"I suggest we forget about all the past unyouthful events!" Lee stated loudly, causing his friends to jump. "Once Naruto-kun is out of the hospital, we should celebrate the rescue of Neji and Hinata-san's family! We could do it during the Kyubi festi…" He paused as he realized what he was about to say and everyone else froze as well. "…val…"
"And we're right back to where we started…" Kiba groaned.
"This is indeed quite a predicament…" Sai mused curiously. "Judging from what I have heard about Uzumaki-san's past, I would be inclined to guess that he is not very welcome by the general public during the festivities due to his status as a demon container…"
"Now that I think about it… wasn't he always absent from class around the time of the festival?" Ino asked curiously.
"If I were in his shoes I would do the exact same thing." Kin shrugged. "Who would want to be treated like shit on their birthday? Everyone in the village celebrating for something else entirely and you're never invited despite the fact that it's supposed to be a special day for you? That must suck."
There was a brief silence before Sai spoke up. "Would it not be appropriate to throw him a party to celebrate his birthday?"
All of them blinked before turning to the pale boy.
"Finally someone says it…" Grumbled Waltz as he walked away to treat more patients. "I swear the more you put kids in combat situations the worse they are at coming up with simple problems to everyday tasks…"
"I can't believe Sai came up with that idea first." Kiba whispered out loud. "Something is clearly wrong with the rest of us…"