Disclaimer: We don't own Naruto...or Sasuke...or Gaara...No part of it.

Authors' Notes: We will admit, these stories are pretty crazy (partly because they're written spontaneously). Characters are thrown in randomly, and can be OOC, mostly for humor. (Except for our own original characters, who are just...original.) We revised it a bit after seeing some inconsistencies in Akemi and Jiyou's characters. Dare to read on!

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"Well, if you're sure you don't want to..."

"Jiyou, how can I just walk up and start talking to him? He'd shoot me down anyway! I told you before, I don't want to be a stalker!"

Seeing Sasuke walk by, Akemi and her younger sister had stopped their shuriken practice to argue if they should go after him.

"Ok...Then I'll talk to him." Jiyou resolutely began to approach the intriguing Genin.

"Jiyou! That's not fair! You just...can't!"

"But if you're too insecure..."

"I'm not insecure! I'm just...not ready to talk to him!" (Jiyou rolled her eyes.) "And you have to stop going after every guy you see!"

"I do not go after 'every guy'! I happen to like a wide range of guys, that's all. So I'm not obsessed!" Man! Everytime I like someone new she thinks I'm obsessing! Hmph. Obsessive. I think I just have a very unique taste in guys that is constantly under construction.

She started to walk away again until she heard Akemi yell, "I never said that! But now that you mention it...Yes, you are! You're just in denial!"

Jiyou's fists clenched at her sides and she slowly turned around. There was a tense silence as their glares shot kunai knives at each other...and then Jiyou snapped. Before she remembered to count to ten and calm down, Jiyou let her anger get the best of her and she hit her sister with a Temporary Body Paralysis Jutsu.

Soon after, though, she felt a twinge of guilt. Damn! I did it again! Should I leave her like this? Oh well, she'll be alright...Oh, yeah, Sasuke!

Smoothing her hair idly, she took advantage of the well-executed jutsu and caught up to her crush. "Hey Sasuke!"

He stopped, returning her enthusiasm with a cold look.

"I haven't seen you around lately. Were you out training?" Good, good. Guys like it when you talk about them. Flattery never hurts.

Sasuke was about to give a disinterested reply when his eyes moved from Jiyou's face to over her shoulder. Wondering what he was looking at she turned and gasped. Akemi had somehow become unfrozen and had pulled her hand back, ready to strike her sister. Jiyou's eyes widened. She tried to prepare herself for the attack...and was taken even more off-guard when Naruto stepped in front of her.

"Hi Jiyouuuuuu…!"

Jiyou just watched as the loud ninja took the blow from Akemi and flew back into a nearby grove of pines. Where did he come from? She shouldn't have let herself get caught in another one of her trances, because the next thing she knew, she was flying into the trees where she soon joined Naruto, landing on him with a thud.

"UGH! What is her problem! I only froze her! Why'd she throw me into the – Oh…sorry…Thanks for breaking my fall."

"Anytime…" Naruto said. Jiyou smiled nervously and eyed him suspiciously, wondering what the look he gave her meant. Pulling a couple of branches aside, Jiyou took in the scene: Sasuke had wisely used the short case of sibling rivalry as an opportunity to walk away, leaving Akemi standing there, rubbing her hand and looking a bit stunned herself.

Hehe, time for a little payback! Jiyou laughed menacingly and swiftly moved undetected back towards her sister.

Akemi walked cautiously over to the area where she had seen her younger sister land. Jiyou's probably really angry now...But she deserved it, thinking she can just steal any guy she wants...

She was almost to the trees when she screamed in surprise and found herself stuck up to her neck in dirt; a victim of the Inner Decapitation Jutsu. Akemi yelled furiously when her sister rose from the ground, laughing cruelly.

"Hahaha! You should've seen that coming! Throwing me like a – HEY! What the-"

Now it was Akemi's turn to laugh as her sister sank down beside her.

"WHO..? Who did this! Show yourself!" Naruto grinned as the two girls struggled to get free.

"Naruto you jerk! GET US OUT NOW!" Jiyou panicked, definitely not wanting to become his prisoner.

" I will, I will! But first," he sat down between the two girls, "do either of you like ramen?"

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A good 20 minutes or so passed and the sisters remained captive.

"Naruto, we're serious! Get us out now and we won't hurt you…we promise," Akemi said giving her sister a warning glare. Jiyou had given up her whining…and yelling…and screaming for help, seeing as nothing had worked so far. She, too, was about to resort to bribing Naruto when a movement distracted her.

A group consisting of one girl and two guys walked by, not too far from Jiyou. The one boy her age caught her eye especially. She was sure she had never seen him before; if she had, she would have definitely remembered. His outfit was all black except for the white sash that draped around his body. Jiyou watched him pass, transfixed by his mysterious features, and felt herself blush with embarassment as he looked towards her with eyes ringed in black.

Akemi looked over, knowing her sister's silence meant a complex chain of thought was going through her head. Or not so complex. Jiyou probably just thinks that guy's hot and will be obsessed with finding out who he is for the next few days, or weeks…At least it should keep her away from Sasuke...That's one girl out of the 'competition'...

Akemi's thoughts weren't too far from the truth. Just seconds after the unknown redhead left, Jiyou voiced her own thoughts, "Who was THAT! "

The older girl attempted to shrug, but realized she was still packed into the ground tightly. The limited movement of her body caused her to become agitated once again. Jiyou, too, had rediscovered her anger but showed it in a louder, more frustrated fashion.

"QUICK! GET ME OUT NOW! I've got to…AARGHHH!" Her yells drifted into the afternoon air…along with Naruto's shouts of pain as he received a couple Taijutsus when the two were finally free …

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