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Silence. Shock.

"Who are you?" Naruto spoke stronger now as he was becoming uncomfortable with the strange tares he was receiving. He moved his head backwards to avoid the pink girl's hand which was still touching his cheek. Why was he here in the middle of nowhere? He was sure he should still be in the Hidden Leaf. He glared at his kidnappers but he noticed something. Their stares weren't laced with hatred or fear… Just confusion. Naruto's eyes were drawn to the heavy cloths that lay on him. Did these strangers put them on him? And where were his clothes? Naruto, clutching the massive clothing, shuffled backwards to end up trapped up against a giant tree. His eyes darted to his kidnappers who still hadn't moved, frozen in place staring at him. The fluffy white animal next to a tall male crouched low and began to shuffle forward with it pounced forward. It sniffed when it was as close as it dares its eyes gleamed and it pounced, giving a delighted bark, crushing Naruto into the tree trunk behind him. A muffled yelp escaped his mouth as he tried to push the heavy animal off his small body.

"Akamaru!" growled the young girl.

"Get off him," ordered the tall black shaggy haired one. Akamaru followed the commandment with only a small wine of protest. "If Akamaru can tell its Naruto's stink then it's defiantly him." Kiba grinned at the miniature Naruto. He'd forgotten how Naruto looked when he was that young. Must be because I grew up with him so I didn't noticed, he thought.

Kakashi looked down at the young boy, who only looked about four years old, wondering how such a thing could have happened. Was Naruto behaving oddly before we went of the mission? Now he though about it on the way here Naruto was awfully quiet. "Naruto?" he challenged. The boy's head snapped up at the mention of his name. He was never spoken to directly unless it was by one of the kids from the park, but even then they were taken away by their parents before they could really play.

"Yeah? How do you know my name?" he retaliated. Kakashi confirmed that it was indeed Naruto. Before he could answer Naruto began talking again, "you heard about me, huh? That's right. Remember my name- Naruto Uzumaki, the next Hokage!" Naruto held on triumphant arm in the air as he finished while the other still clutched the clothing for protection and coverage from the cool breeze that he's just noticed was there.

"That's defiantly Naruto." Kiba remarked with an eye roll but he has a small smirk on his face as he looked at the small child trying to look fierce as he glared at him. Sakura was kneeling there dazed, oblivious of the conversation which was going on, as she gazed at the just above knee high child. He's adorable, she thought quietly as if someone was peeping in her head and it was a thought she didn't want anyone to know. Her throat was thick, as though she hadn't talked for days, and she had to cough lightly before she could actually speak.

"Naruto… Don't you recognise us?" she spoke softly as not to frighten him, and she knew her question may have sounded a little stupid. Of cause he didn't recognise us! Her mind rolled its eyes at its self. Naruto's eyes flickered to the short pink haired girl. Her hair did give him a weird feeling, deep down he knew he should know her but it just wasn't close enough to grab onto.

Her.

Naruto's eyes widened as he brushed at a memory. Sitting in the bushes, wondering how to amuse himself as the other kids didn't want to play with him, he saw her. She was sitting with a blond haired girl who was pointing towards the flowers just in front of them. The blond girl seemed to be explaining something and the girl with a red ribbon in her bright pink hair was listening intently with an embarrassed smile on her as her cheeks sparkled a soft red. The blond girl picked one of the girl's flowers she was grasping tightly and brought in to her hair as she said something to her friend finishing with a playful wink which made the pink haired girl laugh. A smile stretched out on Naruto's face as he gazed upon the laughing girl. But her laugh was stopped short as a short purple haired girl with two girls ganging up behind her began taunting her. The hurt look was obvious on her face, almost as obvious as the anger on the blonds' face. Naruto was about to come out of his hiding place but just as he was about to three purple flowers flew into the purple girl's mouth knocking her off her feet. The blond girl smiled smugly as she saw the gang members trying to help up their fallen mate. Laughter bubbled up in Naruto and he had to scarper before he was discovered.

Naruto's eyes focused back onto the girl in front of him. "S…S…" he tried to remember her name. "Where's the little girl? The one with the pink hair and red ribbon?" he growled but it sounded like a pup learning to hunt.

"Little girl?" she asked. Her eyes widened, as she remembered back when Ino gave her the ribbon. Sakura looked deep into his eyes, "Naruto that little girl was me."

"No, I just saw her a while ago. You're too old," Naruto agued as he shook his head.

Sakura's patients was wearing thin, "Naruto, she was me, I am her." She realised she's just accomplished confusing him. "I was the one you saw years ago…" Naruto nodded but his eyes shone confusion. Sakura sighed.

"Then who the hell are all them?" Naruto pouted stubbornly as he glared at the others. Kakashi raised a brow. He didn't recognise anyone?

Sakura turned and pointed towards Akamaru, "That's Akamaru, and Kiba," her finger swung towards the frowning boy, "He's Akamaru's owner, and that's Sai our newest member." Sai curiously edged forward but when Naruto's eyes landed on him his smile stretched out onto his face once more. "And finally, he's Kakashi, our sensei." Kakashi smiled but his mind was off somewhere else trying to figure out how such an event could have happened. Naruto squinted as if trying to recognise his face through a thick layer of mist. "Remember?" Naruto shook his head as his shoulders slumped against the tree as if he was becoming more comfortable around them. Sakura having thought Naruto had calmed down enough to listen didn't have enough time to react as Naruto stood up, his face considering taking the heaving clothes but deciding against it, as he sprinted away, his little legs pounding the ground in an desperate escape attempt. His small white butt was quickly followed by a surprised Kiba as he chased down the running boy.

"Naruto, stop running damn it. Stop you Temee!" growled Kiba, which only made Naruto speed up as his imagination ran wild, which images of Kiba ripping him to shreds and Akamaru chewing on his body pieces, rushing through his mind.

"Never on your life," cried Naruto as his swerved through the forest life, but in reality his head was still reeling causing his head to whirl as his vision began to fail him. His surroundings blurred like an artist doing an abstract piece with colours mashed together in swirls. Akamaru ran after Kiba and Naruto barking excitedly over the idea of a chase, leaving a surprised angry looking Sakura and an amused Kakashi and Sai. Naruto, not paying attention, was running blindly so when he ran smack into an enormous oak tree. Naruto's small white form bounced back with a solid thump. A small noise forced its way out of Naruto's de-winded lungs before his unconsciousness' took hold of his entire body. Kiba, panting from the running and the annoyance that was brimming inside of him, scowled down at the senseless Naruto. Huffing in frustration Kiba scooped up the lifeless body, turning on his heal he walked towards the group with Akamaru yelping as he skidded by trying to turn so suddenly causing him to flip onto his back. Kiba smirked down at his fluffy companion as he hurried to catch up to him. Kiba glanced down at the miniature version of Naruto huddled against his chest. In sleep Naruto looked so peaceful and he would even go as far as sweet. Kiba scowled at himself as he neared the fuming Sakura.

"What happened to him?" she barked.

Kiba smirked at her slyly, "He ran into a tree." Sakura's face altered into a light grin. Sai began to laugh quietly with a hand placed over his mouth to muffle the sound. "Now what we going to do?" Kakashi looked thoughtful for a moment.

"Well there's no helping Naruto's situation right now, the best we can do is infiltrate the village and meet up with Shikamaru's group to figure out our next moves. We'll just have to take Naruto into the village as he is." Kakashi glanced down at Naruto's clothes before he gathered the cloth and draped them over the small figure curled up in Kiba's arms. He tucked them around him so he wouldn't catch a cold. Sai suddenly whipped his head towards the village as if he'd heard a voice in that direction. "Sai?" Kakashi asked his tone indicating he knew what was happening he was just wanted confirmation.

"Their changing shifts. We got to go now," Sai began to run in that direction, quickly followed by the rest of the group. Kiba was on the back of Akamaru yet he was only holding onto him with one hand as the other was hugging Naruto to his chest. Naruto's mouth was slightly ajar as he breathed softy. The reached the wall just to see the guards' jump down to retire to their cabin. They waited a few heart beats before moving towards the weak spot. Akamaru pounced and hurled over the wall to land with a quiet thump before he scampered behind the closest building. Kakashi and Sakura were next to jump over fixing their positions so their landings weren't as loud as they could have been noticeable. Finally Sai clambered over, probably releasing his Jutsu reserving his chakra. Kakashi scanned the area before signalling for them to hurry quietly into a more enclosed area. He led them into an alleyway near a bunch sat houses sat and he turned to Kiba.

"Can you tell if there's anyone living there?" he murmured. Kiba sniffed along with Akamaru, sensing the scents which were radiating from the buildings.

"Three of them are occupied but the fourth is now empty," Kiba replied, with a sneeze. Someone was using a lot of scented oils around here. Kiba suffered another sniff before pointing towards the third house along indicating the empty one Akamaru whimpered as he sneezed twice. Kiba with his free hand stroked his ears earning a little yip of appreciation. Kakashi checked around the corners before rushing towards the house, the rest of them on his heals. Kakashi fiddled with the handled loosening the locks. Sai hushed a warning as he saw some guards walking towards them going to their posts for their shifts. Kakashi's hand flashed as he focused his Chidori into the door causing the locks to spring open. They hurried inside, closing the door just as the guards reached the position they were just a moment ago. Staying hushed they groups eyes wandered the room, taking in the small wooden table and chairs that sat in the kitchen abandoned, dishes laying lonely in the drying stands dust collecting on them like warm blankets, a small coffee table with cushions placed carefully around them as if some party was coming back any minuet. An agar pair of sliding doors showed a small bedroom. Kakashi was the first to begin to explore the deserted home. He wondered over to the agar door as Sakura and Sai went to check out the kitchen and the cupboards to see if there was any food and such. Kakashi peered into the room to see two ready made beds but the room was small making it surprising to fit in two beds and a wardrobe. He went over to the wardrobe and found a few kimonos and some bedding but other than that it was empty. Sighing he closed the wardrobe and walked out into the living room to find Kiba settling Naruto onto one of the cushions around the coffee table.

Kiba supported Naruto's head as he softly laid it down onto the red cushion. Once his head was positioned so it wouldn't roll off, Kiba wrapped him in his orange and black clothing making him look like a baby being bundled up. Akamaru came sniffing up and he nudged his head under Kiba's arm in an affectionate motion which Kiba replied with a quick stroke on the head and a scratch behind the ear before he positioned himself onto the cushion besides Naruto. Sakura and Sai joined them on the other two cushions, all of them watching the peaceful child snoozing. Kakashi was first to break the silence, "Sakura, Sai, what previsions are in the kitchen?"

"There are a few tins and a couple of ramen cups but that's about it," Sakura replied looking up at him.

"There are some kimonos in the wardrobe. They seem to be your fit." Sakura saw the way this was going and rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, I'll go to town and get some clothes for you lot."

"And some food," Kiba injected as his stomach rumbled along with Akamaru.

"Fine, some food too," Sakura huffed tiredly. She leaned backwards too see the bedroom behind Kakashi. "Who's getting the beds?"

Kiba glanced at the sleeping Naruto before raising a brow at Kakashi and Sai. "Naruto should get one bed and…" Kakashi started.

"I think I should have the other," Kiba remarked earning a glare from a tired Sakura.

"Why should you get it?" she challenged.

"So I can keep an eye on Naruto."

"I should be the one to do that!"

"Why?"

Sakura froze with her mouth open as she tried to come up with a reasonable explanation. "Because I'm the only woman here and it would probably make Naruto feel more secure." Sai watched the argument with an intrigued look, as if waiting for the first person to raise their fists.

"Sakura should take the other bed," Kakashi confirmed causing Kiba to scowl the triumphant looking Sakura.

"Fine," Kiba growled before scooping up the loose body of Naruto then began strolling into the bedroom, choosing the right hand side bed and settled Naruto into it, securing the bedding around his small frame. Kiba stood there for a moment taking in Naruto's tranquil features, how his long eyelashes gently caressed his small cheeks, how his small whiskers' made he look like a baby animal. A fox, Kiba thought sadly, just like he was always viewed like at this age. He walked out to lie besides Akamaru who placed his head onto his owner's chest in a sign of affection. Kiba stroked his head before allowing his mind to drift off into abyss. Sakura walked into the bedroom after saying goodnight to Kakashi and Sai, Kiba already having drifted off. Sai and Kakashi made themselves comfortable on the floor, Kakashi leaning just by the door on guard duty, Sai taking one of the cushions on the floor.

She closed the doors and walked over to the wardrobe to see the apparent kimonos. They were beautiful. One in particular was spectacular, a deep midnight blue kimono with small gems decorating the sides and back, almost creating the elution of wings. She hooked the kimono on the handle of the wardrobe then strolled over to check out Naruto's sleeping form. He looks so cute, her mind whispered but ignoring it she shuffled over to her bed, snuggling up to the covers as her body began to relax. She thought if tomorrow was going to be as hectic as today but before her thoughts had fully formed she fell into a deep slumber.

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