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RATING:M (For coarse language and future adult themes!)

Description: The new team 7 wait for Sasukes return which they are expecting after he defeats Itachi. While they wait they train and tensions are high as everyone is tense about the threat of akatski and Sasukes return.

Pairings: NaruSai, SasuNaru, InoSaku.

Disclaimer: I do not own these characters! That right belongs to the wonderful Kishimito Masashi! I'm just "raping" them for awhile!

Author's comments: the use of name suffixes won't be changed and I still use some words that are in japanese.
Baka- stupid or idiot.
Gomenasai-A polite way of saying "I'm sorry".
Warning: Yaoi (boyxboy), angst, OOCness, Violence, Possible Yuri (girlxgirl), etc. If you don't like it don't read it! Don't complain!

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Chapter one...
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Sai sighed as he leaned up against a large sycamore tree, closing his eyes and letting the warmth of the air and the smells of fresh grass and flowers fill his mind. He listened to the sound of the light breeze wafting through the leaves and the calls of the native birds as they glided through the air or perched on the branch of a tree, when suddenly the sound of a kunai whizzing through the air caught his attention. He ducked, narrowley avoiding the kunai as it lodged itself into the thick bark of the sycamore ."Nice one!" Naruto laughed as Sakura scolded him for throwing the kunai. Sai stared blankly at them for a moment as they walked up to stand infront of him. "Is that a way to greet people? By making dangerous situations?" He asked quizzically, making a mental note to look up greetings at the library later.

"No!" Sakura started to worry, "I have enough patients as it is thank you! I don't need Naruto teaching you to go around attacking everyone you meet!" He nodded. He was still going to look up greeting methods. Naruto laughed and they started their way on the dusty dirt road to the east training grounds. After about 10 minutes of silence Naruto's stomache got the best of him and he started to complain."Sakura-chan!!! I'm hungry!! Let's go to Ichiraku's first! Pleaaaaasssseeee???""No." Sakura replied flatly, her anger rising.
"But I can't train on an empty stomache!!" Naruto wasn't going to ease up without a fight. Sakura stopped and turned to him, her hands on her hips, and her face a deep red.

"After training I'll take you both out to eat, my treat, OK?!" She practically shouted, causing Sai to make a mental note that it was ok to yell at a friend if they were constantly complaining. Naruto jumped up gleefully and started rushing Sai and Sakura, "Come on! Let's hurry up and get things done so I can eat!" He shouted, once again complaining.

After about 20 minutes of Naruto's complaining, the sun's heat was pounding on their backs, and the suffering of having the dust of the dirt road clinging to their senses, they made it to the east training ground. Sakura rejoiced in the fact that she had had the sence to decide to go to the east training ground, which was at the edge of the forest, so the large trees that grew thickly around there would provide adequate shade (They still weren't used to so much sun yet. They had a cold and stark Winter that year). She settled herself down on a patch of lush, dark green grass that made up about 80 of the training grounds. ( The other 20 was made up of leaves and dried out plants)After she was settled she pulled out a scroll and motioned for Sai and Naruto to have a look at it."This is a schedule for our training session." she started, looking up challengingly at Naruto. Sai nodded and Naruto followed after a moments hesitation. "First we will all train together on taijustu, second we will move onto genjutsu, then we will finish up with ninjutsu. Any questions?" She asked, directed mainly at Naruto, who shook his head.
"Good now let's get started." She heaved herself up and tucked the scroll securely at her waist.

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It was getting late by the time they finished. The sun was low in the sky, turning the leaves of the trees a deep maroon and making the grass look dark and dreary. "I have the late shift. You deal with Naruto." She sighed, kicking dirt in Naruto's direction. He had used to much chakra and had passed out as soon as they had finished. Sai stood there for a moment, contemplating how to react. "Fine." He said flatly, picking up Naruto and heaving him on his back. "Sayonara!" They called in unison, heading their different ways to get where they were going. 'What do I do?' Sai contemplated, standing in the middle of the road wondering if he should go to Naruto's house. 'I don't think I could get him home AND inside..but if I bring him to my home..he will yell and call me a "pervert" and start being loud...' He sighed and turned towards his house, hoping for the best.
He got home and set Naruto gently on the porch as he fished for his keys. Soon he found them and unlocked the door shoving it open and picking Naruto up again. It was only when he had closed the door behind himself that he realized how generic his home would seem, everything was either grey or black.
First was the living room, a large grey couch with black coushions, black drapes, a black coffee table, a small grey chair, a tv, and grey carpeting. Next came the kitchen, black appliances with grey accents, grey plates and dishes, drapes matching that of the living room, and black and grey tiles. This was the first time he had realized the limited use of color scheme.
He walked into the bedroom and laid Naruto in the bed. "What to do, what to do..." He sighed, grabbing a pair of boxers from the dresser on the far side of the room and went to go to change in the bathroom.
Naruto stirred in his sleep but soon relaxed between the warm, linen sheets. He started dreaming...

A cry rang out from somewhere deep in the black forest. Naruto looked around in fear, trying to see the tops of the large, thick, fir trees.
The cry rang out again. Naruto turned his attention to the general direction of the sound and started hurrying to find the source.
As he traveled through the trees they seemed to be resonating with orange chakra, burning his flesh each time he landed on a branch. He screamed out in pain and almost as if in reply the cry from early resounded, causing him to make a dime-turn, heading deeper into the forest.
Soon he felt a weird presence, it was familiar. He stopped dead in his tracks. he was at the edge of a clearing and through the darkness he could make out the silhouette of three people and some kind of large animal.
He jumped down from the tree and landing around 20 feet into the clearing. His breath caught in his throat. He knew one of the people...and the animal...
"Kyuubi..." Naruto growled. Glaring straight at the Kyuubi.
It turned around and looked at him, it seemed to be sneering...something here felt very wrong to Naruto.
"Well hello there." It growled back, lifting itself off the pitch-black forest floor and onto all fours.
"You were the one screaming..?" Naruto asked.
"No." The Kyuubi answered turning to one of the two people who were laying on the ground, the third person, Sasuke, was standing off to the side, staring at Naruto.
"Who is that!?" Naruto asked. Angry at the Kyuubi.
"The war has begun"
"Who is it!?"
"The war Naruto"
"Who?!" Naruto shouted, then everything went black...

Naruto awoke screaming "WHO?!", bolting upright. Sai ran into the room in his boxers,
"What's wrong?" He said blankly, he then thought about it and put a worried face on.
Naruto looked around, shocked and appaled.
"WHAT...THE...FUCK...WHAT THE FUCK?! WHY AM I IN YOUR BED?! WHY ARE YOU IN YOUR BOXERS?! WHAT THE FUCK?!".
Sai covered his ears, "Quit catterwalling!" He shouted.
Naruto stopped, his sides heaving and sweat on his face.
"You passed out during training. I couldn't take you home. Plus, look! You're still fully clothed." He explained cooly
Naruto got up to leave and Sai tackled him and pinned him to the bed.
"You can't go. You need to rest your body!" He almost shouted.
"No!"
"Yes!" They argued.
After about 5 minutes that way Naruto gave up and turned his head away. Sai got off of him and stood by the bed. After a moment he started to crawl underneath the sheets and laid next to Naruto.
"What are you doing?!" Naruto shouted
"Going to bed.Don't even try to argue because this is how it's going to be." He mumbled settling into the soft sheets.
"Pervert..." Naruto grumbled settling into Sai's back.
And soon, they were both sleeping peacefully.

Naruto dreamt of the meal Sakura had promised him...