Konohagakure. Thursday afternoon.

Anko was staring at a partially written long term timed explosive tag, trying to figure out how to make one blow up if the enemy tried to disengage it. Figuring out the kanji wasn't hard, it was fitting everything on a piece of paper small enough to make the tag practical that was the problem. Of course, Anko wasn't arming the innocuous looking paper, since something small and annoying was peeking over her shoulder.

"What's that word mean? What's that one mean? Did you mean to put that line there? It's all blotchy and swirly. Wah-ha-ha! That part looks like a squirrel!"

"It's not cloud gazing! It's ninjutsu!"

"Drawing is ninjutsu?" Aoi said, looking a little unimpressed.

"No! It's an explosive tag!"

"Huh?"

"...the paper will go boom." Anko said, immediately regretting her response.

"Show me show me show me!" Aoi asked near hysterics. She was so excited Anko was a little scared the girl might pee herself.

"No." Anko said firmly.

"Show me show me show me!"

"No!"

"Aw, come on!"

"No! Go away! You're annoying!" Anko snapped.

Aoi sat a few feet away from her, hugging her knees and looking the other direction.

"Don't cry."

"I'm not... *hic*"

"I said don't cry!"

Aoi nodded in silence. Oh, for the love of...

"...fine. I'll show you." Anko said reluctantly. Aoi rubbed her face with her bare arm again, and turned around to see Anko wrap a piece of paper around a kunai and pitched it in the air. Not long after, there was indeed a big bang, and a plume of smoke. Well, plume may have been an understatement. The whole training grounds were engulfed in smoke.

"Wha... wha..." Anko stuttered. It never happened like that before...

"Big bang! Big bang! Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo!" Aoi jumped around. Anko cursed under her breath. You're only happy and jumping like that since you're in the only smoke free patch of the entire joint. Gaa... my eyes sting a little.