Naruto is not mine :(
Sorry it took so long but with the pregnancy, some writers block, and getting ready to move I have not had a chance to write. Thank you for all the reviews, now on with the next chapter.
Chapter Nine: Naruto's First Birthday
Naruto woke up in the hotel room. When at first he remembered what day it was, he thought it might be better to stay in bed, but then he remembered that he wasn't in Konoha.
"Hey, sleepy head. It's about time you got up."
"What?!" Naruto looked outside and realized that it was about mid-day. "I can't believe I slept in. Why didn't anyone wake me up?" Naruto quickly got dressed, and was about to dash out the door when he saw a note from Jiraiya.
Hey kid,
I went out for a while. There is no training today, so do whatever you want, just remember not to get into trouble.
Jiraiya
"It figures, he probably went out to pick up girls or something." He thought aloud. "I know, I'll go get some ramen." With that in mind, Naruto went to find a place that sells his favorite food in the world.
"Just don't get caught eating more than two bowls." Jin reminded him.
"You just had to remind me didn't you?" Naruto shot back. When he got silence for an answer, he continued on his journey.
Jiraiya however, was not a happy sennin. As he was leaving to do some much needed 'research', Hana and Hinata had stopped him.
Half an hour later:
"Please Jiraiya-sensei; we really need your help?" Hinata begged with big kitten eyes that would make almost anybody want to help her.
"Jiraiya-san, you're the only one who can help. Naruto will suspect something if it was one of us." Hana added
"They're being too nice, curses on my inability to ignore women in need." "Fine, but just this once."
"Oh thank you Jiraiya-sensei." Hinata said as she gave him a big hug in thanks. Hana then gave him a peck on the cheek, and the two of them went off to make the preperations.
"Maybe, it will be worth it, for what just happened." He thought to himself. "Then again, how am I going to distract him long enough for them to finish. I already left him a note explaining that there was no training today." Just then he saw Naruto coming down the stairs.
"Hey, Naruto." He called out. "Want to get some ramen?"
At the ramen stand:
"Eat all you want, my treat." Jiraiya told him.
To say Naruto was a bit suspicious at first was an understatement. Jiraiya probably wanted him to do something. Jiraiya noticed this.
"Don't worry, I won't tell Hana, if you don't. If she found out, we both would have it. Think of it as my birthday present to you, Happy Birthday Naruto." Jiraiya told him.
"Thanks Ero-sennin." Naruto replied. It was nice that he didn't have to hide, and that someone was actually willing to celebrate his birthday, besides Iruka-sensei.
Naruto ended up eating 15 bowls of ramen, and had 20 glasses of water. After lunch the two went and had ice cream.
"Naruto, do you want to do anything today?" Jiraiya asked
"Actually I would like to read dad's scroll. It should be alright, right?"
"Well it is your fourteenth birthday so I guess it should be fine."
With that, the two went back to the hotel to pick up the scroll, and then proceeded to the forest surrounding the village. Naruto opened the scroll.
Hello Naruto,
By the time you are reading this, you will be fourteen years old. If no one has told you yet, I am your father. You've probably had a hard time growing up. Hopefully, if she has survived this day, your mother would have been there for you. In worst case, she did not survive. I want you to know that what I did to you all those years ago, was one of the worst things I have ever had to do. To stop the rampage of the Kyuubi, I had to seal him up. I have also set into events that should you need help and are ready for said help, a seal will activate. If it has not already, know that it is a seal of memories. It not only will form a type of mental image, but will have all my memories to the point of the seal, and a small piece of my soul. Enclosed are some of your bloodline jutsu's, but only a couple. When the memory seal activates, it will teach you more than I can write down. Know that even in the short time that we have had, that I love you, and will always love you my precious son. May the stars watch over you.
Uzumaki Jin,
Yondaime
Silence wrapped the room, and neither Naruto nor Jiraiya dared to break it. The rest of the day went by rather quickly and Jiraiya managed to drag Naruto to a very expensive looking restaurant.
"Why are we here again, Ero-Sennin?"
"Just be quiet and follow me, stupid brat." Jiraiya answered after smacking Naruto across the back of his head.
When they walked in Jiraiya gave the seater his name and they were escorted to a small room in the back.
"SURPRISE!" Hana and Hinata shouted in unison.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY NARUTO!!" All three shouted.
Naruto stood dazed for a moment, unable to comprehend what was going on. He had never had a birthday party before and never thought he ever would.
"Thank you everyone." Naruto said with tears in his eyes.
The party lasted for hours, even though it was only a small party with just the four of them. Hana had gotten him a new set of clothes that still had orange in them, just not as much. The shoulders and sleeves of the top were black; the body was orange, with a black trim. The pants were black with orange strips on the sides, and had numerous hidden pockets, and a new kunai. Naruto was glad for the new clothes for two reasons: 1) He was growing out of his old clothes, and 2) Hana, Jin and Kyuubi were driving him crazy with their attempts to get him to change his clothes from 'Kill Me Orange.' At least Hana left orange in the equation, and to tell the truth he did see a small point of what they were trying to tell him. Jiraiya had given him a copy of his first book, which Hana and Naruto proceeded to inform the sennin that Naruto was not a pervert like him, and a scroll of taijutsu techniques. Hinata however gave him a small wakasashi, with a fox engraved on one side of the handle, and a ramen bowl with frogs painted on it. Naruto loved all his gifts, especially the ones he got from Hinata. It was the best birthday he ever had, and to him it felt like his first real birthday.
A/N: Sorry this is so short, and its been a few days. We're moving this week so things are a bit hectic. I'm also going to say it's going to be a couple of weeks before I can update, because of the move. As always reviews are appreciated. See you next time.
