Story Summary: AU. Haruno Sakura doesn't know the first thing about high splits or barrel rolls, but she's absolutely desperate to beat Ino at her own game, and she means that quite literally; nobody in their right mind would ever enlist the help of Uzumaki Naruto to make the cheerleading squad. A typically clumsy (yet not-so-typical) NaruSaku romantic adventure told in 100- and 200-word snippets. Updated daily.
Disclaimer: I hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this collection. Props to Masashi Kishimoto, indeed.
A Note of Explanation: The idea for this story was inspired by cutecrazyice (found both on LiveJournal and here) and her prompt ("the flexibility of Haruno Sakura") at my LiveJournal Holiday Requests post. The format for this story was inspired by one of my favorite authors, forthright (found both on LiveJournal and here), and her beautiful drabble-centered contributions to the Inuyasha fandom. Please check out both of their written works! They're all gorgeous.
Also, for the sake of creative writing, please imagine a high school environment that is a(n) (un)reasonable mix of Japanese and American culture: cheerleading and kendo and judo, oh my!
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The Bet
"Listen, Forehead. You can complain all you want about sore muscles and stiff joints and bruises, but until I see you doing high splits and barrel rolls off a pile of girls on a regular basis, there's absolutely nothing you can say that will make me think judo is any harder than cheerleading."
"Give me a break, Pig," contested Sakura, stance swung hipshot. "I bet the techniques we use to warm up in judo club would send you yappy dolls running for the hills."
An elegant brow rose challengingly. "Oh? And you think the judo club has what it takes to pull off the stunts we athletes do?"
"I bet you that if we were so inclined, any single one of us martial artists could do it, no problem. Anyone can rhyme while shouting obnoxiously, or get tossed in the air a few times."
"Really? Someone like... you, perhaps?"
A red flag suddenly flew high, but Sakura's competitive blood ran redder. "I said any of us, didn't I?"
A lovely smile graced Ino's features and by the time Sakura realized what she had gotten into, it was already too late.
"Prove it."
Original Posting Date: November 25, 2011
Story Prompt: "the flexibility of Haruno Sakura" by cutecrazyice
Word Count: 200 words