There were now only two days left before two weeks were over since they'd started on this training from hell and as they'd come to expect from their sensei, he never did anything they expected in the least.
"Personal mission day, tomorrow you can finish up with your D Ranks, for now though get started on your laps, push ups and sit ups" Asuma commanded as he dropped from the tree he'd been hiding in as soon as his students had arrived on their training grounds.
Making the three girl's sigh but strap the five pound arm and leg weights onto their bodies and start running, there was a noticeable difference though "Hey the weights are not as heavy anymore" Mamori noted in confusion unsure of what was going on.
It hit her as she got to her fifth lap without breaking a sweat like she use to "We're getting stronger and faster Mamori-chan" Sakura grinned feeling exhilarated as she bypassed her teammates, having always had good stamina but now she was better.
"Guess your right, that means after tomorrow their weight will most likely be upped" Mimori grouched out in exasperation, though because now she knew that the training they were going through wasn't as pointless as she thought originally she wasn't all to put out.
And would probably wear whatever pound weights her sensei threw at her from then on, tripping as she got to the start/finish line and only completing twenty eight of the thirty laps while Mamori managed twenty nine and Sakura all thirty.
Before they moved onto push ups and sit ups, Sakura had already completed their end goal of two weeks, but the Senju twins were almost there, two shy of that mark on each exercise, and now it was time for the personal mission whatever it would be.
Their sensei had them gather before him "We've had a couple other days like this, one for improving your medical ninjutsu, another for helping the elderly, today though you'll work on your seduction skills" the raven haired Jonin explained.
Of course nothing would ever be that simple and they hadn't thought he would actively try to help them improve their flirting skills "Do you have a list of targets for us or can we pick a target ourselves" the older Senju twin questioned dubiously.
At her question she got a hand wave indicating they could choose as they pleased "Right so people from our age group for starters, each of us has to get one thing out of our targets using our flirting skills" the younger twin explained reeling off their male classmates names.
It was certainly going to be fun if they were being honest as they chose their targets, Mamori picked Naruto, her idea was to flirt a secret hobby out of him, Mimori, Shikamaru, a shogi tactic that only he knows about and Sakura.
"Choji is pretty interesting, I bet he has tons of secret recipes" the pinkette grinned as they spread out looking for their targets, Naruto was easy to find of course and with a fond smile on her lips Mamori marched up to the Uzumaki boy.
Startling Naruto who paused in his training session and even Shisui was amused as he waited to see what would happen "Morning Naruto, it's been awhile huh" Mamori locked gazes with baby blue before hastily looking away, acting shy, a behavioral nonverbal flirting tactic.
The preteen instantly went red in the cheeks "Uh yeah it ha..has been huh Mamori-chan s..so what's up h..how come your not training right now with your s..sensei" Naruto stuttered flushed and slightly embarrassed because he couldn't really believe what was going on.
Sasuke and Asagao stood off to the side watching curiously as one of their female friends inched her way forward a little more and lightly touched the blonde on the arm before pulling back smiling sweetly and looked away once again.
"Kami they were being serious about it then" Asagao grimaced realizing what was going on, he'd seen them practicing those same moves on each other in his kitchen during the past two weeks when they didn't think anyone was watching.
His best friend shot him a look "Seduction 101, act shy and submissive, make the target lower his guard and see you as a helpless damsel in distress" Shisui snorted under his breath for his baby cousin, he was no stranger to seduction himself after all.
Upon his admission his little cousin choked harshly "What wh..why is sh….." Sasuke was probably cut off with a hand over his mouth as the two teens continued talking or in Mamori's case flirting rather well.
Intention clear seduce information out of Naruto "So Naruto I was wondering do you have any secret hobby that no one knows about" the older of the Senju twins fluttered her lashes and peeked at the blonde from beneath the fringe of her bangs as she finally asked her question.
Naruto choked and stuttered more horribly than he had during their time knowing each other "Of course…I love to grow things, I have a secret garden on my window sill after all" the exuberant blonde admitted non the wiser of what really was going on.
"And that's checkmate for Mamori" the twenty one year old Uchiha chuckled under his breath as triumph flashed briefly in her honey irises before Mamori raised up on her tiptoes a bit and pressed a sweet kiss to Naruto's cheek, then flashed away giggles the only thing to signal her departure.
Leaving behind a very badly blushing knucklehead "Yikes their gonna be scary when they get older" the fuscia haired boy grimaced again and was glad he hadn't been subjected to that whatever it was the girl had been scheming.
Sasuke snorted then shoved his best friends hand away from his mouth "Can we get back to training now" the ebony haired preteen grumbled, still wondering what the heck had happened but wanting to put it past him now to focus on training.
Meanwhile Sakura and Mimori searched for their own targets, Mamori feeling pretty good though promising to take Naruto out for ramen as an apology even if he didn't know that he was being apologized to, she still felt a little guilty for picking the oblivious boy.
She especially didn't want to hurt his feelings if he ever found out that she had flirted with him not to be nice but to get information out of him "Don't worry Mamori, so long as Asagao and Sasuke don't say anything everything will be alright" Sakura assured gently.
Upon seeing the expression of guilt in her teammates features "At least he's mostly oblivious to things and we are genuinely friends with Naruto so he doesn't really have to know" Mimori smiled eager to try her hand.
Just as she thought that, they found where her own target was hiding "Wish me luck" the younger Senju twin gulped as they hid behind tree's spying the ponytail wearing brunet and suddenly being over come with nerves.
Her slightly older twin nodded and smiled "Go for it Mimori-chan and remember even if we fail there will be other chances to practice since we're just starting out" the pinkette soothed knowing how it felt to not be confident in one's own skills.
With that the honey eyed blonde marched forward in determination, then without waiting for the boy to react sat as close as she could to him "Mimori what are you doing" Shikamaru cracked an eye open at the girl he hadn't really interacted all that much with during academy.
This earned him a smile a blush and then Mimori looked away, intriguing him because she'd never acted like this before "I just saw you laying here and well I had a question Shikamaru-kun" Mimori breathed glancing sideways at Shikamaru again.
Making him sit up "Okay what kind of question and why are you acting like that, from what I remember you were pretty headstrong and never acted shy before" the brunet frowned in confusion outing her on her shy and submissive act.
Inwardly cursing at the lazy genius Mimori cleared her throat and went for a little more assertive flirting "Well it's about shogi you see" the younger Senju twin leaned forward staring more into the brunet's eyes.
Causing the preteen to splutter in surprise before regaining his bearings, though not without a slight redness on his cheeks "Shogi you say, well you've come to the right person" Shikamaru was the one to look away this time.
"That's right Shikamaru, my sensei is a fan of shogi, that's his hobby and I was wondering if you'd give me some tips to some of your secret moves to get back at him for beating me last time and bragging about it" Mimori bit her lip as she spoke.
Trying to remain confident and in control of the situation while still flirting, Shikamaru swallowed thickly "Your sensei likes shogi and you want to beat him sure I could give you a few tips" the Nara Heir shrugged carefully.
A flush to his cheeks as he spent a few minutes going over shogi tactics with Mimori "I'll let you know if I manage to win thanks Shikamaru" the younger Senju twin smiled brightly and without thinking about it pressed a kiss to his cheek before vanishing with a quiet giggle.
Leaving behind a confused boy "Troublesome women" Shikamaru groaned and lay back in his previous position intent on doing nothing else for the rest of the day except cloud watching since it was his day off from training with his team.
"Nice work Mimori, though I guess the shy act won't work on all guys huh Sakura-chan" Mamori commented as they went on the search for their third and final target, Choji Akimichi dubbed food boy during their academy days.
Sakura nodded quietly on the look out for her own target while the sister's chattered back and forth going over seduction tactics to use on certain people, how old was to old and things of the like until she finally caught sight of the Akimichi Heir.
Flashing a confident smile to her teammates who paused watching her head towards the food obsessed boy "Hey Choji-kun" Sakura waved lightly sitting on the bench next to the portly boy, not in the least bit bothered by his weight.
Because she knew that looks didn't make a personality "Oh uh hey S..Sakura right, don't think we really talked much since you got here huh" Choji froze not sure what was going on or why the new girl was being so nice to him.
Most girls after all were disgusted by his less than pleasing body proportions "No we haven't so I thought I'd change that, after all we're genin and in a fight we have to have each others backs, can't do that if we don't really know each other right" the pinkette grinned.
Lightly touching the boy on the arm and fluttering her lashes with a little girlish giggle "Guess not bu..but aren't you disgusted you know by my weight" the mahogany haired boy frowned eyeing the girl warily.
Who gave him the most horrified look she could manage "Of course not Choji, because your weight doesn't make you, this does" Sakura pressed her hand over his heart and blushed switching tactics a little, and waited for the reaction.
It was instantaneous "Really that's great, no girl besides Ino has ever wanted to hang out with me before, are you busy, want to go on a date" Choji teased knowing that Sakura would say no to everything because he was sure she wasn't being genuine.
"Hanging out with you would be great as I still don't really know everyone very well and I want to fix that, a date would be nice, we could have a picnic, tell me some of your favorite recipes and I'll cook them for you" the fuscia haired girl accepted immediately.
To his extreme confusion "Wait a minute you said yes….why" the Akimichi heir frowned yet again, it was at that point she realized that someone had really knocked this boys confidence down to absolutely nothing, it infuriated her actually.
So with a genuine smile on her lips "Choji you're a good person that's why, your weight nor how much you eat doesn't bother me so I'll ask this time, want to go on a date with me, I'll cook just give me the recipes to your favorite food" Sakura leaned forward.
Peering into onyx eyes intently to make the boy before her understand she was being serious "Alright then but you have to keep that promise, just set up a time for a date and I'll show, here you go Sakura" Choji wrote down four of his favorite recipes and handed them over to the girl.
Who stood but what she did next shocked him and really threw him for a loop as she leaned down and pressed a kiss to his cheek "See you around Choji, don't be afraid if you see a shark, that's my summons" the pinkette grinned waved and then headed for her teammates.
Choji scratched his head in confusion still lost over what exactly had just happened "Will she really set up a date between us, it's not likely" the mahogany haired preteen shook his head discouraged as he finished up and headed home.
While Sakura, Mamori and Mimori headed to Team Nine's training grounds "Did you complete your tasks of seducing information out of your peers" Asuma questioned as he dropped from the tree he'd been lounging in for the better part of the morning.
"Yeah we did and Sakura-chan got a date out of the whole ordeal" Mamori snorted lightly thinking that her friend was going to stand the Akimichi heir up because Sakura didn't really seem the type considering how much she talked about Suigetsu back in Mist.
Asuma raised a brow "What he seems to think that I'm disgusted with his weight so I'm gonna prove him wrong by cooking him his favorite recipes and helping him have the best date ever" Sakura huffed still irritated that someone had destroyed the Akimichi heir's confidence in himself.
"Wow Sakura-chan that's really brave of you and I got shogi tactics out of Shikamaru and according to Mamori, Naruto's secret hobby is gardening so there you go Asuma-sensei personal mission goal accomplished" Mimori chattered excitedly.
Their sensei shook his head in amusement "Alright, alright go on enjoy the afternoon, tomorrow is the end of the two weeks I gave you after all" the raven haired Jonin shooed his three female students off.
Grins formed on their faces "See you tomorrow Asuma-sensei" the older Senju Twin waved eager to have the chance to relax and do some fun things that didn't involve going on D Rank Missions or training.
Mimori hurried after her sister "Yeah good luck on your date Sakura-chan" the younger twin called before they disappeared from sight, Sakura smiled lightly, waved to her sensei and hurried to the market.
Referring majorly to the recipes she'd been given in order to get the right ingredients for each, then booked it home "Hey Mom, hey Dad do you mind if I cook, I've got a date with Choji Akimichi and I promised I'd cook his favorite food for the date" the pinkette called.
Vanishing into the kitchen "Now hold up just a minute a date with a boy absolutely not Sakura-chan" Mebuki stomped into the kitchen a few seconds after her daughter and immediately forbid the girl from going on her date.
Her daughter swung around after carefully placing all the bags she carried on the counter and opened her mouth "Just why are you going on a date anyway Sakura-chan" Kizashi hurried into the kitchen as well to interfere should an argument erupt.
Emerald orbs narrowed "Because Choji has zero confidence in himself, I want to help him gain some form of confidence if going on a date with him will do that, then I will" the fuscia haired preteen explained.
Mebuki sighed of course her daughter was way to kind for her own good "Fine but no kissing or doing things you aren't supposed to with this Choji boy understand" the blonde woman huffed and stomped out of the kitchen.
Kizashi shook his head in amusement "And have fun Sakura-chan" the pink haired male winked and disappeared after his wife as his daughter got to cooking lunch for her and Choji, making plenty of everything that was his favorite.
By the time she was done it was nearly lunch and her stomach was rumbling in hunger, all that was left was to invite Choji out on that lunch date she'd promised "Okay Era-chan, this goes to Choji Akimichi, his scent should still be on me so you can find him easy" she instructed.
Handing over a written note to her main summons, Era was the one she'd summoned more than any of the others though Haisoku was quickly becoming the second most summoned seeing as he could travel between the villages at a faster pace.
Era took the note from her summoner and disappeared to find the boy Sakura wanted her to deliver the letter to, like said it was easy to find him, though her appearance was less than welcome as the woman she appeared before screamed in fright.
"Chitsu are you alright" then an older male than the one she was looking for came running into the room brandishing a kunai, on his heels was the boy she'd been instructed to deliver a letter to and moved towards him.
Choza froze "A shark but what's it doing in our home, Choji why is it going to you" Chitsu was definitely frightened of the creature but it didn't seem like her son was to concerned as he bent and waited for whatever was going to happen or come out of the shark's mouth.
"Pardon Era's intrusion, Era is a summons, Sakura-sama sent Era to deliver a note to Choji-san" Era introduced herself and the reason she was there before placing the note that had been written in Choji's hand then vanished in a plume of smoke.
His parents were curious he was sure as he read the note and took a deep breath when he was done "Guess I'm going on a picnic lunch date with Sakura" Choji announced quietly still thinking that it was all a big prank that was being played on him.
Choza and Chitsu were surprised as they watched their only child and heir of the clan head back upstairs to change into more casual clothing before heading from the house for the second time that day to wherever his date would be taking place.
Imagine his surprise when upon arriving Sakura was already there "Hey Choji glad you made it, Era didn't shock you to much did she, if she did I apologize" Sakura waved already seated on a blue and white checkered blanket, next to her a very large picnic basket.
Full of delicious smelling food "Nah, though my mom got a fright, I'll tell her that you said sorry about that Sakura" Choji grinned feeling excited because he was actually on a date with a girl, who didn't care about his weight or anything.
Making him feel confident for once as Sakura smiled sheepishly "Don't be to shocked okay but I might have went a little overboard, those recipes didn't make enough" the pinkette said carefully pulling out plates, cups, silverware and napkins first.
Then out came the food in mass quantities all of his favorite food "Wow that looks yummy, you even made something to drink" the Akimichi Heir began practically drooling though it didn't look like she was bothered by it in the least.
"Yep my specialty sparkling watermelon juice, it's sparkling water blended with a juiced watermelon, learned how to make it back in Mist" Sakura smiled pouring the juice in the cups and making up their individual plates.
Her companion couldn't wait a moment longer and grabbed up a fork digging in with vigor, practically inhaling the delicious pulled pork that was on his plate before remembering that there was something to drink and hurriedly took a sip wanting to try the juice.
Upon the flavor touching his tongue everything else went out the window "Sakura you made this, it's delicious, you have to teach me how to make it as well my mom would love it for her parties in her green house that we have" Choji rambled excitedly.
Earning a fond smile from the girl at his side "I'd love to teach you Choji, it's really easy actually, maybe this weekend since my sensei is letting us have the weekend off this time to come up with a new training schedule for me and my teammates" the pinkette offered.
Choji nodded eagerly then resumed eating until all the food had been demolished "That was good, you're a really good cook Sakura, like my Mom, I want you to meet her" the mahogany haired boy grinned feeling the happiest he'd ever been.
"Meet your mom sure, we could make the sparkling watermelon juice at yours, I'll bring the ingredients" Sakura laughed, she hadn't thought the date would go like this but she couldn't bring herself to regret it so long as it made Choji happy.
And made him see that he wasn't just a awkwardly proportioned person who liked to eat but a person with a personality and a good heart "It's a date then, see you Saturday Sakura" Choji hopped up leaving the clean up to Sakura.
Who waved and then started neatly putting everything away in her picnic basket, then stood dusting off her casual dark green dress decorated with swirls before heading home feeling accomplished.
Likewise Choji headed home to his clan compound feeling as if he was on cloud nine "So how did your date with that Sakura girl go Choji" his mother the Akimichi Matriarch interrupted him as soon as he stepped foot in the house.
He paused then let a wide smile form on his lips "Great, she was really nice, in fact she's gonna come over this Saturday and teach me how to make Sparkling Watermelon Juice" the brunet with swirls on his cheeks rambled happily.
Unable to stop smiling because for once he hadn't been seen as just an unpleasantly proportioned person but someone with an actual personality and feelings "Really now, you know I'm curious how did you end up getting a girl to go on a date with you anyway" the Akimichi Patriarch asked.
"Well she came up to me and we got to talking, so I teasingly invited her out on a date with me but when she agreed I was fishy so she asked the second time, I wrote down my favorite recipes and she made them, they were delicious" Choji chattered.
Making his parents frown as they realized what must have happened, that Sakura girl had seduced their son into sharing secret Akimichi recipes no doubt and was now using their son to get in their good graces, well not on their watch.
"Your friend can come over, but that's all she'll ever be understand Choji" Chitsu set down the ground rules and disappeared down the hall to set out ingredients for dinner knowing that her son and husband would be hungry like they always were.
Choji frowned in confusion "She's right son, I'm glad you made a new friend" Choza patted his son on the shoulder and headed for his study, he had paperwork to complete after all and it was best to get it all done.
~Meanwhile~
Sakura had returned home and was in her room doing some maintenance work on her weapons "Heard something interesting" Asagao popped his head into her room, looking a mix between cross and exasperated so she set her weapons aside and raised a brow.
He didn't make her wait and came the rest of the way into her room "I might have accepted that your going to be a seduction and medical based team but just where do you get off on going on a date with a boy Sakura" the fuscia haired boy scowled unhappy with his sister.
This caused her irritation to skyrocket "Don't even start Asagao, I'm my own person and besides Choji needed it, his confidence is shot in himself so I helped him out a little" Sakura snapped back with her sharp tongue.
Her brother reeled back in response "That's right Asagao I didn't go on that date because of the reason your thinking but to help someone become confident in himself" the pinkette glared very unimpressed with her brother.
Who paled "Sorry, I didn't realize that's what you were doing, but did you have to accept the second date as well" Asagao groaned wishing he had a more timid sister than a headstrong one, not for the first time since she'd come home.
Peridot orbs rolled upwards before a snort filled the air "Yes, it'll be less a date and more just hanging out and meeting his parents, I promised to teach him a secret recipe of my own" Sakura smiled feeling her irritation dissipate.
Asagao was only worried for her after all and she couldn't fault him on that, Asagao sighed and they spent some time chatting back and forth with one another until it was dinner time, afterwards Sakura returned to her room and sat at her desk.
Writing the next several letters to her friends and Aunt back in Mist, she got finished right on time to as a poof of smoke filled the air at her feet "Haisoku has returned Sakura-sama with letters from Sakura-sama's friends and family" Haisoku greeted.
Dropping the scrolls which were scooped up gently to be read the next morning "Go on Haisoku, I'll send Era or Sebire" she nudged the little shark off back to where he was summoned from and then summoned one of her other summons to send to Mist, then crawled into her bed for sleep.
The she woke early the next morning to read her letters that were mildly amusing before getting ready for the day by dressing her in preferred training outfit and she took the extra time to pin her hair up in a bun for once since it would no doubt get hot that day.
"I'm glad Shisui-sensei let's us have the weekends off, cause today is gonna be like hell" Asagao groaned not really wanting to go to training with the exuberant Uchiha, who basically beat them into the ground then drove them insane with the D Rank missions he made his students do.
Laughter filled his ears "Lucky me Asuma-sensei finally is letting us have a weekend break so long as we manage to accomplish the goal he set for us at the beginning" Sakura bounced feeling excited, the complete opposite of her brother.
Their parents were very amused "So Sakura, Asagao, how many missions have you completed" Mebuki inquired curious to find out if either of her children were having difficulties, she knew very well that D Ranks were the devil in disguise after all.
Sakura brightened and Asagao sulked "Fifteen/Twenty-Seven" the twins announced in perfect sync of one another before Asagao looked at his sister in horror, no doubt because of how many she and her teammates had already done.
"Uh-huh and how many missions have you each failed" Kizashi questioned interested like his wife in how their children were handling themselves as official genin and taking on missions that could end up going either way.
Again Sakura and Asagao spoke in sync of one another "Four/None" came the answer and the twins looked at each other yet again before Sakura burst out laughing and Asagao groaned realizing who the perfectionist between the two of them really was.
"My guess Naruto is the reason some of your missions failed right" the rosette laughed completely amused as they ate breakfast, just to make sure she shot a look at the clock, it wouldn't do to be late after all it would set her and her team back no doubt.
Asagao scowled "Just how is it that you manage to actually enjoy those horrible degrading missions" the pink haired boy grumbled unhappily, first he gets stuck with Shisui as his sensei and now his sister was managing as a genin better than he was.
She raised a brow then shrugged with a little snort "Now, now debate later, you both have training now" the lone blonde in the house clapped her hands sending her children scrambling though her daughter still cleaned up after herself before leaving and then they were gone for the day.
Kizashi shook his head in amusement "Honestly those two are as different as day and night" the pink haired male chuckled heading into the living room and picking up his book from the day before to get in some more reading while his wife padded about the house cleaning.
~With Sakura~
Upon realizing that she might be late, Sakura shot off like a projectile weapon through the village barely making it to the training grounds at her usual time "In a hurry are you Sakura-chan" Mimori giggled feeling excited for the day.
Because they'd find out if they could actually run thirty laps and complete 30 push ups and sit ups in a single training session "Knowing you, Asagao was complaining about something so you got into a debate over it" Mamori snickered at her friend/teammate.
Who sighed "Almost Mom stopped us before we could, he was put out that we have more missions completed than he and his team does" Sakura grinned bouncing on the balls of feet and facing forward.
Just in time to as their sensei arrived "Good morning girls, won't waste my breath on praising you yet, get started, you have two hours" Asuma greeted, then became serious as he set a time-limit for his students to accomplish their two week end goal for training.
No arguing the girls simply strapped on the weights, adjusting easily to ten pounds and took off running, being careful to control their breathing and not use chakra to enhance their speed not that they needed to anyway.
At the hour mark they were on lap twenty, and thirty minutes later Mamori, Mimori and Sakura slid to a halt at the start/finish line, sweat dripping from them but accomplished because they'd run all thirty laps in just an hour and thirty minutes.
They didn't hesitate and jumped straight into push ups and sit ups, since they only had thirty minutes left to complete each and right at the end of the time-limit they were done "Congratulations girl's well done, now for our mission goal" the raven haired Jonin clapped.
Proud of his students, "Totally awesome and it's like we don't even feel the weights anymore" the young Senju twin bounced as she removed the weights which were sealed in a storage scroll alongside the other weights that had been used.
"I for one can't wait to see what the next two weeks are gonna be like for training sessions" the pinkette on the team skipped along after her teammates as they headed to the Hokage Tower to finish their mission goal.
Their sensei walked behind them watching them interact "Hokage-sama we're here for three more D Rank Missions" the older Senju twin called immediately upon entering the office which hadn't out missions to the appropriate persons.
Hazel orbs filled with amusement "That so, hmm let's see, righting the library, shopping for the elderly again, and fixing a leak in someone's roof" Hiruzen listed looking to the three young genin kunoichi who were definitely way to serious.
Especially as the three girls nodded "Very well those will be your missions to complete, enjoy" the Third Hokage handed over the mission scrolls knowing that the missions would be completed efficiently with the client very happy with their work.
With that they traipsed out the door Asuma on their heels again as they decided on a course of action "Fix the leak first, then shopping and finally putting the library back to rights" Mamori ticked off her fingers easily.
"Agreed it's faster that way and we'll get to enjoy the rest of our day and weekend afterwards" Mimori grinned hurrying after her teammates as they headed for the clients home and quickly got started on fixing the hole in his roof.
So no more leakage could happen when it rained "All be you girls a godsend, didn't think it would be girls though but I'm happy with the job and it doesn't even look like anything's different despite it being fixed" the Client an elderly gent was very happy and couldn't stop praising them.
"Thank you Sir, I'm sure it brings them happiness to know your happy" Asuma chuckled writing a report indicating the mission had been completed with a good oral report from the client himself as they headed for the next clients home.
An elderly couple who had a huge list of groceries they needed to get "Don't worry Ma'am, Sir leave it to us and we'll get all your shopping done" the pinkette smiled kindly, this was something she was use to after all.
The couple were relieved when less than hour later all the groceries they needed had been gotten and brought back "Let us" the younger Senju twin exclaimed, where the genin went above and beyond to help them put away their groceries as well.
"Have a good day and don't hesitate to ask for more help if you need it, we'll always be happy to help" the older Senju twin waved once they were finished pleased with herself that everything was going well and they hadn't failed any D Rank Missions.
Asuma shook his head "Good day Ma'am, Sir, thank you for your request" the raven haired Jonin saluted heading after his students as they went to the library and began putting books back on their proper shelves until all three D Rank Missions were completed.
He was glad that they had made things easy on him as he delivered the finished report to his Father and brought them all back to the training grounds "Like I promised since you accomplished the set goal you have the weekend off" he began.
But they sensed he wasn't going to dismiss them yet so sat waiting patiently like good little genin "However before I dismiss you, I'd like to talk about the training schedule that will start on Monday" Asuma continued.
"Okay Asuma-sensei, what are you gonna have us work on now, since these past two weeks were geared towards stamina, strength and speed training" Mamori questioned curiously not in the least bit bothered that her sensei was dragging things out.
Glad they were at least willing to listen "Chakra control, kenjutsu and taijutsu, for our mission goal at least twenty two and I want to get you set up on a couple C Rank so you can get a feel for them as well" the raven haired Jonin explained.
Mamori gaped at him "C Ranks are you sure we're ready for them sensei" Mimori asked in concern knowing that a C could very well turn into a B and then the mission as a whole would be a lot more dangerous.
"Yes, don't worry they'll be easy ones that are in the village and afterwards if you think you still aren't ready we'll keep on D Ranks for a couple weeks longer" Asuma shrugged lightly amused but surprised that they were willing to admit they might not be ready for a leap in rank of missions.
With that they nodded "That's fine Asuma-sensei, may we go now" Sakura inquired politely there was no point in arguing about how the next two weeks of training was going to go after all, Asuma waved his hand and off they went.
She was all to happy to speed off waving to her friends and teammates, going home for a late lunch before heading back out to wander the village and familiarize herself with it a little more so she didn't get lost again.
Before finally heading home for dinner, upon waking up the next morning she was eager to meet her friends parents "Do you have to hang out with Choji" Asagao huffed not liking that his sister was going to hang out with a boy.
This earned him a glare as she polished off breakfast, washed, dried and put away her dishes "Yes" Sakura said simply then disappeared out the door to bide her time until lunch then grabbed what she needed from the market and got a lock on Choji's chakra.
He was waiting for her "Afternoon Sakura, you ready to meet my parents" Choji grinned pleased that he hadn't been stood up again and the girl had actually made an effort to come and meet his parents and teach him her own secret recipe.
Her lips curved upwards into an indulgent smile "Definitely Choji and don't worry I've got all the ingredients, in fact I thought I'd teach you another special secret recipe of mine" the pinkette chattered relieved that he seemed to be in a good mood.
Never could Choji know she did feel a bit guilty about flirting with him like she had all just to get information, but she was more than willing to make up for it by being a true friend to him, promising to always be genuine towards him no matter what.
Choji laughed "I'm sure my Mom would love that, so is it okay if this isn't a date and just a regular hang out between friends" the mahogany haired boy rubbed the back of his head, not wanting to hurt the girls feelings.
Sakura frowned lightly "Sure if that's what you want Choji I don't mind" Sakura smiled, she was still determined to help this boy be more confident in himself no matter what it took, she wasn't looking for a relationship right then anyway.
Beside her Choji sighed quietly in relief "That's great, here we are my house" Choji gestured in front of him to a door that led into a very large home, upon entering it had a very homey feeling to it and she immediately liked the peaceful atmosphere as she toed off her open toed sandals.
Then she was being led from the foyer and into the living room "Ah you must be Sakura, my boy hasn't been able to stop talking about you since yesterday, Choza Akimichi the Head of the Clan" Choza stood and introduced himself.
Holding out his hand and waiting for the girl to introduce herself as well "Mhm that's me, Sakura Haruno, Asagao Haruno is my brother, it's nice to meet you formally Choza-sama" the pinkette took the hand and shook it firmly before bowing lightly to be polite.
Choza blinked in surprise at that "And I'm Chitsu Akimichi, Choji's mother, that shark yesterday was yours right, be more careful it gave me a right fright" Chitsu scowled still not willing to give the girl a chance after stealing secret recipes.
"Sakura apologizes for that, though I guess I forget to mention it to you yesterday huh" the mahogany haired preteen laughed sheepishly feeling stupid and now losing that confidence that had cropped up since yesterday.
Realizing what was going to happen "It's fine Choji, I should be the one to apologize anyway not you since it was my summons after all" Sakura bowed again facing Choji's mother, who definitely hadn't expected she would take responsibility for that.
Onyx eyes widened "Er if your ready Sakura let's go make your secret recipes" Choji offered leading the way into the kitchen, his parents staring after them, surprised at the manners his friend had and that she returning the favor by teaching their son secret recipes from her own family.
After learning some of theirs, perhaps they'd judged the girl to harshly before getting to know her so once Sakura had left to enjoy the rest of her afternoon "Your friend is a good influence, don't lose her" Choza patted her son on his shoulder again.
"Agreed and she's more than welcome to come round anytime she wants to share or trade recipes" Chitsu laughed softly at the astonished look on her son's face as they separated to do their own things until coming together for dinner.
Much like Sakura had with her family and the day ended on a good note, Choji was a little more confident in himself and she felt accomplished that she was the one to help Choji gain that confidence before going to bed.