Author's Notes: This wasn't originally the chapter I planned to release next but then the ants invaded and this chapter happened.

Disclaimer: Don't try Sasuke's method of Pest Control at home or anywhere else.

Summary: Orochimaru makes the mistake of leaving Sasuke alone on the first day of summer when a crew of tiny terrors invades the Lair. Sasuke discovers he really hates ants and launches a campaign against them.

Time check: The second summer after Sasuke joined Orochimaru.


Pest Control Sasuke's Way

Yesterday Orochimaru and Kabuto had left the Lair, leaving Sasuke in charge until they returned. Today is the first day of summer and Sasuke hoped he could just have a nice relaxing time. Unfortunately for him this was not going to happen. This was the summer Sasuke would discover he hated ants with a fiery passion (and for a good reason).

At first everything was fine. He got up, completed his morning routine, and went down to the kitchen area to make breakfast. When he brought his dish and other things from breakfast to the sink that was when things started to go wrong. There in and around the sink was a large gathering of ants. They were crawling all over the place.

Sasuke turned on the water and drowned the ants in the sink and used a towel to squish the ones who escaped a watery demise. He then summoned a minion to inspect the kitchen and leave a sign about not leaving food or dirty dishes out where the ants could find them. Once the shinobi the Uchiha had designated to handle the problem had made sufficient progress on his chore Sasuke returned to his room. Picking a book from the shelf he decided to sit on his bed and read. But then his hand felt itchy. An ant had crawled off the book he was holding. When Sasuke went back to the book shelf he saw ants all over it so he promptly smashed them like he did the ones in the kitchen.

Now that the tiny pests were dead and the young Uchiha had left the carcasses as a warning to the rest of them, he tried to resume his reading. He didn't get very far before he felt a strange sensation on his leg. The tickling feeling was from the few ants that were walking on him. Quickly he got up and shook off the ants from his legs and sheets and stomped on them until they stopped moving. These ants were really starting to irritate him. Searching his room he found more on the windowsill, along the dresser, and even in his closet.

Leaving his room, Sasuke began to scour the Lair for any signs of ants. They were everywhere. Ants were marching along the hallways, through Kabuto's lab, on the walls, inside the bathrooms, around every doorway, and even the ceilings. Basically there were ants everywhere and Sasuke couldn't take it anymore. The pests had to die.

Having completely lost his mind, Sasuke was now running throughout the Lair screaming "EXTERMITATE! EXTERMINATE!" followed by wave after wave of fire jutsu and some maniacal laughter. Not only had he succeeded in burning up the ants, Sasuke undoubtedly set sections of the Lair on fire as well. Some minions were running for their lives while others tried to control the blaze. After a few hours everything was back under control and the Lair was being inspected for structural damage, things that could be salvaged, and dead or dying people inside.

About this time was when Orochimaru and Kabuto returned.

"Kabuto is it just me or does the Lair look like it is in a drastically different state from how we left it yesterday?"

"No, my Lord. It is most definitely different. Very different and …. Burnt?"

When the returning shinobi tried to figure out just what the hell happened while they were gone the answer was not what Orochimaru and Kabuto expected. Apparently Sasuke got it into his head that the ants were sent by Konoha as some kind of attack or scouting party. According to the minions Sasuke claimed the scenario had Aburame written all over it but he could neither confirm nor deny for sure if the Aburame's could control ants or just beetles. Rather than depend on the testimony of unreliable minions, the former Konoha Sanin decide to ask Sasuke for his reasoning directly.

"Sasuke-kun?"

"What?"

"Why did you set the Lair on fire?"

"Because the ants had to die."

"And you couldn't think of a better way than arson? The Lair is a wreck and we lost 20 people."

"It was the most effective method and it was worth it."

"Sasuke I'm not leaving in you charge for a while."

"Fine with me."

Orochimaru then walked over to Kabuto knowing his conversation with Sasuke could have gone better.

"Since the Lair is in shambles I've taken the liberty of drawing up a list of nearby locations we could move to temporarily during the reconstruction. If you would look it over I can inform the others of your selection."

"When we get to the new Lair remind me we need to draw up some fire drill procedures, OK Kabuto?"

"Yes my Lord, of course. It will be top priority."

Later on it was discovered that the Lair had been constructed on top of a massive ant colony. Since the construction happened during the cold weather months nobody knew they were there because they were hibernating or something. Sasuke insists it was Aburame sanctioned attack to this day regardless of the evidence to disprove the theory.


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Side Note: Sorry about the confusion with the last update being the timeline summary and not a real story chapter.