Alright, well since some of my readers were confused about what exactly happened, and even my beta was a bit confused, I guess I should explain the Kiba and Naruto scene, no?
Well first of all, the setting is in the actual hallway of Sakura's apartment – meaning the hall where everyone enters to get to their own apartment. It's a long hallway with doors on each side that lead to different apartments (I used to live in one like this).
Anyway, Kiba and Naruto are inside of Kiba's apartment talking about their latest jutsus and whatnot when Naruto decides they should go out for ramen. So the two are laughing and so naturally their eyes are closed, but just when they open the door they finally realize Hinata was outside their door looking… looking… really good.
And that's when they both simultaneously get knocked back into Kiba's apartment with nosebleeds.
Now, notes on this chapter:
-A qipao is the term for a traditional Chinese dress.
-A Henge, for anyone who doesn't read the manga (I hope to God you do because the anime sucks with a passion hence the fillers right now), is the jutsu where ninja transforms into something else.
Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto… WWWOOOAAAAHHH
EDIT: 6/3/2011: Edited for grammatical errors!
Their gazes were still locked yet Neji couldn't help but notice one of her hands traveling up the dangerously high slit on the sides of her Chinese dress. She lifted the front portion of the dress teasingly as if foreshadowing the events to come. Finally, the Byakugan user was able to tear his gaze from her eyes and formally take in her ensemble.
Her hair was free from the signature panda buns. She knew it drove him insane, which is a feat, since nothing drives a Hyuuga crazy – especially not hair. Hair products, maybe, but definitely not another person's hair.
Tenten donned on a provokingly tight qipao, its color rich in maroon. Intricate curves of gold and silver traced along the silky fabric while a sheer line of bronze rimmed the edges of the outfit. The hem stopped about eight inches from the knee but the two slits on the side continued for another five. About six inches down from the collar, a diamond shaped tare bared her tanned flesh that stretched until the valley of her breasts.
"If you want this mission to be successful, then you definitely need the right clothes to do it."
The four girls were standing in front of the newly opened lingerie store in Konoha – Kunoichi's Secret. Tenten rooted herself firmly to the ground while two of her friends pushed (Ino) and pulled (Sakura) her toward the entrance of the building.
"C'mon, I'm sure my regular clothes will do," assured Tenten, resisting the force that was becoming increasingly hard to withstand.
Hinata stood by the door, holding it open and awaiting the younger two of the triplet to force the older brunette through.
"Bull-," Sakura pulled.
"-Shit." Ino pushed.
"I re-fuuuuse!" whined Tenten, shaking her head.
"Quit being so stubborn!" yelled Ino, pushing harder.
"No!"
"It's honestly not that bad!"
"Right, it's a screaming deathtrap!"
Suddenly, the resisting girl felt a loss of pressure on her back. Was she free?
"Fine, you asked for it!"
From behind, Ino quickly executed the hand signs necessary for her incoming jutsu. Finally, she formed a 'view finder' with her fingers and directed it at Tenten's back.
"Shintenshin no Jutsu!"
The next time Tenten opened her eyes, a plethora of pink and white engulfed her vision. She shook her head to rid herself from the dizziness that Ino's jutsu had left her. The Weapon Mistress finally saw Hinata's worried face and glowered. "Where is she?"
Before the brunette's sharp brown eyes could find that conniving son-of-a-blonde, a disturbing face popped out from the racks of lacy corsets. The ever-so-fashionable bowl-shaped haircut zeroed in on the girl.
Three…
Two…
One…
"THE FLOWER OF MY LIFE TENTEN! What, may I ask, brings YOU here?" the newcomer inquired, as if unaware that they were in a lingerie store.
Accompanying his greeting was a blinding flash of awesome whiteness that beamed at the girl. Sakura, Ino, and Hinata were unfortunately unaware of the incoming danger and were temporarily disabled from the breath taking (literally) light.
From years of experience, Tenten had become partially immune to the flash. Wincing just a bit, she peeked an eye open. "I should be asking you the same thing, Gai-sensei."
Suddenly, another familiar face showed up, but this time from behind the display of polka dotted bras with matching boy shorts. The infamous Copy Ninja walked next to Gai with hismatching orange book.
Sakura was the next one to recover from the disabled state.
"Kakashi-sensei!"
The hip ninja spared a half lidded gaze to his former student before returning back to chapter six. "Yo."
Next, coming from the same direction as Kakashi, Sarutobi Asuma and Shiranui Genma appeared.
Hinata snapped back from Gai's spell and looked quizzically at the men.
Finally, a man with a long, white pony tail accompanied by one with a pineapple-shaped hairstyle and an old man about the age of seventy joined the group.
Ino was finally back with the living and stared disbelievingly at the scene. Her mind practically went through a kaleidoscope of emotions - from shock, to disgust, to confused, and back to shock again.
"DAD?" she screamed, pointing an accusing finger at the pony-tailed man.
Said father winced at his daughter's tone. "Yes, sweetie?"
She continued her tirade. "What are you-," she looked at the person next to him, "-and Shikaku-sandoinghere!"
The elder Yamanaka held two hands up in a gesture to mollify his offspring. "W-Well, Chouza went ahead of Shikaku and I and brought something for his wife. Since Yoshino's been nagging Shikaku lately about Valentine's Day, and your mothers becoming more violent by the minute, I suggested buying something special like-,"
"STOP!" interrupted Ino, holding a hand up in a halting motion. "No more." She turned to her friends. "Sorry, guys, but I can't watch my dad screw up his relationship with my mom for a month by letting him buy something as meaningless as a couple of BRAS… ugh, I'm not going to think about this."
She then focused her attention to Tenten. "You've got Sakura and Hinata to handle the outfit crisis. I'm sure you'll be fine. I'll come back as soon as I'm done helping my dad and Shikaku-san!"
And with that, the blonde hooked her arms around her father's and Shikaku's and pulled them out of the store as fast as she could.
After their exit, Sakura turned around to face her former teacher. "And what are you doing here, Kakashi-sensei?"
It took a second before the chronically late ninja finished his chapter and stowed the novel away before answering. "Hm… Well, I was walking down the road of life…," he started, "…when I decided to make a pit stop here!"
Tenten sweatdropped. 'What kind of hell bent excuse wasthat?'
Sakura didn't seem fazed. "So you were on the road of life again, eh?"
"Yup."
"And you stopped to take a breather at a lingerie store."
"Correct."
"…So you could live out the plot line to that disgusting novel of yours!"
"No!" he denied in a surprise tone, shocked that his apprentice would think so lowly of him.
The medic nodded in dry understanding. "Right. And what are you doing here, Genma-san?" She asked, looking over at the special Jounin.
Said special Jounin shrugged and chewed on his senbon. "Feh, just thought I'd get something for Shizune."
Sakura nodded. Genma continued, "Do you think you could help me? My job requirements really doesn't cover specializing in panties…,"
The pink haired girl laughed. "Sure thing! I think it's so cute you and Shizune-san are together!" she gushed, the image of Tsunade's original apprentice coming to mind. Sakura turned back to Tenten. "I'll be right back, Tenten, it'll only be a moment. Just look around for anything you think Neji would like!"
Tenten blushed red. "Way to tell the world why I'm here, Sakura," she seethed.
Her friend stuck a tongue out at her and walked away with Genma, pulling Kakashi along, too. Gai was about to follow them when his former student asked,
"What exactlyareyou doing here, Gai-sensei?"
The taijutsu specialist turned around to beam at Tenten once again. Hinata, being the smart girl that she was, averted her gaze immediately.
"Well, I was on my daily 500 laps around Konoha to take in the dizzying youthful displays when I saw Kakashi entering this store! Knowing that he must be updating his hip knowledge, I decided to embrace the same experience as well! But boy, I didn't know what I was in for! Right near the entrance… I found the most stiffest… mm… firmest… unh…smoothest… UGH, STICKIEST-,"
Tenten cast a fearful look at her former master.
"Er… I really don't like where this metaphor is going-"
"-CHOCOLATES EVER!"
The brunette suppressed an urge to facepalm many, many times.
"Tenten, you don't understand… I felt almost betrayed that Kakashi did not enlighten me this sooner! I must abolish Lee's ignorance to such heavenly creations and bring him here at once! YOSH I FEEL SO INSPIRIED!"
And with that, the rejuvenated sensei sped out of the store (but not before snagging another youthful chocolate) in search for his chibi.
This left Tenten, Hinata, Asuma, and the weird old guy. The brunette spared a disturbed glance over at the seventy-year-old man who looked like he was in total bliss.
Hinata voiced outTenten'sthoughts. "Ah… Asuma-san? Who's that guy beside you?"
The Jounin, who respectfully discarded his infamous cigarette at the front door, gave a peeved look at the man beside him.
"That's-," But before the knuckle-knife user could uncover who the geezer was, said geezer already interrupted him. The stranger threw a pair of bras and panties at the girls.
"Ehehehe… Soo, Tenten-hime… Hinata-hime… how would you like to try on a couple of these chocolate flavored bras and take a few pictures for an old guy like me, eh? Eh? Help the elderly? Release a little chakra with me?"
From a far, a completely random voice could be heard.
"I think I directed porno like that once."
Tenten felt her jaw slack. "Saywhat?"
The senior put up his hands in defense. "Oh no, unless you'd prefer the strawberry line! Strawberry would go well, too."
Hinata blushed bright red and tightened her jacket over her body.
This time, Tenten voiced out the Hinata's thoughts.
"In your dreams, pervert!"
The stranger suggestively wriggled his eyebrows at her. "I'm not hearing a no and dreams do come true, beautifu-,"
Before he could finish his sentence, Tenten slammed a chakra-ized fist on top of the man's head. Old or not, she was not going to suffer through verbal harassment by the likes of this…this…
Suddenly, Naruto burst in with an empty leash. He whipped his head around left and right before spotting the group.
"Oi! Hinata-chan! Tenten-chan! Asuma-sensei!"
The ramen lover hustled over with the leash trailing behind.
"I amsosorry. He just got out of his leash! I was paying for my ramen when I looked back and he was gone! GONE! It's the full moon tonight, y'know, and it has strange side-affects on him. Did he do anything stupid? Annoying? Perverted? Where is he, anyway?"
Naruto took another step forward but stepped on the excited mass of scum on the ground.
"Oomph!"
The latest frog summoner withdrew his foot from whatever he had stepped on and peered down. "The… hell…?"
Hinata gasped as the old man winced in pain. Tenten, however, started to piece things together.
"Is thatJiraiya-san?"
Asuma rubbed his temples. "Yeah… that's what I was trying to tell you."
Naruto had already bent down to secure the leash around his sensei's neck when a poof was heard and white smoke spewed on the ground.
The previous Team 10's instructor shoved his hands into his pockets. "He had to use a Henge to disguise himself since the shop keepers kept throwing him out."
Tenten slapped her forehead. Just what she needed. A perverted Sannin – who also happened to be the comrade to the woman she admired most- trying to put her picture on the cover of his latest installment to the proliferating Icha Icha volumes. Neji would bethrilled.
"Anyway, I better go. I still have jutsus to learn, ramen to eat, and asses to kick! And since I'm not eating ramen and teme's not here, I guess I'll try to force Ero-Sennin to teach me something cool! Bye!"
Without another word, Naruto turned at his heels and began dragging the blissed out author to the door. Before he crossed the chocolate display, however, he whipped back around.
"Oh yeah, Hinata-chan?"
"Y-Yes?" the heiress answered, straightening up.
"Strawberry or chocolate? I'd go with strawberry. But that's just me. Later!"
Then he was out the door. Behind him, Hinata burned with the sun's vengeance once again.
Asuma sighed. "Well, everyone else left. I guess that just leaves me."
Tenten nodded. "Yep. What's your excuse?"
"Shikamaru just used my house as a refuge when his mom invaded his apartment because she needed some place to clean and vent out her frustrations about how Shikaku didn't get her a Valentine's Day present yet. Then it just hit me that Valentine's Day was three days away and I ran out realizing maybe that was why Kurenai's been acting strange lately."
The girls nodded. So everyone was crunching in on their last minute Valentine's Day preparations – or lack of thereof.
"Which reminds me, Hinata, do you mind helping me with a few things? Like Kurenai's favorite color and all…," the smoker said, trailing off and looking away.
The shy kunoichi tamed her Naruto induced blush and managed to nod. "Sure, of course."
And so, the last of the group was gone.
Tenten stood.
Alone.
Clueless.
DAMMIT!
Tenten combed a hand through her silk brown mane, only having it coming around her neck and tracing a vertical line between her breasts and to her toned stomach.
Neji's jaw clenched as his hands gripped the sheets tightly. His eyes were trained directly on her outfit as he…
MWAHAHAHAHAHA CLIFF HANGER!
How evil is that! Not even my beta knows how the story's gonna end! Indeed, this was a completely different experiment that I gave a go at. I actually seem to like it… total crack… with a side of plot. Anyway, like most of my other chapters, I ended writing this at 2:24 AM and feel like a total zombie right now. I'm gonna turn in for the night, but that doesn't mean I'm not turning down reviews! Make me happy and update sooner by REVIEWING!
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