Jj4life015: Yes there will be! I was planning Naruto/Hikari and a slight Sasuke/Sakura pairing. But if you guys have any other ideas for pairings then I might also change it.

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Naruto, Sasuke and I have been training continuously for the past 2 days now. All we did was eat, sleep and train. I was able to climb to the top by the third day but Sasuke and Naurto were still unable to finish the training. Things have started to get very competitive between the both of them. Even right they were shooting glares at each other. I was sitting at the base of a tree, watching the two them trying to outdo each other. Kakashi sensai reading his favourite book as usual and Sakura was out with Tazuna since she was done with her training first.

"Ugh!" I looked towards Naruto who landed on his butt again he got up and looked at the tree and was about to climb then stopped. He looked me then up at the tree. I raised my eyebrows. 'Whats up with him?' I looked up at the tree he was climbing and he was not making a lot progress from yesterday.

"Uhh Hikari..." I looked up and saw that he was standing next to me and fidgeting his fingers as if trying to put his thought in words. "Can you tell me.." He crouched down and came to my height. "...how you climbed the tree?" I smiled. 'I guess he is really serious about this training'

"Well Naruto. You have to forget about everything around you and just concentrate on your chakra system. Don't be so competitive because it is coming in the way of your training and your progress." I told him seriously. He nodded, taking in the advice.

"Can you not tell Sasuke that I asked you for help?" He rubbed his head sheepishly. I chuckled. 'Their competitiveness isn't going to be removed that easily.'

"Yeah sure. My lips are sealed." I zipped my lips and threw the imaginary key away. He smiled.

"Thanks Kari-chan!" He ran off to his tree to continue his training. And this time he was able to go higher than before. He looked at me and I gave him a huge thumbs up. I looked around and saw sensai and Sasuke looking at me and Naruto weirdly. Me and Sasuke made eye contact and he looked at me as if asking 'what just happened there?'. I just shook my head and continued to stare into space and nothingness.

"YOU TWO EAT SLOWLY!"

"MORE PLEASE" "MORE" Naruto and Sasuke held their bowls in front of them, towards Tsunami. Then Tsunami took their bowls and was putting some rice in them. But the two of them suddenly looked really green and threw up all of the food they ate. Few seconds later, they stood up and took their bowls from Tsunami and started inhale the food again.

"DON'T EAT IF YOU CAN'T HOLD IT IN!" Sakura shouted at them.

"If you guys would eat bit slowly, it might actually stay in your stomach." I said shaking my head disapprovingly. But they obviously didn't listen and continued inhaling rice until their stomachs looked like a balloon about to pop.

"Uuuugghhhhhhhhhh... sooooooo fuullllllllll" Naruto and Sasuke were lying on the floor, hands in their stomachs groaning cuz of the overload of food.

"Hey why do have a torn picture on the wall?" Sakura was standing next to a framed picture of Tazuna, Inari and Tsunami as well as some one else, but he was torn from the picture. "Imari was looking at it through out dinner." The tension suddenly increased in the room. 'Sakura might have brought up some bad memories.'

"Its my husband." Tsunami was looking down at her hands.

"He was once known as the hero of the village" Tazuna said with a solemn look on his face. Inari got up from the table and ran out of the room.

"You should not talk about him, especially in front of Inari. You know that!" Tsunami scolded and went after Inari. We were stuck in awkward silence.

"You know there was a time when this village had hope.." and Tazuna started to tell the story of Kaiza and his heroic story. "...and he was executed." I got up before Tauzna could continue and left the room. It reminded me way too much of mom and dad. I ended up near the trees where we were training today. I climbed up the tree and sat on a branch. 'I wish I could turn back time so that I could be there with them again. I would give up anything.'

"Kari-chan?" I looked down and saw Naruto standing right below my tree. "Are you alright?" I gave my best possible smile.

"Yeah.. Anyways, What are you doing here?"

"Training."

"But its really late Naru-chan and you're almost out of chakra."

"I have to prove it to him..." He had such different look on his face, determination. "I have to show Inari that heroes do exist." This time I actually smiled.

"I believe that you can do it. Train hard." He smiled and started with his training. I looked at the start sky and fell asleep, feeling strangely relaxed and comfortable knowing Naruto was there.

Sasuke POV

"I am going to see where Hikari went." Kakashi sensai nodded. It didn't take me too long to find her. She was sleeping on a branch not too high up in the tree. Naruto was training and improving from this evening. 'Damn it. I can't let him beat me. But I need to see my sister first.' I ignored Naruto for the time being and went up the tree and sat on the branch next her.

"Hey Hikari.." I shook her arm lightly.

"Hmmmm..." She opened her eyes "Oh Sasuke..." She sat up and faced towards me. She was looking at me but she was lost in her own thoughts. I know that she is thinking about that night. Stories like these really effect her and remind her of our clan. I hate it when this happens to her. She becomes so distant and quiet, the complete opposite of her personality. It is because of him that she is like this.

"Hikari..." I said softly. She snapped out of her trance. "You are not alone you know. I am with you always." She looked at me and smiled.

"Yeah, thanks Sake." I smiled at the old nickname.

"Do you want to head back now? Its getting a bit cold now."

"Yeah I think I should." The both of us headed back down and when Hikari went to bed, I went to our training ground to finish my task. 'I have to become stronger. I can't let anyone out do me. If I can't do this then I won't be able to achieve my goal.'

Hikari POV

I woke up in the morning feeling a lot better than last night. Even though Sasuke doesn't say a lot, him just sitting next to me, makes me feel so much better. Speaking of feeling better I haven't seen Naruto since I woke up, neither have I seen Sasuke. I headed towards the dining room to get something to eat.. Man I am hungry.

"Ugghhhh. Where is that idiot? Why does he have to go out and make a crazy promise?" Sakura was at the table sitting next to Kakashi sensai, who looked really tired. "I mean I could expect this from Naruto but not from my Sasuke-kun." I rolled my eyes.

"Its ok Sakura, they must be out training. They will be back soon anyways." I sat down and put some food in my plate. Well I am hungry.

"We did it!" I look up from my plate and see Naruto and Sasuke, muddy and bruised. "We went all the way to the top of the tree." I gave a big smile.

"Good job boys. You can start guarding Tazuna now." Kakashi sensai said smiling, i think, his mask makes it super hard for me to see his expressions. But I think I am getting a hand at reading his eye. That sounds really weird.

Later in the afternoon, me, Sakura and Kakashi got ready to guard Tazuna. Naruto and Sasuke couldn't come because they were exhausted from training all night.

"Its way too quiet." I said. We were almost at the bridge and there wasn't even construction noise coming from the bridges direction.

"Keep your guard up guys" Kakashi sensai said. me and Sakura nodded and proceeded carefully towards the bridge where there were construction workers lying unconscious on the bridge. Suddenly mist started to appear on the bridge.

"Sakura! Hikari! Protect Tazuna!"

"Sorry I had to make you wait Kakashi of the Sharingan. I see that you have brought your brats with you too." Oh shit, Zabuza is back.