Chapter 3

6:36 p.m.

"I wonder where Chouji is," wondered Ino. "After all, we teammates should stick together."

"Who cares, he's probably just peeved at having to not eat for so long," muttered Shikamaru, "how troublesome."

"Alright, who goes next, Hinata?" asked Ino, still watching the window Chouji had exited through.

"Um, Naruto goes next," said Hinata, smiling vaguely at the paper. The shy side was starting to shine through again.

"Okay, what do I have to do?" asked Naruto, bouncing on the balls of his feet.

"Um, you have to, um, uh." Hinata's face was a nice shade of red, but Naruto wanted his dare.

"Come onnn, what iss it?" he begged, sliding to his knees and attempting puppy dos eyes.

"Um, youhavetoaskGai-."

"What?"

"You, uh, have to, um, use you ninja centerfold to, uh, ask out, uh Gai-sensei." She could pass as a tomato right now. Ah, Neji is so kind. Naruto, meanwhile, was just blinking, looking rather like a lost duck.

"I gotta ask Gai-sensei out? The crazy one?"

"No questions, Naruto." Yup, Neji was defiantly having fun.

"Fine, fine, but thank God for loop wholes."

"Loop wholes? How's that going to change anything?"

"Well, the dare said I had to ask out Gai-sensei, it never said I had to go on a date with him!" Naruto was now looking extremely pleased with this dare.

"But Naruto," whispered TenTen, "if you don't go on the date, doesn't that make you a liar?"

"Not if I don't agree to actually ever meeting some place! Now, what am I gonna wear? I can hardly show up naked, and that smoke won't last forever."

"We could see if Anko or Kurenai-sensei has anything, "suggested Ino, helpful as ever. She had completely forgotten about Chouji, who was, as Shikamaru said, currently stuffing his face at a restaurant.

"Then let's go! I'm not wasting all night on this dare!" With that, Naruto, TenTen, Ino, and Rock Lee set off into the night.

…..

Their first stop was Anko's house, since it was closer. Luckily for our four new chunins, Anko wasn't home at the moment, so sneaking through the window was considerably easier, though Lee fell on his face. Once inside, the four ninjas moved quickly to Anko's bedroom and, after checking to make sure there were no traps, set about finding Naruto something to wear.

"Wow, all black, never saw that coming," muttered TenTen.

"Yeah, that is pretty surprising," agreed Ino cheerfully. TenTen rolled her eyes, and then began searching for something for Naruto. Sakura and Ino began raiding the make up and accessory stores, while the two boys sat around, feeling awkward and more than a little concerned.

"Here's something," announced TenTen after a few minutes of searching. She held up a simple black dress. "Put it on Naruto."

"Okay," said Naruto, reaching to take the dress.

"Change into a girl first!"

"Um, could Lee leave the room first, then?"

"I won't look!"

"Yeah, but you're still a guy."

"And you are not?"

"Look, Ino and I know what is gonna happen. No offense Lee, but if you know what a girl with no clothes on looks like, we need to talk."

"I do not and have no wish to!"

"Then leave!"

"Alright, alright, I am going, I am going!" And with that, Rock Lee left the room, feeling extremely uneasy at how this whole night was going to turn out.

"Right, he's gone." A few hand signs later, and there stood Naruto, very much a girl, and covered in only quickly fading smoke.

"Now see if this fits," said TenTen, holding out the dress. Naruto took it and slipped it on. Once the smoke had completely vanished, Ino and TenTen were impressed. The dress fit Naruto much better than they had thought it would, considering Anko was built along lines slightly different from Naruto's jutsu. The sleeves came half way down Naruto's lower arm and the bottom part of the dress skimmed the floor. "Excellent! Now we just need, uh-"

"Accessories!" bellowed Ino.

"You didn't need to shout, Ino, we're right here."

"Okay, okay. Here, hold still and let the real girls work."

….

Rock Lee sat in the other room, flipping through the obligatory photo album on the coffee table. From all Naruto's squawking, it sounded like they were doing a lot more than just painting his face. Lee shuddered and turned another page. He hoped desperately that his dare would be vastly different.

…..

"There, all done!"

TenTen blinked, looking the Naruto over and nodding approvingly. "Alright, let's go. We should probably send Lee back to the others. They could get some dares done while we're finishing up. After all, we've only got till midnight."

"Okay, but what if they pull your name while you're helping me?" asked Naruto, looking concerned.

"Good luck with Ino.

"You can't be serious!"

"Can and am, now let's go." The two left the room to find the Ino and Lee engaged in a staring contest. When Lee had won, TenTen explained their plan. "Lee, you're going to go back to the others and tell them to keep doing dares, alright? We're going to finish up this one."

"Alright, I will do that. Do not disgrace my sensei!"

"Lee, he's my sensei, too."

"Yes, of course. Now, I depart. Good luck to you!" And with that, the ninja with the world's coolest eyebrows departed. The three remaining ninjas departed for Ino's house seconds after, one hyper, one in shock, and one with a growing feeling of unease.

7:10 p.m.

"Found him, elusive little bugger…"

"Ino shut up! You're gonna get us caught!"

"Well, what now?"

"Ask him out!"

"Ino shut up! You are not helping!"

"Yes, I am. I made Naruto the prettiest girl in Konohagakure."

"You did?"

"She did. People here do tend to run on the scared side. You should know, you hang out with Iruka-sensei, and he's got a nice one, right across his nose."

"Stop it!"

"Whatever, let's just do this, alright?"

"Fine, let's do this. Wish me luck!"

7:11 p.m.

"Um, excuse me, is this seat taken?" Gai-sensei looked up to find a pretty young girl watching him with innocent intensity.

"NO, BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO TAKE IT FOR YOUR OWN USE!" The girl curtsied slightly, then took the seat next to the green-clad ninja. He looked her over and had to admit she was probably the prettiest girls in Konohagakure, no scars at all! And the black dress complimented her looks rather nicely, as did the silver chain around her neck.

"Um, I'm new to town. Is there anything you would recommend?" The girl was ever so polite.

"HMMM, I RECOMMEND THE SITHLEMAR (1). IT'S VERY GOOD!"

"Thank you, I think I'll try that." The two placed their orders. "Thanks you for the advice."

"THAT'S QUITE ALRIGHT!" said Gai-sensei, flashing his good-guy smile. The girl smiled faintly. Finally their food came, breaking the slightly awkward silence that had fallen between them. Finally, Gai-sensei broke the silence.

"YOU SAID YOU WERE NEW TO THIS TOWN, CORRECT?" The girl nodded, not pausing to look at the strange man who talked a bit too loud. "WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO SHOW YOU AROUND THE TOWN LATER?"

"That would be lovely, sir. What time should we meet?"

"LET'S MEET BACK HERE AT 8."

"See you then."

Gai-sensei paid the bill, then left, whistling much quieter than he talks.

"Yes," whispered Naruto. "That stupid dare is finished."

"Not quite," said a voice behind him. Spinning, Naruto groaned inwardly.

"I don't suppose you would agree to not turn us, would you?" he asked, knowing there was no way she would.

"No, but go on that date and I'll hold my tongue. Of course, you still have to be done and back by midnight."

"Fine, it's done."

"Alright, now take your friends and go back. And do say hi to Lee for me, would you?"

"Man, we got majorly busted, didn't we?"

"Yes, yes you did."

"Well, see you later then, I guess."

"Alright, bye. Oh, and Naruto?"

"Yes?"

"I would like that dress back."

TBC

(1) Sithlemar is a made up dish as far as happychica is aware. (Hits self over head with a frying pan)