Chapter 1
"You know they're starting to say you could get health problems from eating to much ramen, Naruto," said the ramen bar tender as he was drying out another clean bowl, "They say you could become pale and have skin conditions and things like that." Naruto slowly slurped up the rest of his bite, looking solemnly at his almost empty bowl. "Is that so? Well, it's not like things could get much worse for me." Naruto set his chopsticks aside gently, picked up his bowl, and chugged down the broth and whatever was still floating in it. He then reached into his back pocket and pulled out a small frog-shaped coin purse that was almost empty. "How much do I owe you?" He asked, while shifting through the coins. The bar tender had noticed that Naruto had been running short on cash lately. It was already Friday and Naruto had only been to Ichiraku for ramen twice. Each time he had only bought one bowl and then went along his lonely way. The bar keep smiled as he said, "Don't worry about it today, I'll put it on your tab." This got a grin out of Naruto. It was the closest he had come to smiling all week. "Arigatou," Naruto replied. He then raised himself off the barstool, put his wallet back into his back pocket, and walked off for the door.
His hands were shoved into his pockets and his head was slumped as he walked through the back alley streets of Konoha to get to his "home" without incident. He didn't know why, but everyone in town seemed to hate him for no apparent reason. It bothered him to walk through the open roads and having all of their cold eyes staring at him. Even though he was probably safe in the alleys, he clutched the kunai in his pocket tightly, just in case they came for him again. It had already been a month since that gang had attacked him, but he wasn't taking any chances. He had learned one very important rule: trust only yourself. He heard a couple of rustles, but it was usually either the wind or a small animal. He thought he heard human voices a few times. He wrote if off in his mind as overactive imagination, but he still kept his guard up.
About twenty minutes later he made it to the small apartment complex in which he lived. It was getting late and Naruto hadn't even had time to practice his jutsus yet. The final exam at the ninja academy was in less than a week, and Naruto still hadn't mastered Bushin no Jutsu. He was walking from block to block worrying about what he was going to do for the exam. He didn't know what he was going to do if he failed.
He got to his door and noticed it was already opened so he hid against the wall and cautiously opened the door. He sneaked inside and looked around at mess that was his apartment. He looked down the short hallway towards his room. Through the opening of his door he could see several shadows. He pulled the kunai from his pocket and drew an extra one for use in his other hand. He thought to himself, "What is with these people? Why can't I just be left alone?" He rushed to the door and looked around to see who it was. It was the same gangsters that had beaten him a month ago. Naruto grinned as he thought of a perfect way to beat them. They were all guys and Naruto had recently designed a new move. He got ready to rush in there and take them all out at once.
He busted through the door and rolled across the ground. Naruto then jumped up onto his feet and put his hands in the standard chakra channeling position, and yelled, "HENGE! SEXY NO JUTSU!" And with that he changed into a gorgeous, naked blonde female with ponytails and Naruto's six little face marks. Playing the part he then winked and blew a kiss at the intruders. They all ended up spewing blood out of their noses and flying out the open window. "That should show them," said Naruto with confidence. He then shut the window, locked, and shut and locked all of the other doors and windows. He was making sure they wouldn't get back in, though he didn't know how exactly they got in in the first place.
"You know they're starting to say you could get health problems from eating to much ramen, Naruto," said the ramen bar tender as he was drying out another clean bowl, "They say you could become pale and have skin conditions and things like that." Naruto slowly slurped up the rest of his bite, looking solemnly at his almost empty bowl. "Is that so? Well, it's not like things could get much worse for me." Naruto set his chopsticks aside gently, picked up his bowl, and chugged down the broth and whatever was still floating in it. He then reached into his back pocket and pulled out a small frog-shaped coin purse that was almost empty. "How much do I owe you?" He asked, while shifting through the coins. The bar tender had noticed that Naruto had been running short on cash lately. It was already Friday and Naruto had only been to Ichiraku for ramen twice. Each time he had only bought one bowl and then went along his lonely way. The bar keep smiled as he said, "Don't worry about it today, I'll put it on your tab." This got a grin out of Naruto. It was the closest he had come to smiling all week. "Arigatou," Naruto replied. He then raised himself off the barstool, put his wallet back into his back pocket, and walked off for the door.
His hands were shoved into his pockets and his head was slumped as he walked through the back alley streets of Konoha to get to his "home" without incident. He didn't know why, but everyone in town seemed to hate him for no apparent reason. It bothered him to walk through the open roads and having all of their cold eyes staring at him. Even though he was probably safe in the alleys, he clutched the kunai in his pocket tightly, just in case they came for him again. It had already been a month since that gang had attacked him, but he wasn't taking any chances. He had learned one very important rule: trust only yourself. He heard a couple of rustles, but it was usually either the wind or a small animal. He thought he heard human voices a few times. He wrote if off in his mind as overactive imagination, but he still kept his guard up.
About twenty minutes later he made it to the small apartment complex in which he lived. It was getting late and Naruto hadn't even had time to practice his jutsus yet. The final exam at the ninja academy was in less than a week, and Naruto still hadn't mastered Bushin no Jutsu. He was walking from block to block worrying about what he was going to do for the exam. He didn't know what he was going to do if he failed.
He got to his door and noticed it was already opened so he hid against the wall and cautiously opened the door. He sneaked inside and looked around at mess that was his apartment. He looked down the short hallway towards his room. Through the opening of his door he could see several shadows. He pulled the kunai from his pocket and drew an extra one for use in his other hand. He thought to himself, "What is with these people? Why can't I just be left alone?" He rushed to the door and looked around to see who it was. It was the same gangsters that had beaten him a month ago. Naruto grinned as he thought of a perfect way to beat them. They were all guys and Naruto had recently designed a new move. He got ready to rush in there and take them all out at once.
He busted through the door and rolled across the ground. Naruto then jumped up onto his feet and put his hands in the standard chakra channeling position, and yelled, "HENGE! SEXY NO JUTSU!" And with that he changed into a gorgeous, naked blonde female with ponytails and Naruto's six little face marks. Playing the part he then winked and blew a kiss at the intruders. They all ended up spewing blood out of their noses and flying out the open window. "That should show them," said Naruto with confidence. He then shut the window, locked, and shut and locked all of the other doors and windows. He was making sure they wouldn't get back in, though he didn't know how exactly they got in in the first place.