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I Will Win This Bet!

Chapter 3: "Plan 2: Ino's Help & Accidental Plan 3"

"Good morning, Ino-chan!" Naruto called, running over to the flower shop the Yamanaka's owned.

Ino was in the process of carrying a few flower pots into the shop that had just been dropped off by another worker. She looked over to see the former Team 7 blonde.

"Morning, Naruto." She smiled at the sight of him. Over the years, Naruto had changed a lot. The main change though, was that he was way more attractive. In fact, he was considered one of the most wanted bachelors around. Not that she wanted him... she already had her own boyfriend. "What's up?"

"The sky?" Naruto pointed to the sky, grinning.

"Naruto..." Ino warned. 'Even though he's attractive, he still acts so silly sometimes.'

"Hehe. Everything's the usual. Look, Ino-chan, I need your help for something."

After a while of explaining about the bet he had with Kiba, Naruto asked Ino if she could use her Shintenshin no Jutsu (Mind Body Switch Technique) on Kurenai for just a while this evening.

"I'll help you if you help me in my family's shop today." Ino said, putting a huge flower pot in Naruto's arms that covered his whole head from being seen. "I get to go off work at 4 pm."

Naruto sweatdropped behind the huge flower pot plus flower. "Sure..."

... 4:00 pm...

"So all I have to do is pretend to be Kurenai-san while in her body?" Ino asked Naruto while they headed for Kurenai's apartment.

"Yup. Just pretend it's a date with me."

Kiba's loud voice was heard behind them, "So that's where you went, Naruto!" He was alone this time, Hinata and Shino were no where to be seen. Once Kiba reached the two, he spoke again. "Are you guys on a date!" His mouth hung open and eyes were wide -- anime style.

Ino blushed and said, "I'm helping him on the bet you and him had."

Naruto had his hands behind is head. "Yeah. Besides, she's got a boyfriend."

Kiba gasped suddenly, and jerked a finger at Naruto, "You're going to get her to use the Shintenshin no Jutsu!" Naruto nodded and Kiba said, "But that's cheating!"

Naruto opened one of his eyes lazily which had been closed in a foxy way. "There were no rules against that though, were there?"

Oh how he loved making Kiba fume like that. Kiba was still angry when they neared Kurenai's apartment, that is, not until he thought of something, 'There was no rule against the Shintenshin no Jutsu, and there wasn't any rule against sabotage.' Inwardly, he smirked.

At the door to Kurenai's apartment, Ino was the one to knock on the door. She stood right in front of the entrance, ready to use the Jutsu. Kiba stood beside her while Naruto stood somewhere behind them, leaning against the wall.

A click was heard as the door to the apartment was unlocked. The door opened to reveal Kurenai in a plain black t-shirt and shorts. Ino quickly formed a "o" with her hands which was required to perform her jutsu. "Shintenshin no Jutsu!" She said just as Kiba yelled, "Original Jutsu: Sabotage no Jutsu!"

Kiba shoved Kurenai back into her apartment rather forcefully which resulted in Ino missing her target. And that meant that it would take a few seconds before her mind returned to her body. Quickly, Kiba grabbed her before she hit the ground. He hit her head just to knock her out yet not so hard as to make a bruise. Pulling her over one shoulder, he ran off, shouting, "Sorry about that Kurenai-sensei! By the way, Naruto's here to ask you on a date." He snickered on the inside. Oh boy, Naruto was in an embarassing situation.

Naruto stood in the middle of the hallway, gaping with his mouth hanging open (his jaws almost hit the floor). Kurenai just stared at him. When he finally regained his composure after a few minutes, he found himself staring at Kurenai, unable to say anything.

"What Kiba was just saying a while ago..." Kurenai started. "Are you really here to..." She trailed off.

"Umm..." Naruto scartched his neck nervously. On the inside, he was arguing furiously with his "inner self". Strange, he never knew he even had one.

'Agh, what now!' He thought desperately.

His "inner self" countered, 'But this is your chance! You could go on a date with her, the "Ice Queen", and probably one of the most wanted bachelorettes in Konoha. And you can also win the bet!'

'Yeah, but... why would she even want to go out with me!'

'Just do what I say!'

'You are me.'

'Just do it, damn it.'

Naruto's focused back on reality to find Kurenai staring at him curiously. He put on one of his grins, a sexy grin in Kurenai's opinion, and said, "Yep. So Kurenai-san, would you consider going on a date with me?"

Kurenai had been sure Kiba had just been lying. For Naruto to bluntly ask her out, it startled her.

Naruto's other personality took over and he walked over to Kurenai. He took her hand and kissed the back of it, then grinned up at her. His actions startled Kurenai even futher.

'He's pretty hot and nice. Maybe I should consider a date, even if it's not going to be too serious.' Kurenai thought. 'What am I thinking, he's seventeen years old and I'm twenty-five.'

"Come on, Kurenai-chan, don't make me do what I did last time to make you agree again." He almost laughed out loud at her reaction which was a light blush that spread across her face. Naruto didn't really know why he'd said that. Sometimes, he really seemed to have two completely different personalities.

But when Kurenai grinned, Naruto was completely caught off guard. He hadn't expected that.

"You don't need to do that, Naruto-kun," she emphasized the '-kun' purposely. "I'll go on your so-called date. Tomorrow." And then she closed the door with Naruto still staring.

"Kurenai-san," Naruto yelled to make sure his voice was heard by her. "I'll pick you up tomorrow at 4 o'clock, 'kay?"

He heard an 'Mmhmm' from Kurenai which he took as a 'yes'.

On his way home, Naruto couldn't believe the luck he had. He had a date with the most prettiest women (in his opinion) in Konoha tomorrow at 4 o'clock pm! What was he going to wear? How should he act? He was thinking of so many different things that even the bet with Kiba, which had been the whole reason why he was stuck with a date with Kurenai, was forgotten.

Next Day - 2:30 pm

It was almost time, it was almost time! Well, he still had one and a half hour but he was already dressed up. He was still nervous though. This was his first date. This was Uzumaki Naruto's first date! And already it was with such a beautiful kunoichi. He needed advice for this.

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Soon, Naruto found himself in front of Sakura's apartment window. He rapped the glass lightly so that only Sakura would be able to hear it but not her parents. Adults still considered him the Kyuubi no Kitsune and not the vessel after all.

The window opened to reveal a pink-haired girl. Her hair was still kept short the way it had been a few years ago. "Naruto?" She asked.

"Hi, Sakura-chan!" He said from his upside-down position with his chakra enhanced feet preventing him from falling. "Can I come in?"

"Sure."

Once inside, Naruto explained to Sakura about his date with Kurenai. Sakura's response was a squeal and saying, "Seriously? Wow, Naruto, you are the luckiest guy ever!"

"Uh, yeah, I guess..." Naruto said. "Anyway, Sakura-chan, I need a little advice for the date. It's my first time."

"That's great!" Sakura jumped up from her bed she'd been sitting on excitedly. "Okay, the number one rule is to be yourself."

He nodded.

"And girls like to be commented on their beauty." Sakura walked back and forth slowly around her room as though lecturing a three year old. "And..."

Sakura rambled on and on, and Naruto almost forgot what time it was. When he finally caught a glimpse of the time from Sakura mini-clock at her bedside, it read: "16:03" (4:03 pm). Naruto jumped up from his stool, knocking it over in the process and said, "Sakura-chan! I have to go, the date is at 4 o'clock!" He jumped through the window and landed. Sakura called from her room, "Remember what I told you, Naruto, and you won't mess up! Good luck!"

"Right, thanks!"

... 4:04 pm...

It took Naruto only one minute to get to Kurenai's house since he'd been using the Shunshin no Jutsu furiously to hurry up. He knocked on the door and after a while, it was opened to reveal Kurenai. Naruto almost had a nosebleed at the sight (well, kind of). Kurenai was dressed up even sexier than she had on Asuma's date (in Naruto opinion at least). She wore a pale blue shirt which revealed her bare shoulders. This time, she also wore a mini-skirt that was dark blue to match her shirt. It was even shorter than the one she wore last time. Her hitai-ate was no where to be seen on her forehead.

"Uh, hi Kurenai-san." Naruto said, once he finally got a hold on himself.

She smiled and said, "Hi."

"Let's go then...?"

She nodded and they left to go wherever Naruto planned.

A/N: I could have updated sooner today, but... IT'S ALL MY MOM'S FAULT. Once I woke up, she dragged me to go grocery shopping and when we got home, I had to go eat lunch. Then after that, we went shopping AGAIN, and then when we got home, she made be split coconuts! Then finally, I get to write and update... Uh, yeah, that was just some randomn info...

Next chapter will be Naruto and Kurenai's date --- FINALLY! I'll try to make the next chapter a little longer, plus some fluff! It'll be my first time writing a real date and stuff... so it may not be the best, but I'll try to make it as good as possible! I've also decided that this story will have 5 chapters, which means this story is almost done... Yeah, I know it's a very short story, but after this, I'm going to try and think of a new storyline to write for another NaruKure story!