I own nothing.-
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Chouji lay against the tree after his fight with Jiroubou, the overcast and trees throwing long shadows on him. He looked up and saw the clouds giving way to the sun, he reached inside his shirt and pulled out his last bag of chips.

" Daybreak has finally come and with this last meal, I declare my mission complete"

With that Chouji closed his eyes for the last time.

Or so he thought. He woke up and the first thought that entered his mind is ninja heaven smells and looks alot like a hospital. Suddenly his universe became nothing but twin blue orbs, orbs he knew all to well from all the years they looked down on him. He was wrong, ninja HELL smelled and look alot like a hospital and the devil has taken Ino's form to torment him for eternity.

Ino brought Chouji out of his deep introspection with a big tackle hug.

"Fat bastard, I hate you. Served you right if you had died, trying to show off. next time you try something like that I will kill you myself." She said through the tears that started to flow.

She stepped back and continued "Luckily the Hokage was able to heal you. You and Neji were the only ones able to beat those sound ninja one on one. My dad says if he has to hear about the proud prodigy of the Akimichi clan he will make your dad eat his fist. All our dads are proud of you and Shika."

Chouji face darken as he asked "Did we bring him back?"

Ino looked away, "No"

"I am sorry,I knew how much he meant to you."

The last thing in the world Chouji expected was to be slapped. But the burning hand print helped reinforce the fact he was alive.

"Don't insult me by saying i could like a traitor who's lust for power almost cost me my best friends. Besides i only pretend to like him because it annoyed Sakura. Contrary to popular opinion i could never fall for some one so shallow. And that "woe is me" act got old fast."

Chouji chuckled and found out that it hurt to laugh. "Bet Shika is glad to hear that"

Ino rolled her eyes, "Yeah, whatever. I like Shika alot but only as friends. Besides I wouldn't hurt you like that.

Chouji swallowed dryly and looked away "How did you know?"

"You know my family's specialty is taking over other's bodies, when we do that we can can pick up impressions, images and sometimes the thoughts of whoever we possessed. And as many times i practiced on you and Shika, you two are open books to me."

Ino reached over and brushed his hair out of his eyes."Why i haven't said anything before is because i didn't know how to respond. I am sorry i picked on you, guess that was the only way to show i cared. But when they brought you back and you were dying I remembered what Naruto said to Neji. It struck a cord with me. He might not dead last as a ninja, but he is a genius at inspiring and changing people."

"I realized i wanted a precious some one. And that one had to be sensitive and caring...like you."

Just outside the door, hidden in shadowwas a certain Nara lessioningto what was happening.And his response was a smile and to say "Troublesome".
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Should i continue?