It's been a while since this team was formed, with Sasuke leaving the village and Kakashi doing God knows what. Captain Yamato was an okay guy, Naruto would say. He managed to keep his cool even when Sakura, Sai and he fought over silly things all throughout their first mission together. Sai on the other hand, let's just say they aren't really on good terms with his striking resemblance to Sasuke, his weird need to plant a plastic smile to his paper white face and the insults he threw every single chance he had.

Now, the current topic is why the hell Sai would call Sakura 'Ugly'. Beyond the wide forehead that she keeps fussing about ever since even from before Team Kakashi was formed, he could say that she was not ugly in the slightest! That's what Naruto's going to find out, even if Sai calls him 'Dickless'.

They were all walking home when somehow the Ino-Shika-Cho team had invited them to join them to the BBQ Restaurant Asuma had promised to pay for. One way or another, Sai had decided upon himself to call Ino 'Beautiful'. Oh, that got Sakura riled up and the two girls bickered. Sai even went as far as to almost call the Akamichi child 'Fat' and you should know what happens next.

Naruto cornered the ANBU Root member while they all parted ways to return home and deliberately shouted, "why did you call Sakura-chan ugly?"

Sai stared at him with the blank eyes and plastic smile, "well, I read it from this book that you nickname someone with the opposite of their trait, so, because Sakura-san is beyond the epitome of beautiful, I nicknamed her Ugly, is there a problem, Dickless?"

"Well then", Naruto said grievously. "Why didn't you say so?" Sai shook his head.

"I don't see the need to tell her that, assuming the situations we are all in now". Naruto laughed, "but don't you want to tell that to Sakura at least once? That you think she's beautiful, I mean".

"I do, but it might make things awkward, wouldn't it? And I am sure Sakura-san would find it incredibly suspicious if I outright complimented her like that", Sai got off the wall he was leaning on and started to walk away, Naruto tagging along. The two of them were walking together to Sai's place now, walking amongst the loud and lively villagers of the night. As lively the Leaf Village would be in the day, there was also the unmistakably lively villagers that brought the village alive at night. Street vendors were open and aligned both sides of the streets, restaurants crowded with customers and staff rushing about. The streets were also full of civilians and ninja out and about with their lives, greeting each other as they went.

"I wouldn't think so, actually". Sai gave a thoughtful look, slowing to a stop when they reached his apartment complex. "I'll think about it, Dickless. Good evening, see you tomorrow".

"See ya later, Sai-teme", Naruto waved just like how Kakashi would, the lazy half wave and quickly disappeared in the crowd. Sai turned away and went up the many staircases to his apartment, lots of questions running in his head. What the hell did Naruto mean by that?


Sakura tucked stray strands of hair behind an ear, opting to tie up her lengthening hair out of her face. The night was young but her training session with Tsunade was wearing her down thin. She needed a nice bubble bath, a good book and hot chocolate. Thank Kami that Tsunade deemed it appropriate that Sakura had the day off tomorrow, meaning she wouldn't need to see Sai and Naruto. There are no hard feelings, really. She really needed the day to herself tomorrow. She was still deciding what to do for tomorrow when she heard Naruto's boisterous laughter fill the air, "well then, why didn't you say so?"

"I don't see the need to tell her that, assuming the situations we are all in now", that soft melodious voice replied. Sakura's steps halted. Sai and Naruto? They're talking? About a girl?! Sakura made sure her chakra signature was masked, and hid herself, following Sai and Naruto. Hopefully they'll not notice.

"But don't you want to tell that to Sakura at least once? That you think she's beautiful, I mean", Naruto asked. So that's what they talk a- what?! A blush quickly dusted her cheeks, no. She's just imagining this, hearing things, isn't she? There's no way- "I do, but it might make things awkward, wouldn't it? And I am sure Sakura-san would find it incredibly suspicious if I outright complimented her like that".

Okay, this is such a good time to abort this little eavesdropping of hers. Sakura quickly disappeared from the scene, heading straight past the two shinobi to her house. They hadn't noticed her presence at all, good.