The silence passed my ears like a frozen breeze. I fiddled with my necklace until I got tense. I guess my problem was I was worried about Yue. I didn't want her looking over Torigakure all alone. But, Akuma will looked after her, I know it.

Ever since she was little, I heard, Yue had a connection with the dead. That was probably because she was the daughter of a priest. She had a distant past, so Akuma was cautious about telling me everything. I sighed and looked out the window. I saw the blond haired boy walking on my side of the box.

I wanted to talk to him, just for a little bit. I think Akuma would've wanted me to start over.

"Um," I mumbled,"Excuse me?"

The blond boy looked up at me. I smiled,slowly speaking,"Um, How long will it take us to get to Konoha?"

The boy grinned like a fox. It wasn't mischievous, but it was like it was happy. I then took note of the whiskers on his cheek. I saw they were not drawn on, but were like a scar. But of what? I didn't want to ponder on that.

"We're almost there! Just through this forest and we'll be at the gates!" he replied, his voice beaming with happiness.

"Really," I said,"That's great."

I fumbled with the wooden necklace in my hand. I sighed.

"Hey," said the boy,"Are you okay? You seem sad and lonely."

I clenched the necklace. A tear fell alone from my eyes. I opened the window and looked out to him.

"I don't know, but It feels like so."

The boy looked up to me. He was like a mirror for me. I could myself within his eyes, crying and every tear made a ripple in the blackness.

"I had no parents," said the boy, looking ahead,"But Iruka-sensei was like my dad, even when he got mad at me. I painted the Hokage statues and he got really mad that time!"

A snicker was heard. The boy looked at me. I was giggling non stop.

"I wish I could've seen that," I said through giggles. It was so funny to me because my friend Chao did that.

"You should laugh more," he said, grinning like a fox,"It sounds a lot better than you being sad."


"You should laugh more, It sounds a lot better than you being crying."

"You think so Chao?"

"I agree," said a girl older than me.

"You, too, Luli?"

"Tell me," I said, happier than what I was a little while ago,"What's your name?"

The boy grinned at me,"Uzumaki Naruto!"

My eyes widened for a little bit The Kyuubi...But he is so happy! He probably was protected by Yondaime, but I think Akuma told me, If I ever met him, I should become friends with him.

I think he wanted a better life than the other Jinchuuriki had.

Akuma thinks a lot like his brother, Arashi, doesn't he?

"I'm Kashi Meifen," I said, grinning a bit,"I hope we become good friends!"