Pairings:

SasuNaru/ Magnet Shipping

Implied!ZabuHaku/ Precious Shipping

I'd like to thank those who had read/reviewed while I was working to get money to buy my new laptop. It's mine and I'm happy about that. With that said, I should be able to write more frequently now. :)

Summary:

Ever wondered what would happen if The Log constantly threw a wrench in Sasuke's path of revenge? Well, we shall now explore that theory. And what's this? Why is Naruto bowing to a Log?

Warnings:

Haku and Zabuza are alive and live in Konoha (so far, this is the least craziest thing)

The Log

The Cookie (I want one)

Bondage (I am forever sorry to Orochimaru)

'Thoughts.'

"Speech."

Third Time: Chuunin Exam Part Seven

Recap:

Above him, he could hear Haku and Sakura shouting out attacks, growing more and more frustrated that Orochimaru was evading them so far. In no time, he was free from his bindings. He took a while to sigh with relief… before a manic smile crossed his face as he stared at the leftover wire. Sasuke held the wire up to Naruto, smile still in place.

Naruto wasn't sure if he should trust that smile. Or Sasuke's sanity. Or what was left of it anyway.

"Hey, idiot. How about we introduce Orochimaru to the wonders of bondage?"

…

*Disclaimer: I'd like to disclaim anything done to one Orochimaru so I can continue this story without giving a shit towards him like I usually do. Carry on.

Naruto wasn't sure if he should answer that. Hell, he wasn't sure if it was okay to be sitting so close to Sasuke at the moment. It looked very well like the other was about to lay upon a barrage of fire on top of his... ideas of bondage to anyone in the vicinity.

'Maybe if I nod, he'll go away.' And so, Naruto nodded. He instantly regretted it when the most wildest of smiles stretched across Sasuke's face. His bad feelings got worse when he saw Sasuke pull out some objects from one of his waistbags.'Bad choice! Bad choice! Abort mission! Abort Chuunin Exam! Abort this entire village! It's going to blow!'

Outwardly, he tried his best to keep a straight face while aiming two finger guns at Sasuke. "Imma just leave you to it."

Before Sasuke could say anything, Naruto ran his ass as far up in the trees as fast as possible. Once he was settled on a branch near the treetops, he made sure he had a good visual of the area below. Hey, just because he wanted nothing to do with the actual thing doesn't mean he didn't watch the show. He had a bone to pick with Orochimaru just as much as Sasuke did. It also wouldn't do well for him as a teammate to just leave Sasuke without moral support of course.

Of course.

Sakura was the one to notice him first just as she recovered from being pushed into a tree. At first she wondered what her weird teammate was planning now, but a chance glance downwards told her that perhaps said teammate had the right idea. She quickly ran to join the blond in the trees. Haku, who had been fighting tooth and nail against Orochimaru almost didn't notice until too late. He had just managed to wedge the man and his snake in between two trees. He at first thought it was just good teammwork that allowed Sasuke's ninja wire to ensare the man quite tightly.

He soon knew better and honestly he didn't know which to be more afraid of. The smile on Sasuke's face (despite holding the ninja wire with his teeth – Haku couldn't help but flinch at the pain he believed Sasuke must have in his mouth), or the fact that the last Uchiha's hands were filled with explosives.

Ultimately, he decided it didn't matter which one was scarier. What mattered was that he should start running for the hills or face the burning pain of some colorful fireworks. And so, Haku ran his ass to the safety area Naruto and Sakura had secluded themselves in.

Orochimaru was not so lucky.

'Cause Baby You're a Firework!

Back in the Tower

Kakashi, long since restrained by his fellow jounins and was now nursing a cup of aged sake, was not prepared for Hirzuen to slam the door of the room open.

He and his fellow jounin were mildly flustered, between trying to give a respectful greeting and hide the sake bottles, they surely weren't making a good impression to their leader. But Hirzuen didn't care about that. In fact, he would've very much liked a cup (or maybe a couple bottles) of said sake, because he really didn't want to have this conversation.

"Kakashi."

The man coughed into his fist nervously before addressing his superior. "Yes, Hokage-sama?"

"Can you please explain to me how in the goddamn world did Sasuke Uchiha sneak in illegal fireworks from the fucking Land of Flames into the Forest of Death?"

Kakashi didn't answer.

Instead, Kakashi pulled out the sake bottle from behind his back and drank the entire thing right in front of everyone. No one stopped him when he grabbed another bottle from Kurenai's back and started drinking from that, too.

I almost feel bad for Kakashi.

Almost.

I wrote the majority of this on a whim so – yay. :D

Now I'm going to sleep because college is evil and my high school is starting in two days fuck it all.

~Kitsune-Ohime-Sama~

PS: Also big thank you to all those who reviewed and favorited and followed and such during that long ass hiatus. I'll post replies to reviews next chapter.

Whenever that comes out.