Disclaimer: C'mon you people know that I don't own this stuff…

Notes: Okay, maybe this isn't funny as I thought it would be, maybe it's just depressing cuz I'm not in a good mood…oh, Also, this chap is about what the kids do when they got home, the ppl mentioned are: Uzumaki Sajito, Hatake Ainami, Hyuga Hotaru, Inuzuka Nyoko, Dakegi Max, and Nohashii Mizu and Uchiha Ayame. (In that order. Its because those characters had enough background for me to make something out of it.)

4. Back Home.

Sajito could see that his dad was definitely not pleased with him on the way home about the way he had acted in the day's training, "Dad…" he said quietly, "Are you mad?"

"Mad, no, disappointed, yes." Naruto turned sideways to look at his son, "But that's not your fault. How's your rib?"

"Still hurts a little, but not that much." Sajito answered, determined to put up a good front.

They had now reached their house at the edge of the village, as far away as possible from the Hyuga dwellings. Hinata had already arrived and was waving to them from the doorstep.

Sajito hung back some as he sought to approach his mother, "Hey, Mum."

"Hello, yourself." Hinata gave him a quick hug and stepped back, "How was it?"

Sajito was very glad she didn't squeeze him too tightly, for his rib was beginning to throb painfully once again, "It was okay, I guess." He mumbled, heading for the door.

"I hope you were not too harsh on him, Naruto-kun." Hinata turned to Naruto, "It's only their first day, you know."

"'Course not." Naruto bent down toward her and brushed his lips against hers, "After having Kakashi as a sensei, I learned the hard way."

"What's for dinner?" Sajito asked suddenly.

"Oh, um, rice balls." Hinata replied, blushing slightly. "They're your favorite, aren't they?"

"Err, yeah, thanks." Sajito managed a small smile, "I'm going to wash up." Leaving his parents alone, he trudged upstairs without much enthusiasm. Securely locking the bathroom door, he stared for a long while at himself in the mirror. He saw nothing but his own reflection, reflecting weakness, fear.

It wasn't that he didn't try to become strong. He tried plenty; it was just that he didn't have enough confidence, enough talent as his dad. Naruto could screw up and he would just laugh and curse himself just for the hell of it …it wasn't fair. Sajito splashed cool water on his face to refresh himself, but try as he might, couldn't refresh his spirit.

"Welcome home, Ai-chan." Kakashi opened the door. "How was your day, hm?"

"Neji-sensei's pretty cool, he's a bit wired up though." Ainami reported to her uncle, "I mean, he made climb this stupid statue, and he made me run thirty laps."

Instead of sympathy, which she expected, Kakashi beamed, "Oh, yes, that is a good start for you beginners, Neji actually did some thinking."

"But, he…" Ainami protested, "Hotaru tried to beat me up."

"Don't worry, I'll talk to him tomorrow." Kakashi patted her shoulder and sat back down to read, "Dinner's pizza, its in the microwave."

"Did you make the teams for the Jounin sensei's?" Ainami wanted to know, "Or did Chouji-sensei make them?"

"Chouji did." Kakashi put down his book again, "Why?"

"Just wondering." Ainami grinned childishly, "You know the other guy on my team?"

"Aquarius?"

"He's weird, can he talk?"

"Of course he can, according to you, Ai-chan, everybody's weird." The hokage ruffled her hair, "Go eat, now, or else I'll have to make you."

"You can't make me." Ainami stuck out her tongue.

"Can I?" Kakashi questioningly raised an eyebrow as he got to his feet, "Care to test that?"

"Uh, no." In the end, she still thought it was better to retreat inside the kitchen. "I'll go eat."

"I'm home, Mom." Hotaru called out as she entered and slammed the door.

Sakura came out and greeted her daughter cheerfully, "How was it, Hotaru-chan?" she looked around, "Where's your father?"

"Here." Neji appeared in a cloud of smoke behind her, "She did okay."

"I'm glad the kids didn't try to kill you, Neji-kun." Sakura said jokingly.

He spun around to face her, clasping her hard by the shoulder, a dangerous glint in his eyes, she had only seen that once and had hoped never to see it again, "You think they can kill me, Sakura?"

"Uh, no, I'm sorry." Sakura stammered, "I guess they can't."

"I'm going to wash up now." Neji departed abruptly.

"Um, okay, would you mind…" Hotaru stared questioningly at her mother, "What the hell is up with Dad?"

"I think he just had a bad day, he can get pissed." Sakura replied quickly. "Everybody can, you know, if anything…"

"You're not gonna tell me anything aren't you, Mom?" Hotaru sighed, "That's okay though, and he's probably pissed about Uncle Hiashi and all. I mean, he's such a bitch"

"Nice guess." Neji scoffed as he emerged from the bathroom, "That's not it, Sakura, never…"

"Yes."

Hotaru looked at Neji, then back at Sakura again, "Dad, you're not weak." She announced at some length. "Because if you believe that, you're stupid.

"Neji had to manage a smile for that.

Nyoko tripped over her brothers' many pairs of shoes as she came in the door, but three pairs were missing, that meant she wouldn't be cooking for a full house, thank God. Cooking for 8 males wasn't easy, at any rate. "Anyone home?"

"The whole gang." Her third oldest brother Yuki's head poked out of the fourth door on the right, "Akira forgot to wear his shoes."

"Baka." Nyoko smiled back, "He's the only one that'll make that mistake, "So, what'd he do for a substitute, eh?"

"He gambled for a pair of sandals, stupid, huh?" Yuki shrugged, "Apparently, he won." He held up a pair of pink sandals, "Too bad they're pink, otherwise…"

"Shut up about the stupid shoes already." Nyoko wiped her sweat off her forehead, "You people are gonna settle for sandwiches today, I'm tired."

"Don't worry, sis." Yuki said, "I'll help you, even though I can burn salad."

"I know you can, which is why you can wash the dishes." She smirked, "Get Akira to help me or something, at least he's not obsessed with blood and can slice ham."

"Sheesh, sis, cut me some slack. I don't even like ham." Yuki groaned, "I like pork better."

"Either way, its still pig meat." Nyoko sighed, "Go wash your hands."

"Too bad!" Screamed another brother, which happened to be Taku, "IT'S AN EMERGENCY!"

"Oh well." Nyoko sweatdropped, "There's always the sink in the kitchen."

Yuki followed his sister into the kitchen, only to find a tub of laundry soaking in the sink, "Ewww, I think those are Dad's." he held his nose.

"Well, uh, no, those are mine." Said another voice, it was the eldest brother Kansuke, "I forgot to put it in the wash last week, and I was out."

"Why the hell the sink?" Yuki dissed his older brother and dodged a punch, the punch went into the newly painted wall. "Oh, shit, it's not my fault."

Dakegi Max slammed the door to announce his arrival.

"You don't have to be so loud." Tensei entered the room with his sword in hand, "I hope you haven't tired yourself out from training with Shino-san."

"Nah, we didn't do much." Max kicked off his shoes, "Did you have a word with him again?" seemingly his sensei and his dad always had meetings without him knowing it, "I hope he didn't say anything bad whatsoever."

"As a matter of fact, I did. But don't worry, I'm not gonna kill you, you got a decent report." His Dad patted his shoulder, "We should eat first then train some more."

"What's for dinner, huh, Dad?"

"Whatever you feel like eating, I just restocked on junk food." Tensei gave his son a shove toward the kitchen, "It's a reward."

"Oh, cool!" Max rushed to the pantry and unearthed a bag of Fritos and salsa. "Is Okonomiyaki in here somewhere?"

"I can go buy it if you want to, anyways, the grocery is just down the street." Tensei pulled on his jacket and headed out the door.

"Ah, no matter." Max plopped himself down on the couch and turned on the television, "What's on T. V." he grabbed the remote and started flipping through the channels.

The phone rang suddenly, "Please leave a message after the beep, arigato…" the machine blared out.

"Um, Max," it was his Dad, "I…um, forgot my wallet."

"Mizu-chan." Her mother called weakly from the bedroom, "How was it?"

"Um, it was fun." Mizu poked her head timidly inside, "How are you, Mama?"

"All right," she managed a small smile, "You should get yourself something to eat, you must not end up like me."

"Um, Mama, what did the doctors say?" Mizu asked shyly.

"They said the surgery must be soon." Her mother heaved a sigh, "It must be within the next three months or else I might not last long."

"Mama, but we…"

"We'll manage, Mizu-chan, don't worry about it, just become stronger, I believe in you."

"Hai, Mama." Mizu nodded slightly, "My honor is try and my duty is to love."

Her mother patted her head gently and coughed, "Good girl, Mizu-chan."

"Mama, I wanted to ask you something." Mizu looked at her closely. "Does it really matter to you that I am weak?"

"Of course it doesn't, you're only 9, and you have plenty of time to mature into an ANBU member, Mizu-chan, my hope is I'll live to see that."

"Thank you, Mama, good night."

"I'm home, Sasuke-san." Ayame slumped down on an armchair, "To hell with this."

"Okay, obviously you didn't have a good day, Aya-chan, what the hell's up now?" Sasuke appeared suddenly behind her, "What the hell did Ino do now?"

"Nothing, the whole day frickin sucked, that's why." Ayame smoothed down her dark braid, "I fought Rain today."

"What, that Souke girl?" Sasuke turned to her, "Did you win or lose, huh?"

"It was a damn draw, Ino called it." Ayame smirked.

"Why did the girls decide to spar? It seems very unlike them, I thought they'd get some of those stupid missions from Kakashi."

"Hinata-san suggested it." She shrugged, "She's kinda freaking me out lately, too cool, if you know what I mean."

"Crap it all." Sasuke groaned, "My day wasn't that great either."

"What's wrong, eh?"

"Tell me something, it's about Kinji." Sasuke turned away from the girl, "You're in the same class as him, right?"

"He's a really weird guy, too obsessed with the bugs and shit." Ayame replied, "It probably runs in the family."

Notes: Uh, sorry if that was a little weird, I think it was, I was multi-tasking, updates won't come this fast from now on, I have stuff going on, but I'll try my best. Next chapter has the following people: Sephiroth Sekimb, Sao Brad, Azuki Riku, Hyuga Rain, and Kai. Just out of curiousity, who made which character?