Chapter 18: Hello! Hi!... Again
"Sakura-chan!!"
Sakura bonked him on the head "I'm right here Naruto! And I'm not deaf!" But then her eyes widened What happened to my plan on being nice to him?!
Naruto just laughed sheepishly "Sorry, but its been so long!"
"Not long enough." Sakura muttered.
"You say something?"
"Nothing Naruto. Nothing..." Her eyes widened "Morning Sasuke-kun!!" She exclaimed catching glimpse of the avenger, while they were waiting for Kakashi at the bridge.
"Hn."
She sweat dropped Good to know nothing has changed... I think.
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"Now, I will tell you about the youthful Chuunin exams!" Gai yelled out.
Lee listened attentively.
Neji had a stoic expression.
And Tenten just faced Neji.
They said I should have the guts to do it on my own...
Neji felt her stare then faced her.
She blushed then looked the other way.
But this is the one thing I do not have experience at!
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Ino sighed. She hated having a genius for a teammate.
They knew everything!
And she hated having an Akimichi for a teammate.
They always fought better!
She sighed once again Why the hell am I thinking about this only now?!... Oh yeah-
"Ino. Since you weren't able to train with us while you were on your mission, we might have to train you harder for the exams." Asuma explained.
Translation:
You still might be too weak.
"Hai hai."
"Tomorrow morning, at 6:00 am ten laps around Konoha."
Chouji's eyes widened "Isn't that a bit too much?"
Asuma shook his head "No, in fact Tenten, Hinata, and Sakura will join her. Hokage-sama didn't give us any details on their mission, so we're not sure if they trained properly or just played around."
"I'm right here you know." Ino said. At least now I know why Tenten is such a feminist.
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"This is such a waste of time." Ino said.
Sakura agreed "We could be doing something more... productive!"
"This is productive. Exercise is a good thing." Tenten said "Running around Konoha 10 times would be a good warm up."
"W-Warm up?" Hinata asked.
"Yup. So long as we don't have to run around it 100 times with weights I'm just peachy!" Tenten said, but then she glanced at Hinata "Stutter?"
"I h-have to s-start getting u-used to it again." She explained.
Sakura let out a sigh of relief "At least we don't have to call each other with -chan anymore. It was just so... annoying!"
Ino gasped "How dare you copy Sasuke-kun's word!"
"I thought it was 'Hn'." Tenten said.
Sakura rolled her eyes, but then she smirked "Sasuke-kun's word? The only person he called annoying was me. And even I have to admit fellow Sasuke-kun lovers are even more annoying, so how come only me? I am that eye catching to him-"
"Keep dreaming forehead. Keep dreaming." Ino simply retorted.
"Don't need to, I already woke up. When will you?"
The two glared at each other.
"I never even had to dream to be with my Sasuke-kun, forehead!"
"But unlike you, I see Sasuke-kun everyday, Ino-pig!"
Tenten and Hinata sweat dropped.
While the two were bickering, Hinata faced Tenten "W-What about y-you Tenten?"
"What about me?"
"Any p-progress with N-Neji-niisan?"
She blushed "Um... well... uh..."
"She's like you Hinata. She'd rather stalk him that talk to him." Ino said overhearing their conversation.
Tenten glared at her "Hey, at least I don't do both."
Hinata's eyes widened "Y-You s-stalk N-Neji-niisan!"
"What?! Hell no! I'm not like you!" Tenten shouted.
Sakura smirked "Guess the stutter won't last long-"
"At least Naruto-kun doesn't treat me only like a sparring partner!" Hinata exclaimed.
They may be sisters, but sisters always bicker time to time...
Well in their case, alot of times...
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"K-Kakashi-sensei!"
The supposed-to-be-at-the-bridge-copy-nin was there in front of the Hyuuga Manor.
He smiled under his mask "Good to see you too Hinata."
She gave a polite bow "Y-You too!"
"Before I meet my team..."
Hinata looked at her watch and sweat dropped Hours late.
"I was just wanted to know why you were at the Land of water a few weeks ago."
Her eyes widened Oh no... "Um... uh... i-it was p-part of the m-mission."
"And what exactly did you do there?"
"I-I just had to d-deliver something."
He nodded.
She gulped "I-I have to meet w-with my team now! Ja ne Kakashi-sensei!" Then she walked away.
Kakashi sighed What could have been so secret that nice Hinata would lie?
On the way Hinata gulped Deliver? I should have said retrieved! The Copy nin would of course know a lie!
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Sakura quickly appeared at the bridge, looking as if though she was dead tired. But she really wasn't.
Tenten was right, it was like a warm up.
"Sorry I'm late..." Sakura then notice the copy nin wasn't there yet... again.
Sasuke faced the rosette "Sakura?"
She quickly smiled at him "What is it Sasuke-kun?!"
Naruto just grumbled under his breath.
"Your chakra."
...
Oh no! Does he know?!
"W-What about it Sasuke-kun?"
"Its still full, you just ran around Konoha 10 times."
"F-Full?" She asked panicked.
Naruto raised an eyebrow "How come you're stuttering Sakura-chan?"
Her eyes widened "Um..."
"Yo."
Saved by the pervert!
"You're late!" Sakura and Naruto called out.
"You see I had to talk with Hinata-"
"Liar!"
"... yeah. Anyway, today I'll tell you about the Chuunin exams."
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Temari sighed "Shut. Up."
Kankuro rolled his eyes "Whatever. You know I'm right. We shouldn't have gone here at all! Not with Gaara around at the Chuunin exams! I don't want an early grave!"
"If you say one more thing about him I swear I'll be the one giving you an early grave!"
He was about to retort, but then he raised an eyebrow "What's this? An overprotective sister? What the hell happened on that mission?"
She scowled "Mind your own business."
But then a kid bumped into Kankuro.
One that wore a helmet and a scarf.
Kankuro smirked then held the kid up.
But then Naruto and his friends came to the scene "Konohamaru!"
Sakura's was about to greet the person she regards as an older sister, but would never admit, before she realized the whole 'not knowing each other yet' thing.
Temari smirked To think pinky was the first one I'll meet.
"Put him down Kankuro, or you'll pay for it later." Temari told him.
"Hey I'm sorry the whole thing was my fault." Sakura said, hoping the boy won't beat Konohamaru up.
Temari raised an eyebrow Sakura? Apologize? They must have suffered a major personality change during the mission for her to be that timid before.
"You take your hands off him right now!" Naruto exclaimed. Temari faced the blonde So this is the Kyuubi vessel huh?
"We got a few more minutes until he gets here, so lets have a little fun." Kankuro said.
"Let go of me you jerk!" Konohamaru said kicking him, but failed to even make the guy flinch.
"Put him down!" Naruto exclaimed running towards them, but ended up tripping due to the puppet master's chakra strings.
"Fine. I'm not involved in any of this okay?" Temari said to her brother. Sakura just faced him What is up with guy?... He really is related to Temari. Both bullies.
Kankuro was about to punch Konohamaru until he got his by rock, causing him to let go of the kid.
"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura exclaimed looking up at the tree.
Temari glanced at the boy No wonder Sakura and Ino fight over him. The kid is gorgeous.
Sasuke just glared at them "Get lost."
Kankuro was about to get his puppet out until the other sibling appeared "Kankuro back off." They faced the new voice "You are an embarrasment to our village."
"Uh, hey Gaara."
Gaara just jumped back down.
Sakura raised an eyebrow Temari... She looked at the girl's eyes Fear. Since when was THE Temari ever afraid?
She looked back at the cause That's Temari's brother? Kinda cute, but a bit too much blood lust is coming from him...
But while the two prodigies were talking Sakura finally noticed something.
And Temari knew exactly what she was thinking.
He's shorter than Hinata!
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"Uh, yeah, its only the second floor. And the room is in the third floor." Sakura said No duh. Who wouldn't notice that?
Tenten smirked Sak is quite good in acting.
Then the two prodigies got into talking about names...
Sakura's eyes widened, and Tenten smirked She noticed it.
There in front of the female rookie were leaves on the floor that formed the words Who do you think is better? Mine or yours?
Sakura smirked than faced the brunette and mouth Both. Tenten smiled... wait. That is kinda true. The two prodigies are practically twins.
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"Eep!"
"My god Hinata. Shut up! They might here you!"
"Ino. Why don't you shut up? Stop screaming."
"Temari-"
"W-We all should s-shut up."
...
"The person done looking at us now?" Temari asked.
Hinata deactivated her Byakugan and nodded, they were in a corner in room 301. It wasn't exactly that well hidden or secret, but it was good enough
"Okay. Now then." Ino said "What the hell are you two doing here?"
Hinata frowned "You didn't think I'll make it into the Chuunin exams?"
Ino was about to retort but frowned "No. Guess not. Truth be told, forehead was the weakest before."
Temari just scoffed "You were all equal, Sakura just didn't have a kekke genkai. I swear you two get the easy way."
"Hey!" The two chorused.
"You girls are lucky I'm the only that heard it." Tenten said appearing next to them "What are you three doing?"
"Secret meeting." Ino said, but then she faced Temari "What about you? Why are you here?"
Temari sighed "Just remember that what I'll be doing is just a mission, nothing personal."
The three shot her questioning looks.
"You'll find out soon."
But then Team 7 arrived at the scene.
Ino quickly appeared at the entrance and hugged Sasuke "Sasuke-kun! You're late! I've been eagerly waiting for you!"
"Get away from Sasuke-kun, Ino-pig!" Sakura exclaimed.
"If it isn't Sakura! You're forehead is wide and you're still ugly... as usual." Ino retorted. The other three girls went back to their teams.
"What did you say?!" Sakura shouted, Ino just stuck her tongue out at her.
Tenten smirked They are great actors.
But Hinata gulped I hope its just acting.
Then Ino's teammates appeared.
Then, finally, Hinata along with the two animal lovers appeared.
Kiba smirked "Looks like all nine rookies are participating for the Chuunin exams."
Temari cringed Tenten, and now all three of them?
And then another ninja appeared "Hey you should all quiet down." They faced the gray haired man "So are you all the ninja that graduated from the academy? You're all fooling around, this isn't a field trip."
"Who are you to tell us that?! Who are you anyway?!" Ino exclaimed The nerve! If I could just get my Chidori-
"I'm Yakushi Kabuto. Look around you."
Glares all around.
"I guess it still can't be helped, you still are all rookies who don't know anything."
Sakura and Ino were close to bursting. And Hinata thought it was a miracle they didn't yet.
Tenten and Temari just sighed Expect the younger ones to attract all the attention.
But then Kabuto got his cards out, and showed them what he can do, but before Sasuke could ask him, Kabuto got four cards out "Some of you intrugue me. You see, there are three rookie genin that just partook on an S-rank mission along with a mere novice genin."
Temari cursed under her breath They had better have a good response.
He showed them the four cards: Hinata, Tenten, Ino, and Sakura.
"Hokage-sama won't even consider letting genin, let alone rookies, do a S-rank mission. And when it comes to these kind of interesting missions I usually have a small back round on it. But this one, not even a single piece of info. Strange, no?"
The three gulped, and Tenten was glad she wasn't there in the spotlight... that is until... "Tenten! They are talking about you!" Lee exclaimed.
All eyes went on them.
Tenten and Neji sighed. Loudmouths were just too... loud.
But then Kabuto let his curiosity slide, then told him about the competition. Especially the ones regarding the Sound-
The sound nin tried to punch him but failed, but then Kabuto coughed up blood.
Ino frowned I think I just saw it. Sound waves. But then she smirked Compared to other sound waves, that was kinda slow.
In the Forest of Death...
"Its pointless, that won't work on me." Kin said.
Sakura just smirked "Its not meant for you."
She passed the kunai right through her pink hair.
Their eyes widened.
Sakura's forehead protector fell on the ground, and she stood up, short hair swaying in the wind.
"Kin! Finish her!" Zaku yelled. Kin nodded and stabbed her with senbon, but it was just a substitution jutsu.
Sakura headed towards the boy with kunai and then threw it at him, but he was able to throw them back at her, and there was another substitution jutsu. He looked up and saw her again, then threw more kunai at her. He looked for her again, but then a drop of blood went on his cheek. He looked back up This is the real her!
He got a kunai stabbed right at his arm, and Sakura bit the other one.
Ino's eyes widened She did it all without even considering using her real chakra, let alone her fire jutsus.
But then Ino finally realized it 'I found out Sasuke-kun likes girls with long hair!' She looked at the pink strands littered on the floor then back at Sakura's new cut.
What does this mean?
But Zaku just kept on punching the girl, Ino clenched her fist What the hell is she doing?! She's going to die! Why doesn't she start fighting for real?! Then Zaku quickly threw her back on the floor.
And then the blonde saw it.
Sakura wanted to beat them being a kunoichi.
Not a reincarnation.
But can she succeed when even Lee failed?
Ino quickly grabbed her teammates and appeared right in front of Sakura.
I won't lose to her!
Sakura looked up at her "But Ino, why?"
Ino just smirked "I'm tired of you showing off in front of Sasuke-kun and trying to get all of the credit!" But then Ino smiled.
"And I won't lose to you."
Sakura smiled To think with that hard head of hers she noticed. But then she frowned Too you long enough. "Took you long enough."
Ino scoffed "Just take care of your teammates."
Sakura nodded "Got it."
The blonde faced her new enemy and noticed Chouji lost it, but the she smirked "Formation: Ino!"
"Shika!"
"Cho!"
Chouji headed for Zaku, but before Dosu could even reach the kid Shikamaru caught him just in time, Kin's eyes widened "What are you doing just standing there?!"
Zaku was able to dodge more of Chouji's attacks then he faced their only female teammate "Kin! Do something!"
Ino, in Kin's body smirked then held a kunai to her neck.
Sakura just watched the battle from where she was and mentally rolled her eyes Those with kekke genkai just get the easy way.
But then Zaku just attacked the girl, hitting Chouji at the same time. Ino dropped down to the floor "I don't get it. What kind of people would attack their own teammate?" That is just wrong! Even I don't attack the other girls!
"People like us." Zaku said.
"We're not after the scrolls or even passing this test." Dosu explained.
Sakura's and Ino's eyes widened Is it the necklaces?! "Then what?" Ino asked.
"Sasuke." Even if it wasn't the necklaces, the two girls weren't relieved one bit. But then Shikmaru's hold on Dosu vanished.
"Did you really think you could beat us? Face it, you kids are just a bunch of brats." Zaku said.
"From a second rate village." Dosu continued.
Ino glared at him Brats? I could beat him with a single jutsu! Sakura scoffed Second rate? Even I didn't know there was such as thing as Sound!
"That's pretty tough talk." Neji said appearing with Tenten at his side "Then I guess that makes your village third rate. I wonder if any of you ameteurs are ready to take on the real thing."
Sakura looked up "Its Tenten's team. I wondered when they'll get here."
The brunette analyzed the scene and frowned Sakura is close to dieing as well as Ino. They can't be that serious to keep it a secret. But then she saw Sakura smirking up at her, and realization hit her Kunoichi huh? Tenten sighed That is where they're weak.
"It looks like someone used our teammate as a punching bag." Neji said "No one does that and gets away with it!" Byakugan activated.
Their eyes widened... again.
Neji's Byakugan got deactivated "Whats the matter Neji?" Tenten asked.
"That chakra." Neji whispered, Tenten's eyes widened Can Byakugan see through the necklaces?! Neji smirked "It looks like its been taken out of my hands." he said facing Sasuke.
Sakura faced him and saw him standing up "Sasuke-kun! You're awake!" But then she gasped.
That chakra. It felt like...
The exact opposite of the chakra they felt with the Heart Crystal.
"Sakura, which of them did this to you?" Sasuke asked the girl.
Zaku smirked "That would be me."
"Ino get over here! You too Chouji!" Shikamaru yelled out. Chouji ran towards the bushes and Ino got back to her body.
The mark continued to spread across Sasuke's body.
Zaku held his hands up "Supersonic Slicing Wave!" He yelled. And even though the attack was so powerful it didn't work "Blew then all away!"
"Not quite." Sasuke said appearing behind him with his teammates, then hit him with a single blow that sent Zaku all the way towards Dosu.
Dosu's eyes widened "Such speed, he was able to move himself and his teammates in a blink of an eye.
But then the avenger faced them and did a few hand signs "Fire style: Phoenix flower jutsu!" Tenten let out a sigh of relief He's using Sakura's element, the fire around could give her back some chakra.
Zaku put his hands up and blew the flames away, but there were shuriken disguised making a good attack. And before Zaku could realize it, Sauske appeared and grabbed him then broke one of his arms.
Sakura gasped, and all the others were shocked too.
Then Sasuke started walking towards Dosu.
Sakura quickly stood up "No!" and she ran towards him and hugged him from behind "Don't do it." Tears streaming down her face "Stop, please."
And the marks started disappearing.
He dropped to the floor.
Dosu held the scroll up "You're strong Sasuke. We make a deal. You get the scroll, and you let us go."
Then the trio left.
Shikamaru and Chouji headed towards Naruto, and Ino headed towards Lee.
Ino faced the raven haired boy and frowned So this is Tenten's infamous teammate?
"Ino. I'll take it from here." Tenten said. Ino nodded then handed her the unconscious teammate.
"Lee! Wake up!" Tenten yelled shaking the poor boy.
Ino sweat dropped And I thought she was the mature one.
But then she faced Sakura "Oy! Sakura! Come over here, I'll fix your hair!"
Ino was cutting a few strands of her hair "That was just sly forehead. Hugging him like that."
Sakura just smirked "Haven't you heard the quote 'All is fair in love and war', Ino-pig?"
The blonde just rolled her eyes, she sighed at what just happened.
Sasuke protected Sakura.
And when the pink haired girl hugged him, he calmed down...
But instead of feeling jealous, like how she was supposed to feel, she felt...
Relieved.
And she had no idea why.
Ino started cutting off the longer strands that were in Sakura's face. She frowned remembering something else.
Sasuke's chakra.
Ino cringed That chakra, its so...
Weak.
Don't get her wrong, that chakra was way powerful compared to others but...
Compared to the chakra Ino felt when she removed her necklace, it was nothing at all.
Is our chakra that strong? She wondered, Neji was impressed with Sasukeso far, but imagine what would happen if the girls' real chakra came out...
Ino cursed under her breath "We're too strong for our own good."
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people! i need some help, for the nxt chap, or the chap after that, i will add romance...
i just need a few suggestions.
pls giv me som ideas for the pairing's fluff!
PLEASE! ALL SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME
but i mite not choose some since it mite effect the whol friendship plot, kay?