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Ino stomped off and then looked over at a familiar house. She excitedly ran toward it and opened the door. "Hey Mom!" she quickly shouted when she noticed her mom near the stove making some tea. "Where's Daddy?" she took out a small cup and then smiled as her mother poured tea into it.
Her mother moved aside a chair and then said, "He's on another mission honey," she took a deep sip of the tea, "He just left." she walked over to the oven and then opened it to reveal a cake.
"I'm going on one tomorrow morning too." Ino walked over toward her refridgerator and then opened it to see a full, unopened box of cherry tomatoes at the bottom. She took the full box and then sat back down at the table.
Her mother took one of them away from the full box and then popped it into her mouth. "Be careful. You better listen to the leader's instructions. I don't want you getting hurt or anything." she smiled knowing fully that Ino wasn't going to hurt anyway.
"It's Sasuke," she said, and then folded her arms in front of her and placed her head gently on it, sulking.
Her mother gently patted her back motherly. "So? He's a great ninja."
Ino groaned. "You won't understand." she slowly placed a cherry tomatoe in her mouth.
Her mother eyed her closely. "It's not that serious is it?" she looked at her closely.
Ino began to fidget under her mother's stare. She really did know how to make her stare look a hundred times stronger than it really was. Of course Ino also knew how to exactly copy it, but at the same time it just wasn't natural to stare back at your own mother with such disrespect. Ino looked away. "You won't believe how serious."
Her mother placed her cup back onto the table and looked at Ino seriously. "Don't tell me…" her voice began to trail.
Ino looked away from the table and out toward the window she was sitting by. There was a sudden pregnant silence. A sudden small sound distract Ino. Her mother quickly weaved her way around and opened the oven again to reveal another small cake. "Why are you baking so much?" she asked out of nowhere.
"Shikamaru's mother and Choji's mother are both coming for dinner tonight. Their husbands are all out on a mission with your dad." she gave a gentle smile to reassure her it was okay with the topic they were previously talking about it. She held up a knife. "Want some?"
"No thanks.. I have a mission." she slowly got up and raised the box of cherry tomatoes. "Can.. I keep them?" she asked uncertainly.
Her mother laughed at her. "Of course!" her mother made a gestured with her hand as soon as Ino left out of the window.
Ino returned back to her house and then quickly began to pack her sleeping bag and tent up along with some extra cloths. She took a long bath and then took a long and fresh sleep for tomorrow's new mission.
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To Ino, early meant six in the morning. She grumbled something to the missions like this. She basically hated it. Why would they force her to wake up so early in the morning when they also knew that they usually arrived toward the place they needed to during the night?
She strapped her tanto on. Ino quickly swung her book bag over her shoulder and then got into her ninja outfit before pulling her hair up into a high ponytail. Ino ran toward the main gates and then stood there waiting for her teammates to arrive.
She had her hands on her hips and quickly sensed a chakra signal behind her. Ino jumped back against a wall and looked at who had purposely tried to sneak up on her. Sasuke stood behind her, or what was suppose to be where she was. His purple rope behind him usually had disappeared but instead there was a regular navy rope instead to hold his katana. In less than a second, she found her once again in the same akward position she had simply detest. Sasuke was once again over her. His hands was on either side of her and his face so close enough that Ino could both feel his bands almost touching her skin and his breathing.
A sudden cough interrupted them from any further contact. Ino looked slightly over Sasuke's shoulder to see Jugo making a fake cough and Suigetsu standing on a roof with his sword on his back, smirking. Karin soon arrived with a questioning look on her face. Ino pushed Sasuke back away from her. "I would appreciate it if you don't invade my personal space." she snared at him.
"I already have," he answered and then made his way toward the gates. He pointed a hand toward a direction. "Come on. Lets start with the mission."
Ino slowly followed him, but she made sure that everyone went in front of her so that she would be behind every one of them. Karin stayed back a little behind them. Karin pushed her glasses up and then turned toward Ino. "What is the relationship between you and Sasuke?" she asked suspiciously.
Ino shrugged her shoulders. "He's just a childhood crush. Nothing more."
"I'll be watching you." she ran in front of her.
After almost the whole day of running, Sasuke stopped which suddenly made Suigetsu make a not-so-graceful stop with Jugo. "Camp," he said. After ten other minutes, the sky had already gotten dark and stars were already beginning to show up.
Ino sat down on her camp and held a small lump of soil in her hand. Within a few seconds, a small rose had grown in its place. She smiled happily and then placed the rose near the top of the sleeping bag.
"I forgot! I guess that means I get to sleep in your tent Sasuke!" a girly and eager voice said.
"In Suigetsu's!" Sasuke's shadow pointed toward Suigetsu's tent.
Karin pushed her glasses up. "That tent smells like dead fish!" she complained, but then ended up sleeping in Suigetsu's tent which was next to Ino's.
Sasuke's poked his head into Ino's tent. "Go to my tent. Suigetsu and Karin are going to be bickering toward each other the whole night. I suggest you take mine."
Ino tugged at the top of her sleeping bag ready to drag it across their campsite. Sasuke's hand took a hold of hers. "You can use mine." she walked slowly outside of her tent and quickly caught site of Sasuke's tent that was a navy color across the campsite.
She slowly walked into it surprised to see that the sleeping bag was already set up Ino slowly threw her book bag to the top corner of the sleeping bag and crawled into it. A sudden shadow moving caught her eye. The person opened the tent door quickly and then walked in. A panicking heart beat began to quickly begin in Ino.
Sasuke looked over at Ino and said, "Don't worry. This time we're both not drunk." he walked toward corner to get his katana and then left again. "Jugo, take first shift."
Some shuffling was heard and then Jugo sat in front of the fire in case of any sudden attacks.
Ino looked shocked at what he had just said. She turned toward her right in her sleeping bag and concentrated to sleep instead.
A sudden shake tugged her away from the dream that was just going to begin. Ino rubbed her eyes and looked up to see Sasuke. "Your turn." he walked out of the tent and then sat down by the fire. "You hunt while I guard," he said sternly.
Ino didn't say anything back to him but instead placed one of her hands on a tree and whispered, "Nature's weapons." A sudden bow and arrow fell from it. Ino smiled kindly at the tree and slowly returned the favor by giving the tree some water just in case it was running out of some.
A sudden movement caught her eye quickly. She took the arrow and quickly shot it toward the bushes, and a bunny slowly dropped dead. Ino pulled the arrow quickly from it and was just going to shoot it at another movement when Sasuke stopped her hand. "Not a lot of people are even going to eat it so I just suggest you rather go out and gather some kind of berries or fruits. You are.. Good with plants now.. Aren't you?" he said uncertainly.
Ino nodded and then walked away, ready to gather some extra food for them. A basket quickly appeared when she asked for one from a tree. She smiled and returned the favor by giving it some more water.
Ino returned their campsite a few hours later and quickly noticed Gamakichi there. She waved one of her hands at him. "Naruto wants you on the battlefield," he spoke loudly. "Need a ride?" Without any further words Sasuke's team along with him and Ino all got onto Gamakichi's back as he hopped away.
'Shit… looks like the battle is really going to begin…' Ino looked at Sasuke, who was looking away from her. She sighed. 'This is going to be rough.'
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Here.. is the... fourth chapter! anyway... thanks for the reviews and um... yeah.. review again! ^-^ bye now!