Notes: for those still fallowing along I don't know why but I have a hard time reading over my own work not that I don't love it but my mind reads over the little mistakes like they arn't there like those who will read over the like like's and such so I just want to appologize ahead of time because I know I do it and as I was reading over these chapters I cought some and others are left untouched so I might hirer a BATA lol owell I just wanted to let you know this is not a normal thing but you are not my honers teacher and well I don't sit here and knit-pick over everything.

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"Water is the closest they may be rather hostile since I was hear last so don't say anything about their clothing or living style." Shikamaru said Choji laughed and Ino looked at them jumping to lower branch then back up with them. "Great that's what I want to hear," she said

They traveled in silence Ino a head as a scout out of habit Shikamaru and Chouji in back like wings also out of habit. "Hey Shikamaru I had a thought" Ino said he looked up at Ino who had spoken.

"Hmn?" he mumbled

"If we actually have to go to war wouldn't it be smarter to have the surrounding places such as lightning and rock village with their Shonobi power we wouldn't need to have real worries about sand or sound do to the allies we have around sound and then having the new one added around the area of which is needing to be protected." Ino continued on until she noticed that Shikamaru and Choji had stopped a few branches back so she stopped talking.

"Since when were you one to construct things like?" Choji asked leaning against the tree. "Well since I became a Spy I guess I had to figure out negotiation pans in case of an emergency" she shrugged and they both stared. "Let's change your bandage before we get in there." Shikamaru said breaking the silence. She smiled and jumped down Choji set up a small camp that they can rest at. Ino removed her shirt, Shikamaru turned back to her with another bandage and paused she didn't see the hesitation but turned back when he finally was able to function again.

"Your frontal muscle said you were going to lie whether I said the truth, I just happened to guess the right one." Shikamaru said she gave him a weird look and asked.

"What?!"

"When I said you were a virgin it flexed so that is how I did it" she winced when he hit a tender spot and looked back "Cheater…" she said and smiled.

"You two love birds ready to go?" Choji said they stood up and they got read and started it wasn't till later till Shikamaru heard what he had said.

"Welcome to our village please let us gets you comfortable before you go to the Kage." A man said as they walked into the village they dragged Ino off to a room Shikamaru looked over catching the her laughing smile and then her eyes met his for a moment it wasn't till then that this nervous feeling ruptured in his stomach, no not nerves… butterflies,

When Ino rejoined the group her hair was braided half way to the back of her head and pulled into a ponytail. Her uniform was off but he knew better to take advantage of the lack of weapons. Her clothing consisted in a midriff shirt of gold and pink and her legs were dressed with a skirt the slit when up the side knotting big enough to hide anything. She stepped into the sand and looked at him raising a brow.

"Don't stare its rude" a woman said next to Shikamaru. "I know, I don't think I have ever seen her dress like that." She reached them and twirled slowly and Choji smiled "You look beautiful Ino why not dress like that all the time you are at home?" he asked she shrugged.

"I guess I didn't have an occasion to do so" she said she looked at Shikamaru who turned away when she did and she gave a sheepish smile.

They ate dinner watching the people around them as they dined, laughing at the jokes, smiling and those who smile it was like a party for them and for the first time in a long time Shikamaru was having… fun.

The lights went out and Ino opened her eyes from her room she pushed the covers off silently and she snuck out of the single women's room her hair caught the wind as she opened the door. She walked out the door and slide it shut then ran silently down the wooden deck to the gravel which she swore when she stepped on a sharp rock and giggled she felt like a school girl and jumped onto the next deck and knocked on the door which opened almost as soon as her fist left the door revealing the somewhat shocked Shikamaru. "I can't sleep" they both said like they both were some were the weren't supposed to be together they looked around and Shikamaru brought her inside sliding the door shut and they walked into the room to his bed where he plopped she sat as well soon laying rubbing her shoulder he peeled the bandage off looking at the wound.

His breath trickled down her skin making it lather up in goose bumps; she shifted setting her head on his lap while his finger trailed over the wound slowly he broke a sweat but she didn't object to what he was doing. Choji rolled over and Ino sat up Shikamaru moved away from her and they both looked at him then each other. "Its late I better be going" she said and stood up he grabbed her hand and she looked at him. "Stay here I don't want you in there with a bunch of lonely women they might ware on you" he said she yawned and sat back down he rewrapped her wound.

She pushed him to his bed and laid down herself smiling resting her head on his chest, he smiled they had a weird relationship. He ran his figure through her hair and smiled when she ran her hand up his chest and they fell asleep like that.

They said their good-byes to the village of water they had just made them as secret alliance they would join they had to other wise they are a trading neutrals.

They started on their way again Ino went ahead of them leaving Shikamaru with his thoughts and Choji. He was going to explode when he wanted to talk to him.

"Choji?" he said carefully like he was waiting for Ino to come out of no wear. "Yes?" he chimed in.

"What do you think of Ino?" he asked.

"That you should be talking to her and not me" he said pointing up ahead at Ino who sat on a branch waiting for them. "Let's go boys smooth sailing for the next 6 miles" they looked at her "You closed in on the 12 I already did" she said "Lets stop here and eat something" Choji chimed in.

They sat silently both Shikamaru and Ino lost in thought staring at their food like it was going to tell them something to aid them. Ino stood up looking at them then packed her things and started off again they looked at her then stopped when she did on the branch she kneeled down on a tree her experienced eyes narrowed as she looked around the trees her body jerked and staggered but remained still for a few moment. "Something is coming?" Shikamaru said Choji stood up packing his food up as Shikamaru joined her up top her eyes were open but he knew she wasn't there. He stood watching for a couple minutes then she returned gasping for air. "We need to get out of this area." She said he gave her a look. "Hundreds of men are marching! They are going to take Rain for themselves." She rasped.

"How did you know that there was something wrong?" normally he was the one who would figure it out when to move and when not to. "Ino we don't know that for sure you can't leave your body to check things like that without a physical body" she pointed upward and he saw the hawk. "I am did have a body to go into" she said and moved away from his grasp.

"What if your wrong I don't want to alert the village if there is nothing coming!" she was then back she knew this was his weakness to share that someone has information to give him when he wasn't the one who knew anything about it.

"Shikamaru there are no animals that bird is leaving! They are coming you ass hole!" she yelled pushing him off the tree she looked at Choji who stood by Shikamaru's side. "Ino this happened the last day we were a team, you freaked yourself out over when your mind gets over loaded with" he said she looked at him. "I was right" she said lowly and took off down the tree line Shikamaru looked at her then Choji who was in an inner debate on the whole matter.

"Go with her keep her safe, I will go check this out slow her down in case this is what happened last time," he said Choji looked at him "Was she right?" he asked Shikamaru looked at his friend, "Yes, she almost died because she was over exhorting herself that is why she is a spy and not a Anbu." He said Choji sprang from the ground and took off after Ino; Shikamaru sat there for a moment and then went off in the direction the bird flew away from.

He jumped branch to branch his eyes narrowed when more animals came rustling the ground he stopped crouching down in his think position and his ears perked at the silence ness hearing the Chakura in their feet. "Shit" he said he moved from where he was and then moved towards the village sending Chakura to his own feet so he would make faster progress. He would catch up to them faster this way.

When they were up a head a distance he whistled, Ino stopped turning with Choji her shoulder ripped open again and his best friends chest slashed her tears became apparent when he came closer. "They are coming Shikamaru help me carry him" she sobbed he looked at her bloody mess then his and helped her to the village they wouldn't have long to get there and save those people.

ok so this is Chapter 4 enjoyed? good so yeah I hope you guys read these note cause I didn't used to and they hold information on the chapters a head and such so far nothing yet I just wanted to warn you that maybe there is.

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