"Thirds, please!"

"Coming right up!"

The young man stacked his empty bowl on top of another. He was then handed a bowl of ramen by the shop keeper. Guzzling down his food and letting off a huge belch, the boy let his body release its tension from the hours of training he endured. After feeling hungry from all of that, he stumbled upon a small ramen shack on the side of a narrow, dirt road. The store was pretty small, only able to fit 4 customers at best. The restaurant had paper curtains that read 'Tazuki's Ramen'.

"Hey blondie, You gonna have more of my awesome ramen!"

"You bet I wi..."

At that very moment, the young man was interrupted by the sound of chirping birds and screams, followed by a blue, blinding light. It had illuminated the shops curtains, making them blue. Then came the sound of a large rumble. The shop keeper and blonde boy ran outside the shop to be greeted by the sight of a large group of men on the ground. They were all unconscious and further ahead, a young man sat on top of two of them. His hair and eyes were jet black. He wore a jacket that was black with red cloud symbols, whilst having a sword in hand. The man proceeded to speak.

"These bandits almost got the drop on you, Naruto. Be more aware of your surroundings, moron." He tossed him a jacket with the same design as his.

"What's that supposed to mean, jerk. Shut up and mind your own buisness, Sasuke!". The blond haired man caught the jacket and wrapped it around his waist.

*crackle* The two looked back to see a man with a frightened look on his face. It was the shop keeper. He took one more step back, but tripped, landing on his butt. Looking up, he saw Sasuke looking down on him with cold, black eyes. As hand signs were weaved, the keeper begged for his life as a hand was put against his head. A green light appeared and disappeared instantly. The shopkeeper, even more freaked out, screamed and ran back into the store.

Sasuke faced his teammate. They both nodded to each other and left the area via tree jumping.

After a while, Naruto looked back in the direction that they just came. "Hey, will that jutsu. .."

"Don't worry. I only put a word bind jutsu on him. He won't die from it, neither will he be able to speak of what he's seen," Sasuke responded. This eased his worry.

"Now then, off to the star village!", declared the excited Uzumaki.

"No need to shout, idiot."