Immediately after being assigned to the mission, Ino thought, This is gonna be boring.
Honestly, why did they even need her on it? It was a C ranked mission and she was a jounin. Despite how easily missions as easy as this one could go awry, she couldn't quite understand why she, specifically, had been picked for it. I bet Sasuke was trying to make Satomi and I play nice. Like I give a damn about that kid. Seriously, if that was the only reason, Ino was going to lose her shit. Shinobi didn't need to get along, they just had to work well together! She couldn't care less if Hana Satomi hated her for being feminine or having consensual sex with her boyfriend!
"Ugh." She muttered aloud.
The blonde knew nothing about the other person on the mission (in fact, she had next to no idea who he was, other than that he was Hana's boyfriend) and trusted him least of all, but she decided that her skill would probably make up for any discrepancies they had.
When she met them on the outskirts of the village, she placed her hands on her hips before squawking, "Alright you two! This is supposed to be a really easy mission, so if we screw up, we're all going to be branded as losers. You got that? So remember, if all else fails, put the team above everything else."
Buried too deep- Kimiko
Though it'd only been a few days since she'd last seen Keisuke, Ino's nerves were getting the best of her, and it showed in her work. After performing the Mind-Body switch technique on Keisuke, she became more than just worried.He had so many blocks in his mind... What's he been doing?
She carried a couple poinsettia from the front of the shop to the back, now that Christmas was over, and began setting out things like Bouvardia Double. Never too early to prepare for the next holiday... She thought with a sigh.
The chime of the bell didn't startle her at first (after all, it was a normal sound), but when she started to say, "Welcome to the Yamanaka Flower Shop, got anything specific in mind?" she hadn't expected to see Keisuke.
"...Keisuke..." She blinked, slowly placing her hands in her apron, unsure if she should slap him or simply let him buy flowers. In the end she settled on the latter.
"Lilies and lavender." He said. "Keep them separate."
"O-kay!" She told him cheerfully. "I'll have to stop in the back, okay?" It was easier for her to treat him more as a customer than a close friend, she decided as she carefully separated the flowers. Of course this didn't last for long, though. "Keisuke," she said over her shoulder, "why did you have so many blocks in your mind?"
No answer. She rolled her eyes and huffed as she set the separate bouquets on the counter and told him how much they were. Still... She knew who the flowers were for, being that Keisuke came to the shop for the same type of flowers at the same time every year, so she decided not to press on any other matters.
"Be careful!" She called after him as he left, but she didn't mean physically, and she hoped he picked up on that.
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That's all I can do for now!
