Last Time!
"Thanks guys, I am blessed that you three are my squad." Ino said giving them a very genuine smile.
"We're always here for you, Ino-sensei." Ritsu said.
"Guys, I need to go now. I need to go at Interrogation office. Bye, see you next week." Ino said waving her hand.
Chapter 4
"Beep, beep, beep" her alarm clock rung.
Ino hit her alarm clock.
"Damn. I am still sleepy." Ino whined.
She go directly to her bathroom.
After fixing herself, she went down the stairs and cook some fried egg.
After eating she head on the meeting place.
Ino's POV
I saw Naruto, Sasuke and Neji standing there.
"So, Naruto why are you here?" I asked Naruto.
"Well you see, Granny Tsunade send us to this mission s well."
So, it means that I'll go to mission with Sasuke!
"20 minutes more. It's only 7:40." Neji informed.
"Ino, why don't you say "hi" to your boyfriend." Naruto said.
So, Naruto didn't know yet.
"Huh?" I asked.
"I said why don't you say hi to your boyfriend." Naruto said loudly.
"I don't have any." I said calmly.
"You don't have what?" Naruto asked.
"I don't have a boyfriend, idiot!" I said!
"So, you two broke up already? So that explained." Naruto stated.
"Explains what?" I asked him.
"Remember yesterday, I asked you where's teme and you said you don't know." Naruto said.
"Enough with this conversation already! It's kinda annoying." I said.
"Well, Ino. I am planning to propose on Sakura, can you help me?" Naruto said kinda shy.
"Of course! Where's Sakura by the way?" I asked.
"I think she'll be a sub for this week." Naruto stated.
"She's sub for who?" I asked him.
"For you. She'll handle your team for this week." Naruto aid.
Hell no. They honestly dislike Sakura as a substitute.
"I thought Hinata will be my sub." I said to him.
"Anything wrong, if she'll be the sub?" Naruto asked.
"Oh nothing wrong!" I said lying.
Oh my gosh. My team will suffer for a week.
End of Ino's POV
20 minutes passed.
"Oh, here they are. The councilors are here already." Naruto said happily.
"Ready?" Neji asked.
"Hai." they said in Unison.
At Ino's team.
They're waiting for their sub.
"Who do you think is our sub for this week?" Kureno asked.
"I hope it won't be "the old hag witch." Kimi said.
"I hope Ino-sensei will be fine." Ritsu said.
"What do you mean by that?" Kimi asked.
"Ino-sensei is in a mission with Neji-sensei, Naruto-sensei and Sasuke-sensei." Ritsu said looking down.
"It surely hard for her." Kureno said.
"If we could do anything."Kimi said.
"Did you see Ino-sensei's eyes yesterday?"Ritsu asked.
"Huh? What do you mean." Kureno asked.
"I can see in her eyes that there's a loneliness. She's pretending to be happy. She's trying to smile. She's hiding her loneliness in that smile. She's not fine. I could really say that. Imagine what she told us before, Sasuke-sensei was her childhood crush. I mean even though Sasuke-sensei betrayed the Konoha before she waited and hope. She told us that she never stop loving him even though he's not in Konoha. Sasuke-sensei is her first love. Just imagine if you lost your first love, just imagine how it'll hurt." Ritsu explained as he looking down.
"For me, if I'll lost the guy I ever love. I think it'll cause me death. Yesterday, remember, she's smiling at us, I am so stupid, I thought she's happy now." Kimi said sadly.
"How can we help her?" Kureno asked.
"We can't do anything. We must don't interfere. All we can do is stay beside her whatever happens." Ritsu said.
"But it's hard to see that she's suffering and we can't do anything." Kureno said.
"She's been so nice to us, we owe Ino-sensei what we have today you know." Kimi said.
" you're right, if she wasn't be a nice sensei to us, we might be a useless ninja." Ritsu stated.
"Yeah, we must be in her side whatever happens, like what she did if we have a problem." Kureno said.
Sakura appeared by "poofed"
"Hi guys!" Sakura greeted.
"You're not Ino-sensei's sub, are you?" Kimi asked nervously.
"Yes I am! You must be grateful!" Sakura said.
Kimi's POV
why the hell she's Ino-sensei's sub?
This isn't a reality.
This is just a nightmare.
And I will never be grateful that you're Ino-sensei's sub.
I don't wanna be with her in a week.
I predicted this week will be hell for us.
End of Kimi's POV
"Of course we're grateful Sakura sensei." Kimi lied.
"Wait, you three, I already forgotten your name. Can you recite your name and what was the type of your jutsus." Sakura said.
"Manabe Kimi, a genjutsu specialist." Kimi said plainly.
"Matsuri Kureno, a ninjutsu specialist." Kureno said with smile.
"Motoko Ritsu, a taijutsu specialist." Ritsu said.
"All of you are an specialist huh?" Sakura said kinda insulting them.
"This bitch is really getting in my nerves." Kimi said to herself.
"Is Sakura-sensei insulting us?" Kureno ask to himself.
"Sakura-sensei is that true that you're Ino-sensei's rival?" Ritsu asked her.
"Yeah! That's a fact." Sakura answered.
"I am sure Ino-sensei kicked this bitch's butt. I think she's no match for Ino-sensei. But Ino-sensei told us before that, this bitch is a good medical ninja! I can't believe it!" Kimi said to herself.
"So, Sakura-sensei tell us about yourself!" Kureno said.
"Well, I am a medic-ninja. Well I am good as Ino is healing others. Before I used to beat her healing others but as the time goes by she actually good as me. And Ino and I use to best friend when we're little. But I betrayed her for a guy. But we're friends again." Sakura said with small smile.
"And that guy is Sasuke-sensei, right?" Ritsu asked.
"Yay, you deserved it, Sasuke-sensei chose her over you! But wait, they broke up!" Kimi said to her mind!
"Yeah." Sakura said plainly.
"So, are you in a relationship, right now?" Kureno asked.
"Of course! I am with Naruto!" Sakura said happily!
"I can't believe she's in a relationship, how unlucky Naruto-sensei is!" Kimi said to herself!
"So we need to go at the Hidden Village of the Mist for your B rank mission." Sakura said.
"Yeah. And what exactly our mission Sakura-sensei?" Ritsu asked.
"Okay. The Feudal Lord in the Mist has a death threat. We need to know who the hell is that assassin and where the hell he/she comes from. We need to kill that assassin." Sakura said.
"When we will go at the Mist village?" Kureno asked.
"Tonight, exactly seven." Sakura said.
"I don't want all of you to be late. Dismissed! Later!" Sakura said while she disappeared!
"I don't wanna go in a mission with majo-sensei." Kimi said.
Majo is literally means witch.
"Don't worry. It's just a week." Kureno said while smiling.
"Okay. We need to go now. We need to pack our things." Ritsu said.
"Okay bye guys." Kimi said.
At Ino's Mission...
"It'll be take three days, right?" Ino asked Neji.
"..yeah.." Neji said.
Time passed by..
"It's exactly 8 in a evening. We'll stop right here for now. We'll continue our travel tomorrow 7am!" Neji said cooly.
"Thank God! We're traveling for 12 hours!" Naruto whined.
"Okay now, teme and I will catch some fishes and collect some woods." Naruto said.
"Okay. Neji and I will fix the tents and look for the councilors as well." Ino said.
At Naruto and Sasuke..
Their at the lake.
"Did you loved her?" Naruto asked him.
"Hn.." Sasuke said looking at Naruto.
"I am asking you once again. Did you loved her?" Naruto said very seriously.
"..yeah.." Sasuke respond weakly.
"Why don't you go to her and tell her that you love her." Naruto said.
"I don't wan to." Sasuke said.
"So, you're fine that she's suffering because of you?" Narunto asked him.
"..." Sasuke didn't give him a reply.
"I can say to her eyes that she's sad. But she's trying to smile." Naruto said.
"I can see that, dope." Sasuke said.
"Teme, if you love her, did you even cry when you two broke up?" Naruto asked crucial.
Sasuke POV
Did I really loved her?
Dope is right,
I never cried when we broke up.
But, I think I do loved her.
Cause I am happy when I am with her.
But I never admitted it.
She might thought that I am not happy to be with her.
And the worst,
I never said that I love her before.
I am actually shy.
I never said "I love you" to anyone.
If you'll ask me if I want to be with her again.
Maybe I'll say yes.
Maybe next time I'll show and say to her how much I love her.
But, I don't think I have a chance anymore.
Love can be hard sometimes.
End of Sasuke POV
"Teme, be more open next time." Naruto said.
"Hn.." Sasuke said.
After they caught fishes they went back to their spot.
At their spot..
They are grilling the fishes.
"Uh, miss. What's your name again?" the old woman asked. The old woman is one of Suna's council.
"Ino." Ino said with smile.
"You look pretty do you have a boyfriend?" the old woman asked.
"Nope. I don't have one." Ino said.
"How come?" the old woman asked.
"We just broke up a week ago." Ino said still smiling.
"That guy's surely brainless." the old woman said she doesn't know it was Sasuke and Sasuke is just in front of her.
"Indeed." Naruto said eying on Sasuke.
Neji's POV
So, that's why she went yesterday to Hyuga's compound.
Maybe she wants to tell Hinata about that.
Wait. It's 10 minutes before 10pm we must go to our tents now.
I can't put Sasuke and Ino in one tent because they just broke up.
End of Neji's POV
"Who wants to take a watch for 11pm-1am?" Neji asked.
No one raise their hands.
"Okay I'll be a watcher for 10pm-12am." Neji said.
"12am-2am?" Neji asked again.
"I'll do it." Ino said.
"2am-4am?" Neji asked.
" I don't wanna do it." Naruto said.
"Fine. I'm gonna do it." Sasuke said.
"I am watcher for 4am-6am. Who's with who in the tent anyways?" Naruto asked.
"There'll be 2 elders and 2 jounins in each tents to be safe." Neji said.
"I'll share with Neji!" Naruto said teasing us.
"You stupid sick bastard! You know what was my situation with him. I am the one who'll share with Neji." Ino said.
"Fine, just kidding!" Naruto said!
"So it's settled! It's 2 minutes before 10. Go to your tents now." Neji commanded.
All of them go to their tents except for Neji who'll watch for this time.
The four elders are consist of 3 women and a man. Two women go to Ino's and Neji's tent and only man and another woman go to Naruto's and Sasuke's tent.
Ino couldn't sleep.
She look at her watch it's 11:27pm.
She decided to go outside for some fresh air.
She saw Neji sitting on a log so she seat down beside him.
"Uhm, Neji?" she starts.
"What?" Neji ask her coldly.
"Thanks for two things." Ino said.
"What two things?" Neji asked her.
"First, you said to Hinata that I went to your house and I'm looking for her, Second, you understand what's my situation with Sasuke. I mean, you're not use to share a tent with a girl, right? But you just let me." Ino respond.
Neji remained quiet.
It's already 12:00am
"It's my turn, you could sleep now." Ino said while smiling.
He just stayed with her.
"Why are you pretending?" Neji asked.
"Pretending what?" Ino asked kinda confused.
"That you're happy. You could fool everyone but not yourself." Neji said.
"So you could see that I am sad?" Ino asked.
"yeah. I could see it in your eyes. I think even Uchiha knows that your sad." Neji said.
"I think Sasuke don't know what I felt. I mean c'mon he's too numb. He doesn't even care what I felt! He doesn't even know how to show affection. Maybe he's good in fighting and stuff but he suck in terms of love." Ino said sadly.
"Why do you need to pretend?" Neji asked.
"For the people who cares about me, I don't want 'em to worry. Do you have a three-man squad, right?" Ino said with smile.
"Yeah. They're off this week." Neji said plainly.
"I miss my squad already. They always making me smile. You, whose the one making you smile?" Ino asked him.
"No one. I am not an outgoing person." Neji stated.
"I see. Why don't you go to our tent and rest?" Ino asked.
Neji stand up and walk to the tent.
"Neji.." Ino call him before he enter to their tent.
"Hn?" Neji look at her.
"If you want a person, you wanna open up, I am here." Ino said with smile.
Neji smile and walk in.
Time passed by..
It's 2am.
Sasuke walk out to their tent.
He saw Ino.
She stand up and walk to their tent.
She just ignored him.
Sasuke's POV
She's ignoring me.
I think I don't have a chance anymore.
Did she still love me?
Maybe she still did.
It's just a week ago when we broke up.
How would I know what she felt.
How come I am not good in terms of love.
I am not genius in love.
I want to be with her again.
But I don't know how to start.
Love makes me sick.
End of Sasuke's POV
time passed by as usual.
It's 4am..
Naruto came out.
"Teme, it's my turn. Drag your ass to our tent and rest." Naruto ordered.
"I don't want to." Sasuke said coldly!
"Aren't you tired, you didn't even sleep last night, you're just looking at Ino while she's there sitting with Neji, right?" Naruto stated.
"So, why in hell you freaking know that?" Sasuke asked.
"Duh!, I saw you! Why are you looking at her by the way?" Naruto asked.
"None of your business." Sasuke said dryly.
"Go with me Teme, we'll catch some fishes at the lake for breakfast.." Naruto said cheerfully.
Naruto POV
I can see that Sasuke really love her.
He's just afraid to show his true feelings.
Maybe he didn't cry when they broke up but I can see that he's very sad.
End of Naruto POV
Sasuke and Naruto went to the lake.
At the lake..
"You really love her, huh?" Naruto said.
"Hn.." Sasuke said.
"You're looking at her cause you loved her. Did you her conversation with Neji?" Naruto asked..
"No.." Sasuke said laconically.
"I didn't hear it either, too bad!" Naruto said.
After they caught some fishes they went back.
When they went back all of them are already awake except for Ino.
"Where's Ino?" Naruto asked Neji.
"She's sleeping. Wake her up." Neji commanded.
"Why don't you wake her up, Sasuke?" Naruto said.
"You wake her up, dope!"Sasuke respond.
"Well, well, well, looks like an Uchiha and Hyuga prodigies are shy waking a girl up?" Naruto teased Neji and Sasuke.
Naruto wake her up!
"Ino, wake up!!!!." Naruto said loudly
"You crazy retard your voice is ver loud!" Ino said punching Naruto.
After she got up, she fix herself.
After fixing herself she went outside to eat.
After they eat they travel again.
A/N: I'm gonna update this one, soon as possible. Again, sorry for my horrifying grammar. Please Read and Review. Thank you so much!! Have a good day and nice summer.!!