I'm quite surprised that I managed to get this chapter out so quickly. Who knows, maybe I was motivated. Either way, don't expect speedy updates in the future. It's just cuz I have writer's block re: my other story. Anyways, in this chapter, we have the usual, Kakashi vs. Team 7... etc, etc, Sasuke's arrogance, Naru + Hikari's skill... You know, everything that makes the perfect fic. Hope you enjoy.

BTW: I'd like an idea for the next chapter. I need something plausible, and it'd help if you gave me an idea. (when you read the ending-ish, you'll understand what I mean)


"Hokage-sama, I'd like to request some information on one of my team-members," Kakashi requested, looking Sarutobi in the eye.

Sarutobi put the report down, and looked at Kakashi. "Which team-member would that be? Hikari?"

Kakashi rubbed his head sheepishly. "You already knew? I must be getting bad at hiding these things…"

"It was obvious... Naruto and the Uchiha are self explanatory," Sarutobi explained. "Whereas to you, Hikari seems to be an enigma, one who evokes lots of interest in you…" Sarutobi sighed as he took his pipe out of his mouth. "I'm afraid I'll have to deny your request."

"But Hokage-sama…" Kakashi protested, "I need to know the strengths and weaknesses of my team…"

"They're your team, right? Either way… I'll tell you this much. Hikari and Naruto loathe Sasuke. They will do anything to stay away from Sasuke, and Sasuke would easily sacrifice any of them in a second." Sarutobi chuckled at that. "If he could."

"Sir?" Kakashi asked, somewhat surprised.

"Hikari and Naruto… They work together far better than most Jounin would," Sarutobi took a stack of paper out of his desk and handed it to Kakashi. "In fact, if they tried… They could easily take down any of the Jounin in Konoha, or even Kiri."

Kakashi's eyes widened. "Hokage-sama… This is…"

"Exactly. They've managed to complete many missions, despite their lack of clearance," Sarutobi grinned. "On a lesser note, You may want to have witnesses to the test you will be providing."

"I…" Kakashi's hitai-ite dropped, indicating that Kakashi was furrowing his brows. His eye suddenly widened. "They're going to…"

"You'll need witnesses to prove it to the council, unless you want calls for your resignation. God knows how they feel about the last Uchiha," Sarutobi grimaced in anger and pity.

"Of course, Hokage-sama. Thank you for your time," Kakashi nodded and brought his hands up to form a seal.

"Kakashi… Treat those two as Minato treated you…" Kakashi nodded and disappeared in a whirlwind of leaves, causing many of the papers which were neatly stacked on the desk to go flying. Sarutobi sighed as he looked at the mess. "I hate the paperwork…" He grumbled, as he began to pick up all the paper and sort it.

Meanwhile, Naruto and Hikari were heading towards Ichiraku's for their daily 'nourishment'. "So, what's your opinion of Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto asked, completely aware that Hikari was still fuelled by anger.

"He… He's a good man," Hikari replied, surprising Naruto. "He's gone through lots of pain, you can see it by the look in his eye. It's also evident in his posture, his voice, and the way he treats us."

"I know he's gone through lots of pain… We all have…" Naruto sighed. "The question is… Why does that make him a good man?"

"He's trying not to repeat his mistakes with us," Hikari replied. A frown formed on her face. "I think… he has the Sharingan."

Naruto's eyes widened. "Would that be a good thing, or a bad thing?"

"Either or," Hikari replied. "I think you can guess why…"

"Because that means the Hokage hopes she'll reveal the Sharingan to Kakashi," Hitomi explained, as she stretched her paws out. "Back to sleep for me…"

"Oh…" Naruto sighed, "I really am naïve, aren't I?"

Hikari grinned as she ruffled his hair. "You're not naïve. Think about the 'Last Uchiha'."

Naruto burst out laughing and he attempted to imitate Sasuke, "I want to kill a certain man."

Hikari laughed and began to imitate Sakura, "Oh, Sasuke-kun! I love you so much!"

Behind the pillar, Kakashi nearly burst out laughing. As it was, he snorted loudly, allowing Naruto and Hikari to know that he was there. Despite that, he still kept on following them, intent on seeing why the Hokage wouldn't reveal any information on Hikari.

"So, Kakashi-sensei…" Naruto grinned, and Kakashi froze in place. "Heard anything interesting?"

"Well," Kakashi came out from behind the pillar and calmly replied, "I heard your opinion of Sasuke."

"I don't suppose that it's wrong?" Hikari winked at him, as the two of them reached Ichiraku's.

"I'd have to say you're being too nice," Kakashi replied with a laugh. "You wouldn't mind if I joined you?"

"Not at all," Naruto replied. "The more the merrier."

Kakashi smiled, glad that Naruto was willing to let him in. "Thanks, Naruto-kun."

"It's no problem," Naruto laughed. "If I can get one more person addicted to ramen, Teuchi-san will give me free ramen for a month!"

A small bead of sweat began to form on the back of Kakashi's head, and he laughed. "Sorry to disappoint you, but I've been here a lot of times… With my old team mates…"

"Don't worry about it, sensei," Hikari patted him on the shoulder. "I don't think they'd want you to be so sullen about it."

"What do you mean?" Kakashi looked at Hikari in interest. "You know, you seem to have an almost inhumane perception…"

"Well, you know what they say… Women are from Venus, aren't we?"

"Wouldn't I know it…" A white-haired man commented, as he sat down beside Naruto and Hikari. He had slightly tanned skin, and there was red paint running in a straight line from his eyes to the sides of his chin. On his forehead was an iron headband which had the kanji for 'Toad' (Confirm plz) inscribed on it. Finally, he wore a green vest on top of a mesh shirt.

"Got caught peeping again, Jiraiya-sama?" Kakashi grinned.

"Yeah…" Jiraiya sighed. "I decide to come back in order to deliver some important information to Sarutobi-sensei, when this brat pulls a henge and makes me stumble back into the girl's bath." He suddenly looked at Naruto in suspicion. "Speaking of which… You look familiar…"

"I must have one of those faces," Naruto laughed as he rubbed the back of his head. "Oh look, it's that pervert… I thought Hikari disabled him when he jumped into the girls' bath…"

"I guess not… Just our luck that he turns out to be the Toad Sannin, Jiraiya…"

"Huh, I guess so…" Jiraiya laughed, and put a bill down to pay for his ramen. "See you later Kakashi-san, Gaki."

"Later, ero-sennin," Naruto and Hikari snickered, and Kakashi looked at them for a moment, before he took out an orange book.

"He's not an ero-sennin," Kakashi grinned, "He's the ero-sennin."

"I don't know…" Naruto frowned for a moment. "I think Orochimaru was the ero-sennin. He did go after men."

Naruto and company began to laugh, and they dug into the food, quickly finishing it all. Kakashi turned to Hikari and Naruto, and began to grin. "I hope you guys do well on the test tomorrow, I really wouldn't want to fail you."

"It's not us you should worry about," Hikari replied. "Sasuke-temee is on a path of destruction, literally. He will stop at nothing to kill Itachi, and I doubt he'll even care if he dies along the way."

"Yes…" Kakashi sighed. "It would be easier if Itachi hadn't done all this…"

"That's not necessarily true, though…" Naruto sighed. "I was told that the Uchiha clan hated the Kyuubi, right?"

Kakashi's eye widened, "Where are you going with this?"

"Interestingly enough, most of the attacks on me… originated from people with the Sharingan…"

Kakashi lowered his head in thought. "I suppose there is a silver lining to every cloud…"

"That's not all, sensei…" Hikari cut between the two of them. "In fact, they were overly proud of their Sharingan, and even relied on it in battles. Truth be told, the Sharingan isn't even that great."

"What do you mean?" Kakashi asked, wondering why Hikari would have such a strong stance on the Uchiha clan.

"The Sharingan lulled them into a sense of laziness, and allowed them to believe that they were the best. In reality, the Sharingan only allows memorization of the technique. It's pointless to memorize a technique if you haven't learnt it."

A small grin spread across Kakashi's face, and his eyelids tilted a little, indicating he was smiling. "I see… That's an interesting opinion, Hikari-san. Thanks for the information."

"No problem, Kakashi-sensei," Hikari smiled, "Anyways, you might as well get going. Don't you have to get lost on the road of life?"

Knowing grins spread on the faces of Naruto, Kakashi, and Hikari. "I suppose I do…" Kakashi laughed. "Good luck on your test. If anything, at least make sure the two of you pass."

Naruto nodded in acknowledgement, while Hikari continued smiling. Kakashi waved to the two of them and jumped onto one of the rooftops, heading in the general direction of a memorial. Naruto and Hikari began walking towards their apartment, and Naruto spoke up, breaking the peaceful silence. "We've changed a lot, haven't we…?"

Hikari nodded, "We have… but in what way?"

"I suppose that's the problem, isn't it?" Naruto sighed. "It's not as if we can just examine ourselves…"

"It's for the best, isn't it? If we know how much we've grown, we'll assume that we'll grow at the same rate."

"I suppose, but I don't see how that's a problem… Unless it lulls us into a false sense of security, causing us to subconsciously let up on training…" Naruto grinned.

'To think that Konoha was willing to abandon him,' Hitomi rolled her eyes. "Sometimes, humans are such idiots…"

"More or less," Hikari shrugged. "So, do you want dibs, or can I?"

Naruto grinned, "Knock yourself out. Or rather, knock him out." Naruto pointed towards a drunken man who had been following them. One look revealed that he was hiding a knife or some other weapon in his sleeve. Naruto winced as he watched the man do what most villagers always did.

"Yer demon loverrr…" The man slurred, as he moved from side to side.

"What if I am?" Hikari asked, placing one hand upon her hip; close to her kunai pouch.

"I'ma finish whatt tehh Yonn… Startedd…." He groaned and threw the knife at Naruto. Naruto rolled his eyes as the knife missed him by 10 feet.

Hikari threw a kunai at the man, grazing his wrist. He cried out in pain as blood came spurting out. When Hikari went to pick up her kunai, she was stopped by 2 ANBU.

"What happened here?" One of them asked.

"This man attacked my friend and me, and so I retaliated," Hikari replied. The ANBU looked at the scene, before he noticed the knife on the floor.

"Alright, you're free to go…" The other ANBU sighed, as he began to cleanup the mess.

Naruto and Hikari walked down the streets, until they reached a rundown apartment building. There was graffiti all over the walls, most words relating to demons. Many of the windows had been broken, and the glass was thus jagged. Naruto rolled his eyes as he noticed the newly broken windows. "Last I checked, demons retaliated whenever their dens were attacked."

Hikari rolled her eyes, "They're obviously idiots. First, you get attacked by a giant fuzzy fox."

"Hey! I'm not fuzzy!" Hitomi protested, trying to break one of the bars so she could run out.

"Uhh, she says she's not fuzzy."

"Alright. They get attacked by a giant fox, and then it's sealed inside a kid. What's the point of harming the kid? Honestly, they even have the nerve to say they're doing it for the Yondaime…" She narrowed her eyes in frustration. "It's just not fair!"

Naruto gave a wry smile, and patted her on the back. "I don't mind. After all, the way I see it… The best payback is indifference."

"I know, but still…" She sighed, and looked at the building again. "It's just unfair that they're punishing you for the sins of another…"

"Well, that's just my fate…" Naruto grinned. Hikari remained silent, and the two of them walked into the apartment.

Compared to the outside, the inside was quite tidy. There were various belongings on the shelves, and there was a large seal adorning the entire floor. There were two beds, on opposite sides of the room, and they both had blue bed sheets. In the kitchen, there was a single, small refrigerator which contained cartons of milk and various vegetables. Upon further inspection, it was proved that the vegetables were actually hollow, containing kunai which could be used in an emergency.

Naruto looked at the clock, and set the alarm for 7:15 A.M. "Anyways, I'm turning in. Night, Hikari-chan."

"Goodnight, Naruto-kun," Hikari smiled, and she went to a lone desk in the corner. She took a small scroll out of the bottom, and began to write on it, and occasionally correct the writing.

Naruto formed a seal and whispered, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu." Immediately, two clones of him formed. He gave those two clones orders, and decided it was time to sleep.

The next morning, Naruto woke up with a headache, and he groaned. After a minute of laying on the bed, he finally managed to pull himself up, and get ready. Naruto ate a light breakfast, consisting of milk, as well as a little cereal which Hikari had bought. Finally, he looked at the clock, noticing it was 7:45. Naruto grinned as he jumped out the window, holding a piece of toast in his mouth. Naruto jumped across the rooftops, and quickly reached the training grounds.

Naruto noticed Sasuke lifelessly sitting on the tree trunk, and Hikari polishing a crimson kunai. Naruto walked towards Hikari, and sat down beside her. "So, it's still red?"

"I guess blood stains pretty well…" Hikari replied absentmindedly. While she was polishing the kunai, she continued to stare at it, her eyes drawn into the various textures and shapes.

Naruto just looked up at the clouds, and waited for Kakashi to arrive. Finally, at exactly 8:00, Kakashi appeared in a puff of smoke. "Sorry about that," Kakashi rubbed his head. "I got lost on the road of life."

Naruto grinned, "I know what you mean… It's really annoying to get lost there."

"Don't forget annoying," Hikari added, finally breaking out of her trance. She quickly pocketed the kunai, and stood up.

"Well, I'm sure you guys want to know about this test… Simply put, I have two bells." Kakashi pointed to the bells on his person. "You need a bell to pass. If you fail, you'll get sent back to the academy, and you'll have to retry the academy."

Naruto grinned, "This'll be fun."

"Immensely," Hikari added a knowing grin prevalent on her face.

"Alright, you have 2 hours…" Kakashi yelled. At this point, Sasuke stood up, and tensed his leg muscles. "Starting... Now!" Sasuke jumped into hiding, followed by Hikari. Naruto remained, staring at Kakashi.

"I suppose I shouldn't be hiding, should I?" Naruto gave Kakashi a knowing grin. "Except… I don't think that'd be very much fun."

Kakashi looked at Naruto for a moment, and he shifted his position. Naruto immediately brought a kunai out, and even Kakashi was surprised at his speed. Kakashi held up a hand in surrender, and he took out a yellow book.

"Woah! Is that the collector's edition of Icha Icha?!" Naruto grinned, and he began to read over Kakashi's shoulder. "Wow, ero-sennin is a genius…" Naruto said, after a couple pages.

"Definitely," Kakashi replied. Kakashi continued to read the book, and when Naruto suddenly tried to grab a bell, Kakashi kicked him away. Naruto rolled his eyes, and he pushed off, making it to Kakashi's position in one leap. Kakashi brought his own kunai out, and blocked Naruto's attack, pushing him back at the same time. Naruto began to struggle, and at that point, three shuriken were sent flying towards Kakashi. Kakashi jumped out of the way, only to find that the shuriken were following him. He silently cursed, and twisted his body to dodge the shuriken.

Naruto threw his kunai where Kakashi was going to land. The kunai was underneath Kakashi's boot, and so he kicked off of it. Kakashi suddenly noticed the explosive tag on the kunai, and he quickly performed a hand sign. "Well, that was fun…" Naruto sighed. At that point, Kakashi rushed out of the bushes, towards Naruto. His hands were clasped together, and a single finger was protruding.

"Thousand Years of Death!" Kakashi cried out, and he brought his fingers forward towards Naruto.

"Kinky…" Naruto grinned, and right before Kakashi was about to hit Naruto, he escaped, leaving a smoke bomb in his place. Kakashi looked around for the two of them, and was surprised to find that he couldn't sense Hikari.

In the trees, Hikari jumped towards Naruto, giving him a thumb-up gesture. She passed him one of the bells she'd gotten, and Naruto placed it in his pocket. "Time to have fun…" Naruto grinned.

Sasuke had watched the fight, and he was fuming. 'Why is that dobe the one who was winning? He doesn't even have a clan!' His eyes widened when he saw Kakashi plop down beside him.

"Yo," Kakashi waved at Sasuke, and he began to form seals. A second later, he yelled out, "Doton: Shinjū Zanshu no Jutsu! (Earth Style: Groundhog Technique Decapitation)"

Sasuke's eyes widened as he was pulled belowground, with only his head remaining above ground. "Damn you! Release me!"

Kakashi looked at Sasuke for a moment, "Nope."

"What do you mean?! You're my teacher!" Sasuke yelled, glaring at Kakashi.

"I won't always be here. Besides… This is a test. I'm your enemy right now," Kakashi nodded, and he leaped into the trees. Sasuke scowled at Kakashi's departing figure.

Naruto and Hikari stood back to back in a clearing, each holding a kunai in one hand. Kakashi looked at the two of them for a moment, analyzing their defence. 'Hmm… There's vulnerability at Naruto's left, and Hikari's right… that's a little too convenient for me…' Kakashi formed a seal, causing an identical clone to appear. Kakashi and the clone jumped out at the same time, and each attacked the vulnerabilities available.

When Kakashi's kunai came in, Naruto grinned, as he and Hikari brought their hands up in tandem. "Bakuhatsu Bunshin no Jutsu! (Exploding Clone no Jutsu)" They yelled in tandem. Kakashi grimaced, as both of them exploded in a colourful display of red and blue. Kakashi winced as he flew back, and he seemed awestruck for a moment. 'These two aren't any mere genin…'

Kakashi was broken out of his thoughts by Naruto, who charged straight at Kakashi. Kakashi readied himself to block, but Naruto simply placed his hands on the ground and used them to catapult above Kakashi. Kakashi watched Naruto suspiciously. At the apex of his jump, Naruto threw a kunai towards Kakashi, which Kakashi blocked. Kakashi suddenly jumped to the side, dodging Hikari's attack. "Interesting…" Kakashi mumbled, a small smile forming on his face. 'You know, these two are pretty good… In fact, they make up for Sasuke… Sasuke?!'

"Hey, uh… did you free Sasuke?" Kakashi asked, and he winced as he saw Naruto and Hikari look at each other expectantly.

"I don't think so…?" Naruto answered. Before Kakashi could roll his eyes, Naruto threw a three pronged kunai at Kakashi. Kakashi paused at the sight of the kunai, giving Naruto enough time to close in for an attack. Luckily, Kakashi snapped out of it quickly enough to dodge Naruto's attack… and land into a trap.

Naruto looked at Kakashi for a moment, and offered him a hand up. Suddenly, Kakashi slashed Naruto with his kunai, and Naruto disappeared in a puff of smoke. Kakashi barely managed to get out of the pit.

"That's hilarious!" One of the onlookers commented.

"It's a shame, though. The so-called demon is the one who's actually fighting, while the Uchiha prodigy is over his head."

"Just goes to show you, doesn't it?"

"Yeah, but that won't ease the council whatsoever… Wait, what's he doing?"

Back at the fight, Naruto and Hikari were both running towards Kakashi. Kakashi sighed. "I hope you two can forgive me for this…" Before they could reply, Kakashi formed hand seals nearly instantly, and yelled out, "Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu! (Demonic Illusion: Death Mirage Jutsu)"

Hikari collapsed, in pain, while Naruto continued on. Naruto paused for a moment, but gritted his teeth and continued.

"Natsuko-chan…" A dying boy said, his red eyes flashing amongst the darkness. Natsuko gritted her teeth and brought her hands together.

"KAI!" Hikari shouted, causing the illusion to disappear. Kakashi looked at Hikari in concern, when Naruto ran managed to get a hit in. Kakashi disappeared in a puff of smoke, and Hikari collapsed on the ground.

"Hikari-chan…" Naruto slowly walked towards her, and looked her straight in the eyes. "Are you alright…?"

"I'm…" She blinked, taking deep breaths. "I'm fine," She finally replied. "I just let my guard down…"

"What did you see?" Naruto slowly sat down beside her, hoping she wasn't going into shock.

"I saw… the death of somebody close to me…" Hikari replied, after a moment's pause.

"I see…" Naruto grimaced, "Do you want to stop?"

"No!" Hikari yelled, "I'm fine…"

"Well, isn't this touching?" Sasuke sneered, as he walked towards the two of them. "I guess the dobe and his girlfriend can't take a little fight."

Naruto snarled, "Are you sure you want to try that, Sasuke?"

Sasuke smirked, "Of course I am. It's not as if you could even touch me."

Naruto grinned suddenly, and he seemed to disappear. Sasuke looked around frantically, his confidence going down the drain. He couldn't even see any footprints, or disturbed grass… it was almost as if Naruto vanished

Suddenly, Sasuke got hit in the chest, causing him to fall back onto the ground. Sasuke then received three consecutive cuts, each of them on his cheek. Naruto became visible again, standing beside Hikari. "You overestimate your own abilities, with no idea of the depth of my own. And look at you now, grovelling in the dirt!"

Sasuke grimaced, "That was a lucky shot, dobe."

"If you say so, temee. It's not as if I'll care when you get sent back to the academy," Naruto sneered. He then helped Hikari up, and the two of them jumped towards the clearing in which the exam had started. As soon as the two of them reached there, the bell rang, and Kakashi appeared.

"Well, looks like time's up…" Kakashi grimaced, as he looked at the three of them. "I guess… you fail!"

Naruto looked at Kakashi for a moment, and tilted his head. "The objective was to get a bell, right?"

"Yes…" Kakashi replied, a small smile forming on his face.

Naruto held out a bell towards Kakashi, "Here you go."

Kakashi looked expectantly at Hikari, who searched her pockets for the bell. Her eyes suddenly widened when she couldn't find it. Naruto looked at Hikari for a moment, and came to a decision.

"Here you go, Hikari-chan," Naruto grinned, and handed his bell to her.

"I can't accept this…" Hikari frowned, and she pushed the bell back towards Naruto.

"I insist," Naruto replied, as he placed the bell in her hands.

"Well…" Kakashi looked at Naruto and Hikari for a moment. Suddenly, Sasuke appeared in the clearing, his breathing coming in short gasps.

"I have a bell!" He proclaimed. Sasuke pulled a bell out of his pocket and handed it towards Kakashi.

Naruto narrowed his eyes, "You stole Hikari-chan's bell?"

"I didn't steal anything," Sasuke snorted, "Besides, it's not as if you two were good enough to get a bell."

Kakashi looked at the three of them for a moment, and sighed. "In light of recent developments… Sasuke…" Sasuke perked up at his name. "You fail." Sasuke was about to protest, when Kakashi continued. "Naruto and Hikari… You pass," Kakashi gave them an eye-smile, which they returned (with their lips and eyes!)

"You've got to be kidding me!" Sasuke scoffed. "The objective was to get a bell, wasn't it?!"

"Actually, that was only one of the objectives. It was simply there to test your skills. Naruto and Hikari passed that portion of the exam, as did you," Kakashi pinched the bridge of his nose through his mask. "The second part required teamwork, which Naruto and Hikari showed. You on the other hand, backstabbed your team, and you stole the bell from one of your team mates. In reality, I was prepared to pass all three of you until you showed up with the stolen bell."

Sasuke let out a frustrated growl as he charged Kakashi. Kakashi easily disarmed Sasuke, and placed his arm behind his back very painfully. "Look, Sasuke. You might get special treatment from the council because of your heritage, but there are no shortcuts in life!" Kakashi applied pressure to Sasuke's arm. "You should learn that lesson well. It was one that your brother was very well-acquainted with."

Sasuke growled at the mere mention of his brother, and tried to attack Kakashi again, to no avail. Suddenly, two figures appeared in front of Kakashi, and they looked at the situation. "Would you like us to present your testimony to the Hokage, Kakashi-senpai?"

"If you could," Kakashi replied. "Could one of you take the Uchiha back? I don't want him losing a fight to one of his former-team-mates, as I know they won't be very merciful."

"Of course," One of the figures bowed and took Sasuke with him.

"Alright you two, I'll expect to see you at that bridge tomorrow," Kakashi pointed towards a bridge which was shrouded in mist. Naruto and Hikari nodded.

Kakashi went to the Hokage tower with the ANBU in pursuit. Finally, once he'd reached the tower, the Hokage called for his report. "Team 7 has partially passed, Hokage-sama."

"So he held them back, then?" Sarutobi sighed as he took a whiff of his pipe. "Very well, I'll talk it over with the council and see if they allow a two-man team. Maybe they'll use that as an excuse to give Naruto and his friend suicidal missions."

Kakashi grimaced at that. He was no stranger to suicidal missions, nor were any of his friends. "Of course, Hokage-sama. Yamato, could you please give the council your testimony?"

"Yes, I will, Kakashi-senpai," Yamato bowed, and followed the Hokage out of the room.

To Be Continued.


So basically, what do you think I should do with the council? Should I show their meeting, or just the result? What would the plausible result be? What'll happen next chapter?

Oh, btw... regarding their C-Rank mission. I've decided not to go for the Land of Waves in that one. It's too overused. Maybe that'll be their second C-Rank?

(Ideas plox. My friend gave me an idea for the C-Rank, and it sounds interesting, but he didn't give me any ideas for the actual mission. Just the mishaps.)

Mmk, laterz guys :)