Chapter 1

Team Seven Two Years

Yo! I again replaced a chapter. I know this is short!

Anyway...Constructive criticizm is accepted.

Geez...I'm bored of this:

Disclaimer: "Naruto! This time I have the ramen for you. Say it one more time!" "You better have it! Twilight Dwell doesn't own Naruto or any of it's characters!" "..." I start running. "ARGH! I want my RAMEN!" "Gets him every time!"

Two and a half years later,

In the village of Konoha, all seemed at peace.

"Morning Sasuke!"

Ino and Sakura met up with Sasuke at the ramen shop.

"Hey Ino. Sakura…" Sasuke sat down next to the two girls and ordered some ramen.

"Oh! We were just about to go Sasuke!" said Ino picking up her small bag.

"Ok then, I'll order it to go…"

The shop owner gave Sasuke back his money and said, "It's alright. You run along and enjoy."

Sasuke laughed and said, "You're spoiling me old man!"

He shook his head and said, "It's the least I can do for his friend…"

Outside, Ino asked, "Hey guys, since when have you two been eating ramen?"

Sakura bit her lip and said, "It's been a while since we've been eating ramen. You haven't noticed?"

Sasuke nodded in agreement to avoid questions.

Ino shrugged and left the two on the way to Hokage-samas office.

"Tsunade!" Sakura embraced her sensei after the long dismissal in the sand country.

"So how did the mission go? It has been five months!" said Tsunade

"Everything is fine, oh and Garaa wanted you to put this next to Narutos memorial."

Putting a strange piece of rock on in Tsunades hands, Sakura said, "It was a piece of Garaas gourd, it broke off when Naruto fought Garaa in the forest…"

Tsunade nodded and turned her attention to Sasuke, "And you? How are things?"

Sasuke gave Tsunade a file and said, "We've got some information on the Akasukis whereabouts and the surviving followers of Orochimaru."

Sasuke picked up the chip of Garaas gourd, turned around and started leaving the room.

Before he left, Tsunade said, "Don't worry, they'll get what they deserve."

Sasuke was now gone and Sakura picked up the ramen Sasuke left behind.

"I better give this back to him, it's getting cold…Tsunade by any chance-"

Tsunade interrupted by shaking her head and said, "Sorry, no reports of survival…you're just going to have to accept-"

Sakura stepped out of the room and said, "I still believe he's out there…"

At the top of the Hokage Mountain, Sakura saw Sasuke leaning over the familiar stone again.

"Hey Naruto…" Sasuke started praying and Sakura quietly listened.

"…It has been a while brother…hoping you're doing ok I was out for a while, I wish you went with us to visit Garaa in the Sand village."

Sasuke pulled out of his pouch the gourd chip-off.

"Garaa wanted to give you this…"

Sasuke stood up and finished with, "Keep training so when we meet again, we can spar sometime…"

Now that Sasuke finished, Sakura revealed herself and handed Sasuke his ramen.

"Thanks."

Suddenly, a man in a jonin vest and a book at his side, the kids said, "Hey Kakashi!"

On Kakashis pouch, there was a book entitled, "Make-out Heaven"

Kakashi then noticed the two were sitting on the same bench and he said, "So how's the couple?"

Sakura looked down disappointed in Kakashi and Sasuke glared.

"Sorry, my mistake, anyways look at this!"

Kakashi flung out the new book and started reading, "It's part two of the Make-out Paradise collection! A whole new-"

Sasuke interrupted Kakashi and asked, "Any reason you came here?"

Kakashi put back his book and said, "Right! Next week we'll be on another mission!"

Sakura grunted and asked, "Another!"

Kakashi smirked under his mask and said, "We'll be infiltrating the base of the surviving followers of Orochimaru."

Sakura clenched her fist and her attitude flipped, "I-can't-wait…"