Rank of Teamwork

oo1- intelligence: Sasuke was outraged, Naruto extremely smug and Sakura didn't know if she should just smack them both.

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The fire crackled slowly. Kakashi, despite reading Icha Icha again, was tense and vigilant.

The night was dark.

Team 7 was munching on their respective pieces of fish. Naruto's eyes watched his two teammates with hidden amusement. Sasuke was glaring at Naruto with as much force his tired body could muster. Sakura was looking suspiciously at them from behind her scroll.

In general, a normal night on a mission for the genin.

Stifling a yawn, Naruto stretched. "... I'm going to bed. G'night, bastard, Sakura-chan, sensei."

Kakashi, with a somewhat perverted giggle, waved him off. Sakura rolled her eyes affectionately. "Goodnight, Naruto."

Sasuke tensed. This was wrong. Very incredibly wrong. Naruto NEVER went to sleep the first. "...Dobe, there's something wrong."

Kakashi chose that moment to disappear into a nearby tree.

"Whaddya mean, Sasuke-teme?" Naruto asked a bit nervously.

Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the blond. "Never mind."

Naruto instantly brightened up. "Well, in that case, sleep tight and don't let the Shino bugs fight!"

Sasuke blanched. "That made absolutely no sense."

"It did actually," Naruto supplied cheerfully. "Goodnight!"

"...Goodnight," Sasuke allowed in return.

The other member of the team watched in silent stupor as Naruto bounced off into the tent he shared with Sasuke.

"What the hell was that about?" she asked finally.

Sasuke shrugged. "I don't know. Who knows what sort of "smart booby trap" Naruto thinks he's got, but he's right about one thing..." Sasuke looked up at the moon. "...It's late, we should go to sleep too."

Sakura nodded. "I agree. Kakashi-sensei - we're going to sleep!"

"Goodnight, kids," Kakashi was heard along with the faint rustle of a page.

A bit of shuffling occured as Sasuke and Sakura retired to their respective tents, Sasuke cringing a little when he heard Naruto's loud snores.

Sakura giggled.

After a few minutes of relative silence in the boys' tent, Naruto nudged Sasuke.

"Psst. Hey, teme, you awake?"

"Are you?" Sasuke asked back. "I know your sleeping habits and since you've recently learned that move with the chakra ball I am quite afraid for my physical well being."

Naruto slapped his arm. "You teme. I don't know what those fangirls see in you."

"I would rather not know," Sasuke confessed dryly. "What do you want, anyway?"

Narto snorted. "Last night I heard you mutter in your sleep Sakura-chan's name. Do you have something to say?"

Sasuke sniffed. "My dream involved something related to Sakura, a chainsaw and two angry kittens."

Naruto shuddered. "Harsh dream that must've been. But anyway, are you completely, positively sure you don't have other than... platonic feelings for her, mmm, teme?"

Sasuke blanched. "No wonder you didn't say any stupid stuff today. You were saving it all for now."

"Teme!"

Sasuke glared at him. "No, Naruto, I don't. Now leave me alone."

"But-"

"Sit and snore, idiot," Sasuke ordered, rolling onto his side with his back at Naruto. "Goodnight."

"Sleep tight!" Naruto added cheerfully.

"...You are such a moron."

"Aw, you bastard."

"Hn."

"Don't start!"

Sasuke shifted a little and then fell still.

A few minutes later, Naruto still couldn't fall asleep.

"Teme?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"...Go away."

Naruto smirked triumphantly. "I'm bored."

"Practice being silent, moron."

"You've been thinking about Sakura-chan, haven't you?"

"..."

Naruto nearly jumped. "You have, haven't you? You sick pervert! You-"

Sasuke jolted a little and groaned. "Can't you keep silent, dobe? I fell asleep!"

"...Oh. So you weren't thinking of Sakura-chan."

Sasuke glared at him. "No. Now let me-"

They both stiffened when shifting was heard outside.

"While I am flattered that you two find my person interesting," Sakura's angry voice said in the background, "I am trying to sleep. Shut. Up."

"Blame the dobe."

"Me? You're the one who's dreaming of Sakura-chan and chainsaws and angry kittens!"

Sasuke sniffed. "And you're the one who's pointing it out. I lived just fine not remembering my dream up until now."

"Shut up!" Sakura growled at them. "Kakashi-sensei has been laughing at you the past half hour! See? He fell out of the goddamn tree!"

The boys, for the first time in minutes, fell silent.

"Good," Sakura huffed. "For a second there I was afraid I might have to smack you."

"Duly noted," said Sasuke, gulping dryly.

"Yeah," Naruto added nervously. Then lower - "Please don't smack us."

Sakura smiled sweetly before fully entering their tent.

Behind her, Kakashi raised a suggestive eyebrow. All mature thoughts were however replaced with barely hidden amusement as various (manly) yelps of pain echoed throughout the small clearing.

Sakura exited the tent looking thoroughly satsfied; she was a second away from looking like contented cat. Kakashi half expected her to start purring.

But she just smiled sweetly at him before disappearing in the dark abyss that was her own tent.

(Next morning found Naruto and Sasuke sporting numerous bruises and a black eye each.)

So I thought I needed a break from the usual, so here it is: Team 7 100 themes!