These are OCs, and this is a one-shot, drabble, I guess. I never got around to actually mention the second character's name.

Disclaimer: Do I need one? I don't even actually mention anybody but Iruka. Me no own Naruto.

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Seventy two minutes; with too many pauses in between.

Mark was quiet for once, moodily staring at an offending bishop.

The two boys sat across from each other around a square chess board, eyelids drooping. Their postures were very different, showing just how much interest each of them had in the game.

" You take forever. " He whined slouching forward with his chin touching the table. The table was made of cheap wood, but the varnish was a very nice quality.

Mark was sweating, not because he was nervous, but simply from the heat.

" You're losing because you're so impatient." The other player replied, fingers curling around a black knight to bring it forth a few squares on the chess board. His green eyes flickered up for a moment, to look at the face of the complaining boy.

" You know I hate chess. I hate waiting. " The boy crossed his arms across his chest in a huff, knowing that he'd have to unfold them again in a few seconds to make his move. It didn't really matter, he had enough energy to waste.

The boy with the bright green eyes didn't look impressed. The arrangement of pieces on the board was in his favor, and at this point winning really didn't get him excited; especially against someone like Mark.

" Then you're not much of a ninja. Why are you playing? "

" I want to beat you at this, okay?"

Mark hastily made a move, and scooted forward impatiently.

" This is going to wind up exactly the same as the last game if you keep this up. "

" What do you know? " The brunette glanced at his teammate grumpily.
There was a pause in the conversation.

His attention was brought to the board as his teammate finally decided his own move.

With a soft 'clack', a bishop was taken off the board and placed off to the side. Asides from the obvious fact that the piece had been taken out of the game, the king was now in ---

" Check. "

" Oh. "

There weren't too many possible ways to avoid losing, and it didn't take longer then a minute for Mark to decide his move.

" I wonder if Iruka's teaching today. You think he's actually trying to teach a bunch of kids to play ninja in this weather? "

" No. He'd be trying to settle them down at the most. "
...It didn't take very long for Mark's teammate to call checkmate.

" Wait-what? New game! "

Ninety four minutes; with too many pauses in between.
X-X-X

I'll be playing around with these characters, mostly drabbles, maybe.