September. The time of year when summer has ended, the days become shorter, colder and winter begins its arctic like grasp. Daddy long legs come in their swarms cramming into every room and every home. Even the village hidden among the leaves was infested with these parasites.

It was a chilly morning; the sun had barely risen above the faces of the hokage. A heavy fog loomed so dense that even the sunlight couldn't penetrate it. At the entrance to the village there stood three mysterious figures, their faces and bodies were concealed by long black hooded cloaks. Judging from their height the one on the right looked bulky and was very tall at almost six feet, the one on the far left was a girl, and she was slim and was between five to five and a half feet tall. Finally the one in the middle was very small in comparison to the other two at around four foot eleven. One of the ninja guards asked what business they have in Konoha. The bulky tall figure replied in an inaudible whisper; his voice even speak softly was very deep. The guard ninja nodded and gestured the figures to come inside.

In another part of the village Kakashi Hatake was strolling down one of the alleys. He was busy reading the latest edition of Make Out Paradise when suddenly an outline of a boy bolted out from one the main roads.

It was Naruto, dressed in his usual attire of orange and his ninja headband which he wore proudly on his forehead.

'What's the rush Naruto?' Kakashi inquired.

'Did you hear Kakashi-sensei; there are three weird people that have entered the village!' he shouted.

'Really how interesting' Kakashi stated, sounding as though it actually bothered him when in reality he really had better things to do- like finish reading his highly exhilarating novel.

'Right then lets go!' he said. Naruto grabbed Kakashi's arm and sprinted hurriedly through the streets, with poor Kakashi desperately clinging on to his beloved book.

Within less than five minutes they had arrived. Kakashi finally being able to put his feet firmly back on the ground resumed his reading still irritated about being forcibly hauled here by one of his students. Standing just a few feet away were the three figures.

'Hey! Who are you? Why are you here?' yelled Naruto. The three figures turned towards Naruto and just stared. 'Stop hiding behind those dark cloaks! Show yourselves!' Naruto said persistently. The figures strolled over until they were face to face with Naruto. Simultaneously all three removed their hoods.

Kakashi glanced upwards from the page at the now uncovered individuals, he gasped and was so shocked he dropped his prized book and stood in awe at the identity of the individuals.

To be continued….

By Brgw