I Feel Your Pain-Chapter 1-The Switch
(Hey! This is my newest story, I hope you all like! My other story should be updated very soon, also! And, I do not own Naruto, sadly. If I did, there would be some very big changes! Ja!)
Yamanaka Ino. She's always been obsessed over Uchiha Sasuke, and always drooled over him, no matter what. She was the somewhat preppy type, caring for her hair and nails, the dirty work really wasn't for her. Her teammates usually did that kind of stuff, but if someone close to her was in trouble, I guess you could say that she'd step in a bit, just to help out.
The one person whom she had a mixed relationship with was Haruno Sakura. They used to be the best of friends at a very young age, Sakura being the one who always needed protection, since she was totally lacking in the self-esteem department. But they were friends nontheless.
Sakura, at the age of around twelve, was placed on a team with Uzamaki Naruto, and to Ino's disappointment, was also placed on the same team as Sasuke. Ino was totally furious, she and Sakura hadn't gotten along very well after that, actually, they hadn't gotten along all that great a bit before that either...
Anyways, Ino has always been jealous of Sakura since Sakura got to spend majority of her time around Sasuke. She'd call Sakura names such as 'forehead-girl' to get her mad, and be embarassed around Sasuke. She was that mean. Doesn't sound like the greatest friend to have, does she?
Ino never really thought about how Sasuke always treated Sakura. Ino always disregarded Sasuke's cold remarks around people, since she truly thought that Sasuke would eventually care for her deeply. She always thought Sakura had it perfect with Sasuke, nothing ever went wrong. Well, that's a very stupid, and ignorant statement, ne?
"Hey, forehead-girl!" Ino greeted happily to Sakura. Sakura glared and replied, "What is it Ino-pig?" Ino looked innocent. "Why, nothing Sakura. Can't a friend just say hi?" she asked sweetly. Sakura shook her head. "First: no. Second: I don't want to even get a simple 'hi' from you of all people."
Ino pouted. "Anyways, forehead-girl. You haven't forgotten our spar today, have you?" she asked. Sakura shook her head once again. "Nope, still remembered it. Why else would you think I'd be waiting here?" she asked, rolling her eyes. Ino acted like she didn't see that.
You see, once every week or so, Ino and Sakura would have a small spar in the middle of the forest on the outskirts of the small village of Konoha. Nothing really serious, just something to keep their minds off of other matters for a small bit.
Ino and Sakura took their fighting stances, and glared at each other. Ino made the first move, throwing a kunai skillfully at Sakura's neck. Sakura, having trained a lot with Naruto and Sasuke, dodged it with complete and utter ease.
Sakura threw her own kunai at Ino's leg and it scratched the surface of its target. They began to run towards each other, kunais bared, ready to attack.
Their small daggers clashed with the sound of cold metal, echoing throughout the thick forest. They both backed away, knowing their attempts were futile.
An idea popped into Ino's mind. She quickly performed some hand seals and looked Sakura in the eyes with a smirk plastered firmly on her face. Sakura's body and Ino's own body both went limp. A few minutes afterward the bodies slowly rose up, but something was different.
"Ugh...what...happened?" Sakura asked slowly, standing up. 'Why is my voice so different?' she thought. She looked down at herself to find that she wasn't wearing her own clothes. She wasn't wearing the same hair style, her hair wasn't pink anymore! It was blonde and in a high pony tail! She was...Ino!
Ino smirked, or rather, Sakura's body smirked. "How do you like my new jutsu? Not only will I switch places, but the victim will also. I wanted to test it out on you, basically so I could see Sasuke-kun more, though." Ino admitted, smiling.
Sakura had a look of utter disgust pasted on her face. "You sick minded person. You did that just so you could get Sasuke-kun?" she asked. Sakura, once upon a time, had a crush on Sasuke, but that was slowly ebbing away, at least, in her mind it was.
She really, still liked him though, he knew it also, but she didn't act as annoying and clingly around him anymore. Ino was completely oblivious to that, though.
"I also did it to keep you away from him. Don't worry, it wears off after a week. The wonderful thing is, it doesn't take up that much chakra to begin with! It's a wonderful jutsu in the end. I just love its effects!" Ino exclaimed happily.
"So, you've got to be on my team, and I have to be on yours, well, fill me in, are you guys doing any missions soon?" Sakura asked, rubbing her forehead in annoyance.
Ino shook her head. "You don't have to do any missions for the week, we're off, thank you Kami!" Ino replied. Sakura rolled her eyes. "Well, we don't either. I'm guessing all the teams are off, probably. We just have to practice. We meet at the bridge everyday, don't worry about being late though, Kakashi-sensei is...well...let's just say he's not the best known for his punctuality."
Ino nodded at Sakura's information. "Finally, Sasuke-kun will notice me! But I've got to act like you. That should be easy," Ino pointed out. Sakura smiled sadly. "Yeah, he'll really notice you," she said sadly. She began to walk away, when she turned back around.
"Ino," she began.
"What?"
"Just...don't get your heart broken. Trust me, it hurts," Sakura said lowly and sadly, and with that, she walked away. Leaving a completely confused Ino behind.
Well? How do you like? I enjoyed writing it actually. The chapter isn't the longest ever, but it's something. They may be a little OOC, but, I dunno. Well, I hope you guys enjoy it! The next chapter should be coming soon! . Ja ne!
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