[Waving like a movie star to all her reviewers] Luv you all! Te quiero! Te amo! Can't believe some of the great reviews I've got! And I'm so happy you're enjoying this Hmmm...starting to run low on ideas for these. Guess I'll have to watch the eps I've downloaded over again...

Don't want to own Naruto. None of the guys are right. [Too young, too old, too ugly...]

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Claws and Fangs are all relative, right?

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Take 1:

"You will be my will and help me Henge. It'll be a Combo Henge. Now! Something with claws or fangs! Here we go!" With his instruction to Naruto, the giant toad leapt at his waiting foe.

"Wait! Wait a minute!" Gamabunta ignored Naruto's cry and continued rushing headlong towards the sand tanuki. "Something with claws and fangs, claws and fangs..." An image appeared in Naruto's mind.

"Henge no jutsu!"

A huge burst smoke filled the air, shielding the charging pair from sight. Footsteps thundered, shaking the earth with their tremendous weight. A silhouette appeared in the cloud, and then the figure burst into view.

Sasuke and Pakkun stared up at the creature, expressions of horror and amazement written on their faces. "Wha...what's that?" Sasuke wondered aloud.

Pakkun turned to face the genin, resignation now filtering across his face at the sight of the white, blobby figure that now loomed up next to Shukaku. "It's the Stay-Puffed Marshmallow-Man."

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[Ghostbuster fans, anyone? ]

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Take 5:

Gamabunta glowered at Shukaku as he instructed his orange-clothed subordinate, preparing himself for another frontal attack. "You will be my will and help me Henge. It'll be a Combo Henge. Now! Something with claws or fangs! Here we go!"

"Wait! Wait a minute!" Gamabunta ignored Naruto's cry, as Naruto scrambled desperately through his mind for an image, a memory, SOMETHING that would fit the description. "Something with claws and fangs, claws and fangs..." A light bulb suddenly popped up over Naruto's head.

"Henge no jutsu!"

Smoke obscured the pair from any observing eyes as a burst of chakra was released. Shukaku glared into the fog, tensing as he waited for the oncoming attack. But he wasn't prepared for the figure that burst into view.

Sasuke blanched. Then blushed. Then hid his face in the deep recesses of his outfit's collar.

Standing before Shukaku was a giant Sasuke, dressed in tight leather pants and chains, the one outfit Sasuke kept for only one purpose and one person alone... His lips were curled up in a smirk, revealing the sharp teeth that had triggered the memory in Naruto's apparently-reeeeelly-one-track mind.

No one moved, shock paralyzing them all.

Gamabunta's voice thundering out from Giant Sasuke's mouth broke the silence; the boss toad obviously very amused. "And here I thought it was your 'Sakura-chan' we were fighting for..."

Sasuke gave a muffled growl, burying his face even deeper in embarrassment. At least they were some distance away from the rest of the village...

Mentally, he thanked every kami out there that Sakura wasn't conscious to see this.

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Seems odd that many of my jokes turn into sexual innuendoes...Sorry if that this is one of my shorter ones. I'll write more once inspiration hits. Did you know "blobby" isn't a word?? I say we start a campaign to add it to the dictionary!

-gatogirl1