Episode 3

"... ebony black, neon black, electric black, assassin black, lemon black, hearts and stars black, bloody black, midori black, the world is ending black, eternal black, darkness black, black hole black..."

"Yes! I want that one the last one you said!" Sasuke screamed. He couldn't take it anymore Gaara had spent the last 20 minutes listing every single color of eyeliner he had.

"You mean black hole black? Are you sure? But I still have 186 colors to go!" Gaara asked pouting.

"Yes! I'm sure!" Sasuke's patience was running thin.

"OK but you have to promise that you'll give it back!" Gaara pulled out a small golden tube from the black case.

"I promise to give it back." Sasuke eagerly put out his hand for the eyeliner and Gaara reluctantly dropped it in his hand.

Suddenly there came a thumping from the door.

"Just a minute!" Gaara yelled to the door as he got up from his chair. He walked over the door and opened it. Kankurou was standing in the doorway. He was wearing light blue pajamas with white bunnies on it. In his arms was a pink teddy bear and he had his thumb in his mouth.

"Gaara!" Kankurou squeaked as he ran in and hugged Gaara.

"What's wrong?" Gaara asked his brother gently.

"The boogieman is under my bed and he's keeping me awake!" Kankurou said in Gaara's arms.

"Don't worry, I'll fight to protect you from anything. Come on! I'll fight the boogieman!" Gaara assured Kankurou.

Kankurou looked up at his brother with sparkling eyes. "Really! Your so brave Gaara! I hope that one day I can be as brave as you!"

"I'm not brave. I just want to protect you. As a brother it is my solemn duty to protect you from anything." Gaara hugged his brother tighter.

Sasuke watched the whole scene in disgust. "Uh...Bye you guys...I'll return the eyeliner as soon as possible..." Sasuke quickly left Gaara's room and made his way as far away from the siblings as possible.

Sasuke excitedly made his way back to his dressing room. "Sasuke!" On his way somebody called his name.

Sasuke froze his tracks. He knew exactly who had called him, he had to hide before it was too late. He looked around for a place.

It was too late. "Sasuke! Sasuke! I've been looking all over for you!" It was Itachi.

"Itachi? So nice to see you!" Sasuke greeted with false joy.

"Even though you tied me up and tried to feed me to crocodiles the last time we were together. I forgive because your my brother! And brothers have to take care of each other! Oh and I made you some muffins!" Itachi offered Sasuke a muffin from the tray he was holding.

"Oh yeah I'm sorry about that." Sasuke said in a forced laughed as he scratched the back of his neck. "Muffins? Well no thank you."

"But they're blueberry...and I worked so hard to make them. I just thought that maybe you like some muffins baked with loved..." Itachi looked up at his brother. It looked like he was about to cry.

"OK fine. Just one." Sasuke reluctantly grabbed a muffin and took a small bite.

"Well?" Itachi asked anxiously.

Sasuke swallowed and looked up at his brother. "It's OK I guess..."

Itachi hugged Sasuke tightly. "You really like it! Now I planned the whole day for us! We are going to the zoo, the supermarket, the dry cleaners, the beauty parlor, the park..."

Meanwhile...

Naruto had to ask the smartest, wisest, most brilliant person he knew. And that person was Gai-sensei.

Naruto found him meditating on the floor outside of his dressing room. "Gai-sensei!"

"It is you. The grasshopper that hops through the fields looking for the single grain of corn that will fill his stomach." He didn't even open his eyes as he greeted Naruto.

Naruto sat besides the meditating teacher. "Umm...Gai-sensei...I have a problem and I was just wondering if you can help me?"

"The world is a cruel and evil place. There is little goodness and truth that stays. Yet once in a while someone is touched with true beauty and only those people shall understand the great wonder that is life." Gai answered.

"Well you see I like this girl and I don't know how I should tell her. What do you think I should do?" Naruto asked shyly.

"In the winter the sparrow flies to the tropical south to where it is warm. He flees and goes to place where he knows he can survive. Then when the snow melts and the new spring dawns he will return the place he calls home." Gai continued to meditate.

"You mean I should just tell her? Thanks for the great advice!" Naruto got up happily and went looking for Hinata.

Somewhere Hinata and Tenten are still trying to get Neji to the set...

"There is one way I know for sure to get Neji to the set." Tenten searched her pockets for something. Finally she pulled out a small silver tube of lip gloss. She applied some glitter pink lip gloss to her lips.

Hinata stared at Tenten with bewilderment. "Your not going to..."

"What? Of course I'm not going to kiss him! My lips were just chapped and why the heck would I kiss someone who has been rolling on the floor for the last five minutes." Tenten answered in a laugh.

Hinata shrugged. "Well at least now he doesn't have to get ready for the fight scene. I mean he's already dirty."

"Oh as was saying there is one person who can probably get him to move." Tenten stared evilly at the boy still rolling on the floor.

"And who is that?" Hinata asked curiously.

"His name is Nara Shikamaru." Tenten answered.

Will Gaara fight the boogie man under Kankurou's bed? What the heck is Gai-sensei saying? Will Sasuke escape the wrath of Itachi?

Tune in next time...