As promised, I'm making up for the last one. I'm having a headache from all the madness that happened in school this week. Here's chapter 10.

A Troublesome Confession

Chapter 10: Progress

The next morning when Ino woke up, she found another love letter. It said:

Drop everything down. Meet me in the pouring rain. Kiss you on the sidewalk; take away the pain. 'Cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile.

Your Secret Admirer

Ino squealed and looked out the window. It was raining at that time (InosanaYamanaka13: Perfect timing, Lee! Lee: Thanks!) And Ino jumped out of bed, ran to the window and looked down because the bedrooms were on the second floor of the house. No one was there Grrrrr… Guess he won't reveal himself yet… Ino thought sadly. Meanwhile, Inosana was in her room reading a book when there was a LOUD knock on her bedroom door…

KNOCK…

KNOCK…

KNOCK…

"Open!" Inosana said and the door flew open revealing a VERY EXCITED Ino "Check this out sis!" she said handing her sister the letter. After reading it, Inosana looked at her sister and smiled "So… What was his gift this time?" she asked "A gold necklace with a heart-shaped amethyst pendant." She said revealing the necklace she was wearing ARE THEY NUTS!? HOW COULD THEY AFFORD SOMETHIG LIKE THIS!? Inosana thought as she looked at the necklace in shock "You like it?" Ino asked "Yeah… It's very nice…" Inosana said doing her best not to look pissed off which was easy because she could easily hide her emotions… At times… She glanced at her watch; 8:00 am. "Listen, I gotta go! ANBU business." She said but, in truth, she was gonna meet up with the others and work on PHASE TWO: THE SONG. "Oh! Okay! See ya later, sis." Ino said and left the room. The rain had finally stopped after 6 hours of it.

(TIME SKIP: 1 HOUR LATER…)

"Hey, guys! How's it going?" Inosana asked upon reaching the cloud watching spot. "Great! Four letters sent so far." Venji said "That's good to know." She said "So… what song will he serenade her with?" Sakura asked "Fall for You by Secondhand Seranade." Shikatana said "Nice choice!" Tenten said as the others agreed. "The real problems here are the two 'love-sick' tyrants…" Leana said as she rolled her eyes. Again, the others agreed "How're things on your end, Inosana?" Shin asked "Successful. I'm done with my end." Inosana said proudly "At least one plan's working… We can barely keep Temari away from Shikamaru." Kankuro said in anger. "It's worse for us!" Iruka exclaimed "Why is that Iruka-sensei?" Hinata asked. Iruka didn't respond so, Guy ended up telling them what happened…

*FLASHBACK*

They left and looked for Sai. They, eventually, found him talking to Suigetsu "Hey! Sai!" Kakashi screamed "Yes, Kakashi-sensei?" he asked approaching his teacher "We need you to go on a mission. This is a special reconnaissance mission that only you can accomplish." Anko explained "Will you do it?" Kurenai asked "Sure. Where will it be done and for how long?" he said "Near the Akatsuki's older hideout. We believe that there are still other members are still alive. All you need to do is to confirm our suspicions." Asuma said "This could take about a day or so. You must depart from the village tomorrow at dawn. You'll be operating alone so, be careful." Iruka said "The location is near the Hidden Grass. GOOD LUCK!" Azuna, Asuma's older sister, said "Thank you! I won't fail you." He said and left.

*END OF FLASHBACK*

"YOU WHAAAAA!? ARE YOU CRAZY? HE COULD GET HURT OUT THERE!" Sai's brother exclaimed "Don't worry. We made a plan ahead of time…" Kakashi said "HUH!?" the others said in unison. "We sent two ANBUS and made them transform into Deidara and Sasori. That way, he can complete his mission and defeat them." Anko said "Don't you think he'd have figured it was a trick? I mean, he didn't receive a mission briefing from the Hokage." Tonton said "I was told about the plan before he reached my office." Naruto said "Good thinking you guys!" Inosana beamed. They continued to work on the love letters, gifts and the song throughout the day.

Meanwhile, Sai was nearing the village gates when he saw Temari "Hey!" he said "Hey! How's the mission?" she asked "Too easy." He replied "Good to know. Where are you going?" Temari asked him "Hokage mansion." He said "Oh! Okay, bye!" she said and they parted.

While this was happening, Inosana passed by Tsunade's house. You see, Tsunade decided to quit being Hokage so that Naruto could fulfill his dream. Inosana entered the house and was shocked to see Jiraya in the living room "Jiraya-sensei?" Inosana asked unsure of herself. Jiraya turned to see one of his former students standing there "Inosana! Why are you here?" he said "Just wanted to see how Tsunade-sensei is doing." She said. As if on cue, Tsunade came downstairs and saw her most beloved student "INOSANA!" Tsunade cried out and hugged said person "Tsunade-sensei, why are you living with HIM?" Inosana asked breaking away "We're getting married!" the couple said in unison "YOU'RE GETTING WHAAAAAAAAA!?" Inosana exclaimed and nearly fainted at the news. She was really happy for them but, she still couldn't believe it "I'm so happy for you!" Inosana said finally regaining her sanity "Thank you! Good luck with your plan!" Tsunade said "Azuna told us." Jiraya explained "Thanks! Bye and I hope you have a happy life together." Inosana said and left. Later when Inosana reached home, there was huge amount of screaming coming from Ino's room. Inosana became worried and ran upstairs to her sister's room. When she reached the door, she barged right in "What's going on in here?" she said holding her paralytic whip in her right hand. She was in her ANBU uniform without the mask. Although, she wore a purple tank top, skinny jeans and black boots earlier when she met up with the others, she left the house wearing her uniform. Her waist-length, light blonde hair was down but, she wore her forehead-protector on her head. She was wearing a headband earlier. "Nothing's wrong, sis!" Ino said trying to hide the 5th love letter "Don't hide it, Ino! Let her see it!" Sakura, Tenten, and Hinata cheered on "Let me see that." Inosana said as she grabbed the letter from Ino's hands. It said:

All along I believe I would find you. Time has brought your heart to me I have love you for a thousand years and I'll love you for a thousand more.

Your Secret Admirer

"What was the gift this time?" Inosana asked "Chocolates and a headband." She said revealing them. Inosana looked at the gifts in shock nice choices, boys! She thought smiling to herself. "Well… If anybody needs me, I'll be in my room." Inosana said and left the room. When she entered, she slammed the door behind her. She lied down on her bed and played Our Song by Taylor Swift and read her book. Today was a bit hectic for her but, tomorrow would be a bit better.

DAMN IT! OOC CHARACTERS AGAIN! THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME… GAAAAHHHHH! I'll just make up in the next one…