Disclaimer: I still don't own Naruto but with my Dachshund, who has just finished law school, we shall take over and rule!!! Muhahaha!!!

I wish this chapter was longer but sadly my brain is mush because I did SAT's this Saturday…

Last night me and 3 of my brothers went to see "Open Season" last night with some of our friends, I think we had more fun watching the commercials that they show before the movie then watching the movie.

But all and all we had a blast!

Well here's the next chapter:

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Tuyen had been able to keep a good distance between her and her new master. Staying as silent as possible, hoping he would forget about her completely, had so far worked out well. But as the day slowly progressed, she started to get hungrier and hungrier. Remembering that she hadn't had any breakfast, and hardly any dinner the night before, Tuyen bit her bottom lip, casting a glance at her master. 'How am I suppose to get food around here?' she wondered.

Suddenly, a knock on the door caused both master and slave to look up.

"Come in," Gatou said, shifting through some papers.

Slowly, the door opened to reveal a tired boy around Tuyen's age, his black hair pulled up into a tight ponytail.

"Hey, Master Gatou, I came to pick up some girl named Tuyen."

Said girl stood up, staring curiously at the boy, who looked her up and down with lazy eyes. Gatou glanced at his new servant, then back at the boy.

"Very well, but bring her right back."

Nodding, the boy turned to leave. Tuyen ran to the front of her master's desk and bowed. "Thank you for letting me go and I'll be back as soon as I can," she said in a rush. The older man chuckled.

"I got a good one this time," he told the boy. "Don't try to take her from me."

The boy rolled his eyes. "Whatever."

Once they where outside, the boy turned to Tuyen.

"So you're the new girl."

She nodded, giving him a small, shy smile. "Yeah, but how did you know me?"

"Naruto told me about you."

"Oh…." She seemed uncertain as to how to reply. "Well, what's your name?"

"Shikamaru."

'What is it with these people? No one ever talks,' Tuyen thought, then she remembered Naruto. 'Well, everyone but him.'

"So… you know Naruto?" she asked, trying to start a conversation. Shikamaru snickered

"Who doesn't?"

Tuyen smiled at this. "He does seem pretty friendly."

"That's one way to put it."

"I'm going to need to remember how to get there," Tuyen added as they walked a little farther. Shikamaru shrugged.

"It's not that hard. You just take the second left, then the third right, then go straight for about six doors until you hit the main hall, then just turn left and go until you see the 'eating hall' sign."

Tuyen giggled nervously. "Alright."

Soon they entered the large dining hall. It looked the same as it had the night before, besides that fact that it was packed with people. Instinctively, the shy girl hid behind Shikamaru. The teen smiled slightly, glancing behind him.

"Over here." He led her to a table where a group of kids were sitting. As they got closer, a blonde girl stood up.

"Look, Lazybones finally deigned to come, decided it wasn't too troublesome for you?"

Shikamaru smirked and sat down. Tuyen did the same. The blonde girl smiled at her.

"Hey, I'm Ino."

"Hi, I'm Tuyen."

The boy next to Ino grinned wolfishly. "Hey, you're that girl Naruto and Gaara met last night." Tuyen nodded. "Heard you were working for Gatou." Ino gasped and the whole table fell silent. Tuyen looked around, confused.

"W…What?"

"That guy's a creep. The last girl that worked for him almost killed herself," a pink-haired girl told her. Tuyen looked down at her lap.

"Oh…"

The girl next to her gently touched her hand. "D…don't worry… I'm sure y…you'll b…be fine." Tuyen gave her a grateful smile.

Ino shrugged. "Well, since you're new here, let's go around and give you our names." The boy next to her smiled even wider (if that was possible).

"Inuzuka Kiba," he announced.

"Hyuga Neji."

"Tenten."

"Akimichi Choji."

"Haruno Sakura."

"Aburame Shino."

"ROCK LEE!"

The girl next to Tuyen smiled timidly. "H… Hyuga Hinata. W… welcome."

Kiba glanced around. "Hey, where're Naruto and Sasuke?"

At the mention of the second boy, both Ino and Sakura got a faraway look.

"Oh, Sasuke-kun…" they chorused wistfully.

Shikamaru grunted in disgust. "I have no idea where Sasuke is, but Naruto got into trouble for back-talking."

Sakura snapped out of her daze. "Again? That idiot, I'm not surprised."

"Poor N…. Naruto-kun," Hinata whispered flushing slightly.

"Does he get into trouble often?" Tuyen asked, looking puzzled. "When I met him and Gaara last night, they where on probation."

Kiba sniggered. "Naruto is famous for getting into trouble."

"You're not really one to talk, Kiba," Shino muttered behind his big collar. Kiba flashed another wolfish grin.

"Hey, at least I only get into trouble when I want to."

"I wonder where Sasuke-kun is?" Sakura muttered, more to herself than to anyone else. Ino glared at her.

"Why even try, forehead girl? Sasuke is only going to fall for me!"

"Ha, you wish, Ino-pig!"

Soon they were bickering back and forth. Tuyen turned to Hinata. "Do they fight a lot?" she asked. Hinata nodded. The girl next to her, Tenten, shook her head.

"Almost constantly. Sasuke's cute, but he's not even interested in girls. I don't see why they waste their time."

Little did they know that the very boy they were talking about was just now ready to kill the whole world.

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Sasuke felt ready to kill the world.

"Stupid Zaku, making me come all the way down here just to get his stupid weapons, why does he have them made all the way down here anyway? Stupid jerk, it's not like he was doing anything… just because he's in the higher-up's favor doesn't mean he can boss me around." With black eyes blazing, the Uchiha boy opened the door to a dark room. The only light came from a huge furnace in the back of the room.

"Hello? Who's there?" a young female voice called out.

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Sorry for this rather boring chapter… the next one is going to get better, Sasuke meets a some new and old faces, Naruto brings back someone really important in Tuyen's life and much more…

Ok I'd like to thank my reviewer

Hello Mitty: thank for the review you don't know how much it made my day!!! and Yes Tuyen is defiantly going to meet lot's of new friends as well as enemies, bullies, jerks and lot's more. Hope to see you reviewing to more chapters!!!

-Liz Mizu