Hello everyone, again... this should be something along the lines for "The first time he accepted her on his team." for my other story, "For the first time" but I stared on writting... and never stopped! I swear every time now that I want to do a chapter for that story it becomes a whole story by itself. I has happened four times now! And now I have three full chapters for this little story, hope you like it! Good thing they are almost all written, so im going to be done with this soon.
Its about team 10 and how would they react if they were ever in another team that werent theirs, maybe they can get to realize that they are perfect together. Sorry if Im a little bit harsh on Sakura, I had never really like her, sure she's a great character, but I find her quite mean to Naruto and I hate that.
Whatever! Lets get going!
Disclaimer: I dont own this, they should do this in the anime though, just to see how they all react.
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Shikamaru could run away from a lot of things, he could run away by being Asuma's favorite every time he spent a little more time watching the clouds that he should. He could run away from being the top of his class and leave that to Sakura, he would get good grades just not perfect not that he thought having good grades made you a good ninja, now that he was friends with Naruto he was pretty sure he was right. He would run from his mother ever so often, he swears she was more troublesome than any woman on earth, even more than Ino. He didn't know how his father could still love her, and definitely he could run away from Chouji whenever he was hungry, he had learned over the years than sharing a meal will eventually leave him to have debts with the chubby guy.
He could ran away from almost anything, he had decided, anything but her.
Nope, he couldn't run fast enough from Ino, not ever since they were born. For starters both their parents were best friends, so they always saw each other, even if they wanted or not so they became friends too, eventually, once she learned she was a lazy bum and he learned she would never shut up. Since little kids they had been together, then in the academy when they were always fighting everybody has got used to their bitter talks so much no one bothered to stop them anymore, when the room was too quiet they just knew one of them was sick, otherwise why would the shut up? For much their classmates disgrace.
Then, the most annoying thing happened, Ino was his teammate. Shikamaru would have wanted Sakura, Hinata, anyone but her, but no. It was always her. So no matter what he did he would never escape her, not that she would let him anyway, always bossing him around, always ,making fun of him and actually make him work. The world knew he hated to work.
One day, two years after being teammates Asuma made his way to his students, who were as always waiting for him, he looked rather happy to be his supposedly day off, they decided in unison.
"Asuma-sensei! Good morning!"Ino said with a bright smile, the other two just grunted, it was always too early for Shikamaru, that for once was on time. The three of them were seated on the grass.
"Good morning guys, so, how are you feeling?"
The three of them looked at each other confused, since when sensei talked to them like that?
"Fine?"
"Hungry."
"Sensei?"
Asuma chuckled under his breath before looking at them like he knew better, Ino stared at him but decided to relax instead of shouting, she sighed and got on her back staring at the clouds, something that Shikamaru would definitely do, but her? The three of them looked stunned, usually when someone was hiding something from her she would snap, and now she didn't? Asuma couldn't stop being proud of her, everyday she proved him right. She was growing up.
"So? Whats up sensei?"Ino said with her hands behind her head, Shikamaru and Chouj still seated at her sides were speechless as they just kept looking at her amused by the whole thing.
"Today we've got a… request— from Hokage-sama"
At this the three of them jumped. Mostly Ino jumping to her feet, Chouji munching some potato chips got ot his feet rather slowly and Shikamaru rose to his feet like he was a eighty year old man, but still, fast enough.
"So when do we start?"
Its been a while since Team 10 have had a mission, a long one anyway, and Ino wanted so badly to go on trip, Asuma just chuckled under his breath.
"Better to see yourself."
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"You've got to be kidding me!"
"This is a joke right?"
"So troublesome I can't even explain…"
Asuma barked a laugh at his students, they were on the outskirts of Konoha in the fields where ninjas used to train. They were standing along with the rest of rookie nine and with other ninjas like Gai's team, they all looked around frustrated, clearly annoyed at this.
"Kakashi you said we had an S- rank mission!"
Naruto's yelling could be heard from afar, alright, they were expecting a C or maybe B mission, but definitely not this…
"We have to trade teams?! What kind of joke is this?!"
Sakura who had just heard the news was now eyeing Sasuke looking for anything to give him away, to see if he was mad about this just as much as she was, but nothing on his façade showed that. Shikamaru would even bet ten bucks that he was glad about it.
"Relax everyone, its not for forever. " Kurenai kindly answered their silent questions. "It's just for three days, Tsundae-sama wants to know how you all work in different teams and people, so that way in future missions you can not only perform with less mistakes, but we can know now which teams work better in different circumstances, it will not only help Konoha, but it can even save your lifes."
Everybody was silent for a minute, Asuma, who was standing beside Chouji spoke too, Shikamaru smirked. He had always known he had a thing going on with Kurenai, otherwise why would he talk?
"Kurenai-san is right, You will be performing missions inside Konoha only, lately we've been having lots of D rank missions so we are planning on doing lots of them on this three days, understood? Besides you can increase your friendship, a strong friendship leads to a better mission, a mission is solely based on trust, and this is something some of you are lacking on. Even two years later of being proclaimed genins."
Ino and Sakura eyed each other, Sasuke and Naruto scoffed as the ebony haired one suddenly made the blond one trip. Lee glared at Neji, who completely ignored his existence. Tenten sighed and slapped both of them on the head. Kiba made a face to Naruto after he stopped growing at Sasuke and Hinata turned red when Naruto waved at her, the only ones that looked that they could get along where Shino, Shikamaru and Chouji and just because they were too lazy to have "a mortal enemy" to deal with. Shino was maybe too smart for that.
Kakashi, Gai, Kurenai and Asuma all sighed. Even in their own teams they had problems.
"And it's even sadder that between teammates your can control yourselves."Kurenai said angrily watching Sasuke and Naruto going at it again, they both stiffed and behaved bowing a little bit. Kakashi sighed and ruffled Naruto's hair.
"What we expect from you it's not only get along with the other teams, but to appreciate the ones you have."Gai interjected with a bright smile. "To show how much of young power will you all have! The fire that burns inside of you! Right Lee?"
"Gai-sensei!"
"Lee!"
"Gai-Sensei!"
All the jounin wondered how on earth Tenten and Neji could put with them all the time, feeling a little bit sorry, but had no time to wonder more as they flashed those way too white smiles, they, having to deal with them for such a long time knew better, and had already turned away but some of their students where flashed for a few minutes before recovering.
"What a drag..."The whole team seven said in unison and they smiled to each other, well Sasuke just kind of stopped scoffing, but they had learned over time that it meant he was happy, or close to it.
Kakashi coughed a little and from his pouch extracted a list.
"So, The teams for this first day are…."
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"Oi! Ino-chan! Im hungry let's stop for something, pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee?"
Naruto whined behind her tugging at her shirt, they had been working all day on a roof that had been damaged over the years, now it was falling apart, and the family had asked for help to Tsundae. Ino looked over him as she passed a cloth at her face trying to get rid of the sweat, she swears they could be brothers, with those eyes and hair no one will ever doubt them. Naruto whinned again, she looked at the bright sun above her and then back at him, passing him the piece of clothing and then she smiled. Naruto was almost knocked over the ceiling.
"Sure thing, we have worked pretty hard isn't it? Aww man, Im tired." She stopped for a second to look around and nodded to herself. "C'mon, let's ask for a half an hour break and lets go eat."
She said rather happily and got to her feet, Naruto was still holding the cloth, crunched in the floor, amused by reason Ino couldn't understand. She raised a brow and offered her hand to help him.
"C'mon, Im sure Kurenai will understand. We can end this later."
Naruto doubted a second more and smiled too, eyes almost teary as he took her hand to raise from the ground. "Sakura would never let me eat before finish a mission…."
Ino blinked once, twice and then laughed. "Billboard forehead? Im in a team with Chouji, Naruto, eating all the time is approved of as long as it doesn't gets in the way."
Ino made her way out of the ceiling as Naruto followed her murmuring under his breath.
"I should really switch teams…"
When they got to the ground Kiba was there already sweating non-stop as he cut the wood pieces that Ino and Naruto where installing on the ceiling. No jacket on anymore. Ino eyed him for a second, damn he's hot.
"Hinata is a lucky girl, don't you think, Naruto?"
Ino turned to see him, just to find Naruto staring at her as he passed a hand through his blond locks, and those damned blue eyes pierced hers, Ino blushed. Alright, Sakura was a lucky girl too, she turned away. Since when Naruto had became such a good looking guy, anyway?
"I don't get it. He's a dog, why would Hinata be glad to have him around?"
"I heard that!" Kiba said as he stopped working and smiled at their direction, then he glared at the male blond. "And Im not a dog, Uzumaki."
Akamaru barked on his feet happily, Ino tried to compose herself, how was that all the handsome guys weren't on her team? She mumbled. Just her luck.
"I now I am hot, so want to go on a date with me Ino?" Ino snapped her head to find his eyes, blushing madly as Kiba grinned at her. Whole perfect body for her to see. But she had whispered that! No way he could have heard it! She was on Naruto's side on this, he was definitely a dog, it wasn't normal. Ino guessed it was one upside of being an Inuzuka. Naruto was looking rather confused.
"She never said that, Kiba."
Kiba stopped looking at her and then sighed, glaring at him. "I can't wait for you to go back to Sakura, and why had you stopped working? I already have all this wood cut for you guys!"
Ino smiled and the headed his way already recovered, patting Akamaru on the head who barked happily at her.
"We are going to eat something, we are starving, wanna go?"
Kiba threw everything to the air, jumping. He had been starving for a whole hour now. Whenever he was he would just turn to Hinata, who seemed to have a magic back pack, cause she never runs out of sandwiches for him and Shino to eat.
"Damn it! Yeah! Let's go! Go go go!"
Naruto and Kiba could be brothers, Ino decided, she didn't know how they couldn't get along. Maybe because they were that, way too alike.
"And you are telling me… when?"
"Kurenai sensei!"
Ino and Naruto had no idea of how to behave around Kurenai sensei, and both of them straightened unsure of what to do next, but Kiba got it covered.
"We are kind of hungry, sensei, would you let us go and get something to eat? In less than an hour we'll be back to finish our work, as we promised when we took this mission. Right guys?"
They both nodded. Ino and Naruto looked at each other and then raised their brows. He was such a… gentleman, when it came to speaking with Kurenai sensei who smiled lovingly at the three of them.
"You've got forty five minutes."They were making their way out when she called after them.-Kiba, would you be kindly enough to bring me something?
"Of course Sensei."
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"Ey, Shikamaru?"
"Hmn."
"Would you care to move?"
Shikamaru grunted.
"Is that a yes?"
He grunted again with his eyes closed.
"Seriously?"
This time there was no reply, he heard a long, long sigh and heard Sakura walking or rather stalking away as she surely went to find Kakashi sensei and complain about him some more.
"I believe it would be better if we both just helped her for the benefits for the whole team. This way we can be discharged sooner instead of wasting unnecessary time and energy."
Shikamaru sighed and opened his eyes to see Shino standing above him. Shikamaru couldn't see his eyes, but he was sure they were looking intently at him from behind is dark glasses.
"It's just a wall Shino, we can do that later, besides, its… what? Two in the afternoon? The sun is high and we are almost done, lets take an hour break."
Shino didn't react. Shikamaru was not used to this, Ino always reacted, even to the little things, after a few seconds it bugged him.
"Do you want to finish now?"
"Yes, that will be highly appreciated; I agreed to meet my parents at four for a meal. I don't want to shame the Aburame's name on being late."
Shikamaru gave a long sigh and finally he stood up and faced him as he stretched. He felt bad for the guy, if his mother was anything near like his he understood his buggy teammate for the day, but maybe all the Aburames were like that? So secretive and reserved? Maybe even if he got late to the dinner silence will be his greeting as punishment. He didn't think the Aburames yelled or whatsoever. He wanted to trade families suddenly… and even Ino. Quiet for once would be good.
"Alright, where's that troublesome woman?"
"Me? Troublesome woman?!" Sakura came out of nowhere holding two buckets of white paint, she gave each one of them, filled to the top, Shino took a step back from her amused. Hinata never yelled at him. Never. Actually if they weren't on mission he was sure he had never heard the Hyugga heir yell at him other tan to save his life.
"I concur that we can finish this in an hour."He said taking the bucket from her hands. "We would fulfill even better the task on our hands if we don't… cause any more interruptions or make a hassle."
Sakura raised a brow at his words. She thought of Naruto and wondered how much of this would he be able to stand if they were teammates, surely his brain will fry after a long conversation with Shino, she giggled.
"Alright, so, so far how you guys think you are doing?"
The three of them looked to their right to find Kakashi sensei reading an orange book on his hands, looking rather happy, he saved the book after reading the last sentence and then looked at his new students who were surprised to see them there, the only that didnt look startled was Sakura.
"Sakura?"
She smiled at being addressed first, she didn't know why. Maybe because she was his actually real student on this team, maybe because she was the girl or just because, but she smiled anyway at his sensei.
"I think… we are doing good, I've to kick Shikamaru to move but we are fine."
She didn't say that the noise that came from inside Shino's made her shudder every time. How Hinata could put up with him? Were those things hidden? And where? At this question she shivered again. She didn't want to know where his bugs lived.
"Shikamaru?"
Said guy just shrugged "We are just painting a wall. There's not much we can say about how we work."
Kakashi nodded and turned to the last one.
"I think we are failing at this mission. Even over my own expectations, being that the wall must be two and a half meters high and twelve meters long." Shino said as he readjusted his glasses. "And so far it has taken us all morning to even be close to finish; being three of us, I had expected to have finished in three and a half hours, not almost seven. I believe having three thinkers in a team, and no "do-ers" is keeping us from finish anything and I believe I am very well informed now, at least in this case, to be able to agree in the report to Hokage-sama to never create a team like this in the future, cause it will end in failure in any sort of mission or whatsoever. Sakura does more yelling than anything, she's not a leader, she just expect people to work like she wants to, that's why Shikamaru refused to work at first, and then I realized the word on him was true, even thought Im positive he's the smartest of the three he's the laziest for reasons that are beyond my knowledge. So having someone yell at me, and other one not working clearly put me into such rage that I can tell it affected them and their way on working too, and for that I apologize. I must control my emotions better."
Shikamaru and Sakura had never be so glad to have brains like theirs to catch up so quickly at his even and calm voice as he ran through all of this. He had been so calm… he didn't sound angry, nothing even near. Kakashi blinked twice and then nodded, even Kakashi wasn't sure how to deal with the very serious Aburame, but all his remarks were true, both the hazel eyes and the green eyes where looking intently at Shino, stunned at his words as he was looking at the front to Kakashi-sensei his hands in his pockets.
Sakura looked at him, wondering. Was she yelling all the time?
Shikamaru looked at Shino for a second and then laughed under his breath, after a few seconds he couldn't hold it; even Kakashi was surprised by this.
"Yes?" Shino asked politely to his lazy teammate, Shikamaru shook his head and stopped laughing for his own good, and then gingerly patted Shino's back, careful to not kill… anything alive in there and grinned at him. Shino didn't react at this.
"I swear Kiba and Hinata must have a lot of fun with you around. Losing your temper? Man, I didn't even notice, seriously, let it go a bit, you have no idea what I have to deal with Ino on my team, and I agree, having an earful does never help to get anyone motivated."
Sakura hit him in the arm. "Hey! That's the only way to put my teammates to work."
Shino nodded in Shikamaru's direction and Shikamaru nodded too. They were in respect with one another and it looked that the Aburame kid agreed to Shikamaru anyway.
"C'mon, lets finish this guys so we can go eat something." Sakura gave them a faint smile and after a second thought added. "No more yelling, promise." She said after seeing their faces, at least Shikamaru's.
"Can't we eat something now?" Shikamaru asked annoyed to the pink haired girl.
Kakashi made a face under his mask. He knew his pupil, he was hungry too...but he didn't dare doing otherwise. Sakura shook her head as she walked to the wall. "Not until we are finished."
Shikamaru made a face and he was sure Shino did too under his jacket though he would never know, they locked eyes… or at least Shikamaru thought so… that's the thing about Chouji, they could almost talk by just looking at each other movements. Now he was clueless. Even Ino, just a flicker on her face and he would know exactly what she was thinking. He kind of wanted to rip the bugs kid's jackets off. Just to see how is face looked like.
"Ino always let us eat when we want too…" He said under his breath to Shino, who just nodded.
"Hinata always brings food with her for me, Kiba and Akamaru. I can't believe a smart person like Sakura never carries food for Naruto."
They both sighed and went to work. As Shikamaru was at it he remembered Ino, she yelled a lot, but it was a different kind of yelling, he always yelled for him to work, but he knew she would be working too while Sakura expected them to work so she could work a little bit less. Besides whenever tired she would give any of them a bag of chips and water. He smiled at the thought and then looked at Sakura, he frowned for a second and felt bad for Sasuke and Naruto, always starving and doing the hard job. Maybe that's why they always ended their D missions so quickly. Figures.
His stomach grumbled and much for his surprise Shino's too, he looked to his left amazed, Shino was still painting, if he had heard it he didn't show it. Shikamaru was annoyed, usually at this task he would talk to Chouji and tease Ino. In good days they would talk between the three of them, he looked right… then left… then sighed. It wasn't happening, with Shino's high report he doubted the guy wanted to talk anymore, not that he was much of a talker. He gave it a try, remembering the part of being friends and all that, he found that all too troublesome for him, but he knew Asuma would expect it from his pupils. He sighed again.
"Shino, what are you eating today?"
"I don't know, mother wanted it to be a… surprise." Shikamaru was well versed in "annoyed tones" to know his partner was annoyed at this.
"Don't like surprises?"
"No."
After that he knew it was dead end, Shikamaru sighed and turned to his right, his last chance.
"Oi, Sakura, what are you having for dinner?"
"Stop asking me stupid questions Shikamaru, you are not getting out of the job, we are almost done, stop complaining."
She recited as she bent for her brush and started working again on a new part of wall. Shikamaru eyed her for a few more seconds amused and then sighed. He set to work again, happy to at least see the clouds if he looked up for a few seconds.
Then his stomach grumbled again.
Troublesome, troublesome team.
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Hope you liked it! Made a few corrections, since I upload it the second I finished it without seconds thoughts, something im trying hard not to do.
Hope none of the characters sounds to much OC.
-Juliet'lovestory-