I'm having fun with this pairing SuigetsuXKarin.

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Strawberry Milkshakes

Freefell

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As Sasuke, Karin, and Suigetsu were trekking to recruit Juugo, Suigetsu was keen to show Sasuke that Karin was his, and would never become Sasuke's girlfriend or whatnot.

When they were a fourth of the way to their destination, Suigetsu decided this was the perfect time to break the news to Sasuke.

"Ahh, I'm tired! Let's rest here!" he announced.

Karin's vein popped. "You pathetic weakling!--we're not even halfway to the North Hideout!"

"But carrying this huge sword is really heavy. Man, you should try it."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow at Suigetsu.

"Anyway," he continued as he plopped down and took out a drink, "I think it's time me and Sasuke talked about some things. You go along and play with the rocks, Karin."

"Wha--you--!" Karin was immediately cut off as Sasuke walked past her. Karin retreated to a massive boulder--that is, as far away from Suigetsu as she could get.

Suigetsu sat on a medium sized rock and beckoned Sasuke over as well.

"Sasuke...I'm going to ask you a question."

"No one's stopping you."

Suigetsu looked around to make sure Karin was out of earshot. "Do you know why...Karin is like strawberry milkshake?" He pointed to his cup.

Sasuke stared at his teammate awkwardly. "You drink milkshakes. It does not relate to a female ninja at all (unless it's Sakura)."

"Listen, I'm making a simile. Use your imagination, Uchiha."

"Karin has pink hair."

"You guys better be doing something useful!" shouted Karin from a distance.

Realizing he was wasting time acquainting Sasuke with the world of literature and figurative language, Suigetsu stopped "beating around the bush", so to speak.

"Okay, (buttwipe!,) Karin is like a strawberry milkshake because," Suigetsu paused as Karin came within earshot, concidentally, "I love strawberry milkshakes and I always want them by my side! I really just can't seem to hav--what are you doing Sasuke?"

At this point Karin was looming behind Suigetsu, and Sasuke mastered his expressions into an indifferent face from which the former was an utter failure trying to retain it.

"Right, anyway," Suigetsu continued, completely oblivious to his "strawberry milkshake"'s presence, "I really can't seem to have enough of that strawberry milkshake no matter what I do! Man to man, Sasuke, I think you need your own strawberry milkshake, too. You know what I mean?"

"SUIGETSU, YOU IDIOT. You wasted time talking about strawberry milkshakes?! Did Orochimaru drop you on the head, or what?! And Sasuke can get whatever sort of beverage he pleases!"

"K-K-Karin! How much did you hear?!"

"The whole freaking thing! How does strawberry milkshakes relate to anything we're doing at all!?!"

"W-wha? What exactly are we doing, Karin? You're not cheating are you?!"

"What the heck are you talking about?!"

As the two carried on bickering, Sasuke stood up from the rock and dusted off his pants. He turned away to find a quiet place away from the two, really absorbing none of what that fool Suigetsu was blabbing about.

"Maybe Suigetsu should try chocolate milkshake instead," Sasuke murmured as he felt a headache coming on.

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Naruto solemnly looked at his reflection in his ramen soup. He was sitting next to Sakura at Ichiraku.

"You know...Sasuke is a lot like a ninja...do you want to know why, Sakura-chan?"

Sakura looked up quite seriously.

"Naruto, Sasuke is a ninja."

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Naruto: No, Sakura-chan. Try to make a relation between them, not metaphor-ize it!

Ah, I fail to be serious . Ever!