As far as the eye could see, flowers stretched out in a vast sea. Ino stood alone among them, enjoying this quiet moment.
Lost in the peaceful scene, Ino never noticed that someone else had arrived.
By the time Ino noticed Sakura, she had already crept up behind her.
"Huh? Who's there?"
Her ninja instincts kicking in, Ino sensed an enemy and quickly took a fighting stance.
But when she saw who it was, Ino immediately lowered her guard. Sakura stood before her completely naked, without a stitch of clothing.
Seeing the tears in Sakura's eyes, Ino knew something was wrong. Someone had hurt her.
"Sakura, what's wrong? Did something happen?"
Ino rushed over and hugged Sakura tightly. Feeling her trembling in her arms, Ino guessed that she had been badly hurt.
She brought out a set of clothes for Sakura and spent a long time comforting her.
"Ino, sob... I was bathing over there just now, and then... then..."
"I can't go on! Someone saw me completely naked!"
Sakura told Ino how Jiraiya had peeped on her while she was bathing. After hearing the whole story, Ino was furious too. There was a reason people said big breasts meant no brains, and Ino was proving it right now. (Compared to Sakura Haruno, of course.)
"Sakura, don't be upset. It's all right. Once we're back in the village, we'll have Lady Tsunade teach him a lesson. That shameless old man, sneaking out to peep on people!"
Ino patted Sakura's back, soothing and reassuring her.
Like a frightened rabbit, Sakura hid in Ino's arms, the tears in her eyes revealing her vulnerability...
But Ino soon noticed something strange. Sakura, who had been sobbing just moments earlier, was slowly nuzzling up against her face.
The moment Ino let her guard slip, Sakura