Author's Note: And...another update! This chapter reveals a tad of the party from Naruto. But how is he going to let Hinata know what he saw when she's on a mission with her team?

I'm sorry if this chapter is a little too long. The reason why I'm making it a little longer is because It's going to be on a short hiatus for a week or two. I need some time to update my other stories! -_-

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Crazy Nights Lead To Crazy Situations:

Chapter Nine...

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"I-I know! Quick, open the door!" Hanabi said.

Konohamaru opened the door and they both slipped inside as a chunin guard walked through the area.

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Konohamaru and Hanabi slammed the door shut behind them as they collapsed onto the floor of the vast library.

"Whew! That was close, huh?" Konohamaru said as he stood up and dusted off his clothes.

Hanabi got on her knees and blew a strand of her hair out of her eyes.

"Yeah...it was..." Hanabi mumbled, still staying in the same position.

Konohamaru stared at Hanabi confused as she glared at him.

"...Do you want me to help you up?" Konohamaru asked.

Hanabi scowled.

"It would help!" Hanabi replied through gritted teeth.

Konohamaru then grabbed the young Hyuuga's hand and gripped it. But a weird feeling went through his body, and his face grew very warm.

Hanabi's own face grew warm as well, but she shook her head as he helped her up.

The young kunoichi smiled and dusted herself off.

"Um...thanks." Hanabi said.

Konohamaru smiled and rubbed the back of his neck.

"No problem, Hanabi..." Konohamaru mumbled.

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With Naruto And Sasuke...

Naruto and Sasuke decided to call it quits after a few hours since they were both getting tired.

Both were walking to Ichiraku's. Naruto had already suggested going there before Sasuke even had a chance to open his mouth. Since it was just them walking, Naruto had decided to tell everything about the situation to him.

Sasuke just stared at Naruto in shock.

"Wait a minute...you and Hinata...and now...what?" Sasuke asked, speechless.

Naruto sighed and crossed his arms with his eyes closed.

"I told you you'd freak out, Sasuke." Naruto said.

Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"I am not freaking out. I'm just saying...it sounds kind of stressful, you know? I mean, how can you and her possibly get through this?" Sasuke asked.

Naruto had a determined look on his face as he glanced back at his old rival.

"...We will get through it. I swear, no matter what challenge comes our way we will get through it!" Naruto said.

Sasuke blinked.

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It was nighttime, and a fifteen year old Sasuke and a fifteen year old Sakura sat on the exact same bench that was where Sakura encountered him leaving.

"...So um...your back now..." Sakura said with an evident mix of joy and nervousness in her tone.

Sasuke just stared at the stars.

"...A lot of things have happened since you've been gone. Um...yes..." Sakura said.

Sasuke looked at her and grabbed her shoulder.

"Do you...do you uh..." Sasuke began as he shifted his gaze away from her.

Sakura looked at him and blinked.

"...What?" Sakura asked.

Sasuke looked back at her and released his grip.

"Still...do you like me? It's been such a long time since that night." Sasuke asked.

Sakura blushed slightly and closed her eyes.

"Actually...I-I don't anymore; but it's safe to say that I like Naruto. After all, Naruto was always there for me...the whole time you left..." Sakura replied.

Sasuke blinked.

Sakura's hands clenched into fists and she smiled and kept her eyes closed.

"He...he was always eager to help. And no matter what, he wouldn't give up. He would get through any sticky situation. Never backing down...and never going back on his word...he also didn't break his promise..." Sakura continued with a stray tear running down her eye.

Sasuke flashbacked for a brief second.

"...I do still like you, Sasuke. But as a friend. Naruto is..." Sakura mumbled.

Sasuke sighed.

"(Naruto...thanks.) Sasuke thought as he closed his eyes and leaned back.

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Sasuke sighed and Naruto scowled at him.

"You don't believe that me and Hinata will get through this, do you Sasuke?" Naruto asked.

Sasuke smirked slightly and closed his eyes.

"(Naruto...you and Hinata will get through it. There's no doubt in my mind. But I think I'll just annoy you for the heck of it...)" Sasuke thought.

Naruto grabbed Sasuke's shoulders and shook him.

"YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME? WELL BELIEVE IT, SASUKE! BECAUSE I WILL SHOW YOU!" Naruto yelled.

Passing villagers gave Naruto and Sasuke weird looks as they passed by. Some even did double takes, wondering what the heck Naruto was yelling about and why Sasuke looked so suspicious.

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Back With Konohamaru And Hanabi...

Konohamaru and Hanabi looked around the vast library in awe. Truthfully neither have them have ever seen the inside since it's contents was strictly available to the hokage.

After the years since the Third's death, a new rule is that only the hokage can enter. But still, the books and scrolls are very secret and aren't even supposed to be looked through; they contain very forbidden jutsu and such.

Not only does the outside area have high skilled guards, but it's also rigged with traps incase of intruders. For Konohamaru and Hanabi not to have alerted the guards or set off a well hidden trap, it's hard to believe.

"...Now where would the scrolls we need be?" Hanabi asked Konohamaru as she turned to look at him.

Konohamaru rubbed the back of his neck.

"Well...I'm not sure..." Konohmaru muttered.

Hanabi groaned.

"Alright...well, we'll just have to search ourselves. Can you check those shelves while I check those?" Hanabi asked while pointing.

Konohamaru nodded. Of course he could to do that. Why would Hanabi think he couldn't even do that?

The two then split up and went in different directions of the room. And Konohamaru walked up to the shelf and sorted through it looking for labels.

"...C'mon...where are they?" Konohamaru asked out loud in frustration.

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Hanabi sighed as she scanned through the shelves on the other side. She had been at for several minutes but couldn't find what she needed.

"(...They have to be here somewhere. I just know it! I really should be working on Neji and his little cliché problem, but I want to help Naruto and big sis as well...)" Hanabi thought.

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Konohamaru was still searching high and low for the kind of information Hanabi wanted him to get. But most of them were just about forbidden jutsu. And he really didn't want to get in trouble for reading one of those scrolls; Naruto had already told him about the time he stole and read one them to learn the Shadow Clone jutsu and nearly got caught by the guards.

"Hey...what's this?" Konohamaru mumbled as he pulled out a scroll and read the label.

The label read: 'What To Do When Your Sexual Hormones Rage'.

Konohamaru blinked at the label, it took a few minutes for the words to register in his brain.

"..." Konohamaru stood there blankly and did a flashback.

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Konohamaru then grabbed Hanabi's hand and gripped it. But a weird feeling went through his body, and his face grew really warm.

Hanabi's own face grew warm, but she shook her head as he helped her up.

...

Konohamaru's eyes widened and he quickly threw the scroll back where it was as his face turned bright red.

"Heck no! I'm only eleven!" Konohamaru shrieked as he ran off to another shelf.

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Meanwhile Hanabi sighed as she traced over the labels of scrolls. Still not finding anything about the mind or stuff.

Suddenly, her fingers traced over a cream colored label. Hanabi blinked as she gripped it and pulled it out.

"What's this? Hmm...'Forbidden Jutsu #5: Secret Memory Restoring Technique'." Hanabi read as she looked at it.

Hanabi's frown then turned into an ear-to-ear grin. She had finally found something she was looking for at long last.

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"A-also Ne-Naruto, I-I-I suddenly had an image of what happened when we were drunk flash through my mind..." Hinata mumbled.

Naruto blinked before suddenly being quite.

"Hey! I saw that one too! Is that the table one?" Naruto asked.

Hinata nodded as she blushed slightly.

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"(At long last! This jutsu could help! ...I know it's forbidden, but I really have no choice but to rely on it.)" Hanabi thought as her face fell.

Hanabi then glanced at the scroll and lifted up the rolled up part. She felt bad about having to rely on a forbidden jutsu for that.

The young kunoichi took a deep breath and exhaled. Then she slowly and cautiously lifted the rest to open it. But she felt like it was a trap...

Hanabi put on a determined face and fully opened the scroll. Suddenly, a puff of smoke was released from it, and a bunch of kunai with sharp points on both ends went flying at her.

Hanabi's eyes widened.

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Konohamaru was still searching the shelves. He had no idea that Hanabi was about to be attacked.

"EEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Konohamaru yelped and dropped what he was doing.

"That sounded like...HANABI!" Konohamaru shouted.

Konohamaru then gasped and took off for thee other side of the room.

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Hanabi screamed as several kunai with ragged points on both end flew at her. She immediately dropped the 'scroll' and quickly dodged them all.

Then Konohamaru dashed over to where Hanabi was at the speed of light. He gasped as soon as he saw the kunai knives being shot out of the 'scroll'.

Hanabi somehow was able to see Konohamaru while she was dodging, she screamed again and quickly did a Eight Trigrams Rotation move* and easily protected herself from the kunai.

Konohamaru watched in amazement.

Finally, she stopped spinning and panted as she started falling forward.

"Hanabi!" Konohamaru shouted as he ran over and caught her in his arms.

Hanabi stopped panting after ten seconds and realized Konohamaru caught her.

"Whew...I-I really can't handle the advanced style of the move Dad made me learn..." Hanabi said as she sat up on her knees.

Konohamaru grinned and got down on his knees too.

"Maybe not, but that was amazing!" Konohamaru said.

Hanabi smiled and blushed slightly.

"Well...thanks. But I guess it was my fault that the trap was set off just now. I should have used my byakugan to see if the scroll was real or not; it obviously was a trap..." Hanabi said.

Konohamaru sighed and narrowed his eyes to look over at the 'scroll'.

"...Well, it's okay. You know, I wasn't able to find any of the stuff you needed. Maybe we should just continue looking but be careful." Konohamaru said.

Hanabi then sighed and closed her eyes.

"Konohamaru, I can't give up now. I really want to help Naruto and Hinata. As well as fix Neji and Sakura's cliché problem!" Hanabi said as she opened her eyes and stared determinedly at him.

Konohamaru looked shocked slightly, but then he smiled, actually liking her determination.

"Hey, you right! I ain't gonna give up either! I'll help you find the answers to all this even if it takes all day!" Konohamaru said.

Hanabi giggled.

"That's good. 'Cause it's always good to have a guy to carry all the heavy stuff..." Hanabi said with a smirk on her face.

Konohamaru gasped, and then he scowled.

"Hey! I'm not that useless 'ya know! I can do way more then just carry some heavy stuff!" Konohamaru shouted.

Hanabi laughed.

"Konohamaru! Haha...I was just...haha...teasing you!" Hanabi said between laughs.

Obviously, Hanabi's got a weird sense of humor right there. And Konohamaru was confused.

"...I knew that." Konohamaru muttered as he blushed slightly.

Hanabi stopped laughing and wiped a stray tear from her eye, she then stood up with Konohamaru and they started walking side by side to the other part of the huge shelf.

Hanabi was actually enjoying Konohamaru's company. She didn't understand why, but she kind of felt her face heat up in memory of earlier when he grabbed her hand to help her up. And she slightly started drifting off into a daydream.

But when she absentmindedly hit the shelves with her elbow, it cause three scrolls to fall and open.

Hanabi and Konohamaru gasped.

"Oh, no! H-Hanabi, RUN!" Konohamaru shouted as a puff of smoke appeared.

Hanabi did just that and quickly ran off, Konohamaru meanwhile jumped around and dodged the weapons being unleashed from the scrolls. Obviously Tsunade made sure to make it where thieves can't read the scrolls.

"AAAAAH! IT'S A NIGHTMARE!" Konohamaru screamed as he dodged three kunai attached to a very long spiked chain.

As more and more continued to pop out of thin air, Konohamaru quickly threw some kunai knives of his own at them. But that resulted in even more popping out of thin air.

Meanwhile, Hanabi quickly sped back around to the scroll and dodged the kunai that where raining down like a waterfall. She quickly picked up the three scrolls and closed them.

"..." Konohamaru sighed with relief and walked over to Hanabi as she put back the scrolls.

"That was insane, wasn't it?" Konohamaru asked.

Hanabi nodded. But then her pearl orbs for eyes scanned over Konohamaru's wrist. She gasped.

"Omigosh! Your wrist got cut by the knives!" Hanabi said in horror.

Konohamaru glanced at his wrist which was uncovered because he had his sleeves rolled up. He then shook his head.

"It'll be okay. After all, I've had cuts worse then this back last year on a C-rank mission with the rest of my team!" Konohamaru said.

Hanabi's face turned into a look of pure concern and she crossed her arms as he winced in pain.

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Meanwhile...

Team Kurenai were still training. Kurenai decided to take it kind of easy on Hinata because of the pregnancy. But Hinata felt like she was being useless all over again.

And as they were taking a break, Shino glanced up at the sky.

"...I see a messenger bird." Shino said.

Hinata, who was standing next to him blinked.

"A m-messenger bird, Sh-Shino?" Hinata asked.

Hinata then looked up at the sky too.

Then Kurenai walked over to them as she adjusted her headband.

"Hey, what's going on?" Kurenai asked.

"There's a messenger bird flying over this area, Sensei. It may be for...us." Shino replied as he pushed up his shades.

Kurenai looked up at the sky as well.

"Hmm...it may be that the hokage wants to tell us something." Kurenai pointed out.

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Back With Konohamaru And Hanabi...

Hanabi scowled and walked up to Konohamaru. She then grabbed his hand and gave him a cold glare.

"I WILL help you. And you WILL let me, Konohamaru." Hanabi declared.

Konohamaru's eyes widened and he started trembling in fear of that glare.

Then the young Hyuuga smiled slightly and wrapped a bandage over the cut that she kept incase of emergencies in her bag.

Konohamaru smiled; he was just about to say 'thanks' but Hanabi took a step back and stepped on a tile which activated a trap. And he was cut off by lights flashing and a siren like noise.

Hanabi's eyes widened.

"Oh no! I activated a trap!" Hanabi shouted through the siren noise.

Konohamaru closed his eyes and put his hands in his hair.

"Where the heck did Lady Tsunade get sirens anyway?" Konohamaru shouted.

Then out of nowhere, a puff of smoke appeared and so did at least one hundred very sharp kunai knives and swords.

The two young gennin's eyes widened. They then screamed and dodged into a very direction possible as kunai after kunai, and sword after sword was thrown at them by some unknown force.

Finally, the two successfully dodged every one, but then several other sharp ninja tools that were known to them, unleashed and flew towards them.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAH! HANABI, WATCH OUT!" Konohamaru shouted as he threw some ninja tools of his own at them to counter attack

Finally, after Konohamaru's counter attacks, and Hanabi's moves they were able to run to the door.

Hanabi just had her hands on the door when something shocked them and sent her back.

"WHAT THE HECK?" Hanabi shouted as she rubbed her hand.

Konohamaru's eyes widened as a giant shuriken appeared out of nowhere at the other side of the room. It was heading straight to Hanabi.

But Konohamaru was quite some distance away from her. And she didn't notice the GIANT shuriken about to hit her.

"(Hanabi...NO! I can't let her get killed by that!)" Konohamaru thought as he started running up to her.

Hanabi winced in pain from her shocked hands. She couldn't really move, she was temporarily paralyzed.

"HAAAAAAAAAAANABI!" Konohamaru shouted dramatically as he ran over to her.

Hanabi gasped when she saw the shuriken in the corner of her eye and Konohamaru running towards her. But she was paralyzed and couldn't move.

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Meanwhile...

Naruto and Sasuke had left Ichiraku's and where about to go see a movie since Team Kakashi's got some time off from missions. And it was only about 1:00 in the afternoon anyway.

"Hey Sasuke, is that Sakura?" Naruto asked as he pointed over to a very tired looking Sakura draped over a bench.

Sasuke squinted his eyes.

"Hmm...I don't know. It's too far away..." Sasuke said.

Naruto put his hands on his hips and rolled his eyes.

"Don't tell me your going blind, Sasuke! The bench is right there with the pink thing draped over it!" Naruto said as he pointed.

Meanwhile, Sakura had heard everything they said and she scowled and sat up.

"Naruto, it's me Sakura! I'm just exhausted..." Sakura said as she rubbed her eyes.

Sasuke blinked.

"Why? And what's that scroll?" Sasuke asked. At the last part he pointed.

Sakura glanced at the scroll in her hands, which was the same scroll that the old man who called her Talim gave her.

"Oh, um...(I can't tell Naruto and Sasuke where I got this. The old man told me not to...)" Sakura said and thought with a slight blush on her face.

Naruto and Sasuke exchanged looks.

"...It's uh...just a medical scroll is all! I've been over-working myself last night into today to find the answer behind Naruto and Hinata's weird images in their minds." Sakura replied, she inwardly sighed with relief.

Naruto then smiled and he walked over and sat beside her.

"Sakura...thanks for all your hard work, but you really don't have to do all this." Naruto said as he pat her back in a comforting way.

Sakura blinked her emerald green colored eyes, and a small smile escaped on her lips as she closed her eyes.

"Yeah I know, but I'm just worried is all..." Sakura said.

Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"Sakura, you really don't need to worry so much." Sasuke commented.

Naruto and Sakura looked up at the Uchiha.

"...After all, worrying makes you very cautious and week. And Sakura, your not all that weak anymore like you were. So try and be a little more positive." Sasuke said.

Sakura sighed and then Naruto grinned.

"Right, Sasuke!" Naruto agreed "Listen Sakura, have some faith in the Will of Fire..." Naruto muttered loud enough for her to hear as he closed his eyes.

Sakura smiled and looked at Naruto. And Sasuke walked closer.

"...Me and Hinata will get through this crazy situation...together. But it is nice to have people helping us! And that's why I'm lucky to be surrounded by great friends!" Naruto finished.

Sasuke brushed a strand of hair out his eyes and smirked.

"Ah, that's true. I guess...we all are together..." Sasuke said, a little unsure.

Sakura had a big grin on her face as she sat up straight and took her hands that were clenched into fists and held one in the air.

"Yes! We all are in this together, by the Will of Fire!" Sakura exclaimed with enthusiasm.

Naruto smiled and stood up.

"Exactly! That's what I like to hear!" Naruto said.

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Back With Hanabi And Konohamaru...

Hanabi cautiously opened her eyes. She feared the worst as soon as she closed them when she the shuriken flying towards her.

"Hanabi? Are you still alive?" Konohamaru's voice asked with evident worry.

Hanabi opened her eyes fully, and saw that she was laying on the floor of the room but she was in a different spot; a few inches away from the door. And Konohamaru was sitting in front of her on his knees.

"...Wha? What the?" Hanabi mumbled as she sat up and looked around.

Hanabi looked down through her hair in her face and saw her headband in her hands which had a small tear in the cloth.

"Good! Your still alive!" Konohamaru said as he smiled.

Hanabi blinked and she realized she finally got control of her body back. She turned her head to see the giant shuriken stuck in the door.

"Konohamaru...did you save me?" Hanabi asked as she put her headband back around her forehead securely.

Konohamaru blushed slightly and looked away.

"..." Hanabi blinked and then she got on her knees too.

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"HAAAAAAAAAAANABI!" Konohamaru shouted dramatically as he ran over to her.

Hanabi gasped when she saw the shuriken in the corner of her eye and Konohamaru running towards her. But she was paralyzed and couldn't move.

Hanabi was completely shocked. She couldn't even blink her eyes hardly. She felt like crying, but what good would that do? And plus, what kind of shinobi cries in a dangerous situation?

Hanabi just yelped and closed her eyes.

Then just as the shuriken got near the young girl, Konohamaru quickly grabbed her and took her down with him to the floor just as the GIANT shuriken flew by. Although it took a small piece of Hanabi's hair with it. And one of the blades scraped across the cloth and made it fall off her forehead.

The shuriken then went straight into the door. And Konohamaru sat up and sighed with relief.

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"So in a way...I guess I did kind of save you." Konohamaru said.

Hanabi smiled and brushed a strand of her hair out her eyes.

"Well, thank you! But...I shouldn't have closed my eyes. That's one of the worst things a ninja can do in danger..." Hanabi said as her face fell.

Konohamaru sighed.

"Hanabi..." Konohamaru started.

Hanabi looked up at him.

However, two chuunin guards busted through the door.

"Busted!" The second one said.

Konohamaru and Hanabi gasped as they saw them.

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Meanwhile In Tsunade's Office...

Team Kurenai were inside Tsunade's office, she had a mission for them to do. However, she wasn't aware of Hinata being pregnant.

"...A mission?" Shino asked as he pushed up his shades.

Tsunade nodded and started flipping pages through some paperwork.

Kurenai's face fell.

Kiba, Hinata, and Shino exchanged looks.

"...Yes. It's a B-rank mission. However, rogue ninja could possibly be a threat. So therefore, it could possibly escalate into a A-rank mission. You are to go to the Land of Lightning and guard the borders..." Tsunade began.

Tsunade then brushed lint off her jacket and continued to talk.

"There have been reports from there about attacks. And if we're going to make the alliance treaty work, we must defend their area because of their current poor defense..." Tsunade paused and closed her eyes while leaning back in her chair.

Hinata's face fell and she twiddled her fingers.

"Um...m-milday, wh-why do we have to...um...do this mission?" Hinata mumbled, starting to feel a tad nauseous.

Tsunade opened her eyes, and leaned over on the desk with her hands propping her head.

"...Because Kurenai's genjutsu skills will be needed. And also, because the byakugan would be needed as well. Both of you two ladies have talent, and that's useful defense against powerful rogue ninja." Tsunade replied.

Kiba glanced at Hinata and smirked slightly as her eyes widened a tad.

Kurenai sighed.

"Anyway, like I said, we must defend the Land of Lightning in it's poor state right now. That is the only way we can create an alliance with another land. This is the way of life, we help those lands and they will help us. (...That's extremely useful, because any kind of evil lurks in the future...I still want to be on my toes with Sasuke after all; he was trained by Orochimaru, and who knows what kind of sick and twisted things could be hidden within the boy...)" Tsunade finished and thought.

Kiba then suddenly took a step forward.

"HEY! Hinata can't come on this mission! She's pregnant, and all the stress and fighting could cause some terrible complications!" Kiba shouted suddenly.

That perked up Tsunade. She rose an eyebrow curiously.

Hinata blushed and twiddled her fingers, and Shino just watched a beetle crawl all over his hand, interested in what was going on around him.

Kurenai sighed and grabbed Kiba's shoulders to pull him back. She hated his angry outbursts.

Tsunade sighed.

Kurenai gave Kiba a scolding look and then she pinched the bridge of her nose as she let go of the Inuzuka.

"...She's pregnant?" Tsunade asked as she pointed at Hinata.

Hinata knew that Tsunade was asking Kurenai, but she nodded anyway.

Tsunade frowned and leaned back in her seat.

"...Well, normally I would make an exception to this and could always send Team Guy since one of the cell members has the byakugan. However, they are scheduled for a simple mission tomorrow. And there isn't really any other teams that I could send." Tsunade said.

Kiba's face fell.

Tsunade then narrowed her eyes and glanced over at the window.

"Listen, she should be able to come along the mission. But as a medic, I suggest all three of you keep a close eye on her. And if there is any chance of fighting, make sure she doesn't over-exhaust herself..." Tsunade said.

Shino pushed up his shades and then he glanced over at Tsunade.

"...We will." Shino muttered.

Hinata then sighed. She wanted to tell her about who exactly the baby's father was because she knew Tsunade was suspicious; but she realized that there was no time.

Kurenai then spoke up.

"How long will we be away?" Kurenai asked.

Tsunade thought for a minute, trying to remember what the paper said.

"About one month." Tsunade replied.

Kiba looked shocked.

"ONE MONTH?" Kiba shouted.

Before Tsunade had a chance to reply, two chuunin guards entered the office, both grabbing Konohamaru and Hanabi by their arms.

"LET GO OF US! YOUR JUST TURNING IN THE FUTURE SEVENTH HOKAGE!" Konohamaru yelled.

Team Kurenai turned around and gasped. Tsunade looked over and rose an eyebrow.

"Lady Hokage, Konohamaru and Hanabi Hyuuga where sneaking around inside the forbidden library!" The first guard said.

Hinata's eyes widened.

"H-Hanabi...wh-what's going on?" Hinata asked.

Hanabi and Konohamru exchanged looks and then they sighed; they knew they were in for it when they returned home.

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Shortly At The Hyuuga Residence...

Hiashi, Hanabi, and Hinata sat in the living room. Hiashi kept glaring at Hanabi with his arms crossed; it was intimidating Hanabi AND Hinata. Although he was just mad at Hanabi.

"...Alright, why did you do it?" Hiashi questioned Hanabi.

Hanabi shifted around in her seat uncomfortably, and Hinata's face fell as she looked at her.

"...Well...I-I just wanted to be of help..." Hanabi replied, not looking Hiashi in the eyes.

Hiashi rose an eyebrow.

...

Hiashi and Hanabi walked around the village looking for Naruto with their byakugan activated.

"Hanabi, why are you so determined to be of help?" Hiashi asked randomly.

Hanabi blinked and looked up at him.

"What?" Hanabi asked.

Hiashi crossed his arms.

"...This situation, you seem like you are determined to help. But I don't quite understand why. Why are you making it your goal to help your sister and Naruto?" Hiashi asked.

Hanabi smirked.

"Because..." Hanabi replied, not giving any information.

Hiashi rose an eyebrow.

"(What does Hanabi mean by that?)" Hiashi thought.

...

Hiashi then sighed.

Hanabi twirled a lock of her hair absentmindedly.

"...I just wanted to help them. I knew that Sakura's all baffled over big sis and Naruto seeing images in their heads about the 'drunk events'. I knew that I could probably help by doing some research on the mind by checking out the forbidden library...but it was wrong. And even Konohamaru tried to stop me..." Hanabi said.

Hiashi's eyes widened.

"What? You were with him after I forbade you from doing that?" Hiashi shouted.

Hinata bit her lip and then smiled slightly.

"Um...actually, you didn't really make i-it that clear, f-father..." Hinata mumbled.

Hiashi looked at Hinata and then back at Hanabi, who had her hands clenched into fists.

"Dad, Konohamaru isn't a bad guy to be friends with! He warned me about the place, but I didn't listen! And he even saved he from a shuriken trap!" Hanabi defended.

Hinata smiled to herself.

"(Of course K-Konohamaru's a good buy...b-because he's always around Na-Naruto...)" Hinata thought as she blushed.

Hiashi thought for a minute and sighed.

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After a few minutes, Hiashi had decided that it was okay for Hanabi to hang out with Konohamaru. And Hinata helped coax the decision by reminding him that he hangs out with Naruto a lot and his ways have seemed to rub off on him.

Hiashi still grounded Hanabi for a week. But she knew that was normal.

"Thanks, Dad! Yeah! I'm gonna go outside and uh...practice my Gentle Fist!" Hanabi said in joy as she ran off.

Hinata smiled at that.

Then Hiashi frowned.

"Hinata, shouldn't you be getting ready for the mission you're going on?" Hiashi asked.

Hinata then frowned, she couldn't help but be down about that. It wasn't that she was down about the mission, but she was down about having to be away from Naruto. And what's worse, was that once she'd get back, her stomach would start becoming larger with a bump. What if the mission lasted a little longer then a month and then the bump started forming? There would be no way for her to fight! And she would be defenseless against a vital attack; killing not only herself, but the baby as well.

"Oh, um...right..." Hinata mumbled as she started walking away.

Hiashi's face fell briefly.

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Shortly, In Hinata's Room...

Hinata entered her room and sat on the edge of her perfectly made up bed. She was always preparing for missions early so that she would be ready on time to leave. But still, she had time since they would be leaving the next morning.

Hinata sighed as she got out her bag and started putting necessary items inside.

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Outside The House In The Gardens...

Hanabi smiled as she walked outside the house and into the gardens. Sure she was happy about her dad accepting the fact that she's friends with Konohamaru, but also because it was exactly two in the afternoon and Sakura was scheduled to arrive shortly. Then Hanabi can finally complete her plan which she titled: 'Operation NejiSaku'.

As Hanabi stood there shifting her weight on both feet around, Sakura suddenly appeared in a puff of smoke. (Where did she learn that?)

Hanabi smiled.

"Hello, Hanabi. Am I on time? I really didn't want to be late! (Unlike a CERTAIN silver-haired sensei I know!)" Sakura asked and thought.

Hanabi laughed.

"Yeah! Your right on time!" Hanabi said.

Sakura smiled.

"Anyway, what's all this about? What do you have to ask me?" Sakura asked.

Hanabi crossed her arms.

"How do you feel about Neji?" Hanabi asked, it was very sudden.

Sakura was shocked and took a few steps back as she blushed.

"W-what?" Sakura asked.

Hanabi sighed.

"You heard what I said. And I know it's sudden, but I need to know." Hanabi said.

Sakura narrowed her eyes and looked away from the girl as she blushed more.

"Well...well um..." Sakura mumbled.

Hanabi frowned and realized that her plan was probably not going to work.

"I see what this is. You don't like him. It's because of him being gay, isn't it?" Hanabi said.

Sakura gasped and looked back at her while waving her arms back and forth.

"No, Hanabi! It isn't that I don't like him! I actually do! And he isn't gay...I don't know where you get that at..." Sakura blurted out.

Hanabi's eyes widened, and inner Hanabi was cheering.

"Ah! You do like him!" Hanabi said.

Sakura smiled and put her hands on her hips.

"I wouldn't say that I just like him...I'd say I like him...a little more then just like..." Sakura said.

Hanabi clapped her hands together; the next part of 'Operation NejiSaku' was about to fall into perfect place.

"Then if you really want to get together with him, you'll read this." Hanabi said as she reached into her backpack.

Sakura rose an eyebrow as Hanabi pulled out a brown, leather book.

"Hanabi, what's-" Sakura said but Hanabi cut her off.

"This is Neji's diary." Hanabi replied.

Sakura's eyes widened and her face paled slightly.

"How the heck did you get that? And you should probably put that back anyway, it's wrong to read other people's diaries!" Sakura scolded.

Hanabi looked annoyed.

"Look, it was easy. I used my byakugan to see where it was kept; and it was hidden under his mattress." Hanabi replied to the question as she smirked. Sakura gave her a disapproving look. "Read it and you'll understand everything!" Hanabi added.

Sakura scowled.

"Hanabi, I won't do that! That's interfering with Neji's privacy!" Sakura said.

Hanabi crossed her arms with the diary still in her hands.

"But aren't you dieing to know how he feels about you?" Hanabi taunted while dangling the book.

Sakura's mouth opened. The problem was that she really did want to know what he thought about her. But at the same time she knew it was wrong.

...

"Read it and you'll understand everything!" Hanabi added.

...

Sakura sighed, closed her eyes, and crossed her arms. She knew that Hanabi had won.

"...Alright. I'll read it." Sakura mumbled.

Hanabi smiled and threw the diary to her, and she caught it easily with only two fingers.

"Good. At least you understand now! You can read the diary whenever you want. There's no set time!" Hanabi said.

Sakura forced a smile.

"Uh...okay then! I guess I'll be going then..." Sakura said as she pressed her fingers together and disappeared ninja-style.

Hanabi smirked.

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The Next Morning...

The next morning, Team Kurenai had left the village and prepared to go to the Land of Lightning.

Just before they left, Naruto and Hinata had shared their goodbyes. And Naruto quickly gave Hinata a kiss on the lips which made Kiba tremble. The only person who noticed that, was Shino.

And then Naruto stared at them until they were completely out of sight. Then he sighed and started walking off to Ichiraku's.

"(I'm sure going to miss Hinata for a month...I can't believe that Grandma Tsunade actually let her go on the mission although she's pregnant! ...Well, maybe there was a good reason behind that...)" Naruto thought as he put his hands in his pants pockets and walked off.

Naruto had arrived at Ichiraku's and sat down to wait for the ramen to be cooked. He talked to Ayame for a few minutes.

"Everything's going good? Then how come your friends Sakura and Neji came over here yesterday asking if we've seen you. And they said something about you disappearing..." The owner asked.

Naruto frowned.

"Um...it's nothing, really." Naruto said.

Ayame's face fell and she sighed.

"It doesn't seem like it, Naruto..." Ayame said.

Naruto sighed and sat there tapping is fingers on the counter, but suddenly a blurry image entered through his mind.

Naruto's eyes widened.

"(What the? I see some kinda image...wait! It might be another image of what happened while me and Hinata were drunk! C'mon baby, get more clear so I can see!)" Naruto thought.

...

A drunk Naruto and Hinata were at Ino's house for the party. Both were dancing real wild along with Lee, who was still wearing a lamp shade on his head and singing 70's songs as opposed to 80's songs. It was unknown if he was completely drunk like Naruto and Hinata. He must have got drunk on some alcohol with less strength because he wasn't completely wild enough to use 'The Drunken Fist'.

"YEAH! TEAR DOWN THE WALLS!" A drunk Sasuke shouted as he danced in a drunk fashion with a drunk fangirl.

Suddenly, Temari ran into the room, dragging a drunk Shikamaru with her. She scowled as she ran up to Ino who wasn't drunk yet, but was flirting carelessly with a drunk Kankuro; his clothes were wrinkled and his hat was about to fall off his head. He was also wearing a ring on his nose and hugging Tenten's headband.

"INO!" Temari shouted.

Ino yelped and turned around to face the wind mistress.

"What, Temari? Oooo! Are you planning on 'having a little fun' with Shikamaru since he's drunk?" Ino asked as she pointed to him.

Shikamaru was in his own little drunk world mumbling the lyrics to the song 'Bringin' Sexy Back' and zipping and unzipping his jacket.

Temari scowled at the younger blond and then back at the drunk Nara who's apparently gonna 'bring sexy back'.

"No! I'm here to yell at you for getting my boyfriend drunk, and getting my brother drunk as well!" Temari shouted.

Kankuro giggled and waved the headband in the air.

"...Petty wittle...flibben, Tari! Wurs one's...in hic...hab must!" Kankuro slurred. (Translation: "...Pretty little ribbon, Temari! Wear one...in hair must!)

Ino crossed her arms.

"Temari...Shikamaru isn't your boyfriend..." A still-not-yet-drunk Chouji corrected as he walked by with a bunch of chips and phone books. Nobody knew where he got the phone books; phones don't even exist yet!

Temari blushed and then scowled again.

"When you invited us, I had no idea you would get us drunk like maniacs! I'm glad Gaara didn't get to come, or he'd be drunk too! WE'RE 'OUTTA HERE!" Temari shouted.

Temari then huffed and grabbed Kankuro's arm. She then dragged her self-proclaimed boyfriend and her brother through the kitchen and to the door.

Ino scowled.

Meanwhile Naruto and Hinata where still drunk and where sitting all crushed up together on the couch while a drunk Anko dragged a still-not-drunk Kiba to the outside of Ino's room upstairs.

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Upstairs...

Anko snickered in a drunk way as she dragged Kiba to Ino's room.

"Hey! Hic...hic...'wanna see some fun?" Anko asked as she smirked.

Kiba was horrified and backed up.

"...Um...actually...no!" Kiba said.

Anko rose her eyebrow suggestively and backed Kiba up against the wall. She then seductively ran her fingers over his chest.

"Heh...hic...it'll be fun! And I'll...hic...show you the definition of wild!" Anko said.

Kiba's eyes widened.

"Look, you get away! Your just drunk, and...I don't even know who the heck you are!" Kiba shouted.

Anko scowled and hiccuped again.

"Why won't you hic...have hic...sex with me?" Anko asked as she pouted seductively.

Kiba gagged.

"Because for one thing, your older then me and I don't do older women! And number two, I already like someone my age!" Kiba said.

Ank smirked and licked her lips.

"Then maybe I...hic...can make you forget about her!" Anko said.

Kiba's eyes widened as Anko suddenly grabbed his shirt and crushed her lips on his, she kissed him very sloppy and Kiba could taste the very strong wine that was on her lips.

Somehow, Kiba found the strength to pull away. He pulled away and she went flying back.

Anko gasped and drunkenly took a few steps forward while he smirked.

"That's right! I went there!" Kiba said.

Anko scowled and drunkenly walked over to the bedroom door and opened it.

"Well, I hic...guess...hic hic...that I'M gonna have to force you into it!" Anko said as she smirked and grabbed Kiba by his arm.

Kiba's eyes widened as the drunk purple-haired woman dragged him into Ino's bedroom and locked the door behind her, and stripped off her clothes.

"HELP! SOMEBODY HELP ME! I'M GONNA GET RAPED!" Kiba screamed in terror from the room.

But sadly, nobody heard him.

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Back Downstairs...

Naruto and Hinata where still drunk, and were making out on the couch. Suddenly, Naruto pulled away and smirked.

"Hey...hic...Hinata, let's hic...go to...hic...MY PLACE!" Naruto declared.

Hinata giggled like a drunk person.

"Whatever you say...HIC...Naruto..hic-UZUMAKI!" Hinata shouted.

Naruto smirked and grabbed Hinata's wrist, they both walked outside in a drunk fashion.

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Naruto and Hinata walked outside Ino's yard and past a drunk Shikamaru and Kankuro throwing up in the flower garden while Temari stood over them with towels.

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At Naruto's House...

Naruto kicked open the door to his house while carrying Hinata bridal style. She was giggling, but it didn't help that she was sounding like she was gonna puke any minute.

"Ah...now let's have some fun!" Naruto said, he almost slurred it.

Naruto tossed him and Hinata's shoes to who-knows-where, and then took her to the kitchen.

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Naruto gasped.

"(Oh...oh my god! Kiba was gonna get raped by Anko? And that must have been the prequel to the scene of me and Hinata with the 'T-rated scene on the table'!)" Naruto thought.

Ayame gasped.

"Naruto, why are you so pale?" Ayame asked.

Naruto's face fell and he didn't respond. He knew we had to somehow contact Hinata about the image. But there was no way. ...It would just have to wait...

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Hmm...so that's why Kiba was so defensive when Kurenai thought he had sex with Hinata! Boy, Kiba's probably traumatized! _

Anyway, let me know how the chapter was and stuff. It was kinda long I know...the reason behind that, is the fact that this story will be on a short hiatus. I'm gonna write the next chapter soon which will be kinda short, and put it on a short hiatus.

I just need to update a few of my other stories. Once I'm done, the hiatus will be over. You understand, right, my readers? :)

...Yeah, I guess I might as well give a little information for the next chapter: About ten days pass. And Sakura has yet to read Neji's diary. It's currently September the twentieth, and she's still in the middle of reading the scroll the old man gave her. Team Kurenai is still away, and Naruto becomes paranoid about Hinata having complications. Also, Neji and Sakura JUST MIGHTget together finally! Is 'Operation: NejiSaku' a success?

Anyway, please read and review! ^_^