DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!

Summary: Uchiha Sasuke is a Wolf, banished from his Pack because of his brother. As he strolls along the forest, he bumps into a Fox named Uzumaki Naruto. Only, he isn't your ordinary Fox – he's a hybrid. What happens when Sasuke is mixed up into Naruto's Pack?

Warnings: (Supposedly) aloof Naruto, short chapters, possibly slow updates, possible OOCness, rating may go up, YAOI, SHONENAI, dry humor, more warnings adding onto later

Pairings: NaruSasu, KakaIru, ShikaTema past later, GaaNaru past later, ChoujiShika friendship, slight ShikaNaru, NejiHina sibling bond, GaiLee student-teacher bond, KibaHina, LeeSaku, NejiShika, ShinoKiba friendship, ShikaIno friendship, NejiTen friendship, NejiLee "friendship", AsumaKurenai?, adding on more each chapter or so

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"Speaking"

'Thinking'

"Speaking in animal Form"

Friendship/ Close Relationship Messages

"Screaming at the top of their lungs"

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The Wolf, the Packs, and the Hybrid – Chapter Ten: Winter Part II: New Sides

"Sasuke…" said male heard a distant voice call out; "Sasuke…!" it repeated; "Sasuke, wake up!"

Sasuke groaned and groggily opened his eyes; "Oh, good, you're not dead," Kiba remarked, "You had Naruto really worried, you know that?"

Akamaru's large Fox ears suddenly perked up and he barked, alarming both Kiba and Sasuke; "Oh no, duck!!" Kiba yelled, pulling Akamaru down with him to the floor.

Just when Sasuke was about to ask what was going on…

"ACHOO!" The loud sneeze caused the whole village to quake.

"Hey, Kiba, what's going on?" Sasuke asked the Fox.

Kiba replied, "Only something that happens once every few years – Naruto has a cold."

The two Foxes stood up and dusted themselves off; "That's why we're here," Kiba continued explaining, "See, Naruto saved you from a super cold blizzard yesterday; usually, snowstorms like that wouldn't affect Naruto in any way… but he came back with you in his shirt and arms and he only in his thin black tang top.

"So, my point is that eventually the frost caught up to him," Kiba concluded; Akamaru yelped out the window where it was slightly snowing again and then hid himself under his paws.

"Oh no, duck again!" Kiba reacted, hopping back down on the ground; even Sasuke hid under the blankets.

"ACHOO!!" This one was much stronger than the last, tumbling Sasuke off the bed; he yelped as his bottom hit the floor.

Kiba looked up from under his arms and told him, "That's why you duck on the ground."

Sasuke glared at him and stood up; "Where's Naruto now?" He had just noticed that they were in Naruto's house.

"You're not allowed that information – hardly anyone has that unless Naruto entrusted it to you," Kiba informed the Wolf.

"So… does this mean that he's in some special room or something?" Sasuke queried, running his fingers through his blue-black hair.

Kiba, eyes widening, hastily replied, "No!" with his arms up, emphasizing his point.

Sasuke smirked and then responded, "Thanks for the info" before walking out of the house.

After a loud retort, Kiba and Akamaru hopped over the window; "Hinata!" he called out, searching for the shy girl.

"Y-yes, K-Kiba-kun?" she quietly reacted, hiding behind a bush.

Akamaru yipped as Kiba gently smiled at her and then smirked; "It's time to alert Lee now," he notified her, "Tsunade's test is going just as planned."

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Sasuke sauntered throughout the Pack, looking for any house that could be "special". He didn't really see any house that could be special, actually, but hey, looks can be deceiving.

He stopped mid-step when he saw Lee doing push-ups with his body up in the air and only his hands supporting him each push-up.

The Wolf dared to walk up to the occupied Fox and questioned him, "Hey, Lee, do you know where Naruto is?"

Lee didn't bother to stop his exercise as he answered, "Nar-ru-to-san can-not take vi-si-tors at the mo-ment!"

"So, you know where he is?" Sasuke inquired.

The Fox responded, "Yes!" still not bothering to stop his exercises.

Sasuke's eyes showed hope as he asked, "Where?"

"Inside the village!" Lee declared, suddenly standing up; his Fox ears perked up and then he tackled Sasuke down while shouting, "Watch out, Sasuke-san!"

"ACHOO!" Several houses shook under the impact.

Sasuke (whined) growled out, frustrated, "Why is it that I can never hear when those darn sneezes are coming?!" His Wolf ears pressed against his head in disdain.

Lee hopped off of Sasuke and clarified, "It's simple, Sasuke-san – it is because you do not have the youthful experience with Naruto-san like others do!! While they have bloomed into a beautiful lotus flower, you are still a budding stem!! But do not fear, Sasuke-san, for I-"

"I don't want to hear it," Sasuke interrupted, "but thanks anyways." He walked away, focused on finding Naruto.

"Yosh!" Lee cried out, "Now to tell Shikamaru it's his turn!!" The excited Fox rushed towards the frozen lake.

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'Where could Naruto be?' Sasuke asked for the umpteenth time, growing more frustrated by the moment; he had searched the entire village with only the clue "special house" in his mind; he groaned quietly in disappointment but continued looking for the Alpha, nonetheless.

He sauntered over to the frozen lake, not surprised to find a bored Shikamaru.

A sudden idea popped in Sasuke's mind and you could practically hear a light bulb click over his head (you could probably see it, as well).

'Shikamaru and Naruto are close, aren't they?' Sasuke contemplated; 'Well, considering he put a death grip around my neck, then it's most likely.'

"Sasuke, I know you're there; just come outside all ready," he heard Shikamaru say and then sigh; was there anything in life that could excite Shikamaru for once?

After Sasuke had (boldly) stepped up from behind the tree and walked up to the lazy brunet, Shikamaru asked, "And what, may I ask, have I done to deserve this regal meeting?" ('Troublesome…' Shikamaru noted.)

The Wolf ignored the sarcasm and questioned the Fox, "Do you know where Naruto is?"

Shikamaru gave him a bored look but inside, he was smirking; 'Let's see how far he'll go…'

"That's for me to know and for you to find out," Shikamaru replied, eyes closed, and turning away from him a bit.

Sasuke felt dumbfounded at Shikamaru's atypical answer; 'Something has to be up – Shikamaru would never say that!!' Sasuke reasoned with himself.

"Okay… what's going on with you?" Sasuke queried; out of the blue, Shikamaru walked over to the tree Sasuke was at and clutched it tightly. Right when Sasuke was about to retort…

"O-BAA-CHAN, I TOLD YOU THAT MEDICINE IS POISON!!" and then a loud whack on somebody's head.

'He still hasn't drank his medicine yet?!' Shikamaru asked in his head; well, it was to be expected – Naruto hated medicine like how girls hated mice; yeah, his fear wasn't very manly. 'If he doesn't drink it soon, he'll up with something worse than a cold.'

He wobbled a bit before regaining his balance and turned to Sasuke; "Do you want some help?" he asked to the staggering Wolf.

Sasuke accepted the offer, quietly, and then hesitantly asked, "… What was that all about?"

Shikamaru sighed and then replied; "Naruto has a fear of medicine; before, there was that certain someone who would keep poisoning his medicine just for fun; thank goodness he was a friend, though, or else Naruto would have died from his real poisons."

Sasuke questioned him, "What kind of person was this guy?"

Shikamaru cast a tiny glance at the Wolf; 'Would it be all right for me to spare him some?' Gambling, he responded, "He had a weird obsession with puppets; I forgot their names, but they were trouble; worst part of it all is that their weapons are poison-tipped."

Sasuke stored all this in the back of his mind – it could prove useful later; he almost forgot about his reason for coming here; "Shikamaru, could you-" – He sacrificed his pride for this next word – "please at least give me a hint to where Naruto is?" The "please" part was stressed out, whispered, and slightly distastefully said out.

The typically lax Fox's now dilated eyes grew with surprise; Sasuke had just said please!! Shikamaru's legs rotated his body so that he was half-facing the slightly scowling brunet.

'He looks a bit too conceited to be… begging, if you can call it that…' Shikamaru softened his features a bit before tilting his head in the direction of the village; "Look around the center of the village – that's all I'm going to tell you."

'The center?' Sasuke's eyebrows scrunched together; what was so special about that place? 'Come to think of it… the center was pretty isolated…'

Just when Sasuke was about to go right there, he caught a glimpse of something, though he wasn't quite sure it was true. He looked at Shikamaru a bit bewildered, shook his head, and then ran off.

Shikamaru didn't just smile, did he?

Said Fox didn't expect a thanks from the young Wolf – hopefully, the outcome would be thanks enough.

He had accidentally slipped a rare smile and caught it before Sasuke could determine if it was real or not; he turned around and stared at the sky.

'Let's see if you're worthy enough of Naruto.'

That same smile slipped again.

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'How could I have missed this place?' Sasuke mused as he strolled around the large area; he had caught a few Foxes whispering to another but ignored them.

Strangely, it was quiet… very quiet.

'What's with this Pack?' Sasuke queried, 'Why's this whole small area secluded?'

He heard tiny sniffling sounds about two houses in front of him and sprinted quietly, then peering a bit over an open window.

A pouting Naruto with an extremely red nose had several balls of tissue balled up around the bed he was sitting on; he was holding another tissue as his nose sniffed.

Sasuke nearly giggled – giggled!! – at the fact that Naruto could be mistaken as Rudolph; he covered his mouth to guarantee the fact no sound came out of it.

He heard a sigh and then someone stating, "You're never going to get better if you don't take your medicine, gaki."

Naruto faced the offending voice and reacted, "You know how I feel about that, O-Baa… Baa… Aa… ACHOO!!" Sasuke realized that the impact was much stronger from its source as he painfully landed on his bum.

He heard another sigh, and then, "Really, gaki, when you catch a cold, does it have to be this serious?"

Sasuke practically heard the impudent smile in Naruto's voice; "You can't blame me for having a great immune system!!"

"Then, drink your medicine," Tsunade responded. As Sasuke peeked over the small window again, he noticed how Naruto's skin had paled. "NO!" Naruto protested and then hid under his sheets.

"Naruto!!" Tsunade yelled, stomping towards the sick Fox and trying to jerk the blankets off the persistent Alpha; "You only have such a good immune system because of the poisons Kankurou poured inside your medicine before! You can survive another dollop!"

Naruto gasped under the sheets and revealed himself, pointing an offending finger at Tsunade; "So it is poisoned!!" he shouted, face turning deathly white.

Tsunade felt a vein twitch; "NO, it is NOT poisoned, you little BRAT!!" She punched him thoroughly on his little blond head, causing a yelp to emit from said blond.

"Hey, don't hurt the sick!!" Naruto pouted.

"Then drink your medicine so you won't be sick!" Tsunade pointed angrily at the small innocent two tablespoon cup.

Naruto gave a light sneeze onto his hands before retorting, "NO, THE MEDICINE IS POISONED!!"

Sasuke could not believe his eyes. It was true?! Naruto was afraid of medicine?! He unconsciously took a step back and cracked a stick under his foot.

"Gaki, did you hear that?" Tsunade asked, after giving another blow to Naruto's poor head; said Alpha was currently crying waterfalls onto the floor.

The brunet heard footsteps and he wasn't even able to move an inch before the busty Fox-ette gazed around outside the window and spotted him.

Her eyebrow raised in confusion as she expected an answer for her silent question.

"E-erm, well, I-I was… I mean! U-um, I was looking for N-Naruto…" Why in the world was he stammering?!

Tsunade's golden eyebrows creased together before replying, "Naruto can't take visitors now" in a stern voice; "Besides, you can see him another day." Before slamming the window shut with two wooden curtains, she ordered, "Now beat it, kid!"

Sasuke's eyes widened in disbelief as he replayed what had just happened in his mind; his surprised eyes suddenly turned furious – how dare she! He was going to see Naruto no matter what!!

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"Who was there, O-Baa-Chan?" Naruto questioned the female Beta.

Tsunade shook her head and answered, "Just another fan, brat – nothing to worry about." She waved her hand about and then continued her earlier rant; "THE MEDICINE ISN'T POISONED – JUST DRINK IT!!"

"NO!!" Naruto objected, hiding once again under his bed sheets.

Tsunade massaged her temples in distress – seriously, you'd think after four years, he'd already overcome his fear of poisons!!

She glanced over at the closed window and inwardly smirked. 'Let's see if that little kid can pass my test.'

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Sasuke trudged around the house in his Wolf form, his clothes abandoned and forgotten elsewhere.

His more acute eyes observed the area where he had jumped on a tree branch; it was pretty risky, considering he was a Wolf, but he'd deal with it later.

His shoulders were hunched as he searched for something that might help him see Naruto – but first of all, he needed something to distract Tsunade long enough for him to spend a good quality of time with his Fox.

Sasuke blinked as he recollected his thoughts: hisFox?! He shook his head violently to dismiss the thought and assured himself that the village had turned him into a lovey-dovey Wolf.

'Aha!' he mentally shouted, unexpectedly spotting Kiba and Hinata walking nearby (he didn't see Akamaru but figured he was with them); they probably were going to visit Naruto. He hopped off of the leafless tree and considered the possibility of them helping him… Well, he didn't really care either way as long as they did.

Dashing, he abruptly stopped, causing himself to skim to a halt in front of the Foxes and Wolf. Kiba stood defensively in front of Hinata at first, only to realize it was Sasuke in his Wolf form; Akamaru's bristled fur retracted as he apprehended the same thing.

The red-streaked face Fox blinked before querying, "Sasuke, what – why – I mean -"

"H-hello… Sasuke-k-kun," Hinata shyly greeted, unnoticeably interrupting Kiba (well, he didn't know what to say either way so it was a good thing).

He nodded, showing her he noticed her, and said, "I have a request for you two."

Kiba quirked an eyebrow and folded his arms; "Oh?" Akamaru's ears perked up in curiosity.

"C-can you…" he trailed off quietly before stating louder; "I need you two to distract Tsunade for me."

"'Any reason why?" Kiba questioned the smaller Wolf, still in the same position.

'Gah, they won't comply if I tell them it's because I want to see Naruto!' Sasuke finally became aware of; Kiba had said that the location was secret, after all.

"Uh, um, uh…" he unknowingly said out loud, trying to shrink into the ground.

Hinata, more observant that Kiba, noticed that from the entire morning to now, Sasuke had been looking for Naruto; she smiled in appreciation. He was so close too.

She tugged gently on Kiba's sleeve (earning a questioning face from Kiba, which in turn earned him a red blush) and whispered slowly into his ear, "Let's help him, Kiba-kun – I think he deserves it."

Kiba took notice that Hinata had not at all stuttered in the sentence; his eyes dilated in shock and surprise – Hinata must have been serious about this!

He nodded and informed Sasuke, "Sure, we'll help – what do we have to do?"

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An urgent knock to their door stole her attention away from the stubborn blond; she ignored the continuous complaints from the younger Fox and opened the door; she was surprised to find a wheezing Kiba leaning on his knee as he gasped for air.

"Tsu-nade… sama," he managed, "Aka… maru… hurt… badly… need… help…!" Kiba coughed a bit into his hand; it was a good thing when Naruto and he were young, they'd always act out a game – where else did you think his great acting skills were from?

"Akamaru?" Tsunade repeated, changing from baffled to concerned; she knew how much the giant Fox meant to Kiba and so yelled, "BRAT, I'M GOING OUTSIDE FOR A WHILE – YOU BETTER DRINK YOUR MEDICINE BEFORE I COME BACK OR ELSE I'LL SHOVE IT DOWN YOUR THROAT, ONCE AND FOR ALL!!"

"I'D RATHER DIE!!" was the response but Tsunade decided to ignore it and slammed the door shut, waiting for Kiba to lead her to Akamaru. The slightly dizzy Fox quickly recovered from the impact and pointed towards the mountain, rushing off.

Tsunade followed, puzzled as to why and how Akamaru was hurt in the mountains – it was much too far away from Gaara's house.

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Naruto silently sneezed into another tissue; covering white with green snot and tried tossing it in the wastebasket; it bumped onto the edge of its rim and bounced off.

The Alpha sighed; being sick was no fun. All day long, he'd be stuck in bed, fighting with Tsunade about his medicine.

Speaking of medicine, he dared to glance at the innocent cup of poison-in-disguise and promptly blanched for the umpteenth time that day.

There it was, sitting innocently on the wooden table, purple essence lying in the translucent cup.

He knew it was poisoned!! What medicine was purple after all?!

Naruto recalled the unforgettable events in his mind:

He had had a slight runny nose and itchy throat and Tsunade had told him that she had left a remedy for him.

When he had entered his room, there was a cup of purple on his drawer and he immediately took it for his medicine.

… He ended up in the infirmary for more days than expected with an angry Gaara painfully pulling on Kankurou's ear to apologize.

(The medicine was supposed to be blue but Naruto didn't know that.)

A sudden creaking noise snapped him out of his frightening memory; he rapidly twisted his head to see who the intruder was only to find…

"Sasuke…" Indeed, it was Sasuke… half-naked to be exact.

The pale brunet looked slightly ashamed to enter the house through the (now trashed) window without his shirt; he had hurriedly tried to find it but to no prevail. He had hurriedly muttered this to the other male.

'Who cares if you didn't find it? You look better without it,' Naruto's un-innocent mind instantly reacted, sounding (and looking) very much like a dehydrated Fox panting, eyes greedily sucking the image before itself as if it was its last chance at life.

Naruto shook his head to make sure he wasn't going to faint – yes, faint. He was "manly" enough to declare that he fainted and not passed out (in his own little world).

Sasuke eyed for something that could look like medicine and spotted the hours-long sitting halfway filled liquid container and walked up to it, holding it up to examine it; nothing looked terrifying about it.

Just when he was about to ask Naruto what was wrong with him, he saw a huge hidden lump under the sheets, quietly sneezing and shivering (in fear?).

'There really isn't much than to just gulp it down…' Sasuke figured he should have said this out loud but didn't; instead, he walked up to Naruto (cup still in hand) and gently shook his clothed shoulder; in turn, it stiffened.

"Come on, Naruto; the medicine isn't poisoned." He lowered his usual monotone voice into a soft, reassuring tone.

Naruto's eyes widened at Sasuke's assurance; a picture of a worried redhead came to mind as he promised him, 'Come on, Naruto; the medicine isn't poisoned.'

'Gaara…' Naruto hid even deeper under the blankets (if possible) and recited, 'Go away, go away, go away – leave me alone!!'

Sasuke sighed and applied more force to his second push; if Naruto really did have a huge fear of medicine, he'd have to be gentle. "Naruto, just drink it; you'll feel better later."

'Naruto, just drink it; you'll feel better later.' Worried eyes showed sadness, and maybe a hint of fear.

Naruto's eyes closed shut; "It's poisoned…" he weakly protested, hardly audible.

Sasuke's eyes flashed happily a bit that Naruto responded, even if it was a bit muffled; "Naruto, I swear it's not poisoned." Why was he resorting to swears? His rational part of his brain had been abandoned, yet again. Maybe he was a bit desperate for Naruto to heal?

'Naruto, I swear it's not poisoned.' A small quirk of usually straight lips tilted upwards as Naruto peered out a bit.

Naruto peered out a bit and asked, "Do you promise?"

"I promise." Sasuke's black eyes softened, showing that he was genuine about it.

'I promise.' Gaara's teal eyes revealed that this was an oath, a pledge… a promise that was true.

The blond hesitated before grasping the small cup gently and then slowly swallowing it down; he winced at the foul-tasting remedy traveling down his esophagus.

"If you weren't so stubborn about it, it wouldn't have hurt as much," Sasuke told Naruto, holding in an exasperated breath. "Is it better now?"

'If you weren't so stubborn about it, it wouldn't have hurt as much.' The bed shifted as Gaara settled next to Naruto; 'Is it better now?'

Naruto nodded, feeling how it was so uncanny and ironic that they had both said that same things... and yet did different actions.

"Naruto… canIgointhebedwithyou?" Sasuke rushed the last part, feeling very embarrassed; he hugged himself to save warmth.

The Alpha blinked, a bit shocked that he was seeing so many sides of Sasuke today; Naruto replied, "Sure… but… don't blame me if you end up sick."

Sasuke trudged a bit over to the bed and then quickly dove under the sheets; he huddled closer to Naruto for warmth. ('Forget your pride!' was what his conscious was saying right now.)

Naruto, unused to this, slowly wrapped his arms around Sasuke and then positioned his chin over Sasuke's nearly blue hair.

After a while, Naruto heard faint snores from below him; 'He probably had a rough day…'

Naruto's thoughts were currently swelling up in his head; why did Sasuke say the exact same words as Gaara? Why were their actions different?

His eyebrows knitted together as he continued thinking; 'If Sasuke did the exact same things Gaara did…

'Then, he'd end up… dead…'

The Fox stared at the sleeping Wolf, as if he would disappear any moment.

'I fell in love again… didn't I, Gaara?'

He looked down at Sasuke.

'… That's what I was afraid of…

'… Love…'

Naruto contemplated on his next thought.

'Love slowly eats your heart away… leaving you nothing in the end…

'… but the journey through it will be worth it…'

Naruto felt sleep start to overwhelm him; he hadn't slept the entire night before because he was busy gathering all the snow away from the village.

'Maybe…'

His eyelids drooped.

'Maybe I'll join… this year…'

He fell asleep, hugging Sasuke the entire time.

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It had only been a minor injury to Akamaru's left hind leg; Tsunade didn't even need to look at it.

She hurried back to Gaara's house, hoping something positive might have happened throughout her time away (most likely Naruto drinking his medicine).

She noticed that the window was broken, the wooden curtains no where to be seen and that the window itself had some damages; she sighed – Naruto would fix it later, that was for sure.

The Beta looked inside the cabin, taken aback but what she saw: Naruto and Sasuke were sleeping together, hugging!!

Her eyes softened at the sight and then noticed the empty remedy cup.

'Well, the little kid managed to get him to drink it!' Tsunade's eyes trailed back to the couple; 'Naruto must have a pretty big soft spot for him… He's even sleeping in Gaara's bed!!'

She backed away from the scene, just about to scream, "IT WAS A SUCCESS!!" out to the world; however, she refrained from doing so; her lips couldn't help but twitch into a smile.

'Looks like the brat might actually have a chance at love again…'

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? Is it just me or is this chapter really bad? - - Again, I am sorry for the long wait; I can't believe I gave you this terrible chapter after so long!! TT

I've been a bit distressed lately about my life but no one cares. TT

There is MAJOR dry humor in here, isn't there? TT This was my very first attempt at humor by myself; I know I failed. TT

Sorry about the weird-ish messaging thing between everyone in this chapter; I needed something to work. XP You can ignore it if you want.

Questions on the chapter?

Yes, Naruto was in Gaara's house.

Yes, Gaara lived there before.

Yes, practically no one was allowed there except Naruto.

Yes, romance is coming.

Yes, Naruto's past is coming up!!

No, there will be no lemons yet. TT

Before anyone can throw pitchforks at me, sneak peek!!

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"KYAA!!"

"Neji-niisan, run away!!" Hinata alerted her older cousin.

Neji, in turn, gripped Hinata's wrist and yelled out, "Uchiha, if you want to die then, fine!"

Sasuke, taking heed of the death wish, followed after the two, several mobs of fangirls trailing after them.

"PLEASE, NEJI-SAMA, ACCEPT MY HEART!!"

"SASUKE-SAMA, MY LOVE IS ONLY FOR YOU!!"

"DO YOU TWO KNOW WHERE NARUTO-SAMA IS?!"

'I've been wondering that too,' Sasuke thought as his life was placed on the line.

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Does anyone want to guess why the fangirls are all motivated with their "hearts" and "love" all of a sudden? ;) (NejiShika will hopefully be included in the next one.)

This chapter seems really bad – you're allowed to criticize it; I'll edit it some time later. - -

Also, like I said before, I'm posting up a new Naruto story some time later so please vote if you would like to participate!! (Hidden message: (Desperate) PLEASE VOTE IN MY POLL!!)

I think the only thing I liked in this chapter was the past relating part and so on.

Also, I can't help but torture you readers about the "join". It's going to come up soon; it's the climax, too! (I think…) 'Anyone want to guess what it is?

Well, I suppose that's all. Please review! They make me happy and full of joy!! (Long ones give you lots of cookies and extra cake, if you haven't noticed…)

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