CHAPTER 1: RETURN OF THE NINJA!

3 years ago Naruto set off with Jiraiya, a legendary Sannin. Naruto had been missed by

all of his friends. Today is the day where he and Jiraiya return to the Village Hidden in the

leaves. This is where the story begins…

"Aggg! How much longer old man!!!" Yelled a very annoyed spiky haired ninja.

"Naruto, how many times do I have to tell you we are about a day away from the village?"

Shouted a very angry Jiraiya

"You said that yesterday!"

"No, I said we where 2 days away!" Corrected Jiraiya.

" Ahhh! I just wanna go home!!" Naruto yelled.

"Look I know you are eager to see your friends, but you just have to wait!" Jiraiya said trying to

calm himself down.

"Old man, if we were to walk through the night would we get there by tomorrow morning?"

Naruto asked in a less annoyed voice. Jiraiya thought for a moment time and answered.

"If we walk threw the night we should get there bye 10 am tomorrow." He said

"Ok let's do it!!!!" Naruto yelled now even more excited. "Hey wait a second…"

"What is it this time?" Jiraiya asked

"What if we ran the whole way?" Naruto asked

"Then we should arrive by 3 o clock toady. That is if it's an all out sprint." He answered.

Naruto started to look around.

"Hey I recognize this place!" Naruto yelled in excitement. "If we sprint from here we might get there by 2 if not earlier! Hey old man you up for a bet?"

"What kind of bet?" Jiraiya asked as grin forming on his face.

"Let's race back to the village." Naruto said "If you bet me I'll do what you say for a day."

"You really think you can beat me?" Jiraiya asked grinning evilly. Naruto didn't like that look.

It only came on his face when he was doing something very naughty.

"But if I win, you gotta do what I say for a day!" Naruto said. Jiraiya wasn't paying attention

because he was thinking of what he would make Naruto do for a whole day!

"Yeah, sure, whatever." He mumbled still deep in thought.

"Ready! Set! Go!" Naruto yelled as he dashed off. Jiraiya blinked then noticed that he just let

Naruto get a head start!

"Oh no you don't!" He yelled chasing down the ninja.

Naruto looked behind him to see if Jiraiya had caught up yet. He didn't see the old man

anywhere. He took this opportunity to set some little surprises for the Legendary Toad Sage. He

took out one of Jiraiya's favorite magazines. It was called Make Out Paradise The Magazine! It

was called this because it was a fan magazine made especially for Jiraiya's book series. He set

up his trap and was about to keep going ran he thought of something. An evil grin formed on the

ninjas face. He laughed to himself as he made a few shadow clones and had them hide in the

bushes with cameras. Then he took off after that. The Toad Sage ran and ran until his eyes

caught the site of his favorite magazine lying on the ground. "Who would be so unkind to leave

a magazine as great as this one lying on the ground?" He muttered to himself. He walked

forward and picked it up. The trap was set off! Jiraiya's feet where caught in a basic rope trap,

much like the one naruto had fallen for against Kakashi. "NARUTO!!" he yelled at the top of

his lungs. Naruto had heard him from so far way. He started to laugh hysterically as he ran. Jiraiya had finally cut himself down from the rope trap. "Naruto you are so dead when I get my

hands on you…." He muttered. Just as he muttered it another rope trap activated from below the

first a pulled him off his feet. Once again Jiraiya was swing helplessly upside down. He had

dropped his kunai but had held onto the magazine. He pulled out another kunai and quickly cut

himself down. "I'm gonna kill him!!" Jiraiya yelled. He was really mad now. He started to run.

He felt the ground give out from underneath him. "aww darn it!" He yelled as he fell. He

landed with a thud on the ground. "Naruto you are so dead!!!" He yelled. Jiraiya looked down

at the magazine he was holding and opened it. There was a note on the inside of it. It read " if

the bait is obvious, don't take it! Stupid old man! Oh and have a nice day trapped in a hole!"

"agggg!!! Naruto!!!" he yelled. Naruto came over the top of the hole staring down at him. Ha ha

aha ha he laughed. "there's a paper bomb on that!!" he yelled Jiraiya looked at the magazine as

it exploded I his hand coving him in pink paint. Hahahaah!!! Naruto laughed. Jiraiya was now

officially pissed off. He jumped out of the hole walking towards Naruto. "Shadow clone

justu!!!" Naruto yelled. Ten naruto's appeared and where about to separate. Jiraiya threw 10

kunai at them. All of the shadow clones and the so called original naruto diapered into puffs of

chakura. "All of them where shadow clones!" he yelled

Then he saw the real naruto run by him using shadow clone justu. All the narutos ran by him and

separated. Jiraiya started the chase after one of them.

Two hours later naruto arrived at the gates of the village way before Jiraiya. He waited

for him. He arrived half an hour later covered in dirt, blood, bruises, and the pink paint. Naruto

started to laugh hysterically.

"I win! I win!" naruto yelled with joy. "you know what that means? All I can eat ramen!"

"You little cheater!!!" Jiraiya yelled

"Me? if you where paying attention you could of won hands down! But you weren't so I took

advantage of that!" naruto said "and besides if you had gotten a head start you would of done the

same thing!"

"Aggg" Jiraiya moaned " when do you wanna eat…"

"later, I wanna find my friends first!" naruto said as he took off into the village.

Naruto ran threw the streets of the village screaming "I'm back! I'm back!" naruto finally

found all his friends at the academy. "Hey Guys!" he yelled they all turned to see the

hyper ninja. "Naruto!" They yelled as they all ran over to him. In about three hours they

had all caught up. Then naruto started to look around.

" hey wait a second? Where's Hinata?" he asked

"She's got a job now, Naruto." Kiba said

"Really? Where does she work? He asked

" A restaurant called 303. Why?" Kiba asked. Without answering Naruto took off to 303.

"Figures he takes off before we finish" Neji said

"Typical Naruto." Sakura laughed. Everyone started to laugh.

Naruto ran from the academy to the other side of the village so he could fine his friend.

Naruto turned the corner, running full speed, he crashed straight into someone. They both fell on the ground.

"oww" naruto moaned " sorry bout that. Didn't mean to slam into you." He started to stand up.

"Nar… Naruto?" the girl asked. Immediately naruto recognized the voce and looked down.

"Hinata?! I'm so sorry!" he said. He offered his hand to help her up. She accepted the help.

Hinata had changed. Naruto looked at her. He saw she was wearing a different hoodie and she

let her hair grow long. She was still blushing though.

"Hinata?" naruto asked "Are you ok?"

"naruto!" she cried and ran and hugged him. "I missed you!" Her face turned bright red when

she hugged him. Naruto hugged her back.

"I missed you too" he answered. He let go of her when he saw how bad she was blushing. At

that moment Kakashi appeared next to them.

"Hey I hope I'm not interrupting anything Naruto. Naruto and Hinata quickly let go of each other

both of them were blushing now.

"What do you want Kakashi? Naruto asked his face returning to normal now.

"I wanted to tell you we have a team meeting tomorrow at 12 pm tomorrow, at the academy."

Kakashi said. "Oh and Jiraiya is lookin for you and he said something about ramen…" With that

Kakashi vanished in a puff of smoke.

"Oh yeah!" naruto suddenly remembered he had won the bet! "Sorry Hinata I gotta go!"

"Ok…" she muttered her face turning red " I should go home too…" naruto turned to leave but

stopped.

"Unless, you want to come with me Hinata?" Naruto asked. Hinata's face got even redder when

he asked.

"You mean…. Like a date?" Hinata's voice was shaking.

"Well kinda, but we will be accompanied by the toad sage." He said " and all we are doin is

getting some ramen."

"Well…. I don't know…. I really should be getting home." She said in a real quiet voice

"Come on Hinata. You know you want to! Naruto said teasingly. Hinata blushed but then said

she'd come in a very quiet voice. Naruto and Hinata walked to the ramen shop to meet Jiraiya.

While they where walking Naruto said it was on him and it was all you can eat. They arrived and

Jiraiya was shocked to see Hinata with him. But because he lost the bet he had to do what he

said. Naruto and Hinata ordered their food. Naruto and Hinata talked about what happened over

the last 3 years. Their food finally came and they both ate it. When they were finished naruto

had a huge pile of blows in front of him. Hinata had about two bowls in front of her.

"Thank you old man." Naruto said to both Jiraiya and the owner of the shop.

"Thank you very much" Hinata said. They got up and left Jiraiya to pay the bill.

"I didn't think Naruto could eat that much…." Jiraiya said reaching into his pocket to get his wallet.

"don't worry about that." The shop keeper said "it's on the house. After all it is his first day

back"

"Thank you, sir." Jiraiya said as he turned and left.

Naruto walked Hinata home.

"Thank you naruto" Hinata said blushing.

"You are welcome. Naruto said "good night." He said as he was leaving

"Good night" Hinata whispered as he left. She hoped he heard it. Naruto lifted his had and

waved to her with his back turned signaling that he had heard it.