Check187: If there was any confusion between chap 9 and 10 about the whole Sakura thing, then I'm here to clear things up.
In chap 10, I had stated a last and final poll between 5 girls. the majority chose sakura so theres your newbie explanation heheh (^-^).
on with the chap. HAZZA ( ' ')/
Packing up his things, Naruto began his first step to his first real mission.
"I'll see you when you come back." Ino said under his bed covers.
"I'll be back soon. This looks like an easy enough mission to complete." he responded while putting his backpack on. He walked out the door, took a deep breath, and started walking towards the village gates.
"*sigh* idiot." Ino said hugging Naruto's pillow. She took a long deep breath of her own through her nose. Naruto's scent overwhelmed her as she drifted off to sleep.
With Naruto at the gates...
"You took your sweet time. What were you doing?" Kakashi asked.
"Oh I was just getting some things I really needed." Naruto responded.
"And that would be?" Sasuke asked.
"None of your business." Naruto replied.
"Hmph"
"Uggh You brats are annoying." Tazuna, the bridge builder, slurred.
"Geez, old man. Your breath stinks!" Naruto voiced the opinions of all three genins.
"Naruto, show some respect." Sakura said.
"Ah c'mon Sakura-chan. You know it's true. Well whatever then." Naruto whined.
"Let's get going. We want to make it to wave in time, don't we?" Kakashi asked.
"Yah! Who knows what type of enemies we'll fight? Right Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto asked.
"Sure Naruto. Sure. We'll probably fight a dragon." Kakashi complied.
"Sweet!" Naruto said pumping his fist in the air. Sakura inwardly giggled at his silly antics.
Time skip with Team 7 durring their training...
After Naruto had asked Sakura for help, he stepped to the side. He summoned a clone and sent him on his journey back to the village.
"Uggh back to training. This is just too hard." Naruto said.
"Hmph. Loser." Sasuke said.
"Grrr. I bet I can reach the top before you can." Naruto proposed.
"You'll lose that bet." Sasuke responded.
"Oh yeah, prove it. First one to the top wins." Naruto said.
"Your on." Sasuke said determined.
A couple minutes after the race Naruto was getting frustrated. He was losing the race. The difference between the distance of the first mark and the second mark on the tree was barely an inch.
"Hey Sakura, can you explain it to me one more time." Naruto whispered.
"Uggh Naruto. I already told you." Sakura said. 'Cha, he is so stupid.' Sakura's inner self was annoyed.
"Please Sakura, keep this a secret between us." Naruto pleaded putting his hands together and hanging his head low in a bow.
"Wha-? Why?" Sakura whispered. Naruto smirked under the shadow of his hair. He found this situation very familiar.
"C'mon Sakura. I need your help and I know this will get under Sasuke's skin." Naruto stated.
"Well you see, your chackra works like-" Sakura began to explain. 'Cha, Maybe Sasuke will get jealous.' Her inner self hoped. She kept explaining until Naruto had a basic understanding of chackr
"Hmm OK. I think I got it. I'm gonna go practice. Thanks Sakura-chan." Naruto said running off to a nearby tree.
The distance between the first mark on the tree and the next was becoming greater and greater. Sasuke had noticed him catching up. Naruto wouldn't need much time to surpass Sasuke. This made Sasuke worry.
"Hey Naruto...um what did-... You asked Sakura for help right? Um what did she say?" Sasuke asked.
"Ooohh You wanna know what Sakura said huh? ... Well I'm not telling." Naruto said quickly. Sasuke was shocked.
"Sasuke are you having trouble? I could help you if you want?" Sakura asked meekly.
"No no! I-I don't need help." Sasuke said. Putting her head down, she started sulking. Naruto noticed her depressed atmosphere. He didn't like seeing her sad, so he decided he would do something nice for her.
With the clone...
On his way back to the village, the clone had encountered one grave problem.
The lake.
He didn't have a boat to cross the lake. He remembered that he had to be silent so cutting a tree down wasn't an option. He would have to swim across. He remembered the training Naruto was doing while Kakashi was sick. Something about chakra manipulation. The poor clone had no idea how to do it, but he thought it would be a fun experience to try it on water.
Even if his idea didn't work, it would help him get in the water. He concentrated and took a step. He started sinking a bit after he took the next for steps. He took one more step and then-...
SPLASH.
He fell inside the lake.
"Son of a bitch! It's so frikkin cold." Naruto said shivering. He started swimming and his body started getting accustomed to the cold temperatures of the water.
"Brrr." the clone shivered after he got out of the water. He started running along the road. The water had made his clothes heavy and slightly difficult to run in, but he couldn't stop now. He had to go home. He had to go to Ino.
"Why does it have to be so windy right now?" Naruto complained.
He ran passed tree after tree until he reached the village gates. His clothes were dry by then and the two jonin whom were supposed to manage the gates appeared to be asleep. Naruto zoomed straight passed by them, hoping they didn't see him.
The two jonin fell on their backs.
"That was Naruto, wasn't it?"
"I won't tell if you don't."
"Deal."
With the clone... again...
The clone kept running and running, until he was suddenly pulled into an alley.
"I love the way we keep meeting like this, don't you? Um... Why are you wet?" Ino asked.
"Long story." the clone replied.
"Its not sweat, is it? You didn't do something without out me, did you?" Ino said pouting.
"I was swimming in a lake and yah." the clone said scratching his head.
"Really?"
"Yeah I tried doing this thing with chakra where you focus and you can stay connected to any surface. I saw kakashi-sensei doing it and he had crutches! Seriously, he walked up a tree like it was no big deal." the clone said excitedly. These fond moments were always welcomed to Ino, but she had a feeling there was more to it.
"So are you still on your mission?" she asked.
"Yes and it's gonna take some time. We faced some very bad people and Kakashi-sensei thinks they're still alive. We're training right now and staying in the clients home isn't so bad." the clone said.
"What does he do?"
"He drinks."
"Hm Does he get annoying?"
"No but it kinda sucks when he hogs the bathroom." He said making Ino giggle.
"We're gonna stay another week." he then said.
"What! Another week? I don't wanna wait." She said pulling him closer to her.
"Naughty. Naughty Ino. They say waiting makes the forbidden fruit that much sweeter. You'll have to be patient." Naruto said taking a step back. She made that cute little pout that got her what she wanted whenever she wanted. Her father was no exception to this attack.
The oh-so infamous puppy dog pout.
"Please Naruto. Can't you stay a while?" she asked.
"I'm a clone Ino. I probably don't have much time." Naruto said.
"How long can you stay um... you know, alive?"
"I'm not sure." Naruto said getting into his pondering pose.
"How about we find out." Ino said unzipping his pants.
"We can't- achoo!" the clone sneezed and poofed right out of existence.
Back with the original Naruto...
He was about to reach the very top until-
"ACHOO!" Naruto sneezed falling off a step before the very top of the tree. He felt very cold and slightly aroused.
Sasuke had seen Naruto fall down. A smirk spread across his face knowing he would be able to reach the top before Naruto.
Standing on the tip of the tree, Sasuke looked smug. He noticed Naruto climbing to the top of his tree. He saw Naruto glaring at him.
"That was a fluke!" Naruto proclaimed pointing a finger at Sasuke.
"You lost Naruto. Deal with it." Sasuke said.
"Grrr." Naruto growled pushing and shaking Sasuke's tree trying to make him fall.
End. for now...
Check187: Well my updates are gonna slow up for a while because I'm going back to my previous chaps to revise and add some lines here and there to separate scenes.
I'm not gonna change anything, I'm just gonna fix some things.
I'll try to keep them consistant so don't worry too much.
Anyways please review. =]