Sakura (2)

I, Naruto, and Kakashi regrouped with the rest, then we delivered Chan back to her residence.

"Chan, how about a second date? Are you... are you willing?" Tokio said with a nervous tone, it's the first time he asked her directly.

Chan looked shy at the moment, she fiddled with her hands before saying yes while her eyes fixed on the floor.

With that response, it concluded our mission, because we believed Chan definitely fell for Tokio now, it means the son of the cucumber's lord succeeded in his love endeavor, although she hadn't agreed with his courting, this was a baby step, depending on the person, sometimes you couldn't rush things.

We bid our goodbye and left Chan's house. After our distance was far enough, Tokio suddenly engulfed in smoke, revealing a very satisfied Naruto.

"Ha, that's how you act!" he said with a proud tone, I got to say this kid got the talent indeed. Then Naruto looked at me with a displeased eyes, said, "still, you kick very hard, it almost canceled my transformation."

"Me? It's nothing compared to this woman, she almost broke my soul with that punch," I said while pointing my thumb to the girl behind me, she only responded with a snort.

"You deserve that, I couldn't help but feel so dirty, we just trick Miss Chan," Sakura said with difficult face, as a girl, she definitely disliked this kind of deception, cheating the girl's heart.

"Sakura, we only played the fake appearance, but what Tokio felt for Chan is the same as what Naruto demonstrated, no need to feel guilty, besides, the future achievement will depend on Tokio now," Kakashi said.

"Un, I know..." Sakura sighed.

We walked for a while until we reached the market area, I immediately took a few money and gave it to Naruto, said, "Go, have ramen, my treat."

"For real?! Damn, you're a nice guy!" Naruto grinned, and he took the money without hesitation, go away now third-wheeler.

"How about it, Sakura? Kakashi? Do you want to eat ramen together?"

"Pass, I have something to do," Sakura said.

"I'll go report the mission," Kakashi said, then he disappeared within a smoke. These Shinobi really had no love for the air.

"Oh, the whole money is for me then, hehe, see ya guys," Naruto departed quickly, I almost could see his saliva dripped from his mouth. The money at least enough to buy him 3 bowls of ramen.

Now, only me and Sakura left behind, I glanced at the pink head beside me, said with a smirk, "What do you want to do, Sakura?"

"What else, buy you a spoon, right? That's rather strange stuff to demand, but you say it, no change okay?" Sakura curled her lips.

"Hey, it's your money boss," I shrugged my shoulder, then we headed toward the store.

We wandered on the road, side by side, some distance between our shoulder, I talked about several subjects with her, sometimes I couldn't help but flirt, making her only giggled at the response, barely blushing, this woman was hard to please...

I also talked about some serious topics, Sakura was really intelligence, she knew quite a lot, and I also got the information where Zabusa's sword resided, it turned out they left it on his burial site.

Then I managed to get more information about Sasuke, it was indeed there was no problem with their relationship before Itachi's arrival, I was surprised to hear that when they were a kid, Sasuke offered his food once with Naruto as the blonde was bound into a block of wood by Kakashi. it seemed Sasuke had a serious dilemma on his side, and the peak was when Itachi's arrival, the result pushed him further into the abyss; if before, his foot only half toward the cliff, now his entire body fell off the cliff.

If I wanted to get Sakura, I must help her got Sasuke back, right, it was a dangerous choice, with a wrong move, I could have pushed her into Sasuke's bosom instead, ew, no, so I needed a better preparation so the plan wouldn't backfire with me.

First, I must not let her went to save Sasuke due to love, but a simple obligation as his friend and teammate, so in order to do that, I had to decrease her affection for him and rose mine. I already had a mind on how to do it.

I led Sakura to a dime store, they sold all kinds of cheap things.

While she went to look for a spoon, I went to look for an animal key chain, after I got the right one, I bought it for her.

"A pig?!" Sakura went angry upon seeing the animal key chain I prepared for her.

"Not like it?" I brought the pig key chain, it was made by plastic and very simple, I said, "it resembles your hair tho."

"It's not my choice my hair like this!" Sakura's voice was rather loud, boy, talked about noisy, no wonder Sasuke ditched you.

"So you don't want it?" I glanced at her with doubt.

"No, thank you," she simply said.

At this time, I smiled all of a sudden, said, "Sakura, don't you think you forget something?"

"Um?" Sakura startled, then she thought for a while, recalling what she had forgotten.

"If I can make you blushed the second time, you'll do anything I said, right?" my lips curled in a wicked manner.

Sakura gaped her mouth in surprise, then she glanced back and forth between the pig key chain and me, said with a grudge, "Don't tell me..."

"Ha, you guess correct, accept my gift, for I shall buy this pig," I waved the pig in the air.

"Grrr... god, I hate you, Abe..." she gritted her teeth, then said, "fine, if you're going to be this way, don't think I am going to do nothing!"

Then she left in a rush, came back after half of a minute and she bought me... a monkey-theme spoon?!

Right, the face of the monkey was ugly, some people might find it cute, but absolutely hideous, I never told her how I hate monkey like they were my mortal enemy, but she thought she probably bought that due to the ugly appearance of the monkey.

"Err..." I swallowed my throat, naturally, I couldn't say to her my problem, but I suddenly felt like I wanted to throw up.

"What's wrong? Doesn't like my gift?" Sakura smirked, flicking the spoon in front of my face.

"Hum, it's just a mon... monkey," I threw my gaze away, looking over my shoulder, "be cool... be cool..."

"Um? Are you alright?" Sakura said with a hint of doubt.

"Naturally, you settle with that? Okay, let's head for the cashier."

Upon paying for our stuff, the person behind the cashier smiled when seeing the monkey-theme spoon, said, "We also have a fork, don't you want to buy a pair?"

Hell, no!!! I said out loud in the heart, but I cleared my throat, said calmly, "She just wants to buy that, right?"

"..." Sakura went silent, then she bloomed with a smile, but I felt my back turned cold at the moment.

"Yes, wait a moment, I get the fork!"

Several minutes later...

We attended a small restaurant to have lunch, with me buying for the food, Sakura urged me to use the newly bought spoon and fork to eat.

"It's for a special occasion, of course, how can I casually use them?" ahem, little girl, let's see how you convince me.

Sakura thought for a while, then she said with a smirk, "If you use the spoon and fork, I will hang the keychain on my small bag, that way, everyone could see it whenever I walk outside."

"I am not going to fall for that, you can change your small bag at any time," I snorted.

"I promise you I will not change my small bag, this was a gift from Master Tsunade anyway, so you know how important it is for me," Sakura flatly said.

"..." I thought for a while, then said with gritted teeth, "fine!"

Well, I did say that, but when I actually brought them out, I felt like my appetite to eat anything disappeared, damn, this spoon and fork did not serve their function well!

"You hate monkey, aren't you?" Sakura saw me giving a pause, of course, she could make a connection.

"Yes..." I said subconsciously, then quickly denied, "I mean no! Ha, a great man like me does not fear a little shit like a damn cursed by heaven monkey."

"Way to cover your hate, dude," Sakura dropped a sweat.

So the foods finally arrived, and I absolutely didn't want to eat, these hands of mine rejected to touch these filthy animals, but Sakura bought it for me, I had to make a sacrifice, o, father and mother in heaven, to have your son dream accomplished, Abe must do it.

"You seemed really hate monkey, I... I can trade it, you know..." Sakura said after a small hesitation, perhaps she saw my complexion was like someone got choked by a fishbone, she couldn't help but feel worried, after all, she didn't really hate pig, it's just inappropriate animal to give to her, it fat and dirty after all, like to take a bath in mud.

"Relax... since you have brought it for me, I will accept with my willing heart," I bitterly smiled, I honestly wanted to agree with her suggestion in a snap, but then again, perhaps these abominations had some used.