"Welcome to Konaha. We've been expecting you." The guards greeting my mother and me with warm smiles. My mom smiled warmly back and I gave a slight smile because I wasn't necessarily happy to be here. She was dropping me off with my uncle and cousin because they needed my help and she wanted me to embrace the Konaha way. I was going to help my uncle and cousin run the ramen shop they owned, Ichiraku Ramen.

"Hello!" My mother's cheerful voice boomed threw the small shop.

"Auntie Aoi!" My cousin screeched as she ran over and gave us both hugs.

"Choki too!" Ayame smiled and gave me a hug.

"It's been along time cousin." I smiled softly at her.

"Uncle Teuchi." I gave a small bow.

My mom smiled and waved as she left me in their faithful hands.

"Bye sweetie." She gave me a kiss on the cheek and a hug before she departed.

It wasn't hard watching my mother leave me and knowing she wasn't going to be back for another ten years. She had told me she didn't want to see me until I was twenty-four years old.

Later that night my uncle sent me to the Inuzuka residence because my clan back in the sand and the Inuzuka's are distant relatives.

"Hello." A young boy greeted me. He had short brown hair and red triangles adorned his cheeks, much like my purple ones.

"Hello, I'm Choki. Are you Kiba Inuzuka?" I asked with a smile.

"Yep, that's me."

"My uncle runs the ramen shop in town and he told me that when you and I were younger we were good friends." I kind of remembered Kiba, but not a lot and it wouldn't surprise me if he didn't remember me.

"Choki!" He shouted and wrapped me in a hug. We pulled apart and he was smiling ear to ear.

"I knew that name sounded familiar."

I smiled back at him, "I'm glad you remember me. Now I've got one friend in my new home."

His eyes looked like they were going to pop out of his head, "YOU'RE LIVING HERE?!"

I rubbed my ear, "Yes, I am Kiba-kun." I smiled at him. He hugged me again.

"I had better head home…" I mumbled to him.

"Okay, tomorrow I'll come by the shop and pick you up. You can meet all my friends." He was still smiling and I smiled softly back as I began to walk home in the now dark night.

All I could hear was my footsteps and I was thankful for the eyes my father gave me because I could see fine. My black hair hung down as I watched my feet. The natural purple streaks made it look cool and fun to watch.

My head shot up as I heard the bushes rustle.

I threw a kunai into the bush.

"AHH!" A blonde haired boy screeched as he jumped from the bush.

"Why did you throw that at me?!" He screamed at me.

"Why were you hiding in a bush?" I retaliated with a roll of my eyes.

To this he folded his arms and formed his mouth into a pout.

I sighed, "Sorry, you just scared me a little."

The boy nodded, "Understandable. I'm Naruto; I don't think I've seen you around." He said with a smile and outstretched hand.

I took it and our hands moved once up, once down then we let go.

"I'm Choki." I smiled as I tucked a strand of my much to long black hair behind my ear.

"I just moved here from the Sand. I'm living with my uncle and cousin."

The boy just nodded.

"They own the ramen shop, Ichiraku ramen."

To this his eyes went wide, "You… LIVE in the ramen shop?!"

"No, nearby. With my uncle Teuchi and cousin Ayame." I nodded back as I laughed lightly, "Well, I have to go home. I'll see you around, Naruto." I began to walk off.

"Yeah, I'll see you around." I heard him murmur as I walked away.

I went home and as soon as I laid in my bed I instantly fell into a deep sleep. Only to be woken in the morning by a wet surface repeatedly hitting and dragging itself along my face.