Hi. I. Like. Pie. Um. Cheese. Finally, I have decided to continue. I know it has been a while, and the population of viewers has probably changed. I have recently reread the fic, and there are soooo many typos (sobs) Oh well. I'll try to get better at quality too, because, well, I think I can write a bit better than what I have shown. On with the show!!!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. I only own this computer that I'm currently typing on- wait. I don't own that either. I'm just a hobo who owns nothing. On with the story.

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It was… well, actually, Naruto didn't know who it was. It, or should I say he, was a boy, slightly taller than Naruto. He had brown hair that stayed in a ponytail on top of his head. He looked like he was bored and could fall asleep any moment. He was wearing a green vest and brown pants that were made out of cloth Naruto had never seen before. He also had earrings on his rather pointy looking ears- wait. Pointy ears plus brown/green clothing…processing…processing… computing… equals elf.

"YOU'RE AN ELF!" Naruto yelled. The boy simply winced at the volume of Naruto's voice.

"Could you keep it down?" the boy asked. "Some people might want to have a normal day." Then the boy looked around. "Can you keep a secret? Well, you probably can't but that doesn't matter. Come on out, he's not a hunter. By the way, I'm Shikamaru, and this is Ino," Shikamaru gestured towards the being that came out of the brush. She was…

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Extremely Short Chappie. Sorry. ^Dodges knife^ Okay fine. Character update.

Shikamaru: an young-looking elf that is lazy and very smart. Likes watching clouds and hanging around deer.

Ino: an 18-year-old elf who was turned into a unicorn. Needs to change back.

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She was a unicorn. She had a light blonde mane and creamy fur. Naruto stared at her in awe. Unicorns are so rare. He never even dreamed of seeing one. Naruto went over to pet her when something flashed in her eye.

"Pervert!" she yelled, kicking Naruto into the great beyond.

"Ino, what was that for? He went to pet your head," Shikamaru scolded.

"Yeah but he had that look in his eye!" Ino argued defensively.

"You're a troublesome unicorn, remember?"

"Oh yeah! Oopsies." When Naruto came back, Ino walked closer to him to apologize. He blocked himself as if he was going to be kicked again. "I'm not going to hurt you. Sorry, I'm a bit paranoid when it comes to gestures of friendship. You see, when I was an elf, people used to try to hit on me and now that I'm a unicorn, people have been trying to capture me."

"You were an elf?" Naruto repeated.

Yep. But something happened, and… well, now I'm a unicorn," Ino mumbled. She appeared to be hiding something.

"I'm sorry, but I didn't exactly hear what happened," Naruto said politely. He had remembered what Tsunade had told him, 'Always be nice to a girl in pain'.

"You'll find out soon enough," Shikamaru said. "Anyway, why don't you come back to my house? You should be tired after such a troublesome trip." Shikamaru led the group back to his house. When they got out of the brush, Naruto saw a large herd of deer. Shikamaru suddenly halted in the middle of the field. "We're here," Shikamaru said lazily. Naruto looked around for something.

"Where is here exactly?" Naruto asked.

"Well, here is in the middle of the field that my family owns. You should probably stay here. We don't normally allow humans to come this close to our home with out a proper invitation… and, no one else really knows that Ino's a unicorn… they we're on an exploration with a friend, who… on second thought, why don't you just walk up to the front door over there and give my dad whatever you were going to give him. We'll hide behind this bush." Shikamaru and Ino were already behind the bush. "Go ahead," Shikamaru said, gesturing him to go forward.

"Wow, you're pushy…" Naruto commented. Naruto walked forward through the field. Several of the deer approached him without fear. They sniffed him as he walked by. Soon, Naruto saw a large house that appeared to be made out of a continuously flowing peace of wood. It lacked any blemishes or knots, besides the round windows and door. Could it possibly been so magic tree? When Naruto reached the house, he knocked on the door three times. He didn't hear a response, so he knocked three more times.

"I'm comin', I'm comin'," A voice yelled in response. The door was opened by a tall elf, that resembled Shikamaru, only seemed older, lazier, and had a scar slashed horizontally across his face. "A human? What could've possibly allowed you to get past the barrier?" He questioned.

"Barrier? Um, I just came to deliver this, um, sir," Naruto quickly handed the tall elf the letter. The man took it and looked at the seal. He lazily began to open the letter and read it, dismissing the fact that Naruto was standing there. When he finished reading it, he looked on at Naruto.

"So, the enchantment on this letter allowed you to get past the barrier. Good, for a second there I thought I might've had to reseal it again." Another voice rang through the house.

"Is that him? Is he back?" Another elf came into the doorway. She was wearing an apron and he brown hair was held back in a ponytail.

"No, its just some mail. Calm down, it's only been a month." The woman huffed and stomped back to the depths of the house. "Ignore her, that's just my wife. She's just worried about our son. He and his friends left about a month ago and she's just getting fussy."

"Oh, okay. Um well, I guess I'll just go then. If I happen to see him, should I give him a message?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah. Tell to come back soon. This woman is driving me crazy."

"I heard that!" the woman's voice penetrated through the house. The man winced.

"Troublesome woman."

Naruto quickly ran back through the field, back to the brush, where Shikamaru and Ino were hiding.

"Did it go well?" Shikamaru asked lazily while eating an apple.

"Yeah I guess. Oh, your dad says that you should come home quickly, your mom is driving him crazy."

"That's nothing new." He stood up. Naruto suddenly became frustrated.

"Why are you taller than me aren't elves s'pose to be short?" Naruto complained.

"That, my friend, is a legend, built up by explorers who were depressed by the fact that elves are so much better than humans both physically and mentally."

"And they were jealous," Ino added.

"Well, I should probably get going," Naruto started, but Shikamaru grabbed his arm.

"Wait." Naruto stared at Shikamaru, who was wearing a very serious face. His face suddenly turned into an embarrassed grin. "Could you help us get Ino back to normal and find our friend? We tried, but far to many people attacked us. We're a pretty easy target, an elf boy and an unicorn."

Naruto gave him an amusing smile. "Sure! But how can I help you guys?" Shikamaru's grin faded. So far the duo had only planned on getting out of the forest. He hadn't planned much after that.

"I have an idea!" Ino exclaimed. "We can go find my friend Sakura!"

"Sakura? But I heard she went missing over a month ago," Naruto said, slightly confused.

"Oh, that's just what all the people say. Anyone that really knows her, a.k.a. me, knows that she just went to her secret hiding place on Mt. Fyoro. If you can help us get there, we can probably get her to change me back!"

"Cool, an adventure!" Both Naruto and Ino were totally pumped for the adventure. Shikamaru, on the other hand, sighed. The last thing he wanted to do was travel that far. It was at least 40 miles from where they were. And five of those miles were the barren land that surrounded Mt. Fyoro. It would take at least a week to get there.

"This is so troublesome. Oh well, we might as well get going."

"Hurray! Let's go!" Ino yelled. The trio began to walk to the mountain. After a couple of hours, they stopped for lunch. Naruto and Ino had been ranting the entire way about their lives and the stories they had to tell. Soon a question had popped into Naruto's head.

"Hey, Ino, how do you know Sakura so well?" he inquired.

"Oh, we go way back. Both sorcerers and elves are immortal. I've known her for about forty years,"

"Forty? Just how old are you guys?"

"Fifty-three," They answered in unison.

"But you only look like you're eighteen… Or he does. You look like a unicorn, and I don't know how to judge the age of you." Naruto was even more confused than he was before.

"Oi, Ino, I just thought of another story you could tell Naruto. Tell him about the time Sakura and Sasuke met. I'd bet he'd enjoy that, seeing as he's got a crush on the princess," Shikamaru winked at Naruto.

"Oh that's a great story. It all happened in the city of Glaudin, a city where really important meetings are held…

Hurray! I'm back! Eventually has come. So the next chapter will have that meeting. I am also planning on putting designs of everyone's outfits on my deviantart account, so please check it out! (Those are also on the eventually list.) The url is on my profile. TTYL!