3. Picnic Under the Moonlight
A/N: I bet your wondering what is Jin's so-called secret...in the next chapter, I'll put a flashback-like thing about Jin, ok?
"Hey, I'm glad you liked dinner! I hope to see you again! Me and Naruto are gonna just chat for a while, you don't have to stand around and wait!" Jin waved after waiting for Team 7's dinner to end.
"Alright. Naruto, you know where to go when you're done," Kakashi replied, having a somewhat happy look in his eye.
"Yeah, whatever, just go! I can take care of myself!" Naruto replied.
"We'll see you, Naruto..." Sakura waved back.
"FINALLY! PEACE AND QUIET FOR THE TIME BEING!" Inner Sakura shouted happily, waving her arms with relief.
Kakashi, Sasuke, and Sakura then left, and Jin took Naruto's hand.
"Come with me," she whispered. "I have a special place to go to..."
Naruto smiled with glee. Jin took Naruto to the back room, where the stoves and drinks were made, and on the way out, Jin took a woven picnic basket with her other free hand, and went out the back door.
After a walk through a dark crowd of trees, they finally arrived at their destination. Naruto and Jin saw a beautiful, sparkling lake, and above that lake was the bright full moon, as bright and as white as a pearl. Jin then came by an oak tree right near the lake, and felt its rough, hard texture, then took out a green blanket to sit by the tree, sat down, and gestured Naruto to sit down as well.
"Here. I made it especially for you," Jin said, handing a cup of ramen to Naruto.
Naruto took a taste and almost fainted. "It's the best ramen I've ever tasted. Awesome job!" Naruto then gave her a thumbs up.
"Why thank you," Jin smiled, eating her ramen, "It's a beautiful night..."
"Yeah...it's not everyday you see a lake like this at night," Naruto replied calmly.
Jin's eyes were as bright as ever. Those sapphire eyes of hers were glowing in the dark with the jewel color. "You really want to know what's my special jutsu, don't you? Why?"
"Uh...because you're so pretty...I wouldn't want to hurt you, I just wanted to know!" Naruto replied.
"Well...the last time I used that jutsu was over 4 years ago. I didn't want to make the same mistake I did those 4 years ago, so I stopped using it. The only time I use it if a loved one is in danger. That never happened after those 4 years, or even now," Jin replied softly, lowering her head.
"So what if you made a mistake? It's not like you made the world end! Come on! What would happen if you mention it!"
"I'm such a freak. If I told someone, I was afraid that someone was watching. Especially if a certain someone was listening, that someone can stop my move with one of their own. There is only one way to stop that jutsu."
Naruto looked left, right, behind him, and behind Jin. "Nobody's watching, so what's that jutsu you use!"
"You'll find out eventually...but for now, I just want to say that you're one of the few people I can talk to about this," Jin said, getting closer to Naruto.
"Really? Who's that other person?" Naruto whispered in her ear.
"That's not important right now..." Jin then lightly turned Naruto's head to face hers, and kissed him romantically under the starry, moonlit night.
...Little did they know that some people were hiding not far away from the lake.
"UGH! Kurenai-sensei, can we go! This is getting gross!" An annoyed Kiba said, standing on a tree branch.
"No. You need to also keep your loud voice down, they'll hear you. This is the art of spying..." Kurenai answered quietly, standing on another tree branch.
"Hm...It seems Naruto and that girl are kissing...what a surprise someone has even came to like Naruto!" Shino said to himself.
Hinata couldn't say anything. She was about to burst in tears, but she couldn't. "Why...Naruto...no!"
"Kurnenai-sensei! Come on! Why do we have to spy on them, anyway?" Kiba whined.
"I'm testing you tomorrow to see how much information you gathered on this sight. Fail, and you get no lunch and dinner," Kurenai replied sternly.
"Urrrggg...fine."
"N-Naruto...he was mine! I want to really show my feelings for him once and for all!
B-But...not in front of that girl!" Hinata thought.
Meanwhile...
Kakashi, Sakura, and Sasuke just checked in to the Tanaka Hotel. They were handed the keys to their rooms.
"Hey Kakashi-sensei...Naruto's been taking his time...where could he be?" Sakura asked.
"I don't know...you never know, he's probably flirting with that Jin girl," Kakashi replied.
"Hm...typical of him...I just wonder how long it's going to take him..." Sasuke wondered to himself.
"Don't worry Sasuke. I'm sure you'll bicker with him soon," Kakashi said, having that happy look in his eye.
"Hm...whatever," Sasuke said quietly.
"For now, let's just sleep. Maybe later he'll show up," Kakashi said.
"He knows what to do, right?" Sakura worriedly said.
"He's not that stupid...hopefully," Kakashi replied.