Slug Princess

“I might have to ask for you to help me with that sometime. I might be out of practice before Tsunade-sama clears me to do more missions.” Naruto wasn’t there to talk her ear off while she was in the hospital working with patients. She takes a stab out of her food, pocketing it in her mouth. “But also food is better than books, and I’ve probably read at least half the books you have,” the pinkette continues with the occasional grain of rice falling from her mouth.

“They also told me that you’re an asshole, but I assured them that I already knew that.” She leans back on her hands, face tilted towards the night sky. “I’m glad I got here in time,” she muses. Green eyes sneak a glance at the Uchiha. “And that you accepted my help.”

“How do you even manage to read with all this noise anyway?” In all honesty, the entirety of the noise was just coming from Ino, Kiba, and Choji with the occasional input from Rock Lee. “I can manage to read even with Naruto’s loud-mouthing but when you spend every day with him it gets pretty easy to tune out.”

Shikamaru’s sudden and obvious change of tone puts a little blush on the Haruno girl’s face. She flicks another kernel in his direction. “What’s the point of us all hanging out if you’re going to keep your nose in a book? We’re rarely all here.” Well, the greater majority was there. No one was on a mission. 

i can see the ship, but i need development for it. in my eyes, it would be a friends to lovers situations because that foundation feels crucial for the two of them and then it just sort of happening? im not against it, just haven’t put a ton of thought in it (esp bc i haven’t gotten to do a lot of development with lee’s which i really wanna change)

With the right development, Saku would literally put herself over a puddle for Temari to walk over so she wouldn’t get her shoes wet.

Sakura shrinks within herself, hands clasped in front of the apron she wears at her waist. At first, she hides her face from Shikamaru’s mother. Green eyes look up with hesitance and immediately straightens her posture to greet her with a bow. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Nara-san. I am sorry for coming unannounced so shortly before dinner.”

Sakura buries her face into the collar of her qipao. She was bursting from the inside, fighting to contain it all in her head to allow Sasuke-kun a moment to rest, and to put this memory into her memory lock box.

Frantic hands wave in front of her. “No, I’d love to. I just don’t want to surprise your mom. That’s it, really.” And she’s still entirely stuck in her big, broad forehead, overthinking things. She’s gotten better about it. There was less to feel so self-conscious about with Sasuke-kun gone, she wasn’t constantly trying to win someone’s impossible affection. “No, let’s go. I’m sure whatever your mom is cooking is delicious and I’ll feel like an idiot for missing out.”

They haven’t been on the training ground for ten minutes and she feels exhausted. Udon hasn’t left her side since Tsunade-sama assigned her to fill in and teach them a few things. Sakura sighs, hiding her face behind her hand. “Come on guys, you’re academy students but soon you will be genin. I want to see a genin attitude. I’m not here to babysit, I’m here to teach and train you.”