Chapter 1: Let the Training Commence
A/N: Hey guys there's still no fluffiness in this chapter but maybe in the next chapter but now I'm concentrating on all out girl power. Oh my gosh, it's becoming obvious that the author's a hard-core feminist. winks.
Sakura and the others exited the hokage's office. "Hey why don't we have a celebration?" the pink haired kunoichi suggested cheerfully. "Celebration? For what?" the mind walker asked her best friend. "From today onwards we're going to be a team and to be a team we need to bond," she winked at the other two.
The four sat by the same patch of grass they sat last night but this time they brought sake. "Hey let's play truth or dare," Tenten suggested garnering the approval of the others. "This will be fun,"
They grabbed an empty bottle and started to spin it while they took turns in drinking sake. The first victim would be… Hinata. "Whoa Hinata, you're up. So is it a truth or a dare?" Sakura asked the Hyuuga heiress. Hinata blushed and inquired "If it was a dare what would I do?" Ino tapped her fingers in her chin and finally and idea. "You're going to imitate what I do," she winked at the blushing kunoichi. "What would that be?" "It's a secret… you have to choose first… is it a truth or a dare?" the blond kunoichi teased as she drank another cup full of sake.
Hinata looked at Ino's grin and decided "Truth," "Truth? Then… forehead take-over," Ino ordered Sakura. "Who's the forehead!" she argued and then turned to Hinata. "Alright Hinata tell us… who is the guy that you like?" Sakura took another swig of sake. Hinata immediately poured a cupful of sake down her throat to hide her distress.
"Is it Naruto?" Tenten asked while elbowing her. Hinata shook her head.
"What I thought I was him? Then is it… Shino?" Another wrong guess.
"Then who is it? It can't be Nenji because he's you're cousin. Chouji because he's devoted to his food. Wait don't tell me…" Sakura after taking another cup faced Hinata a few centimeters away. "Don't tell me you like 'him'?" Hinata blushed harder thinking Sakura had already guessed who her important person is.
"Hinata… Don't tell me you like Sasuke-kun!" Sakura blurted out. Ino dropped her cup and Tenten shouted a big "Eeehhh!"
The Hyuuga heiress raised her hands in front of her and started waving it furiously. "N-No, it's not him," she said sheepishly.
"Then don't tell me you like Kiba?" Sakura said tactlessly and Hinata grew into a bright red shade.
"EEEEEHHHHH!" the three exclaimed together.
"Well, that's a problem" Ino said as she refilled her cup.
"Why? Because Kiba would think Hinata likes Naruto?" Sakura emptied her cup.
"No, because… Kiba loves his dog more than anyone else," Tenten was the one to answer holding up her cup for another refill. Hinata sighed in defeat "its true Kiba sees no one but Akamaru,"
"That's bullshit, losing to a dog. But don't worry Hinata you've got us and we're going to teach you how to make him see you," Ino pumped her fist in the air.
"So Tenten, I would really want to know who is your special someone?" Hinata refilled her cup. Tenten chocked on her sake. "I thought we were playing?" she stuttered. "Yes, we were playing now we're talking," Sakura corrected her as their attention focused on the bun haired kunoichi.
"I know…I know… its Lee-kun isn't it?" Ino was becoming nosier if that was possible due to the effects of the sake.
"N-No, actually…it's Nenji-kun," she confessed without hesitation as she drank a whole bottle.
"WWWHHHHAAAATTTT!" the three exclaimed.
"Well, that is a difficult matter yet again," Sakura played with the grass.
"Why is that? We're teammates and we train together and we…" Tenten rationalized desperately.
"That's just it. You're teammates. The real problem is does he see you more than being a teammate?" Ino explained as she opened another bottle.
"It's true Nenji is a very difficult person to understand," Hinata shared as Tenten poured sake on her cup.
"But just like what we said before since we're a team we'll help you," Ino started.
"That's right you're case is not that difficult… we have our secret weapon against him…" Sakura winked at her.
"Secret weapon?"
"His very own cousin, Hinata!" the pink haired shinobi proclaimed and Hinata only smiled.
"Don't worry we'll help you," Hinata reassured her.
"So that leaves the two of you… so we'll start with Sakura," Tenten said mischievously as Sakura only blinked in confusion.
"Sakura do you have any special someone?" Hinata now got the feeling of ease with the girls.
Sakura looked at the night sky and said "The truth is I thought I had someone before but then I lost him," she smiled at them. The three only looked at her asking for more information.
"The truth is I was really head over heels with Sasuke. Everyone knew that but then when he left. I felt deeply attached to Naruto-kun but… I guess he had a change of heart. When he returned home from his three-year training, he already has a girlfriend named Sasame so I knew my defeat. So in truth, I really have no one right now," she clarified for then as they all looked at her with sadness in their eyes.
"Don't worry Sakura-chan. We'll help you find true love," this statement came from the last person she thought of… the Hyuuga heiress.
"Arigato," she smiled at her.
"Alright, let's resume playing," Ino grabbed the bottle but Sakura stopped her attempts. "Wait a minute Ino-pig, we all shared our part and now it's your turn,"
"That's right compared to the three f us you're the luckiest since you already have Shikamaru," Tenten blurted out.
Ino winced at the mention of the shadow master's name. "Ino what happened?" Sakura asked her best friend upon seeing her tears unconsciously falling from her cheeks.
"The truth is… I broke up with him a week ago…" Ino started brushing away her tears and drank the sake ceaselessly. The others made no move to stop her as they all strained for the next portion of her story.
"I feel very stupid. I broke up with him because I know I'm just holding him back. He's brilliant he can be anything he wants to be… if not for me holding him back so this is the only solution I see appropriate for that matter. It's not that I don't love him the truth is I still do… I let him go because… I had to. I want be with him really. But before that could happen I want to be a person that he deserves and I want to feel deserving of having him so I decided to join this team to prove that I deserve someone like him…" she finished as she drank again.
"That's right we need to show them what we're made of," Sakura shouted as she stood up.
"What are you saying forehead? You don't even have a 'someone'" Ino laughed in the middle of her crying.
Tenten and Hinata laughed as well. The rest of the night flew by with their discussions in their team name and their codenames.
The next day…
The four arrived in the designated meeting place and soon after the hokage together with her husband arrived.
"Alright before we start we had to decide what your team will be called…"
"No need…" Tenten started.
"We have already decided in that…" Hinata continued.
"Our team will be called…" Ino said.
"The Birds of Prey," Sakura finished.
Tsunade smiled and nodded. "And I guess you already picked your code names as well," she guessed.
"HAI!" they replied cheerfully.
"And your names are?" Jiraiya inquired.
"Eagle," –Tenten
"Kite," – Hinata
"Hawk," – Ino
"Falcon," – Sakura
The two nodded in unison. "Alright, you're training will begin now," Jiraiya started. "But we won't be the one's training you… you will be training one another." Tsunade continued.
"WHAT!" the four asked simultaneously.
"Let explain this a little further. Tenten will be in charge of offense since she has mastery over almost all types of weapons plus she has perfect aim so she will be the one to train you in combat." Tenten nodded as she looked at the smiling faces of the rest.
"Next, Hinata will be in charge of defense since she has her Byakkugan but that doesn't mean she'll be teaching how to use those eyes. Hinata you will be training them in the mastery of their senses without the help of your eyes." Hinata shyly looked at her teammates. Tenten did the nice guy –or in this case- nice gal pose. While Ino and Sakura winked at her.
"Next, Sakura you will be the strategist. You're intelligence is second only to Shikamaru plus you're expertise in the medical field is outstanding. I expect you to train your teammates in the best way possible," Sakura clenched her fist and turned her back to see the rest waving at her.
"Lastly, Ino you will be the leader of this team. You're techniques is the one that is truly needed in the missions which are mostly infiltration. Plus you and Sakura must work together and train the two in the arts of seduction," Tsunade winked at her.
"Eehh!"
"I know the both of you have already gone a long way in seducing men… don't try to lie to me," the hokage informed her. So she nodded.
"Here's the list of the things you must accomplish," Jiraiya handed her a piece of paper. "Alright, your training starts now," "We'll be back to test your abilities," the two said and soon after they disappeared.
"Ne Ino, What does it say?" Sakura approached her best friend and so did Hinata and Tenten.
The list says:
-master every weapon
-perfect your aim
-sharpen your senses
-you must be able to see in the dark
-know how to heal
-know how to read people's emotions through their actions
-hone your data gathering skills
-perfect your disguises
-develop your own language
-be dependent on each other's abilities while
-being independent on your own capabilities
-develop a new technique
-lastly… perfect the art of seduction.
-CHALLENGE THE IMPOSSIBLE
"Everything seems so easy when you read it but it's complicated when you think about it," Sakura said as she sat on the tree trunk.
"Well, we can't accomplish anything if we seat around. I'm first of the list so I guess I'll be training you in your weapon mastery." Tenten said confidently.
Their training began by the basic kunai and shuriken practice but then it got more complicated when Tenten taught them how to handle each and every type of weapon and how to use them simultaneously.
Days passed and now they were training how to target multiple blind spots. They all tried their hardest especially when it comes to sparring sessions. It was decided in draw lots. The first two will spar while the next two observe their strengths and weaknesses. "I guess that completes my field," Tenten said haggardly.
Ino and Hinata smiled in relief while Sakura stared at the piece of paper Jiraiya gave them. "Sakura, what's wrong?" Tenten asked as she took a drink in the nearest stream.
"I think were missing something…" she replied as she looked at her teammates.
"What do you mean?"
"I was thinking if for example we'll be going under cover. We can't have our weapons with is all the time. In short, we have to utilize every material at hand and use it as a weapon," Sakura explained as the others nodded.
This training was way difficult from before. They had to use everything at hand to use as a weapon it requires speed of both mind and body. It took two weeks to perfect. "Now I can say this is an interactive training," Ino said as the others smiled.
"Tomorrow, Hinata you will be teaching us defense," Tenten reminded her. Hinata only looked at her with determination in her eyes as she said "Hai!"
The next day…
Hinata was on their training grounds first. The rest came soon after. She taught them how to sharpen their senses by first putting a blindfold on one and then the rest will attack. This was tricky at first but then they all improved gradually.
The next thing she teach them was not to trust their senses but their gut feeling saying "Sometimes our senses lie to us and when you feel that all you can rely on is your gut feelings or instincts." The rest agreed. Though it was much easier that offense training it took two weeks to finish.
Finally, Hinata tested their skills by using an illusionary technique and using confusing sounds and smells as well. By the end of the day, they staggered forward… triumphant.
The third training was all about chakra control. Sakura taught them on how to deliver a healing touch. This wasn't easy because if you exceed on delivering chakra the wound would worsen and if you deliver lesser chakra nothing would happen.
She also trained them on the basics of making antidotes and checking whether their food or drink is poisoned or not. This took a lot of brain power. So compared to the offense and defense training, this training was more tiresome.
Their last training would be with Ino and Sakura… by their judgment this would be the most complicated to learn… the art of seduction.
A/N: Hey guys, sorry it took so long to write. I just had problems but please read and review.