Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Eating Habits ❯ The Woes of a Teenager's Craving ( Chapter 3 )

Ice cream had been a popular frozen treat for the citizens of Konoha ever since an immigrant from Suna had introduced it during the ruling of the second Hokage. They found that on the hot summer days that would occasionally hit the country, a refreshing scoop of ice cream would efficiently cool their sweaty bodies.

 

Naturally, Ino had here fair share of the dairy product, that was, until she was told the number of calories. So when frozen yogurt was invented in their own country, she was overjoyed. All of the sweet, satisfying taste without all the unwanted fat!

 

Ino had never been keen on gaining weight ever since she was aware of the possibility of obesity, so she generally laid off any sugary foods. She felt great excitement that she would finally be able to enjoy the sweet delight of desert, and perhaps it was that excitement that caused her to go overboard. Overboard meaning having a daily giant serving of frozen yogurt.

 

Personally, she believed she had thought out an idea made of pure brilliance. She was unable to skip breakfast because of her training; it was crucial for ninjas to obtain the nutrients necessary to function, especially because she tended to be forced to finish up Shikamaru's share of work after he had fallen asleep gazing at the clouds. It was no challenge to figure out which of her teammates Asuma favored, but she was glad to have a reason to complain about sexism.

 

She was unable to skip dinner as well. Her father came home every night so long as he was not on an extended mission and a family dinner was customary. Her parents would surely notice if she refused to eat the home-cooked meal. Therefore, she had no other choice (having the frozen yogurt as a treat every once in a while was out of the question) but to have her favorite food take the place of her lunch. Every day she would simply eat her monstrously large pile of frozen yogurt instead of any more healthful substitute.

 

Also, frightened by the thought of someone finding out her addiction, she would hide in the small space between the Ichiraku Ramen stand and the department store located right behind it. There, she was able to relax and indulge in her obsession with minimal fretting.

 

It was on Tuesday that her haven was interrupted, for at her arrival, she found an unexpected visitor. Imagine her surprise when she discovered her very own rival chowing down on the very same kind of frozen yogurt she held in her hands.

 

Sakura noticed the added presence and swiftly rose, shielding the dish behind her body.

 

The two girls stared at each other, realizing how very similar their “master plans” were, both their cheeks growing pinker by the second.

 

“Uh...” they groaned in unison, and quickly shut their mouths.

 

There was another moment of silence, then the addition of Ino preforming an awkward cough. Sakura nodded her head slightly as if in agreement and then voiced her thoughts.

 

“We never speak of this again?”

 

“Never.”

 

Weirded out by the situation, the girls avoided frozen yogurt like the plague for the rest of their adolescence.

 

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It ain't the best. But it was a request. I've got a funnier one with Neji, but I haven't finished it yet. I just wanted to put something out there in the meantime and I've been meaning to write this for a while.