Sex and fighting. In that order.

Kiba burst into tears of relief as soon as Hinata made it to the centre of the forest. He had been hidden at the fringe of the clearing, using a mix of camping jutsu and natural foliage to hide himself. With Akamaru as a guard, he could be fairly sure of his safety from pursuers. Even if someone knew he was there, they would need to be particularly sadistic to bother trying to fight him, as they would likely already have their scrolls. He had sequestered Shino away as well, attending to the damage done to the poor boy's hive as best he could.

Shino, as expected, showed a far more measured response. A tired nod and the slightest curling of his lips were all that he gave, though for the overly reserved boy that was tantamount to openly weeping. A few bugs crawled around and into him, the last remnants of his hive. Not an irreparable loss, but one that only time would heal.

Hinata safe, and returned to her teammates, Naruto and Sakura returned to the centre. Sasuke had remained **** for the entirety of the ordeal, curse mark searing into his skin while Anko fretted over Orochimaru's appearance. Instead of watching either of those situations, Naruto and Sakura had sequestered themselves away in one of the bedrooms.

Sakura leant against Naruto as they sat on a bed. She was reading through a scroll of obscure camping techniques, all D-ranks. Naruto dozed, back to a wall, arm around Sakura.

"How about this one? It's a slow release fire technique that can keep an area at a comfortable temperature for a long period of time. Could be a good way to keep comfortable in the forest, plus a decent control exercise." Sakura tapped on a section of the scroll as she spoke.

Naruto looked over somewhat blearily, considering for a moment. "Could also be fun to set up in some meetings. Watching some old people sweat it out for an entire meeting would be pretty funny."

Sakura shook her head, wry smile on her lips. "If you say so, Naruto." She snuggled a little further into his side, looking up at him. "Hey. Do you know what I'm thinking?"

Naruto looked down at her. "Uuuuh..."

Taking the chance, Sakura stretched up and brought her lips to her blonde lover's, sliding her hand under the bottom of his shirt. Overcoming the initial surprise quickly, Naruto began kissing back passionately, tongue probing into Sakura's mouth. He moved his hand to her breast, fondling it gently as he and Sakura continued to make out. The kiss broke off, softly, and the two chuckled at each other.

"Let's get that shirt off." Sakura deftly removed Naruto's orange and white garments, but Naruto stopped her before she could reach his pants.

"Wait. Let me first." Naruto's fingers went to the zipper on Sakura's dress, slowly pulling it down to reveal more of the girl's alabaster skin. She shivered as his fingers glanced the side her midriff, brushing her skin as he removed her dress. She was left only in her underwear, a black affair more designed for comfort than sex appeal.

"Sorry I didn't dress up, it was a little spontaneous."

Naruto looked at her, eyes full of wonder. "I thought the point was to dress down?"

Sakura giggled. "Was that a joke Naruto?"

Naruto stared, confused. "Uhhhh..."

Sakura kissed him. "Don't worry, I'll explain it to you later."

Naruto grinned sheepishly. "Thanks 'Kura." His hands moved to her panties, slowly pulling them down her long, toned legs. "I want to try something."

"What is i-oh!" Sakura yelped as Naruto brought his mouth up to meet her pussy. He prodded her slit carefully with his tongue, and finding it to be only slightly salty began licking with much more enthusiasm. Sakura moaned as his tongue met her clit, and she moved her hand down to Naruto's blonde curls.

"That feels incredible, Naruto." Emboldened, Naruto brought his fingers up to meet her clit, and let his tongue trail back down to her pussy. He probed deeper with his tongue this time, past her entrance and into her hole. Sakura gasped.

"Shit! That's even better. Don't you dare stop Naruto." Aiming to please, Naruto continued writhing his tongue around, vigorously rubbing Sakura's clit as he did so. Sakura began moaning louder and louder, until she came with an ecstatic scream.

Naruto looked up at her, grinning. "Enjoy yourself?"

Sakura groaned weakly. "You know I convinced myself I didn't want to be eaten out because Sasuke thought it was gross?"

Naruto stopped pulling his pants down to look at her, shocked. "Really? I thought payback was his whole thing!"

"I'm done pretending he's particularly gifted in logic. Speaking of gifted..." Sakura looked down to consider Naruto's now exposed girth. "Get that cock of yours over here."

"Gladly." Naruto pushed Sakura onto the bed, sinking his dick into her pussy.

"I'm so happy you got stuck in this loop." Sakura looked up at him adoringly.

"I'm so happy you're in this with me." Naruto leant down to kiss her as he began to thrust. The two lovers moaned into each other's mouths as their flesh slapped together.

Naruto brought his hand up to grope Sakura's tit, playing with her nipple. Whenever he pinched it, a higher pitched squeak mixed in with Sakura's moans.

In retaliation, Sakura reached for Naruto's back and ass, gripping tight and pulling him into her body. The hand on his ass began to squeeze tight, and Naruto began thrusting harder. He broke off the kiss, and looked down on Sakura's flushed face.

"I'm cumming, Sakura." He grunted out between thrusts.

"You know where it goes. Fill me the fuck up." With that, Naruto let loose, his load firing directly into Sakura. The two lay in the afterglow for a while.

"We should probably get ready for the prelims." Sakura said.

"Mmmm." Naruto hummed in agreement.

"I want you to try and beat Kiba without shadow clones this time."

"Mmm- wait what?" Naruto was shaken out of his post-orgasm euphoria.

"It'll be a good challenge. Think of it like Jiraiya's training."

Naruto let his head fall back to meet the pillow. "Fiiiiiiiine."

The two ninja got up and dressed, then wandered down to the entrance of the exam centre.

Sakura versus Ino ended in Ino's resounding defeat. Sakura's swarm of scalpels ended the battle almost immediately, to the shock of most watching Konoha nin.

That shock was furthered in Naruto's match. A campsite cleaning technique took care of Naruto's scent, and the 'hiding like a mole' technique combined with a normal clone allowed him to surprise Kiba with an attack from below.

The culmination of the surprises came with Hinata's match. Neji began taunting her as he had in previous loops, however this time Hinata didn't need any encouragement from Naruto. Instead, she leapt forward in the middle of his monologue, striking one of his chakra points with her gentle fist. Pressing the advantage, she soon had Neji on the ground, unable to move. Naruto and Sakura's grins were practically splitting their faces in half as they saw the reversal of the last few times they had seen the two fight.

Kurenai and Kiba both swarmed Hinata once she exited the ring, showering her in congratulations. Sakura caught Hinata's eye and flashed her a thumbs up, mouthing see you tonight as she did so. Hinata blushed a little harder, but was soon distracted by her teacher's enthusiastic embrace.

"So uh, what should we do tonight?" Naruto and Sakura had split from the rest of the group on the way back through the forest of ****, realising they could get back much faster on their own. Sakura turned to look at Naruto as they darted through the trees.

"Ichiraku's probably our best bet. Hinata knows it's your favourite place, so I doubt she'll be scared off by the ambiance." A swarm of scalpels shredded a group of giant leeches that were about to fall on the pair.

"What's wrong with Ichiraku? It's the best ramen in Konoha!" A chunk of leech was stuck in Naruto's hair.

"It's a charming place with great food, but if you take me there for Valentine's day we aren't having sex for a month." Sakura knocked the chunk out of Naruto's hair with a chakra scalpel.

"Then what should I do for Valentine's?"

Sakura shot him a baleful glare. "Roses, candles, music. That's the template, personalise from there."

"Really? Why?" Naruto only looked more baffled.

"It's romantic, Naruto. Makes us feel loved."

Naruto shook his head, scratching the back of it as he did so. "I don't understand women."

"Well, if you want to get as many people as you can into this loop, you'll need to get a lot better at it."

The two continued in comfortable conversation as they leapt through the treetops.