"Ahh….It feels nice to be in this uniform again…" Sakura said as she finished tying the white strap of her pink uniform. "Tell me something Emi…" She then said; getting the blonde's attention. "Did Na— I mean Noon really wear this after I left?" The pinkette asked. She had almost said his name. Good thing she was good at catching herself.

Emi laughed with a nod. "Yeah he did!" She said. "It was so funny. People kept laughing at him…but you know…." She trailed off and sighed as she shut the small closet door. "He said it was all worth it…" She then said; making the pinkette raise a brow. "He said it was worth it because he was doing it for you." Emi turned around with a sweet smile as she said this. Sakura couldn't help but blush.

"Re-really?"

Emi nodded and started laying out her blankets. "Yeah….I thought I was so sweet he'd do that for you." She said to her as Sakura started laying out hers. "Well…the bathhouse is about to close for the night…." She then said as she set her pillow down. "Do you wanna get some shut eye before tomorrow?" Sakura nodded and they both took their over shirts off and laid down.

"You still in to Sasuke?" Sakura asked after a moment. She heard Emi giggle. "Is that a yes?" She then asked as she looked over. Emi shook her head and looked over.

"Well actually…" She said as they both rolled over to put their hands in their palms. "There's this spirit that's been visiting and relaxing here for a year now." She told her. Sakura nodded and the blonde continued. "Well….they call him the spirit of emotion….but the poor boy got his emotion stolen. I'm hoping that one day….I can help return it to him." She smiled and blushed at the same time and they both started to giggle. "So…is this what it's like to gossip with a human?"

Sakura nodded. "I guess….it's probably not that different with gossiping with the other girls." She said to her. Emi shrugged and they both giggled again. "Although…I'm gonna have to meet this 'Emotion Spirit' sometime." Sakura giggled a little more and Emi nodded.

"You know what." Emi said after. "Tomorrow….when we start work…let's see if we can work at his tub!" She got a little excited and pushed herself up.

"Ok!" Sakura yelped doing the same thing. They both giggled a little more and the first time in awhile Sakura felt like she was 12 again.

"Hey….keep quiet will ya…"

"Sorry…" Emi mumbled as she and Sakura lied back down. They both sighed and shut their eyes. Tomorrow was going to be a long day and they needed their rest.

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The next day started slowly. Sakura was the only one awake when she got up so she decided to walk around a bit. 'Maybe I should go see Iruka…' She thought as she out her pink over shirt on. Then she thought back to the Kimono Shizune brought to her. It was so pretty….and the dance that night….well she was really excited for that. 'I wonder if Naruto will ask me to go with him…' She slightly blushed as she kept going.

The pinkette climbed down the stairs in no rush. She actually barely remembered where she was going. She also had her shoes and socks with her. She couldn't have them in the bathhouse so she decided to take them to the soot balls so they could watch them again. When she found her way downstairs and to Iruka's small door she set her ear against it to see if he was awake. Lucky for her….she heard talking.

"Ok…." Sakura muttered. "Here goes." She slid the door open and crawled inside before shutting it. Then she stood up and opened her eyes. "Huh?" She was a bit surprised. Naruto was sitting in a blanket and talking with Iruka. They also both had cups of what had a tea kind of smell to it.

"Hey Sakura-Chan!" Naruto greeted with a smile. His air was messy like a bed head and he seemed to be still tired. Sakura smiled and walked over.

"What are you doing down here?" She asked. "Oh…and hello Iruka." She then said. The scar faced man was taking a sip of his tea so he waved with his free hand.

"Oh…it's a long story." Naruto answered with a chuckle. Iruka set his cup down and chuckled along with him before looking at Sakura again.

"So your real name is Sakura?" He asked with a smile. Sakura nodded and sat down next to the blonde. "That's a very nice name…it fits you." He then said. "It's so nice to see you after such a long time Sakura. The soot balls missed you." They all looked over and saw the tiny black soot balls jumping around and squealing for joy.

"Guess they noticed me already." Sakura said with a giggle as she stood up. She walked over to the little ledge and sat down so the soot balls could tickle her feet if they wanted. But they didn't; they only jumped onto her lap and jumped around. "Oh…I missed you guys too."

Naruto smiled as he looked at his tea again. He pulled the blanket around him a bit tighter and sighed. "What's up Naruto?" Iruka asked. "You seem down…"

The blonde sighed and looked back up. "It's that dance tonight." He told him. Iruka nodded in understanding and leaned in a little. "Tsunade just randomly decides to have this dance….and I can't even dance. Plus….I'm a nervous wreck when it comes to asking someone to go with me." He made sure he talked loud enough for the older man to hear but still quiet enough so Sakura couldn't hear.

"Well then don't ask anybody." Iruka simply said. "It's as simple as that…..don't ask anybody and just sit and watch…..or stay in your room and later on get kicked back out by your roommate." The man laughed. Naruto didn't laugh though.

"That's not very funny Iruka." He mumbled before taking a sip of his tea. "And well…..There's this person I really want to ask but I'm not sure if I'll be able to…." He trailed off to take another sip. Iruka raised a brow and looked at Sakura; who was now standing up. It was then when he knew exactly who the fox boy was talking about.

"Well…" She said to the man. "I left my Shoes, socks, and cell phone with them if that's alright with you?" She then asked. Iruka nodded.

"That's alright with me."

"Thank you." Sakura said with a slight bow. He waved it off and took another sip of his tea. Then she looked at Naruto. He was wrapped up and holding the tea like he was sick. "You ok Naruto?" She asked. The blonde nodded and she nodded back. "Ok then….I probably should get going." She sat a hand on his shoulder and smiled. "See you later Naruto." As her hand glided off his shoulder he followed it like he was desperate for her, then he fell over making the scar faced man sigh.

"Pathetic…."

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"So Mei." Emi said as they cleaned up their room. "Ready to go find the emotion spirit and take care of his emotionless glory?" She then asked with a laugh.

"That sounded very weird." Sakura responded while laughing back. "But yes….i am." She then said.

"Well good!" Emi said after putting her blankets away. "Let's get down there and find out which tub he took." The blonde walked off and left Sakura to put her things away. She was in too much of a hurry. She sighed and turned around before walking off.

"Well…today should be interesting…" She muttered to herself as she walked downstairs. She soon came up to the Forman and saw that the man was writing on something. "What you working on?" She asked as she set her hands on the desk and leaned over. The old man jumped to her sudden voice and hid the object.

"Mei! I found him!"

Sakura looked over her shoulder and saw Emi wearing a big smile. "Oh…ok." Emi came over and grabbed her little sister's arm and pulled her into the room with the baths. "So which one is it?" She then asked. Emi didn't answer, she only stopped and pointed into a room with a smaller tub then the rest.

A boy their age with whitish skin and black hair sat in the tub and had a notebook. He was fascinated by the wooden wall with the tree painted on it so he decided to sketch it. "That's him?" Sakura asked. Emi nodded and ran over.

"Hey Sai….do you need anything?"

Sakura sighed as the two talked. He wasn't as impressive as she thought he'd be…but she guessed it was because of the whole stolen emotion thing. He said something to her that made her squeal with a nod. Sakura rolled her eyes at this and leaned on the green paper wall.

"You're Mei right?"

Sakura flinched from the sudden voice and took a step back. Then she looked to her right and saw a raven haired boy standing there with a tray of food. "Oh….yeah." She said to him. "You must be Sasuke." She then said. He blinked before nodding with an expressionless face and walked into the room where Sai and Emi were. He handed Sai a few things to eat before being talked to by Emi. He only ignored her and walked back over to Sakura.

"She's so annoying." He muttered as he turned around to watch them. Sakura shrugged as she shook her head and they both watched then she realized he was still there.

"Um…Why are you still here?" Sakura asked as she pointed to him. He flinched. She never thought that the 'great' and 'almighty' Sasuke would flinch. Well….that's how Emi used to describe him. She even saw him bit his lip. Then the seriousness came back in an instant. Wondering why; the pinkette was just about to ask but then she saw Naruto.

"Hey Mei." He said as he walked by. He was holding a stack of towels and some of the workers were following him holding their own stack. Then he stopped and rewound himself to stand by her again. "What's going on? Why is Sasuke standing with you? He's evil…he will kill you….I'm telling you he wi—"

"Relax Noon." Sakura said as she set a finger on his lips. She only called him Noon since everyone else was listening. "He's just standing here. We only talked for like 2 seconds." The blonde blushed slightly; catching the raven haired boy's eye. "Now go." She shooed the fox spirit off and looked at Emi again. Then Sasuke. "Well….why you still here?"

"Do you have a date to that dance tonight?" He asked; keeping his expressionless face forward. Sakura mentally gasped at this. Sasuke had an evil plan to make Naruto jealous in a way….but she didn't know…she only gasped because HE asked and not the blonde she was hoping would.

"No…."

"Come with me then."

Sakura once again mentally gasped. 'I guess I could go with him….' She thought as she looked at the ground. 'I mean….Naruto hasn't even asked me….he's even had a few perfect moments.' She looked back and took a deep breath. 'I guess he's already taking someone….or he just doesn't want to go with me….' She closed her eyes for a moment; a little upset and then looked at Sasuke. "Ok I'll go with you." She said.

"Good."

Sasuke smirked and walked away after her answer and she only stared. It was kind of odd….but she guessed that's how spirits asked people out. Or it was just how Sasuke did it. "Hey Emi!" She called. Immediately the blonde looked at her. "Guess who asked me to the dance tonight?"

In an instant, the blonde had pulled her in and all the way over to the other side of the tub so no one in the hall could see them. Then they both knelt down. "Was it Noon?!" She asked in a slight panic yet excited way. Sai had made his way over and leaned over the edge to listen in. Sakura shook her head and Emi made a puzzled face. "Then wh—"

"Sasuke."

"WHAT!!?" Emi yelled as she jolted to her feet. She brought Sakura along with her and the two nearly hit the poor emotionless spirit. "NO WAY! It took me years for him to at least say thank you to me! And all in one day he asks you to go to the dance with him?!" Sakura nodded. She wasn't 'that' excited, but it was better then waiting for Naruto. If he was going to take her, he would have asked her by now.

"Who is Sasuke?"

Both girls looked up to Sai. He was leaning over the edge of the tub and listening to everything. "Oh…He's the guy that brought you your food earlier Sai." Emi answered with a big smile. Then she looked at Sakura and looked like she was going to explode. "I can't believe he asked you…" She growled. Then the blonde sighed. "Oh well….I call Sai's tub. You go find someone else's." She walked around and got a few things out to help Sai relax as Sakura made her way out.

The pinkette sighed as she walked in the hall between the tubs. People were walking around with towels and cleaning supplies. One was coming right for her. Wait, what? Right for her! She lifted her hands afraid they'd hit her but they stopped. "Mei?" They asked. Sakura dropped her hands and acted as if she didn't do anything and nodded. "You see , the canine spirit is a little on edge since no one will come to his bath to help and such and everyone else is busy. Can you take care of him please?"

Sakura nodded and the girl handed her a bucket of dog cleaning supplies. "Thank you." She said. "Just go down a few more baths and you'll find him. You can't miss him." Sakura nodded and the girl walked away.

"This should be fun…" Sakura muttered to herself. "Washing a giant dog the size of the tub…" She walked passed a few tubs until she found the tub with a dog inside it. But it wasn't as big as the tub. It was actually smaller and to top it off….there was a boy inside it too. Eyes a little wide, the pinkette entered with her things. Then the boy opened his eyes. They were dog like. He also had brown hair and upside down triangle marks under his eyes. "He-hello?

"Hey there!" He yelped with a smile. "Finally someone came along….can you wash Akamaru for me?" He then asked as he pointed to the dog. Sakura nodded and walked over. She grabbed a few dog cleaning supplies and started scrubbing the dogs hair. The boy opened his eyes again and looked at her. "Hey….I've been coming here for a few months….and I haven't seen you anywhere." He said. "Are you new?"

Sakura kept washing the dog and looked up. "Oh…no I'm not." She told him. "I worked here 6 years ago though." He raised a brow and leaned over a little. Then he sniffed the air.

"You smell like a human…." He muttered with a raised brow. She was still washing the dog as she kept her eyes on him. "Are you human?" He then asked. Sakura nodded and looked at the giant dog again. Then the brunette sat back again while setting his hands behind his head. "Interesting…..what's your name?"

"Mei."

The dog like boy looked over and smiled. "Is that your real name?" He asked. This made her look up fast. Then he chuckled before leaning in a bit. "I heard the owner of this place steals the employee's names." He told her.

"Oh…" Sakura giggled a bit as she shook her head. "No…it's not my real name. But I remember it still." She told him. She washed the soap from Akamaru's fur. "So is this the canine spirit?" She asked the boy.

"Nah…" He answered as he sat back with his hands behind his head again. "I'm the spirit of the canines. But you can call me Kiba." He chuckled a bit and closed his eyes. "I have a lot of dogs….but he's my favorite because I had him before I died. He just died with me."

"How'd you die Kiba?"

"I can't remember." Kiba answered; opening his eyes again. "But…Akamaru remembers…..he just won't tell me." He laughed and lightly patted the dog's head. Then he looked behind her and saw people running around with decorations and talking about the dance. "So I hear…there's some kind of dance…" He then said as he looked at her again. "You going?"

"Yeah…" Sakura answered as she started on Akamaru's legs. "I'm not going who I first wanted to go with…..but I don't mind anymore." Kiba raised a brow and scooted himself over then he rested on the edge of the bath near her.

"Who was it you wanted to go with?"

"This guy that works here…" Sakura answered with a sigh. "You might not know him….he doesn't really get around this place as much as everyone else."

"I might know him….what's his name?"

"Noon." Sakura told him. "He's Tsunade's assista—"

"Oh! Noon." Kiba said as he jolted up. "I know him….that guy's my buddy. He washes Akamaru from time to time." He laughed and rubbed the dogs head. "But I couldn't find him today….no one could so I guess they made you wash him instead." Then he looked at her with a curious look. "Is 'that' his real name?"

Sakura shook her head. And he rested on the edge again. "Oh….Does he know it?" He asked. Sakura nodded this time and he perked up a little. "When did he remember it?" He then asked.

"6 years ago." Sakura answered. "I helped him remember it…after he helped me remember mine. I almost forgot it but he gave me some of my things that had my name on it so I remembered it. His was more difficult to remember though….I had to remember the time when I met him 'before' he died."

"You knew him before he died?!" Kiba asked in shock. Sakura nodded with a giggle and she started putting some of the cleaning things away. "Aw man that's so cool! What was the dude like? How old were you guys?"

"We were 6 years old. And he was very nice." Sakura answered as she grabbed another bottle of soap. "He bought me an ice cream….and died saving my life."

"Aw man….." Kiba muttered. "He's been here 12 years….that sucks…" He sighed and shook his head. "I feel bad for the guy…" Sakura giggled and put some of the soap in her hand. "Oh! That's for me!" He yelped as he turned around and pointed to his hair. She nodded and started rubbing it in. "I'd do it myself but you are the worker….and I am the guest." He chuckled and the pinkette rolled her eyes. "So why aren't you going with Noon?"

"Because…" Sakura started. "If he wanted to go with me….he would have asked me already right? So I said yes to who asked me. Noon had so many opportunities to ask me…but he didn't." She sighed and threw some water on his head. "I thought I loved him you know….but I just don't think he loves me back….so might just have to st—"

"Whoa whoa whoa!!" Kiba yelped as he turned around; making her yelp in surprise. "This kid died saving your life and you think he doesn't love you? You're crazy…" He huffed and turned back around while crossing his arms.

"But…" Sakura started. "He would have asked me by now right?" Kiba didn't answer her so she sighed again. For the rest of the time, Kiba didn't really talk to her. She stayed with him until he and Akamaru were done with the bath and walked them back to their room. She never thought she'd have that kind of conversation with one of the guests. "Well…" She said to herself as she made her way back to the room. "Might as well get ready for tonight….."

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"Thanks Iruka…" Emi muttered as the older man handed her his empty bowl. She looked over to the blonde sitting on the wood with his feet by the soot balls. "Noon…." She said as she walked over. "You ok" She then asked.

Naruto looked a little down while he watched the soot balls carry the last bits of coal into the boiler. Emi sat down next to him and set a hand on his back. She didn't really like him, but when he was down like this she could be a bit friendly. "Noon….the dance is going to start in a few minutes….all the guests are in their rooms and Tsunade is preparing the room."

"I'm not going…."

"What?" Emi asked. "Why not?" She looked at Iruka and saw the man shrug before looking at Naruto again.

"I found out Mei's going with Sasuke….and I wanted to go with her." Naruto muttered to her. "I'm not going…." He then said.

"Hey!" Iruka yelped, making both blondes look at him. "How bout this Noon…I'll go and hang out with you. I haven't been up stairs in years." He then said as he walked over. "I have a men's kimono I could wear. You have one right?" Naruto nodded. "Great….Emi, he'll be up there just to relax and enjoy the music."

Emi nodded and stood up. "Ok….I'll see you up there." She then said as she walked away. She opened the small door and crawled through, before walking up stairs. She was excited about the dance but she also was thinking about what Naruto and Sakura had said. She was going with Sasuke and Naruto really wanted to go with her….

"Oi…This is gonna be a rough night." She thought as she made her way to the girl's dorm. "I wonder…..what will happen between Noon and Sasuke….they fight so much already…" She slid the door open and walked inside. Then she saw Sakura. 'Especially when the idiot sees her….' She then thought as her jaw hit the ground.

Sakura was wearing the Kimono Tsunade had showed Naruto. Both shades of pink looked beautiful with her hair; which was its whole different shade. "Mei….that looks amazing on you!" Emi said as she walked over. Sakura turned around with a smile. "I guess the princess of the dance gets the best dress." She laughed.

"Thanks……" She said. "Tsunade had Konan make it for me. Or at least….that's what Shizune told me." They both giggled and Emi walked over to the closet to get hers out. After she got her's on they headed downstairs. "So…what room is the dance in?" She asked.

"Tsunade used some magic to clear out the room with all the baths." Emi said as they walked down a flight of stairs. "So now….it's just a big empty room." She smiled brightly and the pinkette stopped.

"Wow…" She mumbled as she watched people dance in the room. "There's am orchestra and everything…" She then said.

"I actually had no idea about the orchestra." Emi said as they looked around. "But oh well….I guess we do need music after all." She then said with a laugh. She saw Sakura look over to the left. Naruto was leaning against a wall with Iruka. He had his head back and was staring at the ceiling as people danced around the room.

"Noon looks so bummed."

Emi looked at her again and smiled. "Yeah….he told me he really wanted to come to this thing with you." She told her. She winked at her as the pinkette's head turned to face her in an instant. Then Sasuke approached them both.

"Ready?"

Sakura nodded but Emi huffed. "Geez Sasuke!" She yelped making him jump back a little. "Don't even compliment how she looks or anything!" She shook her head and started walking away. "Emi is out!"

Sasuke sighed and looked at Sakura again. Then he held out a hand to her. After this, Sakura saw him glance over to his right and slightly smirk. Then she looked to see what he was smirking at. It was Naruto. She saw the blonde give Sasuke a small glare before looking away all in one second. Then Sakura looked at the raven haired boy with a disgusted look. "So that's what this is about."

Sasuke blinked and looked at her after she said this. "You're only doing this to piss him off!" She jerked her hand away from his and started to walk towards the blonde. She then heard him call her name and she turned around. "Look….if you really do like me…..dance with me because you want to…not because you want to make someone else jealous…..I found out…Noon really wanted to dance with me….he just didn't have the guts to ask me…..So if you want to dance with me, great! Just don't do it to piss someone else off, or I'm gone." He looked at her with wide eyes as she glared at him with mean green eyes. "Now…if you would excuse me….I'm going to dance with Noon…..the person I 'should' be here with."

Sakura turned back around and took a deep breath before walking over to the blonde. He had his arms crossed and his eyes closed. He didn't look very happy as she knelt down. "Naruto." She said as she poked his knee. He opened one of his eyes. "Would you like to dance with me?" She then asked.

"No…." Naruto said with a huff. He had both eyes open now and he was looking to the left, but she only kept looking at him with a smile. Then he looked at her in the corner of his eyes and sighed. "Yes…." She smiled and stood up. Then he got up and smiled at her. "Y-you look really nice in that…" He muttered as they walked over to the dance floor.

"Thank you Naruto." Sakura said back. Then they went hand to hand and started dancing. "So….i heard you wanted to ask me…..but never did." She said to him after a moment.

"Well…yeah." Naruto said back with a slight blush. "I was a bit nervous and didn't know 'how' to ask you." He chuckled and looked away to glare at Sasuke who was now leaning on the stairs. "Man…I can't believe he did that…" He then muttered.

"Look at me Blondie." Sakura said. He immediately did and smiled. "You know your right….I can't believe he did it either. At first I thought he was doing it because he thought I was pretty, that's the reason most guys ask me on dates…..I'm not even that pretty…." She stopped from looking straight into his chest and looked up. "Right?"

Naruto only blinked. The most beautiful girl he had ever seen just asked him if he agreed with her of not being 'that' pretty. He had no idea what to tell her. His eyes were a bit wide too. He froze up too….he couldn't speak. Sakura raised a brow. "We-well….to me…you're really pretty…" He finally said. "I mean….not like 'Smoken Hot'….but pretty….the word 'hot'….it just feels so fake to me…"

"It feels fake to me too!"

Naruto raised a brow. "Really?" He then asked. Sakura nodded with a chibi like smile and he smiled back. "What about sexy?" He asked. She nodded again and he smiled even more. "It's great to know someone else agrees with me." He laughed. They both laughed a little as the dancing kept going. "So any way Sakura-Chan…" The blonde blushed a little. "There's something I really need to tell you…"

""What is that?"

Naruto gulped and looked over to Sasuke. The black haired boy had his eyes closed now; trying to ignore the girls asking him to dance. Then he heard Sakura tell him to look at her again. "S-Sorry…" He muttered. He blushed a little more. "Well for awhile now….I've felt this way…and I think I should tell you." Sakura nodded again. "I….I lo—"

"Hey! Mei!"

Naruto and Sakura both looked over to see Emi dancing with Sai. "Emi?" Sakura asked. "How did you get Sai down here?"

"I asked Tsunade." Emi told her. "Anyway….i was gonna ask you what happened to Sasuke?"

Sakura sighed and stopped dancing with Naruto, while Emi stopped dancing with Sai. "He ended up only wanting to take me to make Noon jealous." She told her while pointing to the upset blonde behind her.

"Oh…."

Emi slightly giggled and then looked at Sasuke with a death glare. Then she went back to dancing with Sai. Sakura turned around and held her hands out to dance again and Naruto did as well. "So you were saying?" She then said.

"Never mind."

Sakura raised a brow. "Common…you can tell me anything." She said to him. But he shook his head saying the same thing. "Naruto…." The pinkette said; only loud enough for him to hear. "I'm your best friend right? You can tell me." This made his eyes widen slightly. Then he looked upset. "N-Naruto? What's wrong? We are best friends right?" Sakura then asked in a slight panic. He nodded, but she still saw the sadness as they danced. He wouldn't even look at her. "Naruto….are you ok? What's wrong?"

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Friends….that's all they were to her….

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Meanwhile Tsunade sat in a chair and drank some sake. She was in a kimono just like the rest of them but wasn't dancing or anything. "Look at Naruto…" She muttered to Shizune; who was right next to her. "He looks a bit disappointed over there." She then said.

Shizune nodded. "I wonder what has him all upset…" She then mumbled. Then a frog man ran over and was carrying a letter. He handed it to Shizune and told her that it was for Tsunade. "Thank you." She then said as he ran off. She then handed it to the blonde next to her.

Tsunade opened the letter and started reading it. After a moment she sighed and shut it. "Damn…." She muttered. "She's coming back and wants someone to come get her." She then said. "I guess I'll have to send someone that isn't busy."

"What about Sasuke? He's only a cook and he won't be back till tomorrow morning if he goes."

Tsunade looked over to the raven haired boy who was leaning on the stair cases and then handed the letter to her. "Splendid!" She then yelped. "He knows her anyway. Go give him the letter and let him take off now." Shizune nodded and did just that.

"Sasuke?" Shizune asked after arriving right next to him. The raven haired boy opened his eyes and looked over; only to see her holding the letter. "Madam Karin would like you to come get her." She then said. Sasuke sighed and grabbed the letter. Then the black haired assistant walked back over to her master.

"Damn it…" He mumbled as he read it over. Then he glanced over in Naruto and Sakura's direction. The pinkette looked as if she was trying to cheer him up. Then he growled and bit his lip. The cook reached over to the stair case and grabbed a golden piece that sat on top of the end of the rail. It was small but he could use it for however he please. Sasuke looked in that direction again and tore the small piece off. Then he tossed it….or more like flicked it.

The piece hit the back of Naruto's head and he yelped in both surprise and the fact that it hurt. He grabbed the back of his head while people stopped dancing to look. "Noon, are you ok?" Sakura asked. She called him by Noon only to the fact, all eyes were on them. Naruto nodded and set his hand down, while the pinkette picked the gold piece up.

"Maybe you should sit down for a second Noon."

"Ye-yeah…"

Emi led the blonde over to a seat so he could sit, while Sakura looked at the stairs. She then saw a quick flash of Sasuke before he disappeared at the top. "Oh my…god…" She mumbled as she kept staring. "He…he's actually jealous…"

"Are you ok Naruto?"

Naruto nodded Iruka off as they sat alone for a while. "Geez….now look." He pointed over to Sakura. "Now she's not even dancing…." He sighed and looked at the ground.

"I think that's where your little assassin went."

Both Naruto and Iruka jumped at the voice and looked to their right. The canine spirit known as Kiba was sitting next to the blonde and was pointing at the stairs. "How the hell did you get down here?!" Naruto asked as the brunette laughed.

"I wasn't hard." Kiba told him. "I walked downstairs." He then said. Naruto sighed again and then Kiba leaned in a little bit. "So…your real name is Naruto?" He asked. The blonde's head jolted up and looked at him. "That's what he called you." Kiba said as he pointed to Iruka. The fox spirit sighed again and stood up.

"I'm gonna go dance again…." Naruto muttered. Then he stopped and looked at Iruka. "Thanks for showing me how to by the way." He said with a smile. Iruka nodded and waved him off before taking a sip of his sake. He walked over to Sakura and grabbed her hands, which still held the gold piece.

"Naruto….Sasuke did it."

Naruto stopped what he was doing and blinked. Her eyes were still glues to the stair case. "I'll be back in a few minutes…" He then said as he grabbed the gold piece. Then he started walking away; making her finally take her eyes off the stairs.

"Noon!" Sakura called. She only called him this since it was loud enough for other people to hear. "You're not going to hurt him are you!?" He didn't respond; he only kept walking up the stairs. Then she sighed. She didn't like where this was going.

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Naruto charged through the hallway. He wasn't happy with what Sasuke did, but he wasn't going to pick a fight…just maybe knock some since into the guy. He found his room and opened the door. "Sasuke!" He yelled as he walked in. The raven haired boy looked over from his bed and stood up. He had just made it. "What the hell was that for?!"

"What?" Sasuke asked. "Making my bed or me throwing that gold thing at you?" He then asked. Naruto grinded his teeth and threw the gold piece in his bed before pointing a finger.

"Look Sasuke…" The blonde growled. "I don't know what your problem is, bu—" Naruto was interrupted as the other boy punched him. He got a little too close for Sasuke's comfort. He hadn't moved after the punch; he only stared at the bed. Then the blonde brought his hand up to rub his cheek. "Did you really just punch me?"

Sasuke nodded and the blonde seemed to lose his temper. He gripped his fist and brought it up to punch back. As soon as this happened the raven haired boy's eyes widened slightly. Then he went to throw the punch but stopped. "What's wrong?" Sasuke then asked as his hand dropped. For some reason, Naruto looked really sick all of a sudden as he brought his hand to touch his forehead. "You ok?"

"Sasuke…" Naruto muttered as he took a step back. It was a dangerous looking step back….as if he was drunk. "Sasuke…something's wrong…I….I don't feel good." His feet hit the blankets on his bed and he held a hand out. "Get..someone…" He muttered.

"What's happening to you?"

"I……don't…know…….." Naruto answered the confused boy. "Get somebody…please….anyone…Sakura…get Sakura…" He then said as he fell to his knees.

"Who?"

"Mei….Mei…..get…..Mei…" The blonde fell over and blacked out on his bed leaving Sasuke highly confused. The raven haired looked at the other for a moment and saw that he looked very ill. Then in a slight panic he ran out the door to go tell this so called 'Sakura' and the others.