Check187: Well I'm not changing any thing cuz I wont get into missions to much unless I decide to make a mission or include some hints. So the teams are going to stay the same but I won't go into the other characters cuz I hate fics that have a main character but most of the story is about someone else... that really grinds my gears.

Anywhore on with the fic.

With Ino and Naruto in the present...

Naruto was arguing against his other comrades until he looked back and saw Ino. He smiled, gave a quick thumbs up and kept arguing with his friends. Nothing would have made him happier than to be on the same team with Ino, but you can't have a cake and eat it too. Whatever the fuck that means.

Ino had an enormous amount of excitement. She couldn't believe it. Heh ok, hold up, "believe it" ... no ... ok. Anyways, Naruto had passed and everyone saw him fail. So what gives? Why was Naruto here? She wanted to know everything and who could blame her? She was a gossip freak... in a good way. She couldn't think straight and she could care less what Sakura was gloating about.

"Ok class, settle down. I have the list of 3 cell teams that the Hokage had picked out for you," Iruka said.

This was it. The moment she had been waiting for. She was determined to be put on the same team withNa-

"Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke." Iruka said. '... Wha da fuck!' Ino thought as she realized how her dream was short-lived. She was furious and she yelled out in protest. She was careful not to say Naruto's name and instead played her role as the Sasuke fan girl.

That role was a little fun. It had its ups like when she defends Sasuke by usually "beating up" Naruto.

After the teams were settled, Naruto went to the ramen restaurant he loved so much. He remembered the day that Ino and him had shared a boxed lunch. It was one of the first of many that had brought the two a lot closer.

Flashback...

It was the day after Naruto had slept on the roof and he was a little confused. He didn't know how he would face Ino when they meet again. They met everyday in a secret location. Not really a secret, but no one else went to that spot so it didn't really matter. Naruto kept thinking about that kiss. He wasn't very smart, but he could certainly tell when things felt "yucky". The difference with this "Icky" feeling was that he liked this one.

Ino, on the other hand, was a little more mature and decided to try a different approach to get her mind off Naruto. Her idea of mature was acting more grown up, so she started cooking. She figured since her mom did it all the time, she should be a natural.

She was wrong.

"OW!" she yelled burning herself on the pan.

"Ouch!" she winced in pain cutting herself with a knife.

"Ahh!" She moaned while injuring herself once again. She had tried and tried until she was covered in bandages and her food was ready. She had been thinking about Naruto every time she hurt herself by accident. The food was ready and she packed it in a nice little boxed lunch. She placed the lunch in a bag and headed out the door.

Meanwhile, with Naruto...

Naruto was playing on the swings. They usually met around this time.

'How come Ino's late?' He kept thinking. He was starting to get bored until he realized he didn't know what he was going to say. He didn't even know if Ino was saving her first kiss for someone else. Maybe she got angry that he stole her first kiss. Naruto couldn't handle the stress. He was getting close to ripping his hair out.

Then he saw Ino walk with a bag. She was heading straight to their special place. The place where no one could bother them, except for her dad since he would yell at her to get ready to leave.

Naruto followed right after her. He wondered what was in that bag.

"Hey Naruto come sit over here. I cooked some lunch for us," She said with a blush.

"Um ok. What is it?" he asked.

"It's my special boxed lunched. Yup, turns out I'm a natural born cook," she beamed with pride, pointing at herself with her thumb.

"Is that so? Then how come you're rapped in bandages?" Naruto said teasing her a bit.

"Well um I think its a good new look," she said.

"HAh you're lying," Naruto proclaimed.

"I am not, plus anything you can do I can do better," She said knowing that would cause a spark.

"Hah!" he replied.

"I can do anything better than you," She repeated.

"No you can't," He denied her claim.

"Yes I can," She said.

"No you can't," he said.

"Yes I can and I can prove it. I bet I can eat this faster than you," She said pointing at the boxed lunch. They both practically inhaled the food and they couldn't really tell who won.

"I bet I can swing higher than you." Naruto said setting a new challenge. They didn't have a measuring tool so they couldn't figure out who won that one either.

"I bet I can kiss better than you," She said determined while blushing. And there it was. That moment, Naruto froze and he couldn't stop blushing either.

"I'm not going to lose to you," he said.

"Hmph" She replied. They sat on their knees facing each other. Naruto leaned in forward for a while and then leaned back. This had made Ino pout and then made her the first one to act.

"Gees you are such a scaredy cat," she said before she pulled Naruto closer to kiss him. He had his eyes wide open until he let her take the lead. It was a simple kiss like when a mom kisses her son on the cheek, except Ino was kissing Naruto on the lips. Naruto liked this simple kiss, but he had seen adults do something different and he wanted figure out why those adults liked it.

"Is that it? pfft. I c-can do b-better," Naruto stuttered as he leaned forward and kissed her the same way she had kissed him. Ino had slowly reached for Naruto's hands and their fingers intertwined. Naruto didn't notice because he had already started going to the next step... tongue.

"Mmmh" Ino had slightly slipped out a moan. She had seen other couples kiss this way, but she only saw them when she made a flower delivery. She didn't want it to end. She wanted to keep kissing Naruto, but they suddenly heard a rustling in the bushes and they immediately panicked.

What were they going to do now?

The end... for now.