Hello, again.

Now comes the Chunin Exams and all it curtails. Let's see how the brothers will handle it- "Hey, YatsuKat."

...what?

"It's just Pinkie, and I just wanted to ask something. You going to turn that omake you made about Mom and Dad coming back into part of the actual story?"

Sorry, but even you will have to wait to find out.

"Aw! Pretty please?"

Sun!

"Pinkie! Get over here now!"

"Ok, fine."

…weird.

Perspective: Team 7 (primarily)

Don't own MLP or Naruto, by the way.

It's a Small World after all

The sun was shining. The birds were chirping. And as for Team 7, they were investigating the strange additions to the now sizable crystal tree.

Especially while they were out in Nami, the tree had grown from the small sapling it was when Rare and Pinkie first learned of it. However, in recent days, six strange objects have started growing on some of the branches. They were crystalline like the tree, but each had a different color that was rather faint. But they didn't think too much into it in case the color changed later on.

Overall, they were just there to monitor the situation for the time being. Although Sun was focusing more on setting up security around the tree. In fact...

"Just about...finished!" He declared as the last line sealed into place. "That should take care of things for the time being. Just need to activate the array and we're good."

He channeled chakra through his open palm and into the seals. The circle they made glowed for a few moments before dying down, eliciting Sun stopping his chakra flow. As he turned to his teammates, he found himself glomped by Sakura. "Okay, not that I don't appreciate being hugged vigorously by my girlfriend, but...?"

"I just felt like it." she replied, only to turn to Sasuke as they heard him gag. "Buzzkill."

"Then get a room you two." Sasuke retorted before stopping. "On second thought, don't. I don't want to think about what might happen then."

"Hey, you said it, not us." Sun and Sakura said, laughing at Sasuke.

Just then, Kakashi appeared in a Shushin. "Yo. I've got some news for you three."

"You nominated us for the Chunin Exams, right?" Sun asked. When he noticed Kakashi's startled expression, he explained. "Pinkie told me this morning over my morning cider."

Kakashi grumbled a bit, then quickly composed himself again. "Yes, that is correct. While I do believe in all of you, another reason is actually because of Blood Blossom. Jiraiya should return during the exams, giving him a chance to help determine what should be done about her."

"Like I'm going to allow myself to be sealed away without a fight!" Blossom declared in Sakura's head with enough force to give her a headache. Sakura then told them what Blossom said, getting grim looks from all of them.

"My point exactly." Kakashi said. "We do not fully understand her, let alone her true intentions. Something has to be done before even just you are in danger from her, Sakura. Besides the Hokage, he's the best one we currently have to dealing with something like this. Although if you end up taking care of the issue yourself before hand, then no harm done."

"Fair enough." Sakura agreed, not assured of her current prospects. She smiled in comfort as Sun gently squeezed her, showing that he was there for her.

The man then pulled out three pieces of paper. "These will allow you entry. Be at room 301 in the Academy at the time on the paper in one week. However, you must come in as a team, but I will only get upset if any of you try and force the others to participate. If you decide to stick together with the one that doesn't want to take the exams, then I'll support you through it. Understand?"

"Yes, sensei." They answered. Didn't mean they were going to end up doing something like that in the first place, though. They were ready either way, and none of them were planning on holding the others back.

"Good luck." Kakashi end off before disappearing, taking the team's current notes about the tree with him.

"I guess we have the rest of the day off then." Sun noted. "Unless something happens, he must be letting us prepare for the exams."

"How about we wait for anything like training until tomorrow?" Sakura asked. "It's been a while since we had a date."

Sun raised an eyebrow. "And how do you propose us being able to do that with the exams coming in and Pinkie decorating for it. Unless you don't care about it, it isn't likely we'll get some quality alone time. Especially in places such as restaurants."

Sakura merely pointed at a nearby food stand.

"Oh yeah. Some food stands have been set up to go after the pre-exam hungry people." Sun realized, remembering that some merchants have been known to set up beforehand to showcase their wares before the full event starts.

"I'll leave you two lovebirds to it th-" Sasuke said, moving to leave them before they all heard a cry nearby. "Was that the Hokage's gaki? Konohamaru?"

"Yeah. I wonder what happened?" Sun confirmed as they ran to the scene. Upon arrival, Sun and Sakura groaned.

As it had turned out, the kid had bumped into Kankuro and Temari, and Kankuro didn't take all that kindly to it if how he was holding Konohamaru up was any indicator. Although they did idly wonder where Gaara was.

"Kankuro." Sun called out, getting their attention. "The kid's name is Konohamaru, and he's the Hokage's grandson. I don't think that Gaara would like it if you force the Hokage to drive the three of you out, now would he?"

"Indeed." said red head revealed his presence right behind Kankuro and Temari. "Especially if it means no more apples from Jack."

That got the two to pale considerably as Kankuro gently let go of Konohamaru, who went over to Sun and his team. "Thanks, you guys."

"Where are your friends, Kono?" Sun asked.

"We were just playing in the area." Konohamaru explained. "I just didn't see where I was going when this happened."

"You might want to stick to places like the Academy for the moment." Sakura suggested. "Until the exams actually start, you'll be less likely to bump into someone else there."

"Will do." the boy said as he ran off, quickly joined by three others that they recognized as Udon, Moegi, and Hanabi.

Sasuke was confused by the last, and was vocal about it. "Is that Hinata's younger sister? How did she become good friends with them?"

"Hiashi may be a politician, but he's still a father." Sun explained. "He just needed a reminder that all work and no play isn't a good way for a child to grow."

"Let alone at all." Sakura added.

"Ah." Sasuke said, but in his mind he grumbled. Wish someone had gotten to my dad like they had with Hinata's. Lucky.

They then heard a throat being cleared, reminding them that Gaara and his siblings were still there.

"Sorry about that." Sakura apologized for them. "Konohamaru is a particularly close friend of ours."

"It's okay." Temari assured. "But to help, are you guys going to be in the exams?"

"Yep." Sun and Sakura declared as Sasuke just nodded.

Temari smiled. "Good to see familiar will be there as well as us. Might even be some decent co-what the heck?"

She stopped in confusion as a song started echoing around the place. They all went silent to listen, until they recognized it and even Gaara groaned.

"'It's a Small World after All.'" Sun said out loud. "I'm on it."

*He concentrated for a moment, then created a dense ball of chakra that he spoke softly into. He jumped up and threw it away. After a brief silence, they heard a sound similar to an explosion go off, followed right by Sun's voice saying, "YOU BETTER CHANGE THE SONG PINKIE, OR YOU WILL REGRET IT!"

They could swear they heard Pinkie giggle as the song changed to "I used to wonder what friendship could be..."

"Never heard that one before." Sun remarked. "But a definite improvement."

"I'll say." Sakura agreed before asking, "And since when could you do that?"

"I have the best chakra control out of my family, and my girlfriend and I are some of the smartest around Konoha for our age." Sun responded. "It isn't like I wouldn't figure it out sooner or later."

"It'll be a nice way to divert pursuers, though." Sasuke noted before Sakura could do anything. "Or, at the very least, surprise people with the sudden event."

Sakura slumped her shoulders. "True. But still..."

Sun kissed her and said, "Love, I never said I wouldn't try and teach you it. The biggest issues are just really the amount of chakra needed and turning it into the right type to explode on impact and let loose the words you speak into it."

"Any chance we could possibly join you in that?" Sasuke and the Suna team asked, completely serious. Even Gaara's 'mother' wanted to learn it.

"I'll have to see how well your control and capacity are first." Sun said, apologetic. "Not to mention get in touch with our Kages to make sure that there isn't a problem politically. I just want to be safe."

While they were mildly disappointed, they understood that there was some details that they needed to be careful of beforehand. It's just standard procedure.

*- combine the Rasengan with the Patronus message from Harry Potter, then make it capable of being thrown like a grenade.

The song Pinkie switched to is the starting opening theme for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Until then. Please let me know what you think.