"What in the name of all things holy are you doing?" I asked, trying to not lose my temper with the idiot in front of me. "I'm getting ready for the next training session with Kakashi-sensei, Sakura-chan!" I stared for a good two minutes and decided to ask a question that I'm sure I don't want to know the answer to. "And what the hell would a training session have to do with trying to take a squirrel's nuts?"

The before mentioned idiot was currently clinging to a tree branch, harassing a very pissed off looking squirrel. "I would say I hope it gives you rabies but then I'd be the one that has to deal with it." He looked down at me, grinning that familiar yet oh so very irritating smile that made me want to smack him. "Come on Sakura-chan! If I can take its nuts away then I'm getting better at evading and agility." And again I stared at him, not saying a word and trying to take in the glory of all that was his simple thought process. "Naruto, you realize that you are comparing the skill of beating a squirrel to beating a former Anbu." I watched as he stopped moving, seeming at least to be thinking those facts over. Wait for it…wait for it… "Sakura-chan, do you think I should take all of the nuts or just one?" And there it is.

"…I really hope that squirrel bites you."