That night, everyone was at the party. Sakura had meant it to be some kind of "reunion" or something, and everyone was out of their normal ninja clothes and in semi-formal attire. There was alcohol galore, lounge areas- Sakura (and Naruto) had set it up quite nicely. Of course, Shikamaru arrived late, of course, and everyone was already...pretty hammered. He sighed. "Troublesome..."
Naruto stumbled around with a streamer draped over his neck and a party hat on his head. "Hey Shika~ you should try some of this water! It's really good! Hahahaha" Naruto held up a bottle of vodka smiling at Shikamaru.
Aw jeez...Naruto drunk? That was something he was sure he could have gone his whole life without seeing. Nonetheless, he was fine with getting a little buzz. "Sure, I'll have some of the 'water.'"
Naruto wrapped an arm around his buddy's shoulder and forced the bottle into Shikamaru's mouth tilting it upwards. "Hahaha pretty good isn't it?!"
Shikamaru took a way larger gulp than he meant to. Stumbling backwards and wiping his mouth with the back of his sleeve, he coughed a little, "Right..."
The drunk one laughed heartily and led his friend to somewhere else in the party. Shikimaru groaned as he was forced to follow. Over at the snack table was a familiar round backside though. Naruto yelled a little as he swayed "Yoooo! Choooooji! Look who's here!"
"Naruto, he's right there, he can hear you..." Shikamaru took the bottle of vodka from Naruto and took another dose- because that's what it was at this point, medicine to help him get through this party.
Naruto frowned as Shikamaru took away his silly water. Choji turned around with a handful of chips, he waved at Shikimaru "Hey."
Choji smiled seeing two of his friends. Choji was surprisingly not drunk. Either he hadn't had anything to drink or it was his sheer size that allowed him to drink mass quantities of alcohol without feeling the effects.
Ino walked past the crowd of guys, looking not as confident as she usually did.
Chouji looked over, then at Shikamaru. "Do you know what's up with her?"
Shikamaru looked back at Ino who was wearing baggy clothes. Ino walked up and asked Sakura if she wanted to work out with her tomorrow. Watching the scene he contemplated it, but instead of telling the others what he'd done, he just shrugged, and that bottle was back at his lips. "Beats me."
Naruto patted Shikimaru on the back "Ahaha who ever knows what's up with Ino!" Naruto slumped a little suddenly feeling tired, his arm pulling Shikamaru down a little.
"Naruto, I think you've had a little too much." Shikamaru said, glancing over at him.
His head sagged as staggered a little. He undraped his arm from Shikimaru's neck and walked into the center of the party and jumped on a table making a huge noise "I'M NARUTO UZUMAKI AND I'M GOING TO BECOME HOKAGE! DATTEBAYO!" Naruto stood defiantly and smirked at Shikimaru. That'll show him! Not sure what point he was making, but he made a point!
'Don't look at me when you do something like that!' Shikamaru pinched in between his eyebrows, becoming increasingly overwhelmed by Naruto's personality.
Shikamaru looked around the other party goers. Everything got silent, and then everyone just wrote it off as a Naruto thing to do.
Naruto laughed and jumped off the table, walkin back over towards Shikimaru smiling. Shikimaru frowned and looked a little scared, a shadow loomed behind Naruto.
"NARUTO! What do you think you're doing?!" Sakura punched Naruto on the head causing him to fall over. He held his head rocking back and forth on the ground. "Sakuraaaaaa...what was that for..."
"For being an idiot! Shikamaru, get him out of here!" Sakura ordered. "Do I have to-" Shikamaru didn't finish whining before Sakura gathered chakra in her palms. She didn't have to say another word. "Come on, Naruto...I'll...get you some ramen..."
Naruto glared up at Sakura, imitating someone's face, "What a drag" He turned to Shikamaru and laughed proudly. Sakura built up more chakra as Naruto hurried Shikimaru and himself out the door, still laughing to himself, "Hehehehahahaha Ramen! Wahoo!"
