The sun begins to pierce through the blinds at the restaurant as Naruto sits at a table with his arms folded and his head resting on top of them. "Man, why did the morning have to start so soon," he grumbles.

Neji, Shikamaru, and Rock Lee are moving around the place, getting everything ready to open up for the breakfast crowd. "Well, we did have that late night group who stayed until closing," Rock Lee comments.

Naruto sits up in his chair, stretches, and gives out a big yawn. "Yeah, those guys were quite annoying. Didn't they know I have plans this morning," the blonde ninja snarls. "Oh well, at least they tipped well."

Shikamaru gives a smirk as he walks over to Naruto. "Simple pleasures, eh Naruto? If you were paying attention to that group they actually gave me some good information about the village that may pay off later."

"Yeah, but you were in your own little world after walking that lady home," Neji comments as he puts dishes in their proper cabinets. "What could you have talked about in such a short time to make you so preoccupied?"

Naruto's eyes grow a little wide and his cheeks begin to blush a little bit. "Oh-ummm-nothing much really. I don't know what you were talking about. Was I really spacing out?" At that moment a knock is heard on the door.

"Thank goodness, I am saved," the blonde says to himself as Rock Lee goes to the door. Lee opens the door to see the blonde woman from yesterday standing there. "Oh, hello there miss. I am sorry but we don't open for another fifteen minutes."

"Oh, I am not here for breakfast," the blonde woman replies. "Actually, I am here to meet up with Narzaki. Is he here yet?" Lee tries to hold back a laugh as he turns to the dining area and yells, "Yo Narzaki! There is a woman here to see you."

Naruto jumps out of his seat and heads to the door. "Asa-chan! You are here earlier than I thought." Asa gives a little smile, "I know Zaki-san, but I was just so anxious for our little errand this morning. Are you ready to go?"

"You bet I am," Naruto exclaims. "Alright guys, I am off and will back in time for the lunch rush." "Sure thing Zaki-san," Shikamaru says while holding back laughter. Naruto gives him a glare back as he and Asa head out the door.

As the door closes, the three Hidden Leaf ninjas stare at each other and then let out a giant burst of laughter. "Oh man, I almost lost it there," comments Shikamaru. Neji is almost at tears when he says, "Well that's our knucklehead ninja."

Naruto and Asa make their way down the road that leads to the spa where the female team is working. "So you got that note ready for me to deliver?" Asa asks. Naruto pulls the folded up note out of his pocket and hands it to Asa.

The duo finally reaches their destination and crouch behind a small row of bushes. From here, the two can see right through the window that leads to the greeting area of the spa. "Ok Zaki-san," Asa replies, "which one is she?"

Naruto scans the area through the window and sees Sakura, Hinata, and TenTen working. Sakura is filling bottles of shampoo, TenTen appears to be folding towels, and Hinata is working the register. "There she is," Naruto replies, "The one with the long purple hair and the soft white skin of an angel."

Asa looks through the window and sees Hinata at the register helping two little kids get a couple bottles of Ramune soda. "Here you go, hope you had a good bath," Hinata says with a smile. "Arigato, one-chan," the kids yell in unison as they run off to where their parents are.

"Well she definitely seems very nice and likes kids," Asa chimes. She looks down at the note in her hand. "She must really be worth all this trouble huh, Zaki-san?" Asa turns to Nartuo to see him have a cold stare through the window now. Asa turns to look and see what is troubling Naruto.

At the counter are two slightly older guys, trying to strike up a chat with Hinata. "Hey there cutie, haven't seen you around before," one of the guys says. "Yeah you are right bro, there aren't that many hotties that work here. So what is your name?"

Hinata begins to show a little nervousness as she replies back, "Ano, um… my name is Hinata." She looks back for Sakura and TenTen but they have gone of running other areas. "Great timing you two,"she thinks to herself.

"Hinata, huh?" Comments one of the guys. "Tell you what, how about when you are done with your shift here you come with us and we can show you a good time around town." The guy places his hand on Hinata's and gives a wink.

Hinata quickly moves her hand away from the counter and away from the man's hand. "Umm.. no..thank you.. I don't think that would be a good idea." The guys give a look of surprise that starts to turn into a glare. Both give a sly smile.

"Uh-oh, Zaki-san," comments Asa. "It looks like you may have some competition in there. Your girlfriend seems to be quite the charm—" Asa stops the sentence as she looks over at Naruto. Her eyes grow large in disbelief as to what she is seeing.

The once calm blonde haired ninja has his fists clenched and a look of rage on his face. Naruto's once ocean blue eyes have now turned into a deep red and his teeth have begun to grow into fangs. "Is he… what I think he is…" Asa thinks to herself.

"Zaki-san!" Asa says sternly as she places a hand on Naruto's shoulder. Naruto snaps out of his anger and his eyes and teeth return to normal. "It is ok, Zaki-san. I will take care of those two and deliver your message." Naruto just stares at Asa and finally nods his head in agreement.

Back inside at the register area, Hinata is really feeling uncomfortable. "See Hinata, I don't think you understand. No woman has ever said no to an outing with us," the guys reply. The men begin to lean in closer over the counter of the register. "Please, someone help me. This is going to be bad," Hinata thinks to herself.

Suddenly, a voice comes from behind the two gentlemen. "Excuse me guys, do we have a problem here?" Both men turn around while saying, "No but if you don't mind yourself, you are about to…" The guys eyes grow larger as they see who they are talking to.

"Ahh…. Ohhh… Asa!" on of the guys exclaims. "Umm….hey there. Umm, yeah… I mean no. There is no problem here," comments the other guy. Asa looks up at both of them and replies, "Oh well that is good. So if there is nothing else, I suggest that you leave…..NOW!" Asa's eyes change from blue to the color of emeralds as she glares at the two.

"Right… umm, we were just leaving," the guys say and hightail it out of the spa as fast as they can. Asa looks at them run away and her eyes change back to the normal blue color. Hinata gives a deep sigh of relief, "Thank you very much for your help there. I didn't know what to do."

Asa looks at Hinata and gives a smile. "Don't mention it. We girls have to stick together right?" Hinata gives a relaxing smile in agreement. "So true, so what may I help you with?" Asa pulls the note from her pocket and hands it to Hinata.

"I am a friend of one your close friends and he wanted me to drop this off to you." Hinata takes the note. " Umm ok, thank you very much." Asa gives a wink and heads out the door. "See ya around."

Hinata opens the note and begins to read it. While reading it, her eyes swell up and she begins to blush. The note reads:

To my dearest Hinata-chan,

I know that I am putting a major risk by communicating with you while on this mission but it is a risk my heart wouldn't allow me not to make. I have not stopped thinking about you since we started this mission and miss you so much. My heart feels as if it is being pricked by a thousand needles each day I can't see you. I miss the look in your eyes, that look of complete happiness when we are together. I miss your smile that could bring sunshine on the darkest of days. I miss the chance to hold you in my arms and feel our hearts beat as one.

Please meet me down the road by the ramen shop on the left hand side at 8pm tonight. I will be waiting by the fence there as I must see you and give you a present that I have been holding on for a long time. I feel if I am able to give you this gift, the remainder of this mission will just fly by and we can enjoy our time together back in the village.

See you then. With all the love in my heart,

Naruto

Hinata grasps the note and presses it to her chest. She lowers her head as a tear rolls down her face. "Naruto-kun," she says to herself. "Yes, I will risk it to meet with you. I miss you so much as well. You are my true love, Naruto-kun."