Hey guys! 24AbbyS here with my very first Naruto fanfiction!
I know that it won't be the best or really good, but I tried. Enjoy!
And by the way, I DON'T OWN NARUTO! (I wish :P)
Please rate and review, favorite and/or follow if you want!
In addition, please don't be too harsh with flames! Thanks!
Anyway! I hope you like it!
"OK, guys, the bets are final, right?" Sakura had announced. All the shinobi, even Konohamaru and Hanabi, were there. Only Hinata and Naruto weren't present; Hinata was still at home and Naruto was asleep. The shinobi were gathered at Ichiraku's.
"Yeah, and I'm totally gonna win!" Ino said.
"Bring it on, Ino-pig!"
"All right then, Billboard-Brow!"
"Guys," Lee interrupted. "This fight won't be very youthful."
Tenten smacked Lee on the back of the head. "Baka! Now I owe Neji money! I told you not to say youthful for a day! It's only been a few hours! Agh!" She sighed as she handed Neji the money. "Here." Neji smirked, feeling some sympathy for his teammate. He had an idea.
"Tenten, I'll treat you to lunch later. How's that sound?" Tenten's annoyed expression became joyful.
"OK!"
"Haha, I don't know if my sister or the dense baka will pull it off," Hanabi said.
"Haha! That is where you're wrong! I know Boss can do it!" Konohamaru shouted. "And you know if I win, you have to go on a date with me!"
"Oh no..."
"NO TAKEBACKS! Haha! It's final!"
"Fine." Hanabi rolled her eyes.
"Aww, seems like my stellar student's gonna grow up!" Ebisu said, wiping tears from his face. "Konohamaru's dating a fine young lady, and soon they'll be married and have fine kids-"
"I AM NOT DATING KONOHAMARU! It's just a bet!" Hanabi cried, irritated.
"Sure...'cause I know you totally don't have a crush on me." Konohamaru said sarcastically.
"You're weird, and I hate you," Hanabi said.
"Thanks, m'lady."
"Grr..."
'Hm...I think Naruto can do it. Otherwise, he will not get my treat of ramen.' Sai thought to himself.
"Haha, this seems fun! I sure hope we win, don't you think, father?" Ayame, the waitress at Ichiraku's had said to her father Teuchi. She and her father had also participated in the bet, for they thought Naruto and Hinata were a cute couple and that they could earn some bonus money if they won.
"Ahem." Kiba said. "I, for one, will become rich! Thanks to lazy boy over here. Haha, I totally think Shikamaru's right!"
Shikamaru rolled his eyes. "I'm not always right."
"But you probably will be this time." Temari and Kankuro replied to the lethargic genius.
"Humph. And I get money AND cookies, right?" Gaara said.
"Yeah, yeah, you will, sand boy." Gaara frowned as Kiba shrugged him off.
"Haha, and don't forget my chips! I WANT MY CHIPS!" Choji declared.
"You'll get them, Choji," Shikamaru sighed. "If you win the bet between Naruto and Hinata."
"I will! I will win and get my food!"
"Haha! This will make one juicy story!" Jiraiya said, pencil and paper ready. Neji frowned deeply and growled. A tick, like in the anime, formed on Tsunade's forehead.
"WILL YOU QUIT IT WITH YOUR PERVERTED BOOKS?! NARUTO AND HINATA ARE ONLY SIXTEEN! THEY AREN'T A MARRIED COUPLE!" Tsunade yelled. "At least, not yet..." She muttered. 'Come on, I set up and alliance with Sasuke. He agreed to do the convincing while I prepared the amusement park...The stakes are high...This is the gamble of a lifetime!' She thought.
"Thanks, Tsunade-sama." Neji said.
"No prob."
"Tsunade-sama, I hope you didn't bet all your life savings like that one time when we were watching Shikamaru and Temari play shogi." Shizune remarked, holding Ton-Ton.
"Yeah, We don't want you penniless." Iruka said.
"Haha, don't worry! I may have place a large amount of money for my bet, but I know I will win this time!"
"OK, Tsunade-sama." Shizune said, slightly smirking and rolling her eyes.
"Yup! I have confidence! This is the ultimate gamble!" Tsunade pumped her fist in the air.
"Haha, like Naruto or Hinata will ever be able to pull it off," Asuma sighed.
"I don't know, it might happen." Kurenai stated.
"I agree." Kakashi said, not looking up from his book.
"Hn." Sasuke said. "I actually think the dobe will be able to do it. He better be."
"Yeah. That Baka better not be messing things up, or he won't hear the end of it!" Sakura murmured.
"Hey, what's all this betting for?" Shino said. "I wasn't told of any of the sort."
"Kiba! You were supposed to tell Shino!" Ino yelled, slightly exasperated.
"Sorry! I forgot!"
"Why does everyone forget about me?!" Shino said with hostility. All the shinobi backed away from him and sweatdropped.
"I gotta go!" Ino said.
"I'm with Ino!" Sakura piped up.
"This is a bother. Let's go." Gaara stated flatly. Temari and Kankuro followed.
"All of us have a mission," Kakashi said as Kurenai, Gai, and Asuma disappeared in a swirl of clouds.
"See ya! I gotta write this story!" Jiraiya cheered.
"Oh no you won't!" Tsunade said, running off and chasing him. You could only feel sorry for the pervy sage. Poor Jiraiya.
"Hey, what's going on?" A voice said. It was Konoha's Number One Hyperactive Knucklehead Ninja. All the shinobi began to surround him, preparing to speak.
'Time to set my plan into action,' Sasuke thought.
-Moments later-
"Agh! You are a dobe, dobe." Sasuke said with a sigh.
"What did you call me, Sasuke-teme?"
"Ok...You're the one who calls me teme, baka!" The onyx-eyed boy sighed, exasperated. "No wonder Sakura and Ino gave up on trying to give you advice. You're too dumb to understand it!"
"Oh come on! I'm not an idiot, right Kiba?"
"Uh...to be honest, I'll say you aren't right in the head-" Kiba said sheepishly and then smirked.
"AH! what about you, Shikamaru?"
"You are very troublesome, truthfully."
"Hm...Choji?"
"Wha-" Chunks of chips spewed out of his mouth as he munched down on food and ate without paying attention to the conversation.
Naruto sighed. "Shino?"
"Huh. I will agree."
"Yay! See? Shino agrees!"
"No." Shino said. "I agree with Sasuke."
"WHA? WHY?" Naruto had a horrified look.
"You don't get things quickly. You don't recognize things easily," Shino said, stressing the word, 'recognize.' "Remember when I saw you for the first time in two and a half years? You recognized everyone. Except me."
"Sheesh! That was a long time ago! Why don't you stop sulking and forget about it?!" Shino looked at him coldly in reply. "Fine! Sulk all you want! But I don't care!"
"Hey, I don't want anyone messing with my teammate! Right, Akamaru?" Kiba declared, with Akamaru barking in acknowledgement.
"Hey! It's not my fault!" Naruto yelled.
"Shut up, dobe! Everything right now is your fault! I missed training because of you and your problem! Kami-sama, you're such an idiot! Couldn't even solve this yourself, baka."
"What did you call me, Sasuke? It's not my fault, dattebayo!"
"Sure it isn't," Choji said, mouth full. "I missed my meal at the barbecue place because of this meeting."
"Well," Naruto muttered to himself. "That's good, since you are getting fatter every day-"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" Choji said, growling. "I AM NOT FAT! I'M JUST BIG-BONED! WHAT DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?!" An argument broke out, and all went awry. The ninja kept quarreling until Shikamaru used a shadow technique on them. The young men froze in place, petrified and not able to move. Shikamaru closed his eyes, sighed, and cleared his throat, grabbing their attention.
"Anyway," Shikamaru said. "We need to focus on the reason we gathered. And we all know why we're here."
"Because of Naruto." The shinobi all murmured.
"Any why does Naruto need us?" Shikamaru said.
"Because of the issue."
"And what exactly is the issue?"
"Hinata-chan."
"Correct. So we need ideas. Are there any?"
There was a complete and utter silence until a voice spoke up. "I have the perfect idea." Everyone looked to glance at Sasuke. He had an "I-am-a-genius" look and smirked slightly. He discussed it with them briefly, receiving nods of agreement in reply.
Shikamaru smiled once they finished. "So we have a plan."
A person in the group cleared his throat. Everyone turned to Shino, who was standing behind them. Even though you couldn't see his eyes, you could tell he had a piercing and slightly menacing glare. "So," he began, voice sounding threatening. "I guess I can't join in on listening to the plan?" Everyone's jaws dropped and they stared at him, quivering a bit in fear.
'He'll sulk all day if he wants,' Kiba thought.
So there you have it! The first chapter of my story!
Hope it wasn't too terrible!
You might have even liked it! :)
But please rate and review!
Bye!
-24AbbyS