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Here's another … iono… lets call it a "filler" chapter… some fluff and basically overview of the two weeks

The Two Weeks

Sakura woke up to Tsunade's gentle shaking of her, Sasuke, Kirari then Yuzuru. She stirred against Sasuke's side and slowly got up. She shook the sleep from her head, and began to pack up, re-organizing everything in their bags. As they moved around the camp, cleaning up what little they had done, none of the elders gave any sign of problem with Sakura sleeping next to Sasuke. Every night after that when they stopped to camp, one of them would take out the two sleeping bags and place them together. Anyways…ten minutes after they awoke, they stretched their muscles and then jumped up into the trees, surrounding Tsunade as always.

There were no ambushes or incidents at all for most of the trip, which was mostly still in Konoha. The second half was where they arrived in Rain and Grass.

When they reached Grass and told the gatekeepers their business at about mid-afternoon, they walked in through the village Gate and everyone gasped in delight. Tsunade had already visited this village several times, the Kage of that village was a close friend, but everytime it still took her breath away.

There was waist high grass that was decorated with flowers and shrubbery everywhere, if a house or a building did not occupy that space. Sunlight streamed in through the holes in the sky where clouds had failed to cover, and made the flowers simply glow. They were led to their rooms for that one night. Kirari-san and Yuzuru-kun had one room, Sasuke and Sakura another, and Tsunade had her own. Multiple seals and protective jutsus were laid about Tsunade's room for those who were unwanted. The Hokage couldn't go unprotected. Sasuke and Sakura had to demonstrate the counter-jutsu for the three elders about ten times in a row to show that if a fireball came rushing at their face, they knew what to do. Tsunade took a quick shower, then bustled off to the Kage's building with Yuzuru-kun and Kirari-san, with a rushed warning to Sasuke and Sakura to stay out of trouble. They were only to visit/stay in the specialized garden in a corner of the village near their hotel, or they had to stay in their room. The garden was theirs for that day, the village occupants had agreed to let the pair have their time in the garden alone. The door swung shut, and Sasuke and Sakura were left in their room.

"That garden sounds pretty neat. Imagine what it's like if its better than what's outside right now! It must be beautiful!" Sakura said, enthusiastically. "Let's go!"

The gate swished closed on a soft dirt path, as Sasuke closed it gently behind them. He turned to find Sakura simply standing there looking at it. The sun was faded behind the clouds, but the beauty of the garden was not diminished. The high grass cast a gentle green over everything. Bushes and small trees were scattered about the huge garden. Sasuke walked up behind Sakura from the gate and took her hand. She turned to look up at him, and he smiled at her.

"It's pretty isn't it?" he asked her.

"It's gorgeous…" she said, quietly.

"Like you…" Sasuke said, smoothing her hair as they stood taking in the scene. Sakura blushed but her eyes lightened as she relaxed. They were alone in the garden. For the next ten minutes, they roamed about the vast area of flowers, grass, and winding dirt paths, wondering at all the different blossoms and flowers. Then, in the very back, they found a small group of willow trees.

"Willows! Like in Konoha!' Sakura exclaimed, delighted. It was almost like home as they brushed aside the swaying, limp branches and sat down against the trunk. Sasuke had not let go of Sakura's hand the entire time, and he squeezed it affectionately. She smiled at him and gave him a light kiss on the nose. They had some quiet talk as the sun went lower and lower in the sky, with Sasuke's head lying comfortably on Sakura's lap. Unexpectedly, he felt tired, and his eyes fluttered closed. Sakura sat for a while on her own, looking down at the sleeping Sasuke. She knew she loved him, and he loved her back, but neither had fully said it yet. It didn't bother her, but she thought about it a little.

After half an hour of letting Sasuke sleep, she woke him.

"You want to go back to the hotel and sleep a bit? They'll send us food." She asked him quietly. He got up and shook his head. He felt fine now, he had just needed light rest for a while.

"Nah, I'm fine. I'll just go back and shower a bit and we can spend some more time together. I missed you, you know." He said. Sakura smiled.

"Yeah, me too." She replied, and kissed him gently on the lips. They went back to the hotel in the growing darkness, and Sakura closed the door after them. Sasuke immediately went into the bathroom to shower to wake himself up, and Sakura set about getting the things she needed that night, and making sure they were ready to go the next morning.

He came out of the bathroom and saw Sakura's back to him. He walked up behind her and tapped her shoulder. As she turned around, he met her with a kiss. She returned it willingly, her hands finding her way to his shoulder and the back of his head, clinging to him. They broke the kiss and Sakura giggled at him, and he simply gave a quiet smile. He sat down on a chair, looking at her.

"You're beautiful, Flower." He said, using his pet name for her. "Come here." She smiled and made a little twirl before walking over to the chair and straddling his legs. Then, she bent over, putting her hands on his cheeks and gave him a deep kiss, asking entrance to his mouth with a coyly playing tongue. He gave it to her, and stroked her hair as they kissed. They broke apart and he picked her up and put her back onto his lap so that her back was on his chest. Sasuke kissed her neck and gave little kisses to her ears, playfully tickling her on her stomach. She laughed, twisting in his arms to escape from his dancing fingers.

"Sasuke, stop it!" she laughed.

"I will, if you'll stay with me right here forever." He replied with that quiet smile of his. She turned to look at him, her ever-changing eyes looking deep into his dark black ones.

"Of course, Sasuke." She promised. "I promise." Sasuke's smile grew even bigger and he even laughed a little, kissing her on the nose and then the mouth.

"I'm tired, let's go to sleep?" Sakura suggested. Sasuke nodded, noticing how heavy his eyelids seemed to be getting. They slid into bed and Sasuke's arm drew Sakura close to him. They fell asleep together.

Kirari and Yuzuru came to check on them when Tsunade came back from her dinner with the Kage. The two young ninjas were sound asleep in each other's arms.

"How adorable." Yuzuru's voice held no disdain or sarcasm, now, it was soft and kind.

"Let them sleep, Yuzuru." Kirari said, her peach eyes seeing how tired the two were. It was a hard journey for younger ones. They closed the door.

When they arrived at Rain a few days later (hey, Grass is a small country), it was gray and dreary. The sun came out about once every month, and it wasn't the day that day. Tsunade, accompanied by Yuzuru and Kirari, went out to have lunch, dinner, and discussions about political happenings yet again with the Rain's Kage. There was no bright garden to distract Sakura from the grayness, and the pair simply spent the day inside.

Basically, the two weeks of the journey to Day passed uneventfully. Yuzuru and Sasuke came to a grudging respect for each other, and all was well. When they passed through the smaller countries of Rain and Grass and visited the villages, they spent a day there as Tsunade reinforced relations, and re-established herself as a powerful Hokage. Early morning, a while after they woke up and got going again, they reached the Hidden Light's gate.

"This is the Hidden Light Village. Who are you and state your business?" a voice called out from up high.

Tsunade's voice rang out, hard and clear. "I am Tsunade, the Hokage of Konoha. With me are Yuzuru, Hyuuga Kirari, Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura. Let me in." Her command was like steel, even though it was not her Village. She didn't care… Kages were to be respected.

The gate swung open.