Neji and Tenten were still spying on Hinata and her team mates. Neji still couldn't believe his eyes. The Sand Siblings are working WITH Hinata? It's also pretty surprising that Gaara is getting along with her.

What kind of sick game are they playing?

"Neji... We should go..." Tenten whispered to him.

"No... I want to look at this further" replied the determined Neji.

"Aren't you two close enough?" called out a monotone voice.

"They found out..." Both Tenten and Neji sighed.

They came out of the bush they were in and confronted Hinata and Gaara. Hinata wasn't that happy to see both of them, but she didn't show her true nature towards them... YET! Tenten and Neji just stared at Gaara and Hinata in confusion. Hinata noticed this and stood up.

"Where's Shino and Kankuro? I sent them to get wood an hour ago" Hinata sneered.

"I saw both of them coming this way. They should be here..." Tenten replied, behind Neji.

"Oh. Well then... Why are you here anyway?"

"We just...uh..."

"Trying to take our scrolls?"

"No! No! We wouldn't!"

Tenten backed up to a tree and felt something under her foot. She looked down and her eyes went wide. It was a sunflower...

"Eeeeeeeeeek!" Tenten shrieked.

Tenten?" Neji called her.

Hinata looked at what Tenten stepped on and laughed hysterically until she was on the ground. Gaara, Tenten, and Neji stared at her.

"O-Oh my gosh! That's so hilarious!" Hinata laughed, almost unable to breathe.

"Breathe Hinata..." Gaara told her, sternly.

She calmed down a little but ended up laughing up a storm again. Gaara rolled his eyes and used the sand to cover up Hinata and bring her back onto the log. Hinata calmed down a little until she was fully calm. She looked at Tenten, who carefully took the sunflower from underneath her shoe.

"Good work. It wasn't blooming properly anyway" Hinata smirked.

Tenten held onto the sunflower and stared at it with wide eyes. They were soon consumed with rage and she dropped the forsaken sunflower on the ground and stomped on it. Hinata stared in astonishment, Neji stared at Tenten in confusion, and Gaara just closed his eyes since he didn't really care anymore. Hinata whistled.

"Neji, I suggest you refrain from giving Tenten sunflowers if she ever ends up in the hospital" Hinata warned her cousin.

"Agreed..." was all that Neji spoke.

"Hn..." agreed the bored Gaara.

Hinata was bored so she decided to check on various teams. Gaara wanted to go with her but she said that she'll be alright on her own. She knows that Gaara gets very protective every now and then, but even he knows that Hinata wants to roam around freely. But ten minutes ago didn't seem like Gaara wanted to take no for an answer. It almost looked as if Gaara looked hurt.

What's going on in his mind? I always wonder...

You never wonder enough. Heheheh...

Hinata rolled her eyes and got out of her thoughts when she heard Ino's voice.

"Alllllllright! Get ready for InoShikaChou!" cried out her annoying voice.

"What the fuck...?" Hinata raised an eyebrow in confusion.

She went over to where she heard the voices. Even if it was risky, she jumped right into the middle of everything. All eyes were on her. Hinata landed her eyes on a beaten up Sakura, shocked Ino, a confused Chouji, and a not-in-the-mood Shikamaru. She turned around and saw three sound ninjas. One that she remembers so well was Dosu...

"Looky here... It's the trouble maker..." Dosu started.

"Whatever patchy..." Hinata retorted. "I want nothing to do with you..."

"Oh really?"

Hinata turned to Ino. Even though she didn't like her that much, she needs her cooperation.

"Ino, look after Sakura..." Hinata told her.

"Why are you giving me orders?" Ino questioned her smugly.

"Just cooperate and go to her. Do you or do you not want to pass this test?"

Ino just glared but wnt to Sakura. Hinata told Shikamaru and Chouji to go to Sakura too. They immediately complied. She turned to Dosu.

"I'm guessing that you started it..." Hinata said emotionlessly.

Dosu just chuckled darkly and averted his eyes to the girl next to him.

"Get the scroll from them. I'll kill her myself..." Dosu told her.

The girl just smirked and nodded. Hinata looked at them confused and sighed. She pulled out a black rose from her bag.

"I was going to ask you kindly to leave but if you want a..." She trailed off as she felt power from behind her.

Everyone turned their head to see black and purple powerful energy emerging from...Sasuke...?

What the hell?

This can't be...

Looks like someone came to play hunter again...

Orochimaru?

Who else can create curse marks?

True... AAAAAAH!

What the fuck! What is happening!

Too much power! It's colliding with the roses!

WHAT!