The Rise of a Jinchuuriki

This is my first story ever, so sorry for any mistakes! D: Umm.. I will be posting a glossary at the end in case you don't know any Japanese words. Sorry if I can't think of any catchy titles either. ; Ummm.. oh yeah disclaimer!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, sadly.

Chapter 1 – The figure

It was around 4 o' clock pm in Konoha. Naruto Uzumaki, a 15 year old boy, walks around the village with his hands inside his pockets. "Man.. I'm so hungry!" Naruto exclaimed, hearing his stomach growl. As Naruto grew hungrier, a shadowy figure was watching the boy's every move. Naruto glanced behind his shoulder, getting the feeling that someone was watching him. After figuring out nobody was following him, he walked on to the Ichiraku Ramen Shop. This was the most famous Ramen Shop in Konohagakure no Sato, and probably in the world! Well.. in Naruto's world anyway. Naruto jumped up and plopped right onto the stool. Teuchi, the owner of Ichiraku Ramen, and Ayame, his daughter, appeared at the counter. "Hey Naruto! What can I get you?" Teuchi asked.

Naruto smiled with his foxy grin. "One extra large bowl of Miso Pork Ramen please!" he exclaimed. "Coming right up!" Teuchi said as he went in the back to wash his hands and start cooking the ramen. Naruto tapped his fingers on the counter, waiting. Then he broke the silence by saying, "Something wrong, Ayame-neechan?", curiously. Ayame looked up, startled. "Nothing Naruto-san." She said. But Naruto felt something was wrong. Ayame never called Naruto, "Naruto-san". It was always "Naruto-kun". But, this feeling went away as Teuchi appeared with Naruto's ramen.

"Finally, it looks delicious Teuchi-san!" Naruto yelled as he reached into the canister. He pulled out a pair of chopsticks. Pulling them apart, he cried "Itadakimasu", and dug into his ramen. "Sugoi!" Naruto said, smiling as he slurped his noodles. Within 1 minute, he drunk the broth out of the bowl and put it down, wiping his mouth with his sleeve. Smiling with his one-of-a-kind foxy grin, he cried "Ayame-neechan! One glass of water please!". Quickly, Ayame bustled to the back. In a matter of seconds, she handed him one glass of water.

"There you go, Naruto-san!" Ayame said with a smile. Naruto couldn't resist. He wanted to know why Ayame was being so formal with him. "Oi, Ayame-neechan. Why are you being so formal? Naruto asked. Ayame eyes widened with shock. "Y-You don't know? I'm only being formal because you're the son of Y-!" Ayame began but was cut short by Teuchi slapping his hand on the counter. "We're closing early today, Naruto. Your ramen is free, now leave!" Teuchi yelled. Naruto eyes widened as Teuchi never yelled. And he never gave Naruto ramen for free, due to his extensive liking for it.

"Alright.. see ya." Naruto said as Teuchi closed the Ramen Shop. Naruto walked back to his apartment, now noticing it was getting dark pretty quickly. The clock in Ichiraku Ramen Shop read 5:30 PM, but it looked as though it was 7 o' clock PM. As Naruto walked to his house, the shadowy figure appeared behind Naruto again. Naruto yelped and turned around only to find nothing. "S-Shikamaru!? This isn't funny you know.." Naruto said in a scared tone, thinking of his fellow friend who could manipulate shadows. Now picking up his speed he ran to his apartment and ran inside.

Worried that someone was following him, Naruto locked the door and moved some junk in front of the door. Naruto, showing a hint of wisdom, strung the junk in front of the door with wire and bells. If someone tried to get in, the bells would ring. Satisfied, Naruto walked into his room and changed into his pajamas. Putting on his favorite hat, he jumped in the bed and drifted off to sleep where he would find an unusual dream..

I hope you liked it! First story ever, so I tried to make it as long as possible. Oh yeah, sorry for the cliffhanger. D: Anyway.. some vocabulary words. I would love reviews for my first story, so please R&R!

Itadakimasu – Literally means, "I shall receive". Something polite to say before a meal.

Sugoi – Means both terrible and amazing. In this case, Naruto was saying it as amazing.

Kun – This is the masculine informal way of responding to someone. For example, Rock Lee always calls Naruto "Naruto-kun", showing that he is his male friend.

San – This is the formal way of responding to anyone, even if their female. For example, Ayame, in this story, called Naruto, "Naruto-san". Another example is when Rock Lee calls Sakura "Sakura-san", and vice versa.