okay here it is guys. I managed to pull a few strings. thx for the comments guys. your all such great reviewers ! I made this chap a lil longer. and ill try to make the chapter after this to be even longer than that. I've changed the title into 'the warm feeling 2'. kinda plain huh? but i suck at titles. Anyway guys heres the next chapter, this might disappoint you a bit and don't worry hinata will also make an entrance soon.


Chapter 5: It pays off !

"There, they'll never find it, and if they do they're gonna face some serious problems!" said Naruto in glee sniggering at the masterpiece made by him and Sakura. There were bags hanging from vines that were linked to a tree. Every bag had a booby trap and if one was opened a net would fall upon the intruders. "Yes brilliant work Naruto" she said heavily with desire.

She had been like this for days, and Naruto was starting to notice yet he still ignored and put the details in the back of his mind. "Now let's find their flag." He commanded to his team mate as she nodded, staring in a queer way. Naruto halted for a moment to stare at her, she was very much deep in thought as if drowning in her own dreams. Her face was always red and she kept that breathing…..that heavy breathing….as if she was tempting him to do something he'd never do. Or would he? No ! He couldn't think or predict anything like that.

He had to shut it out of his mind, and to do that he had to focus on other things, like the mission at hand. Naruto jumped from branch to branch, his mood had changed in a split second, one moment he was joyful , happy , carefree and the next he was solitary, silent , somber.

Sakura knew that he had just given Naruto a slight doze of doubt. She licked her lips hungrily as she got closer and closer and closer….Sakura was so determined and obsessed that she could hardly stand patient and resume the plot. Her desire was to grab him , slam him to the ground and embrace him violently. She wanted to lick , to bite, to feel his flesh. The only thing that prevented her was future images of loss. Sadness, despair, and most of all shame.

The girl blinked and regained her senses, she smiled at Naruto. It was a smile of warmth that brought another case of doubt yet it was still shut out, and for now there was no way she could penetrate it. "C'mon Sakura-chan we must beat that dumb Sasuke and the old man." He said smiling , he was now absorbed in his mission and no matter what Sakura did it wouldn't affect him.

However Sakura's heart wasn't only satisfied oh no, it swelled with joy. Naruto was once again calling her 'Sakura-chan' Her eyes twinkled with hope, now she once again focused on the mission. "Naruto, let's split up, meet me at the home base by sunset." She ordered, "Right." He said and the two went off in two separate directions.

Meanwhile…Sasuke and Kakashi, used Sharingan to detect their opponents. Sasuke kept remembering that scene over and over. Where he found Tenten and did those strange actions. 'This is all Naruto's fault. If he hadn't hooked up with her I would've never thought of me and…..that angel.' Then Sasuke halted, rooted to the spot. No ! He was in love with her. No, no, no, no, no, no, no he couldn't let himself be a victim of weakness. "Something wrong , Sasuke?" he asked interrupting his thoughts. "Nothing…I thought I saw something." He lied. "I think I picked up something." Said Kakashi. "Five kage bunshins heading this way. Naruto must be using them to scout us out." He explained. "What shall we do?" "They've duplicated into ten, they've already sensed us. There's no choice we must fight them. If they're bunshins we can't lose by being spotted, but I expect Naruto knows our whereabouts. Let's do this quick and flea from here." He said. "Right" replied Sasuke jumping to a tree . The first three Narutos leaped out of the bushes and attacked Kakashi. But two met Sasuke's kunais from above. However one delivered a blow in kakashi's face and duplicated to trap kakashi. Sasuke quickly reacted and tried to attack but the clever bunshin used henge to look like Kakashi-sensei thus confusing Sasuke.

They pushed Kakashi into Sasuke and duplicated into forty narutos. "Mizu bunshin no jutsu" Kakashi said as three duplicate bunshins came from the sky. The tree eliminated ten bunshin narutos with kunais as Kakashi escaped. Sasuke followed but alas the real Naruto came and tagged him. "haha gotcha Sasuke, you baka ! Your sharingan is useless against Konoha's strongest shinobi, Uzumaki Naruto !!" Naruto said boasting about his victory and rubbing it in, in Sasuke's face.

Sasuke cursed but then a hand came out from the midst of the forest and tagged Naruto. "Aww man Kakashi-sensei, you ruined my moment." He moaned as Sasuke smiled and purred with satisfaction. "Naruto ! a shinobi never stops to brag about his skills when in battle. You might've gotten Sasuke, but he still might have had something up his sleeve, so be careful." He said wisely. "Yeah be careful dead last." Commented Sasuke with a smile.

"hmph, shut up Sasuke I kicked your ass !" "for the first time." Sasuke replied evilly with mock. "WHAT DID YOU SAY !?" yelled Naruto shaking his fists at him. "you heard me." Said Sasuke coolly. "THAT'S IT I'M GONNA-"

"Shut up both of you !" exclaimed Kakashi angrily. "You were both careless and incapable. Shinobis don't behave that way, children do. Now if I hear any more complaints…" he said with a crooked grin yet a stern voice, "well let's just say it'll be a while before you'd be able to walk again." He said departing in the midst of the forest. The two glared at each other, shooting mental daggers but then their back on each other. Their backs resting on each other as two opposites faced two opposite directions, sitting in the forest with defeat.

Little did they know Sakura was watching from above. She had sensed the battle from her scouting and decided to check it out. The girl had skillfully snuck into the tree when Kakashi and Sasuke were busy with the bunshins. Sasuke faced the ground with solitary desire. His eyes went blurry and 'the weakness' shot him like a lightning bolt of chidori. He stared continuously at the ground visualizing himself kissing those tender lips and feeling her breasts against his in a deep , deep bond.

No doubt about it he was in love with Tenten and he was angry about it. Denial wouldn't work anymore he had to face this. Sakura silently leapt on the next branch and the next and the next till she was out of range. The skillful kuniochi jumped from branch to branch following Kakashi's faint energy in the distance. She didn't want to get too close in case he sensed her. Then she suddenly was ambushed by a pack of dogs. Three of them sank their teeth into her right arm and she howled in pain. The other six leapt on her and held her down. Sakura desperately and with much strain reached for her kunai she finally scraped her way through and reached it. The girl panted heavily in order to pump in oxygen, She inhaled deeply and jerked the kunai into one of the dogs' eyes. The dog whimpered and disappeared in a puff of smoke. Sakura had wasted no time to think, she used some shurikens and eliminated the rest of the pack. Five minutes later she was wrapping a bandage delicately around her arm.

She rubbed it a bit after the bandage was wrapped and then smiled. She raised her arm and reached out on the branch above, her hand clutched tightly around a white flag. Then three nets fell from above but she was prepared and cut them all with her kunai. Before she could meet further danger she phased out of the area and smirked with confidence. "I got your number Kakashi-sensei." She said and went back to Naruto and Sasuke. The excited teenager rushed her way through awaiting the look in their faces as she told them how she avoided danger with extreme precautions.

The girl landed on the earth in front of the two and held her flag out in front of them , smiling and awaiting applause.

"umm…you're kinda too late, Sakura-chan" said Naruto standing aside to reveal Kakashi sitting there , reading Icha-Icha paradise with the flag in his kunai sheath. "I see…" she said slightly happy from hearing the 'chan' again. "What took you so long , Sakura?" he asked revealing his feet. 'shit, I forgot about that' she thought. The girl went slouching as she moved to accept her defeat, a deal was a deal and she had to massage his feet.


sorry naruten fans. next chapter will include tenten in it and MAYBE just maybe hinata.

anyway i'd really appreciate it if you review but cherish this chappie because i might not have more. since these computer probs are swarming up like bees.