A/N: Hey guys! I was bored and I felt like typing up a funny chapter story. It kinda sucks though because it's nowhere near April Fool's Day! XD
This is set waaaaay after the Pein arc and waaaaay before my story "For You" so let's just say that the Konoha 12 are about 17-18 years old. I'm excited about typing this because there just aren't enough Konoha 12 stories where you see everyone. This is going to be such a crack fest! I can't wait! There will be shippings in this story, the main ones being Naruhina and Sasusaku . Side pairing include: Nejiten, Inosai, Shikatema and possibly a few others. Just remember, NO ONE knows that Sasuke and Sakura are together EXCEPT Naruto, Hinata, Ino, Sai, Kakashi, and Tsunade. Just read "For You" and "From Me To You" and you'll understand why. I guess you could call it a prequel to "For You" but it really isn't. Enjoy!
"Talking", 'Thinking', Flashback
"The Legendary April Fool's Day War"
Prologue: A Catalyst for Disaster
'It is said that a civil war took place in Konohagakure during the Godaime's reign as Hokage. It lasted for only one week but had left a dozen casualties and thousands wounded in its wake. What could have possibly caused such a war? Well, it all began with the plan of a bumbling idiot.'
It was pretty unusual for him to be up this early, but 16 year old Naruto Uzumaki had business to attend to. What could possibly be said "business"? Well let's start off and say that today was a very special day. It was the one day of the year that the Uzumaki would go full force on his pranks. You've probably guessed it by now. Yes, today is April 1st, the day all veteran prankers look forward to. It is the day all prank victims dread and it is the day Naruto's ultimate prank will be shown to the world, or at least Konohakagure. Now you see, Naruto was no longer an immature child who pulled pranks everyday on unsuspecting village people. No, now he is an immature teen who had his sights set on one person in particular. Every single year he would try to prank this stupid emo prick, but it seemed as if he was always one step ahead of him. But this won't happen this year, not at all. Naruto WILL successfully prank him!
Naruto sat on his living room couch, waiting for his "accomplice" to show up. You just can't prank this person alone; you'd need a partner of some sorts. Naruto used the term "partner" loosely since she had no idea why she was really called to his home at 8:30 in the morning. For now, it was best she didn't know why. Sakura probably would've said no and dashed his plans entirely. So, Naruto told her that he needed help studying for his Jounin exam. It was believable since his test was in a few months and he did need to have extensive knowledge of chakra and chakra types, something he didn't know about too well. Unfortunately, Sakura knew something was up when he asked her to come over.
Flashback:
It was a cold March morning. Team 7 had just finished a simple B ranked mission where they had to escort a diplomat to Sunagakure. It was a dull mission; the only real threats they faced were bandits and low-class rouge ninja. Boring! At least they got to see Gaara and Kankuro although they didn't see Temari since she's staying in Konoha for a few weeks to be with Shikamaru ,though she insisted it was for vacation purposes.
Currently the gang was standing outside the village gates. Kakashi had gone ahead to Tsunade's office to fill in the report for how the mission went. He had told Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to wait for him at the gates until he returned. Sasuke leaned against a tree, his arms crossed and his eyes shut. The mission wasn't all that hard and had quite frankly left him bored as hell, but he kept his inner boredom to himself much unlike Naruto, who whined and complained throughout the entire mission about not being able to show off his skills or whatever. At least Sakura was pleasant to be around. Speaking of the pink-haired girl, she was sitting on the ground staring at the clouds with a dreamy expression on her face.
She was scared out of her mind when Naruto, who had gone quiet when Kakashi left, suddenly jumped in front of her and asked, "Hey Sakura, can I ask you for a favor?" A favor? What could that idiot possibly want? Annoyed that her thoughts were broken, the pink-haired girl sighed, got up, and went to where Naruto motioned for them to go. She took quick glance at Sasuke, who lifted up an eyebrow, wondering what the blond wanted with Sakura. The pair walked outside the village gates to get some privacy.
Sakura stared at Naruto, waiting for him to speak. Naruto swayed back and forth, obviously thinking about how to ask for this "favor". He took a quick glance back to where Saskue was, making sure the Uchiha wasn't listening. Once that he saw Sasuke was still at the tree, Naruto turned back to Sakura and said in a whisper, "Sakura I was wondering if you could help me study for my exam."
Sakura looked at him as if he had grown ten heads. This is why he took her outside the village gates? "Naruto are you kidding me? What was the point in taking me over here?" She asked with a hint of annoyance. Naruto just grinned and scratched the back of his head, a trademark thing he did when he was nervous.
"Sorry but I didn't want Sasuke to know. You and I both know that jerk would make fun of me for asking for help." Naruto looked at her nervously. He truly hoped she'd by this little white lie or else his plan would go up in flames. She bit her lip, letting the information soak in. Since when would Naruto care if Sasuke poked fun at him for needing help? Normally, he'd brush it off or come back at him with a smartass comment. She knew something was up. He looked WAY too tense for just asking for tutoring. Sakura just decided to play along with him, hoping to find out what was really up.
"Ok I'll help you "study"." She said putting emphasis on the word study. Naruto didn't seem to notice though. The second she finished her sentence he had let out a big sigh of relief.
"Great. Come at my house in two weeks at 8:30 in the morning." He said with a large grin. Thank goodness she bought it. He was afraid he looked too tense and she'd know something was up. He was heading back into the village when a hand grabbed his shoulder.
"What do you mean two weeks? I thought you wanted me to help you tonight or something! And why so early in the morning?" Sakura yelled, pulling on Naruto's ear.
"But Sakuraaaaaa, I don't wanna study now and besides my exam isn't until June. That's more than enough time." Naruto whined like a baby. He hated when Sakura did that!
"I don't care if it's in a few months or not! The only way I'll help you out is if I tutor you every day until your exam comes." Sakura smirked at the horrified expression on his face. He really hated studying with a passion so she didn't by his bullshit tale about wanting her help. She decided that she'll wait and see why he really wanted her to come to his home in two weeks while still making sure he studied. Letting go of his ear, she took a couple of steps back and crossed her arms.
"So do we have a deal?" She asked with a smug expression on her face while holding out a single hand. The blond growled and gave her a deadly glare. If looks could kill, she surely would've died. Begrudged, Naruto took her hand and shook it roughly.
"Deal" He said with his eyes closed in frustration.
End of Flashback.
It may have cost him a two hours of studying every night until June, but Naruto was able to get Sakura to come over this early April morning. He was pleased to hear a soft knock at his door. Running to it, he opened the door to see a tired looking Sakura. Her emerald eyes had bags under them and her hair was pulled back into a high pony. She wore baggy grey sweatpants and a red tee-shirt that showed a bit a stomach.
"Alright, tell me what you want" She said to him without saying good morning or hi. She had only gotten a few hours of sleep due to a long shift at the hospital. She walked passed Naruto and sat on his couch. Naruto scoffed at her. "Well hello to you too." He said sarcastically.
She rolled her eyes and looked around his apartment. It was messy as usual, but not for a reason you'd think. Crumpled up sheets of paper littered the floor and five big black plastic bags were on the ground in his dining area. They appeared to be full of something, though she couldn't make it out. She let out a small laugh, "I think you forgot to take out your garbage."
Naruto looked confused for a second and saw what she was referring to. He shook his head.
"Oh those? They aren't garbage bags…well they are but they're not full of garbage." He said with a mischievous grin. Sakura didn't like the expression on his face. She almost didn't want to know what was inside, but her curiosity got the better of her.
"Than what are they full of? Sakura questioned. She watched as Naruto walked around the room and stopped right in front of her. He got down on one knee and took both of her hands. Sakura's face turned red and she punched Naruto into a wall. 'What the hell is he doing? He knows I'm dating Sasuke!' She thought as she walked over to his limp body and grabbed him by his collar.
"What's the big idea?" She yelled, totally forgetting about his sleeping downstairs neighbors. He gave her a frightened look. "Why did you punch me?" He asked, totally ignoring her previous question. She growled under her breath and looked as if she was about to punch him again. Instead, she sighed and dropped him to the ground, mumbling "You're an idiot." She sat back down and watched as he sat up and rubbed his chin. "That really hurt" He whined. Sakura just shook her head.
"Stop being a baby. You were the one trying to propose to me." A small blush formed on her cheeks as she said that. She turned her face away from Naruto, expecting him to say something stupid or complain some more about his chin. When she didn't hear anything, she turned toward him and saw him clutching his stomach with his face turning green.
"That has to be the most disgusting thing EVER! Sakura you know that I only think of you as a sister! And anyway, you're dating Sasuke. He'd murder me if I tried to propose to you!" He said waving his arms around to emphasize his point. Sakura giggled. He was right. They only have a mutual brother/sister relationship now. He had long out grew his crush on her. Speaking of crushes, Naruto did happen to find a new girl to crush on.
"You're right Naruto; sorry for the punch. How could I forget that you have a major crush on Hinata anyway." She laughed at his bright red blush and how he tried to make up excuses saying he didn't like her. It was painfully obvious he started to develop feelings for the girl after she confessed when Pain attacked the village and Sakura and Sasuke enjoyed teasing him about it. Naruto pouted and thought of a comeback.
"Say what you want Mrs. Sakura Uchiha." Naruto smirked at the blush that stained her cheeks. 'Gotcha now.'
"Oh shut it. You still didn't tell me what those bags are for or why you really wanted me to come over." She said trying to change the subject. Naruto laughed.
"Oh yeah I almost forgot. Those bags are full of frozen butter and vegetable oil."
"Frozen butter and oil?" She repeated, wondering if she heard right. Naruto nodded his head and smiled. Sakura was giving him such a puzzled look that he couldn't help but smile. He walked to his dining room table and picked up a large, rolled up piece of construction paper. He walked back to the pink-haired girl and unrolled it, revealing and elaborate plan.
"What is-
"Do you know what day it is?" Sakura shook her head yes. "Yeah it's April 1st but what does that have to do with…wait a minute! Are you planning to prank the village? I thought you grew out of that!" Sakura said in her disapproving motherly tone. Naruto just groaned.
"I'm not going to prank the village; only just one person and I need your help for that."
Sakura had that confused look on her face again. He needed her help with a prank? Though his pranks were childish, she remembered when they were kids that he'd pull some elaborate pranks on everyone, even the Hokage, and he didn't need any help from anyone. So who could he possibly be pranking that would require her help. She thought about it for a moment and then it hit her like a ton of bricks. She looked up at him with wide eyes.
"You're trying to prank Sasuke aren't you?" She was answered with a smug smile. "Are you on some medication or something?" She inquired. Naruto frowned and shook his head no. "Why would you ask that?"
"Because, you're crazy if you think Sasuke would fall for a prank."
"Oh come on Sakura please" He begged using his adorable puppy dog face. Whenever he used this expression she would always give in. Sakura tried to say no but he looked so damn pathetic with that look on his face. How could she say no? She was about to say something when a thought came into her head.
"If you're pranking Sasuke, why would you need me?" Sakura asked. Naruto gave her a wicked smile.
"You'll see."
A/N: This was soooo much fun to type! I can see this story being about 11 chapters of pure hilarity. Sorry if nothing much happened though. I got tired and I really wanted to have this posted before I go back to school tomorrow. Don't worry; I'll have the next chapter posted on Friday or Saturday. "A New Life" is on a temporary hiatus for now due to a terrible case of writer's block. Leave me your thoughts in a review or if you have any questions, PM me. Bye!
