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Teuchi is a simple man.
He and his daughter immigrated to Konoha several years after the Kyuubi's attack. It was a good time to start a new life: the village brimmed with energy, renewed under the steady guidance of the Third and in the hope the Fourth bought with his life.
He remembers setting up his humble ramen shop, perfecting his dishes, and chatting with his guests. And he remembers a little boy with angry blue eyes and an expression hungry beyond the physical but twisted in his little gut nonetheless.
Teuchi may be a simple man, but he knows something about addressing hunger.
He remembers those hard eyes racing through a million emotions and settling on watery gratitude when he offered that boy a bowl of cha-siu ramen. It cost him a few coins at best, but what he gained was his most devoted customer. He never asked how or why; he just counts his blessings and continues to offer friendly smiles and freebies every now and then. A simple matter of good customer service.
Teuchi has no idea he has the loyalty of a boy who would do anything for him. Of a jinchuuriki. He has no idea he holds influence over the most powerful demon in the world.
He's just a simple man, after all.
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Posted 3.4.2008