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A/N: And on we go. Up, Naruto's POV.

Naruto watched the two out of the corner of his eye as he slurped up his ramen.

Sakura laughed as Konohamaru tried to stealthily pilfer ramen from her bowl, fending him off with her chopsticks.

She had been doing that a lot.

Laughing, that is.

Naruto turned his eyes to his own bowl, eyebrows furrowing in thought. Much as he hated to admit it, Sakura seemed happier when Konohamaru was around. Almost... playful.

She had never really been like this around him, or even Sasuke.

And Naruto was glad that his Sakura-chan was happy, he really was, but...

When had this happened? How had this happened?

Nobody seemed to know. Kakashi... well it was safe to say that Kakashi had been actively fleeing his blond student after being fiercely interrogated on why he hadn't "seen beneath the beneath" to divine Sakura's love interest, Sai was even more clueless than Naruto, and the bastard wouldn't even talk about it, just went 'Hn.', and turned back to whatever it was that he'd been doing when Naruto had asked.

He probably didn't care. The bastard had never shown any real interest in what was happening with Sakura. He hadn't even shown up to Ichiraku when Naruto had invited him.

Naruto was beginning to suspect that maybe Sasuke was gay.

Maybe he and Sai would like each other. They were dark, angsty, and were both about as sociable as (for example) a sock.

Naruto shifted his gaze back to the couple beside him.

They were still pretty much wrapped up in each other, the outside world having not yet intruded into their moment. Naruto frowned, looking at them.

Where had the little Konohamaru that Sakura had once intimidated so thoroughly gone?

Hell, where had that Sakura went?

Sakura laughed again, throwing her arms around Konohamaru and reaching up to kiss his cheek.

Naruto sighed.

If the little snot made Sakura this happy, he guessed that he could put up with it.

But if Konohamaru ever hurt her, he, Uzumaki Naruto, would kill him.

Decision made, Naruto dug into his ramen with gusto.