Chapter 12: A day at the Beach (Continued)
Hinata said, "We need to set some ground rules before we start this volleyball game. Sakura, tone it down with your monstrous strength. We don't need anyone put in the hospital. Naruto, you are not allowed to use Shadow clones or Kurama in any way. That would put the rest of us at a disadvantage. Sasuke, you are not allowed to use your Sharingan for the same reason. Kiba and Katsumi, you cannot use the Four-legged technique because it would give you incredible speed." Everyone agreed to the rules and the game began with Naruto serving the ball.
He hit it high over the net and hoped that it would score a point. His hopes were dashed when he saw Hinata hit it right back to him. The ball landed on the boy's side, scoring a point for the kunoichi. Sasuke, said, "Can't you do anything right, Naruto? I mean- ." Sasuke received a volleyball to the face from Sakura because he was not paying attention to the game. Sasuke got up from the ground with a bloody nose. Sakura immediately apologized and took Sasuke away from the game to heal him.
Meanwhile, Ino had buried Shikamaru up to his waist in sand. He did not seem to mind- Shikamaru was daydreaming while looking at the white clouds in the sky. Suddenly, multiple shadow clones of Naruto appeared on the sidelines. One group was cheering for Hinata and the other group was cheering for Naruto. Hinata said after hitting the ball back: "Naruto, I told you no shadow clones." Naruto replied with his iconic grin: "Hinata, they are not part of the game. They are just here to cheer us on." The clones quickly got into a fight over who would win the game and they all disappeared in puffs of smoke.
Katsumi hit the ball to Kiba but Akamaru intercepted it and hit it towards Kurami. Kurami hit the ball towards Naruto and he got hit in the stomach. It knocked the wind of out him and Hinata rushed underneath the net to see if he was okay. Katsumi said, "Sorry, Naruto! Kurami gets excited with this sort of thing and can't control herself!" Hinata looked at the injury and said, "I think Naruto and I will sit out of the game. I need to heal him." Hinata went with Naruto underneath the beach umbrella. It was just Kiba and Akamaru vs. Katsumi and Kurami.
Both teams activated their four legged techniques and made the match more interesting. The other three ninja couples watched in amazement as the volleyball went back and forth at an incredible pace. The game went on and the score was 20 to 20. Shikamaru was up to his neck in sand and hardly paid attention to the game. However, a stray hit from Akamaru caused the ball to hit Shikamaru right on the head. After getting hit, Shikamaru said, "Ouch! What a drag. I let myself get buried in sand by Ino to avoid the game and then I get hit by a volleyball anyway." This remark made everyone burst out laughing at Shikamaru's expense. The game was won by Kiba and he decided to treat everyone with dessert since it was scorching hot. The two ninken transformed back into their canine forms.
They all got sweet dangos (dumplings and Manju (Dumplings with various fillings). Everyone enjoyed the treats, especially Kurami and Akamaru. The two ninken stole Katsumi's manju and Kiba offered to share his dumpling with her. Katsumi and Kiba both bit into the dumpling and some of the filling landed on Kiba's face. Katsumi leaned in close and licked the sweet filling off with her tongue. Kiba said, "I liked that. " He then kissed Katsumi on the lips in front of the others.
Naruto and Hinata followed suit and also made out. Sasuke said to Sakura: "Kiba and Katsumi seem made for each other. Just like us." Sakura was touched by his remark and kissed him. Ino pulled Shikamaru out of the sand . She asked, "Shikamaru, I am thinking about taking Kiba and Katsumi out to dinner. Do you think it is a good idea?" Shikamaru said, "Yes." Ino was so happy that she kissed him with the sand still falling from his body. Kurami and Akamaru even joined in with everyone. Kurami licked Akamaru on the nose and he rubbed his head against her neck.
(Possible puppies in the future? Wait to find out!)
