OKay here's what would have been the rest of chapter 2 and part of chapter 3, now all together as the new chapter 3!

Hope you enjoy as usual~

Sasuke should be in the next one too btw in case you're wondering. . . :3


Needless to say Kiba and Choji didn't make it to the television in time. When they got there all three girls were seated comfortably in front of the television. Once Shikamaru and Naruto finished they're breakfast they made their way to join everyone else. Shino was looking out the window at a trail of ants marching along the seal. Gaara was seated in front of the television as well, and Neji was off to the side reading a book. Sai and Haku were off staring into space and making up images in the ceiling.

Naruto found himself wondering if Sasuke would show up for group today, he obviously didn't stay on the campus so it wasn't for certain he'd show. When group rolled around an hour later Sasuke didn't show up. Shizune walked in on time for group and took her spot in the center of the circle waiting to have everyone's attention.

"Today we're going to try something a little different. This activity will help you become more familiar with yourselves and help you cope with things you might not have put to rest yet." Shizune said taking her seat in the circle.

"As you can see around the room in four different spots are four different posters with a list of different words on each."

Naruto looked around the room and read each poster to himself as Shizune read them out loud. The first one had love, honesty, patience, and trust on it, the second read, family, friends, and peace, the third read, beauty, money, and power, and the last read, fear, respect, and justice.

"I want everyone to go to the list of words that appeal to them the most." Shizune said from her chair.

Everyone got up and shuffled around the room. Ino, Sakura and Sai stood next to the beauty, money, and power poster and Naruto and Hinata walked to the love, honesty, patience and trust list, while Lee walked to the friends and family list along with Haku and Shikamaru, the remaining people walked over to the fear, respect, and justice list.

Everyone took a moment to see where everyone else was standing before Shizune began to speak.

"Now, we are going to hear why you picked the group you did. Let's start with the group you choose Sai."

Sai stepped forward with his false smile in place before speaking.

"Well . . . there isn't really a thing power can't do and considering that today's values are in beauty and wealth I figured this was the obvious choice."

"And why is power so important Sai?"

"Without power you aren't anything worth mentioning, you're basically invisible to all those who are important . . . nobody wants to be weak, and no one wants to be ugly or poor either."

Naruto bunched his eyebrows together at Sai's comment; he couldn't honestly think that could he?

"Well I think Sai's right but it's not really about power, without money you wouldn't have power." Sakura stated crossing her arms over her chest.

"Every time you see a person with money they have this demeanor about them that just makes you want them, I mean with the wealthy comes the beautiful and the powerful. People think becoming rich and famous is like the modern fairytale but fairytales were like that to begin with. You never saw an ugly princess or prince did you? And it wouldn't be exciting if you focused on some nobody like Cinderella before she met the prince. Royalty, they're rich, pretty and are full of power."

"Yeah, beautiful people have it so easy in the world, minus the fact that the have to deal with idiotic people." Ino added in.

"If you really wanna be on top you have to have all three." Ino finished.

"Well what do you three think is the least important out of these?" Shizune asked.

"I'd say group wise fear, respect, and justice, because all that comes with power." Sai stated bluntly.

"We say the love, honesty, patience, and trust group."

"Why is that?"

"Well to be honest, nobody loves for the right reason anymore, if anything that's more of a fairytale to me and you can't trust anyone . . . at least not that much, they'll eventually stab you in the back."

"So you don't trust your friends here Sakura?" Shizune asked.

"Pft. Don't give me that Shizune, we're in an asylum."

Shizune's lips turned slightly down in a small but firm frown, she seemed to be getting frustrated.

"So since we're indeed in an asylum you think that's just an okay for you not to answer the question? Tell me Sakura do you plan to use the asylum as your excuse forever? How do you expect to get better so you can leave if you keep making excuses?"

"Because!" Sakura yelled, her eyes flashing brightly. "What do you expect, huh? I'm a fuck up, we're all fuck ups or we wouldn't be here. And you saying otherwise doesn't change a damn thing!"

"Sakura–" Ino began.

"No, Ino! I'm serious. How do you expect me to trust you of all people. You're the enemy! I barely even know you, and the people I did trust and love, they're the ones who sent me to this hell hole!" Sakura screamed at Shizune.

Her face was flushed red and she was breathing heavy. "My own mother doesn't even come to see me."

The room was met with silence before Shizune cleared her throat while standing up. Her eyes were downcast as she flattened her uniform dress out.

"Sakura do you need a moment?"

Sakura wiped away the tears that threatened to roll down her cheeks and shock her head no as she sat down.

"Okay, then we'll move on to the family, friends, and peace group. Who would like to start?"

"I would like to start Ms. Shizune!"

"That's fine Lee, go ahead."

"I choose this group because to me it represented the young youthfulness that everyone had at one point or time. Without friends or family to support you people fall apart, and turn to unjust things were peace is not present! I think everyone needs someone there so the can remain to have that great quality about them."

"I also agree with Lee, without my Zubuza I would have had no one, and it made me go insane with sadness and other bitter emotions, and even though he didn't like to admit how much I was special to him I could always tell, just like with Sai. Even if he thinks money and power are more important, I can accept that because he accepts me." Haku finished smiling warmly towards Sai whose face was blank of any emotion.

Naruto couldn't understand how Sai and Haku had become an item, and quit frankly he questioned Haku's taste in men.

"Shikamaru what about you?" Shizune asked.

Shikamaru let out a deep breath before opening his eyes to look over the group before speaking. "Friends, family, they're important to everybody even if they don't want to admit it. Even the ones who turn out completely wrong, it can always be traced back to their childhood where family and friends should have been the center of their attention at the time."

"What about the group you disagree with the most?"

"Each group has its faults, even this one." Shikamaru stated in a bored tone.

"I disagree with the money, power, and beauty group! Everyone is beautiful in their own way and money doesn't buy happiness!"

"I agree with Lee."

Before Shizune could get in a word she was interrupted.

"Shizune let me go next, god I've been sitting over here waiting for you to call on this group since forever." Kiba barked.

"Okay, okay go ahead Kiba."

Kiba stood up and crossed his arms over his chest smirking. "I think you guys are all nuts if you didn't pick this group, no offense of course but it doesn't matter if you have money or not. If you want someone to really respect you, you gotta have fear."

"So you'd whether be feared than loved?" Shizune asked.

"Well no, but anyone can see that if you really wanna ensure your well being if better be with fear rather than with love, feelings change."

"And how exactly do you expect to get fear and respect if you don't have money to back you up?" Sakura deadpanned.

"Hey psycho you've already had your turn to talk."

"Kiba!"

"Whaaat?" Kiba whined. "Tell Sakura to shut her pipe hole before I shove my–"

"Kiba that's enough!"

"Fine." Kiba muttered sitting down.

"Okay what about you Shino?"

Shino just shrugged his shoulders before turning to glance at Choji who had a crocked grin on his face.

"To be honest me and Shino picked this group because it was the largest and we didn't think you'd actually call on us before something broke out stealing your attention." Choji finished sheepishly.

"Well, what group should you be in?" Shizune asked trying her best not to growl.

"Uh, maybe the friends group? Nothing like friends to back you up, right Shino?"

Shino just simply nodded.

Shizune rolled her eyes and decided to go on to the next person.

"And you Neji?"

"Without respect your words mean nothing. It's rather simple." He said in a smug tone.

"How so?"

"Say I'm going to help you out with some favors where you need money and I write you a check, but everyone around town always sees me hanging around the bookie joint. Are you going to accept my check? Maybe, but I bet you won't cash it because you think I'm some sort of gambler and the check will probably bounce. If you had others respect, rumors like that wouldn't have started and if they did hardly anyone would pay it mind."

"And what group do you disagree with the most?"

"With respect comes trust, honesty, and patience. You can not be feared and loved . . . it's one or the other. Love blinds you and messes with your normal judgment, in the end love only ends up hurting you and turns into fear."

Shizune seemed to be taking in everything that had went on thus far in the exercise, hopeful it would deem useful later on. With a light sigh Shizune turned to Naruto and Hinata.

"Naruto?" Shizune asked not feeling up to hear Neji's complains towards asking Hinata.

Shizune had had her eyes close upon not hearing Naruto's response she opened them.

Naruto was looking down in his lap seeming to try and come up with the right word's, his hands rested in his lap and that's when Shizune noticed they were slightly shaking.

"Naruto are you okay?" she asked worried.

"Fine." He breathed out. "Could I get a drink of water first?"

"Sure."

Naruto got up and made a quick exit for the door after he was behind the safety of the doors he walked to the bathroom. Naruto looked at himself in the mirror and looked at his shaking heads. His head was starting to hurt more and more. Naruto quickly splashed some water on his face before walking out and walking to the water fountain, he wasn't surprised when he saw Shizune standing next to the door.

"You sure your fine?"

"Yeah, I was just a little nervous."

He said before taking three deep gulps from the water fountain. Shizune held the door open for him as he passed by her and walked back to his seat.

"Okay. Now where were we? Naruto it's your turn to speak."

"Well," Naruto began as his eyes swept across the room. "I choose this group because these are the things that help me get by each day. When I sat here and listened to all you guys speak and tell your reasons why all I could think about was how I wanted to add one more word to my list."

"What would that be?" Shizune asked smiling slightly.

"Hope. I believe with hope anything is possible and that's why I continue to do so. But I can't do it alone, that's why with the help of love on my side I can learn to forgive and cherish rather than hate and hold resentment, patience makes me stronger everyday, and trust and honesty. . . you can't have one without the other. When you trust someone you give them honesty as well, and I know that's not something easy to do for anybody." Naruto finished with a small smile of approvement for himself.

"You're lying."

"Excuse me?" Naruto asked looking up at Sai with a hint of a smile on his face.

Sai mirrored his expression and repeated himself.

"Just wondering, but how many times did you have to tell yourself that out loud before you start believing it?"

"Sai this is not the time." Shizune warned.

"No it's fine." Naruto exclaimed holding a smile on his face that was almost as empty as Sai's.

"I don't know what you mean . . . I would ask you to explain but – I mean what I say Sai."

"Foolish." Neji breathed.

"And you would know?" Naruto asked genuinely curious.

Did they all think he had to hold himself as bitter as they did?

"You haven't the faintest clue as what it really means to any of the stuff you said. Only the foolish do such a thing as hope. How naïve of you."

"Shizune." Sakura interrupted.

"Yes Sakura?"

"Can I ask Naruto a question?"

Shizune seemed to hesitant but upon seeing the bright look in Naruto's eyes that seemed to be encouraging her to do so she caved.

"Go ahead."

"If you really believe in all you say . . . then you've never really been in love or hurt by someone that special to you."

The room stayed quiet waiting for Naruto to respond, when he didn't Sakura continued.

"You couldn't have. . . Until you've experienced that hurt I don't think it matters what you say here, because no one will take you or what you say seriously."

"Oh come off it Sakura. Your just saying that because your still upset. Sure Naruto's ways are a bit out there, but who are you to tell him he's whatever? Last time i checked we were all in an asylum as you like to put it." Kiba stated smugly.

"That doesn't give him the right to act like he's better than us or something! He's no saint Kiba, he's in here too." Sakura hissed.

Naruto gave Sakura a sad smile, for such a beautiful girl her eyes and features held nothing but betrayal and bitterness.

Shizune stood up from her chair making sure that the legs pushed against the floor to grab everyone's attention before clearing her throat.

"Okay our hours up for today guys . . . I'm glad to see everyone so active in today's active, hopefully it'll stay that way."

As if on cue Kakashi walked in signaling it was time for everyone to take their meds. With Kakashi was Gaara, who must have just come back from his session with Tsunade.

Gaara went up to the glass booth first taking his medication from Iruka through the little window as everyone else fell into line. Naruto found himself at the back of the line to his dismay. He was hoping maybe if he took his medication he could shake his slight headache that had been hanging around.

Once again Sai was in front of him in line. As they both neared the front Sai turned around to face Naruto again with a smirk on his face.

"Word of advice. Do yourself a favor and stop lying to yourself. You and I both know you've experienced just as much love as I have." Sai whispered in Naruto's ear before Iruka voice called, "Next."

Naruto just stood there, waiting for Iruka to call next again so he could take his meds and get it over with. He was suddenly looking forward to Tsunade's session if it meant a little time away from everyone else.


Oh poor little Naruto T-T

Next Chapter we'll have some Uchiha in it and we'll get to see how everyone feels about our little blond Naru. Does everyone really think he's trying to act better than them? True feelings and emotions slip out and are revealed in the next chapter. Naruto isn't as perfect as everyone seems to think. Stay tuned for the next chapter of ALIBI!

toodles~