Author's Note: I cried tears of joy over the last Naruto Gaiden chapter. That was beautiful. One more thing. Sarada wants to be Hokage! Yes, I am all for that! Anyway, thanks for the reviews, follows, and favorites! Enjoy!

IMPORTANT UPDATE AT THE END OF THE CHAPTER

Team 7 continued to make their way through the caves. Their path was still a narrow tunnel, the crystals lighting the way. Naruto led with Sasuke and Sakura close behind. It'd been perhaps a couple hours since they had split up. The two had held hands the entire time.

Naruto had noticed that his teammates were acting more intimate than usual, but he knew exactly why. The feeling of being watched had grown stronger in his mind since Sakura had mentioned it. The Uzumaki did not think that he was being paranoid, judging by how his friends also felt the presence. It made him wonder how his wife was holding up. What was happening with Hinata and the rest?

Suddenly, Naruto gasped and stopped a few feet ahead of them. Sakura began to tremble again, causing Sasuke to squeeze her hand tighter. "Naruto?" Sasuke questioned, clear on what he wanted to know.

The Uzumaki motioned for them to meet him and they did as he wanted. "The path has gotten bigger." He led them on into the larger area. It had probably doubled in size, not too much of an extension. "You know, I've been thinking about something since we first entered the hideout."

Sasuke smirked. "That's a shock," he muttered.

Naruto huffed and rolled his eyes, trying to focus on his initial thought. "What I mean is, Team 7 is at a huge disadvantage in these caves. Think about it. I can't let Kurama out in here. It's way too small." He pointed to Sasuke. "You can't use Perfect Susano'o either. Heck, half of one wouldn't fit in here." He pointed at Sakura. "If you punch something too hard, it could cause the cave to collapse."

Sasuke and Sakura shared a surprised glance. "Naruto," she began, "since when did you become so... elaborative?"

He chuckled. "I'm full of surprises."

Sasuke frowned. His best friend was right. "So what you're saying is, even if there was room for Susano'o or the Kyuubi, it might cause a collapse either way?"

Naruto nodded.

Sakura laughed at herself. "Great. How am I supposed to fight if I could cause everything to fall apart at any moment?"

Naruto shook his head. "How are any of us supposed to fight? If a move we use causes too much destruction, then you know what'll happen."

Sasuke thought hard about this question. "Don't forget that there's apparently an army down here. They have to have some method of training without making the place crumble. My theory is that it's something Kurushimi is doing."

Sakura had a puzzled expression. "So Kurushimi might be using a jutsu or something else to hold this place up?"

"It's just a theory," Sasuke replied. "We don't even know how frail these caves truly are, but I'd rather not find out."

The others nodded and Naruto began to lead again. Sakura was intently studying everything in the tunnel like area. She had regained her resistance and calmed down, but she was still very cautious. Nothing much had changed while they walked on the path. The only real difference was that the tunnel had gotten slightly larger. She took regular glances behind them. This was all too much for the Haruno to take in. Why was she the only one getting so uptight about the strange presence? It was so abnormal and out of the ordinary to feel like this. Sure, she had gotten feelings of being watched or stalked sometimes, but this was strange. It felt, in the only word she could use to describe it, different.

"This is too quiet for my liking," Naruto said, shattering the silence. "Where's the army?"

"I'd rather avoid the enemy right now," Sakura replied. "We need to know more about what we're up against."

Naruto slowly nodded. "You're right. I wonder how the others are doing."

Sasuke was deep in thought. None of this truly made any sense. "The first time I had an encounter with Kurushimi, he gave off the impression that he was quite intelligent. What was the point of sending weak ninja and fake Kenshis then? Not only that, but he basically led us to the hideout. Was it intentional or a mistake? I think that he did it on purpose. There's no way a guy like that would make this kind of mistake. This feeling of being watched, it's gotten stronger. I felt something like that even before Sakura mentioned it. I don't understand any of this. And those eyes of his, what is their true power? He said that I had only gotten a sniff of it. He's definitely here though. He prevented us from seeing what was inside. He's trying to keep us from getting a sense of where he and everyone else is. We can't afford to let our guard down, not even for a second."

"Sasuke?" Sakura asked.

"Hm?"

"You okay?"

"Hn, just pondering," he reassured. "It's not safe to tell Sakura and Naruto about my thoughts here." Sasuke's gaze traveled around the entire tunnel. "Now that I think about it, these tunnels couldn't possibly have gotten this way by themselves. The way they're designed is too unique for it to have been formed on its own."

Team 7 had stopped moving once more. This time it was because the path had extended its size again. By now, the tunnel was as large as an average house. "I don't know whether or not to consider this suspicious," Naruto explained. "Oh well, as long as no one is attacking us. You guys wanna stop for a minute?"

Sasuke looked to Sakura for an answer. She sighed. "Sure, why not?" She tugged her hand out of the Uchiha's grasp, causing him to feel irritated at the loss. Nonetheless, the male quickly put on a stoic expression. He thoroughly examined the area, looking over every crack or bump. The ground was not entirely flat, rocks or crystals scattered all around. The same was proven true for the walls and ceiling. The only part of the tunnel that appeared to be mostly flat was the main path. It had no distinct features to prove that it was an actual path other than the fact that no crystals or rocks were on the portion of earth. "It seems that there is a variety of crystal sizes. The first ones I saw when we entered the hideout were large, probably because of how big that area was. When Team 7 started on our path, they were very small, perhaps because the tunnel was quite narrow. So the crystal size depends on how big the current location is. Hm... I'm overthinking. The size only matters because they need to properly light the area. That's probably the most logical thing I've been able to figure out so far though." He crouched down and dragged a finger across the cave floor. "It's cold. Just what you'd expect. I'm right. I really am going overboard with this. I'm thinking way too seriously."

"Crap! That freakin hurt!" Naruto shouted.

"Keep it down!" Sakura urgently whispered.

Sasuke turned around to see the Uzumaki hopping on one foot, holding the other in his hands. Shifting his gaze downward, the Uchiha caught sight of his best friend's large bag. Apparently, Naruto had dropped it on his toe. "Dobe," Sasuke muttered under his breath.

Naruto carefully put his foot back down and began to walk around in a circle, limping slightly. "It's numb. I'm trying to get the feeling back in it," he explained.

"What in the world is in that bag of yours?" the Haruno questioned.

He chuckled quietly. "Stuff. Don't worry about it."

She rolled her eyes and bit her bottom lip. "I feel a lot better now. You guys ready to go on?"

The two males nodded. Naruto and Sakura started chatting and Sasuke lagged behind them by a couple steps. He had zoned out, not hearing a word of his teammates' conversation. His attention had been captured by one of Sakura's hands dangling by her side. The loss of the warmth caused by their entwined hands was getting to him. "Make a move Uchiha!" he ordered himself. Taking a short glance to make sure that the pair was still occupied, he slowly began to lift his arm. He was definitely growing bolder and more confident in himself, that was for sure. It almost made Sasuke want to praise himself. His hand was about to graze hers.

"I am not scared!" Sakura shouted, speeding up.

Sasuke immediately had a wave of panic rush through him. He retracted his hand with lightning quick reflexes, causing his cloak to flow out behind him. The Uchiha put his head down to hide the red coloring in his cheeks. Did she know what he was trying to do? Did she think that he was only doing it because he thought she was scared?

Sakura twisted around a few feet in front of the boys, walking backwards. "Naruto, did you even listen to me?"

The Uzumaki had been snickering. "Yeah, but I still don't believe you."

She crossed her arms, still facing them as she walked. "Fine. I'll lead then."

Sasuke silently breathed a sigh of relief. Then, his gaze slowly shifted to an oblivious Uzumaki, followed by an ominous glare. Why did he always seem to have perfect timing when it came to Sasuke trying to make a move? "Naruto..."

The whiskered male somehow sensed the agression coming towards him and he twisted his head around, one eyebrow raised. Sasuke was shooting daggers at his best friend. Naruto chuckled knowingly. "You want me to make her come back here so you won't be lonely?" he asked, not loud enough for Sakura to hear.

Sasuke bit back a very harsh reply.

Naruto shook his head. "Are you two dating yet?"

"No, and you're the main cause as to why we're not."

"Oh, so you DO have the hots for Sakura, eh? I knew it," Naruto responded with a sense of victory.

"Can you just stay out of it?" Sasuke spat.

Naruto frowned. "I've heard that's what you keep telling everyone to do. Yet you still haven't told Sakura, have you?"

The Uchiha kept his silence.

Naruto turned his gaze in front of him again. Surprisingly, the Uzumaki was also soundless, not bothering to utter another word.

"Hey leader," Naruto began, "can we take a break?"

Sakura turned around with an annoyed expression. "Yes. You better watch it Naruto." She stopped speaking to show off a wide smirk. "In fact, you and Sasuke both should be careful. I am the oldest of us after all so you better show me some respect."

"You're older than us by a few months!" Naruto angrily shouted.

"Sakura's older than me?" Sasuke thought. "Oh, right. She told me that once. I should listen more... Now that I think about it, how much do I really know about her? I don't have the right to complain though, since I haven't told her a lot." He let a smirk crawl onto his features. "Hn, I guess that since I'm second oldest that makes me second in command. That makes you powerless Naruto. No different than usual."

"When did we decide that age makes a difference?! So what if you guys are a little older than me?!" the Uzumaki complained.

"Chill out," Sakura moaned. "We're just joking. At least, I am." She pivoted on her heel to face the front once again. "Anyway, I think I see another opening. The tunnel gets bigger again."

They made their way into the new section of the caves. Team 7 stopped and studied the new environment. This time, the cave had extended much more than it had the last few times. Pillars, large enough to hide behind, were positioned at a short distance away from each other. This area appeared to be a room of some sort, also having small rises in the ground. Some of the rises formed miniature cliffs. Sakura jumped on top of one and sat down, letting her legs dangle off the side. "You two just gonna stand there?"

Naruto huffed, apparently still upset, before going to sit beside her.

"I'll be there in a minute," Sasuke excused himself. He traveled to one of the pillars furthest away from the others. He put a hand on its damp surface and leaned his back against it for a moment. Closing his eyes and steadying his breathing, the Uchiha focused only on the task at hand. Slowly, he let his eyes open, the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan shifting into place along with allowing his Rinnegan to blaze, the bandana keeping his bangs out of the way. His lips seperated slightly at the outcome. He felt no pain in his head or anywhere else. "That's odd. What was the point of preventing me to use my eyes if m-?" He stopped dead in his tracks. The Uchiha had twisted his head around to face his teammates. What had halted him was not when he saw them; they looked fine in his vision, being fully capable of seeing their chakra networks. The real problem was that Naruto was holding a rock. Why was that? Well, the Uzumaki had been tossing it in front of him. Every time he did so, it kept Sasuke from seeing the part of his chakra network it was thrown in front of. "A simple pebble can block my-...?!"

"Sasuke," Sakura started, noticing the look on his face, "your eyes-"

"One of you go stand behind a pillar!" Sasuke commanded urgently.

Naruto and Sakura shared a confused glance. She stood up and jumped off of the small cliff. The medic took a peek at Sasuke before walking to stand behind a pillar.

The Uchiha gasped. He couldn't see her chakra network at all. It had been fine until she had begun to step behind it. "I know that I can't see through every object, but THIS is blocking my sight?!"

Sakura curiously glanced out from behind the mass of earth. "What's wrong?"

Sasuke quickly turned his attention to the entrance of the tunnel they were heading to after their break, then back to the one they had just come from. "Even with my eyes as they are now, I can only see what's directly in front of my vision."

Sakura gasped and sat beside Naruto again. "So, you can't use them at their full power?"

He nodded.

Naruto scratched his head. "Well, at least you can use them a little. You won't be dragging me and Sakura down."

"Is everything a joke to you?!" Sasuke shouted.

Sakura butted in before they could go at it. "Both of you calm down! This is only a short break before we keep moving so we need to take this time and relax."

The males reluctantly obeyed.

Sasuke and Naruto sat in a corner of the cave. It was the second day they had been inside the hideout. The first had gone smoothly. The tunnels had become nearly identical in size for the rest of the day after they had ended their break. Team 7 had finally found another section as big as the other room to rest in late at night. Now, they were up and eating breakfast. Sakura had one corner to herself, making them leave on account of her wanting to think in peace and quiet.

Sasuke was mindlessly staring at his attractive teammate. Naruto had obviously noticed, as he was chuckling at a low volume.

"What?" the Uchiha asked.

His laughing grew louder. "I just think it's funny that I beat you out in something like this."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "What are you talking about?"

The Uzumaki sighed, a smile creeping its way to his lips. "When I realized I loved Hinata, I went right up to her and said it. What's been keeping you from telling Sakura?"

Sasuke rested his elbow on a knee, putting his hand under his chin. "I've tried, but..."

Naruto nearly choked on the water he had just attempted to gulp down. When he settled down, he was literally rolling on the floor laughing. "No way! No freakin way!" He calmed himself and sat up, leaning closer to his best friend. He put a hand to the side of his mouth and whispered, "You chickened out, didn't you?"

Sasuke shoved Naruto away. No reply.

Naruto elbowed his friend in the ribs. "I could give you some advice."

"Why should I take any advice from you?" Sasuke replied venomously.

The male sighed for a second time. "Where have you gotten by handling it yourself?"

A frown. "I'll listen, but that doesn't mean I think it'll be good advice."

Naruto rolled his eyes. "Okay, so you know that Sakura has had feelings for you a while now. And you're positive that you feel the same?"

"Hn."

"It's about dang time," Naruto muttered under his breath. He cleared his throat and continued. "So it's as simple as this. I didn't do it like this, but it's still easy. You go up to her, tell her you need to talk to her in private. Are you listening?"

"Get on with it," Sasuke responded impatiently.

A huff. "So you say this. We've known each other for a long time now, blah blah blah. More blah blah blah. I love you. Then you make out and happy ending."

Sasuke was unmoved. "Blah blah blah? How am I supposed to take that seriously?"

"You get my point don't you? Just tell her that you feel the same way and that you love her."

Sasuke peered at his best friend from the corner of his eye. "Do you think telling the girl that's loved you for years, the girl you've almost killed, the girl you've put through so much pain that you love her is a simple task?"

Naruto slapped his back. "Lighten up will ya! That's all in the past. You need to move on."

"Easy for you to say."

Naruto's expression softened. "Look, tell me what's worse. The fear of telling her how you feel, or hurting her even more by not telling her because you're stuck in the past?"

Sasuke looked away.

Naruto glimpsed at Sakura. "I'm pretty sure you've heard about a guy named Toneri?"

The Uchiha nodded. When Kakashi had called on him to speak about some changes to the village and things of the sort, Toneri Otsutsuki had been a big subject.

Naruto's voice was filled with both seriousness and sorrow. "When I tried to tell Hinata how I felt about her, he came along. She left with him and I went after them. He beat me. The last thing I remembered is Hinata in Toneri's arms."

Silence filled their corner.

"Sasuke, don't make the mistake I did and wait too long. I was severely injured and it took Sakura a while to heal me. After that she had exhausted herself. To be honest, I almost gave up. But I talked with her. She said something that really hit me."

Sasuke waited.

Naruto let a saddened smile make its way onto his features. "Tch, she said that it was about time I realized that I loved Hinata. Then, she talked about you and that's where this comes in. Sakura said, and I quote, 'When a girl truly falls in love, her feelings don't change that easily.' That really helped me get my confidence back."

Sasuke was speechless. He knew that Sakura would wait for him as long as she had to.

"Just remember what I said and don't wait too long. You know what, I can't take it anymore! Go and get your girl man! You really need a girlfriend if you wanna accomplish certain goals."

Sasuke smirked. "Soon."

Naruto groaned. "How soon?"

"I don't know. But sometime soon."

Kurushimi leaned back in his chair, head resting on the top. "I'm in the middle of a romantic drama. Oh well, that just gives me more to use against you Sasuke. Maybe I'll let you sort this out with Sakura before I kill you. It depends on which would cause you more pain. Speaking of pain, I should continue with my plans soon. Hm... I need to make this a little more enjoyable. I have to wait for them to get to a certain section though. In fact, I need to wait until all of the groups are at a suitable spot."

"So they're here?" someone asked, bringing him out of his thoughts.

Kurushimi stopped watching the five groups and twisted around in his chair. Kenshi was staring at him with a bored expression, his arms crossed.

The swordsman exhaled slowly. "You've been sitting in here for a while and haven't said anything. I knew something was up."

Kurushimi was unfazed. "Yes, they are here."

"Do you want us to do something?" Kenshi questioned indifferently, referring to himself and the army.

"No. Don't say a word about this yet. I'm about to put my plan into action." He smirked. "If you want, I could give you a play by play. It's not as fun as what I'm planning for later on, but torture is still involved."

Kenshi looked as if he hadn't heard. "No thanks. Just tell me if you need me to go after them or whatever." He walked out of the room and shut the door behind him.

Kurushimi had a bewildered expression. "Kenshi has been acting like this for quite some time now. Hm, must be because he won't be able to see and hear what's really happening. Oh well, I have to get back to work. The timing needs to be perfect if I want to attack all of them at once. That and I want to seperate the last group. It'll be a lot more fun that way. Hopefully they seperate how I want. I just need to watch and listen right now."

Naruto yawned as loudly as he possibly could, stretching at the same time. Team 7 was in a cave room larger than all the others they had been in. It had almost the exact same appearance except size. The crystals, pillars, and uneven ground were nearly a copy. Sakura was leading again. She stopped. "Naruto, I promise we can quit for the night soon. Look over there," she pointed.

The two men turned their attention to where she was pointing. There was a hole large enough for a fully grown bear to fit through. It was a couple feet off the ground. Inside appeared to be another path, nearly the same as Team 7's. Naruto's tired eyes widened. "Great! Does this mean we're gonna have to split up again?!"

Sakura sighed impatiently. "No. This is our assigned path. Besides, that's where Hinata, Shino, and Kiba and Akamaru were heading. They might have been through there already." She looked at the entrance to a new section of tunnel directly in front of them. "Hey, I can see another room down that tunnel. We can stop there for tonight."

"Fine," the Uzumaki moaned.

Kurushimi hardly suppressed a laugh of pleasure. "Finally. The kunoichi is in front and the Uchiha is following close behind. Perfect. I can split them how I want now. All of the other groups have stopped for the night. Time to put phase one of this part of my plan into action."

Sasuke glanced upwards as they entered the narrow tunnel. This time it was only as wide as the first one they had encountered, except the roof of the tunnel being much higher. He narrowed his eyes. "Something isn't right." He looked at the others. "I'm the only one that's noticed." Sakura was about ten feet away from the next room, Sasuke close behind, Naruto at the back. Sasuke looked up again. A small shuffle. The Uchiha's eyes widened. "Sakura!"

Naruto shifted his gaze forward in surprise as Sasuke began to run. The last thing he saw before stumbling backwards and falling was the Uchiha tackling the Haruno. The cave ceiling in front of him had collapsed.

Sakura coughed before slowly opening her eyes. She felt someone on top of her. Warm breath continued to softly hit her neck over and over. Her vision finally cleared and she turned her head to see the ends of dark hair sticking out of a bandana. Sakura twisted her head again to look in front of her, or in this case up. A purple rib cage had put itself between the two ninja and massive rocks that had fallen. She gasped. The purple began to disappear. The kunoichi urgently looked to the male on top of her. He had his eyes closed and blood streaking across his face, unconscious. Her hand hit something hard and she knew immediately what had happened. Sasuke had shielded her from from the falling rocks, but one had found its way through the Susano'o before it had completely formed, hitting Sasuke hard enough to knock him out.

Sasuke felt someone shaking him. He was only partially conscious and everything was black. "O-Oh, its b-because my eyes... are c-closed." With this, he forced his mismatched eyes to open. His head was throbbing painfully and his ears were filled with relentless pounding. He slowly raised up. "What's Sakura doing underneath me? She looks like she's trying to tell me something, but all I can hear is this horrible throbbing."

"Sasuke! Are you listening to me?!" Sakura shouted desperately. She knew that her cries for help were falling on deaf ears. The purple rib cage of the Susano'o was continuing to slowly disappear. The pink headed kunoichi quickly put a hand against a large boulder about to break through the opening, forcing chakra to her hand in order to keep it up. Sasuke's eyes were half closed and he was staring at her.

Sasuke distinctly remembered the words "Sakura" and "girlfriend" from a conversation he had recently. "Oh, she's my girlfriend. We must be on a date. This is a strange place for one, but okay." Her voice was becoming clearer to him, but he still couldn't catch any actual words. He wasn't listening anyway, too mesmerized by how attractive she was. "Your lips look very... soft..."

Sakura blushed as he started to lean down. "What is he doing?! He's REALLY out of it!" She turned her head to the side and shoved his face away with her free hand. "As much as I'd love to kiss you Sasuke, we're in a life or death situation here!"

He laughed drunkenly. "What're you talking about Sakura? Everything's fine. I'm just trying to kiss my girlfriend." He attempted to move her hand aside and bend down again, but she pushed against his face with more force.

"Girlfriend?! How hard did that rock hit him?! Sorry Sasuke, but I'd rather kiss you when you actually know what's happening around you! Ugh, don't make me do this!" She waited for him to come to his senses, but nothing changed. "I guess I have no choice!" She withdrew the hand pressing on his face and slapped his cheek as hard as she could without using chakra. It left a large red handprint behind.

The pounding in Sasuke's ears had finally stopped. Instead, it was replaced by a stinging sensation in his cheek. His mind processed what events had just gone down and the words that had escaped his lips, making him turn red to match the handprint.

"Worry about THAT later!" Sakura exclaimed. "If we don't do something fast, we'll be crushed!"

Sasuke looked up at her hand positioned on the rock. The rib cage started to come back. "Move your hand," he said as it surrounded her fingers. She did as he ordered and removed her hand, sighing in relief. The Uchiha studied their surroundings and noticed a small hole outside of the Susano'o, directly behind Sakura's head. "Don't move until I say so." She nodded. He carefully let Susano'o form both arms and hold the rock that was in their way up high enough for them to crawl out. "Go." Sakura shuffled her way out through the hole. Sasuke cautiously moved with the rib cage closer to his body. He let the protection fade away as soon as he was out. Sakura pulled him to the side when some rocks at the top fell from the sudden movement at the bottom.

"You okay?" Sasuke inquired.

"Yeah," she said, standing up. "Naruto! Naruto, are you alright?!"

On the other side, the Uzumaki was fanning dust away from his face, coughing. When it cleared, he scrambled to his feet and stopped at the wall of rocks that had formed. "Sakura! I'm fine! What about you and Sasuke?!"

"We're okay!"

"Well, what do we do now?! I can use Rasengan to blast these rocks outta the way!"

Sasuke spoke up. "No! You'll end up injuring us or yourself! You might even cause another collapse!"

Naruto stomped his foot. "How am I supposed to get to you guys then?!"

Sakura looked around for anything that could be of use. "Sorry Naruto! I'm not sure how to help!"

The whiskered male's gaze caught the hole in the wall that led to another section of the caves. "What if I go and meet up with Hinata's team?! Will you guys be okay?!"

The Haruno glanced at Sasuke for an answer. He dipped his head, signaling a yes. "It's fine Naruto! Stay safe!"

"You too!" he replied before speeding off.

Sakura's attention went to Sasuke, who was lying down and resting his head on an inclined rock. She crouched beside him and pulled his bandana off, examining the gash on his head. "Thanks for protecting me."

"Hn. I think I might pass out again."

"Please don't. I don't know if I can handle, THAT, again," she replied shakily.

"Sorry, I was... out of it."

She was silent while she grabbed a small towel out of her bag, gently wiping away the blood that was streaked across his face. He soundlessly stared at her when she began to heal the wound on his head. "I promise... Soon, when we're not like this, when we can have an actual moment together, when we're not worried about what the enemy's next move is."

"I'm done," she said, retracting her hands.

"Hn, thanks."

She nodded. "We should get some rest and talk things out in the morning."

"Yeah..." Sasuke did not bother resisting the urge to sleep.

Kurushimi closed his eyes, a wicked smile creeping its way onto his lips. "Phase one in this part of my plan is complete. I've seperated Team 7 the way I wanted. Now Sasuke and Sakura are alone. Naruto and Hinata being together gives me a bonus. Having the couples with each will make this a lot more fun. It seems Naruto Uzumaki has successfully found his way to his wife's group. All of the ninja are asleep." The smile grew wider. His eyes shot open. "And I have a clear view of every last one of them!" The black pupils and rings in his eyes began to glow.

Sasuke's eyes flew open. He immediately screamed in pain. He heard Sakura do the same. Before they knew it, everything went dark.

"Wake up sleepy heads!" Sakura said.

"Sakura?" Sasuke thought groggily. "Why did she say it like she was speaking to more than one person?"

"C'mon love birds! I don't like to be kept waiting!" Sasuke shouted impatiently.

"That's my voice... What's going on?" the Uchiha thought, completely confused. He opened his eyes to discover that he was loosely tied to something, or someone. He heard Sakura stir against his back. They were apparently tied together, but who was speaking beside them? They had their exact voices.

"They're about to wake up," the person with Sasuke's voice said.

"Gee, I couldn't tell," the person with Sakura's voice spat back. "It's about time. I'm ready for some action."

Sasuke heard the real Sakura gasp. His vision cleared and he turned to look at the speakers. He gasped just as his teammate had. Standing in front of them, were none other than, themselves?! Their appearances matched the two real Team 7 members' perfectly.

The fake Sasuke smirked. "Surprise."

The fake Sakura laughed. "We were beginning to wonder if you two would ever wake up. We've been a little lonely."

The rope holding the real Sasuke and Sakura together loosened and fell down.

Both of the fakes towered over the real ones. They spoke in unison. "Let's play..."

Author's Note: I know, I'm really mean for leaving a cliffhanger like this. Also, I'm not the best at describing things, but I tried. Please review!

IMPORTANT UPDATE

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