Me: Sorry about the Lee thing! My mistake, we'll just pretend someone else helped him change! *sweatdrop* and by the way, I will say the character as who they really are, but just remember that they're in someone else's place!

Cast: -_- baka

Me: I also took so long to update because I lost this chapter and it somehow got erased... I then had to redo it... *cries*

Cast: -_- *chou baka...

Me: *glares at them* **USERU!!!

Cast: O.o

Tenten: I'm afraid to ask her what happened to Neji and Shikamaru...

Sakura and Ino: *think what they would have done with Sasuke* hmmm.... I think I know where they are...

Me:*runs by them* La! *bounces around and pulls out her sword* Shiny! ^^ *runs into the Konohagure swinging it to and fro*

Kiba: Crap, we gotta stop her!

Sakura: Otherwise it'll be the next Uchiha Massacre!

Sasuke: -_- That's.... not funny....

((Just had a fencing competition and all worn out, yet strangely... hyper... *shrugs* oh well...))

***** "I'm hungry!" Chouji groaned as searched around for food. Naruto grabbed the large collar that concealed Chouji's grinning face, a look that would not fit Shino whatsoever.

"Now remember, Chouji... you have to act like Shino." Naruto tried to manage a whisper into the Shino "look-alike'"s ear.

Akamaru followed slowly behind, whimpering... he missed the old Kiba. Naruto picked up Akamaru, who at that point started to bark loudly. Naruto glared at the dog to shut up, but at that point Akamaru got out of the painful grasp to bite at Naruto's hand.

"OWWW!!!" Naruto winced as he shook his hand back and forth. "Stupid mutt..."he grumbled, taking out his pack of bandages, as Akamaru looked very pleased with himself.

Chouji laughed and then sighed, realizing Shino never DOES laugh. To the best of his ability he tried to keep a straight face and stood up, putting his hands in his pockets, constantly trying to ignore his grumbling stomach. He felt nervous about training. In some way they would have to get out of it. After all, it wouldn't be easy faking all those bugs. He wasn't the best at other's bloodline techniques... well obviously. Naruto grinned. He wished he could have still been close to Sakura, but Kiba was easy. He just had to be even more obnoxious, as he put it.

Kurenai saw the two fidgeting boys, and raised a curious eyebrow. At that moment she was able to see through the Ninjutsu and shook her head from side to side. Why Naruto and Chouji she wondered, was Hinata doing it too? She decided to play along for a while as then walked up to them.

"Hey guys." She added in an efficient tone. Naruto's eyes were filled with shock. He was so used to Kakashi being late that he was planning for a few minutes to get adjusted. In fact, she was EARLY!

"What's going on?" A grin crept along the Jounin's face.

"Nothing! Nothing at all! Hehe...." Naruto shivered nervously, shaking his now bandaged hand.

"What h...happened Kiba... are y...you okay?" Hinata mumbled as she approached the group.

"Uhh... haha! I accidentally cut it, but its fine! No! The dog didn't bite me!" Naruto laughed haughtily. Chouji sighed to himself, 'baka' Hinata, strangely enough didn't take much notice to Naruto's statement and then she turned to Kurenai instead and bowed,

"***Osoku nante... summimasen..."Hinata mumbled shyly. Kurenai laughed and nodded,

"It's okay Hinata, I was early," She knew at that very instant that she was in fact talking to the real Hinata, "Well... how about we all do simple missions today... Hokage said it's been pretty slow lately, so our missions will just be basically simple."

"So... so, what are we going to do?" Naruto groaned, even though he'd have to fake being Kiba, he would have preferred a tough mission.

"I think we're babysitting the 3rd's grandson." Kurenai noted looking up to the sky.

"No! I don't want to watch that runt! He's going to make me play ninja with him again..." Naruto moaned, head dropping.

"Since when have you known the grandson of the 3rd?" Kurenai grinned slyly and then added, "And playing ninja? Aren't you one already?" Naruto glared at his now sensei, clenching his fists, his cheeks turning slightly red.

"Kiba... it will be okay... they... won't be so bad... I'll play with them instead of you... if you want." Hinata offered softly. Naruto turned his head to the side. She was acting... so normal... it was weird, like she was being casual compared to her usual self. Maybe it was just that she didn't like him that much.

*****

"Shikamaru... you're so... hyper..." Ino stared wide eyed at the eager Shikamaru... Shikamaru was NOT eager for anything. Asuma shrugged and added,

"I think his mother drugged him...." He already knew quite well that the oddly obsequious Chouji and then mission-enthusiastic Shikamaru were already some one else, but he decided to play along, after all, at least Ino was the same Ino. Also, Shikamaru really didn't train with the groups anyway... this was just another congratulations breakfast for the successful retrieval of Sasuke. He lit his cigarette and stared blankly at the sky.

"Yes... Asuma-sensei should really be one to talk about being on drugs..." Ino mumbled to herself, for Kiba he was happy to know that she turned her attention to something else for the time being.

Kiba didn't exactly understand as to why they thought it was so odd that he was excited to wake up early and start possibly a mission. Did Shikamaru not like to do them? He didn't pay much attention to the boy in the first place so acting like him... would be hard. He then remembered that Shikamaru, from his fight was very, lazy... to say the least and pretty much pessimistic. He really only knew Shikamaru from the retrieval and he was acting a bit out of character... more serious that Shikamaru had known to be. He tried to change his look a bit, after all, usually Shikamaru had lazy eyes... not bouncing eyes full that look like he just got high on god knows what.

"Okay... so we're off to breakfast!" Asuma announced in an excited yet relaxed tone. Ino waited for an excited response from Chouji, where instead he just shrugged.

"Chouji, have you finally decided to go on a diet or something? You're not as excited about food as you usually are." Ino sneered at him.

"..." Shino just ignored her and just followed Asuma down that path.

"Fiiine! Give me the silent treatment will you? Gawd! This is some pretty damn evil dream if you ask me!" She groaned loudly to the point where everyone just stared at her.

**** *Chou Baka: Super Idiot, (taken from the show)

** Useru: Slang way of saying shut-up.

***Osoku nante sumimasen: I'm sorry I'm late.

**** Me: Bleach. Well that sucked...

Sakura: What is this heightened compulsion with using Japanese in your fics?

Me: It's practice for me and for the readers! ^^

Sakura: Liar. You just want to show off. And what's with not putting me in this chapter?

Me: *grins* ooh... well a, I do NOT want to show off, if you ask my friends I always speech Japanglish, and b, I'm going to make your life a living hell... remember who is your sweet Sasuke-kun?

Sakura: O.o *cries*