Lavender Love Beauty

Chapter 45

Weeks went by and there was more sighting of the Akatsuki and that they've been collecting tailed beasts. Also, news came by that Orochimaru was killed by Sasuke which sent Naruto off the edge. Team 7 and Team 8 were pretty busy since they were on Sasuke's trail. Team Guy was still probably battling Kisame, Itachi's partner. Ever since the encounter with Itachi, and Kabuto Naruto was on edge and Hinata was more than worried. Hinata also noticed that in the beginning that the Itachi they fought was not the real one but she didn't even mention it and now she felt guilty. She couldn't do anything since Naruto was too involved in saving Sasuke. It didn't make it any better when Naruto heard that Sasuke killed Orochimaru in the beginning.

With the encounters with Itachi even Hinata was scared, Naruto tried to reassure her that she was going to be fine, and he would get out of the battle unhurt and that he had the 9 tails to heal him so he would be fine, but even Hinata knew how much it hurt to get wounded, knowing the Akatsuki was dangerous and a serious threat she knew that the damaged done on Naruto had to be hurting him. All Hinata could do was a worry as Team 7 and Team 8 was racing through the forest following Sasuke's trail.

"Hurry up we can't lose Sasuke's trail now!" Kakashi ordered.

Team 7 including Yamato and Team 8 were following a trail to Sasuke. As the two teams kept running Naruto took the lead quickly.

"Everyone this way!" Naruto said.

"Wait for Naruto-kun!" Hinata said as she looked at her beloved with her Byakugan.

This Chakra.

"Howdy!" A man with a mask said cheerfully making Naruto fall back in surprise.

"Oh my, oh my, why hello there, there, and there!" The man said.

"I never imagined that I meet up with Konoha all the way out here. And there's two, four, six… And it's eight against one that's just not fair." The man said with a playful voice.

"According to your robe.. you seem to be a member of the Akatsuki.." Yamato stated.

"Although he's not on the list of Akatsuki members we got from Kabuto.," Kakashi said.

"Well, that's because I'm new! It's nice to meet you!" The man said happily.

"Don't make me laugh. We don't have time for this!" Kiba said after Akamaru barked.

"Don't be rash. Just observe him now, he's outnumbered so we have the advantage." Kakashi ordered.

"What was that? Am I being underestimated?" The man asked.

Another freak? How come whenever we get close to Sasuke-kun someone gets in our way? Sakura thought angrily.

So this is the Akatsuki. Shino thought.

"Get out of our fucking way!" Naruto yelled while holding a Rasengan in his hand as he fell towards the man.

A shadow clone? "Just kidding!" the man said.

"You're too full of yourself kid, what's a kid like you gonna do?" The man asked as he leaped at Naruto and kicked him making blood spurt from Naruto's nose and he fell in the river making a giant splash, hearing he got to his feet and faced the masked man.

"Naruto-kun.," Hinata said.

Thank goodness, Hinata thought.

"Hinata Naruto can take care of himself, just keep your eye on the enemy," Sakura said, and Hinata looked back at the man.

"What's this now? Could it be that you're trying to analyze my abilities? You Konoha people are sure cunning, but for a new guy, I'm pretty good, don't you think?" The man asked.