Today is Saturday, a weekend. Homeworks? Those aren't the important thing to do now. I need to move now and find Sasuke. Good thing my friends are willing to help. I sighed. Japan is 377, 944 sq. km. in area. Where should I start? In Tokyo? In Osaka? Kyoto? Waaah! I only have 11 days left and I'm slowly losing hope now.

"Yah! Do you know his hometown?" Ino asked me.

I shook my head. "No. I didn't ask him."

"I know where it is," Sakura said.

We all looked at her. "Really?" Kiba asked.

"Yes. It's here in Tokyo. I know where his parents are."

"Tch. You're really a stalker," Ino said.

"At least it helped us, right? Let's go. I'll bring you there. Maybe he went there and told his parents where he is staying now."

"But what if he didn't?" I asked.

"Yah! Don't think negative. You want to see him, right?" Shikamaru said.

I nodded. "Yes."

"So don't lose hope. We will find him, okay?"

He's really a nice friend. Ino, you should really marry a guy like him. "Okay."

"Let's go. We should waste no time," Kiba said.

We all went inside Sakura's car. It took us 15 minutes to go there. We stood in front of the house and I pressed the doorbell. But no one opened the gate.

"Wait. Are you sure this is his house?" Ino asked.

"Of course. I'm 100% sure. The last time I went here was on Valentine's day," Sakura answered.

"But why isn't anyone answering?" then she pressed the bell. "Yah!"

"Don't shout," Shikamaru said.

She glared at him. "Fine."

"Is it possible that he already left with his family?" Shino, for the first time, said.

He's right. That's possible. "You, too. Stop thinking negative things," Shikamaru repeated.

"He has a point, Nara. What if they're not there?" Kiba said.

I pressed and pressed and pressed the button. Why? Why is this happening?

"Um, excuse me?"

We all turned around. A woman, maybe a middle-aged woman, moved closer to us. Maybe she knew what happened.

"W-Why?" I asked.

"It looks like you're here to visit someone living in that house," she said.

I nodded. "Y-Yes. we're visiting a friend."

"I'm sorry to say this but they already left."

Left? "What do you mean?" Sakura asked.

"They left yesterday morning. I have a friend there and she said that her son wanted them to live somewhere. That's why they moved to another place."

Aish! "Have she told you where?" Shikamaru asked.

She shook her head. "No. But she mentioned something about her husband's hometown. I'm really not sure. Are there things you still want to ask?"

I shook my head. "None. Arigato.."

"You're welcome," then the woman left.

We were silent for a moment. Because of what she said, I became more hopeless. Aish! What now? What are we going to do now?

"There's still one thing we need to know. We need to find his father's hometown," Kiba said.

"Yes, you're right. But who will we ask?" Ino said.

"Wait. I'll call Itachi," Sakura said.

"Itachi?"

"Yes. I'll call Uchiha Itachi. He's Sasuke's older brother. Wait for a minute," then she went near her car and called that Itachi. I hope he'll tell something.

"Do you think he'll help us?" Kiba asked.

"I don't know. But I'm sure he wanted to, it's just that Sasuke asked him not to tell anything," Shikamaru said.

"Aish! That guy. Yes, he's not here. But he keeps on bringing us troubles."

"We're doing this for Hinata. It doesn't matter if it's because of him or not," Ino said.

"She's right. So stop blaming Sasuke for this," Shikamaru agreed.

"Tch. You always agree on what she says. That's unfair, do you know that?" Kiba complained.

He glared at him. "Y-Yah!"

"What? That's the truth, right?"

"Stop saying nonsense!"

"The two of you, stop it," Ino commanded.

He looked down. "Okay."

"Tch. See," Kiba said.

Shino stood beside me. "We're going to find him. It'll take us a long time so just keep your hope."

I shook my head. "11 days isn't enough."

"What?"

I looked up at him. "I only have 11 days. After that, I won't see him again."

He put his arm around me. "Don't worry. We're trying hard to help you. Just don't lose hope and we'll see him soon. I don't care if I have to leave school for a week just to find him. The most important thing is to do this."

I nodded. "Okay. Thanks."

Sakura's back. "I'm sorry. He didn't tell me anything."

"Why?" Ino asked.

"Sasuke asked him."

"I knew it," Shikamaru said.

"What are we going to do now?" Kiba asked.

He's right. What are we going to do now? "His bestfriends. Let's ask them," Sakura suggested.

"Do you think they can help us?"

"I don't know. But we still need to try."

"She's right. Let's go," Ino said.

We all left the house and rode the car. It's already 11 o'clock in the morning. I'm very stressed now. Yah, Jungsoo! Why are you doing this? Why?

"Sorry but we don't know," Naruto answered.

"Really?" I asked.

"Yes. He didn't tell mention anything to us, that's why we're surprised when he said he's leaving," Lee said.

"No. You just forgot it. Recall everything. We really need your help," Sakura begged.

"He really said nothing to me."

"Wait. I remembered something," Naruto said.

We all looked at him. "What?" Shikamaru asked.

"I remembered what he said to me before he left. I think he said something about a place where he wanted to visit. His father lived there for almost half of his life. He also said that it is somewhere in Hiroshima."

Hiroshima. Good. That gave me more hope. "Really?" Kiba said.

"Yes. But I'm really not sure about that."

I'm happy. I'm very, very happy. "UZUMAKI NARUTO, ARIGATO!" then I bowed down.

I heard him chuckled. "No problem."

Now, we all have an idea. But Hiroshima is still a big city. I hope we can find him on time.*fingers crossed*