[The cast of Team 7 are supposed to be checking their scripts for the episode involving the episode where Team 7 are assigned to make sure a boy, by the name of Idate, finishes a race that resembles a traditional event among Idate's village. But, what happens when a green dinosaur teddy bear enters the picture?]

"Here you guys go!" Naruto said, handing his cast mates the scripts while he took a seat on the couch, next to Sakura.

"This is the script for the episode where we go on a mission that involves Idate, right?" Sakura asked curiously, going through the pages of her script.

"It seems so- Wait, why aren't I in this episode?" Kakashi exclaimed, skimming through the pages in haste. "I am your sensei! Shouldn't I accompany you on the mission?"

"Cool your horses, Sensei!" Naruto laughed. "Hayato-San is coming to explain this episode to us."

Kakashi heaved a sigh while he sunk in his chair that was in front of the coach where his students were seated at. Sasuke and Sakura did not reply to Kakashi's action as they continued to go through their scripts.

"Hey, this Idate character flirts with me!" Sakura exclaimed, her cheeks becoming tinged with a pink hue. Curiously, Naruto peeked over at Sakura's script, speed-reading the part where she was flirted with.

"How come?" Naruto demanded, then going through pages of his script to see when that happens. "I wanna know what I'm supposed to say to that!"

"Well, Sasuke doesn't care, according to the script." Kakashi mused, leaning towards Sasuke to look down at Sasuke's script. "In his script, it states: 'Sasuke looks away, intertwines his fingers to his lips, and ignores the unnecessary commotion'."

"How could you not do anything if this Idate guy is practically asking Sakura to marry him?" Naruto yelled, frowning. Sakura rolled her eyes.

"If you'd read a bit more of the script, Idate says he is just kidding, Naruto!" Sakura retorted in an obvious tone, shoving her script in Naruto's face.

"Dobe . . ." Sasuke muttered, shaking his head in disappointment.

"What was that? Say it to my face, I dare you!" Naruto immediately snapped, jumping out of his seat on the couch while pointing accusingly at Sasuke. "C'mon, go on!"

"Or what? You'll 'pulverize' me?" Sasuke smirked, making Naruto growl.

"Oh, you think you're so cool when, in all reality, you're just another jerk who thinks he's got the awesome genes just 'cause you got every girl bowing down at your feet! I bet, when I get older or most likely sixteen years old, I'll have more fan girls than you!" Naruto babbled in determination. Sasuke creased a brow at this, standing up from his seat on the couch in order to face Naruto.

"Oh? How much do you bet?" Sasuke said.

"I bet my . . . my, um . . . my-"

"How about this: If you do not get more fan girls than me when you turn sixteen years old, you give me an object that resembles something extremely important to you. But, if you do, it goes the other way around, get it?"

"Yeah, I get it!" Naruto grinned mischievously. "Get ready to give me your green dinosaur teddy bear in three years, Sasuke!"

Immediately, Kakashi and Sakura began to laugh. Sasuke's eyes widened in disbelief as his jaw dropped.

"You- Wait, what? I have no idea what you're talking about! I do not have a green dinosaur teddy bear that means so much to me!" Sasuke instantly denied, his brows arching.

"You're lying! When we were, like, six years old, I'd go over to your house all the time so our dads and moms can chat and you had a green dinosaur you never let me play with!"

"All I hear coming from your huge trap is incoherent babbling!"

"You're in such denial!"

"I am not!"

"Hey, Sasuke!" The sudden exclaim of Itachi made everyone become silent as they turned towards the direction where they heard the eldest Uchiha call from. Sasuke's brows furrowed in confusion at the sight of Itachi.

"Itachi? What are you doing here?" Sasuke asked, turning around to fully face Itachi.

"Hello, Itachi. How's life treating you?" Kakashi greeted, his mask concealing a friendly grin. The corners of Itachi's lips curved.

"Good, actually. Thanks." He nodded respectfully.

"Um, Itachi. I asked you a question." Sasuke scowled.

"Oh, you almost forgot this back at your dressing room when it was getting re-painted." Itachi said, taking out a green dinosaur he was holding behind his back. Sasuke's expression immediately became timid.

"Wh-What? That's not mine!" Sasuke exclaimed. Kakashi desperately tried smothering his laughter while Naruto happily let his laughter escape his lips. Itachi's brows furrowed at Sasuke's words.

"What do you mean? You've had this green dinosaur since you were still sucking on Mom's-"

"Okay! Thank you for trying to look for the true owner of the green dinosaur, which is not here!" Sasuke growled, seizing Itachi's shoulders in order to turn him around so he could push him forward.

"Wait, can I see it? It looks so cute!" Sakura interjected, standing up from her seat on the couch, referring to the green dinosaur.

"No!" Sasuke immediately snapped, glaring at Sakura. Sakura jumped in a start, surprised by Sasuke's brusque answer. Itachi then understood what was going on.

"Of course you can, Sakura!" Itachi happily replied, twisting around in order to walk around Sasuke and towards Sakura, handing her the green dinosaur.

"What?" Sasuke yelled, making everyone turn their head in his direction. Immediately, Sasuke regained his composure. "I-I mean, why would you give Sakura someone else's dinosaur! How would you feel if it was yours, hmm?" Sasuke growled, his eyes narrowing. An evil glint sparkled in Itachi's eyes.

"It can't hurt just for her to see it, Sasuke. C'mon, it's not as if it's yours, remember?" He replied in indifference, a faint smile crossing his lips.

Naruto instantly played along.

"Yeah, Sasuke! It's not yours, remember? Sakura, go on! Play with the dinosaur! You know you want to!"

"Um, okay . . . ?" Sakura said in uncertainty, confused by Naruto's words. She then eyed the green dinosaur. A grin glowed on Sakura's beautiful face as she then hugged it. "Aw, it's adorable!"

Sasuke's left eye twitched.

"You must really like it, Sakura." Kakashi chuckled, playing along with Itachi and Naruto's game. "I feel sorry for the poor lad who lost this cute, huggable, comforting, lovable-"

"Okay, Kakashi-Sensei, we get it . . ." Sasuke growled in a low tone, staring at the green dinosaur that remained squished in Sakura's arms.

"Hey, Sakura! Wouldn't you just love to keep the green dinosaur for yourself?" Naruto asked, grinning wickedly from ear to ear. Sakura exchanged glances between Naruto, Kakashi, and Itachi in hesitation.

"Um, yeah, but . . . This green dinosaur belongs to someone else. I couldn't possibly keep it. That would be stealing . . ."

"Not if the person doesn't want it back!" Kakashi reminded sharply, raising a forefinger. Sasuke scowled dangerously at Kakashi.

"How would you like it if I stole your book, huh? Huh?" He snapped abruptly.

"You wanna know what? You should keep it Sakura! If no one wants it, it should be under your undying love, care, and affection!" Itachi declared, raising his fist to his heart in an inspirational gesture. Sakura looked at the four boys and said:

"You four do realize I'm not five years old anymore, right?"

"C'mon, Sakura! Keep it! It should be yours to have!" Naruto insisted. Simultaneously, an evil grin crawled onto the faces of Naruto, Itachi, and Kakashi while a horrified expression crossed Sasuke's features.

"No!" He yelled, drawing everyone's attention to him. Sasuke quickly corrected himself. "I-I mean, what if the person just doesn't know where to look for it? I mean, he or she could be looking for the green dinosaur this instant!"

"Well, too bad for him." Itachi sighed, feigning sadness.

"Go on, Sakura! Cuddle with it s'more!" Naruto urged, followed by a cackle.

"Um . . . okay . . . ?" Sakura muttered, reluctantly cuddling with the green dinosaur. This made the right corner of Sasuke's mouth twitch as well as his fingers.

The more Sakura was urged by Itachi, Kakashi, and Naruto to cuddle with the green dinosaur, the more embarrassed and uncertain she felt. Sasuke couldn't take it anymore. He wanted back his green dinosaur!

"Enough!" Sasuke shouted, seizing his green dinosaur and yanking it out of Sakura's arms. Over protectively, Sasuke wrapped his arms around his green dinosaur, his cheek rubbing against the green dinosaur's cheek. Through angrily clenched teeth, Sasuke hissed at his four familiars: "Miiiiiiinnnnne!"

. . .

"Um . . . What's going on?"

Instantly, everyone's heads snapped towards the direction of where they heard Hayato Date's voice. The grown man merely stared at them with wide eyes, filled with confusion and disbelief.

"Did I . . . miss anything?" He pursed his lips as he cocked a brow, staring at Sasuke's current state. Instantly, Naruto, Itachi, and Kakashi guffawed while Sakura remained overwhelmed with confusion and Sasuke remained overwhelmed with embarrassment.