Chapter two
At the ramen stand
"Alright after hearing your stories, your right in your assumption that something's up with the girls," said Asuma.
Kakashi started to speak, after he stopped laughing, "So said they had to talk."
"Well Hinata just ran away when I asked her questions," said Kiba.
Asuma looked at Kakashi, then at his watch and said, "Boys, I have to go and see Kurina, but understand that you should apologize to the girls and listen to what they wanted to say." With that he left.
Kakashi took over for him, "Listen boys." He laughed at their battered and bruised bodies. "I think the fact that they got frustrated easily shows that they were already nervous."
"What else can you tell us?" asked Neji.
"Well… let's call it training on women because that's all I'm going to tell you." Then Kakashi waved goodbye and left.
"Damn him," muttered Sasuke quietly.
Back at the BBQ restaurant
"Hey, bartender, I want a couple of rounds of sake," shouted Ino.
They sat there just chatting, and waiting for their drinks for about 10 minutes. At the same time the drinks came, Jiraiya walked up.
"Hello ladies. You are looking particularly gorgeous tonight," he said smoothly.
"Ah ha. At least you know how to treat a girl. Pull up a chair," said Ino.
After about a half lour, Jiraiya challenges the girls to a drinking contest. Sakura and Ino accept immediately, being as competitive as they are. Hinata and Tenten refuse and decide to drink the sake at their own rate, which was still pretty fast.
So the contest began. After about the fifth round people started to gather, most thought Jiraiya would win based on previous contests. They were all amazed when after the last round Jiraiya was the one to hit the ground. At this point Ino started to burst out laughing and couldn't stop. Sakura, on the other hand, was having one major mood swing.
Also, Hinata wouldn't stop talking. Tenten was on the verge of… wait, never mind, Tenten was crying.
The bartender cut them off and ushered them out. The strange thing was that their speech wasn't slurred and their walking wasn't effected. That just showed that they were trained Jounin.
Off in the distance, the boys were walking towards them. Most of the boys, well every one except Naruto who had to be told, noticed that something was off. The boys didn't know where the speed came from but in a second Ino tackled Shikamaru. Before Sasuke could make fun of Shikamaru, Sakura was hugging him. Neji tried to turn and run but Tenten was already crying on his shoulder. Hinata was talking to Naruto so much that even the loud-mouth blond (not Ino) could speak.
Pushing the girls off of them, Sasuke spoke first, "What is wrong with you girls?"
Seeing Ino's face, they thought that she was going to yell. Much to their surprise she started to laugh. What's more, Sakura smacked Sasuke across the face yet she then was cradling him like she hadn't done anything.
Tenten and Ino then collapsed, for two different reasons. Tenten fell because she was sobbing so much. Ino fell because she was laughing so hard.
Sasuke was actually looking scared and worried at the same time. Naruto was, for once, listening to someone, that someone being Hinata. Shikamaru and Neji just looked at each other.
"I know it's troublesome, but we have to make sure that they get home safely. I'll take Ino, Sasuke take Sakura, Naruto take Hinata, and…" Shikamaru was saying when he was interrupted.
"I'll take my cousin," said Neji.
"You know it's great that you care about your cousin and everything, but you're the only one who knows where Tenten lives, well…" looking down, "the only not drunk person, who knows," stated Shikamaru very matter of factly.
They all agreed eventually. Sasuke really didn't want to take Sakura home, for fear of his life. Neji tricked him into it some how.