Sai bolted upright in bed. He was on futon, on a tatami floor.

Oh. This was still at the ryokan.

"Who--?" snarled Naruto sleepily.

Sai grabbed him.

"You still hate me, right?" He couldn't help shaking the blond.

"Heck yes, are you kidding?" Naruto said, "Go back to sleep."

There was a yawn.

"We'll need it for the mission tomorrow."

Sai heaved a sigh of relief.

"Must've been something I ate at dinner then," hewhispered to himself, scratching his head.

Far away, the hag Inevitability cackled gleefully to herself.


A/N: I hope you know what a futon and tatami are.

Ryokan: a traditional Japanese inn. What the team is currently (well, as in chapter 288) staying in.