Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
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Ino could hardly contain herself. The fact that Kakashi and Sakura had been giggling and playing footsie was absolutely too much for her. Oh, the gossip would fly! She dashed towards her family flower shop, hoping to run into a classmate she could tell. She wasn't paying much attention to the people around her, and with a painful jolt, found herself lying on her back.
"You okay, Ino?" said Shikamaru, looking down at her. Ino blushed furiously and stood up, brushing herself off.
"I'm okay," she said breathlessly, a faraway look in her eyes.
"Huh?" inquired Shikamaru. "What's up?"
"Oh, just wait until you hear," said Ino, leaning over and trying to whisper in his ear.
"No way," he said. 'I'm not the type for gossip, Ino," he said, pushing her away. Ino leaned over anyway and whispered furiously in his ear, and his eyes bulged horrible.
"No shit," he muttered, before walking off. Ino didn't feel much better, so she decided to blab to someone else as well. She spotted a familiar face across the street, coming out of a store.
"Hey, Shino!" she called.
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Sakura and Kakashi walked towards the jounin's apartment. Sakura intended to do some serious cleaning- no one should live in such filth. They noticed, to their discomfort, that a few people were staring at them as they walked through town. They decided to act again.
"Now, about this extra training, Sakura- you say that you want to get stronger?" Kakashi asked casually, just loud enough for people to overhear.
"Yes, I want to be able to Sasuke and Naruto a run for their money," Sakura replied, glancing around. Some of the people who had been staring now turned back to what they were doing, but the rest just kept looking on suspiciously. Kakashi was actually getting nervous.
"Okay then. When we get to the training area, we'll start with some tree climbing to warm up," he said.
"Why tree climbing? That's not going to help!" argued Sakura. "Concentrating chakra will help build strength," he shrugged, pulling out his treasured "Icha Icha Paradise" and flipping to a random page as they walked casually in the direction of Kakashi's apartment.
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Kakashi made sure that no one was watching as he opened the door for Sakura and they stepping in. Kakashi locked the door behind him.
"Why'dya lock the door?" asked Sakura.
"My landlord has a habit of simply walking in on me," he explained. "Now then, where shall we start?" he asked, rubbing his hands together.
"You can start with the clothes, I'll work of the pizza boxes," Sakura instructed.
"Why do I have to do the laundry?" whined Kakashi.
"Because young ladies like me shouldn't have to pick up your underwear!" she said, one hand pinching her nose and the other pointing to a pair of boxers strewn over the couch. Kakashi blushed furiously from under his mask and did as she instructed, making sure to pick up the underwear first. Sakura stacked a total of eight pizza boxes on her arm before unlocking the door and heading around the back of the house and depositing them in the Dumpster. She walked back into the house and found that Kakashi had made decent progress on his own chore.
"Almost done, Kakashi?" asked Sakura.
"Yeah," he mumbled from behind the pile of clothes in his arms.
"Good. When you finish with that, go clean up the egg I dropped this morning. I'll vacuum," Sakura instructed. The almost-clean floor was littered with tiny crumbs from chips, little pieces of paper, and assorted M&M's. Sakura cringed at the sight, but dutifully went to the closet where Kakashi had hidden his vacuum.
"Kakashi! You haven't vacuumed in ages!" Sakura whined, noticing the numerous cobwebs that strung between the closet walls and the vacuum.
"Eh," he replied from the other room. Sakura sighed and pulled it out, plugging it into a socket. It immediately turned on, and she started working her way around the room.
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Ino could hardly contain herself. The fact that Kakashi and Sakura had been giggling and playing footsie was absolutely too much for her. Oh, the gossip would fly! She dashed towards her family flower shop, hoping to run into a classmate she could tell. She wasn't paying much attention to the people around her, and with a painful jolt, found herself lying on her back.
"You okay, Ino?" said Shikamaru, looking down at her. Ino blushed furiously and stood up, brushing herself off.
"I'm okay," she said breathlessly, a faraway look in her eyes.
"Huh?" inquired Shikamaru. "What's up?"
"Oh, just wait until you hear," said Ino, leaning over and trying to whisper in his ear.
"No way," he said. 'I'm not the type for gossip, Ino," he said, pushing her away. Ino leaned over anyway and whispered furiously in his ear, and his eyes bulged horrible.
"No shit," he muttered, before walking off. Ino didn't feel much better, so she decided to blab to someone else as well. She spotted a familiar face across the street, coming out of a store.
"Hey, Shino!" she called.
* * *
Sakura and Kakashi walked towards the jounin's apartment. Sakura intended to do some serious cleaning- no one should live in such filth. They noticed, to their discomfort, that a few people were staring at them as they walked through town. They decided to act again.
"Now, about this extra training, Sakura- you say that you want to get stronger?" Kakashi asked casually, just loud enough for people to overhear.
"Yes, I want to be able to Sasuke and Naruto a run for their money," Sakura replied, glancing around. Some of the people who had been staring now turned back to what they were doing, but the rest just kept looking on suspiciously. Kakashi was actually getting nervous.
"Okay then. When we get to the training area, we'll start with some tree climbing to warm up," he said.
"Why tree climbing? That's not going to help!" argued Sakura. "Concentrating chakra will help build strength," he shrugged, pulling out his treasured "Icha Icha Paradise" and flipping to a random page as they walked casually in the direction of Kakashi's apartment.
* * *
Kakashi made sure that no one was watching as he opened the door for Sakura and they stepping in. Kakashi locked the door behind him.
"Why'dya lock the door?" asked Sakura.
"My landlord has a habit of simply walking in on me," he explained. "Now then, where shall we start?" he asked, rubbing his hands together.
"You can start with the clothes, I'll work of the pizza boxes," Sakura instructed.
"Why do I have to do the laundry?" whined Kakashi.
"Because young ladies like me shouldn't have to pick up your underwear!" she said, one hand pinching her nose and the other pointing to a pair of boxers strewn over the couch. Kakashi blushed furiously from under his mask and did as she instructed, making sure to pick up the underwear first. Sakura stacked a total of eight pizza boxes on her arm before unlocking the door and heading around the back of the house and depositing them in the Dumpster. She walked back into the house and found that Kakashi had made decent progress on his own chore.
"Almost done, Kakashi?" asked Sakura.
"Yeah," he mumbled from behind the pile of clothes in his arms.
"Good. When you finish with that, go clean up the egg I dropped this morning. I'll vacuum," Sakura instructed. The almost-clean floor was littered with tiny crumbs from chips, little pieces of paper, and assorted M&M's. Sakura cringed at the sight, but dutifully went to the closet where Kakashi had hidden his vacuum.
"Kakashi! You haven't vacuumed in ages!" Sakura whined, noticing the numerous cobwebs that strung between the closet walls and the vacuum.
"Eh," he replied from the other room. Sakura sighed and pulled it out, plugging it into a socket. It immediately turned on, and she started working her way around the room.
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