Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto (sob!)


Sakura was heading over to the flower shop where she knew that Ino would be working that afternoon. 'I'll have to be careful getting in the door, that'll be Ino's only chance to catch me!' Sakura thought happily. She approached the shop carefully, not making a sound. 'Nah na nanana nah! (Mission Impossible theme)' though inner Sakura. She threw her back against the side of the building, 'I'm going to need to come up with a killer plan to get through this door.'

After minutes of looking like a dork pressed up against the wall Sakura had a plan. 'I'll have to make a clone of myself to go in first. I'll then make the clone look like Sasuke. Ino'll go crazy, and get distracted. Then I'll get the clone to walk up to Ino, blocking her sight of the door. If I'm lucky, maybe she'll even faint when he comes close to her. Ha, it's brilliant!' One minute and numerous hand-signs later, a full-sized Sasuke clone entered the flower shop. Sakura sat back and let her chakra guide it.

"SASUKE! Hi!" Ino shouted, "What brings you here?" 'He's finally going to ask me out! Why else would he be here?' Ino thought. "Are you looking for something in particular?"

"Hn. No, I was actually coming to talk to you." The clone said.

'Ha! Take that Ino-pig! Not only will you be driven crazy by my stalking technique, you're going to get your heart crushed!' Inner Sakura thought, throwing her fist in the air, 'Yeah!'

"So, Sasuke, what did you want to talk to me about?" Ino asked, "could it possibly be…" She said, her voice trailing.

'Good, she's good and distracted, I'll go in now!' Sakura thought.

"You're going to talk to me about what the heck billboard brow is doing, aren't you?" Ino said calmly. Sakura gasped and started to slowly inch out of the door. Ino grabbed her kunai and slashed the clone, making it disappear with a puff. She then threw it at Sakura, who just stood paralyzed as it pinned her collar to the wall. "So, Sakura, you decided to make my evening a little more fun, huh? I suspect all of this has something to do with what you were doing earlier at the training grounds. You're whole team is up to something, right?" Ino asked.

"How'd you see through my plan, Ino-pig?" Sakura said with venom in her voice.

"Oh come on, like Sasuke would even look at me, let alone talk to me! It was easy. Also, your forehead was a dead giveaway." Ino said with a snarl, "Now that you have nowhere to go, please tell me what is going on?" Since Sakura was stuck to the wall, she had no choice but to explain.

"We're SUPPOSED to be stalking our selected targets. That's what Kakashi-sensai was trying to teach us." Sakura explained.

"STALKING, YOU CALL THAT STALKING?" Ino laughed, "That was the most pathetic display of stalking I have ever seen!"

"Like you could do better, Ino!" Sakura challenged.

"Of course, I have had PLENTY of practice stalking Sasuke! You know… You don't want to fail this assignment, do you? Sakura shook her head. "Well then, I suppose I could possibly help you… for a price." Ino said with a mischievous look in her eyes.

"And what might that be?" Sakura said, still straining to get loose.

"You have to take over my shifts all next week, so I have more time to talk to Sasuke." Ino declared.

"YEAH RIGHT! IN YOUR DREAMS, INO-PIG!" Sakura protested.

"Well I suppose I could just turn you in to your sensai… or use my mind-transfer jutsu and make you parade around town in your underwear, your choice." Ino said evilly. Sakura was at loss for words. 'Would Ino really do that? Of course she would… in fact, I think she's looking forward to it.'

"Fine, I'll take over your shifts."

"Alright then, we're going to need a trainer, someone who knows the ins and outs of stalking." Ino thought for a moment, then it hit her, "Yes, I've got it! Come on, meet me at the bridge by that one pond in about ten minutes, and don't forget a bathing suit!" Ino declared, yanking the kunai holding Sakura from the wall.

"What are you planning, Ino? Who's going to help us?" Sakura shouted at Ino, who was running down the street. 'I suppose I should just do as she says…'

TEN MINUTES LATER

"Ino, Ino, where are you?" Sakura muttered as she stood feeling rather naked in just a bathing suit. 'That jerk had better show up, if not she's DEAD!' Inner Sakura thought.

"Oh good, you came!" Ino said rushing up to meet her. Ino was also wearing nothing other than a small bikini swimsuit.

"Um… Ino, what's the point of wearing these? Are we going swimming or something?" Sakura asked suspiciously.

"Ya, of course we are, silly. Now we start here. We pretend we're playing tag, you chase me all the way to the spring. Once we get there, start splashing around and giggling like there's no tomorrow, okay?"

"Ino? Are you okay? What is this all about?" Sakura asked.

"JUST DO IT OKAY! Trust me, we'll find our trainer in no time." So the girls were off, screaming, giggling, splashing, flipping their hair and acting as girly as humanly possible.

'What is going on? Why do I have to do this? No one's even around.' Sakura thought.

After about fifteen minutes, Ino stopped, she flipped her hair one last time and nodded. Sakura was overjoyed. She grabbed a towel and sat down on the grass. Ino soon joined. Out of breath and utterly confused, Sakura asked what was really going on. Ino just laughed and said, "All this time you thought we were alone, we weren't. Anytime a pretty girl comes swimming here, someone is sure to follow."

"WHAT?! ARE YOU SAYING THERE'S A PEEKER IS HERE RIGHT NOW!?" Sakura shouted. Ino jumped on her, covering her mouth.

"Shh, you don't want his to know that we know he's here, do we? Now just watch." She made a few signs, "mind-transfer jutsu." Sakura fell to her knees to catch Ino's unconscious body. She heard a small gasp in the bushes. 'So there really was someone watching us.' Sakura thought. In just moments, Sakura heard a giggle, Ino's laugh. Then the bushes started to stir, and a figure emerged, it was…

"Oh no… you're telling me that HE'S he one going to help us?" Sakura shuddered.

Out of the bushes was none other than Jiraiya… that's right, the Pervy Sage.

Alright to everyone that reads this, I'm going away this weekend so you'll just have to wait till the next chapter. I'm really sorry. Also the chapters may not be as frequent since I have final exams next week (eek!)