Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from the manga "Naruto" which are used in this story, they were created by Misashi Kishimoto. I am not the inventor of any of the instruments mentioned in this fan fiction, credit is to the inventors of these instruments. I do however own this story plot and any original characters that appear.

Angelic101: Thanks for your review. C'mon, your not bad at forming good sentences, it's just a different style, let your imagination go wild then try to picture each bit piece by piece. Though my friends do find the stories I write kind of addicting for some reason. Of course I'm going to include some romance, there's so much cliché(Keyboard prob.) to use from romance, but there will not be any SasuNaru, I hate that pairing. However, the Sakura your writing about and the one that I'm going to write about are very different. Yeah Naruto's going to be part of the laughs in this story.

Without further a due:

Chapter 2: First Leg of the Course

"Flight AK701 for the Northern Continent 52 will be boarding now. All passengers please make your way to gate 14."

Naruto and Sasuke looked about as the intercom spoke mechanically. Sasuke looked at his ticket.

"That's us." He said before standing and hanging his dark indigo book bag over his shoulder.

"About time." Naruto picked up his orange and black themed back pack and pulled it up until it hung on his shoulder.

The two walked up to the attendants at the gate and gave their tickets.

"Please enjoy your flight." One said to them as they received their tickets back.

They walked down past the seats and walked down the walkway in silence.

"Tickets please." The stewards and stewardesses asked as the duo entered the plane. They flashed their tickets and pointed to the the back of the plane were their seats stayed bolted to the plane. They both walked down. When they got there, Sasuke placed his bag under the seat in front of him. Naruto looked at him questioningly.

"Your not going to put it over head?" Sasuke just sat down, put his seat belt on and closed his eyes before saying calmly:

"I trust no one but myself with my possessions."

Naruto just placed his backpack in the overhead locker and then sat down in his seat next to Sasuke.

"You know, I wanted the window seat." He grumbled.

"Hn. But I was here first." Sasuke spoke smugly.

Naruto was about to shout back when the safety instructions started being played on the televisions and the stewardess told him to put his seat belt on.

Sasuke thought back to the conversation at the restaurant as he looked out the window.

Flashback

"Shit."

That was all Naruto could say. He stared at the photos and just seemed lost from this world.

"Tell you what." The owner said.

"Hm?" Naruto looked at the man who held his hand to his chin and seemed to be in thought as if concocting a master plan.

"Your Uchiha and Uzumaki ne?"

"Yeah." Sasuke said, ready to start a fight.

"I new your dads. They helped me out of a lot of tricky situations and kept me from going bankrupt when I had to pay for my daughter's hospital bill."

"So?" Sasuke said.

"Well seeing as how they saved me from the streets and my daughter from death, I'm going to repay my debt to them and help you two out." Sasuke looked at him, surprised by the offer, but none the less vigilant.

"How?" He asked.

"Well when your parents called me up and said they needed a chef for a restaurant I couldn't resist and I managed to bring my whole family along. But I stopped in various places around the Northern and Eastern continents while taking a set of cheap flights and made some friends, a few crooks, but well connected. They may be able to help you two out." Sasuke eyed him wearily yet intrigued by the offer.

"Where can we find these people?" The man smirked.

"The closest one who owes me anything is in Northern 52, she lost in a game of cards. She owns a music shop and some, uh, back alley businesses. She can help you out with your instrument problem." He waved to the two bags. "She also can get you a place to stay." Sasuke looked at the man suspiciously while Naruto jumped for joy.

"What are we waiting for, let's go teme!"

"Hold on." He said. Naruto stopped jumping and the man looked at him sternly. "This sounds too good to be true, what's the flip side to this person?" He asked, and the man grinned.

"She's the most violent and strong person I've ever met. Get on the wrong side of her you will feel very close to hell." He said. Sasuke was wide-eyed. Naruto gulped. Then Sasuke smirked.

"We'll see."

Flashback

"-your safety instruction card and feel free to ask the attendants if you have any questions. Thank you for choosing Umino airlines. We hope you have a nice day."

'It's been three days since then.' He sighed. ''I'm so glad they didn't ransack the apartment.'

Sasuke continued to look out the window as the plane lined up on the runway. Naruto put his hand on Sasuke's head and pushed it out of the way so that he could look out too.

"Let me see teme." A vein appeared on Sasuke's head before he shouted in Naruto's ear.

"Get out of my face you idiot!"

"Shut up teme!"

"B-both of you p-p-please, y-your d-d-disturbing the other p-passengers." The shy girl said from the seat just across the ail. She wore a small yellow hat, a dark blue jumper, a pair of jeans and a pair of simple black shoes. The yellow hat wasn't in the greatest of fashion sense but Naruto's eyes lay on her short, badly cut as if in a hurry, dark hair and her mesmerising lavender eyes. Naruto blushed as he looked at her. She blushed as she looked at him. Sweet silence took place much to the joy of some of the other passengers.

Sasuke snapped his fingers in front of Naruto's face.

"People are staring dobe." Naruto snapped out of it and looked about to see people about staring at him and her. Heard some giggling in the background which made him blush. He looked at her again and saw that she was trying to hide the blush on her face by shrinking into her seat and pulling the collar of her fleas up until it covered part of her face.

'Kawai' Naruto thought.

Sasuke looked out the window but stole a glance just before they took off. His eyes immediately focused on the colour of her lavender eyes and he thought: 'I swear I've seen those somewhere...' He brushed the thought from his mind and stared out the window. The engines were raring to go. They started up, growling. The plane started to move ever so slightly. However, Naruto decided this would be the perfect time to try to chat up the girl.

"So what's-" His voice was deafened out by the sudden burst of power and movement as the plane started to take off. Sasuke couldn't even hear him as they were by seated near the wings. He clasped his hands over his ears and winced as the sound reached them. He opened one eye to look at Naruto and the girl. He seemed to be trying to shout something inaudible while she covered her ears and seemed to be shouting "What?". Sasuke smirked. This was going to be an interesting flight.

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It had been hours since they had taken off. Sasuke was listening to music with his old mp3 player, nodding his head away. Naruto had talked to the girl for most of the flight until a movie came on that they both watched.

It was a romance where a man fell in love to a women who was betrothed to a cold hearted knight who treated just about everyone bad. The man kept asking her, and begging her father to reconsider. Then he proved he could be just as good a warrior. He trained and fought the knight on the cliff of the mountain as the rain and wind and thunder shook the land around them. With a final, fortunate blow the man slew the knight and ended his bloody battle. After he was nursed back to health he finally married his love.

Naruto cried like a little boy as rivers of tears ran down his face. His eyes large and watery. Closing his eyes he hugged Sasuke.

"That was the happiest ending I've ever seeeeen!" He wailed as Sasuke was wide-eyed and held in this merciless embrace. He punched Naruto on top of the head. His face filled with anger and his fist clenched.

"Don't you ever do that again!" He commanded.

"Your so mean teme." Naruto said with tears running from his closed eyes as he held his head. The both heard a slight giggle and blinked twice.

"Y-you t-two are f-funny." She said. They blink once more.

"What's your name?" Sasuke asked.

She smiled slightly. 'Don't tell them who you are. They could know father.'

"Hinata." She said.

Sasuke looked bored.

"Hinata who?" He asked.

"Hey teme, stop pressurizing her!" Naruto defended.

"It's OK." She said with a small smile. "H-hinata H-ha-hatake." She said the first thing to come to her mind. However random it was.

"Hatake. That sounds familiar." Sasuke said scratching his head. 'Think fast Hinata.' She decided to come up with a suitable reason.

"I g-get th-that all th-the t-time." She suddenly felt a knot in her gut. She didn't like lying, and these two seemed like good people which made her feel even worse. She felt slightly hungry and noticed Naruto had an unopened pack of peanuts right in front of him.

"N-Naruto-k-kun, c-can I h-have your n-nuts?" Naruto looked at her with a face of 'Eh?'. Then he grinned.

"I'll lend them to ya but I want them back. The Uzumaki does want kids someday." Sasuke spat out the juice as if he were a sprinkler he was drinking and then got into a small fit of coughs while Hinata blushed so much that she looked like she would faint. Sasuke picked up the pack of peanuts and threw it at Naruto's face.

"She means these ding bat!" Naruto looked dumb founded.

"Hehe sorry 'bout that." He said before handing the small packet over to Hinata.

After she took them, Naruto unbuckled his belt and stood.

"I'm off to the bathroom."

"Sure tell the whole world dobe."

"Shut it teme."

Naruto walked off to the small bathroom up the ail towards business class.

"Don't mind him, he's always like that." Sasuke commented. Hinata smiled slightly and her mouth curled on one side. Before she could speak, the intercom sounded.

"We will now be landing at the Northern Continent 52. Please make sure that you all return to your seats and fasten your seatbelts. We hope you enjoyed your flight with Umino airlines." Sasuke snapped to attention at this. His eyes widened.

"Naruto get out-" His voice was drowned out as the plane started to head down, fast. Very fast.

Sasuke and Hinata held onto their seats for dear life. The very movement outside caused a feeling of crushing pressure inside. They held on to the armrests nearly flying out of their seats. Their seat belts barely held on. Sasuke's face was filled with strain and his teeth were clenched. Hinata's eyes were closed as she let out a scream. She held on with her elegant hands trying to clasp onto the armrests properly.

After roughly ten minutes, they landed. Hard. Sasuke was thrown forwards and his head hit the seat in front. As he rubbed his head and the plane slowed to a halt, they heard a toilet flush. Naruto opened the door, covered in toilet paper, water and something that smelt awful.

"It's not funny!" He said as he looked back the rows of people. Sasuke burst out laughing. Only Naruto could be so stupid as to never listen.

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After Naruto had been cleaned up and collected their bags they both went to find the cab driver who was going to take them to the supposedly 'violent woman'. As they entered the main part of the building, they found Hinata standing alone.

"What's up?" Naruto spoke friendly.

"Um, I-I f-forgot to a-r-range a c-cab to p-pick me up." She said shyly. Naruto turned to Sasuke.

"Hey teme, we can let Hinata-chan come along with us right?"

"Hn. Do what you want."

"Al right, Hinata-chan, would you like come along with us?" Naruto asked her, scratching the back of his head. She blushed.

"A-aright N-Naruto-kun." She said.

"Al right, off we go!" Naruto held his fist high and started walking in a random direction. Sasuke grabbed onto his t-shirt and pointed in another direction.

"The driver is just there dobe." Naruto looked and then opened his mouth to say something. He then closed it, unable to think up a comeback.

They all headed over to the driver who led them to the car. After they were all seated, and there suitcases and bags in the back they set off.

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The air was cold, the sky was gloomy and it was raining. Naruto was shivering in the back, teeth chattering a tune like Morse code. Hinata was pulling her jumper closer over herself. Sasuke rested his head on his fist as he looked out the window.

They were driving through a large, dark city. They had been told that there was nothing but green hills and trees beyond the city. There were barely any cars driving about and the people were few and fierce. The driver told them that they were going through the back alleys as it attracted less attention and that everyone stayed to the main streets unless they needed something less, legal let's say. After going deep into town they arrived at a run down garage with a few guards protecting from the windows above. They spoke through the intercom.

"ID clearance and name."

"ID 227109654483, Jim Savage."

"Clear to go."

The old door in front of the car opened and they all stared into darkness. Hinata let out a small yelp in fear and tried to sink further into the seat. She was starting to think that she had made a mistake with going along with these two when the driver said:

"Nothin' to be afraid of love. The mistress is very nice and considerate, regardin' you stay on her good side."

They drove into the dark garage which actually was a ramp down underground. The rusty door closed behind them.

They drove down a long spiral road until they reached a dimly lit parking lot. They all got out and collected their belongings.

Sasuke felt agitated. If there were guards in the windows above the door, then was there anyone in the shadows or around corners here? Hinata shivered, but it wasn't a shiver out of being cold, it was out of fear. Naruto was tense and stayed silent as he looked about himself. The driver lock the car, one of the few in the whole large parking lot and led them down an aisle. Sasuke following him from a safe distance, not to close that the man could gut him, but not to far so that he you become suspicious. Naruto walked behind Sasuke with Hinata beside him. Time seemed to slow as they walked. Hearing every footstep. Hearing the rolling of the suitcase wheels like boulders. The sound of water dripping into a puddle at a far off distance. And it only slowed every second. When they finally reached the end after what was a torturous eternity the driver showed them a lift. Cleverly camouflaged to look like the wall. He slowly reached for and pressed the button to call the lift. The numbers above seemed to never change, but when you blink, they were completely different. The lift arrived with a 'Ding' and the doors opened to the sides. They all walked slowly in. Silent and alert. The doors closed. They suddenly felt trapped in a metal box – afraid and alone.

When the lift opened, they were blinded by light and used their hands to protect their eyes. When their eyes had adjusted they looked into a room where they heard a 'Ha' and saw a girl with strangely pink hair kick a huge, G.-like, muscular man out of a ring drawn on the ground and into a wall a good ten feet away. They all watched as the man fainted and cracks on the wall appeared. They turned their attention back to they girl who was walking over to a chair with a white towel on it.

"Your not good enough yet." She said. She suddenly noticed the visitors as they walked over. Scared. "What's this?" She said motioning towards the group of three. The driver smiled.

"They are guests of Tsunade-sama, Sakura-chan." He got punched in the face and fell onto his back.

"I told you not to call me that." She said, outraged. The three looked at her as if she was going to stick them on a spit over a raging fire. The driver sat up, holding his bleeding nose.

"Could you please take them to Tsunade-sama." He said before fainting. She sighed and then looked at them.

"Well your a miserable bunch." She hung the towel over her shoulders and started walking towards a far door. "Come on you lot I haven't got all day." They followed her obediently.

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"Tsunade-sama, you have some guests." Sakura said as she opened the door and walking into a clean office.

"Show them in." She said. The three entered and Sasuke quickly took note of his surroundings: a waxed desk, file cabinets, lights, fan, heater and a lady looking quite young but had a glint in her eye that said shed lived longer then she appeared to have.

Naruto entered with Hinata close behind. They left their bags outside and entered. Sakura closed the simple wooden door behind them.

"So you are Uchiha and Uzumaki huh?" Tsunade waved for the two of them to sit down in the seats in front of the desk. She then eyed Hinata who held her gaze down. Shaking slightly. "And who is this? I thought there were only going to be two of you." Sasuke was the first to explain, knowing Naruto would immediately jump to begging.

"She's a friend we met on the plane. She forgot to get arrange a cab and obviously didn't know anyone there so we decided to take her along rather then leave her all alone." He hoped that his would be good enough to persuade Tsunade.

"So you think I can provide her with a ride so that she can go to where she needs to?" Sasuke nodded. "Really." She leaned back in her chair and reached her hand over to pick up a fountain pen. She held it up and looked at it lazily. Suddenly, she threw the pen straight at Hinata. It missed and stuck half-way into the brick wall behind her. Sasuke's eye twitched as he and Naruto looked at it.

"How is that even possible?" He asked no one in particular. He then noticed Hinata's little yellow hat break into two equal pieces and fall down to her side. Hinata had a look of fear but held her eyes closed.

"Sakura." Tsunade ordered.

"Eh?" Naruto grunted as he saw Sakura walk over to Hinata.

"Sorry." She grabbed Hinata's hair and pushed her towards the desk.

"Hey." Naruto asked. Tsunade ignored him. 'You fool.' Sasuke thought. If they provoked a fight against these two they would be at an extreme disadvantage. Especially after witnessing their monstrous strength. He new that with the both of them they could probably hold one down for a minute or two at the most. Against both was certain death.

"Open your eyes." Tsunade ordered when Hinata was forced onto the desk. She held her eyes closed. Tsunade sighed. "If you don't then she will." She said pointing to Sakura. She still held her eyes closed and let out small yelps of pain. "Sakura."

Sakura reached over with her free hand and placed her thumb and index finger on Hinata's eye lids before slowly pealing them open. She tried to resist, lord knows she tried, but her pretty average strength paled in comparison compared to Sakura's. Her lavender eyes were revealed. Tsunade smirked.

"A Hyuga huh? You could be a nice little bargaining chip." She then looked Hinata over from head to toe. "A bit scruffy though, a a pretty bad hair cut." Naruto fell silent, trying to digest the information about who this really was. Sasuke snapped to attention and tried to formulate a plan, but he had nothing that he could use to give his new-found friend freedom.

"I'll take you on." Tsunade and Sakura looked at Sasuke who had once again acted before Naruto.

"You'll what?"

"I'll take you on in a one-on-one fight." He new Naruto was a good fighter and didn't give up even if both his legs and an arm were dislocated and broken, he had proof, but Sasuke knew that he was faster than Naruto and would avoid the serious injuries rather than take them head on.

"Do you have a death wish Uchiha? Trying to bargain with me." Sasuke smirked.

"She's in pretty bad condition, probably running from something, her hair should be a sign of that, and how she kept trying to hide who she was. I'll fight you to win her freedom in exchange for work." Tsunade smiled.

"An interesting offer Uchiha." She said looking Hinata over again to confirm what he said. She waved her hand. "Fine, but you'll be fighting Sakura here instead of me. This should make it more interesting since she's weaker than me and a good fight in the arena always earns a good amount of money from the viewers." Sasuke looked confused.

"Arena, viewers?"

"Yes, if you win then you and stupid here." She waved to Naruto. "can enter the yearly tournament for a cash prize and her freedom. "Winning right now will only delay using her as a bargaining chip. You fight tomorrow at 7 P.M.. Until then you can all stay in the three person room down the hallway."

"See you then." Sasuke said before Sakura, who was still pulling Hinata along by her hair, passed him. As she passed, they both glared into the others eyes. Onyx into emerald, emerald into onyx.

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So what did you think? I wrote this in a day but it's longer than last time and I may update tomorrow as well.

I think maybe I added these characters too early but they were necessary (Look, I just type while I think, no idea what I'm going to end up with.) but well read & review! =]

Next chapter:

Chapter 3: Knocking on Death's door