Mysty-Well, that was a good party…

S.G.-(Still on the conga line) Bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, hey!

Mysty-Ok…?

S.G.-(Notices she's being stared at) Oh, hey guys! When did you get here?

Mysty-While you were congaing…

S.G.-Oh…hehe, well…chapter seven's here! And it's really good too. The plot is tying together!

Mysty-Nice cover-up. Too bad it didn't work. That was still weird.

S.G.-Oh…oh well! Enjoy the chapter guys. Thanks for the review, whitetigerrose!

Chapter Seven-Connections-Tying Some Loose Ends

Naruto arrives at a shrine. It is very dark. He walks around very slowly almost like he doesn't want to interrupt.

There are several candles lit, and a really nice fragrance coming from a room to the left of him. He pulls the curtain and inside is Sasuke, sitting on the floor, quietly talking to himself. Seems almost like he is praying.

Naruto whispers, "Sasuke I need to talk to you, got a minute?"

Sasuke looks up and replies very slowly, "What do you need?"

Naruto speaks up in his normal voice, "Well, since you asked, a lot has happened. Orochimaru kidnapped Rose and Itachi has kidnapped Naara. And no one knows the kidnappings are by two different people."

Sasuke gets up quickly. "Ok, let's go find Itachi!"

Naruto stops him. "Wait! Naara is not in danger. Rose is. We need to find Rose first. She used our connection jutsu I taught her and explained where she is.

"I want to go after Itachi!" Sasuke shot back at Naruto. "Let's separate. We will be faster."

Naruto looks at Sasuke and again tells him, "NO! Sasuke, please, I need your help. Don't make this about you.

Sasuke stops and thinks, "OK, let's find Rose first."

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Back in Itachi's house, Naara and Itachi are both asleep.

Itachi seems very comfortable with Naara. So much so that he actually has fallen into a deep sleep and doesn't notice when she wakes up.

Naara is now bored and walking around the room. She is so bored that she tries to think of ways to pass the time.

A sudden idea pops into her head. Maybe I can try a soul transfer with Itachi. Hehehe, that should be fun. He is asleep, so he will never know. I want to see some of his recent memories. Hmm, if mama only knew I could do her jutsu better then her! Hahahahaha!

I am better at this than the chounin.

Naara starts to get ready with hand signs and gets a little closer to Itachi.

Ok, ready…set…go!

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Neji, Tenten, Ino, and Gaara are all deciding on what they should do. They don't understand all the details and are afraid their daughters might be hurt.

Ino has secretly decided that she will call her team and go search herself.

Ino walks out the back door and when she gets to the river there is Chouji and Shikamaru headed to her house. "How did you know?" Ino asked.

Both responded, "Hinata stopped by and said Naruto asked him to get us because you would need us for a very important mission."

Wow, Ino thought to herself, when did Naruto become such a great leader? He will indeed one day become a great Hokage.

"So, Ino, what is the mission?" asked Shikamaru.

"Well, my daughter Naara, and Rose, Neji's daughter have been kidnapped. We believe it was either by Itachi or Orochimaru. We are unsure which, but we are treated them the same. The girls are in danger and have to be rescued. Are we ready?" Ino asked excitedly.

"Um, where do we start?" asked Chouji.

"Well, I am headed to the hidden leaf village. I am sure Itachi would hide there. But I could be wrong and we might find Orochimaru there. Either way, we are gonna save both girls."

"Let's go!" They all yelled out and started on their way.

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Back at the house, Lee arrives with Sakura. "What happened here? Naruto left a message

that we were needed."

Gaara looks at the couple and responds, "Our daughters have been kidnapped! What do either of you know about Orochimaru and Itachi?"

Sakura gasped and almost loses her balance. Lee holds her up and asks what is wrong with her.

Sakura responds, very nervously, "I forgot about Itachi."

She begins to have a flashback.

Sakura and Itachi are kissing very passionately. Slowly, he pulls her closer and then she hears Lee's voice.

"Um, Lee, I don't feel very well. Please help Neji, I will lie down for a bit."

Gaara looks at Sakura very suspiciously.

"Lee? May I help Sakura out into the other room? I'd like to speak to her alone just for a moment."

Lee responds to Gaara, "Sure, I guess. I need to talk to Neji and Tenten anyway. Thank you for helping her.

As Gaara helps Sakura up, Kakashi arrives. "I will help her from here. Please, Gaara, go help them with the search. Your daughter awaits."

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Kakashi starts to tell Sakura that her secret is safe for now, but everyone is getting curious and will know soon.

She might have to come clean with Lee.

Sakura can only cry.

She is scared she will lose Lee forever.

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Hinata is finally home and Kabuto is sitting there waiting.

"My son and I have been waiting for 2 hours what happened?"

Hinata tells him, "Nothing. I needed to get a few items from the market and wanted to get some new sheets put in the room."

Kabuto's son is sound asleep on the sofa.

"Kabuto, please come with me and have a cup of tea, I'd like to talk to you for a few minutes."

Kabuto goes to the table and pulls out a chair, "Sure, we can talk."

Hinata begins, "Well, um, how long has it been since you've seen Orochimaru?"

Kabuto looks stunned. "I haven't seen him since he last tried to kill me. I have been very careful these last couple of years. I don't want him near my son. If there is a problem with HIM, I am leaving with my son. I've been protecting him since his birth. I will not have in the middle of any problems."

Hinata stands up and uses her special technique. She has to see if he is faking. She grabs the chair and sits back down.

"I am sorry, Kabuto. Naruto trusts you. I should too. I had to be sure though. The girls have been kidnapped. We don't know by whom, but one mentioned a snake man. I fought a man that I thought was Itachi. I am not sure what is happening but it's big and it involves the children. Please, take your son, chibi-naru, as far as possible away from here and keep him safe. We will handle this here."

Kabuto gets up from his chair and runs to where his son is, but when he gets there, the boy is gone.

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Rose is now sitting in front of Orochimaru. He is talking to her, but she will not respond.

He brings her food, and she still won't talk or eat.

He is really starting to get upset now. "Why won't you eat!" He keeps asking. "I know you're hungry. I promise it won't hurt you. It's just food. Look, I ate some. EAT!"

Rose just lies back down on the floor and falls fast asleep again.

"Why does this girl sleep so much?" he asked himself.

What he doesn't know is that Rose is building chakra.

She needs more so she can contact Naruto again.

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Naara is about to transfer her soul into Itachi when he turns off the bed and she misses and quickly falls asleep.

Itachi then laughs from behind the wall. "HA! I knew you couldn't resist. Ahh, now I can sleep."

He lies down again, but when he does, Naara quickly gets up and finished the transfer.

"HA! My parents are slicker than you, they taught me well."

Feeling very proud of herself now, she enters his soul and begins to take in things she couldn't dream of understanding.

There is Sakura. He is kissing her.

Oh no, what about Lee? Wait what is this. I have to release his soul. I don't want to see this.

Immediately, Naara releases his soul and falls asleep right next to him.

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Naruto and Sasuke are approaching a village.

"I think we are near but Rose needs time to build her chakra for another message. She is very young and it takes a lot for her to build up and then release it all at once." Naruto said.

Sasuke is now very curious. "Naruto, what is this hidden talent that everyone talks about?"

Naruto just glares at Sasuke.

Sasuke gets a little frustrated. "Tell me.What is it?"

Naruto just answers him vaguely. "I'm hungry. Let's eat till Rose gives me another clue to where she is."

Sasuke just decides now is not a good time to pound Naruto into the ground.

Maybe later? Hmm…yeah…maybe later. 

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Kabuto is running around the house now, yelling for his son. "Naru-chan, where are you!"

Hinata helps him look around.

Suddenly a small little figure comes from the bathroom.

"Papa? What is it? I needed to use the bathroom."

Kabuto quickly grabs his son and hugs him. "I was afraid for you."

The boy looks at him, confused. "Papa, you are very weird. Please let me go."

Kabuto and Hinata say their good-byes and decide they will come back on Friday to get and update on the situation.

Mysty- Sorry here ends my chapter 

S.G.-See ya next time in chapter 8! Hope you enjoyed!

Mysty-On with the preview!

Rose is almost done collecting her chakra.

Will Orochimaru discover what she is doing before Sasuke and Naruto arrive?

Will Naara ever tell what she saw between Itachi and Sakura?

Will Mysticuber write a filler?

Mysty-The answer to the last one is YES! Chapter 8, the weddings!

S.G.-Yay, filler!

Mysty-Wait for that one, it will explain a lot. 

S.G.-Hey, Mysty, care for a conga to the ice-cream parlor?

Mysty-If it means there's ice-cream at the end and you're paying, I'm in!

S.G.-Ok!

(Mysty and S.G. conga out of the room)

S.G.-Hey, I didn't say I would pay…meh, oh well.

Mysty and S.G.-Review Please!