And here it is, the much anticipated (hopefully) sequel to Tenten 101. It seemed that all of you wanted this and I'm glad to finally present to you Sasuke 101! I hope it will reach your expectations and continue to entertain you just like Tenten 101 had. If you're a new reader and haven't read Tenten 101, I highly recommend you do for this collection takes place during said fic's timeline and there will be numerous references here and there. The layout for this will be pretty much the same as last time except there will be quite the differences since Ino and Sakura have big roles to play. Updates for Sasuke 101 will be quite sporadic as I'll be going away soon but I will try to update as frequently as I can.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto (applies to the whole fic).
"You still kept it huh?" The voice of one of her best friends broke her out of her train of thought as Tenten looked up to greet the younger girl. "Oh, hey Ino," she greeted quite distractedly, motioning for her to take a seat.
Ino sat down, still eyeing the small red book in the weapon mistress' hands with amusement and curiosity. "And to answer your question, yeah I did keep it. It was too hard to let go of," Tenten replied when she noticed the girl's fixation on the object in her grasp.
"Why? Because Sakura and I gave you such good advice?" Ino teased, good humour glinting in her eyes. Tenten rolled her eyes nonetheless, used to Ino's teasing. "Maybe," she sang playfully, "But no. You may think I'm weird or something but it just reminded me of how ridiculous I was back then and I just wanted to reminisce over it."
Ino's nose crinkled in distaste. "You're weird alright Ten. Who wants to remember their embarrassing moments?"
Tenten chuckled. "Me of course," she replied with a slight poke of the tongue. Ino rolled her eyes, "Gosh I have a weirdo for a best friend."
She shrugged. "But hey, you love me for it."
The blonde nodded in agreement. "True, true."
The conversation sort of went silent for a moment as both girls gazed at the small red book until Ino brought up what had brought her to the girl in the first place. "Does Sasuke know about it?"
Tenten looked at her in horror. "Hell no. You think I'd want him to know about this?"
"But you already know about his one, so why shouldn't he know about yours?" Ino pointed out. It was kind of funny to her how the two managed to keep 'lesson notes' on each other during their courting periods without the other knowing. It was times like this, she mused, that Sasuke and Tenten really were perfect for one another in that strange and wacky way.
Tenten huffed in disapproval as she shook her head. "So? My notes seem more ridiculous than his!"
"But I thought you were the one who said that 'I enjoy reminiscing over my embarrassing moments'," Ino mimicked rather playfully.
"I did not say that!" Tenten protested, though she knew it was futile because Ino was making a very logical point. What she was saying was one hundred percent true, but she wasn't going to admit that.
"But that's what you were implying wasn't it?" Ino asked cleverly, knowing she had hit the jackpot when the girl looked away. Tenten sighed in defeat, knowing that she would have lost either way. "Yes I was."
The Yamanaka heiress grinned victoriously. "See? Now why don't you tell Sasuke after we read the notes you composed," Ino proposed, making way to grab the little red book.
"After we read– Hey! Give me that! I'm the only one allowed to read those! Ino!" Tenten shouted, trying to grab back the book but the blonde was fast as she blocked the girl's attempts with a firm grip around her right arm.
"Tsk, tsk Ten. I believe that I also have the rights to read this since I technically helped you compose it even though I did it unknowingly," Ino said in a matter-of-fact tone. The brunette huffed in surrender. "Fine, you can read it. But let me warn you, your 'helpful tips' weren't so helpful after all."
The blonde kunoichi furrowed her eyebrows in confusion at her friend's cryptic words. What was that supposed to mean? Sensing her friend's confusion, Tenten decided to elaborate. "What I'm saying is is that you'll learn a lot about Sasuke by reading this, more than you and Sakura had ever known."
Ino was about to protest when Tenten cut her off with a very suspicious smug smirk. "And you both may want to reconsider deeming Sasuke as your 'first loves'."