha sent a kunai flying in the direction the object came from.

"What the hell?!" The blond yelled jumping to his feet while drawing a kunai after recovering from the roll. The fog around the grew thicker by the second. Naruto could scarcely make out Sasuke's figure that was only a few feet in front of him. Sasuke stared into the fog for several more seconds before putting his hands together to create a double of himself. His double hid in the fog and ran into the trees to their left while keeping low to the ground to circle around them and find the attacker. As the double got into the trees surrounding the clearing the fog started to dissipate, leaving only the small clearing shrouded in a circle of fog.

"Damn." The real Sasuke cursed backing up slowly while looking all around him. The blond bent down slowly and picked up the fox to place it in a pocket inside his jacket. When the other male reached the blond he reached out and grabbed the kitsune's hand.

"When I say three we run, right, into the fog then split up. Find the attacker and bring them down." Sasuke whispered so softly the blond had to strain his ears to hear. He gave a slight nod of his head that was barely noticeable unless looked for. "One." The Uchiha whispered while his double arrived at the spot the kunai had been thrown to found Sasuke's kunai embedded in a log. "Two" His eye brows creased in concentration as he thought of what he could do. "Three" They ran to the right still holding hands as more kunais flew in their direction. When they where sure they where covered in fog they broke apart. Sasuke went to the right Naruto to the left. The sound of flying metal stopped as they broke apart. Naruto ran into the forest. The fog around him slowly disappearing. He cast his trade mark jujitsu and hopped into a near by tree as thirty or more of himself scattered through the area. He made himself as inconspicuous as possible while still keeping and eye out. The fox in his jacket moved a little to get comfy before ironically falling asleep, leaving a big bulge in the ninja's orange jacket. Sasuke jumped out of the fog and into a tree while being as invisible as possible. Being high enough he saw the bubble of fog around the camp. He glared at it before continuing to jump from tree to tree swiftly and quietly. His double pulled the kunai out of the tree and placed it back into its pack. Before running to meet up with his real self to act as bait for the attacker. The thirty or so Naruto's ran around through the trees also acting as bait for the culprit to attack. The doubles made sure to stay away from each other and to seem like they where just wondering around like morons. Some traveled through the trees. Suddenly one of the fake blonds spotted a clump of dark brown in a large tree. The blond pressed itself against the tree to spy on the mass. The mass moved and a face appeared as one of the Naruto doubles came wondering below him. The man was covered head to toe in dark greenish brown and had no headband on to indicate which village he came from. The fake fox in the tree quietly made his way over to a tree near the man as another of its ninja copies came through the trees as well. The mans attention was occupied with the Naruto on the ground that was stupidly looking this way and that.
"Sasuke?" The fake Naruto whispered loudly still looking lost as ever. The fake blond backed up to the tree where the man was in and slumped down on one of its roots. One of the fake orange clad ninja's found its way to Sasuke to reveal where they had found the man, before leading the Uchiha there. Where's Sakura, Naruto thought briefly before the man decided to act. Sasuke reached a tree near the man with the fake blond beside him. His double came to a stop in a tree near them. They all watched as the man took the bait. He silently pulled a kunai out of his pack before taking aim at the blond below. As he withdrew the kunai so did the fifteen blonds situated around the oblivious man. The brown ninja made a sift movement and released the kunai. The blond below him disappeared in a puff of smoke a second before he was pinned to the tree by thirty or more kunais. The man let out a low cry of surprise as he was pinned to the tree like a pathetic insect. Sasuke snorted at the scene as his double hopped over to the tree the man was stuck to.

"What are you here for?" The copy asked looking at the man and making sure he was securely trapped. The man said nothing and Sasuke started debating whether torture would be allowed or not. "Well?" The fake Uchiha asked pulling another kunai from his pouch while the other Narutos began to scout the area for more men. The man glared at him before swiftly pulling his left arm free in an attempt to get free. The Sasuke copy glared as the man reached forward to grab a hold of his neck. The black haired ninja clone grabbed the man's wrist forcefully and slammed it painfully against the rough bark of the tree. The fake ninja smirked sadistically pulling an a kunai out of his pack and driving the metal tip through the mans hand and into the tree's bark. The man made a small noise of pain and the fake Sasuke laughed at the helplessness of the man. The pinned ninja glared at him as blood rushed from his wound. "As I said before." The clone said pulling out another kunai to the fear of the man in front of him. "What are you here for?" The fake asked his voice taking on a serious tone. It was obvious the man had thought that he was dealing with children and not skilled ninja. One of the fake Naruto's hopped up onto the branch beside the Sasuke copy.

"We found another one." It said glancing at the man who had made a small growling sound.

"Good." The Uchiha fake said smirking at the man who just glared at him. "Maybe they will talk." He finished before raising his kunai in a menacing way. The man gave a wide eyed look before the fake brought the kunai down to slam against the back of the mans neck successfully knocking him out. The fake Sasuke tied the man to the tree before leaving the fake Naruto to stand watch as it and the real Sasuke followed one of the blond copies to the place where the other man was. The man was leaning against a tree casually while his left foot tapped impatiently on the leave covered soil beneath him. Sasuke made some hand signals to the fake blond beside him, who nodded briefly before hopping away. One of the blond fakes jumped around the man in a large circle coming up to the tree he was leaning on from behind. The fake Uzumaki silently aimed the kunai he was holding at the man's right arm before launching it. There was a clash of metal as the man brought his left hand up swiftly to block the other kunai with one of his own. The man spun around to throw his kunai at the blond behind him. The double disappeared in a puff of smoke as the kunai hit its mark, not being fast enough to dodge the kunai. The man frowned at the smoke and brushed strands of brunette hair out of his eyes as he turned back around and once again leaned against the tree. Sasuke scowled at the mans attitude before formulating another plan and setting it into action. Five of the remaining fake Narutos jumped at the man at the same time while the fake Sasuke followed behind one of them. The brunette man threw kunais at three of them and blocked the other two, not seeing Sasuke until the fakes disappeared with a popping sound. The fake Uchiha created his fire jujitsu and blew it at the man while the black haired copy was still in mid air. The other ninja narrowly avoided the scorching flames with parts of his black clothes singed. The fake Sasuke landed swiftly before doing a side flip to avoid two kunais aimed for his head. He landed with his left leg out in a crouching position to stop from sliding any farther. The dirt slide out from under the copy before he finally came to a stop in the line of fire from the man who took the opportunity to send several needles flying his way. The double just out of the needles way by dodging to the right while pulled out a kunai and jumping toward the man bringing his arm back and bringing it down to slash at the man below him. The brunette ninja narrowly dodged the kunai and slammed is knee into fake Sasuke's stomach. The clone coughed as the air was forced out of it's lungs before being sent flying back by another kick to the stomach. The clone slammed forcefully into a tree before disappearing in a puff of smoke. The man touched his shoulder where the kunai grazed the skin before scowling at the place where the clone disappeared.

"Come out, come out, Where ever you are!"(Tai: AH! Lestat says that! floating hearts) The man called looking around in the trees. "Or maybe I should just find you." He said before he began to walk away from the tree and towards the camp site. Sasuke made another clone before coming up with another plan. He smirked before making more hand signs to the blond by him. The fake blond nodded and jumped away. One of the Narutos dropped down a few feet in front of the strange guy. The man stopped walking to stare at the brightly colored ninja with one eyebrow raised. The blond copy smirked before throwing a smoke bomb at the man and jumping away as the older ninja throw a kunai in its direction. There was a sizzling sound as the bomb dispersed having layers of smoke cover the man. Several of the Naruto fakes jumped into the smoke. Inside there was little that could be seen. The man tried to jump out of the smoke, pieces of his body appearing, only to be knocked down by a bright orange flash. The man cursed and rolled over as one of the blonds stabbed the place he had been seconds before as the smoke began to clear. He turned ready to get up only to be kicked in the face by a blue sandal, sending his head crashing against the hard ground. He brought his hands up to do a quick jujitsu. Only to be stopped by a kunai that pierced through his hands.(Naruto: JESUS! ) Half a second later he was pinned to the ground by several blond ninjas. Sasuke stood over the man smirking while tossing a kunai up only to have it fall back down again, landing smoothly in his awaiting hand.

"If you thought one of us was a hand full what do you think about ten?" Sasuke asked leaning over the man slightly. The man glared at him through his brunette bangs before smirking.

"Lame." He stated before disappearing in a puff of smoke.

"Damn." Sasuke said whirling around to find where the real one was. The blond ninjas helped look by splitting up. The real Naruto was getting inpatient by just sitting there in his little tree. He looked around before jumping to another tree. On the way between trees he created more clones of himself. All nine Narutos twisted to the left and stuck their tongues out at one of the trees before splitting up. There was a loud curse as the man jumped out from the tree and created another clone of himself to follow the ones he thought were real. Naruto laughed watching the man chased after two of his clones as he made a round about to where Sasuke was. The blond landed next to the Uchiha with a flourish still laughing a little.

" The real one took off after some of my clones." The fox said pointing in the direction the real one ran off to.

"Do you think they want Mew?" Sasuke asked looking in the direction the other male pointed.

"I guess. What else would they want?" Uzumaki asked shrugging his shoulders. "Ah. Where's Sakura when you need her?" Naruto whined looking around again. Some of the fake Narutos disappeared while others went to help torment the man chasing them.

"We don't need her. We never did." Sasuke said glaring at the mention of her name.

"But where do you think she is?" Naruto asked looking concerned.

"Dead hopefully." Sasuke replied walking towards the direction the other Naruto's ran in.

"Sasuke!" Naruto reprimanded following after him and punching him in the shoulder. Sasuke didn't react instead jumping up into a tree to travel faster. Naruto followed him leading the way to where the real brunette ninja currently was. When they got there the man was blocking the kunai that the clones playfully threw at him.

"Stop messing around and get down here and fight!" The man yelled throwing a kunai at one of the fake orange ninjas who disappeared in mid air while sticking out their tongue.

"There not very professional." Sasuke said sitting in a tree just out of the man's view.

"Yeah." The blond said casually before thinking over it for a second. "Wait. The guys or me?" He asked pointing to himself in a confused manor.

"Hmm... Both." The Uchiha said jumping into a tree closer to the guy. "Want to fight him by ourself. Could be fun." He said watching the man turn in circles as three Narutos jumped around him throwing random things in his direction and laughing. "He acted like he was so cool. Ha! How pathetic."

"The other one was worse." Naruto replied remembering how utterly easy it was to capture him.

"Yeah I guess your right." Sasuke said before pulling out another kunai and tying a thin rope he acquired from his pack to the end of it. "Ready?" He asked handing his kitsune the other end of the rope.

"Hell yeah!" Naruto said enthusiastically before tying the other end to his own kunai. They both jumped onto the tree closest to the man while he was looking the other way. The three fake Narutos launched their selfs at the brunette ninja. The man spun around killing all three in one shot. The other two ninja's jumped from the tree as the three fakes disappeared into puffs of smoke clouding the man's vision. Sasuke and Naruto ran in circles around the guy wrapping the rope around him. The man gave a startled sound as his arms where pined to his sides and he was swiftly bound. The two members of team seven came to a stop behind the man and pulled the rope. Causing the brunette to fall backwards. There was loud thudding sounds as they both slammed their kunais into opposite tree trunks. Successfully suspending the man in the a few inches off the ground. The two laughed at the mans expression as they walked into his view.

"Well that was easy." Sasuke said smirking up at the brunette. The man glared at him while struggling against his bounds.

"Hmm... I wonder if this is the real one." Naruto said walking forward to bend down and examine the man. "Hes not that old though. Hes like what twenty five?"

"Yeah? Well that's sad hes almost ten years older then us." Sasuke said bending down to look at him as well. "well... There only one way to find out if he's the real one or not." He said pulling out another kunai and bringing it close the the man's neck.

"No Wait! I'm the real one! I promise." Sasuke stopped and stared at the pleading man with amusement.

"Really? Good thing we're smart and don't trust the enemy, huh?" Naruto said grinning at the guy before jumping a little as the fox in his pocket decided to wake up and wiggle around.

"Then call your little clone over here." Sasuke challenged placing the tip of the blade against his throat.

"Okay, okay! Hes on his way." The man said trying to scoot away from the kunai. There was a rustle of weeds to their left and the blond pulled out a kunai and launched it at the brunette man that came stumbling into the clearing. When it struck there was a popping sound followed by smoke as the man disappeared. The fox in Naruto's pocket started struggling around more trying to get out. Naruto fumbled with his jacket and pulled the fox out.

"How many of there are you?" The black haired teen asked digging the kunai into the mans skin.

"Its just me!" The man said trying to get away from the blade. Sasuke glared and dug it deeper.

"Don't lie." He stated moving the kunai a little to draw blood. Naruto placed the fox on the ground and watch it run around him in happy circles.

"Alright! Alright! There are two of us." The man said wincing as he felt his blood run down to his collar bone.

"Right..." Sasuke said. "Send out a search party for the forth." He said to Naruto.

The man's eyes widened as he realized they had already caught the other two members. Sasuke smirked at the reaction as Naruto made clones and sent them out to search for a third person. "Well that was easy. Now this time don't lie to use. Why are you here?" The Uchiha demanded holding the long edge of the blade against the mans throat and pressing against his esophagus. The man watched the fox paw at the blond ninja mewing softly.

"The fox." The man said still trying to get away from the blade at his neck.

"Yeah?" Sasuke asked casually. "Who sent you?"

"Some lady. No idea what her name is. We where just suppose to return the fox to her at any cost." He said honestly as Naruto reached into his pack and gave the fox some food.

"What about the fox and the message?" Sasuke asked not releasing any pressure from the kunai.

"Message? What are you talking about?" The man said with a confused look on his face.

"The fox plushie with the message pinned to it." Sasuke said pressing harder with the kunai and drawing more blood.

"I don't know anything about a fox toy!" The man said desperately. "Honestly! I'm sure there are more people after the fox!" Sasuke pulled the kunai away deciding the man knew nothing.

"Fine. Stop following us. Tell the lady you failed. Oh, When you get yourself lose that is." The black haired male said turning away from the man and shrugging his shoulders. "Come on Naruto lets go." He said walking back towards where camp was. Naruto picked up the fox and followed after Sasuke while having his clones scout the area around them. When they got back to the clearing Sakura was sitting next to the fire looking worried. The fog around the area had already disappeared. Sasuke sat down in his original place near the fire as Sakura jumped to her feet and started fussing about them.

"Where have you been?" She asked half crawling over to where the Uchiha sat. "I was so worried!" She said throwing her arms around Sasuke. Said male growled and pushed her off while glaring at her.

"We're fine Sakura!" Naruto chimed pointing to himself before sitting down next to them.

"And where the hell have you been?" The black haired teen asked standing up to get away from her simpering form.

"What do you mean where have I been?!" She said getting on her knees and glaring up at him. "I was washing the blood off my dress while you and him went running off somewhere!" She yelled pointing her finger viciously at Naruto.

"Me and him where saving the fox! While YOU where off pampering yourself." He scowled bending over the pot of stew that was way past done. He stirred it a little while Sakura gave him an incredulous look. Sasuke grabbed a bowl and spoon and scooped some stew into his bowl before sitting down and ignoring the pink insect.

"You two are acting like an old married couple." Naruto said in a small voice not sure he should even say it and he was right. The female ninja whirled her head around and gave him a surprised look while Sasuke stopped in mid motion. A second later he was glaring at Sakura looking ready to kill. He stood up and walked to the edge of the clearing and hopped into a tree to ignore both of them. Sakura seemed to be in a better mood now and turned to the blond after watching Sasuke stomp off.

"I see your ankles better." She said watching the blond delve into his own bag for a bowl. He looked up at her temporarily distracted.

"It is isn't it." He stated looking down at his once swollen ankle. "Must be the nine tails." He muttered softly to himself before continuing his search. Sakura gave him a confused look when he mumbled something incoherent but shrugged her shoulders and sat glumly staring at Sasuke. Naruto found his bowl at last issuing an "Ah ha!" and getting himself some well deserved food. Sakura made a gross face as he ate the pieces of once adorable rabbit. She stood up and walked to the other side of the camp to sulk by herself.

A few hours later the camp was packed and the fire was put out with no sign of the third member. The fox was sitting in one of Naruto's pouches with its head sticking out, mewing every once in a while. Sasuke still wasn't talking to any of them as he lead them back to the road. He continued to consult his map as Naruto and Sakura trudged along behind him.

Then Naruto remembered something. "Sasuke, Why did you ask the guy about a fox plushie?" He asked speeding up to walk beside the black haired teen. Sasuke glared at Naruto but didn't answer turning back to the map. The blond gave a loud sigh realizing that no matter what he said the other male wouldn't tell him anything. Doesn't mean he couldn't try later though, he thought to himself. "So... umm. Where are we staying tonight?" The blond tried while peering over the others shoulder to look at the map. Sasuke gave him another small glare before sighing, giving up on his silent treatment.

"We're staying near this river here." He said pointing to a river a little ways from Konoha. "We can set up camp near the banks."

"Hell Yeah! You hear that Mew." Naruto yelled happily turning his attention to the fox who mewed in return. "We get to go swimming!" The blond grinned pumping his fists in the air. Sasuke rolled his eyes before rolling up the map.

"Yes. Swimming. Joy." He said disdainfully while watching his kitsune jump up and down in joy.

Hours later the sun had started to set in the horizon as they drew closer to the river. Naruto was more giddy the closer they got to the river. Soon the sound of running water reached their ears and the blond went off running towards the sound. Sasuke shook his head as he watched the blond run around a corner obscuring him with trees. Naruto turned the corner and spotted the bridge that crossed over the slow moving water. He laughed and ran towards the bridge only to take a detour beside it and head down toward the water. Sasuke and Sakura rounded the corner soon after to find Naruto soaking wet sitting in the shallow waters with a defeated look on his face with the fox on the shore pawing at the water that passed by. The Uchiha laughed at the sight which only made the blond more annoyed. Uzumaki crossed his arms over his chest and looked away from Sasuke giving him a stubborn look. The black haired teen rolled his eyes.

"What happened to you?" Sasuke asked as he neared the edge of the river.

"Nothing." The blond said standing up and walking farther up the river.

"Uh huh." The other male said following the blond up river. Sakura followed behind them with a pouty face as Naruto got all the attention. After a few minutes of walking up river they found a place where they could camp the night. Sasuke sighed as he sat down and plopped his bag next to him. Naruto, soaking wet still, was shivering beside Sasuke. Sakura had set to the task of setting up the fire. Good little house maid, Sasuke thought in an attempt to cheer him up from the days events.

"Come on! I want to go swimming." Naruto whined to the teen sitting in front of him.

"It looks like you've already gone swimming, Naruto." The Uchiha replied chuckling as the blond shook his head sending water drops showering down on him.

"Shut up! Come on lets go!" Sasuke rolled his eyes before standing up. "Fine, fine. Sakura we're going to go find a place to bath. Well be back later okay." He said coming up with the only thing that could get him and the fox alone and naked. He smirked at the thought and followed the blond farther up stream without waiting for an answer from the pink haired girl. Sakura made an angry noise as Sasuke ignored her before getting back to work. Naruto padded ahead of Sasuke and around a bend in the river going out of sight again with the fox running back and forth between them. As Sasuke rounded the bend he was stopped in his tracks. Naruto was standing on a rock. The sun behind him barely visible casting pink and purple light over the land. Fireflies had started coming out, flying around the blond as he pulled off his white under shirt, exposing to the word his tan muscled torso. His abs flexed as he lifted the shirt over his head which held Sasuke's attention indefinitely. The black haired teen stood in aw as the blond tossed his shirt next to his orange jacket before reaching down to unbuckle his belt. The Uchiha's eyes went wide as Naruto pulled down his orange pants and stepped out of them. Sasuke could feel a dark blush creep onto his cheeks as the blond reached for his boxers. He looked away. Unable to handle what he would do if he saw what was under the boxers. There was a splash of water a few seconds later as he looked back to see the water ripple around where the blond had jumped in. Sasuke sighed and walked over to where the blond had gotten undressed. Naruto surfaced a few feet away from where he had dived in. Wiping his blond bangs out of his face to be greeted with the sight of Sasuke stripping. Naruto's eyes got slightly bigger and he looked away feeling embarrassed for some reason. Although he couldn't help the urge to look back and turn his attention back to the black haired male. He sunk slightly in the water so his mouth was covered in the cool liquid as he watched. Sasuke threw his shirt on a rock near by before running a hand through his hair. His pale skin shone in the dying sun and the blonds blush got deeper. The Uchiha was just as muscled as Naruto but with the exception of smoothness that came from his angelic looking skin. Sasuke knew the blond was looking. He bent down and picked up the fox at his feet and smiled at it. Making Naruto's heart pound in his chest at the sincere smile that formed on his lips. The fox licked his face in acceptance causing the Uchiha to laugh a lightly before putting the fox back down. He moved his hands to his belt buckle and Naruto blushed even more as the thought of what he might see invaded his mind. Sasuke unbuckled his belt and unbuttoned his pants slowly as he had the blonds complete attention and wanted to keep it that way. Naruto unconsciously licked his lips the cool water leaking into his mouth. The black haired teen unzipped his pants exposing the fact that he wasn't wearing underwear by the curly black hairs that where revealed. Naruto felt a tingling sensation in the pit of his stomach at the sight as Sasuke slowly began to expose his lower region. The blond ducked under the water as the others manhood came into view. The tingling sensation had grown at the sight and his blush was at full bloom. Naruto shook his head as he heard a large gush in the water beside him. Naruto came up for air trying to rid himself of the image of his friend as he wondered why he felt what he did. He was confused. When he resurfaced he came face to face with Sasuke no more then a foot in front of him.

"Having fun?" The Uchiha asked leaning in farther causing Naruto to blush again. Even though he had no idea why.

"Y-yeah." The blond stuttered as the other backed away from him.

"Come on Naruto." Sasuke said licking his lips half lidded eyes before turning around and swimming under the water. The kitsune felt the tingling sensation again as he followed the other. Mew swam in the shallow waters splashing water and chasing the drops or the fish that swam in the shallows. Naruto glanced over at the fox before directing his attention back to the other ninja. Sasuke turned back to him after a few seconds with a smirk on his lips.

"I have an idea. Let's play a game." He said wadding in the water as the blond came to a stop in front of him.

"What kind of game?" Naruto asked making bubbles in the water with his mouth and then giggling.

"Hide and seek. But it will be like tag also. You will hide and when I find you, you can swim, but when I touch you I win. Then we switch places. Okay?" Sasuke explained hiding his intentions and the urge to chuckle menacingly.

"Yeah!" Naruto yelled bobbing up in the water showing his torso before going back down. The Uchiha smirked again and began counting.

"One." He said placing his hands over his eyes. "Two" Naruto swam away from Sasuke looking for a place he could hide. "Three" "Four" "Five" He found a secluded place behind some large rocks that would hide him from view, with only one way in and not to far away, he swam for it. "Six" "Seven" "Eight" "Nine" "Ten" Naruto made it into the entrance and headed to the rock farthest from it. "Elven" "Twelve" "Thirteen" "Fourteen" Naruto found a place where he could keep an eye on Sasuke and he couldn't be seen. "Fifteen" "Sixteen" "Seventeen" The blond smothered a laugh. "Eighteen" "Nineteen" "Twenty, Ready Naruto?" Sasuke asked pulling his hand off his eyes even though he had secretly watched the blond the entire time. "Here I come." He said swimming forward to look behind a big rock and out of the blond's view. Seconds later he came back out the same way he had gone behind it and swam to the center of the kitsune's eye level. Making sure the blond had his attention on him. The blond held back laughter as the other continued searching random places a ways away from him. Suddenly a hand wrapped around e his waist electing a small gasp from Naruto as he was pulled flush against a toned body.

"Gotcha." Sasuke whispered into the kitsune's ear his eyes half lidded from the ecstasy of being able to hold the kitsune this close. Naruto let out a small gasp as he registered the fact that the feeling against his back was Sasuke's silky skin causing the feeling in his lower stomach to leave him breathless. The other teen's whisper only making the feeling worse and causing his breath to hitch. "Now the question is." Sasuke said his breath ghosting along Naruto's shoulder. "Should I let you go." The feeling inside the blond made him moan as Sasuke's lips brushed across his neck causing him to grip the arms wrapped around him.

The Uchiha's grip tightened as Naruto let a small moan pass his lips.

"S... Sasuke." Naruto said panting slightly even though he still didn't understand why. He liked the feelings Sasuke was giving him. It feels so... amazing, his hazy mind supplied him. The way the other made his breath catch and his insides churn. Sasuke closed his eyes as Naruto practically gasped his name. His neither region started to come to life a little more quickly then he had wanted it to. Soon Naruto would be able to feel his desire for him. The thought alone thrilled him, but it also scared him. What if Naruto where to turn him down. Sasuke buried his face in the nap of the blond's neck. "Sa... Sasuke... I-" Naruto had began only to be stopped by a loud yell from the bank across from them.

"Sasuke! Naruto! Where are you?" Called an worried voice followed by a loud mew sound. Naruto looked through the crack between the rocks to see Sakura looking around in the water.

"Damn it." Sasuke ground out his grip on Naruto tightening painfully before loosening eventually disappearing entirely. The blond felt suddenly empty as the warmth of Sasuke's body left him. He turned around to see Sasuke swimming out the entrance practically fuming. Naruto smiled before following him out the fuzzy feeling in his lower region slowly disappearing as the cool water brushed against him. The Uchiha dived under the water at the end of the entrance and resurfaced a few feet later closer towards the shore. Naruto followed suit and came back up a little ways behind him.

"Where were you guys?" She asked placing her hands oh her hips.

"No where." Sasuke said bitterly his anger clearly shown on his face as he glared at her. He dived back under the water and swam some ways down stream before coming up again and completely ignoring the pink puke ball. Sakura looked concerned as she watched him grumble things under his breath.

"What do you mean no where? You had to have been somewhere." She ventured hoping for an answer. Sasuke turned to glare at her before turning away and acting like he was washing himself aka being to busy to talk.

"We where playing a game." Naruto said happily glancing at the sour mood Sasuke was in.

"A game? What ki-ah!" She screamed as the little fox splashed in the water near her and swatting a fish so it went flying towards her. She flailed her arms around as it hit her chest successfully knocking it up to smack her in the face. She stumbled backwards before falling on her butt with a heavy thud. She made an incredulous sound while slamming her fist on the ground beside her. The blond laughed at the girl as he fell deeper into the water. "Shut up." She said glaring at the fox ninja. Naruto tried to stifle his laughter before answering her interrupted question.

"We where, haha, playing, hmhm, hide n go seek." He laughed before going under the water and resurfacing again. Sasuke still had his back to them pretending to not know Sakura existed.

"Fine. Whatever." She said standing up and brushing of her butt. "Dinners ready. I caught some fish." She finished before stomping away.

"Yay! fish!" Naruto shouted quickly scrubbing his body to make sure all the dirt was off before swimming to the shore and shaking off. Sasuke watched as Naruto in his happy induced state seemed to have forgotten about politeness and ran out of the water nude. His tan body glistened in the green glow of fire flies and the half moon. The blond had his back to Sasuke but he still got a nice view of the kitsune's ass. He smirked to himself before following the blond out of the water. Naruto was shaking his head while running his hands through it in an attempt to get all the water out of it. Sasuke sighed as he walked out beside the other ninja his plans for the night ruined once again by the stupid third member of their team. He rubbed the back of his neck in annoyance before noticing that Naruto had turned around to stare at him with wide eyes. The blond realized he was staring and blushed bright red while quickly turned away before grabbing his boxers and slipping them on. Sasuke smirked at the blush while he continued to get dressed as well. Once they where both dressed they walked back to the camp. Little Mew with it's well deserved fish in its mouth and several more Naruto was carrying for it. Sakura was sitting in the camp glaring moodily at the fire, when Naruto sat down and took a fish that was roasting from the fire. Sakura looked up from her place and glared at Naruto. The blond paused in eating when he caught her venomous glare. He frowned at her before she seemed to snap out of something, because seconds later she smiled and looked away. Naruto gave a confused look before occupying himself with the fish. Sasuke caught the glare as well and was still peeved about the interruption earlier. He took a fish himself and started eating it as well. Later that night he took first night watch. He didn't feel like sleeping he wanted to brood over today's happenings. After his shift was up he woke Sakura up and took his place a few feet away from Naruto's sleeping bag.

There was a rustling sound that invaded the dark in Sasuke's mind. He slowly opened his eyes to a dirty blond haired young man sitting over him. Sasuke blink before he swiftly began to sit up only to be knocked back down again with a hand over his throat. The Uchiha clutched at the hand blocking his windpipe and glared at the man above him. The man leaned down next to the black haired teen's ear a smirk evident on his features.

"You failed." He whispered sensually running his other hand along Sasuke's jaw. The teen scowled and reached for the guys face only to have his hand twisted back painfully by the man's free hand. "ah. ah. ah." The man reprimanded as Sasuke made a sound of pain. He looked to where Naruto was suppose to be sleeping to see him tied up and gagged. Blood trickled from the back of his head and onto the ground causing Sasuke to struggle even more violently. The man flipped him onto his back and pinned him by twisting his arm back to breaking point. The Uchiha growled as the man shoved a knee into his back to keep him down. Sasuke look to see where Sakura was only to see that her bed was empty. He cursed to himself as the man on top of him shook a bottle of something liquid. "Nighty Night. Pretty boy." He whispered again as he put a cloth of strange smelling chemicals over his mouth and nose. He struggled violently and tried not to breath in anything.

"Be careful! Don't hurt him." A familiar voice called and he looked to the place just beside the man to find Sakura standing with the fox in her hands. Everything went fuzzy. He saw the outline of his kitsune before everything went black.


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To be continued.

I know you want to kill me right? Yeah I bet you would. XP But I have to do something else today.

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1. By Jacob on the phone. He gets mad when I don't pay attention to him and since hes emo it can be dangerous not paying attention. Which takes hours. Plus I have little kids running in here randomly and jumping around the place. GAH! I dislike this place.

Didn't want to interrupt. XP OMG!! I just got like this mental image of like Sasuke leaning over Naruto on like a bed and about to kiss him or something and I couldn't remember if I had that in my fic. so I went back to look and OMG!! I have such horrible spelling mistakes!! DX I'm going to have to fix that. Yeah? Oh and I didn't have it in there. I wonder where it came from... HA! It was! I lied. I knew it was in there somewhere. X3 For those who don't remember it was when he had the sleeping Naruto at his house and kissed him while he was sleeping but them he woke up! XP Can't remember how he got there though. Oh dear.

Oh... yeah... Just... Um... So you guys know. I uh didn't want to get murdered but I created a new account and put two stories up. X# just one chaptered right now. But I HAD TO! They where haunting me!! Anyways they are on the user name Kittryn... so meh. 3 you guys. Grins.