(They finish shortly afterward. Right before they wake Sasuke, though, they see someone coming out of the village. It is Kakashi. He is headed their way.)
Sakura: Uh-oh, it's Kakashi-sensei!
Naruto: So?
Sakura: So, don't let him see Sasuke if he comes over here!
Naruto: Why not?
Sakura: Because he's carrying a dead body!
Naruto: …Oh yeah.
(Kakashi approaches them.)
Sakura and Naruto guilty: Hello sensei.
Kakashi: Hi, guys.
Sakura: So, uh…what brings you here?
Kakashi: Well, I suppose you two heard there was another vampire sighting shortly after you left.
Sakura: There was? …We didn't hear about it.
Kakashi: Some jonin on lookout duty reported seeing a young boy with two other genin, one male and the other, female. The boy matched the description of the supposed vampire perfectly. And all three of the genin were wearing leaf village forehead protectors.
Sakura and Naruto getting increasingly nervous: ….
Kakashi: Wait a minute. Where's Sasuke? Didn't you leave with him?
Sakura: Uh…yeah. He's…still in the woods.
Kakashi points to Sasuke in tree: I can see that.
Naruto and Sakura: Uh…uh…
Kakashi: Who's he with? Is that…Ino?
Sakura: Ino? No! Why would Ino be up there with Sasuke?
Kakashi: Is she his girlfriend?
Inner Sakura: Girlfriend?? Does she look like his girlfriend?! Grr…!
Sakura: No.
Kakashi: Oh. Well, I just wanted to warn you about the vampire. …You could get hurt.
Sakura: Don't worry. We'll be careful!
Naruto: Yeah, real careful!
Kakashi: Good.
(He disappears in a puff of smoke.)
Naruto cough: Man, I hate it when he does that!
(They call to Sasuke to come down. When Naruto's yelling doesn't wake him, Sakura tries contacting him with their telepathic blood link. She speaks gently to him, softly prompting him to awaken.)
Sakura thinking: Sasuke, wake up.
Sasuke sleepily: Huh?
Sakura: We're done. You can come down.
Sasuke: Oh. Okay.
(Sakura sees him gently lift Ino, and then pounce to the ground.)
Naruto: We almost got busted by Kakashi-sensei, you know.
Sasuke: Why?
Sakura: I think he's getting suspicious because, everywhere we go, a vampire's spotted in the same area.
Naruto: Yeah, and he thought Ino was your girlfriend!
Sasuke: Ino? Bleh.
Sakura giggle
Inner Sakura: Yeah! Sasuke thinks Ino's gross! Cha, cha, cha!
Naruto: Well, he saw you with her, up in the tree.
Sasuke: So that makes her my girlfriend?
Naruto laugh: I can see you two together. She'd always be trying to hug you, and you'd always try to push her away!
Sasuke bitter: I don't want anyone to hug me, not just her.
(Sakura blushes and averts her eyes.)
Sasuke: …Well, let's go.
Sakura bored: Back across that stupid river?
Sasuke: No. There's nothing up there. Let's try going a different way.
Going a different way
(They are walking along a grassy route near their village. Also, the sun is beginning to set once again.)
Sakura: Hey, isn't Ino supposed to be waking up now?
Sasuke: Soon.
(They reach a strange little building.)
Naruto: Huh, what's this?
Sakura: …I don't know.
(She goes up to the door.)
Sakura knocks on door: Um…hello? Is anyone in here?
Naruto: Sakura, be careful!
(She pushes the door open. There is no one inside, and the room is bare except for a table, a chair, and a small cot.)
Sakura: …Okay.
Naruto: Is this a house? Why is it practically empty?
Sakura: I don't know.
Sasuke: Well, whoever left here probably left for a good reason.
Sakura: Yeah, maybe we should leave, too.
Naruto: No way! I wanna see what's in here!
Sakura: Come on, Naruto. It's just an empty house.
Naruto: Why would there be an abandoned old house in the middle of a route?
Sasuke: Ino's waking up.
Sakura and Naruto: Huh? She is?
(They come a little closer.)
Sasuke: I might still have to carry her awhile. She might be weak.
Sakura: ….
(Ino stirs. Her eyes slowly open. When she awakens, she is startled by what's happening around her.)
Ino: What the…? Where am I? And why are you two gawking at me?
(She realizes Sasuke is carrying her.)
Ino gasp: Hello, Sasuke!
Sakura rolls eyes
Ino snuggles against Sasuke: So, what're we doing here, Sasu-kun?
Sasuke disgusted
Ino puts head on Sasuke's shoulder: Oh, Sasuke, you're so cute when you're angry!
Sakura thinking: Grr…
Sasuke thinking: She's lucky I have to carry her.
Naruto: Can't you walk now, Ino?
Ino: Oh…I don't know…Sasuke might have to carry me…
Sasuke dumps her off: Walk.
Ino shocked: ….!
Inner Sakura: Ha ha! Way to go, Sasuke!
(Ino stands up and brushes herself off.)
Ino: Hmph! How rude!
(She heads for the door.)
Sasuke doesn't turn to face her: Enjoy being a vampire on your own, then.
Ino stops: What did you just say?
Sasuke shadow over eyes: I said, enjoy being a vampire on your own.
Ino turns around: What do you mean?
Naruto: He means, in order to save your butt, Sasuke had to turn you into a vampire.
Ino: A…vampire? Me?
Naruto: Yeah. He fed you some of his blood.
Ino: I…drank…Sasuke's…?
Sakura nods
Ino: ….
Sasuke: So, you can leave now, because it's dark, or stay and learn how to live when you're reborn.
Ino: Reborn?
Sasuke: Yes. You died and came back to life as a vampiress. That's rebirth.
Ino: Oh. …I guess…I'll stay then.