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"Hey Hinata how much longer until we reach Suna" Naruto whined
"N-Naruto it's going to be about a day or two before we reach Suna" Hinata said
"What!" Naruto said
"Naruto, just be patient we'll reach Suna before you know it" Hinata comforted
"Yeah. Hey let's take a break first" Naruto said. They both stopped and rested under a tree.
"I-I wonder if anybody notices that I'm gone yet" Hinata said
"I'm sure that they probably noticed by now" Naruto said
"Huh?" Hinata said
" Your father should have noticed by now" Naruto said
" I'm not even sure anymore" Hinata said
"What do you mean" Naruto asked
"I don't know if my father ever loved me" Hinata said
"Come on Hinata let's keep on going!" Naruto said trying to cheer Hinata up
"Y-Yeah" Hinata said as she followed Naruto
at night
"Hinata we should stop and camp here" Naruto said stopping
"O-Okay" Hinata said putting her backpack on the ground. Naruto looked thru his back pack and pulled out 2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
"Here Hinata I made these before we left" Naruto said offering her one
" T-Thank you N-Naruto" Hinata said as she took the sandwich
"S-So, why do you want to go to S-Suna N-Naruto" Hinata said as she took a bite of the sandwich
"I don't know why, but I just want to go there for some reason" Naruto said as he took a big bite of his sandwich
"H-How long are we going to stay in S-Suna once we get there" Hinata said
"I don't know a couple of days maybe" Naruto said as he finished the rest of his sandwich
"O-Oh" Hinata said as she finished her sandwich
"You should get some rest. I'll keep watch in case anybody comes" Naruto said
"A-Are you sure you'll be ok" Hinata said
"Don't worry just get some rest" Naruto said as he handed her a blanket
"O-Ok. T-Thank y-you" Hinata said as she wrapped the blanket around her and fell asleep
the next morning
"Hinata wake up, it's time to get going" Naruto said while shaking Hinata
"I'm up" Hinata said still sleepy
"Come on it's morning" Naruto said then he handed her an apple
"W-Where did you get the apple?" Hinata asked as she took the apple
"When I was keeping watch, I decided to walk around a little and I saw the apple tree. So I just took as many apples as I could carry and brought them here" Naruto said as he took a bite out of the apple
"Oh" Hinata said as she ate the apple.
"Ok we should get going" Naruto said once he finished his apple
"O-Ok" Hinata said as she took one last bite of her apple
"Ok, Let's Go!" Naruto walked off
"Um, N-Naruto it's this way" Hinata said pointing to the right
"Eh, right" Naruto said then he quickly turned right. Hinata quickly walked with him.
Later that day
Naruto and Hinata were nearing the end of the forest only to see the dessert right after it.
"We should stop and rest until it's nightime" Naruto said as he put his backpack down on the ground
"Huh?" Hinata said
"We'll be able to travel thru the dessert easier at nightime and nobody would notice us" Naruto said as he sat down
"O-Ok" Hinata said as she sat down. She heard somebody snoring and she instantly turned her head to see Naruto already sleeping.
I'm not surpised that he's tired he stayed up all night just to make sure that nobody would see us Hinata thought as she looked at Naruto
I should get some rest too Hinata thought before she went to sleep
at night
Hinata woke up to see that Naruto was still sleeping like a log.
"N-Naruto, wake up" Hinata said as she tried to shake him awake
"I'm up" Naruto yawned and stretched
"That was a good nap" Naruto said
"N-Naruto we should get going" Hinata said
"Oh, yeah" Naruto said then he stood up and took a flashlight from his backpack
"So which way should we be going" Naruto asked.
"A-All we have to do is go straight" Hinata blushed
"Oh that's good" NAruto then grabbeed Hinata's hand and walked straight. Hinata was as red as a tomato when she looked at hers and Naruto's joined hands.
I'm glad it's nightime it would be embarrasing if he saw me with my face all red Hinata thought
Later that night
Naruto and Hinata were coming close to the entrance to Suna. When Hinata remembered something.
"N-Naruto" Hinata said as she stopped walking
"Yeah" Naruto said
"H-How are we going to get into S-Suna without being seen by the shinobi" Hinata said
"Oh my gosh I can't believe I forgot about that" Naruto said
"S-So what are we going to do" Hinata said
"Let me think, Let me think" Naruto panicked
""N-Naruto" Hinata said
"I got it!" Naruto said
"huh?" Hinata said
"We'll sneak into Suna the same way we snuck out of Konoha" Naruto said
"huh?" hinata said confused
"We'll just sneak into Suna when they're in the middle of changing gaurds" Naruto said
"O-Ok" hinata said
"Hinata, they're changing the gaurds we have to hurry" Naruto said then he grabbed hinata's hand and quickly ran thru the entrance of Suna without anybody noticing them. They kept on running for about 10 minutes until they stopped to catch their breath.
"Good we got in without anybody noticing" Naruto said
"Um N-Naruto what are we going to do now" Hinata said
"Don't worry we'll figure it out later. It's already morning" Naruto said
"It's morning" Hinata said. Then the sun started to rise.
"Yeah it took us all night to get to Suna" Naruto said
"S-So what do we do" Hinata said
"Let's go see what kind of food they serve here I'm hungry" Naruto said as he walked in a random direction.
"O-Okay" Hinata said as she followed Naruto
Later that day
"How do the people here live with the heat" Naruto whined as he dragged his feet
"T-The heat is not that bad N-Naruto" Hinata said walking right next to him
"How can you stand the heat Hinata. You're wearing a jacket" Naruto said looking at Hinata who was fumbling with her jacket. Hinata put on her baggy jacket right before they started to travel across the dessert.
"Um, wel-" Hinata said
"Hey look it's a playground" Naruto said looking at the kids playing with a ball. The ball rolled away to a red haired kid who sat on the swing holding a teddy bear. The ball hit his foot and the boy picked up the ball and tried to give it back to them but the kids said something that was too familiar too the kyuubi holder
"Stay away from him" a boy yelled as he ran away
"Freak" another boy said as he ran away as well
"Monster" a girl yelled as she ran away
"Wait!" the red haired boy yelled
He's just like me Naruto thought. Hinata looked at Naruto knowing what he was thinking. They both looked at the red haired boy who stood alone holding a ball and his teddy bear. Hinata and Naruto both watched as the boy slowly walked back and sat on the swing .
He looks so lonely, just like Naruto did, Hinata thought. Then without warning Naruto took Hinata's hand and walked up to the red haired boy.
"Hey my names Naruto" Naruto greeted and then he looked at Hinata
"I-I'm H-Hinata" Hinata said she looked at the red haired boy he had the kanji of love on his forehead and his jade eyes were so lonely.
"So what's your name" Naruto said
"Gaara" he said
"Do you want to play, Gaara" Naruto asked. gaara was taken back by the question but answered
"Sure" Gaara said as he got off the swing.
"How about we play catch with the ball" Naruto said
"Okay" Gaara said as he put his teddy bear on the ground. Then he picked up the ball and he threw it to Naruto who threw it to Hinata who threw it back to Gaara.
"I haven't seen you guys around here" Gaara said as he threw the ball to Naruto
"Well it's because this is the first time for us being here" Naruto said as he caught the ball and then he threw it to hinata.
"So you guys know each other" Gaara said as he caught the ball Hinata threw
"Yep" Naruto said. Hinata just blushed and nodded
"So you guys are friends" Gaara said. Naruto and Hinata nodded
"Hey I have a question" Naruto said
"Yeah" Gaara said as he threw the ball to Naruto
"How did you get the kanji on your forehead" Naruto asked as he caught the ball
"I got it when my uncle, tried to kill me" gaara said. hinata dropped the ball that Naruto threw to her.
"Um, I-Is that why those kids avoided you" Hinata said
"No, they feared me before that. I thought that my uncle cared about me, but he hated me like all the others" Gaara said
"Oh" Hinata said as she picked up the ball
"Do you guys hate me now" Gaara asked
"No" Naruto grinned. Gaara looked at Hinata waiting for her answer.
"N-No" Hinata said
"Why?" Gaara said
"It's because you're like us" Naruto grinned
"Like you" Gaara said confused
"At the village Hinata and I came from everybody hated me they all dispised me. Hinata was the only friend I had there" Naruto said
"M-My f-family h-hates m-me because I-I'm weak" Hinata stuttered
"You guys are just like me" Gaara said
"Hey, Do you want to be friends" Naruto said
"Huh?" Gaara said
"friends. Friends look out for each other" Naruto said
"Friends." Gaara said
"So do you want to be friends" Naruto said
"I-I don't know" gaara said
"I understand" Naruto said. Then the three heard a strange noise and then they saw a masked ninja appear right in front of them holding a kunai.
I can't let him hurt Naruto and Hinata they're the first people that actually played with me Gaara thought then the ninja lunged at them. Gaara immediately made the sand attack the ninja.
"Sand Coffin" Gaara said as the sand crushed the ninja. Gaara looked at a shocked Naruto and Hinata.
They're not going to want to be my friends now. They'll probably hate me like everybody else, Gaara thought
"THAT WAS SO COOL!" Naruto yelled
"huh" Gaara said surprised of his reaction
"HOW DID YOU DO THAT!" Naruto said
"You aren't scared of me" Gaara said still surpised
"Why would we be scared of you, you saved us from the ninja" Naruto said. Hinata nodded
"I-I wonder why that ninja tried to attack us" Hinata said
"It was probably after me" Gaara said
"Huh?" Naruto and Hinata said
"He's probably one of the assasins that father hired to kill me" Gaara said. Then he looked at Naruto and Hinata who were shocked.
"Your father hired somebody to kill you" Naruto said
"It's not the first time. My uncle was the first one who tried to kill me" Gaara said
"How could you live with a family like that." Naruto said
"I have to I have no other place to go." Gaara said
"Then why don't you come with us" Naruto said
"Huh?" Gaara said
"W-We ran away from our v-village" Hinata said
"Yep, we ran away since I didn't want to live in a place where everybody hated me and Hinata didn't want to be called weak all the time by her family" Naruto said
"but where do you guys live" Gaara said
"We don't live anywhere we're just going place to place. This place being the very first place we've been to" Naruto said
"Oh" Gaara said
"So do you want to come with us" Naruto said
"Don't you fear me" Gaara said
"Nope" Naruto said. Hinata stuttered a no.
"Then go with you" Gaara said
"YAY!" Naruto cheered. Hinata just smiled
"Um N-Naruto a-are we going to leave tonight then" Hinata said
"Yeah since Gaara is leaving with us" Naruto said
"S-So how are we going to leave" Hinata said
"Um I can make my sand transport us outside of Suna" Gaara said
"There problem solved. Gaara go home and pack anything you need clothes, food, water, all the essentials" Naruto said
"Ok" Gaara said
"We'll be waiting for you here until you come back, okay" Naruto said
"Okay" Gaara said as he ran off.
the Kazekage tower (I think that's where Gaara lives)
I have to hurry I don't want to keep them waiting Gaara thought as he took his backpack and quickly packed anything he needed.
I just hope that my father doesn't send assasins after me after I leave I don't want my friends to get hurt because of me Gaara felt happy when he remembered that Naruto and Hinata where now his friends. Once Gaara finished packing he made sure that nobody was watching and then he quickly used his sand to transport himself to the playground.
at the playground
Naruto and Hinata were waiting when they saw a big ball of sand form and dissappear to reveal Gaara.
"Hey Gaara, was that how you transport yourself" Naruto asked
"Yeah" Gaara said
"Come on we should hurry" Naruto said. Gaara nodded and then he motioned Naruto and Hinata to come closer to him. Then the sand started to surround the three and after a little while they were outside of Suna.
"That felt wierd" Naruto said
"Yeah using this technique might give you motion sickness" Gaara said
"N-Naruto are you okay, y-you look a little pale" Hinata said
"I'm fine" Naruto said then he quickly went behind a sand dune and puked
"Um, I-Is that normal" hinata said
"Don't worry it's completely normal" Gaara said
"Okay, now I'm fine" Naruto said emerging from the sand dune
"So where should we go" Gaara said
"We should avoid the dessert since Gaara ran away. How about we go to a place where it snows" Naruto said
"Ok" Hinata and Gaara said
"Yay" Naruto said as he walked to the right.
"Um, N-Naruto if you want to go to place where it snows you have to go this way" Hinata said and pointed to the left Gaara did the same thing
"Oh yeah that's right" Naruto said then he quickly went left
"He doesn't have a sense of direction does he" Gaara said
"Y-Yeah" Hinata said
"Come on guys let's go!" Naruto yelled. Then Hinata and Gaara quickly walked with Naruto
whiteicewolf: In the next chapter they will be meeting Haku. Review