Several weeks later as per the usual Shino and Sakura rose early and headed to the academy when they got there it was in utter chaos apparently Naruto had chosen that particular morning to pull a prank on the Academy Teachers Sakura really couldn't blame Naruto for acting out against the adults who seemed to hate him with a passion so when the two sibling got into the classroom Sakura headed straight for Naruto who had chosen to sit at the back of the classroom that day "Good Morning Naruto-kun" she smiles at the blonde pulling him into a hug.

"Hey Sakura-chan" he mumbles returning her hug 'Ok he just isn't Naruto if he's not excited and bubbly' Inner chose that moment to appear and Sakura silently agreed with her "Psst Naruto how about I help you practice jutsu's later" she offers wanting to see Naruto smile like usual and yep there it was that 10,000 watt smile as the boy comes out of his depression "Heck Yeah Sakura-chan I promise I won't let you down" Naruto grins hugging Sakura tightly before falling silent as Iruka comes into the classroom paying unusual attention to his lessons that day before lunchtime.

During lunch Sakura quietly ate her bento Keiko had packed for her she had just finished and was preparing to head back in when a blonde female following a black-haired boy come storming over to her "Hey what's the big fuss over you anyway" the blonde opens her mouth and Sakura instantly disliked her "HEY I ASKED YOU A QUESTION FOREHEAD GIRL" she shrieks and Sakura scowls at her "What did you just call me" Sakura pauses mid step "I called you forehead girl" the blonde says slowly as if Sakura was dumb "Excuse me, who are you" Sakura asks.

"I'm the heir to the Yamanaka clan Ino Yamanaka and what's your's forehead girl" Ino insults again further irritating Sakura "It's Sakura Aburame Ino-pig" Sakura insults right back causing Ino to gasp and start crying and this causes the little boy standing next to Ino to speak up "Hey that was rude" he glares at her harshly and Sakura shrugs "I don't care because she definitely started it first" she answers glaring right back "You two had no right to come over here and bother me when I wasn't doing anything wrong" Sakura spins on her heel and stalks off.

"Hey nobody ignores Sasuke Uchiha" it was apparent Ino was done crying because she was back to shrieking again "I don't care who he is or who you are so buzz off" Sakura scowls over her shoulder at them before disappearing right before their eyes this pisses Sasuke off because he had been practicing that jutsu just the other day and he couldn't even perform it but that girl with pink hair could 'It's official I really don't like her' Sasuke thought sourly ignoring the still screeching blonde next to him as his thoughts consume him making him feel depressed.

Meanwhile Sakura had safely arrived at her new destination but it became readily apparent that the spot was already taken because the minute she had appeared Shikamaru Nara who had been watching clouds again hopped up and stared at her "Why are you here" he asks accusingly now he would have to find a new place to hide during lunch "Hiding from Ino-san and Sasuke-san" Sakura answers bleakly "Oh" Shikamaru's energy fizzles and he slumps back to the ground before patting the spot next to him "Want to cloud watch with me" he asks and Sakura shrugs before sitting down.

"Sure how do you cloud watch" Sakura asks curiously if she was being completely honest with herself Shikamaru had captured her attention from day one sure he was lazy and lacked complete motivation for anything but the kid was super smart and he hid it so well that the teachers had no idea that he was even hiding it "Well for one you have to be quiet" Shikamaru quips "And two you lay back on the ground" Shikamaru laid down his hands pillowing his head before staring up at the sky prompting Sakura to do the same and lay down.

'Oh this is nice' Sakura thought sleepily suddenly understanding why Shikamaru did this all the time 'Maybe if I just close my eyes' Sakura's eyes drift closed as a light breeze ruffles her pink hair and suddenly she found herself lightly napping 20 minutes later the end of lunch bell rings and Sakura jumps to her feet in a panic dragging Shikamaru up by the arm she pushes herself as fast as possible making it just in time to squeeze into the classroom Shikamaru still being towed along by the arm and up the steps to her seat panting heavily.

"What the heck Sakura-chan you look like you just ran a marathon" Naruto looks her over laughing loudly "Oh you idiot" Sakura huffs affectionately sitting her seat sandwhiched between the two boys right as Iruka enters the classroom "Alright class this afternoon we have shuriken practice and taijutsu spars" Iruka announces gathering the class into a single file line and leading them out onto the academy training grounds "Ok First up is Aburame Sakura" Iruka calls out and Sakura steps up to the 5 targets pulls out her shuriken and with deadly accuracy hits all 5 in the dead center.

"Good next Aburame Shino" while Shino was up Naruto took the time to praise Sakura in awe "Can you really teach me that Sakura-chan" he asks hopefully grinning widely when she nods soon enough they were moving onto the taijutsu spar and of course Sakura was pitted against Sasuke "What's the matter meiwaku to afraid to fight me" Sasuke insults causing Sakura to stiffen in fury "Sasuke-teme" she insults right back before jumping forward and knocking the boy right off his feet she was declared winner of the match and she stepped back into line while Sasuke was absolutely furious.

When all the matches had been finished they are set free for the rest of the day and Sakura drags Naruto off to practice several hours later she is satisfied with the amount of progress the blonde had made before dragging herself home to eat a late dinner, then head up to her room take a quick shower and sprawl out on her bed utterly exhausted and that's how she spent the next several weeks cloud watching with Shikamaru during lunch and training Naruto at the end of the day until one day when Shikamaru approaches her in worried panic.

When the two siblings enter the classroom the next morning Shikamaru runs over to Sakura once Shino had sat down at his own desk Sakura never having seen Shikamaru do anything like this before was decidely confused as he drags them up to their desks at the back of the room "Sakura I need your help" Shikamaru whispers in her ear when they had sat down "What's wrong Shika-kun" she asks forehead creased in worry "This morning when I went to pick up Choji I couldn't find him anywhere" Shikamaru whispers hurriedly as Iruka enters the classroom to begin class.

"And you want me to help you look for him during lunch right" Sakura aptly guesses smirking internally when Shikamaru nods done with the conversation she looks towards the front of the class to see Iruka beginning his lecture on world history apparently it was going to be learn all about the Leaf's History day and so Sakura took notes making an extra set to give to Naruto later so that she could drill him about it later on in the week when she knew they would be having a big test finally after 3 hours the lunchtime bell rings.

Stacking her notes neatly in a pile Sakura stands and stretches before following Shikamaru out of the classroom Naruto tagging along until all three stop "Naruto what are you doing" Sakura asks trying and failing not to giggle "I'm coming to" Naruto answers determined to go with the two Shikamaru was about to tell Naruto no when Sakura lays her hand on Shikamaru's arm "Naruto we aren't going to be playing a game this is serious Shikamaru's friend Choji-san is missing" Sakura says seriously "Yeah but why can't I come" he asks sadly really wanting to be included in this.

"Maybe next time Naruto when I teach you the jutsu we are going to be using" Sakura replies pulling the weepy eyed boy into a hug and then taking Shikamaru by the hand and hauling them out the academy doors to disappear "Sakura where the heck did you learn that jutsu" Shikamaru asks when they touch down on ground a moment later "Oh Keiko-san taught me and Shino" Sakura laughs briefly "Now Shikamaru do you have anything of Choji-san's that carries his scent" she asks putting her wild pink hair up in a loose bun "Yeah" Shikamaru answers the question.

"Ok just set it down and let me do the rest" Sakura goes through the handsigns she had made every day for weeks now biting her thumb and swiping her palm with the blood "Plume Moth Summoning Jutsu" she calls out slamming her hand down on the ground "Sakura-sama" the squeaky voice of Tomo calls out "Tomo-kun can I ask a favor of you" Sakura asks biting her lip the bug flies up and down in acquiesce "Shikamaru's friend has gone missing his scent is on that bag can you lead us to Choji-san" she asks "Of course" Tomo squeaks.

Both kids watch as Tomo flies near the chip back and then come flying back "Sakura-sama I've got a scent" he squeaks out pleased with himself "Good job Tomo-kun now lead us to Choji-san" Sakura orders and bug zips off Sakura dragging Shikamaru behind her as she tries to keep up with the tiny bug losing focus of him several times before 'Hey Saku-chan put chakra behind your eyes to enhance your sight' Inner yells from within nearly making Sakura trip over a tree branch but doing exactly as her Inner had told her Sakura puts chakra behind her eyes.

And suddenly she could see so much better that also included seeing Tomo and Sakura speeds up keeping even with the tiny bug she was going so fast that she nearly misses Tomo stopping but she manages it without making a to big a fool out of herself "Choji" Shikamaru yells from next to her and she turns her head to see the Akamichi boy from class that sometimes sat next to Shikamaru "Shikamaru what are you doing here" Choji was sitting on a bench but he wasn't eating like usual instead he looked like someone had really hurt him.

"When I couldn't find you this morning did you think I wouldn't come looking for you" Shikamaru scolds missing Choji's expression when he closes his eyes "No I just didn't think you'd find me" Choji sniffles softly beginning to cry Sakura having watched this dismisses Tomo making note of the time and walks over to Choji "Why are you crying Choji-san" she asks sitting next to him "Because Ami called me fat again and now Shikamaru's upset with me" Choji sobs lightly tears spilling down his pudgy cheeks "No Choji-san, Shikamaru wasn't upset at you" Sakura shakes her head determinedly.

"He was worried about you Choji-san all morning you should have seen him he was like a mother hen fussing over her baby chick when it gets lost" Sakura giggles making Choji laugh his tears slowing seeing this Sakura hugged the little boy before gesturing for Shikamaru to join them on the other side of the bench where they spend the rest of lunch laughing and giggling and that's where Choji's parents find them Choza laughed in amusement he had been honestly expecting to have to cheer his son up again but apparently his friends had that taken care of.

"Ok you three you kids should be heading back to the academy you have about 10 minutes to get there before your late for your afternoon classes" Choza smiles down at them about to offer to take them back to the academy when the little pink-haired girl jumps up from her seat on the bench pulling Shikaku's son and his own down with before perfectly executing the teleportation jutsu right before his eyes 'Well I'll be' Choza laughs in his thoughts meanwhile the three kids appeared in front of the academy rushing through the doors so they wouldn't be late.

After the kids were let out Sakura dragged Naruto off to their training spot Choji and Shikamaru joining them this time "Oh did you guys want to train with us" Naruto pipes up curiously looking at each other the two boys shrug "Sure" before sitting down next to Naruto who was looking at Sakura expectantly "Ok Sakura-chan you promised to teach me how to tree walk today" Naruto huffs out causing Sakura to laugh "Of course Naruto" she answers before walking over to a tree and walks right up it causing the three boys to gasp in surprise and awe.

"Cool" Naruto's eyes sparkle excitedly as Sakura walks up the entire tree before free falling and landing on her feet much like a cat "Ok who wants to go first" Sakura asks grinning when Naruto hops up eagerly "Me Sakura-chan" he screams before falling silent "Naruto wants the number one rule of being a ninja" Sakura asks hands on her hips and exasperation in her eyes "Ninja's are supposed to be quiet otherwise they lose the element of surprise" Naruto reels off quickly "Good Job" Sakura praises the boy sweetly before showing Naruto how to tree climb using his chakra.

Upon seeing Naruto doing the jutsu Choji speaks up shyly "Can I try" he asks "Of course Choji" Sakura grins softly at the little boy before showing him how to apply chakra to his feet and showing him a few times before he finally gets it right "Good Job Choji-kun" Sakura praises loudly before turning to Shikamaru who looked like he was about to hurt someone Shikamaru had watched this with barely concealed jealousy "Do you want to try to Shika-kun" Sakura asks worriedly "Yes though it will be a drag" Shikamaru says before hopping up but not to fast.

The reason for this was he didn't want Sakura to make fun off him "Ok Shikamaru" Sakura explains walking up the tree before showing him how to apply chakra to his feet hours later the four split up heading to their individual homes two of the four a little tired because they learned how to manipulate their chakra somewhat while Naruto was only mildly affected Sakura wasn't affected at all becaus of all the training she received along side Shino, Sakura got home ate another late dinner before heading to bed almost wanting it to be the next day already.