♥ Kissing: A Sacred Thing to Do ♥

♥ -NaruHina- -SasuSaku- -NejiTenten- -ShikaIno- ♥

♥ o.O ♥

I am finally on the last chapter of this story! thanks for always being there, reading my fic from start to last and giving me reviews, either good or bad! it's all great!

ARIGATOU GOUZAIMASU!

/bows at everyone/

if only Naruto is mine I may have be rich by now but anyway, what can I do, I'm just a…

DISCLAIMER!

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This started when Naruto accidentally kissed Sakura in the crowd, he didn't mean to but

Then it started a big problem! Sasuke in fury, Ino feeling left out by Shikamaru, Temari

On Shikamaru's trail, Hinata looking gloomy, Neji feeling a left out by Ten Ten… It's all

Because Naruto was trying to find Hinata and Sakura was just buying some snacks…

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♥ /text/ - character thoughts ♥ ♥ text – Japanese term ♥ ♥ text – author's notes ♥

♥ text- Flashbacks ♥

Chapter 17

The Great Confession

"You can't exactly get away now? Right?" a voice said from behind.

Naruto never felt so worried when he felt Hinata shiver. He wanted to protect her, so why was he feeling scared right now?

"HEY!" the voice said showing his face to all of them.

Then there was a loud "EH!"

/Oh no…/ Sakura thought, they never expected to actually come face to face with Kabuto himself, but here he is now, smirking at them.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Sasuke asked angrily.

"Orochimaru-sama's orders…" Kabuto said.

"Tell him to keep his stupid tongue out of Konoha" Sasuke said.

"If you come with me, back to Orochimaru-sama then I may tell him…" Kabuto said.

"And then attack Konoha using me? Kuso!" Sasuke said.

"Don't speak like that Sasuke-kun! Or Orochimaru-sama may believe that he taught you ill-manners!" Kabuto smirked.

"You bastard!" Sasuke said glaring at him.

While Sasuke argues with Kabuto. Shikamaru quietly takes his thinking position and thinks for a while.

"What the-!" Sasuke cried as he was about to attack Kabuto.

"Stop it Sasuke…" Naruto said angrily.

"Naruto-kun!" Hinata said.

"Naruto's right… we're not in the position to attack, with four jounin level people around and a sannin…" Neji said looking around.

From the trees, tree people emerged. Kurenai, Asuma and Jiraiya.

"OLD-HERMIT!" Naruto cried. "WHY ARE YOU ON THEIR SIDE?"

"Shut up Naruto!" Jiraiya said.

"DON'T TELL ME TO SHUT UP!" Naruto cried.

While Naruto argues with Jiraiya and Sasuke with Kabuto, Shikamaru gave them the big plan.

"We can escape in only one way…" he said quietly, trying to avoid his mouth to move so much "It's to use Sakura's special technique…"

Sakura nodded meaning she understood what he meant.

"Use full force Sakura…. and Sasuke I want you to make sure she escapes without getting into a fight… then after that we will regroup at the place…" he said looking around and Sasuke nodded slowly so Kabuto won't notice. "Guys, Is that clear?"

The others nodded while some whispered a "hai".

"Sakura… get ready…" Shikamaru whispered. "NOW!"

"HAYAAAAAAH!" she cried punching the ground with great force destroying it.

They instantly escaped except for Sasuke who was quickly pushed to ground by Kabuto and Sakura whom Kakashi held in the hand to prevent from escaping and had a hard time to move because she is low in chakra.

"Damn you! Let go of Sakura!" Sasuke cried.

"Sure… whatever… in one condition…" Kakashi said looking around with a weird smirk.

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Neji and Ten ten escaped together.

"Neji… are you okay?" Ten ten asked.

"Yeah…" he said. "I don't think anyone is following us… let's rest… I'm low in chakra…"

"Yeah! You've been using your byakugan more than the usual!" Ten ten agreed.

They kept moving until they finally saw a large tree which has a big space under the roots which is big enough to occupy five people.

"Here…" Neji said offering his hand to Ten ten.

"Arigatou" she said reaching his hand but before she can even touch him somebody pulled Neji to the ground.

"NEJI-KUN!" Sakura cried.

"Eh? Sakura? Since when have you been here?" Neji asked trying to cover the shock in his face.

"Oh… I've been here for some time now and never expected for you to arrive! It must be destiny!" Sakura said with a silly grin.

"Sakura! Let go!" Neji cried but Sakura kept hugging him as he tried to push her away.

"Oh! Ten ten-chan! You're here!" Sakura said with a tone of disappointment "Umm… Can you get some food? I'm really tired and so is Neji, he said it himself!"

"Eh?" Ten ten asked in surprise but left with a bit of hesitation.

Outside, Ten ten feeling a bit shocked though /What the heck happened to Sakura/

When she returned, Sakura and Neji are cuddled together in a sweet way but Neji's face looks perplexed that Ten ten ignored their position.

"Here…" she said handing some fruits to Sakura and Neji.

"Domo!" they said together taking the food from Ten ten.

"Would you like me to feed you Neji-kun?" Sakura asked sweetly.

"Sakura! Yammete!" Neji said. "Where's Sasuke when you need him!"

"Come one now, you confessed your love to me!" Sakura asked with a weird smirk.

"What! OH!" Neji suddenly paused and Ten ten saw that he was slightly blushing.

Ten ten felt something was wrong because she hardly saw Neji blush.

"I'll make you remember! Because…" she suddenly fell silent "I don't think we'll survive this mission… so this is the last time I make you feel that… I love you too!

Ten ten felt curious that she listened carefully to everything Sakura says.

"Here… let me make you remember! Come on now!" Sakura said while Neji turned pale.

Flashback

That morning, while Neji is on his way to their training grounds for the usual morning training, Ino cornered him and so she could ask him a favor. He didn't understand what she meant by let me borrow you but he can't escape the loud-mouthed blonde.

"Ino, Hannase" Neji said.

"Ahh… just a moment Neji-kun!" she said.

"What the?" he was shocked as she pulled him inside a small alley which has a dead end. "What's with you?" as he slowly pull out a kunai.

"This is all I ask for… sorry Neji-kun!" she said with a great emphasis to the "kun". Suddenly, Neji felt he can't move then saw Ino performing her technique and she is finally inside his body. "SUCCESS!" he cried.

With his body, Ino searched for Sakura. They found her in a bench carrying some packed lunch. Neji (more like Ino) approached her and kneeled on the ground.

"Sakura-chan?" he asked and she stared at him. "I've been searching for you all morning because… I finally realized that I need you… I need you in my life… please be mine... Sakura-chan…" Sakura stared at him in shock when a kunai came their way and their distance grew as Neji evaded it. "Who is there?" /Damn… of all the tiem to be disturbed… I'm low in chakra/

"I missed? Sorry about that… my hand slipped!" Sasuke said glaring at Neji. Sasuke was wearing something out of the normal, pants and a cute shirt that fits him perfectly making Ino squeal.

"AHH! Sasuke-kun! You're so handsome! AHH!" Ino cried with a silly grin (but it is not so obvious since she's in Neji's body). Sakura and Sasuke sweatdropped. "What are you looking at Sakura? Jealous? Ahh! You're so handsome Sasuke-kun!" she was throwing himself to him (Can you imagine that?).

"Ino…" Sakura said trying to suppressing a smirk.

"What?" she asked and received a weird stare from all the people around then she realized that she was still inside Neji. "AHH!" and she panicked in front of them. "Shikamaru!"

Shikamaru was hiding in the bushes, but rather sleeping didn't came out.

Flaskback

Neji looked around. /Damn that Ino, such a pig / he thought.

"Well Neji… if you wouldn't accept me for me… then I'll… kill you now!" she cried attacking him with a kunai but Ten ten was fast, she blocked her and they fought. Neji didn't notice it but somebody hit him in the back.

"Good thing the byakugan guy here is low in chakra!" Sasuke said. "Now the girl!"

In the middle of Sakura and Ten ten's fight, Sasuke came in between them and punched Ten ten on the stomach making her faint.

"One down! Two to go!" they said together.

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"AHH! This is so troublesome!" Ino cried.

"Yeah… take my word for it" Shikamaru said.

"I can't believe it… everything is so… surprising!" Ino complained and Shikamaru just stared at her. Ino was complaining for almost the whole time they had escaped and Shikamaru was all like… "Yeah" "Sure" "Take my word for it" "Right".

"Ino… shut up…" Shikamaru suddenly said hiding them from the view. Ino did as he said and they checked the surroundings. "Somebody's out there…."

"Hai" Ino said feeling a bit tensed. /I can't die today, I want to have lots of children who will be as sexy and beautiful as I am you know…/

While they quietly stared around somebody touched them at the back.

"AHHH!" Ino cried and pulled some kunais before facing the person behind her and pointed it to the person. "Ten ten!" It was Ten ten, she was covered with bruises and there is a small slash by the cheek.

"Daijobou desu-ka!" Shikamaru asked helping Ten ten sit up. "Woah…. what did Hyuuga do?"

"We were attacked… by Sasuke and Sakura…" she said quietly.

"Eh? Why would they do that!" Ino squealed. "Those two…"

"I don't know but Neji told me that they are covered by chakra strings… and he helped me escape… but it was hard…" Ten ten said panting a bit.

"Hey Ino, Can you get some water?" Shikamaru asked checking Ten ten's wounds.

"Hai" and Ino left. When she left….

"Tell me the truth! Honestly now…" Shikamaru stared at Ten ten

"What do you mean…?" Ten ten said staring blankly at Shikamaru.

When Ino returned she found Shikamaru and Ten ten hugging each other. Ten ten was crying and what she can't believe what that Shikamaru seems to care. She felt she could kill Shikamaru so she approached them and is ready to kick Shikamaru's butt when suddenly a large net caught her.

"WHAT THE-!" she cried.

"I just caught a pig!" a voice said.

"Sakura!" Ino cried and out came Sakura and Sasuke and when she glanced at Shikamaru and Ten ten's direction, there was a sudden poof and they disappeared.

"Now just the other blonde and the other Hyuuga…" Sasuke said looking up.

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"Here Hinata-chan!" Naruto said extending his hand to Hinata who looks really tired.

"Gomensai for being a big burden!" she apologized.

"Nah… I like it better this way…" he said and pulled her close to her as he helped her "I am discovering the REAL Hinta-chan!"

"Na-Na-NA-Naruto-ku-kun!" she stuttered.

"Just joking!" he said with a cute foxy grin. "We're almost there, we'll meet up with them…" and she smiled at him.

"Domo, Naruto-kun for taking care of me!" she said, she was blushing furiously /I can't believe how much my heart beats…/

"It's not really hard! I'm really strong and…" he said "I can do anything for you!"

She blushed even deeply. "Are we near?" she asked suddenly.

"Hai!" he said. He checked the surroundings first before he walk thru. "Matte"

"Doushte? Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked feeling a bit tensed.

"There's somebody around… hide here…" Naruto instructed, pointing behind a bush.

"Demo…How about you?" Hinata asked.

"You're the reason why I took this mission and I promise to keep you safe because that is how I am as a ninja!" he declared and Hinata blushed. She can't believe Naruto is doing everything just for her so before she hid in the bushes she plucked the courage to kiss him in the cheek then hid under the bushes. (Note: She then fainted… hehehehe!)

"YOSH! I must do this for Hinata!" Naruto declared so he quietly crawled to their meeting place. As closer as he can ever be he could feel the tension as if everything isn't right…

"Naruto-kun!" Sakura cried.

"Sakura-chan! AHH!" Naruto cried coming out from his hiding place, "I thought it was Kakashi-sensei… so I hid myself!"

"Ie" Sakura said "Minna is here, where's Hinata?"

"She's resting, I left her hidden…." he said.

"NANI!" Neji said looking outrage "Why did you leave her alone? Where!"

"Hannase! hannase!" Naruto cried.

"NOW!" Sasuke demanded and they held him down and there was a loud POOF!

"Kage Bunshin eh?" Shikamaru asked looking very cheeky.

"He must be somewhere nearby…" Ino said looking around.

"Remember our mission is to get Hyuuga Hinata!" Sasuke ordered and they all left.

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"Damn… my kage bunshin didn't return…" Naruto said.

"Naruto-kun, what should we do?" Hinata asked looking a bit worried.

"Don't worry, I'll protect you!" Naruto said.

"Hai! I trust you Naruto-kun…" she said giving him a small smile.

"Shhh…" he suddenly said. "Go back to your hiding place, They're here!"

"Hai!" she said and did as he told.

"YOSH! where are you old hermit!" Naruto demanded. An \d he was caught by surprise when he came face to face with Sasuke and the others. "EH! Sasuke-teme you're on that old hermits side? Teme… Even you Sakura-chan!"

"Urusai, Dobe" he said.

"Hmp! You traitors… AHH! Even you Hyuuga Neji! Baka! Enough! Let's fight!" Naruto said. "Kage bunshin times two times two times two times two!" And out came hundreds of Naruto which attacked the others. As for the real Naruto, it's Sasuke who is his target.

"Teme… Sasuke…baka… you traitor…" Naruto said angrily.

"Hn" Sasuke replied with a teasing smirk.

"How could you smirk at a stupid time! You really are stupid…teme…" Naruto said.

"That's because your stupid bunshins are gone…" he said and Naruto realized this which made him off guard which Sasuke took advantage of.

"TEME" Naruto cried.

Finally all of them were arranged around him and they were all smiling so evilly.

"What the heck is wrong with you!" Naruto demanded.

"Where's Hinata?" Ten ten asked.

"I'll never tell you… stupid pork buns…" Naruto said. "I never knew a pig, a stupid Sasuke, an idiot Hyuuga, a pork bun girls, Sakura-chan and Shikamaru are traitors…!"

Ino and Ten ten tortured him all of the sudden.

"Be careful of your words!" they cried in unison.

"HOY! Hinata, come out now!" Sakura cried and to Naruto's surprise she did.

"Hinata-chan… doushte?" Naruto asked looking crestfallen. To everyone's surprise Naruto's eyes are slowly turning red.

"The strange red chakra is coming out again!" Neji warned but before anyone could react, Jiraiya kicked Naruto in the face.

"How could you use your chakra here! She's hell safe idiot!" Jiraiya said.

And in front of them Kabuto turned into Gai-sensei.

"GOTCHA!" they all cried (except of course Sasuke and Neji and Shikamaru).

"Eh! Does this mean…!" Naruto asked wide-eyed.

"You see Naruto this is a test…" Kakashi explained and every body faced his direction as if expecting an explanation. "It's a special examination Hokage-sama requested!"

"She wanted to test who are capable to be Anbu's in your batch…" Jiraiya said looking at all of them "But of course you have to take the Chuunin exam first…"

"LIAR! LIAR! LIAR!" Naruto cried.

"How did you know!" Jiraiya cried and every body sweatdropped and dropped on the ground anime style! "Ehem… Actually…"

"It's to test the power of the youth!" Gai injected.

"Yeah sure… weirdo…it's because of the incoming war…" Jiraiya said looking serious now. "Tsunade wants to find out who are the capable ninja's in Konoha who can be included in her special army, of course Sakura is a sure member because she is a student of the Hokage…"

"But why am I included here?" Sakura asked.

"Tsunade wants to know if you can use your techniques well…" Jiraiya explained "And oh yeah, Arigatou, Hinata-sama, if it weren't for you we wouldn't be able to perform this test!"

"Hai" and Hinata bowed blushing a bit and everyone stared at her because nobody knew that this shy little girl is the root of everything.

END

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Well… I can't really find a great ending but that's all that I can think of and anyway, gomen for the late update/conclusion because I am a graduate/graduate so I've been busy with the graduation preparation and I am so happy that I've finally finished this fic and is now able to create a new one.

Hi guys, I hope you enjoy my last chappie for this story, as of now I am planning way ahead for my next fic, it's a nejitenten! please review that one… later on! Sorry if this one is not that good because honestly speaking this is unplanned… etc.

LOLz… hope you enjoy this fic of mine till the end, love you guyz….

ARIGATOU!