Gaara successfully trapped the tiger.
"This is why you're Kazekage!" Konohamaru exclaimed. "Alright, let's go!"
"Problem," said Gaara.
"Problem? Already? But you're the Kazekage!" whined Konohamaru.
"The sand sphere won't fit through the door," said Gaara.
"Oh, shit," said Konohamaru. "I've got this." Konohamaru punched and kicked frantically at the wall, making a gaping hole in the side of the hotel.
Sai was halfway through opening the bathroom window, staring in shock and horror. "This window...was big enough..." he said.
"Oh," said Konohamaru. "Well, erm, look, Gaara, options!"
"Just get the damn car," said Gaara.
Bee's vacation home in the Land of Fire was located along a river (not called Li) about ten miles south of Konoha. Konohamaru drove with Sai shotgun, and Gaara sat in the back with the tiger sphere floating above his head. The boys had almost reached their destination when they encountered a mountain.
"RISING UP, BACK ON THE STREET, DID MY TIME, TOOK MY CHANCES!" Konohamaru sang, flying down the open road. The road tunneled through the mountain.
"KONOHAMARU! SLOW DOWN! I'M NOT SURE THE SPHERE WILL-!" Gaara shouted. He didn't need to finish the sentence. Konohamaru barreled into the tunnel, and the sphere slammed into the side of the mountain.
Konohamaru slammed on the brakes. They were in the center of the tunnel. "So...," Konohamaru began, "the sphere is still good, right?"
"Umm, no," said Gaara.
"But the tiger?" asked Konohamaru.
A roar from behind them answered that question. The tiger pounced on Konohamaru, pinning him to the ground.
"The tiger is safe!" exclaimed Sai.
And so they wrestled with the tiger. Gaara was able to reconstruct the sphere, but Konohamaru had a nasty scar across his left cheek and down his neck.
"Oh, sweet!" Konohamaru exclaimed, checking the damage in the car's mirror. "This looks badass! I look like I was in a really important battle now!"
"Just drive the damn car," Gaara growled.
Killer Bee was waiting with them at the gate. He was staring at a giant clock around his neck. "Just in time," he declared when they pulled up next to him with the tiger in the sphere.
"Where do you want this?" Gaara asked.
"Follow me," Bee said. They followed him around his massive estate which was essentially a miniature zoo with a mansion in the center. The tiger's enclosure was the largest, complete with a small lake and waterfall.
"This tiger lives better than me," Konohamaru groaned.
"Fluffy's a special, majestic creature, ya know?" Bee said. Once Gaara had lowered Fluffy back into her enclosure, Bee jumped in and wrestled with her.
"Lord Bee," Gaara said, "we have some questions for you about last night."
"You want to watch the tape?" Bee asked. "C'mon then, boys, but beware of the ape."
"I don't see a-" Sai started, but Konohamaru and Gaara both slapped their hands over Sai's mouth.
Bee's mansion was just as impressive on the inside, decorated with strange artifacts from his journeys around the world. Sai started asking Bee, one by one, about each of the artifacts before Bee popped in the VHS tape and pushed him onto the couch in front of the TV.
"I record the goings on around here, so while I'm gone, my mind is clear," said Bee. "When you were here last night, ya'll were acting kinda funky. Crazier even than my favorite monkey."
"We were under a genjutsu," explained Gaara.
"And we were drunk off our asses," Konohamaru added.
"Ohhh, okay," said Bee. "I hear that, loud and clear. It ain't no bachelor party without a lake of beer."
"Actually, we were pounding sake," said Konohamaru.
"Woooo, fool, I knew that chick be crazy!" said Bee.
"Oh no no no, not Saki," said Konohamaru, "but I'd totes hit that."
"Fool, errybody want to hit that. I think even Kakashi want to hit that," said Bee.
"Look! It's Naruto!" Sai exclaimed.
On the screen, Naruto was making drunken clones and sending them into Fluffy's enclosure. Konohamaru, Sai and Gaara picked up Naruto and tossed him in. Fluffy leapt at Naruto, and in a panic, Naruto grabbed Fluffy and threw her out of the enclosure. Gaara caught Fluffy, and Konohamaru, in a panic, punched Fluffy, knocking her out. Gaara started carrying Fluffy back to the enclosure, but the other three pushed him along off Bee's property.
"Well, this is most unflattering," said Sai.
Bee was glaring at Konohamaru and ripped his beer out of his hands. Konohamaru hung his head. "I'm sorry, man! I was protecting my bro!"
"You threw your bro into a tiger cage," said Bee.
"Yeah...well...this is Naruto we're talking about! He fought a goddess! The tiger was just shits and giggles," said Konohamaru.
"I do not think you're helping," said Sai.
"Lord Bee, I am willing to offer you whatever reparations you want," said Gaara.
"No no no," said Bee. "You and your bros, to me nothing owe. I remember when I was young and wild. Sake and genjutsu? You're suffering enough, child."
"Oh, good," said Konohamaru breathing a sigh of relief. "You're a good man, Bee. Thanks for understanding."
"Good luck in searching for my homie Nine-Tails," said Bee. "I'll see you at the wedding, unless of course you fools fail."
Relieved, the three unlikely bros left Lord Bee's vacation home. Gaara took the wheel, Sai shotgun, and Konohamaru stretched out in the backseat to take a nap. They pulled out of the driveway, and two ninja landed on their hood. Gaara slammed on the brakes and jerked the wheel, sending the vehicle into a tree.
"Motherfucker! What'd you do?!" Konohamaru exclaimed.
"We have guests," said Gaara.
"And we have no car," said Sai.
Sai was right. The hood of the car was completely smashed in. The two ninja, who had leapt into the tree, descended again.
"Sorry, guys, didn't meant to scare you!" said Kiba. "Oh man, that sucks."
"We've been looking all over for you," said Shino.
Kiba opened the trunk and cursed. "Where's Akamaru?"
"Back at the hotel room," said Gaara. "We had to come here to return...something...to Lord Bee, then we were going to bring Akamaru back to you, I swear."
Kiba looked exhausted. He rested an arm on Gaara's shoulder. "This is fucked up, man."
"I'm so sorry, Kiba. It's a long story...," said Gaara. "I'll pay you any reparations-"
"Reparations? What for?" asked Kiba.
"For taking Akamaru. You see, last night, we were-"
"Placed under a genjutsu while heavily inebriated," finished Kiba. "We know."
"You do?"
"Guys," said Kiba, "I was there. I was there, and I know where Naruto is."