Chapter 1 – After A Bad Day, A Worse Night

"Man, I'm tired!" Naruto dropped down on his bed in Kushiko Apartment 47 on the west side of Hidden Leaf Village. "That damn Kakashi made me practice with shuriken against Sasuke. Damn, I swear that dude is going to kill me one of these days. Doesn't he ever lighten up just a tad bit?" Naruto stared p at his spinning ceiling fan made from bark straight from the trees. He never quite figured out how it worked, but then again he didn't care. Naruto hopped up on his feet and said with a yawn, "I have to walk all the way to the hot springs now to take a bath because I have blood everywhere!"

The great-shinobi-in-progress kicked the door open and stretched his arms up into the air and was about to yawn until he heard, "OUCH! What hell is your problem?" Someone closed the door from behind it. It was Inuzuka Kiba and as always Akamaru his faithful dog hanging on to his shoulders. "Figures it's you who would open a door with no concern in the world, Naruto?" He rubbed his nose.

"Is that supposed to be insulting?" Naruto asked with a grin. "What are you doing over here anyway?" Naruto kicked the door shut all the way.

Kiba leaned against the rail of the balcony that went all the way around the second floor of Kushiko. "Well, about a month ago," Kiba paused and rubbed his nose again, "Aburame Shino and I got jobs over at Genshi's Palace Restaurant and have been saving up together so we can rent an apartment since each of our parents are kicking us out since we're getting older. We thought it would be a good idea to be roomies for awhile until we get hood jobs to get our own houses."

Naruto smiled a sort of twisted, victorious smile. "I knew it! I knew it! Oh my god I knew it! Ha ha ha! After all these years it has finally being publicized!" Naruto directed his head downward and could not stop laughing.

With a confused expression Kiba asked, "What the hell are you talking about?" The young Genin scratched his head as if he were thinking.

"That you . . . that you guys . . . that you guys are . . ." Naruto could not stop laughing. "I knew it. I knew it." He was starting to calm down. "Okay, I'll be serious now," he put on a serious look, "I knew that you guys were . . . he he he!" The no-self-control ninja started his laugh parade again.

"Damn it, Naruto! Just tell me for god's sake!" Kiba was getting red in the face. Naruto was pushing him over as usual.

"I knew that you guys were gay!" Naruto finally got it out of his mouth, but he dropped on the floor and started rolling around laughing up a storm.

BAM! Kiba punched Naruto right in the stomach. "Were not gay you fag! I don't even know why I told you anything." With that Kiba walked off.

Naruto stood up and rubbed his stomach. "Whatever." He continued his way to the springs. He walked down the steps and into the main road. There were people flying everywhere because The Ultimate Fight was coming up. It was were all great fighters from all of the different countries gather to fight. And in the fight there are no rules. It's death, knockout, or mercy. Naruto couldn't wait to get in. This time it was going to be in the Hidden Cloud Village. It only happens every thirty years. Even though Naruto knew that there was about a ninety percent chance he would get killed – especially considering he wouldn't just be going up against Chunnins and Genins, but he would also face Jounins and even Anbu – he still wanted to enter because he figured by the time the next one comes around he'd be dead or too old.

"Hey, Naturd!" Yelled a voice from behind Naruto. The boy spun around and saw Jiraiya, one of the three Legendary Sennin's.

"Oh, hey Jiraiya," Naruto muttered unpleasantly. He hated being around Jiraiya because he was always talking about wanting to help Naruto with his skills at fighting.

Jiraiya caught up with him and towered over Naruto. "Well, I just wanted to say that Iruka, Ibiki, Gai, Anko, and Kotetsu are all meeting later for some ramen at Kakashi's house," Jiraiya caught the glitter of happiness in Naruto's eyes, and also noticed him drooling. "And we all know of your love for ramen, so we wanted to invite you."

"I'm there," Naruto wiped away his drool, "Can I bring someone?"

"Does little Naturd have a girlfriend?" Naruto was gave him an evil look. "Who is it?"

"Someone I think Kakashi's going to want to be there. Well I really got to go. See ya later." Naruto ran as fast as he could to the hot springs for a nice soothing bath. "Oh, god yes! I got away from him." He walked over to the Lift. It was just like a ski lift. It took everyone up to the hot springs and back down. "Here you go," Naruto said as he handed the operator some money. While he was going up he saw Sasuke walking below. He also noticed Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino pushing each other, fighting, and it also seemed like they were following Sasuke. Of course Naruto had to be his every day self. So he grabbed the towel he picked up when he got on and put it over his head then threw a shuriken at Sasuke.

"Huh?" Sasuke looked up at the Lift. "Hmm." He started walking casually again.

"Damn I missed!" Naruto through two more and Sasuke quickly spun around dodging them and threw his own shuriken right back at Naruto. "Ouch! Damn it Uchiha Sasuke ya got me in the ass!"

Then just so they could suck up to Sasuke Sakura and Ino came out and said, "Naruto you jerk! Trying to kill poor Sasuke!" But Naruto didn't hear because he had already gotten over the cliff with the Hokage's faces carved into it.

"Are you two following me?" Sasuke asked with an agitated tone. He stared with anger at them.

"Of course not Sasuke. Why would we follow you?" The girls back up a foot.

Naruto jumped off of the Lift before his seat got to the end. The young boy threw all of his clothes everywhere and jumped in one of the hot springs. "O man that feels good." Naruto sank his whole body in except for his hair.

"Hey Uzumaki Naruto!" A female voice in the same hot spring said.

"Oh, crap," muttered Naruto. It was TenTen. She had suddenly lost her feeling for Hyuga Neji. He thought it was bad enough Hyuga Hinita, Neji's cousin like him. If anyone liked him he wished it were Sakura from his cell or Kin Tsuchi from the Sound Village.

"Naruto, I know you like me." TenTen was scooting closer. "I remember back when we were still student's at the Academy you liked Homade Gutor, but when she said she like you, you said you hated her."

"Woman, please stop coming closer. I'm naked." Naruto started scooting the other way and very frightened of what she was going to do. Especially since she could probably kick his ass.

"That's a good reason to come closer." She had an evil look on here face. A naughty evil look.

"Okay, I'll make you a deal TenTen I'll take you out to eat some ramen with me if you stop coming closer."

She removed the naughty look from her face and scooted backwards. "Okay," she said very simply and with a big smile. "Let's go now." She grabbed her towel and put it on as she came up. Naruto did the same

"I have to get new clothes first." Naruto started walking towards the Lift.

"Come on my house is right over there. You can wear some of my brother's." She grabbed his shirt and started dragging him.

Naruto really didn't feel safe going into TenTen's house, especially since it didn't look like anyone else was home. They walked in the medium sized wooden cabin. Cozy Naruto thought. "You sure your –"

"I'm sure he won't mind. His bedroom is in there. Go pick something out." Naruto was afraid, very afraid. He walked in the small room and noticed a window was open; he slowly closed the door, but heard TenTen yell something about she'd get him if he tried escaping.

Naruto slid the closet doors open and picked out a pair of blue pants and a dark blue shirt that read 'I'm a real Ninja!' Then Naruto paused. He muttered to his self, "Wait, since when does TenTen have a brother the same size as me? And since when do boys have pink and sky blue room? And since when does she even have a brother?"

TenTen walked in with a nightgown on. "Hey Naruty." She had that naughty look on.

"Oh boy. I'm in for it now. I thought we made a deal," he started backing up. "That you wouldn't do this if I took you out to eat ramen."

"I had my fingers crossed." She said as she jumped on him.

"Ah!" Naruto slid underneath her and ran to the door but it was locked. She jumped on his shoulders and he fell backwards onto the bed. He tried getting up but she kept pulling him down. He got over to the door again and she was still on the bed. She dropped the key down her shirt. "Damn it! I didn't want to have to do this," he thought to himself actually I did andsaid, "Naruto Ninpocho, Shihou Hapou Shuriken no Maki!" It was his All Direction, High Volume Shuriken Firing technique. TenTen slid under the bed dodging the shuriken. Then he climbed out the window and ran for it.

"I'll get you Naruto, you just wait!"

Naruto decided not to take the lift, but just to walk down the hill next to the cliff. On his way down he saw Nara Shikamaru cooking some rice through his kitchen window. Naruto knocked on the door and said, "Hey, Shika, can I come in? I just got attacked by TenTen."

Shikamaru laughed and said, "Sure come on in. Want some rice?"

Naruto was facing the other way when he grinned and said, "Sure." The Chuunin and Genin sat down and at the rice. They were talking about their cell leaders and the missions they were being given. Naruto had a long hard day, and a worse night, but in the end it was worth getting free rice from a sucker. He then headed home and actually made it into his apartment without being attacked by TenTen.

When he was lying down on his bed thinking about what tomorrow's mission would be he realized he forgot his clothes at the springs. He didn't really mind that he lost his clothes because he had like twenty sets of that same outfit, what he cared was that he forgot his Konoha Gakure – the little headband Genin and up wear.

Naruto walked all the way back to the Lift and went up, surprisingly nothing bad happened.He went back to bed and had a restful night of sleep.