Chapter 2
The next day, Naruto walked through the village when he hears an all too familiar and irritating voice screaming his name.
"Naruto!" Sakura screaming his name as she ran up to him.
Naruto sighed and stopped walking.
"What do you want, Haruno?" Naruto hissed.
"I-I wanted to g-give you some flowers as a birthday gift." Sakura said, her voice pleading.
"Why? You nor anyone else in this village ever cared about me before now, so why now, Haruno?" Naruto said.
Sakura dropped her head in shame, but says nothing.
"I don't want to hear your excuses, just leave me alone." Naruto hissed before turning away from the pinkette.
Sakura began tearing up as she watched the blonde walked away from her.
"Naruto." Sakura says softly.
Naruto went to a training ground, shedding his shirt and taking a taijutsu stance in front of a large boulder.
Naruto fired two lasers from his eyes, destroying the boulder in an instant.
Ten minutes later, Naruto raised his left hand, pointing one finger into the air, a ball of ki appeared above his head, before widely expanding.
Naruto then hurled the large attack at the other boulder, effectively vaporizing said boulder.
Four hours later...
Naruto was walking through the village, when he hears-.
"Naruto, wait up!" Ino called out, running up to the other blonde.
Naruto stopped and turned around, upon hearing Ino's voice.
"What can I do for you, Ino?"
"I j-just wanted to see how y-you were doing, N-Naruto." Ino said, a bit shaken.
"Why?" asked Naruto.
"Be-because, w-well...I."
"Please don't patronize me, Ino." Naruto said.
"I-I'm n-not, Naruto. Please, don't shut me out."
"Why d-do you c-care?" Naruto inquired.
"I've always cared for you, Naruto, I-I just was too af-afraid to say anything to you."
Naruto's eyes widen when he heard Ino's words, he searched the other blonde's eyes for any deceit, but found none.
"When?" Naruto asked.
"When what?" Ino asks.
"When did you start having feelings for me?" Naruto inquired.
"W-when you and Forehead came back from the Land Of Waves, after hearing about what you had done."
Sakura was coming around a corner when she spots Ino- and she was with Naruto...
And she was smiling at him.
"What's going on? Why is Ino here with Naruto, and-smiling at him?"
"N-Naruto, c-can I k-kiss you?" Ino asks nervously.
"Sure, I don't mind, Ino." he said.
Ino wraps her arms around Naruto as she quickly moved to deepen the kiss, Naruto moaned into Ino's mouth as their tongue's waged war with one another, spurred on by adrenaline, Ino pulls Naruto closer to her before breaking the kiss.
Sakura was shocked at what she was seeing- Ino Yamanaka, her rival for Sasuke's heart was kissing NARUTO of all people, and from the huge blush Ino was now sporting, the platinum blonde had greatly enjoyed kissing Naruto and for some unknown reason that made Sakura jealous.
(Inner Sakura) -" Cha! What's this!? Ino-Pig is kissing Naruto? Grrr... What about Sasuke-kun? She's supposed to be m-my rival!"
"Maybe it's just an act to make us jealous, but now that I really look at Naruto, I have to admit that he is quite handsome." Sakura said to her inner voice.
"Let's go find out!" Inner Sakura shouted.
As Sakura was coming to this decision, Ino and Naruto were finalizing the plans for their first date, a picnic in Konoha Park the night after tomorrow."
"I'll cook for you, Ino-hime." Naruto says, making Ino blush at hearing the endearment for the first time.
"What about -?" Ino asks, but is quickly silenced by another passion-filled kiss from her new boyfriend.
"I won't mention her if you won't." Naruto whispers after breaking the lip lock, leaving Ino with a huge blush on her face.
Temporarily unable to speak, Ino just nodded with a bashful smile on her face before leaning into Naruto, enjoying his warmth and his masculine scent as it slowly invaded her nostrils, arousing her.
Later...
Naruto has been summoned to Tsunade's office, Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi were waiting for the blonde when he entered the Hokage's office.
Ah, Naruto, you're here, good."
"What's up, Hokage-sama?" he asks.
Tsunade does a double take, was Naruto actually showing her respect?
"Well." the busty Kage says after clearing her throat. "Team 7's next mission is an A ranked mission in Watarano, in Southern Kumogakure, a request from the Raikage himself." Tsunade says.
"Forgive me Hokage-sama, but why would we assist Kumo? We've never been on good terms with them in the past." Sakura said.
"Kumogakure has recently come under attacks from the Silver Dragons, a group of S ranked criminals for the Hidden Stone, Kumo's forces are stretched thin, hence the request for our help." Tsunade says.
"We understand Hokage-sama." Kakashi says.
"Hokage-sama, I respectfully ask for a transfer to a different team." Naruto said, shocking everyone in the room.
