Behind the Scenes: Episode 33
Entering the forest, the directress looked around before taking a seat. Facing the others, she grinned and said, "You guys know your lines and the sequence . . . No messing up", the last statement she addressed to the smirking Sasuke and the sheepish Naruto. "Let's have the camera rolling and . . . ACTION!"
The scenes were progressing relatively well—compared to the previous ones—except . . . A tick sign suddenly formed on the directress' forehead. She was about to motion for her cameraman to cut the scene when a hand suddenly grabbed her. Twisting half of her body around to see the imbecile-who-dared-to-touch-her-without-her-permission, her eyes met those of her co-directress, Shinrei.
Tenten, seeing the source of her source of ire, whispered. "It isn't obvious anyway. The audience would merely overlook it", motioning to the clasped hands of the supposedly unconscious pair. Murmuring quietly she added, "Let's just hope that the others overlook it as well . . . especially Neji . . ." Sweatdrop. Shinrei merely watched, an amused smirk adorning her face.
Shrugging, Kurai replied. "Fine. Its almost your scene anyway."
"Ok. Ja!"
Seeing that it was her favorite, Neji's turn, Kurai watched the scene unfold.
"I can't take anymore of this. Some minor Sound nins . . . bullying these second-rate ninjas and declaring victory." Neji proclaimed from his perch, looking down at the tableau presented before him.
The guy who accessorized bandages, Dozu, whipped his head to stare. "What!"
Sakura in turn gasped in surprise, "That's Lee-san's team!"
"Lee!"
Neji scoffed and whispered to himself, "He made a mistake."
"And they keep coming out like roaches . . " Zaku commented as he looked at the stuck-up Hyuuga.
"That knocked out bowl-head right there is from our team," Neji explained before his eyes unconsciously strayed towards the inert bodies. "How dare you attack Naruto's team," he almost screamed in outrage. "BYAKUGAN!"
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.
Everyone stopped what they were doing to turn and stare at their fuming directress.
"Neji," she gritted out through her teeth, her eyes twitching in irritation, "that . . . isn't . . . Part. Of. The. Script." Pausing briefly, she tried to calm her rising ire. "You're supposed to say How. Dare. You. Do. As. You. Please!" Sighing inaudibly, Kurai turned back to her chair and sat down. Looking back at her actors, she ordered: "Repeat the scene!"
Going back to position, they started to re-shoot the scene.
"I can't take anymore of this . . " A brief pause.
Sighing Tenten murmured, "Guess he saw it then . . ."
"SASUKE! SHINE!" Neji screamed, his Byakugan activating itself as he flew to their position.
The aforementioned person opened his raven eyes to stare at the steaming Hyuuga (in more ways than one Sasuke ) and smirked, pulling the sleeping blonde closer into his arms.
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"SASUKE! NEJI! I"LL KILL YOU! BOTH OF YOU!" Kurai finally exploded, proceeding to chase the two raven-heads around the set with a large mallet.
"I suppose that means the shoot will be postponed again?"
Owari.