Naruto smiled back and led the way out of the inn. Sakura sighed once they were outside again. They headed back to Konoha, again. They jumped through the trees for a few hours and stopped for a rest. Sakura sat down and leaned up against the tree. Naruto did the same, except, when he looked down towards the ground he saw a very familiar person. Naruto couldn't believe that Sasuke would even take the trouble to follow them! Naruto mumbled something and jumped down from the tree he was in. "Naruto! Where do you think you're going?!" Naruto looked back up at Sakura with a glare. "Oops!" Sasuke turned to Naruto.

"Oh, didn't think I would run into you here!" Naruto rolled his eyes. Sasuke looked around. "Where's Sakura, did you get rid of her?!" Sakura jumped down from the trees as soon as he said that, as if on cue. She put her hands on her hips.

"Why would he get rid of me?" Sasuke just shook his head.

"Well, Tsunade wanted me to come and check up on you two."

"We're fine, we were actually on our way back." Sasuke just shrugged.

"Oh well. I guess I might as well go back too!" Sakura sighed and hung her head.

"I was actually hoping that I wouldn't have to see any of you while we were on this mission..." Sakura started walking back. Naruto and Sasuke followed. She was way up in the front, so Naruto and Sasuke decided to talk.

"Hey, bitch, Sakura-chan and I got rid of Kabuto without any problems! I'm sure if you were there, then Kabuto and Orochimaru would try to kidnap you again!" Sasuke sneered at Naruto.

"Yeah, sure, and how would you know that?" Naruto rolled his eyes at Sasuke's reply.

"Umm.. It's called we talked to Kabuto! He even said that if you came, he would take you back to Orochimaru!" Sasuke's eyes widened.

"Anyways, did you and Sakura do anything else?" Naruto shook his head.

"Nothing besides staying at this really small inn." Sasuke raised an eyebrow. It took Naruto a few minutes to get it, and then he got mad and slapped Sasuke across the face. "SASUKE!! YOU PERVERT!!" Sasuke laughed.

"Hey, just wonderin', I mean, I've seen you wrap your arm around Sakura plenty of times..."

"So?! I'm just trying to be friendly!!" Sasuke shrugged.

--

Sakura was sitting in a tree, the same one she sat in waiting for Sasuke everyday. She sighed. Where is Naruto?! We have a mission today!! She leaned up against the tree and closed her eyes. It had been a week since her and Naruto's first mission, and they were getting a new one today. Sakura opened her eyes when she heard someone running. "Sakura-chan! Sakura-chan!!" She knew that it was Naruto. She jumped down from the tree and waited for her comerade. Naruto finally got there and bent over panting. He stopped and looked at Sakura worriedly.

"What's wrong, Naruto?" He shook his head.

"Tsunade-sama assigned me a solo-mission."

"What?! She knows that we're a team!"

"Yeah, and I already begged her to let you come with, but she didn't buy it..." Sakura turned around and kicked the tree in anger. It left a huge mark because of her monserous strength.

"Now what are we going to do?" Naruto shrugged.

"I don't know... But what I do know is that this mission is going to take more than a week..." This really freaked Sakura out, because she sank down to the ground pulling out her hair.

"How could Tsunade-sama do this?! HOW COULD SHE?!" Sakura leaned her head against the tree and closed her eyes. "If I'm dreaming, would you please wake me up?"

"Sorry, but this isn't a dream, trust me, I already checked..." He said rubbing his arms. Sakura laughed.

"Naruto, you're so funny!!" She said while getting up to hug him. Naruto's face grew red. He still wasn't used to Sakura's sudden mood changes...

"Sakura-chan.. Why are you hugging me?" Sakura giggled and pulled away.

"I'm just being friendly, silly!" She sighed. "And plus, I won't be able to screw around with you for a whole week!" Naruto chuckled nervously. Who knew what she would do if he left for a month!!

"O-ok!!" Naruto smiled. Sakura looked down.

"Man, I wish I could come with... Great! I get to be stuck with Sasuke while you're gone!" Naruto's face went pale. What if Sakura-chan hangs out with Sasuke so much that she starts to like him?! Naruto shuddered at the thought.

"Don't worry, Sakura-chan! I'll be back in no time!" Sakura sighed and smiled. She didn't want Naruto to worry about her while he was on his mission.

"Ok! I'll see you when you get back then!" She said while waving and walking away. Sasuke was standing on the other side of the tree while they were talking, and now he emerged from his hiding spot.

"So, Sakura-chan is afraid of being stuck with me, huh?" He said while stretching the "chan" part. Naruto jumped a little.

"Bitch! What are you doing here?!" Sasuke chuckled.

"Answer my question! And anyways, why are you leaving? And also, why did Sakura hug you?" Naruto shrugged.

"Tsunade ordered the mission, and Sakura-chan just randomly hugged me!!" Sasuke sighed. He cursed under his breath and walked away. Naruto shook off the bad vibe and headed for the gates, he turned around again to see if Sakura was anywhere in sight, he sighed, she wasn't.

--

Sakura roamed around the village. Ino was busy, Tenten was on a date with Neji, Hinata was at home training, and Temari wasn't in town. That, or she was on a date with Shikamaru, in secret hiding from Ino. Sakura sighed. No one was free. She stopped at the ramen stand and ordered some food. Maybe Sasuke was free? She shook that thought out of her mind. He scared her these days. It was as if Sakura cursed herself, because three seconds after that thought went through her head, Sasuke sat down next to her. "Hey Sakura." Sakura turned slowly to Sasuke and immediatly stared back down at her food.

"Hey Sasuke."

"What's wrong?" Sakura sighed.

"I'm booored! Tsunade-sama has no missions for me, everyone is busy, and now Naruto had to go out on some stupid mission!" Sakura said while stabbing her food. Sasuke was glad he wasn't the food.

"Oh, well, I have nothing to do!" Sakura turned to Sasuke slowly again and glared at him. "Or not..." She chuckled.

"Just kidding! But seriously, if you pull any bull shit, you're never going to be able to revive your clan!" Sakura said with a serious face. Sasuke's face went pale.

"Ok..." Sasuke just stared at the ground after that, waiting for Sakura to finish her food.

"C'mon! You better get up if you want me to hang out with you!!" Sasuke woke up and followed Sakura.

"Sakura, where are we going?" Sasuke asked after about two hours. Sakura shrugged.

"Wherever I feel like going! And right now, that would be nowhere!" Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"Sakura, can we please at least train or something?!" Sakura turned around.

"I don't need to train! I want missions, or something else to do!!" Sakura plopped herself on the ground and stared at the sky. Sasuke grinned to himself.

"Sakura, do you like Naruto?"

"As a friend, yeah. Why?" Sasuke shrugged.

"Well, it's just that..." Sasuke shook his head. "Never mind.." Sakura wanted to know what he was going to say. She turned to Sasuke and sat on her knees.

"Tell me!!" Sasuke rolled his eyes. "NOW!"

"Fine, fine. I just thought that you like Naruto, well, 'cause..." He sighed. "You are always around him, and I just think that..." He shook his head again. "I just think that..." Sakura's eyes were getting big from anticipation of what he was going to say.

"What?! What?! You just think what?!" Sasuke sighed again.

"That maybe, you should give other people a chance..."

"Like who?" Sasuke shrugged.

"Oh, I don't know.. Like.."

A/N: I freakin' hated writing that last part! It took like four hours to write this chapter all the way back in January... Lawl. Hehe, yes, all the chapters are actually written, I'm just to lazy to post 'em, and I think that's like the fourth time I have stated that!! LAWL! Anyways, I'm soo happy that people are also reading my other story!! Punches air That one is almost done... And I am also starting on a new ShikaSaku fanfic ((I LOVE THAT COUPLING!!)) Eventually, all the past stories I have written will be posted up here!