A/N: Ahhhhh shit…. From now on never trust me on the next date for a chapter. Anyway got results back from exams and I passed all of them except two which I don't give a crap about, Yeah! Hope you enjoy this chapter.

Naruto felt something in his hand at that moment and he saw a bright blue light in his hand. It was in the shape of a sphere and there was a white centre being orbited by dozens of blue lines. As his hand crashed against the beast the next thing he knew was that the beast was no longer on Hinata and at least five yards away from him. He was even more surprised when the creature was not moving and was lying there dead.

"NARUTO!" Naruto was out of his daze when he heard Hinata scream his name and then hug his side. "Thank you, thank you and thank you!"

Naruto smiled down at her before leaning over and kissing her forehead muttering words of comfort. It seemed everyone dealt with the attackers and there were only a few who had minor injuries. Sasuke got saved by Itachi who has begun actually showing more of his brotherly love side though in a cold and calm way, Sasuke didn't return of course, feeling nothing but dislike for his father's favourite child.

"Wait!" everyone looked at Ino who looked terrified. "Where is Kiba?"

With Kiba

Kiba was still being chased by one of those things and had now ended up lost in the jungle, hiding behind a tree. Kiba was trying to find his bearings back to the village where they were training but then heard a snarling beside him. He turned to see the beast chasing him was only a few metres away from him ready to pounce on him. Kiba closed his eyes and waited for the pain, it only took five seconds for him to have the courage to open them again. There in front of him was a large looking white dog with its mouth around the beast's neck. The dog looked up at Kiba who then closed his eyes and waited for this dog to kill him instead.

Kiba felt a tongue lick against his cheek and then turned to the dog who kept on licking. "Hey knock it off!" Kiba said to it. The dog then stopped licking at him and instead stared at Kiba. "Can you understand what I am saying?" Kiba said. The dog just nodded in reply. Kiba began saying a bunch of silly commands like to roll over, do tricks and somersaults all of which were obeyed.

"Do you have a name boy?" Kiba said to the dog. It just shakes its head as a no. "Well how about I pick a name for you… erm… I know, how about akamaru!" The dog barked in agreement which made Kiba laugh. The two began to head back to the village.

With Nagato

Nagato looked at his best friend and his love interest embrace one another for their victory. He was beyond jealous for Yahiko yet also he was hurt that Konan was showing more affection for Yahiko than him. Just then he heard a footsteps behind him.

"Who's there?" Nagato said. Then a figure came out from behind a tree.

"It's only me Nagato san."

"Oh, hey Tobi." Then something then registered in his mind. "Wait where where you during training and the attack?"

Tobi looked at him and began to chuckle in a deep and rich voice. "I was merely enjoying the view."

"W-what? Tobi are you ok?"

"Never felt better actually. I see that you have got a liking towards Konan. I don't blame you she is quite the attractive woman don't agree?"

Nagato looked away from him. "I don't know what you are talking about, besides I thought you were a homosexual."

"You mean me and Deidara's relationship well sorry to burst your bubble but I never really cared for that boy. It was just to get someone to trust me; he was the first to be fooled for my idiotic personality and then you all followed."

"What are you saying?"

"That you are my pawns, my tools or even my slaves. But before you go ahead and tell the others I would grant you something that would change your appearance in everyone's eyes forever."

As much as Nagato was pissed and confused at this new Tobi he was also quite interested in what he had to offer. "I am listening."

"I will offer you power beyond imagination. Everyone will see you as their leader and you can also win Konan's heart. In return however you will take orders from me and will make every person stand in line. Do you understand?"

Nagato hesitated for a moment before nodding his. "Yes."

Tobi chuckled darkly. "What you are about to obtain is the eyes of a god. I give you the Rinnegan."

With Sakura

Sakura was walking around in circles in her room what seemed like forever was thinking about earlier. First of all Gaara gave her a sand rose, then she protected him from Sasuke and now she has these feelings for him which has now made her confused.

Sakura then heard a knock on her door. "Come in." Gaara then strolled in and smiled at her.

"Hey Sakura I came by to ask how many of those things you killed."

Of course their little bet they had earlier. "I got five." She said with a smug smile on her face.

Gaara looked like he was about laugh his ass off any second. "Not bad Sakura but I scored with a total of six."

Sakura looked at him disbelief. "What not fair I was one behind!"

"Sorry Sakura but you know what the bet was." Gaara's smile went wider as he closed in on her.

"Hell no, I don't need your fucking protection Sabaku!"

"Oh really?"

"Hell yeah, I am able to-"

Sakura was unable to finish her sentence because Gaara all of a sudden pulled her head towards him and carefully pressed his lips against hers. She blushed deep red and her body was tense. After a couple of seconds Gaara pulled away and had a guilty look on his face.

"Sorry for that, I don't know what came over me there. I will just leave you alone."

As Gaara turned around to leave he was then pulled around and Sakura smashed her lips against his all the gentleness gone and was replaced with a hot and needy kiss. Gaara was surprised at first but then returned the kiss by licking her lips asking for access to her mouth and she opened her mouth letting his tongue roll in battle with hers. After a couple of minutes they separated and stared into one another's eyes.

"I love you Sakura."

"I love you to Gaara."

With Hinata and Naruto

Naruto ran his fingers in Hinata's dark hair who hasn't been talking in some time and Naruto was beginning to get worried about her.

"Hinata tell me what is the matter?"

"What nothing Naruto kun." She replied looking a bit nervous.

"Hinata." Naruto now had his serious expression. Hinata just sighed

"I have been thinking about what earlier when you saved me. Don't get me wrong I am very grateful but it has made me realise that I am weak and that I don't deserve you."

Naruto had a shocked looking face. "WHAT! Hinata you are one greatest people I have ever met in my life and you may not be as powerful as Temari, Tenten or Sakura but you have a lot of potential to be a strong person one day even more than your cousin."

Hinata looked amazed at what he said. "Do you mean it?"

"Hinata, I know it." Hinata smiled at his cheesy line and then kissed him on the lips which then turned into a heated make out session.

"I love you Hinata believe it."

Hinata giggled and replied. "I love you to Naruto kun."

With Tobi

Tobi sighed and looked at the moon. He was waiting here for his rendezvous with his partner in all of this. 'What is taking him so long?' He thought.

"Sorry I am late master."

"Don't worry about it Zetsu. I have commenced the second stage of the plan and we are now moving on to stage three."

"Did Nagato take the offer?"

"Of course he did. Fools like him will do anything for love making them the more easily to manipulate."

"So we now have the Akatsuki at our disposal but what about the tailed beasts."

"No need to worry Zetsu we are already in the presence of two of them."

Zetsu looked at Tobi confused.

"It would seem both the one tailed and nine tailed beast have taken a host, Gaara and Naruto. This much easier than I hoped it would be."

"Don't get carried away master. Remember what our task is."

Tobi smirked behind his orange mask. "Of course, first we use the power of the rinnegan to resurrect Madara Uchiha, I will then become the ten tails jinchuuriki and finally I will become the god of the new world I will create."

Zetsu smirks at Tobi. "And if someone gets in our way."

"Then they will feel the true power of the Uchiha." Tobi said and then activated his sharingan once again gazing at the moon.

Well that's the ninth chapter up. Not going to say when the next chapter will be up because I honestly don't know. This story is now also labelled as gaara and sakura because there will be a lot of scenes of them. Bye pwease review :3