Chapter 7: Hands Off

Sakura had just finished her errands for that afternoon and was looking for something to pass the time. Perhaps Ino could get some time off and hang out with her for a bit. She didn't want to spend her afternoon alone. She wanted to spend some time in female company. Maybe they could have a girl's day. That sounded like fun.

Just then, Sai came out of nowhere and stood beside her. "Hello, Sakura."

"Uh, hey. What's up?"

Sai looked at her chest. "Not those. They're as tiny as ever."

Sakura's eye twitched. "What was that?" she growled.

"No wonder you can't get a guy. Your chest is so small. They won't attract men at all. If anything, they'll mistake you for a boy. So flat-chested and all."

The only reason Sai hadn't been punched yet was because Sakura was in so much shock. Sai had always been on the rude side and spoke his mind, but he had never been this direct before. It was almost as if he wanted to be punched.

Around the corner, Naruto was watching his plan unfold before his eyes. This was wonderful. Once Sai offended Sakura, he would move to the next phase of the plan. Then Naruto would swoop in and come to her rescue. The plan was fool-proof.

Sai reached forward and grabbed her chest with both hands. "Yup. Nothing much here. Seriously, with a chest like this and the short hair, if it weren't for the skirt, everyone would mistake you for a boy. Hell, I know guys who are more feminine than you."

Naruto came out of his hiding place and came rushing to her aid. "Hey, Sai! Don't you dare talk to Sakura that way! She's a lovely woman who deserves respect!"

"Shut up, Naruto!" Sakura screamed. She grabbed Sai's wrists and swung him around, spinning in a full circle. "Sai, you are so dead! Cha!" She released Sai, letting him soar into Naruto's chest and the two went flying. "You ever come near me again and you're dead! You hear me?! Dead!"

The two boys cleared several buildings before slamming into the ground. Naruto took the brunt of the blow. Sai landed on top of him with little more than a sprained wrist and a bloody nose. Naruto punched him to get him off. No longer spellbound, Sai sat in the middle of the street looking from left to right.

"How did I get here?" he asked. "What happened?"

"Sakura happened." Naruto sat up, trying to pop his shoulder back into place. "Damn, I never saw that coming. Then again, Sakura was never the kind to be the damsel in distress. She doesn't need a guy coming to her rescue. She just punches them. Aw, crap. What was I thinking? It was a stupid plan."

"What was a stupid plan?" Sai asked.

"Never mind."

Sai brushed himself off, got his bearings and returned to the park for his things. In the meantime, Naruto tried to come up with another plan.

"Let's see... That plan didn't work. Using the necklace on her directly didn't work. Hm... What else can I do?" Then realization kicked in. "Aw, and now after all this, there's no way she'll let me anywhere near her. At least, not for a while. She's going to hang low and if anyone comes her way, she'll punch 'em to death. I guess this means I can't do anything for a while."

However, this didn't mean that he couldn't have some fun with other people. Maybe he couldn't use it on Sakura or get near her for a while, but maybe he could entertain himself with the other people in the village. That should be fun.

Naruto touched the necklace hidden under his jacket with his fingers. "With this thing, I can make people do whatever I want. Oh, yeah. This is going to be fun."

Kind of a short chapter, I know. More fun to come, though.

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