Bow to the blueberry king. What can I say about one so blue, other than he is not green. Thanks for the Beta!
Also go read the story Resonance, by Dragon Legend of Drake. Profileid: 1240797. It is a great read with a lot of adventure, romance and humor. You can find it under the Ino Y. & Sakura H section.
A/N. There is chapter 4 of the rewrite; I hope you all like it, and thank you all for taking the time to read it.
Chapter 4: Snakes, Dogs and forests, oh my
Sakura woke up the next morning, and went through her morning routine; stretching, brush her teeth, shower, the basics. When she got out of the shower, she put on her red battle dress, with a slit cut up to the hip on both the left and the right side for easy movement, and her tight black bicycle shorts.
'The things I do to look good,' Sakura thought, knowing full well that her shorts were two sizes too small. Sakura tied her head band to the top of her head and began packing her supplies she would need for her week long test. She walked out of her room, her bag in hand and found her mother in the kitchen having her morning tea.
"Oh, hi mom. Where were you last night, I didn't see you when I came in?" Sakura asked, not really caring where her mother was. She always found her mother to be an overbearing, stuck up, egotistical bitch.
'Hey, no wonder she was always pushing me into trying to go out with Sasuke, she already thinks she's an Uchiha,' Inner-Sakura Jocked.
"Oh, Sakura, I have some good news. I'm the new clan head!" Mrs. Haruno said with no small amount of pride.
"But what about Baa-sama?" Sakura asked, more concerned about her grandmother, than happy for her mother.
Mrs. Haruno sneered at Sakura. "It's just like you to be more concerned about that women than congratulating your own mother, but if you most know, she has stepped down, due to the counsel pressing her age. Therefore, I was asked to step up. So as of last night's council meeting, she no longer has any say so in clan matters," Mrs. Haruno said, with an evil glint in her eye.
Sakura stood there with a hurt look; 'Oh no, I hope Baa-sama is ok' Sakura thought.
'Great, that power hungry bitch is going to run the clan into the ground,' Inner-Sakura made her thoughts known, and Sakura agreed with her.
"So, Sakura, did you get on Sasuke-kun's team?" Sakura's mom asked.
"Nope," she answered like she couldn't care less.
"WHAT!?" screeched Mrs. Haruno. "Why? We had it all planned out to a tee; you would concentrate on studying and Ninja code of conduced, and since you don't train properly, you would have no practical skills in Jutsu. Then, you would be put with the best in the class, which we both knew would have been Sasuke," Mrs. Haruno went over her plan in her head, trying to figure out how it could've gone wrong.
"I was on his team at first, but, luckily, the Hokage came in and changed some of the teams into new cells, and I'm in one of them." Sakura stopped there, to see if her mother would ask about her team, or that bastard.
"Sakura, what do you mean 'luckily'? You know how important it is for you to marry him; he can bring the Haruno clan more power in this village. An--" She never got to finish before Sakura cut her off.
"I don't care what you think he can do for you! He's a stuck up, self-absorbed, egotistical bastard, with a stick stuck so far up his ass, he can spit out toothpicks! And let's not forget that he spends all of his free time brooding, and whining about his clan! They are dead, we all know that! Is been like ten years he needs stop being a little bitch about it, and get over it!
"You know what? I think his brother just took away his play-girls before he left, and that's why he wants him dead! So if you want him to help with your quest for power, get off your lazy ass and go get him yourself, you old cow!" Sakura yelled, before she began to walk away, with Inner-Sakura only muttering a 'DAMN.'
Sakura stormed out, leaving a fuming Mrs. Haruno behind in the kitchen. 'You ungrateful bitch. If you want me to get the power that that boy's clan will bring us myself, I will. I'll do just that,' Mrs. Haruno thought.
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Ino was just about to leave her room when she stopped herself.
'Why am I still wearing these things? I only got them so he would notice m. These things are so stupid, and they don't even keep me warm in the winter!' she thought, looking at her arm warmers. She then walked over to her trash can, pulled them off and threw them away.
'There, now there's nothing left of him,' she thought with a smile as she made her way down the stairs.
Ino walked into the kitchen to fill her canteen, and found her mom making breakfast.
"Oh, hi, honey. How did it go over at Sakura's?" Mrs. Yamanaka asked her daughter, who was at the sink, filling her canteen.
"It went great, we're friends again, and we even did some training too. In fact, we're on the same squad," Ino answered with a big smile.
"Oh, Ino, have you told you father yet?" she asked her daughter with a bit of worry in her voice. Ino was confused by what her mother asked.
'Why would dad care if I'm on the same team as Sakura? It's not like he ca-'
"AH, SHIT!" Ino yelled, smacking her head on the counter she was standing next to. It was a well known fact that Inoichi was proud that his daughter would be the star of the new 'Ino-Shika-Cho' trio, and for that to happen, she'd have to be on the same team as the sons of her father's best friends, Chouza and Shikaku. Just as Ino was about to ask her mom what to do, Inoichi walked in.
"There she is," he smiled, looking at Ino. "Tell me, Ino, how's the new 'Ino-Shika-Cho' trio looking?" he asked with great pride.
"Well, dad, the thing is... I'm not on the same team as the guys," Ino said, biting her lip nervously and sucking in her neck.
"WHAT!?" Inoichi hollered. "What do you mean?" he asked, angry that the 'Ino-Shika-Cho' trio wouldn't be continued.
"Well, at first I thought I'd be on their team, but then the Hokage came in and hand picked some of us for teams of his choosing. Chouji and Shikamaru got on the same team with an Aburame, and I ended up on a different team. He said that the skills of our teammates would help balance us out," Ino explained. "Oh, and that reminds me, I'm going to be out on a weeklong training mission, so I can't watch the store," Ino informed her parents.
Inoichi was disappointed that his daughter was not on the team he was hoping for, but was happy that the Hokage himself picked her team. On the other side, Sora was worried sick. She knew what happened to ninja in the field and heard many stories from ANBU and Jounin. She was not happy about her daughter becoming a ninja.
"Ino, I'll be right back, I need to go get something," Inoichi said as he walked out of the kitchen
Ino had sat down at the table so she could eat her breakfast, when her mom sat down beside her.
"Ino, I may not be a ninja any more, but I was once. I married one and I know what goes on during missions; I want you to promise me you'll be careful out there," Sora said, looking into her daughter's eyes.
Ino gave a short sigh. "Mom, you're overreacting, but I will promise to take it slow, and not get hurt. Plus, I have my team to help me. I will be fi…" Ino didn't get to finish before her father came back in with a small red box. He put it in front of Ino before taking the other seat next to Ino.
"Like your mother, I'm worried about you Ino. I think it's time I give you the family scroll, so you can learn and perfect the family jutsu," Inoichi said to his daughter as he handed the scroll to Ino.
Ino was shocked that her father was giving her the scroll already.
"I thought I wouldn't be able to get my hands on this till I was a Chuunin..." she thought, staring at it in awe.
Inoichi then picked up the scroll from her hands, snapping her out of her trance in the process, and placed it in her pack, so she could read it in her spare time.
"Thanks," she said with a small voice, before looking up to her parents. "I'll do my best to make you guys proud," Ino said with determination.
"I know you will, but your mother and I are already very proud. So, who's on your team? Inoichi asked.
"Well, like I was telling mom before, Sakura is on my team. Before you ask dad, no, we're no longer fighting, and we're friends again," Ino told her father, who was about to ask if the girls were still arguing.
"Then, there is Naruto," Ino said, not noticing how the room got ghostly quiet. Mrs. Yamanaka's face became white as a sheet, while her husband's face was so red, he could have blown up and taken over half of Konoha with him. Before Ino could take any notice of this, she checked the clock.
"Well, I'm going to be late if I don't leave now, I'll see you two in a week, love you," she said on her way out the door.
After about twenty-three seconds passed;
"That's it!" Inoichi yelled with wide eyes, turning to go after Ino. As soon as he opened the door, he saw that Ino had not even gotten six feet away. "Ino, wait one minute!" Inoichi called out.
"What is it, dad? I'm going to be late," Ino told her father, but obviously he was not listening.
"Ino, I know of Naruto, and… well, I just want you to get to know him a bit. You know, earn his trust, and find out what he's like. You know, be his friend. You can you do that, right, Ino?"
"Umm... okay, dad. That's no problem, seeing as how he's on my team, I think I have to," Ino said, slightly confused as to why her father wanted her to be close to Naruto.
"Good, now go on before you are late," the elder Yamanaka said before he walked back into the house, leaving Ino very confused. 'I told him jumping in and out of his friends' heads was bound to screw something up,' Ino thought with a smile before setting off to meet her team. About half way there, she ran into an upset Sakura.
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Once back in the house, Inoichi walked to the kitchen cabinet and pulled out a bottle of sake and two sake bowls, and sat next to his wife.
"And what was that about?" asked his wife.
"I just made our Ino into a hero and the Yamanaka clan into one of the most prestigious clans in all of Konoha," Inoichi said as he poured his wife some sake.
"Really? And how are you planning to do that?" Sora asked, while thinking of all the perks of having a hero for a daughter.
"Okay, Ino said that the Demon is on her team, right?"
All he got was a nod from his wife.
"Now, I just told Ino to the gain the trust of that little bastard. In a few months time, we'll tell Ino to invite it over for dinner, and then we will kill him. I'll then give Ino all of the credit. She will say it was all for her clan and her late uncle, as she holds the Demon's head up high for all to see," Inoichi finished by holding up his sake bowl to hers so they could toast. Sora gave him a look that said it all as she toasted her husband and daughter.
"So, we got some time before we need to meet Kakashi-sensei," Kiba probed.
"I think we should do what Sempai said." Hinata suggested. Sasuke only smirked at the memory of the day before.
--Flash Back—
"Foolish little brother."
"I-Itachi…" Sasuke said just above a whisper, but Kiba and Hinata both heard him, and looked in shock. Standing on the very roof of the house where he killed his parents stood the villages most wanted man.
"ITACHI!!" Sasuke yelled as he charged at his older brother.
He jumped up, throwing a punch aimed for Itachi's face, which he blocked with no effort. Sasuke then tried to sweep Itachi's legs, which he actually hit. Itachi didn't budge, so Sasuke jumped up, doing a twisting flip in the air, and launched two kicks at Itachi, who just dodged the first one and the second kick he caught. The elder of the brothers then sent a single kick to Sasuke's chest, knocking him back to the ground and next to his team.
"Sasuke, do not be in such a hurry to throw away the life I have given you," Itachi said in a cold, emotionless voice.
"Life!? What life are you talking about!? You killed our parents, and the whole clan! I was alone, with nothing but my hate for you! What kind of life is that?!" Sasuke yelled.
"You and I were the only true Uchiha left, long before I disposed of those empty shells. They grew weak, Sasuke. They were nothing but slaves in this village. The Uchiha were once a commodity here. Whenever there was an S-ranked mission, they would send an Uchiha.
"There was a time when the ANBU were nothing but Uchiha; there was no one that did not know the name, Uchiha, and the power to come with it. But, slowly, things began to change, and this village began to baby the Uchiha, so they became weak. The name turned into nothing more than that, a name.
"So, I set out to light the dying fires in the clan's souls, and tried to make them see. Out of the whole clan, only one showed me the fire of a true Uchiha. You should not be mad at me for killing all those weak fools. You should hate the village that made them what they were. Weak.
"Now, tell me, Sasuke, what do you think of the weak?" All of what Itachi was saying left Sasuke looking at his brother in a new light.
"The weak have no place in this world, all they do is hold you back," Sasuke said, quietly letting his brothers words sink in.
Itachi himself was now smiling. Evilly, but still smiling, as he walked up to the genin. "Good. Now, Hyuuga Hinata, are you aware that your clan is on the same path the Uchiha were once on?"
Hinata was in shock. Not only was the legend of the Uchiha standing in front of her, but now he was saying the Hyuuga were to suffer the same fate as the Uchiha. Somehow, she was not surprised.
"Yes, I am. After hearing your story about the Uchiha, it's all clear to me. Father is obsessed with the politics of the village, and when the council uses the Hyuuga to do their bidding, like the obedient dogs we are, we jump and obey every command," Hinata said.
"Then change it, become stronger, and show them the path by any means. And you, you are from the Inuzuka, are you not?" Itachi asked, staring right at Kiba.
Kiba had no idea what was going on. First Sasuke, who had tried killing Itachi, was now standing next to him. And Hinata had this sick little smile on her face. Kiba did the only thing he could think of and nodded.
"Your clan has been overlooked for a long time and is treated like a lower class clan. What are you going to do about it?"
Kiba thought about it, and found it all to be true, making him pissed. "I'll tell you what I'm going to do; I'm going to make my clan as big as the Hyuuga and the Uchiha, no matter the cost!" Kiba yelled.
"Good, but how are you going to achieve your goals?"
"By showing my father that politics will only weaken him and the clan further," Hinata said coldly.
"I will start by showing this Village what happens when you turn you back on a beast," Kiba answered.
Sasuke got a grin on his face that actually made Itachi proud. "I will show them what a true Uchiha can do, by ending the lives of those that stand in my way."
"Good. Now I will return in a week and check on your progress. When I feel you are ready, you will join me, and have your revenge on the village," Itachi said in the coldest voice possible before vanishing in a flock of crows.
--End Flash Back--
"Let's go, I need to achieve my Sharingan," Sasuke said, and turned to the Uchiha compounds training grounds, only to see Naruto walking down the road. "On second thought, let's have some fun," Sasuke said, and Hinata and Kiba grinned in agreement just as Naruto was walking by.
"Hey, Naruto, what's it like not to have any parents?" Naruto just stopped dead in his tracks at Kiba's comment.
"No, you got it all wrong there, Kiba. He has parents." Naruto turned his head to Sasuke. "They just abandoned him because they knew what kind of loser the dope is, so to save face for giving birth to such a disgrace, they just left him in the street, with the rest of the trash," Sasuke finished just as Ino and Sakura came around the corner, while Hinata just laughed at the boy.
The raven haired youth looked up so he could see the damage he had just put on the blond haired boy, only to be met with a fist. Sasuke looked forward to see Naruto, only his whiskers where a far darker color, and his eyes, which were narrowed, appeared to have turned red.
"Get up, you little cry baby shit," Naruto growled at Sasuke with such intensity, Kiba's dog, Akamaru whined and tucked itself into his sweater.
Now, with Sasuke's pride hurt, he lunged at Naruto, and took him down by the waist. Then, he let his fist fly right to the side of Naruto's face, then again to the other side.
Sakura and Ino could only look on in shock and fear as this happened. Shock from hearing someone say such things, and fear from watching their new team mate, and friend, getting punched in the face. They were pulled from their thoughts, however, when they heard a few villagers start cheering and hooting.
"Yeah! Kill it, kill the Demon!" An older villager yelled, pumping his hands in a punching motion.
The girls just looked at the man not knowing why he would call Naruto a 'Demon,' but then the others started in, too, with words like "monster," "freak," and "murderer."
They all stopped when Naruto pushed Sasuke off with his foot, before getting back to his feet and giving Sasuke a closed back hand to his eye.
"Go, Naruto! Show that arrogant prick what you are made of!" yelled Sakura
"Yeah, give him the sixteen hit combo," cheered Ino, which earned the girls many glares from the villagers.
The fight went on for about 20 minutes, and now Naruto and Sasuke were just going blow for blow. One more minute passed before they both pulled out a kunai and tried to strike one another. That is, of course, until the Hokage stepped in front of them.
"Teams 7 and 8, my office. Now," he ordered.
In the Hokage's office stood all six of the genin from teams 7 and 8, with a very angry Hokage staring a hole straight through the two bleeding boys.
"Now, who wants to tell me why two of my newest genin where fighting in the streets like two second graders?" Sarutobi asked in calm, yet angry, voice.
After a few minutes, it was Naruto who spoke. "I attacked the Uchiha..." Naruto said with his head hung down.
"Why?" was all Sarutobi asked.
"It doesn't matter why I did it. All that matters is that I attacked a fellow Ninja of Konoha gakure," Naruto said in a low voice.
"But, Naruto, Sasuke said--" Sakura tried to come to her teammate's defense, but Naruto cut her off.
"--It doesn't matter what he said. If we had been on a mission, I would have put it in jeopardy, and you and Ino would have been in danger. I won't be the reason for my friends' death!" Naruto yelled.
"Naruto..." both Ino and Sakura whispered.
Sarutobi was happy at what was coming from Naruto's mouth, but saddened as to why.
"Sorry to interrupt, Sensei, but I may be able to help in the little problem." Everyone in the room looked to the window to see Jiraiya sitting there.
"What do you mean, Jiraiya? The law is clear, and, as much as I hate it, the law states that Naruto must be stripped of his ninja title," the third Hokage said with a sad voice
This news came to Sasuke, Hinata, and Kiba as good news, apparently, as some of the sickest smiles crossed their faces, while Ino and Sakura where shocked. And Naruto, he just stood there, already knowing the law.
"Before you do that, you might want to take a look at this. You see, I was there, and I happened to have one of my recording scrolls with me. You know, the one that copies everything said up to two thousand, four hundred eighty-four words? Why don't you take a look?" Jiraiya asked as he gave his old sensei the scroll, while the smiles died from the faces of team 8.
After the Hokage read the scroll, he glared at bothboys.
"I should have both of you stripped of your ranks! You are Ninja of the leaf and your actions reflect us as a whole! Maybe it was a mistake to make you part of the new Special Ops!" Sarutobi said slamming his hand on the desk. (Sigh) "I'm going to let this go. If this happens again, I will see to it that both of you are punished to the fullest extent that the law allows me to. Do I make myself clear?" Sarutobi asked.
Naruto and Sasuke nodded their heads, both knowing full well the fullest of the law meant death.
"Good. Now Sasuke, go to the hospital and get yourself checked out," the Hokage said and team 8 left the room without so much as a bow.
After they left, Sarutobi turned to the girls in the room.
"Would you two mind waiting for Naruto in the hall for a moment?" Sakura and Ino gave a nod and a bow before they left.
"Naruto, I'm not going to say anything about the fight. If I were in your shoes, I would have done the same thing," Sarutobi said with a smile.
"You got that right. I saw some of those punches and even felt some of them from where I was," Jiraiya added. Naruto just gave a small smile while he wiped away some blood coming from a cut above his eye. That's when the Hokage noticed that Naruto was not healing. In fact, he had not stopped bleeding since they arrived at the office.
"Naruto, why has the Kyuubi not healed you?" asked the third Hokage.
"It is because you are an idiot who lets his temper get the better of him. I'm not going to heal you right now so you can learn the hard way!" Kyuubi yelled out in Naruto's mind.
Naruto started to rub the back of his head, and gave his fox like grin.
"Well, you see... the fox said I need to learn to keep my temper in line... so he's not going to heal me. Something about learning the hard way," Naruto said, only to get nods of agreement from the two older men in the office.
"Naruto while we are on the subject, do you know why the Kyuubi attacked the village?" asked the curious Hokage. Naruto retold the story to Sarutobi and Jiraiya, and by the end they knew who was responsible, but hid it.
"Well, Naruto, that is a lot to take in. Why don't you go rejoin your team, while I think this over?" the now very tired Hokage said.
"Okay, see you later old man. Oh, and Ero-sennin? I want my scrolls back."
"Don't call me that, you little bastard, and I already told you that you are not ready for them yet. Learn the basics I gave you and then we'll talk"
Naruto left the room muttering something about old ass hole. "So it was all Orochimaru," said the tired Hokage in a sad voice.
In the hallway, Naruto found a very bored looking Sakura and Ino waiting for him.
"So, what's going on?" Ino asked.
"No disciplinary actions will be taken against me or the Uchiha," Naruto said walking past his teammates.
"Damn it, Ino. We lost our chance to be rid of that Uchiha dick, and our chance at getting a quiet teammate," Sakura said shrugging her shoulders at Ino.
"Oh well. There's always next time. Until then, there is still one thing we need to do. Right, Forehead?" Ino asked walking behind Naruto.
"You know what? I think you are right, Ino-pig," Sakura said walking next to Ino.
Naruto started to get a feeling of impending doom. little does Naruto know, he and this feeling are going to become very good friends.
'Hey, fox, why do I feel like I'm about to die?' Naruto asked.
"I'll tell you what I'm going to do. I'm going to start healing you now, okay?"
"What are you talking abo--" Before Naruto was able to finish, he blacked out.
"--And why in the hell were you trying to take all of the blame, anyway!?" Sakura yelled at Naruto's unmoving form.
"Yeah, especially after what the Uchiha said to you," Ino added
"Well, what do you have to say for yourself, Naruto?" Sakura asked with her arms crossed.
"Naruto? Naruto?" Ino asked lightly kicking Naruto. "Oh hell. Sakura?" Ino asked.
"What is it, Ino?" Sakura asked, looking over to her friend only to see Ino pointing to a non-moving Naruto. "Damn it. Okay, you grab the left, and I'll get the right." Sakura sighed as both girls grabbed onto Naruto's ankles and began to drag their unconscious teammate to the team meeting.
--In Naruto's Mind scape--
"Urgh... my head... what's the big deal, fox?" Naruto asked, only to get laughed at by the demon fox.
"Hey, what the hell's so funny?!" Naruto yelled.
After about 20 minutes, Kyuubi managed to compose himself.
"I'm sorry, it's just your mates just knocked you the fuck out," Kyuubi said with a grin, trying hard not to burst out into laughter again.
"… MY WHAT!? DID WHAT?!" Naruto yelled, and Kyuubi's grin got even bigger.
"Your mates. You know, the pink one and the blond one. They knocked you out for being an idiot," Kyuubi said, just waiting for a response he can use against his jailer.
"Okay, they kicked my ass. I can live with that. I will find out why later. Now, however, I need to set you straight. Sakura-chan and Ino-chan are my teammates, nothing more. They are more like sisters to me," Naruto said, sitting down with his back to the fox.
"Oh, thank you, to whatever god saw it fit to have me sealed in this brat, thank you!" Kyuubi said looking to the sky, or rather, ceiling. This got Naruto's attention. "Sisters? Okay then, let's just see what you think of your sisters,shall we?" Kyuubi asked, looking to his left. Naruto followed the fox's example and also looked left.
Within three seconds, an image of Sakura wearing nothing but a white and black two piece bikini while striking a very sexy pose appeared. Naruto, who was standing, was very red in the face. Then Sakura vanished, only to be replaced by Ino. She was wearing a green two piece bikini and she was lying on her belly, with her knees bent, and her ankles crossed in the air, with a cute pout on face.
"What are you -- How did you?" Naruto stuttered out only to be hushed.
"Be quiet, this is the best part," the great fox said, and Naruto looked on in horror as one of his biggest fantasies was playing out, right in front of him.
On the Screen
Naruto was eating one of his four bowls of ramen in his apartment. It had been snowing today, and he was now enjoying some nice, warm ramen, when there was a knock at his door. When he got up to answer it, he found Ino and Sakura standing there in the cold.
"Naruto, it's freezing out here, can you let us in?" Sakura asked. Naruto stepped out from the doorway to let his teammates in.
"Hey, Naruto, can you take our jackets, please?" Ino asked in a sweet voice. Before Naruto could answer, two jackets were dropped on his head, so he put them on the coat rack.
When he turned back to his guests, he was greeted by Sakura in the black and white bikini and Ino in the green bikini.
"Hey, Sakura, look. Naruto-kun made us some ramen." Ino pointed to the table, which Sakura was now sitting on. Ino then picked up one of the bowls of ramen and looked at Sakura.
Sakura winked at Naruto as she took off her top and leaned back on the table resting on her elbows. Ino slowly poured the warm ramen on Sakura.
All Naruto could do was stand there, mouth wide open, and watch the warm broth run down Sakura breasts. Ino licked up a single noodle that was hanging off of Sakura's right nipple while Sakura let out a small moan from the touch of Ino's mouth.
"Aren't you hungry, Naruto-kun?" both girls asked in a suggestive tone.
--Back in the real work--
Sakura and Ino were dragging Naruto through the streets of Konoha when Ino looked back. She saw a very big smile on Naruto's face.
"Hey, Sakura, what do you think is up with that smile?" Ino asked
"I don't know, you're the one with that mind Jutsu," Sakura stated.
"Should I do it?" Ino asked with a little smile on her face.
"Go for it, I would like to know what a little goof ball like him thinks about. Come on, there's an alleyway over there so no one can see," Sakura stated as they dragged Naruto into the alley
"Hmm... I wonder what that's about," a woman said from the roof tops.
"Sakura, I'm going to need you to watch my body while I'm in there…you know, Sakura, I'm not very good with this jutsu yet, and the more I think about it the more I feel like I'm about to go swimming in a public toilet," Ino said.
"Oh, come on, what are you scared of?" Sakura asked, trying to push her friend into doing it.
"Fine then, you come with me," Ino said with a smirk.
"You can do that? I don't think so, I need to watch both yours and Naruto's body," Sakura said waving her hands in front of her.
"Now who's scared?" Ino teased.
"Okay, fine, but if I get stuck in there, I am so killing you," Sakura said. With that, Ino started going though the hand signs, when someone dropped down in front of the two girls.
She was about 5'4" and had long brown hair that was held in a ponytail. Her eyes were blackish brown. She had lean build that was still somewhat thin. She was wearing black shorts, a red t-shirt and an open Jounin vest, with a sword strapped on her back. She had her headband tied around her neck. But the feature that stood out the most was the red marks on her cheeks.
"So, what happened to him?" asked the woman while pointing to Naruto.
Ino and Sakura were just stood there. They knew they were caught red handed.
"Well, you see, we were just out for a walk, when our teammate passed out. We thought we should get him out of the sun," Sakura said, hoping the strange girl would buy it.
"Oh, okay, and you where just about to use a water jutsu to wake him up, right?" she asked, looking at Ino.
"Yep, water jutsu, that's right," Ino said, like it was no big deal.
"Neat! Do you think I can do it though? I do oh so love the faces they make after you wake them up." Ino and Sakura looked at her like she had 2 heads before they gave a nod.
The woman then leaned over Naruto, did some hand Signs, and clapped her hands together. She then opened her mouth and a water ball shot out hitting Naruto's face. There was a scream and then some coughing.
"W-what the? Where the hell am I?" That's when he saw Sakura and Ino standing there looking at him. "Sakura-chan, Ino-chan!" Naruto yelled and jumped to his feet.
'chan?' Ino and Sakura thought at the same time.
"Hey, wait a minute; did I miss the test? What happened?" Naruto asked, and it was in that moment that all color drained from the faces of Ino and Sakura.
"Oh, I see you three are late for your test to see if you are ready to be Genin. Who is your instructor?" Naruto, not caring how, or why, this woman was there, felt the need to answer her question.
"Mitarashi Anko, and she said if we were late, we fail," Naruto stated, looking down at the ground.
"Oh, so you are the brats she's training. Don't worry, the Hokage sent her a message saying you would be late."
Before any of the genin could say anything else, the mysterious woman grabbed all three of their hands and disappeared. Before they knew what was happening, Sakura, Naruto, and Ino were standing in front of a very angry Anko.
"Even with the Hokage saying you were going to be late, it took you far too long to get here! Now tell me why you were late before I make you turn in your headbands," Anko said with a stern face.
"We had no idea what time it was or how long we were in the Hokage's office," Sakura said.
"That and we had to drag Naruto half of the way here," Ino added.
"You were the ones that knocked me out in the first place," Naruto said.
"Fine. I'm going to let you take the test. This is the only time I will give you a second chance though, understand?"
Sakura and Ino both let out a sigh of relief while Naruto was jumping up and down.
"Alright! We are going to ace this little test of yours. Believe it!" Naruto said, punching his fist in the air.
"Hey, I like this kid, Anko," came from the woman that found them.
"Um, excuse me, but who are you?" Ino asked
"I am Anko's best friend as well as your other sensei. I am Hana Inuzuka. And because of Naruto's little dance with the Emo, you are all going to run 50 laps around the village. That is if you pass the test, of course."
"But why do we have to run?" Ino asked.
"Yeah, it was Naruto who was fighting," Sakura added
"It is because you didn't stop it. Of course I can see why, good fights are so hard to come by these days, but the main reason is you didn't help him." All 3 Genin gave confused looks before Anko answered the unspoken question.
"You are a team! You live as a team! You fight as a team, and you die as a team! If you leave a teammate in need, you are no better than the trash you throw away! And if I see you have left a teammate in need, I will kill you myself! Do I make myself clear?" Naruto, Ino, and Sakura had serious looks on their faces, and all three nodded.
"Good, then it's time I explain your test. You will spend one week in the Forest of Death." The genin's faces paled, for everyone in Konoha had heard stories about that particular forest. "And you are to get two items I have left in there. One is a scroll, located in the Tiger fields to the west of the main forest. The other is a small box that is on the east side of the forest. And if you open either of the items, you fail. Any questions? No? Good. Now, get going, your time started two and a half hours ago!" she yelled.
And with that, Team 7 took off into the Forest of death.
Anko then turned her full attention to the brunet. "So what do you think of them?"
"You were right, they can be greater the any Kage," Hana said.
A/N
Bow to the blueberry king. What can I say about one so blue, other than he is not green. Thanks for the Beta!
Also go read the story Resonance, by Dragon Legend of Drake. Profileid: 1240797. It is a great read with a lot of adventure, romance and humor. You can find it under the Ino Y. & Sakura H section.
Super Z… well….yeah.
Till next time, all.