Sorry about not putting In new characters before. They'll be coming in this one.
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto, pure and simple.
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Ino and Tenten had been stood up. Again! Hinata was real sweet but sometimes she forgot things easily. Tenten just shook her head, but Ino was fuming mad. She was late AND one of her best friends had stood her up. Without a second thought she stomped out of the lobby and headed to the gym with a sighing Tenten coming along.
Ino was ranting. "How hard is it to stand there and wait for us?!! I mean I'm missing Sasuke warming up and she probably got to see him!!!"
Tenten thought something over. "Maybe Neji had some of his friends escort her there. You know he is way overprotective. And she is too nice to say no."
Ino shook her head and continued on. Tenten sighed again. Ino was so stubborn sometimes.
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Outside two strangers were just pulling up. They were in a beat up red Bug. The driver jumped out with the passenger close behind. Racing for the doors, they flew by everyone and headed to the gym.
The driver, a young woman with blond hair in four pigtails, was yelling at the other person to hurry up. She was wearing a black dress with a red sash tied around her stomach.
The passenger, a younger male with brown hair, hurried after her. He had on dark clothes as well and purple face paint.
"Hurry up Kankuro!!! If we are late Gaara is going to have a fit," the woman yelled.
"I know that already Temari," Kankuro shouted.
They skidded and almost collided with a group of girls pulling the door to the gym open. Temari kept her balance but Kankuro knocked into the blond.
"Watch where you are going moron," she hissed as she got up. Temari glared at her.
"You shouldn't have been standing in the middle of the doorway," Temari shouted,
The brunette narrowed her eyes. "We were just entering. You didn't have to barge into us."
Kankuro nudged Temari's shoulder. She took the hint and entered the doors before she would say something that would make her even later than she was.
Oh god, she thought, Gaara is going to kill us.
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"How rude," Tenten said as the two entered the gym. It smelled of sweat and salt form the snacks the bystanders had brought with them. Not a very good combination.
"The nerve of those people. I mean really..."Ino said walking around the border of the gym.
Suna and Leaf students were huddled in their respective groups. The tournament was close to starting. Tenten and Ino hurried to find a spot, while looking for Hinata at the same time. When they saw her, Ino nearly had a heart attack. She was beyond mad. She was ready to kill who stood before their friend.
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Meanwhile in the Leaf huddle Kakashi was doing nothing whatsoever to encourage his team. Must of them were egotists anyway. He had his face glued to his book and didn't make eye contact with anyone.
Naruto whispered-or tried to. "Look at them. Not much going for them. Except the creepy red-head staring into the stands. He could scare the opponent to death," he said jokingly to Sasuke, who ignored him.
Unlike Naruto Sasuke was observant and smart. He searched the general direction of where the other boy was looking. It seemed he was looking at the side for Leaf residents. There were a few from the other school but not many.
"Don't mess up," came the oh-so-encouraging Neji.
"I'm not sure about you but I don't intend to make a joke out of myself. Hinata is watching. Tonight is my time to show her what a great guy I am." Naruto, just for a second seemed upset, but then went back to smiling his goofy grin. " I think she is actually scared of me."
"With a face like that who wouldn't be?" Neji shoved past them to look into the crowd as well.
"No making fun of me!" Naruto pouted like a child.
Just then another person interrupted. She was wearing a short off-pink skirt that showed too much leg. Her tank-top with the some cheesy saying scrawled on it was tight. Her pink hair made her stand out even more. It went past her shoulders. Her name was Sakura Haruno. She was an even bigger fan of Sasuke than Ino, if you could believe it. It wasn't Ino's or Sasuke's lucky day.
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