Sorry for the late update, here it is, enjoy! ^-^ Thanks for all of the reviews guys! Warning! It's short!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, but if I did I would be the happiest person on Earth

Chapter 2: The Beginning of our Path to Power

Naruto's stomach began to rumble as the marched through the forest. Shikamaru had a strict formation and battle plan to they had to stick too, but Naruto couldn't take much more of this.

" Come on you lazy-ass. Can't we go get some ramen? I need some ramen now! " Chouji nodded his head in agreement as he was eating his potatoe chips.

" Yeah, I'm getting low on food right now. These chips are good, but I want a meal. Even I could go for some ramen about now. "

" Yes! Yes! " Naruto exclaimed. Shikamaru shot them an annoyed glance. Neji and Kiba just kept silent. Shikamaru sighed,

" We're on a mission right now, you guys need to get more serious. We don't have time to stop for ramen. You want to find Sasuke, right Naruto? " Naruto thought for a minute, and agreed.

' I won't go back on my promise to Sakura-chan! I've got to bring Sasuke back. ' Naruto thought. His stomach began to growl again, but he tried his best to ignore it. They had been pursuing the Sound nins and Sasuke for a little while, and there hadn't been any trace. If they didn't find anything after a certain period of time, he knew that they would have to abort. Sasuke would be considered a missing-nin, and would be considered an traitor. Sakura would devastated.

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Deep in the forest, on the borders of the Fire Country, the Sound nins said it was about time for a break. They all sat down to recuperate, while Sasuke started to take a walk.

" Where are you going Sasuke-sama? "

" Just for a walk, I'll be right back " He said. They nodded. Sasuke went just a short distance away, and then he hopped into a tree. He was at the border of the Fire Country, he could see the Hokage Monument off in the distance, just barely. He knew he was leaving behind a lot, but he had an important goal to achieve. Orochimaru has to make him stronger so he can defear Itachi. He must forget the Leaf, it is all in the past now. Glimpses of his teammates were in his head, but he quickly shook them out. The sun began to set, he hopped down and returned to the Sound nins.

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Sakura looked outside her bedroom window. The stars with sparkling of the Hidden Leag Village. She wondered what Naruto and Sasuke were doing right now. An overwhelming feeling of loneliness was still upon her. Sakura knew that she shouldn't waste her time feeling lonely, she had to train, know that many battles with the Sand and Sound will come in the future.

The sun rose over the village, a small ray of sunlight penetrated Sakura's window. She woke up, feeling the beam of light upon her. She went out to resume hertraining. She started out by practicing some basic jutsus, then she practiced tree climbing, she made her attempts at cliff climbing, after that she headed back into the village to look for any scrolls she could find to practice, then she wrapped up the day with a meal at Ichiraku. Little did she know that someone was watching her.

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So what do you think? Short? Yeah I know... this was just a chapter to show what the trio was doing... this will start the story ^-^. R & R. Now that the story is flowing more I'll update sooner. I've gotten back into school mode, it might take a week for the next update. I'll try to do it as soon as possible! Now I g2g do my hw! lol!