It's been much too long since I last updated this damn thing o_o Sorry? Well, sudden inspiration struck to finish this chapter when.... ::drum roll:: I GOT MY NEW LAPTOP! Fuck yeah! X] Sooo, some PWPs on the way along with... updates... I think. Don't get your hopes up... DX I procrastinate too much, I know.

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"Sasuke?"

Sakura looked around the room. She was sure she'd seen him come in here a moment ago. It wasn't until she saw the window open that she understood. "Oh, he must be sparring with Naruto then. His sword's gone..." she smiled. "Then I'll just go and spar with them!"

She may still be a little less powerful than them, but she was more than enough to give them both a run for their money. She was smaller, but they were more instinctive and less reliant on their minds. Especially Naruto, having a large demon in him as an influence really made him careless in most of his attacks. Great shinobi or not, Naruto had a long way to go if he wanted to master the demon chakra that resided within.

As Sakura pondered on that thought she hoped silently that she wasn't going to walk in on one of their larger, more severe fights; the one's that usually started with bickering and ended with several large caverns in the middle of some huge field. To say they got a little out of control would be an understatement. One time Naruto had even let two of the Kyuubi's tails come out. And she shivered at the memory when she thought about how her and Tsunade had had to step in to stop Sasuke from being killed.

With some new found determination Sakura fixed the tie in her hair and made sure the hitai-ate on her waist was secured. "Well, time to put them in their place!" she smirked and started off for the training grounds.

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"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and attack already." Sasuke shifted his position by scooting his right foot backward, waiting for his blond rival to make a move.

"Hold on! I gotta do this first!" Naruto shouted back.

"What the hell are you doing?" Sasuke was getting impatient. The idiot had failed to do anything for the past five minutes, just standing there with his back turned.

"Just hold it, dammit!" he yelled again over his shoulder, sending a glare toward Sasuke.

Sasuke quirked a brow. He sheathed his blade and quietly walked over to where the other was. He heard muffled curses and curiously peered over the other man's shoulder. "What exactly are yo--"

"Geh!" Naruto twisted from Sasuke's view and sent yet another nasty glare at him. "Hey! What the hell!" he turned and clutched his arm and something to his chest, trying to hide it. "I said wait a minute!"

"Stop trying to hide it, I already saw what you have," he said nonchalantly. "Why the hell are you carrying around my old headband?"

The blond started and spluttered. "N-no reason…" he looked away and finished fastening it to his arm, the task being increasingly difficult having to do it with one hand and a pestering Sasuke constantly yelling at him. "There...all set." He looked at Sasuke, something akin to fire blazing behind his blue eyes.

"If you're done, then I'd like to start now." Sasuke backed away a bit and regained his former stance. He wasn't going to admit it, but inside he was really interested as to why Naruto still had his slashed hitai-ate. He hadn't seen it in years, and now he knew why. All this time he had thought Naruto wanted nothing to do with him, but right here was a hope that his attempts at seduction weren't in vain. "And by the way, don't think I'll forget about this."

"Whatever. Just no using your sword." the young Hokage got into his own stance.

"Why? You've never had any trouble with me using it before."

"And that's the problem! I've never fought you without it and I wanna see if you can beat me without using it."

"Fine. As long as you don't use any kunai. No jutsu either, then?"

"Uh, yeah. 'Kay, I'm ready when you're ready." He didn't let Sasuke answer his question, instead charging head-on towards the brunet at full speed.

'Stupid. A frontal attack won't--' Sasuke was cut off as a punch landed right in his gut, sending him a few feet back. 'What?!' he swiveled around. Naruto was gone. His eyes turned a brutal shade of red and he looked around. All that was heard was the soft rustling of leaves as they brushed passed each other in the treetops.

"What's the matter Sasuke? Can't you find me?"

The voice came from behind him. He turned and aimed a punch accordingly. It was easily caught.

Sasuke smirked. "Gotten better, huh? Guess I'll have to get serious." His arm was twisted in the blond's grasp; he twisted with it and got behind the Hokage.

Naruto ducked from Sasuke's kick and jumped a few feet ahead, letting go of Sasuke's hand. He barely dodged the next punch. "Hmph, yeah right! You so know that you didn't see me!" he grinned.

Sasuke frowned and threw a punch, it was caught again. A smirk reappeared on his face as he used his knee to jab the grinning man in the stomach. "You may be fast, but you're always open." He followed up his attack by punching him in the face.

Naruto clutched at his stomach with one hand while holding his nose with the other and cringed. He spat blood at the ground. "Hey, that was cheap! And I thought I said no jutsu!" he glared.

Sasuke waved a hand. "You said no jutsu, but you didn't say we couldn't use chakra."

"Smartass..."

More kicks, punches, insults, and attacks were had and exchanged. Soon, and hour had passed and their newlv victimized training field was torn to nothing but dirt and a few uprooted boulders from within the tattered up earth. Trees were stripped to almost nothing, grass was overturned, shrubs were uprooted, and the wildlife forced to move elsewhere. The area was barren and empty--All except for two tired souls that ceased to give in to the other.

"Morons." Sakura watched with bored eyes as her fellows kept on with their useless attacks. They both knew they would never win against each other, and if it kept going on like it was it was sure to get out of hand. The last time one of them had ever claimed victory was before Naruto had become Hokage---a half a year ago. And that had more to do with the ditsy blond being overexcited about the news, then actually one winning over the other. But Sasuke didn't seem keen on letting Naruto forget that he was the one that had won last.

After a while she grew tired of watching the two and finally yelled out to them. Naruto was the first to respond and bounce over to her, sweating like a pig and panting like an old dog. She plugged her nose and swung out a hand. "Eww! Naruto, you reek! Go take a shower," she complained.

He simply grinned. "That, Sakura, is the smell of a man!"

Sakura hit him on the head. "Too bad. Now go and wash off in that creek over there." She pointed behind her to some bushes and forest that hadn't been victim to their onslaught of stupidity. "It's just behind those trees."

He sulked. "But why?"

"Because if you don't then you don't get the ramen I brought you." She held up a picnic basket from behind her. After she left to find them she had rethought some things on the way and decided it'd be better to bring some food along instead of just going to them for a battle. She knew better than to expect them to be energized enough after battling one another to be able to spare with her, too.

The blonde perked up right away at the mention of his beloved food. "Uh, yeah! I'll go wash up some." He bolted in the direction the girl had pointed to. Honestly, he was just happy she was nice enough to bring him anything at all. If it meant eating something Sakura picked out for him...he'd do anything.

Sakura turned to Sasuke, who had just now walked up. Her cheeks dusted pink as she seen him in all of his shirtless glory, but she chastised herself quickly. 'Idiot! Be normal! Normal!' she put on a smile and dug through her basket. "Uh... I thought you guys would be hungry after you were done...so I brought some snacks for a quick lunch." She pulled out a rice ball. "Here. Some onigiri!"

Sasuke took it from her outstretched hand and raised a brow. "How'd you know we were here?"

"Do you really think I'm that dumb? I can read chakra signatures, ya know." She began to dig in the basket again to occupy herself from the man in front of her.

"Hey, Sakura-chan! I'm clean now!" Naruto smiled as he ran back up to them.... soaking wet. And without a shirt.

Sasuke got a nose bleed

Sakura gaped.

"N-Naruto...Put your shirt back on," Sasuke mumbled into his hand, blood dripping out of the crevices of his fingers. He kept his eyes down as the blond neared them.

"Yes, please spare us," Sakura said lowly, trying to fight back the blush she could feel. If there was anything that could possibly compete with a shirtless Sasuke--it was an equally shirtless Naruto. She made a note to herself to try and remember the way his muscles flexed as he waved. A shiver coursed down her spine.

"Uh? Oh! Right, sorry," he chuckled and threw his black undershirt on, which was oh so conveniently located a few feet away. His jacket was held in his hand. "Hey, why don't you yell at Sasuke!? I bet he stinks too."

Sakura sighed and hit herself mentally (more to relieve herself of the provocative images than anything else). This was Naruto, after all. Nothing to get excited about. "Just never mind it, Naruto. Okay then...let's go someplace...that isn't all torn up." she cast her eyes around the area.

"Huh? What's wrong with--Hey! What happened! Why's this place look so horrible?" Naruto looked around curiously, shielding his eyes with his hand from the blaring sun.

Sakura and Sasuke's eyebrows twitched.

"Oh, well! Let's go back there then! The stream's really cool." he smiled and began walking to where he had just come from.

Sakura looked at the blood on Sasuke's hand curiously and handed him a napkin from her basket, choosing to ignore it. They followed the blonde into the bushes and followed the sound of running water and Naruto's booming calls. After they all settled by the water's edge Sakura handed out the food and tried her hand at making a conversation. "So, what were you two sparring for anyway?" Not that she needed an answer to that one, she was just trying to get a little talking going.

Naruto finished swallowing his mouthful of food to answer. "Granny said I should take some time off." he continued to eat his food ravenously.

"Oh. Why'd she do that? Lady Tsunade's the one that's making you work so hard. I wonder why she had a change of heart." Sakura looked thoughtful for a second, munching on her dumpling peacefully. Naruto shrugged.

Sasuke looked on blankly, eating the onigiri Sakura had brought. 'I bet I can guess why.' he looked over at Naruto. 'She's trying to torment me.'

"Well, anyway." Sakura started, regaining Sasuke's attention. "I was going to help you two train, but I guess you're tired out now." she furrowed her brows. "So...I guess you wouldn't be up for another fight now." she sighed. "And I wanted to test out this new technique too."

Naruto perked up at the last part. "New technique?"

"Yeah. Yamato's been helping me perfect it, along with my fighting skills and stamina." the girl smiled proudly. "I can even beat him now."

"Wow, Sakura-chan!" he looked at her, admiration gleaming in his eyes. "I can help you...if you want." he looked away, suddenly embarrassed.

"I'd love your help." she smiled sweetly at him, and the smirked. "Let's just see if you can handle it.

"Of course I can! The Rokudaime can handle anything!" he proclaimed, standing as he did so.

"Sit down, idiot. We're still eating."

Sakura and Naruto both looked at Sasuke simultaneously. Naruto sat back down and glared. "What's your problem?"

Sasuke grunted.

"Uh...I need your help too Sasuke. I mean...If you don't have anything to do right now." Sakura looked down at her hands as they fidgeted in her lap. Her mind screamed at her for acting so stupid, again.

The older man stood. "Actually, I do. Kakashi and I have a training session." his hands were stuffed in his pockets as he turned and left without another word.

Sakura stared after his retreating form with a solemn look. 'What's wrong with him? He was being so nice the other night...' Inwardly, she chastised herself for being obnoxiously fangirlish, knowing it was probably the reason he acted to coldly. She looked down at her hands.

Naruto glared as Sasuke left. 'Stupid Sasuke! He just had to ruin the mood!' he blinked as Sakura stood next to him, his anger dissipating at the look she sported. Naruto suddenly got worried. "Uh...You're not going to leave, are you?" Blue eyes pleaded to her, asking silently for her to stay and give him company.

The pink haired girl smiled down at him. "Of course not. I still have to pummel you to the ground!" she placed her hands at her hips.

Naruto grinned broadly. "Humph! Let's see ya try!"

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Sasuke watched his two teammates from his perch on a nearby tree. His eyes were slits, concentrated on every movement, every subtle shift they made as they moved next to each other or came in contact. He knew that if they did anything other than friendly combat he would intervene.

When he first decided that he wanted them both he hadn't taken into account how close they'd gotten while he was away and seeking his revenge. In his absence they had grown a firm bond with each other that teetered on the edge of friendship, going into romantic terms. They just didn't realize it yet, which was a good thing, because if they did...

Sasuke growled lowly and clenched his fists.

No, he would not think about that, because it wouldn't happen. He'd have them both soon. Nothing to worry about.

"Nice move, Sakura-chan!"

"You too, Naruto!"

...

"Fuck."

Sasuke leaned into the trunk of the large oak he was seated on. He fingered the knockout gas in his pocket--his alternative. He couldn't use his sharingan for everything, could he? His last resort was to get them both unconscious at the same time, bring them to his apartment, then do whatever the hell he wanted to do with them from there. Which is why he always had this other thing in his pocket. A small tube of lubricant, just in case. Plan B was already in the works.

He planned on going through with plan A...

Sasuke glared and continued to observe. Sakura had become better, swiftly dodging most of Naruto's attacks and even landing a few of her own. Though he could tell the blonde was going easy on her some, and his earlier battle with himself had clearly worn the man out. But the way he was moving proved that it was mostly just him being gentle with the woman, the way he blocked her and purposefully missed hitting her. It was like some Naruto version of flirting.

He scoffed and closed his eyes, intent on trying to ignore the jealousy he was feeling. It was bad enough he wanted Sakura, but when Naruto gave his attention to her--the attention that he wanted to himself--it made his blood boil. He needed a way to get over that, or at least a way to have Naruto to himself. He'd have to do the same for Sakura too.

He rubbed the bridge of his nose. 'Damn, this is complicated.'

"Waaah! S-Sakura-chan, that was awesome!"

"Thanks, Naruto."

Sasuke could hear the happiness in their voices. He scowled and leaned in to hear better. From the far distance he couldn't make out a lot. They were talking some now, Naruto's head was bowed. Sakura was addressing him.

"R-really, Sakura-chan?!" Came Naruto's loud, booming voice. It seemed ecstatic.

"What?" Sasuke mumbled. All he could see was the blurry outline of Sakura's and Naruto's frame as they walked away together. His eyes narrowed and he leapt to go and follow the pair to make sure nothing else occurred.

Apparently he had missed out on Sakura's awesome new technique, and now they were off on a date to celebrate Sakura's victory over the Hokage. Sasuke seethed inside, hoping vainly that there was some way he could be in the place of both of them and magically be able to go on a date with both at the same—

Sasuke stopped mid-motion from landing on a tree branch. But there was a way to go on a date with both of them. And even better, if Naruto did happen to go more on the heterosexual side of things, there was a way for that, too. All Sasuke had to do was put his sharingan to more… recreational purposes to better suit his needs, and he was all set. But then the problem in that lay with where Naruto's feelings for Sakura were. If Naruto really were in love with her, then what he planned wouldn't work at all.

But if that idiot was open to new ideas, then…

His paranoia for his old teammates quickly dissipated and he disappeared from his spot to go plan, unaware that lofty eyes had just seen and calculated his every move.

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Sasuke placed himself on the water's edge, getting ready for his prey to make a most predictable move. A half hour's wait was all he had to endure for that, and he was grinning like a Cheshire cat when it all worked out.

Just like he had planned, Naruto was at the bathhouse for his break. And just as planned, he used his trademark Sexy Justsu to get in, only to get the snot beat out of him for even trying in the first place. That was when Sasuke made his move.

Quietly, he let his sharingan do the rest and copied the move to perfection, trying it out a ways away with the sound of Naruto's pained yells as encouraging background music. If this worked out correctly, Naruto wouldn't be visiting any more bathhouses any time soon.

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It was a half hour later that Sasuke realized this was going to be harder than he thought. He didn't only have to concentrate on keeping his form and posture up as he walked, but he also had to keep up with the shadow clone and transformation, as Naruto's jutsu was more than just an allusion. He actually went into detail by making his hormones change as well, making the change from alto to soprano more believable. Somehow, and another hour later, Sasuke suddenly had a new appreciation for the Sexy Jutsu.

"God… dammit," he cursed under his breath, hunched over in exhaustion. It seemed Naruto didn't want any one else to copyright his move, so he made it damn near impossible for anyone else to learn. It had obviously modified it since his days as a genin, but what about this could be so hard? It was just simple shape manipulation for crying out loud!

"Having troubles, Sasuke-kun?"

Sasuke spun around, scared half to death by the sudden appearance. "Wha--?"

The woman smirked. "What? Can't I visit you, or is that a crime too now?" her glasses glinted with her mischief, something Sasuke was all too happy to be rid of when he came back to Konoha, but unfortunately as their former leader, he had had no choice but to lead him to his home and command them not to lay any harm on it by forcing them to become civilians.

When Akatsuki had been forced to disband by none other than Naruto Uzumaki and all of Konoha themselves, Sasuke also had no say in the matter and he was forced into crawling back to them on his hands and knees, half dead from the surrounding countries diseases. It was Naruto that had found him, and even then he was unwilling to go and put up one hell of a fight. In the end Naruto had won and he had to come back, but it was his decision to stay ultimately, though he still wondered why sometimes.

But team Hawk, that was another matter altogether.

When he had left them Karin, Suigetsu and Juugo wreaked some of their own havoc, going to village after village pillaging their splendors and coming back with all the benefits. Karin and Suigetsu let Juugo do the leading, following behind his path of destruction to where he went off to kill. As they neared closer and closer to Suna, Konoha had no choice but to intervene, and Sasuke was recruited to tag along to stop his lackeys.

That was how Sasuke had been put off of his probation and was allowed to do mostly all the missions normal Konoha citizens were allowed. By stopping Juugo and putting Suigetsu and Karin in jail he was given freedom.

Too bad for him, Konoha had made him soft by that time—he asked for all three of them to be released on special circumstances.

They were stripped of their shinobi abilities, unable to do anything inside of a hundred mile radius. Forced to live out the rest of their lives as normal human beings; there were no more ninja abilities to help them out.

And as such, he was sometimes obligated to visit them for their monthly checkups, and it just so happened that he had forgotten in the last thirty days or so.

"Karin," he greeted. "What are you doing here?"

Her eyes narrowed to thin strips, voice leveled to a viper-like seductive form as she held out a vile. "Helping you, apparently."

"Seven months for that?! Screw you!"

Yes, yes. Throw your rotten fruit. But I think I'll live... in peace with my new laptop X)

No, seriously. I apologize for making you wait so long. Truth of the matter: I get sick way too much. No really. I go to the hospital, like, twice a month and it sucks. I have no free time because of my school work--it tends to pile up. And plus, I plan to take Trigonometry in... I think a year or so. Depends on if I even get that far.

So, tell me how you feel about this chapter? Sil vous plait? (Haha, I'm Spanish and I'm taking French XD [...Spanish was filled up .])