Chapter 2-Friends

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notes: none for now. Here it is...

Weeks had passed since Sasuke had left for the village. Tsunade still wouldn't let Naruto go after him, even though Naruto had repeated it over and over. He sighed as he stood on the bridge where Team 7 usually meets up Kakashi for training, "Naruto?" A voice asked quietly as Naruto looked and saw Hinata standing in front of him.

"Is something wrong Hinata?" Naruto asked as Hinata looked at him, "I'm just wondering how you are cooperating all this time ever since Sasuke left," Hinata replied. "You heard?" Naruto asked as Hinata nodded, "not the whole entire village knows though. Only the genin's, chunnin's and jounin's," she said.

"Hinata, you've changed," Naruto said as Hinata blinked, "how so?" She asked as Naruto looked at her and smiled. "I'm sure you've gotten stronger ever since that match with Neji," he said as Hinata stared at him, "you never seen me train though," she replied as Naruto shook his head.

"I could tell from looking at you," he said as Hinata blushed. "Oh Naruto," a voice said as Naruto looked and saw Kakashi and Jiraiya, "ah, perhaps I should get out of your way then," Hinata said quickly as she walked off. "Cute girl," Jiraiya observed as Naruto rolled his eyes, "what are you two doing here? I thought you said Jiraiya was going to train me now," Naruto said as he looked at Kakashi.

"I just wanted to see you," Kakashi said as Naruto sighed, "why is everyone seeing me now lately? I'm fine!" Naruto said unhappily. "Kakashi told me that Sasuke kissed you before he left," Jiraiya said as Naruto shrugged, "so? Nobody knows except you two," he murmured as Jiraiya smirked.

"Not literally. All the jounin's knows," he said as Naruto looked at him, "what? My reputation is going to be ruined! My future of being Hokage is going to be ruined as well!" He complained. "Relax, everyone is swore in secrecy or they'll be send back to the academy," Jiraiya replied, Naruto looked at Jiraiya and then at Kakashi.

"So if Kakashi tells everyone, his back to the academy?" He asked as Jiraiya nodded, Naruto began laughing as Kakashi stared at him. "That's never going to happen," he murmured as Naruto stopped laughing, "your no fun sensei! Why do you have to always ruin the moment?" He asked as Jiraiya smirked.

"You want to go and eat out for lunch Naruto?" He asked as Naruto stared at him, "let me guess, I'm paying?" He asked as Kakashi looked at Jiraiya who laughed nervously. "Why don't I pay this time?" Kakashi asked as Naruto cheered happily, "so really Naruto, how are you doing?" Jiraiya asked.

"I still hadn't forgotten about him yet," he murmured. "You want to go on a mission with me?" Kakashi asked as Naruto looked at him, "it's suppose to be an A-rank mission, but I'm sure Hokage won't mind if you tag along," he said. Naruto nodded, "just be sure to work on your Rasengen while your with Kakashi," Jiraiya replied.

"Why would I forget something like that?" Naruto asked unhappily, "if we don't find Sasuke on our own, I have a feeling that he might come back in this village either to get revenge on Naruto or make Naruto come back to him," Jiraiya said slowly. "But we don't know that for sure though," Kakashi replied, "that's why I'm going to train everyday!" Naruto said confidently.

"If you do train, does that mean your ready to kill Sasuke?" Jiraiya asked as Naruto looked at him, "kill?" He asked surprised as Kakashi glared at Jiraiya who laughed nervously. "Ah, it's nothing Naruto! Just forget about it," Jiraiya said quickly as Naruto blinked, "I have to get going anyway," Jiraiya said as he stood up out off the booth.

"Going to continue working on your novels?" Naruto asked as Jiraiya ignored him and left. "Kakashi?" Naruto asked quietly as Kakashi looked at him and found out that he was serious now, "if we don't find Sasuke soon, what will happen?" He asked. "We will find him Naruto," Kakashi said, "I'm not ready to go out on a date if it isn't him," Naruto murmured.

"You should be thinking about your training Naruto. I'm sure we'll find him soon enough," Kakashi said as Naruto sighed. "I hope so. So, what's this A-rank mission about?" He asked excitedly.

(At Sakura's Place)

"Why don't you take a break for awhile Sakura? You've been training all day hard," Tsunade said as Sakura nodded. "Will you bring Shizune back here? I have to tell her something about Kakashi's mission," Tsunade said as Sakura nodded, "she's probably outside the door," she replied as she left and right on her cue, she saw Shizune walking towards her.

"Shizune!" Sakura called out as Shizune looked at her, "what is it Sakura?" She asked. "Tsunade wants to see you," Sakura said as Shizune nodded, she opened the door as Sakura looked and saw the door closed. She knew that evasdropping was wrong but she was curious to find out what was Kakashi's mission.

"Yes Tsunade?" Shizune asked, "do me a favor and bring in Kakashi will yea? I have some news for him about Sasuke and the others from Orochimaru," Tsunade said. "So soon? How?" Shizune asked, "apparently two of our jounin's were killed not long ago. The other two made it back in time before the group could kill them," Tsunade explained.

"So you want Kakashi and Naruto to go after Sasuke in the Hidden Sound Village?" Shizune asked, "I should be only assigning this for jounin's since the other mission Kakashi was supposed to go to wasn't this," Tsunade murmured. "But you know how Naruto would feel! We should send him as well," Shizune said as Tsunade nodded, "all thanks to that one kiss," she said slowly.

Kiss? What kiss? Sakura thought as she was still listening, "Kakashi and Naruto will gather information and come back here. Since Sasuke might attack them I don't want Naruto attacking him just yet," Tsunade said. "Is that wise?" Shizune asked as Tsunade nodded slowly, "I just hope that those two will come back alive. Because I am assigning them this mission and those two are the only ones going," Tsunade said confidently as Shizune gasped.

"I just hope you know what your doing Tsunade," she said slowly as Tsunade nodded. Sakura sighed as she stood up from her position as she began walking out, what kiss were they talking about? She thought unhappily.

tbc...

me: see? Didn't I've updated fast?

Sakura: too fast I believed...

me: hey! Now that I'm done with my Gravitation fiction, I'll be able to update my Naruto and Yugioh fiction quicker!

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