Author's Note: I've decided to use part of my username as my name, seeing as Lauren didn't really mesh well with the story. :) It is now- Kai!

"Naruto... You're an idiot, you know that?" Sighed Sasuke. "Now-try again!"

Naruto sighed heavily, swallowing the growing lump of self-pity in his throat. He felt like he was never going to get it right!

He set his hands in the seal, and the lowered his head, and set his jaw. "Clone Jutsu!" His chakra circled around and cut jaggedly through the center. It rushed faster as he pushed more of his chakra into the jutsu and then growled angrily when nothing happened. His growl let up when a two clones plopped to the ground. But of course, they were dead. What good were dead clones?!

Naruto angrily threw himself on the ground, punching it a couple times before drawing his knees into his chest and then crossing his arms over his knees. He lowered his head to his arms, sighing out a shaky breath of frustration. "I'm never going to get it right! I'm not going to pass- and you're to going to get to be a ninja and I won't!"

"Naruto, don't worry! You'll get it- you just need to learn to control your chakra levels. If they're dead, it means you're probably not putting enough chakra into it, right?"

Kakashi, who had been watching them practice while reading his book, looked up.

"Okay." Naruto got up and sighed, pressing his hands together.

"What did you tell him to do, again?" Asked Kakashi quickly.

"Well, his clones are dead, so I told him to use more chakr-"

"Clone Jutsu!" "No, Naruto! " Shouted Kakashi and Naruto at the same time.

Naruto's eyes widened as the massive amounts of extra chakra imploded in on themselves, and then exploded outward, thrusting him backwards and into the air. Naruto yelped in surprise as he smashed through a tree and then landed on his shoulders heavily. He flipped over once and then crashed to the ground again, where he didn't move.

Kakashi was at his side in a flash, leaving a confused and scared Sasuke to sit alone in the huge circle in the ground. His face was scratched, and his skin and hair was covered in a dusting of dirt and grime. The ground beneath his feet was scorched and burnt from the power of Naruto's chakra; Sasuke glanced around him in awe and shock, his mind fuzzy and his body oddly woozy. There was a growing ache in his head- he had fallen at some point when Naruto's chakra had exploded.

"Naruto!" Kakashi cradled his son in his arms, his chest rising and falling in a nervous rhythm. "Naruto, can you hear me?"

"Uhn... Daddy...Owww..." Kakashi almost laughed out loud at the sound of Naruto talking. Kakashi hugged Naruto to him as tight as he could, blinking back worried tears. Naruto gasped into his father's shoulder, unable to breath."Daddy! Le... GO!"

Kakashi surprisedly loosened his grip and Naruto sorely gasped for breath, clutching his sides. "You trying to squish me to death?!" Gasped Naruto.

Kakashi laughed, and carried Naruto on his back over to where Sasuke now lay dazedly, staring into the sun. "It's so.... round!" Breathed Sasuke with a hint of a giggle.

"Oh-kaaaaay.Looks like you two are going to get checked over." Sighed Kakashi. He grabbed his book off the ground and pocketed it, before helping Sasuke off the ground. Sasuke wobbled drunkenly, and Kakashi scowled."You're not making this easy, are you?"

"You're not making it easy, you... you... pervert!" Slurred Sasuke with a dry giggle. Kakashi rose a brow in surprise and confusion. He hoped Sasuke had a concussion- because this was getting very awkward.

Kakashi wondered absentmindedly if this was what Sasuke would act like when he was drunk. If that was the case, he would definitely be attending Sasuke's twenty-first birthday party.

"Oh my gawsh! Are you okay!?" Shouted Kai, running over to them and grabbing his bandaged hands. Naruto hissed in pain and Kai winced. "Shit! Sorry!"

"Yeah, I'm okay," Laughed Naruto sheepishly. "I was trying to do that stupid Clone Jutsu, and I screwed it up.

"Has Hinata come to see you?" Kai asked, looking around for her. "Ope. Never mind, I see her!" Kai smiled and rolled her eyes, before plopping down in a chair next to Naruto's bed. He sat cross legged on top of his colorful covers, and Sasuke lay on the top bunk sleeping.

Hinata was dozing in the large armchair by the TV, though she was turned so that she faced Naruto. "So, is everyone crashing here?" Asked Kai. Naruto nodded drowsily, and Kai smiled. "You mind if I.... hang out her then?"

Naruto shrugged and smiled. "Sounds fun, I guess."

"Ok,so... Here's the deal, we're going to do something fun!" Smiled Kai deviously. "Is Sasuke a heavy sleeper?"

"Yeah, I guess so. I mean, he used to be jumpy, but now that he's used to living here, he's a pretty heavy he's got a concussion, so..."

Kai pulled her shoulder length, light, brown hair back into a pony tail and smiled wickedly. Her milk chocolate brown eyes glimmered mischievously.

"Hahaha! We're going to have fun!" Kai pulled her bag off the floor, and rummaged around in it. "You see? This is why I always come prepared." She pulled out a number of items, and giggled. Naruto held back a guffaw, and snatched the items from her hands. They were going to have fun!

"AH!!!!!!!!! Naruto, you teme! I'll kill you!" Shouted Sasuke the next morning. He had woken to see his bright pink nails and toenails and had immediately set off to find he found the lower bunk to his bed empty, he ran downstairs.

"Dad!" Kakashi looked up from his bowl of cereal and dropped his spoon.

"Sasuke, I know you've been feeling kind of funny since you hurt your head, but if you're trying to tell me something...." Kakashi squinted, and then widened his eyes as if to make sense of what he was seeing.

"Naruto and Kai painted my nails!" Shouted Sasuke in retaliation.

"Oh,...So... You did the rest?" Asked Kakashi skeptically, resting his head on his hand while he took the sight of Sasuke in.

"Wha-... Huh?" Sasuke narrowed his eyes in confusion.

"Have you looked in a mirror?" Kakashi asked, leaning forward in expectation.

Sasuke didn't answer, but rather turned on heel and marched off to the bathroom. "Oh my gawd!!! Dad!" Sasuke looked near tears by the time Kakashi got back to wear Sasuke was standing. He was in front of the mirror, viciously ripping hair bows from his head. "How could you let them do this!?"

"Hey, I got hit, too!" Remarked Kakashi defensively, flashing his bright, neon green fingernails. Sasuke bit back a smile and resolved to angrily wash his face.

"I can't believe they did that." Sasuke gasped angrily, water dripping from his lips. Kakashi shrugged.

He donned a fake, uberly homosexual voice: "You know, though- this green really sets off my eyes, don't you think?"

Sasuke snickered, and then scowled. "Shit, how do we get this stuff off?"

"Uh-oh." Kakashi looked at his son with worry in his eyes. Being that they lived in a household of only men, they had no nail polish remover. They would have to leave the house with their nail polish.

"You know, for a boy, you sure put nail polish on pretty well." Remarked Kai, hanging upside down to get a better view of Sasuke freaking out.

"Shut up. You put it on pretty messy for a girl." Retorted Naruto.

"Touche." Smiled Kai, easily bending back up to grab the branch and right herself.

"So, what now?" She asked, sitting cross legged on the branch.

"We run!" Shouted Naruto upon seeing his brother and father charge out of the house.

"I'm sorry I got you in trouble!" Shouted Kai, groaning as she grew tired.

"Come on! We can totally get away from them!" Cheered Naruto.

"You go ahead! I'm... tired!" Panted Kai dropping out of the trees. She seemed to disappear, but that was because Naruto was running so fast. "Hey, fellas! Looking for this?"

Naruto glanced back to see her pulling a bottle of something out of her bag. Sasuke smacked upside the head, but accepted the bottle. Kai smiled sheepishly, and then took of at a dead run. She disappeared in seconds, do to the fact that she had pushed all of her chakra into her legs.

Naruto was not sure what exactly had happened, but that stunt had sure brightened his day. He couldn't wait to pull of another one.

Then he realized they'd all forgotten about Hinata. Naruto raced back to see if she was okay, but she turned out to be still sleeping. Naruto's breath huffed out with an odd satisfaction and he covered her carefully but sloppily with his blanket. She'd know where to find him when she woke up.

Author's Note- So! Your reviews DO fuel my inspiration! :D Also- I DO take criticism and fix my story! :D Ask Pance! :) Is the name change better? I hope so! :D

Lauren/ MelloKai