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did.
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CHAPTER 9 ~ Old Friends ~
"Sakura-chan, are you okay?" Ino asked sincerely.
"Why would you care, Ino-Pig?!" Sakura said almost angrily.
{What is she doing here? How much did she hear? What am I going to do now?}
"...Sakura, please don't get mad. If you can believe it, I'm actually here to help. When I saw you being brought to the hospital...I thought you were going to die. It broke my heart because...because I still care for you so much. I don't know how we became such enemies. I know we decided to become rivals for Sasuke's affection...but you know, to tell you the truth...I gave up on liking him a long time ago...There's someone else I care for. He's much cooler than Sasuke ever was."
{What is she saying all of this for? I don't get it...you mean you really didn't like Sasuke?}
"I guess I played along because I was jealous of you. I'm so sorry. I want to be your friend again. I want to help you. Do you forgive me?"
"Yes! Ino I've missed being your friend so much!"
Sakura wrapped her arms around her best friend while starting to tear up again.
Ino pushed her away slightly, looking straight into Sakura's eyes.
"Sakura, now tell me what's the matter. I can tell when something's wrong. That's why I came."
"...I don't want anyone to find out. I can't...I just can't...."
"Sakura, maybe I can help...and if not I'll promise to never tell another should."
"...okay. I'll tell you...When I went to get my bandages removed, Tsunade- sama did all sorts of tests and she found that my eyes were still damaged severely."
"...WHAT?! But you can see fine, can't you?"
"Yes...for now. She said that she doesn't know how long it will take, but eventually I'll go completely blind."
"Why? Why doesn't anyone know?"
"Because I told Tsunade to keep it secret."
"...but you could be hurt. What was she thinking?!"
"Ino!" Sakura slapped Ino across the face. Ino began to cry and Sakura followed.
"But, you can't still be a shinobi, can you?"
"Maybe not as I am now...but if you help me train, maybe I can....be the first blind ninja!"
"Sakura, if this is truly what you want, I'll help you anyway I can."
"Thank-you!"
"No problem!" Ino said with a big smile coming through her tears. "Now let's think about 'Operation: Blind Ninja'," Ino said trying to cheer up her friend.
"Okay, let's do this! ....but first ...if you don't like Sasuke, who do you like?
Ino shook her head.
"Come on Ino! I told you my biggest secret. Now it's your turn!"
"ummm....no!"
"Come on...please! I won't tell!"
"...okay...it's ...." And she quickly ran away back towards the village laughing the whole way.
She was quickly followed by a raging, screaming, pink-haired shinobi, who was yelling,
"NO FAIR! INO-PIG, COME BACK HERE!"
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
....hmmmm, I wonder who it is that Ino has crush on? I'll let you guess, and I'll tell you next chapter.
Here's a hint: He's very intelligent, but extremely lazy.
(I think that hint shouldn't be considered a hint. It's way too obvious!)
See you next time!
did.
"" = dialogue {} = thoughts
CHAPTER 9 ~ Old Friends ~
"Sakura-chan, are you okay?" Ino asked sincerely.
"Why would you care, Ino-Pig?!" Sakura said almost angrily.
{What is she doing here? How much did she hear? What am I going to do now?}
"...Sakura, please don't get mad. If you can believe it, I'm actually here to help. When I saw you being brought to the hospital...I thought you were going to die. It broke my heart because...because I still care for you so much. I don't know how we became such enemies. I know we decided to become rivals for Sasuke's affection...but you know, to tell you the truth...I gave up on liking him a long time ago...There's someone else I care for. He's much cooler than Sasuke ever was."
{What is she saying all of this for? I don't get it...you mean you really didn't like Sasuke?}
"I guess I played along because I was jealous of you. I'm so sorry. I want to be your friend again. I want to help you. Do you forgive me?"
"Yes! Ino I've missed being your friend so much!"
Sakura wrapped her arms around her best friend while starting to tear up again.
Ino pushed her away slightly, looking straight into Sakura's eyes.
"Sakura, now tell me what's the matter. I can tell when something's wrong. That's why I came."
"...I don't want anyone to find out. I can't...I just can't...."
"Sakura, maybe I can help...and if not I'll promise to never tell another should."
"...okay. I'll tell you...When I went to get my bandages removed, Tsunade- sama did all sorts of tests and she found that my eyes were still damaged severely."
"...WHAT?! But you can see fine, can't you?"
"Yes...for now. She said that she doesn't know how long it will take, but eventually I'll go completely blind."
"Why? Why doesn't anyone know?"
"Because I told Tsunade to keep it secret."
"...but you could be hurt. What was she thinking?!"
"Ino!" Sakura slapped Ino across the face. Ino began to cry and Sakura followed.
"But, you can't still be a shinobi, can you?"
"Maybe not as I am now...but if you help me train, maybe I can....be the first blind ninja!"
"Sakura, if this is truly what you want, I'll help you anyway I can."
"Thank-you!"
"No problem!" Ino said with a big smile coming through her tears. "Now let's think about 'Operation: Blind Ninja'," Ino said trying to cheer up her friend.
"Okay, let's do this! ....but first ...if you don't like Sasuke, who do you like?
Ino shook her head.
"Come on Ino! I told you my biggest secret. Now it's your turn!"
"ummm....no!"
"Come on...please! I won't tell!"
"...okay...it's ...." And she quickly ran away back towards the village laughing the whole way.
She was quickly followed by a raging, screaming, pink-haired shinobi, who was yelling,
"NO FAIR! INO-PIG, COME BACK HERE!"
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
....hmmmm, I wonder who it is that Ino has crush on? I'll let you guess, and I'll tell you next chapter.
Here's a hint: He's very intelligent, but extremely lazy.
(I think that hint shouldn't be considered a hint. It's way too obvious!)
See you next time!