*bows* A thousand apologies for not having updated for so long. For a while, I couldn't think of what to put into this chapter, and then I never got around to actually typing it up.

But, here it is now! 83 This chapter is dedicated to mah absolutely awesome friend and writer Neji and TenTen 4ever. You got chur Neji and Tenten wish! xD Admittedly, there's probably little or no NejiTen stuff in it, but it does have those characters. ;3

Enjoy!

Sakura flexed her fingers, watching her hands grow and trying to bury all the pain in growing back to normal in that one gesture. It had taken a long while, and the hurt from shrinking had nearly completely faded when it had intensified again and she found herself growing again.

"It hurts, just the same as before," Sakura managed to get out. "But without the sharp taste of the drink lingering." She made a noise that sounded halfway between a grunt and a groan, then held her breath as though that would ease her pain.

Half an hour later, Sakura walked out of the lab, her skin still sensing the effects of the orange juice slightly, but nowhere near as much as it had hurt while she was changing size.

After debating for a minute or two, Sakura headed towards the area where she thought Team Gai normally trained, wanting to speak with Lee.

"Rotation!"

Sakura was still several yards away from the clearing in the woods when she heard Neji and the clashing of metal-on-metal. Neji and Tenten were probably training together again while Gai devoted more of his attention to Lee, Sakura guessed.

"I can't keep this up any longer." Sakura entered the clearing just in time to hear Tenten say that and then sit down hard with her back against a tree. She and Neji both looked as though they had been training hard for quite a while.

"We'll take a short break, then," Neji agreed.

It was then that Tenten noticed Sakura. She smiled tiredly and waved. "What brings you here, Sakura?" she asked.

"I'm actually looking for Lee," Sakura said.

"Oh, he and Gai-sensei and Ino are around here somewhere," Tenten informed her. "But they've been moving around different places so much, it's hard to say where they are exactly right now."

"Ino's here, too?" Sakura asked, surprised.

"She showed up this morning almost as soon as we got here and asked if Gai-sensei and Lee would help her train," Neji said, his expression skeptical, as though he could hardly believe himself that that had happened.

Just then, Gai burst into sight, soon followed by Lee. Nearly a minute later, Ino appeared, looking as though she had run a marathon – which, knowing the two more energetic members of Team Gai, she probably had.

"All right, now who can recite for me the top five ways to win a battle?" Gai exclaimed.

Lee whipped out his notebook and flipped through it quickly. Ino fought for breath and stared at Gai as though he was insane.

"That depends on so many different variables," Ino puffed.

"I have it, Gai-sensei!" Lee cried. He flipped his notebook closed and tucked it back out of sight, then spouted out a list.

"Right you are, both of you!" Gai said energetically, giving them both a thumbs up and his famous sparkling grin. He continued to lecture about how each of their answers had been correct, though different, then ended with, "And now, as a reward for getting the right answer, we will encircle Konoha one hundred times in record speed, instead of the punishing fifty! Off we go!"

"Yes, sir, Gai-sensei!" Lee saluted him immediately.

"We've gotta WHAT?" Ino complained. Gai and Lee were off like rockets, and Ino soon jogged after them.

Sakura laughed helplessly until she had to lean against a tree to keep herself standing.

"Ridiculous," Neji sighed under his breath.

"I guess we'll never know why she's putting herself through this," Tenten said, shaking her head. "But if she makes it to the end of the day without getting hospitalized for over-exerting herself it'll be a miracle."

"Very few people I'm sure could keep up with them," Sakura agreed, having finally been able to compose herself.

Okay, first things first: Ino is awesome. Just because she's being cast as a sort of antagonist in SM doesn't mean that's how I always think of her. ;3

And now, you know what I'mma say next, right? Review! xD

EDIT: Okay, I'm not really sure what to do with the story now... :/ Should I continue it or find an ending? I kind of have an idea for a continuation, but...
Anyways, there's a poll on my profile. Please vote and lemme know what you think, kay? =3