A/N: Whoa… Alright, yes, I won't go into detail but I had writer's block. I won't ramble why I haven't updated, but I will ask that you forgive me for not updating in more than a month. I wouldn't be surprised if my reading/review count has gone down noticeably because of my vacancy. But without further ado of my rambling, here's the month-waited chapter 6.

A big yawn echoed through the room as Naruto Uzumaki opened his mouth for the first time that day. He stretched and fought the covers, maintaining the yawn as he did. He tried to get up but the ultimate result was the same; falling back down unto the bed. Naruto sighed, realizing that he didn't have much choice. He was running quite low on supplies, and he needed to start searching for said items. An early start to the day was much needed if Naruto was going to find the cheapest deals.

He rubbed his eyes open and looked around. Just as he had thought, Hinata was still sleeping soundly. Her form of sleeping was much neater, whereas Naruto's consisted of thrashing around the bed, kicking the covers like a kicking bag, and half his body lingering off the bed, Hinata's way of sleeping was much more tranquil. Her sheets were wrinkleless and still covering her completely, she was calmly sleeping on her side, and her whole body was on the bed. You could easily tell the contrast.

Naruto quickly made up his mind and took off his pajamas, putting on his much-missed orange and black jumpsuit. He swiftly opened the door and closed it just as fast, making sure to make no noise. There was no reason to wake Hinata up just for supply-shopping. Plus, she needed the rest, as Naruto could easily tell thanks to small purple bags under her eyes.

However, as many people have said, never travel on an empty stomach. Naruto wasn't planning to. He quickly ran down the stairs, ran towards the lobby, headed towards the cafeteria and then looked at the magnificent sight in front of him. Different varieties of food were outspread everywhere, making Naruto drool. It was like a culinary dream come true. Naruto's eyes twinkled in threat of joyous tears being released. He even went as far as forgiving Gaara for the whole pajama incident if this was the kind of treatment he'd be getting.

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"Well it took long enough!" Deidara muttered as his feet touched solid ground. "That flight was almost as boring as being paired with Itachi."

The sun had separated itself from the horizon but was still pretty low. The less sun, the smoother things would go for Deidara. His duty was initially going to be executed in the dark of the night, but after a few inconveniences (the likes of which included having to withstand nature's utmost attacks) he had been left with no choice but to loosen the pedal a bit.

Deidara left his clay bird hidden in a group of bushes, not absorbing the clay back into hands as usual. If things were to get too messy for Deidara a hefty escape might loom necessary.

"Alright, transformation time." He thought, doing the hand seal for the transformation technique. He wanted to pass through the gate as smoothly as possible.

He assumed the form of an old man, whose clothes were made of tattered rags. He had a straw hat on that protected Deidara from the sun.

He approached the gates of the Sand Village, making sure to analyze everything around him. It wasn't long before he noticed the guard in front of the gates. He slowed down his pace to fit more of that of a senior man. After what seemed like an eternity of walking, Deidara finally made it.

"State your business here." Haki said in a monotone way.

"I'm here to find some cheap food for my family." Deidara said in a crinkled voice, trying to give the impression of an old man who had experienced many hardships.

"Would you please show some kind of identification or document showing your citizenship?" Haki said, his expression indifferent.

"Oh, I don't own such a thing… I've been allowed to pass here before without-"

"I'm sorry sir, but without any kind of document showing who exactly you are I am afraid I cannot let you pass." Haki stated coldly.

Annoyed and anxious, Deidara left himself with no choice.

"Oh, you want to know who I am, do you?" Deidara chuckled as he slowly let some liquid clay ooze out of his hand's mouth.

Haki immediately noticed the white liquid sliming itself through the floor. An expression of surprise and confusion lit his face before the clay manifested itself on his feet and automatically hardened. He wasn't even able to react. Seeing as he could no longer move, there was no other choice but to yell out; as strong as he was, Haki analyzed the situation and knew that he wouldn't stand a chance without any mobility.

But even that plan was thwarted as somebody came up behind him and covered his mouth. What was to become a yell was now muffled between Deidara's hands.

"But, he was just there!" But his thought was not completed as he was the old man in front of him melt and become a puddle of clay on the floor. "A clone?"

"Sucks to be you right now, doesn't it?" Deidara chuckled, now in his normal body.

Haki struggled to take Deidara off him by twisting in all directions. Deidara quickly took out a kunai and stabbed Haki in the ribs, instantly stopping his resistance. Blood dripped on the floor as Deidara took out the kunai. It was only a matter of time before Haki's vision became foggy and the loss of blood became too much for him.

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Hinata slowly opened her eyes as sun shone through the room's window. She rubbed her eyes and slowly propped herself up, finding the lack of Naruto's snoring quite weird. Looking around she noticed that he was nowhere in the room. His sheets were messy almost on the floor, and his sleeping hat was on the desk next to his bed.

She quickly got up and looked around the room. It was certain; He was nowhere in sight. But she did find a yellow note stuck on the door that read:

Went out for stuff. Do what you like, just meet back here at 3:00. Breakfast's at the lobby.

Hinata gulped a little bit. She didn't want to get lost in Sunagakure, and without Naruto's guidance around the village, such an outcome seemed likely. But looking at the bright side of things, she would be able to experience new environments, the likes of which she had never even dreamed of. It was like a new world for her.

She quickly got herself dressed, took a bath, did her hair, and just like that and a skip of her foot she exited the room, eager to see what awaited her.

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Naruto walked happily through the street of Sunagakure. It was quite the day; He'd eaten incredibly well, had gotten some great deals, and was now off for some training. He needed to hone his newest technique.

But even in the midst of what seemed like a perfect day, he couldn't help but feel that something was off. Perhaps that paranoia came from the fact that his life was one escape after the other, but this time it was different, at least for him. But not wanting to ruin his day, he quickly pushed that feeling aside.

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Deidara walked past the gate of Sunagakure, having just hidden the body in some bushes, making sure to hide all traces of blood. He now walked through the streets filled with markets and people, the likes of which were staring at him; it wasn't usual to see someone wear a robe on such a hot day.

"It's time for the show to start. First thing's first; Draw the Kazekage out." Deidara thought, looking around him.

He quickly ran towards a market's wall and used his chakra to walk up it until he got to the roof. Many people whispered amongst themselves and pointed at Deidara while looking at him. He stood on top of the roof and looked down. The market wasn't high, but wasn't low either. It'd be just perfect.

"Some C1 should do it." He thought as his hand's mouths automatically dripped clay unto the roof in response to his thought.

"Hey you, weirdo, get down from my store!" A chubby man yelled up at Deidara, presumably the market's owner.

Deidara only threw him a death glare before focusing on the matters at hand.

He cupped his hands and looked at his marvelous art. Little white spiders creeped and crawled on top of each other as he just smiled and filled himself with pride. He looked back at the people and saw that now there were more looking and pointing at him. He only smirked.

"Prepare and behold! For you shall now see true art!" He yelled.

A/N: Sky here! In order to somewhat make up for a month's wait I'll be releasing 2 chapters this week, so expect chapter 7 in a few days.

Also, the only one who did the "Fanfiction Poll" thing was Solvdrage (who, by the way, had a great idea). Please suggest what should happen in the story; it gives me ideas to further expand what I'm going to do as well as bring new elements to the story.

Alright, now let's start with the reviews!

From Dagiis:

"Yay! I really like this story, the plot is good! ^^

I just have the urge to correct two small mistakes:

First, Hyuuga/Hyuga isn't spelled with two "g", it's two "u" or just one, it doesn't really matter ;P

Second, Temari has FOUR ponytail, not two, teheh XD

And last, is it going to be any side pairing/s?

Keep this up! :)"

Thank you a lot, that clears up the Hyuuga thing for me. I had the same problem with Kyuubi.

My bad, I forgot Temari had four and not two. Embarrassment has been achieved…

As for the side pairings, I'm not really sure yet. I'm still thinking about that one.

Avelona-and-Sally says:

"COOL! I especially like the way that these two are already starting to bond, and how it's comfortable and not forced - as in, author-trying-to-move-plot-along-without-any-consideration-for-characters doesn't exist here. That's what's so great right now.

One thing I'm curious about is why Naruto said something along the lines of "it's about time" when she woke up if he wanted her to get sleep anyway. Those two things don't really correspond."

Thank you! Yeah, that was actually my point. I've read many fanfics that focus so much on plot, that character development isn't really considered.

Yeah, his point was for her to sleep, but not to sleep like a bear. Think of it this way: A mother wants her child to get good sleep before a school night. But what a mother does not want is for her child to take 10 minutes to wake up. See the difference?

Leaf Ranger reviews:

"Aww, I didn't get mentioned.

Kidding. X3

Wow. naruto seemed a little childish in this chapter, compared to the previous ones. Guess he can be, since he's in a 'safety' zone for him. But Sasuke and Deidara aren't going to make it safe for much longer.

Great chapter."

Don't fret friendo; I got you covered!

Yeah, well, I decided to incorporate his childish nature into the chapter in order to give the impression that he felt safe in Sunagakure.

Narutoninetalefox:

"Wait a minute I'm a bit confused here did Hiashi promised Sasuke that if he brings Hinata back he would let him marry her?"

You got it!

That's all for now! Expect a new chapter soon!