WARNING- THERE MAY BE SOME CHARACTER OCCNESS, BUT YOU MUST UNDERSTAND I TRY MY HARDEST TO KEEP THEM IN CHARACTER. HOPEFULLY, IT WORKS.

ADDITIONAL WARNING- surprisingly enough, I don't own any of these characters, accept for Rory. Also, this story is set so that Sasuke never left after his bro and Orochimaru.

Hola dudes and dudettes! I hope everyone had a great… year. OMG I AM SO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING! You have no idea how many times I thought about updating but I never did. I even had most of the chapter written! Slumps I know it is pathetic.

Sasuke: --

SOY: DON'T YOU EVEN SAY A WORD SASUKE UCHIHA! Calms down I understand that I set myself up for that one.

Sasuke: Well as long as you understand…

SOY: takes a deep breathe Ok, well, It's the start of a new school year for me. I am now in 11th grade, which is notorious in my school for being the grade that makes you want to slit your throat. What it means for other schools, I do not know.

Sasuke: --

SOY: SASUKE UCHIHA DON'T YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT COMMENTING ON MY "SLITTING MY THROAT" REFERENCE!

Sasuke: I was just going to tell you to get on with the story. You're boring me.

Neji: You really should start.

SOY: Hump… Fine. Here's chapter 6 guys. Enjoy…

Spare Time

Chapter 6: mission

Naruto ran through the trees searching for his teammate, unknowing to Sasuke's current mood. He had asked Kakashi to tell Sasuke about the mission himself, for he didn't feel like running into his angry teammate once again, but Kakashi just muttered something about wanting to live to see this mission through and disappeared, leaving poor Naruto to inform his extremely hostile teammate.

He had searched most of the town for him without finding him, and was now checking the forest area. 'Oh man, it shouldn't be this difficult. I already found him once today. Normally that duck-like haircut of his--' Just then Naruto's thoughts were interrupted when he reached a small clearing, and his teammate leaning against a loan tree stump in the middle of it.

At a second glance, the whole clearing seemed in a way, dead. The grass was yellow, with scattered green patches, and the trees surrounding it were dull and waning. Naruto scoffed and walked towards Sasuke.

"Sasuke, look what happens when you stay in one place after a while; you suck the life out of it," Naruto noted laughing at his own joke.

Sasuke knew that Naruto was there even before hearing his voice, but after they both became chunin, he had learned to ignore most of Naruto's cracks. However, something about what Naruto had said caused him to open his eyes and look around slightly bewildered by what he saw. The last thing that he remembered seeing before he closed his eyes was the cherry blossom falling around him in the lush clearing. The exact opposite of what he was seeing at the current moment.

Naruto, noticing Sasuke's strange behavior, raised an eyebrow and began knocking on Sasuke's head, puzzled. "Sasuke… are you in there? Normally you would have hit me after--" he was cut off by Sasuke's fist slamming into his right cheek.

" Is this what you came out here for? If what you wanted was for me to hit you, than you could have just asked." Sasuke stated, getting up and brushing himself off, walking away. "Unless you have something important to say, leave me alone."

Naruto sat up, rubbing his cheek, "Sorry for disturbing you Mr. Sunshine-and-giggles," he put extra emphasis on that last part, "But believe it or not, Kakashi-sensei sent me to tell you about our new mission." He got up. "But if your beauty sleep is more important—"

"You have my attention, dobe, Shoot."

"Hm, well I see someone's attitude has improved since this morning. You also seem to have picked up some manners." Naruto spoke sarcastically.

Sasuke gave him a look, which meant something along the lines of "just-get-on-with-it-before-I-decide-that-your-life-is-of-even-less-value-to-me-than-it-already-is."

Yes, anyone could tell that the two fifteen year olds thought highly of each other.

Naruto sighed. "Fine then. Well as I said, we have a mission. It's in the Lightning country… Yea I know, I thought it was strange too," Naruto added after he saw Sasuke's eyebrow lift curiously after he said 'lightning country'. "The village hidden in the clouds needs extra shinobi for a regulatory retrieval mission. Apparently most of their shinobi are out on an important military mission. Don't ask. Getting back to what I was saying, they asked the hokage for help and, well, the rest I already told you, so meet us at the village gates in an hour."

Sasuke stood there watching Naruto leave before he himself started to head home. He couldn't help but wonder what this mission was all about. The village hidden in the clouds wasn't on the "village hidden in the leaves' frequently visited areas list". Why would they call upon them for help?

Shaking this thought out of his head, Sasuke walked into his house, and grabbed his pack from his last mission that he had never unpacked, and grabbed some other necessities. Walking out of his house, he ran towards the gates of Konoha without stopping.

Once he arrived, he found, as per usual, he was the first person there. He sat down on a bench along the side of the road and waited. This gave him some times to think. And unfortunately every time Sasuke got time to think…

It seems like someone's a little skittish today.

Oh my god, will you PLEASE leave me alone. Haven't you bugged me enough today. Or is this your idea of trying to HELP?

Sasuke, please don't be that way. You know we- we meaning myself- am here to help you.

Frankly, that comment offends me grealty.

WOAH GUYS! Lets try and keep it so you both have the same amount of limbs that you started out with.

Stares blankly Woah, since when do you care about that?

Well, I thought I would try being the umpire and keep you two in check. …I didn't really like it. I'd prefer—

"Sasuke Uchiha, talking to yourself again?"

Sasuke was knocked out of his little three-way monologue in his head by a familiar voice. He didn't even need to turn to see her to know who it was. "Thank god you showed up. I finally have a moment to myself and I was getting a little worried that you weren't going to show up and ruin like you have been all day."

Rory sat down next to him and smiled. "Glad to know that I have been of service to you."

"Would you like something or are you just here to be here?"

Rory leaned back on the bench and rested her elbows on the back of it. "Well I am here for a reason, but I am also here to help you accept that you do, in fact, like your teams little 'blossom' or whatever Lee says."

Sasuke scoffed, "Well, as hard as it is for me to say this, unfortunately I am going on a mission and am unable to attend one of your little 'sessions' any time soon."

Before Rory could speak, Sasuke's two teammates and Kakashi all arrived at the bench where the other two sat.

"Ah, Sasuke, I see you have already met Rory here," Kakashi spoke, with his same dull expression.

Sasuke looked at his sensei for a moment before speaking. "What are you talking about?"

"Oh, I see Naruto didn't explain everything I told him too. You see, Rory is coming with us on the mission. Isn't it going to be nice to have someone else join the group?"

Fin4now

SOY: Laughing her butt off Well, if you knew that was going to happen, then good for you, but if you didn't, DUH DUH DUUUUUUUUHHHHHHH!!

Sasuke: You get way too much amusement out of yourself.

SOY: Yes I do. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed. I would have written more but since the seasons are changing, I've been having sinus problems all weekend and my head feels like Zabuza has used his Kirigakure no Jutsu inside of it.

Sasuke: Gggrrrr…. Zabuza…

SOY: Anyway, I am hoping to get another chapter in some time soon, REALLY, but I can't promise anything. Like I said before, 11th grade horrible year.

Neji: You'll live.

SOY: Thanks Neji. Some comforting words from the Hyuga standing right over here ladies and gentlemen.

Neji: You know I can tell what you said was sarcastic.

SOY: Wow. I'd be worried if you DIDN'T realize. Laughs

Neji: Wow, you must be drowsy from your sinus medicine. Picks SOY up and carries her away. I better take you to bed…

SOY: …OMG THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE PERVERTED VERSION OF MY DREAM WHERE YOU DECLARE YOUR LOVE FOR ME AND CARRY ME AWAY WHERE WE LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER…

Neji: Yea… you're delirious all right.

Sasuke: Zabuza… ggrrr… Zabuza… Shakes head and sees Neji taking SOY away Hey, where the heck are they going? Got to go people. Leave a comment if you feel like being a nice person. Do it for Miss Retarded over there. Trust me, she could use some inspiration for this thing she like to call a story.

Much love,
Sunset-of-youthfulness