1(A/N: Sorry I didn't update in like a day or two of the first chapter. I was working on a report for school. D: But, now it's updated so enjoy!)

I DON'T Own Naruto.

"What?"

"I said it will take 3 days to walk to Suna at the rate we're going." repeated Shikamaru.

"I Can NOT walk that long!" yelled a very tired Ino.

"Could we take a break?" asked Choji as he sat on a log pulling out another bag of chips out of his bag.

"It's all ready getting dark out! I need my Beauty sleep!" Ino commanded as she pulled her ponytail out of her hair.

"Guys, I want to stop to but we haven't even been walking 10 minutes.." Shikamaru pointed out.

Ino and Choji had a very surprised look on their faces. Then they turned and looked at each other slyly and then at Shikamaru. Choji and Ino both got up and stood at Shikamaru's sides.

"So is there...I don't know...someone you want to see in Suna?" said a very nosey Ino.

"Yeah, like a girl by chance?" Choji said.

"No,I...I.. Just don't want to fail our mission!" Shikamaru nervously said.

"How could we possibly fail this mission!" Choji said.

"I don't know someone could...steal the bracelet!" Shikamaru answered.

"Oh yeah, EVERONE is after THAT bracelet. Oh yeah!" Ino said.

"Uh, I know let's travel, I don't know maybe a few more miles and then rest?" Shikamaru said.

"Fine 1 mile!" Ino declared.

One Mile?" Shikamaru asked.

"Uh, fine 2 miles it is." Ino said.

Shikamaru pouted.

"This is my final offer 2 ½ miles!" Ino declared.

"Fine..." Shikamaru said with a blank face.

So the team walked on. A whole 2 and a half miles. The minute Choji and Ino found out they had walked 2 and a half miles they both fell to the ground like they had walked 10 miles.

"Ow, Pain." Ino said.

"Ow, Stomach cramp!" Choji said with a mouth full of chips.

"Why are you guys so lazy?" Shikamaru said.

Ino and Choji looked like they saw a ghost/alien/vampire/king singing to a talking clam.

"Wh...what...WHO ARE YOU?" Ino screamed as she hide behind Choji as a shield.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM US?" Ino yelled to Shikamaru.

"Uh...How Troublesome. A loud mouth girl."

Ino and Choji seemed to get less tense.

"Why'd you say that Shikamaru?" Choji asked.

"I just wanted to get you going but it was too troublesome." Shikamaru said.

Shikamaru mentally sighed. That was a close one.

Next Day

"So far we walked...4 miles!" Ino said with delight.

"How many more to go?" Choji asked eating some left over barbeque for breakfast.

"Oh, Only...50 more miles.." Ino said sadly.

"WHAT!" Choji and Shikamaru said.

"Well actually only 46 miles...Suna is 50 miles away..." Ino said sadly.

"Let's go!" Shikamaru said as he grabbed Choji's scarf and Ino's arm.

He ran like his pants were on fire.

"WHAA! WHAT"S WRONG WITH YOU!" Ino managed to yell.

Choji was coughing and trying to keep up or he'd be choked to death.

2 Hours later

"Oh...My...Gosh..." Ino said as she fell to the ground with a purple face and rubber legs.

Choji thumped to the ground and rolled on to his face.

"We...we're...we..have...5..miles..to...go.." Ino gasped and then zonked out.

Shikamaru tried not to show he was tired. He keep thinking about how close they were.

We're so close! The faster we get to Suna the fast I could... Oh I want to go now but then I'll look bad and...ohhh this is such a drag...

Choji fainted.

Must..go...no...

Shikamaru sat straight up on a stump with his hands on his knees. Then he fell straight backwards.

3 Hours Later

"Ooff" Ino said as she started to wake up. She just remembered were she was and that she just ran 41 miles in 2 hours. She suddenly became sore all over. Choji was just starting to get up too.

"Choji!" Ino said shaking him.

"We were asleep are 3 hours!" Ino told him.

"What?" Choji said.

"We were asleep for 3 hours!" Ino yelled again.

"Oh, Hey, where's Shikamaru?"

"Oh, umm...I think..." Ino just discovered Shikamaru laying with his legs sticking straight up, hitting the stump.

"WAKE UP!" Ino yelled into Shikamaru's face. He stood straight up. Well, he tried to. He had just hit Ino in the face with his head.

"Oowwwww!" Ino yelled.

"Eh, sorry. So how long were we asleep? 10 minutes? A half a hour?" Shikamaru asked.

"Try 3 hours!" Ino said rubbing her head.

"WHAT!" Shikamaru yelled in a Shikamaru yelling way.

"You heard me!" Ino retorted back.

Shikamaru sighed and then said "Let's go."

"Fine, Mr. I'm-not-a-lazy-bum-anymore-cause-we-have-a-mission-that-we-can't-fail-but-I-think-we-can." Ino said starting to walk.

Choji looked scared but started walking to.

They walked and argued for a few minutes then they were power-walking and then they were running. They weren't running because of Shikamaru. They were running because Choji ran out of chips and he needed to go buy more in Suna.

"Come on Lazy-Bums!" Choji said running with fire in his eyes and he arms bend.

"Stop, (gasp) running (gasp) Choji!" Ino tried to say.

"WHY?" Choji yelled as he ran.

"Because we're HERE!" Shikamaru said.

"Huh, Hey...WE ARE!" Choji said grabbing on to Shikamaru.

"WE'RE HERE! WE'RE HERE!" They both said jumping and hugging each other.

Without a word, Choji ran to the nearest store and Shikamaru ran to who knows where.

"Great. Alone in a town I don't know with no money." Ino sighed.

"I haven't eaten barely anything in days. I'm starving!" She said going back into the woods.

"I need to rest and look through my bag." she said out loud.

She didn't need to look long for she found a beautiful clearing with a lovely stern log to sit on. It had a great view of a mini waterfall.

"Who knew a place like this would be by a desert!" Ino questioned to no one.

"Oh, no!" I don't have anything to eat...except...no I couldn't..." she said out loud.

I don't have anything but that Paopu fruit and I'm supposed to eat it with someone I love. Well I could eat half...maybe half exactly and save the rest for someone else. Then maybe that will work.

Without another thought Ino ate half the Paopu fruit. She nibbled it to be exactly half. It didn't even look like it was supposed to look like a full star.

"OH MY GOD! WHOA!"

What was that?

"What was that?" Ino asked no one and then grabbed a near by stick.

"It sounded like Choji!" Ino yelled and then grabbed her bag and ran.

Ino ran like the wind to get to Choji.

When she found him he was right by the entrance of Suna.

When Ino got close she frost. She dropped her bag and just frost. She was so surprised at what she saw she almost screamed but nothing came out. It was something that wouldn't even happen in her wildest dreams.

(A/N: I know they didn't meet the Sand Sibling yet but just wait till next time. I just couldn't help but leave that cliff hanger!)