Kakashi took us to a meadow just outside of the village. It was full of flowers of every color you could imagine. Sakura and Kawai quickly got to work, racing around picking as many flowers as they could. Naruto and I just stood there.
"Sooo... Uhhh... What exactly do we do?" Naruto asked.
"Just pick flowers. It's not all that complicated," Kakashi answered.
Naruto and I awkwardly bent down and began to pick flowers. If any of the other ninja teams saw us now, we'd be toast.
"Hey, guys!" a voice shouted from the edge of the woods. It was Ino, with the rest of her team. I sighed. Just my luck.
Ino's team began making their way towards us.
"What are you all doing?" Choji asked.
"Picking flowers!" Sakura brightly replied. I inwardly face palmed.
"P-picking flowers?" Choji said, trying not to laugh.
"Yep," Sakura answered, that ridiculous grin on her face.
"We're dead," Naruto sighed under his breath.
"That's... manly." Shikamaru commented.
"Who's this?" Ino asked, pointing to Kawai.
"This is Kawai. She's from the Village Hidden in the Vines. Kawai, these are Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji," Sakura said, pointing to each ninja in turn.
"Nice to meet you," Ino told Kawai.
"So I hear that tomorrow there's going to be a tournament between all the Genine for training," Shikamaru said.
"Really?! There is? That's great!" Naruto exclaimed. I tried to act unimpressed, but I was excited as well.
"It's going to be such a drag," Shikamaru complained.
"Aww, cheer up," Ino told him. "We get to test our skills on the others!" She glared at Sakura. "And if I fight a certain someone, I'll be sending her straight to the emergency room," Ino growled, flames dancing in her eyes.
"Oh yeah?!" Sakura yelled. "We'll see about that!"
Naruto leaned over to Kawai. "Those two have... a thing against each other. They're both madly in love with Sasuke," he informed her.
"What did you say?!" they both growled at him.
"Ahh... nothing! Nothing at all!" Naruto lied, waving his hands in front of him.
"Naruto..." Sakura curled her hands into fists.
"Okay! That's enough." Kakashi stepped in between Sakura and Naruto.
"Fine." Sakura turned on her heel and walked back over to Kawai, who seemed torn between confusion and amusement.
"If you three didn't come to help pick flowers, then I suggest you go finish your training," Kakashi told Ino's squad.
"Right then! We're off!" All three ran back towards the woods.
"See you tomorrow!" Naruto called after them.
Author's Note: This one's just short and sweet. :) But the Genine tournament's going to be exciting! Thanks to XxAshishxX for reviewing again, AllUsernamesHaveBeenTaken, . , and MelissaRM1995 for following, and . and MelissaRM1995 for favoriting as well. Your supports means a lot!
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