Okay, so this is probably the shortest chapter I've put out so far, but it's better than nothing. Hopefully. Anyway ENJOY!

The next day, Gaara met up with the guys to set off for school together. "So I think I'm going to ask her to go out with me tonight," said Naruto as they walked up the path. "If only we could get those girls back for that rumor. If I hadn't heard it, Hinata and I might already be together."

"On that matter, I believe I have a solution," said Neji.

"Oh really? What's that?" asked Naruto.

"I think you'll see for yourself come lunchtime." (That's right everybody. I finally got an idea for them. I hope it meets to your standards!)

In calculus, it was business as usual except that Gaara told her to pay attention during lunch time. Apparently Neji had something planned. Come chemistry however, the entire table was thick with gossip. Right after math had ended, Naruto, who had been waiting outside the class, asked Hinata if she'd like to hang out later. Hinata had managed to stammer out a yes, before the rest of them rushed her off to chemistry, because otherwise they would have been late. Hinata was all freaked out, but the rest of them assured her that it was going to be fine. Everything had been straightened out with the boys.

Ino then added, "He's probably going to ask her to be his girlfriend." Hinata nearly fainted at that. Sakura glared at Ino. "What? It's what she wanted, wasn't it? Now if only I could get the rest of our love lives on track." She sighed, presumably imagining all of the logistic difficulties she would face trying to pair up the rest of her friends.

Later, in Japanese, Hinata turned scarlet when Naruto waved to her from across the classroom. Itachi took note of this. He always thought he could use more teasing fodder for his little brother.

About midway through lunch, the girls noticed something odd. Tsunade had entered the cafeteria. "What's all that about?" asked Tenten.

"Oh. Gaara told me something was going to happen during lunchtime. At least according to Neji. Maybe this is it," said Sophia. They watched intently as Tsunade passed by them and stopped a few tables over where Karin, Michiru, Eiki, Sugako, and Nozomi.

"I'm starting to like where this is going," said Sakura. When Tsunade spoke, the entire cafeteria could hear, mostly because they had all turned to see what was going on, eager to listen in.

"Ladies. I have been given the impression that you have started a rumor about a few other young ladies at this school, is that correct?"

Karin looked terrified. "No. Where did you hear that?"

"I'm asking the questions here. But if you must know, Hyuuga Enterprise. They alerted me to the problem as the rumor included the CEO's daughter. They said that they weren't going to press charges for slander. I thought that it was incredibly generous of them." The girls visibly exhaled. "I, however, am not so generous. All five of you will be doing detention for the next month for the disgrace you have brought upon this school. Also, because of recent budget cuts, you will be acting as part of the janitorial staff for the next month." Karin opened her mouth to speak. "I don't care how important your father is. You either comply with this punishment, or I'll have to expel you! Now, you will all report to my office to find out your duties as soon as your classes are finished. Is that understood?"

"Yes, Tsunade-sama," they chorused. Tsunade strode out of the cafeteria amidst raucous applause.

"That was brilliant," said Ino, still clapping.

"Did you know about that Hinata?" asked Sakura.

"No. Neji must have told father. I need to thank him later."

"You're not the only one," said Sophia.

"I think I could manage a thank you. Just this once," said Tenten, "Even though it'll probably go to his head." She rolled her eyes.

"Still…" said Hinata, a mischievous smile spreading. "You sure that was enough?"

Over at the boys table, Neji was receiving buckets of praise. Or at least he would if his friends' vocabularies consisted of more than 'Hn.'

As soon as English class was finished, Karin packed away her things with venom. She stormed out of the class over to Tsunade's office. The rest trailed behind her. When they arrived Tsunade handed them mops and buckets, "You can start with the boys' toilets. Report back here at 5." They groaned. When they got to the first bathroom, they ran out of there screaming it was so filthy. Tsunade's voice came on over the speakers, "You're not working!" That got them moving. When they finally finished that set of bathrooms, they looked awful. (I know, how could you tell, but even worse than normal if you could imagine such a thing.) They dragged themselves from bathroom to bathroom. Tsunade came on the speakers again, "Just one more and you can go home."

They walked inside and got to work. They went to the stalls last. They smelled awful. "We'll open them all at once, then," commanded Karin. "One. Two. Three."

"AHHHHHHH!" all five girls screamed, running out of the bathroom, drenched in paint. Apparently someone had rigged balloons filled with paint to drop as soon as someone opened the stalls in that bathroom. They were so busy running to Tsunade, they didn't notice the giggling coming from just around the corner.

"Tsunade-sama," screeched Karin. "Look at us!"

"I can see you quite clearly. I am not so old that I need glasses. I can also see that you've not finished cleaning that last bathroom, and you've tracked paint all the way from there to my office. I was prepared to let you go at 5 every day, but since you clearly don't take this seriously, I'll have to keep you even longer. For now, clean up the mess you've made." Karin looked as though she was about to have a fit.

I hope you liked it. If you don't think it was enough for now, then go ahead and review more suggestions, because I loved them. naruto1305 and iluvninjas, I have to thank you for the idea of using paint on them. ^_^

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Anyway... Thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter: BrookieHyuga, iluvninjas, The Kazekage, Shadow-Ninja-Captain69, and naruto1305.