I'm SOOO sorry I didn't update. PLZ FORGIVE ME!...I had a problem with my account. Here's ch. 2, so enjoy!

Disclaimer: It would be nice if I owned Naruto, but sadly I only own a copy of books 1-9 (Waah!).

Chapter II: Briefings

The Hokage's house seems real plain, Naruto thought. The only things worth mentioning are that sliding door with the crane and the tea table. Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were waiting for the fifth Hokage to appear and brief them. Naruto had shown up early, wearing black pants and a dark green wind breaker. Sasuke had a dark red sweater with his clan's crest on the back and navy blue shorts. Sakura was wearing a blue yellow striped kimono with violet flowers on it (which Naruto ogled at for three minutes before Sakura smacked Naruto on the head. "It's for Sasuke, you baka!" she fiercely whispered.) Silence filled the room. A sparrow in the distance chirped in the trees. At last, the village champion opened the door and sat down at her new birch desk.

"So, you three have been chosen to do this mission, since you've been to the mist village before.

"As for the mission, shinobi from both our village and Otogakure are involved in this. There are also rumors that the leaders of this attack are Orochimaru and Itachi."

Both name names struck Sasuke like a cannon. Shivers ran down his back. This was his chance to finally kill his older brother… But was he up to the challenge? And what would he do with Orochimaru, the same ninja who gave him that curse?

He resumed his attention to the Hokage, who was still briefing the team. Meanwhile, Naruto was doing his best to keep up…

"… So, any questions?" the woman asked.

"Yeah, yeah," Naruto snorted. "Now, when do we get to the ass-kicking part!"

Typical of Naruto, Tsunade thought almost automatically. "Anyone else besides Naruto ("Hey!") have any questions?"

"I do." Everyone turned their heads towards Sasuke in disbelief. This was very surprising. Sasuke never asked any questions during a mission briefing! A face of determination slowly grew on his face. "Do you have any new information about Orochimaru?"

Silence filled the room. Tension was very thick.

"There are no new reports about on Orochimaru, except for rumors that he's deploying a large force of Sound ninja for this attack. Dismissed." Then, the Hokage calmly left the room, quietly shutting the sliding door behind him.

"Okay, people," Naruto suddenly shouted. "Let's all go home, pack up, and leave by tomorrow! Oh, yeah!"

"Naruto," Sakura said. "For once, sit still for one second. Honestly, you're always excited about a mission, over-train for it while having a lack of sleep, and overdo the mission. Could you please at least have proper rest this time? Was there ever a night in your life where you slept at least eight hours?"

Naruto fell silent. He stared blankly into the distance, thinking the matter over and over and over and over, etc.

"…….uhhhhh…..nope."

Sakura sighed deeply. "I didn't think so."

"Right. Now, if you'll stop jabberin', I got training to do! Later!" Before she got a word out, Naruto disappeared in a poof.

"What a moron." She turned to Sasuke, who was starting to walk off. "Um, Sasuke-kun?"

"What?" Sasuke asked.

"Could you come over to my house to do a little, um, training? I-I can keep up with you now, by the way. Please?" Sakura blushed at the statement.

"No. I need to be alone." Sasuke turned and headed back to his house. Sakura felt heartbroken. The Inner-Sakura was screaming "Get back here you ass!" Every time she asked him to do something, to say "Great job, Sasuke-kun!", or even say "ohayogozaimasu", Sasuke would ignore her, or just say "You're annoying". It's just not fair, She thought. She eventually turned and trudged back home too.