Naruto sitting on the bench at the Ichiraku Ramen, while slurping the noodles. Beside is Sasuke and Sakura. " Ne ne.. Sasuke tonight we will having some party along with the rookie nine, will you come ha?" asked Naruto." After he lost the arm,Naruto still with enthusiastic and bright characters, he know with the lost arm at least he can get his best friend back. "Nope.. I dont have any interested to join with you all", response Sasuke. Sakura looking at the Sasuke longingly, shows quite disappointed face, with Sasuke answer, " but..Sasuke its been a long time you are not with us, you know, tomorrow you will start the journey, we dont know when we can have some time to enjoy together," persuade Sakura.

Sasuke silent for a while to think is either to join or not for the party tonight. He take some glances toward Sakura and have some smirks "maybe you are right, sure I will try to attend the party", answer Sasuke. Sakura and Naruto smile brightly, then come team 8 to join the lunch at Ichiraku, " hey, hey looks here there are the meeting of team 7, oi Naruto what about tonight, you all sure to join huh?" asked Kiba. " Of course, we are join, baka" say Naruto. " Hey, Hina-chan come join us on Ramen, I will treat you today." invite Naruto. " Aano...actually I have some work to do, I just found Kiba and Shino and walked together," say Hinata. " Come on, Hina-chan, lets relax for a while and fill our stomach with delicious Ramen, dattebayo" while dragging Hinata arm to seat beside him. Sakura smiling widely looking for the Naruto and Hinata interaction, its getting better she thought, because she know that Hinata have a feeling to Naruto like she toward Sasuke.

Then Kiba and Shino join the lunch together, Naruto sometime give a few of stuff from his Ramen to Hinata and smile bright, Hinata couldnt stop the blushing because Naruto stare her quite differently after the war and he treated more concern toward her. Did Naruto have realized my feeling toward him or he just assume as the same? Hinata thinking deeply about what had happen between her and Naruto since the war has finished. Maybe, Hinata always has treat and heal him after the war, the attention he get make some development of feeling for their relationship. Think of that, make Hinata blushing even more, " Ne Hina-chan why your face are getting red, are you okay?", Naruto face is getting close to Hinata cheeks and stare intently to Hinata, suddenly Kiba come to their sides and nudge Naruto and make Naruto stumble and kissed Hinata cheeks, now they are bothe red as tomatoes, Naruto turn toward Kiba and yelling "what the hell you man?, you make hinata fainted", while Naruto grabing hinata arms both sides to avoid her collapsed on the ground.

While Naruto and Kiba yelling and shouting each other, Sakura and Sasuke look from a far the situation, Sakura is trying to touch and grip the Sasuke hands, while blushing furiously, and she suceeded doing that. Sakura is amazed because Sasuke not rejected of the affection, and Sasuke even response of the action and grip Sakura's hand back to assure her that he is okay with her doing that. Sakura smile shyly.

After a few minute passed at the Ichiraku, Shikamaru run toward them with sweating and nervously. " Kakashi need to meet you all Sakura, Sasuke, Naruto and Hinata". said Shikamaru. " hey what happen dude??, relax and calm down first," Naruto said to Shikamaru. " There is no time for relax, we have an urgent thing at Hokage office,". " Is it Kakashi asked us to help him finished of his worked huh?" respond Sasuke. " Of course not he have me to setle that down. " There are more important thing that need to be informed at his office".Shikamaru reply. " Okay, come on maybe he has some mission for us," stated Sakura. Hinata that being wake up from the fainted getting more blurred with the new situation. Then they decide to walk along to the hokage tour and heard the new mission that they will get.