So it's been a long time and I personally believe my writing has improved. I'm not up to date on Nauto, but that is the beauty of fanfictions, you get to make it all up lol. So tell me what you think and if anyone enjoys this I will continue. Yeah. ^_^
Don't now nor have I ever owned Naruto.
The intense beating of her heart echoed loudly in the back of her head as she crouched low in the bushes. The loud clanging of metal on metal surrounded the small wooded area. She knew her objective like she knew her own name. Her mind raced faster than the battle raging nearby as she tried to find the correct moment to make her move.
There was a loud thud and someone landed next to her. He glanced over at her and noticed the intense look on her face, a look he knew very well. She was about to do something rash, dangerous and just plain stupid. The determination was clear on her face; she was willing to risk anything for the mission.
"No! Don't do it." He called as quietly as he could manage so he didn't alert the enemy to her presence. Her head turned towards him, she could see the desperation in his eyes. She shook her head and turned back to the battle. Her target was just standing there, completely unaware of her intentions.
"Now is the perfect time." she responded. She began to gather her chakra. He could feel the power welling up inside of her.
"No, it's too risky. You have to wait until we've defeated…" She cut him off midsentence.
"I have one shot, if I do this now then we won't have to finish them all off. I can do it, I know I can." She looked back at him and he began to crawl towards her. She began to form the hand signs, and he knew this was it. She was going to do it.
"No, Ino!"
Knock knock knock…"Ino!" 72 Hours Earlier…
Her eyes flew open and she lunged energetically towards the kunai she kept close at night. After a moment she came to her senses and realized that Shikamaru was at her door. She sighed and walked out of the bedroom to the front door.
"What do you need, Shikamaru?" she asked in a less than friendly tone. He backed away from the brooding blonde and folded his arms behind his head.
"Tsunade sama wants to see you." he drawled lazily. Turning her head she read the clock on her wall.
"Why now, it's like five in the morning!" she complained. Shikamaru shrugged and walked past her into the apartment.
"I don't like it anymore than you do." He began searching her kitchen for food. "Don't you have any snacks? All I see is like fruit and stuff. Nothing like at Choji's." He stopped at a drawer and looked up at her, confused. "What in the world?" he asked, holding in his right hand was a kunai knife. Ino stood a few feet away with her arms crossed over her chest.
"What? I'm shinobi. Don't you have weapons in your house?" She grabbed the blade from his hand and dropped it on the counter.
"Well, yeah, but not in the kitchen." he replied. Ino shrugged.
"Anything could happen. Put that down!" He held a ripe mango and was shaking it in an attempt to figure it out. He glanced up at her and guiltily put the fruit down. "I'm going to get dressed, do not touch anything!" With that she turned and went back into the bedroom, slamming the door behind her.
Moments later Ino exited the room only to find Shikamaru snoozing on her couch. She rolled her eyes and slapped the back of his head hard. He shot up quickly and grabbed his head in pain.
"Oi, what the heck!" Ino just snickered.
"Let's go you bum." Shikamaru regained his composure and followed the blonde woman out of the apartment.
Tsunade sat, impatiently waiting for the meeting to begin. Someone was missing, always missing. She sighed impatiently and studied the equally irritated faces of the four shinobi in front of her. Sakura, who was used to Naruto's idiocy, just looked bored. Choji was munching on some chips. Shikamaru was leaning against a wall drifting in and out of sleep. Ino was visibly tired of waiting.
"If he isn't here in two minutes I'm calling in Neji." said the annoyed hokage. Just then there was a loud screeching sound and then a thud. All six ninja turned towards the window in time to see a spiky blonde head pop in. Naruto smiled sheepishly at the many angry faces in the room.
"Hey guys, did I miss anything?" His query was met with silence. So he dejectedly clambered into the room. When the silence continued he spoke. "So, Obaa chan, what's up?" A vein in Tsunade's head throbbed as she attempted to control her rage.
"A new mission just came up." She spoke in a controlled tone, in an attempt to hide her fury. "The five of you will be heading to a small town about a day and half's journey from here. There you will find a man by the name of Takahiro. He has important information about the Akatsuki. Your team will locate him, get the information and neutralize him."
"How do we do that?" Naruto interrupted. Tsunade picked up her cup of tea and chucked it at his head, which he narrowly dodged. "Why!"
"Shut up you moron!" Sakura growled as she punched him in the side. Tsunade took a moment then continued.
"Ino will use her specialized jutsu to get the information. Shikamaru is in charge of the mission and everyone will follow his orders strictly. This mission is too important to mess up. That means you Naruto. Any unnecessary heroism that results in injury or failure to complete the mission will be met with severe punishments." Tsunade remained serious while Naruto looked offended.
"I can't believe you'd say that about me, Obaa chan!"
"Shut up Naruto!" Sakura shouted, whacking the blonde man on the head.
"You leave in two hours." Tsunade concluded when she once again had their attention. With that said all five of the ninjas left the tower to prepare for what would be a life changing mission for all of them.