A/n: so sorry I didn't post this chapter sooner, but it got deleted, and then I had to go away for ten days, were there was no computer. As some of you may have noticed, there were some typos in the last chapter. I apologize for that. Anyways, I have pretty much narrowed it down to three Ino pairings.
InoxChoji
InoxSai
InoxShino
If you don't like either of these couples, feel free to suggest some others, I don't mind. Thank you everyone who reviewed!!!
At the ramen stand, nothing very remarkable was happening, until Kiba's eyes grew in realization.
"They left without paying!" he exclaimed.
"Well I'm not paying," Naruto stated bluntly.
Kiba glared at him. "Well neither am I," he said. Naruto glared back.
"Why not?! Shino's your teammate!"The blonde boy replied.
"Well Sakura's yours!" Kiba retorted, pointing out the obvious.
"Oh yeah…" Naruto muttered, as if he had forgotten.
"H-how about the per-person who leaves last has to pay for all of us?" Hinata suggested.
"That's a great idea Hinata-chan!" Naruto said, turning to the dark purple-haired girl.
"What do you think o-guys?" Naruto's head pivoted back and forth, trying to locate the people who were sitting next to him seconds ago.
"Hey! That's not fair!" he shouted to no one, receiving quite a few glances from nearby pedestrians.
Ayame, the daughter of the man who owned the ramen shop, held out her hand, expecting money to be placed in her palm.
"Er… How much is it?" Naruto asked, staring at her hand as if it was some piousness snake ready to bite his head off.
After hearing how much money all of the teens' meals put together cost, a loud "AW MAN!" could be heard throughout the village of konoha.
Uchiha Sasuke walked down the streets of konoha, towards his home. The street he walked on was shrouded in shadows from the overhead trees, making even the slightest sign of light very obvious. All of the shinobi in this part of town were either out training or on a mission, which left many of the houses vacant. The civilians normally ate lunch this time of day, which left more houses empty.
So it was indeed very strange to see a light on in a window.
It was even stranger to see a pink-haired teen in the illuminated window.
Strangest f all was to see a pink-haired ten slowly take of the shirt she wore under her jacket through the lit window.
Wait, was the Sasuke Uchiha spying on Sakura Haruno while she was getting ready for a shower? Of course not!
Well…
…maybe.
I can't do this! The young Uchiha thought to himself. After all, he was an Uchiha, (One of the only left) and as Uchiha males must do, he needs to hide his emotions. But what was causing him to look through the window was hormones, not technically emotions, right?
Right!
So he could spy on his female teammate all he wanted and remain emotionless, right?
Right!
And besides, even if he wanted to, he couldn't tear his eyes away from Sakura fumbling to unhook her bra.
Closer…
Closer…
Closer…
And fi-
Suddenly a blob of orange and black came hurtling towards Sasuke. His reflexes reacted quickly, and he jumped back a foot.
"TEME!" came the loud roar (for lack of a better word) of Uzumaki Naruto.
"What is it, dobe?" the dark-haired boy replied, regaining his emotionless demeanor.
"I HAD TO PAY FOR ALL OF YOU GUY'S RAMEN! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THAT IS?! NO, YOU DON'T, BUT IT'S A LOT!" the angry blond yelled.
"Well dobe, most of the ramen was consumed by you, so more than half of the bill would have been yours anyway. It's really yourself you should be yelling at." The dark blue haired boy replied coldly.
"Yea-Well… well…" Naruto stuttered, unable to come up with a good come back.
"Well you're still a teme!" he insulted.
"And you're still a dobe," Sasuke retorted, with a look that said I-really-don't-give-a-damn-so-get-out-of-my-face.
The blond boy just crossed his arms over his chest and started walking away, mumbling things like 'jackass', 'bastard', ext.
Sasuke rolled his eyes and followed Naruto towards his house.
Kiba and Hinata walked down a path, which was leading farther away from the main part of the village and closer to the forest.
"So Kiba-kun, what did you get Hanabi?" the violet haired girl asked her companion.
"Well," Kiba began, reaching into his ninja pouch. After a few seconds of rummaging around, he pulled out a scroll with a light blue ribbon tied around it.
"This is an adoption certificate. One of our non-ninja dogs is having puppies soon. So when they're born, your Imouto-san (1) can come and pick one out." The brown haired boy grinned.
Hinata let out a small gasp.
"You didn't!" she exclaimed, clamping a hand over her mouth.
"Yes I did," the Inuzuka replied, shoving the scroll back into his pouch.
Then a thought occurred to Hinata. Her eyes widened.
"Kiba-kun, what about the dog's-" she started, but was interrupted by the dog-boy.
"Don't worry Hinata-chan, it won't get nearly as big as Akamaru," he said before the girl had a chance to even finish her question. Akamaru, who was walking beside them, perked his ears at the mention of his name, but then went back to just staring in front of them.
Soon team Kurnai (minus Shino and their sensei. But then that would mean that it was really only half of team 8. Oh well.) finally arrived at the Hyuuga compound.
"Wow, I keep forgetting how big this place really is…" Kiba muttered, looking around with his jaw open slightly. Hinata giggled.
"But Kiba-kun, you come here at least five times a week." She reminded him.
"Yeah… well… It's still big!" he retorted, unable to think of a comeback. (Wow, Kiba and Naruto are really similar, aren't they?)
"Nice comeback, Kiba," said a voice from behind the pair. The two jumped slightly and whirled around. After confirming that the speaker was their teammate Shino, the shinobi seemed to relax. Then there were a few moments of silence, which Kiba of coarse had to ruin.
"YOU!" she shouted dramatically, pointing an accusing finger at him.
"Me?" Shino asked, a raised eyebrow visible above his sunglasses.
"YES YOU! YOU LEFT US AT THE RAMEN STAND! SOMEONE HAD TO PAY FOR YOUR FOOD!" Kiba shouted, arm still raised.
"Was that someone one of you?" Shino asked.
"Well, no…" Kiba admitted.
"Then me leaving without paying has nothing to do with you, does it?" Shino asked. (Wow Shino's asking a lot of questions lately.)
Kiba growled and finally put his arm down.
"C'mon, let's go." He mumbled. Being defeated by both of his teammates within five minutes was not something the Inuzuka was happy about, especially since one of those teammates was Hyuuga Hinata.
Hinata nodded and led them around the main building to the courtyard, were the 'party' was being held.
It was official. Hyuuga Hanabi was turning 13. This meant she had been a genin for a year. She could finally retake the chuunin exam. (That will be explained later.) Most importantly, this meant she could challenge her older sister Hinata for title of heiress. However, that matter would be discussed by the two siblings, their father, and a few of the Hyuuga elders, and that conversation wouldn't take place for awhile.
"Hello Shino-san, Kiba-san," Hanabi greeted, a bored look on her face. Over the years she had grown taller, though she wasn't by any means tall. The top of her head ended just below Hinata's shoulder, which was normal for a 13 year-old girl. She had the normal body of a young teenage girl, and now wore a tan vest with the Hyuuga flame on the back, which also had a black hood. She also had black ninja shorts, very much like the ones Neji wore when he was a genin. Her long, dark brown hair was let down, with a few strands falling into her face. Her head band was secured around her neck, like her elder sister's was. The girl really saw no point in this gathering. The youngest three Hyuugas (Hanabi, Hinata and Neji, in case you haven't figured it out.) agreed that it was really just an excuse for Hiashi to talk to all of Hanabi's former and current teachers, to find out if his youngest daughter was living up to the expectations of the Hyuuga clan.
"Hi Ha-" Kiba was interrupted mid sentence by a loud bang and a cloud of smoke.
"Oh Hanabi-chan!" came the loud call of an unknown voice.
"No, no, please no," Hanabi whispered over and over again, slowly turning around to see if her nightmares had come true.
Indeed they had.
In the clearing fog, a figure was visible. Once the sight blocking vapor had disappeared, a 14 year old Konahamaru was viewable, with that arrogant grin of his on his face. He still possessed his messy brown hair, and he still wore his headband around his forehead. He wore a chuunin vest over a long sleeved gray shirt, and dark blue pants. He also still had his ridiculously long scarf.
"So Hanabi-chan, we heard you were having a party. And we thought that perhaps you had forgotten t invite us. Did you?" The boy said. 'We' being the Konahamaru corps, consisting of himself, Udon, and Moegi. His two friends had also grown up quite a bit. Udon wore a dark brown shirt that had sleeves that went passed his hands, and black shinobi pants. He was a tad taller than his male friend, though Konahamaru denied this fact completely. His Hiate-ate was in the correct place. If one were to glance at him, he would seem very dull and boring. Moegi had also grown taller, though not quite as tall as her two male teammates. Replacing the standard headband was a skull cap, (2) which caused her pigtails to face downwards. She wore tight tan pants under a dark-maroon skirt, with a lavender top.
"What are you doing here?!" Hanabi asked, though it sounded more like a threat.
"You didn't answer my question." Konahamaru stated. Hanabi rolled her eyes.
"For you information, I purposely didn't invite the three of you." She said through gritted teeth.
"Well that's not a very nice thing to do your superiors!" Konahamaru said mockingly. The brown haired girl's pale eyes widened.
"My what?" she asked.
"Your superiors," the boy replied, jerking his thumb to his chuunin vest.
"Are you insane? The only reason you got that thing is because you got lucky and fought all of the weak people. I, on the other hand-" Hanabi said, about to tell the boy just how well she had fought.
"Excuses, excuses. You're jut bitter that you lost in your fight to that cloud girl." Konahamru retorted. Hanabi cringed at the memory.
Flashback
The ground of the arena was littered with weapons, some bloody, others not. Craters were also evident in the ground, form where Hanabi had used her kaiton.
The twelve year old was panting, her chest rising and falling at a rapid speed. A few scratches were on her arms, and one even on her left cheek, but her exhaustion was due to chakra depletion more than anything else. Her opponent was doing no better. The red-haired girl had one eye swollen so much that she could barely see through it, and a hand was holding her side where a not-so-gentle-gentle-fist-move-had-been-placed. A number of the girl's tenketsu had been pressed, leaving her with little chakra.
The two girls's stared each other down, each waiting for the next to attack. They stood in silence for more than a minute until the girl from the village of clouds forced what little chakra she had left into her legs and jumped high in the air, going in an arc above Hanabi.
After years of training with the Byakugan, Hanabi knew she didn't need to move her head to see her opponent.
First she was directly above her head.
Then in line with the nape of her neck.
And then she suddenly disappeared. Hanabi's chakra filled eyes widened considerably. Why couldn't she see her?! Had she used some sort of very advanced genjutsu or something?!
In the stands, Hanabi, Hiashi, and Hinata sighed sadly. They of course knew what was going on. The cloud girl had found Hanabi's blind spot, a small point going from the top vertebra of Hanabi's back outwards.
With aim that rivaled that of Tenten's, the girl from the lighting country sent a small spark of electricity to the base of Hanabi's neck.
The spark flew true, and when it hit, it shocked Hanabi's nervous system, rendering the Hyuuga member paralyzed for a short time.
Seeing that Hanabi could do nothing, the exam proctor he drew the match to a close, claiming the girl from cloud to be the winner.
End flashback
"That only happened because she guessed my only blindspot," the brown-haired girl explained, emphasizing the word only.
"Oh whatever. The fact is that you still failed the chuunin exams," Konahamaru taunted.
"I you've forgotten that it's taken you three times to pass that stup-" Hanabi was cut off by Konahamaru.
"I out rank you, I out rank you!" he said in a sing-song voice.
Hanabi's eyes narrowed dangerously.
"I out rank you, I out rank you!" the boy continued to sing.
As many know, when the member of the Hyuuga clan is under extreme physical, emotional, or mental stress, their Brakugan with automatically activate, reacting on instinct. (Example: when Neji ate the curry of life.) Such a thing happened in this situation.
Chakra rushed towards Hanabi's eyes, and veins stared popping out of her face. Kiba gulped nervously, slowly inching closer and closer towards Hinata. Shino stepped back a few feet, trying to get a safe distance away from the pissed female. Hinata's eyes widened in fear, and she too inched closer towards her teammate. Moegi and Udon, unsure of what to do, huddled together.
Konahamaru, however, was completely oblivious to her anger.
"I out rank you, I out rank you!" he continued to tease. Hanabi's glare intensified.
"I, Sarutobi Konahamaru, out rank Hyuuga Hanabi, daughter of the leader of the Hyuuga clan. You know Shorty (he called her that because he was at least five inches taller.) Maybe you're adopted. I think that you were really born in the branch family, but were for some reason adopted by Hiash-sama. Maybe you should give up trying to become sole heiress of the clan. I think it's be-" that did it.
Now Hyuuga Hanabi was really pissed.
Gathering a large amount of chakra into her left palm, she forced her hand towards Konahamaru's chest. The brown haired boy went flying, and hit a near-by cherry blossom tree. The boy was winded, and the back of his head hurt.
But not as much as his chest did. "Konahamaru-kun!" Meogi exclaimed, running towards her friend. Hinata was right behind the orange-haired girl, using her kekkai genkei to check to dammage her younger sister and done. The dark-purple haired girl sighed. Placing a palm on Konahamaru's chest, she forced some chakra into it, unblocking his tenketsu.
"Owww…" Konahamaru groaned.
Hinata turned to her younger sister.
"Hanabi, you should apologize," she informed.
Hanabi glared at her sibling.
"No way," she said, rolling her eyes.
Hinata frowned.
However, before Hanabi or Hinata could say anything, their father walked over to the group of young ninjas.
"Hinata, Hanabi, food as been layed out. You can take your—" he paused for a moment, his cold eyes going over each of them.
"…friends over so that you may eat." He informed. Without waiting for anyone to reply, he walked turned and walked away.
"Well we've already eaten, so we don't need any more food. Right, Kiba-kun?" Hinata said.
"Yes! I'm starving!" Konahamaru exclaimed, forgetting that he had been hit by extremely angry Hyuuga just a few minutes ago. And with that he raced away, to go find the food that Hiashi had talked about.
After a few minutes of silence Hanabi decided to say something. "Now what?" she asked, the question not directed to anyone in particular.
"Well… Udon and I are going to go eat…" Moegi said, taking Udon's hand and leading him towards their teammate, who was stuffing his face. Shino turned to Hanabi.
"Hanabi, since it's your birthday, I got you this." Shino said, handing her the flower he had purchased from Ino. Hanabi took the flower from the Aburame clan member, and twirled it around in her fingers.
"Thank you Shino-san, it's really pretty." She said.
"Oh yeah!? Well my present's even better!" Kiba exclaimed, getting very competitive all of a sudden. He reached into his ninja pouch and withdrew the scroll. Hanabi stared at it.
"You got me a scroll?" she asked, taking it into her hands. Kiba rolled his eyes. "You're supposed to open it," He told her. She undid the ribbon holding the scroll, and quickly read through its contents. Her eyes widened (for what, the fourth time that day?) in shock.
"You're giving me an unborn puppy?" she asked, looking back at the Inuzuka. The boy nodded in reply. Hanabi smiled.
Nothing interesting happened for the rest of the day, aside from the face that Konahamaru ate most of the food from the Hyuugas and went home with a stomach ache.
Sakura stepped out of her shower, her body wrapped in a towel. She dried her pink hair with a smaller towel, yawning while doing so. After she was mostly dry, she put on a pair of black sweatpants, which she rolled up to just below her knees, and slipped on a red tank top. Since her shift at the hospital didn't start for another five hours, she decided she would read something. She didn't feel in the mood for any of her medical scrolls, so she pulled out a sappy romance novel and began to read.
When Sasuke arrived home, he had nothing to do.
So what does the almighty Uchiha Sasuke do when he's bored?
Train by himself, of course!
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Naruto had absolutely nothing do. He couldn't eat, he was full from the ramen he had at Ichiruka.
He didn't feel like reading, he would just eventually get mad and throw the book across the room.
So he threw of his orange and black jacket and crawled into bed to take a nap.
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Ino was so bored she actually went outside the shop to advertise the Yamanaka flower business. (She really just dragged random people into the store and threatened them until they agreed to buy a flower.)
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A/n: and that's chapter three!!! (I know, the ending was kinda weird.)
Please, cast your vote for the Ino pairings soon!! And I'm taking suggestions for Tenten.Remember, next chapter will only come after 2 reviews!! So, is any of you are still reading this thing then please press the little review button!
1 Imouta-san means little sister
2 A skull cap is a variation from the normal leaf head band. Morino Ibiki wears one.