AN I've decided on a new disclaimer and wanted to add it at the beginning of my chapter. The other one about me not owning anything that the naruto owner owns still applies, of course.
Disclaimer 2: I reserve the right to write whatever I so choose and the reader reserves the right to decide whether or not he or she wants to read it.
With that said, I'd like to thank Enraged Karupin for taking the time to leave a lengthy though extremely generalized and possibly irrelevant review and would like to give him or her a message:
Like my disclaimer says, I can post whatever and you don't have to read it. Also, I'm glad you reviewed and welcome your negative criticism. However, I would appreciate it next time if you actually read my story before leaving a flaming review.
Lastly, I'd like to apologize if I offended any "TRUE FANS" with my "Sue story" and my "Suethor's mind." However, do not insult my readers with name calling; that is so elementary because last time I checked, we can enjoy whatever we choose to.
I didn't expect everyone to like my story, and I'm not going to stop writing just because "true fans" like Enraged Karupin here dislikes it enough to flame me.
Onward, and sorry about the long AN, I just felt the need to address that issue….
Ooookay, too awkward. I'm outta here, thought Faith, hopping swiftly off her tree and over the compound walls.
On the way to Naruto's house, she stopped at the ramen shop and lifted up the flaps of fabric to look for her friend, who was preoccupied with stuffing his face. Faith smiled to herself and crouched for the kill, prepared to jump on Naruto.
"Faith!" called a voice from a fellow diner.
"SHHHHH!" Faith hissed, wheeling on the speaker, "AWW you ruined it!"
"Oh, what did I ruin?" he stammered.
Faith glared at him.
"Um…sorry?"
Groaning, she plopped down on the stool between Naruto and the stranger, "So, what do you want?"
"Do you recognize me?" he asked, motioning at his face in an apelike manner.
"Am… I…. supposed to?" Faith answered cautiously, afraid it might be another fourth cousin twice removed who she was introduced to previously.
"Oh, well, I guess it has been a while. I'm Cione," he stated as if that cleared everything up.
"Um…" she turned to Naruto for help but should've known better, as he was on the next bowl already.
"I brought you here from the water country seven years ago."
"UhhOH, you!" Faith beamed and added, "How are you, dude? Doing well?" For extra effect, she clasped her hand on his shoulder as one would do with an old war ally; she had no clue who this guy is.
"Fine. Great. I'm good," he said, indecisively sputtering adjectives.
"Well, that's good. I'm glad to hear that," replied Faith.
He shifted in his seat straightened up to a more businesslike posture, and Faith let her hand drop off his shoulder. "I'm here because I thought you might like to come back to your home country to," he paused and looked around the booth before deciding that Naruto was too busy eating to eavesdrop and continued, "work on your bloodline technique."
"That aquakinesis stuff?" she asked.
He made a silence motion and resumed, "Yes, that. Someone in the water country is trying to reassemble the survivors of the purge in order to revive the clan. But, seeing as how they were scattered during the chaos, he hasn't made much progress. If you want to come, I've already spoken to the Hokage, and he has agreed to let you return to your home country for the training."
At the moment, Faith saw no reason why she should want to leave Konoha, but the little voice in her head kept telling her keep your options open. So she did. "I'll think about it," she replied and turned to Naruto.
"I'm be in room 125 in the Konoha Grand until the end of next week."
"Ok," answered Faith curtly as she dragged Naruto away before he could order his sixth bowl.