Okay here's the third chapter and I updated super quick because I was really motivated by your reviews. I was nice to know that people actually know this fic exists. Now I know that ypu guys were expecting a big Sasuke vs Sakura fight but haha cuz i am so evil starts playing Orochimaru music, you're gonna have to wait until the next chapter. Oh yeah you guys get a load of NaruHina fluff as a consolation. Enjoy!


Deja Vu! Old Enemies!


Naruto let out an angry growl as another sound-nin charged at him. "Get out of my way!" he shouted as he plunged a kunai into the sound-nin. Blood spurted out and landed on his face before the nin dropped dead. He grimaced. He did not like killing. He never would. He looked back. Hinata seemed to be managing the others well enough. So far, not one nin had been able to land a finger on her. Suddenly one nin leapt from behind, kunai in hand at her. She turned around and pushed him away with a gentle touch of her palm, though not before getting scratched on her cheek.

Naruto felt a surge of anger sweep over him. That filthy sound-nin dare harm Hinata! He would kill him. Furious he charged at the nin now on the ground, weak and helpless, his tenketsus blocked by Hinata's Jyuken. Fury raging in his eyes, Naruto mercilessly silenced the man's pathetic screams.

Hinata could only stare. Could Naruto-kun love her so much? Knocking the last nin out she brushed the dust off her clothes. "Arigatou Naruto-kun" Hinata whispered.

"Oh it was nothing Hina-" Naruto stopped halfway, reeling from a gash on his shoulder.

"Naruto-kun!" Hinata shouted, alarmed, as she rushed to catch Naruto.

"I'm fine Hinata" Naruto managed to spurt out. "Come on lets find the others."

As Naruto ran off, Hinata only managed to smile.


Kakashi spun around and knocked out another sound-nin. Too easy, he thought to himself. Sound-nins had been coming at him, Ino and Chouji for the past our without any sign of fatigue. While they had been easy, one-hour of non-stop battle was tiring. That was it! Why hadn't he realised it sooner.

"Ino, Chouji this is an extremely complex Genjutsu. My Sharingan couldn't even sense it. Chances are a normal Cancel won't work. We have to find a weak point to this Genjutsu. But try to avoid losing anymore chakra," Kakashi called out while finishing another 'nin'. Who could perform such advanced Genjutsu? Who?


Shikamaru sighed as he fiddled around with the dismantled machinery of his transmitter. Fixing the transmitter and then locating his team mates would be less troublesome then mindlessly running around and hoping to run into someone. Or so he had thought an hour ago. He had not taken into account that the most complicated thing he fixed had been, well nothing. It was then he saw a figure walking towards him.

"You've grown taller," let out a deep voice.

Something from his memory tugged at him. There was only one time he had heard that voice. During the initial mission to retrieve Sasuke. His eyes widened for a moment. Then he let out a smirk.

"You again. Tch, How troublesome,"


Neji ran. He ran at a pace impossible for Ten Ten and even Lee to keep up with. He had to reach Hinata-sama before she got harmed. So far they had not run into any trouble save for a few Sound-nins. Still he activated his Byakugan. He felt something wrong was going to happen. Something. He couldn't be sure what.

Then he saw a figure. That's strange. Most of the sound-nins came in groups, he thought. Then he realised who it was. "Masaka," he gasped. Then regaining his composure he said "Lee, Ten Ten you two go ahead and search for Hinata-sama. I have some matters to attend to,"

"But Ne-"

"Go! I have a score to settle" Neji shouted out. His team mates threw him one last look before reluctantly complying.

He would make the person pay.


Naruto raced through the desert. He could feel Sakura-chan's chakra, though very vaguely. But they were getting closer. Then, another chakra suddenly appeared flaring brightly. His eyes widened. The Sharingan. "Hinata! Get out of here. Sasuke-teme's close and he's fighting Sakura-chan!"

"Then I must come!" she replied.

"Hinata listen to me! He's too str-"

"If Sakura-chan is in danger I must help her Naruto! I must!" she replied as strongly as Naruto had.

Naruto stared at her, eyes wide with amazement. I never realised she had grown so much, he wondered. He looked at her once more. She looked more beautiful than ever.

"Be careful," is all he managed as they sped off, side by side.


Kakashi panted heavily as he fell to the ground. "We did it," he said calling out to Ino and Chouji, who like him were exhausted. They had little time to rest though.

"Oh my Kakashi-san. I think I underestimated you," a voice, eerily polite, called out.

"So it was you………. Kabuto,"


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