"I don't know what you expected from her", Naruto mumbled in between slurps of his ramen. "Women don't wait around forever, Shikamaru. Especially not ones like Ino-chan!"
"True", Sasuke agreed. "I never liked Ino that way. That being said, I never hated her."
"That's saying a lot, Shikamaru!" Naruto yelled, slapping Sasuke's back.
"I know but I'm lost." Shikamaru groaned.
"Hm, yewr genius bran cawnt figwer thes out?"
"Naruto, for god's sake don't speak when you're eating your ramen", Sasuke spewed, pushing Naruto's face away.
"I said", Naruto retorted, pushing Sasuke's face back, "that your genius brain can't figure this one out."
"Hn", Shikamaru replied.
"Listen to me, Shikamaru, I got a lifetime of knowledge", Naruto boasted.
"Whatever, shmuck, you had your first kiss at 19", Sasuke snapped.
"Hinata is a quality woman!"
"It's still not a lifetime of knowledge!"
"Kage Bunshin No-Jutsu really speeds up the process" Naruto smirked.
"Baka…" Sasuke sneered. "Listen to me, Shikamaru. You just need to-"
"Show Ino-"
"She's important to you." Sasuke shouted.
"How?" Shikamaru questioned.
"Seriously?" Sasuke snapped. "Make her feel special!"
"Sasuke's right, Shikamaru. Ino likes flowers so buy her flowers."
"From her own flower shop?"
"I don't know, this is your problem not mine", Naruto shrugged. "The Hokage title doesn't mean relationship expert."
"You're always contradicting yourself, baka", Sasuke joked. "What happened to having a lifetime of knowledge?"
"Why don't you help him out then, Sasuke?"
"Nara, you have to pull off the best date ever. Include elements from your pasts, your presents, and your futures. She loves you right? Just show her you love her. You have to keep that up though. She wants to be acknowledged and loved. That's all the ladies want." Sasuke stated. Naruto nodded with every word he spoke, resembling a bobble-head.
Shikamaru dwelled on the Uchiha's words. "How do you know this?"
Sasuke pushed himself off of the stool, throwing his money for the ramen on the counter. "Eh, I love a woman too" he said, shoving his hands in his pockets and walking away.
"I hate when he acts cool like that", Naruto mumbled.
"Naruto I'll need your help for this." Shikamaru said, ignoring the blonds comment.
"What can I do for you, Shikamaru?" he asked, ordering another bowl of ramen.
"You need to-"
"Shikamaru-Sensei?" an unfamiliar voice spoke.
"Heh? Who are you?" Shikamaru asked.
"Itachi! How are you?! It's been so long!" Naruto yelled, patting the top of the Uchiha's head. "Your dad just left!"
"I know, I need to talk to Shikamaru-Sensei."
"Huh? Why?"
"It's private."
"Okay I'll leave you two then", Naruto said, grabbing his bowl of ramen and walking away. "I'll talk to you later, Shikamaru!"
"Bye Naruto-san! Say hi to Kushina for me!" Itachi exclaimed, a blush creeping on his face.
"Hai! See you around, Itachi!"
"What did you need, Itachi?"
"I heard what happened between you and Ino-Sensei."
"Where'd you hear that?"
"I was eavesdropping."
"You look like your dad but you act like your mom, you know that?"
"I'd like to think I'm a little bit of both."
"Hn."
"I can help you, you know?"
"You're just a kid."
"I'm a kid she sees every day", Itachi said, un-phased by Shikamaru's comment.
"What do you think you can do?" Shikamaru asked, slightly ingrigued.
"What do you need me to do?"
"Uh…"
"You don't know what to do, do you?" Itachi asked, squinting his bright green eyes.
"Why do you want to help me with this, Itachi?"
"I can tell her that Saki, Katsu and I are going to train at the hill. She'll come."
"Listen kid-"
"Ino-Sensei loves picnics. There's a flower field down the hill, too. She told us that she goes there to relax."
"Yeah, okay-"
"Then you can take her out on a real date. She's been talking about this play she's wanted to watch for a while now but she's too shy to go alone."
"Itachi, listen here."
"What?"
"I don't need your help to win Ino back."
"Yeah, you do. Sometimes kids know more about love than adults."
"That's not true-"
"I always thought you were really smart but you're a bigger baka than Kouga's uncle."
"Heh?! Bigger than Kiba?"
"Yeah. At least Kiba-san accepts advice."
Shikamaru glared at the smug child beside him. "Fine…" He gave in. "Tell Ino to come to the hill at 5."
"Hai, Sensei!"
Yeah, the kids are getting involved again! I'll try and update again tonight but I'm not sure I can due to homework!
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