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"CHAAARGE!!"
Itachi barely had time to register the fact that he was being 'attacked' before he was plowed down by Kiba. Shikamaru took this brief moment of confusion to attempt to use kagemane no justu on Itachi.
Unfortunately Itachi recovered quickly and narrowly dodged Shikamaru's shadow. "What the hell do you guys want?!" He shouted. His eyes widened. "You're after my doughnuts, aren't you?! AREN'T YOU?!!?" He grabbed the box of doughnuts with a frenzied look. "You'll never get them!! NEVER!!" He ran off, Kiba barreling along after him.
"GIVE IT BACK!!" Kiba roared.
"What back?!" Itachi asked, still running.
"The one nec-"Kiba was cut off when a doughnut hit him in the head, rendering him unconscious.
"You'll never get them!" Itachi shouted over his shoulder as he disappeared into the forest. Shikamaru sighed and watched him go.
"I think we're gonna need backup."
"-And that's why we need your help." Shikamaru had just finished explaining his current situation to his best friend, Chouji.
Stuffing a few more chips into his mouth, Chouji thought. "I think that that's sweet, Shikamaru" He grinned. "I mean, going through all that just for In-mmph!"
"Shhh!" Shikamaru hissed, covering Chouji's mouth and looking around nervously. "People will hear you!"
"Sorry" Chouji apologized, removing Shikamaru's hand. "So it's a secret, eh?" Shikamaru nodded. "-And Itachi ran off with her present?" He nodded again. "That sucks"
"We need to get it back before the party tomorrow night!" Shikamaru explained. "-No matter what!"
"Right!" Chouji shouted enthusiastically. People shopping turned to look at them. Shikamaru looked embarrassed. "How are we going to find him, though?" Chouji asked thoughtfully and thankfully, quietly.
"We'll need someone who is a good tracker. . . "Shikamaru said as he scratched his head.
"How about Kiba?" Chouji offered. Shikamaru looked at him strangely.
"His consciousness met an unfortunate end," He said. Chouji blinked. "-I left him in the park."
(Flashback)
Shikamaru dragged an unconscious, and heavy, Kiba towards one of the benches in the park. It was to troublesome and time consuming to take him to the hospital so he decided to leave him on a bench. People wouldn't bother him unless they thought he was a hobo and then they would just leave money. Kiba wouldn't mind that.
(5 minutes later)
"Look mommy, a homeless man!" A cute five-year-old boy exclaimed, pointing to the figure on the bench. Shikamaru had covered Kiba's head with a newspaper so he wouldn't get sunburned. This only made him look more like a hobo. "-Can we take him home?!"
"No, Nao, homeless people usually have problems. We can't just take one home" Nao's mother said. Nao pouted.
At this moment Kiba woke up yelling about the one necklace to rule them all, sending Nao and his mother away screaming.
(End Flashback)
"He'll be okay" Shikamaru assured. Chouji nodded.
"If you think so, Shikamaru" He agreed wholeheartedly. "Hey! Can't Shino use his bugs to help us?"
"That's a great idea, Chouji! Let's go!" Shikamaru grinned. Chouji beamed at the fact that Shikamaru had praised him.
They found Shino sitting in his garden, apparently doing nothing at all. Upon further inspection one would find that he was staring intently at a small ladybug.
"Hey! Shino!" Shikamaru called.
Shino didn't look up. Shikamaru stopped walking and blinked. "Um, Shino?" He stepped forwards only to be stopped by a suddenly responsive Shino.
"Don't step on them," He muttered, looking at the ground.
Shikamaru glanced down to see a line of ants marching across the walkway. He stepped carefully over them. "Shino, we need your help." He began.
"You need to find Itachi so you can get the necklace for Ino" Shino finished. Shikamaru stared at him in shock.
How did you KNOW!?!"
"My bugs told me" Said Shino calmly.
"So you know everything that's happened so to me so far?"
"Just about everything"
During this conversation Chouji had been observing the marching ants, wondering if they would taste good when dunked in chocolate. He decided not to eat them for two reasons.
One – Shino would be angry
Two – He didn't have any chocolate.
Poor, hungry Chouji.
"Will you help me?" Asked Shikamaru.
Shino thought for a moment as he looked down at the small ants on his walkway. "Okay"
"Thank you!!"
"He's in Wind Country"
Shikamaru's face fell. "Dost mine ears deceive me? Wind Country?" He cupped his hand to his ear.
Chouji looked slightly disturbed by Shikamaru's sudden adoption of a Roman accent.
"Yes. Wind Country" Shino affirmed.
"Damn," Shikamaru hissed, his voice back to normal. "Just what I needed. A road trip to a different country to find a criminal. Let's just hope he don't run into the resident psychopath."
"Who?" Chouji asked.
"Gaara, of course! You remember that freaky sand-nin from the chuunin exams? That's him"
Chouji paled. "Well, good luck Shikamaru!" He waved and jogged off, leaving Shikamaru standing there in Shino's garden.
"Shino, will you come with me?" Shikamaru asked, turning to the other ninja.
"I suppose" Shino shrugged. "-But we should get more assistance before we leave"
"Alright"
Woot! Another chapter done! I have major writer's block so send in suggestions of what you want to see!
Next chapter: The 'fellowship' sets off to wind country!
Reviews keep me going!
"CHAAARGE!!"
Itachi barely had time to register the fact that he was being 'attacked' before he was plowed down by Kiba. Shikamaru took this brief moment of confusion to attempt to use kagemane no justu on Itachi.
Unfortunately Itachi recovered quickly and narrowly dodged Shikamaru's shadow. "What the hell do you guys want?!" He shouted. His eyes widened. "You're after my doughnuts, aren't you?! AREN'T YOU?!!?" He grabbed the box of doughnuts with a frenzied look. "You'll never get them!! NEVER!!" He ran off, Kiba barreling along after him.
"GIVE IT BACK!!" Kiba roared.
"What back?!" Itachi asked, still running.
"The one nec-"Kiba was cut off when a doughnut hit him in the head, rendering him unconscious.
"You'll never get them!" Itachi shouted over his shoulder as he disappeared into the forest. Shikamaru sighed and watched him go.
"I think we're gonna need backup."
"-And that's why we need your help." Shikamaru had just finished explaining his current situation to his best friend, Chouji.
Stuffing a few more chips into his mouth, Chouji thought. "I think that that's sweet, Shikamaru" He grinned. "I mean, going through all that just for In-mmph!"
"Shhh!" Shikamaru hissed, covering Chouji's mouth and looking around nervously. "People will hear you!"
"Sorry" Chouji apologized, removing Shikamaru's hand. "So it's a secret, eh?" Shikamaru nodded. "-And Itachi ran off with her present?" He nodded again. "That sucks"
"We need to get it back before the party tomorrow night!" Shikamaru explained. "-No matter what!"
"Right!" Chouji shouted enthusiastically. People shopping turned to look at them. Shikamaru looked embarrassed. "How are we going to find him, though?" Chouji asked thoughtfully and thankfully, quietly.
"We'll need someone who is a good tracker. . . "Shikamaru said as he scratched his head.
"How about Kiba?" Chouji offered. Shikamaru looked at him strangely.
"His consciousness met an unfortunate end," He said. Chouji blinked. "-I left him in the park."
(Flashback)
Shikamaru dragged an unconscious, and heavy, Kiba towards one of the benches in the park. It was to troublesome and time consuming to take him to the hospital so he decided to leave him on a bench. People wouldn't bother him unless they thought he was a hobo and then they would just leave money. Kiba wouldn't mind that.
(5 minutes later)
"Look mommy, a homeless man!" A cute five-year-old boy exclaimed, pointing to the figure on the bench. Shikamaru had covered Kiba's head with a newspaper so he wouldn't get sunburned. This only made him look more like a hobo. "-Can we take him home?!"
"No, Nao, homeless people usually have problems. We can't just take one home" Nao's mother said. Nao pouted.
At this moment Kiba woke up yelling about the one necklace to rule them all, sending Nao and his mother away screaming.
(End Flashback)
"He'll be okay" Shikamaru assured. Chouji nodded.
"If you think so, Shikamaru" He agreed wholeheartedly. "Hey! Can't Shino use his bugs to help us?"
"That's a great idea, Chouji! Let's go!" Shikamaru grinned. Chouji beamed at the fact that Shikamaru had praised him.
They found Shino sitting in his garden, apparently doing nothing at all. Upon further inspection one would find that he was staring intently at a small ladybug.
"Hey! Shino!" Shikamaru called.
Shino didn't look up. Shikamaru stopped walking and blinked. "Um, Shino?" He stepped forwards only to be stopped by a suddenly responsive Shino.
"Don't step on them," He muttered, looking at the ground.
Shikamaru glanced down to see a line of ants marching across the walkway. He stepped carefully over them. "Shino, we need your help." He began.
"You need to find Itachi so you can get the necklace for Ino" Shino finished. Shikamaru stared at him in shock.
How did you KNOW!?!"
"My bugs told me" Said Shino calmly.
"So you know everything that's happened so to me so far?"
"Just about everything"
During this conversation Chouji had been observing the marching ants, wondering if they would taste good when dunked in chocolate. He decided not to eat them for two reasons.
One – Shino would be angry
Two – He didn't have any chocolate.
Poor, hungry Chouji.
"Will you help me?" Asked Shikamaru.
Shino thought for a moment as he looked down at the small ants on his walkway. "Okay"
"Thank you!!"
"He's in Wind Country"
Shikamaru's face fell. "Dost mine ears deceive me? Wind Country?" He cupped his hand to his ear.
Chouji looked slightly disturbed by Shikamaru's sudden adoption of a Roman accent.
"Yes. Wind Country" Shino affirmed.
"Damn," Shikamaru hissed, his voice back to normal. "Just what I needed. A road trip to a different country to find a criminal. Let's just hope he don't run into the resident psychopath."
"Who?" Chouji asked.
"Gaara, of course! You remember that freaky sand-nin from the chuunin exams? That's him"
Chouji paled. "Well, good luck Shikamaru!" He waved and jogged off, leaving Shikamaru standing there in Shino's garden.
"Shino, will you come with me?" Shikamaru asked, turning to the other ninja.
"I suppose" Shino shrugged. "-But we should get more assistance before we leave"
"Alright"
Woot! Another chapter done! I have major writer's block so send in suggestions of what you want to see!
Next chapter: The 'fellowship' sets off to wind country!
Reviews keep me going!