A house… filled up with… this crap! Wrapped up in, bubble wrap! Most everyday, what I bought on EBAY!

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Chapter 11: No Time For Naps

"Can we come with you?" Sachi pleaded.

Sakura sighed. "No, Sachi-chan. It's too dangerous for you. What if you get hurt?"

Sachi put on a brave face. "But I won't get hurt! I've been training and training so I could get strong enough to go on this mission!"

Sakura hugged her daughter. "That may be, but you have to remember you're only five. I wouldn't even let Ichiro on this mission if he wanted to go, no matter how strong he is."

Sachi's eyes widened. "Not even Ichiro?"

Sakura kissed her forehead. "No, not even Ichiro."

Sachi gave her a small smile. "W-well… ok then," she walked out of the room.

Sakura sighed before getting out of bed, stretching like a cat. She dressed quickly, imagining Sasuke's surprise when he sees her in her 'work' outfit.

She sat up, before calmly walking over to her dresser, her pose betraying all the anxiety she felt inside. She yawned, before letting her silver robe slide down her shoulders, holding it up by one hand near her collarbone.

Somebody coughed.

She looked around, before screaming. "EIIIII! SHIKA-KUN! YOU PERV!"

The lazy shinobi sitting in her chair chuckled softly. "Nothing I haven't seen before."

Her face turned red. "NARA SHIKAMARU!" she screamed, darting forward before catching his vest on one hand. In less then a second, Shikamaru found himself falling down three stories. Ino dusted the (nonexistent) dust off her robe, smiling as she heard a small thump that meant he had hit the ground. "YOU'RE LUCKY I DIDN'T BREAK ANYTHING!"

Shikamaru groaned from his place on the ground. "And how do you know that?"

He could almost see her smirking, as he heard her call out, "CUZ I WAS GOING EASY ON YOU!"

He groaned. "Neji! How long does it take? Why aren't the girls here yet?"

He stared. "Why are you asking me?"

"Because!" he snorted. "Your hair is long, so you must act like them when you're getting ready! Your hair is longer then Sakura-Chan's! How do you still manage to look like a man when you have hair that long? I mean, it's so girly-"

In less than three seconds, Naruto was knocked out and stuffed in a bag.

"Ah," the third man said. "Finally, the dobe is quiet!"

And finally, the last man chuckled quietly. "It's almost too quiet now; I guess you get used to the noise."

Sasuke groaned. "Not for me, if I could, I would knock him out everyday, just to get some peace and quiet."

"OY! SASUKE-TEME! IT'S ILLEGAL TO KNOCK OUT THE HOKAGE! WHAT IF I WAS GAARA, I WOULD HAVE KILLED YOU ALL BY NOW-"

Neji rubbed his temples. "But you're not Gaara, so it's a moot point."

"WELL, WELL, UM, WELL NEVERMIND! THIS MEANS NOTHING! I'LL HAVE YOU ARRESTED AND PUNISHED, AND THEN YOU'LL ALL BE SORRY, OH YES, YOU WILL REGRET IT! IN FACT-"

Shikamaru sighed. "It's times like this that I forget why I recommended him to be the Hokage. What was I thinking?"

Sasuke snorted. "You probably weren't."

Tenten stretched, cracking her back. "Ok guys, I think we kept the boys waiting long enough…"

"Y-yeah, we should probably g-get going…" Hinata yawned, picking up her Konoha headband. She reached up to tie it around her neck like she normally does, but forgot about Naruto's gift…

"OHMYGAWD, PIG! LOOK, NARU-TARD FINALLY TIED THE KNOT!" Sakura shrieked, pointing at Hinata's necklace, then the engagement ring.

"HYUUGA HINATA! HE PROPOSED TO YOU AND YOU DIDN'T TELL US?" Ino screeched.

"U-uh, w-well-"

"NARUTO LOVES HINATA-CHAN! NARUTO LOVES HINATA-CHAN!" Ino and Sakura chanted, dancing around in euphoria.

Tenten sighed. "I wish Neji would propose to me."

Sakura stopped dancing for a moment to answer Tenten, "Tenten, he thinks you hate him."

"…"

"You know, all that revenge-for-cheating stuff?"

"…"

"Neji-bastard? Ring any bells?"

"…"

"'Neji-I-hate-you-get-the-hell-away?"

"… Oh, right, that."

"WE HAVE A GENIUS HERE!" Sakura hollered, clapping.

Tenten huffed. "Gawd, sorry! Short term memory loss here?" she pointed to her head.

Ino laughed. "Nice try Ten-chan."

"Hey, guys?" Sakura said. "What the hell is that?!" she pointed towards Karin. "TENTEN! CLOWN DOWN! FIRST FLOOR, PASSED OUT ON THE CARPET! TAKE CARE OF IT!"

"… I'm in the room you know, I can see the clown."

Sakura sighed. "Just take care of it Ten-chan."

Tenten grinned. "With pleasure."

"Guys, it's been an hour and a half. So how long does it take?" Naruto complained.

"This is troublesome.

"Shut up dobe, stop being so impatient."

"Actually, I think you all are acting like a bunch of children," Neji sniffed.

"Yeah, including you," Shikamaru muttered.

"In fact, I would wonder what- Hey, the girls are here!" Neji said. He had his Byakuugan on and was pointing in the direction of the girls' house. "I think the kids are with them too!"

"Kaa-san, let us come!" Sachi begged, tears running down her face. "I need to go! Our birthday is coming up in two weeks, and they can't miss their birthday! I'm NOT, I'm NOT a weak little girl anymore, I can take care of myself!" she stomped her foot.

Sakura sighed, sensing how important this was to her daughter. "I told you already, it doesn't matter how strong you are, you are not ready to be a Kunoichi! You should wait till you're older, I mean you could get hurt! You could get killed!"

"ITACHI-NII WAS A SHINOBI WHEN HE WAS MY AGE!"

"That might be, but you aren't Itachi! I'm sorry, you can't go."

Sachi looked at Hana and Akira, who were pleading with Tenten and Ino. "Fine. We won't go," Sachi huffed, stomping her foot and crying. She motioned to Hana and Akira, and they dejectedly walked back to the compound.

"I feel bad now…" Sakura sighed.

"We aren't seriously giving up, are we?" Akira asked.

Hana laughed. "Of course not!"

"NARUTO! IF YOU HURT OUR HINA-CHAN I SWEAR I WILL KILL YOU, KYUUBI AND HOKAGE BE DAMNED!" they had arrived at the clearing the boys were in, and Sakura was yelling at Naruto about marrying Hinata.

"YOU PROPOSED TO HINATA-SAMA?" Neji bellowed.

"Great Sakura-chan! Look what you did! Now he's gonna gang up with Gaara and they'll kill me in my sleep and I'll die and you will be sorry you mentioned it!!"

"I can't believe the dobe got married before us!" Sasuke muttered to Shikamaru.

"Marriage is troublesome."

"HINATA-SAMA, WHAT ARE YOU WEARING!"

She put her hands on her hips. "I c-can wear whatever I w-want too!"

Neji glared at Ino and Sakura, sure that they had put Hinata up to wearing that. Because sweet, darling Hinata was wearing a midnight-blue low-cut, v-neck shirt with fishnet across the v-neck and fishnet sleeves. She was also wearing a black mini, and the dark blue ninja shoes she normally wore. On her neck, the necklace was covered by her headband, and she wore the ring and the sapphire studs.

"I-I know what y-you're thinking, but I WANTED to w-wear this!" she stuttered at Neji.

He spun around, glaring at Tenten. "What did you do to her? I mean, Hinata-sama is…" he lost his train of thought as he took in what Tenten was wearing. She had on a black Chinese-style shirt, with gold ringing the sleeves and the collar. There were two gold dragons snaking around her waist, and she also had black pants with gold designs on them.

Sakura had on a red spaghetti-strap tank top with a fishnet shirt over that. She had her black forehead-protector on as a headband as usual, and wore black gloves on her hands. She also had on a black mini, and low black ninja heels.

Ino had on a similar outfit, a purple tank top covered with a fishnet shirt, and a black mini. She had on the same black heels, and her hair was newly highlighted in purple.

"What are you wearing?" Sasuke spluttered out.

Sakura scoffed. "These? This is our work outfit!"

Sasuke raised an eyebrow.

"Oh come on! We had to get money when we were away! So we were bounty hunters, and this is our special uniform!" she motioned towards her friends. "You know, we're recognized as great bounty hunters all across Sand and Rain!"

"Hinata-sama, you're in a gang?!" that was too much. And so, the great Hyuuga Neji fainted into the waiting arms of Tenten, who happily dropped him and went on her merry way.

"THIS IS NO TIME FOR NAPS NEJI!" Naruto shouted, dragging poor Neji along the road.

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