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Day 2: Building a Home

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'...1) You must not go any further than fifteen meters away from the island while taking this test.

2) You must not kill anyone during this test.

The three subs finished reading and looked at each other, each thinking the same thing, but with different attitudes.

Sasuke: So I can't kill Naruto...Hmph.

Sakura: I can't get rid of Naruto? Aw maan.

Naruto: They can't kill me! Yes!

"We need to build a place to stay in for the next twenty days." Sakura said." How about you get some wood so we can build a place to live in, Naruto?"

"O.K." Naruto replied.

"I'll get us something to eat." Sasuke volunteered, though rather dryly.

"That's great Sasuke," Sakura replied, You're so smart Sasuke, you rock! 'Inner Sakura' shouted. The real Sakura, however, said "Then I'll get us some fire wood and we'll meet here in fifteen minutes." The two boys nodded in agreement and the three subs split up. They all entered the large forest that stood in the center and made up most of the island.
With Sasuke

Sasuke stealthily entered and began looking for something to kill and eat. He was jumping from one tree to another and stopped when he saw team Inoshikachou talking in lowered voices.

Shikamaru ran up a tree, sat on a branch and wore a serious look on his face as he put his hands together the way he did whenever he was thinking hard. His concentration was broken by a super-loud growl from his stomach. He sweat dropped and his mouth turned into a squiggly line before he sighed, lay back on the tree trunk and lazily said "How troublesome.(Gasp!)"

Ino held a make up kit in her hand and was looking at her reflection in a little mirror while occasionally gazing out towards the ocean, a distant look on her face as she muttered something like: “Fifteen meters...hmm" as she applied some make up to her face.

Chouji was stuffing his face with chips(Double Gasp!).

Losing interest, Sasuke tried to move again but couldn't. He looked back to see that Shikamaru had noticed him and trapped him in his 'Shadow binding' technique.

"What do you want, Sasuke?" he asked suspiciously.

"I'm sure it was nothing bad." said Ino, batting her eyes at Sasuke as she quickly hid her make up kit out of sight, "Right, Sasuke-kun?"

"No, I was hunting for food and I heard voices. So I came to investigate." Sasuke replied coolly.

"..." Shikamaru paused for a moment, in which Ino said "Let him go already.", before letting him go.

Sasuke heard Shikamaru sigh and mutter "How troublesome." as he jumped once again in to the trees. Ino whipped out her make up kit-once again-it was one of her three things-and resumed the task of applying some of the gunky stuff to her face. Chouji continued to stuff his face with chips-one of his things was a large box containing about a hundred bags of chips.

Sasuke resumed his jumping, spotted and swiftly killed a deer with his kunai, picked up his now-dead prey, and headed back to the 'meeting spot'.
Meanwhile With Sakura

Sakura walked into the forest and absently started picking up bits of firewood. She had thought that the test would be more difficult than simply surviving on the island. And how hard would that be with a rule saying you can't kill anyone? She sighed and cheered up slightly when she remembered that one of her three things was a spice kit containing tasty spices and a cooking guide. At least we'll eat well she thought, I'm sure Naruto will be thrilled. Her hands had become full of fire wood so she headed back towards the 'meeting spot'.
Meanwhile (yup, again!) With Naruto

Naruto walked to the edge of the forest and began punching and kicking down trees. He had created a large heap in about five minutes. He decided that they had enough wood and began dragging them towards the 'meeting spot', one by one, across the sand.
'Team 7'

The three subs looked up in surprise as they reached the 'meeting spot' at the same time. Naruto and Sakura greeted each other and Sasuke, who simply nodded his head.

"Where should we build the place?" Naruto asked.

"It should be in a secluded area where we will be hidden from view." Sakura said thoughtfully.

"We can build it in the trees." Sasuke suggested.

"Oh, you mean like a..tree house?" asked Naruto. Sasuke nodded.

"Of, course!" said Sakura, "Sasuke your a genius!"

"Sasuke you're a genius" Naruto said mockingly under his breath. He earned a heavy blow from Sakura, who seemed to have supersonic hearing whenever he insulted her or Sasuke, she glared at him venemously.

"Shut up Naruto, it's not like you could ever think of such a great idea!" She yelled.

"Owwwww!" Naruto screamed, holding a lumpy bruise that had found it's way once again to his head.

"Hmph." Sakura said, giving Naruto a final death glare as she straightened up, "Let get building." The boys nodded and so it began.
Six hours later

"Ah" Sakura said tiredly but satisfidely, wiping her (large) forehead, as she looked up at their newly built 'home'. She sat down on a large rock to rest for a moment. Sasuke sat down and leaned back on a tree feeling exhausted from working so hard. Naruto flopped on his back like a dead fish, his chest heaving up and down as he breathed heavily. He took a deep breath and used it say, "Sakura, I'm Hungry!" She sighed in response and began gathering some firewood for a cooking fire. I might as well cook since I didn't do anything but order them around while they worked. she thought as she cut up the poor deer into smaller pieces so she could cook it, the whole time feeling like a murderer. She started the fire and began cooking the meat, sprinkling some spices on each piece.

Fifteen minutes later she had finished cooking and she called the boys to eat. Sasuke calmly got up and thanked her silently as she gave him some meat on a stick. Naruto seemed to have renewed strength at the mention of food. He jumped up, sprinted over to the fire, and joined the other two, drooling a little as he smelled the food. Sakura gave him some meat on a stick, too. He sat down and together he and Sasuke took big bites.

"Mmm...this is delicious, Sakura-chan." Naruto said, showing some half-chewed food that was still in his mouth.

"Thanks." Sakura replied distractedly before turning to Sasuke and asking him nervously, "What do you think Sasuke-kun?"

"It's okay." he said shrugging like he just wanted to shut her up.

Sakura let out a sigh of relief at Sasuke's approval and was about to bite into her own piece of meat when they all looked up alarmed. There seemed to be an earthquake or something-and it was headed right for them! They stood up alert and ready to fight as they watched the trees seemingly get knocked to the side suddenly, three at a time. They're tree house was going to be smashed next in about five seconds. Five..four..three..two..."

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