Thanks for the reviews from KaijudoGirl, TimeShifter, Midnight Lies, Donut-nin, and Dragon Man 180! Chapter 2 only got 1 review, and I got kinda sad…But Chapter 3 got 5, so now I'm happy!

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Chapter Four

Hinata smiled to herself as she enjoyed walking down a trail through a green forest. Kiba and Naruto were being loud as usual, obvious excited for the trip, Shino and Sasuke were glaring at both of them, respectively, for being so loud, and Shikamaru's head was tilted back, staring at the clouds. Sakura, Ino, and Tenten were walking next to her and were talking to each other.

Tsunade and Jiraiya were accompanying the twelve shinobi for about three days so that they could arrive safely without disturbing anyone or letting anyone know that they were supernatural. They would be walking to the coast of the shinobi island, where they would travel by something called an airplane to a province that Tsunade called Florida. They would arrive in a city named Miami, where they would go to something called an airport and travel in another airplane. Hinata had no idea what these things were, and she hoped that Tsunade would describe them.

She had learned many jutsus under the teaching of Jiraiya, who, in addition to the Chakra Dangan (Chakra Bullet) No Jutsu and the Kuchiyose (Summoning) No Jutsu, taught Hinata the Mizu Bunshin (Water Replication) No Jutsu so that after Naruto used his Mizu Kadou (Water Vortex) No Jutsu, she could create bunshins out of the water puddles that would remain after the water vortex dissipated.

Naruto ran up to Tsunade and said/yelled out, "Hey, Obachan, where are we going to stay when we arrive in this San Diego place?"

Tsunade sighed and said, "I'll explain everything later when we arrive at the coast."

(30 Minutes Later)

"Alright, everyone, I'll start explaining all of the questions that are probably in your head. Okay, so we leave on this private jet," as she gestured to a small plane on a runway, "to the United States of America, or the USA or US for short. The USA has 50 states, or in our terms, 50 provinces. We will arrive in the state of Florida, in a city called Miami, which is on the coast. Then, we will go to Miami Airport and fly on a plane about two or three times the size of this one to San Diego Airport.

"One thing that I have to tell you is that this Earth that you will be going to is the shape of a sphere. Because of this, it can be day while the other side of the world will be night. Therefore, time has to change between each section of the Earth. The Earth is split into 24 time zones, one for each hour of the day. There are always 24 different times in the world. This is different for our island because our island only fits into one time zone.

"Therefore, you have to adjust to the new time zones. You will be crossing about ten time zones by the time you arrive in San Diego, so you will all have to adjust your bodies' sleeping and eating times. A tip is to stay up until your usual bedtime in the new time zone. Even if you haven't slept for 24 hours, still stay up because that will help you adjust faster.

"And finally, we will be taking a little trip to another city when we arrive to San Diego. It's kinda like a vacation spot, and we all will relax there for three days. The name of the place that we are going is called," Tsunade explained with a very happy and I-can't-wait expression, both of which were also on Jiraiya's face (A/N: Can you guess? What city in the USA that isn't too far away from San Diego, California, holds the things that please Tsunade and Jiraiya the most? Pause and think about it.),

"LAS VEGAS!" shouted out Tsunade and Jiraiya with very excited expressions on their faces. Tsunade started drooling as she thought about the countless number of casinos, and Jiraiya let out a perverted giggle/chuckle.

The 12 chuunin looked at them confused and sweatdropped while Tsunade and Jiraiya spaced out and started dreaming about Vegas.

Naruto, being the one who knew Jiraiya and Tsunade the best, yelled out, "What, is this place filled with girls and slot machines! What are we supposed to do, then! None of us are perverted or obsessed with gambling!"

Tsunade explained, "Oh, there's going to be stuff for you guys to do. Anyways, let's get on the plane, and you'll see what the rest of the world is like."

The 12 shinobi climbed up into the private jet and made themselves comfortable. Naruto sat with Shikamaru and Chouji, as Sakura was sitting with the other girls, and Sasuke would obviously refuse to sit with him. Naruto managed to get a window seat, and he watched as the plane picked up speed. All 12 shinobi glanced out the window and looked uncomfortable.

The plane suddenly left ground, and Naruto watched as the plane left the ground.

(Miami International Airport)

Hinata stood with the rest of her fellow ninjas and looked nervously around at the crowd. Sakura's pink hair and Hinata and Neji's white eyes had drawn a lot of stares.

"All right, everyone, I finished checking in our suitcase filled with our weapons and other ninja stuff. Okay, I have all of your boarding passes. Lucky for you guys, you don't need passports, since we're staying in the same country for about a year.

"These boarding passes," Tsunade said, waving them, "are your tickets to San Diego. Without it, you won't be able to go. As for your passports from San Diego to Miami in one year, we will be returning at that time to meet you and stay with you guys for a couple of days before returning. Don't draw too much attention," Tsunade glared at Naruto, "and be alert for Sound Nin. Don't forget your mission here. So, let's go!"

(After the long, endless security…)

Naruto gazed up at a sign that displayed "41".

"All right, we've arrived at gate 41. We have about an hour before the plane boards, so you guys can have some free time. Don't draw attention, and don't leave this floor. There are some restaurants, as the food on the airplane was not appetizing. Eat and relax. Be back here at 2:15; the flight starts at 2:30. Don't be late!" Tsunade then excused them.

With that, the 12 shinobi walked together to see what there was to eat or drink. Then, Ino spotted a place that seemed good.

"Hey, let's try this place. It calls itself a fast-food restaurant, so delivery should be quick. Besides, it looks more casual than other places."

Naruto looked up to stare at the logo of the place: a big yellow "M". (A/N: Guess!"

Naruto then walked up to a freaky-looking clown on a sign with red hair, a white face, and red and yellow clothing. "Ronald McDonald…" he read off the bottom of the sign. (A/N: In case you're wondering, I'm not crazy about McDonald's. Well, it's tolerable, and I'll eat it. I just picked this place b/c it's pretty well known.) Naruto then joined with the rest of the 12 shinobi. They ordered their food, and they all sat down at a huge table.

"Uh…N-Naruto-kun?"

Naruto turned to face Hinata, who was carrying her tray of McDonald's food.

"Hey, Hinata! What is it?"

"Uh…d-do you mind if I s-sit next to you?" Hinata stammered while blushing.

"Of course not! Here, sit down!"

Hinata shyly sat next to him, while Naruto poked his Big Mac, never seeing a stranger piece of food. He first took a small bite, then judged it as pretty good, although not as good as his beloved ramen.

Hinata was looking at her McChicken Sandwich unsurely, yet when she saw Naruto enjoying his meal, she sampled it and decided that it was acceptable. Not the greatest, yet not the worst. Her heart was beating faster than normal, since Tenten was sitting on the other side of her, so she was sitting so that her shoulders were almost touching Naruto's.

Naruto then attempted to start a conversation with Sakura, who just tried to ignore him. Hinata sighed and thought, 'No, Naruto-kun doesn't like me. He just sees me as a friend. No, maybe not even that. Just a teammate. He's always after Sakura. But I guess that's okay. He seems much happier with her than with me. As long as he's happy, I don't care for myself.'

Kiba and Tenten then managed to persuade the other 10 shinobi to finish up and try to find some drinks (A/N: Try and guess what the special American drink is!). The 12 walked around until they reached a place, where Kiba inhaled its scent and enjoyed it. Naruto again looked up at the logo. This time, it was green, with a woman in the center. (A/N: If you seriously don't know this logo, you're pathetic…)

Naruto read off, "Starbucks Coffee…"

The 12 shinobi entered Starbucks, where they decided to order one coffee and sample it. Each one getting one straw, they all sipped some and judged it. Kiba, Tenten, Lee, and Ino judged it as good, while everyone else hated it. (A/N: I have nothing against Starbucks; I just hate coffee in general. After eating Japanese food for their whole lives, I would imagine that the majority of the 12 would hate it, too.)

The four ninja who did like it all ordered one, and they all decided to sit down somewhere and just talk for the remaining 30 minutes. Hinata sat down, not much of a conversation person. To her surprise, Naruto walked over and sat next to her.

"You don't mind, right?" asked Naruto.

Hinata blushed and stuttered, "N-no, you can s-sit there, Naruto-kun."

Naruto noticed a few passing adults who gave strange looks to Neji, Hinata, Sakura, and Shino (A/N: because half of his face is being covered up; he might be a potential terrorist.)

Everyone else noticed the strange looks that virtually the whole airport was giving them. Sakura then noticed a group of three teenage girls who all looked at Sasuke. She laughed, and Sasuke glared at them, knowing that he would never be able to escape fan-girls, no matter where he was.

To Sakura's surprise, the three girls' gaze shifted from Sasuke to Naruto. Sakura then glanced at Naruto, who was obviously oblivious to this and was talking to Hinata. When five teenage boys passed by, she finally understood why Sasuke and Naruto were noticed by the girls.

Being ninja, they burned a lot of calories and therefore did not get fat. Compared to 13-year-old boys in Miami, Sasuke and Naruto were much more muscular than they were because they had to do ninja stuff. Suddenly, Sakura just realized something.

'Wait, Naruto's talking to Hinata?'

Sakura looked at them, where Naruto was talking excitedly to Hinata, who was blushing and was constantly looking at Naruto.

'I see, Naruto's finally off my back and is interested with someone else? Hinata seems to like him, too…I better get Ino, maybe we could match them up? No, I'll leave them alone and just observe them.'

Shikamaru then said, "Hey guys, we better start going. The plane's going to board soon."

The 12 chuunin headed for gate 41, where Tsunade was waiting for them. They all got in line, and they all handed in their boarding passes and started to board the plane.

"All right, we have free seating. Well, pick your seats."

All of the girls, who were on the right aisle, occupied most of row 30. All of the boys except for Naruto filled in the rest of row 30 and 31, and Naruto was left with the window seat in row 32. Naruto naturally felt shunned and felt a pang of loneliness when Hinata shyly came up to him and asked, "Is anyone s-sitting next to y-you?"

Naruto beamed and said, "You can sit here if you want."

Hinata shyly sat down next to Naruto and unconsciously placed her arm on the armrest between them. Unfortunately, Naruto's arm was already there, and Hinata's arm brushed against his, and she blushed even darker.

"G-Gomen, Naruto-kun."

Naruto found himself blushing as well, and he lowered his arm, saying, "Sorry for taking up the armrest."

Hinata tried to look away from Naruto, yet found herself constantly glancing at Naruto. Lucky for her, he was looking out the window, trying to hide his blush. Uninterested with what was happening because the plane wasn't moving, he turned back and found Hinata looking into his eyes. They gazed at each other for about two seconds until Hinata blushed again and looked away. Naruto blushed and looked out the window again.

Naruto found his heart beating rapidly. He had never encountered this type of emotion before, and he decided to ignore it and try to identify it later. Then, the classic aircraft video talking about safety appeared, and he watched, having never seen it before. He noticed that Hinata was also watching, and he was glad that their silence could finally be interrupted.

Both of them put on their seatbelts and listened to the video. Naruto decided that if they ever crashed, all of the shinobi would be able to survive, so he didn't worry about life vests. The airplane video ended, and the plane started to move in the direction of the runway. Naruto looked out the window and tried to adjust his head so that Hinata could see as well.

The plane then started to gain speed, and Naruto watched as the grass outside became a blur. Then, the plane left the runway, and Naruto again felt the odd feeling of flying. He watched as the buildings quickly shrunk in size. He then leaned back, feeling a sudden bout of sleepiness. Naruto then dozed off and went to sleep.

More Naruhina interaction in the next chapter! Please, please, please review!