Wow, I didn't expect this many reviews to roll in so quickly! I must be doing something right, not bad for my 1st fanfic. I promised you laugh-out-loud humor, so here it is. These kunoichis are so in for it. Enjoy!

If you didn't like any of my previous chapters, STOP READING NOW! This is my first fanfic and it's only going to get more hilarious and perverse. If this isn't your cup of tea then read someone else's story. You have been warned. I also find it ironic for someone to flame me and then put my story on their alert list.

If any of the characters seem OOC, there is a logical reason, just keep reading.

Back inside the Merry-Time Teahouse, Sakura continued to read her medical notes. She visited a seminar in the Bird Country about a controversial, but highly effective healing jutsu.

Like an immune system, the body is designed to defend itself from external chakra. The flow of chakra moves in a one way enclosed path; if it is ever blocked or injured the results may be irreversible or fatal if not corrected. (ex: paralysis, internal bleeding, death)

The chakra flow can be intervened through acupressure; by applying physical pressure to tenketsu "pressure points", which affects nerve impulses and blood flow. Applying pressure to these points opens the path, allowing the user's healing chakra to flow through. If successful, this creates a two-way path. The healer's chakra flows through the site of injury, repairing it without performing open surgery.

If needed, the healer can use the recipient's chakra to assist the speed of recovery. For more serious injuries not "life threatening"(ex: nerve damage, broken bones, torn muscles etc. ) use the advanced technique as follows.

Align as many pressure points as possible by -

Jingle, jingle. The doctor became distracted by the ringing bells attached to the opening front door of the teahouse. Sakura glanced at the door to eye the incoming customer, a delightful smile curved her lips.

A tall, curvaceous, fan-wielding sandy blonde walked in. Her eggplant colored yukata wavered with the breeze, her spiky pigtails shimmered in the sunlight. A Sand shinobi headband representing her homeland, those green eyes wandered deciding where to sit.

"Temari-san?" Her vision settled on the rose-haired woman who called her name.

"Sakura?" An excited smile took over Temari's blank expression.

"Oh my God, it is you!" Sakura squealed as she approached the blonde, Temari walked towards her as well. The two of them arm locked into a hug for a moment. Sakura then took a step back to look at her.

"You look amazing."

"Thank you. You're looking good yourself Dr. Haruno." She replied with a blush.

"Thanks, come over to my table and join me." She guided her to the table, once they sat down, they continued their conversation.

"So what brings you to Enkou City? Planning to see Shikamaru?"

"You can say that, I was passing through and needed a rest. I asked a few natives where can I find the best dango, and that advice led me to this tea house."

Ayako approached the table with a menu in hand. "Good morning, can I get you something to drink?"

Temari flipped through the menu, scanning through it she found what she wanted. "May I please have four orders of An-dango and your anti-nausea tea?"

(Japanese dumpling made from rice powder, sticky and filling; An - bean jam)

"Sure, may I get you anything else?"

"That would be all thank you. But I'll hold onto this menu just in case."

"Alright, your order will be ready shortly." Ayako left to prepare the tea and dangos.

Sakura's eyes darted at Temari. "Are you feeling okay?"

"Don't worry about it, I'm fine. My stomach just had a bad reaction to the seafood dinner last night."

"Let me know if you need anything, I can examine you when we get home."

Temari nodded. "I really appreciate your offer, last thing I need is to be is food poisoned before I meet up Shikamaru."

Inside the Flame District, the Super Virgin Girls continued to run for their lives; bounding on the rooftops, praying that they won't be mauled by a group of drunk, horny fanboys.

"Dammit! They keep coming out like roaches." Tenten panted.

"We can't go back to the mansion now. They might make us do something more than just sign autographs." Beads of sweat began to develop on Hinata's forehead dampening her bangs.

They tried damn near everything they could without harming the civilians. Knocking over trash cans and using cement bags from a construction site for a replacement jutsu. Tenten couldn't use her weapons, she was afraid of killing somebody with her precise aim.

Hinata's perfect plan backfired on her, Tenten thought it was a brilliant idea and the diversion did work for awhile, but the fanboys caught on pretty quick.

The "Perfect Plan"…

"Bunshin no Jutsu (Clone Jutsu)!" The kunoichis performed the technique in unison.

About twenty clones of each spread out in all directions, confusing the crowd, scattering them away.

"It's working." Hinata let out a relieved sigh.

Tenten looked over her shoulder, then did a double-take "Umm…Hinata-chan?"

Hinata turned to Tenten, the weapons master lost all color in her face and stared back at her with saucer eyes. "All of our clones are gone!"

"Eehhh? Nani!" Dispersed clouds of smoke from the failed diversion can be seen at a distance. The perverted mob of fanboys returned to their previous route. Random shouts of admiration echoed.

"TENTEN-SAN, MARRY ME! I CAN MAKE YOU THE HAPPIEST WOMAN ALIVE!"

"I LOVE YOU HINATA! BE THE MOTHER OF MY CHILDREN!"

"I DON'T CARE IF YOUR MARRIED, WE CAN STILL HAVE FUN!"

Exhaustion began to take its toll. "I'm not running back to Konoha like this!" Tenten exclaimed trying to think of a new plan.

Hinata's Byakugan was still activated. There was a building ahead with only four people inside. 'Less people, minimal conflicts.' "Tenten-chan, I found a place to hide."

The kunoichis fled the mob by running inside of the establishment. Once inside, Hinata grabbed a broom from the corner, jamming it in angle behind the push-bar handle. Tenten got a hold of the two trashcans beside the door to block the glass entry. Panting heavily, they took one last look at each other before the hit floor.

THUD! THUD!

"Isn't this a small world?" The fan-wielder asked the doctor who was witnessing the unexpected sight.

Either the SVG girls put on some serious weight that week or there wasn't a floor to fall on. They soon realized they were laying inside of a deep 5-foot wide hole. Ayako and the customers rushed to the front of the teahouse.

"Oh my goodness! Are you alright?" Ayako offered her hands to help them up. Sakura and Temari rushed to aid the fallen ladies.

"Yeah, I think we lost them." Tenten panted.

As they rose off the floor Hinata's eyes directed to the approaching customers. "This day cannot get any better!" She beamed from the comfort of distinguishing two familiar faces.

Tenten looked up. "I can't believe this!" She laughed from the elation from the fanboy flee and the excitement of seeing two good friends.

Sakura and Temari took a good look at the two. "Neither can we. First it's Temari-san, then it's you two." Sakura explained.

Tenten brushed some dirt off of her shoulder. "What happened to the floor?"

Sakura spoke up. "I did it! The were a few wasted jerk-offs in here earlier who were being rude to the waitress, so I just knocked some sense into him."

"Nice one Sakura. You know, this brings back memories. We haven't gotten together like this since Chouji's birthday party." Hinata giggled.

"Yeah, all we're missing now is a string bikini-clad Ino jumping out of the cake." Temari stated. Everyone laughed out loud at the thought of the memory.

"That was excellent party! Especially when her top fell off." Tenten added, all of the kunoichis laughed hysterically.

"Who could forget?" Sakura laughed.

After the hilarity died down, Ayako spoke a few words of curiosity to the doctor. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt. But do all of you know each other?"

"Yes we do Ayako. These are my friends from back home. I like to introduce you to Temari, Tenten, and Hinata. Girls, this is Ayako. The future owner of Merry-Time Teahouse."

The ladies gave her a proper bow for her kindness and hospitality.

"So all of you from the Leaf Village? I noticed from your headbands."

"Yeah. Technically so am I, Konoha is my second home." Temari explained.

Ayako set her eyes on Tenten and Hinata. "The reason why I was asking, is because the two of you look so familiar. I know that I've seen your faces before."

Hinata proudly smiled. "Well that's because you must have seen us on th-"

"OH MY GOD! It's the Super Virgin Girls!" Kesshi yelled, he then jumped over the counter holding the new issue of Shinobi International, running to his girlfriend holding the double page spread in his girlfriend's face.

Ayako took one glance to figure it out. "It is you! I can't believe that I have real celebrities in my teahouse! I love your fighting styles! Your stats were off the charts compare to the other competitors."

"Celebrities? What's going on around here?" Temari asked.

"These women won the hardest tag-team battle in the history of the Super Virgin Girls tournament. It is an honor for you to be here." Kesshi bowed to the winners as his heart rate accelerated from being star stuck.

Ayako's eyes lit up with a sparkle. "This calls for a celebration. In the honor of you and your friends Sakura, I am going to prepare the new menu that I've been working on. I'm planning to turn this teahouse into a full service restaurant and I want you ladies to be the first to try it out. This is for looking out for me earlier, who knows what could have happened if it wasn't for you."

Sakura didn't have the heart to refuse the generous offer. Furthermore, all of her studying made her hungry, and she hasn't talked to the girls for such a long time. "Thanks Ayako, you're the best."

"This is going to be so great!" Ayako turned to face her boyfriend. " Kesshi, Can you please escort our guest into the private dining room. They're VIP today, I'm closing the down the teahouse until they leave."

He nodded in agreement. "That's sweet of you, I'll make a temporary sign. "Closed for Repairs". The last thing that we need is a media circus and obsessive, sex-crazed fanboys."

Hinata wiped the sweat from her brow. "It's funny that you mentioned that, Tenten-chan and I ran in here to hide from them."

"Don't worry about them anymore, you're safe with us." Kesshi assured.

Tenten sighed. "That's a relief, I don't think I could tolerate another random marriage proposal."

"Really? Well, let's get you away from the windows. If you ladies can please follow me to the back, Ayako-chan will start working on your lunch."

The reunited friends follow their host to the dining room softly lit by a redwood and paper lantern. The top half of the burgundy painted walls were covered with mirrors. The large rosewood round table was able to accommodate eight people, with an lazy susan in center. Before they seated themselves, Kesshi pulled out their chairs. Ayako set the table and brought out a pitcher of ice cold water and poured it into their glasses then left the room to prepare the meal.

"Temari-san I'll bring over the tea and dango you ordered. I hope that all you enjoy your meal." Kesshi exclaimed.

"Thank you!" The kunoichis stated.

After Kesshi walked away, the friends began to converse. "What exactly is the Super Virgin Girls tournament?" Temari wondered.

"Do you want to tell her or should I?" Tenten's brown eyes rolled to Hinata's white ones.

"I got it. It's more or less a week long tournament that only female contestants are allowed to compete. The competition is about as extreme as the Jounin Exam, except it's in a form of a tag-team battle. The five winning teams receive world recognition and prize money. If you lose, you have to…to"

"To do what Hinata?" Sakura asked.

"To sacrifice your virginity." She whimpered.

"Eeehhhh!" Sakura and Temari looked down upon them.

"We're glad that you won and all, but why did you get involved in a competition like that if your married!" Temari questioned.

"We didn't know until it was too late. Tenten and I already signed the binding contract and we couldn't get out of it without getting locked up." Hinata replied defensively.

Tenten fired back. "It was that dirty old pervert's fault! I went against my gut feeling that day he came to us with the offer, I knew there was something wrong about it. I'm never going against my instincts again!"

"Dirty old pervert?" It took Sakura a second for it to sink in. "Oh, no! You willingly left the village with the ultimate lecher? What the hell were you thinking? You know he can't get enough of young girls and with you two around it's like passing a crystal loaded pipe to a crack addict! As long as you have ass and tits, he doesn't give a damn if your involved or not!"

"HIM?" Temari easily caught on based on Sakura's description. The snow-haired peeping-tom who makes a living off of erotic fiction. "Oh god, why!"

"I trusted Jiraiya-sama because he never crossed the line, until that day we registered!" Hinata unveiled an evil smirk to her weapons master comrade, Tenten's expression also followed suit.

"Hinata has the upper hand in this situation, she literally owns Jiraiya now. I just had my share of fun."

Flashback to the day of registration…

"Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the committee, I like to thank you all for coming. Registration is now officially over. I offer the competitors my deepest gratitude and wish you all the best. Thank you again."

He walks over towards a black braided rope in the left corner of the room and pulls it roughly. A banner falls halfway between the ceiling and floor.

WELCOME TO THE 5TH ANNUAL SUPER VIRGIN GIRL TAG-TEAM TOURNAMENT

"NANI!" the kunoichis yelled as a death glare directed to the sick pervert who got then into this mess.

Tenten and Hinata return to the registration table. Hinata confronted the chairperson who was collecting the paperwork.

"Can we see our contract again?"

The man handed the paper over. "Here you are. But since you already signed it, you can't break it no matter what."

"What happens if we decided to change our mind?" Tenten asked.

"You should have thought about it before you signed, this tournament is also a lock in. If you chose to break the contract by forfeiting, running away, fighting with other competitors prior to a match, or refuse to put out, we'll label you as an A-rank criminal and we'll throw you into the Enkou City Penitentiary." He snatched the document out of Hinata's hands.

"You ladies have a good day. Thanks for filling out the PAY-PER-VIEW option. If you get beaten, you can still make some money by making a good impression in front of the camera. I'll be watching you." The chairman vanished in a puff of smoke.

"Get back here you-!" Tenten was red in the face with steam coming out of her double bun hairstyle. "What the hell do you mean put out!"

Hinata shuddered at the phrase as she gazed at her wedding band, recollecting about the extra fine print on the contract. 'Naruto-kun, I'm sorry. Please forgive me for what I'm going to do.' "Do you know what they want from us if we lose? I've never given myself to anyone else but my husband and I'm not going to start now. Tenten-chan, I don't want to go to prison for it either! "

"We're not going to jail, not if I could help it! Sure as hell, we're not going to lose!"

"You're right! We are going to win!" Hinata looked Tenten straight in the eye, then motioned them to the right corner. "However, I want to thank the man who brought us here. He did offer us good challenge after all."

Tenten understood exactly where this was going. They balled up their fist and gritted their teeth at the thought of getting close to that bastard. But then they took a deep breath and turned their cold expressions into a warm inviting smiles. Once they cooled down, they strolled towards their escort who was speaking to a gorgeous woman dressed in white.

Hinata rubbed his bicep gently to get his attention. When he turned to her, she fluttered her long lashes. "Excuse me Jiraiya-sama, may we please speak to you in private."

"Of course girls, just give me a minute."

Tenten gently placed her arm on his other bicep, using her exclusive sultry voice she pleaded. "Please, it's urgent."

The golden-eyed woman saw right through their little game, she wanted to play along also. "There's a sound proof room in the study, absolute privacy and no interruptions."

A grinned formed upon his lips from the anticipation. "Lead the way Rei-chan."

The entrants locked arms with Jiraiya as they followed Rei to the "silent room".

'I'm the luckiest son-of-a-bitch alive! It's the first time I don't have to pay for some 3 on 1 action.'

Once they got to the door, Rei unlocked it and guided them inside. "I'm sorry that I can't join in on the fun, I have to greet more of the guest who just came in. I'll let the three of you out when you release your frustrations." She walked herself out.

Lock. Click. The competitors faced the lock door, their backs turned against Jiraiya.

"Is there something you girls wanted to tell me?" The bastard was still grinning.

Tenten replied seductively. "No, we wanna show you. Pull up a chair and keep your hands to the side."

Hinata followed suit. "If you don't touch, we don't touch."

A million and one lewd thoughts ran through the pervert's mind as he got seated.

'I can't wait to get my mouth Tenten's luscious tits and experience Hinata's flexibility.

Most of all, I wonder who has the tightest entrance? Oh thank you God!'

They immediately turned around, staring down the filthy-minded horn dog.

'Uh-oh. I guess we're gonna play rough today, how did they know how I like it?'

Hinata's Byakugan was activated, the veins pulsed as if they were breathing on their own,

flames of rage lit Tenten's eyes, she walked behind the chair pressing her perfect breasts behind his head as she tied his wrist together with chakra thread, she then moved lower to tie his ankles to the legs of the chair.

'Bondage? How kinky!' Pink throbbing hearts filled his eyes, grinning lecherously, drooling shamelessly.

The kunoichis sat themselves on his lap, Tenten rubbed his muscular shoulders as Hinata teased him, stroking his inner thigh her gentle chakra charged hands millimeters away from his now painful erection, creating a thrilling spark near his groin.

Jiraiya began to breathe heavily. "That feels nice."

Hinata grinned. "You like that don't you? How about this?" She pulled her hands away from his body and thrusted a sphere of chakra into his balls.

"OH GOD!" Ero-sennin convulsed from the strong tingle surging through his manhood.

They pulled themselves off of him heading towards the door, Tenten spun her kunai between her fingers. 'I never miss.' She threw the knife towards her trapped prey, it spiraled as it flew across the room. Jiraiya was millimeters short of a second circumcision; the razor sharp blade landed right in between his legs, almost clipping the head of his package.

"AHHHHH!" Jiraiya screamed like bitch in a horror flick, tears leaked from the corners of his eyes.

Tenten shot him with her death glare. "That's for getting us in this mess you sick muthafuckin' pervert!"

"I can't believe you got us involved in this obscene tournament, I'm a married woman! You're lucky your dealing with me, Naruto-kun would've blown your nuts into oblivion. But don't think that I let you off easy." Hinata deactivated her bloodline limit and then continued to speak her mind.

"As of now, your ass is mine. I own you! That last chakra thrust I performed has made you absolutely impotent, I disabled all of the nerve endings in your groin. You are now sexually handicapped until we win this tournament. This leash of mine will keep you on your best behavior until we get back home. You better pray that we win, or else you'll be as limp as an overcooked noodle for the rest of your pathetic existence! "

Ero-sennin panicked upon hearing the word "impotent". Hinata's Juken seem to have damaged more than his sexual abilities, it knocked the pause in him. His thighs quavered, warm liquid trickled down his leg creating a puddle of piss on the antique Persian rug.

Click. Rei unlocked the door and let herself in. "You're through already? My, my Jiraiya. Your stamina is getting sloppier with age. I guess I had my expectations too high."

Tenten and Hinata tried to hold back their laughter.

Rei gave the two a soft smirk. "You girls should get unpacked and settled. Dinner will be ready at 7:00. Good luck tomorrow, I'll be cheering for you."

Back to the round table…

Tenten finished the story. "That's basically what happened. After that day, Hinata-chan and I pushed ourselves to make the top five, instead we took the number one spot."

Temari and Sakura applauded.

"Once again, congratulations." Sakura cheered. "Shit, I wish I was there when you made that dog piss on himself, I would have paid to see that! Without doubt I'm ordering the tournament on PPV when we get home."

Temari nodded. "Well done Hinata-chan. You really do live up to the Uzumaki name, absolutely unpredictable."

Curiosity took over the doctor. "So where is Jiraiya-sama now?"

"Don't know, don't care." Tenten replied.

"Tenten-chan." Hinata looked at her sternly.

Tenten snickered. "What? Like you gave a damn when you busted his balls with chakra. I thought we planned on leaving him FUBARed not erectly disabled."

Sakura marveled at the phrase. "What's FUBARed?"

The brunette looked at Sakura straight in the eye "Are you serious? That's how your victims look like after you use your super human strength. Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition."

Temari laughed. "Hahaha. I can't wait to tell Shikamaru about all of this."

Hinata continued to answer Sakura's other question. "Last time I heard, he was at brothel. He was probably checking to see if I was joking. It's absolutely useless, I can't understand why he's wasting his money."

After all of that was said, Kesshi tentatively came in with a tray full of appetizers and a stand to set it on. He then set the food on the lazy susan.

"Temari-san, here are your dangos and tea, I hope you feel better soon."

"Thank you, everything looks delicious. What's on the menu?"

"Okay, for your appetizers we have barbequed pork spareribs, tempura shrimp, chicken egg rolls, and a garden vegetable soup with mushrooms, spinach, and chestnuts. I know

for sure that one of the entrées is Sukiyaki but I'm not sure about the others. The main courses will be out in fifteen minutes, enjoy!"

"Thank you." The four replied.

They portioned the meal evenly, making sure that everyone had a hearty serving before they took a bite.

Sakura took a bite of the spareribs, "Mmmm. This is pretty good, it reminds me of the barbeque at Chouji's birthday party."

Hinata sipped her soup. "It doesn't feel the same without Ino here. We had a lot of fun that night."

Tenten finished wiping her mouth with the napkin. "Yeah, that reminds me. You had so much fun that you couldn't find your panties the next morning."

Temari almost choked on her tea, Sakura eyes bulged at the once demure Hinata. The two of them listened in to the upcoming story.

"Tenten-chan! How…d-did you know?"

"I was helping Ino clean up after the party and she noticed something hanging from the living room ceiling fan. Ino used a broom to get it down. Low and behold, it was a lacy navy blue tanga that Ino bought you for your bachelorette party. She still has it if you want to pick it up."

Thanks to her loving husband's out-going personality, Naruto helped Hinata find her own self confidence, allowing herself to speak and act freely, making her become the woman she is today.

"Thanks, I been looking for those everywhere. They're Naruto's favorite."

Tenten grinned at her blushing friend as the others were still appalled from what they just heard.

Temari broke the silence. "Sakura, how are Chouji and Ino these days?"

"They're doing great! I've never seen Ino happier. As of right now, they're on a mission with Asuma-sensei. Wait a minute? When did you find out about them being together?"

"Shikamaru told me the last time he was in Suna. Are those two still hush-hush about their affections or are they finally official?"

"It's official, Ino even has a butterfly tattoo on the small of her back."

"Cute. Did she ever tell you how Shikamaru found out about their relationship?"

Sakura nodded. "Of course. Shikamaru walked in on them kissing."

"They were doing more than just kissing." Temari then squinted her eyes shut for a brief moment. 'Oh, shit! did I say that out loud?'

"Whaaaaaat!" Sakura's eye twitched at the last sentence. "Spill it Temari!"

"It's nothing really." Temari shook her head from side to side.

Hinata analyzed her facial expressions. "By the way that your eyes rolled, you looked to the upper left corner, recollecting a memory. Then they moved to the bottom right and then they shifted left. This lets me know that you are feeling guilty that you can't tell us what's on your mind. Most of all, vulnerable because you slipped up and can't get away without being interrogated."

Tenten also tried to pry. "Oh c'mon Temari! You can't put something like that on the table and then take it off . It's just us girls. Whatever you say stays in this room, a kunoichi's honor."

"It's not my story to tell."

"How about now?" Sakura used a trick that she learned from Yamato-taichou, she put on her "Scary Face". Her eyes demanded answers immediately, her face severely lacked proportionate shading.

Temari actually felt threatened by her terror filled eyes, staring her down. "Oh geez! What's wrong with your face?"

Sakura continued to "rule by fear", her glare intensified. Temari's lower back jerked and stiffened, the helpless blonde almost fell out of her chair.

"Okay stop, I'll talk! Remember, that you didn't hear it from me."

Sakura's expression returned to normal. "So, what really happened?" Everyone put down their chopsticks.

"Okay, here it goes. Shikamaru just came home from a mission. When he was walking home he caught up with Chouji and Ino. They offered him to take him out to dinner later on that night and he accepted. But before they went to the restaurant, Shika-kun wanted to shower and take a nap first. In the shower, he thought it over and decided to skip the nap and go straight to dinner. So then he stops by Chouji's place to hang out for a while."

That night at Chouji's apartment…

'Why does he always leave the door unlocked when he's home? One of these days he's going to get robbed.' Shikamaru thought as he locked his friend's door.

"Chouji? Chouji? You home?"

"Oh yeah!"

He removed his sandals and placed them by the doorway. "Listen, I decided not to take that nap after all. I already know that your hungry, I'm ready to go if you are."

"Yeah! I'm coming!"

"Chouji, I was wondering where are we going tonight?"

"AHHHH! Hold on I gotta cramp!"

Worried, Shikamaru opened the bedroom door to check on his friend. "Hey man, are you alri-"

(Gags)

He forgot how to breathe and tried to turn away, but Shikamaru was paralyzed from astonishment. His entire body became rigid at the unexpected sight, he couldn't even shut his eyes even though he desperately wanted to.

Shikamaru witnessed a platinum blonde in mid-love; on top of his portly friend, riding him in a reverse cowgirl position, facing the door. Ino's full breast were cupped by Chouji's eager hands, the bed sheet was wrapped around her lower body.

"OH, CHOUJI! DON'T STOP! DON'T STOP! Ooohhhhh!"

She opened her ocean blue eyes to see Shikamaru at the open door. Ino laughed from the rapturous after glow of her orgasm and the ghost white "I want to die" facial expression on his face.

"Hahaha...Hey Shikamaru!"

Snapping back into reality, he slammed the door closed and walked away. Running his fingers through his ponytail, he paced around the living room in circles, debating whether or not if he just saw his former teammates in the middle of an erotic coupling.

Behind the closed door, although they should have been embarrassed, the couple laughed uncontrollably at what just happened. After the commotion subsided they kissed each other passionately before sharing a few final words.

"I guess I have to skip dessert this time." Chouji sighed.

Ino whined. "Awww, that was the reason why I came over so early. Shikamaru said he was going to take a nap, I thought we had time. Oh well, I'll be in the shower getting ready. I need to redo hair."

"Okay, I'll be outside talking to him, keep the water running and I'll make it up to you." Chouji winked.

He gazed into her aquamarine eyes as she leaned in for a kiss. "I don't wanna get off." Ino slipped away from the still hard erection.

"C'mon. I'll make it up to you after dinner. You know that I can't do anything right on an empty stomach."

Ino waddled into the bathroom to wash herself off, Chouji got himself dress in a pair of pants and a t-shirt. He took a deep breath before he stepped out in to the living room. Shikamaru slouched on the two-seater couch, staring at the ceiling.

Chouji walked into the kitchen and rumbled through it. When he returned, he stood in front of Shikamaru with a bag of barbeque potato chips; in the other was a bottle of cold sake,

He handed it to the distraught man. "Here."

Shikamaru chugged the sake down like water. "Thanks, I needed that.

Chouji took a seat beside him, he opened his bag of chips and munched on them.

"Hey, I'm sorry that you found out the way that you did, we were going to tell you at the restaurant tonight. But what are you doing over here? I thought you said that you were going to take a nap?"

"I changed my mind, I thought it would be a waste of time taking a nap before dinner knowing that I'm going to fall asleep afterwards. But it's still your fault. I told you to lock your door, it prevents unwanted guest from walking in."

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing, it's just that my life has been troublesome these days. I just been on so many missions this past year, I'm hardly ever home. I can't see Temari as much as I want to, it feels like my friends are slipping away, and that I'm missing out on life. If everything was just in one place and if I could keep in touch with everybody, that would make my life a little easier. "

"I'll always be here. That's not going to change."

"I know. Speaking of change, when did all of this happen?"

"I asked Ino out to dinner a few weeks after you left on a mission. We had a good time, and I asked her out again as a "date." After the third date, we kissed and decided to become more than friends. But don't mention it to anyone, you and Sakura are the only ones who know about this."

"What's with the secrecy?"

"When I picked up Ino for training, I got this whole lecture from Yamanaka-san about teammates "dating". How their emotions can affect teamwork, distract them from focusing on a mission, or going easy on each other during training. We're going to tell him how we feel about each other. Soon, very soon. I can't keep doing this anymore, the hiding, playing off the emotions, pretending it's not there. We can't take it anymore!"

Shikamaru had a blank expression on his face "Hmmm…"

Chouji crossed his arms as he stared at his best friend. "You know, I thought that you would be happy for me. I've always been supportive of you and Temari."

"Chouji, I didn't mean it like that. I'm glad that you found somebody. Most of all, I now have someone to talk to who understands how I feel. I'm kinda going through the same disapproval with Temari's brothers. As much as I love her, I'm tired of being told that our love is dangerous, a distraction that makes her weak. What they don't know is that loving her saved my life and there will be a day that I'm going to prove them wrong. Maybe someday you and Ino can do that for each other."

There were no words to respond to Shikamaru's last expression. Chouji just smiled in returned.

Shikamaru's curiosity took over. "So how was your first time?"

"Unexpected and fucking incredible! Ino wouldn't let me sleep all day, let alone eat. Well except for one thing."

The poor ANBU soldier involuntarily twitched, trying to get the mental image out of his head. 'Temari was right.'

"Anyways, whenever she wants something she gets it. We were two days away from Konoha, Ino pulled a muscle in her leg, so we decided to camp out. It all started with an innocent massage and then it just escalated…"

"Into full blown sex?"

"Yeah." Akimichi proudly grinned and nodded.

Surprise! I made a revision. If you read this chapter before, I moved the last paragraph to chapter 10. Thanks for the reviews! Keep them coming.