Chapter Two

When they awoke they were facing each other, their foreheads touching. Both pairs of eyes flickered open at the same time but his stayed open and her eyes slowly fell into sleep again. He shook her shoulder and when she opened her eyes again he was gone. She sighed and checked her small watch that dangled on her wrist, it was almost time to meet the squad. She stood and started walking back to the bridge. She watched the sky as she walked and listened to the spirits tell her about the sun and clouds and when she asked about the birds they simply said they flew. She laughed at that and arrived at the small bridge chuckling to herself. Her smile faded when she saw who was there, it was the boy from the night before.

"Hi! I'm Naruto!" a blonde headed guy said. A girl with pink hair quietly looked at the girl before her and then turned away. "That's Sakura and that is Sasuke." the blonde said, pointing to each character. They both looked as they could care less but Sasuke's shoulders showed recognition towards the young, black haired girl. She gave them the best smile she could and introduced herself as Naoma.

"Awesome name! What brings you to the Hidden Leaf Village?"

"My father..." Naoma said, turning away to look at the water beneath the bridge. "He should be here shortly actually."

"Cool." Naruto said and started whistling to each other. As time progress Naoma slowly inched her way to Sasuke who was leaning on the same side of the bridge as her. She made a small smile when she saw that he was watching and to give her a little help the spirits whispered in his ear. Naoma didn't know about this but when she noticed Sasuke coming closer her smile increased. Soon, they were so close they could hold hands, both of their hands were hidden behind them and she saw him slowly reach to her fingers. She reached out too but then Kakashi appeared scaring all four of them.

"Hello everyone. I see we have someone knew here. Hello Naoma." Kakashi said, eyeing the girl. The spirits told Naoma that he didn't have a clue about their relation. She nodded and looked away. Would he ever know?

"Follow me, we have to go." Kakashi said and quickly went off. Naruto went next, then Sakura, and Sasuke and Naoma went together at the same time. They eyed each other, she noticed his speed and he noticed her stealth and they both smiled. When they arrived at their destination it was the same lake Naoma and Sasuke slept by that night. Naoma stood shocked before her father as he jingled two bells in front of her eyes.

"I want you guys to try and get these bells."

Everyone looked at each and then they all hid. Naoma was buried deep inside some shrubs and she had a clear view Kakashi reading his book. She looked around and spotted Naruto about 20 feet up in a tree a little to his left Sakura and even high Sasuke was above them both. She made eye contact with each one of them and whispered a plan of attack to the shadows who left to each team member. She held up her right hand and started putting down one finger at a time, everyone's eyes were on her.

5… 4… 3… 2… 1..

And they all attacked at once, shurikens flying at Kakashi and Naruto used Shadown Clone Jutsu to hold Kakshi down. Sasuke pinned his arms with shurkiens and Sakura and Naoma went for the bells. Kakashi easily swatted everything away, he hit Sakura who had one bell and punched Naoma in the stomach, she clutched her stomach and threw the bell up high into the sky. Naruto jumped off her back and caught it, tumbling away and Sasuke picked up Naoma. They all lined up in a row, Naruto and Sakura were first, then Sasuke and Noama. Kakashi looked at all of them and laughed, producing four plates of food and handing one to each person.

"You all did very well, obviously you have an eye for teamwork." Kakashi said, eyeing Naoma slightly.

"Thank you Kakashi." Naruto and Sakura said at the same time. Naoma looked at Sasuke and poked his arm.

"Thanks for checking up on me." She said and then she started walking away.

"Where are you going?" Kakashi said.

"Your food isn't good enough for me." And with that she turned and left them all behind.