Naruto and Hinata were seated on the bed in the room Gaara provided for them and were heavily making out. Naruto was surprised to see how much Hinata enjoyed it, and suspected just kissing may even be a turn on for her. He sure was right. Hinata was getting so hot, any more and one would swear her personal parts were sunburned.

When they paused for breath Naruto just had to ask something. "Hinata-chan, are you sure it's a good idea to do this with Neji around?"

Hinata giggled. "It's okay. He and I have an understanding. He doesn't talk about my sex life if I don't talk about his."

"Neji has a sex life?" Naruto asked, surprised the ever stoic Hyuuga could even get an erection much less use it. "Oh, that must be why Tenten wanted them to be in a room together. Wow."

Hinata kissed his neck. "Let's not talk about them. Let's just worry about us."

Naruto nodded. "So did you get tired out there and need another chakra boost?" He asked playfully, knowing full well what her answer would be.

Hinata pulled away to look him lovingly in the eyes. "A little, but that's not the only reason I need to show my man I love him." Her left hand started to caress his bulge in his pants.

"Oh that reminds me. I need to buy some new underwear before we head home." The blonde ninja commented.

"You look better without it." Hinata told him.

Naruto smirked. "You look better without a bra, but you still-" He stopped when Hinata swiftly pulled off her shirt and practically tore her bra off. "Uh... never mind."

"You want me to go without it from now on?" She asked him.

Naruto was tongue-tied. "Uhh... sure, if you want. But isn't there a reason girls wear bras in the first place?"

Hinata nodded. "Yeah, part of it is to help keep our breasts hidden in case of accidental exposure, but the main reason is to keep them supported and in place when we walk. If we don't then the weight of them bumping around on our chests can be very irritating."

"Then you should probably keep them."

Hinata smiled. "Okay, I'll wear them in public and on missions but when we're alone I'll go without it, since you said I look better that way. Want me to go without panties too? Or how about I just don't wear clothes anymore?"

Before Naruto could answer, there was a knock at their door. The couple turned to it, and saw someone try to open it, but couldn't. 'Thank Kami-sama Gaara gave us a room with a lock. Why do so many people feel they can just barge into wherever I'm staying?' Naruto asked himself.

"Naruto, could you please let me in?" Sakura's voice asked from behind the door.

Both Naruto and Hinata narrowed their eyes when they heard Sakura's voice.

"First you tell me why you tried to open the door after you knocked rather than wait for me to answer." Naruto called out as Hinata put her shirt back on. She left her bra discarded on the floor near her jacket.

"Sorry about that, that was just impulse. I don't know why I did it. Could I come in?" Sakura replied.

Neither Naruto nor Hinata truly believed it was an accidental impulse, but Naruto sighed and stood up. "She's not going away until we make her. Might as well see what she came for." He whispered to his girlfriend so the pinkette wouldn't overhear.

"Alright, but we better get to the bottom of her issues now before it gets out of hand." Hinata replied.

Naruto nodded and opened the door. Sakura stood there, not trying to force her way inside. "Can I come in Naruto?"

"I suppose, but this better be quick and not loud." Naruto answered before opening the door wider so his teammate could enter.

"Let him do most of the talking here my dear." Lilith told her host. "I'm proud that you're strong enough now to fight on his behalf, but don't fight his battles for him."

Sakura came in and sat on a chair in the room that was separated from the bed by a nightstand. Hinata sat on the mattress and Naruto joined here on her left side. Hinata looked a bit defensive and impatient; like she was only here because she had nowhere else to be, while Naruto looked uncomfortable. But overall, the two looked ready to stand together, something Sakura noted.

"Well, what's on your mind?" Hinata asked after Sakura failed to say anything.

Sakura sighed. "Naruto, I'm sure you'd rather not talk to me anytime soon, especially after what I said the other day. But I just want you to know, I do think you're a good person. I was just angry and said things in the heat of the moment, but... I don't think you're pathetic."

Naruto gave her a lightly surprised look, while Hinata just frowned. "That's what you came here for, to defend yourself?"

Sakura silently gasped. "What? No, I'm apologizing to Naruto."

"You call that apologizing?"

"Hinata-chan, what's gotten into you?" Naruto asked.

Hinata sighed at looked at her boyfriend. "Nothing Naruto-kun it's just... here she says she's apologizing to you, but all I'm actually hearing is an attempt to justify her mistakes and try to get back in your good graces. I mean, did you actually hear her say the words 'I'm sorry'?"

Naruto closed his eyes and thought it over. "Hmm... now that you mention it, no, I didn't." He opened his eyes and looked at his teammate, without hate. "Sakura, are you not sorry for being so rude to me?"

Sakura slightly looked down just enough to avoid direct eye contact. "Naruto, I am sorry. I know I haven't been the best friend in the world, but am I really that bad?"

Hinata looked like she was about to give her opinion on that, but Naruto held up his arm in front of her, and at her confused look, slowly shook his head no. She nodded and kept quiet. Naruto retracted his arm before looking back at the medic nin and sighed before he spoke. "Sakura, I wish I could say there's nothing wrong, but I can't. I may not be completely blameless in our... bond, taking a rough turn, but neither are you. Can you admit that?"

Sakura sadly nodded, but she stayed silent, allowing him to continue.

"I'm not going to sit here and go on about what either of us did wrong, because I'm not sure either one of us know what we really want from the other. I'm no head doctor, I can't say for certain what either of us really was thinking. All I do know is I just wanted you to accept me. I wasn't asking you to love me more than Sasuke; I was just hoping you could afford to give me some of the kindness you always gave him. Was that really too much to ask?"

Sakura looked ashamed of herself. "No Naruto, it wasn't. But... I was young and foolish back then. Back then I still thought popularity was a priority and I was absolutely convinced that Sasuke-kun loved me. Now I'm mature enough to know popularity doesn't make one person better than another, and now I know that I had no real reason to believe that about Sasuke-kun. In retrospect, I only believed that simply because I didn't want to believe he didn't love me."

"But you still harbor feelings for him." Hinata calmly pointed out.

Sakura nodded. "Yes, I'm still holding out for that small possibility that he and I can be together. I know you think it's stupid of me Hinata, but if I don't hope for that then what else do I have to hope for? Besides, you've still held onto your love for Naruto all these years and got what you wanted, so why can't I get the same results?"

Hinata closed her eyes and drew a calming breath, trying to figure out how to best answer this. "Sakura, under normal circumstances, you could. But I think you're forgetting one important detail, Sasuke abandoned our village. This was not an infiltration mission, this was not a kidnapping, this was literally and legally an act of treason. If he ever comes back, he will be punished for that, and it's not likely to be one that works in favor of you getting a relationship with him. Even if you could, why would you honestly want to? I mean, what is so appealing about Sasuke you still don't want to consider other options?" She then gently placed her hand on Sakura's. "I'm not saying you can't like him, but unless we get to the root of what's creating friction between you and Naruto-kun, problems are just going to keep popping up."

Sakura looked surprised to hear such thoughtful words coming from Hinata, and slowly nodded once. "Naruto, it's nothing personal, but I just felt Sasuke needed my attention more back then. I mean, he lost his entire family in one night because of his brother and never got over it. He needed someone to bring his spirits up, so I had to try."

The blonde frowned. "Sakura, I was an orphan even longer. I lost my entire family too. Heck, I don't even know a single name of someone I'm related to. Sasuke at least had seven years with his family, but I was alone from the very beginning. Ever hear the phrase 'It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all'? By that standard, Sasuke had the better deal. So why exactly did he deserve kindness and attention more?"

"I... I never thought of it like that before." Sakura admitted.

"If I may, I think I have an idea why." Hinata spoke up. "It sounds to me like your real interest in Sasuke is simply pity. You felt bad for him so you wanted to cheer him up, and I think you sort of had a nurse-loves-her-patient complex, which is never real love but rather a desire to be helpful and appreciated. And you mentioned that when younger you thought popularity was very important so that could be why you fixated on Sasuke rather than Naruto-kun."

"You might be right." Sakura said. "But I do still love Sasuke-kun, so you've got to be wrong there."

Hinata sadly shook her head. "Sakura, why do you love him? Without mentioning his tragedy or social standing, just what attracts you to him?"

"I like him because he's strong and talented and smart. I still don't understand why he had to leave, and I still hope he wasn't actually trying to kill you Naruto, but I just can't see him as someone who can be... corrupt." The pinkette answered.

Naruto sighed. "Fine Sakura, believe what you want. You want to spend your life waiting for him to come back to a village that he claimed was holding him back, go ahead. But you better stop expecting me to bring him back so you'll be happy. I bring him back, it's on my terms now, not yours. Even if that means he has to suffer first or go to jail rather than the hospital. Also, stop butting into my business with Hinata-chan. You yourself told me to give her a chance and I am, so don't get upset that we're getting along."

Sakura sadly nodded. "I know, and to be honest I'm actually happy for you. I just... got bothered seeing you two be so affectionate towards each other so much. I... guess I just got a little jealous of Hinata, and worried she was just using you."

Naruto looked confused but Hinata crossed her arms, not looking mad. "I figured as much." The Hyuuga heiress replied. "Sakura, I had two theories behind your recent behavior. Either Naruto-kun was your back-up plan if you ever were convinced Sasuke would never come back to you, or you have a Sisyphus complex with Naruto-kun." Both Naruto and Sakura looked confused. "Kurenai-sensei told me about a legend from a long dead country far from here, where the ruler was a man named Sisyphus who was clever enough to cheat death and offend the gods of his country without full retribution. When he finally died for good, the gods condemned him to spend all of eternity pushing a boulder up a mountain until he reached the top, but every time he came close the boulder slipped and rolled back down to the bottom, requiring him to start over."

"Sounds like something Lee might try." Naruto commented.

"Let's hope he never does." Sakura added.

"Anyway, sometimes I think you think of Naruto like this. To you Sakura, Naruto is the boulder-pusher and you are the top of the mountain. Naruto is supposed to always pursue you but never actually reach you. I'm willing to admit I might be wrong, but can you say I don't have good reason to think this?"

The medic kunoichi sighed. "No, I can't. But before we say anything further, could we save the rest of this for when we get back home? Maybe get a professional to help us out here?"

Naruto nodded. "Probably a good idea."

Sakura then stood. "Thanks for seeing me tonight Naruto. You're a good person and I wish I had been nicer to you. If I act up from now on, it's just a force of habit and I promise I will learn to stop hitting first and asking questions later. And Hinata, I hope you'll be good to him. But if I find out you're just using him for sex, then I swear even the byakugan won't be able to find you when I'm done with you."

Hinata fearlessly nodded, and Lilith was hysterical. "Oh man that is rich. It's always someone telling the man to treat the woman right and threaten him if he doesn't. Up until now, I've never seen the opposite happen."

Sakura left the room and went back to her own. As she walked, she passed by Neji and Tenten's room and heard Tenten moan Neji's name, making her blush and walk faster.

Back in their room, Hinata sensed Naruto's discomfort and began softly kissing his cheek and neck. The blonde responded by leaning into her touch and wrapping his arms around her. He moved so they could lock lips, and it felt... reassuring. When they finished, he saw love shining in her eyes, and she saw hope in his.

"Hinata-chan, do you need a recharge now?" Naruto asked, not sounding like he was looking for a negative answer.

The succubus host smiled. "I don't feel tired or drained, not as much as before I left Konoha, but feeding Lilith isn't the only reason we can do this." She then lifted off her shirt. "Naruto-kun, we don't have to do anything if you're not in the mood anymore, but I just want you to know, a 'recharge' is not and never will be the only reason I will let you make love to me. Even when Lilith is gone, I will still be yours and only yours."

Naruto kissed her. "I know that now. I only asked because I wanted to know if you needed it urgently."

Hinata took off her pants and underwear. "I will never turn you down Naruto-kun. There may come a time when I'll have to ask you to wait or try something else, but I will never refuse you what you deserve the most, the right to be loved."

Naruto kissed her again and pushed her back on the bed, both knowing this was not going to be one of those times Hinata would request him to wait. They broke the kiss just long enough for her to take off his black shirt then resumed as he pulled off his pants, leaving him as nude as her.

Naruto's hand came up and cupped Hinata's left breast, making her moan into the kiss. He caressed it like he was polishing it with a cloth, and she did the same with his muscular back. Naruto broke for air and went down lower, his mouth soon closing around Hinata's left nipple. His right hand came up and under her head while his left hand went down and two fingers massaged her wet opening. The pale-eyed girl panted in ecstasy, unable to talk right then. Naruto then moved to her right breast, and sucked like he was trying to make her lactate.

Lilith was half-tempted to actually make Hinata do just that, but decided against it. 'If I do that right now, it might surprise them too much for them to want to continue. I better save it for later, if ever.'

Feeling a bit courageous, Hinata swiftly turned Naruto onto his back, then turned to get into the 69 position. "Naruto-kun, it's so big and hard, it must hurt to have it unchecked." She wrapped both hands around his erection. "Maybe applying pressure will make it feel better." She started stroking it like she was petting him.

Naruto smiled and looked at her vagina. "You seem to be making a mess Hinata-chan. I better clean it up before it leaves a stain." He pulled her hips down so he could lick her.

The two acted like they were now in a competition, trying to make the other cum before them. Oddly enough, they both wanted to win and lose. Hinata's legs weakened from the pleasure so she moved onto her left side, allowing them both to rest on the bed as they worked to get the other to orgasm. Hinata even took on hand off Naruto's dick and replaced it with her mouth, sucking like she was trying to siphon his semen.

It was hard to tell just who came first here. Naruto's penis started throbbing in tandem with Hinata's lips, and if asked they would probably say Naruto released seconds before Hinata did. But in that moment, all they cared about was that they were cumming and loving it.

They separated when they came off their sexual high, panting like they had been underwater, after they swallowed their lover's fluids of course. Hinata cuddled up against Naruto's warm body and gingerly kissed his phallus like it was her baby. It had been softened, but upon contact it started getting hard again. 'Wow, my Naruto-kun is just full of stamina. Jackpot!'

Lilith was impressed too. "I'm surprised. The thing about men and sex is that even though they crave it almost all the time, it's actually much more exhausting for them than for women. Most men require at least a thirty minute break between orgasms, and even with performance-enhancing drugs the shortest amount of recovery time is close to twenty minutes. I've heard that male shinobi can use chakra to get back in the game sooner, but it takes about ten minutes to take effect and can only be used once before they require medical attention. So for his boy to be ready in mere moments, damn you better not let him go. If I didn't know better, I'd swear he was an incubus."

Lilith was happy for this bonus, but also cautious. Naruto's recovery time was definitely not natural. Most men that were affected by succubi, either by tasting their cum or falling victim to their Aiyougan, were naturally quick recoverers as a side effect of such interaction. But even this is unusual. 'Maybe it's a combination of tasting Hinata's honey, having Kyuubi-kun in him, and his own natural energy combining which makes him able to recover so quickly. If that's the case, then yes Hinata, jackpot indeed. Let's see how much he can handle before he can't take any more, or we can't.'

As if reading the succubus's mind, Naruto grinned wickedly and pinched Hinata's bottom, gaining his lover's attention. "Hungry for more?"

"Like Chouji on a diet." Hinata answered, turning around to face him.

Before she could do anything, Naruto put his hands on her shoulders. "Hinata-chan, let's try you on top this time."

Hinata smirked. "Good idea. I bet you'll love the view."

"I already do." He said as she sat up and aligned herself to hover right above his erection.

Hinata closed her eyes and gasped happily as she lowered herself, feeling his tip start to part her opening. 'I love how it feels when he's going inside me. What the hell was I thinking being shy around him all this time? I've got years of missed-out love to make up for.' She lowered herself until Naruto's organ was no longer visible.

Hinata started lifting her lips and slamming them down in a rhythm. She was seeing stars. 'Naruto-kun's going in so deep, deeper than before. This is incredible.'

"The cowgirl style allows for maximum penetration and gives the woman the luxury of setting her own pace." Lilith commented. "Not to mention it gives the woman a sense of power in the bed and gives the man a very pleasing sight when she really gets into it."

Hinata didn't understand that last part, until she looked down at Naruto. His eyes were drawn to her bouncing breasts as if they were hypnotizing him, making her smile and thrust harder and faster. "Naruto-kun... don't let me do all the work here."

The blonde nodded and placed his hands on her gyrating hips before moving his own in an effort to keep up with her. Hinata panted harder and leaned forward, her hands now resting on the mattress beside Naruto's head to keep her supported. Her hips moved as if on autopilot and she did not care, even as they both began to sweat from their efforts.

"Naruto-kun... more. Fuck me harder." Hinata pleaded, closing her eyes and arching herself forward to make her breasts more pronounced. He complied by moving faster and even tried to hold her hips steady to give himself more impact. She loved it but refused to stop her own motions, creating a sort of power struggle between them.

Thinking deviously, Naruto learned forward and licked her hardened nipple. The unexpected touch shocked Hinata and made her briefly freeze, allowing Naruto's thrusts to have maximum impact on her. The heiress couldn't even think, all she knew was that Naruto was inside her and it felt phenomenal. Naruto licked again and she leaned forward as if to ask for more.

Naruto moved his hands from her hips and fondled her wanting breasts with them. Her hips were free to move and she rode out his thrusts as they came, barely able to think of anything more complex than 'More, must have more'.

Hinata leaned back. "Na-Naruto-kun, I'm gonna cum." Now she began to resume her own thrusts, craving the release that just dangled outside her reach but not for much longer. Naruto wasn't as close to his own as she was and tried to move faster to match her.

Hinata panted and looked up at the ceiling with her eyes closed. "Ah... ah... ah... NARUTO-KUN!" She screamed as she finally exploded in orgasmic rapture. It was so powerful she swore she was about to get a heart attack from it.

Hinata's vagina tightened around Naruto's dick so hard it was like she was trying to bite it off. The pressure was exactly what was needed to give Naruto his own release. "HINATA-CHAN!" He shouted, cumming inside her since trying to withdraw right then would probably rupture something.

The bliss they felt lasted for who knows how long, but long enough for them to come close to blacking out from it. Hinata lowered herself to rest against Naruto, making sure her lover's rod never left her inner channel. Once settled, she nuzzled happily into his chest, almost purring like a cat. Equally content, Naruto wrapped his arms around her in a gentle embrace.

They could have easily gone on longer, but even Lilith agreed some sleep was not a bad idea.

"In the mood for more?" Tenten with her hair unbound from her trademark buns asked as she regained her breath. Neji was right on top of her and as sweaty as she was.

"Give me a minute or two first. I'm not battery-operated after all." He joked.

Tenten giggled. "Yeah, you're much more satisfying than anything needing a battery, even if a tad bit harder to turn on. But please Neji-kun, don't be shy around me anymore. It's just not you."

Ever since their first night together, whenever Neji was around Tenten he found it hard to give her eye contact. That made Tenten panic to the point of near hysteria, only her professional attitude keeping her job performance from suffering as a result. After the mission ended, Tenten requested she and Neji have a room together so she could resolve her concern.

Neji told her he was only keeping his distance in order to avoid having Lee and Gai make a big deal out of it on their way to Suna, and because he still wondered what made him decide to seek her out that first night. Neji knew he meant every word, but for the life of him he couldn't figure out just why he decided to act right then. One minute, he was ready to tear Naruto a new ass for seducing Hinata, and the next minute, he wanted to touch Tenten's ass. There was nothing to connect the two mentalities and he didn't like that.

Tenten could understand all that, and had only one question for her pale-eyed teammate: "If you could change that night, would you?"

His answer: "Only what kind of boxers I had been wearing. Other than that, no."

Reassured beyond description, the weapon mistress heavily made out with the Hyuuga prodigy and one thing led to another, leaving them bare above the ruffled covers in the afterglow of wild foreplay. Here Tenten tried out fellatio for the first time, and if someone asked Neji, he'd say Tenten, not Tsunade, was the TRUE Legendary Sucker of Konoha.

Neji needed to relax after his orgasm, but not for as long as he expected. He had been affected by the aiyokugan, which came with the unexpected side effect of giving men more stamina for sex whenever they were turned on. Neji's recovery time had basically been cut in half, and it was now easier for Tenten to turn him on.

Tenten noted that when he started poking her thighs but both of his hands were close to her shoulders. "Hmm... I'd say you don't have to wait much longer." To motivate him further, she reached down and used her right index and middle finger in a scissor fashion to grab hold of it and stroke it, feeling it harden more in her grasp.

"Be careful Ten-chan, it might attack you if provoked." Neji playfully claimed.

"I'm counting on it."

Neji surprised her by lifting her legs up and swinging them over his shoulders, making her let go of him. His hands grasped her toned ass and lifted her hips off the mattress, positioning her to be right in front of his erection. Without any words, but with a gentle smile, he thrust right into her, making her gasp and smile at the same time.

"Oh yes Neji-kun, fuck me. Fuck me like that's all I'm good for." Tenten moaned, sounding happy.

The pale-eyed boy started pounding her pelvis like he was trying to break her. His hands made it impossible for her to do anything but move in time and reaction to his own. Tenten kept gasping, especially as his speed increased. "You like that don't you?"

Tenten looked up at him, placing her hands just above her heaving breasts and below her collar bone to keep them from bouncing around too much. She was panting from the exertion so much it was getting hard to talk. "Yes... more... give it to me! Make me cum! Give me your cum! Make me scream!" Neji surprised her by moving his hand to spank her, making her gasp loudly and arch her back. "Again!" He obeyed, but he didn't want to do that too much lest he actually hurt her or leave a mark.

Neji moved forward a bit more, making Tenten curl up more. Thankfully all her weaponry practice gave her enough flexibility to not be uncomfortable like this. His thrusts became slower but stronger, and Tenten could swear he was reaching the back of her throat. "Faster Neji-kun. Please don't tease me." She pleaded.

Neji set her down and moved to get more comfortable, but never stopped making love to her the entire time. Tenten moved her arms to be above her head, her breaths so shallow and fast it was now impossible to tell the difference between her inhales and exhales. Both moved as fast as they could, desperate to climax. Then, as if something chose right then to act upon their request, they both erupted in pleasure, Tenten's body milking Neji's orgasm from him as she experienced her own.

Once it finished, Neji almost collapsed on his brunette lover, withdrawing from her in the process. He rose his head to look at her, both were faint of breath right then, but now they were able slower and deeper now.

"You're trembling." Tenten said, concerned he may have acted too fast.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine." He told her.

Tenten kissed his forehead and put her hand on the back of his head to set it down on her breasts. Neji wrapped his arms around and under her to make her feel comforted. "When we get home, we're going to have to work on improving our time. As nice as this is, I think we both can last a bit longer."

"Maybe we should get tips from Gai-sensei on increasing our 'work-out endurance'." Neji offered.

Tenten made a face. "You want to ask Gai-sensei for sex tips? No way Neji-kun. Let's just figure that out on our own." She then yawned. "But for now, I could use some sleep."

Neji nodded, kissed her cheek, and went to sleep with her.

Hours later, when everyone was sound asleep, one person was up and very quietly walking down the hotel halls.

"You really sure we should be doing this?" Hinata whispered as she stopped before a closed door.

"Yes. It will help her out greatly." Lilith answered. "Now get in there and do it."

Hinata first applied a silencing jutsu over the hinges of the door to prevent any creaks, then had her succubus tail appear and moved the tip to pick the lock on the door. She opened the door. Inside the room she saw Sakura sound asleep on the bed while Lee slept on the floor in a sleeping bag.

Hinata, now tailless, came up to beside Sakura, still hesitant to go thru with Lilith's plan.

Lilith sensed this but also knew Hinata just needed a tad bit more convincing if she was already here. "Look Hinata, you said it yourself, this girl needs to be set straight. But that doesn't just apply to your lover, it also applies to her dream lover. This girl has built up a sort of Prince Charming version of this stray Uchiha in her mind, and she's never bothered questioning if it's a solid expectation or not. Nor has she compared him to anyone else except in ways to make him look good. Loving someone doesn't mean you believe they're flawless, but she doesn't seem to realize this. All you need to do is plant a seed of dislike in her mind so her perfect paradigm no longer remains stable."

"It still feels like I'm brainwashing her or something." Hinata said so quietly she might as well have not said it at all.

"It's not, it's just dream-weaving, the second greatest weapon of the succubi, paled only by the aiyokugan." Lilith answered. "Look, all we're going to do is give her a dream about her love interest and make it completely unappealing to her. A turn-off if ever there were on. She'll remember it the next morning but it won't control her or destroy what she already thinks. It'll only make it harder for her to keep seeing the boy as all but divine. Once she accepts that, she can move on and find someone else to love. Isn't that what you want?"

'A therapeutic nightmare, but Lilith is right. Sakura's never going to move on as long as she's holding onto some perfected memory she has. Even if she runs out of patience and does start dating, all she's going to look for is someone who reminds her of Sasuke and she can accept as a silver medal by comparison. By doing this, I'm helping her realize the Uchiha's not without flaw. What she does from there is up to her.'

Her resolve gained, Hinata performed the long set of hand signs Lilith instructed her in then placed her hand on Sakura's forehead. "Illusion Art Slumbering Sexual Nightmare."

The next day, after paying one last respect to the late Chiyo, everyone from Konoha got ready to head home. Sakura, who looked quite unrested that morning, had some urgent news to give to Tsunade and they didn't have much time to prepare for it. They did however send an electronic message that said the mission was a success to let her know, but what Sasori told the pinkette was too valuable to risk interception.

Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari stood with them outside the entry to Suna. "See ya." Kankuro casually said to them all, who nodded in response.

Naruto and Gaara briefly looked at each other, only the both of them able to understand their silent communicating. Naruto scratched an itch on his right cheek. "Normally this is where you shake hands and things like that, but I'm not too good with this sort of thing. So..." He stopped when he saw Gaara offer his hand out, making the others smile. Naruto did too, and slowly offered his hand in return, practically dragged out by a small bit of Gaara's sand. "Take care, my friend."

"You as well, Naruto. And make sure to get stronger. These people will come after you someday or maybe those close to you, so you need to be stronger than I was to get rid of them." The former jinchuuriki of the ichibi told his blonde friend.

Naruto nodded. "I will. There's no way I'm going to be die before I become Hokage. You can count on it."

Gaara gave one of his extremely rare smile and nodded his head.

Sakura came up to him. "We should get going Naruto."

He nodded. "Bye guys." He said, walking away with a smile.