Attack of the Lovesick Fangirls : The Fight for Shikamaru

"Have you ever wondered about what Shikamaru looks like without that ponytail in his hair?" Ino asked, brushing her blond bangs out of her bright blue eyes.

Her friend's green eyes flickered as she shook her head, disturbing the short pink locks of hair with a gentle wind. Sakura looked at Ino and teased, "Why do you ask? Do you like him?"

Ino rolled her eyes and crossed her arms as she jerked her head back. The temporary truce with Sakura over Sasuke was getting on her nerves, but if Sakura went along with it, Ino would abide by it.

"It's not that! I still like Sasuke, so don't think I'm gonna let you have him just because you helped get him back from Orochimaru," Ino retorted before pausing, "Anyway, I was just wondering why Shikamaru even bothers putting his hair up? I mean, doesn't he think it's too 'troublesome' to take so much time and effort into putting it up?"

Sakura had never even considered that logic. Her eyes narrowed, "What is he hiding?"

"We need to take it down," declared Ino, determination in her every movement, "except he's too much of a strategist genius too fall for my Mind Transfer Jutsu. Besides, he knows me too well."

Sakura pondered over that and her face lightened up. She then suggested, "That's it! We'll get the unpredictable Naruto to solve our curiosity."

They shivered in anticipation of the horrors they would soon unleash. . .

"Heh. Shikamaru's gonna look so funny looking!!" laughed Naruto as he rolled on the floor and held his belly.

Ino and Sakura stared at the blond haired boy who always insisted on wearing his bright orange jumpsuit.

In doubt of his ability to do his job, Sakura smacked him on the head and shouted, "Stop being such an idiot!"

"Ow!! What was that for?" Naruto groaned rubbing his sore head. He glared at Ino as if suggesting that she was the reason his crush hit him.

He began explaining his great plan and eagerly the girls listened.

Nara Shikamaru settled down on the soft green meadow on his back. He was wearing his normal Chuunin outfit and he carefully rested his head on his arms as he stared up at the clouds.

This was his second favorite pastime, the game of Shogi being the first. The wind gently whipped at his dark brown hair and he slowly closed his deep dark eyes and began to snooze lightly.

Unbeknown to him, Naruto chuckled dryly to himself and crept sneakily behind him. The bobbing heads of two girls silently watched from bushes. But unpleasantly for Naruto, a small little twig snapped in half as he crumpled it with his sandal. Naruto paused in fear and stood eerily still for someone such as he.

However, Shikamaru, who had trained himself to an even greater level of fighter after the death of his Sensei, came alert and without glancing back unleashed his shadow, and caught the unknown intruder in his grasp. Carefully the lazy and off-duty ninja eased himself into a standing position and began walking backwards until he heard the splish-splash of someone falling into the cold creek water.

Yawning, he decided his next actions would be to walk away. Nevertheless, it was evident that Shikamaru was heading to the middle of Konoha.

Naruto sputtered out water and hurriedly climbed out of the freezing water shivering.

"Naruto!" growled the girls. Quickly, Naruto made himself scarce.