the Ravens secret

shopping for comfort

   Sasuko raised her hands to her chest once again. Ready to lift the juts and air out her skin, but kakashi raised his hand to stop her.

"For today I would just like us all to introduce ourselves. When we meet up in the morning for our first training session I want to train with the real Sasuko." His voice was calm and his gaze was steady. "Besides, we dont know who might stumble up here in the middle of our introductions. "

   Team seven all nodded firmly to the sensei.

   The teams introductions went smoothly. That is.. aside from the fact that they still knew nothing about their own sensei. Aside from his name. He had however, instructed sasuko specifically to be prepared to release her henge while they trained the next morning. He wanted all of her focus to be on their training, as well as that of her teammates focuses.

   Sasuko almost felt herself panic at the thought of being out in the open like that, but kakashi had assured her that team sevens training grounds would be off limit to any outsiders for the entire day tomorrow.

   Having her worries of being spotted successfully wiped away she allowed herself a moment of calm as she and her teammates left the school grounds chatting softly. A whole new worry passed through her mind and she stopped mid step. Her hand coming to her chin as a thoughtful look played across her face.

"Sasuke?" Sakura asked softly. Purposefully using the name of Sasuko's brother in the crowded street.

"Sensei wants me to be ready to focus on nothing but training in the morning... but if I'm not..."she trailed off and pointed to herself, gesturing to her Male face and body. "I fear I may not be able to focus knowing I have no proper clothes for my..'other half'." She raised her fingers in air quotations at her ending words as she shrugged a little.

   Naruto looked slightly confused before a look of understanding crossed his face as it turned bright red and he hastily rubbed the back of his head with a nervous chuckle. "Well, this isnt something I can help with. So I'm just gonna head home. I'm sure Sakura can help you!" With that he bolted away like an embarrassed little puppy.

   Sakura giggled softly before turning to sasuko. "I have a plan. But I need you to go find an out of sight place to 'change' before we go. After you change I want you to meet me by the bench near the academy. Then I'll take you and walk you through the process." Sakura gave a discreet wink and sasuko nodded before they parted ways.

   Sasuko knew that Sakura was much smarter then she gave her credit for, so she trusted her and bolted off in the direction from the Uchiha compound.

   Upon reaching her home Sasuko made her way to her bedroom. She rummaged through her dresser for a few moments before finding a pair of Jean shorts and a plain black tank top. The outfit was one of the few things she owned that didn’t have the Uchiha family crest on them, and that was not blatantly Male clothes.

   She walked into her bathroom with the outfit in hand, setting the clothes on the counter beside the sink. She turned to the large shower and turned the hot water on full blast to allow it to warm up. She turned her back to the shower and raising her hands up to her chest once again. Stealing one last glance at the bathroom door to assure it was locked before quickly running her hands through the hand signs of the henge and stating in a firm voice, “release!” The henge dropped in a cloud of white smoke that dissipated quickly.

   Looking up at herself in the mirror she was finally able to study herself for a moment.  Her fingers pulled through her long raven locks. The light reflecting off of her hair with a blue tint that made her blush slightly. ‘I'm beautiful…’ she thought to herself. Partially in disbelief.  She had never studied her own appearance so closely. Her lips were full and pouty, and the perfect shade of light pink. Her eyes were large and round, almost as black as her hair. The intense dark grey that stared back at her was something she would compare to a heavily clouded, dark and stormy sky. Shutting her eyes tightly, she pulled her shirt off over her head and wiggled out of her white shorts. She inhaled a deep breath before opening her eyes to examine her body.