WOOHOO! I'm here and there's nothin' u can

do 'bout it! Anyway, I have a really cute story

'bout Naruto and the other ninjas and how they

meet four new ninja...

How intriguing...

It was dawn... And Naruto was asleep on a tree, dreaming dreams not thought to exist but only to him... He was dreaming about what he said he would... (as usual) He was the hokage, and he was sitting right next to his wife, Sakura, enjoying his 12th bowl of ramen with his only child.

Then, all of a sudden... Naruto, wake up! NARUTO!

"AAAAGH!" Naruto then found himself sprawled on the forest floor. "What the heck's your problem!" he protested madly. "Hunh? Oh, sorry, Sakura!" Sakura stood there, glaring at Naruto. "Oh, good morning Sasuke!" she greeted Sasuke.

Uchiha Sasuke, the hottest guy in all of Konohagakure! (OK, in MY opinion) As usual, he let out a soft "Hmph..." and ignored Haruno Sakura. Let me repeat: as usual.

"Attention, Konoha Chunin! I, Umino Iruka, have an announcement to make!"

Everyone's attention (and heads) turned to Iruka. "Ahem! Naruto, turn around!" Iruka was looking at Naruto, who was looking the other way.

"As I was saying, I have an announcement to make! All of you are about to meet four new ninja: two kunoichi and two male ninja. Allow me to introduce them!"

Nothing happened...

"Umm, I said: Allow me to introduce them!" Iruka-sensei repeated, this time in a louder voice! (sorry...)

This time, a huge puff of smoke exploded onto the stage. Everyone coughed, taking their attention off of the stage. After the smoke cleared, there was a boy on the stage. He was, but of course, the same age as some of the ninja (12) and he had glistening black, spiky hair. "This is Tanaka Hiroki, cousin of the heir to the Tanaka throne," Iruka-sensei informed the young ninja. Hiroki disappeared from the stage and next up was another boy. "What a drag!" Shikamaru let out. "That last guy was SO hot!" Ino and Sakura yelped. "This is Tanaka Rekai," Iruka-sensei said. Rekai disappeared from the stage as well and this time, a kunoichi strutted up the stage. "The first kunoichi I am about to introduce: Tanaka Hikari." She strutted about the stage for about 2 minutes then strutted off. "Next up is the highest ranking kunoichi in all of Konohagakure. She is the heir--- I'm sorry, heiress, to the Tanaka throne! Please welcome Tanaka Kirei!" Then, with just one puff of smoke, a girl poofed onto the stage. She was a very beautiful girl. (this is very appropriate because her name means "beautiful") She, too, had glistening, black hair. Her hair had spiky wisps that stuck out and bangs that were also sort of spiky except they stayed down. She wore a hitai-ate leaf headband like some Konoha ninja except she wore it around her forehead as it should. She stood there for a while, uninterested. All of the male ninja gaped at her in awe and wonder. "Now THAT'S hot, Ino!" Shikamaru exclaimed. Even Sasuke AND Neji stared at her! She sighed and then walked off the stage. All the guys sighed and, in their mind, wondered if they could stare at her some more...

After the Tanaka clan introduction, Tenten, Rock Lee, Neji, Hinata, Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, Ino, Choji, Naruto, Sakura, and even Sasuke decided to play a little game of Truth or Dare. They spun a bottle and, somehow, it managed to land between Tenten and Lee. "gasp Both of us? And we both chose 'dare'?" Lee gasped. "Alright, you both have to introduce yourself to all four of those Tanaka ninja, including the heiress." Neji declared. (he gave a sigh while he was saying 'the heiress') Lee and Tenten turned around and looked back at the four Tanaka ninjas. "Are you crazy!" Tenten snapped at Neji. "They looked like they're willing to tear anyone who crosses their path apart!" "If you two are too chicken to try it, I'll do it!" Everyone turned around and stared in wonder at Naruto. "Didya hear me! I said--" "Naruto, are you nuts or are you nuts!" Sakura demanded and scolded. "Umm... Naruto..." Everyone turned their heads again and looked at a fidgeting Hinata. "Umm... If you'd like... Uh...gulp I could come with you..." she emitted. "OK, Hinata! You could come with me!" Naruto replied. "Oh! Really?" she asked. "Yeah, sure, why not?" he told her.

About halfway down the path to where the young, new ninjas were sitting, Hinata told Naruto, "Umm, Naruto? I-I think we should go back..." "After all the progress we've made so far? Forget it! Hey, don't take it so seriously, Hinata..." Naruto's voice went from loud and annoying to soft and comforting when he saw the expression on Hinata's face. He lifted her head in that cute way when guys lift a girl's head up by the chin! "Oh, Naruto... I-I---" "Hey," Naruto interrupted, "calm down for a little bit... Don't worry; we're going to be fine! Listen, why don't you hold on to me so you can feel safer?" Hinata stared at him for a while and then said, "Oh... OK, Naruto..." She grabbed his arm and, once again, they took of toward the Tanaka ninjas.

"Hi there! My name is Uzumaki Naruto and this is Hyuga Hinata!" Naruto introduced himself to the Tanaka ninjas. The three of them looked at Naruto as if he was a psychotic idiot. "Hi! I'm Hikari, this is Rekai, and that's Hiroki!" one of the kunoichi introduced all three of them. "Wait a minute! Weren't there four of you?" Naruto interrogated. "Oh, my cousin just decided to wander the forest," Hiroki told Naruto.

As Hinata and Naruto approached the heiress, Hinata grabbed for Naruto's hand. "You okay, Hinata?" Naruto asked. "I-I'm fine Naruto..." she replied. "OK, you sure? We can go back right now, if you want that is... I just want you to know that I'll always be there for you, OK?" Then, they got closer, closed their eyes, and--- "Can I help you two?" Naruto and Hinata peeled their eyes open and their eyes met the heiress'. "Oh, yeah, you can! My name's Uzumaki Naruto and this is Hyuga Hinata!" Naruto said as before. "Tanaka Kirei. Nice to meet you Naruto and Hinata!" the heiress introduced herself. "You two make a really cute couple!" she complimented. "Oh..." Hinata blushed.

"So, Naruto, do you have any ambitions?" Kirei asked. "Do I have any what?" Naruto questioned. "She's asking you if you have any goals you want to accomplish, Naruto," Hinata explained.

"I want to be the next Hokage! That's my life's dream!" Naruto self-assuredly told Kirei. "Hey, Naruto, do you want me to tell you if you will accomplish your goals?" Kirei interrogated.

"How will you be able to do that?" Hinata asked. "It's very simple: I will use a special Tanaka eye called 'the future eyes'," Kirei explained.

"OK, Naruto, I want you to relax." Kirei calmly told Naruto. Suddenly, her eyes turned silver and wisps of green, blue, and red appeared in her eyes.

"Well, Naruto," Kirei gasped, "it looks like you're going to accomplish your life's dream!" "Really! How's it like?" Naruto demanded. "I really can't explain it, but I can tell you that you won't become hokage now. You'll be hokage, but you're going to become the village champion when you're, I'd say in your twenties...And you will be a very successful hokage beside your beautiful wife. Oh! I can tell you no more, Naruto. I'm sorry!" Kirei told Naruto. "That's OK, Kirei! Hey, that rhymed!" Naruto forgave her. "You're very funny, Naruto! I like you! How'd you two like to be my very first friends in Konohagakure? You'll be my best friends! How about it?" Kirei asked. "That sounds like a perfect idea!" Naruto replied, "We'll be your very best friends!"

As soon as Kirei, Naruto, and Hinata arrived in the clearing, Sakura leaped toward Naruto and, with a huge breath, said, "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN YOU LITTLE IDIOT!" "I was having fun with Kirei and Hinata!" Naruto explained. "Wha---? Oh... You actually accomplished the dare!" Sakura asked, surprised.

"And then after that, we all got along and became best friends!" Naruto explained to Sakura, Sasuke, Shikamaru, Ino, Choji, (gasps for air) Kiba, Shino, Lee, Tenten, and Neji. Neji asked, "So, you succeeded... And made new friends in the process?" "Well, yes, Cousin Neji," Hinata protested, "Naruto is obviously very friendly and he loves to make new friends." "..." Neji stayed quiet for a while then asked his younger cousin, "Why would you talk to me after hiding for so long? Have you finally come out of your shell, Lady Hinata?" "Oh... I-I just feel like talking, that's all," Hinata told her cousin. "Hmm, I guess you can talk as long as you have the right to, Lady Hinata," Neji replied, "I'm sorry." "For what, Neji?" Hinata questioned. "I--- was wrong about you. I quickly stereotyped and assumed that you would always be a coward. So, will you ever forgive me, Lady Hinata?" Neji apologized. "...Apology accepted, Cousin Neji!" Hinata answered.

"So, what's the deal with you, Kirei? Why're you the heiress?" Naruto questioned. "Hmm? Oh, you're talking to me?" she asked. "Well, duh! Didn't I mention your name?" "Sorry… I'm the youngest heiress to the Tanaka crowns because my grandparents started up the village in the first place. The people decided that they would be the king and queen. So, in return, my father was the heir to his father's crown. After he earned the right to the king's crown, he met my mother and, later, married her. So, she became the queen of the Tanaka village. Of course, later they had---" "You, didn't they?" Lee interrupted. "Actually," Kirei replied, "my mother had my big brother, Kunahi. THEN, she had me." "You have a big brother?" asked Naruto. "Of course! I really don't know what I'd do if I was an only child. He's my inspiration," Kirei explained. "So you and your brother are going to inherit the Tanaka crowns," Neji answered. "Precisely," said Kirei, "but, it sort of works the other way around for us. I won't be the queen when my brother is the king because I'm his sister. When my parents decide Kunahi has earned his place as king, he will become king. If he meets a woman he wants to marry and he does, SHE becomes queen! But for me, when I become queen, I have to pick out who I like and HE has to ask me to marry him! blushes" Kirei explained. I wonder... Neji thought.

After Kirei finished explaining to the others about her clan and the way it works, walked back to Hiroki and the others, and sat down with them.

5 hours later...

"I'm going for a stroll around the forest," Kirei told Hiroki, Rekai, and Hikari. "You want me to come with you?" Rekai asked. "No, that's okay," Kirei replied. "Oh... OK, Kirei... I guess you could go by---" "See ya then! I'll be back in a couple of hours!" Kirei replied.

"I'm going for a walk," Sasuke told Sakura and Naruto in his usual attitude-filled voice. "We'll go with you then!" Sakura offered in her usually officious manner. "No thanks... I want to go alone..." he replied. "Oh..." Sakura stayed quiet after his reply.

It's so boring out here... There's nothing to do around here except talk! What can I do for fun? Kirei thought.

I want to have some fun around here... There's really nothing to do... Although I DO want to find out more about Kirei... Sasuke thought.

Kirei sat down in front of a tree and wondered what to do.

Sasuke sat down in front of a tree and wondered what to do.

They both heard a noise behind themselves. They both looked back out of the corner of their eye and saw---

Oh my gosh! It's that cute guy! Just act natural... Kirei turned back around and acted casual.

It's Kirei... I really want to talk to her but... She seems uninterested... Sasuke turned back around and acted casual as well.

We now return from Sasuke and Kirei's mind to our regularly scheduled story... Thank you for caring Sasuke and Kirei...

---that they were sitting back to back in front of the same tree.

Then, all of a sudden... They both lunge for each other! I'm sorry... I like to add a little drama and stuff like that...

"screams Oh! I'm SO sorry! I don't know what happened!" Kirei apologized. "No, that's okay... I don't know what happened either... Uh..." Sasuke explained. They both noticed that they were holding hands.

Sasuke and Kirei looked at each other then blushed. Can you BELIEVE my crazy mind! I MADE SASUKE BLUSH!

Anyway, back to our story! Sasuke and Kirei pulled away from each other and, for a long time, blushed... Pretty cute, huh? "I am SO rude! I'm Tanaka Kirei, but of course, Iruka made it obvious didn't he?" Kirei introduced herself. "Uchiha Sasuke... I really don't-- gasp" They had lunged for each other again. This time, Kirei noticed something shining coming from Sasuke's wrist.

"Umm, Sasuke, your wrist is shining..." Kirei pulled back Sasuke's sleeve and saw that he was wearing a silver chain and two silver rectangles were hanging from it: the shining object.

"Your necklace is shining too," Sasuke told Kirei. And he was right. His chain and her necklace were shining and the freaky thing was, they looked the same: two silver rectangles hanging from both the chain and the necklace.

"You have the chain that goes with this necklace!" Kirei sounded surprised. "What about this chain?" Sasuke questioned. "Well, uh, you see---"

POOF!

A huge blanket of smoke puffed its grayish darkness into the air like an unseen cigar. When the smoke cleared, there was a guy of about 17 standing in the remains of the smoke.

"Aniki, big brother!" Kirei ran to the guy, jumped up, and hung around his neck. "How you doing, baby sister?" he asked. "I'm OK, Kunahi. How're mom and dad doing?" Kirei asked. "Well, uh, funny you should ask, sister dear... They had an accident and rolled off a cliff while making a sharp turn..." Kirei's brother replied. "Really? How can I trust you, big brother?" she asked. "Big brother?" Sasuke asked. "Oh, sorry Sasuke! This is my big brother, Kunahi! I've spent SO much time around him, that I've actually started being more like him. We both joke around with our parents and each other," Kirei explained to Sasuke. "Did you just call him Sasuke?" Kunahi asked, "Why don't I take you both to our house? It'll be really fun!"

So, without getting an answer, Kunahi took Sasuke and Kirei to their home by poofing there.

Kunahi and Kirei's home was very big: it had five bedrooms, four bathrooms, and three guestrooms, plus, it was a two-story. Sasuke gazed at the inside of their house and then looked at Kirei. He hadn't been around her for a long time, but it seemed as if they had known each other for a lifetime.

"Momma, daddy? It's me, I'm home!" Kirei called. "Kirei, we're over here," a deep voice called Kirei. "Daddy! Momma! I'm so glad to see you!" Kirei exclaimed. "And we're glad to see you, sweetie!" her mom said.

"Who's this?" her dad asked. He was referring to Sasuke. "Daddy, this is Uchiha Sasuke." she said and walked toward Sasuke. Sasuke slowly inched a teeny bit closer to Kirei.

Kirei's dad glared at Sasuke for a long time until his wife stopped him. "Remember what we talked about... You promised..." she warned him.

"WOOHOO! Alright, mom! NOW we're talkin'! I LOVE your cooking!" Kunahi hooted. "He reminds me of Kiba..." Sasuke told Kirei; she giggled.

Sasuke and Kirei went for a walk in the backyard. "Kirei, I really wanted to tell you something, I just don't know how to put it," Sasuke told Kirei. "What is it you want to tell me?" Kirei asked nervously.

"Ever since Iruka introduced you and the others, most, well, all of the guys fell in love with you, including me..." Sasuke explained. "Really? Well, I seemed uninterested when I really wasn't... I was looking at you the whole time..." Kirei told him. They both lunged for each other again, without any explanation, and suddenly locked lips.

They both wanted to pull away, but they couldn't... It was so passionate... Don't ask me how I know... I'm the creator of this fiction...

Then, they both stopped, eyes still closed, and then opened them. "Wow, that was so awesome," Kirei told Sasuke. "I think so too..." Sasuke said.

"Uchiha," Kirei's dad called Sasuke after him and Kirei both went inside, "walk with me around the back." Sasuke stared at him, confused, and then he turned back and looked at Kirei.

"It's okay, just go with him and PLEASE try not to act sarcastic. He likes being called sir so, call him that occasionally, if you want, that is," Kirei told him.

"You know, Uchiha, my little girl needs a lot of taking care of... She's very strong both physically and mentally, but she sometimes lacks self-control. That's why I wanted you to come with me, so we could talk about my daughter," the king of the Tanaka village told Sasuke. "Why do you want to talk about Kirei, sir?" Sasuke questioned.

"Why do you call me sir, Sasuke?" he asked. "I just want to show you that I respect you, sir," Sasuke responded. "Hmph... Well, anyway, I've seen that you two have been holding hands and you're always close to each other... If anybody wanted to hear my opinion about you two, I'd say that you're in love with each other. Is it true, Uchiha?" Kirei's dad interrogated.

"...Yes, it is, sir," Sasuke told him. "...I knew it... Well, you have the right to have fallen in love with my daughter because if you didn't, you were going to anyway," he said. "What do you mean, sir?" Sasuke asked. "You two have been, since the day you were born, betrothed to each other. That's what Kirei's necklace and your chain signify," the king explained.

"Betrothed, what does that mean? It sounds familiar," Sasuke asked. "You don't know what it means? You and Kirei are destined to be married someday, Sasuke," he explained.

Meanwhile, back at the house...

"You know, Kirei, you and Sasuke are going to have a really bright future with each other," her mom said. "What do you mean, momma?" Kirei questioned her mother.

"Sweetheart, you and Sasuke have been destined to be married since you were born. That's why you wear that necklace and Sasuke wears that chain," her mother explained.

"!" Sasuke and Kirei were both surprised.

"You mean, all this time, we were engaged to each other?" Sasuke interrogated. "Of course! Your mother and my wife agreed that if one of them had either a daughter or a son and the other had a son or a daughter, they would give the son the chain and the daughter a necklace," Kirei's dad explained.

Kirei sleepily waddled to her bedroom. "yawns I'm so tired! As soon as Sasuke gets back, can you take us back to the forest, big brother?" Kirei asked Kunahi. "Sure thing, baby sister!" Kunahi called back.

Well, guess what? Sasuke got back right after she said it! Kunahi took Sasuke and Kirei back to the forest by, guess again, yup: poofing.

POOF!

So, they finally made it back... By 1:00 the next morning! Well, at least they made it back safely... Anyway, as Sasuke and Kirei walked back to their spot--- "Hey, you two, over here!" someone whispered... How many times do people have to keep interrupting me! "Follow me, we found a bunch of shacks for you all to sleep in for the next couple of nights," Kakashi explained.

They made it to the shacks and found that everyone was asleep. "Well, see you tomorrow morning?" Sasuke asked. "Definitely," Kirei answered. She leaned forward and kissed Sasuke.

Kirei walked into her shack, dressed into her nightgown, and jumped right into bed. "Sasuke," Kakashi called, "our shack is over here." Kakashi cocked his head toward Shack 7. "OUR shack?" Sasuke asked. "Even though we have new shinobi," Kakashi explained, "we have to stay as one cell. Even the shack has our cell number on there!"

Sasuke hopped right into bed and fell right to sleep. All of a sudden, "Sasuke, get up. It's time to wake," Kakashi whispered.

Sasuke groaned as he awoke from his short slumber. He rubbed his eyes and squinted at the sunlight. "How long was I asleep?" Sasuke asked. "I'd say about 6 hours," Kakashi answered. Sasuke once again groaned.

Kirei stretched as she yawned and also squinted at the sunlight. She grabbed her washcloth and ran to the river. As soon as she got to the river, she sat next to the river and washed up when all of a sudden…

…Kirei gave a huge gasp as she felt a cold hand on her shoulder pull her back into the deepest, darkest parts of the forest.

To be continued…