Naruto now stretched his arms out wide, finally waking up late within the day. A minor burn mark was all that he had left from the day before. A slight puzzled look then crossed his face as he looked down to see that no one else was asleep in the tent. However, a shadowed figure now walked along side the tent, as Naruto now pounced on to his bag to pull out a Kunai.

"Right! I've got you!" He now sliced the part of the tent where the figure was as he found himself diving upon Kakashi. "Bugger" He mumbled ever so silently to himself.

Kakashi's eye now caught a glimpse of Naruto flying out of the tent; twirling Kakashi now forced Naruto's head into the ground. "Don't get to full of yourself yet." A smirk was just visible underneath the creases of Kakashi's mask. "You might get me one of these days, but its not today Naruto.

Naruto now pocketed his Kunai as he looked up towards Kakashi, not even thinking about moving just incase he was to be forced back to the floor. "Hay Kakashi-Sensei. What happened yesterday, I don't remember a thing?"

"Well, you tried to turn Ryozo to nothing more than dust. As well as the rest of us could I say." Kakashi now sank down to sit beside Naruto, giving him a punch to the top of his head. "You'd best learn how to control your demon spirit. Otherwise we're all going to be in for it Naruto."

Ryozo was now walking along the side of a stream, with Sakura beside him, they both looked as though they where enjoying themselves. Ryozo's lips held a rather soft smile, as Sakura was giggling ever so slightly.

Naruto's eyes seemed to glare towards Ryozo, as a very faint growl escaped his lips. Before his eyes then darted around for Sasuke, who was just walking out from the forest with a small bunch of berries ready for a potion to wake Naruto up if he wasn't already up.

Sasuke's lips now curled into a soft smirk. "Finally up then pea brain?"

"I've been awake for a good five minutes!" Naruto now jumped up onto his feet. "Let's get that kid home so I can go back to trying to get a hug from Sakura!"

At that moment both Sakura and Ryozo had stopped walking along the side of the stream as their gaze turned towards Naruto. "Naruto you idiot!" Sakura screamed, a slight blush appearing upon her cheeks, yet wasn't visible due to the sun beating down upon them all.

"Fine." Ryozo said, as he now walked over towards Naruto, a slight smirk upon his face. "If you want to take me home quicker than we are going. You're going to have to break my legs to carry me."

Naruto laughed at the idea. "I'm sure I could break your legs before you could even punch me!"

Just as Naruto had finished his sentence a fist had smacked into his mouth, sending Naruto flying backwards across the floor. "Seriously, you need to think before you speak."

The blonde slowly raised himself from the floor, whipping the blood which had just trailed down his lip. "Fine… You jerk. I'll get you next time."

Kakashi now stepped in between the two of them. "Alright you two. We're here to take Ryozo home. Not break every bone in his body to do so. So how about you two either get along. Or we'll knock you out and make the trip within a day."

Sasuke smirked even wider upon the idea, giving his knuckles a click at a time. "Sounds like a plan to me."

Naruto now pouted almost like a five year old as he folded his arms over his chest, and his lower lip over his top. "He started it!"

"Naruto!" Sakura demanded as she marched over towards him. "You're the one who thought he weren't going fast enough! You're the reason why we had to stop here!"

"But… Sakura." Naruto spoke even like a five year old now trying to win her over to his side at that.

Kakashi now let out a soft sigh, as it was approaching the afternoon rather quickly now. "Come on. Get your things and we should be able to get into Iwagakure before night, unless you all want to fight one another Naruto."

He now groaned as he folded up his tent and shoved it within his bag. "Stupid kid thinks he can rule over us just because he has the money to pay for this."

"Naruto!" Sakura shouted, as she head what he was saying. "I think he is rather nice actually." She now walked over beside Naruto a smirk now printed smugly upon her face, as well as a dark pink colour upon her cheeks.

"Seriously. I don't think you're his type Sakura." Naruto now stood up, throwing his bag over one shoulder as he looked over towards Ryozo.

"A girl can have her thoughts!" She demanded now punching him across the back of the head. "Besides, they way he is going, he'd get a hug way before you would."

"Come on. Everyone together!" Kakashi shouted as the four of them now ran over to stand in front of him. "From here on out your going to be going in teams of two. Sakura, your with Naruto, as you're the only one he seems to listen to. And Sasuke your with Ryozo. As you two seem to have barely any problems getting along with one another."

Sakura's jaw would drop ever so slightly. "But! I have no problem with teaming up with Ryozo!"

"Sorry. Sasuke asked before you even had the thought Sakura." Kakashi let a small chuckle pass through his lips. "Well, come on then." Kakashi now turned upon one of his feet as he started to walk down the road to Iwagakure.

Sasuke, and Ryozo now followed him, then followed by Naruto who was singing rather pleased with who he had been paired with.

"Damn it!" Sakura now kicked a small stone before she let a sigh pass through her lips, and then began to follow after the four of them. "Why do I get stuck with the annoying one?" She spoke out-loud not realizing she was doing so.

Both Sasuke and Ryozo turned their heads over their shoulders. "Does she always do that?" Ryozo then turned his gaze to look towards Sasuke, who hadn't actually seen her like it before.

"To be honest. You should ask Naruto about her. He seemed to know everything." Sasuke now pointed his finger toward Naruto, as he feel silent once more, turning his head so he could see where he was going.

"Eah! I'm not going to ask him." Ryozo turned his head back to see where he was going also. Yet at the moment Naruto seemed to pop up just in front of him.

"Talking about me are you?" His eyes now squinted ever so slightly, as he would glare from Ryozo to Sasuke and then back towards them.

"It's got nothing to do with you." Ryozo spoke rather coldly towards him. Naruto stopped within his tracks; both Sasuke and Ryozo seemed to turn their bodies only to walk past him.