The authoress has decided to continue the story. Aren't you glad?

Naruto: Ninja Burger Chronicles
Scroll Twelve Part Two: Can't Think of a Damned Title
By Kaori

Whether the rookie team from Konoha Franchise was just unlucky or The Powers that Be (1) are truly out to get them is a subject for debate, but suffice to say the first match was theirs.

"Are you girls done bitching yet?" taunted one of their opponents. Their first opponents today were the team of Iwa jokingly dubbed as Drive-Thru D.E.A.T.H.S. (wouldn't that make an interesting name for a band?) by the betting pool. If anyone is interested the odds on this particular match was posted at sixty hundred and seventy-eight to one against the rookies. "Why don't you just give up now and save yourselves a trip to the hospital?"

"Why don't you put some pants on so we don't have to look at your ugly butt?" shot back Sasuke. "Oh wait, that's your face."

"Ooooooh!" chorused Ino, Sakura, and three quarters of the audience.

"I'm going to enjoy watching you roast." Growled the Iwa shinobi, tightening his grip on the rope in anticipation.

"Bring it on ass-face."

The referee ninja glanced from one side to the other, mentally calculating that both teams were standing exactly two feet away from the lard pit. Satisfied he prepared to give them the starting signal. "Participants ready?" he asked. Both sides nodded. "Aaaaaaaand...PULL!"

Almost immediately the Konoha rookies were lurched forward three inches by their older and more experienced opponents. However, Chouji and Lee (the rear support) dug in their heels and wrenched the rope back allowing their teammates to regain their balance and footing. Sasuke, at the front of the line, grinned savagely and grabbed hold of the section of rope in front of him in a tight grip. Behind him, Hinata prepared to signal the others to pull.

Unfortunately, the Iwa franchise ninjas weren't about to let the rookies gain any kind of ground and hauled Sasuke and Hinata six inches closer to the lard pit.

"No! Sasuke-kun!" wailed Ino and Sakura as they dug their heels in. It wasn't enough and they were all slowly being dragged towards the molten lard.

"Prepare to be deep fat fried!" crowed the lead Iwa ninja.

"The only ones who are gonna fry..." Sasuke snarled, only seven inches from the lard pit. "is you guys! HEY CHOUJI! ASUMA-SACHOU TOLD ME THE IWA NINS STOLE YOUR SNACK BAG!"

"NOBODY STEALS MY FOOD! DIE!"

Before any of the Iwa shinobi had any idea what was happening they were suddenly wrenched forward and into the lard pit. The screaming was short-lived but painful. The rookies looked away not wanting to watch people being cooked alive.

"Winner: Konoha Rookie Deliverators." The referee announced.

Once they were in the safe zone, the rookies allowed themselves to celebrate a little.

"One down, only two more to go!" cheered Kiba.

"Yeah, but I doubt we'll be able to use that tactic again." Muttered Sakura. "The other teams will be watching for it now."

"Then we'll just have to get creative." Sasuke said.

"Creative?" parroted Lee.

"Hn. Lee, exactly how fast can you run?"

Remember when I said that tug-o-war is about strength and tenacity? Well, a ninja's greatest strength is the ability to get the job done and there's no one more tenacious than a ninja. When your employee contract includes a clause that states that any rules not in the ninja code can and should be ignored you're going to take that little titbit and crank it up to eleven.

It's only cheating if you get caught after all.

Our rookies' next match was against the group that included the Spaisu Siblings. Things were going to get very ugly...

"How ugly?" I hear you asking. I cannot quantify the ugliness, you will just have to wait and see. Will the Konoha Rookies be able to beat Suna's Kitchen Detail? And if they are victorious in this match do they have any hope of defeating the victors of the Block A bouts? And speaking of Block A, will the authoress bother to tell you how any of the matches went? Only time will tell.

1)For anyone who is interested their names are: Omni Potence, Omni Science, Omni Presence, Omni Ficent, and Om Nom Nom the Omnivore (their pet bear).