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That night, Naruto, Sasuke, Naomi, Kakashi, and Masatake stopped for the night in a small town, and the next afternoon, they reached the country of water.
"I'm actually surprised that grass ninja didn't come back." Masatake commented. "There's the meeting hall. I don't need an escort back; I already have someone for that. Thank you, and goodbye!"
"GOODBYE!" Naruto shouted.
"Bye." Naomi said, much more quietly than Naruto.
The four Konoha ninjas walked back to Konoha, with one less member than they had on the way there. They got to Konoha without meeting any enemies, which was slightly surprising to all of them. They did, though, meet four sand ninjas.
"Are you here for the chuunin exams?" Kakashi asked.
"Yes." the oldest answered. "And who might you be?"
"My name is Hatake Kakashi. These are my students, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, and Nakamura Naomi."
"My name is Baki. These are my students, Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro."
The six genins inspected each other as they walked back to Konoha.
"Naomi." Zev barked. "Those ninjas don't look ordinary. I don't think we want to fight them. Especially the kid with the tattoo."
"I know, Zev." Naomi growled back, continuing to glare at Gaara. "I'll be careful."
"The way you're glaring at him, you might make him your enemy!"
Gaara narrowed his eyes at Naomi, while Kankuro and Temari sent death glares to everyone in Team 7. Naomi looked forward, and remembered that when she got back to Konoha, she could be with Kiba again. All her fear and hatred towards the sand nins disappeared as she thought about the only person she had ever loved.
"What are you smiling about?" Naruto asked Naomi.
"Nothing important." Naomi answered hastily.
'Naomi looks cure when she smiles.' Sasuke thought to himself.
When they got back to Konoha, Kakashi told his students to get plenty of rest for tomorrow, when they would start their three-days training for the chuunin exams. Naomi dimissed Zev and Segolia, who barked and ran into the forest. Naruto raced towards the ramen stand, not bothering to say goodbye to his teammates. Sasuke went up to Naomi.
"I was wondering if you wanted to get something to eat?" he asked her.
"Sorry, I have plans." she answered. "See you tomorrow."
Sasuke smiled and waved at Naomi as she left.
'Oh, no. He doesn't like me or something, does he?' Naomi thought.
Naomi walked towards the training ground where she was most likely to find Kiba. When she got there, she saw Kurenai's students doing some target practice.
"All right!" Kurenai called. "We're done for today! See you guys tomorrow."
Everyone except for Kiba left, leaving Kiba sitting in the middle of the training ground.
"Hi, Kiba." Naomi broke the silence.
"Naomi!" Kiba sounded surprised. "I didn't expect you back for a few days."
"The mission went faster than expected. I was wondering if you wanted to come to my house to learn some more?"
"Sure."
"I really missed you."
"Same to you."
Naomi and Kiba walked back to Naomi's apartment, where Naomi prepared some fish and the sat down at the table. That night, Naomi finished teaching him the basics.
"Tomorrow we can start with some more difficult stuff." Naomi said cheerfully.
Naomi and Kiba walked towards the door, and Naomi opened the door.
"Bye." Naomi said, smiling.
"Before I go," Kiba began, "there's something I need to tell you."
"What is it?"
"I.. don't really know how to put... this... but... I ...I-I l-lo...-"
"Don't worry. I know exactly what you are trying to say, and I love you too. More than a friend. See you tomorrow?"
"See you tomorrow."
Naomi closed the door and leaned against it. She smiled to herself, and there was a knock on the door. Naomi answered the door quickly, and found herself in Kiba's embrace. He kissed her passionetly, with a kiss that lasted for a few minutes. Every 30 seconds or so, they broke apart for air. After they kissed, Naomi and Kiba smiled at each other.
"Goodnight." Kiba finally said, and then he left.
Naomi closed the door again, and within a few minutes, there was another knock. She answered the door, and found Gaara standing there. Gaara pushed her into the room and held her up against a wall, his hands clasped tightly around her throat. There was a thirst for blood in his eyes, and Naomi was too scared to try and fight back. She just had to wait there, and pray that he would let go. If he didn't, she would die.
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Yay for Gaara! Except, boo for Gaara trying to kill Naomi! Heehee... No bedroom scene, people! Kiba and Naomi are what, 13?