Hey...even though I'm not doing that great I started to type. It got my mind off of things. I felt like there was pain in this chapter...and I am also am going through pain. So I guess I decided to post this on a good day...now to my reviewers...

rouge-vixxen-o-deception19- I'm glad you like it! I'd thought you'd see the similarities; I got most of my inspiration from you. And most of it was from Private Radio.

MaiomilovesShikamaru-I messed up...I typed 156...but meant 15...I'm planning only 20 chapters. Yeah...he's dyeing...but I'm really writing in my pain for the next chapters, please don't feel bad for rushing; it's only thanks to you that I am posting today.

So here you go...in the mist of my pain...here is chapter 5. Oh and I got mean letters from the government that told me to post a disclaimer. So her you go, STUPID GOVERNMENT!!! I don't own Naruto...only Iaumu.

Chapter 5: Fighting Enemies and Each Other

Ino

I walked home...defeated. Naruto kept bugging me till I socked him in his cheek. After that he walked home and let me walk away. I really didn't care if Shikamaru could die if I didn't go. I didn't care that I still loved him, even if it was only a little. I no longer cared. I wanted to stay. I didn't care if I was a member of the damn ANBU or not. I should've had a choice...if I had a choice I would've said no...I would've stayed here. I only wanted to be able to live my simple life. I wanted to be able to teach and go out with my boyfriend. I didn't want to go out on a mission with my ex or a bunch of weird guys. I only wanted to stay home.

'Damn! Why must I be so selfish!!!?' I opened the door of my room. I looked around. The memories of his broken heart would forever haunt this room. I moved on...he hadn't. I grabbed my backpack from my closet, as well as some packs of food, medical supplies and water.

'I'm as ready as I'll ever be...Man I'm gonna miss him.' I walked out of my room. When I got out of my room Sakura was in the kitchen.

"I'm off." I waved my hand and waited for her reply.

"'Kay, get back safe." She waved goodbye, as I walked out the door. The second I walked out the door I ran into someone. I looked up. It was a guy from work.

"Oh, hey!" I said. He looked up and smiled. He pulled his hand up and started to rub behind his head.

"Hey Ino! I didn't mean to run into you. I just heard you were leaving on a mission...and came to talk."

"Well since you caught me while I was leaving and you wanted to talk why don't we walk together?"

"Sure..."We started to walk, when he grabbed my hand. I blushed, he blushed and we continued to walk.

He asked so many questions, and I answered them all. It was 15 min before we reached the entrance gate. "May I ask one more question?" I looked him.

"You just did but sure." I joked. A grin crept up on his face.

"Will you come back alive?" I looked at him. I knew that with every mission there was a chance that I would never come back, especially when you're in ANBU.

"I promise." He smiled, I smiled, and he hugged me tightly, gave me a quick kiss on the cheek then watched me walk away, towards my team then leave the village. A tear fell from my eye. 'I'll miss you.'

"Who was that?" Kiba asked. I looked back.

"Iaumu, Inuazawa Iaumu. He's a teacher at the academy, from Iwa, my friend..."Naruto cut me off.

"Friend!? Friend?! I think not!!! He's Ino's boyfriend!!! Ino's got a boyfriend!!!!!"Naruto began to laugh. I rolled my eyes and smacked him upside his head.

"Shut up you asshole!!!!!!!"

We continued for another hour or so until Shikamaru suddenly stopped.

"WHY'D YOU STOP?"I demanded.

"SHUT UP!!!" He yelled. Neji, Kiba, and Naruto began to stare.

"WHY!!!" I slapped him. He slapped me. A fight broke out.

"BECAUSE OF TRAPS!!!!"

"WHAT GOD DAMN TRAPS!!!!!!"

"THAT TRAP!!!!" He pointed down. I slammed my foot down not knowing he was serious.

"YOU MEAN THAT DAMN TRAP!!!????"

"NO I MEAN..." 5 Akatsuki members appeared. "Yes...that trap..." We all swallowed.

"Crap..." I mumbled.

"Nice job Ino, nice job Shikamaru..." Neji and Naruto said simultaneously.

"It Was His Fault!!!" I yelled.

"It Was Her Fault!" He yelled.

The members that were there were Konan, Diedara, Itachi, Sasori and Tobi. Deidara decided to speak up.

"Awww, a lovers quarrel. Sorry to interrupt and all but it's time for you all to die!!!" He attacked Shikamaru, Tobi attacked Kiba, Sasori attacked Naruto, Itachi attacked Neji and Konan attacked me.

I punched her in the gut; she punched me back but in the face. She turned to paper, then into butterflies and started to hit me repeatedly. I jumped; she followed. I had one choice, run. So I started to run. I jumped on a tree, looking down I saw Itachi attack Neji using kunai, and Kiba was getting kicked by Tobi, Naruto was, was winning. He was using his rasengan. Shikamaru was attacking Deidara, hitting him, but getting hit himself. Finally after running around for awhile, Konan changed back and I stopped. I pulled out a kunai; she did too. I threw mine and missed; she grabbed it.

'My plan is working! All of that teaching about strategy was working out.' Then an unexpected twist happened. Konan appeared behind me and grabbed my hair. I screamed out in pain.

"Heh...weren't expecting that now were you?" She laughed. Tears fell from my eyes. I promised I wouldn't die, I promised Iaumu, I promised.

Thinking quickly I grabbed another kunai, I pulled it up. I felt the pain Sakura must have felt when she had to cut off her hair in battle. Konan laughed when she saw my blade. I had to do it; I had to cut free my hair. I pulled the blade up further, she pulled harder and I cut of my long ponytail. Konan fell back; I jumped up, and then hopped back. She stood up. I preformed some hand signs and she laughed.

"What good will that do?" She jumped towards me, right as I finished my hand signs. I preformed my Shinranshin no Jutsu or mind derangement jutsu. She stopped, knowing what she was about to do she stabbed herself in the chest.

"That good. You see now you're dead bitch!" I stepped on her chest shoving the kunai further in, and killing her faster.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Neji, and Kiba unconscious on the ground, and Itachi, Tobi, Deidara and Sasori surround Shikamaru and Naruto. Itachi threw a kunai at Shikamaru. With out even thinking I jumped in front of him. The kunai pierced my chest and fell to the ground coughing up blood. Naruto and Shikamaru knelt down to my aid; while the remaining four Akatsuki members retreated.

"Ino!!" Shikamaru cried.

"It's what friends do."I said, coughing up blood. "Now tell me am I gonna die?" Everyone started to cry.

Cliffhanger!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway...please do review and Merry Christmas to all!!!! Thanks again for reading, and thanks for understanding if I don't post for the next couple of days. –Rei-