Emolette: -singing- Mi jika ni arumono, tsune ni ki wo tsuketeinai to, amari ni chikasugite, miusinatteshimaisou!
Naruto: -claps- Hey Emo-chan, I didn't know you could sing Japanese.
Emolette: Well duh! I'm an otaku and an otaku should be able to sing along to their favorite show, no matter how many theme songs it has. My second favorite anime is Bleach but it only has 8 theme songs while Naruto has. . . -counts with fingers-. . . 11! Yay! Hey guys, what're your favorite theme songs?
Naruto: Haruka Kanata^^!
Sasuke: Distance.
Emolette: Psh. Those two are basically the same. Haruka kanata means far-off distance and they both talk about keeping your friends close. Just goes to show you how close these two are^^ -raises eyebrows twice-
Sasuke & Naruto: -glances at each other, then looks away with a slight blush on their cheeks-
Emolette: Ooh, look who're shy! -nudges Sasuke-
Sasuke: -glare-
Emolette: -sweatdrops and steps away from the Uchiha- Ahehe. . . ahem. . .
Naruto: -quickly butts in awkward moment- Fumi komu ze akuseru!
Emolette: Oh! -mentally thanks Naruto- Kake hiki wa nai sa -
Naruto & Emolette: -grabs microphone and dances on top of table- Sou dayo! Yoru wo nukeru!
Emolette: -bangs head- Neji komu sa saigo ni
Naruto: -punches air with enthusiasm- Sashi hiki zero sa -
Naruto & Emolette: -punches air together- Sou dayo! Hibi wo kezuru!
Naruto: -air guitars- Dan dan dan, kokoro wo sotto!
Emolette: -air guitars- Dan dan dan, hiraite gyutto!
Naruto & Emolette: -still air guitaring- Dan dan dan, hiki yosetara! Da na na na na na na na!
Emolette: -more air guitar- Dan dan dan, todoku yo kitto!
Naruto: -second to last air guitar- Dan dan dan, tsutau yo motto sa! Aa!
Naruto & Emolette: -last air guitar- Da. . . na. . . na. . . na. . . Da na na. . . na. . . na. . . na. . .
Naruto: Iki isoide! Shiboritotte!
Emolette: Motsureru ashi, dake do mae yori, zutto sou, tooku he!
Naruto: Ubaitotte! Tsukandatte!
Emolette: Kimi ja nai nara! Ima wa nainosa!
Naruto & Emolette: Dakara haruka kanata! . . . -collapses and ROFLOL-
Sasuke: -sweatdrop- Those two really are crazy. . .
Naruto: -nudges Emolette in the ribs- Ne, Emo-chan, I think Sasuke needs a little motivation.
Emolette: -winks at Naruto- I've got an idea. . . In the meantime, enjoy the next chappie and I hope you enjoyed our little duet^^!
Naruto: Dattebayo!
Chapter Eleven
" Announcement and Reunion "
Team 7's mission to the Wave Country ended a month ago, but nothing else exciting happened to the four-man cell since. They bade their goodbyes to the villagers (and Haku) the day after the bridge was finished (the previous night being a celebration). Haku plans to establish a ninja force, training possible ninjas-to-be to protect the Wave Country, and a homeless shelter, where the homeless can find shelter (duh). He had high hopes on his new goals and so did Naruto. When Team 7 returned home from the mission, they reported to the Hokage about Tazuna's deception, but being the kind man that he is, Sandaime understood Tazuna's decision and only gave the country a debt. Though now that the bridge has been finished, the Wave Country will be able able to pay it off in no time. In the meantime, inbetween D-rank missions and training, Naruto and Sasuke still had to make Sakura stronger. And since she is a brainiac (with that large forehead of hers), Sakura was able to excel in her training, but not like in the academy. It was probably because Sasuke had something to do with it.
"Sakura! Slice that tree in half!" cried Naruto to the pink-headed banshee named after a flower.
"Shannaro!" cried Sakura, running to the tree with her steel fan in her hand and she easily sliced through the tree trunk.
"Yosh, very good Sakura," said Naruto, nodding at his teammate.
"Yeah! I am so good!" cried Sakura, punching the air in victory. Shannaro!
Naruto smiled and shook his head at the girl he feigned love to, then walked over to the tree where Sasuke was sitting under and sat down next to him.
"She's gotten alot better," said the Uchiha, handing the blond a bottle of water.
"Tell me about it," said Naruto, chugging down the water. "It's only been a month. I thought it would've taken longer, but I guess she just wanted to show you how good she was."
"Tch, please don't tease me," said Sasuke with an annoyed expression and Naruto chuckled.
"Sorry," said the blond, taking another swig of water.
It was another peaceful day of training. Sakura was now a whiz at tessenjutsu, now sporting a pair of custom-made steel fans fit for her (designed by Kyuubi on Naruto's request) and she has learned some medical jutsus, not only from Sasuke (who had some knowledge on poisons and pressure points) but from the medic-nins at the Konoha Hospital as well. Not only that, her month of training with the guys had her taijutsu, ninjutsu, and genjutsu increase dramatically. She was now one tough kunoichi, not the useless banshee she used to be. Though, she still was crazy for Sasuke and was probably only doing this to impress him anyway (which didn't work one bit).
The quiet of the forest where the three genins were training was disturbed by a loud poof and Kakashi appeared in a cloud of smoke.
"Yo," he said, saluting his team.
"Do we have another lame-ass mission Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto deadpanned and the jounin sweatdropped.
"You can be so cold Naruto," said Kakashi as he approached his subordinates.
"Save the compliments and tell us what're you doing here," said the blond and Kakashi had another sweatdrop.
I don't think I could ever get used to this Naruto, he thought.
"Well, anyway," he said in reality. "I've got some good news for you all."
"You're being replaced?" asked Naruto.
"Sakura's being replaced?" asked Sasuke.
"Naruto's being replaced?" asked Sakura.
"Uh, no, no and no," said Kakashi, having his third sweatdrop of the day. "Nobody is being replaced (unfortunately). I'm just here to tell you that the Chuunin Selection Exams are coming up and I have recommended the three of you to participate in it."
"The Chuunin Selection Exams?" said the three genins in unison.
"Yup, or the Chuunin Exams for short," Kakashi said with a nod.
"Isn't it a bit too early for a team of genin, who're fresh from the academy, to be participating in the Chuunin Exams?" asked Sakura.
"Nonsense," said Kakashi with wave of his hand. "The boys are far more experienced for their age and you Sakura are advancing so quickly. It would've been stupid of me not to recommend you."
The three genins looked at each other, but the boy's faces were expressionless while Sakura looked a bit worried.
"You have a choice if you want to participate or not," said Kakashi, taking out three slips of paper and handing it to the genins. "If you decide to participate, be at Classroom 301 in the Academy before 3 pm on the 5th. You have time to think about, but think about it carefully. The Chuunin Exams are not for the faint of heart."
Kakashi then disappeared in another cloud of smoke. The three genins stood there for a moment, staring at the paper in their hands, then at their teammates, before silently walking away towards the village.
"The Chuunin Selection Exams huh?" said Naruto as he and Sasuke walked through the village (Sakura went straight home). "It's hard to say no to this opportunity."
"I thought we'd be needing to wait another couple years to become chuunin," said Sasuke, reading his application paper. "But now here it is, in our hands."
"Gonna join?"
"Hell yeah. Like you said, it's hard to say no. There'll be tons of tough opponents there."
"And they're all ninjas, not like those weak-ass bandits we keep on fighting."
"Besides, Kakashi said that it wasn't for the faint of heart."
"And we're sure as hell not faint-hearted."
The two friends chuckled at that, then they stopped in their tracks when they heard running feet coming towards their direction. They stepped to the side, without even looking behind them, and they were able to avoid getting run over by three kids, who were all wearing goggles.
"Ha! You can't catch me, the great Konohamaru!" cried the smallest one with spikey brown hair.
"Wait up Konohamaru-kun! Don't run so fast!" cried the little girl with her orange hair in pigtails, stumbling as she ran after her friend.
"Please wait," mumbled the tallest one wearing glasses and who was in real need of a tissue.
The small boy, Konohamaru, just laughed as he ran from his friends, only to crash into a black-clad person who had just rounded the corner.
"Ittai!" cried Konohamaru, falling backwards onto his backside.
"Watch where you're going, gaki!" cried the black-clad teen who had a Suna hitai-ate around his head.
"Why don't you watch where you're going batman freak!" cried Konohamaru from the ground and a visible tick appeared on the teen's forehead.
"What did you call me gaki?" growled the teen, grabbing Konohamaru roughly on his collar and lifting him from the ground.
"Hey! Let go of me freak!" cried the kid, struggling in the teen's grasp.
Meanwhile, Konohamaru's friends watched in horror but Naruto and Sasuke were indifferent to the boy, only interested in the one who was holding him.
"Hey, isn't that - ?" asked Sasuke, pointing to the black-clad teen.
"I think it is," said Naruto, squinting his eyes a little. "But I'm not so sure because of all that purple make-up on his face."
The two friends approached the scene, but ignored Konohamaru's cried for help, thier attention on the black-clad teen.
"Hey, your name Kankuro?" asked Naruto, pretending that the struggling boy in the teen's hand wasn't there.
"Yeah," said the teen, Kankuro, and he narrowed his eyes at the two friends. "How do you know my name?"
Naruto and Sasuke both laughed.
"Hey Sasuke, Kankuro's as dense as ever," said Naruto with a chuckle.
"You said it," answered Sasuke, chuckling also. "He doesn't even recognize us."
"I do," said another voice and a girl with blond hair tied in four pigtails appeared from behind Kankuro.
"Temari," said Naruto with a grin. "It's been a long time."
"Yes it has," said the new girl, Temari, with a smile. "You two have grown, Naruto, Sasuke."
Kankuro's jaw dropped, and so did his hold on Konohamaru's shirt (therefore making the boy fall on his butt for the second time), and he stared at the younger shinobi.
"Temari!" he cried, pointing at the two boys. "You're telling me that these two are Naruto and Sasuke?!"
"Well duh!" said Temari. "Can't you tell? It's like night and day."
Kankuro squinted his eyes at the two boys, and made an 'o' with his mouth.
"They are Naruto and Sasuke," he said as if he was the first to know and Temari sighed.
"Is Gaara with you guys?" asked Naruto and Temari nodded.
"He was with us a little while ago, but I dunno where he went," she said, looking around.
". . . You two look stronger," said Kankuro with a grin and Temari rolled her eyes.
"Maybe we are stronger," said Naruto, returning the grin. "But have you gotten stronger Kankuro? I seem to remember a time when we could easily knock you out."
"Hey! I was weak before, but now I'm stronger and I could easily kick your asses now!"
"Oh, you say that but why don't you show it to us?"
"I will! In the Chuunin Exams!"
"Huh? You're participating in the Chuunin Exams also?"
"Yup! The Sabaku Siblings are participating in the Chuunin Exams, so you better watch your back! Wait, you're partiicipating in the exams also?"
"Duh!" said Naruto and Sasuke in unison and they looked at each other with a smirk.
"Ne Naruto," said Sasuke. "Is it me, or did these exams just got a little more interesting?"
"Nope, it certainly has gotten more interesting," said Naruto.
Meanwhile, while those two were talking, Konohamaru got up, kicked Kankuro in the shin, and ran away with his friends.
"Damn gaki," mumbled Kankuro as he rubbed his shin.
"Don't think of doing anything to him," said Naruto. "He's Sandaime's grandson, so if anything happens to him because of you, then Suna is going to be in big trouble."
Kankuro's face paled a bit, but it was difficult to tell under all that make up.
"Where is your brother?" asked Sasuke, getting a little bit impatient.
"He'll be here in a bit," said Temari, looking around again. "Oh, there he is."
Temari pointed to a nearby tree and everyone saw a redhead hanging upside down from a branch. Said redhead disappeared in a swirl of sand when he was noticed and reappeared in the middle of the small group.
"Just found you guys," he said, looking at Temari. "Who're they?" he added, gesturing his head towards the blond and brunet.
"Even you can't recognize them Gaara?" asked Temari, raising her eyebrows in disbelief.
"Don't tell me you're starting to act like your brother, Gaara," said Naruto with a smirk.
"Now that spells trouble," said Sasuke, also smirking.
Gaara turned to stare at them for a moment, then he pointed a finger at them.
"Uzumaki Naruto? Uchiha Sasuke?" he said, his eyes wide (he might've been raising his eyebrows, but he didn't have any).
"Bingo," said Naruto with a fox grin. "But my last name's Namikaze now."
"And are we really that unrecognizable?" asked Sasuke with a slight pout.
"Well, you do look different then from the last time I saw you guys," said Gaara.
"And you don't really look different at all," said Naruto and Gaara slightly pouted.
"C'mon," said Sasuke with a laugh and he patted Gaara on the shoulder. "Let's go hang out for a while. We have some catching up to do."
"Okay," said Gaara and he and Naruto followed Sasuke. "I'll see you guys later, Nesan, Nisan."
"See'ya," said Temari and Kankuro in unison and they watched Gaara walk away with his friends.
"They're so good-looking now," said Temari with a slight giggle. "And not to mention how mature they are."
"What does that make me? Roadkill?" said Kankuro, sticking out his lower lip.
"With that outfit, you might as well be," said Temari, walking away from her younger brother and Kankuro did a classic depresssed scene.
::: Furashubakku no Jutsu!!! :::
The moon shone brightly over the village of Suna on a cold night. The sandy streets were dark with only a few pinpricks of light shining through the windows and no one walked around in the darkness. . . no one except the lone cloaked figure that made no sound as he trudged on. The figure was hidden underneath the folds of his black cloak, the hem flappping slightly around his ankles as he hurried through the streets. He seemed to be running from something, but no one was following him. Or maybe, he was just hurrying somewhere, though where would a stranger in Suna go?
The stranger stopped in his tracks and he turned his head side-to-side, as if looking for something. He turned his head upwards, towards the rooftops of the village, and he jumped onto it with skill. He jumped through the village for while, until he saw two figures on another rooftop. Actually, one figure was laying on the ground while the other smaller one was crouching over it, looking like he was crying.
The stranger jumped onto that rooftop and had a closer look at the scene. A little redheaded boy was crying over the body of a Suna ninja with sandy blond hair and who looked like he had just died. When the stranger appeared near the two, the redheaded boy looked up and immediately narrowed his eyes in a glare.
"Who're you?" he asked with a slight menace.
"I'm a traveler from Konoha," said the stranger, keeping his distance from the boy. "Are you Sabaku no Gaara?"
"So what if I am?" asked Gaara, anger clearly on his face. "I just killed my ojisan. Are you going to report me or something?"
"I could care less about what you just did," said the stranger and that made Gaara change his expression from angry to confused. "I'm here for you."
"Are you. . . here to kidnap me?" asked Gaara, a little fearful.
The stranger chuckled. "No way! I'm not stupid enough to try and kidnap you." he said with a slight shrug. "Well, maybe if it was my mission to kidnap I'll do it, but in this case, I have no mission like that. I'm here because I want to be here."
Gaara stared at the cloaked stranger. "Who are you and why are you here?" he asked.
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto," said the stranger. "And like I said, I'm here for you."
"Show your face."
The stranger shrugged to himself and pulled down his hood without hesitation. He was a blond with spikey hair, matching blue eyes, and had three whisker-like marks on both his cheeks.
"This isn't my real age actually," said Naruto, running a hand through his hair. "I'm really the same age as you, but if anyone knew that I don't know what they'll do."
"You're six like me?" asked Gaara, obviously surprised.
"Yup, and I'm just like you too," said Naruto, grinning a fox grin.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean. . . I have a demon, like you."
Gaara's eyes went wide and he stared at the disguised Naruto, who just smiled.
"You. . . have a demon like me?" asked the redhead.
"Yeah," said the blond. "I'm here to talk to you about that, but not here. We have to go somewhere private."
Gaara looked at his dead ojisan, who was already going cold. Naruto approached Gaara and crouched down next to him.
"I know you don't want to leave him, but I really need to talk to you now, before I leave," he said. "Do you know any jutsus?"
"Not really," said Gaara with a shake of his head. "Unless you count the one I used against my ojisan."
"Of course," said Naruto with a sigh. Then he put the first two fingers of both his hands in a cross and a kage bunshin appeared beside him.
"You know what to do," said Naruto to his bunshin and the bunshin nodded while putting his fingers together.
"Henge!" said the bunshin and he transformed into an exact replica of Gaara.
"You're six years old and you know two jutsus?" asked Gaara, a little awed.
"I know a few more then that," said Naruto, standing up. "The kage bunshin will watch over your ojisan and when he dispells himself, I'll know when ninjas have found him. Can you come with me now?"
Gaara looked up at the seemingly older man, thought about it for a bit, then nodded. Naruto smiled down at Gaara, then sweeped him up in his arms and jumped away.
:::
Once they were alone in an abandoned house (typical), Naruto let go of his henge and showed Gaara how young he really was.
"Wow, you really weren't kidding about being six," said Gaara.
"Yeah, well, like I said, if someone knew I was here. . ." Naruto left the sentence hanging.
"So, what did you want to talk about?" asked Gaara.
"Nothing that important," said Naruto, a small smile on his face. "I just wanted to meet someone like me and I wanted you to know that you're not alone."
"What do you mean?"
"You and I aren't the only ones with demons inside of us."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Oh, my demon told me."
"You can communicate with your demon?"
"Yeah. You could too if you just give it a try. Maybe Shukaku'll be merciful on you, since his life depends on yours anyway."
"So, how many people like us are out there?"
"There might only be nine people like us, people who have bijuus sealed inside of them. They call us jinchuurikis. And since there are nine bijuus, ranging from one tail, which is Shukaku, to nine-tails, which is Kyuubi, that makes sense to why there are nine jinchuurikis."
"Have you met the other jinchuurikis?"
"No, though I very much want to. Maybe when I'm older and can travel. It was hard sneaking out of Konoha and I came to Suna because it was closer and because you're the only jinchuuriki Kyuubi told me about."
"You have Kyuubi?"
"Yeah, lucky me, I have the King of Demons, the most powerful one out there with unlimited chakra and who nearly destroyed my home when I was just born."
Gaara stared at Naruto.
"Sorry," said the blond with a nervous laugh.
"No, I get what you mean," said Gaara. "At least you know why Kyuubi was sealed inside of you. I still don't know why."
"You'll know soon enough. Sure we have demons inside of us, but that doesn't make us monsters. We were born human like everyone else, right?"
"Yeah, right."
The two smiled at each other, then Naruto jerked his head upwards, as if he just realized something.
"Some ninjas already found your uncle," explained Naruto as he looked back at Gaara. "You should go and face them."
Gaara's eyes saddened. "O-Okay," he said.
"Why're you sad?" asked Naruto.
"Well. . . because I'm leaving the first friend I've ever had."
"Really? Well, in a way, you're my first friend too."
The two smiled at each other again.
"Will I see you again Naruto?" asked Gaara.
"Of course, I promise," said Naruto. "And don't let anyone get to you because I never let anyone get to me."
"Right. I'll remember that and I'll be waiting for you."
Gaara walked away, but he looked back at Naruto, who smiled.
"Be careful and know that you're not alone," said the blond.
Gaara returned the smile, then walked out of the abandoned house. Naruto waited until he couldn't hear the boy's footsteps anymore so that he could henge again.
That was much better then I expected.
"Yeah," said an older-looking Naruto. "I hope he doesn't go bad. I know some people go bad with great power."
He won't go bad. He has you as a friend.
Naruto smiled, then he left the abandoned house and headed straight for the Suna gate.
::: Four Years Later :::
"Wow, so this is Suna?" asked Sasuke as he and Naruto stepped into the desert village, bodies cloaked and faces older by use of henges.
"Yeah, beautiful isn't it?" said Naruto, looking out over the village. "It's been four years since I came here last. My last visit wasn't all that special, but it makes me nostalgic all the same."
"You said you have a friend here."
"Yeah, the jinchuuriki of the Ichibi. I wonder how he is now."
"Why don't we go find him? He could be at their academy."
"Why not? Let's go!"
Naruto then ran towards the village, leaving Sasuke at his wake.
"Oi! Matteyo Naruto!" cried Sasuke and he ran after his energetic friend.
After a few minutes or so running through the village streets, Sasuke was able to make Naruto wait long enough so that he could get directions to the academy. Following the directions they recieved, they relinquished their henges in the cover of an alley and headed towards the Suna Ninja Academy.
Their academy was much like the one in Konoha. There was barely anything different, it even had the loner sitting on the swings and enviously watching the other kids who played around in the courtyard, much like the way Naruto acted at the Konoha Academy.
"That him?" asked Sasuke, nodding his head towards the loner.
"Yup," said Naruto with a smile and he approached the loner, followed by Sasuke. "Hey, why're you sitting here all alone Gaara?"
Gaara looked up at Naruto, narrowed his eyes in slight confusion, then widened them in realization.
"Naruto?" he asked, standing up in front of the blond. "Is that really you?"
"Told you I'd come back," said Naruto and he gave Gaara hug, which the latter returned. "It's so good to see you."
"It's great to see you!" cried Gaara, a big smile on his face. "I was so lonely with you gone, but I never gave up hope that you'll come back."
"Well, here I am, and you won't be so lonely for the next few days," said Naruto with a smile. "Oh, and this is my best friend, Uchiha Sasuke."
Gaara looked at Sasuke, noticing him for the first time, and Sasuke gave him a friendly smile.
"Hi," said Sasuke, holding out a hand.
Gaara stared warily at the hand, then looked at Naruto.
"Don't worry, he knows who we are and he's a good guy," said the blond, clapping Sasuke on the back. "He always has my back and I always have his."
Gaara glanced down at the offered hand, then up at Sasuke's face before he grasped the hand in a friendly handshake.
"Nice to meet you Sasuke-kun," said Gaara with a smile.
"Please, just Sasuke," said Sasuke, returning the smile.
"You've made a new friend Gaara," said Naruto, smiling at the two.
"Thank you Naruto," said Gaara. "You wanna come to my house for some lunch?"
"That'll be great! We haven't had a decent meal in three days." said Sasuke with relief.
"Hey, we had dinner last night," said Naruto with a slight pout.
"Please, rattle snake is not my idea of a decent meal," said Sasuke with a slight eye roll.
"You only hate it because you burnt your meat," said Naruto, his pout getting more childish.
"Let's just go," said Sasuke with a sigh.
Gaaara looked back and forth from the two friends as they talked and he laughed when they were done.
"You guys really are best friends," said the redheaded jinchuuriki. "I envy that."
"Well, one can have more than one best friend," said Naruto, wrapping an arm around Gaara's neck.
"And maybe we can be that more," said Sasuke, putting a hand on Gaara's shoulder.
Gaara looked from Sasuke, to Naruto, to Sasuke again, then he smiled and nodded.
"Yeah," he said, his smile growing into a grin. "From now on, you're my best friends!"
::: Kai!!! :::
Naruto laughed.
"Oh kami, I don't know why I'm embarrassed by that night," he said, putting his hands to his face as he sat back in his chair.
"Why're you embarrassed?" asked Gaara with a slight chuckle. "If it wasn't for you, I so would've gone bad."
"Yeah, yeah, kudos for me, but I'm still embarrassed," said Naruto as he waved his hand around.
"You guys are so weird," said Sasuke with a chuckle and a shake of his head.
"And where have you been living, under a rock?"
The three genins laughed. They were sitting in a restaurant, having lunch and catching up with each other. Those in the restaurant would glance at them out of the corners of their eyes if they laughed too loud or would raise their voices. The three looked like long time friends, but what disturbed the villagers was that the redhead, Gaara, was from Suna and they would wonder how the demon brat and the last Uchiha got to be so chummy with an enemy.
The genins finished their chatting and left the restaurant (to the relief of the villagers) to go walk around town. They chatted as they walked and laughed some more until they found themselves just outside the Hokage's Tower.
"Wow, it's like the Kazekage's Tower," said Gaara, looking up at tall building.
"They all look the same," said Naruto.
"Pretty boring too," said Sasuke.
". . . Listen, guys," said Gaara, suddenly sounding solemn. "Nesan, Nisan, and I aren't just here for the Chuunin Exams."
"What do you mean Gaara?" asked Naruto.
"Well. . . I think it'll be better if you guys come with me to the see the Hokage," said the redhead.
"Okay, then let's go," said Sasuke but Gaara blocked his way into the building.
"Not now," Gaara half hissed. "Later on tonight. This is an important decision I'm making and I can't risk getting caught by my peers and superiors."
"Alright Gaara," said Naruto, holding his hands up to show no offense. "Later tonight then."
"Good, and make sure you're not followed," said Gaara.
"That's not a problem," said Sasuke, smirking over at Naruto who smirked back. "You might not even recognize us."
"What do you mean?" asked Gaara, looking slightly confused.
"You'll see," said Naruto with a chuckle. "Anyway, you should get going. Your siblings might be waiting for you."
"Yeah, okay," said Gaara with a smile. "Don't forget about tonight."
"We won't," said Sasuke and he and Naruto watched Gaara walk off.
"Is it me, or is Gaara hiding something?" asked Sasuke.
"It's not you," said Naruto, agreeing that Gaara was definitely hiding something.
Emolette: Okay, I admit it, that sucked.
Sasuke: You got that right. Gaara tries to eat me at the Chuunin Exams and now you made me be best friends with him!
Emolette: ^^But it's cuuuuuuute!!!
Sasuke: Cute my ass. . .
Naruto: Emo-chan! You said you had an idea!
Emolette: Oh right! C'mon Naruto!
(Emolette then grabs Naruto and starts whispering in his ear)
Naruto: . . . -slightly evil grin-. . . Let's do it!
Sasuke: -suddenly wary- What did you tell Naruto Emolette?
Emolette: -holds up microphone- Hey, you finally called me by my name Sasu-kun^^!
Sasuke: -narrows eyes-
Naruto: This is because you didn't sing earlier!
Sasuke: -feels a little afraid- What're you gonna do?
Naruto: 1, 2, 3 4!
Emolette: -sings- You are my friend! Ah, ano hi no yume!
Naruto: Ima demo mada wasuretenain deshou!
Emolette: You are my dream! Ah, hajimatte bakka -
Naruto & Emolette: Kimi no one longest way!
(Emolette then holds up the mic to Sasuke's lips)
Sasuke: -struck by realization- Oh no! I am not singing!
Naruto: I'll tell your fangirls your home phone number.
Emolette: And I'll give each of them a key to your house.
Sasuke: -shivers and grabs mic to sing- Whoa! Ima tabidatsu yo!
Naruto & Emolette: Success^^!
Emolette: Everyday, kono saki mo shining day!
Naruto: Kawarazu singing! Hikaru asa no smile!
Sasuke: -eye twitch- Kore de miosame no funny days!
Emolette, Naruto & Sasuke: Tabidatsu future! Mezashite go far! Kokoro no dream of!
Sasuke: -more eye twitching- I'll go the distance! Mihatenu sora wo blue!
Naruto: Norinkonda star ship!
Emolette: Kore ga saigo no forever trip!
Sasuke: -eye stops twitching- You are my friend! Ah, ano hi no yume!
Emolette: Ima demo mada, wasuretenain deshou!
Naruto: You are my dream! Ah, hajiamatta bakka kimi no one longest way!
Emolette: Whoa, ima tabidatsu yo!
Sasuke: Thank you my friend! Ah, ano hi no koto!
Emolette: Ima demo mada oboeteru kara!
Naruto: You are my dream!
Naruto, Emolette, & Sasuke: Ah mou nidoto sou modorenai days!
Sasuke: I'll go the distance! -music fades away-
Naruto & Emolette: -claps for Sasuke- Woot! Go Sasuke!
Naruto: Who knew the teme could sing so well^^!
Emolette: And who knew Naruto could actually speak with correct grammar^^!
Naruto & Sasuke: Eh?
Emolette: I was expecting Naruto to say "sing so good" but he said "sing so well" which is correct grammar.
Naruto: Oh^^
Sasuke: Never let me sing again. . .
Emolette: We'll let the readers decide that, to make this fic a little more fun^^. Readers, just tell me if you want me, Naru-kun or Sassy-kun to sing again and you can request a song too!
Sasuke: WTF?! What's with the Sassy-kun all of a sudden?
Emolette: What? I've always called you Sassy-kun because you are kinda sassy. . . It just didn't cross my mind to call you that until now. . .
Sasuke: Oh kami save me!
Emolette: Sassy-kun, no begging to kami because you're an atheist.
Sasuke: -broods-
Naruto: He returns to brooding!
Emolette: Let him brood. Here, have some ramen Naru-kun.
Naruto: RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Emolette: -one gigantic sweatdrop- Wow, he's been deprived of ramen for so long because he's been here in this fic. . . Anyway, thank you for reading^^ and I might not be able to update for like a week or so because my exams are coming up. . . Wish me luck! -waves goodbye-