(A/N: This was just a random idea that popped into my head after reading the '100 themes challenge' list thingy. I have two more ideas like this one, just one shots, but using some of the 100 themes. I don't know if I'm going to try to do them all, but I liked the idea of this one. It was fun to write. ^^ I know the focus changes throughout the story, but I think all my writing is like that, so please don't flame for that. I will probably change the genre and characters as I post more themes.

These will be updated sporadically, as I get the inspiration, so I'm going to go ahead and post this as complete.

Theme: 'Kick in the Head'
Genre: Humor
Rating: K+
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, or the game Twister)

Twister

"Left hand red." The black haired young man drawled as he wondered how he had managed to get roped into the 'game'.

He had just been minding his own business, observing the clouds, when he was approached by…them. He'd almost been asleep, too! How rude could they possibly be?

Flashback

The shouting had almost made him scream in anger. And he never screamed! Normally, he would roll onto his side and sigh. Today, however, he stood. "How troublesome."

The voices sounded like two grown men. Who could possibly be yelling like they were?

The boy moved to find the source of the voices.

"I will use the POWER OF YOUTH! This time I shall surely win this challenge, or I will run five hundred laps around Konoha backwards!"

"Whatever."

"This time it is your choice! Choose your challenge wisely, my rival!"

"Twister."

The boy paused. The scene he had come across consisted of two men standing in the middle of one of the training grounds. One was clad in a green jumpsuit with orange leg warmers around his calves. His bowl cut black hair was cut short, but still draped over the tips of his ears. His unzipped green vest covered the top half of the jumpsuit, while his Konoha ninja band was wrapped around his waist.

The other was wearing darker clothes, less obviously a jumpsuit; it was a navy blue color. His green jacket was zipped and seemed far more mature looking. His hair was silver, and his Konoha ninja band was around his forehead, one side dipping to cover his left eye. The suit continued up the man's neck and covered all of his face execpt his right eye and forehead.

They were Gai-sensei and Kakashi-sensei. The 'eternal rivals' and they were at it again. Everyone remembered the rock-paper-scissors incident. The boy shivered.

When he had first seen them, Gai had been in his 'good guy' pose, but as soon as the word 'twister' left Kakashi's mouth, his pose drooped slightly.

"Twister?" The older green beast of Konoha seemed confused.

"Yeah. Twister. I challenge your entire team to a tournament of Twister. No chakra allowed." Kakashi smirked. Or, at least, the boy thought he did. It was hard to tell with the mask over the silver haired man's face. He turned and looked straight into the forest. "Shikamaru, will you kindly be the judge?"

Said boy suddenly found himself at sword point. Figuratively, of course, but Gai-sensei was liable to shout until Shikamaru's head hurt, and then some, if he disagreed. But still... "I don't particularly care to-"

Kakashi interrupted. "All you would have to do is sit somewhere, spin the spinner for color, and watch to see who falls first. Other than that, you could just sit and relax." The last sentence was what had gotten him.

"Fine." He drawled. "Troublesome people."

End Flashback

So, here he was, watching as teams ten and seven made fools of themselves at their senseis' whim of a challenge. "Right hand green." Of course, green was on the entire other side of the floor mat. They were in the final round; the only contestants left were Haruno Sakura and Hyuuga Neji.

Neji, coolly arrogant that his flexibility from the Hyuuga Clan's technique –Jyuuken– would allow him an easy win, made the first move.

Sakura, a pink haired medic ninja with chakra enhanced strength – she was furious when she found that chakra was not allowed in the match– had a confident stance as she made the following move.

"Right foot blue." He almost let out a chuckle as he watched the pink haired medic nin struggle to get her foot to the blue circle without toppling over.

Neji was almost just as fun to watch. His hair kept falling in his face and made looking at the circles very tough. As he struggled to see, he leaned downward, trying to find a blue circle on which to place his foot.

Successful, Neji stretched to put his foot on the circle, determined to beat Sakura, else he would have an ear full on how he was far more 'youthful' and should have beaten 'the beautiful cherry blossom' easily. Or at least, Shikamaru assumed that was why Neji was currently leaving his cool demeanor behind to look foolish and play a game of Twister with team seven.

"Left hand…" Shikamaru paused, almost laughing, "…green."

From the groans of the two currently in play, he knew they were going to have trouble with the command. After a few precarious situations –in which Sakura and Neji teetered after pushing as hard as they could off the ground with their left hands and trying their best to balance on a leg and a foot before finally getting their hands on a green circle– Shikamaru spun the arrow on the spinner once more before saying another command.

"Left foot yellow."

Both ninja had been with their stomachs to the ground, on opposite ends of the mat. They had slowly moved toward the center as the game progressed.

Sakura was twisted like a pretzel, unsure how she was still standing. Her arms and right leg were beginning to tire, so it was a relief to have another leg to put weight on. She kicked out to shift her balance onto the yellow circle, but hit something else with her foot before almost collapsing, to which she panicked to place her foot in the right place.

"And the winner is… Haruno Sakura." Now he was laughing. It had been hilarious to watch; as Sakura moved, she kicked Neji in the side of the head. The kick had unbalenced and momentarily stunned him.

When he fell, Gai-shouted. "Why? Oh, Neji-kun, my prodige! Why did you fall? Your youthfulness should have given you such balance!"

Kakashi merely smirked, knowing that his team was better at Twister in the first place, all because of their random movements –like kicking people in the head.

Sakura jumped up from the mat. "Cha! I knew I could beat him!" She laughed and helped Neji up. "Good game, Hyuuga-san."

He just glared at the one who dented his pride. Never again would he accept a 'training session' having to do with Twister.

Shikamaru just laughed again at the exchange and declared team seven the winners, then watched as Gai pulled team ten out of the room to run laps around Konoha.

(A/N: I told my friend this would center around playing Twister and since she absolutely loves Sakura's character, I asked her who she wanted to kick. She told me it was Neji. So, Neji and Sakura were the finalists. This was just a random idea that came from a very hyper mind.)