Dancing the Dance

ItalicsCurrent person's thoughts

(A/N: Author's notes)

(Sakura usually says 'shishou' as in 'master' but it sounds weird saying 'master master' all the time)

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

Sorry for not updating yesterday! Somethings came up and stuff. I'm feel really bad. Thanks for all the reviews! That last chapter had the most reviews out of the rest! Really makes me happy! OK, I know that pple like SasuHIna scenes, duhhh, but I'm trying to go slow...But don't stop reading cause I'll add some if pple think there is too little.I got a cookie!

The next day Naruto and Sasuke headed towards the hokage's office. Naruto was drowsy and quiet, and Sasuke was his usual self. Going up the stairs they met up with someone. That someone was Hinata, she was out of it for a while then her eyes flickered and saw them.

"Uh..." She was too embarrassed in front of Sasuke and Naruto for some reason. She jumped on the railing and flew down. They were in shock, Hinata just flew down without saying as much as a 'hi' to them. "Ano, Sasuke? Did you do something to her?" Naruto questioned him with a frown on his face. Sasuke shrugged and advanced on to the next step. What did he care if that girl was afraid of him? Just one less person to worry about.

"Well did you?" Naruto repeated while quickening his steps to meet Sasuke's. "I didn't do much." They entered the hall.

"What do you mean by 'much'?! She was scared to death when she saw you! What did you do to Hinata-chan?!" He put his fist to the wall in front of Sasuke, blocking his path. "What do you care?" Sasuke said as he went around Naruto. Naruto's face was confused.

"Why else? Because she's a dear friend!" He yelled at him not moving from where he was. Sasuke stopped and turned his head. "Isn't it more than that?" Sasuke was teasing but Naruto was taking it seriously, and took his words to heart.

"More than friends?" Naruto put his clenched fist down and his eyebrows were knotted. "What do you mean?" Sasuke turned his head back to the front and continued his walk. Only the sounds of one pair of feet taps were made, then two were made as Naruto followed Sasuke to the office.

"There you guys are! Hurry up the tailor has waited a while and he is extremely busy with the last minute fabrics the ball is ordering." An old man with wide glasses, bandaged fingers, and a crooked smile went up to them and told Naruto to stand on the podium. Shizune was helping him with the measuring tape and pins he said he would need.

Naruto kept squirming and seemed uneasy with the fact that 'the needles' and 'a Tsunade' were in the same room. He's been this way ever since he fought with Haku on the Naruto Bridge. He said he was traumatized and would never forget it. So having pins so close to you, going through your clothes was something that set him off.

"Quit whimpering Naruto and stand still. It's just like taking shots, but with less the pain." he shivered at the word 'shots'. "The more you move the more chance it has of hitting you." Tsunade said in a sing-song voice. He turned to stone for a moment not moving a bit, which was quite an accomplishment for someone like him.

"Ok, come to my shop later and I'll give you the clothes after I refine it. Ok you're next young man." Naruto went down with a sound of rejoice and wished Sasuke luck. Sasuke was easier to deal with and a lot less noisy. They were done with the fitting and were told to go to the ballroom hall where an advance 'learn it in one day' class was held.

The place was a moderately spacious area with hardwood floors and mirrors on the walls. Sakura, Ino, Temari, and an out of place Gaara were in the middle of the room with other people. "Sakura what are you doing here? You're not important so why would you be going to the ball?" He got a hit on the head.

"Baka! I'm clearly important considering the fact that I am Tsunade-sama's apprentice! The one who shouldn't be here is Ino-pig." She whispered in Naruto's ear like a gossiping old lady. "I heard that! I'm going because there is a lack of girls at the party, hmmph" She turned her head. "Besides they don't need any more help guarding the place with Chouji, Lee, Shino, Kiba, Tenten, and the rest guarding the place. Sai and Yamato have been on a mission lately and won't be coming back in a while. Kakashi-sensei is... probably just late."

She tried putting on the fact that she was an important asset to have at the party, but she knew that the real reason she wasn't put on the guarding team was because she didn't have that type of ability. Instead it would have been better to stay inside and collect information.

"Ino, where is that lazy bum?" Temari asked referring to Shikamaru. Gaara right behind her trying to hide something, his face never faltering when it came to glares. "He watched the instructor do it earlier and he said that he already got it down." Ino sighed. "He's probably watching the clouds or something right now."

"Ne ne, Gaara what's wrong with you?" Naruto said in a stingy kind of voice. He just hid more behind his sister. Naruto looked at the mirror behind Gaara and let out a laugh. "Ah Ha! You're wearing tights! Hahaha even though you're the kazekage you can get forced into such things, that's so weak!" A snapping sound could be heard behind Naruto and a black aura was threatening him, the dance instructor held a rolled newspaper and snapped it in her hands. Naruto jumped to the left hiding behind Sasuke.

Little did he know that a barrage of sand was about to hit him in the front. "What are you guys doing?! Go get changed and don't make me hit you!" She pointed to the changing room and Naruto knew now to why Gaara was obediently wearing the tights. She's scary... Naruto thought as he and Sasuke walked to the room.

Sasuke didn't want to wear the thing, but thought it was better to just get it over with. They both came out and they gained 'oohs' and 'awes' well mostly Sasuke anyway. Sasuke's muscles could be apparent, even Naruto was impressed. Naruto looked at his abs and saw some muscle lines, but it wasn't as distinct as Sasuke's.

"What are you doing? Hurry up and get in line, dobe." Naruto was absently poking his stomach seeing if his abs were actually there. They were given dancing shoes at the hokage office earlier and put them on, as did the girls with their shoes.

"Ok my name is Jenni Vudoo and I recently was living in the west, but that isn't important now. So do we all have the feel of what your shoes feel like?" They all nodded. "Well then, let's see if you can walk in them. Start by going in a circular motion and sway your hips side to side. This might feel silly but endure it." With obvious blushes on their faces, except Sasuke and Gaara's, they did what they were told.

"Ok good, now I'm going to time you and teach you the basic steps of the waltz, first the girl's steps..." moments later, "Ok now the boy's." She did the moves and everything. "Remember the boys will have to lead the dance, and the songs may have a quicker pace. Just try to go with the crowd." Naruto seemed to have a hard time remembering the steps.

"Ok for psychological reasons, I want everyone who thinks they are having trouble to raise their hands." Everyone, including Gaara, raised their hands, except for Sasuke. "Oh...How about you boy? You think you can do it?" She was smirking; she was convinced that he had no clue. "Show me, come up here."

She stood in front of him to be his partner. He held his stance and did the waltz to perfect detail. They all clapped, except Gaara and Naruto. Naruto didn't because he was jealous and put his arms crossed. Gaara didn't for obvious reasons, well he is Gaara...

He looked back at them, his eyes glazed with red. "Ahta! Sasuke that's cheating! You can't use your sharingan!"(Sasuke can copy stuff) Naruto yelled, he was the only one that noticed Sasuke's eyes. "This isn't like a fighting technique ya know!?" Murmurs and whispers were being made "That's the only Uchiha alive now." "The child prodigy of that tragedy." "The traitor of the village".

Sasuke went into the changing room in the blink of an eye. He came out with everyone staring at him. "I'm obviously done, and Naruto..." he turned to look at him. "Just think of this as training and you'll get it." He left the room with a bewildered crowd.

"Aw! I get it! So if I act as though I'm training I'll get it right?" He was glowing in the fact. "So if I act as though this is a punch and that this is a light jump to an area..." He did the first moves which weren't half bad. He even gave the moves names like 'dogging bullets' for when you bend your partner down and 'running around mines' for when you waltz and move around in circles with your partner.

Outside an annoyed Uchiha was walking to the training grounds. "Gawd, those tights were uncomfortable, how does Lee stand it going up his..." he stopped his murmured words as a familiar yell came into earshot.

"Hinata-sama, you're getting more accustomed to using your byakugan in tough moments." Neji was training Hinata and they were taking a little break. Sasuke lurked unheard or seen by Hinata, which would be hard considering her eyes. Neji noticed immediately with his level of ability and decided to ignore him.

"Your stance is a bit off though. May I?" He was asking if he could fix up the way she stood, she nodded. He stood behind her, held her right hand with his right, and put his left hand on her waist pushing it up a bit. "If you put it like this you should get a better momentum when attacking an opponent." "Oh... I s-see how it i-is N-Neji-niisan" He let her go and stood away from her with a sad look on his face. "Hinata-sama, I thought I told you that you didn't need to stutter in front of me, and please don't call me that." She looked up at him. "H-...I mean Hai!" She smiled a goofy smile.

"I do recall telling you the same thing Neji-kun!" She put her hands locked together behind her back. "But I am from the branch family, and you are the heiress. I couldn't possibly-" "Well if you won't listen to me as a friend, then obey the order that I, as a higher up, has asked of you!" The humor in her voice was different than any other of her voices.

"You really have grown Hinata..." She blushed when her name was called without a suffix. Sasuke huffed a bit in the tree; I'm just an Uchiha-san to her huh? He repeatedly told himself that he didn't care to what she called him, that it didn't matter. Sasuke looked at Hinata then at Neji, who was staring right at Sasuke with a smirk on his face.

Was he trying to prove something? Sasuke tried to lean in closer to see if he really was looking at him. But made a rustle in the tree. "W-who's there?" Her byakugan activate, but found nothing. Neji was chuckling all the while. "It's just the wind; let's go get something to eat." He took Hinata's hand while looking down to the ground, smirking.

Sasuke climbed out from underground and dusted off his clothes. He forgot that he had to go and get his tux from the tailor and left the training ground with evil thoughts in mind.

Darn it, making me stay stuck in a tree all that time, and making me go underground. That guy is just asking me to kill him.