Yep, it's another Ask Naru-Crew fic!
Written By: The Former PrinceofDDR
All right! Even more questions to answer! Keep it up, people! And thanks for the reviews and questions. Here's the next chapter!
"D-did I do g-good...?" Hinata said, finishing her turn on the new Version of DDR that Goth gave me. She had chosen Waka Laka, the Heavy Version.
The rest of us had our jaws on the floor.
"...Hinata-chan..." Naruto began. "...Are you sure that this is your first time playing the game?"
"Y-yes, Naruto-k-kun. Why d-do you a-ask...?" Hinata said.
"Because of all people who first start to play the game, you're the ONLY one I've seen that got a PERFECT score on her first try! And on HEAVY mode to boot!" I exclaimed, jealous and in awe at the same time.
"Way to go, Hinata-chan!" Naruto cheered. Everybody else started clapping their hands.
Hinata gained a big blush on her face and bowed saying, "T-Thank you..."
"Okay, now that that's done, I'd like to introduce you to a special guest and his robot that are going to help me keep order in this fic," I announced, still flying in my Eggmobile. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, I give to you my favorite villian of all time, Dr. Eggman and his robot, Metal Sonic!"
As Dr. Eggman's (or Robotnik if you like that name better) theme began to play, the good doctor himself flew inside the room in his own Eggmobile. And Metal Sonic crashed through one of the four walls (which repared itself quickly, so no one would try to escape).
"Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! It's good to be here, Former Prince!" Dr. Eggman cackled, extending his hand to me.
"Good to HAVE you here, Doctor!" I replied, shaking his hand. "Ready to help me keep order in this fic?"
"You'd better bet your bottom dollar I am!" Dr. Eggman replied, turning to look at the people in the room.
All of Team Seven were thinking, 'This dude is even FATTER than Prince!'
Orochimaru was thinking, 'Meh. I've seen better villians in shoe stores.'
Hinata was thinking, 'Who...who's that...?' Either that, or holding Naruto down while they made sweet, sweet... you get the idea.
Metal Sasuke wasn't thinking. He was too busy having a staredown with Metal Sonic.
"Well, while you guys get to know each other, I'll put up the first letter!" I said, using my remote to turn on the big overhead screen that had all of the letters projected onto it.
Okay...sorry...haha I changed my name again XD this was 'ramenlover4' or 'The Most OOC Writer Around' blah...but! I promise to keep it this name cause...well...its simple XD my nickname is Karlz and my fave number is 4 XD (Sorry for ramblin)
Okay...hmm...
2 Sasuke: O.M.G! I feel so sorry for you and dang...I don't feel pity for anyone...seriously...I know how it is for a mom's love, I love my mom too :)
2 Sakura: Are you really 1 percent leprachane? (Can't spell right now XD Oh...and that was just a joke question, don't have to answer if ya don't want to :D)
2 Naruto: How is it being the main character? And on top of that...would you be my friend if I wanted to be urs?
2 Kakashi: Um...YOU'RE FREAKIN AWESHOME! Ohh...I had my first alcoholic beverage when I was 14 (Which was last summer XD so I'm still 14...'sighs') But anywho...how do you feel about Asuma dying? I know you weren't exactly close/friends, but still...was it a hard blow?
2 Oreo: Yes...I call you Oreo...I love Oreos XD My cuz says I have an unhealthy obsession with you but I think its VERY healthy cause I don't like...have dozens of pics of you plastered all over my walls...but I think I would cosplay as you XD it'd be cool to try and molest a few Sasuke's or Kabuto's XDD jk jk
Oh yeah, and this is just a little continuation thingy for my other review to this chappy XD
To Prince: ITS MY BROTHER'S B-DAY TOO! OMG! lolz...of course he's only turning 5 XD but still...what an un-weird coinky-dink! lol
From: Karlz4 (AKA: The authoress of a thousand User-names) :p
"Man, that's a lot of names you have there! It's hard to keep track of them all," I said. "I really hope you stick with this one. Sasuke, answer your comment!" I told the Uchiha.
"Hn. I'm glad you understand. I don't really want any pity, but as long as you can understand why I hate Itachi so much, then it's fine," Sasuke said cooly. "Sakura?"
"...I'm...not quite sure how to answer this..." Sakura said, sweat dropping. "Um...Naruto?"
"Being the main character is AWESOME! ...Although Sasuke-teme is looking more and more like the main character with every new manga chapter coming out..." Naruto said, glaring at the Uchiha. "And sure, I'll be your friend!" Ha added, smiling that famous fox grin of his. "Kakashi-sensei! Your turn!"
"Thanks for the praise," Kakashi said, STILL reading his book. "I'd have to say, that while it wasn't as hard as loosing Obito, loosing Asuma was still a hard blow. But I know that he is resting in piece now. ...Oreo?"
"...Well, at least you call me that in a GOOD way," Orochimaru sighed. "And good luck trying to cosplay as me. You'll need it... Prince?"
"Wow, that IS freaky!" I exclaimed. "Huh. Ya learn something new everyday. Anyway, thanks for the letter. Time for the next one!
Lovely, I've been waiting for the next chapter. Good to hear from your twisted mind again Former Prince. Now to the meat of the letter.
Metal Sasuke, your answer to the query of other robots seemed... ominous, do you plan on creating more, or did you simply mean to suggest that your own creator was likely to make more?
To you Mr. Former Prince, I must ask why you allow such brutalization of your characters to occur. Surely you don't think that Orochimaru or Sasuke actually deserve the abuse that some reviewers heap upon them do you? (On the off-chance you say they do, the almighty Foot of Gork stomps soundly on the source of abuse for either one, good for one use only, great to break the ice at parties)
At the readers, I really shouldn't kvetch at you lot, but I can't help it, are you even reading previous chapters? Other people's letters and the like? I've read at least three statements/questions twice or more.
Sasuke, I got nothing really, so I'll ask the weird question. If you had a superpower, what would it be? Y'know, apart from the sharingan which is more or less a shinobi equivalent.
Orochimaru-sama, what is your elemental affinity anyway, and why don't you seem to use too many direct-damage jutsu? Were you more trained as support-tactical in your team with Jiraiya-san bein' da bruisa boy?
Sakura... Uhm, well... Frankly your answer last time left me feeling unsatisfied, the manga led me to believe you'd found out about kyuubi before the Gaara rescue. Whatever though, same question as Sasuke, if you say heart (a la captain planet) I've got a gobbo shaman already workin' up a 'Eadbutt spell.
I apologize ahead of time for my distinctly orkish mindset but that's how the moment has me, likewise sorry Hinata for the question I have to ask.
Ne, Hinata-san. Just what is it that you hide? Is it a vicious hatred of certain people that manifests in tremendous appalling violence? Or (as I would rather hope) a strange kink, a deviance, perhaps a tentacle fetish? Or are you more the fan of Damsel in Distress, saved by her hero and rewarding thusly or being ravished during the capture by the monstrous villain?
Awkward questions can be fun sometimes.
Hum, Lastly I think it goes to Naruto, though if anyone's got their own view on the subject feel free to chime in- what kind of crossover (and what style) would you most like to be involved in? Or alternately, which would be the least unpleasant? By that I mean, would you prefer going as you are perhaps during the time skip to another world, or someone from another world coming there, or being raised in another kind of environment even, perhaps in the SPARTAN-II program even. If there's too many choices, pick between going as you are to star wars (distant future from the original trilogy), crossing over early in life with The Darkness (both comic and game), or the Warhammer universe (if that's one you don't know, think of Warcraft, which is a complete and total wad of copyright infringement).
And now if you'll excuse me, I feel da WAAGH! ovatakin' me, issa good'un!
From: Islagatt
"...Okay..." I said, looking at the last part of the letter.
"Wow... I have an IQ of 300... and I have NO idea what that last part was," Dr. Eggman said, scratching his bald head.
"Hm. Anyway, we should get to the questions," I said. "Metal Sasuke?"
"...I MIGHT make some more...or PRINCE might make some more," M. Sasuke said. "But neither of us will be able to make anymore unless we can get a very HANDSOME sum of money. Prince was nearly bankrupt after he finished making me. And if any of you readers want one of us to make another Metal version of someone else, then feel free to add money with your letters. Creator, it's your turn."
"Well, while I let SOME things happen to the people I have trapped here, I'd never allow any HARM to come to them. Believe it or not, Sasuke (and Orochimaru to a lesser extent) are my favorite people from the Manga/Anime, aside from Naruto himself. Don't worry, no physcial harm will come to them. So you can put the huge foot away," I said, watching as Dr. Eggman blew up the foot with a built in laser. "Sasuke, your turn!"
"Hn. I'd have to say that FLYING would be the way to go," Sasuke said. "I'd be pretty hard to hit if I was 50 feet in the air. Orochimaru, your turn."
"Well, with how often I use the Mud Clone Jutsu, I'd say that my affinity would lean more towards the Earth," Orochimaru said. "I was mostly trained to be a close-ranged fighter as well, but with me being a Villian Mastermind, I don't like to get my hands dirty unless it's a last resort. So I learned a couple of Long-Ranged attacks to remedy that. Sakura, go!"
"...Sorry," Sakura said. "It's because Prince himself didn't know when it happened that I wasn't able to answer it right. He just heard that it happened, and that Temari also knew, so he thought that it happened during the Gaara Arc. Anyway, I'd like the same power as Sasuke-kun. ...Hinata...?"
Hinata took a good look at her question... and had to stop from blanking out completely. "Well...um...to tell the truth, I don't know w-what to really t-think about t-t-tentacles... and I'd have to admit, that even t-though I l-love Neji-nii-san, there w-were times that I-I hated him with a PASSION. A-And as for t-the Damsel in Distress thing, I'd N-NEVER want to be ravshied by s-someone who w-would k-k-kidnap me... but on the other hand... if it was N-Naruto-kun who saved me...I would give him a night that he would remember for the rest of his life! Maybe even two... or three... or 100..." Hinata said, drooling at the images.
Naruto, who heard this loud and clear, had his jaw on the floor. "W-Wow..." Naruto breathed. "I don't know weather to be afraid...or aroused..."
But deep in his mind, Naruto was thinking, 'Note to self. Have someone kidnap Hinata when we get out of here...'
"Na-Naruto-kun? It's you-your turn..." Hinata said, blushing like crazy now.
"Oh...okay..." Naruto said, blushing as well. "Well... if I had any chance to end up in another world, it would be the world of Ranma 1/2! They have so many different and crazy Arts, that one of them should be PERFECT for me! And the people fight there ALL the time! It's my kinda place! And I'd like to be in my Time-Skip form when I went there. Thanks for the letter! Time for the next one!"
To Sasuke: You know what. I'm so sorry. AND I MEAN IT! SO here. -hands over a bag of tomatoes- For real. I'm sorry. And one more thing. Do you want me to make an Itachi voodoo doll?
To Prince: You got to be f(BLEEP)ing kidding me. Why does OroBLAHBLAH have to be tough!? He's just a walking joke.
To Kakashi: OH I'M SICK! -veins pop- LOOK WHO'S TALKING! I'm not the one who used the Thousand Years of Death on Naruto! YOUR one of the most sickiest I've ever seen. WTF was that suppose to teach him anyway?
To Sakura: NO! THE ROSES ARE NOT RIGGED! Its just that Pakkun said that you smelled like him. You both use the same shampoo and I was wondering how you felt about that? Oh yeah. KNOCK SAI'S INTO ORBIT!
To Hinata: HI HIME! -pulls out an 6 feet tall chocolate bar- For you. And you can share it with Naruto and Sakura if you want. And Prince if he wants any.
From: Mahou Inu Alex
"Hn. ...Thanks." Sasuke said, starting to eat one of the Tomatoes. "And sure, if you can, I'd like it. Prince?"
"Heh...sorry about that," I said, rubbing the back of my head. "But Orochimaru is one of the Sannin for a reason, ya know. The only reason that Sasuke beat him is because he wasn't at full power. No offense, Sasuke."
"None taken." Sasuke replied, enjoying his tomatoes. "Kakashi-sensei?"
"Well, if you were in a fandom that had a YAOI story as it's very first story, then you'd understand, you sick boy," Kakashi said. "I used the Thousand Years of Pain on Naruto to teach him a lesson. In a fandom filled with Yaoi Fan-girls, and with Sasu/Naru being the top couple in said fandom, Naruto has to watch his ass every hour on the hour. Otherwise, he'll get Ass-raped before he knows it. Sakura, your turn."
"Oh... sorry I jumped to conclusions like that..." Sakura said, blushing at her foolishness. "Anyway, since I found out that that mutt uses the same Shampoo that I did, I switched right away. Hinata-chan, your turn!"
"T-Thank you!" Hinata said, all smiles. "Naruto-kun, Sakura-chan, Prince-san, d-do you want s-some?"
"Don't mind if we do! Thanks, Hinata-chan!" Naruto, Sakura and I said, each taking a piece.
"T-thanks again, Inu-kun," Hinata smiled. "N-next letter please..."
The new chapter is finally up. MORE QUESTIONS!
Everyone- Have you ever read one of Chibi-Reapers fics? if you havn't, take a look at Overlord. /Throws computer at Orochimaru-Computer survives miraculously/
Orochimaru- You know why you like snakes... admit it. And I think I know why Manda doesn't like you any more...
Naruto- I was looking through an old trunk of mine, and I found theese summoning contracts... Prinny, C'thulu, and tentacle demon. I have no idea what they were doing in there, but you can have them. /Hands Naruto Summoning contracts/ In return, I have a question for you- Is the Orioke no Jutsu a simple Henge, or is it a full transformation like Ranma and Herb's in Ranma 1/2?
Sasuke- With this sword, you can bring your mother back. /Hands Sasuke SoulEdge/ And here's the counter point so you don't turn into Nightmare. /Hands Sasuke SoulCalibur/
In return, answer this question- What is the meaning of life?
Sakura- I have an Idea... Using a mix of Genjutsu and medical ninjutsu, make a technique based off of Tsukiyomi and set it so everything that happens there happens to the caster... You could train for years in minutes/Gives Sakura genjutsu scrolls containing jutsu from C-Rank to SS-Rank/ Test the jutsu on Orochimaru, siccing thousands of gay rapists on him! wait... he'd probably enjoy it. Oh well. your question? Using nothing but the chakra scalpel, how would you attempt to defeat Hidan?
Kakashi- These were next to the summoning contracts. I'm not sure where they came from, either... /Hands Kakashi stack of Tentacle / Did your father wear a mask, to?
Hinata- Does your father know about your crush on you know who?
Metal sasuke- Here's a gunarm, test it out on Orochimaru. /Hands MS Gunarm/ You know, most robotic clones feel a need to kill the original to prove they're better.
From: Vindictus
A computer flew towards Orochimaru, but the quick Sannin ducked at the last second, and Metal Sonic caught the computer before it broke.
"Thanks for the computer. We'll check out the story later," Dr. Eggman said, starting to set it up. "Orochimaru?"
"...YOU'LL NEVER GET ME TO TALK, NEVER!" Orochimaru shouted, eyes shifting back and forth again. "Naruto-kun, your turn!"
"Cool! Thanks for the scrolls!" Naruto cheered, reciving them. "Ant as for my question, it's just a VERY realistic Henge. Sasuke, your turn!"
"I...I can bring my mother back to life with this...?" Sasuke said, eyes wide. The Uchiha recived both swords, and began to make his wish, holding the Souledge to the air. "Souledge, hear my cry! I wish for you to bring back my mother from the dead!"
Bright light englufed the sword, then shot out onto the celling of the room, creating a seal of some sort. Soon after, a body fell from the celling towards the ground. Kakashi jumped up and grabbed the body.
The body was female, having long black hair, white skin and black eyes. She looked to be in her late 30's, yet her beauty could give Tsunade a run for her money. This female was Uchiha Mikoto, the only innocent member of the Uchiha Clan, and Sasuke and Itachi's mother.
Mikoto groaned a little bit, and opened her eyes slowly. The first thing she saw was Kakashi face in disbelief.
"K...Kakashi-san? I...is that you...?" Mikoto said, feeling like she had just awoken from a LONG slumber.
"M...mother...?" A timid voice said from Mikoto's right.
Mikoto turned to the right to see her youngest son, Sasuke. "Sa...Sasuke-kun...?" Mikoto said, getting to her feet with help from Kakashi.
"It...it can't be..." Sasuke whispered, taking small steps towards his mom, eyes watering. "Mother...Mother...MOTHER!-!"
Sasuke ran towards Mikoto, trapping her into a huge bear-hug while letting the tears fall freely from his eyes.
Mikoto, who was still a bit dazed, felt her motherly instincts kick in, and hugged Sasuke back, patting him on the head. "It's okay, Sasuke-kun. I don't know how...but mother's here."
Everyone, including the Robots, Orochimaru and Dr. Eggman watched the touching scene with warm eyes. Sakura, Hinata and Naruto were close to crying themselves, Sakura happy for the boy she loved, Hinata remembering her own mother's embrace fondly, and Naruto happy for his friend.
"...Sasuke," I began, close to crying myself. "I know that this is a touching moment for you...but you still have a question to answer.
Sasuke, who had cried his eyes out on Mikoto's white apron, turned to me and said, "O-Of course. Well...I think that the meaning of life...now that I have my mother back...is to live life to the fullest." Sasuke replied. "...And Vindictus...thank you...really." Sasuke finished, giving off a real smile for the first time ever since the Uchiha Masscare. "...Sakura...it's your turn..."
"Okay...Sasuke-kun..." Sakura replied, giving Sasuke a huge smile and wiping her eyes clean. "Thanks so much for the scrolls. ...And for giving Sasuke-kun back his happiness." Sakura gave a big smile to Vindictus. "I'll try out the jutsu later on. And my question? I'd try to cut of the veins from his heart. ...Kakashi-sensei?"
"Thanks for the books. I'll read them later on. And my father wore a mask as well," Kakashi said. "Hinata-san?"
"..." Hinata wiped her eyes clean, still watching the touching scene of Mikoto and Sasuke. "Yes, my father knows. He didn't like it at first, but he got used to it after Naruto helped Neji come out of his shell. Metal Sasuke?"
"Thanks for the gift," M. Sasuke, attaching the gunarm. "I'd use it...but then I'd ruin this touching moment. I'll do it later, though. And I already know that I'm better than Sasuke, so I don't feel any need to kill him. Unlike M. Sonic with his desire to kill Sonic," M. Sasuke added, casuing M. Sonic to glare at him. "Next letter."
Hinata: YAY! You're my favorite character! You're awesome! Hey could you give Sasuke this banana cream pie and have him throw it at Oero? Or you could eat it, but you should be careful of the knife I put in there. Did Kurenai use the bell test on your team or something else? In fanfiction I read she had you all go through a maze that had a genjutsu that made everyone face their worst fears. Have this copy of Naruto Ultimate Ninja 2. You kick in it and it's very awesome.
Sasuke: Wow... I had no idea. I don't really think your mother would want you going to such extremes to kill him though. Either way, my friends and I made this very realistic Itachi doll/robot for you to practice on. It has adjustable difficulty settings used via remote but it will never kill you. It acts just like the real Itachi but you can make it act gay, drunk or stupid also via remote. Where the belly button would be is an on-off switch (don't ask why it's there.) And, like the real Itachi, it does not have any actual balls but if you kick him where they would be it will hurt him. This was my friend's idea, she's even weirder then I am.
Oreo: I KNEW you weren't straight! Interesting reason for wanting to kill the third. Now that I've confirmed your sexual orientation, are you really a pedophile? Regardless of your answer I'm still going to think you are. And it's your own damn fault for saying you want Sasuke's body and hiring such young (looking) people. I doubt anyone from sound that we've seen, other then yourself, is of drinking age. Before the timeskip I mean, everyone looked like older teenagers to me.
Everyone: Did you like Ranma 1/2? I think it's hilarious... Although I could do without all the naked people. And did you also realize the perverseness of Ranma turning into a girl when he gets hit by COLD water? If you're wondering why I didn't ask Hinata about the alcoholic beverages it's because I know Kurenai wouldn't give her any and I know she wouldn't accept. I also knew Naruto wouldn't but I had gotten really hyper from laughing so much... So Naruto, the sugar medicene won't help at all. Hell, I hardly ever get sugar rushes.
Prince: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! How old are you, 18? Here, have this yellow cake with chocolate frosting and ten banana cream pies! I don't know what your favorite type of cake is so use this leathery, leathery, whip (it's made of magic) to change it to whatever your fav kind is. And thank you for bringing Hinata into the story, she's my favorite character! GO HINATA! If you didn't get the whip joke, search for Magical Trevor on Youtube. And I can't believe you put all of my questions in at once. Heck, you don't even have to put all from one review in at once it you don't want to. I know I do a lot at once.
From: Lady Awesome
"T-Thank you..." Hinata said, blushing and taking the pie. "I'm t-too nice to do something like that, so I'll take out the knife and eat it myself later. A-and thanks for the game. ...Sasuke-san...?"
"Sasuke-kun? What does this letter mean?" Mikoto questioned her son.
"...Let's just say that...ever since Itachi killed you and the entire clan...I've done somethings that I'm not proud of. ...It's a long story." Sasuke said to his mother. "And thanks for the robot. I'll murde...I mean, train with it later. Orochimaru?"
"...FINE! I AM A PEDOPHILE! I ADMIT IT!" Orochimaru shouted. "But it's not like YOU can do anything about, GIRLY."
"What are you talking about? The naked laides are the BEST part!" Kakashi insisted, talking about the Ranma 1/2 manga.
Mikoto sighed. "Still the same old Kakashi."
"Oh well. Thanks for telling me," Naruto said, throwing away the medicine.
"Thanks for all the praise! And the cake. And the whip!" I said, using it to change the cake into a Lemon Cake with Vanilla Frosting. "Time for the next letter."
Hands Former Prince of DDR a cake
Sakura...Get a life...and Sasuke STILL likes me better! In your face pinky prep!
Kakashi...fine I'll try it...If I end up being a perv I blame it on you! But I don't want to miss out on anything good...
Naruto...You are a baka! The kyubii is so a boy! I think it would be obvious!
M.Sasuke...Whats it like being made of metal?
Oromicharu: Really?! When shall we get together? And if your more attracted to females...this changes a lot of things!
Hinata: Why don't you tell your umm crush how you feel? And said crush is an idio if he says no and the fact that he hasn't relized it and the fact that he's infatuated with someone else and not you! I mean you're awesome Hinata!
Former Prince of DDR: Is Itachi coming in sometime?
From: Goth
"Thanks for the cake!" I said. "Sakura, your turn!"
"Woah, no need to be so hostile!" Sakura said. "We can BOTH like Sasuke. I don't mind. And besides, didn't YOU say that Naruto and I would be good together? What would Hinata think?" Sakura finished with a smirk. "Kakashi-sensei, your turn!"
"Yes, that's it...come to the perverted side..." Kakashi said, smiling under his mask. "Naruto?"
"...I'll just show you. Kyuubi, come on out!" Naruto shouted.
In a poof of Smoke, a tall red-haired female with curves in all the right places, a Kimono, and nine tails entered the room.
Now do you believe him? Kyuubi questioned in a sultry voice. M. Sasuke, you're up!
"It has its benefits. I can't feel ANY pain for one," M. Sasuke replied. "Orochimaru, your turn."
"Why yes. We can get together at this very nice reastuant that is located within Oto. We could have a little chat while we stare at each other from across the table..." Orochimaru said.
"...Orochimaru, are you trying to hit on one of the reviewers?" I questioned.
"...Maybe," Orochimaru snickered. "Hinata?"
"I-I'll tell him...soon...maybe..." Hinata said. "And thanks for the praise...Prince?"
"Well, yes, he will," I said, without Sasuke and Mikoto hearing. "But not for a while. Time for the final letter!"
hi all 'ZEN-AKU' here ok first ?
NARUTO:if kyuubi would let you sign the fox contract would you
Sasuke:Heres a itachi doll its desiend to self repair so you can train killing him on it(no ? for you)
Sakura:Whats it like having a pervert sensei
orchimaru:are you a Juggalo? do you lestin to ICP? If so theres a gatering at the valley of the end hope to see you there "LONG LIVE THE DARK CARNIVAL!"From: drkchidragon
"Nah. If I summoned foxes, then Konoha would begin to hate me even more!" Naruto replied. "Sasuke?"
"Thanks. I'll use it later along with the Robot," Sasuke said. "Sakura?"
"I HATED it at first, but Kakashi's gotten better," Sakura replied. Then she saw Kakashi begin to read the Tentacle Porn. "...Or maybe not...Orochimaru?"
"...I have NO idea what you're talking about," Orochimaru said, meaning it this time. "I'll have to look it up on Wikipedia."
"And that's it for now! Now you can ask Kyuubi, Mikoto, Metal Sonic, or Dr. Eggman questions as well. And I'll add another female to the cast next chapter. Until then, Catch you next continue!"