SailorStar9: Nya? Chapter 39 goes up and only one review!

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Halibel: Why is it taking so long?

SailorStar9: Pedo-Hebi wanted to get his hair done.

Kakashi: *Busting on the scene* WHERE IS ZE PRECIOUSSSSSS?

Apache: *Holds up papers* Right here big boy, come and gettim-!

Halibel: *Quirking eyebrow as Kakashi pounces on her Fraccionne and starts tearing into them like a rabid wolverine*...

SailorStar9: Amazing what men will do for Pron.

Apache: So...full...

Mira Rose: Every...angle...

Sun-Sun: Four...hours...

SailorStar9: Wow...he really wanted that book back, huh?

Halibel: *Eyes glowing* Get him back here...NAOW!

Chapter 40: The New Japan National Team!

The next day, the friendly match against Holland started, with Japan kicking off.

The opponent is Holland. Tsubasa led the attack. We have to attack before they take action.

Tsubasa, don't interfere. Hyuuga mused. Let me shoot.

Tsubasa made his pass to Misaki, who then returned the pass.

"Tsubasa, pass." Hyuuga barked, taking the lead.

"Alright." Tsubasa bypassed the Holland defenders. "Hyuuga." he made his pass.

"Take this, Holland." Hyuuga readied his shot. "Get out of my way." he snapped as a defender moved in to stop him. "What?" he gaped when the defender blocked out the shot with his stomach.

Misaki cut in, stealing the ball, only to have Kustapu knocked him off his feet, the defender reclaiming the ball. Kustapu then made a long pass to the forwards, forcing the Japan team to rush back.

"Keep the defense line." Genzo instructed.

"Right." Ryo nodded as he, Jito and Soda came forth to stop William.

"Be careful." Misaki warned, returning to the Japan field. "Damn." he cursed, William having knocked him over, the Holland striker heading straight for the goalpost.

"I'll stop you." Jito swore.

William smirked and made a pass over to Earl Berrut.

Genzo dived, saving the ball when Earl made his shot.

"Alright, Wakabayashi." Tsubasa caught the pass.

"Tsubasa, watch out." Misaki warned, as William tackled Tsubasa to the ground.

"Taki, block tackle." Genzo barked.

William snorted and jumped, dodging Taki and Nita's slide-tackle and made his shot in mid-air.

Genzo reacted, knocking the ball off, only to have Berru Heart reclaim the ball, sending the ball into the undefended net.

Holland was relentless in their assault, sending wave after wave of attack towards the Japan goalpost, Genzo saving each and every shot.

"Hyuuga!" Genzo sent the last saved ball out.

"You want revenge?" William taunted the Japan striker. "I can give you a chance."

"That's what I want." Hyuuga retorted, both strikers decking it out on the field.

"Not good enough, Hyuuga." William stole the ball. "Right." he reclaimed the passed out ball, one of the forwards blocking off Taki.

"Ishizaki, Soda, Jito!" Matsuyama barked, all four defenders closing in to block out Holland's attack.

"I won't let you!" Tsubasa slid in, stealing the ball, only to find himself heavily marked.

Earl reclaimed the ball and passed it over to William.

"William!" Berru barked.

William made the pass and Berru fired his shot.

Tsubasa reacted, clearing the ball.

Holland earned the throw-in, the match restarting as Japan fought to dissimulate the attack.

Genzo dived, blocking off William's shot.

On the bench...

"This is not good for the heart." Aoi whined. "Coach, I can't stand to see Japan in such a crisis."

"Before 45 minutes are over, no one is to intervene." the coach insisted.

"Aoi, I feel the same." Mitsugi agreed.

"But now, the most important thing is to observe their actions and make a good plan for Japan to fight back in the second half." Rei added.

"That's our job." Mitsugi remarked. "There must be some clues."

On the field...

"It's over." William declared, slide-tackling Tsubasa to claim the ball.

"Hyuuga!" Tsubasa made his pass in mid-air.

If I can't rid of this guy, I can't made the shot. Hyuuga growled, Kustapu blocking his path. If 'Tiger Shot won't work,, how is this? He sent the ball flying over Kustapu's head, only to have the keeper save the shot, as just the whistle sounded, signaling the end of the first half.

Omake

Behind the scenes of Naruto, Part Five

"But I want the right one!" Sakura yelled at Ino. The two had been going at it for the last 30 minutes arguing over who would brush Lee's eyebrows.

"But I thought you wanted the left one!" Ino screamed angrily, eyes popping out.

"You get the left one and I get the right one. Let's settle it at that." Sakura snapped at her platinum blonde rival.

"That's not fair!" Ino protested. She was just about ready to strangle Sakura.

"Ino find Shikamaru and Chouji! Neji and Hinata are taking so long. We'll just do your scene first!"

Sakura smiled evilly at Ino. "Well the director's calling you!" I guess I'll have to brush Lee's eyebrows all myself!" The pink haired Ninja laughed triumphantly.

Ino stuck her tongue out at Sakura in return. "We'll just see next time!" Reluctantly the platinum blonde ninja went about looking for her teammates.

"Lee are you ready!" Sakura squealed happily. "Huh? Where'd he go?" Ino and Sakura had been fighting so long that they hadn't notice that Lee had already left them.

Sakura searched frantically for Lee. The only other person around was Temari, she was sitting on a chair reading a magazine. "Hey! Temari! Did you see where Lee went?"

Temari lazily looked up from her magazine. "Lee? He left about ten minutes ago. He went that way towards Sasuke's dressing room." She pointed to where Lee went and then resumed reading her magazine.

"Thanks!" Sakura thanked Temari and then quickly made her way towards Sasuke's dressing room.

As Sakura made her way, someone called her. "Sakura!" The pink haired ninja stopped in her tracks and turned around to see who called her. Standing behind her was her silver haired teacher, Kakashi. I've got you now Sakura. You'll never escape my plan! I will eliminate you! This is the end for you!

Somewhere else...

"It's under there!" Kankurou squeaked at his red haired brother as he pointed to his bed. Gaara stared at the bed covered with a green dinosaur bed sheet and gulped. He had promised to his brother that he would fight the boogieman under his bed, there was no turning back.

"Don't worry Kankurou! I'll fight the boogieman and make sure he never bothers you again." Gaara assured Kankurou even though he wasn't so sure himself. "You stay here and I'll you know check it out."

Gaara slowly made his way towards his brother's bed. With all his courage, he grabbed the corner of the bed sheet. He gulped and with one swift movement lifted the bed sheet. The red haired ninja took a deep breathe and stuck his head under the bed. Suddenly Gaara was jerked under the bed.

Gaara screamed like a little girl. "OH MY GOSH! I"M GONNA DIE!" Gaara's muffled screams filled the whole room.

Kankurou stared in horror at his bed that was shaking and jerking violently. Kankurou was starting to panic there was only one thing to do. "Mommy. I want my mommy." Kankurou rolled up in a ball in the corner of the room and started to cry for his mommy. He tried to block out his brother's screams.

Suddenly a struggling Gaara emerged from under the bed. His clothes were all ripped, his hair was a mess, and dirt covered his face and body. "Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!" He ran out of the room screaming his head off.

"Gaara, don't leave me!" Kankurou yelled as he quickly followed his screaming brother.

Meanwhile...

Shikamaru, Tenten, and Hinata made their way to where Neji was last rolling. They found the paranoid boy rolled up in a ball rocking back and forth in a dark corner.

"Here we are and look it's Neji!" Tenten pointed to the dark corner.

"Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O...and on his farm he had some ducks E-I-E-I-O...with a quack quack here..." Neji sang quietly to himself.

"My, our Neji really does have a swell singing voice." Shikamaru commented at Hinata and Tenten as he listened to Neji quack.

"...quack quack there, here a quack, there a quack, everywhere a quack quack..." Neji continued.

Quickly he made his way to where Neji was singing. "Neji! I made this just for you!" Shikamaru said as he held up the scarf.

Neji stopped his singing and stared hard at Shikamaru and the scarf. "Shi...Shika...Shikamaru!" He screamed and started to claw at the wall behind him, trying to escape.

"I made it just for you and it even has your initials!" Shikamaru wrapped the scarf around tightly around Neji's neck. Maybe a little too tight. The scarf was wrapped so tightly that Neji's eyes were popping out and he was having a hard time breathing.

Neji stopped scratching the wall behind him and started to claw at the yellow scarf that was choking him. "Help me! Aaaaaahhhhhhh!" Neji managed to scream. He ended up on the floor wrestling with the piece of yellow clothes around his neck. "Get it off! Get if off!" He choked out with great difficulty.

"You like it you really like it!" Shikamaru exclaimed happily as he watched Neji roll on the floor.

"How is this suppose to get Neji to the stage again?" Hinata asked as she watched Neji rolling on the floor.

Tenten shrugged and turned her attention from Neji to Hinata. "I don't know...I just thought that maybe Shikamaru could chase Neji to the stage or something."

"I guess there's only one thing left to do." Hinata said to Tenten.

"Leave Neji and Shikamaru then go out for coffee?" Tenten answered calmly.

"I was going to say slap Neji and drag him unconscious to the stage, but that sounds good too." With that Tenten and Hinata left the Neji and Shikamaru and headed for the stage exit.

SailorStar9: Will Neji be choked to death? What the heck is under Kankorou's bed? What does Kakashi have planned for Sakura? Tune in next time..