laugh around the needles in your throat

A month after the horror of the Waves, Naruto and Sasuke are given their first mission since: An undercover operation that reads more like a thinly veiled joke. With his debilitating lack of social tact, Sasuke quickly realizes there are, in fact, many things Naruto is unquestionably good at - starting with being likable in the first place. This mission, however, goes wrong.