Promise to an Avenger

Summary: Alternat seires of events set after the Sasuke/Naruto fight at the Valley of the end - If Naruto won.

Disclamer: I do not own Naruto, or anything else of value. It is not worth mugging me.

Chapter 5 - Ramen? I think not.

- - - Ino's POV - - -

Saturday. Every week on Saturday Sasuke-kun trains with Naruto. I also have to mind the flower shop.

"Ino, Hey"
Great, its Sakura. She stopped calling me pig after her first date with Sasuke-kun.

"Help me, Ino." she whispered "I want to know somthing about Sasuke-kun"
Geez, Naruto really knows her well, he scripted this conversatoin out last night after Sasuke-kun told us what he did.

"Oi, Bilboard-brow, your thinking of searching his house, arent you?"

"How?"

"I know, because I already DID, yesterday while you were on a date with Sasuke"

"! What happened to the '-kun'?"

"The only interesting thing I found was Naruto's dairy."

"Ino? Are you OK?"

"Fine, but Naruto caught me reading the dairy - sorry, journal - "

"What did he do?"

"He told me off for invading his privacy. Then I asked him on date."

"YOU DID WHAT ?"

"Well, theres no way I can get Sasuke now, Naruto is the only guy Sasuke even acnowledges, so the only thing I can be for Sasuke is a friend.
I have more chance of achieving that if I'm closer to Naruto. Plus he was reeeally sweet in his dairy. I told him, after he accepted, that he had to drop the idiot act, or at least while on a date with me."

"So, your dating Naruto to get closer to MY Sasuke-kun!!!??"

"Partly. Also he's cute."

" . . .whens the date?"

"Tommorow, you have one with Sasuke on Monday, don't you?"

"Yeah, how did you know my date?"

"Sasuke was bragging to Naruto"

"Oh . . ."

"Sakura"
She left witthout another word. I just hope Naruto doesn't ever find out that I called him cute. The rest was his script, but I added the cute, and I meant it.
I know Sakura will still search Sasuke-kun's house. Thats why Naruto gave the scrolls to me to keep here, untill Sasuke needs them - excusing my visit as calling for Naruto for a date. He might be almost as smart as Shikamaru - no where near as lazy though.

- - -Sakura's POV - - -

That bitch, who does she think she is. How can she just use Naruto like that?
BETTER THAN IGNORING HIM, LIKE YOU DID.
Thats different . . .
YEAH, ITS WORSE, BECAUSE HE SAVED YOUR LIFE, SO MANY TIMES Shut up! This has nothing to do with . . .
HE CHEERED YOU UP SO OFTEN. AS SASUKE SAID, HE GAVE UP HIS HAPPINESS He . . .but . . .
DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY.
Naruto . . .
HE LOVES YOU, YOU KNOW.
I . . .I know . . .now . . .

--- The next day, Ino's POV ---

Why am I nervous? Its only a date with Naruto. Still, a date is a date, and this was my first.

knock knock knock

"Hi, Ino-chan"
It was Naruto. Why wasnt he wearing orange? He actually looked . . .as good as Sasuke.

"I guess its ramen lunch, then?"

"Nope, Ino-chan."

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Next chapter - Ino goes on her first (and last) date with Naruto, and Sakura dumps Sasuke !