Hello again. Well little to say I did not fully get back into the groove, but I definitely spent more time thinking about this chapter. I wanted to bring in Choji's love interest before the jump since that's when they have her in the original. Don't worry, she's not going to be a "Choji's Girlfriend" character. While I don't have a plan for her just yet she will come into play in the second part. Enough of me, please enjoy the latest chapter in Team Celestial.
I still don't own Naruto. I hired a band of assassins to steal the rights to Naruto but Kishimoto was too powerful. They traced the attack to me so now I'm on the run.
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"AAAAAHHHHHH! Don't you guys do anything other than cloud watching and eating? I'm so booorrreeeddd!"
"Well Naruto, if you're so bored you can leave," said Shikamaru.
"Yeah *munch munch*. Don't complain to us *munch munch*. Besides *munch* what about Sasuke and Hinata?" Choji added while chowing down on a bag of bacon flavored chips.
Naruto sighed in annoyance. "Hinata's off on some mission with team 8 to find a cool bug and Sasuke is with Haku today".
"Okay, so why is your boredom or problem?" Shikamaru pointed out. Naruto only responded with an angry grumble before deciding to give up on the matter.
Choji sat up, turning his bag of chips upside down for only the smallest of crumbs to escape. "I'm going to get some more chips, want to come?". Shikamaru sighed and got up from his spot. Naruto readily joined too, taking any opportunity to get up and move. "Hey, isn't that Kurenai-sensei?".
Shikamaru and Naruto followed Choji's gaze. "Yeah, it is" confirmed Shikamaru.
"Why isn't she with her team?" Naruto asked.
"Why would we know? We're just as lost as you". Shikamaru pointed out.
Naruto huffed and jumped off the roof and ran up to the geninless sensei. "Yo Kurenai-sensei! Why aren't you with your team?". Shikamaru facepalmed at Naruto's bluntness before joining Naruto with Choji.
Kurenai was startled by the question and took a second to process and prepare an answer. "I-um. I had other business. Besides, it's so close to the village, I doubt they'll run into anything that dangerous".
Shikamaru's brows furrowed. 'Genin sensei's are required to always accompany their genin on missions outside the village. What other business would she have?'.
With an uneasy smile Kurenai said "Well, I best be off", waving goodbye and speed walking off. The trio watched her in confusion.
"You want to follow her?" Naruto asked, still watching Kurenai walk away.
"Yep! Just let me get some more snacks first" Choji replied, walking into the closest store and purchasing 5 bags of chips. 4 to store in his vest and one to start eating. Shikamaru agreed to join them, though he didn't sound very happy about it. Secretly he too was curious about what Kurenai was hiding.
They took to the roofs, trailing behind her for about 10 minutes before she came to the edge of Konoha and disappeared. "What? Where'd she go?" Naruto asked.
"She's standing right behind you". The three froze and shakily turned around to see the angry expression of Konoha's genjutsu mistress.
"He-Hey Kurenai-sensei. What brings you to this roof top?" Naruto asked, sweat dripping from his brow.
"Why are you three following me?" she asked annoyed, her eyes narrowed with suspicion.
Naruto continued with his lame excuses. "We're trying to find the best cloud gazing location. Right guys?". Choji and Shikamaru nodded their heads in agreement, one more reluctantly than the other.
"Is that right? Well if I catch you again it's not going to be pretty, got it?".
The three gulped. "Wh-What? I'd never. Trust me, you won't see us for the next week," Naruto said with an uneasy laugh. As he said this he patted Kurenai's arm as if it was a funny joke. "We haven't checked the other side of the village too much right. Let's go look for a good cloud gazing spot there huh?". Choji and Shikamaru continued to follow Naruto as he led them away from Kurenai and to the other side of town, jumping down from the rooftops to the streets.
Kurenai watched them leave before turning around and continuing to her destination.
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Naruto peeked his eyes over the rooftop that Kurenai watched them jump off. "She's gone," he whispered.
"Well now how are we going to follow her?" Shikamaru asked.
"I put a tracking seal on her earlier so I can find her".
"When *munch* did you do *munch* that?" Choji asked.
"You put the seal on her when you awkwardly patted her arm, didn't you?" Shikamaru asked.
"Yep!". Naruto got onto the top of the roof and started off again. Shikamaru and Choji once again started following him.
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The trio followed Kurenai to a quaint little house on the outskirts of konoha. It had almost a mile of forest between itself and the city, and was level with the Hokage Monument. Naruto took note that it was probably the best view he'd ever seen of the village. A clear view of the Hokage Tower with the faces of past Hokages right behind.
"Is this Kurenai's house?" asked Naruto.
"Maybe, but I don't see how she could afford it. She already has an apartment in town, and it's not a cheap one either," replied Shikamaru.
Kurenai abruptly halted her advance towards the house. The three froze in fear that she had discovered them again despite Naruto using the invisibility and sound canceling jutsus.
Several Anbu appeared before her. The genin couldn't hear the conversation but they assumed the Anbu leader was asking her what her business was there. After a brief discussion it became clear that the leader didn't find her reasons suitable. Kurenai leaped back and took a battle stance.
The trio learned that day exactly why Kurenai was deemed the genjutsu mistress of Konoha. She used genjutsus like they were second nature. Within seconds 3 anbu were on the ground passed out. If not for Shikamaru, Naruto and Choji would've fallen to her genjutsus too. Within 3 minutes she had finished, most of the Anbu laying on the ground unconscious and 3 fighting invisible enemies off to the side. The leader currently had her back to a tree and was struggling against ghost restraints. Kurenai calmly walked through the battlefield, ignoring the defeated Anbu and entering the house.
Naruto, Choji, and Shikamaru quickly followed as soon as the door closed. They knew they would stand a chance against so many Anbu and wanted to get inside before any of them broke out of their genjutsu.
The inside of the house was dark. All the lights turned off and shutters pulled shut. Besides the ominous atmosphere, it was a pretty standard house. Hardwood flooring and light colored walls.
The boys naturally fell into an order. Naruto went in front with Choji in the back. Naruto wanted to be the hero, brave and strong, and Choji wasn't fond of the idea of wandering a creepy house in the dark. Shikamaru only watched as the two took their places around him and shrugged.
They went from room to room. They found beautiful paintings in each room. Beautiful paintings but tragic. Every painting was of some sort of catastrophe happening with someone dying or the destruction of something. The painting that sent chills down everyone's spines as the one of Kurenai-sensei with a multitude of red vines emerging from stomach.
In the next room one painting caught Choji's eye. It was of a girl with her legs pulled into her chest and head in her knees. He grew sad at the sight. Looking to the left he saw another painting of the girl. Only this one had her as a demon. He was unsettled by how life-like it was. As if the artist was actually able to see such a creature.
Talking could be heard from the otherside of a door at the end of the hallway. The three creeped towards it, pressing their ears to the door.
"Yakumo, please let me help you," Kurenai said.
"Help me? Why would you help me? You left me!" a girl's voice rang out.
"I know; and I'm sorry. Please understand though it wasn't my choice".
"Like hell it wasn't your choice! You got bored of me and left me! You probably ran off with that Asuma guy!"
"Even if I was romantically involved with Asuma that would not take me away from you. The hokage had personally asked me to take on a genin team. While you are impressive there are other children in the village with potential".
"But are they as good as me? No! You're scared of me! You're scared of my power! You want me to stay weak so you'll be the best in the village!"
"If I wanted you to stay weak I would've never trained you in the basics of genjutsu. I am here to help you control your power so you can finally leave this house".
"Like that would ever happen! The Hokage would never allow that!"
"The third Hokage only said you couldn't leave if you didn't have control. He never said that you'd be locked away in this house forever".
"Shut up! You know he was scared of me! Everyone is scared of me! You think I'm a demon don't you!"
"I don't thi…"
"SHUT UP!". The door was sent flying to the opposite end of the room, the three boys smooshed into the wall on the opposite of the kitchen counter. A dark energy had erupted from the door. Kurenai had also been sent into a wall and was getting up by the time the boys had peeled off the wall and fell to the floor. A quiet "ow" could be heard from all of them.
Both Kurenai and the girl froze, they had faintly heard the boys but were not sure who it was. No one had ever been in this house before. No one had been allowed.
"Who's there!" Kurenai yelled. The boys froze. Naruto's jutsus had been deactivated by the crash, they were royally screwed.
Choji, in a stroke of brilliance, replied "no one". Naruto and Shikamaru face palmed.
"Choji? Why are you here? How did you even…" Kurenai grew furious as she figured out the answer to her question. "Naruto! You put a tracking seal on me didn't you! Where did you even learn how to do that?! I'm guessing Shikamaru is with you two as well?".
The sigh of "troublesome" gave her her answer.
"I can't believe you three brats followed me! I could have you charged for insubordination!".
"Yeah yeah," Naruto replied, still recovering from being squashed into the wall.
"Who is that?!" the girl asked. It seems she wasn't too fond of intruders.
"They're just some foolish boys from the village".
"Are they ninja?!".
"Well yes, but.."
"So they've sent those boys to kill me! And you were supposed to be a distraction! I hate you Kurenai sensei! Hate you!". Kurenai was once again pressed against the wall, held there by invisible restraints.
"Please Yakumo! You're mad with me! Don't hurt them!"
"Shut up! I can't trust a word you say!". An invisible force seemed to cover Kurenai's mouth and prevented her from speaking further.
The girl named Yakumo walked into the door frame. Peeking their heads up the three boys finally were able to see this mysterious girl. To be honest, they found the mystic looking room behind her of floating paintings and seeming infinite was a stark contrast from the simple clothing she wore. 'It's the girl from earlier' remembered Choji. Realizing he was starting to stare he tried to make a peace offering, "Uhhh, chip bag?". As much as Naruto and Shikamaru wanted to facepalm again, it was also probably the best way of showing her they weren't enemies.
A scratchy, ominous voice echoed through the air, "poison". Yakumo grew angry once more and red vines erupted from the floor and wrapped around each of the boys.
"No no no. Not poison! I eat these chips all the time! I'll eat the first chip if you want!"
Yakumo continued to stare at them with a hard glare. "What... is a chip?". The three boys stopped struggling against the vines and gave the girl a dumbfounded look.
Choji was appalled. "You've never had chips before?". Yaumo cautiously shook her head.
Choji smiled, "well if you get rid of these vines I'd be happy to show you!".
The voice returned, "he's trying to escape. He'll hurt you the first chance he gets!". Yakumo became angry once more and the vines that held the boys became tighter.
"You're here to kill me aren't you! You're scared of me too, aren't you!". Yakumo's eyes began to change and her skin turned red. Then she suddenly froze like someone had put an ice cube down her shirt.
Kurenai had managed to break free of Yakumo's genjutsu and placed Yakumo in the most powerful genjutsu Kurenai knew. She then set the three genin free. "Get out of here. That's an order!".
"But Kurenai sensei we can help! I know how she feels, and I want to help her!" Naruto said.
"No buts, it was lucky I was able to trap her in this genjutsu. There won't be a second time. Now go!".
"You're right Kurenai Sensei". The mysterious voice said. Everyone froze and turned to where Yakumo had been held. Only it was no longer Yakumo there, but a demon. 'The demon' thought Choji. Her skin turned a dark red and horns had grown from each side of her head. Turning around the Konoha nin could see the large fangs that had appeared along with the evil eyes that now resided in her sockets. "You won't get another chance to stop me". The room suddenly started having it's walls peeling off, revealing what looked to be space behind it with paintings floating around them. She had already placed a genjutsu on them.
"You invaded my home and tried to kill me! The punishment for getting caught… is death". Yakumo lunged at Naruto, swiping with large claws. Naruto was just able to dodge, though he didn't have much time to think because she was right on him once more. Kurenai stopped her claws this time.
"I won't let you harm these genin".
"No, you won't. You won't be around to". A series of vines erupted from Kurenai's stomach. Kurenai was only able to cough up some blood before falling to the ground. "On second thought. I won't kill you just yet. I want you to feel just a portion of the suffering I've been through! The loneliness... The mental decay. In the meantime…". Yakumo lunged once more at Naruto. This time Naruto was ready and intercepted her strike, blocking and parrying her attacks until he accidentally slipped up and exposed his neck. Yakumo didn't hesitate to capitalize on his mistake and slice his head off. She was quite disappointed when Naruto's body poofed before her.
Yakumo swung her head around, searching for the boys. Naruto had been able to put up an invisibility and silence jutsu around them to give them some extra time to plan. "Any ideas?" he asked.
"If a chip bag offering doesn't work, I don't know what will," Choji replied.
Shikamaru sighed and looked around the room. He then pointed to a door on the opposite side. "That door. I don't know what's in there, but maybe it'll help us. I'm guessing this Yakumo girl is under the influence of a demon or something. Maybe we'll find her conscious on the other side".
Naruto didn't like how uncertain Shikamaru's plan was but at the moment it was the only thing they had. To act as a distraction Naruto would stay behind. Since he was the only one who could create clones, he was the only one who could keep her occupied long enough to give Shikamaru and Choji a chance of finding Yakumo's consciousness.
Naruto ran in the opposite direction of the door yelling "Hey Rabbit Ears! How far can you glide when you catch the wind on those ears?". The demon snarled and charged at Naruto. Shikamaru and Choji made a break for the door.
Choji accidentally tripped on the way and alerted the demon to their plans. "NOO! Get AWAY FROM THERE YOU MONSTERS!". The two genin scrambled to the door, narrowly avoiding the slashing of claws that they heard on the other side of the door. The demon kept slashing until Naruto hit her away from the door and back into battle with him.
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Catching their breath, the two boys looked around the room they were in. Whereas the room from earlier had bursts of colors appearing here and there among the starry background of space this one held nothing but one thing. A single painting on what one would guess to be the far side of the room. Cautious stepping out, Shikamaru found that there was a floor to walk on. Making their way to the otherside the two saw that the painting was crying. Choji recognized the painting from earlier.
"Are you Yakumo?" Choji asked. The girl raised her head just a little to peek her eyes over her knees. She made a small nod in confirmation.
"You're the boy from earlier. The one who offered me chips," Yakumo said with a voice of a scared child.
Choji smiled hearing that she remembered him. "That's right! If you want I can give you one. Just let me… wait! Where did my chips go?!" Choji started frantically searching through his vest for his chips.
"When the demon made the genjutsu, they probably made it seem that the chip bags had disappeared," Yakumo explained. A few seconds of silence followed. Yakumo turned her gaze away from them and to a blank space in front of her. Unhappily she asked "Are you here to kill me?".
Choji found that question to hurt him like a kunai to the gut. "Why would we hurt you?".
"Because I'm a demon. You saw what I am. Who wouldn't try to kill a demon?" Yakumo said. Choji had never heard something so depressing, trying to comfort her he tried reaching out to Yakumo but was stopped at the canvas of the painting.
"Only I can enter this painting. It's my protection," Yakumo explained.
"Protection? Seems more like a prison to me. What is it protecting you from anyways?" Shikamaru asked, curious as to how this girl fell into such a despair.
"Konoha. They hate demons. If I leave the painting for long I'll be vulnerable and they'll kill me!" Yakumo said, starting to tear up at the word "kill".
"Who told you that? Demon?" Shikamaru continued. Yakumo nodded her head. "That demon is a fat liar then. No sane person in Konoha would try to attack this place, that is if they even know about you".
"But what about the ninja waiting outside. They're waiting for an opening when I'm weak like this and then they'll attack!".
"The Anbu? They were stationed here to protect you and the village".
"Then what about you three?!" Yakumo said, sounding a bit more desperate than earlier.
"We were just curious about where Kurenai-sensei was going," replied Shikamaru.
"But.. but.. Kurenai-sensei! She was here to kill me. I know she was!"
"Why would Kurenai-sensei do that? By the sounds of it you two were pretty close," Choji said.
"She left me. She grew tired of me and left. The only person to actually treat me like a person and she left me because the Hokage said so!".
"And she came back to try and help you leave this house. She knows she can't stay with you here anymore so she's trying to bring you to her!". Yakumo's eyes went wide. The thought had never occurred to her before. It gave her something she had lost when she started depending on the demon. Hope.
While there was hope, Yakumo was still skeptical. "But what if she doesn't want me in the village? What if I'm too much of a burden?".
"Then you can stay with me! I want you in the village. There's so much food I want to show you! Plus, I kinda enjoy painting. With you around I'd have someone to finally paint with!". Choji finished his bold statement with a big cheeky smile. Yakumo visibly relaxed at the sight of it. Choji held out his hand in front of the painting, awaiting Yakumo's.
Hesitantly, she took it. Choji slowly pulled her out of the painting until she was standing before him. Shikamaru chuckled at the series of events that just occurred. 'Who knew Choji could be such a charmer?'. Together the three of them walked back to the door and opened it, ready to face what laid on the other side.
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Kurenai was just barely clinging to consciousness off to the side of the room, a pool of blood beneath her. Naruto was not sorting a few cuts on his arms and was breathing hard. The demon however didn't look tired in the slightest.
"So you've left your painting? You'll get hurt without my protection Yakumo. You're too weak!".
The small amount of confidence from earlier started to leave Yakumo. Choji started it's departure though when he took Yakumo's hand in his own. Yakumo calmed down, taking a breath to steady herself before reopening her eyes with something that hadn't been there for years. Determination.
"No. I am not weak. I give you your power. You are the one who's weak!" Yakumo accused.
"You think you give me my power? I am you Yakumo! I a your pain, your fear, your anxiety, your anger. You can never get rid of me... I may not be able to get rid of your either but that doesn't mean I can't cut you up just a little". The demon lunged towards Yakumo, claws outstretched. Yakumo suddenly had a giant hand appear in front of her. "You aren't going to touch her" said a deep voice. Naruto and Shikamaru had their eyes go wide. Choji hated fighting, and was a giant teddy bear. To hear him speak in such a threatening tone sent chills down their spines.
Yakumo placed a hand on Choji's shoulder telling him that it would be okay. Reluctantly Choji listened, shrinking his arm back to its normal size, a few drops of blood falling. The demon stood on the other side waiting.
"You're going to fight me by yourself? You have no idea just how powerful I am".
"No, you don't know how powerful I am. I am the most powerful member of the Kurama Clan in generations. No one has a greater genjutsu ability than my own. The genjutsu you wield is only a small portion of what my clan can do. All this time you've taken advantage of my loneliness! Now let's see just how powerful you are when I start fighting back". The room around them returned to its original state. The demon's eyes widened. The most powerful genjutsu they knew was broken so easily. Kurenai now had green vines circling around her, a green glow emitting from them.
"I am not weak! You made me believe I was and I listened. You made me believe that no one wanted me! That everyone was my enemy. That if I didn't listen to you people would kill me!... You lied! When I was at my most vulnerable they didn't hurt me! They were kind to me. They were worried about me! I don't need you to keep me safe".
"You foolish girl. What do you think will happen once you go to the village. Sure at first they may pay attention to you, but what happens when they get bored of you. Last time it was your sensei who left. What happens if next time you lose more people?!" the demon replied.
Yakumo wavered at this, the idea of being left behind still holding power over her. The demon's answer was not given by Yakumo, but by the boy who squeezed her hand. "I will never leave you behind. I promise you on the honor of the Akimichi Clan. This world is too mean as it is, I don't plan on giving up anyone precious to me".
It wasn't what Choji said that convinced Yakumo, it was his eyes. His eyes held such conviction, but they also held something else. Something far more vulnerable that Yakumo found herself tearing up. He genuinely wanted to be around her. In those eyes, she realized that was fact. Even if he might grow bored of her, she wanted to explore that vulnerability, and she was willing to take that risk.
Yakumo turned back to her demon. "I may lose people. But for the first time in 4 years, I'll be able to gain friends. There is nothing you can say that will change that. I am no longer your prisoner. You are mine". Yakumo raised a hand and stone chains rose from the ground, wrapping around the demon. The demon struggled, shouting profanities and curses as the stone dragged it into the ground.
The floor now had a massive hole in the middle of it, and all the paintings that lined the walls were smashed or torn. Yakumo took a sigh of relief before turning around. "Shall we leave?". Almost magically everything had been fixed to how it had been before the battle.
Naruto's head whipped around the room in shock. "How did you do that?". He had been trying to find a cleaning jutsu for years, this may have been the answer to his struggles.
"Trade secret," Yakumo said with a smile. Naruto slumped.
Shikamaru decided to crush Naruto's hopes now before he once again dragged on a wild goose chase. "She means that it's all genjutsu idiot. Nothing we just saw was actually real".
Naruto had an "ah ha" moment at this information. Shikamaru resisted face palming.
Everyone had been in good spirits until they remembered that they had a dying sensei in the corner thanks to a moan of pain she had let out. All together they rushed towards her. Naruto took a look at her wounds. "It doesn't look fatal, but we need to get her to a hospital quickly. Choji, if we can get her outside can you use your body expansion jutsu to pick her up?".
"Yes, I should be able to pick her up".
"Great, you go outside and get ready. The rest of us will bring Kurenai out. Shikamaru you get the head and Yakumo you get the feet". Together the three were able to carefully bring out their sensei without much joustle. Choji was waiting for him with a large hand already waiting for them. After placing Kurenai in his palm he carefully closed his fingers around her and leapt off to the hospital, the others following.
When he arrived a nurse had come out to see what the problem was. It wasn't every day they had an Akimichi with a giant hand arrive. The nurse's questions were answered when Choji opened his hand to reveal Kurenai. The Nurse ran back instead and grabbed a cot and another nurse. Together they loaded Kurenai onto the cot and quickly ran her into the hospital for treatment.
Yakumo tried following but she found herself stopped in the waiting room by the receptionist. Since Kurenai just arrived she would not have any visitors, and Yakumo didn't qualify as a loved one. She had thought about placing a genjutsu around herself so she could sneak in but Choji's hand on her shoulder stopped her.
Yakumo stared at the doors that Kurenai had disappeared behind for a few more seconds before turning around and leaving.
As they walked away from the hospital Naruto remembered something Yakumo had said, but wanted to confirm it just to make sure. "Hey Yakumo, did you say your clan name is Kurama?".
"Yeah. Why?"
"Just curious. I uhh have never heard of it. Where does it come from?"
"Oh, well we've always been a lesser known clan, it wasn't until a decade or two ago that we really separated ourselves from Konoha. As for the name, I'm told it's because my clan was the first to tame the nine tailed fox".
"Oh… cool!" Naruto said with some forced enthusiasm as he followed the group as they walked around town. 'Kurama, is that true?'. 'Yes. Long ago a genjutsu user other than the Uchiha was able to calm me, but they were not able to control me. Only an Uchiha has that kind of power'. The fox's words gave Naruto some comfort in case he ever lost control again like he did in wave country.
'Don't worry brat. Soon enough we'll be working on your control of my power'.
'What's that supposed to mean?'
'You'll find out soon enough'.
"How specific".
"What's so specific?" Choji asked. Naruto had forgotten that he can't just speak his thoughts when talking to Kurama.
"Oh… ahh… thaaat sign over there". Naruto blindly pointed to a shop sign on the street. It also happened to be a shop named "Yuki's Noodles".
"I don't think that's really sarcasm worthy Naruto. Might want to work on that" suggested Shikamaru, a bit suspicious of Naruto's random statement but had no clue as to why Naruto would say that otherwise. Shikamaru would've thought about it more but that would require far too much mental effort than he'd like to exert. Instead he opted to drop the subject and continued watching Choji having a blast showing Yakumo around Konoha and promising to take her to all the best restaurants.
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A few days after Hinata and Team 8 returned. Naruto felt an overwhelming urge to smile as he saw Hinata approaching. It had been 3 days since they found Yakumo. While Sasuke and he had some D-rank missions assigned, there wasn't much else to do. Kakashi and Anko were off on missions to get some more cash. Naruto was only able to make some minimal progress with his chakra control and seal knowledge.
Choji on the other hand had had a blast these past three days. Yakumo had been staying at the Akimichi compound until Kurenai awoke and said Yakumo would stay with her. During the day however, Choji would almost drag her around the village, showing her all of the sights, although he did have to pick her up a few times due to her weak body. Yakumo wasn't going to complain. She also discovered her new favorite food, Namagashi. One of the many sweets to be found regularly in Konoha's traveling merchants.
Naruto had gathered everyone to welcome back the well missed travellers. Yakumo hoped to meet some of the other girls around their age but everyone was so tired, she didn't get a chance to talk to Hinata or Sakura. Choji had introduced her to Ino on the first day of her three day tour of the village. Ino was nice, but Yakumo also found her to be really loud. When she told this to Choji and Shikamaru they laughed at first before explaining that they weren't laughing at her, but at the fact that after only one meeting Yakumo had been overwhelmed by Ino.
For the first time in her life Yakumo had friends. It was awkward, a bit stressful, and filled her with an infinite number of questions but for the first time in 4 fours she was smiling.
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Well that's the end. Sorry for the wait. As always, please leave any critiques or suggestions in a review so I can make my stories better for you all or if you just want to say hi. This is the second to last chapter of this story before I'm taking a hiatus from it. Next chapter will probably be really short so don't be surprised by only a 2-3,000 word story. Until next time!