AN: Reviews! Reviews! Yippee!
Dual Rasengan glad you found it amusing. I found it amusing as well.
Amaterasu-sama I'm glad you've liked it so far and don't worry there won't be anything too mushy. I think with the boy/boy pairings I was more shocked that that was what decided whether or not they would read a fic I know plenty of people who aren't slash fan girls or boys but that normally doesn't deter them from reading stories with slash in them.
Crazy-antman, hurrahhurrah, Night-Owl123, starry096 laugh away at this as well. Also I'll try to keep the updates coming.
Azamiko I'm glad you liked it so far. I'll definitely consider those suggestions. Oh… and I agree with you on the pairings.
Ulitheal we'll see… thanks for the review and I'm glad you liked it.
Only Secret from the looks of your review you found the past chapter as funny as I did. If that's the case you should enjoy this one as well.
Cheeky brat no spandex whatsoever. Spandex is the spawn of Satan… just thought I should get that out of the way. I hope you keep laughing.
Jubei Himura, Tombadgerlock I'm glad you're enjoying this so far. After the Dream is coming along as well (Chapter 14 should be out by the time you read this).
Aligrl I'm glad you liked so much and you're right this is just something to read and enjoy without thinking too much with the exception of the ranks which even I still find confusing… Any way I reread my response to you the day after I posted and realized the name thing sounded weird. Just thought I should tell you that I have several friends named Ali so… yeah didn't mean to sound weird or anything sorry if I did.
Krn-kimbap I'm glad you're enjoying. Team seven will definitely have fun with Tsunade and Jiraiya.
Ayuka-chan ….that's a good question…I'll have to ask sometime.
Xx-Tsumi-Chan-xx sorry you're sad about the couples; I hope you enjoy the story anyways. Hopefully this chapter will amuse you and take your mind off of it.
I think with the boy/boy pairings I was more shocked that that was what decided whether or not they would read a fic. I know plenty of people who aren't slash fan girls or boys but that normally doesn't deter them from reading stories with slash in them.
Another note on pairings: I'm not doing Naruto/Sakura either. This will probably have Sakura/Lee in it. I haven't decided if Naruto, Sasuke, or Asuma's team will have any pairings yet we'll all have to see how it goes.
Well I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I know I did. I got a bit drunk went to a dance all was good and fun. (Especially the hot gay boys that were dancing with each other and taking off shirts: Need I say more)
This story is AU (Sasuke's still there) starting after about chapter 177 of the manga that means there will be spoilers if you haven't gotten that far. Information about the past five years will be told throughout the story.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
B regular stuff
B internal thoughts and such.
Picture Day
Day two of shopping week dawned bright early. The sun greeted Konoha's shinobi warmly as they awoke to prepare for another day of missions.
For a small group of shinobi the dawn wasn't quite so welcome. Inuzuka Kiba grudgingly left his faithful companion Akamaru at home as he strolled off in search of his former team. Although the village was rather accommodating of his clan's companions, Kurenai had gently persuaded him that the pup's presence wasn't really necessary and that Akamaru would most likely grow bored. He had grumbled a bit but finally conceded when Hinata had asked him politely.
"Good morning Kiba-kun, Shino-kun" Hinata uttered as her teammates walked up to their meeting place.
"You're early this morning, Hinata," Shino said in greeting. She smiled back at him before turning to offer Kiba a shy smile as well.
"I hope you're all ready to get some shopping done," Kurenai said with a grin as she walked up to her team five minutes later. Shino shrugged in response; Hinata managed another quiet smile for her sensei; and Kiba managed to look disgruntled.
"I don't mind going shopping or anything once in a while, but why did we have to go so damn early," he whined.
Kurenai smirked at her former student before leaning in conspiratorially to answer. "The other teams all have the same assignment so I decided it would be best if we got a head start," she said. "Plus I talked to a friend of mine who runs a local boutique and she agreed to let us come in early so we can avoid the crowds and not waste our day," she added with a small shrug.
Kiba mulled this over for a minute before shrugging in concession. Kurenai smiled and turned around to lead the way. She paused when she heard a nearby bush rustle but continued on her way after deciding there were no threats.
Naruto sighed in relief as he watched the former members of Team 8 and their sensei walk away. He had been rudely awakened by Sakura before sunrise that morning and had been hiding from her ever since. He wondered vaguely if Sasuke was in a similar predicament before shrugging it off and scanning the area again. When saw no signs that he had been followed, Naruto crept out of his hiding place and took off down the road.
From his spot atop Ichiraku's, Sasuke saw Naruto creep out of the bushes and take off towards the forest. He quickly followed after his blond teammate hoping that together they would be able to evade the two less than sane members of the team. That and maybe they could make it to the training grounds; he hadn't had a challenging fight in months.
By noon that day Team 8 had finished shopping. To show her gratitude to her obliging students, Kurenai treated them to lunch. After they bid farewell to Hinata near the academy and Kiba left to meet up with Chouji to train, Shino and Kurenai headed to the Jounin meeting room. Shino wanted to speak with Shikamaru and Neji about missions; Kurenai just wanted to brag to the other former senseis. She doubted that even with the help they were receiving any of them would be finished already.
The two entered the room before splitting to speak with their respective parties. Kurenai ambled over to Gai, Asuma, and the rather frazzled Anko and Shizune who appeared to be trying to persuade the former two that they needed to get to work. Judging by the looks the rest of the room's occupants were sending them, the picture day and its requirements had become public knowledge. This should make bragging even sweeter, Kurenai thought.
"Kurenai!" Gai shouted when she stopped next to him. "You appear most elated on this alluring, bewitching, and bountiful day. Please share with us, your esteemed colleagues, what undertaking has left you so indubitably exalted," he exclaimed loudly, managing to gain any attention that hadn't been focused on the group previously, which included Shino and the other rookies that were in the room.
Naruto and Sasuke are no where to be seen; I wonder what Kakashi is doing with them, Kurenai pondered before turning to answer Gai's verbose inquiry. "My team is ready," she boasted straight to Asuma's face. Her proclamation only served to aggravate Shizune and Anko who turned back to Gai and Asuma attempting to coax the two men into bringing their teams shopping.
Asuma took a moment to glare at smirking Kurenai before endeavoring to assure Anko that his Team would be ready in time without spending the entire week visiting every shop and salon in the village. Gai on the other hand was busy trying to illustrate the benefits of spandex to a blushing Shizune. Most of the Jounin in the room just shook their heads and returned to their previous conversations.
The room's babble was interrupted a moment later when a rather harried blond skidded into the room. The Jounin could only watch in confusion as he glanced around quickly before jumping into one of the storage closets. A moment later Naruto popped his head out to hiss, "None of you saw me." The group's shock grew when an equally harassed looking Uchiha Sasuke mimicked his ex-teammate's actions a few moments later.
The unspoken questions were answered a few minutes later when Kakashi walked in the room and looked around. "Have any of you seen Naruto and Sasuke?" he asked. Tsunade is going to kill me if I don't get those two taken care of, he thought praying someone in the room would be able to tell him where the two had gone. Many of the shinobi in the room contemplated ratting out the two but decided it wasn't worth the pain they would suffer for it later. Instead they shook their heads causing an exasperated silver haired Jounin to sigh and exit the room.
Several minutes after the door closed behind him, Naruto and Sasuke crept out of the closet and glanced around once before sighing in relief. They walked over to Neji and the others. "What was that about?" Shikamaru asked lazily.
"Kakashi and Sakura have gone insane over these stupid team pictures," Naruto grumbled.
"You're hiding from them?" Neji stated skeptically.
"You would too if you had someone as obsessive compulsive over appearances as Sakura hounding you," the blond answered.
"Do you even know what that means?" TenTen inquired. She giggled when the only response she received was a glare.
"So how long do you plan on hiding from them?" Shikamaru asked.
"As long as we can," Sasuke answered, glancing around the room again. His eyes widened in shock and both he and Naruto ducked behind the others when they saw Sakura walk in.
The pink haired Jounin glanced around the room once before sighing in frustration. "Have any of you seen Naruto or Sasuke lately?" she asked, collapsing into one of the chairs.
Naruto and Sasuke stiffened slightly and signaled for the others to lie. Unfortunately for them the others weren't feeling quite as threatened as earlier so they didn't remain blessedly silent. "They just came out of the closet," Neji said with smirk. Had he been watching he would have noticed both boys looking at him in horror.
It took most of the room a few moments to decipher the play on words but Sakura surprisingly just rolled her eyes and smiled. "About damn time," she muttered while shrugging at Neji.
"What?" Neji asked, wiping the smirk off his face and looking at her in confusion.
"I said about damn time. Did both of them come out or just one?" she asked after repeating her earlier statement. Naruto could only cover his face in his hands when he felt TenTen and Shikamaru trying not to laugh besides him.
"You don't seem surprised." TenTen stated while looking at the other girl incredulously but still trying not to laugh.
"Oh come on people how could it have been any sort of shock. I've known since I was like fourteen," she said, trying not to laugh at their naïveté.
"Did they tell you at that point?" Neji asked.
"No," Sakura said, "but it was painfully obvious."
"Well I didn't notice," TenTen said.
"How many other fourteen year olds do you know who won't even look at the hundreds of females practically throwing themselves at his feet. And as for Naruto how many other fourteen year olds do you know who would be able to spend that much time with Jiraiya and not be a pervert," she said as if stating the obvious. "What?" she asked when she noticed the shocked looks everyone was giving her. "If they just told you they were gay…"
"Actually Sakura, Neji was joking," Shikamaru said.
Sakura eyes widened in shock before she slowly stood up and took a breath, "Oh shit," she said.
"Sakura," Sasuke growled out as he stood from behind Neji. Sakura began edging towards the door. It only got worse when Naruto stood up and bit out, "Run."
"Genma," Sakura squeaked, "I don't think Kakashi-sensei would appreciate it if you let me be injured." Genma smirked and took step forward only to be stopped when Naruto turned to him.
"Genma if you take one more step I will personally see to it that you are never able to top again, is that understood?" the blond bit out while still glaring at his teammate. Genma froze and Sakura squeaked again when Sasuke lunged forward. The pink haired Jounin took off out the door and was quickly followed by both of her teammates.
The moment the door closed behind them laughter could be heard. "Kakashi, how long have you been here?" Kurenai asked in confusion.
"I snuck in through the window when Sakura came in," he managed to answer through his giggles.
"Shouldn't you go after them to make sure they don't kill Sakura?" Genma asked, crouching next to his lover and raising an eyebrow slightly.
"Hmm…" Kakashi hummed as he seemed to consider the other man's suggestion. "Oi, Lee," he said, turning to Mini-Gai, "You still like Sakura, right?"
"Yosh!" Lee shouted back in acknowledgement, "I will one day prove myself to my beautiful, delicate flower."
"Right…well you know now that Sasuke's gay and all, Sakura will most likely move her attention elsewhere and with that rival gone Naruto is probably going to take advantage of it. You should probably go after them to make sure Naruto doesn't win Sakura's heart before you," he slyly.
Lee's eyes widened momentarily (only serving to make him look even creepier) before flames began burning in them and he took on the Nice-Guy pose. "OH! My eternal rival is clever taking advantage of this situation. I shall give chase to win my fair flower's heart," he shouted before taking off out the door screaming, "I will save you from my rival's advances my lovely blossom!"
When it slammed shut behind him Kurenai turned to Kakashi and said incredulously, "Didn't Sakura say both her teammates were gay?"
"Well Lee obviously didn't catch that now did he," Kakashi added, grinning for a moment before cracking up again. A moment later the majority of the room joined him once everything that had just happened caught up to them.
In Tsunade's office the Hokage and the Toad Sennin were suppressing giggles while a mischievous glint began to shine in her eyes. This week was turning out to be more fun than she expected.
AN: I take back what I said last chapter; this one was the most fun I have ever had writing.
Oh and a few quick notes Sakura is just hypothesizing for the moment please don't yell at me about the joke.