"So you two are really taking this leapfrog thing to extremes," a voice interrupted the tense concentration of the two boys who juggled fifteen toad toys between them '.while wearing blindfolds.

"Ack '" Naruto shouted, his concentration broken so that a toad from Sasuke hit his chin so hard he fell on his butt with seven toads stuck to various body parts, "Shikamaru, you bastard! You made me lose concentration!"

Naruto ripped off his blindfold to see Sasuke tensed with his own half of the toads plastered to his front, his blindfold around his neck now. Shikamaru leaned casually against a tree, looking between them calculatingly. A toad rested on his palm, and once both of the formerly blindfolded academy students were watching him, Shikamaru focused on his palm instead. The toad leaped in a substantial arc to his other hand, causing a faint smirk to grow on his face. Sasuke scoffed, not impressed, but Naruto scrambled up into a standing position and came closer.