A/N: Whoa! Massive feedback! Didn't realize this story has gotten so popular lately. Anyway, this is kinda one of those humor chapters. A little Sasuke-Sakura bashing if you will. Anyway, thanks to everyone whose been reading my stuff. Hope I can update more frequently

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Four: The White Wolf and Yukio's Fanboys

Disclaimer: If you don't get it yet then you're slower than a vat of molasses left out in a snowstorm. I don't own Naruto, only this story. Oh and Yukio. I own her too. And Kusonoki. I think LiquidDreamLad owns Hyougakure village but I haven't yet talked to him about that.

"Lord Asakura's daughter?"

The Hyoukage nodded gravely. "As eldest in the ruling line of clan Asakura, she needs to be back in Glacier Country before her eighteenth birthday, two years from now. But there's something else I feel you should know." Tsunade leaned forward.

"Sixteen years ago there was a demon attack instigated by a powerful mahou-zoukai, a sorcerer. He summoned two beasts to do his bidding. One of them you are familiar with, I believe." The blonde Kage bit her lip.

"The Kyuubi."

"Right on one."

"The sorcerer wished to conquer the Glacier Country first so he began his attack there. We defeated him and sealed the first of the two beasts in the body of a newborn child. Lady Asakura Yukio. The Kyuubi had already fled by then and it was impossible for us to track where it went. But as I recall, it was disposed of with the same manner we did the White Wolf."

"The Yondaime sealed it in the belly of a newborn baby," the Godaime breathed. "One Uzumaki Naruto." The Hyoukage splayed his fingers together, touching the tips to his chin. "Lord Asakura, in exchange for providing two thousand chuunin and one thousand jounin for the Konoha armed forces, wishes for the ruling Kage's assistance in finding his daughter."

"But Hyoukage-sama, I don't even know where to start." Kusonoki held up his hand. "That's where my escorts come in," he said, gesturing to the two samurai he had before him. "May I introduce the two best swords of the Asakura Guard."

A slender young man got up. He had silver hair flowing down the left side of his face and a black-sheathed dai-katana hung at the side of his dress robes. "This," the Hyoukage said "is Fujimori Tsuko of the Demon Sword. And this," he said, gesturing to a shorter woman with purple-black hair reaching her waist "is Lady Asakura Yukiko, First Sword of the Asakura Guard and Lord Asakura's niece." Both swordsmen bowed formally to the Hokage.

"I and my office agree to the stipulations. But," Tsunade raised a warning finger "Nothing drastic is to be done without my permission. I have the safety of the village to think of and that comes first before anything." The Hyoukage laughed. "Spoken like Sarutobi's student. You do well here, Tsunade-sama. I don't know about you, but I feel like signing a treaty."

"What do you say Hokage-sama?"

"That was a big waste of time."

Team 7 was walking back from the parade grounds. Naruto had begun complaining about having had nothing to eat all day and the rest of them had to suffer through the blonde genin's whining. Sasuke kept staring into space as Sakura continued to try capturing his attention with mundane comments about the weather. Kakashi was still trying to memorize the pages of his little red book that was the topic of most of the women's rights demonstrations in front of the bookstore he gets them from.

"If you think that's bad, wait 'til tomorrow when the envoy has its tour."

"Damn it! Stupid security measures…."

Naruto kept muttering until his train of thought once again retreated to one word sentences varying on "ramen," "hungry," and "bastard." Sakura shook her head. She was about to try asking Sasuke on another date when suddenly Kakashi spoke up.

"Wanna go to the Ichiraku?" The Uchiha stopped abruptly.

"Sure." Sasuke's reply dropped the jaws of his teammates.

"Oi, Sasuke-bastard!" The raven-haired Uchiha turned to look. "I thought you said that ramen dulls your brain! What's this about eating at the Ichiraku all of a sudden?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow. He pointed at the restaurant's door saying "Because we're already here, dobe."

Sure enough Team 7 had somehow circumnavigated an entire twenty blocks to end up right in front of Naruto's favorite restaurant. Whether this happened on purpose or by accident, the blonde couldn't be sure. But he knew that there was something going on, oh yes. There's always something funny going on in the head of Uchiha Sasuke.

Sakura went in first and was surprised to see the number of people in the ramen place. "Wow! I didn't realize this place was so popular. Why haven't you ever invited us here Naruto-kun?" It was the blonde's turn to be snappish.

"For one thing you said that Sasuke was right about ramen dulling the brain."

"Oh, right. Sorry about that Naruto-kun," the pink-haired kunoichi laughed sheepishly.

The team found themselves an empty booth (its former occupants were just leaving). Ayane came moments later, clearing the table. "Kakashi-san and Sasuke-san! You're back early today." Sakura turned to see the two Sharingan users gesturing Ayane to shut up before they were discovered. They quickly switched to forced grins instead.

"I don't know what you're talking about Miss."

"I've certainly never been here before. Have you Kakashi-sensei?"

"Sure you do. You always come here after Naruto-kun leaves. Why it seems almost like you were waiting for him to--" Ayane was cut short when the Copy Nin clamped a hand over her mouth. The jounin laughed nervously. "Maybe I have been here once or twice. And I've seen you a couple of times, eh Sasuke?" The Uchiha nodded quickly. Naruto's face screwed up in concentration while Sakura kept looking bewildered. Then the light of understanding sparked in a pair of blue eyes.

"Oh I see." Sasuke began to perspire.

"You're here every day aren't you?" Ayane struggled against Kakashi's grip.

"Because there's someone here you have to see everyday."

"I don't know what you're talking about dobe."

"You two," Naruto pronounced, pointing an index finger at the two shinobi "are Yukio fanboys!" Kakashi dropped the hyperventilating waitress from his grip as Sasuke tried to cut in the blonde genin's laughing fits.

"You don't know what you're talking about dobe!"

"Sasuke and Yukio sitting in a tree"

"Quit it dobe!"

"K-i-s-s-i-n-g..."

"Shut your trap Uzumaki-dobe!"

"First comes love, then comes marriage…" A vein started to throb in Sasuke's temple.

"You're asking for it!"

With a mighty blow Uchiha Sasuke slammed a fist into the blonde genin's face, knocking him into next week. As Sasuke struggled to contain his rage, a jounin from another table handed him a piece of paper.

"What's this?"

"A membership form for the Asakura Yukio Fan Club."

"I don't need---"

He was cut off when Kakashi snatched the form from him. The silver-haired jounin was already done with half the items on the form when a chuunin from a neighboring table began to swear him into the club. It was a funny sight, watching the Copy Nin sign a form and swear allegiance simultaneously.

Sasuke glowered at his jounin-sensei and muttered "I do not have a crush on Asakura Yukio..." At this, Naruto cocked his eyebrow.

"Sure, Sasuke-teme. Keep saying that to yourself and maybe you'll start believing it too."

A/N: Sasuke, a fanboy? What will this do to Ino or Sakura? Will Kakashi finally put away his beloved Icha-Icha collection (including several volumes signed by Jiraiya himself)? Will Naruto ever regain consciousness? Please review with the BURNING FLAMES OF YOUTH! UOOOOHHH! MY YOUTHFUL PASSIONS ARE BURNING BRIGHTLY!