Note: I LOVE YOU ALL! Hehehe, sorry about the semi-late update, stuff (like parties, babysitting, and writer's block...or rather swamp, cause i have so many ideas but I'm having trouble piecing them together...) has come up. Anymewho, I want to thank you all for reading, and hope you like this next chapter!

oh, and I apologize! I was going to put Lee in here, but...I just couldn't come up with anything. So you got some plot (cough cough yeah, this story has some?).

Listening to: Holiday (Boys like Girls)

Disclaimer: hmm...i own Naruto. Cause, you know, i have enough time, money, patience, and so on, to have that kind of responsibility. yeah...no. I kinda wish i did though...not really.

Chapter 7: And so the Mess Begins

It was just another day for Team Seven. It had been surprisingly easy to fall back into the schedule they had before Sasuke went to the Emo Farm…

"KATON GOUKAKYUU NO JUTSU!!"

"Gyaa! Sasuke, what'd you do that for?! You burned my Literary Wonder!"

"Gee, I wonder."

"I thought you'd prefer the term 'Emo Farm' over something more…provocative term?"

"I had a mission. To complete the mission, I was supposed to burn that book. Take it up with Tsunade if you have any questions."

"What a cruel woman! But I'm sorry to say Sasuke that you won't be getting paid. See, I took precautions. This isn't the real work. And just for that little stunt you pulled, I'm going to keep 'Emo Farm' in there."

"If you do I will not hesitate to kill you."

"My life means nothing without my writing."

"If you continue to write, I'll make sure you never reproduce. I'll cut it off real slowly."

"My my, what did Orochimaru teach you?"

Note from the Editor: due to personal circumstances in Hatake Kakashi's life, he will be unable to write for the next several months. He does however, assure the general public that his problem will be dealt with and he will be back in full gear as soon as possible.

"All right Kakashi-sensei. I would say that you're free to go. Though I still don't understand how you got so many injuries from tripping down the stairs..."

"Well, apartment staircases are quite long."

"…and that Sasuke-kun came in the next day, with even more bruises than you, saying he'd accidentally walked through a construction site."

"It'd be better if you didn't know the specifics Sakura."

"It's about your book isn't it?"

"You're just so clever. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go find the manuscript in the layers of dust in my apartment! I'll see you later Sakura."

It was just another day for Team Seven. It had been surprisingly easy to fall back into the schedule they had before Sasuke went to the Emo Farm Orochimaru's Place. Sasuke had arrived on the bridge first, followed closely by Sakura. Naruto would come later, and Kakashi after that, but until then it was just the two of them.

'Ano, Sasuke-kun, do you wanna train before Naruto comes? He won't be here for at least another twenty minutes, so we could at least warm up…'

Before she could get an answer, Sakura was interrupted by a certain brown haired girl who fell out of one of the many trees surrounding the river and into a rather prickly bush with an 'Oomph' and a curse. Both occupants of the bridge turned towards the sound, only to see the girl rubbing her head awkwardly, 'ehehe…sorry 'bout that! Didn't mean to disturb the moment,'

The comment brings the rosette haired young woman's eyes back to Sasuke, who is looking at the other girl in distaste, 'so, ano…Sasuke-kun, do you wanna?'

It was only then that he finally looked at her, but she wished he hadn't: the glare she received was worse than the one he gave the newcomer, 'No.'

Just as she was about to turn away to hide her tears she noticed that the other, conveniently forgotten girl had appeared to have untangled herself from the bush and come up behind her, 'Oh, don't let him get you down! It's just PMS. Neji does the same thing. In fact, I think they might even have the same timing… it's some sort of weird side affect of prodigicalness or something but once a month Neji always seems to have a bigger stick than normal up his ass. It's probably the same with Sasuke here.'

Sakura watched as a tick slowly grew under Sasuke's eye as well as on his temple. It was…kind of…cute. Meanwhile, the Uchiha was watching the brown-haired girl like she was crazy. Who wouldn't be? But she wasn't done.

Tenten turned her head away from the spazzing medic and back to her original target, 'But that's not why I came here. Sasuke, wanna fight?' she watched as his expression became even more confused while Sakura only sputtered.

'Wh-what? Sasuke-kun doesn't have a…a…'Time of the month!' Tenten! I don't know where you--' she was cut off by the finally able to speak Sasuke:

'Why?' his voice was toneless, and Tenten noticed that he had the same reaction to taunting as Neji: ignore it unless it questions your honor or your goal or something like that.

'Cause Neji's not here, Lee is…well, he's Lee, and Neji has always said he wanted to fight you, so I thought, 'if Neji, who has the biggest superiority complex in the entire Shinobi Lands' wants to fight him, then he must pose a reasonable threat to his all powerful ego and if Neji's ego is threatened…well, it's not good.' Plus, I was bored.'

"Naruto, for the last time, this book is not part of the Icha Icha collection!"

"Oh, come on sensei! If this isn't based off of ero-sennin's stuff, I don't know what is!"

"Naruto, Naruto, Naruto, you really have something to learn about literature. It's not all the same, for a start. For another, it takes quite a bit of experience and skill to write as well as the esteemed Jiraiya-sama."

"I don't care what you say! This stuff is just like what the old pervert writes, and nothing you say is gonna change my mind!"

"What if I buy you ramen?"

"Five and I might consider it a tad bit better."

The girl was looking for a battle. That was really the only thing that registered in his brain. Asking 'why' had only been reflexive. Knowing that she was just Hyuuga's spy just added to the excitement: how he would spazz when he saw his teammate in bandages. Hopefully, he'd come to revenge her or something and then they could fight for real.

This opportunity also offered him a look at Hyuuga's teammate, and therefore a look at how someone combats the byakugan and other doujutsus. It was a win-win situation.

'Alright, let's fight.'

Note: HAHAHA this is like, my first ever cliffy type thing! Makes me happy...I wasn't actually going to do this, but figured you all would rather have a cliffy than nothing...right? ((runs and hides)) hehe...oh, and the little notice thing, that's just kinda...funny? i don't know. i was insanely hyper when i wrote that part XD

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