A quick note to anyone who reads 30th, I am working on it, but this couldn't be avoided. Yes, I am weird like that.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. However, I do own the chocolate pie recipe in here.

And now our feature presentation!

Pie: Naruto edition.

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Ah, thanksgiving. Even in Konohakagure it's a time of year when families sit down together and give thanks to what they appreciate most in the world. But more importantly, it's an excuse to make pie.

You see, the teachers had decided it would be good for their students if they took the day before thanksgiving off to get together and make a much pie as they could. The reaction was mixed. Some wanted to go ahead an make them, while others were more in favor of ninja work. You can probably guess who was who but nonetheless it had begun.

Each team decided it would be best if they split up the types of pie they made, that would make it a bit easier. The teachers, not wanting to be outdone, were the ones who had assigned each type of pie.

They each made for interesting little tales.

Team seven: Apple pie

"Naruto, cut those more efficiently, you're wasting apple." -Thwack!-

"Ow, sorry Sakura."

As you read, the apple pies were assigned to Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura. Naturally, the latter of the two had already found something to harp on Naruto about as he peeled the apples.

"Sasuke-kun? Could you knead this dough for the crust?"

The said Uchiha had been sitting nearby, waiting for something to do. He sighed, got up and walked over to where Sakura had set things up. She quickly explained what to do.

"If you hit a sticky area, just use flour to remedy that." She said, giving him pointers, "And don't be afraid to add more flour to the table if it runs out."

He just gave her a stare and prepared to knead the dough, but his pink haired teammate stopped him.

"Sasuke-kun, aren't you going to use an apron?"

She held out a clean white apron, to which he stared at pointedly. His eyes moved back up to Sakura, then back at the apron. This continued for a minute or two until he finally found the words.

"You expect me to wear that?" He asked her.

She nodded, "You don't want to get flour all over you do you? You're wearing an awful lot of dark colors, and it will really show."

He blinked, and grudgingly took it, glad that it at least didn't have any frills or anything. Making sure it was tied right, he started working on that pie crust. Sakura nodded, satisfied and began to inspect the apples that Naruto had been cutting. Once she deemed them worthy, she quickly cut began to mix them.

"Hand me the cinnamon Naruto." She said.

He complied, and she quickly worked on mixing them.

Meanwhile, Sasuke was having a small problem with the dough. He had kneaded it well enough, but rolling it flat proved taxing on his patience. It kept breaking up on him, finally, he gripped the rolling pin, and began to pummel it to near oblivion.

"Take" WHAM "That" WHAM "You" WHAM "D" WHAM "Crust!"

As he did that, Sakura had a similar issue with her apple cinnamon mixture. Something she did made to grow to, gummy. As a result, it clumped together and stuck to the spoon. She waved it around frantically and added water.

"Fg a the fs won't get un fg stuck."

Naruto watched in amusement as they both freaked out. They both kept it up for another minute, until they both wore themselves out. In their rants, they had somehow managed to both get the crust right and dislodge the mixing spoon from the apples. They sighed and got them both in the pan and covered.

The blonde got up and put it in the oven for them. As soon as he did, Kakashi popped in the window.

"Hello there." He said, "Sorry I'm late, I got-"

"Liar!" Naruto shouted.

"I didn't even get to say it." He whined, "Anyway, how was the pie making."

Sasuke and sakura glared at him, efficiently getting the gist of it.

(AN: Oh, my HEAVEN that was not funny! I had hoped it would at least have some humor in it, but it's such a mess!)

Team eight: Pecan pie

With these guys, they at least had no actual cutting and slicing. They simply had to crush their main ingredient. Of course considering who we're talking about, it was not ever simple.

While Hinata made the crust, (with no major problems) Shino was mixing the filling and Kiba was crushing pecans. And however you pronounce it, it was an interesting experience.

To start with, Kiba was unaware of the effects of pecan oil on skin. Once he finished, he had been rubbing his hands together curiously.

"My hands are smooth." He commented.

His teammates glanced up at him as he kept rubbing them. Finally, Hinata thought it would be best to explain.

"Pecan oil is very good for smooth skin." She said to him.

Of course, he had no idea how to take this.

"Will having smooth hands make me any less manly?" He asked.

Hinata had no idea how to answer him and turned back to her dough. Kiba, having a good idea that Shino wouldn't know, turned to Akamaru.

"Woof."

"…Yeah, it's not like anyone would notice." He smiled, and turned his attention back to the crushed nuts. He took them up to the bowl, where Shino had finished mixing the filling. All that needed to be done now was to add the nuts. Kiba glanced at the mix.

"Is it supposed to look like cat vomit?" He asked.

Shino gave him a look as Hinata turned a bit green. The bug user finally answered with a somewhat monotonous "Yes."

They quickly added the pecans and mixed it up, before pouring it into the crust that Hinata had made. She began to put some more pecans on it to make it look more festive.

"It's so goopy looking." Kiba commented.

"It should harden in the oven." Hinata said.

"That's what she said."

Shino and Hinata stared at Kiba, before Shino hit him.

(AN: That portion was dedicated to Millie, who not only says the ending line all the time, but also commented on how the mixture looks like cat vomit. Not just vomit, cat vomit. My sister is insane.)

Team ten: Pumpkin pie

This pie is a bit easier due to the fact that most of it comes in a can. And While Chouji made the dough, (with less trouble then a certain angsting ninja on a certain team whose number is often associated with luck) Ino and Shikamaru worked hard to get it right.

It started out alright, the can opener worked fine despite someone switching it for a left-handed one. (AN: LEFTIES WILL CONQUER!) But perhaps it was a bad sign that Ino had gotten a bit curious when scooping out the pumpkin pie filling.

"I wonder what it tastes like." She mused.

Shikamaru gave her a look, "I don't think it tastes that good Ino," He said, "especially since it's straight from a can."

She frowned, and decided to see for herself. So she stuck a finger in the orange goop, and popped it in her mouth. The reaction was swift and brutal as her face pulled into a look of disgust as she bolted into the bathroom to get some mouthwash.

Shikamaru rolled his eyes as he added the rest of the ingredients. Ino came back when he was finished mixing it. She eyed it warily as he added some more cinnamon, to which he rolled his eyes.

"Oh, relax Ino." He said, "Let's just finish this pimpkin so we can go home."

There was a pause, as Ino and Chouji snickered. Shikamaru arched a brow in confusion.

"What?"

"Pimpkin Shika?" Ino asked lightly.

He paled considerably as they suddenly burst into laughter. He then turned red from embarrassment.

"Shut up." He snapped, as he poured it into the pan with the crust nestled inside. He shoved it into the oven and stormed into the other room, where he sat fuming. The whole time his teammates laughed it up.

It was fun to make fun of him sometimes.

(AN: Yes it is. And by the way, someone I know really did call it that one. No it wasn't me.)

Team Gai: Chocolate pie

Of all the pies, this one was the simplest because the crust was already made and all they really had to do was mix the pudding. Still, something interesting just had to happen.

You see, due to the simplicity of their pie, they each had to make one themselves to get three. Each of them could make any sort of style they wanted, therefore they had a bit more freedom to be creative. Sort of, because it still seemed to easy, Gai had each of them theme each pie.

"I will make the most youthful pie and Gai sensei shall be so proud of me!" Lee raved as he opened his pudding package and dumped it into the bowl.

Neji and Tenten did the best they could to ignore him, as they began mixing their pie filling. They both had a vague idea what to put in their mixes, so they added the ingredients nearest them.

Tenten had been a bit fortunate, as she grabbed the jar of peanut butter. Her favorite candy had inspired her to make her pie a peanut butter chocolate. She added a spoonful, humming happily.

"Peanut butter, chocolate. Peanut butter, chocolate." She sang to herself. Three guesses to the original song she was borrowing.

Neji on the other hand was busying himself melting mint candy. Something about mint suited him. Maybe it was the icy flavor or the white coloring. Nah. He mixed and poured it into the pre-made crust. Once he finished smoothing it out, he took another mint piece and began to use a cheese grader on it.

Tenten glanced up at him, "What're you doing?" She asked.

"Grating this mint."

"Oh, that's creative." She said, "Maybe I should use some for my pie."

He glanced at her, in her hand was a peanut butter cup candy and a bag of chocolate chips.

"I think you're good."

She rolled her eyes and went to decorating, while Neji sighed and watched her work. She painstakingly placed each chocolate chip into a circle on the pie, and stuck the candy dead center. She smiled at the finished product.

"I'm done!" she sighed, before turning to Neji, "You need any help?"

He was about to protest, when she took one of the mint candies and began to grate them into the plate he was using to hold them. At first she was having trouble.

"I don't think I'm doing this right." She said to him.

The young Hyuuga sighed and gripped her hands to help her. They gently but firmly moved the candy along the grater and shredded it thoroughly. It was only until the candy was almost completely shredded when Tenten noticed that her heartbeat had increased. She removed her hand quickly.

"Ahem, I'll just put my pie away."

As she scurried to the fridge, Neji picked up the shredded mint and smiled.

"YOUTH!"

The two of them jumped out of their skins when Lee shouted the way he did. They turned to him with annoyed looks as he held up his finished chocolate pie. It looked alright, save for the strange orange pieces on it.

"I have finished my pie." He said gleefully. "Gai-sensei will be so proud."

Tenten tilted her head at it, "What did you put in it?"

"Orange."

They both blinked as he explained himself, "You see my oh so youthful team, chocolate is not very healthy for you. So I have decided to add something healthy to my pie. I have been told that orange peels can be very tasty in small quantities."

He put his in the fridge next to Tenten's, and Neji did the same. As they did so, the bigger green guy himself came is.

"Hello my youthful team." He said, "How are has your youthful pie making been going."

"Very well Gai-sensei." Lee said, just as enthusiastically, "I hope you will try my own pie first."

And cue the usual shouting each others name before hugging in front of an ocean sunset backdrop. Both Neji and Tenten watched with irritation.

"Wanna go spar?"

"…Yeah, alright."

(AN: I just couldn't leave out the Neji/Ten stuff. And I think I hate writing dialogue for Lee and Gai now.)

Eventually

Everyone met up at Ichiraku ramen, the day before thanksgiving. There were a few burn marks, but aside from that it was normal. They ate in silence for a while when Naruto piped up.

"Hey, anyone doing anything for thanksgiving?" They shook their heads no. "I figured we can all go somewhere and eat. We can have the pies."

There was a laughter as he smiled. They were making plans, when the teachers came up.

"Hey guys," Asuma said, "We just wanted to say that you did a great job on those pies. We made a few ourselves."

Kurenai smiled and held out a custard pie and a cherry pie. "we can dig in right now if that's alright."

The manager of Ichiraku gave the nod, and they began to cut the cherry into thin, even pieces.

"Hey sensei!" Sakura piped up, "What about the custard one?"

Kakashi smiled, "I think you all know."

Not much else to say, except for the fact that Naruto had to take a hot shower when he got home.

AN: And I'm done. This is based on my family tradition. Every year on the day before Thanksgiving, we skip school and make pie. Wow, I got this done in a few hours. I feel so good about myself. Wahoo!

Temari: Ahem!

Amaya: Oh, hey Gaara, Kankuro, Temari. What's up?

Kankuro: You left us out again.

Amaya: I did? Ah, Sorry. I spaced again, but don't worry, I'm writing your chapter in 30th too.

Temari: That's not good enough. We work hard and deserve a spot in here.

Amaya: Well I try, but there just isn't a place to put you. But I can give you a type of pie before I go, what kind do you want?

Gaara: Mincemeat.

Amaya: Mincemeat pie? Interesting.

Gaara: Made out of you.

Temari: I agree, lets make mincemeat out of her.

Amaya: Eep…look fangirls!

Sand siblings: AAH! WHERE?

Amaya: -Runs away-

Kankuro: I don't see them!

Temari: She tricked us you idiot! Lets find her.

Amaya: -Hiding in a tree- Please tell me what you thought of my silly little Thanksgiving fiction. Thanks for reading.