the cold and distant lights shone from the village of konoha. the night was filled with an eerie coldness.
a thrill of excitement swept up to uchiha itachi, followed by sounds of evil laughter. he was bloodthirsty and was
ready to kill, once again. with swift movements like the wind, he appeared precariously at naruto's door with eyes
of daggers. the door creaked opened slowly tardily, reavealing a small apartment suited for one ninja. continuous
snores filled the air. uzumaki naruto slept on his bed half-awakened by the chilly air. half asleep, he walked irritatedly
towards the open window and slammed it shut. he then drifted off into a deep sleep, not troubled by the mysterious
and dire figure lurking between the doors, till the next morning.
the village of konoha awoke when the sun rose high beyond the skies. cheerful and perky noises filled the air forcing
naruto to wake up promptly. his stomach growled hungrily as he headed to the kitchen table. "cup noodles and milk"
exclaimed the energetic and peppy twelve year old boy. unknowingly, he gluped down the carton of overdued milk
and started slurping the noodles. suddenly.. he came into a standstill..
the whole image in naruto's mind abruptly changed. a bloody background formed and flashbacks of naruto's youth
appeared with a sudden. "how he was always the odd one out." "how sakura and many other konoha ninja's hated
him." "how everyone kept the secret of the nine-tailed fox from him." all the misery naruto felt for the past few
years seeped through his heart endlessly. he felt as though daggers were piercing into every corner of his body.
with clenched fists and a determined mind, naruto tried to knock himself back to reality. the only person he could think
of at that time was iruka sensei. he yelled out loudly and concentrated on the situation he was currently in. suddenly,
the visions in his mind changed again. naruto had a mere vision of a golden-haired boy. it flicked through him bringing
him into a place which he had never seen before. it had a totally different and overwhelming feeling.
naruto struggled to wake up from his standstill. he tried to focus and control his chakra to blast himself out of
everything. but without realisation, he was back in konoha.. in his room, back to reality. "naruto! oooi.. naruto"
yelled jiraiya shaking him hard. "daijoubu?.. konno baka!" he grined after seeing that naruto was now wide awake.
naruto was sweating profusely and he also felt pretty giddy from jiraiya's tremendous strength which was the
reason that shook him back to reality. "what the .." raged naruto. sparks of anger filled his blue eyes as he stared
at jiraiya with enrage. jiraiya looked as though he wanted to ask what happened but thought the better of it. he
smiled meekly at naruto and grinned. "lets go have some ramen! my treat! hows that?"
"yatahHh"
both of them briskly went out of the house and chatted and laughed about many things. that was the close relation naruto
had with his teacher. at the ramen stall, business was looking towards the positive side, as usual. naruto ate a total
of four bowls of ramen in a row arguing with jiraiya who was now complaining that he would have a hole in his pocket
if naruto continued.
"haiyy.." jiraiya sighs for the fifty fifth time.