WHOOO! Last chappie, Halleluja! It's been fun but it's time to move on! Sorry for the long wait...

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"What time is it?" Shikamaru asked.

Everyone looked up at the sky. "Six-thirty."

"All right," Shikamaru said. "A few more hours until the day's over and everyone is back to normal. I think it would be best if we all go home, shut our doors and windows, cover any cracks, and just go to sleep."

"At six-thirty?" Ino said doubtfully. "Not a chance."

"Fine…It was worth a shot…" Shikamaru sighed.

"Then what are we going to do?" Tenten asked.

Shikamaru stood there for a moment. "I…have no idea."

Everyone gasped.

"Hey, I don't spend the better hours of the day studying crazy love bugs," Shikamaru said.

"Then we're doomed…" Ino said.

Meanwhile…

"Shizune?"

"Yes, Tsunade-sama?"

"What…what is that thing on my desk?"

"Er…it seems to be…the Aimushi that Shino, Sakura, and Naruto brought in."

"I thought so."

Tsunade pinched the bug off the table and dropped it into a jar that Shizune had helpfully fetched.

She slammed her fist on the table, cracking it down the middle. "NARUTO!"

Naruto turned his head. "Huh…?"

"What was that?" Sakura said worriedly.

"Sounded like Tsunade-sama…with her angry voice," Tenten said.

"I didn't do anything, why's Granny getting all testy?" Naruto said.

"Don't call her that! Be respectful!" Tenten scolded.

Lee and Neji punched Naruto in the face. AT THE SAME TIME.

"OW!" Now Naruto had two black eyes.

"Naruto-kun…" Hinata said worriedly.

"Gr…" Kiba clenched his fists.

"Troublesome…" Shikamaru sighed.

"I'm hungry…" Chouji declared.

"I'm Shino," Shino said.

"Why am I just standing here?" Sakura said suddenly.

"…?" said everyone.

"I should be going out and finding my Itachi-kun!"

"My evil brother!" Sasuke exclaimed.

"Yeah!" Sakura said.

"You can't do that," Ino said. "He ran off and you have no idea where he went."

"Not to mention we're trying to find something else," Tenten said.

"And Tsunade-baachan's gonna kill me!" Naruto wailed. "Again!"

"I've had enough of this," Shikamaru sighed, falling down onto his back and staring up at the sky. "I'm not affected by any of this, why am I helping? It's troublesome."

"Shikamaru's right…" Chouji said, sitting down and popping open a bag of chips. "Sorry, guys."

"No, no, no! This wasn't supposed to happen!" Ino complained.

"Well it did," Neji said, crossing his arms. "And we can't do anything to stop it."

"That is not the attitude to have, my rival for Tenten's love!" Lee exclaimed, sounding a bit like his mentor.

"Shut up, Lee."

"NO! It is you who should shut up!"

"You shut up."

"You shut up."

"Shut up."

"SHUT UP!"

"Shut up."

"Shut up, both of you!" Tenten shouted irritably.

"Is it never quiet around here?" Shikamaru grumbled.

"Itachi-kun! Wherever have you gone! No, wait! Don't answer! My love will lead you to—"

"Put a sock in it, Sakura, we don't want to hear it!" Ino shouted.

Sakura gasped. "Heartless pig!"

"Ugly forehead girl!"

"Be quiet," Shino ordered. "The Aimushi are mostly attracted to people who argue. If you—"

"PIG!"

"FOREHEAD!"

"PIG!"

"FOREHEAD!"

Suddenly, the ground shook and the trees parted chaotically. Pieces of the earth flew through the air and a dust cloud formed.

"Everybody get down!" Sasuke and Neji shouted, their personalities of taking charge taking over.

"It's an attack!" Ino shrieked.

Everyone covered themselves as best as they could under the circumstances and got ready for a grueling battle.

As the dust cleared, a figure stood in the distance. A petite but strong woman with flowing blond hair and overly matured whoppers stood in the middle of the destruction.

"Tsunade-sama!" everyone exclaimed in disbelief.

"WHAT are you kids doing?" Tsunade shouted, suddenly turning into a strict motherly figure of the twelve.

"I can hear your arguing from the village!" Tsunade roared. "Of course, I was looking for you all before, so you just made it easier! NARUTO! SAKURA! SHINO! Up front NOW!"

The mentioned three slowly made their way towards the angry woman.

"Yes, Tsunade-sama?" the three said quite unenthusiastically.

"WHO let loose THIS?" Tsunade said, holding up the jar with the single Aimushi in it.

Shino and Naruto pointed at Sakura who glared coldly back at them.

"Sakura?" Tsunade said, her eyebrow rising. "You did it?"

"Yes, Tsunade-sama. I'm terribly sorry, really."

"Well, what's happened then?" Tsunade asked. "Explain everything."

Everyone looked at each other and braced themselves for a long, painful journey back in time.

AN HOUR LATER…

"And that's how it happened," Sakura finished.

Tsunade was beyond angry. "You mean to tell me…that my village is infested with these cupid beetles?"

"Yes…" said everyone meekly.

Tsunade roared and slammed her foot in the ground, creating another crater.

Everyone jumped out of the way.

CRASH!

Tsunade sighed and rubbed her temples stressfully. "Okay, okay. How do we fix this?"

"We've been trying to do that from the very beginning," Tenten said. "But none of our plans have worked!"

"I don't remember you guys brainstorming anything," Shikamaru said.

"You're the Hokage-sama, shouldn't you be able to think of something?" Neji said.

Tsunade shot him an annoyed glance and waited for a second. "Yes, I have a plan. Shino, Sakura, and Naruto, you'll come with me. We'll be getting rid of this menace once and for all, and since it was your responsibilities to keep track of these bugs, it is you who will play the most important role."

Sakura and Naruto exchanged nervous looks, but obeyed the Hokage as did Shino.

10:00 PM…

The sun had fallen behind the mountains and out of sight many hours ago as the group of ninja put their plan into action. It was dark, and the only things offering light were the dim stars and the full moon. By now, the Aimushi had reached and bitten many a villager and most of the villagers were either bothering someone else about their eternal love or out late on a date. However, the genin, Shikamaru, and Tsunade didn't let that bother them…much.

"We're in position, Tsunade-sama," Tenten whispered into the radio. Neji and Lee were with her, standing at the far end of the village, west.

"We are too," Hinata said from the other side of the village with Kiba and Sasuke, east.

"So are we," Shikamaru said uninterestedly with his team north of the village.

"Good," Tsunade said from the south with Shizune and Tonton. "Now remember the jutsu I showed you. You've all practiced for a few hours, but it may not be enough since its still new. Do your best and try not to screw up."

"Thanks for the encouragement," Shikamaru muttered.

"I heard that, Shikamaru," Tsunade said sharply. "All right, now. NARUTO! SAKURA! SHINO! Commence with phase one!"

Naruto, Sakura, and Shino were at the top of a roof at the heart of the village. They were all nervous, whether they chose to show it or not. Tsunade had told them that they played the most important role in the plan, and if they didn't do their part right she'd nail them into the ground with her bare hands. She called it an important role, they called it bait.

"So uh…" Naruto started. "Sakura-chan, wanna go out with me tonight?"

Sakura slapped Naruto forcefully. "NO NARUTO!" she shouted loudly. She glared at him and hissed, "Say it louder or they won't hear you, baka!"

"WHY NOT SAKURA?" Naruto hollered.

"BECAUSE I LOVE SASUKE!"

"FINE THEN! I HATE YOU!"

"I HATE YOU MORE!"

The two turned to Shino who was standing there stoically with his hands in his pockets.

"Well?" they both said.

"It isn't working."

"Of course it isn't working!" Sakura shouted at Shino. "You're not doing anything!"

"You aren't convincing enough. And you're too obvious."

"Well maybe if you did something!"

"It isn't working."

Sakura groaned loudly.

"You know what?" Sakura said. "I tried to be nice to you, but if you won't do anything, this plan won't work!"

"We wouldn't need this plan if you didn't set the Aimushi free," Shino said simply.

Sakura's face turned red. "YOU—"

"Stop yelling at Shino!" Naruto ordered.

"But it's HIS fault!" Sakura shouted.

"How is that my fault?" Shino said.

"IT IS!"

Suddenly, the three heard a loud buzzing noise in the air. In seconds, several thousand bugs were flying at top speed towards the three at all directions. Flashes of pink and red lights flickered beautifully in the sky.

"NOW!" Tsunade shouted into the radio, almost deafening everyone's ear drums.

The ready ninja simultaneously made a hand seal and shouted, "Ninpou! Mahi no Jutsu!" (Ninja Art! Paralysis no Jutsu!)

Four beams shot from all sides of the village and crashed at once into the swarm of bugs. A flash of bright light similar to a firecracker burst and the Aimushi stopped.

Naruto, Sakura, and Shino stared up at the paralyzed bugs and in moments it was raining Aumushi everywhere.

"GAH!" Naruto shouted as a bug hit his head.

Sakura raised her arm above her head and exclaimed, "We did it!"

Shino pulled out an umbrella from his back and opened it. "So it would seem."

The other ninja appeared on the rooftop, congratulating each other.

"All right, kids!" Tsunade announced. "We aren't done yet! These Aimushi will be paralyzed for an hour or so. I want all of you to pick them up, place them in containers, and bring them back to the cave except for this one," she picked up an Aimushi and dropped it in the jar with the other. "I'll keep this and the other for our clients. Move along!"

She and Shizune disappeared.

"How troublesome…" Shikamaru yawned as he looked around the area filled with thousands upon thousands of bugs. "This'll take all night…"

THE NEXT DAY…

Naruto set free the last of the Aimushi into the cave where they belonged. "Get along, little buggies…"

The cave glittered with pink and red tints softly. The Konoha Twelve couldn't help but feel a little warm and fuzzy inside for the moment.

"I can't believe everything we've been through," Sakura said. "But I guess it all paid off. They're kind of beautiful."

"We'll I for one have had enough of these things," Sasuke said bad-temperedly. "I can't believe I was in love with Ino."

"You can't?" Ino said, crossing her arms. "Well I suppose it would be better if you came to me on your own, Sasuke-kun. I'll wait for you." Her eyes sparkled. "I think it was fate."

"I know fate," Neji said. "And this whole useless adventure wasn't fate."

"Isn't it funny how we fell in love with you, Tenten?" Lee laughed. "Huh Neji? Tenten? It must've been a blast!"

"No," Neji and Tenten said.

"I-I hope you're feeling better, Kiba-kun," Hinata said softly. "You weren't really yourself…"

"I'm fine, Hinata," Kiba said. "You okay? I must've freaked you out."

"I'm fine…"

And once again, Shino was ignored.

"This whole thing was troublesome and I think it would be better for us all to forget about it," Shikamaru said as he started walking.

"Amen to that!" Chouji exclaimed.

Everyone agreed.

"Hey Naruto," Sakura said as the group started their journey back home.

"What is it, Sakura?"

"What do you think will happen to the two Aimushi that Tsunade-sama has?"

"I dunno," Naruto shrugged. "They'll probably be set free after they bite the lovers."

"I still think its wrong…"

BACK AT THE VILLAGE…

Tsunade sat at her desk, her hands folded. Two people, a man and a woman stood before her desk, their hands held.

"You see, on our trip here, we've grown very close," the woman said.

"And we have no need for the Aimushi anymore!" the man said gleefully. "Isn't it wonderful?"

"So what you're saying is that you no longer need our assistance and the mission was invalid?"

"Yes," the two said.

A crash and an irritable scream were heard throughout the whole village and the two lovers were never the same.

END

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