OK here it is Chapter 2 is up and ready. Hopefully y'all are reading. I'm really interested in what you think so please review. Enjoy!
- Nate-Dawgg73
Lee was getting ready for his date with Sakura. He decided that it would be better if he didn't wear his usual...well, you know what I mean. Instead, he wore a nice dress shirt and some jeans he hadn't worn yet. 'I honestly can't believe Sakura said yes, what with her confessing to Naruto and all. But Naruto believes it was just a plan to get him to stop chasing Sasuke. I thought she was in love with that duck-ass haired emo. Not anymore I guess.'
As he left his apartment, he heard a sound that he knew fairly well. He looked out his window towards the training grounds and saw what he had expected to see. He saw about a dozen or so Naruto's at the training ground, but who was causing them to disappear? He saw a flash of blue chakra and knew it had to be a Hyuga, since he had had Neji on the same team as him. 'I wonder if Neji is training with Naruto? Wait a minute, Neji is on a mission, so that's not him. I wonder...' Lee sprang out the window and went to a nearby alley. He stopped and peeked around the corner to get a better look. Sure enough, there was Hinata Hyuga and Naruto Uzumaki standing, bent over, panting heavily.
"Wow. I didn't know you were that fast, Hinata. You're amazing."
"Thank you, Naruto, but your speed is greater than mine."
"Yeah, but not by much! I think you might even give Neji a run for his money," he paused to suck in a deep breath, "again that is."
'Interesting. I wonder if those two are on some sort of training date or something. I bet Sakura wouldn't want to do that though.' Lee sighed and walked off to pick up Sakura.
Sakura was pissed. I mean, of course she had seen Naruto and Hinata together, but why should she care? Oh, yeah! She was supposed to be in love with the guy. Plus, Lee would be there any second to pick her up for their not-date. She hadn't even been home for ten minutes, but it was a quarter til 7 and she hadn't even gotten ready. So what would she do? She just put on a pink sundress and decided to leave her forehead protector at home. She tied her hair up with a bow that was just as pink as her hair.
"Sakura, Lee's here to pick you up!" said Sakura's mother from down stairs.
"Coming, Mom! Be down in a sec!"she shouted back. She grabbed her purse and ran out of her room. She hustled down stairs and found Lee standing there NOT wearing that thing of his! "Wow, you look a lot better without that thing on."
"You...I mean...you look astounding, Sakura. Where would you like to eat? I know of a nice place that's also affordable for us. What do you say?"
She smiled and walked out with him. "Let's go, bushy brow."
Meanwhile at the Hokage Tower, Tsunade was rubbing her temples while reading a mission request from Suna. "Shizune, is there any available ninja in this bloody village?"
"Well, there is Naruto. I'm pretty sure Sakura and Hinata are free as well. Oh, and then there's Lee since he came back from his mission earlier today."
"OK, I don't want to do this, because I'm afraid there'd be drama in that particular group, but this fits Naruto and Sakura pretty well. Shizune, please tell those four to meet in my office this evening when it's convenient for them, but make sure it is this evening. It is mandatory."
"Yes Lady Tsunade, but what is the mission, if I may ask?"
"Shinobi in Suna have claimed to see Kabuto and Sasuke in the village. They want a few Konoha ninja to help them draw those two out, and I think our blonde knuckle-head would be very interested in such a mission. Even if Sakura tried to make him stop." Shizune nodded and walked out of the Hokage's office. After she left, Tsunade brought out a bottle of sake and began to stair into the darkening sky.
"So Hinata? I understand you spent some time with Naruto today?" said Hiashi Hyuga, Hinata's father and prestigious head of the Hyuga Clan. Before they started to eat dinner, Hanabi, Hinata's younger sister, told him of Hinata spending time with Naruto.
"Yes, father. I did." Hinata looked down at her half eaten plate with a light blush on her face.
"If you are wondering, Hanabi told me about it. After these, well, recent events I cannot imagine why you wouldn't want spend time with him." Hiashi didn't approve of Naruto before, but now that he basically saved the whole village, he had a great respect for him now. In fact, he sort of liked the idea of having him date his daughter, which was still the heir of the Hyuga Clan. After all, he had good faith that he was in fact next in line for Hokage and the thought of having the head of the Hyuga Clan and the Hokage of Konoha together sent a chill down his back. "Well, I admire your new-found courage." He got up and started to leave. "Oh and Hinata," he said pausing for emphasis, "try to have fun."
Just as Hiashi started to walk out of the room, a young Hyuga man stopped him. "Sir, a message from the Hokage. She requests Hinata's presence."
"Hinata, the Hokage summons you."
"Yes father. I will head there now, and thank you."
Naruto was walking home when he heard his name being called. "Naruto! Hey Naruto! Over here." He saw Lee and Sakura waving him over to a restaurant he had never been in. He walked over with his fox-like grin of his, even though he felt exhausted and a little depressed seeing Sakura just after spending the whole day with Hinata.
"Oh, hey Bushy Brow. Hi, Sakura. What are you two up to?"
"Well we were just eating dinner and we saw you walking by yourself, looking lonely so we flagged you over here."
Before they could continue, Shizune walked up to them. "Hey just the three I'm looking for. Lady Tsunade needs to see y'all. It's very important. You'll see why."
So the trio went to the Hokage Tower right after Lee paid for his and Sakura's meal. He noticed Naruto wasn't himself before he came over with them and being with Sakura certainly didn't seem like it would help him.
They arrived there shortly after and walked into the Hokage's office, seeing her seated behind her desk, Hinata standing off to the side.
"OK, now that everyone is here, I'll get straight to the point. I'm damn tired and I bet some of you are as well. OK since you four are the only ones available and because this fits two of you pretty well." She took a deep breath, preparing for the outbreak she was sure would follow. "A message from Suna requests a few Leaf Shinobi and you fit the bill. However, the main reason they requested shinobi from this village is because," she paused and braced her self mentlely, "they believe they spotted Sasuke and Kabuto in Suna."