Okay, I decided to put up another chapter. :3 To get you guys used to the idea here. I will update more frequently much later, when I finish a few other things first. So...I hope you like this chapter. I know you guys are apprehensive of the idea, since you're either unfamiliar with the series or may not like it, but trust me, I think you guys will be very unexpectedly surprised. All I ask is that you give it a chance. C: Thank you.

Shippo is a character belonging to my friend ~Korose-17 of deviantART. We generally pair him with my OC Orivia. ;) X3


"Thanks so much for treating us to ramen, that was really nice of you." Arnold said with a grateful smile.

"Hey, no problem!" Naruto grinned. "It was our pleasure."

"We were glad to." Orivia agreed. "So, do you want to walk around a little, explore a bit and then we'll take you to the village entrance so you can meet your parents there. Don't worry, we'll respect your wishes and drop you off. Okay?"

Arnold and Helga both exchanged glances, she just gave a scowl and shrugged in a "whatever" manner, and he too conceded. They DID want to get home soon, and try to find a way out, but they decided to humour the two teenagers and hang out with them a bit. Maybe they could get some directions or at least a map on how to get out of here.

Admittedly, Arnold certainly didn't mind being able to look at Orivia a little longer anyway. Sure, she was an older girl and definitely nowhere near interested, but he couldn't help it, she was a pretty face and pretty nice, even with her silly teasing. And hey, it wasn't often he met someone with violet eyes.

Still, he wondered why Helga seemed so bothered by it.

Oh, wait.

Before he pondered it further, Helga poked him on the arm to get his attention, and he walked alongside her after the two ninjas, and then, the peaceful silence between them all was broken.

"Naruto!" Cried an angry, shrill voice.

"Ah! Sakura!" Naruto gasped as a pink-haired girl came up to them.

Both Arnold and Helga gawked with surprised and dropped jaws as they saw a girl, shorter than Naruto and Orivia, their age, with PINK hair, and bright green eyes. She was dressed in a dark red sleeveless shirt, black shorts with a beige slitted skirt tied around it, sandal boots, pink elbow bands, black gloves, and a magenta forehead protector worn on her head like a headband, also graving the same leaf symbol they now knew was the Shinobi symbol of the village.

The pink-haired girl, apparently Sakura, stomped up to Naruto angrily, and held a fist to his face.

"Just what the hell were you thinking?!"

"W-What do you mean?" Naruto asked, gulping and holding his hands up in defense.

"You know what you did you-"

"Sakura." Orivia reached out and grabbed Sakura's wrist in a swift move, her voice stern. "Explain yourself. He's not a mind reader."

Sakura sighed and yanked her arm away from the ravenette.

"You had Jiraiya write that stupid new edition of Make-Out Paradise using OUR names! How could you do such a thing?! Do you have any idea how embarrassing that is for me?! Why did you do that?!"

"H-Huh!?" Naruto's cheeks turned bright pink. "I-I didn't make him do that, Sakura! I swear! I'd never do that!"

"Oh save it! Don't even try to deny it!" Sakura grabbed the collar of his jacket. "I'll make you pay for that!"

Criminy! She's as aggressive as I am! Helga thought, amazed. And what's that Make-Out Paradise...? The very title itself was intriguing...

"Wait a minute Sakura," Orivia said, her tone thoughtful and stern. "Come on, do you really take Naruto for that kind of person? Yes, he's pulled a lot of pranks... including dying my hair purple, but he would never do such a thing like that."

"Tch. Then why else would that perverted Sannin do that?!"

"Sakura, it's true!" Naruto pleaded. "I-"

"Just admit it you-"

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, come on."

"Arnold?!" Naruto exclaimed in surprise as the shorter blonde boy came between them.

"Huh?" Sakura finally noticed him, and then Helga. "...Um, who are you two?"

"I'm Arnold, and she's Helga." Said Arnold. "Look, I understand you're upset about this whole situation, even though I don't quite know what you're talking about, but violence and fighting aren't going to solve it."

"We're ninjas, in case you didn't know." Sakura chided. "This is how we-"

"He has a point, Sakura." Orivia agreed. "Just because we're ninjas doesn't exactly entitle us to solve our problems with unnecessary violence."

"But he-"

"Listen," Arnold went on to coax her. "If Naruto did something wrong, you should tell him how you feel about it. Talk about it to each other, and let him tell his side of the story. I'm not sure if he did do what you said he did, but whether or not he did, you two should talk it over instead of taking out your frustration about it on him."

Sakura was about to protest again, but she paused, considering his words. Yes, she did have a bad habit of hitting Naruto when he stepped out of line, since that was the only way she knew how to calm someone, and yes she did tend to hit him if he made her angry. But it was what she did, and she knew that if he truly hated it, he'd dodge.

Still, maybe they were right.

"...Fine." Sakura sighed, and looked at Naruto. "Naruto, seeing our names in that book, doing all that...it made me very upset. I can't believe you actually went behind my back and did that to me."

Naruto tensed a little more, but could see this was working. So bravely, he managed to answer her back. "I understand why you'd be mad about that Sakura, but...I swear, I didn't do it. I didn't tell the old perverted sage to do that. I wouldn't do that kind of thing. Come on Sakura, I'm grown up now, I don't do all those things I did when I was a kid anymore. But for what it's worth, I'm sorry."

Everyone stood silent, watching Sakura for signs of her reaction.

The rosette sighed, and looked at him again with a sincere smile.

"I understand, Naruto. I accept your apology. I-I guess I shouldn't have jumped to a conclusion so quickly because of the circumstances without hearing you out first. I'm sorry I got a little violent there." She said.

Heaving a sigh, he grinned. "It's okay, Sakura! Water under the bridge, it's all good. I understand! But you know, thanks, for not pounding me."

"You're off the hook for now." Sakura said. "I guess you're little friend with the odd-shaped head was a Godsend."

I couldn't agree more... Helga thought, a dazed, lovesick smile on her face.

"Hey, why not?" Naruto ruffled the smaller boy's hair affectionately. "You're a good egg, Arnold."

Arnold blushed a bit in embarrassment. He was always one to help others, and getting praised for it was flattering, but he was humble, and got a little bashful in these moments. Still, he smiled.

"It's what I do, really. I just like to help people." He gave a light shrug.

Sakura smiled too. "That's a really good quality to have."

"I agree." Said Orivia.

"Okay, okay, we got it! The football head's all great and awesome, whoop-dee-do! Now can we move on?! I'm getting a little bored here!" Helga then announced, though she wanted to sit back and listen to him get praised all day long. She couldn't agree more with what they said about him. Heck, he was getting praised by a PRINCESS! Royalty! He deserved that, completely.

Still, Arnold just gave a knowing smile. "Whatever you say, Helga."

But then another interruption came into place.

"Hellooooo, buddies."

"Well hey! It's ol' Captain Silver! You have a good mission?" Naruto greeted to someone who came up to them.

The newcomer was a tall boy, with silvery white hair, and magenta-pink eyes, shimmering with brightness and life. He was in a black long-sleeved shirt, a purple jacket, a mesh shirt, black gloves, and black pants. He too, was obviously a ninja, along with the holster tied around his leg. He was around the other ninjas age, maybe a year or so older.

"Heya, Naruto. You bet I did! And it's good to be back!" The boy greeted, slapping him a high five. He nodded politely to Sakura, and then his eyes fell to Orivia. He brightened visibly, and seemed to look at her in a certain way. "Ah, Teah, my dear lady friend! Aren't you a sight for sore eyes..."

He went to her, and gave her a bit of a seductive smirk, touching his fingers to her chin.

Orivia blushed deeply. "Good to see you too, Shippo." She finally said.

Shippo grinned at her, and then kissed her on the cheek, making her turn as red as her jacket, and he grinned some more. That was when he finally noticed the two kids. With a friendly smile, he approached Helga.

"Well hello there, little lady. Who might you be?"

Helga stared up at him, her face twisted into a scowl and of pure confusion. She could see he that he definitely had a thing for Orivia, given the way he looked at her, talked to her, and of course, the kiss on the cheek. Then again, she caught earlier that she seemed to have her eye on Naruto...

Still, she wasn't too fond of being greeted by a charming, sweet-talker.

"Helga. Helga G. Pataki." She finally said. "And don't you forget it, bucko!"

"Whoa-ho!" Shippo exclaimed, and laughed. "A feisty gal! I like that. Well then, Miss Helga G. Pataki, it's lovely to meet you." He took her hand and kissed it, sending her a wink. "So what's the G stand for?"

Helga was, needless to say, quite shocked and weirded out. She'd never had a guy approach her like this, nor did a guy ever kiss her hand! ...Except Arnold, for that one time on Valentine's Day that she was pretending to be Cecile, and he had kissed her hand at the end of the date.

Great. Now some other dude took that in. Arnold and only Arnold was allowed to do such a thing!

Arnold, meanwhile, suddenly felt a strange tinge of jealousy course through him. He'd never expected to see someone actually kiss Helga's hand! Yes, in most cultures, it was a romantic thing to do and also, a way to show respect and a kind greeting to a lady. But strangely, seeing someone kiss her hand like that just didn't sit well with him, and he didn't understand why.

But why did it matter? The boy was older than her, and was obviously just being polite and treating a girl with respect.

Helga scowled more and wretched her hand away. "It stands for get the heck out of my face! And don't kiss me again!"

Shippo laughed and gave her a thumbs up. "All right then, Helga. If that's what you want." He then turned to Arnold and gave him a friendly smile. "And hello there. What's your name?"

Snapping out of his reverie, Arnold smiled politely and held his hand out. "My name's Arnold. I'm Helga's friend."

"Pleased to meet you, Arnold. I'm Shippo Yabun, ninja bodyguard at your service, good sir." The older boy said, shaking his hand and grinning. He then looked at Orivia. "Are you training some newbies from the academy?"

The ravenette shook her head. "No. These two are here on vacation with Helga's parents. When they went off their separate ways, the kids got lost in the training grounds, and I found them there. So I took them back here, met up with Naruto, we had ramen together, and now we're just showing them around a little before we take them to meet their parents."

"Ah." Shippo nodded, and turned to the two kids. "Well, you two are going to be in for quite a treat! A great village this is, mm-hmm. And well, I have to report to the Hokage and get to work on some things, so I bid you all farewell for now!"

He went to Orivia again, and gave her that same, seductive smirk. She looked up at him with surprised eyes.

"And I'll see you again later, my Princess." He winked at her, and then was about to leave, when Helga grabbed his jacket sleeve.

"Just a second there." She said. "Mind if I have a word with you, pink eyes?"

Everyone stared at her weirdly, Shippo just laughed.

"Of course, Helga. Come with me."

The two went over to a nearby tree, well out of earshot of the rest of the group.

"Okay, seriously, your creepiness is kind of weird, and frankly, you are openly flirting with that Ninja Princess!" Helga said in a loud, low voice. "So what are you doing?"

Shippo blinked, not having expected that from her. He blushed a bit, and still managed a little laugh, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Well, you're a pretty sharp gal, Helga." He said sheepishly. "Ah, what the heck. I'll admit. I love that girl, Teah...oh Teah. She's gorgeous, and more tempting than candy to a child." He glanced at her, and then looked back at the pigtailed girl. "But she likes Naruto."

"So that's it? That's what's stopping you?" Helga snorted, though she knew exactly how that felt. "Please. He obviously likes Sakura."

"Well, true, but-"

"No buts about it!" Helga poked his nose. "Come on, he likes Sakura, even though she's kinda crazy and has that pink hair. But that's not the point! So quit playing with her and just admit it! She'll just wonder what the heck is up with you! You act like you're in love with her, and she thinks you just like her as a friend!"

Shippo once again was taken by surprise, and then he gave a little smirk. "Well, then I suppose that's why you act like you hate Arnold, even though you really love him?"

"HUH!?" Helga shouted a little too loudly, though it didn't go noticed to the rest of the group where they were. Phew. "I-I don't know what you're talking about!"

The silver-haired boy laughed heartily. "Kiddo, before I caught up with you guys, I was reading the newspaper, and I noticed you guys up ahead." He smirked. "And I saw you making those eyes at Arnold, and then you were expressing hatred toward him. Am I to guess is that you love him, but, you cover your feelings by acting like you hate him, because you're afraid he'll reject you?"

The blonde girl blushed furiously and shook her head rapidly. "You're crazy! As if I would ever fall for that football-headed geek! He's short, has weird hair, a football-shaped head, he's a goody-two-shoes, can't leave well enough alone, always obsessed with doing the right thing, giving people advice left and right! I can't stand the little runt! I hate him! Hate him!"

Shippo just smiled, in a way to tell Helga that he wasn't buying it. She noticed this, and sighed heavily.

"Well kiddo, I can understand your predicament. I'll just give you a little piece of advice. Don't give up." He saluted to her, and then walked off away, waving to the group as he headed off.

Helga stared after him for a few moments, considering his words, and then she went back to everyone else. They all looked at her questioningly, but decided against asking what they'd spoken about. So, they continued on walking around the main strip of the village. All the while, Naruto, Orivia and Sakura pointed out some things to the kids as they gave them the little tour.

Arnold was, admittedly, very fascinated by this village. It seemed so primitive and exotic, full of Asian-based culture, and yet, it had a lot of modern aspects to it. He could see a lot of power lines, so that meant they had electricity, he saw stores selling appliances, so that meant they had some modern inventions. He also was fascinated by the Hokage monument, which reminded him of Mount Rushmore. Naruto had even bragged that one day his head would be up there, making everyone laugh.

Helga too, was quite transfixed with the village, though she didn't exactly show it. Hey, she was Helga after all. Still, she smiled as she took in the sights and attractions of the place, admiring all that it had to offer. It was very charming, in her opinion. A very neat place to come and visit, shop around, see things...it was very exotic and just dripping with culture. And ninjas! That really interested her, she had so many questions she wanted to ask.

It was pretty amazing.

Though the both of them were still a little wary about the whole situation, they did feel a little better, since now they made friendly with a few of the locals and were a little more used to the place. Who knows, maybe they would come back again in the future after they made it back home. It was pretty interesting, and would be nice to see when they weren't so wary and wondering how to get home.

Helga glanced at Arnold, clearly speculating her question of what they were going to do about this. Arnold noticed this, and gave a nod in understanding before he spoke up to get the attention of the three teenagers.

"Um, do you guys know where we can get a map? We...uh....wanted to get one to take home as a souvenir. And plus, we don't know our way around." Arnold said.

"Of course! The touristic information center is not far from here." Said Orivia. "What kind of map? Do you want a map of the village, the Shinobi countries, or a more international map?"

"A world-wide map, please." Said Arnold. "And if we can find some that offer road directions, that would help too."

Sakura gave a nod. "No problem, we can get you some of those. Come on, we'll go get them right now."

They went to the main square of town, and went over to a small stand with an awning, with some maps, pamphlets, and other informational packets sat on display, while a young man sat behind the counter, reading the newspaper. Naruto paid the man a couple of coins, and then took a few maps and road maps, handing them to the kids. He even bought a little satchel they could use to hold them, since he noticed they had nothing on hand to carry them in.

"Here you go, Arnold and Helga! Hope these will help you guys out!" He said.

"Thanks, Naruto." Arnold said, feeling relief settling in. He placed the maps into the bag and slung it on his shoulder.

"No problem at all!"

They walked around some more, and then Sakura looked at her watch, announcing she had to go and meet with Tsunade, whom they explained was the Fifth Hokage, and had to go. With Naruto calling out to her flirtatiously, making her glare at him, and the black-haired girl sulk with jealousy, not that anyone but Helga noticed.

They then were greeted by three other ninjas, probably a year older or the same age. One of them was a tall boy with long, dark brown hair, and the strangest eyes ever seen. They were really light silver with white pupils. The girl was a brown-eyed, brown-haired girl with her hair done up in two buns on either side of her head. The other boy, had a black and white Beatles haircut, black eyes, and very, VERY thick eyebrows.

"Good day, Naruto! And good day to you, Princess Orivia!" The thick-eyebrowed boy greeted enthusiastically, and bowed in respect. "What a wonderful day it is!"

"Hey, Lee!" Naruto greeted him with a high five. "How's it going, guys?"

"Very well, thank you." Said the silvery-eyed boy. "We have just finished our patrolling duties."

"And all is well, I presume?" Orivia asked him.

"Yes, correct." He said, nodding.

"It's been pretty quiet these days, no wonder." Said the bun-haired girl. She noticed the two kids and smiled. "Oh, hi! I didn't notice you two. Naruto, are you and Orivia-sama training academy students?"

"Nope! These are just two kids here on vacation, long story. This is Arnold, and that's Helga." Naruto introduced. "Arnold, Helga, this is Rock Lee, Neji Hyuuga, and Tenten. They're ninjas just like me and Teah-nee-chan!"

"That's Teah and I, Naruto." Orivia corrected him, smiling brightly.

"Quit it!" Naruto pouted.

"Well hello, kids!" Lee greeted, shaking their hands eagerly. "Youthfulness has always been the greatest attribute one could have! Don't ever let it slip away!"

"Uh...right, sure." Helga pulled her hand away, weirded out even more.

"Arnold, Helga." Neji gave them a polite nod. "It is nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too." Arnold smiled.

"Gosh, forgive me for saying, but I love the shape of your head!" Tenten said. "It's so unique!"

Arnold blushed. "Well, thank you...that's nice of you to say."

Helga scowled lightly. Great, another girl buttering him up. Just what she needed.

"Hey guys!" Came another voice from behind.

Everyone turned and came to see three other ninjas walking over to them. One of them was tall, wearing a long green coat with the hood down, dark sunglasses, and seemed all cool and apathetic. The other boy was a spiky brown-haired boy with red triangular marks on his face, accompanied by a HUGE dog. HUGE! So big that the boy was riding on him like a horse! With them was a girl, with long purple hair, and like Neji's eyes, hers were really light lavender with white pupils. They must've been related somehow.

"Hello guys, did you just get back from your mission?" Asked Orivia.

"Yep!" Said the boy sitting on the dog, which he then climbed off of. "And we saw you guys here so we-" He then noticed the kids now. "Well lookie here! Are you guys-"

"Before you say anything, no, they're not academy students. It's a long story." Orivia interrupted, and smiled. "This is Arnold, and this is Helga. Arnold, Helga, this is Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka and his dog Akamaru, and Hinata Hyuuga. And yes, she is related to Neji. They're cousins."

"Hey, Arnold and Helga! Nice to meet you!" Kiba grinned at them. "And wow, you've got a really funny head!"

"Hello." Said Shino, nodding toward them.

"H-Hello, Arnold...Helga...it's...it's lovely to m-meet you...both..." Hinata said shyly, smiling at them and blushing a bit.

Real shy girl, weird hair and eyes....still, she's pretty. Helga thought. She managed a polite smile. "Yeah, likewise."

"Nice to meet you guys too. We're just visiting here with Helga's parents. We split up earlier, and Helga and I got lost in the training grounds, Orivia found us and then took us back here." Arnold explained.

"Ohhhhh, that's what it's all about." Kiba said, and nodded in approval.

"It's a good thing they didn't end up in the Forest of Death!" Naruto remarked.

"A-Are you....two...a-all right...?" Hinata asked softly.

"Yeah, we're fine." Helga said dismissively. "So is your hair colour real or not?"

Hinata giggled. "It's...it's...real."

"Oh, can you JUST feel the power of their youth?! It's astounding!" Lee exclaimed, throwing his arms up into the air and then did an exagerated pose. "Oh! Look at the time! I must be getting going, I have to meet Gai-sensei! 750 laps around the village! I bid you all farewell! Good luck, dear children!" Lee saluted them and jumped off into thin air, it seemed.

Neji and Tenten rolled their eyes, though they smiled a little at the determination and hardwork of their teammate.

"Well, we must be going as well. I have to report to the Hokage of our mission." Said Neji. "I will see you tomorrow, Naruto."

Naruto nodded. "Right! Got it, Neji! Training grounds at two, right?"

Neji nodded. "Correct. Good day, everyone." He gave them all nod and then walked off as well.

"I'll have to get going too, I have a lot to do today, and tonight." Tenten groaned, but she smiled anyway. "Arnold, Helga, it was lovely to meet you both. I hope your visit here is a good one, and maybe I'll see you again someday. Be careful, all right?"

"Thanks a lot, Tenten. We appreciate it. Take care." Arnold smiled, and gave a little wave.

Tenten grinned and said goodbye to everyone else before she too walked off into the village.

"You two kids ready to go?" Naruto said, and both of them nodded. "All right then!"

"We're taking them to the village gates so they can meet her parents." Orivia explained to the other three ninjas. "Do you want to come along?"

"Sure, I don't have anything to do right now anyway. You guys?" Kiba asked.

Shino nodded. "I don't mind coming along."

"I-I don't...mind either..." Hinata said shyly.

With that they headed off again, with Kiba and Akamaru following from behind, which left both kids wondering how a dog could be as big as a horse! When asked, Kiba just simply replied that Akamaru grew to that size like it was nothing.

Oh well.