Disclaimer: I do NOT own Naruto. If I did, their would be NaruxHina moments everywhere, and Hinata would be a kick ass medic nin! SHANNARO!

Well, I hope everyone enjoys the new chapter! Sadly, this one will be kinda short due to the fact that I did this in half an hour, tops (only 3 – 4 pages TT). I just really wanted to get an update out there. Don't worry, I tried my best to make sure their were no spelling mistake


Sakura felt like falling asleep at the table, her hair dangerously close to the food in front of her. All last night she had been talking with Hikari and Sasuke about Nanashi, the fake demon brothers, and just the mission in general. Since they arrived at the house, nothing exciting had happened. Each day they would venture out to the bridge and oversee the workings, while still being on the alert for unseen enemies. However, her time to fall asleep at the table was short lived, as a rather annoying someone was talking to her.

"Oi, Sakura, are you gonna eat that?" asked Hikari. "Cause if you won't, I will!" Hikari pointed to her stomach and whined, "I'm still hungry!"

Sasuke scoffed and continued eating. He was almost finished with his meal, while Inari had just finished his food and Tsunami was washing the dishes. Kakashi and Tazuna were out in town doing god knows what.

"Yes, well, you shouldn't have wolfed down your food in five minutes," replied Tsunami. Hikari looked sheepish but continued to stare at Sakura's plate.

"Oh . . . yeah. I'm going to eat it." So slowly but surely, she began to eat. Just as she finished eating, Tsunami posed a rather awkward question.

"Who's going to feed Nanashi today?"

No one offered. After they had heard of Hikari's disastrous attempt at getting Nanashi to talk, no one really had they guts to try again. Tsunami sighed, dried her hands, took a plate of food, and walked up the stairs. Inari had a strange look on his face, and crept up the stairs after Tsunami.

Just then Kakashi and Tazuna walked in.

'Where were they?' thought Sakura. They had left so early that no one was up to see them head off.

Kakashi took a seat at the table, while Tazuna had a grin on his face and grabbed a plate of food. As he began to shove food down his mouth, Hikari asked,

"Oi, where'd you people go?"

Sakura sighed, 'Their she goes being blunt again. Geez, she must suck at getting information from people.' "Can you be any more forward?"

Hikari glared at Sakura, then turned back to Kakashi. "Well, where did you go?"

Kakashi only visible eye crinkled into an up side down U. "Well, I don't think I'll tell you."

The gennin sweat dropped, they had to expect that. Sakura contained herself from reacting to that urge to punch him. 'Damn Sensei! Not telling us where he went! I'll rip him apart, shannaro!'

"Well, I will tell you guys this. You guys will be learning a new exercise that will involve how good a chakra control you are."

Sakura raised an eyebrow, this was new. He was going actually teach them. Wow. Kakashi grinned through his mask and stood up from the table. Hikari shot up from her seat,

"Wait Kakashi-sensei, aren't you gonna eat something?"

Sakura's head shot up at stared fervently at Kakashi, and Sasuke, though he tried to hide it, was glancing and Kakashi to see his reaction. God, what's under that mask?

Kakashi only scratched the back of his head as though he was embarrassed.

"Ah well, I already ate. Tsunami cooked for Tazuna and I this morning. So to answer your question, no I won't eat."

'Damn.'


Nanashi eyes were closed when Tsunami walked in the door with a plate of food in her hands. She knelt down and placed the food down on the table. She looked around the room; the only piece of furniture was a bed and a small table which food could be placed on. They had moved furniture into the room just so that he wouldn't have to sleep on the floor. She idly wondered if they should put a small window in the room, just to get some sunlight in here. The lamp just didn't seem to cut it.

Tsunami stood up and eyed him critically,

"Well, I won't force you to eat, but you should try to keep your energy up for later. They plan on bringing you back to Konohana for further inspection, so you should at least have some energy to walk. They plan on departing the moment Tazuna finishes the bridge."

Nanashi kept quiet, and Tsunami sighed in defeat. There was no getting through to this boy! She stood up and walked to the doorway, her eyes distressed. Somewhere in her heart, she had some feelings of pity for the boy. Nanashi was alone when they found him, so she assumed he didn't have any family.

As Tsunami went to close the door behind her, she noticed some movement in the corner. She glanced around, but didn't see anyone, so she shrugged it off. As she was walking down the stairs, Inari quietly tip toed into the room, using what little stealth he had.

As he entered the room, his disappointment rose. His eyes searched the room for Nanashi's figure, only to his dismay; he learned that Nanashi was fast asleep. His eyes turned downcast and his fist clenched in rage.

"I . . . I just don't understand what's going on," he whispered, his voice full of hurt, "Why is everyone treating Nanashi like this. What did he do to make everyone so mad?"

He relaxed his hand; his mind racing with possibilities of what Nanashi could have done to get everyone so mad at him. However, the worse part, the absolutely worst, was the fact everyone was hiding it from him.

"Why cant they just tell me! I had every right to know what's going on!"

Inari rushed out of the room, his eyes pricking with tears. Did no one trust him? Was this some huge secret that he couldn't know? Was he not trustworthy? Or did no one care to tell him . . .

Nanashi's eyes snapped open the minute Inari left.

"Sorry kid."


Well, that's it for now

I just want people to know that I'm 13 years old, so I'm sorry if I write like I'm young (which I am ). I just want to improve my writing and put this fan fiction out in the open. Long chapters just don't come to me rather then people who are 20 years old. I apologize once again.

I just need some feedback from you readers.

Should I update fast with short chapters, or take a longer time, but with longer chapters (and I mean, LONGER chapters. These haven't been as much as I would like.) Just post the answers in the review.

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