It's been a long time
But now I'll have time to write. I'm on vacation. .:.does a happy dance.:.
Chap 5: Mission
It had been almost a month since Naruto and Tenten had started the "get Hinata and Sasuke closer" plan but they weren't getting anywhere. Sasuke was avoiding Hinata like she was the plague. Every time he saw her he turned the other way and when her name was mentioned he would change the subject. He was making things hard for them.
"I don't get it! What the hell is wrong with him?!" Naruto shouted startling Tenten a little and making people around them stare. They had met up in the park to discuss Sasuke's odd behavior.
"How the hell would I know? He is your friend!" Tenten shouted back.
"I know, but it's still hard to get the guy."
"Are you two idiots or something?" A lazy voice said behind them. They turned to see Shikamaru behind them with his usual bored expression.
"What do you mean?"
"Not even you got it Tenten?"
"Hn?"
"You are both morons." He said rolling his eyes
"Could you stop insulting us and explain what you mean?"
"It's obvious why Sasuke is avoiding Hinata."
"It is?" Naruto and Tenten said in unison. They had been thinking about it for some time now and came up with nothing.
"It is. Can you tell me something? What effect does Hinata generally have on people?"
"Hn? What do you mean?" Naruto still wasn't getting it
"Oh. I get it now." Comprehension finally came to Tenten.
"Took you long enough"
"I don't get it!"
S: "Gee Naruto. Tell me, how do you see Hinata?"
"With my eyes" He said like it was the obvious answer
"No baka! How do you see her as a person?" Tenten has near of smacking him on the head.
"Oh. She's one of sweetest girls I've ever meet."
S: "Exactly. And also she has an ability."
"An ability?"
S: "Yes. Shino, Sai and Neji are the people she affected the most. If you notice, when they are near her they are nicer then they usually are. They talk more too."
N: "Come to think of it, that time we were at Ichiraku's Sasuke did talk to Hinata more than he usually does."
S: "Do you get it now?"
N: "I don't think so. So what that Hinata makes people nicer? Why would he avoid her because of that?"
S: "Maybe he likes being the cold bastard that he is."
T: "Also, is really hard not to care for Hinata. And Sasuke has this thing of distancing himself of the people that he cares, right?"
N: "Are you saying that he cares for her?"
S: "It's a possibility"
N: "That's great!"
S: "No it's not if it means that he is going to avoid her."
T: "You are right in that point. But how are we going to get him near her? He managed to avoid her for over a month."
S: "Sasuke is not going to be near her unless he has to."
N: "Yeah, but then again, how do we make them be near each other?"
S: "There is only one way to make Sasuke be near her. A mission"
T: "A mission? How do we get those two together in a mission?"
N: "I don't know. What kind of mission needs two Jounins?"
S: "An A ranked, B at least."
N: "Yeah, but still. Why would Tsunade put those two in a mission?"
T: "He is right. She has no reason to do that."
S: "Why wouldn't she? Sharingan and Byakugan together would make a mission perfect don't you think?"
"That might convince her. I'll go see Tsunada-baasan right away. She was complaining about not knowing who to send on an A ranked mission the other day." And with that Naruto went running to the Hokage's office.
"What would you two do without me?" Shikamaru asked smirking at her
"Probably screwed."
When Naruto arrived at Tsunade's office she was reading what it seemed an important scroll and had a tea cup next to her that he knew didn't have any tea in it.
"Tsunade-baasan"
"What do you want Naruto?" She said not looking up from her scroll.
"Know that mission that you said you couldn't find anyone acceptable for it?"
"Yeah. What about it?"
"I found you someone for it"
"Really?" She looked up, now with interest.
"Believe it"
"Great. The mission is suppose to start in two days and I was almost sending you there. But since you've got someone for me that won't be necessary. Who do you got for me?"
"Sasuke and Hinata"
"Uchiha Sasuke and Hyuuga Hinata?"
"Do you know any other Sasuke and Hinata?"
"Why them?"
"Well, Sasuke is obvious, with he being strong and all (even though I'm more). And Hinata because she is a Hyuuga so she would be great to locate people that might compromise the mission."
"You thought about that all by yourself?"
"You say it like it is impossible." She quirked an eyebrow at him "Ok. Shikamaru helped me"
"Thought so. Anyway, thanks Naruto. I'll call them right away."
After that Naruto went looking for Tenten and Shikamaru to tell them that the plan went well.
"Finally, I've been looking everywhere for you"
"How did it go?"
"Perfect. She's calling them right now and they leave in two days."
"Great. What is this mission about anyway?" Tenten asked
"Well they have to…"
After Naruto left, Tsunade sent two scrolls calling Sasuke and Hinata to her office to be given a mission. Sasuke came not long after and they kept staring at each other for what it felt like an eternity until Hinata arrived.
"Sorry for making you wait Tsunade-sama" She said still at the door, bowing and not noticing the other person in the room. Only after she stood next to him she noticed who it was and gave him a smile which he responded with a nod.
"You must be wondering why I called you here. I have a mission for you. You have to deliver a scroll to the Kazekage and come back…"
"Kazekage? You mean Gaara?" Hinata said with a smile and sparkles in her eyes. I mean, if white eyes can sparkle.
"Yes, Hinata. Subaku no Garra." Tsunade said with a sly smirk that made Hinata blush which made Sasuke confused. She hadn't blushed like that in a long time.
"Sorry Tsunade-sama. Please continue."
"How I was saying, you have to deliver a scroll and wait for Gaara's answer. Depending on it you'll come back with him."
"With Gaara?" Both asked confused
"Yes. In a few weeks is the spring festival and it would be good for him to come. To make the bonds between the villages stronger. Even though I don't think that's necessary, right Hinata?" She said winking at the girl.
"Wh-what d-do you mean?" She said flustered
"Everyone finds it weird your relationship with Gaara."
"We are friends"
"Yeah, right" Tsunade said obviously not believing.
"Can we go now?" Sasuke asked impatiently. This conversation was starting to make his blood boil.
"Sure, you two can go now. You leave the day after tomorrow at dawn"
"Yes, Tsunade-sama" Said only Hinata because Sasuke was already out the door.
Naruto had finished explaining what Sasuke's and Hinata's mission was about and was confused to see the worried face on Tenten.
"What is it Tenten?"
"You said Suna right?"
"Yeah. What's the matter?"
"Suna means Gaara"
"Relax. He and Sasuke don't hate each other anymore"
"I'm not worried about him and Gaara. I'm worried about Hinata and Gaara."
"Hinata and Gaara?"
"Yeah. Didn't you know? Over the years they developed a weird friendship."
"Why is it weird?"
"Well, there isn't anything really weird about it. It's just that Gaara isn't friend with anybody."
"I'm his friend"
"You are friends with anyone."
"So is Hinata"
"You've got me there. But I have this feeling that he likes her"
"What?!"
"And I'm sure she has a crush on him"
"How troublesome. This is going to make things hard"
"What do you mean?"
"With Gaara liking Hinata and she having a crush on him that can only lead to two things. First: Gaara and Hinata stay together and even though he is jealous Sasuke doesn't say a thing. Or second: Gaara and Sasuke fight to death to see who gets Hinata."
N: "Those are the only options?"
"No. There are several others. I just picked the most dramatic ones." Tenten and Naruto sweat dropped
T: "So what are the others?"
"The one that is probably going to happen is Sasuke getting jealous but Gaara and Hinata will remain only friends."
"Are you some kind of fortune teller or something?" Naruto asked, Shikamaru's intelligence scared him sometimes.
"Actually this mission might get thing easy instead of difficult." Ha said ignoring Naruto's comment.
T: "How come?"
S: "With Gaara we have the jealousy factor"
T: "Oh yeah! That would be great! You are a genius!" Tenten said happily.
S: "So I've heard."
N: "The only problem is that we don't get to know what is happening in Suna"
T: "That's true. But Hinata will tell me everything after anyway so I'll tell you the important parts. Well, it's getting late so I'll get going. Bye!"
"See ya" The two boys said to her.
This is it. I think is a bit small and there is almost no sasuhina interaction
I had to put their initials in some parts because I thought I would be confusing without them
And for the ones who asked if Sai would be the one who would get Sasuke jealous: Yes but Sai isn't much of a treat as Gaara is.
I just love Gaara so much