I woke up and stretched happily: "Good morning Hidden Leaf!"

I got out of bed and walked towards the bathroom. "Yesterday was wack. Being a girl's hard work and hella expensive. I'm glad that's over, but I'm sure gonna miss my tits...when they're not hitting the mattress."

I stood in front of the toilet and pulled my pants down. "Sure is nice to have the good old boi...back..." I patted my pelvic area in hopes that I could find my buddy. "NO, this CAN'T be happening!" I yelled as I grabbed onto my boobs.

I ran out of the bathroom in search of a mirror. "Why'd I come out here?! There's a mirror in the bathroom, come on Naruto!" I yelled as I ran back into the bathroom. I looked in the mirror and I couldn't believe my eyes.

"NOOOOOOOO!"

***

I sat in front of the Hokage again with my team. The Hokage was shocked to see that I was still a girl along with everyone else.

"Well, as you can see, I'm still a freaking girl. Come on old man! Didn't you say I was supposed to be back by today?!" I yelled angrily.

"Calm down Naruto, we're all surprised that you're still not back to normal. We're going to have to run some tests on you to see if maybe the chakra flow is blocked," The Hokage said as calmly as possible.

"But Hokage, shouldn't his Chakra have already run out? Besides, Naruto can still use his chakra," commented Sakura.

The 3rd sighed, "You're right, so that can't be it...I'm sorry, I really don't know what this could be."

I looked over to Sasuke who was strangely more quiet than normal. I'm surprised that punk still hasn't said anything.

"Naruto, are you sure nothing happened on that mission?" asked Kakashi-Sensei, knocking me out of my thoughts.

I began to think. "Hmm...well nothing happened. I mean, I beat up the ninjas and that's about it."

And of course, I looked at the treasure, but I'm not gonna bring that up.

"Well...It seems like you four are going to need a team discussion. Because of the way things are looking, this might be permanent."

My eyes opened widely in shock. "No--tell me you're joking!" I began to laugh weakly, "This can't be permanent. It--it's just a wack dream!" I said happily. I looked at my teammates and back at Sasuke, "Hey, do me a favor and punch the living crap out of me."

He looked at me emotionlessly, "...you've lost it..."

I dropped to the floor and begged Sasuke to punch me. "Please, just punch me!"

"I'm not going to punch you, idiot."

I began to tear up. "Please...please..."

Kakashi stepped in and placed his hand on my head, "Naruto, you need to calm down."

I then lowered my head to the floor as I held back my moans as my tears hit the floor. "Fuck..."

***

The four of us ended up at the barbeque steakhouse. The waiter placed the meat down and walked away from our awkward atmosphere.

I'm a girl now...I can't believe I actually have to stay as a girl...

Kakashi Sensei quickly cleared his throat and began to speak: "Well, let's eat!"

I looked at the barbeque and sighed, "I'm not hungry."

"Naruto!" yelled Sakura as she placed the meat down on the grill, "You can't let this expensive meat go to waste!" She was about to start her usual lecture when Sasuke interrupted her.

"Sakura," he said boldly.

"Yes, Sasuke~?"

"Shut up."

She flinched from his sudden attack and quickly stopped talking.

The air around us was tense and unbreathable. The situation we had encountered was something no amount of discussion and barbecue could fix.

Kakashi then began to laugh awkwardly, "Now isn't this a great atmosphere..."

***

The four of us stood outside the restaurant awkwardly. "Alright guys, stay safe." Kakashi Sensei left with his usual disappearing act.

"Well, I guess I'll go too. It's getting dark anyway," said Sakura as she began to walk away. Sasuke looked at me and shrugged as he turned around and left.

I sighed again loudly as I began to walk around the village alone.

"Flowers! Come get your--Naruto?!" yelled a familiar voice.

I looked over to see Ino.

"Naruto, what are you doing as a girl?" she asked in shock.

"It's...it's a long story..."

"Well, I got time," Ino said as she pulled me into the shop.

She sat me down in front of the counter as she grabbed some flowers to organize them, ready to listen to my story.

I sighed loudly, holding back the tears before I began my story. Then minutes went by and I had told her everything.

"Damn, so you can't change back?" she asked surprisingly calm.

"Yeah, basically," I said as I looked at the daisies on the counter.

"I didn't know you liked flowers~," She said in a mocking tone.

I shook my head, "Nah, of course I don't! I'm a man."

"Was a man," Reminded Ino.

"Yeah...was a man."

"Take it."

"Huh?"

"Take the Daisies. We have a lot of them anyway. It might make you feel better."

"Thanks...?" I asked a little confused.

"Hey, why do you sound so confused?!" she yelled a little offended.

"I'm just surprised that you're being nice to me."

She looked at me and nodded, "You're right, I'm surprised too. I dunno, maybe it's your new female brain that's giving you a more mature feel."

"Shut up!" I yelled embarrassed.

"Relax~ it's a joke." She stopped arranging the flowers and looked at me with a caring smile, "I dunno, it's weird that you're like a girl now, but it's nice. There aren't many female ninja's here."

She passed me the pot full of daisies, and I bowed in return, grateful for what she was doing for me. "Thanks, Ino."

I was beginning to walk out when Ino called out my name.

"Hey Naruto! Do you know what daisies stand for?"

I looked back at her in confusion.

"New beginnings," she said with a smile.

I looked at the pot of daisies in my hand and whispered to myself, "New beginnings?"

"Hey, Maybe being turned into a girl isn't as bad as you think. Good luck Naruto!"

I then smiled for the first time since my unfortunate situation came to be. Waving at her, I couldn't have felt any more grateful for her small gesture of kindness.

"Thank you, Ino."