I DO NOT OWN NARUTO AND/OR THE CHARACTERS

New Mission. What!

Naruto clutches his neck.

Naruto: I don't see what the big deal is, it doesn't even hurt like that.

Hinata: Don't worry, I'll make it feel better.

Hinata kisses Naruto on the lips again and they begin to undress each other. Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Tsunade are still watching on.

Tsunade: I'm not going to watch this, Kakashi, find Sasuke's team and tell them to report to my office first thing tomorrow morning.

Kakashi: Yes.

Kakashi disappears.

Tsunade: Jiraiya, give them an hour then come back and tell Hinata to meet me in my office immediately.

Jiraiya: Uh-huh.

Jiraiya still has his telescope watching, not paying attention to Tsunade.

Tsunade: Don't watch.

Jiraiya: I'm shocked. You really think that I'd spy on my own under aged student and his under aged girlfriend?

All of the shinobi of Konohagakure appeared before the two of them.

Konohagakure Shinobi: YES!!!

The Konohagakure shinobi disappear. Tsunade smirks at Jiraiya.

Tsunade: See?

Jiraiya: Ok, ok, one hour.

Jiraiya returns after an hour to collect Hinata, Naruto opens the door with a bed-sheet wrapped around his waist.

Naruto: What?

Jiraiya: The hoka…

Naruto: What? You do remember what happened the last time we met like this, right?

Jiraiya: Don't start that. The hokage wants to see Hinata immediately.

Naruto: We'll get there when we get there.

Jiraiya: No, just Hinata.

Hinata comes to the door with another bed-sheet wrapped around her body.

Hinata: Me? Why me?

Jiraiya: She'll tell you when you get there.

Jiraiya leaves in a puff of smoke.

Hinata: What the hell does she want to see me for?

Naruto: Hell, don't look at me.

Hinata: I'd better go see what she wants.

Hinata showers and gets herself together, she gives Naruto a kiss before leaving to pay the Hokage a visit. On the way to the hokage's office, Hinata runs into Sakura again.

Sakura: Hey, Hinata.

Hinata: Hey, Sakura. Hey, you don't know what the hokage wants to see me for, do you?

Sakura: She hasn't mentioned anything to me.

Hinata: Oh, well. Where are you headed?

Sakura: To do some training, I still don't have a team. How's Naruto?

Hinata: He's all right, I left him back at his apartment.

Sakura starts to blush as her mind wanders to what Naruto and Hinata could've been doing at his apartment.

Hinata: Things are progressing well between us.

Sakura: Question, does he act that way around you?

Hinata: What way?

Sakura: You know, a hell-raising bad-ass.

Hinata: (under her breathe) There's one thing that rises when we're alone and it usually involves ass.

Sakura: What was that?

Hinata: Nothing, uh, he'll probably be mad that I told you this but no. He's usually calm when we're alone, like night and day.

Sakura: Hm, well, I'd better get going. See you later.

Hinata: Later.

Hinata reaches the hokage's office, the hokage clears the room out to give her and Hinata some privacy.

Tsunade: Hinata, I wanted to talk to you about Naruto.

Hinata: What about him?

Tsunade: As I've said before, his talents make him a great asset to this village but his behavior also makes him a great detriment.

Hinata: Well, what does that have to do with me?

Tsunade: See, now, that's where you come in. I've noticed how he behaves around you, he corrects himself when he thinks he's causing you displeasure and explains himself to you, and he hasn't done that to anyone since he came back.

Hinata: So?

Tsunade: So, what I need from you is to kind of bring him back around when he starts to get out of hand. Can you do that for me?

Hinata places her hands on her hip and leans her head back deep in thought.

Hinata: I'll think about it. Is there anything else?

Tsunade: Tell Naruto and the rest of your team that I want them to meet me here first thing in the morning.

Hinata: Ok.

Jiraiya and Kakashi appear as Hinata leaves.

Tsunade: I hope she decides to help up us out.

Kakashi: Sakura did tell me that Naruto behaves differently when they're alone so it should work.

Jiraiya: I'm more worried about what'll happen if Naruto finds out that where doing this.

Tsunade: Well, we just have to hope that she makes the right decision.

Outside, Hinata debates whether or not she should help as she goes about collecting her team.

Hinata: (thinking) I do love Naruto and wouldn't want to change him for anything but I don't want him arrested every week. Wait, he never told me how he got out.

While Hinata was meeting with the hokage, Naruto decided to take a trip to the local tattoo shop.

Tattoo artist: How may I help you, dude?

Naruto: Hell, son, this is a tattoo shop, right? Take a guess.

Tattoo artist: Right. What do you want and where did you want it?

Hinata had finished telling her team about their meeting with the hokage and headed back to his apartment.

Hinata: Naruto, I'm back. Naruto? Where the hell is he?

The tattoo artist finished with Naruto's tattoo.

Tattoo artist: Alright, dude. That'll be 200 mon.

Naruto paid the tattoo artist and left for his apartment, on the way Naruto ran into Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji.

Shikamaru: Hey, Naruto, what's going on?

Naruto: Nuthin' much.

Shikamaru: Getting a tattoo, huh? Can we see it?

Naruto: It's private.

Naruto looked away as he was blushing slightly. Seeing this, Ino quickly figured it out.

Ino: Aww.

Choji: What's the matter with you?

Shikamaru and Choji's focus on Ino caused them to miss the glare Naruto gave Ino.

Ino: Nothing. We'd better get going, we don't want to be late meeting Asuma-sensei.

Shikamaru: She's right, later, Naruto.

Naruto and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio go their separate ways.

Ino: Hinata's lucky.

Shikamaru: What do you mean?

Ino: You mean you didn't notice? I expected to go over Choji's head but not yours.

Choji: Hey.

Shikamaru: How troublesome, you still haven't told me what you mean.

Ino: Well, he came out of a tattoo shop, right?

Shikamaru & Choji: Right.

Ino: And when you asked him about it he said it was private, right?

Shikamaru & Choji: Right.

Ino: Then he avoided eye contact with us, right?

Shikamaru & Choji: Right.

Ino: When have you known Naruto to do that? Plus he was blushing. Now think about what or, better yet, who would make him do that?

Shikamaru: You're right, besides, they have been spending a lot of time together since he's been back.

Ino: So, like I was saying, Hinata's lucky to have someone who'll get a tattoo for her.

Naruto walks into the door to find Hinata asleep on his bed, the sound of the door wakes her.

Hinata: I fell asleep waiting for you, where have you been?

Naruto: Getting this.

Naruto raises his shirt to reveal a tattoo in the center of his chest that read Hinata's.

Hinata: (gasps) You got that for me?

Naruto: Yeah, well, it's only fair.

Hinata: Stop playing tough, you big softy.

Hinata takes Naruto by the hand and pulls him to the bed.

Naruto: Ah, watch the chest.

The next morning, Naruto and Team Kurenai arrive at the hokage's office and find Tsunade, Kakashi, Jiraiya, Sakura, and Sasuke's team. Kiba takes a look and Karin and gives her a grin.

Kiba: Hey.

Karin looks away blushing slightly.

Naruto: So why the hell are you draggin' us outta bed this early in the damn mornin'?

Tsunade: Because I have a mission for you, you son of a bitch.

Naruto: Well, what is it? And while you're at it, why the hell are they here?

Tsunade: Because they're going to be joining you.

Naruto takes a look at Sasuke.

Naruto: Like hell. I ain't joinin' up with this piece of trash.

Tsunade: Why not?

Naruto: What? "Why not?" What! Is that what you're askin' me? What!

Tsunade: Exac…

Naruto: What? I can't hear you, speak up! Shut your mouth so I can talk! It's like this, I ain't goin' on no mission with this piece of trash 'cuz for one, I ain't partnerin' up with someone so weak and two, I don't trust him. He comes back sayin' all this crap about he learned all he could and he didn't plan on stayin' with Orochimaru and I'm just supposed to forget him tryin' to kill me and leavin' me layin' there at the Valley of The End like a piece of trash? Enh-enh! As a matter of fact, I'm about two shakes of a rattlesnake's tail from walkin' over there and stompin' a mud hole in his ass, right now.

Sasuke: Why don't you come over here and try it?

Naruto start to approach Sasuke until Hinata grabs his hand, Naruto turns around and makes eye contact with Hinata. He reads the look in Hinata's eyes tellin' him to calm down, to everyone's surprise, Naruto complies.

Naruto: That son of a bitch ain't worth it, anyway.

Hinata glances and Tsunade who gives her a look that says "thank you," Tsunade continues.

Tsunade: Having heard Naruto's objections, do you have anything to say, Sasuke?

Naruto: Answer her!

Sasuke: I really don't care, as long as this loser doesn't hold me back.

Naruto scoffs.

Tsunade: It's interesting that you mention Orochimaru, because that's what you're mission is. I'm sending your team, Sasuke's team, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Sakura to capture him for information he might have on the Akatsuki.

Naruto: Why all of us?

Tsunade: I'm pretty sure that you and Jiraiya could kill him, but I want you to capture him and who knows who or what could be waiting for you in his lair, so I'm sending Sasuke and his team because of their detailed knowledge of Orochimaru's hideouts..

Naruto: Fourth Hokage, there ain't no reason to send everyone here, you just point me in that creepy little bastard's direction and I'll drag his ass back here or my name ain't Naruto Uzumaki.

Jiraiya: Just the same, we'll all be going to capture him.

Tsunade: Go get ready, you leave immediately.