A Month in Your Shoes
Summary: slight AU One day, Sakura and Tenten have an argument on whose team has the more stoic, unemotional prodigy. Deciding to switch teams temporarily, will they be proven wrong? SasuTen NejiSaku
Note: Slight AU – Sasuke never left for Orochimaru (just makes it tie in better with the story) also it is after the time jump so they are 15/16
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto, saving up for a car instead.
"Speech"
'Thinking'
'Inner Sakura'
Prologue
A warm wind drifted through an opened door, lightly ringing the bell at the entrance. Two Kunoichi sat comfortably in the heat sipping on their iced tea. Life was starting to return to its calm and easy going way since the attack from Sound, allowing these two young women to sit and relax in comfort as they engaged in a dispute.
It was quite hard for both of them to remember how exactly they had ended up here and in an argument. Perhaps it had something to do with bumping into each other along the road of life, or the depressed look upon both of their faces of having unrequited love. But there was no doubt that the cause of this argument had stemmed from that depression. You see, the conversation went something along the lines of:
"You don't understand how hard it is to love a self-centred prodigy who doesn't care about anything else but his goals!"
"I don't understand? No, I believe it is you who don't understand!"
Either way, their heated discussion had somehow brought them to a cosy tea shop that was not too busy but nor did it look as if it was suffering. The medical genius Haruno Sakura stared exasperatedly at her companion, Tenten, who returned her stare, equally frustrated.
"Tenten, you can't honestly expect me to believe that Hyuuga Neji is stronger, and more so of a brood and self righteous than Sasuke-kun. It's just not possible." The pink haired medic was determined to prove to her friend that Sasuke was by far the more stoic and stronger of the two.
However, Tenten refused to any hear of it and insisted that she was the one who didn't understand how harsh it was for her to be so close to Neji and yet for him to see her as nothing more than a friend. Sakura had, of course, countered that at least he saw her and would actually agree to train with her while Sasuke, the brooding bastard that he was, wouldn't even spare her a glance, let alone train with her. All because she was 'weak,' even though she had trained under the famed Slug Sannin.
A nervous waitress came over and was able to capture the attention of the two bickering females long enough to ask if they needed anymore refreshments. They both declined politely and returned to the pressing matter. Despite being dismissed, the waitress remained there. She had overheard their conversation which wasn't difficult considering the volume they were speaking at.
"Um excuse me," both teens returned their attention to the waitress wondering why she was still standing there. "You are both ninjas are you not?"
It was quite obvious to anyone that they were ninjas; with their Konoha headbands, weapons pouches, ninja attire and let's not forget their unnatural confidence.
"Yes," Tenten answered politely while trying to get her pink haired friend to understand.
"Why don't you temporarily switch teams? I- uh…heard that ninjas are put in three man cells, and I hope it's not wrong of me to assume that these boys are on each of your teams."
At first both teens were taken back at the simplicity of the solution. Stunned, neither realized that the woman was still talking or even question why she was listening to their conversation in the first place.
How can you just switch teams?
It wasn't possible, was it?
And as the thought began to really sink in, it did not seem as bizarre as it had first sounded. The set up of the teams wasn't absolute and written into stone. Sure, you have been with this particular team for awhile, but people go on missions with different team-mates all the time. Both Sakura and Tenten continued to share a stupefied look before slowly smiling.
"It's perfect!" They shouted together, disturbing everyone in the café.
'Noooo! We can't leave Sasuke-kun with her'
'But then, she'll also have to deal with Naruto.'
At this, Sakura's inner self grinned and celebrated their soon-to-be-success of getting rid of Naruto. Even though he just got back and they were good friends, he was still annoying and seriously, having ramen all the time was getting tiring. Meanwhile, as these thoughts went through Sakura's head, almost identical ones went through Tenten's.
'MUHAHAH!!! Now she will know the pain of having to deal with two gay and youthful freaks!'
Of course, Lee and Gai were not gay, but sometimes, it was questionable with the way they act. How else can someone walk around in those green monstrosities and ask a girl out without dying of embarrassment?
Well, just thought I would try to get out a quick prologue. I promise the following chapters will be longer. And hopefully with a bit more speed seeing as it is summer holidays.
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Riddle: Two convicts are locked in a cell. There is an unbarred window high up in the cell. No matter if they stand on the bed or one on top of the other they can't reach the window to escape. They then decide to tunnel out. However, they give up with the tunnelling because it will take too long. Finally one of the convicts figures out how to escape from the cell. What is his plan?
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