CHAPTER 2

"Let's rest in this thicket for the night." Temari landed in a clearing surrounded by bamboo. Everybody followed her in doing so. They set up camp by letting lie their sleeping futons down and lay down to rest.

"You know I'm not really that sleepy." Naruto said absentmindedly.

"Neither am I." Blahkura replied drowsily.

"Let's play a game or something." Ino was half asleep.

"I've never played a game before. Let's do it." Sai was the only one really awake besides Naruto.

"What to play..."

"Something that's not troublesome..." Shikamaru was the first one asleep.

"Howa-howa 'bout..uhm uhh...Lose your breath?" Ino 's eyelids where beginning to cripple.

"How do you play that?" Temari sort of snorted to keep herself awake.

"Well...it's goonnaaaa be better..'cause we're all tired. See...you, uhm..what you doo is...say something or do something...and if someeeeooone GASPS Then they're out. Getting mad or having any kind of reaction...uhmm uhh...gets you out first...I'll go firsssttt...hmmm...Sakura likes..." Ino directed her first attack on Sakura. You could see a bead of sweat on her large forhead," Sasuke."

When Sakura didn't do anything, Ino realized that such a thing was no longer true. She had not wasted a turn, though. Sakura ALWAYS likes someone, and THAT is her weak point...but who?

"Is it my turn now?" Sakura drowsily stuck her finger up in the air. "ALL right. TEMARI" Blahkura actually sounded drunk, "Saved Shikamaru." Shikamaru woke up abruptly.

"Huh?" He mumbled something about being troublesome.

"YOU'RE OUT SHIKAMARUUUU HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA." Blahkura jumped up to do a victory lap around the campsite." YOU LOST YOUR BREATH I WIN HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"Now Sakura gets to go again because she was YAWN SUCcessful."

"HINATA IS OBBBBSSESSSED WITH NARUUTToOO, SHE'S SUCH A LOSER, OMG." Naruto was greatly offended but he didn't want to lose. This was unacceptable of Sakura. Sai seemed to notice this.

"HAG WOMAN, I do not know who this Hinata is but you have offended Naruto. I MUST PROTECT HIS BONDS!" Sai flew up and Slapped Blakura silly. He even took off his hobo gloves. Blahkura stood there for a minute. "I have lost. But it's just a 'game' right?"

"Yes Sai, it's jj-ust a uh, game. B-But DANG IT, I was hoping you'd get Sakura out for m-me. SUCKURA goes again." Ino yawned.

"HAHA." Blahkura stuck out her tongue. Naruto was frustrated. He must get Sakura out to avenge Sai and Shikamaru, BELIEVE IT!

Ino had a great idea of who Sakura liked now.

"EEEEEEIIINNNOOOOOOOOO. Hehehe, yoouuuuuuu..." Blahkura cocked her slightly disheveled eyebrows at Ino who simply scratched her neck, "YOU WERE CRAZY POPULAR WITH EVERYBODY BUT...YOU ATE APPLES AND SOUR CREAM WITH YOUR SANDWICHES AT HOME!" Ino almost burst out in tears...laughing. So that was her plan? Even Sakura had a brain at 1:00 am in the morning. Making her laugh...how clever. After a minute, nobody reacted so Ino resumed the game.

"Naruto's turn."

"Sakura-KUN is So ugly with her big' ol billboard brow...the real reason she's so mean to Hinata is 'cause she's IN LOVE WITH ME." Sakura buckled and shivered. She almost lost her breath."But you're only in love with ME 'Cause Sasuke's gone, BELIEVE IT!" Naruto FLAMED WITH PASSION Sakura grew angrier with each flame. Vengeance from Vengeance! She would have to wait to destroy Naruto. A minute passed signaling the next turn.

"Temari-your turn."

Temari wanted to get the wild card out first. Naruto may act stupid, but she knew not to underestimate him. But how to eliminate him...?

"Naruto...and Gaara...now that I mention it...Gaara ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT YOU...You changed his life Naruto...you're a real inspiration...maybe you could teach Sakura over there a thing or two..." Temari tried to kill two birds with one stone. Naruto almost blurted and busted but swallowed his boastful words painfully. Sakura held her burning fury inside. A minute passed with the true competitors in it for real. Ino, Naruto, Temari, and Blahkura, who will win?

"Umm...now...YAWNNN...uhhhmm we'll go in a circle. I'll uhm...what's the words...bbbeeiiin. Beuhjin. sturt. START." Ino's eyes had purple rings. Fatigue was beginning to set in, "Sakura USED to like Sas-" Blahkura was picking her nose."-uke...but she has a new little obsession...eaating her huuhhhh BOoGERSSS I meann uh...saying BUHLIEEVE it and SOBBING FOR HER new CRUSH...eww...ugh...Boogoer woman...NARUTO! SAKURA IS DESPERATELY IN LOVE WITH NARUTO!" INO yelled at the top of her lungs

"WHAT! THAT'S BOOGERR I MEAN BOGUS!" Blahkura flung a booger at Temari because she was so focused on Ino.

"You lose, Sakura!" Ino had bested her rival, but she wasn't really sure how it worked.

"Oh, BUGGA!" Blahkura pouted and moved her sleeping bag next to Sai's instead if Naruto's. But Sai was next to Naruto, so she was just in between them. Ino, Temari, and Naruto were having a stare off. Naruto had never really won a game in his life, Ino had a little riff with Temari, and Temari was representing the Sand.

"My turn again." Ino was somewhat awake now."Temari ditched me at the supermarket to secretly talk with Shikamaru about things Who knows about her new BOYFRIEND, Layed-back...I WONDER, DON'T YOU NARUTO?"

Temari had a bead of sweat go down her face. Naruto was close to saying something but didn't. Time passed at a turtle's pace- slow but steady.

"My turn, believe it..." Naruto had a grin,"We can do stuff too, right?" Ino nodded. That was close."SEXY JUTSU!" THERE WAS A PUFF OF SMOKE BEHIND THE VEIL

Some hot looking guy resembling Shikamaru appeared.

"MENDOKSE... 3" INO AND TEMARI GASPED WITH RED FACES! THEY HAD LOST THEIR BREATHHHHHHH. Naruto then returned to his regular, still beautiful self, and exclaimed, "I WIINNNNNNN YOU TWO LOST YOUR BREATH! I REAL SHINOBI USES INFORMATION TO HIS ADVANTAGE! YOU BOTH LOVE SHIKAMARU!"

"I DO NOT. You know what? Fine. Naruto wins. I'm going to sleep." Ino really wanted to beat Temari, too. A tie...pashaw. She'll get Temari NEXT TIME.

"What a stupid game..." Temari pouted as she covered he face with her sleeping bag. Naruto went sleep with a victorious smile... TO BE CONTINUED