"Or how about a date with me? Would that cheer you up?" The pink haired girl said. Getting absolutely no response from the blonde. "I could promise not to hit you anymore." She then made a chuckle. "Sorry, I can't make that promise."

Naruto looks away. "Broken promises seem to be the only thing between us."

She immediately looks down. Okay, bad choice of words. "Naruto, talk to me." She sits down onto her knees with him sitting back. "We're best friends here. You can talk to me."

It's now late evening. The sun is gone, and the festival lights have the entire sky lit to where no stars can be seen. Nevertheless, he stares blankly at the moon.

"Naruto, what do you want me to say?" She asks softly.

"You don't have to say anything."

She pauses for a bit. "Yeah. I kinda do." She rubs his back with one hand. After about a minute she comes out with it. "I've been the biggest bitch to you Naruto, and I'm sorry."

He snaps from his gaze a bit and looks at her confused. "What do you mean?"

She slumped, amazed he's never thought that way. She starts holding up fingers. "Hmm, let's see:

I antagonized you through the academy.

I constantly relied on your strength and never once thanked you for it.

I never thanked you for the Gaara thing.
I constantly berate you and hit you for sometimes no reason at all-"

Naruto frowns. "Don't be like tha-" He's cut off by a super strong smack upside the head.

"Shut up, idiot. I'm not finished." She paused. "SEE!" she hangs hopelessly for a moment. "The point is. . . I'm the direct example of these people. I turned around, and now, we're like siblings." She smiles at him. "Don't let the things these people do get to you."

He takes that in for a moment. They seem to sit there for a long time, not saying anything.

He finally mutters. "I have a question."

She blinks, confused.

"Is there anything else you have to say to me today?" She only tilts her head without an answer. "You're the closest person I have here, and I thank you for that. . . but. ." He looks at her. "It actually depresses me more. I'm sorry."

She smiles back sadly. "You want me to stay?"

"I'll be fine. Like I told you all." He replies. They sit in silence before she relents, getting up slowly and walking away. She looks back at him as he stares at the sky.

She finally just leaves as she meets up with everyone else.

"That didn't work. . ." She said.

"There's gotta be something we can do." Choji said, down.

"Yeah, for that matter, where's Shikamaru?" Kiba says looking around.

"I don't know!" Ino almost screamed. "He's the best at this stuff."

Lee powered through. "Perhaps a friendly sparring match will-" He gets hauled back by Tenten.

"YOU are not allowed to make ideas anymore." she comments harshly.

"Is there anyone else who could talk to him?" Shino looks to Sakura.

"Only Lady Tsunade and Kakashi sensei, but she's probably drunker than pure alcohol by now."

"And Kakashi?" Neji wondered.

Sakura fake laughed. "If I knew how to find his porno reading ass, I woulda' drug him here already! CHA!"

They went back and forth for several hours, wondering what to do as the lights of the city died down, showing stars above and a bright moon.

"NO!" Sakura, Ino, and Tenten all yelled simultaneously.

Sai sat, holding a make out paradise book. "Well, his teacher WAS Lord Jiraiya. Maybe re-enacting some scenes from his work would help. This one scene even has a flat chested pink haired girl, trampy blonde, and an angry brunette."

The all look at Sai. . . then back to the girls. . . then back to Sai. Kiba walks over and pats Sai's shoulder. "It was nice knowing you."

Sai then pressed with the idea. "I'm just saying if they're worried about him being able to satisfy all three, he can just make shadow cl-"

"NO MORE!" Choji, Kiba, and Shino all covered his mouth while Lee stood still with a slight nosebleed from the earlier comment of the three girls.

Just as the girls were getting ready to completely erase Sai's existence. . . well except for Ino who might want to reenact some scenes with Sai. . . They heard someone walk through the clearing. She just walked through, nodded a hello to everyone as she went out to Naruto.

Naruto stared up as he heard the steps coming closer. He expected someone like Konohamaru or Jiraiya when a soft voice broke his thoughts.

"Shikamaru says to send at least 200 clones ahead of you going home tonight."

Naruto looked over confused. "Hinata?"