Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto characters/original plot. Masashi Kishimoto owns that stuff.
The midday sun soared above Sasuke and Madara, glinting off the sweat on both their bare chests. Madara's long hair was tied back into a ponytail, and his mask was dangling off his neck. Sasuke's hands were stuffed in his pockets, and his face was twisted up while he desperately tried to rearrange his underwear despite the position of his hands. Not a word was exchanged between them ever since the previous night, and they had been walking non-stop ever since sunrise.
"We need to stop." Sasuke huffed, finally deciding to voice the thought that was flitting around in his head. "I… need to… take a wiz…" he trailed off, already walking off towards the moss green bushes, unzipping his trousers. Madara reached out grabbed a fistful of Sasuke's hair and pulled him backwards, yanking his head back so their equally black eyes met.
"I don't care if you piss yourself…. We need to get to the Akatsuki base before sunset. We get there any later and you're in for it…" the corners of Madara's mouth jerked upwards in a twitchy motion. Snarling, he threw Sasuke in front of him. "Look at you…. Itachi should have killed you with the rest of the clan….. you're a pathetic mess…."
"Shut up you prick… don't you dare call me pathetic…. you're the one who tried and failed to take over Konoha…. twice!" Sasuke spoke slowly, teeth gritted, his eyes narrowing, and his aura growing deadly.
As he got up, Sasuke pulled up his zip, then threw his fist at Madara's face. Blocking the punch, Madara kneed Sasuke in the stomach, knocking the wind out of him. Rolling to the side to avoid Madara's next punch, Sasuke made a few hand signs, then attacked Madara with a chidori sharp spear.
Madara chuckled, redirecting the attack, sending Sasuke flying into the forest. Chasing after him, Madara hollered, "You really think you can kill me!"
Spotting Sasuke on the ground in a clearing, Madara stopped running and stood over him, stamping his foot against his head. He grinned as he saw Sasuke groan in agony as Sasuke felt his temple slowly begin to give in to the pressure of Madara's foot. "You sadistic jerk!" Sasuke tried his best to shout, to intimidate the demon that stood over him, but his voice was but a mere squeal, causing Madara to throw his head back and laugh.
Madara crouched down, and whispered into Sasuke's ear. "The heat must be getting to you, because you seem to have forgotten why you are here…." Sasuke's eyes widened. Swallowing hard a lump in his throat, he became very solemn. Noticing this, Madara removed his foot and patted Sasuke's head. "Good boy. If you want, you can go toilet, it's not like we are going to get to the base before sunset now anyway."
As he got up, Sasuke shook his head, keeping his eyes fixed to his feet. Madara shrugged then led Sasuke back to the main road, and away from the wet puddle that Sasuke had left behind.
Hinata looked up at the night sky, her pearl white eyes glimmering beneath the stars. Her deep indigo hair swayed slightly in the breeze. She swung her legs that were dangled off the side of Hokage Mountain. She wore a dark blue tee with a white skirt.
Whistling to herself, Hinata looked down over the village, its iridescent lights competing with the glow of the moon and stars. "I wonder when Naruto is coming…." She spoke to herself.
Beginning to whistle to herself once more, Hinata didn't notice the movement of the shadows or the rustling. She did however notice the giggling that was close behind her. Gasping, Hinata whipped her head around, looking behind her. Getting up out of her sitting position, she activated her byakugan.
She frowned. "Naruto-kun! D-don't do that!" Naruto walked up to her smiling insanely.
"Sorry Hinata-chan! But I couldn't help it; I mean you are pretty easy to scare…" Naruto trailed off, his smile disappearing when he noticed the look on Hinata's face.
"Just because I get scared easily doesn't mean you should try to scare me! It's not nice!" Hinata pouted, her arms folded.
Before Naruto got a chance to respond, he suddenly felt a wet sensation on his back.
"Yeah! You tell him Hinata!" Suigetsu eyed the couple while turning back into a solid. Coming out from behind the tree's was Sakura and Sai. Walking up to Naruto, Sakura punched him, while Suigetsu turned into water, acting as a pillow to break Naruto's fall.
"Hinata's right Naruto. You shouldn't treat a female like that. As you can see the consequences are deadly." Sai smiled, holding out his hand to help Naruto up. Graciously taking it, Naruto stood up and then shook Suigetsu off of him.
"Alright, gosh! I'm sorry okay! What are you lot doing here anyway? Me and Hinata are meant to be on a date!" Naruto spoke brashly. Hinata's face fell, her hopes shattered. 'Some first date…'Hinata thought.
"Yeah, I can see that you're having a date." Sakura's tone was heavy with sarcasm.
Sai sighed. "We have a mission."
"No!" Hinata squealed, drawing the attention of everyone present. "This is mine and Naruto-kun's first date! You can't even call it that… it's more like a fifth attempt. And this has turned out to be the worst attempt yet!" As her eyes made way for tears, Hinata ran off.
"Hey, Hinata wait!" Naruto shouted, running after Hinata.
Suigetsu, who had remained quiet until now, opened his mouth to speak. "Ah man… do you think we ruined their date?" Sai and Sakura stared at him. After a moment, Sakura threw a rock at him, which went right through him.
Elsewhere…
Hinata leaned her back against a tree and slid down it, hugging her knees. The tears streamed down her face while she sucked up air in-between sobs.
"Hinata…" Naruto ran up to Hinata and spread his arms out wide to pull her into an embrace, an embrace Hinata denied. "Hinata, what's wrong?" Worry lined Naruto's face.
Sighing, Hinata wiped away the tears to allow fresh one take their place. "This is our first date… and when I was younger… I-I always imagined our first d-date to b-be… well…" Hinata burst into tears again, burying her head into her knees. She this time did not deny Naruto's embrace.
"Hinata… I-I didn't know how much this meant…." Naruto whispered to Hinata, his lips grazing her ear. Cupping her face in his hand, he pressed his forehead to hers, and smiled warmly. "The date is off!" Hinata opened her mouth to protest, only to be stopped by Naruto's sudden energy spurt. Naruto pulled her up off of the ground and pulled her close to him. "There was no date in the first place! There will be no first date until it's exactly how you imagined it!"
Hinata smiled at Naruto's idea, and was about to say something when a light whooshing sound was heard.
Naruto gagged, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. Gritting his teeth, he reached his arm round to see what was shot onto his back. His fingers intertwined with wires in his back. Frowning, he tried to concentrate his chakra, only to end up rolling on the floor in pain.
"Naruto!" Hinata screamed, activating her byakugan. She immediately got into a defensive stance.
"….Whatever is strapped to my back… is sucking the chakra out of me…" Naruto wheezed. Hinata's eyes widened. Turning her head away from Naruto, she saw a group of six men. From the group emerged a woman wearing a purple floral patterned kimono, a katana strapped to her waist. She had short dark red hair and rusty bronze eyes.
"How sweet… protecting your boyfriend from danger…. hah! Well there is no need to worry about him; it's you we're after, not the boy."
"Well, well! We made it before sunset. An hour ahead of time! Aren't you proud Sasuke?" Madara nudged Sasuke who was standing right next to him. Sasuke looked up at the mountain that stood before them, and grunted. Madara frowned, ignoring Sasuke's reply. "We have to be careful upon entering. There is still one member of the akatsuki here… and despite our sharingan; her genjutsu's are very formidable…"
Sasuke raised an eyebrow at his remark. "Her…? Oh right, I remember now… but why would she want to stay here? There is nothing left for her here."
Madara smirked. "To protect the rinnegan eye remaining with Pein…"
"And you need that why?" Sasuke face was riddled with confusion.
A low, deep chuckle rumbled from Madara's throat. "I don't need the rinnegan eye as you can see." Madara turned to Sasuke, showing him his rinnegan eye. "I need Konan."
"Why?"
Madara sighed, walking off towards the mountain face, placing his right hand on it. Smiling, he pushed his now chakra infused hand into the mountain. A moment passed, than a loud crackling sound pulsated throughout the forest.
Sasuke watched as a large gaping hole opened up, revealing a black nothingness. Seeing Madara walk into the hole, Sasuke ran after him, entering just before the hole closed up. That was when the screaming began.