On our last chapter we heard Sasuke profess his love for Naruto after denying Sakura.
"What did you say Sasuke?" Naruto gasps with disbelief. "I said it's you, you are the sole person that I love. There can be no other; not Sakura not Ino, no one." Sasuke reveals. "You…you mean that you love me as a brother right?" Naruto stammers. "No you fool, I love you." Sasuke snaps. "What's wrong with you Sasuke? Why are you saying things like that?" Naruto continues "I know you can't possibly mean that."
"Why won't you listen to me Naruto? You don't understand me either. No one ever understands me." Sasuke begs. "I'm trying to understand you Sasuke, but how can I when you're saying such things?" Naruto asks. "Just accept me!" yells Sasuke. Naruto starts backing away from Sasuke while stammering and slightly tripping. "Naruto…what…where are you going?" pleads Sasuke "Don't leave me, Naruto, don't leave me!!" Sasuke's words trail off after him as Naruto jumps back into the trees.
(NEXT MORNING)
"Naruto!" yells Sakura. "Naruto get your lazy ass out of bed. If not, I'm going to break this door down." Sakura continues pounding on the door of Naruto's apartment hoping to wake him up. "O.k. fine then, have it your way…1…2…3!" Sakura kicks Naruto's door down and walks in. "Sorry Naruto but we have a mission to…day." She breaks off her sentence upon realizing Naruto was not in his room.
"What do you mean you can't find him?" asks Tsunade. "I'm sorry Tsunade but Sakura has looked everywhere for him, but she says she can't find him." Replies Kakashi. "And what about the Uchiha boy?" Tsunade asks again. "He has been briefed about the mission and is ready to leave." says Kakashi. "Find Naruto or I will have to substitute him on this mission." snaps Tsunade. "Yes, Tsunade." After this Kakashi leaves the office of the fifth hokage and heads out to locate Naruto.
"You realize that everyone has been looking for you right?" asks Kakashi coolly. Startles Naruto almost falls off one of the heads of the four hokages. "Kakashi? But, how did you know I was up here?" Naruto asks. "We've been together as team Kakashi for a while now, Naruto, and you tend to always have the same hiding spots." he replies. "Now we must get going otherwise you will not be able to come on the mission with us." Kakashi continues. "There's a new mission? About what?" cries Naruto. "It seems there has been some kind of problem in the village hidden in the sand." Says Kakashi. Slowly Naruto replies, "….Gaara…"
"Ok! Now that all of team Kakashi has finally arrived, I want you to leave for the Sand Village immediately." Bellows Tsunade. On there way to the front gates of the village, Sasuke approaches Naruto hoping to talk with him. "Look Naruto…about last night…" before he could say another word, Naruto had already sped up and was a few more feet ahead of everyone. "I guess he must be happy to be visiting Gaara's home huh, Sakura?" whispers Kakashi. "I guess, but why is he being should an ass to Sasuke?" replies Sakura in a hushed whisper. "I guess there's just some things we'll never know"