"Why did Tsunade send us on this stupid mission?" Naruto yelled, his arms in the air. "And on Halloween Eve, of all days!" He folded his arms across his chest.
Sakura gave him a quizzical look. "Halloween Eve?"
"Well, duh! Haven't you ever heard of it?"
"No."
Naruto nearly fell over. "You're kidding right? I can't believe…"
Sasuke tuned them out. He couldn't see why Naruto was so excited in the first place. So it was Halloween tomorrow. Big deal. It was just another day.
Team 7 was escorting a feudal lord through the Sound Village. They hadn't reached it yet, but they would by nightfall. The strange thing was, the lord didn't seem too disturbed with the fact that they would soon be entering the most dangerous Hidden Village. Or that Orochimaru lived there. He may have been a lord, but even Sasuke winced a little at the name. Then again, Orochimaru was the one who had left the cursed seal on his neck…
"Why didn't Tsunade send someone more experienced on this mission? I mean, it's the Sound Village!" Naruto yelled to no one in particular.
Sakura stopped. Even Sasuke did. Naruto saying that his mission was too hard for him? It was unheard of. He must really love Halloween, Sasuke thought. He didn't give what Naruto said anymore thought and started to walk a little slower. He didn't listen to what the others said. He just contented himself with staring at the back of Sakura's head, but while keeping his sensed open for anything.
"So, Naruto," Sakura asked, "What were you planning on being for Halloween?"
"I'm glad you asked, Sakura-chan. I was going to replicate myself into a rock."
She stared at him. "What?"
"That's right," he said with a big smile. "I needed to practice today, but then we got this stupid mission to take the stupid feudal lord to the stupid—"
Sakura hit him on the head as hard as she could. "You idiot," she whispered, "The lord's only right behind us!" She smiled weakly at the lord. He kept looking ahead.
She looked back at Naruto. "Idiot. And just how were you planning on hold candy as a rock?"
His face fell. "Crap…I hadn't thought of that…"