Sorry it's so late! I thought no one read this anymore :/ except maybe one person. PLEASE review! :/ I need to know people still read it for me to keep writing!
When everyone was awake and ready to go, they set off once again to the Moon Country. There were no disturbances, which was strange. Usually anything involving a lord, prince, princess, etc, involves some sort of fighting and obstacles. It won't be too bad to have an easy mission. Just get there and then leave. Of course it was too quick to think that.
"Wait!" Sakura said.
Everyone stopped to look at Sakura.
"What is it?" Naruto asked.
"We've passed this exact place three times now." Sakura answered.
"What do you mean?" Hoshi asked.
"Look." Sakura said.
Sakura pointed to a tree with a kunai.
"I put a kunai at that tree after the second time. At first I thought I was just being paranoid, but now I'm sure." Sakua said.
Guards had already formed around Hoshi. Team 7 got out their kunais and Sasuke turned on his Sharingan.
"Now where are they..." Sakura thought.
"Over there!" Sasuke thought.
Sasuke threw his kunai at a spot in the tree. Someone jumped to the ground.
"What do you want?" Sakura asked.
"Why, money of course. Do you know how much the Hoshigakure and the Moon Country would pay for her?" he asked.
"There has to be another guy." Sasuke thought.
"There's always a flaw in these plans." Sakura said.
"What?" he asked.
"Let's say you managed to beat the three of us somehow and the guards, even if you were to hold her ransom, by the time the trade were to happen, they would kill you." Sakura said.
"Tch. You think you're so smart don't you?" he asked.
"Smarter than you." Sakura said.
All of a sudden a kunai went whizzing toward Sakura. Sasuke saw it with his Sharingan and quickly deflected it. Naruto then threw a kunai toward the tree in return. Someone then jumped down from the tree.
"If money is all you want, why not just go somewhere else. Don't make us kick your asses and waste time." Sasuke said.
"Do you think that we can get the same amount elsewhere?" the second guy asked.
"It's hard to believe guys like you would come up with this." Naruto said.
"Maybe so, but he said we could keep the money, and he would also pay us, so it's a win win for us." the first guy said.
"Who is he?" Sakura asked.
"We don't know his name. It's better that way, so people like you can't figure these things out." the second said.(A/N: -_-' im giving them names. It's annoying to write first guy second guy.)
"Let's finish this Takeo." the first guy said.
"Sure thing Iwao." Takeo said.
"You think you can beat us?" Sasuke asked.
"If you do, you got another thing coming." Naruto said.
Naruto made four clones and charged toward them. Sasuke performed some hand signs and used Katon Goukakyuu no Jutsu toward Iwao. Takeo punched each clone and Naruto appeared behind him and threw a kunai. Takeo quickly turned around and deflected it with his own.
"Hurry! Get going! We'll catch up with you soon! Keep running until you see the dock! Stay there! We will get there as soon as we're done!" Sakura ordered.
The guards took Hoshi and they ran toward the dock. When Sakura felt that they were far away enough, she turned to face Iwao and Takeo. Sakura concentrated chakra into her fist and punched the ground. The ground rippled and broke toward Iwao and Takeo. They jumped and threw kunais toward Sakura. Sakura grabbed out her own and deflected them.
"The girl's a nuisance." Takeo said.
"Take her out first, then we'll deal with those two guys." Iwao said.
Takeo charged toward Sakura, but Sasuke appeared in front of Takeo and punched him in the gut. Takeo fell to his knees, but quickly got up and threw shurikens toward Sasuke. Sasuke quickly jumped up to dodge the made a clone as well and they charged toward Sakura. Sakura punched and kicked each of them. Iwao fought against Naruto's clones and punched and kicked them all. Naruto's clones kept coming and coming. Eventually, they outnumbered him and held him down. Naruto then kicked him in the head and Iwao skid across the ground. Sasuke kicked Takeo up in the air and kicked him some more and then slammed his leg down his stomach.
"Shishi Rendan!" Sasuke shouted.
Takeo fell to the ground and got up slowly. Sakura then punched him toward where Iwao was. Sasuke quickly tied them with some wires to the tree.
"Now, who are you working for?" Sakura asked.
"We told you, we don't know his name." Takeo said.
"Fine then, what did he look like?" Sasuke asked.
"We don't even know that. He was hidden behind the shadows. He threw us a bag of money, and told us that if we took the Princess of the Hoshigakure and held her ransom, he'd finish off whoever was to interfere at the time of the exchange, and he'd give us ten times the amount he gave us." Iwao said.
"What do we do now?" Naruto asked.
"Well, if someone is really after Hoshi-sama, then we should go protect her." Sakura said.
"Right. Let's go." Sasuke said.
Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto left Takeo and Iwao tied to the tree and headed toward the dock. Luckily, Hoshi and the guards were safe. They quickly got on the boat and headed toward Moon Country. Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto started to discuss about the enemy.
"Do you think this guy could have hired more to capture her?" Naruto asked.
"If that was true, when she and her guards were at the dock, they would have come." Sakura said.
"Maybe they were some sort of distraction or something." Sasuke said.
"They could be. But from what?" Sakura asked.
"Could they be after something?" Naruto asked.
"But from what?" Sakura asked.
Meanwhile, Hikaru and Akiko were hanging out with Hotaru and Sora. They were out in the park and were on the swings.
"What have you guys been up to?" Akiko asked.
"I went to my mom's flower shop a couple times. Nothing exciting really." Hotaru said.
Hotaru had Ino's blue eyes and Shikamaru's black hair. It was long and she had it tied back into a ponytail.
"Same here, with my dad gone, I had to help around the house." Sora said.
"What do you guys want to do?" Akiko asked.
"I don't know, I don't think I've ever been this bored in my entire life!" Sora said.
"Tell me about it." Hotaru said.
"Man, I wish I was a ninja right now! Seriously, I rather be out on exciting missions than sit around here!" Sora said.
"Are you sure you're gonna be able to pass with your grades?" Hikaru asked.
"Hey! Grades don't say how good of a ninja someone will be!" Sora said.
"Still, they are pretty bad." Hikaru said.
"Hey!" Sora shouted.
Hikaru, Akiko, and Hotaru laughed while Sora pouted. Sora then started to chase the three of them across the park. They laughed as Sora chased them.
"The Kurama clan? I thought they were none left." Kabuto said.
"No there are some. Not many. But they are still a very powerful clan." Madara said.
"Then why do you insist on sending people after her if they can't beat her?" Kabuto asked.
"Little by little, we need to draw out her power." Madara said.
"Why?" Kabuto asked.
"Her second personality must overcome her whole body. If she goes out of control, there will be no choice but for everyone around her to kill her." Madara said.
"So you don't want to do all the work? Of course, seeing as you made other people gather the tailed beasts rather than doing it yourself." Kabuto said.
"It's not that I don't want to. People already know that I am still alive. If they were to find out where I was, it could jeopardize everything. The fact that people didn't know that I was behind Akatsuki made it easier so people wouldn't try so hard to look for them. If they were to know I was after Sakura, then Konoha would be questioning why, and if they were to find out that she is part of the Kurama clan, then I may have a harder time trying to capture her." Madara said.
"Of course. Whatever you say." Kabuto said.
"Why are you still interested in helping me?" Madara asked.
"Well, if Sakura is as important as you say she is. Then after you kill her, I'll examine her and draw out her powers for my own." Kabuto said.
"Why should I let you do that?" Madara asked.
"If you're afraid that I'll turn my back on this alliance, then you're wrong. I am simply doing as Orochimaru-sama would be doing himself." Kabuto said.
"If you do in fact betray me," Madara's Sharingan whirled as he looked at Kabuto. "There will be consequences."
"I am very aware of that. But do remember, I can bring anyone's dead body into my control." Kabuto said.
"What are you trying to say?" Madara asked.
"I can even bring back him." Kabuto said.
"You bastard..." Madara said.
"I won't go breaking this alliance. I advise you do the same." Kabuto said.
Kabuto then turned to leave. Madara turned away from Kabuto's direction. There was no choice but to stay faithful in this alliance, but if Kabuto were to break it, he would have no mercy.
After three hours, Team 7 and Hoshi and her guards arrived in Moon Country. They walked off the boat toward the palace. They walked into the palace. Hikaru and Michiru were waiting inside. Hikaru had really grown up. He was a little shorter than Naruto, but he still had the same short hair and glasses.
"Naruto! Sakura!" Hikaru said.
"Hey Hikaru-san!" Sakura said.
"Who's this?" Hikaru asked.
"I'm Uchiha Sasuke." Sasuke said.
"Nice to meet you." Hikaru said.
"Hikaru-san? I am Aki Hoshi." Hoshi said.
"Hello Hoshi-san." Hoshi said.
"We are so glad that you are here. The guards will escort you to your room." Michiru said.
Hoshi left with the guards to her room.
"What's new with you guys?" Hikaru asked.
"Well, we're all married! I'm married to Sasuke here, and we have two kids." Sakura said.
"Wow, really?" Hikaru asked.
"Mhm!" Sakura said.
"Have you become Hokage yet Naruto?" Hikaru asked.
"Not yet, I have to wait for Tsunade-baachan to retire first. Then, I'll become Hokage!" Naruto said.
"Anything new with you?" Sakura asked.
"Nothing much, but I guess you guys know that now I'm getting married." Hikaru said.
"Yeah! Congratulations!" Naruto said.
"Did you guys ever meet before this?" Sakura asked.
"Once, we had business in Hoshigakure one time. We talked and got along pretty well." Hikaru said.
After all the talking, Team 7 rested that night before the wedding. They were to stay until after the wedding to make sure nothing else happened.