AN: see? I told you this chapter would be coming our sooner. its been what...a whole day...or has it been two days...crap. i dont even know anymore. thats...sad. like really sad. I have the urge to say i feel like im lost at sea but that doesn't explain my I-dont-know-what-day-it-is problem...if ur at sea...you can count the days...since you probably got nothing better to do. But NEways, w/e. heres my next chapter. hope you enjoy. and i think this one is even a bit longer. yay!

From Jpanda: Ok, chapter four down! Just...ten more to go...(god this sucks.)

Long indigo hair fell gracefully through the air as Hinata landed silently in the gardens of the Hyuuga estate. Her clear eyes roamed over the grounds, looking to see if anyone would see her.

Keeping her eyes open, she walked silently into the main house, her feet making a light padding sound as she walked through the hall. She reached her room and packed quickly, taking only what she thought essential.

Just as she was finishing, she heard people in the hall outside her room. Hinata quickly hid herself in the rafters on her ceiling. She felt ridiculous having to hide in her own house, but she really didn't want to have to run into anyone. Hinata held her breath as her father entered her room, followed by the elders. None of them seemed too happy to see the heiress missing.

"Hiashi, you daughter is not here, again." The sour face on the elder made Hinata hope that she would never get that old. Hiashi turned back to them and bowed.

"I am truly sorry for her behavior. I've tried to tell her that her duties as the heiress should come first, but she just doesn't listen to me. Would it please you if I talked to the Hokage and requested that Hinata not have any missions until we can get this whole ordeal settled?" Hiashi's eyes roamed from one face to the next, none showing any emotion or reaction.

A particularly stern woman stepped forward, a scowl set in place. Hinata knew her to be her grandmother. But their relationship was by name only. They had never had an actual conversation, and Hinata only remembered being in her presence very few times through out her life. "Yes, Hiashi, that would be good. We need her to be with us for a least a month, maybe more, so she can learn how to take over this clan properly. She is the rightful heir with all the right qualifications, but her attitude needs some work as does her manners and respect to those superior to her."

At a nod from Hiashi, they left the room, leaving Hinata alone. 'A whole month? I can't stop doing missions for a whole month. I'll go insane.' Hinata's thoughts ran through her head as she wondered what they would possibly need a month to do.

She always knew it was an honor to take over the clan, and it was an honor that she was willing to receive. But she also knew that the responsibility was huge and she wanted to take it on later in her life. Hinata always thought they would train her to be heir when her father was old enough to retire, not when she was sixteen.

Hinata had taken her family by surprise when she had moved up to the ANBU rank and she was happily accepted as heir. No one knew what had caused her to improve as much as she did, but then again, no one really cared. All her family cared about was power and position, which she now both had.

Strapping her bag over her shoulder, Hinata exited her house and walked to the center of the village. She had some time to kill so she decided to just roam around for a while. She strolled leisurely through the more crowded side of the village where the markets were, not really looking at anything.

Just as the heiress walked past the ramen stand, her stomach gave off a loud growl. Realizing that she hadn't eaten in the last twenty-four hours, Hinata entered the restaurant, and sat, waiting patiently to be served.

xXx

Naruto walked down the street, bouncing from foot to foot as he observed the towns' people. He had been gone for a long time and yet nothing had changed.

A broad smile illuminated his face as he waved to some familiar faces. He remembered a lot of them from when he was younger. They were mostly older couples who owned shops or restaurants, but they were still his friends.

Rounding a corner, he saw his old apartment building. Seeing it brought back many different memories for him, some good, and some bad. He walked quickly up the stairs and entered his room. Layers of dust had formed on every surface and there was a weird smell drifting throughout the apartment.

Naruto's smile got even bigger as he stepped inside and closed the door. "Home sweet home." The kyuubi vessel ran and jumped head first onto his couch, making a large cloud of dust puff into the air, choking the already sneezing boy.

Naruto spent a few minutes shifting though all the various scrolls thrown around his old bedroom, stuffing a few into his travel bag. Finding extra room, Naruto hastily placed his konoha forehead protector inside.

He hadn't been wearing it lately. It would have been dangerous traveling through enemy villages with it on. So after a while, it had become a habit.

Blonde spikes shifted as he got to his feet and slowly walked to his window. Bag packed and ready to go, Naruto took one last look at his apartment and swung himself out the window and onto the roof above.

Walking along the edge, Naruto followed the streets with his eyes having it all come back to him. He had once been proud to say that he knew Konoha like the back of his hand, but after his four years of absence, he realized that that was no longer the case.

Blue eyes stopped their roaming and averted their gaze to the rock wall on the far side of Konoha. On it was carved the monuments of the great Hokages. It had always been Naruto's dream to become Hokage, even though he knew the amount of responsibility it required. He respected each and every one of them, even if he didn't show it.

Naruto had grown up being hated by all the villagers because of the demon inside of him. They had refused to serve him at restaurants and kicked him out of orphanages. He even got physically abused every now and then by a drunk who needed to take their anger out on someone, and to them a defenseless demon child like him was perfect.

No child was allowed to play or even talk to him and no adult could stand to be around him. His early days had been spent in solitude with only the emotions of fear and hate surrounding him. Naruto held feelings of hate for the people who cast him out, he hated how no one cared about him and how no one seemed to notice how alone he was.

When he was little, only one person had cared whether or not he lived. And that was the Hokage. He had stopped people from harming him countless times and he was the one who gave him his apartment. It had deeply saddened Naruto when the third had died, but he knew that the fifth was a good replacement and he liked having her as the new Hokage.

Hearing his stomach growl, Naruto jumped from roof to roof, heading towards his favorite ramen stand, determined to put a stop to his crying middle.

xXx

The ramen stand was fairly empty, the only customers being a man sitting at the bar, and a young girl with piercing white eyes seated at a table near the wall. The waitress went to the girl and took her order, giving her a kind smile.

Seeing the warm treatment, the girl gave a kind smile in return, saying a polite thank you and the other girl walked back to the kitchen. Closing her pale orbs, she gave a small sigh, a content smile displayed on her lips. She was relieved now that she would be able to get some before her mission from hell.

"Well, well, well. If it isn't our own little princess of Konoha." Hinata's eyes snapped open and her smile disappeared as she glared at the person sitting across from her. She had been so wrapped up in her own thoughts that she hadn't even noticed him coming.

The boy leaned across the table, his blue eyes sparkling. His mouth came next to her ear as he whispered to her. "You look much prettier when you smile." Hinata swung away from him, glaring daggers at his head. He simply leaned back into his chair, giving her a sarcastic smile.

"What do you want Uzumaki?" The Hyuuga's eyes narrowed on the boy, searching his face. But of course, he just had on that stupid unreadable smile. "If you don't mind, I think I'd rather eat alone. So, leave." Hinata spoke with a firm voice making sure to get her point across.

She flipped her hair out of her face, her long purple locks falling around her shoulders. She locked eyes with him, her lavender orbs piercing his blue ones as she waited for him to obey. To her surprise, he actually stood.

"As you wish, my princess." With that he walked away and sat at the table directly across from hers, staring right at her.

She couldn't believe it. He was so stubborn and idiot it pissed her off. She seethed all the way through her meal. She ate quickly and watched as he engulfed at least nine bowls or ramen, never taking his eyes off of her.

Huffing, Hinata paid for her meal and left the shop determined to get away from the stupid boy.

xXx

Naruto sat and ate one bowl after another. Ramen was his favorite food but he was currently pushing his obsession to the side to do something he recently discovered he liked even more.

After leaving her table, Naruto continued to stare at the Hyuuga brat, never looking away. He could tell by how frequently she looked his way that it bothered her. It bothered him too, he didn't like to look at her since every time he did he just got pissed off. But he loved the way her face scrunched up as she tried to read him but couldn't. His smile got bigger every time her face got madder.

He watched her leave, rage pouring evenly out of her small body. He had to admit, what he said earlier was true. She was prettier when she smiled, but she was much cuter when she wrinkled her face in anger.

Although he knew this was true he still hated her. She was rude, selfish, uncaring, and beyond spoiled. He couldn't believe Baa-chan was forcing him to go on a mission with that snotty little girl.

Looking at the clock over the counter, Naruto paid and left, heading in the direction of the Hokage tower.

xXx

The Hokage was currently relaxing inside her office, All of her paperwork was done for the day and her cheeks were already a light pink from her excessive sake drinking habits. She spun around and faced the giant window that looked over all of Konoha.

Her meeting with Naruto and Hinata was in a minute and she couldn't help but laugh at the thought. By the way they acted around each other, it was obvious that they hated each other. But she was curious what had caused the normally happy Naruto and the normally calm and level headed Hinata to act this way.

While she was curious she knew it wasn't her place to get involved. Hearing a knock on her door she spun around, her blonde pig tails flipping and her blue eyes focusing on the door. "Come in."

The door opened showing a flushed Hinata. She entered and hastily sat in one of the three chairs inside the office. "Hello Hinata. Do you know where Naruto is? He's late." Hinata visibly stiffened at the sound of his name.

The Hokage looked some what shocked at this. Never in all her years of being here had she seen Hinata have this kind of response to a single person.

"No. I don't." Hinatas answer was even, her voice normal, and a smile formed over her face. Even to a total stranger it would be obvious that she was faking it but Tsunade didn't want to push the matter.

Just as she was about to further their conversation, the door to her office slammed open. Naruto sauntered in and took the seat farthest from Hinata. Not even bothering to acknowledge her being there.

"So, Baa-chan. Mind telling me what this mission is all about? I'm really looking forward to it." Hinata flinched, eyes snapping to the blonde. Tsunade sighed and stood from her desk.

"Yes, Naruto I will explain. I need you two to get started on this mission right away." Tsunade walked in front of her desk and leaned onto it. Her face grew serious causing the two teens to give her their full concentration. "We had received word from some of our spies that the sound country had started a sort of underground group and they were making plans to destroy Konoha. Naturally, we sent in an undercover ninja to infiltrate their hide out. But, unfortunately, he was injured in a raid and needs to be replaced." The Hokage looked into their worried faces and quickly continued. "Don't worry, he wasn't discovered, just injured. He was under instruction that if something like this were to happen, he was to tell them that his replacements were being sent in his place and to go to a different village for a little while to rest up. So, as I'm sure you've guessed by now, you two are his replacements. You are to go to the sound village and report to their leader, his name is Zaku and his most identifying mark is the large scar over his right eye. He should be easy to find, he likes to hang out in all the local bars. Just give him this letter and try to find out any information that you can on their plans. We'll send someone to gather the information from you so don't worry about that. Now, any questions?" Tsunade finished her little speech to a silent room.

Two pairs of eyes were fixed only on her, silent and filled with something, but she wasn't exactly sure what. Waiting for them to clarify their thoughts, Tsunade handed Hinata the envelope who mindlessly placed it inside her bag.

Naruto was the first to speak, as usual. "Ummm... Baa-chan? I have a question, why both of us? You said that you had originally sent one man, so why are you now sending two?" Hinata nodded her head as if she was wondering the same thing.

"Well, Naruto, The reason for that is actually very…umm…simple. You see, the man that we originally sent, while being a great ninja, is actually very…umm….empty-headed. Earlier in his mission he had mentioned the replacement plan under my instruction, but he mentioned a boy. Later, he mentioned how his replacement was a girl. Of course, since he wasn't suppose to have had any contact with anyone outside of the village, there was no way that he would have known that his replacement was switched, so he panicked and said that they were sending both a boy and girl. So, here we are, with both of you." Tsunade finished off her explanation to be met with angry eyes.

Hinata was furious. Her reason to be stuck with this idiot was because some stupid ninja had slipped up? How lame was that? Before she could say anything, a voice next to her stopped her.

"Right. We'll get right to it Baa-chan. You can count on us." Naruto stood and bowed slightly, walking to the exit and waiting for Hinata. Hinata sat there, in shock. Never had she thought that Naruto could ever be so calm or responsible. She suddenly felt very immature.

He face reddened with embarrassment as she felt his blue eyes piercing through her. "Coming? Princess?" Hinata snapped back realizing that he was waiting for her to come with him.

"Oh…right. Goodbye Tsunade-sama." With that, Hinata quickly walked to the waiting Naruto who gave a small smile to the Hokage before they both left, the door closing silently behind them.

AN: ok. that was it. to be perfectly honest i dont really know if this chapter was needed. but i think im doing pretty good concidering im pretty much making it up as I go. oh and what do you know...its four in the morning again. i swear im like an alien or something. i dont need sleep and thats wierd! (well you know, i need some but i only get like three to four hours a night and im fine) but my mom insists that shes really my mom so my only guess would have to be that she too is an alien in disguise. ok. got way off track there. ummm...right. next chapter might come out in about a week. im really busy this week so i might not be able to post it,but who knows, with enough responses from you people, i might be encoraged to do it faster...ok. bye bey.