*happy sigh* Ah, Sasuke, as obsessive and socially incompetent as ever, even after he's started learning to loosen up a little. He just saves it for dramatic moments now. Silly boy.

I like the speculation about shields and trees -- it's an interesting idea.

"You were such a hornball back then, it's strange you didn't jump on the occasion." Opportunity, not occasion. Also, something about Sasuke saying 'hornball' sounds really weird to me, and what is this 'back then' of which he speaks? Naruto's still a hornball! :-D