It was mid-morning before Naruto fully shook off the effects of the sleep jutsu from the night before. He sat up in bed, holding his head as he tried to set everything straight. He could fully recall what had happened from the night before, but he really didn't care about that. He was racking his brain to see what he had to do today. He was still trying to remember when it suddenly hit him like a ton of bricks. He was supposed to have gone down to the Hokage's office to get a mission that he'd signed up for months ago. He looked at the clock next to his bed; it read eleven o' clock. Naruto cursed; he only had thirty minutes left before he had to meet up with the Hokage. He quickly sprang out of bed, took a shower, got dressed, and was out the door in under fifteen minutes. Once he was outside, he quickly set off to the office.

He made it into Tsunade's office five minutes before the meeting was to take place. When he arrived, he looked around to find that she wasn't anywhere in sight. Naruto's instincts instantly put him on high alert: even though the Hokage would never let herself be captured, Naruto felt that he could not take the chance. He drew out a kunai and quickly looked around the room again. What the hell is going on? Naruto thought, before he sensed a large amount of chakra flare in the room.

"Alright, come out, or I'll kill you!" Naruto screamed at the emptiness in the room.

The words had barely left his lips, when a cloud of smoke suddenly exploded within the room, blinding the young shinobi.

As the smoke began to clear, Naruto held his kunai at the ready, and faced...

"What the hell?" Naruto asked dumbstruck.

All of his friends were lined up behind a row of long tables, set with an enormous amount of food.

"Happy Birthday!" they all exclaimed.

Naruto could only gape in confusion as he dropped his kunai on the floor.


hi, im really sorry i havent updated in awhile, and this chapter is really short, and really filler-ish....its not worth the reviews....but i'll come back with more later this week hopefully