Heyy! Well now that i waited to post this to add to the suspence...(okay, i got lazy...oh well. lol) Hope you enjoy this chapter. I'll try to add the next one soon and not take as long of a break as I did this time.
The confusion continued as ninjas walked through the village- woman making jokes about themselves and their bodies; men gossiping about other men and women. A small group of men stood in a corner. They consisted of a variety of hair colors from blonde, to pink, to brown.
"I still can't believe this. It's like a nightmare or something!" said Ino loudly.
"Yeah…I…uh, also find it…quite u-uncomfortable," stuttered Hinata shyly.
"True, but hey- I must say, I am hot stuff! I could just do a clone jutsu and bang myself!" said Tenten eagerly, putting her hands in a jutsu formation almost as though she would actually go through with it.
"Oh put your hands down," snapped Sakura, "Your clone would probably not be a girl either right?"
"Is that how it works?" asked Tenten.
"I'm not sure, I haven't tested it out." answered the pink-haired male.
All of the sudden, Naruto ran past them laughing like an idiot while looking behind her.
What an idiot, thought Sakura.
Why is his chest bigger than mine as a girl? wondered Tenten.
I wonder what trouble he got into this time, thought Ino.
Wow he's amazing. And that smile…mused Hinata.
After her, ten other Naruto's ran. Some stumbled and pushed against the males accidentally.
Ino and Tenten glared at the running clones, Sakura saw that his question was answered, and Hinata, well he was unconscious from a Naruto clone being a very small distance away from him as she ran by.
After her, ran Kiba. "I'll get you!" she said jokingly.
Soon after, she finally caught up with the blonde. Naruto made her clones disappear and had a confused look on her face.
"Kiba…" she said.
"Hmm?" Kiba responded, Akamaru yawned and tried to lie in a more comfortable position on Kiba's head.
"Ne, how come Akamaru didn't change?"
"Uh…. well he probably did. I don't think he'll grow a ponytail or anything."
"Well, how do we know then? If he didn't become a she, then we could take him to Tsunade-basan and she'll figure something out. Or should I call HIM Tsunade-ojisan?" Naruto laughed at her joke.
A/N- for those who don't know. Ojisan is grandpa. So since Naruto usually called Tsunade basan, calling her an old lady, I thought it'd fit. Lol
"Uhm…" Kiba wasn't sure either how to tell. Akamaru has always just been Akamaru. Then she remembered something.
"My sister," she said, "When animals are just born, she turns them upside down and she knows if it's a boy or girl. Maybe it's written on Akamaru's stomach?"
She pulled Akamaru sharply from her head, making the puppy yelp in shock of being woken. As the dog was turned upside down, the girls moved their heads closer in curiosity and excitement.
The disappointment on their faces showed as they saw no words on Akamaru.
"There's nothing there!" said Naruto, frustrated.
Kiba turned to see Sasuke passing near them. She saw them and scowled. Naruto ran up to him with Akamaru.
"Is Akamaru a boy or a girl?" she asked, "We can't tell if he changed or not."
Sasuke took the upside-down dog into her arms and took a look.
"It's a girl Usuratonkachi," she said, dropping the dog down. She turned to walk off.
"Wait, Sasuke, where was it written?" asked Naruto.
Sasuke just sighed and continued walking off, muttering something about being around a bunch of retards.
It was then that Kiba noticed Hinata sprawled on the floor, his face red. She ran over to her and tried to wake him and help him up. Hinata thanked her.
"You know," said Kiba, "I always thought that was a girl thing."
"What's a girl thing, Kiba-kun?" he replied.
"The whole fainting thing. You seem to always do that."
"Oh…that."
"You know what else, you always do it when Naruto is near by." Kiba's eyes squinted and a large smile appeared on her face. "You like him don't you," she accused.
"N-no Kiba…I-its not that. I-I, I-its n-not…" he stuttered, face growing redder and redder by the word.
"Like who?" asked Naruto as she ran up to them, after catching Kiba's last sentence.
And with that, Hinata's face turned redder than his already impossibly red face.
"N-no one N-naruto-kun," he whispered, hoping Kiba doesn't give him away.
Naruto shrugged and turned to walk off. Hinata gave a sigh of relief and walked off to the rest of the guys.
Not too far from this group lay a very lazy female next to one munching on chips.
"Hey Shikamaru," said Chouji, "Can you imagine what Ino would have said to me right now. Something about ruining my girl-ish thighs or something."
Shikamaru just nodded, barely paying attention. She was too deep in thought. What could be the cause of this gender change? No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't figure it out. He tried and tried but no matter which direction he thought to, it always led to a dead end. She stood up.
"Where are you going?" asked Chouji.
"To the Hokage," she replied and walked off.
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in." said Tsunade.
Shikamaru entered the room.
"Good day Tsunade," she said.
"What do you need?" he replied.
"All the information you have gathered so far on this 'current issue'"
"Sorry Shikamaru, but our search has gone no where. We checked the DNA of a few ninjas who have changed along with some ANBU who were not in the town when this change came upon us. There seems to be no disturbances. The newly females and males have bodies that say that they were this gender since birth, which we know is not true. If you find anything out, please inform me straight away."
Shikamaru thanked him and walked out.
Damn. This is going nowhere. I doubt he's even trying. I saw him hide that sake. I'll get to the bottom of this, she thought.