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Chapter 11 – One Last Run!

Naruto cracked his neck as he sat up and looked around his room nervously. When Ronnel didn't throw freezing water on him, and Anko didn't appear to attack him with snakes, the boy blinked in shock. He had become accustomed to the rude awakenings from the duo for sleeping in, and not having one worried him. He stood up and moved to the curtain across his window, throwing it open to check that he hadn't risen before the sun.

The harsh glare of sunlight nearly blinded the boy's eyes, accustomed as they were to the dark of his room. He stepped away from the window, rubbing his watering eyes furiously. "Ok… I slept in, that's for sure. So why aren't I being punished for it?" He grabbed his gear, sliding it on as he crept downstairs. After Naruto had passed her room, a head popped out, a slender hand reaching out to move tousled hair out from in front of her eyes. Haku peered after Naruto's form as he headed downstairs, before she ducked back into her room to get ready.

Downstairs, Naruto paused when he saw Anko sitting at the table munching on pancakes. A heaping platter sat in the center of the table, with syrup and powdered sugar next to it. Less nervous now, the boy entered the room openly, waving at Anko, who merely waved her fork back at him before digging into the next pancake. As Naruto sat down, he saw Ronnel standing at the stove frying something in a pan.

The Jinchuruuki inhaled deeply at the aroma that filled his nose from that pan. He watched with anticipation as Ronnel killed the flame under the pan and turned around, scooping a platter out of a cupboard with his open hand. The young man laid the platter on the table, then speared the contents of the pan with a large fork. He transferred the food from the pan to the platter, and grinned when he saw Naruto's eyes widen hungrily at the sight of ham steaks.

"Roll your tongue back into your mouth otouto. There's one for each of us. Stop hiding at the top of the stairs Haku, Anko and I aren't going to punish you two for sleeping in today." This caused the two younger ninja to look at each other in confusion as Haku came down the stairs and sat down next to him, grabbing her own plate.

Naruto scrunched his face in thought (we've all seen him do it). After several minutes, his eyes widened and he shot up from the table, rushing over to a small calendar and checking the date. A second later, the blonde boy shot towards his older brother, who had seen this coming and set the pan down on the stove and braced himself.

The two kunoichi looked with traces of confusion as Naruto clutched onto Ronnel's shirt as his body shook with sobs. Anko's trained hearing could make out that the Jinchuruuki was saying something, but for the life of her she couldn't tell what that was. She caught the questioning glance that Haku sent her, and shrugged her shoulders. She jerked her head at the two shinobi, indicating that one of them would have to explain what had just happened. Ronnel ignored this byplay as he just stroked Naruto's hair, repeating to the younger male that everything was fine.

Finally, the blonde genin pulled away and wiped his eyes on his sleeve as he sat down. The boy was in a strange state, and didn't notice the looks their female apartment mates were giving him. Ronnel decided to explain before the girls drilled holes in Naruto with their stares. As soon as he began speaking their eyes switched to him.

"Girls, it's the anniversary of when I took Naruto in as my little brother officially. This day always gets to him like this, and it's why I was letting him sleep in. Naruto." The boy looked up when he heard Ronnel's tone shift. "The Hokage wants us to report for a mission in approximately two and a half hours. Mission briefing. Anko-chan, you're supposed to be there too." With that little bit out of the way, Ronnel visibly relaxed as he sank into the chair next to Anko and began eating. The others took that as a cue that it was sage for them to eat as well, and began devouring the food on the table.

After the food had been eaten and the dishes had been washed, the group stretched. Naruto looked at the clock on the wall and blinked in surprise. The meal had lasted about forty-five minutes, probably because they had been laughing and joking the entire time, with Naruto poking fun at the older couple right up until the point that Anko threatened to tie him up with a trio of female boa constrictors. When Naruto paled at this, more than the threat would normally warrant, Haku asked for an explanation.

A laughing Ronnel explained that after the first prank that Naruto pulled on Anko –stringing her underwear throughout the Hyuuga complex- the woman had retaliated by bringing in three boa constrictors in and tying him to his bed. What Anko hadn't known is that one of those constrictors had mastered its own Alter, one that changed it into a particularly disgusting looking woman. And unfortunately for Naruto, that snake had just entered her breeding season, and decided that Naruto would be the perfect father for her next batch. Haku listened with a glowing blush as Ronnel went on to explain that the snake-woman had convinced her sisters to hold Naruto down and had stripped the boy of his shirt and pants and was working on the boxers when Ronnel decided to enter the room, and had seen the tableau. The then chuunin had acted quickly, dispelling the snakes and reclothing his brother, who had entered a state of shock.

Anko had actually apologized for that. However, the two had overcome it, and it was now a point of teasing for Anko to get Naruto with, as she had just demonstrated. Haku turned and patted Naruto's head.

"I won't let the mean snake rape you Naruto-kun." The blonde boy just gave the Ice Mistress a weird look before sighing and running his fingers through his hair.

"Aniki, there's an hour and a half before our meeting. I'm going to go get showered and ready, meet ya there." He pushed away from the table and trooped up the stairs, leaving three sets of eyes behind.

"Was the snake story really true?" Haku spoke as soon as they heard the water upstairs in Naruto's bathroom start. Ronnel grinned and nodded.

"Yeah, the snake really did try raping the brat. If Ron-kun hadn't wanted to be nice to his brother, she would have gotten away with it too. Of course, I would have had to kill her, or break the contract, and the snakes would rather lose one of the boas than lose a summoner who isn't an asshole." Anko was the one who spoke to answer Haku's question. At the girl's expression, Anko explained. "She'd have to be killed because her children would have been human/snake summon hybrids, and that's something that Manda would use to threaten the other summons, and if he tried that, he knows he would lose me as a summoner, leaving the Snake Pedorapist as the only Snake Summoner. And trust me… Manda might be a rude serpent, but even he has his limits. He wouldn't like too much to lose me. So, it worked out fine. She got taken care of, and I got a little bribe from the snakes not to give up the contract." Haku blinked twice. Anko held up one arm, showing a small tattoo on her arm to the girl. Haku rubbed her eyes and sighed.

"Haku, you should go get ready. Your shift at the hospital starts in half an hour. You don't want to get black marks so soon into your stay." Ronnel gestured up the stairs, and the girl nodded and went to get ready. The young man stood up and stretched again, and blinked when Anko stood up and pinned him to the wall, staring at him with a slight fiery gaze.

"You know what's going on with that mission. Spill." Ronnel grinned and shook his head, and doubled over when Anko brought her knee up into his stomach. He grasped his knee with one hand as he bent over, gasping for breath. He stood slowly and glared at her. She grinned, then glared back when he shook his head and rolled away before she could knee him again. He scrambled up the stairs and got ready, while the woman he loved glared at his back before sighing and going to get ready herself.

Office of the Sandaime Hokage

Sarutobi looked up as a trio of footsteps stopped outside of his door. He steepled his fingers and pulled out the form of the mission he knew he was about to assign.

"Enter." The door swung open, letting three of the members from the Apartments in. The Hokage watched as Naruto, Anko and Ronnel entered the room, with Naruto visibly controlling himself. The boy looked like he was about to explode into noise, when a combined look from the two Jounin froze him in his tracks. Ronnel looked up to Sarutobi and stepped forward as he began speaking.

"Team Gale reporting for duty, with attached Jounin Mitarashi Anko." The trio came to attention in front of their commanding officer. Said officer grinned at the three before spinning the mission form around for them to see. Ronnel scooped it up, his eyes scanning down the paper to take in details he already knew. A slight grin tugged at one corner of his mouth.

"The mission is B-ranked. We are to escort a weapon smith as he picks up supplies. There is estimated bandit activity along the route. The route is rather long, thus the high rank. There is a possibility that the mission might be upgraded to A-rank, as there are rumors of a ninja being active." Naruto and Anko nodded, before Naruto raised one hand. Sarutobi nodded to the boy.

"Eto.. why are we being requested? I mean, you haven't exactly been piling on the missions since I was put under Aniki's care. So why a B-rank, and why now? We've only got a week or so before the Exams…" Sarutobi nodded slowly, acknowledging the boy's statement. He gestured to Ronnel, indicating the man should answer his little brother's question.

"Lazy old man. Naruto, the reason we've been hired is because the client requested you and I specifically. He even stated in his request that he would be willing to pay for an S-rank mission if it was necessary to get you and I, and one person of our choice." Naruto blinked at what his brother said.

"Actually Naruto… when his request came in, I only recognized one of the names on the form. After a few minutes, I remembered something Ronnel had mentioned when he reported back to me after your training trip." Naruto stiffened at that. A peek out of the corner of his eye told him that Anko was leaning forward on her feet slightly. It was easy to see why, as despite how close she and Ronnel had gotten, they still had told her very little about their years of training.

"So imagine my surprise when a request comes in, bearing the name 'Kaze Kitsune.' But once Ronnel saw the name, when I called him in to ask him about it, he explained.. It seems that the man knows you two fairly well. Now then you three, the client will be here momentarily." Almost as soon as Sarutobi finished speaking, the door swung open. A grizzled, haggard man entered, and his face lit up on seeing Naruto and Ronnel. He walked over to them, limping on his cane, coming to a halt in front of them.

"Hello brats." Naruto blinked twice, then leapt forward and nearly tackled the smith. Anko and Sarutobi were confused at this reaction, until Ronnel stepped forward and pulled his adopted brother off their client.

"Old man, I told you that we knew this old coot, but I didn't tell you how. This is the guy that Naruto and I stayed with while we were in the Land of Iron getting our weapons made. In fact, this guy is the one who made my swords, and the staff that Naruto uses. So old coot, when do we leave?" Ronnel turned to look at his client. The old man grinned and jerked his head at the door.

"Now brats. I want to get my supplies and get home." Naruto stepped back and nodded, with the two Jounin looking at the Hokage who gave them the go ahead. The group left the room quietly, headed out to the gates. Sarutobi looked after them for a moment then looked down at the information on the moniker that Naruto had adopted for his work. Kaze Kitsune…. An interesting name indeed. He tapped his chin in thought as he looked back at his greatest foe. Every day torching this crap with a Kaiton jutsu sounds better and better….. until I realize just what an ungodly amount of paperwork that would spawn… The old man shuddered before sighing and pulling the next sheet of paper to look at.

With Team Gale plus the client

Anko looked back and forth between the three males, her head on a near swivel. "Alright, that's it! Naruto, Ronnel, one of you had better tell me what this crap about Wind Fox is about, or you are going to regret it!" The woman finally snapped. To her shock, she saw Naruto sigh and hand over several hundred ryo to Ronnel.

"I'll tell you Anko-chan. It'll pass the time as we travel, and the old man won't mind hearing about it too much will you Satonashi?"" The weapon smith grunted and shook his head slightly. "Ok then. Around four years into our trip, Naruto and I came upon this little village that was being plagued by a rather large bandit group. In fact, the bandits outnumbered the villagers something like two to one. These villagers were all scared to death, barely left their homes, their crops were rotting in the fields… I know you've seen oppressed peasant lands Ko-chan, and this village was just like one of those.

Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, Ruto-kun and I had run out of several necessary supplies and we needed to replenish them. So we had no choice but to stop in this village and buy what we could. It took us a while, but we found out that most of the supplies that we desperately needed had been stolen from the villagers not long before by those bandits. Naruto, who had already been wanting to take up the villager's cause, saw this as a golden opportunity to convince me to help them. It didn't take much." A signal to Naruto had the blonde Genin creating clones that spread out and began circling around them on patrol. Ronnel took a swig from his water canteen and continued.

"It was nightfall when we arrived at the bandit camp. The damn place had been fortified until it resembled its own village. I felt that it was time Naruto start planning things out and… wow. The kid definitely showed his devious mind. He came up with dozens of escape routes the bandits might use, and set traps on each one. Then he created about thirty Kage Bunshin and set fifteen of them at two of the bandit camp's gates, with myself and he at the front gate." Anko nodded slowly, able to imagine the horde of Narutos, having seen the boy create much larger numbers than that before.

"I tore open the front gate with a Fuuton: Daitoppa. Naruto had his clones waiting for that, and they unleashed their own Wind moves to tear down their gates. The clones waded in before us, herding the bandits out their secret escape routes, not knowing that more than enough traps waited along those routes. Some of them decided to try escaping through the front, since neither Naruto nor I had done anything since I opened it." Naruto perked up a little, knowing what Ronnel was about to describe.

Ronnel looked at the old smith, noting that the man, like Anko, was leaning towards him slightly as he spoke. The Jounin grinned and shook his head a bit before finishing the tale of the attack on the camp. "Naruto and I saw two men. One was wearing way old school shinobi attire, the other had on samurai armor. Not the mock-up most bandits have, real Samurai armor, chakra draining and everything. Naruto tried to take off to fight the samurai, probably because I hadn't yet explained how useless his normal kind of fighting would be against the powerhouse. I hauled him back and told him to get rid of the nuke-nin while I handled the other.

We took off at our respective opponents, with Naruto unleashing his Kazegane for the first time. The samurai made the mistake of turning to watch as his partner was lopped in half, and then had his torso smashed to a paste. I got behind him fast, so that when he turned around he didn't see me. My kunai was lodged in his jugular before he realized what it meant that I wasn't in his sight. After that, we made short work of the other bandits, not realizing that some had managed to make it past us while we were eliminating the leaders. Of those, a few stuck around long enough to hear me compliment Naruto-kun on his, and these were my words, 'fox-like deviousness and excellent use of wind.' The bandits began spreading the word about the boy who planned like a fox and used wind to deadly skill, and somewhere, someone shortened it to the Kaze Kitsune, Wind Fox.

Of course, we didn't know about his impressive new title until a trio of chuunin from Iwagakure came after him. They thought that because they could use Doton, they'd be safe from Naruto's Wind attacks… and for the most part, they were. Naruto couldn't get to them with all but one of his attacks, and he hates using it with a passion." Ronnel raised one hand up as Naruto stiffened. They all watched the blonde as he stood there for a long moment, then relaxed.

"Aniki, there were two bandits waiting up ahead. I lost two clones, one to report the sighting, and one to report that the bandits were dead. After their deaths, my second clone checked his Bingo Book… they aren't in it. Simple bandits." Ronnel nodded at the blonde Jinchuruuki's report. Anko poked the boy in his side.

"Spill kid. How'd you handle three chuunin?" Naruto looked away, as if ashamed.

"Anko-chan, calm down. Naruto killed one of them… I dealt with the other two. They kept hiding in Earth Domes to keep safe from his Wind attacks, so I flooded them out. They must have just been promoted or something, because two of them died before they realized what was happening. Sadly, I thought all three had died, so I canceled my jutsu when the dome fell. That's where I got this scar." The man tapped the side of his throat, where a silvery scar traced along one side. "Naruto saw me go down with blood erupting from my throat. He flipped out, and used another technique….one he made up on the spot. It's a combination of a Kuchiyose and a Fuuton." Naruto spoke up.

"Aniki, I'd like to tell her. I want it to come from me." The elder shinobi nodded, dropping back to replace Naruto at the smith's side. The smith was listening, already knowing most of the story. "Anko-neechan… I summoned a chakra construct. A fox made of wind, about as large as a horse." The Snake-mistress tilted her head, curious as to why Naruto had wanted that information to come from him. "That's not the end of it neechan. I…" The boy paused, then spoke in a rush. "I implanted the Kyuubi's mind in the construct." Seeing Anko's eyes widen, Naruto hurried to finish his explanation. "Kyuu-sensei isn't bad. An Uchiha controlled it to attack Konoha. Anyway, Kyuu-sensei wasn't happy, because it had seen Ronnel-aniki go down, and like me thought he was dead. So… the Kyuubi, in the chakra construct I created, tore the last chuunin to shreds. But not before we heard him say that I really was the Kaze Kitsune." Anko blinked in shock and looked over at Ronnel.

"The wound looked worse than it was. A really simple medical jutsu, one I was able to do myself, and I was fine except for this scar. The fox that Naruto summoned/created dispelled rather shortly after that. Later, we found out that Naruto could do that same thing again, at will. The Wind Fox he summons lasts only for a few minutes though, and is only about as strong and fast as he himself is. But considering it's a fox, and has an upgraded version of the Furyuu's ability to shoot Wind Explosions, that puts it at about mid to high chuunin. The three of us-" he pointed at himself, then Naruto and then Naruto's stomach indicating the Fox, "-think that if Naruto could bust that elementalist fixation of his, he would be able to do the same thing for the other elements. But since he can't, really can't, it's a moot point. Find out anything you didn't already know Satonashi-san?" The Jounin turned to regard the client, and the weapon smith just laughed and nodded. Anko pointed at the laughing man.

"Ok, so how do you know these two?" Satonashi grinned.

"My story is a lot more simple than that tale. I'm the man who made the swords for the Seven Deadly Swordsmen of the Mist. So when the tall brat wanted someone to make those two weapons that could take a beating and possibly have special traits, my name kept getting mentioned to him. So, he hunted me down. I had sworn off making weapons, mostly because those who used them were most famous as killers of dozens, like Zabuza –"

"Who's reformed himself!" Naruto interjected angrily. He was tired of people assuming the worst of his friends. Satonashi reached out and rubbed Naruto's hair.

"Be that as it may. When you two came to visit me, I thought he was a killer. Same for that accursed wielder of Samehada, Kisame. So when the Reaper Hunter came asking for a pair of blades, I refused him, It wasn't until he also asked for a staff that I realized he wasn't thinking like the normal murderers who wanted blades that could kill dozens with one stroke. And so I had him tell me what the functions that he wanted on his blades and the staff were, and I eventually changed my mind. Or rather… blondie there changed my mind. The big moron had the shrimp talk to me daily, trying to get me to rethink my stance on making their weapons. The oaf proved not to be such a moron, because, well, it worked. Naruto changed my mind about making a few more weapons, and I did. I made Ronny those swords of his, and I made Naruto that staff." A thought occurred to the smith. "Hey brat, where'd you get that truncheon anyway? It's not of my make."

Naruto rubbed the back of his head nervously, chuckling. "Uh… I grabbed one from the local ANBU supply shop, because nothing else had anything near this quality." While listening with one ear to the talk between the smith and the Genin, Anko noticed that Ronnel had a quick grin flash across his face before settling into a stoic mask. She tilted her head at this, wondering what on earth was going through her partner's mind. Shaking her suspicion off, knowing that the other Jounin would tell her when he was ready.

Conversation halted again when the two Jounin felt the hair on the back of their necks prickle. Immediately they began searching the area nearby, with Ronnel signaling Naruto to stay close to Satonashi. Naruto closed his eyes momentarily when he felt a clone disperse. Then his eyes widened in shock.

"Aniki! There's about eight bandits around us!" Satonashi overheard the fierce whisper and blinked.
"Why are eight bandits so worrisome to the Kaze Kitsune?"

"Because somehow, they slipped past his clones. And that in and of itself is troublesome." Ronnel's voice was hard as he scanned the trees, now able to see the enemy. "Satonashi. How far are we from the meeting place?" The old man calculated in his head, considering the speed they had traveled at.

"We're about four minutes from it at our current speed." Ronnel blinked as he processed this. Then he grabbed Satonashi.

"Naruto, clone screen. Anko, make a dash at full speed to the meeting location. Naruto, follow as soon as your clones are distracting the bandits and whoever is supporting them. Let's move people!" The male Jounin took off, shooting through the trees of the forest instead of the winding path. Anko followed, with Naruto steps behind her after creating a large mass of clones, some of those clones henging or Altering into the others of the team, and all of them scattering in different, random directions. The clones that ran into the bandits fought them, the sheer numbers of the clones allowing most to either win their fights, or to escape easily.

Moments after the last clone had escaped, a shadowed figure landed on the ground, punching the earth in frustration. The figure looked up from under its hood and growled under its breath, snatching its weapon up from the ground where it had been dropped. The figure swung the weapon, cutting through the ground where Ronnel and Naruto had stood moments before.

"I will find you Hunter. And when I do, you will regret ever crossing my kin." The figure swore to itself, then leapt into the trees to the south.

Splinter(Trading Town, Hi no Kuni forest)

The group of ninja stared into the forest guardedly. They had felt a wave of malice shoot through the forest not long after they escaped from its borders into the town. After several minutes passed with nothing happening, Naruto created dozens of clones that flitted out into the woods just around the town, surrounding it within seconds. This defense in place, a second, smaller group of clone ran out into the woods and laid carefully hidden traps. When the last of the trap layers dispersed itself, Naruto nodded to Ronnel.

The Jounin looked over at Satonashi. "Alright old coot. We're here, so where are you supposed to meet your contact?" The smith nodded slowly, then gestured for the trio to follow him. They traveled through the small village to a location near the other side from where they had entered. When they arrived, the group paused behind Satonashi, who was frozen in shock. He raised one trembling hand and pointed at a spot where it looked like a building had recently burned down. A resident of Splinter came up to the group and tapped Satonashi on the shoulder.

"'Ere you, are ye Satonashi Kairan, the weapon smith?" The group came on guard, the three ninja instantly watching his man as a potential threat. At Satonashi's nod, the man continued. "Right then. The fella who lived 'ere had some stuff for ye, but he found some weirdoes taking it from his vaults. Not many days after that, two or three at the most, the place burned down. As far as we know, the fella was still inside. All we know about yer stuff is that the weirdoes who took off with it didn't get too far. They've been demanding we have a smith come out and make 'em gear from it. They've killed two of us now because we had no smith." The information given, the man shot inside of a nearby house. The group of ninja looked at each other, then at Satonashi. The smith stood still for a long minute, then turned to look back at them.

"Ronnel, Naruto. I want to ask you two a favor. Help me make this run, my last run, please. I'm almost done with smithing, just have one thing left to make before I can hang up my hammer. Please, help me get my gear back so I can finish my last run…" The man trailed off, his voice choking with tears. Though he didn't say anything, the ninja could tell that he had been close to the man who had died. The way his fist kept clenching and unclenching told them that much. It also told them that even if they left, the man would go after the bandits alone.

It was Naruto who was the first to move. He walked over to Satonashi and grabbed the man's hand, squeezing it hard.

"I don't know about them Satonashi-san. But I will help you. And I will right the wrong that was done here. That's a promise." Ronnel shook his head, a slight grin etching across his face. He had been worried when the news of what happened here got revealed, but Naruto's dedication told him the boy hadn't changed after the events in Wave. He strode over and wrapped his hand around Naruto and Satonashi's.

"Can't back down and leave my apprentice to face 'weirdoes' all by himself now can I?" A moment of silence, then Anko's slender hand rested on top of Ronnel's. She didn't say anything, but merely looked at each of them men for a moment, then at the burnt down building, then back to their hands.

"We'll get them Otouto, Satonashi-san. They have Team Gale and the Snake Mistress of Konoha after them. There won't be a thing left." Ronnel's calm words appeared to be some kind of trigger; as soon as he had spoken, a series of explosions ripped through the forest.

Despicable Author Style: Cliffhanger Techinque!

Review Responses:

Firelordeg:

Thanks for the review… what does the acronym stand for? Only thing I can think of is As Soon As Lag Allows…..

Geetac:
Hope you like this chapter as well then.

Thastaer:

I'm glad I was able to change your mind then! This chapter begins the next segment that I am changing from canon.

Nayami-chan:
You are now my most devoted reader/reviewer! The Sand children won't be showing up for a couple chapters, but when they do…. Ehehehehehehe. Hope you continue enjoying the story!

Schnookums:

Hehe. I've actually read that story before, and in part it was the inspiration for how I began this one. The exams are coming up, but first, one more mission, completely non-canon.

Darkprince0521:

Got everything you wanted to know about Naruto's alias? –grins-

Yami Kurushimi:
-bows- thank you kind.. sir/madam. Writer's block got to me on this chapter, but I kept on keeping on!


Katestar98:

Well then I'm going to have to give you another chapter to read won't I? Hope this one suits your needs.

Garm88:

The multiple punctuations is something I'm working on reducing. I thought it was a good way to indicate that the character was pausing, but my beta suggested it was just annoying to read. And as for Hinata's stuttering… there's a reason I haven't written many scenes with her in them. But she is more shy and reticent because Naruto wasn't around for her to latch on to for inspiration, and she suffered for it. But when the Chuunin Exams come around… you'll see a bit of a change.

Risa98170:

Hope I kept the good job going with this chapter!

Sorry about the delay on this one folks! Had a bit of trouble writing it (I will find a cure for writer's block, I swear it!), but I managed to keep on keeping on. Thanks to all my reviewers, and to Hooplah for bearing with this as the beta!

Ladies and gentlemen… Something has screwed up. For some reason, the actual chapter one of this story is now gone, and as I typed it up on a laptop that is now dead, I cannot recover it, nor can I remember what it was. If someone happened to save it(unlikely…) I would greatly appreciate it if they would send it in. I'm going to have to go in and retype one anyway, and that might mess up anyone who has already read it who goes back to reread the start. Gomen nasai.