"You've Got A Friend In Me"

By: The Konoha 12

Naruto sighs as he walks back down the road to his empty apartment. He just came back from a mission with Sai and Sakura but it's over now. With nothing to do he heads on home.

He passes Kiba and Akamaru who notice the blonde's odd behavior. Normally Naruto is upbeat but now he seems defeated. Kiba has an idea of what's up and decides to head on his way.

Naruto walks up the stairs and down the hall to the door of his apartment. He sighs and opens the door after unlocking it.

"Welcome home!" A chorus of voices shout out.

Naruto's eyes go wide as he stares at the scene before him. All of his friends, Neji, Tenten, Lee, Sakura, Sai, Hinata, Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji, have broken into his apartment, a minor detail, and joined up here.

The blonde closes the door as he steps in the doorway.

Kiba says,"Oi, whatcha think?"

"Why?"

"What do you mean why?" Shikamaru says with a frown.

Naruto says,"Why go through the trouble?"

"That is easy to answer! You are our hot-blooded friend! Yosh!" Lee says in his Nice Guy pose.

"Thanks guys." Naruto says with tears threatening to spill over.

He was remembering the days of his childhood when people used to make fun of him and avoid him like the plague. Now he has friends, not many but just enough.

Kiba puts a hand on Naruto's shoulder as he begins,

"You've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in us

When the people make fun of you

And you're miles and miles from your nice warm bed

You just remember what your old friends said

Boy you've got a friend in me

Yeah you've got a friend in us!"

The rest of the room begins to get in the mood of things. They were all friends of Naruto and they wouldn't change that fact. Who cares if he has the Nine-Tails? Some fox wouldn't change their bonds.

Sakura, Tenten, and Ino move into the kitchen and take stock of the food Naruto has, mainly ramen, in order to provide some kind of dinner for the amount of people in the room.

Naruto and the other guys, along with Hinata, sit around a table and begin a game of cards. You could only guess which person was winning the most games based on IQ points.

Shikamaru sighs and lays down another winning hand as he goes,

"You've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in us

You got troubles and I got 'em too

There isn't anything we wouldn't do for you

We stick together, we beat all the evil in the world

'Cause you've given us the strength we need

You've got a friend in us."

Sakura calls out,"Dinner's ready!"

Ino brings out bowls of hot ramen each topped with servings to please each guest. Tenten passes out drinks as everyone squeezes in to fit around the circle table in the middle of the living room.

They end up telling stories about different missions they've been on to gossip around town. The evening almost goes by in the blink of an eye. The atmosphere is full of happiness and hope for the days and weeks ahead.

Naruto frowns at the thought of his friends having to leave soon. Another lonely night...

Sai notices the emotion change on his new friend's face. It is slightly puzzling due to his own lack of emotions but he believes that Naruto is in need of a shoulder to lean on.

Hinata puts a hand on Naruto's and starts,

"Some other folks might be a little bit smarter than I am

Bigger and stronger in ninjutsu

Maybe

But none of them

Will ever love you the way we do

It's us and you boy."

Naruto smiles and says,"You're a great friend, you know that Hinata?"

The Hyuga blushes as Neji shoots daggers with his eyes across the table.

The evening fades to night and everyone prepares to leave.

Naruto smiles and says,"Thanks for coming guys. I guess I'll see you when I see you, right?"

Everyone else in the room shares glances before all bursting out in song,

"And as the years go by

Our friendship will never die

You're gonna see it's our destiny

You've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in us

You've got a friend in Konoha!"

They all rush forward and clamber Naruto in a huge group hug.

Naruto may not have blood related family but he does have a family of friends who care for him.

What more could he ask for?

He was happy with how things were now and he doesn't want to lose any of these guys. Never.

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SO THAT IS THAT!

I like how the song from Toy Story kind of represented Naruto's loneliness and how much his friends loved him. It was sweet ^_^

Next song is one I am super excited for and I think you guys will be too!

It's Shikamaru and Temari with "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" from The Lion King. I can't wait!

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Note: I am going to see Boruto: Naruto the Movie this weekend and I might put my reaction with the next chapter if you guys want so review on that!

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