My Wishing Star
As a kid growing up I had very little. In truth, 'very little' is an understatement. All because I'm Uzumaki Naruto… the one with the demon sealed inside him.
Naruto silently treaded through fields, thinking of everything from demons to whether or not Gaara and Lee made a good couple. 'When did they become an item!' His mind wondered. He stepped over a hill as he walked to the far side, which had a river. The river wasn't common knowledge, very few people actually ventured as far as Naruto did into the unknown terrain. 'Not like I have anything better to do with my time, since there's no one to train with anyways. I'll just get bored'
Pushing past branches, Naruto sat on the edge of the river. The river wasn't a raging rapid fall of such, it was merely a very wide stream that was slower than molasses… well, not entirely molasses but it was indeed a very lazy river. Picking up a pebble and examining it for a second, Naruto then through it into the water. 'I can see the pebble drifting down, the water's so clear.' Turning to lie on his side, yet still facing the river, Naruto took off his boots and let his bare feet dangle into the river. Bent somewhat uncomfortably, Naruto leaned so that he could run his fingers through the surface of that clear water. Breaking the perfect reflection of his body, he leaned but a little closer when his eyes met the shimmer of something red.
'Huh? What's that? I wonder if I could reach it. Wouldn't hurt to try.' Sitting back up, Naruto removed his shirt and prepared to jump in.
Once his body was engulfed in the water Naruto realized just how chilly it was. Swimming to the river bed, he searched for the thing that had shimmered. When his fingers finally closed around it he saw that it was a ruby.
When he swam to the surface he noticed something else that caught his attention even more so than the bit of fortune he held in his hand.
Someone else…
"Hi, Naruto. Looks like you've found my getaway place. Now tell me this; why, in late fall, are you swimming in a river?" The someone looked at Naruto and… glared…
"Oh! Thank God, it's only you Sasuke. I was afraid it might be someone important."