No Chappy for Sakura!
Sakura- WHAT!?

Naruko- No chappy for Sakura... she said it loud and clear.

Sakura- *Goes to sulk*

Oro- I'm not even in this chapter. Why am I here?
Me- I like your company.

Sasuke- Can we get on with this?
Gaara- Am I even gonna show up?

Me- Yes, and Maybe. Let's get it rolling!

Naruko- Yeah!

Sasuke's POV

I felt something cool on my head. My eyes opened and I was staring up at Sakura. She looked down at me.

"Oh! Good! You're awake." She sighed. I pushed myself up.

"What happened?" I asked, then I felt a stinging sensation in my neck. I fell back.

"Don't push yourself!" Sakura said, placing the towel back on my head. I looked over. Naruko.. she was breathing heavily, Sakura was tending to her too.

"Naruko?" I reached for her. Sakura shook her head.

"She hasn't woken up yet." She sighed, changing the towel on her head. I sat up slowly. We had to wait for Naruko to wake up before we moved on. She opened her eyes.

"Naruko?" I asked. Her face was tinted red and she was breathing heavily still. I blushed a bit. Then I shook my head. This was no time for thoughts like that... Naruko doesn't look to good right now...

"I-it hurts." She breathed.

"What hurts?" Sakura pressed. Naruko clutched her stomach.

"It hurts... why does it hurt?" she groaned. Sakura stared un-zipping Naruko's sweater. "It hurts... make it stop... Sasuke." she reached up before going limp and fainting again.

It was reliving that no one came to attack us. Sakura had said that Neji's team came. 'For Naruko's sake' apparently... but Naruko doesn't need to know that. Sakura had said I had woken up before... I didn't remember that though. Naruko had calmed down now that Sakura had bandaged her stomach. Her breathing steadied. Her face color had returned to normal. I heard her groan. I shook her gently.

"Naruko?" I said, yes, I've been saying her name a lot... making up for the times I never got to- while I was unconscious.

"... What?" Naruko pushed herself up. "Sasuke? Sakura? What... what happened?" She asked.

"I'm not sure... you were sick for a little bit." Sakura helped her up then put away the towels. Naruko rubbed her head and nodded. I snickered. Time to mess with her.

We decided it was best to go to the tower and wait for someone with the other scroll we needed.

"It hurts! Make it stop Sasuke!" I mimicked and pocked her arm. She glared and punched my arm.

"WHEN DID I SAY THAT!?" She glared. Sakura giggled. I chuckled, Naruko looked away, her face a deep shade of red. I smirked at her as she sped up, walking out of step with me and fleeing farther own the path. She was cute like this sometimes... But Uchiha's don't use the word cute.

Naruko's POV

What's with Sasuke!? I never said that... did I? Stupid Teme. I looked up at a tree. I sniffed the air.

"Stop." I demanded. Sasuke looked back at me.

"Are you alright?" He asked with what I assumed was fake concern. I sent him an icy glare then looked back to the tree.

"We've been here before." I said. Sakura set her hands on her hips.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"I mean, we've been going in circles." I said, sniffing the air again to make sure. I walked up to the tree and felt it, sniffed it, inspected it.

"Are you an animal or something?" Sakura muttered. I stood back.

"Defiantly..." I nodded. "This tree smells the same as Sasuke." I said. I thought back, Sasuke was closer to the tree we were resting at then everyone else.

Sasuke's POV

Naruko's words surprised me. 'smells the same as Sasuke'... she knows my scent? I turned to the side. Like I was looking at the tree.
"Then what do you suggest we do." I asked. Naruko sat and thought.

"We were walking straight... we took no turns. Yet the scenery didn't change. And the only way to comeback to something you've walked away from is to walk around the world... I'm sure we haven't done that. So... this is a genjutsu. God knows were we really are." Naruko diagnosed and shrugged. She was smart when she wanted to be. A born leader at times. Sakura nodded.

"Right! Release!" She did a hand sign to undo the jutsu.

The scenery changed, we were at the tower, the three rain ninja from before in front of us.

"BASTARDS!" Naruko lashed out, kicking them all. The three melted into ink. I was out of chakra, as was Sakura. We watched as Naruko sent out loads of Shadow Clones to take down the rain ninja copies. How did she have so much energy? Naruko... she was amazing after all. The girl I fell in love with. Suddenly, Naruko was pushed back, she rolled and landed in a heap in front of us.

"Naruko?" Sakura shook her.

"I can't... " Naruko coughed, she was low on chakra, we were defenseless.

Author's POV-

Naruko coughed.

"One more... I have one more plan." She gripped the forest floor and pushed herself up to face her teammates. "Don't talk." She warned. Sasuke and Sakura were confused, but they let Naruko take control of the situation.

In the trees, the three rain ninja laughed to themselves. They dispelled their clones and came down to face the three genin. Naruko was standing now, ready to fight, Sasuke and Sakura were also poised and ready.

"It's pointless." One ninja chuckled.

"You three have no more energy to spare." another laughed as they moved in closer.

"No more energy my ass." Came and icy tone. The three looked to the side just in time to see Naruko flying at them with her out-stretched fist slamming across their faces and sending flying into a tree.

"H-how?" One ninja coughed.

"I'm a lot smarter than I let on." Naruko strode towards them. "No the scroll. You have the one I need." She held out her hand.

"Like we'd give it to you! Brat!" The three said at once. Naruko got an evil look in her eyes that made the three rain ninja freeze. She didn't show it, but her killing intent was running rapidly through the air.

"Give. It." She growled, holding out her hand once more. She was happy to see when the scroll was placed shakily in her hand.

Meanwhile, somewhere else...

Gaara's POV-

I stopped for a moment. What was that? I looked around. Where had that come from? That killing intent that was similar to mine. It was like a Jinchuriki was about to break loose. The only other one here... Naruko. Her killing intent was making me excited but I needed to stay calm. I gripped both scrolls as Temari and Kankuro followed behind me I would defiantly see Naruko again. I think this is the first time I'm looking forward to seeing someone. Naruko had a strange affect on me. Even her name made my face heat up. Naruko...