Ino grunted as she turned over in her bed, almost jumping when she felt another warm body beside her. She looked over quickly, wanting to discover the identity of this intruder. She realized it was Sakura quickly and began to feel foolish for forgetting that she had stayed the night in her bed. She smiled and cuddled close to her body, resting her head on the pink-haired girl's breasts. One of her hands instinctively found its way between Sakura's thighs, cupping her pussy. Sakura stirred at the touch, her thighs closing around Ino's hand. "Again?" She inquired sleepily, nuzzling Ino's neck. Ino didn't answer just began rubbing her fingers across the other girl's labia. Sakura buried her head in the crook of the blonde's neck as she let out small whimpering noises. Ino quickly shushed her as she slipped her finger into the girl's pussy, her thumb found Sakura's clit engorged as she began to diddle with it. The pink haired girl sank her teeth into Ino's exposed neck to keep herself quiet as she began to get closer to her climax. Ino thrust three more times before Sakura came on her hand. She withdrew her hand and offered it to Sakura for her to clean it. Sakura shook her head bashfully, so Ino licked the girl's juices from her head without hesitation.

The two lay together for a long moment before Ino's mom called her down for breakfast. Sakura smiled apologetically as she climbed out of the bed and got dress. Ino watched her, lust darkening her eyes before she ducked out the window and took off toward her own home. Ino got up from her bed and begrudgingly pulled on her clothes to head to the kitchen. Once there she found that her mother was scowling at her as she bustled around the kitchen, putting various foods on the plates in front of her father and herself. Ino turned her attention to her plate and scarfed down a few rice balls and a Tamagoyaki before scrambling out the door to meet Sakura at her house.

The blonde sight as she sat in a tree that was around the corner from Sakura's. Sakura took a long time to get ready and eat breakfast when she often went without breakfast to avoid her mother's wrath. She got impatient when waiting for her girlfriend to finish her morning meal. Just as Ino was beginning to get annoyed, Sakura came to stand under the tree. Ino dropped down off of her favorite branch beside Sakura and wrapped one arm around her. The girl leaned into her for a second before pulling away slowly and offering her a small smile. "Sorry I took so long. I know you don't like waiting for long periods of time."

"Don't worry about it. I just tore out early, mom was giving me the look." Ino deflected. "Come on, lets get going, Lady Tsunade's probably breathing fire."

"Yeah probably. She gets so impatient with us if we're late." The girl smiled at her blonde friend before moving forward.

Tsunade smiled as Shizune crawled onto her lap while planting kisses on her neck. "You've become quite the risk taker." She breathed as the brunette began to drag her tongue across her pulse point.

"Relax, I locked the door. The chair isn't facing the window. We're safe for the moment." Shizune mumbled against her skin.

"What happened to you?" Tsunade moaned. "You're so bold now. I wonder about you sometimes."

"Just shut up for once." Shizune ordered her playfully while she started to pull her shirt apart and move her kisses down her collarbone to the flat part of the blonde's chest. Tsunade leaned her head back and let her soft moans escape her throat. The kisses traced lower and lower until she felt Shizune's lips touch her nipple. Tsunade whimpered softly as her nipple was quickly surrounded by those lips and teased by the tongue within her mouth. The blond moaned and moved her hand to grip the back of Shizune's head. Shizune's other hand found and massaged her other breast. The Hokage bit her lip to avoid crying out.

A knock on the door caused Shizune to jump back. Tsunade turned her chair and readjusted herself while Shizune went to answer the door. She heard Ino's voice as she quickly fixed her shirt and tried to calm herself before turning the chair around to face her adolescent student. Unsurprisingly, Sakura was standing beside Ino, both stood stiff as though they expected to be yelled at. "What's with you two?" She questioned with a grin. "You act like I'll bite your heads off."

"Its nothing, Lady Tsunade. We're just a little tired from yesterday." Sakura answered.

"Aren't we all." Tsunade mumbled to herself. "Both of you completed the last exercise, right?" She asked, getting right to the point.

"Yes." Ino answered.

"Alright." Tsunade pulled two scrolls from one of her drawers and tossed them to the girls. "Two weeks, I don't want to see you for two weeks." She dismissed them with a wave of her hand. After the girls left Shizune visibly relaxed.

"That was close." She said as she shut the door. "I'm sorry for being so reckless."

"Well what did you expect to happen when you jumped on me in here?" Tsunade questioned gruffly.

"Not that, I forgot about those two." Shizune mumbled back.

"Don't sweat it. Its nothing so major." Tsunade waved her hand dismissively. "We didn't get caught. That's all that matters. We just have to be careful."

"Yeah." Shizune sighted. "Would really be so horrible if we came out? Are the people really so prejudiced that they could not accept you?" She asked sadly.

"I'm not sure, but I'd rather not risk it and lose the support of the civilians if things do turn out that way. I'm sorry, I know its hard to hide like this."

"Don't worry about it. I'm just happy that I get to be with you like this. Nothing else matters. Just as long as I'm with you, everything will be okay."

"You're sure?"

"Positive. As you said, it would turn out badly if we came out. So its better to just get used to this." Shizune answered.

"You really mean that?" Tsunade asked, trying swallow the lump of emotion in her throat. "You'd really stick with me and slink around, than be open with someone else?"

"Yes, bonehead. I've been saying that for the last decade you just drown me out with booze and gambling. I've wanted you for so long, wanted you all to myself. You just kept pushing me away or holding me too close. Now that I have you, I'm never letting go, no matter what." Shizune assured her.

"I love you." Tsunade squeaked around her closing throat and turned her chair away from Shizune to wipe her eyes. Shizune let a small smile pull at her lips before she took up her usual position next to the window. After a moment Tsunade turned back to her desk. "So what's on the agenda for today?" The busty blonde asked in a shaky voice.

"Genin team assignments, permission forms, permit signing, and a few deployments. Kakashi should be reporting in with his final mission report today. A few other genin should be reporting back from a rank C mission to the land of Waves. That's everything scheduled Izumo and Kotetsu haven't come by with any of the paperwork yet. I'll get the pen and stamp ready." Shizune responded.

Naruto yawned as he looked up at the ceiling of his apartment. Sunlight came through the blinds and sent shadows skittering across his bed. He thought that he should get up, that dinner had been expensive and he needed to make money. He knew a few spots around town that would pay him off the books if he charged less than the standard genin rate. Yet all he wanted to do was lay in bed and think about Hinata. Ah, Hinata, he'd never realized just how cute she was, how she made him feel so special with her constant praise. Now there was a reason to get out of bed and work. He could ask her out again, take her out to dinner every night. That would be great! With a grin set on his face the blonde boy jumped out of his bed and grabbed a jumpsuit before heading down to shower.

Naruto smiled as he spotted Hinata walking down the street ahead of him. He tightened his grip on the boxes that were stacked in his arms and sped up to catch up with her. "Hey Hinata." He crooned sweetly. "What are you up to? What's with the flowers, huh?" He asked.

"Oh, this? I'm going to visit Shino and then Kiba and Akamaru. Akamaru like the smell of these flowers." She answered. "What are you doing?"

"Just odd jobs. I spent too much money on stupid things and now I'm working to make rent by the end of the week."

"Oh, really? Did you spend all your money on me?" Hinata questioned.

"Not at all, that was just a little. Really!" He stressed. Hinata smiled at him.

"Okay, Naruto. I've got to turn off this street. See you later." Hinata smiled as she turned the corner.

Naruto paused for a minute to watch her go before he started down the street, desperately trying to remember where he needed to take these boxes.

Sakura moaned as she collapsed back onto a plush bed of grass. Ino growled at the scroll in front of her. "This is impossible, how are we supposed to restart a dead heart with out burning it out with our chalkra." She leaned her head back and fell next to Sakura. "So have you given any thought to my suggestion to solve our current predicament." Ino asked.

"You're only trying to change the subject so I don't make you get back up and try that drill again." Sakura said, defensively.

"You're just trying to keep me distracted so you don't have to answer." Ino retorted, somewhat angrily. "If you still need time you can just tell me, this is pretty delicate and I don't want to rush you. I understand that this is a big decision and that your relationship with your parent might be ruined if things don't go as planned. I'm not going to pressure you. Do you understand that?" Sakura nodded shyly.

"I'm sorry. I'm just so, frazzled because of this." She apologized.

"Don't worry about it. I'm just telling you so you know." Ino smiled. "Now we should probably get back to the training." Sakura groaned and covered her face with her arm. "Come on." Ino prodded her, stand up and taking her stance in front of the fold out table they had set up to hold the scrolls.

Naruto grinned as he walked past the Hyuga compound on his way home. He'd done enough work to cover rent and buy a little food for himself. He figured if he worked three more days like that he could take Hinata out to eat again and not have to sweat it. He couldn't help fantasizing about it, the imaginative date head him so enraptured that he lost track of himself and wandered aimlessly forward. He managed this for a few yards before he knocked into another person, hard. He snapped out of his daydream and looked down at the person he had just knocked over. At his feet sat the very girl he had been thinking about.

"Oh, crap Hinata. I'm sorry. I wasn't watching where I was going or paying attention. Are you hurt?" He jabbered at her as he helped her up.

"Naruto, I'm fine. I'm really okay. You don't have to worry." Hinata assured him with a small smile. "You can walk me home to make up for it." She suggested.

"Oh, okay. I'm really sorry." Naruto sighed. He held his arm out for her politely. She wrapped her arm around his, to avoid looking snobbish.

"So what were you thinking so hard about?" Hinata asked as they turned and headed back toward her house.

"Oh, nothing at all. I just kind of zoned out for a minute." He lied.

"I had fun last night. We should do something like that again."

"I was thinking the same thing. How about sometime next week?" Naruto suggested.

"That sounds alright, tell me the exact details later?" Hinata agreed.

"Yes I will. Oh, we're here. I'll see you later then." Naruto disentangled his arm from Hinata's so she could go inside the house.

"I can't wait." Hinata stated as she opened the gate. The blonde boy grinned and turned, heading quickly down the street with a sense of jubilation.

Ino smiled at Sakura as they backed through the doorway into her room. Sakura turned and shut the door quietly before following Ino to her bed. She knelt between Ino's thighs and leaned down to kiss her. She found the blonde's lips trembling when she brushed them with her own. She felt her lover's arms wrap around her and pull her close. She was barely kissing back, she could feel Ino's whole body shaking. The pink haired girl pulled back and looked down. "What's wrong?" She asked, her face creased with worry. Ino shook her head and looked away.

"Its nothing. I'm just jumpy. I must have over done it in training today." She mumbled.

"Let's just nap together then. Maybe you'll feel better after that." Sakura suggested, rolling onto her side to cuddle with Ino. "I was going to wait to tell you this, give it sometimes to if I still agreed with my own decision. Right now, though I want to tell you that I think it would be safer to come out to our friends."

Ino sat up and looked down at Sakura. "You really mean that?" She asked.

"I do. I have a question though. How are you planning to go about this coming out thing then?"

"I was going to tell Shikamaru and Choji, then tell them to spread it to the other rookies and Gai's squad. Also telling them that no one but those people can know. No matter what." Ino answered.

"So I would have to tell Naruto?"

"Yes you would."

"Well it sounds like a good plan." Sakura smiled. "I think we should sleep on it though."

Ino smiled back. "I agree." She cuddled up to Sakura again and threw a blanket over them.