Silver Moon

By: Cesia

Summary:

Beneath the silver moon lies a secret. Two young women each with a heart set on two different men with hearts of ice. Beneath the silver moon lies a promise and the melting of hearts.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto…yet.

Please forgive me for any OOCness. I forgot to say that you will not see much of Kyoko because I'm not much of a Original Character plays a big part sort of person.

EDIT Chapter 8-9 have been combined to make this chapter!

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It was obvious that he did not like Sakura's attitude towards him nor did he like how 'weak' he thought she was. "You have no business in this woman." said Neji coldly. Sakura raged within but before she could do anything, a Kunai came flying by her towards Neji. Sasuke stepped from the shadows to reveal himself to the three.

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Neji glared at the spot where Sasuke emerged from. "Well Haruno, Uchiha here seems to have kept you from being very hurt." said Neji cruelly. Sakura glowered from her spot. Neji was tap dancing on last nerve. "Feh…" was Sasuke's reply. He stood in the corner looking on at two angry girls and his rival.

"Sakura. Go home. This is not a proper place for you especially if there are old drunken men here like the one from before. Go Home." said Sasuke sternly. Sakura stuck her tongue out at him and firmly said no. Sasuke opened his mouth to reply but instead was interrupted by a loud voice yelling, "SASUKE-TEME! White Eyes! Where are you! Bushy Eyebrows, Lazy-butt and me have found cute girls! Mine's hottest though! Where are you guys?"

Sakura and Tenten laughed. There was no doubt that the owner of that voice was Naruto. Within the next couple of minutes, the trio of men and their dates had found the balcony. They separated into two groups: Girls and Guys.

The girls' group:

"Hello my youthful friends! I am Tachibana Kyoko, but call me Kyoko! I am Lee-kun's date! He is most youthful!" said Kyoko Cheerfully.

"Hi Kyoko-san! You've met Ino-pig, and Hinata I presume. I'm Sakura. It's a pleasure to meet you." said Sakura bowing. Tenten bowed as well as she introduced herself. Together they thought the same thoughts, "Female Lee!"

The girls sat on the balcony chatting about each other's clothes and got to know each other.

The guy's group:

Lee and Naruto spoke avidly about their evenings as Shikamaru watched the clouds in the night sky. Sasuke and Neji just glared at each other. It took a while but after about half an hour, Lee noticed that their lady friends had left them. No one went unconcerned for their companion. Lee and Naruto quickly left the club to search for their companions as Shikamaru lazily stood up and walked to his house. He was sure by morning that Ino was going to be okay so he didn't bother to search. Sasuke and Neji parted ways as they too hopped from building to building in search of a familiar chakra.

The girls in the meantime had comfortably settled themselves into Sakura's large living room. Chatting merrily, the ladies had decided to leave the men to their own and have a mini sleepover at Sakura's apartment. Blankets were pulled out, pajamas were borrowed and worn, and there was an air of relaxation in the room. A comfortable silence had taken over the room until, Kyoko asked, "So who do you girls like? I totally adore Lee-kun! He has the most youthful spirit in all of Konoha."

Sakura replied first, "Sasuke-kun." Kyoko nodded knowing why. Sakura was infamous in Konoha because of her obsession with Sasuke in her younger years. Apparently, her passion still burned on.

Hinata shyly added her comment a moment later saying, "Naruto-kun is admirable." No one was surprised.

Ino and Tenten looked at each other neither willing to spill their guts out. So instead, Sakura read the look in their eyes and said loudly, "Ino likes Shikamaru and Tenten is in love with Neji."

Unknown to the girls inside, one pair of ears heard the confessions. The listener quickly took the news and spread it far and wide.

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The next morning, the girls walked down the streets to find them buzzing with news. Apparently, someone had spilled the beans. The girls were met with the glares of fan girls (and some fan boys) and their ridiculing statements. In one particularly nasty whisper, Sakura had a kunai to the other girl's neck before she could blink. Ino and Tenten had to subdue the snarling Sakura before she could do any damage to the other girl. Hinata didn't seem to enjoy being jeered at either and took it hard as well. She almost broke down to tears but managed to stay calm and stop Kyoko from bashing the fan girl's head in. Kyoko had to leave them to return to her house because she wasn't a ninja. The other girls were very frustrated by the time they reached the Hokage Tower. With tempers raising high, they found the object of affections in the Jounin Lounge awaiting assignments. Together they marched passed the men and straight into Tsunade's office.

"Tsunade-sensei! Are there any assignments that we could take?" asked Sakura.

"Hm… I don't know. Let me check." said Tsunade before taking a sip of what looked sake. The Godaime started to shuffle the millions of papers on her desk before she found a scroll with the assignments on it.

"Well there are some! Two C-class, Three B-class and two A-class missions. Which do you want?" asked Tsunade.

"Are there any that require a four person team? One that is fairly long?" asked Ino earnestly.

"Hmm … The only one is one of the A-rank missions. " said Tsunade.

"We'll take it. The team is Hyuuga Hinata, Haruno Sakura, Yamanako Ino and me Tenten," answered Tenten. She caught the scroll that Tsunade threw and walked out the down with the other girls in tow. Together they hopped to the top of the Hokage Tower and opened their scroll to find their mission.

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Tenten opened the scroll and read it's contents. The mission would not be easy. It involved the assassination of one of the Wave Country's feudal lords. From his profile, the man frequently liked to be found within the red lantern districts of wherever he was residing. Disgusted, Tenten threw the scroll to Sakura. It was obvious that Sakura would not only be the medic of the team but also the captain and the strategist. She pursed her lips as she read the scroll, a plan already formulating in her head. She then passed it to Hinata. After reading it, Hinata tossed it to Ino. When Ino finished, she rolled the scroll up and gave it back to Sakura.

"Alright. We all understand what this type of mission is right?" asked Sakura. The other girls nodded. "Then meet back here at sunset so I can go over a plan with you."

The girls then split off in their own directions to get as mentally prepared for their mission as possible.

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Sakura strolled down a busy market street in search of food for her journey ahead. Sighing, she approached a fruit stand and started to examine the fruit. She bought three apples and a pound of oranges. She was lost in thought as she ventured out of the street and toward her house. A barrier however knocked her to the ground. Looking up, she saw the face of Hyuuga Neji.

Neji glared at the object that that was blocking his path. The dumb girl had not been looking at where she was going. He made no move as Sakura picked herself and her fruit off the ground.

"Watch where you're going you freak!" shouted Sakura. Tenten heard the shout and slowly made her way to the source. She knew that she would have to dig Sakura out of another fight.

Neji glared harder as he responded coldly , "I believe you were the one that was not paying attention."

Sakura shook with anger. She moved to punch the man in front of her but was held back. Turning, she saw Tenten. "Let's get out of here before Neji's fan girls attack you." Tenten whispered to Sakura as she glanced around and noticing the fan girls glaring at them. Sakura nodded and together they leapt to the top of the nearest building. Neji followed.

When they reached the top, Tenten was about to scold Sakura when a voice interrupted them.

"It seems that Haruno has no manners to even apologize to me for the riot she caused." said Neji.

"Well there wouldn't have been a riot if you just were considerate to apologize to me!" retaliated Sakura.

Tenten sighed before telling Sakura to go home. After a few minutes, Neji and Tenten were left alone.

"Neji. Why did you have to go and upset Sakura?" asked Tenten.

"She was in the way and therefore at fault."

"… Neji…You are an idiot at times."

"Hn…"

Then a scream was heard. Several of Neji's fan girls had come to "erase" their competition. Neji, unaware of how vicious fan girls could be, just stood and stared. Tenten, however, knew better. Grabbing Neji, she leap to the first place that popped up in her mind, her apartment.

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Ino was busy packing when her mom told her to visit their meadow and pick some fresh sunflowers. She dutifully obeyed. Taking a basket, she made her way to the meadow where she found a certain someone sleeping in the shade of a tree. Shikamaru slept peaceful until he heard the sound of footsteps and opened his eyes to find Ino hovering over him.

"Shika-kun! You shouldn't be sleeping here!" said Ino.

Shikamaru grunted before he sat up and mumbled something. Ino's eyes flashed with a menacing glint. "Shika-kun! If you're already here, why don't you help me with picking sunflowers?" she asked. Shikamaru didn't answer so Ino pulled him with her to their destination. Ino and Shikamaru spent a couple of hours together picking flowers and occasionally arguing.

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Neji sat in Tenten's living room as she made coffee for the both of them. Walking in with a tray, Tenten enter the room. An uncomfortable silence penetrated the room. Neither of the two ninjas knew what to say to each other. Tenten, deciding that she could not stand it anymore, said, "Neji, I've got a mission that might take a while do you mind looking after my apartment?" Neji finished his coffee and said, "Lee can do it. I don't have time to." Tenten looked at him irritably. Standing up, Neji excused himself and left Tenten in her apartment.

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At sunset all four girls were assembled at the Hokage Tower. Ino and Hinata looked like they enjoyed their day but Sakura and Tenten were fuming. Sakura, on her way home from her confrontation with Neji, had encountered a large group of fan girls. After fighting her way past the crowd, she was annoyed by Naruto and peeped on by Jiraiya. It was not her day.

Sweeping the hair out of her face, Sakura pulled out a sheet of paper and explained her plan. "Okay Ladies This is an undercover assassination. Ino, you will act as the decoy. Tenten, you will be the one to kill any ninja that accompanies our target. Hinata, you will be our lookout. The plan is for Ino to draw the target into a room in the vicinity and kill him swiftly, Tenten will kill anyone associated with him and Hinata you will be on the watch so that Tenten and Ino do not get caught. Any questions?"

"Yes. Forehead-girl what is your part in this?" asked Ino.

"Well Ino-pig I am going to supervise and I made it so that I will draw attention away from the crowd so the deed can be done." replied Sakura.

"What are you going to do?" asked Hinata.

"I'm not sure yet. I have to figure out where he'll be first." Sakura answered.

"Okay then. Let's meet at the West Gate at dawn." said Tenten. The girls agreed and left to start packing.

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Inside the Hokage Tower

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Tsunade sat at her desk drinking sake when a knock sounded at her door. The door opened revealing Sasuke, Shikamaru, Naruto and Neji.

"Ah Hello Boys." said Tsunade.

"What'd you call us for?" asked Naruto.

"I need you to be back-up for a mission I assigned to the girls. All I want you to do is keep an eye on them." she replied.

She told them the necessary information and they left without a word. Except for Naruto as he stayed and whined to Tsunade.

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At dawn the next morning, the ladies set off on their trip to the Wave Country's Naramu Village, home to it's country's most notorious red light district. The journey went by without a problem. It was nightfall when they reached the village. Earlier in the forest, the girls had changed into more civilian-like clothing. After finding a hotel room and settling in, Hinata and Ino set off to find food while Tenten and Sakura went in search of their target.

"Excuse Me. Do you happen to know where Lord Hisoka Buburu is? Sakura asked a drunk prostitute on the outskirts of the Red Lantern District.

"Another One? Gosh I must say all you regulars are such gold diggers." she slurred out. Tenten and Sakura looked at her in disgust. It wasn't like they wanted to be here.

"Well if you want him, he's not here right now. He left earlier. Said he'd be back tomorrow night though. I think he said some time around 10 o'clock."

Thanking the woman, Tenten and Sakura left the district and decided to go for stroll in the moonlight.

Two pairs of eyes watched as they discussed everything from the rumors about Kakashi and Shizune to Naruto and Hinata. One thing they avoided discussion about however was their own love lives. The two pairs of eyes watched them until they reached the hotel. The rest of the night went undisturbed.

The next day, the team of four went back to the district and scouted the area. They found the place where Lord Buburu loved to stay. Sakura, acting as the distraction, decided to try and get a job as the singer for the night. The manager agreed, Sakura was allowed to sing one song. At nightfall, they steadily got ready for the night ahead.

Ino donned a seductive black dress that hugged her every curve. She applied a "Henge Justu"

that changed her normally blonde hair to a jet black and her blue eyes to a mesmerizing purple. She was indeed a sight. Tenten and Hinata wore their usual attire as Sakura put on a red dress to match her new black hair with red streaks. "Thank goodness for Justus! I would never dye my hair this color" said Sakura as she stared at herself in the mirror. Making sure their weapons were concealed the four set out to the Red Light District. Unknown to them however, five sets of eyes followed their every move.

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Scantly dressed women danced around a club as men stared and pulled out their wallets. Many would pay the hundreds of thousands of yen to spend one night with the woman of their choice. Sakura and Ino walked in and looked around in disgust. Tenten and Hinata were outside scanning the area. Separating, Sakura and Ino searched for Buburu, as Tenten and Hinata, found secure locations to position themselves. After what seemed like hours, a man was pinpointed as Buburu. Ino sauntered over and struck up a conversation. A half hour passed by and a signal was given to Sakura to start her performance. Tenten and Hinata had finished their assigned task but were still on the lookout. Ino and the target had gotten close that meant it was almost time to strike.

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Four men walked into the club and nonchalantly positioned themselves around the room so that all the exits were covered. The spotlights turned and faced a small stage where a young woman was positioned on a stool. Almost all eyes were on her as a piano started playing and her song began. The melody was hypnotizing. The sorrowful tune expressed the misery of being different and unrequited love. The song was so spellbinding that no one noticed a couple slip away. By the time the song ended no one noticed a woman slip back into the throng of people. Minutes later, a group of four women left the club dragging four men behind them.

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