Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NARUTO OR ANY OF ITS CHARATERS SO BACK OFF!!!!!!! Unleashes attack dog and pulls out Thumper Gun (from Storm Thief good book need to read it people.
Ino's True HeartIno sat there in the ramen shop. She was thinking about the days events as she at her ramen.
FLASHBACK: "Well, I despise you." Sasuke said bluntly. "Sakura is much hotter and smarter." Sakura squealed with delight at that. She ran over and hugged Sasuke. Ino had stood there quietly. She had known that this was coming. Ino didn't cry or even think of it. She acted hurt but what got her is Sakura had something She didn't.
Ino ate her ramen in silence. She heard the curtains being pushed back and heard a familiar voice say, "Yo cook! One deluxe ramen with BBQ pork." Naruto sat down at the bar while the cook started making his ramen. Naruto looked over and saw Ino eating. He moved down seats and sat next to her. "Hey Ino!" Ino thought, "Hey, Sakura has Sasuke so why can't I have Naruto." "Hey Naruto. What's up?" she asked. "Nothing… much," he replied startled that Ino was being nice to him.
The cook placed Naruto's ramen on the bar and slid it down to him. "Thanks!" Naruto said grabbing a pair of chopsticks, nearly Ino's hair, and the ramen in less than two seconds. "Naruto watch it you nearly ripped off my hair!" Ino exclaimed running her hands through her hair. It had grown back out after she had cut it during the exams. "Oh, sorry," Naruto said as he began to eat. Naruto was thinking as he ate. Why was Ino here and not training or trying to go out with Sasuke? "Hey Ino," Naruto said. Ino finished her mouth full and answered, "Hmm?" "I was wondering why you aren't training or flirting with Sasuke," Naruto said. The Yamanaka replied, "Well, Sasuke chose Sakura over me." Naruto cringed. "That son of a…" Ino quickly put her hand over his mouth. "Its nothing important," Ino whispered in his ear. She returned to eating. "Ino, why don't you care?" "Because," Ino replied, "I didn't really like him. I have my eyes on someone else in the village." Ino answered. Naruto was taken aback. "What?! I thought you loved that snob!" Naruto exclaimed. "Na," Ino said finishing her ramen.
She was about to pay for her ramen when Naruto said, "Cook, I've got it," He took out his toad purse and grabbed the money and handed to the cook. Ino's face went red. Why was Naruto paying for her lunch? "Thanks Naruto," She said. "Ah, but you have to pay me back. I'm going to go train after I get done and Bushy Brows is off on a mission and I need a training partner," Naruto said smiling. Ino sat back down and looked at him. She had never noticed his six scars on his cheeks. "Ok, since you paid for me I will train with you. I have to get better than Sakura."
Naruto and Ino walked to the training field. Naruto said, "Hey Ino. You said you didn't like Sasuke. Who do you like?" Ino replied looking for the next turn, "Ok here's the deal, after some basic warm ups we will spar. If you win, I will tell you. If I win, then I won't tell you. If you don't accept this then I won't tell you at all." Naruto answered always liking a challenge, "You are ON!"
Naruto warmed up by making shadow clones and practicing techniques on them. Ino did target practice. When they were ready, they went to opposite sides of the field. They were ready to fight.
"GO!" Ino yelled. She threw a kunai at him and hit a log. Behind Ino, Naruto appeared and flew at her. He made contact with her back. Ino went flying across the field. She got back up and preformed hand signs. Naruto recognized the signs and jumped out of the way as multiple fireballs were shot in his direction. Naruto reached into his holsters and pulled out six sebon with three in each hand. He dodged another ball of fire and threw the needles at her. Ino saw the needles coming and moved out of the way. One hit her in the leg. "OW!" she screamed. Pulling it out, she concentrated her chakra into her hands. She inserted the chakra into the sebon and hurled it at Naruto. Naruto saw it coming because of its blue glow. He didn't know that she could control it. Naruto dodged it and went under a tree. Ino had planed this. She moved the sebon toward the limb that Naruto stood under. The sebon cut through the tree with ease. The limb fell on top of Naruto. "You're good," He called picking himself out of the limb. "But not good enough." In a cloud of smoke the clone disappeared.
Ino felt a pair of hands toss her to the ground. Then being picked up and hit into the air. Last thing she saw before she passed out was a blue ninja sandal.
When Ino came around, she saw Naruto sitting beside her. "Looks like you won," Ino coughed. Naruto had bandages her bleeding but it was still hard to move. "Naruto, help me onto the log you're sitting on," Ino said.
Naruto picked Ino up and set her on the log. He jumped back up onto it. Naruto felt his face go red just sitting beside her. He had begun to like her and here she was about to tell him whom she really liked.
"Well," Ino said, "Guess first." After a few seconds of thinking he answered, "That dog idiot, Kiba?" Ino gagged. "I hate him!" She said. "His dog took a fricken leak on my leg!" Naruto laughed. "Is that true?" Ino replied, "Yeah! Anyways you're wrong. Give up?" Naruto shrugged, "Yeah."
Ino leaned over and whispered in his ear, "You." Naruto's face went red, scarlet, and red again. Ino reached over and hugged him. He sat there, with Ino hugging him and his face changing shades of red every second.
Sasuke and Sakura just walked around the turn to get to the field when they saw Naruto and Ino. "INO YOU FAT PIG WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" Sakura shouted. Ino looked up and saw her rival and a weird looking Sasuke. Naruto shouted, "Nothing. We just got done training." Sasuke was stunned that Naruto, as it appeared, had a girlfriend. "Naruto, you're such a loser," Sasuke said. Ino released Naruto and went over to Sasuke. "I really did never like you. You are just too uptight. I have no clue how Sakura can stand you," Ino said. With that said she slapped Sasuke so hard, he fell and hit his head on a tree.
"INO YOU FAT PIG! HOW DARE YOU HIT SASUKE!" Sakura screamed. "I can hit anyone I feel like." Ino said gabbing on to Naruto. Naruto said, "Lets go Ino." They left Sakura trying to heal the big scrape on Sasuke's head.
They got to Ino's apartment around sundown. Ino asked, "Naruto, do you love me?" Naruto, who was not paying attention, was startled at this question. He answered, "Sakura's a idiot (for use a better word) for dating Sasuke." Ino said, "You still haven't answered my question."
Naruto finally answered. He whispered, "Yes." Ino hugged Naruto. She then lifted her head. "I love you Naruto." She put her lips to his. Naruto's face when from normal to red to scarlet to dark red and back to red in less than one second. They parted for a breath. "I love you too, Ino." They kissed one last time, and then Ino went inside and Naruto walked back to his apartment. He thought, "I don't care it its not Sakura. I have liked Ino because she's a good fighter. I have never considered dating her but its alright." He unlocked his apartment and walked inside. Naruto found two things of great importance there.
