Ino chuckled and patted her friend's shoulder. "You my friend have fallen in love with one Naruto Uzumaki." Sakura's eyes widened in surprise.

"WHAT?!" She yelled out, causing some of the nearby nurses to glare at her for her loud outburst...in a hospital.

"Oh my little Sakura is all grown up." Ino chuckled. "Naruto's kiss was so amazing because you've fallen in love with him. When you kiss the person you love it's different than any other kiss. It's...electrifying really. And as to why you got so angry? Easy. The man you love had his face pressed against the breasts of another woman."

"But...but...he's Naruto... I mean... I own him!"

"Exactly." Ino grinned. "He's Naruto. He's always been there for you whether you wanted him to be or not. And when you needed someone to help you, he was always there with a cheerful smile. It would be pretty hard not to fall in love when a cute guy dedicates himself to making you happy."

"But..."

"As to the owning thing. It makes sense that you would start to realize his feelings now that he's under your control. The last time you acknowledged your feelings and actually went after them it didn't turn out for you so well. You told Sasuke that you loved him and he left the village never to return. That messed you up a lot. Now there is absolutely no way for Naruto to leave you, so now you are subconsciously allowing your feelings for him to surface."

"But...Naruto...." Was all Sakura could manage to stammer out.

Ino chuckled. "Yep, Naruto. He's perfect for you really Sakura. You're a little crazy with your mood swings, he's probably one of the few men who could handle you and still like you for who you are."

"Hey!" Sakura pouted. But...Ino was probably right. She could be a little crazy from time to time... She smiled softly as she started thinking about Ino's explanation. Really, it all kind of made sense.

"You know... When I woke up this morning I was actually going to let him take me out on a date as a reward to him..."

"Surprise surprise!" Ino grinned.

Sakura's smile was replaced with a frown though as she thought about the morning. "But...what if he doesn't really love me? I mean...why would he put his face in Hinata's chest if he loves me? That doesn't make sense..."

Ino sighed. "I don't know Sakura. He's a guy, Hinata has giant tits. It's a natural reaction for a man."

Sakura's frown only deepened. "It shouldn't be the reaction of a man who is in love with another woman..."

I guess I can tell Sakura about Naruto this morning. I'll just have to make sure she doesn't hurt him for being sweet.

"Alright Sakura, that's enough. I'm going to tell you something now, but you have to promise me that you aren't going to punish Naruto after you hear it, ok?"

Sakura raised her eyebrow suspiciously. "I make no promises..."

"Fine." Ino huffed. She hoped this wouldn't come back to bite Naruto in the butt. "I ran into Naruto on my walk to work this morning."

"WHAT?!" Sakura roared in anger. She couldn't believe that he actually disobeyed her command. She ordered him to stay in her room. She specifically told him he wasn't to leave her room for any reason...

"Calm down Sakura, he disobeyed you for a good reason, it was actually pretty cute."

"Tell me." Sakura growled. Sakura decided that Naruto was the most frustrating man alive. One second the baka is all sweet and in love with you, then just as you start to realize your feelings for him he decides he doesn't love you, falls in love with another woman and disobeys your every order...

"Calm down Sakura." Ino reiterated with a smile. "He was just going to his house so he could grab a few things from his apartment that he knew you liked and that you didn't have in your apartment. He was going to surprise you when you got home tonight. That sounds like something someone would do who's in love."

The angry look on Sakura's face was replaced by a contemplative frown. Sakura searched her memories of Naruto's apartment for things she liked. Naruto's apartment was always messy and he really didn't have that many things.

"Sakura?"

"Ino...I have no idea what Naruto is talking about. I've never told him I like anything in his apartment, because well... I don't. I mean... his apartment is alright, but he has guy taste in decorating and it's always messy."

Now Ino was confused. "Wait... so what was he doing then?"

"I don't know..." Sakura mused.