Author's note: I'm so glad for those of you that continue to read my story and stick with me even when I'm having a particularly bad bought of writer's block, or when life decides it's going to throw me a bunch of shit and take up all of my time, or *cough cough* video games*cough, cough* become very interesting. (damn you Black Desert and your amazingness)

I also found what appears to be, and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but a sister site to called ? where you can write original works? I may look into doing that in the future under the same name I use here. But for now I am working on this FF like promised.

I want to say thank you to some people for their reviews

Dobbyhasnomastr- I assure you, I had just as much enjoyment writing it. It just flowed forth without much thought til I saw what I wrote. I'm just as surprised as you when I read it sometimes.

also, I can't wait to see her reaction either!

DISCLAIMER:

I DO NOT OWN ANY ASPECT OF NARUTO AND CREW. the only thing I claim is any OC and original plot lines.

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Then it was time to wait.

Wait for her to come to his 'rescue'.

Wait for everything to fall into place and get his Naruto.

Chapter 17: Steamy Springs

A week had gone by since they left the village and every night when they made camp they had to listen to Sakura complain about how much she didn't like sleeping in the woods, on the ground, or in trees. How when they went on missions it was their chance to stay at fancy inns without having to be the ones to actually pay for it since it could technically be considered an expense for their mission. She wanted to sleep in a real bed and get nice and clean with warm water, not from a lousy stream or river. Not to mention she really wanted to separate Naruto and Sasuke, since it would be highly improper for them to share a maybe she'd be able to sneak into Sasuke's room to join him in there.

No one but her saw it that way.

While they were traveling and it came time to make camp Naruto and Sasuke would place their bedding near enough to each other to be aware that the other was close while they were sleeping but not close enough to touch since there were other people around. They wanted to be close lest the nightmares came back.

When Sakura tried to place her bedding down next to Sasuke's, he would politely tell her he didn't want to be crowded, which brought about her complaining that she would be cold at night. Naruto suggested she sleep near the fire if she was that worried about it, earning her a glare that could freeze the pits of hell. Apparently that wasn't what Sakura wanted to hear. But she didn't complain too much about being cold after that, not that it stopped her from trying to all but crawl into Sasuke's bedding at night. Poor Sasuke was being so polite and hadn't hit her yet even though it was beginning to annoy him. Naruto barely restrained herself from stabbing the pink haired ninja in the eye, or massive boob.

But after listening to her complain for days on end they decided stopping at an inn and spa for a night wouldn't be too bad. Kakashi requested 3 rooms, obviously he wasn't going to share a room being the hentai that he is, that would be ridiculous, especially not a room with another male. He informed the females they would be taking one room and Sasuke the other.

Sasuke didn't like the idea of Naruto being where he didn't have quick access to her should something happen. A quick glance in the blonde's direction let Sasuke know that she was just as nervous about the arrangement as he was since no one knew about their sleeping habits at home. They had gotten quite used to sharing a bed and he found even the small distance lately at night was beinning to bother him, and he noticed the slight shadowing under Naruto's eyes that hinted at sleeplessness.

The only happy person besides the hentai, was Sakura.

Sakura decided to order dinner for everyone before heading to the room she was to share with Naruto. Passing the entrance to the hot spring she sighed in bliss, she was definitely using that before dinner.

Naruto and Sasuke were left in the check in area as Kakashi left to do whatever it was he did.

"What do you want to do Dobe?" Sasuke watched as she began to fidget with the hem of her shirt.

She looked at him and smiled nervously, "I don't know, but I'm not sure I want to eat whatever Sakura ordered for us for dinner."

Sasuke smirked as he moved to stand in front of her, "And why is that?"

She raised an eyebrow at him and placed her hands on his arms, her face morphing into one of pleading. "There's no way she ordered ramen, or anything remotely close to what I think is delicious!"

"You mean you don't want," He paused as he thought back to what he heard Sakura order, "Red Bean Curry? Steamed vegetables?" he watched as her face became more and more disgusted, "Not even Miso Soup?" He teased.

The look of absolute horror and disgust on her face caused him to laugh as he grabbed her hand in his, leading her back towards the door. He couldn't imagine her eating anything that Sakura had ordered either, let alone making her try it.

"Where are we going?" She asked not bothering to resist him.

"Looking."

She laughed as she followed behind him. "Looking for what?"

He stopped and turned to face her. She seemed happier being alone with him now than she had the whole time since they left the village. Not that he was too fond of the objective of their mission, but since it brought them to where they were right now, he'd take it. Seeing the happiness on her face was worth anything.

"We are looking for something non torturous for you to eat, obviously."

"I like the sound of that." She smiled at him, so glad that he wasn't even going to suggest they stay for it. Just the thought of steamed vegetables made her want to gag.

"Then lets go." he tugged on her hand and they headed off again, neither one of them noticing the pink haired ninja watching them from a shadowed corner as they left.

Watching them Sakura felt her anger burn hotter, 'How could he leave with her?'

She mentally kicked herself for not casually mentioning the springs and Sasuke would take a hint and join her there. And now he was leaving with Naruto instead.

She was so busy in her own thoughts she didn't notice Kakashi standing behind her as she clenched her fists in anger.

"Your green monster is showing."

Jumping, she whirled around to come face to face with her sensei leaning against the wall, hands in his pockets, and a disappointed look on his face.

"I don't know what you're talking about." She huffed, crossing her arms, and looking away. "You're seeing things in your old age." she muttered.

"I may be getting older but even I can see he doesn't want you the way you want him too."

Her face burned as she snapped back to look at him. "Why would he want her anyway? Hell her and everyone else thought she was a boy for sixteen years!" she hissed clenching her hands into fists at her sides again.

Kakashi took in his angry student feeling pity, "They've been through a lot together, and for each other. If I had to guess , I'd say they had feelings for each other before either one of them knew Naruto was a girl. And whether or not they knew themselves about those feelings, I'm not sure it mattered to either one of them what their gender was. They were just glad to have each other." He paused as he watched her standing there being stubborn refusing to believe but listening anyway. "The fact that Naruto is a girl probably makes other things easier."

Her eyes widened in shock before she shook her head in denial, seeing the pity in his eyes and a bit of sadness. "You're wrong! There's no way they could have felt that way before!" Anger filled her as she stormed past Kakashi heading towards her room.

If she decided to believe what Kakashi said then that would mean she had never stood a chance at gaining Sasuke's affections. Even against a boy of all people. And for Naruto to actually be a girl and making things easier, just wasn't fair. Why couldn't she have Sasuke? Why did it have to be Naruto? Ino would have been easier to deal with.

Sakura made her way to the hot springs after deciding she didn't want to be alone in the room. Walking into the changing area that connected to the springs, she grabbed one of the many bathing yukata freshly washed and folded on one of the benches before stripping her clothes.

Tossing them into one of the lockers, she tied the obi, making her way through to the springs. Standing at the edge of the spring she tested the water with her toes and stepped in. Looking around she noticed a section of the spring was fenced off, probably into three parts, male, female, and communal.

She chose to forgo the woman's area and enter the gate in the fence that read "Communal".

It was empty from what she could see, with a few boulders to rest against and steam rising everywhere. From what she could tell there were seats carved into the boulders. There were even a couple small trees growing between the rocks.

Making her way to one of the smaller boulders she removed the yukata as the water reached her knees. Draping it over her forearm she continued to the rock, once there she placed it on top.

The water was foggy from the minerals in the springs, but warm enough to feel divine as she sat down in the water against the rock. Sitting, the water reached high enough for the tops of her breasts to show and that was it. Closing her eyes she leaned back and still couldn't understand how Sasuke could want Naruto and not her. She went through all the kunoichi training. She was taught how to seduce and please a man if the mission called for it, even if it didn't. Not like some pathetic virgin who never went through kunoichi training.

On the other side of the rock was another ninja, she may not have noticed he was there, but he noticed her, watching as she disrobed and relaxed.

Moving slowly and silently he crept up to her, standing within touching distance he just looked at her for a few seconds before reaching out and running his hand up her thigh. He watched as her eyes snapped open and her lips parted in confusion before taking him in and her eyes filled with lust. Her legs parted for him the further up her thigh his hand went. Reaching the apex of her thighs his fingers skimmed over the folds over her pussy before plunging two fingers into her depths causing her to gasp in surprise as her face flushed, matching the color of her hair. Pumping his fingers in and out he watched as her chest rose with each breath she took before capturing one of her nipples in his mouth and rubbing his thumb over her clit. He growled as he felt her thrust against his hand and her pussy gripped his fingers. Nipping her nipple he let it go before removing his hand and she moaned in protest as he grabbed her around the waist and turning her around. He positioned her so that she was bent over with her hands braced against the seat so her face was just above the water and her ass in the air.

He smacked her ass cheek a couple of times to see it match her face and listen to her hiss each time his hand met her skin. Her breathing became ragged the more he played with her and as lovely as she responded he didn't want to wait. He lined his cock up with the entrance to her pussy before plunging in as far as he could go. The moans she made as he thrust as hard as he could was music to his ears. His hand made its way into her hair and he fisted it and she groaned, her pussy clenching around his cock. Harder he thrust, bringing her to standing with her back arched, he wrapped his arm around her waist, grabbing her breast in hand, and his other trailed its way to her clit, flicking and rubbing. Her hands came up, one into his own hair, tangling and fisting into the strands, the other to her neglected breast to pinch and roll her nipple between her fingers.

The feeling of her pussy clenching as she neared her climax urged him faster, the need to come rising. Thrusting hard a few more times and he was done, exploding deep inside her pussy he bit down on her neck hard enough to draw blood, her walls clamped down around his cock like a vice, milking him for all he was worth. Groaning he released her, slipping out of her he sat on the seat beside the one she previously occupied.

Sakura all but collapsed into her seat, her legs feeling like jello. Brushing her hair out of her face she looked over at the man who just thoroughly fucked her like no tomorrow. She didn't even know his name, not that it mattered, it was doubtful she'd see him again as he definitely wasn't from her village.

He caught her looking at him and smirked causing her face to flame again.

He probably thought she was some harlot!

Sighing she shrugged her shoulders and relaxed against the stone again feeling way more relaxed than she had thanks to the mysterious male.

"That was wonderful." His deep voice sent butterflies fluttering through her stomach and desire straight to her pussy.

"I didn't catch your name." Sakura replied basking in the amazing feeling of the water on her abused areas.

The male stood before heading towards the edge of the spring, where he picked up a bathing yukata that she had missed in her initial search. "My name is Kyo, I'm just passing through." With that he left Sakura alone in the springs without catching her name in return.

She couldn't help but feel a little put out.

I'm sorry it took me so long to update, life just gets in the way.

I hope everyone is staying healthy while this virus is running rampant through the world.

I want to say thank you to all of my readers new and old who continue to read even though my updates are sporadic at best.

Thank you all for your support and comments!

I love it all.

Hopefully my next update isn't so long from now.