Let's debrief on the last chapter, shall we?

Madara was acting fishy; I inquired after a series of strange happenings; and instead of answering me like a normal person, he sent me to assassinate some poor sucker and told me to come back alive. I sure as heck feel loved, wouldn't you? So now I have been walking down a dusty road for days, abandoned the mask because my face was going to die in it, and now am sitting at a roadside diner.

"Hey there, may I take your order?" A woman who must have been like a foot shorter than me asked. I thought, looking at the menu, and finally answered when she was ready to walk away.

"I'd like sashimi, sweet rice balls, and some fruit juice." She looked at me oddly- sashimi was just a lump of raw fish. She shrugged, wrote down my order, and walked away.

Oh, crap. I'm going to miss Halloween, aren't I? CRUD! I had put effort into it this year, and now I was going to spend it killing some creep who had a superiority complex! Gah, I WOULD remind myself, but it's kind of pointless at this time. The waitress came back, handed me my order and the bill, and walked away. I tore into it with a ferocity that made several people nearby stare. I glared at them, and they immediately returned to what they were doing. I've been perfecting that glare since I was a kid, it's been helping alot. I took out some twigs and rocks, and used genjutsu to make them look like money. By the time they were turned back to normal, no one would even know they were from me.

Feeling smart, I headed to the exit. But, before I made it out the door, my head smacked into someone else's. THUD, SWOOSH, BANG! I stared upwards from the floor.

"Oh crud! Are you alright?" I started to look towards the voice, ready to pounce this guy's ass and take him down, but my semi-homicidal thoughts came to a halt. It had to be him. No one else would do, huh? Staring at me from above was none other than that damned fox Naruto. I got up, and straightened my posture, and ignored him as his eyes got big.

"H-holy CRUD! You're tall!" I rolled my eyes. I had gotten that alot here. Apparently 5' 5 1/2" was tall for a girl, so I had gotten tons of stares walking around. Some people even mistook me for a boy while I was wearing that mask! Jeez people, I have medium long, wavy hair, and I totally look like a girl! But, then again, tons of men here have Dude-Looks-Like-A-Lady Syndrome... whatever.

"Yeah? And you're short." He frowned, and made himself as tall as he could. I sighed.

"Anyways, I'm fine, thanks for asking." I attempted to smile, and started walking out again, when he grabbed my cloak and kept talking.

"So what's your name?" He grinned, and smiled.

"I'm Chelsea," I bowed for a second, then came back up.

"What's your name?" He looked at me in half shock, like a sign of respect was a miracle. Actually freezing up for a moment, he then answered.

"I'm Naruto Uzumaki, future Hokage!" He bowed like, three times. I couldn't help but laugh.

"Uh... what was your name?" I forgot. My name is like, unpronounceable to people here because it has the "L" sound and the "Sss" sound in it, not to mention "Che" is also like, totally weird. I found out through trial and error they can't tell the difference between "L", and "R". I won't even start with my last name.

"Um, it's Chelse-"

"I'm gonna call you Cheru chan!" Alright. I guess my name isn't an issue anymore. What is, though, is that the Nine-Tails jinchurriki is right in front of me, and if I don't scram soon before his team shows up and realizes I'm a criminal, I'm screwed.

"Hey, Naruto san, I have to go. I'll see you around maybe, ok?" I meant that. He seemed ok. Walking out, I once again walked into someone. I backed off, and looked. Groaning in annoyance, I realized it was Kakashi, and behind him were Sakura and Sai. This is not my day dammit.

"Master Kakashi! This is Cheru chan!" Naruto chirped, grabbing my arm and introducing me to Sakura and Sai. They both smiled, and I actually felt pretty nervous. Sai took notice.

"Is there something wrong?" I looked him in the eyes.

"No, I'm just not used to people being this friendly to me... sorry."

"What do you mean Cheru chan? Don't you have any friends?" He looked at me with these huge puppy eyes. I seriously thought he might cry.

"No, not really. I'm... more of a loner. Please, I have to get going." I again tried to walk away, but this time he latched onto me like I was a stuffed animal.

"Don't you have any family?" This caught me for a moment.

"They're... very far away."

"Wait Cheru chan! Are you a ninja?" ... You know what? I'll answer his questions and get going.

"I have training, but I don't belong to any villages." I broke his arms back, and this time faced him instead of walking away.

"Any more questions?"

"OH! You can be a nin for Konoha! I'll be your big brother! Come on!" Big? I'm taller than you. Nonetheless, he began to drag me back to his team.

"Naruto, we can't just hire a ninja we find on the street. She's probably mediocre anyways." When Kakashi finished, I glared at him with all the murderous intent I could muster while being held by a blond kid who's on the verge of a hyper attack. They all backed off a good ten feet, including Naruto, who's smiles turned to gulps.

"Ch-cheru chan?" Naruto's voice came out as a whimper. I calmed down realizing I scared him.

"I don't appreciate being called mediocre by someone who doesn't even know me." I started to turn around and walk away for the fifth time so far when Kakashi replied.

"Naruto seems pretty set. I'll bet you're willing to take a job, right? Konoha is down, and it would be great if we could get someone with expertise right now... we can have a spar, and if you're good enough we'll take you."

"I have to be careful, I'm sure you realize that..." I began.

"But- lets say I do get in, what is in it for me?"

"Well, a steady job, good pay, rooming... things like that." I thought... and finally decided. This was going to be sweet.

"On some terms. I'm actually on a mission right now. If I pass your test, let me finish it before coming to your village."

...

That was before I woke up on a cold metal table, and realized I had been knocked unconscious.

(Note: Nothing happened. I know. Epic conclusion thought right? In your reviews, actually tell me what you do/don't like, and what you think I could do better. Thanks.)