hmfan: I've been doing absolutely nothing. I've decided not to put much effort into my vocabulary. It's no use if no one knows what you're talking about. So...it's early dismissal, and I want to talk to...

Sai: Hey...

hmfan: -gasps- I can't believe it's Sai! OMG!!!

Sai: Yeah.

hmfan: I feel so bad for excluding you in most of my stories, but I just didn't want to spoil anything for those who haven't heard of you. Although, I'm really, really, happy that they finally put you in Naruto: Shipuuden! In this story, Sai will be a humor source!

Sai: Where did you come up with th-...

hmfan: -vein pops- SILENCE! Rules here are, I talk, you listen, or I taser you.

Sai: Whatever, Miss Angel...

hmfan: What the hell, ok, fine. Let's just move on with it. As usual, a prologue to begin! Well, if you want to, you could call it a prologue. It'll kind of have two parts. This means I'll most likely postpone A Wonderful Life.

The Village Grows With You

The young man walked upon a few rocks, careful not to trip and fall. A sigh came from him as he gazed upon the many streets and buildings in front of him. Konoha...

Has he defeated Itachi? No. Has he met his goal, in becoming strong enough to beat Itachi? No. Has he even freed himself from Orochimaru's wrath? Not...exactly. He still has the curse seal...but he managed to defeat his former sensei.

Uchiha Sasuke had to come in touch with a muse he's been speaking with for a while. A muse he met, taking a trip inside his mind. For now, let's call it "Inner Sasuke". That'll have to do.

Well, this "Inner Sasuke" had to know what was best for him. It's been a while sense they've talked, but luckily, it wasn't too late for "Inner Sasuke" to talk him into leaving.

I wonder... the cold midnight air broke his thoughts, attracting him to a nice natural hot springs located just around the corner. Maybe a nice hot springs would help him prepare for the reunion.

He shed his shirt, placing it on a nearby tree branch, and slowly mad his way to the spring. Closing his eyes, he immersed himself in the hot liquid.

A hum came from down the way. The boy activated his Sharingan, attempting to sense the approaching figure. Well, he...er...she wasn't exactly approaching, rather...bathing.

He ducked in the water, spotting her forehead protecter. Judging by the pale eyes, he concluded that she was a Hyuuga. That meant...She must know I'm here.

Little did he know, Hinata was in her own world. Being a nieve teenager, she barely realized the figure just a few meters away from her. A giggle came from her as she inhaled the vapor created by the water. It was...tranquil. A breath of fresh air compared to the meeting that was held earlier. She sighed, remembering the torture her father put her through. Damn that training...

Sasuke just stayed underneath the water. It was getting harder and harder to breath. Not only was he loosing oxygen, but his Johnson-san wanted to say something. He watched as his own scarlet blood surfaced to the top, making a small stream lead to the girl.

His lustful eyes wandered up to the girl. What...beauty. Magnificent figure. Excellent curves. Amazing...amazing...everything from her midnight blue hair to her well-rounded torso to her...her...He fell back into the water, unconscious. Mothers always tell their sons to never stare at a girl too long...

Hinata immersed her hair in water, attempting to clean it free of sweat. To her surprise, coming back up for air she noticed an unconscious figure floating her way. A missing-nin! This discovery would surely lead to a great sum of Ryo. She gasped, trying to recongnize the features. The picture Naruto-kun showed her came to mind. I-It was...Uchiha-san!

Oh, this was great! She remembered Naruto-kun always wanted to retrieve his best friend. The heiress wasn't quite sure for the reason of bringing such a cold, heartless boy back, but she was sure he would be happy.

The Uchiha float there, in a pool of blood seeping from his nose. A lovesick smile was planted on his face. It puzzled the young girl, but she was sure not to give it much thought.

Retrieving her clothes, she dragged the Uchiha all the way down to her home, very anxious to tell the Uzumaki the news.

The hokage tapped her pen on her desk, listening to what the tannish guy had to comment. What she had just proposed was hard to come up with. Not only was it hard to come up with, but it was one of the most cruel ideas she had to come up with.

The man cleared his throat, "Hokage-sama, I don't think they can handle this. I mean, they're only 16 years old. We usually don't take Jounins until they are 18." He was nervous, giving his former students such a task. The sweat poured from his spikey hair, reading the paper.

She smirked, "Iruka, it'll be okay. They can handle it. This group of young individuals have faced many hardships in the past. It'll be interesting, seeing the boy is on his way back." Her eyes wandered to the crystal ball. It revealed a young man with raven hair, and ebony eyes. Very handsome at that.

Her apprentice gasped, "Hokage-sama, shall I alert Kakashi-senpai?" She looked up at the smirking Hokage.

Tsunade tilted her head, "I don't care. Just don't tell your boyfriend too much. No one else can know about the Jounin exams, you know." Her speach seemed to be a little slurred...

Shizune blushed, they weren't exactly dating. She looked out to the silver haired Jounin and gave an unseen dazed smile, although she has developed a bit of a crush on him. Iruka saw a blush on her cheeks.

She opened the window, and hopped out, "Kakashi-senpai, I have great news!" She sat near him. He looked up from his book, looking into her black eyes and smiled.

He put away his book, "Yes?"

"Sasuke-chan's back!" She declaired with excitement.

Kakashi shrugged going back to reading his book. This was his way of teasing her. I'll just wait. There's no rush. He's probably being mauled by his teammates right now.

Shizune gasped watching him go back to his book.

Meanwhile, Sasuke watches his team from a tree. Earlier the Uchiha escaped the dreaded prison known as the Hyuuga manor. He swears that little girl was implanting spy material into his clothes.

They sat by each other, socializing as normal.

"Did you hear about Sasuke? I hear that Hyuuga heiress beat the shit out of him!" Sai claimed, slamming his fist into his palm.

Sasuke scowled, wanting to beat the shit out of the pale boy, "Shut the hell up." he mumbled.

A few feet away, Hinata spotted Naruto and his team at the ramen bar. She looked at Shino and Kiba, "I can't wait to tell Naruto that I actually brought Uchiha-san back. He'll be so happy!"

Shino wanted to hold her back, but he knew Kiba would be the one to do that, "Hinata-chan, don't. We don't know if that Uchiha will just run away." He frowned, watching her run off. It was true, he had developed a crush on the heiress, but it was borderline brotherly love, just as Neji felt.

Although, Sasuke was having a difficult time keeping cool. He actually ate his ramen as he watched Hinata approach...him? No...then...

"O-Ohayo, N-Naruto-kun!" she blushed, bowing towards her biggest crush. She gave a smile to Sakura and bowed to Sai and Sasuke.

Sai smirked, "Hey, Hotty!" Yep, Sai and Hinata met a few weeks ago. So far they've became friend, and Sai has realized how sensitive she is, contrary to her. Being friend, he can't help but say Naruto's not a good match for her. Although, now he realized something else.

"Ohayo, Sasuke-san!" for some reason, she didn't feel shy around him. It startled everyone for a split second. It was rare that she didn't stutter, "You left your Kusanagi." Her hand revealed a long sword.

So it must be true... the team thought. They looked up to the tree she seemed to be talking to. Uchiha Sasuke in the flesh looked down to the small heiress. Was...Sasuke blushing? "T-Thanks, Hinata-chan." He smiled, packing the blade into its protector.

Sai watched Sasuke go back to eating his ramen, taking a seat next to him, further away from Hinata.

Sakura, surprisingly didn't even blush, if anything, she was shocked to see him.

"So tell us how you got Sasuke, Hinata-chan!" Naruto smiled, putting down his chopsticks to listen to her story. No offense, but how could she get Sasuke.

The Hyuuga blushed, sitting down next to Sakura, "I was bathing, when Uchiha-san just floated down the river. I'm not quite sure why, but when I found him, his nose was bleeding. It was so much blood, that I just had to..." She looked at Sasuke choke on his ramen, splurting up blood, "Sasuke-san, are you all right?"

Sakura and Naruto sweatdropped. Stange...

"SASUKE'S HAVING AN ERRECTION!" Sai pointed out.

Sai: That was funny!

hmfan: Yeah, that was fun to write, but of course, it all depends on what everyone else say. I barely know a what an errection is.

Sai: Look it up on wikipedia.

hmfan: I learned I can make this actually relate to the actual manga! Well, I have an AU coming up about MySpace. I don't usually go for that, but...hey when you get inspiration, you get inspiration.

Sai: Hey, what are you writing?

hmfan: Nothing...that reminds me. I might put a lemon, I might put a death, hey, I might even leave this as a oneshot. But right now,