Naruto Misbegotten

Chapter 9

Ramble

The four children had traveled for days, hiding at sundown and moving out at the crack of dawn. It wasn't until a week of hard traveling that Sasuke was sure they had lost the ninja tracking them. Now the children looked out at a vast desert.

"Unless I'm mistaken, this is the border with the land of wind." Sasuke said.

"So what's the big deal?" Naruto asked.

"I heard a rumor about a powerful weapon in the villiage hidden in the sand." Sasuke answered

"and you want to steal it right?" Naruto asked

"Thats right." Sasuke answered

"Idiot. How can we steal a powerful weapon like that when it's going to be guarded by all kinds of ninja and traps?" Naruto shouted furiesly.

"well what do you suggest we do dobe." He snareled back. Naruto gave one of his trademark ear to ear grins that got under Sasukes skin and pulled the scroll off his back.

"What I've been wanting to do since we left the village. Train with this scroll. The shadow clone jutsu was just one of ten cool jutsu I've been wanting to learn."

"I think we should stop and rest." Yakumo said. Even though she had been carried by Naruto or Sasuke when they needed to move quickly she had also walked as much as she was able and she was feeling tired.

"I think we should stop and rest to." Hinata added. Although she would never admit it in front of Naruto she was just as tired a Yakumo was.

"Fine, we'll stop here for the day." Sasuke said grudgingly. The four children settled down to a samll meal. After they were finished eating Naruto pulled out the forbidden scroll and began reading, looking for a good jutsu to learn. Sensing someone behind him, he looked up and saw Hinata leaning over him and a blush crept across his face. Hiding it with a grin, Naruto offered a space on the ground. Hinata sat down with Naruto as Yakumo got into her sleeping bag and drifted off to sleep. Sitting near by, Sasuke saw Naruto and Hinata sitting together and a flash of irratation surged through him at the sight. Stalking off into the forest, Sasuke did excercises and jutsus untile he was exasusted. walking back to camp he saw everyone in there sleeping bags already. Sasuke crawled into his own bag, but the image of Naruto and Hinata sitting together followed him into his dreams.