p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Shikamaru's POV/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"It's hot today, it's hotter than yesterday, it'll be hotter tomorrow. That's how summer goes here in leaf village. With nothing to do, four of us decided to in the shade near the front gate until something happened./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""You know, isn't it about time we got girlfriends?" Kiba questioned randomly./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""That would be nice," Choji agreed with a sigh./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Girlfriends? We can hardly handle the amount of missions we have now. We don't have time for girlfriends, they're too much of a drag anyways," I argued./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""I have to agree with Shikamaru on this one," Shino said./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""You guys are lame. Having a girl to protect: that's what I want," Kiba said as he pet Akamaru, who was spread out on the ground beside him. Akamaru barked in agreement, but I wasn't convinced it was because of that. It was probably because Kiba was rubbing his stomach./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" "Is there even a girl in the village that you like Kiba?" I asked, sitting up to look at him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Oh, well no," Kiba replied, sighing. "I feel like I haven't met the right girl yet, you know?" All four of us nodded in agreement./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""What about Temari, Shikamaru?" Choji asked, as he did every once in a while./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Eh, she's a lot to handle. Just working with her on the chunin exams was a drag," I answered. Sighing, I had been a little happy when Temari had gone back to her village. Even though we are good friends, she's difficult./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Why don't we have a little bet?" Kiba suggested./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""A bet?" Shino asked, sounding unamused. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Yeah! To see who can get a girlfriend first," Kiba explained./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""That's not fair to the girl if we use them just to have a girlfriend and win a bet. Shouldn't we wait until we meet girls we actually like and want to be with?" Choji asked. Pure hearted Choji. He deserves a sweet girl./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""You didn't let me finish. It's a bet of chance. We don't try to go out and get girlfriends, we see who happens to get one first. And we bet on who will," Kiba continued./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Okay, why not," I replied with a sigh. "I bet I'll get one last."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""No way Shikamaru, girls love you!" Choji argued./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""I think I'll get one first!" Kiba said, puffing his chest out. Akamaru barked in agreement before he licked Kiba's face./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"A sudden strong, cool breeze caught our attention, interrupting the conversation. A tornado of leaves appeared before us, and when it disappeared, a blonde girl with an ANBU mask appeared in front of us. "Nara, Aburame, Inuzuka, Akimichi; report to Lady Tsunade, now," the girl said. She disappeared in her tornado of leaves again before we could ask any questions./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Think she heard us?" Kiba asked once we were sure she was gone./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""See, told you we have no free time," I said, ignoring his question. Slowly, the four of us got up off the ground. I sighed. I had been pretty comfy, it was a pain to have to move./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Guess we will have to finalize the bets later," Kiba shrugged. He was the only one concerned with the bet now./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""What do you think she needs us for?" Choji asked, sounding excited./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Probably a mission," aShino said/a/spanspan class="MsoCommentReference"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%;"!- [if !supportAnnotations]-a id="_anchor_1" class="msocomanchor" href="file:/E:/All%20my%20Writing%20Stuff/Writing/Fan%20Fics/In%20Progress/Naruto/Shikamaru/Getting%20a%20Girlfriend%20(Naruto%20Fan%20Fiction)% #_msocom_1" name="_msoanchor_1"[RS1]/a!-[endif]- /span/spanspan lang="EN-US". We hurried to the Hokage's office, debating over what the mission could be./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"There were already two girls in Tsunade's office by the time we arrived. They were both facing lady Tsunade, but they turned around when we walked in./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"I saw Kiba and Choji's eyes immediately drift towards the blonde, whose mask was off now. She was pretty yes, and around our age if not a little older. My first impression of her wasn't impressed./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"The other girl had a softer look; her eyes playful and intriguing. But she also looked tough; like someone you didn't want to mess with, like she had faced a lot of hardship in her short life. She looked at all of us, observing everything about us as if she was analyzing and planning for the future. I found her much more interesting if I had to choose between the two./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Damn Kiba, making me think about stupid things when I should be focusing on the mission. What a drag. Hormones were a pain./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Boys, I have a mission for you that is a little different than normal. You are going to be a decoy team and these two girls will be the ones actually getting the job done," Tsunade told us. We all nodded. "Shikamaru, you will be in charge of the decoy team." /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"She looked at me before turning to the girl with bright red hair. "And you will be in charge of the two of you. You two already know your mission, so I won't repeat your part to the boys." The blonde didn't seem happy about not being in charge, but they both nodded. I sighed as quietly as I could. What a drag, being a leader of a decoy team. Sounded like even more work than being a leader for a real team./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Since you haven't met, this is Cassandra Kimura," she pointed to the redhead, "and for now, Miyuki Sato," she pointed to the blonde. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""This will be a couple day mission," Tsunade continued. "If you look at this map, this is the path you will take. You boys have to make it seem as real as possible by convincing your attackers that you are the ones are trying to get the package. Your teams will stay the night here and split up in the morning. Hopefully by the second night, the package will be recovered. You will meet here on the third night," Tsunade explained it all to us as she guided her fingers over the map on her desk. I tried not to get to close to it since it smelt like dust and mold./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Once everything was in order and we all understood what we were to do, we agreed to meet at the gate in twenty minutes./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Good luck everyone," Tsunade told us. "I trust you will get this mission done."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Of course," we all replied at once. Miyuki immediately lifted her hands to her mouth and once again disappeared into a tornado of leaves, but Cassandra didn't leave so quickly./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Can I ask why her, my lady?" Cassandra asked a few seconds later, sounding irritated./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Sadly she was the only one the Foundation had available. I know you don't like her and I'd give you anyone else if I could," Tsunade replied, almost as if she forgot we were still here. "Just keep an eye on her and report back to me if she does anything suspicious. I still don't trust Danzo or anyone from the foundation."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""I will," Cassandra nodded before making a hand sign. She was engulfed into flames for a second and then was gone./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"We looked at each other, feeling confused and out of the loop. We left and went our separate ways. So Miyuki has an Earth chakra nature and Cassandra has a fire; I would have to remember that./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"It's hot today, it's hotter than yesterday, it'll be hotter tomorrow. That's how summer goes here in leaf village. With nothing to do, four of us decided to in the shade near the front gate until something happened./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""You know, isn't it about time we got girlfriends?" Kiba questioned randomly./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""That would be nice," Choji agreed with a sigh./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Girlfriends? We can hardly handle the amount of missions we have now. We don't have time for girlfriends, they're too much of a drag anyways," I argued./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""I have to agree with Shikamaru on this one," Shino said./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""You guys are lame. Having a girl to protect: that's what I want," Kiba said as he pet Akamaru, who was spread out on the ground beside him. Akamaru barked in agreement, but I wasn't convinced it was because of that. It was probably because Kiba was rubbing his stomach./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" "Is there even a girl in the village that you like Kiba?" I asked, sitting up to look at him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Oh, well no," Kiba replied, sighing. "I feel like I haven't met the right girl yet, you know?" All four of us nodded in agreement./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""What about Temari, Shikamaru?" Choji asked, as he did every once in a while./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Eh, she's a lot to handle. Just working with her on the chunin exams was a drag," I answered. Sighing, I had been a little happy when Temari had gone back to her village. Even though we are good friends, she's difficult./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Why don't we have a little bet?" Kiba suggested./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""A bet?" Shino asked, sounding unamused. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Yeah! To see who can get a girlfriend first," Kiba explained./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""That's not fair to the girl if we use them just to have a girlfriend and win a bet. Shouldn't we wait until we meet girls we actually like and want to be with?" Choji asked. Pure hearted Choji. He deserves a sweet girl./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""You didn't let me finish. It's a bet of chance. We don't try to go out and get girlfriends, we see who happens to get one first. And we bet on who will," Kiba continued./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Okay, why not," I replied with a sigh. "I bet I'll get one last."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""No way Shikamaru, girls love you!" Choji argued./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""I think I'll get one first!" Kiba said, puffing his chest out. Akamaru barked in agreement before he licked Kiba's face./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"A sudden strong, cool breeze caught our attention, interrupting the conversation. A tornado of leaves appeared before us, and when it disappeared, a blonde girl with an ANBU mask appeared in front of us. "Nara, Aburame, Inuzuka, Akimichi; report to Lady Tsunade, now," the girl said. She disappeared in her tornado of leaves again before we could ask any questions./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Think she heard us?" Kiba asked once we were sure she was gone./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""See, told you we have no free time," I said, ignoring his question. Slowly, the four of us got up off the ground. I sighed. I had been pretty comfy, it was a pain to have to move./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Guess we will have to finalize the bets later," Kiba shrugged. He was the only one concerned with the bet now./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""What do you think she needs us for?" Choji asked, sounding excited./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Probably a mission," aShino said/a/spanspan class="MsoCommentReference"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%;"!- [if !supportAnnotations]-a id="_anchor_1" class="msocomanchor" href="file:/E:/All%20my%20Writing%20Stuff/Writing/Fan%20Fics/In%20Progress/Naruto/Shikamaru/Getting%20a%20Girlfriend%20(Naruto%20Fan%20Fiction)% #_msocom_1" name="_msoanchor_1"[RS1]/a!-[endif]- /span/spanspan lang="EN-US". We hurried to the Hokage's office, debating over what the mission could be./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"There were already two girls in Tsunade's office by the time we arrived. They were both facing lady Tsunade, but they turned around when we walked in./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"I saw Kiba and Choji's eyes immediately drift towards the blonde, whose mask was off now. She was pretty yes, and around our age if not a little older. My first impression of her wasn't impressed./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"The other girl had a softer look; her eyes playful and intriguing. But she also looked tough; like someone you didn't want to mess with, like she had faced a lot of hardship in her short life. She looked at all of us, observing everything about us as if she was analyzing and planning for the future. I found her much more interesting if I had to choose between the two./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Damn Kiba, making me think about stupid things when I should be focusing on the mission. What a drag. Hormones were a pain./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Boys, I have a mission for you that is a little different than normal. You are going to be a decoy team and these two girls will be the ones actually getting the job done," Tsunade told us. We all nodded. "Shikamaru, you will be in charge of the decoy team." /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"She looked at me before turning to the girl with bright red hair. "And you will be in charge of the two of you. You two already know your mission, so I won't repeat your part to the boys." The blonde didn't seem happy about not being in charge, but they both nodded. I sighed as quietly as I could. What a drag, being a leader of a decoy team. Sounded like even more work than being a leader for a real team./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Since you haven't met, this is Cassandra Kimura," she pointed to the redhead, "and for now, Miyuki Sato," she pointed to the blonde. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""This will be a couple day mission," Tsunade continued. "If you look at this map, this is the path you will take. You boys have to make it seem as real as possible by convincing your attackers that you are the ones are trying to get the package. Your teams will stay the night here and split up in the morning. Hopefully by the second night, the package will be recovered. You will meet here on the third night," Tsunade explained it all to us as she guided her fingers over the map on her desk. I tried not to get to close to it since it smelt like dust and mold./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Once everything was in order and we all understood what we were to do, we agreed to meet at the gate in twenty minutes./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Good luck everyone," Tsunade told us. "I trust you will get this mission done."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Of course," we all replied at once. Miyuki immediately lifted her hands to her mouth and once again disappeared into a tornado of leaves, but Cassandra didn't leave so quickly./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Can I ask why her, my lady?" Cassandra asked a few seconds later, sounding irritated./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Sadly she was the only one the Foundation had available. I know you don't like her and I'd give you anyone else if I could," Tsunade replied, almost as if she forgot we were still here. "Just keep an eye on her and report back to me if she does anything suspicious. I still don't trust Danzo or anyone from the foundation."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""I will," Cassandra nodded before making a hand sign. She was engulfed into flames for a second and then was gone./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"We looked at each other, feeling confused and out of the loop. We left and went our separate ways. So Miyuki has an Earth chakra nature and Cassandra has a fire; I would have to remember that./span/p