-CHAPTER 2-

Time Skip: 1 week

I sat down on the couch in Naruto's living room, scratching at the bandage on my face that was covering one of the wounds given to me by my step-father. I groaned as I kept on scratching at it. Naruto then chuckled as he went and placed his hand on my shoulder, looking at me with a smile. "Didn't I say not to scratch it?" I then sighed, slumping into the couch, puffing my cheeks up. "It's still itchy, Naruto-Kun." He then sat down next to me, wrapping his arms around my waist, nuzzling my cheek.

"Your wounds will heal soon, thanks to Tsunade. You'll be just fine in a couple of weeks." I then yawned and cuddled into him, burying my face into his chest. "Mew." Naruto chuckled a bit, stroking my hair softly as I clung onto him tightly. There was then a sudden knock at the front door, causing me to jump in surprise.

"It's okay, Yoko-Chan." Naruto said to me in a soft and sweet voice. "It's probably Tsunade with more painkillers for you." Naruto then stood up, stretching a bit as he walked towards the door, reaching out and grabbing the doorknob, twisting it and opening the door. And standing in the doorway, was our one and only, masked teacher, Kakashi Hatake. I then smiled as I stood up, going over to the door, standing by Naruto. "Hi Kakashi!" I said with a smile.

"Hey Sensei." said Naruto, right after, smiling as well. Kakashi then looked at the both of us, seeming emotionless as he then pulled out a letter from his pocket, handing it to Naruto. "I suggest you two pack your bags and get ready to leave later on this afternoon." He said a bit of a stern and dark voice.

I blinked at Kakashi, then looked at the letter in Naruto's hand as he started to open it. "Get ready to leave?" Naruto asked in curiosity. "Leave where?" Naruto then stared at the letter, reading it in surprise. I growled under my breath, feeling impatient. "Oh, gimme that!" I said with a huff as I snatched the letter out of Naruto's hand, reading it for myself.

I then read it aloud, my eyes widening in surprise:

Dear Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Yoko,

The both of you have been chosen to be sent to a special training camp deep within the Forest of Death. With the recent events that have happened, I have decided to give you two an advantage at becoming great Shinobi. I do hope that with this training, that the both of you will increase in your skills and jutsus exponentially. With specially designed obstacle courses, and training sessions, I'm sure that the two of you will be able to advance onto the next level of being Shinobi. But, I must warn you about some little surprises within the camp. These will help keep the both of you on your toes and alert. I wish you both the best of luck in your training.

Sincerely,

Tsunade~

I then gulped a bit, looking at Naruto in surprise. "S-So...Tsunade is sending us to a...boot camp?" Naruto asked to Kakashi, still in shock. "Well, that's what the letter says, right? Now, like I said, the both of you, hurry and pack your clothing, weaponry, etc., because we are leaving to the Forest of Death in a few hours."

I then nodded at Kakashi, smiling in determination. "Y-Yes sir!" I then grabbed Naruto's arm, and dragged him upstairs, into our bedroom to go and pack our belongings. I then grinned at him, feeling ready to go as I quickly stared to pack. Naruto looked at me as he started to pack as well, but a bit hesitantly.

I looked over at him, looking concerned. "You alright Naruto-Kun? Or are you still in shock from the whole thing?" Naruto then looked at me and blinked. "W-Well, I don't think you should be really going to the camp just yet. I mean...you're still trying to heal from all those wounds and I...just don't want you to feel more pain as it is...that's all." His face started to turn red as he rubbed the back of his neck shyly.

I smiled at him and hugged him tightly, looking up at his red face. "I'll be fine, Naruto-Kun. I promise you that. Besides, I need to stop being such a weak little coward, curled up in the corner, crying for help. I need to be, for once in my life, a strong and elite Uchiha clan member, like how my entire family was destined to be."

Naruto looked back down at me and grinned widely, holding me close to his warm body, causing me to blush. "Yoko-Chan...I..." his words trailed off as spoke, leaving me in curiosity of what he said. "What is it?" He then placed his hand on my cheek, pulling my face close to his as he closed his eyes, leaning in for a kiss.

Until, Kakashi walked into the room with a sigh. "C'mon you two lovebirds. Hurry and get your things packed. We got a bit of a schedule change." Naruto then stopped and opened his eyes, looking into mine, making me blush even more. "Y-Yeah...w-we'll be right down, Sensei." I said, sounding a bit shaky with embarrassment.

I then gently pulled myself away from Naruto, going over to my side of the room to finish packing and getting dressed. Naruto just stood there, rubbing his neck in embarrassment. "I-I'm sorry." He said in a low tone, looking away from me. "I-It's alright." I replied, sighing with emptiness, since I really did want to kiss him. I then thought to myself, feeling a bit of desperation:

Well...I'll possibly get another shot at giving him a kiss on the way to camp...hopefully.