"A ckmailing cold-hearted bitch," Sakura asks.


    Ino snorts. "I get why you''re angry with me but you should really read the mood better," Ino points out, brushing the sting of the pinkette''s words aside. "I''m in a good mood so naturally that makes you angry, because why should I be in a good mood when you''re suffering, right?


    But if you hadn''t snapped you would''ve heard me offer to give you one of the photos."


    "Okay I''m sorry," Sakura tries rolling on her side to face Ino with desperation. "Look, it''s not so much you. Kakashi-sensei told us this morning he would be taking Sasuke-kun on a personal training mission. They''re going to be gone for a whole month, leaving me with Naruto, so, yeah, I''m upset.


    Please, Ino I didn''t mean the cold-hearted part," Sakura weakly fumbles to apologize.


    "But the ckmailing bitch part?"


    "If the sandal fits," Sakura hotly returns, rolling back to look at the ceiling. Though she expected some form of bacsh, Ino simply snickers and Sakura can see it more clearly now. Ino does look lightermore cheerful perhaps.


    The Yamanaka smirks and nods before asking, "so what are you and Naruto going to do while they''re gone."


    With another sigh, Sakura answers, "Kakashi-sensei has me working with the Iry Butai and per your demands, I''ll keep training with Naruto around my medic training."


    Slight uneasy, Ino asks, "what about Naruto?"


    "That''s a little odder," Sakura admits to her former best friend. "Kakashi-sensei said that Kurenai-sensei will manage Naruto''s training while he''s away and that Asuma-sensei will be helping as well, but I''m not sure why two sensei.


    I mean, Naruto is a lot stronger than I thought he was, but does he need two sensei to train?" At Ino''s hard squeal, Sakura turns to the blond to witness Ino rolling from left to right, kicking the air in gleeful delight. "What?" Sakura cautiously asks.


    Ino turns to her and happily answers, "I bet you anything Kakashi-sensei is trying to help Asuma-sensei."


    "Why would he-?"


    "Because Asuma-sensei is in love with Kurenai-sensei!" Ino squeals before exining to her Asuma''s duty as the Hokage''s son, the princess'' stay in Konoha, and how the nearly-arranged marriage intervened in Asuma and Kurenai''s love.


    "You should see how many roses he''s buying just to win her back, uahh, it''s so romantic! There''s even this other cocky Jnin totally trying to make a y for her. I just know Kakashi-sensei is trying to help Asuma-sensei."


    "That''s so sweet of Kakashi-sensei to do," Sakura had to admit, feeling better about her sensei leaving.


    "I really want them to be together," Ino admits. "Kurenai-sensei is just amazing."


    "She''s so beautiful," Sakura admits, recalling the strong Jnin-sensei. "I love her red eyes. They remind me of the Sharingan."


    Turning to the pinkette, Ino says, "since Sasuke-kun''s gone, you wouldn''t have been able to earn that photo anyway. I was going to make you talk to him." Sakura listens saddened and perplexed as Ino continues, "the woman I want to be doesn''t use ckmail to solve her problems."


    "Then why not give me all the photos," Sakura pleads.


    "We''re still ninja," Ino sternly tells the green-eyed girl. "Just because we''re in the safety of the vige doesn''t mean we should bex. You were careless, and more than that, I don''t believe your love for Sasuke-kun is healthy."


    "You''re just jealous because I''m the closest one to Sasuke-kun''s heart," Sakura automatically counters before her well educated mind tortures her with specific exerts of the reports Ino made her do on obsessive love; specifically on herpulsion to assume without any concrete facts and argue with anyone who doesn''t wholly support her love.


    Soured, Sakura sighs when Ino states, "let me be clear here, I don''t care if you love Sasuke-kun-"


    "You have photos in your possession that say otherwise," Sakura retorts.


    "In spite of how I got those photos, I''m only going to use them to help one person," Ino states, adding before Sakura could retort her obvious response, "a lot of people run from self-discovery.


    Despite how pathetic you are, I''m going to hold up a mirror and make absolutely certain you see the ugly truth about yourself whether you like it or not."


    "And what''s this truth I''m supposed to see?" Sakura snarls.


    "What I''ve been saying this entire time, Forehead," Ino returns. "Obsession is not love!" Ino gets up out of the bed and walks to the foot of it before turning to Sakura.


    "Your hair''s messier now without your constant brushing and conditioningthe style looks a little like Kurenai-sensei''s actually." Sitting up, Sakura was going to counter nastily until she mentioned the pretty Jnin-sensei.


    "Your arms have more definition, your neck looks stronger, your thighs have more tone, your butt pops out more, and you have sharper eyes, like you see more. You''re starting to look more like a proper kunoichi but your mind still needs work."


    "I''ve always been smarter than you," Sakura smugly admits.


    "Memorizing text isn''t what I''m talking about," Ino returns. "There''s a boy in your head where you should be, so, in an effort to be the kunoichi I want to be, I''m going to offer you the chance to earn all the photos a lot sooner than I had originally nned."


    Sakura leaps off the bed, asking, "how?"


    Before walking to the door, all Ino says is, "by proving to me just how much you love Sasuke-kun of course." Ino opens the door, informing Sakura, "we''re having a sleepover at my ce, tomorrow, 8PM," before leaving.


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