(The three are back at the river. The sun is setting, and it is almost dark.)
Naruto: Do we have to cross this thing again! I don't want to get sick!
Sakura: Naruto, you recovered five minutes after we crossed.
Naruto: Yeah, but…
(They notice Sasuke is already across the river.)
Sasuke: Are you two just gonna stand there arguing?
Sakura: Come on, Naruto, let's go.
(Sakura swims across. Naruto sighs, and then jumps in. He remembers this time to quickly transfer chakra to his arms and legs, and he gets across fairly quickly.)
Sakura: Good job, Naruto.
Naruto grin: Heh heh!
Sakura: So, where do we start looking?
Sasuke: Nowhere. I'll do it.
(Sasuke uses his Sharingan to look around. He sees something through the bushes.)
Sasuke: I see her.
(He walks over to the spot. Sure enough, when he moves the bushes aside, Ino is there, her body slumped and lifeless.)
Sakura: …Okay. Now that we found her, …what do we do with her?
Sasuke: Well…there is a way…to bring her back to life.
Sakura: There is? How?
Sasuke: If she were to drink some of my blood, it would restore her.
Sakura: But she can't drink blood! She's not a vampire, and, she's dead!
Sasuke: I could pour it into her mouth.
Sakura: Oh. Okay!
Sasuke: But…
Sakura: But what?
Sasuke: It would turn her into a vampire. Not only that, it would take a full day for her to awaken. So we'd have to take her with us.
Sakura: So…she'd become a vampire?
Sasuke: Yes.
Naruto: So we basically have two choices for her – dead or undead. …Not alive.
Sasuke: Pretty much.
Sakura: Then you might as well convert her. We don't want anyone finding her dead.
Sasuke: And if she tries to blow my cover, she'll be exposing herself.
Sakura: Right.
Sasuke: …So, you're sure you want me to do this? Positive, I mean.
(Sakura nods.)
Naruto: Whatever. It doesn't really matter to me.
Sasuke: …Okay.
(He extends his fangs. He chomps at his own wrist. He winces in pain, but continues anyway. He opens Ino's mouth, and holds his bleeding wrist over it. His blood trickles into her mouth. After a moment, he pulls his wrist away. The wound heals itself.)
Sakura: So…did it work?
Sasuke: Why wouldn't it?
Sakura: Shouldn't we check her pulse, or something?
Sasuke duh: Vampires don't have pulses.
Sakura embarrassed: Oh. Heh heh. Right.
Naruto: So, how are we supposed to bring her with us?
(Sasuke is lugging Ino on his back, her lifeless arms wrapped around his neck.)
Sakura: You don't mind carrying her, Sasuke? You don't have to.
Inner Sakura: Yeah, you wouldn't want to get too attached to her.
Sasuke: No. It's fine.
Inner Sakura: Grr…
Sakura: …Okay.
(The sun sets completely, and it is pitch black.)
Naruto: Great. How are we supposed to see now?
Sasuke: I can see.
(Sakura turns to look at Sasuke. His eyes look like mirrors, reflecting light like a cat's.)
Sakura: You have night vision?
Sasuke: How else would I get around at night?
Sakura shrugs: I don't know.
Shortly after sunrise
Sakura: Uh…I think we went the wrong way. We're back at the village.
Naruto: I think you're right.
Sakura: We can't go back into Konoha with Ino like this.
Naruto: And I'm hungry.
Sakura: Yeah, I am too.
Sasuke: You two can go into the village and get some food. I'll stay here with Ino, and make sure we're hidden.
Sakura and Naruto: Okay.
(They depart for the village. Sasuke leaps up into a nearby tree with Ino. He waits.)
(Sakura and Naruto have both brought food back from the village.)
Sakura: I just got a little, cause I'm only a little bit hungry.
Naruto: I got lotsa ramen, cause I love ramen!
Sakura: We know.
Sasuke: Are you gonna eat now?
Naruto: Yeah! I'm starving!
Sakura: Fine. I'll eat here.
(Sakura and Naruto sit on the ground. Sakura begins to eat, but gets a strange feeling. She turns around, and sees Sasuke staring at her, watching her eat.)
Sakura to Sasuke: Um…you want some?
Sasuke: No.
Naruto: Well quit watching us then! Geez!
Sasuke: …Wake me up when you're finished.
(He goes to sleep in the tree.)