"Saaaakkkuuurraaa-Chaan, do we have to do this?" Naruto whispered in a whiny voice to his girlfriend who was occupying the bushes with him. "Can't I just take you on a date instead? Or make just make out with you again?" Naruto asked with a hopeful gleam in his eye.

"Sounds tempting..." Sakura trailed off, smiling as she noticed the hope in Naruto's eyes grew but giggled when some of the hope in his eyes disappeared when she said her next sentence. "But no Naruto. We could make out all you want after we do this. Besides, we're doing this for a good reason."

"But, Sakura-Chan. I thought we were trying to get Akari out of the village, not prank her so she could come after me again." Naruto shuddered at the thought of Akari focusing all of her affections towards him. "She could be listening to us right now..." Naruto whispered as he looked around nervously, earning a giggle from Sakura.

Ever since Sakura and Akari fought, and Sakura and Naruto confessed their love to each other. Akari seemed to be popping up in everywhere that Naruto and Sakura was, which naturally caused a fight between Sakura and Akari, which of course, Naruto always had to end up breaking up and then lifting Sakura up bridal style and running away, until Akari found them again and the whole process started over.

Sakura placed her hand on his cheek and flashed a determined smile at him. "I won't let her get to you Naruto. And if she does, I'll just kick her ass again."

Naruto placed his hand over Sakura's hand that was caressing his cheek and returned her smile, but the gears in his mind brought another question to his mind. "But, where does Sasuke-Teme come in this whole thing?"

"Well, I was sort of feeling sorry for Akari, she's looking for love and Sasuke-Kun, well Sasuke-Kun needs all of the love that he can get." Sakura stated as genuinely as she could, hoping Naruto would buy it. She looked into his eyes to confirm if her explanation was working and couldn't help but giggle inwardly at Naruto's thinking face.

"That's really nice of you Sakura-Chan, that's one of the reasons I love you so much." Naruto cooed, causing Sakura to blush. "But, shouldn't we just introduce them to each other instead of pulling this prank on the both of them?"

Sakura began to curse inwardly. Of all the times for Naruto to use his brain, now had to be the time? With Naruto's pranking ability and his spontaneous personality, she knew the prank she wanted to pull off would be successful, she also knew she could easily just get him to do it, but she didn't want to resort to her secret weapon yet.

"This isn't a prank you baka." Sakura hissed. "I'm simply trying to help our beloved teammate gain happiness of his own."

Naruto looked at the girl of his dreams for a couple of seconds. He knew a prank when he saw one, he had been pulling village wide pranks for over 12 years and what Sakura and him had been planning was definitely a prank. "But..."

Before Naruto could protest, Sakura decided to use her secret weapon when she realized time wasn't on their side. She placed her hand on his cheek gently and looked into Naruto's eyes lustfully, her voice sounding sweeter than honey causing Naruto to blush furiously.

"You want to see your Sakura-Chan happy, don't you Naruto?" Sakura said softly with complete sensuality in her tone.

"Of-of course I do Sakura-Chan! Keeping you happy is my number one priority." Was all Naruto had to say for Sakura to know that she convinced him to do the prank with her.

"Good." Sakura said before leaning in and whispering in his ear, the sensuality never leaving her tone. "You'll get your reward for this later." Before pulling back, she placed a small kiss on his cheek as a hint of what she had in store for him after they were done, earning a huge blush from Naruto and blush of her own at her own actions.

Realizing that Naruto was no longer going to protest as she noticed the huge grin on his face, her whole demeanor changed. Her eyes turned into white circles as she threw her fist in front of her.

'Now that Naruto is on board with this whole thing, there's no way this prank will fail. Not only will I make Sasuke-Kun regret calling Naruto a dobe all these years, but that slut Akari will wish she never stepped foot in Konoha and met Naruto. SHANNAROO' Sakura mused menacingly, not noticing Naruto smiling at her.

Naruto looked at the woman who captured his heart and couldn't help but smile at her and the amount of determination in her eyes. Not only that, but the look in her eyes reminded him a lot like the look that he used to carry around whenever he was going to prank the entire village. This made him love her even more if that was possible. He reached down and gently placed his hand over hers, their eyes met and Naruto nodded to her with a determined smile to which she returned as she gently squeezed his hand. Naruto started to focus on his surroundings, looking for any sign of Sasuke who was sure to arrive before Akari. Upon looking at the path of Konoha's forest, he noticed Sasuke in the distance.

"Sakura-Chan..." Naruto whispered as he gently nudged her in the side. "Here he comes."

Now alert, Sakura noticed Sasuke casually making his way through the path of Konoha's forest, his hands in his pockets. It appeared that he was returning to the village for a visit. Sakura made sure to hide all hint of her chakra so Sasuke wouldn't notice them hiding in the bushes before turning her head to Naruto. "Mask your chakra you baka before he realizes we're here!" Sakura hissed.

Naruto chuckled bashfully, earning a small smile from Sakura. "Oh yeah.." Naruto trailed off as he masked his chakra. "Sorry Sakura-Chan."

Sakura's smile turned into a warm one as she continued to look at her boyfriend, wondering what she would ever do with him. She shook her head and gently placed her hand over his, earning a small blush from Naruto at the contact. "Anyways. Are you sure you set everything up perfectly?"

"Trust me Sakura-Chan..." Naruto whispered confidently. "I'm a master of many things, and pranks is one of them."

Sakura decided to tease him as the way he whined or pouted never ceased to make her laugh, and it being cute when he either whined or pouted made it even more worth it. "Good thing I was around to tell you to mask your chakra, or Sasuke-Kun would have figured out the whole thing by now." Sakura stifled a laugh that was threatening to burst out when she already noticed Naruto's eyes widening in astonishment at her words, she knew her next words would be what would really shock him and motivate him. "I think you might have lost your touch Naruto."

Naruto gasped, his eyes wide at her words. Sakura covered her mouth in an attempt to stop the laugh that was fighting to come out in its tracks. "When it comes to pranks, nobody comes close Sakura-Chan." Naruto said as a mischievous glint sparkled in his oceanic irises that Sakura loved so much.

Sakura looked at Naruto as a devious smile plastered her face when she noticed that Naruto now had the same look in his as he did when he used to pull pranks back when he was 12. She knew the prank would be successful when she saw the determination in Naruto's eyes. That however, didn't stop her from deciding to motivate him a little more. She leaned over and gently cupped his cheek, turning his gaze to hers and gave him a short but passionate kiss on the lips before whispering sensually in his ear. "Well Naruto, if this whole thing is successful. Then the kiss I just gave you will only be a taste of what else I might give to you in your reward."

Naruto's eyes widened, his whole face turning red. He slowly turned his head to meet the gaze of Sakura, who had a blush of her own coloring her cheeks, but was looking into Naruto's eyes lustfully. Sakura giggled as Naruto's motivation increased at least 3 fold. Naruto became more alert, looking for a sign of the next component to successfully completing the plan, which was Akari.

"Sakura-Chan." Naruto called out to her. She blushed a little when she heard the seriousness in his voice. If there was anything that she loved as much as a goofy Naruto, it was a serious Naruto that knew when to get down to business. He looked over to her and when she looked back, he continued speaking to her. "Did you deliver the note that I wrote to her?"

Sakura nodded. "Yes."

The playful gleam returned in Naruto's eyes, and it made Sakura feel giddy inside. She always loved his pranks but she would tell him about that later. "Let's rock and roll Sakura-Chan." Naruto whispered with mischievousness in his voice as he looked at her with a determined smile to which she returned. "She should be here any minute now..." Naruto trailed off as he scanned the area for any sign of Akari.

"Naruto..." Sakura whispered as she recognized the swaying hips of Akari anywhere, she tugged gently on Naruto's sleeve. "Here she comes!"

Naruto smiled deviously as Akari neared Konoha's forest. "You might as well offer me another taste Sakura-Chan, because my success rate with pranks is above 100 percent." Naruto confidently declared as he placed his arm around Sakura's shoulders and pulled her a little closer to him, earning a blush from Sakura as he leaned down and kissed her forehead. He then reached down to kiss her on the lips, but Sakura turned her face so Naruto kissed her on the cheek."

Sakura pushed him away gently, a warm smile adorning her features at him kissing her forehead. As much as she wanted to give in to his request, she had to keep him motivated. "Uh-uh baka. You get your reward after this whole thing is successful, not before."

"Narutooo!" Akari screamed with pure elation in her tone as she crossed Konoha's entrance to the forest. "I knew you would have grown tired of that Wallflower in favor of me handsome!"

Sakura's eyes immediately turned into white circles as she cracked her knuckles, ready to leap out of the bushes and beat Akari into nothingness. "Wallflower?" Sakura growled. "I'll show her Wallflower!"

Just as Sakura was going to blow her cover, she felt Naruto gently grab her hand causing her to get back into her position and look into Naruto's eyes with a blush on her face as she saw how warm the look in his eyes was that he was directing to her. "Don't worry. I got this, Sakura-Chan." Naruto assured her with confidence. He was going to make Akari regret ever talking about his Sakura-Chan like that.

Sakura was starting to have to fight the urge to say screw the whole thing and just give in to the temptation of giving Naruto his reward right now just from the change in his demeanor alone, but she mentally shook herself from those thoughts and opted to nod at him with a determined smile as she prepared to see what her boyfriend had in mind.

"You don't have to be shy handsome!" Akari assured with a sweet smile as she assumed that Naruto was playing a game of hide and seek with her. "I'll play along! Only if you promise that when I find you, you'll be mine forever!" Akari called out in a flirtatious tone as she bit her lip and looked around in the most sexual way possible which was starting to make Sakura's blood boil.

"Just get on with it NA-RU-TO." Sakura growled, her anger building by the second at the way Akari was talking to Naruto.

Naruto chuckled at Sakura's obvious jealousy. "Patience, Sakura-Chan." It was Naruto's turn to lean in and place a kiss on Sakura's cheek before whispering in her ear, his voice husky. "And you know my heart belongs to you, Sakura-Chan."

Sakura felt a shiver down her spine as a huge blush colored her cheeks. She couldn't fight the smile that tugged at her lips. "It better only belong to me." Sakura pouted before turning her face away slightly to hide the smile that finally surfaced.

Naruto continued to smile warmly at the pinkette before noticing how close Sasuke was now. Naruto focused on the situation before him, refusing to let Sakura down. "Alright, Sakura-Chan. Watch this!" Naruto whispered causing Sakura to focus on the scene before her.

Akari continued to look for Naruto but stopped momentarily when she noticed Sasuke making his way in her direction, his hands in his pockets. She took the opportunity to look Sasuke over, and even though Naruto was in a league of his own in her eyes, she had to admit Sasuke didn't look too bad. 'He's no Naruto, but he's kind of cute.' Akari mused as she bit her lip.

Sasuke noticed Akari standing in the path and instantly recognized the look in her eyes. It was the look that every girl in Konoha used to give to him back in the academy when they fangirled over him. He rolled his eyes and hoped that if he just pretended like he didn't see her, she wouldn't get in his way. And plus, he didn't really feel like being on the receiving end of his girlfriend's wrath.

A small blush colored Akari's cheeks as Sasuke got closer when she noticed how tall he was. Standing at 6'2, he was an inch shorter than Naruto. As her eyes scanned his body, she could tell that like Naruto, Sasuke's body was completely toned. And while Naruto was cheerful and completely bright, almost like the sun, Sasuke was the complete opposite of that. Dark and mysterious, and even though he wasn't Naruto, she had to admit that she liked what she saw.

"You're not who I was looking for..." Akari trailed off as Sasuke was within a 20 or so feet of her. "Can't say that I mind though." Akari said flirtatiously as she bit her lip. "What's your name?"

"Uchiha Sasuke-Teme!" Naruto screamed out in a high pitched voice from the bushes. Before Sasuke could look around to see where the voice came from, Naruto pulled a rope that was laying on the ground between Sasuke and Akari, causing Sasuke to trip and land face first in Akari's breasts, causing Akari to blush.

"You're a little forward, aren't you? Mr. Uchiha Sasuke-Teme?" Akari said softly as her blush deepened. She placed her hands gently on an irritated Sasuke's cheek and slightly removed his head from her breasts so she could look into his eyes. "But, I love a man who goes after what he wants." Akari whispered in a lustful tone.

Naruto couldn't help but stifle a laugh at the fact that he got Akari to call Sasuke a Teme. What made it even funnier was how angry Sasuke looked when she called him that. Sakura playfully slapped Naruto's arm and tried to scold him for almost getting them caught, but found that she also couldn't help but stifle a giggle at Naruto's antics.

"Hey! Get off of me!" Sasuke commanded as he tried to break free of Akari's grip but found it almost impossible as Akari kept him firmly in place and tried to kiss him.

"Sakura-Chan!" Naruto whispered as he covered his mouth in an attempt to stifle the childish giggle. "Here comes the best part!" Naruto placed his arm around Sakura's shoulders and gently pulled her closer to him so they could enjoy the show.

"What are you talking about Naruto?" Sakura asked as she looked around but didn't notice anything other than Akari trying to kiss Sasuke and Sasuke trying to break out of her hold.

"SASUKE!"

"That." Naruto replied, barely able to contain his laughter.

Sakura's eyes widened slightly as she heard the familiar voice of a woman cut through Konoha's forest. Sakura looked up at Naruto, who winked at her with a warm smile on his face. She couldn't help but return his smile as she rested her head on his chest and watched the rest of the prank unfold.

"GET OFF OF MY SASUKE YOU TRAMP!" Karin's voice cut through the forest causing Sasuke's skin to lose all color.

Before Akari could register where the voice came from, Karin hit her with a flying kick and sent Akari flying into the bushes. Karin stood over Sasuke and pointed at him. "You're next!" Karin growled at her boyfriend.

Karin the pounced in the bushes after Akari, but was sent flying halfway to the next village by a powerful punch from Akari. Akari emerged from the bushes and prepared to take off after Karin's flying body, but noticed Sasuke trying to escape. Sasuke figured his girlfriend could handle Akari and then find him in the village; but Akari had different plans. She grabbed Sasuke by the collar and dragged him along with her as she took off after Karin.

"You're going to watch me kick that little girlfriend of your's ass, and then you and I will spend the rest of our lives together!" Akari declared with complete giddiness in her voice as she disappeared in the distance with a completely annoyed Sasuke in tow.

Completely sure they were gone, Naruto and Sakura couldn't hold in their laughter in anymore. Sakura sat up and laughed while Naruto was on his back, holding his stomach as he laughed. "Sakura-Chan! Did you see the look on his face?"

"I did." Sakura said through laughter as she wiped the tears from her eyes from laughing so much and focused on the blonde-boy who was still laughing. A blush crept on her cheeks as she prepared to give him his second gift.

Naruto wiped the tears from his eyes and tried to get up, but was stopped when Sakura gently pushed him back to the floor and straddled his waist. Naruto blushed furiously when Sakura reached down kissed him passionately before releasing the kiss and whispering against his lips. "That was for defending me when she called me a Wallflower... and this..." Sakura trailed off as she reached down and kissed Naruto passionately again before releasing the kiss and looking into Naruto's suprised eyes with a look of complete love.

"Is for always keeping a smile on my face."

"You know I'll do whatever it takes to protect your smile, Sakura-Chan." Naruto replied soothingly as he reached up and placed his hand gently on her cheek. Sakura leaned into his touch, a content smile on her face. As a response she reached down to kiss him again, but stopped midway when she felt something poking her. Naruto cursed inwardly when a certain body part chose the wrong time to awaken. Of course, he knew that when it comes to Sakura, it would always awaken on autopilot. But, not now of all times. A time when they were sharing an extremely intimate moment.

'KUSO! Not now! If Sakura-Chan notices, she'll kill me!' Naruto thought to himself as he started to sweat uncontrollably, his heart beating erratically when he noticed Sakura turned around to see what it was.

"Naruto. Why is your kunai in your..." Sakura trailed off as she looked down and blushed furiously at what was actually poking her. "Oh.. oh my..."

Sakura slowly turned her head to meet Naruto's gaze, her blush deepening a shade. She noticed Naruto's blush was probably even redder than hers. She could tell that he was nervous, his awkward laughter gave it away. She rolled her eyes inwardly as she knew that he probably thought that this was the time when she was going to beat him into submission. She couldn't wait to see the happiness that she was going to bring to him when she revealed that she was planning on making love to him for his second birthday gift anyways.

Pushing all of the nervousness that she was feeling in her heart at the thought of losing her virginity aside, she leaned down and spoke to Naruto with a lustful tone. "I hope you're ready for your reward." Sakura said softly, her voice soft as chimes.

Naruto beamed, his blush still on his face at her tone. "Of course I am Sakura-Chan!"

Sakura placed her lips to Naruto's ear causing Naruto's spine to shiver at her lips brushing against his ear. She began to whisper what his second gift was going to be and Naruto's eyes widened to an impossibly large size. His face then went from a look of shock and slowly formed into an incredibly bright smile. Sakura giggled as Naruto immediately shot up and lifted her in his arms bridal style and immediately took off back to their house.

All feeling of nervousness left Sakura's heart as Naruto held her in his arms. She knew in her heart Naruto was definitely the man she was going to spend the rest of her life with and she looked at the man that she had fell in love with, she nestled herself into his body and let him lead the way because she for a fact that Naruto always felt the same way and always will. And both of them wouldn't have it any other way.