Author's Note: This chapter acts as a tie-in with part of my other fanfic (made especially for the real life Team 17 members).
The tie-in appears in the Flashback during Chapter 15 of Konoha is an Interesting Place: Chino's Story .

Chapter Summary: Sasuke centric – Sasuke bashing (you've been warned) Sasuke meets a mysterious kunoichi in the middle of nowhere and ends up frustrated and humiliated.

Thanks to ilvecoffee-n-narutoYOUTH for her work as a Beta for this chapter.

Time check: Sometime soon after Sasuke joined Orochimaru via the Sound Four

Sasuke meets Chino: A strange encounter

One day in one of the many of Orochimaru's lairs, the former Konoha Sannin came across a depressed looking Sasuke Uchiha.

"What's wrong Sasuke-kun? Did something happen during your training today?"

Sasuke glared at his new master. "You would know if you had tried to train me instead of sending me off for 'independent study' time."

Orochimaru gave his new student a quit your whining look. "So are you going to tell me what happened?" he hissed.

"Some strange girl made fun of me and then she wouldn't tell me about where she saw someone I think was Itachi." Sasuke replied unenthusiastically.

"That all?" Orochimaru stared in confusion. "What difference does it make. You won't see this girl again and you are NOT strong enough to take on Itachi, yet."

Sasuke pouted and began to protest about his odds of beating Itachi.

"Why don't you tell me exactly what happened?" Orochimaru encouraged while trying to get closer to Sasuke.

FLASHBACK

Instead of the 'independent study' time that had been suggested, Sasuke decided to go out on a walk. So he put on the new outfit Kabuto had laid out for him, which was a gift from Orochimaru, and headed out. As he walked along, he came across a scorched battlefield with a girl about his age unconscious in the middle of it. Sasuke poked the girl with his foot until she came to.

Without warning, and nearly scaring the boy half to death, she shot upright saying "Is it over?"

After looking around and completely ignoring Sasuke, the girl continued talking to herself. "I blacked out again! This makes the second time this month. How am I supposed to fill out a mission report if I wasn't awake for the mission?"

The young rogue nin didn't know what to make of this strange girl. Then she started speaking directly to him as if suddenly aware of his presence. "You didn't do this did you? Wait … I should probably ask if you're a shinobi first. Still sorta out of it, ignore the babbling. Hey have you seen Taka?"

The girl pouted as Sasuke tried to process what exactly was going on here. "Who the hell are you and what are you doing out here?"

"Rude. I asked questions first so you should answer mine first." The girl replied angrily. Then she looked around wildly from her spot on the ground. "Where the hell is Taka? He should be here."

One Sasuke Uchiha was getting particularly frustrated. "If I answer your stupid questions will you tell me what you're doing here?" Sasuke said while glaring at the girl. She just nodded happily because she was getting her way and for another yet unknown reason. A loud sigh could be heard coming from the former Konoha ninja.

"Yes, I'm a shinobi, no, I didn't do anything, and I don't know who did."

"You really didn't see anything?" the girl cut in.

"No I didn't. STOP interrupting me. I was drawn here by a strange chakra signature and some equally strange weather isolated in this area. I have also not seen your Taka."

"Not a problem. But what's with your bad attitude? You PMS-ing or something? There's pills for that now you know."

Shock bordering on horror crossed the boy's face. "I am NOT! I'm a boy, I don't get PMS!"

"Says the one wearing a giant purple bow and a dress." was the quick sarcastic response from the now standing girl. She was taller than Sasuke.

Sasuke didn't have a chance to respond or in any way defend himself as a hawk swooped out of the sky. Luckily, Sasuke had fast reflexes. Unluckily for him though was he couldn't escape completely unscathed. The hawk managed to get in a few pecks before being caught by the strange girl.

"Taka no! Q & A First, Attack Second. Remember the seminar!"

"Aren't you gonna apologize?" Sasuke demanded.

"Don't hold your breath. At least that clears something up."

Sasuke stared on in confusion. "Clears what up?"

"Whether or not you really are a guy. Taka only attacks guys who get close to me. He has jealousy issues."

"Is it that hard to believe I'm really a guy?" Sasuke asked in total frustration.

"Yes. You could at least admit you're emo and girly."

"I'm not EMO!"

As Sasuke screamed, his Sharingan activated and swirled wildly. He really wanted to hit this girl. She was almost as annoying as Naruto. Almost.

"Do you paint your nails too? The last time I saw someone as emo as you and with eyes like that, he had painted nails. And not just his fingernails but his toes too! I don't even do that and I'm a girl."

The girl wiggled her fingers and toes at Sasuke to emphasize her point, completely unfazed by his anger. Anger changed to shock as something the girl said suddenly clicked within Sasuke. Grabbing for the girl he demanded to know if it was his brother and where the girl had seen him. For his efforts, Sasuke earned himself another wave of pecking from Taka. When the girl had calmed the bird down she answered Sasuke.

"Brother? Guess you guys could be related. You do have the same eyes, horrible fashion, and bad attitudes." *(Chino meets Itachi in the other story. That's the tie-in)*

Sasuke continued to play one of the most annoying games of 20 questions in his life. The situation only got worse, as the way things were going; it was reminding Sasuke of similar arguments he used to have with a certain blonde until he forgot who he was talking to.

"Just answer me already Naruto!"

Both the girl and the hawk tilted their heads and stared at the boy in front of them in confusion.
"Na – ru – to?" the girl dragged out the name.
Then she pointed to herself. "Chi – no."

Now Sasuke was confused. "Huh?"

"Me Chino, Chi-no. Not Na-ru-to." She responded in a manner similar to that of an adult talking to a small child.
"You obviously are a little confused and of no help. I have to go …. Uhh … make up a mission report now. Bye strange emo boy! Good luck working on ways to convince people you're actually a shinobi."

At that moment Sasuke could not comprehend what just happened as the girl and her hawk disappeared in a puff of smoke. Only thing he could think to do now was return home.

END FLASHBACK

With his story completed, Sasuke waited for his master to comment. No comments came out of Orochimaru's mouth. Just laughter, lots of hissing (previously suppressed) laughter. Somewhere behind the door, Sasuke could hear loud thumping noises followed by more laughter. Apparently some of the minions had been eavesdropping and a few of them were laughing so hard they had fallen on the floor. For at least the rest of the week, Sasuke had to suffer through embarrassment after embarrassment.

Some of the male minions offered advice on how to act like a man. Some of the more effeminate men offered to help him with his sense of style. What had to be the worst for the young ninja was how the kunoichi associated with Orochimaru's group felt the need to help him embrace his inner emo. They did this by extending an invitation for Sasuke to join them every time they were going to the salon or to get makeovers.

Author's Note: next chapter is a Valentine's Day special with an added alternative ending written by my Beta.

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