Chapter four: A start point

"Hm?" A unknown man found him and his side companions in an intrigued session as they watched with certain curiosity the strip colored paper that a young blonde boy had shown them when entering rather happily.

"This is a coupon you say?" asked the never-seen man with rather familiar features as the other two men gazed at the new boy.

"Just what has happened to Konoha, c'mon, I've been reserving that coupon for today!" Naruto said back rather annoyed and misunderstood.

"Boy, we don't accept these papers for a cup of ramen," said the one who had received the coupon while gazing at the boy.

"It's hasn't expired yet!! See??" Naruto, rather brusquely, took the coupon from the mans' hands.

"That's enough boy! Get our of here! Even though your son or not from Arashi you won't be permitted to do something like that!" The man ordered angrily as his two other side men grabbed Naruto with their corresponding side arm.

"What!? Hey! What are you doing!?" Naruto struggled as his mind tried to balance sense to reality. Both bigger men took the argue-mouthed boy as he was soon tossed out from the humble tiny ramen bar.

"Ouchh.." simply mumbled Naruto as he had landed roughly on the ground, a confused yet angered expression as shown from all angles.

"Sheesh…"

"What has happened to the entire village!?" No doubt about it, that voice was from the only one she could recognize in the whole village, in its' current state.

"Naruto!" Sohee devised an arguing Naruto towards the ramen bar he so liked.

Naruto suddenly stopped from his anger and confused mode and turned quickly to a surprised one, he quickly turned his head to face a running Sohee as she slightly lifted her hand for greetings.

"Sohee-chan!" he stood with a more tranquil face as Sohee stopped near Naruto and gasped slightly for air, she had been looking for him.

Sohee's mind rushed, the fact of seeing Naruto after so much event in her own village made somehow clear to understand their current state, Naruto's reaction when seeing him just made her visualize more.

"Sight Naruto, what's up with the village?" She asked not exactly hoping for a direct answer. She knew well that, knowing of not deducing wouldn't make much of difference head on, yet, it was the only and best option to guide in one center and fundamental point.

"Yeah, I noticed something different to," added Naruto as both young nins were soon in the dimension of thought.

"At any rate, let's find somewhere peaceful to talk before I go insane, I think I might understand…" Sohee calmly said as her voice trailed of with the gentle yet familiar wind of Konoha.

"Wait, so, you are saying this is the past of Konoha," Naruto's words were responded with the quick nod of the older teen.

"That you were attacked by anbus by a really stupid thing," Sohee's nod.

"You were saved by a guy similar to me," a nod.

"Probably the fourth hokage?" It was, lastly, responded with the quick obedient nod of the dark eyed girl.

"…" Naruto approached his closed eyes because of hard thinking to the wide blinking girl as this one moved her head slightly back.

"Hmmm…" Naruto opened his big blue eyes, now inches from the backing up Sohee as this one did not hide blinking expression.

"…That's strange," Naruto finally said as his concentration focused on the wondering girl.

"What's strange? If you're referring by the current place we are…" "It's not like you to be lying in this kinds of things, well, even though you never do lie," Naruto observed the mid pissed teen.

"Maybe because I am not lying!? Anyway, that's what I concluded, see it yourself, there are only 3 hokage faces carved on the mountain side!" Sohee shook her head and turned from Naruto.

"Adding to that, something had happened when wanting to escape from the Akatsuki…" Sohee ventured through her memories.

"I just end up remembering grabbing you and escaping from them. Now, having you, we should head to Tsunade-sama…" she paused in faint voice.

"Sohee-chan…" Naruto suddenly interrupted. Sohee quickly turned to face him again. "What is it?"

A grumble was heard from Naruto's stomach; probably it was to be heard much near places.

Sohee showed a surprised face that soon vanished and fainted into a kind smile. She took from a small pocket a thin bag; her quickly glanced at the content inside and closed her eyes in a rather satisfied manner.

"You're lucky I worked at Ino's flower shop,"

Pretty short one. Please review!! I'll write next chapter.