Okay first off, I'm going to refrain from 'Beeping' anymore because half of the reviews I got last chapter were about the beep and not the story XD
They did make me laugh nonetheless though hahaha. Cookies to the people whose reviews made me laugh.
As always, enjoy!

"Hey Naruto!"

Konohas number 1 unpredictable ninja paused his roof jumping and glanced down at Neji, Tenten and Lee who were waving at him from the ground.
He had been on his way to find Kakashi-sensei and hadn't yet noticed that 'Hinata' and Gaara weren't following him.
With the usual happy smile plastered across his face, Naruto bounced down to greet them.
As per tradition, Lee began to rant about youth and challenges and the likes while Tenten glared at him, giving him the occasional smack to the head when necessary.
Naruto listened politely and eagerly anyway, if Lee had something to say, chances are you would end up hearing it.
His attention was diverted to Neji however, who stepped forward and actually seemed to have something to say for once.
Arms crossed against his chest as always, he asked,

"Have you seen Hinata?"

Mind full of his meeting with Gaara just moments ago, Naruto grinned up at Neji and replied,

"Yup, she's with Gaara."

Nejis eye twitched, going into protective cousin mode.
Ever since the chunnin exams he had held Gaara with a wary and hesitant trust.
Even though Naruto was obsessed with him and he had become Kazekage, it was just in Nejis nature to be cautious, even more so when his cousin was involved.
Hinata had suffered enough by his own hand, if he could prevent any more trouble to her then he would.
He knew that Jinchurrikis weren't people to be afraid of (one of his close friends being one) but he had also seen them lose control.

"Why is she with the Kazekage?"

Narutos smile dropped a bit and he looked at Neji with a tilted head, gaining the attention of Tenten and Lee in the process.

"Didn't you know? They're dating…" then remembering his mission Operation: Find Kakashi, he continued, "Oh, hey I have to go. Talk later!"

Neji spluttered and gasped in surprise and shock as the blonde ninja bounced away.
If there was one thing Naruto didn't do, it was lie.
Hinata and Gaara dating? The horror…
His face turned a few shades paler as he imagined having family dinners with the very scary, very intimidating Kazekage.
I mean sure it would be a good marriage status wise but come on!
Not to mention the children they would have!
Red headed Hyuugas, oh the humanity!
Just the thought of Hinata engaging in such acts…
Nejis eyes rolled into the back of his head and before Tenten could ask what was wrong, he passed out cold.

Gaara and Konan walked towards Hidans chakra signal at a comfortable pace.
Oh how excited they were to see the trouble the more troublesome of the Akatsuki had gotten up to.
Gaara would be lying if he said he wasn't excited, by now Hidan and Deidara were probably panicking like no tomorrow.
The Akatsuki are foolish…
Although he shouldn't include the entire organization in that category, he thought as he glanced at the disguised kunoichi beside him.
He found that he got along quite well with Konan and cursed his luck that such an intelligent and amusing woman had to be a missing nin.
Perhaps he could befriend her properly and they could sneak out to meet each other on occasion?
He knew that Naruto and Itachi did it and got away with it well enough, that is, the entire Akatsuki (minus Pein) knew about it but didn't really give a shit.
It probably wouldn't work as well for himself and Konan however, he thought with a hint of sadness; his status as Kazekage might complicate matters considering he couldn't even walk through the streets without three armed guards stalking his every move (hell, they even followed him to the bathroom).
No, unfortunately friendship with Konan was out of the question after today.
Oh well, at least he could pass his greetings to Naruto to Itachi to her.
Significantly cheered at the thought, the Kazekage waved cheerily to Kiba, Shino and Sakura as he walked by, receiving raised eyebrows at his unusual mood.
After three days left alone in Konoha (and he knew how crazy that could be) Hidan would be well and truly sick of life.
Gaara smirked and looked up to Konan,

"Things can get pretty hectic around here… I bet when we find Hidan he will be wishing suicide was an option."

Konan snorted and nodded in agreement.
It wasn't long after they had entered the gate that they saw two men in green having a race over the rooftops on their hands, the sight making Konan blink at their antics.
Oh yes, Hidan would be freaking out…
It was as they were giggling about this did an angry shout from behind them alert Konan and Gaara to the presence of er… Ino.

"Danna I'm going to kill you, yeah!"

At the shout, Sakura, Kiba and Shino turned to watch the development curiously as the blonde stormed over to Gaara.
Everyone presents eyes went wide as the blonde pounced on the redhead and began to punch him repeatedly.
Gazing at the scene in shock, it wasn't until a feral growl escaped the Kazekages throat did anyone react.
A hoard of insects flew towards the squabbling pair and Akamaru bit firmly into Deidaras new (Kakashis old) pants to drag him away.
Sakura, and Konan helped Gaara up, shooting cautious glances at the very confused 'Ino', whom was being restrained by Kiba and Shino.
It occurred to Konan that Deidara had probably recognized her chakra signal and had glanced briefly at Gaara before assuming that it was Sasori in disguise.
After all, it was pretty farfetched to assume the Kazekage was in on the Akatsukis plans (which of late seemed to be nothing more than dressing up and invading villages then sending more people in dress-ups to save the invaders.)
Despite being extremely annoyed at the blonde, Gaara recognized the mistake and thanked the lord that his darkened eyelids would hide the black eye he had no doubt received.
Glaring slightly at Deidara (whom everyone else was still convinced was Ino) Konan shook her head and muttered just loud enough for the blond to hear,

"What a stupid thing to do, hitting the Kazekage."

Deidara looked momentarily confused until a large amount of sand drifted out of the gourd on Gaaras back and hovered menacingly in the air.
All at once everything fell into place and Deidara paled.
Grinning sheepishly and rubbing the back of his neck, the terrorist murmured,

"Sorry Kazekage-sama… I thought you were someone else…"

The excuse sounded stupid, even to himself, but before Sakura could scold 'Ino' for it, Gaara cut over them, his dry monotone erasing any previous ideas of punishment from those present.

"Ino, you will accompany me and Hinata."

Deidara gulped and stood up shakily, wandering over to the strange pair as three sets of eyes followed him without envy.
Sakura tilted her head, not realising that Gaara was referring to the girl (Konan) beside him.

"Kazekage-sama… Why is Hinata going with you?"

The pink haired shinobi knew that it wasn't really any of her business what Gaara did, but with both him and Hinata being friends of hers, she felt an overwhelming curiosity to ask.
As it was, Gaara seemed happy enough to answer, turning to face her with a barely noticeable smile and murmuring,

"Because she is my… my g-… my girl…friend."

Shino, who was not known to physically react to well… anything, jumped in surprise and had anyone been able to see his eyes, they would have noticed them bugging (forgive the pun) out.
Kiba, who was also one of Hinatas team mates and who had no idea of this development, gaped in shock.
Sakura blinked and didn't move.
Deidara didn't really react, having not yet met the real Hinata and as such, not really caring.
Instead, he stood and followed the Kazekage and Konan, accompanying them on their search for Hidan.
As they walked away, Sakura turned and whispered to Kiba and Shino.

"One of you needs to tell Neji about Hinata and Gaara, he has to know. And I will go and tell Tsunade-sama about the Kazekage being here and… I will have to tell her that Ino punched him, as much as I hate to say it…"

Kiba and Shino nodded, opting to leave now and wander off to find Neji, Akamarus nose leading them straight to the Hyuuga.

"Sooo… You are the real Kazekage then…?"

Silence.
Deidara glanced at Konan nervously and she rolled her eyes, replying,

"Yes he is. Sasori has gone to Suna disguised as Gaara so that he can distract the real Kakashi Hatake with missions while we get you and Hidan out."

Deidara raised an eyebrow and glanced at Gaara in surprise.

"And you're okay with this?"

Gaara nodded, not really bothering to reply, prompting Deidara to frown slightly.
Why the hell would the Kazekage be okay with being kidnapped and replaced…?
Did he have something to gain from it?
As far as he knew, the Akatsuki didn't really think rescue plans through, most of them being spur of the moment decisions usually consisting of stupid disguises and games of 'rock, paper, scissors' to decided who will wear them.
Not that they even needed rescuing in the first place…

"Why are you going along with this?"

Much to Deidaras fright, the Kazekage smirked.

"Because it's funny…"

Deidara scowled and crossed his arms.
It was NOT funny…

J'utilise Google Translate pour ce faire, donc pas de haine de quelqu'un qui parle français fait ...
J'espère que vous avez apprécié le chapitre haha
Comme toujours laisser vos taux, critiques, plaintes et des excuses pathétiques après le bip.
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