A/N: UPDATE!! It was hard to find a word for this chapter, because I accidentally left the notebook with my list in the US! It's gonna be sent over, but still! EEP!!
Anyways, I don't own Naruto. But still, be appreciative of my hard work and review. :"
Our favorite team of genii sat under a large oak tree, discussing a few tactics after training.
Well, this is an excuse for lazing around after Sakura has healed everybody's wounds from training.
Neji was reading about interrogation tactics as he sat on a large boulder. Shikamaru was sleeping under the tree on his side, a bit of drool slipping from the corner of his mouth. Sasuke leaned on the trunk of the tree, his eyes closed in meditation. Above him, Sakura laid on a branch, admiring the view of leaves and the sunny sky.
I can't say much for their surroundings though, With power packed punches, chakra rotations, fireballs and chidoris, and don't forget the shadows that can pierce through your body, the training ground was a desolated wasteland full of craters and dying fires.
As the team was relaxing from the day's workout, a yellow dot and a bluish dot was approaching their field, the yellow one frantically waving its limbs.
"Nani Ino?" Shikamaru asked, opening his eye to glance at his blonde ex-teammate. Hyuuga Hinata, who was busy reminding Neji about some family business, accompanied her.
"Well, I was wonder what you guys were going to wear for Tsunade's birthday bash tonight." Ino inquired, eying the team suspiciously.
"Yamanaka, did you even dare to find out if we were even going?" Sasuke retorted.
"Well are you?"
"No," Neji replied, turning away from his cousin.
"Too troublesome," Shika added.
"Hn," GUESS WHO.
"I'm forced to, sadly. Yet I'm too pooped to go." Sakura sighed, rolling to lie on her stomach to face her friend.
"Well, since it is mandatory to go," When she said this, everyone's eye widened. "What were you planning on wearing?" She asked.
"Uniform," They chorused.
Ino let out a shriek. "Are you cereal? You can't go to the most awesome ultimate sixtieth birthday bash in your uniform. It's a freaking street party for god's sake! You can't go in…" She looked at their outfits, AKA exact replicas of what they were going to wear. Sakura was in her black skirt and boots with her red Haruno sleeved shirt. Shikamaru was in his jounin uniform (vest and all) while Sasuke donned a white sip-up shirt with the Uchiha symbol at the back and black shinobi pants plus wristbands. Neji was in his white Hyuuga robes and black sandals.
Ino didn't like the look of it.
"THAT! OH, THE HORROR! Who the hell do you guys think you are, WORKAHOLIC ANBU?"
"Ino-pig, do you even realize who you're talking to?" Sakura asked, rubbing her temples.
"WE MUST GO SHOPPING! WE MUUSSSSSSTTTTT!!!!!" She cried, before creating four clones and hauling off one genius with each Ino-copy, and the real body in the lead. With her clones, she bound and gagged the four genii and dragged them to the shopping center. In fact, she was so busy tying them up, that she didn't realize that a certain blue-haired girl slip away quietly, totally mortified by the sight of her cousin tied by a frantic blonde.
And yes, she was going to tell her father.
Somehow, a chuunin Yamanaka daughter has overcome a team of advanced ANBU, bound them with ropes and dragged them all the way across the village, as if flaunting the above fact. She took them to the shopping district, treating them like pet Chihuahuas, holding them by the extension of the rope that tied them.
"HERE WE ARE!" She announced happily, and removed the ropes around the genii. They inhaled deeply, enjoying the air after being deprived of it for Kami-knows-how-long.
"INO-PIG!!" Sakura screamed, attempting to attack the purple clad girl until Shikamaru held her back mouthing 'no use'. She sighed in return, knowing very well that it was useless.
"Let's get the boys' clothes first, then we can spend more time dress shopping!" She said, oblivious to the (inaudible yet very colorful) complaints from the 4 ANBU. Each of her clones then grabbed an arm and dragged a genius with them, following the original into the department store.
"Let the suffering begin."
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After hours of circling the Men's Department endlessly, Ino was proud of her work. For her ex-teammate, she got a brown blazer and pants, with a mossy green graphic tee under and brown loafers. The stoic Hyuuga was given a long-sleeved white button down polo and black slacks with black dress shoes. Sasuke was stuck in a pair of dark wash jeans, a short-sleeved dark blue button down shirt and a black vest.
Ino clapped her hands in delight at the three bishies in front of her. "Yes!" She danced happily around the group. "Now," She said in a threatening tone. "Dress shopping."
Sakura may not look like the type, but she hates formal dresses. The last time she even wore a dress was she 13, and that was uniform. She barely went to formal events anyways, so she didn't own any formal dresses. Ino knew that she ABSOLUTELY hated wearing dresses.
She rolled in the bliss of torturing her best friend.
"Kay, you boys go on ahead home, and we'll meet you in the town square at seven!!" Ino chimed, dragging Sakura towards the dress shop.
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Seven o'clock came and the three males were impatiently fending off fangirls. Where the hell were Ino and Sakura, you ask? Well, I'll give you a hint.
"DON'T TOUCH MY HAIR BITCH!!"
"SAKURA, PLEASE!!!"
"NO NO NO NO!!!"
Yes, it was the usual battle of blond vs. pinkette hair battle. Curls or no curls? Up or down? Ino and Sakura used to argue about this everyday when they were little. Too bad they never got over it.
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Forty-five minutes, 30 cries and several make-up brushes later, Ino and Sakura were making their way to the town square, elbows links together as if nothing ever happened. They compromised: Sakura would keep her hair however she wanted if Ino got to do her make-up. They shook on it and the two were the best of friends again.
"Neji-san! Sasuke-kun!" Ino waved to the two boys (Shikamaru disappeared with Temari half-an hour ago), effectively distracting them from the rabid throng of girls waiting to rape them. Though they weren't openly gaping, they were secretly admiring the beauty of the blond and the pinkette.
Ino wore a purple halter dress that fell to her knees. The back dipped low, thus exposing her clear skin on the arms and back. Gold bracelets and armlets decorated her limbs, and gold BC sandals adorned her feet.
Sakura wore an emerald green dress that matched her eyes. It was off-shoulder and half-sleeved, hiding her ANBU tattoo. It hid everything else in the front until mid thigh. The back dipped low like Ino's dress, except it stopped mid-back. Black wristbands with silver Haruno symbols attached were on both her arms, and a matching choker decorated empty skin. She wore black strap stilettos that wound around her leg 'til her knee.
"'Sup guys?" Sakura asked, smiling at her gawking teammates.
At this, Sasuke just gave his signature 'hn' while Neji decided to stare down the spot on the wall behind Sakura's head.
As they did this, Sakura waved a hand in front of their faces rapidly. They didn't flinch.
"Guys…?"
"Hello?"
"EEK! FANGIRLS!!!!"