"Sasuke."

"Sakura."

"Tai."

CHAPTER 8!!!

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"Mom, why are you crying?"

Crys even more.

"Sakura, please don't cry."

"Yeah, please mom."

"--sniff-- My baby's growing up!"

"Mom, is that why you're crying?"

Nods. "It was just like 7 chapters ago you were just calling me Mommy."

"Because it---"

Crys.

"Mom, please stop! I'll be home in a few hours. I'm just going on a mission."

"Ok. Bye..."

"See ya."

"Bye!!!"

Sigh.

...

"Our little boy is getting old."

"He's 12."

"HE'S GETTING OLD I TELL YOU!!!"

"..."

"I'm just glad that our family will be a stable one."

"It wasn't really our choice. It was the author--"

"A stable family.

Glares at Sasuke.

"Hn."

"I think Tai likes the girl from Sand."

"Gaara's kid?"

"Yeah! She is just so sweat! They should dat--"

"No."

"But--"

"No."

"Ok... what about Naruto's kid?"

"No."

"Why not? She's really sweet and--"

"No."

"Shesh. Protective much?"

"Hn."

"Whatever. Just think! Years ago you were a revenge driven emotionless boy."

"..."

"Not everything has changed."

"Don't forget. You weren't the strongest girl around."

"To error is human."

"Yeah, yeah."

"I'm home early!"

"Why?"

"Our sensei had a mission."

"You look mad."

"Because I have an idiot on my team."

"Really?"

"Yeah, he kept yelling, "YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW ME!" ... So I said, 'Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk besides me either. Just leave me the hell alone!"

"Watch your language."

Smirks and gives Tai a high five.

"Good job."

"Hi everyone!"

"Hey Naruto."

"Someone stole my shoes..."

"The sayings goes... 'Whenever you feel angry at someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you're a mile away from them...AND YOU HAVE THEIR SHOES! BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

"What?"

"Nothing."

"Hey dad, Here's a problem I need answered.

There are 8 sticks to begin with, and two players take turns removing them. Player 1 moves first. Each player must pick up at least one and no more than three sticks on their turn. The player who takes the last stick wins.

One player can always force a win.

Questions:

a) Who wins this game?

b) If the game starts with N sticks who can force a win? This should be a simple if N is _____ then player 1 wins, and work for all N.

c) Who wins a game with N sticks where taking the last stick means you lose?

d) Find all values of N such that player 1 can force a win, no matter which version he's playing."

"... A wise man once said, 'I don't know - go ask a woman.'"

"Mom?"

"Um... That's easy." Starts explaining.

"Oh! Ok! Well, I'm tired. Bye!"