Chapter 4 Remake- I didn't like the original chapter 4. It never sat well with me, and so finally, on 8/13/08, I'm fixing it and re-writing the whole thing with something different! L O L!! -dies- It's another shortie, but that's ok. I'm making up for lost time and whatnot, and hopefully, even with shorter chapters, I'll want to update this more. I hope this chapter and the last flow with the first 2 alright. Now onwards!

Like wind behind the grass in sway, asleep at certain times of day.

Don't turn away looming moon, you'll have your revenge very soon.

Don't turn away from what you love, soon you'll be finding it's much too tough.

I have thought of sharing all these different feelings from under covers.

May we all turn into the leaves that crack and break apart.

And I'm anxious to relieve my mind from desperate thoughts.

I hope you remember me always

Secret & Whisper- Looming Moon

Naruto trudged behind all of the others during their return to Konoha. He sighed heavily to himself, 'Even after all of that training, combining my wind with the Rasengan is still way too dangerous…' He clutched his horribly mutilated right arm. Sure, it had been healed some, but it would take his own healing time to fix everything without horribly weakening the arm.

Wind was powerful and destructive, yet still something that could be soft and much like a caress.

Naruto shook his head, 'It's no use getting down on myself, I've just gotta train harder and get better with it so I don't hurt myself so bad next time.'

Ino, who was celebrating with her team on their successful mission of avenging Asuma's death, turned just slightly back to look at the others. Most of the rest of the squads were pleased, but Naruto was hanging back just a little more then he should have. She turned a bit more, "Hey Naruto, you alright?"

Everyone of course turned to look at the whiskered boy, causing a moment of pause and panic, "Wha? Oh! I'm totally awesome, why wouldn't I be?" He was giving that obnoxious smile while saying this though, and that only bothered Ino more. Huffing she turned back forward and shrugged, "If you say so."

Naruto quirked an eyebrow at his fellow blond while Sakura shrugged to him and turned around to face forward.

Ino's personal party had been dampened slightly by her sudden annoyance at his brush off for her concern. It wasn't that he had literally done anything wrong, but… 'That smile has always pissed me off.' He'd been doing such a good job of surprising her lately, and making her proud of his accomplishments. She had, perhaps even started to desire to be his friend and be known as such. Yet she couldn't help her annoyance with that smile, something was just seriously wrong with it.

It was more than just an annoying grin, and while it did seem to hold some sort of mischief to it, there was still something horribly lacking.

Ino sighed heavily, 'Nevermind. Just enjoy the victory we've had, it was a great accomplishment to take out two Akatsuki members.' Nodding to herself, she once again joined in celebration.

Still, there was that small nagging at the back of her head that she was seriously missing out on something.

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Naruto turned over in his attempt to sleep. He was annoyed with himself, having been horribly worried for Ino for so long for nothing. Oh sure, he hadn't known she and her fellow members of Team 10 had planned to avenge their sensei and decided to go after the Akatsuki themselves, but still. It had been annoying, and it seemed like it was all for nothing now.

No, he couldn't really say his worry was for nothing. It was just…

He threw his pillow in frustration and sat up, huffing heavily, "I need some air."

Stretching and making a quick change into warmer clothing, he made his way outside to the place near the bridge Team 7 had always met up at, and where Ino had run off to that day Asuma died.

His way was silent and thought filled with different things. He observed again and again the things that were the same and the things that were different since the time before his training. When he reached his destination he realized a shadow- no, person was already standing on the bridge. He paused for a moment confused as to why anyone else would be here this late until he realized who it was. "Ino?"

The shadow started and turned to him, helping to define feature and color again, "Wha?"

Naruto blinked, "So it is you." He walked over and noted she was wearing his jacket to fend off the night chill. He looked a little incredulous for a moment, "What are you doing out here so late?" He stood beside her and shifted into a similar position as her, relaxed against the side of the bridge.

She paused, "I was just out here thinking. Sakura would hang out here a lot after you left so… I came to find this to be a pretty nice place to go to when I needed to think."

Naruto nodded as he put weight on the rail and looked into the water. "Oh… Was Sakura sad a lot?"

Ino thought a moment, looking at Naruto's reflection in the water and noticing how dark those marks on his cheeks looked once again like at the coffee shop, "It's… kind of hard to say. Sometimes she was sad about her past failures, sometimes she was sad that she had failed Tsunade that day during her training… and sometimes she was just sad. Probably grieving for some reason or another. Not to say she was always sad while she was here, because sometimes she'd celebrate. Still, it was a place she frequented a lot."

Naruto nodded just slightly, his eyes lidded a bit as his hair shifted in a very small breeze. Ino once again took note of how different he looked without his hitai-ate.

"Hey Naruto?"

"What?"

She stood straight and stretched a moment, enjoying the small drawing of his attention before she turned and started walking, "You should wear your hair like that more often."

Naruto paused confused, "Wha?"

Ino smirked and turned slightly, "Night Naruto."

The blond boy just stood confused a moment, "Uh… Night Ino."

She nodded and disappeared from his sight quickly, satisfied she'd been able to so horribly confound him with such a simple compliment and suggestion.

Meanwhile, Naruto sighed heavily as he partially collapsed on the thick arm of the bridge, "Women, confusing creatures a- wait a second. Dammit! She still has my jacket!!"