Chapter 13 – Temari Blushes! The Unexpected Visitors!

The Jounin shoved Naruto to the ground violently as he gasped for air.

"I…what…sorry…I'm…"

"A mega pervert? Yeah, I know."

Naruto got to his feet and coughed up sand.

"Sorry, Temari-chan…I got a little carried away there."

Temari cleared her throat.

"So…what brings you and your Konoha buddies here? It can't be the colorful scenery."

"Uh, we're here looking for a certain black-clothed ninja. He's number one on our village's most-wanted list for...uh…taking perverted ninja photos."

Temari suddenly turned bright red.

"Y-Your village? Then why the hell are you here?"

"Because! We think he may be hiding out around Suna, and he DOES need food and water, so…"

Temari scowled and stretched her hands above her head. Naruto felt slightly dizzy.

"Well, you're not going to find any black-clothed pervert ninja out here except Kankurou. You have a village idiot, and you have a village pervert. Kankurou just has to play both for us."

"Kankurou! AHAHAHAH!"

"What's so funny?"

"That puppet loser? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA-!"

Temariunlatched her fan.

"That puppet loser is my brother, Naruto."

"Your…oh, right. Haha, sorry…my bad."

"Well, I don't want to keep you waiting…have fun with your search, Naruto-kun."

Temari gave Naruto a small punch on the shoulder and turned around to leave.

"Oh, one more thing!"

"Hm?"

"Shikimaru asked me to send you a message."

Temari's eye's lit up, and she was blushing noticeably.

"A message from Shikky?"

She calls him Shikky? Haha, I'm going to have a field day with this one! Hahaha…

"Uh, yeah. Something about…" Naruto rubbed his chin, trying to remember what Shikimaru told him. "…oh! Right, right. He wanted to say he was really busy teaching at the Academy, and that he hoped you were doing ok, and that next time you went to Konoha for business, he'd get a motel room set up, and…uh…bring some condoms 'cos he can't get any…and…"

"Some what?!"

Naruto stared into space. What had he just said?

"What did I just say again?"

"Oh…you said nothing. See you later, Naruto-kun!"

As Temari zoomed away, Naruto thought he caught a faintflicker of agrin on her face. What was that all about? Better ask Shikimaru when I get back.

He continued down the street, taking in the drab buildings and their limited palettes. Somewhere deep down inside, he longed to be back in Konoha, back in the cozy confines of his room.

Suddenly, a loud ringing pierced the atmosphere. The alarm did not stop. Naruto ran as fast as he could back in Temari's direction, passing by hundreds of frightened villagers until he reached the height of the village – the Kazekage residence.

"Yo Naruto, you're late!" yelled Jiraiya. Kakashi, Temari, Kankurou and Gaara were talking in low voices amongst each other as the village below milled about in chaos.

"What…what's the big deal…?" asked Naruto exasperatedly.

"Nothing big," Jiraiya grinned. "Just the whole village is about to get attacked."

Next Chapter – Meeting Old Acquaintances! The Kyuubi's True Form!

Suna – Another name for Hidden Sand Village