A Win-Win Situation
By Topaz Talyn
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any related characters
Chapter 25: The End
All five girls had received the same strange invitation.
Come to Training Ground 5 at 9 pm on Saturday for the final selection.
-Temari
Perhaps it was curiosity or perhaps something deeper but none of them could resist the invitation.
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That Saturday at 9pm Anko, Sakura, Hinata, Ino, and Tenten were all assembled at training ground number five.
Five minutes later Gaara arrived flanked by Temari and Kankurou. He looked at each one of the girls then turned to Temari.
"Why am I here, Temari?" Gaara asked calmly.
"Well to pick which one of these girls you want to continue to go out with."
"WHAT?" shouted the Konohan girls in unison. Gaara thought for a minute and then spoke.
"Well I obviously have only one choice." Said Gaara
"And that is?" asked Temari
"None of them." Gaara said calmly
"WHAT?" shouted the Konohan girls in unison for the second time.
"Well even if I did have some interest in them, I'm only twelve. Plus I have more important things to deal with at the moment. I have my ninja career to worry about. So I'm sorry but I can't go out with any of you girls at this point in time."
"At this point in time? So you'll be coming back?" asked Kankurou
"Probably: shrugged Gaara. It was true he could go for any of the girls. Ino's beauty, Tenten's skill, Hinata's personality, Anko's sex appeal, and Sakura's…. well maybe not Sakura. And with that thought the sand siblings left Konoha leaving all the girls in a stupor.
Until one thought stuck out; Gaara would be coming back. This thought made all of them feel something which had become familiar to all Konohan residents recently. You know what it is.
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"Tsunade-sama!" Shizune yelled the next morning. Well actually it was afternoon but Tsunade was still asleep. The Hokage gurgled as she woke up.
"Whaaaaa?" she asked still half asleep.
"Gaara and his siblings have just left the village and all of our kunoichis are still here. He left single and the village is peaceful again." Shizune told the Hokage.
"Good." Tsunade muttered as she began to fall back asleep. Suddenly she snapped awake.
"Gaara….Left….Single!…I ….Won!" Tsunade said to herself almost unbelievingly. She stood up almost glowing at having finally won a bet.
"Shizune! Where are the sand siblings? I have some business with the girl." Tsunade said.
"I told you, they left." Shizune replied from the next room. Tsunade was stunned but only for a moment. Her face then took on a look of pure anger.
"SHE WELCHED ON OUR FING BET!" Tsunade screamed.
On the bus to Suna Temari felt, for the first time after causing it for so many, a sense of impending doom.
The END
Author's Note: There will be a sequel so check for that. Also thanks to all of you who have been with me for the duration of this fic.