Mission Gone Wrong
By: Whipped Coffee
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Disclaimer
Sadly, I don't own Naruto…
Never did, never will…
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Chapter 13—Together at Last!
After a tiring day, the 12 went to bed on the ground. Hinata couldn't sleep a wink, so she got up and stared at the moon for a while.
"Hinata-chan?" Naruto asked, rubbing his eye as he walked to Hinata.
"Naruto-kun? What are you doing up so late?" Hinata asked quietly, as she made some room for Naruto to sit down.
"I couldn't sleep…" Naruto said as he yawned. "And I saw that you weren't sleeping so I decided to check on you." Naruto said with a grin.
Hinata blushed when he grinned at her.
"Hinata… why are you always red around me?" Naruto asked.
This question made Hinata blush even harder. Now, her face was as red as a tomato!
"B-Because… I-I…" Hinata started. 'This is it… I'm going to tell him…'
"Yeah???" Naruto said, wanting Hinata to go on.
"I… likeyouverymuchandthat'swhyIblusheverytimewhenI'mwithyou!" Hinata said in a rush as she turned away. Too bad she was still as red as a tomato.
It took Naruto 5 minutes to figure out what she said. "Oh… Well I like you too Hinata!!" Naruto said, smiling.
"R-Really?" Hinata asked, turning back to Naruto.
"Yes! It's just that… I know I'm not that smart to understand this kind of stuff, but whenever I'm with you, I have no more worries! I'm just happy when I'm with you! So I guess you can call it that I like you! I just didn't know if someone like you would like someone like me…" Naruto said, suddenly saddening. "But you do, and now it's all good!" Naruto said happily again.
"I've… always liked you Naruto-kun…" Hinata admitted softly.
"That's great!! I've always liked you too. And I couldn't sleep knowing that I always get this bubbly feeling when I'm with you, but now that I told you… I feel great!" Naruto said. "What about you, Hinata-chan?"
"Yes, I feel much better now." Hinata said with a smile.
"Great! That means we're together, right Hinata-chan?" Naruto asked.
Hinata blushed deeply again as she nodded.
"Yay, Hinata's with me now!"
"Naruto-kun, you should be more quiet, you're gonna wake everyone up…" Hinata said.
"Sorry, Hinata-chan. Let's go back to sleep!" Naruto whispered loudly.
Hinata giggled at his attempt of trying to be quiet as they went back to the house together.
Tenten stepped out into the opening, as she watched Hinata and Naruto walk together. She sighed, and sat where they had sat.
'Even Hinata admitted to Naruto faster than I did… and I'm sure Ino and Shikamaru got together, seeing as though that she's been smiling at him ever since we came back… and Sakura seem much happier, so she's gotten Sasuke already… and I still don't have Neji… I'm just his teammate… and nothing more…' Tenten thought with another sigh.
"Why are you out here, Tenten?" A guy's voice asked.
Tenten looked up. "Neji? Why are you out here yourself?" She asked.
"I noticed that you weren't inside." Neji said as he took a seat beside her.
"Isn't the moon pretty tonight?" Tenten asked.
"Hn." Neji said, agreeing with her. 'Though, you seem much prettier…'
"You know… Hinata and Naruto are together…" Tenten said.
"What?! When did that happened!?" Neji yelled.
"Just a little before. They were out here." Tenten replied, unshaken by Neji's outburst.
"I told him—"
"Neji… you should calm down a little… Hinata can take care of herself, right? She's going to take over the clan soon," Tenten said with a soft smile.
Neji looked at Tenten. "Right…" Neji said, and looked back at the clouds.
"Neji… are you still mad at Sasuke?" Tenten asked.
"No."
"Good."
"You don't like Uchiha… do you?" Neji asked.
"What? Sasuke? No, of course not! …I have someone else in mind…" Tenten muttered.
"…Who?" Neji asked.
'I should tell him… it's now or never…'
"Neji, I know this may ruin our friendship, and everything that we've gone through. It may place us in an awkward position, but I want to tell you that… I… think… that… I… like you…" Tenten said.
Neji stared at Tenten. 'Did she say what I think she just said…?'
Hearing no comment about what she said, Tenten took this as a rejection.
"I know that it's foolish of me to believe in love, like you said, but… I can't help it in who I fall in love with Neji… Love is inevitable, no matter how you put it…" Tenten muttered. "I'm sorry if this may ruin our friendship, or how we see each other, but I have to tell that."
"Tenten, stop talking." Neji ordered. "I don't care about our friendship. I want much more from you."
Tenten looked at Neji to see what he was talking about, but his lips crashed into hers before she could even look at him.
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(The Next Day)
"So you and Shikamaru are together?!" Sakura exclaimed.
Ino nodded happily.
"Thought so. You were so happy yesterday, which seemed like the only thing possible." Tenten said.
"And what about you Tenten? Make out with Neji yet?" Ino asked, an evil glint in her eyes.
Tenten blushed. "It was one kiss!"
"Oh, so you two are together! I knew it!" Sakura said.
"Yeah. I was wondering when you and Neji-niisan were going to admit to each other." Hinata commented quietly.
"Hey Hinata… What about you and Naruto?" Tenten asked.
"W-What about us?" Hinata stuttered, blushing.
"I knew it!! It was only a matter of time before you guys got together!" Ino yelled.
"How about you Sakura?" Tenten asked.
"Well… I don't know what Sasuke and I are yet… But… I think it's going to take some time before we're comfortable with each other. Rushing in a relationship is not healthy." Sakura stated.
The four girls burst out laughing as they continued to chat with each other in a little corner outside, away from the guys.
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"Uzumaki, if you hurt Hinata-sama in any way, you are dead." Neji said, glaring at him.
"W-What do you mean?" Naruto asked nervously.
"You two are together!?" Kiba asked with wide eyes.
Naruto nodded happily.
"And what about you Neji? How's it going with you and Tenten?" Kiba asked.
"Our relationship is none of your business." Neji replied coldly.
"Oh, so you two are together???" Naruto asked. "I knew it!!"
"So Hyuuga found himself a girlfriend." Sasuke said, smirking.
"What about you Uchiha?" Neji asked.
"I'm taking it slow. Wouldn't want to pressure Sakura into making out with me anytime soon. Right, Hyuuga?" Sasuke asked.
"You made out with Tenten?!" Naruto asked, wide eyed.
"One kiss does not consider as making out." Neji replied, glaring at Sasuke.
Sasuke smirked while Shikamaru sighed. "How troublesome…" Shikamaru said.
"And what about you, Shikamaru?" Naruto asked, now pestering Shikamaru.
"He's with Ino." Chouji said, replying for him.
"Wow, Ino eh??? I thought you said she was troublesome." Naruto said, snickering.
Kiba broke away from the conversation, and went to Shino. "Yup, I did a great job on getting them together!" Kiba said, smiling to himself while Akamaru barked in agreement.
'Technically, he didn't do anything. He was the one in the first place who made our first house explode. But I'm not going to be the one to burst that bubble of his…' Shino thought.
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(With Sasuke's thoughts)
The rest of the guys were chatting away.
'Heheheheehh… I KNEW you would come around and admit that you LOVE Sakura!!'
'…Who are you again…?'
'How can you forget me already?! I'm your inner self! I explained that hours ago, don't you remember?!'
'…Whatever. I thought I got rid of you.'
'You can NEVER get rid of me! I'm always here, you just never noticed! I was staying quiet, and enjoying the show! …Even though I was resisting the urge to knock some sense into you!'
'What's your point?'
'Well, like I was saying… I KNEW you would realize it sooner or later!! It was only a matter of time before you gain your senses!'
'For your information, we're just friends.'
'Ah, but you want so much more than that, right?'
'…Why am I even having a conversation with myself?'
'Hey, you're the genius. Don't ask me!'
'You are me, idiot.'
'If you're calling me an idiot, you're calling yourself an idiot too!'
'Just shut up.'
His inner faded away as Sasuke could hear some mutterings in his head. A messed up prodigy, eh?
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"Heh heh heh…" Jiraiya said, chuckling.
"Wow, so you were right…" Kakashi said, staring at the people in front of him.
"Yes, my calculations were right. Big bucks on the table!! And plus, we recorded everything for Tsunade and the others, so they should be able to watch it since yesterday night! Now all we need to do, is get back to Tsuna—"
"Jiraiya-sama?" A voice asked.
They both turned around. "Kakashi-sensei?" The same voice asked.
"Ah, Lee… Um… this doesn't seem what it looks like!" Kakashi protested.
"So what they said yesterday was true! I never believed Gai-sensei would've been in this at all…" Lee yelled, sulking in the corner.
"Let's make an escape!" Jiraiya whispered to Kakashi.
"I don't think so." A girl's voice said.
"Ah! S-Sakura!! This… uh… isn't what it seems!" Kakashi said.
"Ero-sennin?!" Naruto yelled.
"Uh-oh." They both said, as everyone rushed to them.
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"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" Anko yelled.
"And this was getting good…" Asuma said.
"They figured it out…" Kurenai said, shaking her head.
"This is not good…" Tsunade muttered.
"What's wrong, Tsunade-sama?" Shizune asked.
"I'VE LOST ALL MY MONEY!!!!!" Tsunade cried.
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"Take us out of this labyrinth. Now," Neji demanded.
"How did you know this was a labyrinth? I'm sure I concealed it…" Jiraiya said.
"Simple. Everywhere we go, we end up in the same place." Neji replied.
"Right. Now… GET US OUT OF HERE!!" Sakura yelled.
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"I'm gonna miss that place…" Ino said, as she looked back.
They were currently walking in twists, circles and loops.
"Is this the real way out?!" Sasuke snapped.
"Yes!!" Jiraiya said.
"Yea… In a way, that place was where I had my first kiss…" Tenten said.
"First boyfriend…" Hinata said.
"First friendship with him…" Sakura said.
"I'm really gonna miss that place!" Ino cried.
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"Now… act normal!" Tsunade snapped, as the other senseis prepared themselves for them to come back.
"Let's hope they don't kill us…" Asuma said.
"Why would they? I mean, we brought them happiness right?" Anko said, eating a dango.
"That is true…" Kurenai said.
"Shush!" Tsunade snapped again.
The 12 ninjas stood before them, some angry and some annoyed.
"We just wanted to say… THANK YOU!" The girls yelled.
"Huh?" The senseis, Tsunade, Anko and Shizune said.
"Without you putting us onto that stinking mountain, we would've never had boyfriends now!" Ino replied, latching on to Shikamaru.
"Yea, so thanks!" Sakura agreed, latching herself onto Sasuke.
"But don't do it ever again." Tenten warned, dragging Neji away.
The rest of them went away, some back home, and some to Ichiraku.
"Uh… that was un-expected…" Asuma said.
"What did I tell you?" Anko asked.
"Now… PAY UP!!" Jiraiya yelled.
"Heh… Now, now, Jiraiya… If you took all the money, we'd go broke! A-and as Hokage-"
"No can do Tsunade. You said so yourself, no backing out of it. Now gimme all the moola!" Jiraiya yelled.
The rest of the jonins groaned as they took out their money. Tsunade was hesitant about giving her money in.
"I told you not to bet on it!" Shizune scolded. "Now how are we gonna pay off the debt?!"
"Don't worry, Shizune! We'll probably think of something! I mean… I'm the Hokage!" Tsunade said, unsure of herself too.
"I'm not so sure… You still haven't paid off your last gambling debt…" Shizune said.
"…I didn't?"
The End.
Mission Gone Wrong
By: Whipped Coffee