Beach Adventures
DG32173
Sarah: well, I got this idea while watching some AMVs on YouTube. I hope ya'll enjoy. If I owned the Naruto series, would I be writing this? No, so obviously I don't.
!!!WARNINGS!!!
M-rated for very, very mature content. But very little fighting. Also, this is ten years into the future, so be warned.
SUMMARY
There haven't been any missions for Jounins in months, so Tsunade decides to let her Jounins go have a beach vacation for the entire summer. Jiraiya and Tsunade decide to tag along, leaving Shizune in charge of the village while they're away.
PAIRINGS
NOT TELLING! Hehehe, you'll have to figure them out for yourself. Aw, don't give me that look! You're making me feel guilty… fine, fine. I'll tell. Here are the pairings:
Kaka/Saku; Naru/Sasu, Ino/Cho; Shika/Tem; Lee/Hina; Gen/Anko; Asu/Kur; Neji/Ten; Tsu/Jir; and more pairings I don't feel like disclosing right now.
PAIRING NOTES:
Temari and Shikamaru are married and living in Konoha as Leaf shinobi, just so you know. Temari/Shikamaru and Naruto/Sasuke are the only pairings at the very beginning of the fic, the others will work their way in through out the fic.
NOTE
(Authors note)
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Scene change
POV change
"Singing"
Memory, reading or writing something, etc. (you'll figure it out)Scene change in memory
TRANSLATIONS
Kunoichi: female shinobi
Sensei, –sensei: teacher
Shinobi: ninja
Shishou, –shishou: also known as sensei
Prologue
Tsunade frowns, signaling to Shizune, Sakura, and Jiraiya that something's up. Before any of them can ask, Tsunade speaks. "It seems there hasn't been any missions requiring a Jounin for months now," she says. "All the Jounin are getting restless.
Her companions nod, knowing this to be true. "So what are you gonna do, Tsunade-shishou?" Sakura asks.
Tsunade is silent for several minutes before smirking. "I guess the Jounins that don't have Genin teams can have the summer off," she says. Sakura and Shizune find their eyes so wide that they fear their eyes may fall out. Jiraiya chokes on his sake.
Sakura is the first to recover. "Are you saying…?" she asks, not daring to finish.
Tsunade's smirk grows larger. "Jounins that don't have Genin teams are going to have a summer beach vacation; for the next three months, they can just enjoy the beach," she confirms as Sakura's lips turn up in a large grin. Tsunade glances at Shizune. "And thinking about it, I need a vacation too. Shizune, you'll be in charge of the village for the next three months."
Jiraiya grins. "Count me in!" he says quickly, envisioning all the lovely Jounin kunoichi in bikinis.
Shizune moves to protest, but her protests die on her lips. No having to pester Tsunade about her work for three months? That will be a vacation for her as well. Tsunade continues. "If you need me for any reason, send a ninja to the beaches in the south," she says. Shizune nods.
"Shall I gather the Jounin?" the brunette asks.
Tsunade nods. "Shizune, Sakura, you two go find all the Jounin who don't have a Genin team and tell them to meet me in the conference hall at two o'clock," she says. The current time is a little past noon.
"Right," Sakura says.
"On it," Shizune replies.
Then the two women take off in opposite directions of the bar where they were hanging with Jiraiya and Tsunade. Sakura takes the southern half of the city, where most of her Jounin friends live and are usually found, while Shizune takes the northern half of the city. It was a silent agreement between the two to let Sakura take care of alerting her friends to stuff.
Ichiraku Ramen Shop thirty minutes later
Naruto, Kakashi, and Sasuke look up from their lunch as Sakura runs in. Her wide grin makes them do a double-take. Sakura rarely ever has that grin on her face; only when she has really good news does she wear that grin. "Ne, Sakura-chan, what are ya so happy about?" Naruto calls over to her.
If anything, her grin widens. "Tsunade-shishou wants all Jounin that don't have a Genin team to report to the conference hall at two o'clock," she says simply. "You'll find out then. Now I gotta go look for others, later!" she says, leaving the shop at a run and taking off down the street.
"What was all that about?" Naruto wonders.
Kakashi and Sasuke shrug. "We'll find out at two o'clock," Sasuke says.
Yamanaka Flower Shop an hour later
"Oi! Ino-pig," Sakura yells as she walks into the flower shop.
"What you want, forehead-girl?" Ino yells back from behind the counter, grinning. The girls have long gotten over their rivalry over Sasuke, seeing as Naruto and Sasuke became a couple when they were all around fifteen. That was seven years ago.
"Tsunade-shishou wants all Jounin that don't have a Genin group to report to the conference hall at two o'clock. Tell Shikamaru-kun, Choji-kun, Asuma-kun, Kurenai-chan, and Temari-chan will ya?"
"Sure, what's the conference about?" Ino asks.
Sakura grins. "You'll find out then," she says, smirking as Ino scowls at her. "Hey, I can't go giving even a hint before then. Sorry. Gotta run and go tell other Jounin!" the roseate says, taking off out of the flower shop.
"Was that Sakura-chan?" Shikamaru asks as he, Temari, and Choji walk into the flower shop a few seconds later. "What's her hurry?"
Ino shrugged. "She said Tsunade-sama wants all Jounin who didn't have a Genin team to be in the conference hall at two o'clock. Never said why though," the blonde says. "Then she ran out saying something about finding other Jounin to tell."
Shikamaru slumps. "Not even a hint?" he whines.
"She said she can't give one," the blonde woman mutters. "I guess if she gave a hint, we'd figure it out quickly."
Choji shrugs, glancing at his watch. "Well, we better head for the conference hall now; it's only thirty minutes until this conference starts," the chubby man says. Ino, Temari, and Shikamaru nod. After Ino yells to her mom that she has to go due to Jounin business, the foursome walk out the door.
"Do you know where Asuma-kun and Kurenai-chan are?" Ino asks. "Sakura said to let them know too."
Thirty-five minutes later, conference hall
As Tsunade's amber eyes pass over the restless crowd of Jounins, she notices Kakashi arriving only five minutes late for once. She smirks. Sakura must have made him really curious as to the occasion to have him show up so soon. She hadn't expected to see him sneaking in for another hour at the least. Her smirk widens as, slowly, all eyes settle on her and the talking stops.
"I'm sure you're wondering why you're all here," she says calmly. There are several affirmatives from the crowd. "Well, since their have been no missions that need shinobi of your level for months, I have decided to let you all go to the beaches in the south of Fire Country for the summer," she continues. This draws out whoops and cheers from the crowd. "Tonight, I want you to pack everything you'll need for the next three months. Jiraiya and I will be coming as well. We are leaving at exactly eleven tomorrow morning. Any stragglers will be left here under Shizune's command, as she will be taking charge of the village in my absence," she says, her eyes landing on Kakashi as she says 'stragglers'. She can tell that he's blushing slightly as more eyes land on him momentarily before returning to their Hokage. After a moment of letting her Jounins to relish in the knowledge of their three-month-long vacation, she speaks again. "Dismissed."
In seconds, Tsunade, Shizune, Sakura, and Jiraiya are the only ones left in the large conference hall. Sakura grins at Tsunade. "How much you want to bet Kakashi will be on time tomorrow for once?" she asks coyly.
The other three snort. "Five thousand yen says he'll be late as usual," Tsunade says.
Shizune and Jiraiya side with Tsunade. "Well, five thousand yen says he'll be on time or early for once," Sakura says, grinning.
"You're on," the others say as one.
Sakura smirks. "And we didn't say someone can't drag him there, which I intend on doing," she chuckles, earning surprised and humiliated looks from her companions. "And once you agree to the bet, there's no backing out," she reminds them, chuckling before leaving the conference room.
Sarah: well, that's it for the prologue. I hope you enjoyed.(evil grin) Poor guys, they can't back out of a bet they've already lost. Sakura fifteen thousand yen (about 131 dollars) richer now (laughs). Please review!