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My Life as a Teenage Shinobi

"So Asuma-sensei, how's that bet of ours going?" Ino asked the jounin as she walked towards their meeting spot.

Asuma was sitting in a fetal position, shaking slightly. He suddenly stood up when he heard her voice. "O-oh…Ino…it's…going great…just…great…" he replied, smiling weakly.

"Um, Ino, why are you wearing that mask that strangely resembles Kakashi's on your face?" he asked. And it was true. Ino's face was half covered with that stupid idiotic black mask so that no one could see her face. And her forehead protector was still on her forehead. She might as well have just put it down over one of her eyes so she could be Kakashi's fake sister. Or cousin.

"Ah, I asked Kakashi if he had an extra one. They just looked…so…comfortable I just had to try it!" she said, trying to act excited.

"Tch. Yeah right, Ino."

She turned to find a very lanky Shikamaru a few feet away. "What do YOU know? It IS comfortable!" she said, stalking towards him angrily.

And tripped flat on her face over his feet.

"Damnit Shikamaru, why do your feet have to be so damn big?" Ino asked, face on the cement. Luckily she was wearing the mask so no ugly scratches would go on Ino's "flawless" face.

"Why are you asking me? Ask them yourself," he replied, looking down at Ino, who was right next to his feet.

She got up and brushed her clothes off. "Shut up! I'm surprised you don't trip over them yourself!"

"Actually Ino, if you look at it by law of physics, I walk way too slow to trip over my feet. It's just too troublesome to walk any faster…"

"Argh! Shikamaru you piss me off sometimes with your smart alec comments, do you know that?"

"Now, now, both of you. We'd better get to training now before the day is wasted!" Asuma said. Although he only wanted to start training to get his mind off of smoking.

"What about Chouji?" Ino asked him.

"Mr. Akimichi called me this morning and told me Chouji was grounded for a week," Asuma told the two.

Ino raised an eyebrow. "Chouji? The goody-goody? Grounded? What for?"

"Hmph. It's not like he TOLD me. Come on, let's go," Asuma said impatiently, jumping off.

"Hey Shikamaru, do you know why Chouji's grounded?" Ino asked.

"Ino, he's been grounded. I haven't talked to him in two days. How should I know?" Shikamaru replied before jumping off after Asuma.

Meanwhile, a very bored Chouji was sitting alone in his room, stomach growling.

"Man, I wish dad didn't limit my snacks to five bags of chips a day! I'm starved…" he complained to himself. He was also confined to his room for a whole week except to use the bathroom, but that didn't bother him at all. For crying out loud, his dad had even taken his SECRET STASH!

"Food…maybe…this whole thing wasn't worth it…" he sighed as he remembered the event two days ago.

"Hey Chouji, my man! Have you got 'em?" a boy asked Chouji as he saw him walking in the same alleyway as before.

Chouji nodded happily. "Yeah, it was easy! Ino did all the work for me, by betting Asuma-sensei not to smoke for a week. He emptied out all his pockets right there and I grabbed one before taking off," Chouji said, with a large grin on his face.

"What about you guys? Do you have your end of the deal?" the chubby boy asked the two.

The second boy took off his backpack and rummaged through it. "Yep, got it right here," he said, taking out a can of…Gringles?

'Sweet! Imported chips from the Hidden Stone…this is going to be so great!' Chouji thought, mouth already watering.

"Well? Where is it?" the first boy asked. Chouji reached in his pockets and took out…

A pack of Asuma's cigarettes. Ooh, bad Chouji!!

He handed it to the to boys and they handed him the Gringles. Chouji eagerly opened it up. And…got angry.

"HEY! It's only half full! You guys ripped me off!!" he yelled at them.

"Haha! Sucker! That's what you get for being a fat ass!" the second boy said, laughing and jumping off with the first boy.

Chouji turned red, fire burning in his eyes. "What…what…did…you call…ME???" he screamed. After making sure he pocketed the Gringles (he didn't want the half can to go to waste!), he chased after the boys and caught up with them easily, because…well, they weren't ninjas. They were just a couple of losers who thought a ninja like Chouji was a slowpoke. But nope! No matter what the appearance of a ninja, they are still fast!

Chouji started to beat the heck out of them, not even bothering to use his "soldier pills" which are really just a name for those pills that make you fat and strong and fast.

Finally, when he was done with them, he stood over them triumphantly. He reached in their pockets until he found the pack of cigarettes.

"You won't need these anymore. I'm taking them back…" "To Asuma-sensei" was what he was going to say…

But lo and behold! Akimichi Chomaru!

"Chouji! What in the name of Konoha…!" his father said.

Chouji turned around. "Dad! What…"

"Son! I can't believe you…beating up these two poor boys then taking cigarettes from them! What the hell were you going to do with those cigarettes, Chouji?" Chomaru asked sternly.

"No, you don't understand! They were…" Chouji started but was quickly interrupted by his father.

"No, son! No excuses! This is a very serious matter, just look…look at what you're holding in your hand!" Chomaru pointed at the small box in Chouji's hands.

Chouji stared at the box in his hands and started to protest.

But as you all know, possession is nine tenths of the law. And in this case, the law won. Poor Chouji.

And so, Chouji had been grounded for a week.

And unfortunately, the half can of Gringles only lasted five minutes.

"Oh well, they were delicious while they lasted…" Chouji said to himself.

AN: Okay, shorter chapter. It was quicker to write than the last one, though.

So Asuma's still off those packs! How long will he last? Ino, ever so desperate, even asks to borrow one of Kakashi's masks? Shikamaru's feet and arms are growing! Yikes! Ah, Chouji making deals with some losers he doesn't even know…hm…Gringles…

Yes, I sort of got the Gringles thing from Whose Line is it Anyway. Man, hilarious show right there.

Some replies to some reviews:

wun-liddo-babi ...Thank you for that hilarious review. I seriously didn't know that people actually thought about what would happen if the chocolate melted…

Sweet Anime Fan: So true! If you noticed, I used the word flawless in quotes in this chapter to describe Ino's face. Your review was the inspiration for that. lol

duochang97: Yes, Yoshi is in Super Mario Bros. He's a dinosaur, though, not a turtle. =) Yes, why do guys always have to be so immature?...okay maybe I shouldn't be talking, as I'm still in sophomore year of high school and they're all still going through that "phase", I guess. As for what you said about Naruto's Harem Jutsu, and the way he looked at those mags (episode 2 with Konohamaru, right?), I was just guessing he was being the typical little pre-teen boy and was curious about them mags. So being the naughty little boy he was, he snuck a look at them every so often, and as Konohamaru wanted to be just like him, he let Konohamaru have a little peek too. Although now, where we are in the anime (and definitely manga, for you manga readers), Naruto seemed to have matured so much more, and it seems unlikely that he would read those types of things. He'd probably rather go training or something. But the twist in this story is…he hasn't matured enough! So Kakashi decided to get him back in the game and gave him that book of his. With that comment, I'm saying again, that this is an AU fic. Nothing that's happening right now in the manga has happened at all, but the chuunin exam did happen because Shikamaru is a chuunin in this fic. As for the rating (which I forgot to talk about last chapter), I'm keeping it PG-13. If 13 year olds STILL don't know about this stuff, then it's better late than never, right?

FINALLY, to end this amazingly long author's note, I'll have you guys vote for the next chapter! (Hm, I hope it goes better than I think it will…)

Will the next chapter be:

1...Team 8's second chapter

Or…

2...A semi-short chapter about where Kakashi got his home remedies from

In your review, please either say 1 or 2. Got it? Good.

Either way, both chapters will still make it to the actual story. I just want to know which one would be better to put up first.

Thanks for reading! Please give me a review and…give me a number in that review too. =)

Speaking of reviews, I have hit 50! Actually, as I'm typing this right now, I'm at 58. Hehe. Thank you all so much for reviewing and enjoying my story. I'm enjoying writing it for you guys as well.

Kawaii Yoshi