I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS! So, last chapter, instead of Arigato, I wrote RIGATONI! Well... I have a good explanation for this... so that night I was eating dinner and typing the story. Surprise! Surprise! I was eating rigatoni! I still can't believe I did that, though...
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(Usual Naruto disclaimer: Not my property- blah-blah-blah... I don't own anything but the idea to the story... Kishimoto owns the actual characters of Naruto...)
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"B-but Sakura!" Hinata stood from the table of the little ice cream place in complete shock, her light purple, almost transparent eyes widened as she looked at me through a lock of ebony hair, "S-so that m-means you have a-a jinchurriki!" Ino apparently hadn't figured out what I had been saying. For the past twenty minutes I have been going over the topic of what happened with the mission.
"No... It's more of a..." I bit my lip. What was it I called her? "Oh! Onkei! So, jinchurriki are all 'male', Onkei are all 'female'... I think they're both demons, but Onkei are... nice demons?..."
"WOW! That's so cool!" Ino grabbed her spoon with her full hand and plunged a whole mouth-full into her own gaping cavern. Well... it was a mouth-full for a normal person, but... this is Ino! She has the biggest mouth, figuratively and physically.
"Yeah!" Hinata smiled. She has been a lot more confident since Naruto decided to date her, meaning... less and less stuttering.
"You know what, Sakura!" Ino shouted after slamming down the rest of the vanilla ice cream. She placed her spoon down next to my already finished bowl of ice cream and disposed utensil, Hinata doing the same, "We should go out! You know, invite Tenten! Just us girls! We could shop, eat – have fun!"
"I- I can't" Hinata looked away from our group and out the window. She was blushing like crazy, almost completely red, "I'm going on a date with Naruto..." It's like she thought we would be mad! Nobody could be mad at Hinata!
"That's fine!" I swiftly intervened, "It's okay! We can always all go out some other time..."
"Yeah, you don't have to worry, Hinata-chan! We are totally fine with it." Ino smirked. It looked... how to put it...evil? "We would invite you and Naruto... But, we both know how hot it can get between you two..." Ino and I watched as Hinata's face grew to an almost impossible shade of red, Hinata stood up from the little cafe-styled table and bid us goodbye, afterward leaving as if she was in a marathon... Well if she was, she would be first by miles...
"Let's go ask Tenten!" Ino slapped the money for the ice cream down on the table and grabbed my hand. "Let's hope there's no date with her and Neji!" We sprinted out of the shop, the woman in her forty's owning it, waving a hand.
"Thank you!" I called back... wow... Kofuku has really done something to me... I used to never say please and thank you... now I'm doing it left and right. Cool!
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"Tenten!" Ino called out to the adorable weapons expert. Her brown hair was put into two Chinese-styled buns. Her clothes at the moment were her usual white and red top with matching red pants.
"Hey!" The brunette smiled and waved at the two other kunoichi approaching.
"We were wondering if you would come shopping with us!" Ino yelled, stopping abruptly and causing me to run into her back and chocking on a wad of her hair.
"Ino!" I spat out the remaining hair... it was like she didn't even feel me plow into her shoulder blades.
While I was throwing a mini tantrum, she finished her conversation with Tenten, who was now walking away. I glanced at Ino, her head was sagging her arms drooped. It looks like somebody was rejected...
"Well..." She stated. Suddenly swiveling on her heels and stopping to look down into my eyes, "Sakura!" My name was said with such power, I stumbled backwards, "We NEED to get boyfriends! Tenten has one! So!..." The blonde now stood in a Gai stance, pointing one of her long and well tanned fingers at my nose, "We WILL get boyfriends! BUT!" She paused, seizing one of my wrists again, "First we'll go shopping! I won't have a problem picking up the men! But..." She looked at my attire. Noticing her line of sight I traced it to my chest...NANI!
"NO! I'm not going to change my outfit!" I hugged my chest. What was Ino thinking?
"Fine... BUT!" She exclaimed smirking again, "We will LOOK at clothes... If you don't see anything APPEALING to your taste AND mine... We don't have to buy you a new outfit, otherwise..." Her smile widened as she tugged me to a still open clothing shop. The sign was a bright purple in ornate design reading 'Keikoku' ((beauty)), how disgusting...
But, against my will, Ino pushed me in head-first.
"Hey!" I yelled, stumbling, but regaining my balance before swinging back towards Ino who was already looking at the black and red lingerie in the corner... Typical Ino behavior...
"Sakura!" She smiled, showing off a whole row of white teeth, "I think you would look adorable in this!" Her lanky hand shot out to my shoulder, pulling me closer to the frilly 'clothing' items and suddenly pulling a black and navy blue corset and panties out to hold them against my body. I looked at how little it would cover, even though on my small frame, it would act as a sweater... Why am I so tiny?..
"No..." I swung around and walked over to a table filled with an assortment of clothes that would fit me. Looking to a bright red article of folded cloth, Kofuku started to creep back into my consciousness.
"Sakura!" She sweetly purred, her fur becoming more noticeable... What was I thinking before? she wasn't brown and white... she was a sleek, black and white ferret with adorable and large ears, along with an amazingly cute tail that became more shaggy as it lengthened. Her build was slender like mine, with not as many curves as a normal ferret would have, "I like the tube top, honestly..."
My eyes directly shot to the red cloth I had seen before... Tube top? What?
Slowly, my fingers ran over the material. It was silky, but could stretch, a good sign for a female ninja. With a little more anxiousness than I usually have when clothes shopping, my small and skinny fingers ran to the edges of the fabric, gripping the edges before I lifted it from the table.
"What?" Ino sprinted over to the table and stretched the top out. Kofuku was right... It was a tube top... An awesome one at that.
"Do you like it?" I asked. All I got was a nod from the open mouthed blonde. And just like that, she had snatched the shirt and ran over to the leg and arm warmers. Seeing her reaction I am guessing she found the right item. Looking around the store, she squealed, chucking the leg warmers and shirt into my arms before disappearing for two seconds. That was enough time for her. Not soon after, she came running by again, this time tossing black gloves into my hands and stopping before a display of ribbons and head bands, shuffling through it, Ino picked out a black and white striped ribbon.
"Now..." She placed the ribbon in my only free hand and pushed me towards the curtains for changing, "Try it on!" With a final shove, I was tossed into the light blue curtain before setting down my clothes and pulling the rough cloth closed.
"Your friend has talent!"Kofuku giggled, if at all possible for a small mammal... "You're going to like it too!"
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I sighed as I picked up the red top... Wait... it wasn't a top at all. In fact it was more of a bubble dress.
Adjusting it as I slipped it up my now bare form. Even with only being in my chest bindings and under-shorts, the dress fit perfectly. The actual dress started at right above my cleavage where it was tight, making sure the dress would not slip around, letting me sigh in relief. From there it became more baggy, accentuating what little curves I had and ending around my mid thigh where it ruffled in on itself and became more of the 'bubble' shape these kinds of dresses were named for.
Next I slipped on the leg warmers over my usual open toed boots and crinkled them down so they reached my knees, still allowing them to wrinkle and bend where they would normally. I reached for my gloves, noticing that when I bend, the fabric of my dress didn't expose anything, making me smile and inwardly scream in joy... This outfit might just work! Hey, there is a change in everything, right?
I grinned as I flexed my hand in the black leather gloves. Nice... Ino did always have a sense of fashion... let's see... red silky bubble dress. White cotton leg warmers. Black leather gloves... The headband!
I reached down again and grabbed the black and white ribbon that seemed to be made of the same material as my dress. I ran a hand through my hair and looked in the mirror to make sure no other strands had been thrown out of place from Ino's earlier rampage of the store. I then took out my head protector with the leaf emblem and placed it carefully on top of my clothes before tying it into my shoulder length hair.
It took me a minute to digest this new look. Do I like it? Do I not?
"Sakura! How does it look?" Ino called from the other side of the curtain. I wasn't done thinking... Or was I?
"Ino..." I stepped through the sky blue curtain and smiled as she gaped at my new appearance, "I think I'll have a wardrobe change..."
Her face grew into a smirk... One that you would expect to see on the Cheshire Cat. "I know who else will love it..." Her smirk twisted as she began to give off and evil aura, "Sasuke..." She said his name slowly, like she was tossing it around to see if she would regret saying that.
"W-what?" My face was beginning to become a bright shade of red, rivaling Hinata's unbelievable color. "No... He doesn't like me..." 'All I am to him is annoying...' I added silently, turning my head away from the wickedly smiling blonde girl in front of me.
"Hn... You can put yourself down all you want, Sakura... But no matter what... You're the only one he has ever risked his life to save that hasn't been assigned to him..." Her arms crossed, ready to object to anything negative I would say. "Not to mention when we where at the barbeque house today, after you beat the shit out of Kiba, and you bent over the table, all the guys, other than Naruto and Kakashi, were about to have major nose-bleeds..." She gave a triumphant snicker as I snapped my head to her, my face now breaking the record of Hinata's by multiple shades.
"Naruto didn't notice because your breasts are pretty small and all he does is stare at Hinata's... And Kakashi..."We both shivered at the thought, "Well... Let's just say I'm happy your Sensei wasn't being turned on by your antics..." I slowly looked down to my chest and pressed a hand against my breasts... Small... So that's what I am...
I frowned, my face turning to a more reasonable color as I stepped back into the dressing stall. Folding my outfit into a neat pile near my feet, I placed my old clothes on and walked out from behind the curtain. The whole time thinking about if Sasuke really could ever like me... No... That could never happen...
I placed my new wardrobe onto the front table to be ringed up, while Ino got two other identical dresses and placed them beside the clothes currently occupying the area next to the register.
A very skinny, yet curved woman stepped towards us... We must have been the only customers in a while, she seemed rather eager to please.
"How did you find everything?" She had a beautiful grin. One that a god would accept upon their face. Her silvery black hair was tied into a rather intricate bun that sat crooked on the side of her head, a bright yellow bow hung from it, the bow matching the yellow and white sundress she wore.
I placed the correct amount of money and waited for the woman to hand us the now bagged clothes.
"Thank you. Come again!" She said cheerfully as we walked out of the department store.
"Well... We got you an outfit..." Ino said, glaring out at the now setting sun. She handed me the bag of clothes. "I better see this on you in the morning... Bye!" She waved over her shoulder as she slowly walked towards her hose that was on the other side of town. Luckily, mine is only about five blocks opposite of the little store I was in front of.
I turned on my heel and started walking in the direction of my house, I am definitely ready for a good night's rest...
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His form was bent over the counter of the ramen shop. His blonde hair sticking out like a soar thumb against his mostly black jumpsuit.
"Old man! Another pork ramen, on the double!" His grin was accompanied by a snicker and the sound of dishes clanking. Another addition to the pile that was steadily accumulating.
"Naruto... If we didn't have you as a customer, we would be out of business..." The senior winked as he filled another bowl with broth, noodles, and pork.
"Arigato!" The blonde eagerly began to shovel the ramen into his open mouth. Even though, it was more like a pit...
"NARUTO!" Said ninja turned his head to the other blonde of rookie nine.
"Hey Ino!" He was barely able to make his words coherent, but he somehow managed this difficult task. He swallowed and smiled at the kunoichi.
"I thought you were on a date with Hinata..." Ino looked at him and took a seat on the stool next to him that wasn't being crowded with a pile of bowls.
"Yeah... Well I was... Going to... you know... kiss her. But she fainted... So I took her home..." He looked over to the girl next to him who was laughing beneath her hand, trying to hide the fact that she was finding Hinata fainting amusing.
"That's normal for her, Naruto..." Ino said, finally catching her breath.
"Really?" Naruto seemed to brighten at her words. 'Good' He thought, 'I didn't do anything wrong...'
He sighed, relieved at the news. "So, Ino... Why are you here?" He didn't want to sound rude, but it seemed she was eager to spill something.
"Well..." She was trying to find the right words, finally deciding to say it clearly. "Sakura has changed her look!"Ino smiled, but became somewhat angered when Naruto blared in her face.
"SHE GOT PLASTIC SURJERY!" He stood from the table, his whisker-like markings on his face twitched.
"No! Nothing like that!" She was shocked that he could even think of that. "She changed her wardrobe!"
"Oh..."He sat back down, the bijuu smiled, "I bet it looks great!" She nodded and stood up, mischievously slipping her desired comment into her goodbye.
"Yeah! It does! I'm sure somebody else will love it too!" She winked and turned a corner that would lead her to her house.
'Who will love it? Kakashi?.." He shuttered. He was glad his sensei wasn't being turned on by her actions...
Dropping that thought he remembered Sai, 'No... He's and emotionless bastard..." Naruto's brow creased in frustration, the whole time he never once thought of Sasuke. The one Ino had discreetly commented on.
Oh well, he was never good at figuring out riddles anyways... The blonde boy dropped the subject and went back to gorging himself on ramen.
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