Title: "Advice Given, Advice Taken"

Series: Naruto

Theme no.: #16 – How Fire Took Water to Wife

Character(s)/Pairing(s): Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura

Rating: K

Notes: Takes place a while from where the series currently is. My first real attempt at humor. Also, I've finally uploaded the continuation to chapter 3, "recalling things that other people have desired". I apologize for the long wait, various things were working against me as I tried to write it.

Disclaimer: Naruto and related properties belong to Masashi Kishimoto and related parties.

"Advice Given, Advice Taken"

"It isn't fair," Sasuke commented sullenly.

"You're joking, right? It's perfectly fair after all you did," Naruto teased.

"Three years? Three years without missions! It's ridiculous," the first fired back.

"If you're so desperate to find something to do, why don't you focus on reviving your clan? You've already wasted three months moping around," Sakura interrupted her two favorite male companions.

"What?" Naruto asked, spitting out his ramen. Sasuke raised an eyebrow and nodded at her to continue.

"You were always saying how you wanted to restore your clan after defeating Itachi. Well, you've defeated Itachi but you haven't done anything about your clan. You're just lazing around like a selfish brat complaining that he's not allowed to go out. You've got nearly three years to spend solely devoted to accomplishing you second goal and you're doing nothing about it," she nodded matter-of-factly when she was finished.

"He's not going to be doing that in my apartment!" The two rivals shared Naruto's apartment since Sasuke's had been sold years ago and he wasn't allowed to live on his own yet. "No way! If he wants to restore his clan he can do that on his clan's property!"

Sasuke looked into his teacup and at his reflection, thinking about what his female friend had said. Sakura sighed and placed her plate on the table after looking at her watch. "I have to go. I've got a double shift at the hospital tomorrow. Anko's in charge of the second part of the exam again and it's three days in. We're expecting the most examinees to be brought in today."

Sasuke glanced at her as she stood and then peered at the clock in the kitchen. It was rather late. "I'll walk you home."

Sakura paused before zipping her coat and Naruto coughed. Sasuke stood and reached for his own jacket and headed to the door.

"She didn't mean now, you bastard!" he heard Naruto call out angrily as Sakura joined him outside the door.