Lazyfox: Welcome back everyone to another amazing chapter~! Thanks to Spring break I was able to get a lot of writing done ^.^ Sad part about it was my computer crashing which caused a huge delay on this update TT^TT

Random: There, There it's alright you had an awesome time because you got to spend the break with me :3 Which brought about the awesome plot bunnies now running through your head~

Lazyfox: That is true. Anyway with today's chapter I hope to please everyone~

Random: Well, it should because it has Humor, Fluffy friendship moments, and a kick A** fighting scene between Naru and ….

Lazyfox: -claps hand over mouth- Shut it big mouth I don't want you spoiling the surprise

Random: -nods head in understanding-

Lazyfox: Good now do your thing and push the button -removes hand-

Random: I'm on it! -hit's the random button-

A giant puff of smoke appears on stage with a shortish skinny girl wearing ripped up skinny jeans, a black tank top with a long dark red foxtail and has her ears pierced with three piercing in each, and whiskers.

DesertedFox: ITS FOXIE! -Wags tail happily while hugging her-

Lazyfox: Hello DesertedFox. I'm happy to met a fellow Vixen once in awhile :3 -returning the hug-

DesertedFox: I know right~ Hey there everyone, I have one small thing to say before the disclaimer. DEIDARA IS MINE! Now don't forget LazyFoxLover only owns the idea, Naruto sadly does not belong to her. or Foxie would own Deidara and Naruto would be Naruko... and Shika would love her! (Snuggles a chibi Deidara)

Lazyfox: I own them here so that's all that matters to me~

Bright beams of Sunlight entered into Shikamaru's bedroom and right into the sleeping face of Naruko. Blinking open her dazed sleepy eyes she let out a grunt of displeasure at the rude awaking as she snuggled back into the cozy bed and blanket between her sleeping best friend and rival. A couple seconds after closing her eyes they were snapped back open as she sat up to take in her surroundings. Waiting for her vision to focus, Naruko could feel the heat crawling up her neck and face as she glanced between the two sleeping boys.

"How in the name of Kami did the happen?!" Naruko mentally screamed trying to piece back the events of last night. "Okay first thing I remember was helping Shika carry the Teme home, after that he woke up complaining about his head hurting which then I turned around and chewed him out for being so stupid and reckless, then I healed his injuries, then chewed him out again and threaten to put him back in the hospital if he every did something like that again, then I helped Yoshino-San in the kitchen to prepare diner, ate diner, cleaned up and then blank. I guess I fell asleep after that" she mused to herself after thinking about the events of last night.

She then proceeded to thank the heavens above for sparring her of the potential embarrassment she would suffer if found in this position only for said hope to go down in flames when her sharp hearing picked up the sound of giggling and chuckling. Looking up Naruko went pale as she saw Shikaku and Yoshino standing in the doorframe of their son's room one looking on highly amused while the other was taking pictures.

"Well, good morning Sleeping Beauty. Did you sleep well knowing you had your princes beside you to protect you?" Shikaku teased gesturing for her to look down as he gave her an amused smirk.

Naruko looked towards his gesture and blushed a darker and deeper red as she discovered that in their sleep Shikamaru and Sasuke had wrapped an arm around her in a protective sort of way. Groaning in embarrassment she knocked their arms off her and hid herself under her pillow making the bed bounce.

"Blue-eyes/Dobe quit moving" grumbled both boys as they rolled over in opposite directions only to jerk up a few moments when hearing another male's voice. "What are you doing in here!" they both shouted pointing accusing fingers at each other.

Yoshino and Shikaku had trouble controlling their breathing as they both found the boys behavior to be very amusing and comical. "Their almost like brothers when they talk like that" Yoshino teased through her giggles.

"No we don't!" Again both boys shouted glaring at each other. "Quit coping me!"

Yoshino leaned on her husband as she doubled over from her laughing fit while he kept himself up by bracing himself on the door frame. Soon enough Naruko to joined in with her own set of giggles. "She's kind of right you guys sort of do sound like brothers."

"Not funny Dobe" Sasuke grumbled bonking her on the head making her give a small whine of complaint at being hit.

Shikamaru just shook his head and sighed. "Troublesome people, its too early for this" he grumbled laying back down with a pillow over his head.

Naruko pouted while rubbing her head before she shoved Sasuke and Shikamaru off the bed as she jumped up and fled out the room giggling as she did so with Shikaku and Yoshino following behind her catching the grumbling of the two boys on the floor as they left to go into the dinning room for breakfast.

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It was later in the morning when the five occupants of the house were ready for the day. Shikamaru and Shikaku were playing Shoji while Sasuke was training with one of the members of Shikaku's men and Naruko and Yoshino were just getting finished with cleaning up dishes when there was a knock at the door. Being the closest to the door Naruko went to answer it expecting it to be Hinata and Choji, but was surprised to see that it was Ino, Sakura, and a blond haired man she didn't recognize.

"Hello there, you must be Naruko. My names Inoichi Yamanaka, I'm Ino's father" the man tells her with a gentle smile on his face.

Naruko gave him a small smile to the man before she turned her attention back to her former friends still feeling a light pang in her heart as she looked at them. Ino and Sakura saw the Naruko looking at them and glanced away from her not in disgust like they've been doing for the last couple of years, but in shame.

Inoichi sensing the tension between the girls felt uncomfortable and guilty knowing he was the cause of it. "Um is it alright for us to come in?" he asked.

"Ah sure" Naruko said softly opening the door more for them to walk in before leading the trio to the family room where everyone was who too were surprised by the appearance of trio.

Ino, Sakura, and Inoichi bowed to Yoshino and Shikaku who in turn invited them to sit at the table while Naruko took her spot by Shikamaru who was looking at her worriedly and gently grabbed her hand.

Naruko felt his hand in her and quickly squeezed it glad Shikamaru was here beside her as she kept her gaze on the table so she wouldn't have to look at Ino and Sakura.

Sasuke was leaning on the door frame be the porch curious as to why the three of them were here as he set his sharp eyes on Naruko making sure what ever was said by the two other females it wouldn't upset her.

Shikaku calm and indifferent abut the situation decided to bypass the awkward silence to get to the point. "Inoichi may I ask why you are here? And why you have brought your daughter and her friend?"

Inoichi gripped his knees in his hands trying to find the right words to explain their reason for being here, but was beat to it by the girls.

"Naruko we're so sorry!" Ino and Sakura cried keeping their head bowed also refusing to met Naruko gaze.

Naruko head shot up as looked towards them as well as the other's gathered in the room. "Huh?"

"We're sorry Naruko. We…We've been jerks to you and…and we weren't there for you" Ino sobbed as she gripped her shirt tighter in her hands.

"Ino's right. I…I know what my m…mom did, but it's no excuse for how we treated you" Sakura sobbed too.

Naruko was in shock not expecting their apologies, but that was wiped away when she actually processed what they were saying. "Wait what your mom did? Do…Does that mean you remember me?"

Ino and Sakura raised their heads to show their puffy red cheeks and teary eyes as they looked at her giving tiny nods. Naruko felt choked up with emotion as she jumped up and ran over to them giving them both huge hugs as all three of them started to cry over come by their emotions.

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After recovering from their emotional moment they were soon joined by Hinata and Choji as Sakura and Ino began to tell them how they recovered their memories. Sakura tells them how a heavy pot fell on her head knocking her completely out and while she was unconscious she saw memories of Naruko, Ino, and her playing in the flower fields, her and Naruko getting into their little fights like she gets in with Ino and finally the festival and everything that happened that night.

"After I regained consciousness I slapped my mother and ran away to Ino's house so I could get her to remember everything that happened" Sakura explained getting approving nods from the six who were there to see how Sakura mother had acted.

"That woman deserved more than a slap to the face, but I guess that's enough of a punishment for now" Yoshino growled only to be calmed down by her husband.

"Tell me about it. I wished I had the chance to slap my mother for what she did. I'm just glad Sakura was able to help me remember though I wish she didn't have to do it by knocking me out with a frying pan" Ino stated rubbing her head thinking back to last night at how much her head hurt.

"Sorry Ino it was the only way" Sakura said half heartily since she did kind of enjoyed hitting her with the pan though she wouldn't say it out loud.

"I know w..what your mother did was wrong, b..but wasn't slapping her and screaming at them a little much?" Hinata asked finding the act a little too disrespectful.

"I guess so, but I was mad and she even tried to have our memories erased again" Sakura said defending their actions.

"WHAT! They tried to erase them again?!" Naruko demanded feeling her anger bubbling again.

"They did, but I refused to do it this time" Inoichi said speaking up this time. "I did it once and felt terrible for my actions and regretted it everyday since it happened" he tells them looking remorseful for his actions that day.

Ino gave her dad a sympathetic glance as she rested her hand on his. "It's okay daddy no one blames you for one mistake. You apologize that all that matters now."

"Your daughter's right Inoichi you made a mistake, but you owned up for your mistake and you prevented it from repeating. Besides she's your wife what else could you do" Shikaku said only to get the evil eye from Yoshino which made him scoot away from her.

"Haha I guess your right Shikaku" Inoichi said feeling a little better now.

"I'm just glad to have you guys back I've kind of missed picking on you bubblegum" Naruko teased slugging Sakura's arm.

"I bet. Without us around your nothing, but a lost puppy Whiskers" Sakura teased right back as she returned the hit.

"Ladies now lets be civil about this" Ino chimed in before giving them both a noggie that was later countered with them both dog piling her to tickle her.

Shikamaru watched on amusingly as three girls caught up with each other to make up for the years stolen from them before a thought ran through his head that made him groan hitting his head on the table.

"Shikamaru what's wrong?" Choji asked the only one to catch Shikamaru's act besides Sasuke.

"They out number us" he grumbled.

Choji scratched his head not understanding what he met while Sasuke let out a groan and a small curse under his breath. "Okay I'm really confused. What's wrong with you guys?"

"Choji the girls have four of them on their side while we only have three" Sasuke stated which made Choji go pale and his eyes widen.

"Then that means..."

"We're in for a very troublesome year" Shikamaru mumbled out hearing a resounding two thumps from his fellow men.

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It was now an hour past noon when the group of children made their way to the academy to check on they're missing companion to see if he had passed his exam.

"I bet Bushy-Brow is going to be so excited to wearing that headband" Naruko gushed feeling excited for her busy eyed friend.

"That's if he passed" Sasuke muttered only to get hit upside the by Shikamaru who heard him.

"Keep the negative comments to yourself" Shikamaru muttered glad Naruko didn't hear the raven's comment.

"Whatever" Sasuke grumbled out.

Hinata was walking a lot slower to the academy then normal hoping she can avoid a certain someone she knows was going to be there. Naruko always being one to pick up on others distress turned to her with worry etched into her deep blue eyes.

"Hinata-Chan, are you okay?" she asked softly so the others wouldn't be alerted to the shy girl's troubles.

"H..Hai Naru-Chan. I'm fine just a little nervous for Lee-Kun" Hinata said feeling bad for lying to her friend.

Naruko didn't look convinced, but decided to let it go figuring when Hinata felt like it she talked to her. "Aw no worries Hinata-Chan Bushy-Brow aced that exam no sweat" she said cheerfully.

Hinata gave Naruko a grateful smile. "I bet your right" she giggled.

Naruko smiled as she grabbed her hand to pull towards the front as she led them into a sprint. "Then lets be the first ones to congratulate him!" she cheered nearing the front gate of the academy.

"Hey Naruko wait for us!" Ino cried sprinting to catch up with them with Sakura helping her to drag an unwilling Sasuke behind them.

"Shikamaru you better hurry or Naruko's going to scold you again" Choji called as he too sprinted after everyone.

"This is such a drag why did I get involved with that girl again" Shikamaru groaned to himself before a flash of a smiling Naruko entered his mind making a soft smile appear on his face. "Oh yea that's why."

Naruko was laughing as she dragged Hinata into the front yard with the soft spoken girl out my mumbles of complaint for Naruko to slow down as she tried to keep up with her.

"Awe Hinata-Chan you gotta stop worrying about stuff and just go with the flow" Naruko tells the panting girl gently patting her back not feeling out of breath like her blue haired friend.

"I...I c..can't help i..it" Hinata panted out before she started giggling as she turned to face her until she saw someone standing behind Naruko that drained the color off her face. "N...Ni...Nii-Sama!?"

"Nii-sama?" Naruko chirped turning her head to see a raven haired boy wearing a Headband on his forehead that had the same eyes as Hinata.

"Hello Hinata-sama. I see your still a stuttering fool as always" the raven hair boy said coldly staring at Hinata with hate filled eyes.

Naruko narrowed her eyes at the boy standing protectively in front of Hinata not like the look in his eyes as she saw her friend starting to tremble. "Who are you? And what makes you think you can talk to Hinata like that."

The boy switched his gaze from Hinata's trembling form to Naruko protective one. "Why does it concern a low class loser like you?" he countered.

Naruko growled clenching her hand into a fist. "It concerns me when a pompous jackass like you talks down to my friend like that."

The boy scoffed as he continued to glare at the blond haired girl that got in his way as he addressed Hinata in the same cold voice. "Hinata-sama does your father know your hanging around this street trash?"

"N...Ni...Nii-sama pl...ple...please don't ta...talk to Na..Naru-Chan like th...that" Hinata said softly and fearfully as she held onto Naruko's arm.

The Boy narrowed his eyes more at the two girls about to speak when he turned his head at the sound of approaching footsteps to find a group underclassmen approaching along with the failure of his class.

"Neji, what are you doing to Naru-Chan and Hinata-San" Lee demanded from his self appointed rival.

"Nothing that concerns a failure you like you" Neji stated brushing Lee demand off like it was nothing but a nuisances to him to even come up with a reply.

Naruko gave a loud growl of anger as she stepped towards the boy and grabbed him by his collar. "You know your really getting on my nerves with this self-righteous attitude of yours" she hissed making her warm blue eyes turn stone cold to the surprise of all of her friends.

"Na...Naru-Chan Don't" Hinata pleaded feeling scared for her friend.

"You should listen to that poor excess for a Hyuga. She might save you from a humiliating defeat. Now remove your hands from me trash" Neji said coldly as he slapped her hand away.

That last statement was Naruko breaking point as she lunched her fist at him hoping to connect with his smug face. Only for it to be caught and her to be tossed through the air and hit the ground a few feet anyway from him.

"NARUKO!" her friends cried out about to charge to her side when she held her hand up to stop them.

"Stay back this is my fight so no one gets involved" she stated sternly as she got up to face off with Neji.

"This is a waste of time. Loser like you has no hope of beating me. Destiny will decide your fate and that fate is to lose at my hands" Neji remarked making Naruko grit her teeth out of anger.

"Keep that destiny crap to yourself until after you've won!" she screamed charging back at him.

Neji only scoffed before virtually vanishing, re-appearing behind Naruko. Faster then one could blink, she had whipped around and launched a jab at his stomach, which was blocked by a spinning kick. Neji grabbed Naruko's wrist then thrust his hand right at her forehead. Seeing the power behind the attack Naruko jumped up blocking the punch with her knee before she flipped off him and landed on her hands and knees.

"A fitting stance for a loser" Neji remarked earning heated glares from the bystanders of the match.

"Naruko knock this asshole's teeth down his throat!" Sakura yelled pumping her fist to show her anger and support.

"Bet on it. No gets away with insulting my friends" Naruko stated getting back on to her feet.

Neji narrowed his eyes at the girl who seemed to be too confident in her abilities he needed to change her attitude deciding to step up his game. He leaped directly at his opponent, and started showering her with heavy blows, each one possibly fatal if he landed one on her. Fortunately, for Naruko she managed to dodge each and every one of them and she countered the last one with a sweeping kick to the neck. A loud thud sounded as Neji rose his arm just in time to block the attack. The two Shinobi trainees stood still for a second, both trying to gather the strength to break thorough the others defenses. With a grunt Naruko pushed off and landed on the opposite side of the yard. She landed in a squat and glared daggers at the Hyuga as she began to pant for breath not expecting this match to be this grueling.

"He's acting like this is a death match or something. I have to be careful one slip up and I could lose" Naruko thought as she studied Neji's form preparing for his next attack.

Neji gritted his teeth in anger not believing a loser like her was keeping up with his blows. "I won't stand for this mockery. I'm finishing this foolishness now!" He mentally yelled as his eyes changed to were veins bulged around his eyes making the spectators gasp.

"No Nii-Sama not the Byakugan!" Hinata cried recognizing her family's ultimate technique.

Naruko felt unsettled by Neji's new appearance, but brushed it off and charged at him with her fist raised to strike. Neji just smirked as he read her movements ready for her to get close to him before kicking her in the side of the head making her skid across the yard whacking into a nearby tree.

"Agh!" she cried out when her back hit the tree as she slumped to the ground.

"Naruko!" Shikamaru shouted about to run to her side when he saw her struggling to get up. "That's enough Blue-eyes you proved your point just stay down!" he pleaded not wanting to see her get hurt anymore.

"Listen to your friend he speaks some sense. If you get up you will only lose" Neji said coldly.

Naruko got to her feet and was panting harshly with a trail of blood was running down from her lip as she brought her gaze up to Neji showing a burning determination in them as she smirked at him.

"Then I guess I have to lose then. I don't back down from a challenge and I don't run away that's just my ninja way" she stated.

Neji fist clenched in anger hating the look in her eyes noticing the proud look in her eyes resembled that of his uncle's which made his blood boil as he charged at her with his fist glowing in a dull blue hue as he slammed his fist into her stomach slamming her small body harshly into the tree. "You should have quit Loser" he snarled into her ear as he stepped away from her.

Naruko eyes went wide and she bent over coughing up a large amount of blood as the strength she had in her body left her as she fell to the ground. The last thing she remembered as her world went dark is the shouts of her name from her friends before allowing the warm feeling of unconscious take over her.

Lazyfox: Oh! My! GOD~ That was most possibly is the longest chapter I have ever written!

Random: Dear Jesus woman this is a lot and oh my god Neji your such a jerk this chapter!

Lazyfox: I know, but he will be redeemed in my later chapters oh and also Crossover deserves most of the credit for the fight scene I just edited some of the ideas he gave me ^.^

Crossover: Hell yea I did and now Foxy if you remember the other part of our deal~

Lazyfox: -Shutters- Yes I remember. If I don't survive this I want all my readers to know I'll miss them TT^TT -walks off stage to the dressing rooms-

Crossover: Hehe I love my job! Now for the other participant~ -Sets eyes on Random while holding out a rope with a devious gleam on his face-

Random: -backed into the emo corner- Oh merciful mother Mary I don't want to die!

A few seconds later the studio is trashed with a smirking Crossover standing proudly on stage

Crossover: Thanks for waiting everyone Random put a harder fight then I thought she would. Anyway for today's Wheel of torture segment I have decided to punish Foxy for her long breaks between updates.

Lazyfox: It's not MY fault Blame SCHOOL! -hanging by a dangling rope wearing a dark red bikini- For the record I feel very violated by this!

Crossover: But it makes for awesome ratings~ Now let me continue explaining everything. Random is current locked in a room with her eyes taped opened forcing her to look into the room Foxy is hanging in and you may be asking why this is, but the answer is simple really cuz not only is Foxy in there, but also Sasuke~

Sasuke: My love don't worry I'll save you!

Lazyfox: I don't want to be saved by you! Stay away from me you Emo-freak! CROSSOVER HELP!

Random: No! Sasuke don't go after her she doesn't love you like I do TT^TT

Crossover: This has been another excellent torture provided by me. I wonder what happens next time and will Foxy survive being locked in a room with her crazy stalker? Stay tune and find out!

Lazyfox: -Kicking Sasuke in the face- Like Crossover said keep reading and keep the reviews coming and for those wondering where Kushina and Minato are they at a Spa recovering from some mental distress they suffered recently, but don't worry they'll be back next time. That's all for now so until next time...

Everyone: JAA-NEE!

Lazyfox: SASUKE GET THE HELL OFF ME!