Sorry for the long wait. Collage apps. Suck. This is almost the last chapter.

Sorry it took so long

Chapter 6 Life or Death

Naruto and Hinata woke up early the next morning, well before the sun arose. They dressed quietly and huddled around the fire while breakfast cooked.

Naruto looked at Hinata or the first time since the previous night, she looked scared. A deep fear that would be inconspicuous to the untrained eye.

"Hinata-Chan…." Naruto moved next to her, "What's wrong?"

"I'm scared…if we fail we either die or we can't go back." Hinata stared into the fire. "If we fail…..you die…."

Naruto wrapped his hand around her waist and kissed her cheek.

"I guess we can't fail then." Naruto stood up and picked up his pack. "Hinata-Chan….Lets skip breakfast, finish this mission, and go home."

Hinata stood up and walked towards Naruto.

"Deal."

Naruto and Hinata ran off towards sand in flurry of chakra.

Half an hour later

Naruto and Hinata slowed as they approached the gates of the village. Both of them moved to the unknown, having not been fully briefed, they therefore didn't create a plan.

"Hinata-Chan….I will fight gaara, I want you to keep all other ninja off…ok?"

"Ok…"

"But….if something happens to me…I want you to run..."

"No….I won't run. If you die I will die right there too"

Naruto looked at her face and saw he couldn't change her mind.

"Fine lets start this. Henge!"

Narutos clothes changed to a sand anbu outfit shortly followed by Hinata.

"Hinata-Chan, meet me at the back end of the Kazekages office."

Naruto shot off bounding over buildings. Hinata shot past the gate guards and ran through the streets avoiding the crowds and groups of ninjas gathering for the start of the festival.

The pair arrived at the back entrance to the Kazekages office just as the fireworks announcing the festival began. They both released their henges and Naruto grabbed Hinata and kissed her.

"We can't…no we won't lose!"

"Yes!"

Naruto charge through the front door a shirken hitting every ninja that attacked. He ran up to the Kazekages office and kicked in the door.

"Gaara!!" The kazekage turned.

"I've been waiting for you….sand has known about leafs plot to kill me for sometime."

"Then where are all your ninjas?"

"At the festival. I wanted another chance to fight you after that battle so long ago!"

Naruto was met with an engulfing wall of sand.

"Sabaku Kyuu!" Blood gushed forth from the mound of sand but when the sand receded Naruto was no where to be seen.

"Baka! Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu! Uzumaki Naruto Nisen Rendan!" hundreds of Narutos appeared above gaara, all of them fell towards gaara and unleashed a barrage of chakra enforced punches.

Gaara flew through the wall in his office and landed outside the village. Naruto appeared and put a foot to gaaras throat.

"AHHHHH! Rasengan!" the sphere dug into gaara. He screamed and the sphere disappeared. A huge gapping hole remained in his chest. As Naruto turned to walk away from a bleeding gaara he was met by an onslaught of sand. Naruto flew into the village wall and slumped over unconscious.