"Now look here my good sir, we are willing to buy the boar from you, but the price you are asking for is impossible."

"No, you look here buddy. I nearly risked my whole fucking life getting this shit here, eh? And you want me to sell this baby for only 1000? You're toying me, called it."

"You're not being very reasonable here good sir, we are simply trying to open a business, and if we were to give you more on what I offered you, we will definitely be at a disadvantage."

"Yeah right. So you say that losing this fine piece of meat isn't a disadvantage?"

"…"

He loves it when people are silent reacting to what he says.

Thankfully for him, this place has this quite large settlement called the Human Village. He's not sure whether the name is official or the people here don't have any more idea to name the place. Regardless, he is having the upper hand in this haggle. Well, he won't call it haggling since he knows that he is not agreeing with the vendor one bit. But who cares, he just have to push the right buttons then the man will submit.

Selling things is easy for him. It's as easy as instant ramen. All he needs are three simple steps. First, find a perfect vendor to sell your spoils to. Second, piss the vendor off, but not too much. This will agitate the person who you are selling your spoils to. The more agitated they are, the further they're prone on buying what you're selling, of course, the condition and quality of the item applies as well. And third, if it succeeds, you raise the selling price higher, which is something that he's going to do here.

First, the vendor will speak. "Okay very well. How about… 1010?"

"No, 1020."

"No, no… how about 1015?"

"Tch, I saw a shop that was willing to give me 1055 before I got here. Maybe I'll check that shop out again…" he's having a lot of fun with this. And if one were to think if he's scamming, well he's not. He doesn't know how the economic system here works, but it's not like he cares anyway.

"Wait!" the vendor stopped the young blonde, before he could step away. The aged vendor sighed heavily, coming to a final decision. "1066. That's it. 1066." The vendor said, his voice firm and final. The man's eyes look serious, he's not even kidding anymore.

This is what they call 'the last straw'. Now what Naruto must do is to prevent this straw from snapping into two, if it were to snap, he would lose all the chances he had to sell his goods. But of course, since he's damn good at what he's doing, he'll add some few extra and cheap services.

"Now we're talking." Naruto nodded, with a smile. "But having this," he pointed to the giant boar that he had with him beside him. "in bulk would be a pain in the ass, eh?" he nudged the vendor on the chest. "So I'll do a favor for you. I'll cut this baby up in pieces and all you have to do is just place them over by the display, until you have customers that are willing to buy the meat from you."

The man looked pleased. "Really? I thank you for this, good sir."

"But of course, it comes with an extra." Hiding a grin behind his friendly façade, Naruto began to appease to the vendor. At this point, the vendor cannot refuse. The boar is big, and it will take a fine amount of time and tools to even cut the head. If this boy is willing to do all the butchering for him, why not? After all, he is the one that hunt the animal anyway, so he saw no reason for him not being able to skin or pelt the boar.

"How much?"

"Another extra 10." Naruto said simply.

"…Deal."

'Heh, sucker…'

"Okay, it's a pleasure doing business with you." The blonde haired teenager shook the man's hand forcibly before letting go. "Now, do you have any place on where I could cut this fucker up?" he asked while pointing to the boar carcass. He needs room, and something tells him that this shop has it. Well duh, since it's a butcher shop after all.

"We do, it's in the back. Please, follow me." The man led Naruto inside his shop. The blonde teenager drags the boar carcass, which he had tied with a strong rope that he had with him in his pouch. The inside of the shop isn't exactly worth mentioning, because it is typically your normal every day meat shop. Meats are hanged here and there, and since this place looks so… old fashioned, they are using an old method of keeping the meat fresh. The meat that are put on display here are probably the ones that are ready to be sold.

The owner of the place took him to the back. Despite being an old fashioned building, this place is strangely bigger than it looks. He's surprised to see that the boar fits through the door. After a few seconds of walking, he is in the slaughter house, where the old man skin, pelt and obviously kill the animal to gain profit. Judging from the situation outside, this place has quite the number of customer. Now he's not going to judge or anything but, why would a butcher shop be getting a lot of customer? Don't they have a store where you could buy cooked meat or something?

"There are knives and other utensils that you can use, the butcher who does all the chopping is absent today, so I'm glad that you are glad to do us a favor." Was the last thing that the vendor said before leaving to the front again. The vendor looked pleased, maybe he should have raised the price more by a little…? Nah, he's not that cruel.

The blonde teen placed the large boar unto the chopping table. The table is sturdy, made from some pretty hard wood. He could see blood marks and cuts everywhere on the table, and the one who does the chopping here must be a pretty strong fella if he he's able to lift a butcher knife that big. Seriously, who made this knife? The steel's too thick, the cutting edge is sharp but swinging this is like swinging a sword that has been condensed many times… he grabbed the handle of the knife, feeling its roughness and steel like sensation.

This knife is actually made from iron… the lack of shine is what made him come to that conclusion. The shaping is pretty rough… and it's definitely obvious that this knife have seen better days. Naruto brought the cleaver closer to him, seeing nothing, not even his reflection on the blade. Even if it looks crude and overused, it's still clean. That's nice to know. The teenager's lips thinned, his eyes scanning and focused on the cleaver before him.

Suddenly, images, flashbacks and memories begin to flood his mind.

The screaming… the pain… the lives that ware lost… and the faces of the dead… it's still fresh in his mind even until today. Being alive after what he has done in his life is a painful thing. It hurts him to know that he can't undo what he had done before. He knows that he's forgiven, but does he forgive himself? No. As a shinobi, he was supposed to dispose of all his pride, emotions and consciousness. All that he has to do is one thing.

Kill.

It's easier done than said. Yup. That's how he sees it. Killing is easy; killing is easy as breaking a toothpick into two with just one's fingers. But saying that you commit the kill is hard. Whether he does it for good or not, killing makes him guilty. But of course, there are also times when he's clouded in nothing but rage. His mind filled only with the intention to kill, showing no form of mercy and staining the blood of his enemies on the ground. After all of that, he felt good. Very, good. It's like getting rid of all the problems in his life, even though more will just appear. But he could just kill, kill and kill again.

However, it scares him too. It scares him, being able to kill so easily is scary, but it feels very good afterwards. He started to realize how much he has dehumanized himself, he has started to see his own body and life as a weapon. It's all the same for him. Sit in his room, wait for orders, pick up the sword, find whoever needs to be killed, and stab the ugly motherfucker in the brains. Done. Poof. Just like that and it's done. Of course, circumstances are applied, sometimes his target is a ninja, and sometimes his targets are corrupted nobles… the more obvious profession they have, the harder they are to kill.

But there was also that one time where he has to kill a Samurai general… it's not as easy as he think it is. That is also how he learns to not judge one's skill simply by their profession.

Naruto stared at the cleaver for another second. He then looked at the boar carcass. Without thinking, he raised the cleaver and brought it down, doing his job.

"Here is for the boar and doing the butchering. Please, come again if you ever need to buy or sell." The shop vendor gave Naruto a pouch full of coins. From what Naruto can see, this currency is different from the ones that he's using back home. So it's useless to use whatever Ryos that he has with him. Naruto gladly accepted the pouch full of coins with open palms, smiling.

"Thank you, I'll be sure to check things out if I ever have any other things that I'll buy or sell. See ya." He turned to leave, walking the road filled with people. His lips are stretched, showing his obviously pleased expression. If there's something that works for both good and bad, it's money. Money speaks in a very complicated yet messed up language. Could be good, could be the opposite. But he doesn't care, as long as he can survive in this place and return home, then he'll have no problem.

He just felt relieved to know that he has some cash with him in case if he needs to buy some things. He walked further into the street, getting into a more and much crowded area. People are everywhere. From kids to adults with all of them doing whatever it is they are doing. He finds the peaceful atmosphere nice. He could get a change of pace here, after all, who wouldn't want to live a life free of hunter ninjas searching for your ass?

"Kyaaah!"

Just like that, his good mood was thrown flatly to the ground. He turned his head towards where the scream was directed from, the people around him seems to be attracted by the sudden scream to. All heads are directed towards the scene of commotion. A group of three men are harassing a girl, simple as that if it were to be described. He had seen this kind of thing in his life, and it happens not only to women but also to men, only in a more brutal sense.

"You bitch, look what you did to my boss's shirt huh!?"

"I-I'm sorry, I'll clean it right away!" just as she was about to reach for the other man's clothing to clean off the mess that she had accidentally made, she was roughly kicked back to the ground by the thug who defended his boss. "Ah!"

All the people who watched the scene transpire are whispering amidst themselves, not even making an effort on helping the poor girl. Women began chattering amongst each other, whispering on how pitiful the girl is to have angered a member of a gang. Men are just watching the scene, none of them have the courage to defend a helpless young girl. Children are scared, because their parents told them not to associate themselves with 'bad' people.

"Calm down Koji, she is just a kid." The boss raised a hand to dismiss his subordinate's violent attitude. His face, rough but serious, eyes containing hints of hidden intention and vile within them. Naruto is familiar with these types of people, he's too familiar. People like these are calm and level headed on the outside, but once provoked or pushed to the limits, they'll be showing all kinds of wick.

"B-Boss…" the thug swallowed, obeying his boss. "The boss's kind enough to let ya off with this one, the next time, I'm sure he won't." the thug said with an attitude. The blonde haired shinobi watching from the distance narrowed his azure eyes, his anger and annoyance rising to his head.

As much as he wants to hand the punk's ass over to him in a box, he can't just charge in and beat the shit out of the two motherfuckers just like that. There will be a high possibility that those two idiots will come back for the girl, harassing her even further. So, for now, he decided to lay off and only step in when things get a little bit out of hand.

The girl, still scared and nervous, bowed her head low in forced gratitude. "T-Thank you very much sir! It won't happen again!" she stuttered out loudly. In Naruto's eyes, he could see how humiliated the girl is. This is embarrassing for her, and judging from the stares she's getting, she's ready to explode with all the pressure.

"Hm. See to it." Was the last thing the boss said before stepping away, his scrawny subordinate following him like an obedient puppy. The crowds are relieved that there was no fight or struggles, they began to disperse, leaving the poor girl alone in the streets. She has her head lowered, shoulders visibly shaking.

Naruto watched from afar, his eyes not showing pity or compassion. Only nostalgia. He remembered being in her shoes, but that was all before who he is now. If the old him is still here, then he's pretty sure that he won't allow those thugs to touch her in the first place. But he's a changed person now, though he has to admit that some old habits die hard. He turned to leave and was about to make his first step before…

"Sniff… sniff…"

God dammit.

He stop dead in his tracks, his feet unknowingly stiff. If there is one thing, one thing in his life that he hates the most and can't stand the most, is to see women cry. He doesn't know if it's genetic or what, but if he ever see a single girl crying even for the most stupid reasons, he cannot resist on helping them. That is why he is currently having a troubled expression, his mind thinking on whether he should help the girl or not, if he did, then he'll get into a business that he never wants to know.

"Uuu… Uwaaaah!"

…Screw whoever it is that made him has this kind of condition…

Turning around, he approached the crying girl. The girl cries softly, not wanting people to know that she's crying. Well, the people know but he isn't going to state that right in front of her face. Reaching an appropriate distance, he stopped. "Ahem…" he coughed intentionally, trying to get the girl's attention. "Ahem." He tried it again, but no luck. He sighed, looks like he'll have to be direct with this one.

Taking a deep breath, he formed the largest and purest smile he could muster. He tapped on the girl's shoulder gently, asking, "What's the matter?" he asked with a voice that made himself cringe inwardly. It sounds off for him, like something that he shouldn't even do in his life. "Are you okay?"

The girl slowly turns her head towards him, exposing her flushed, teary face.

Then… everything just went so fast for Naruto.

"Is it really okay for me to leave you here…?"

"Yeah… I have school today, but I don't think that I'll be able to go to school because of the snow…"

Along with the girl that he met before, Naruto is walking towards the direction of a house, the girl's house to be more exact. After speaking to her in the middle of the street, he just can't leave her be. He blames his pitifully weak heart on this one… anyway, it's fine for him as long as the girl feels better. According to her, her house is outside the village. He's not sure why but she said it's because her father's a wood chopper or something so they needed to leave outside of the village.

"Hm… you're right, it is pretty thick. Where is the school anyway?" Naruto asked the shorter teenager, curious.

"It just a few minutes' walk from here, but the snow is too thick and it's cold too…" the girl said while shivering under the cold. The snow is indeed thick on the way over there, going there will be a hassle. For the girl at least. He has no problem in bringing her to school but he's not sure if she would mind the method of transportation he's going to use.

Female clients hate tree jumping. Enough said.

Deciding, he'll try and ask her anyway. "I can help you get to school if you want to, but I'm not sure if you'll like the way how I'll get you there." he suggested while stretching his arms.

The girl gave Naruto a confused look. "What do you- Kyah!" she was suddenly scooped up by a pair of strong arms. "Whawhawhawha what are you doing?!" she demanded, face flustered and red. She can feel the boy's hard and muscular abdomen, something that she was not expecting from a person like him.

"Told you before. I'm not sure if you'll like the way how I'll get you to your school." The blonde haired whiskered teen shrugged. He smiled brightly, readying his feet. "Just hold on tight and put all your trust in me, I ain't gonna let a girl fall from some trees now can I?" there is a sense of humor in his voice, but what's disturbing for the girl is that he actually mean it.

"Trees? What do you mean by tree-EEEEK!" She felt surprise taking over her when the boy who is carrying her suddenly launched, to be more exact, jumped onto a tree branch. It did not stop there, he continues to jump from branch to branch, tree to tree. It might look cool for her if she is not being carried by said boy. "Put me down, put me down!" she shouted, shaking her legs. She is scared, there's no doubt about it.

"Really?" Naruto raised an eyebrow as he answers the girl's plea. He then smirked, still maneuvering through the treetops. "You really want to fall from up here? I'd say that you'll break a bone of four if you fall from this height." His answer managed to silence the girl, causing her to become even more terrified than before. "Don't worry though, I'm not planning on letting you fall…"

Her face brightens to a beautiful and ripe pink color. Somehow the words that came out of his mouth sounds assuring enough. She felt like she could trust this stranger in all circumstances. As she was busy with her own thoughts, Naruto is making his way through the trees. The girl said that her school's not far from here, but he doesn't exactly know where it is. so what could he do other than to ask the person herself?

"Hey, how far are we from this school of yours?" Naruto asked, his feet tapping as jumped from branch to branch.

Snapped out from her stupor, the girl gave him a late reply. "O-Oh. It's not far, just a few more meters away from here." She directed, pointing forward towards where Naruto is heading.

"Hm…? Well that's nice to know." Naruto said out. "You do have friends that can accompany you home, right? I really need to go somewhere after this." He stated, letting the girl know.

The ninja, while carrying the girl, subtly observes the winter climate around him. It is cold, since he's pretty much only using his jacket and a shirt underneath it. He doesn't have any hand warmers or even socks, a scarf would be terrific, not to mention. But still, as an awesome individual, he's not going to let a little cold get in the way of helping people in need.

"I do, some at least." The girl whispered out, almost unwillingly. "I don't have that many friends at school, since I live outside of the village. Most of the kids at school live inside the village, and those who came from the outside like me are either taken by them or they're just too busy trying to get to know me."

"Is that so?" Naruto droned. "That actually reminds me of myself when I was younger, believe it or not." There's no shame in admitting his childhood. Even he would agree if someone were to say that he's not the type to have many friends. "I was pretty much like the kind of person you described yourself as. Always waiting for someone to talk to you, but the differences between you and me is that I don't mind kicking a few asses in order to gain some trust." He grinned.

"What a crude way of thinking…." The girl muttered bitterly.

She was surprised when the blonde laugh his heart out, as if hearing an amusing joke. "I know right? I thought so too. But it didn't take me a long time to realize that I'm the one who's actually at fault. I mean, I wasn't doing anything to get what I wanted, right? Thinking about it again, that's pretty childish and fucked up." The blonde boy shrugged. "I finally see the shit on the floor. So, I decided to make some friends."

"In… what way?" the girl asked, wanting him to clarify further.

"In the most awesomest and fanfuckingtastic way there is." she heard him say with pride. Never in her life has she encountered such a… straightforward person. The most straightforward person she thought she knew was probably one of her classmates. He's brash, always getting into trouble and acts like an idiot. It seems as if he has no or any form restrain at all. This person, however, shows no slightest bit of it. Even if he has it, it would be similar to silk threads. Thin and easy to break.

After minutes of tree jumping, the girl soon realized that she is now in a familiar location. "Ah, we're near my school. Just look at the sky for smoke. That should point us to the right way." The school that she's attending isn't the main school. The main school is inside the human village. The reason why she's attending this school is because it is actually nearer to her house, than her house to the human village. And she enjoys walking to school with all the scenery around her.

Naruto looked at the distant sky, trying to find the hint that the girl has provided for him. His eyes scanned the grey, cloudy sky trying to find the slightest hint of smoke. After a few seconds of searching, he found it. It's not too far from here, he could get there in seconds if he speed up a little. Which is something that he's about to be doing right now.

"Wait, what are you do-WAAAAAAH!" The next seventy seconds was literal speed hell for the girl.

Later…

"There we go, all nice and safe eh?"

"I could've died back there!" being carried and jumping from tree to trees, isn't something she does often. In fact, the thought had never occurred before in her mind. She was still annoyed that she had to go through that particular method of travelling, but she is also relieved that she also survived throughout the entire ordeal. Falling and having a broken bone or limb would be the last thing she wanted…

"Don't worry about the tiniest thing girly, just relax and chill." The way Naruto is dismissing her annoyance has only managed to increase it further. The blonde ninja give the school a look, murmuring. "Meh, not too bad for being a school. Could've been better though." Seems like he's not the type of person to keep his opinion to himself. He turns, catching the girl's attention. He raised his hands, his feet stepping forward. "Well, it's time for me to go. Let's not meet up like this again sometime, eh?"

But before he could walk away further, the girl's voice stopped him. "Wait!" he heard her shout, motioning for him to stop. He stopped and looked back, his face demanding an explanation. "What's your name!" the girl asked. For once, Naruto had never seen a person so determined to learn his name. At least a person who is not after his head. He could easily tell from her eyes that she's not going to stop bothering or letting him leave until he told her his name.

Should he? Or should he not?

Meh, both works.

He turns his back again, surprising the girl. He raised his hands to stop the girl from approaching him. "My name is not important, since we won't be meeting each other anyway." He snorted. "All that you have to know is that I'm Uzumaki. That's it. See you for real now, girl." He stepped forward, walking away from the girl's field of vision. Until he is sure that he is no longer within the girl's view, he looked back. "Heh. Pretty sure that she's going to be persistent…" he mused before shrugging. "Guess not."

He disappears into a thin wisp of smoke.

"So… let me ask this again, why are we here?"

Parties are common in Gensokyo. In fact, it's probably not Gensokyo if there's no party. Normally, Reimu would love to come to parties. She would. But there are certain times when she is busy with her own things like: Sweeping the shrine grounds, eating mandarins, drinking tea, warming up underneath the kotatsu now that it's winter and drinking tea. She doesn't care if it's repetitive, people who have any problem with her lifestyle could go and directly answer to her.

Her friend and all time partner simply gave her a one handed hug. "Don't just stay crude and perky Rei… just enjoy it just like everybody else." From the way she's speaking, Reimu could easily tell that her friend is definitely drunk. Though it confuses her in one way. Since, Marisa does have quite the tolerance when it comes to drinking that she would still be able to fly and go for a round of danmaku. Perhaps wine is just stronger in some aspect.

Reimu let herself off from the blonde's grip, a sour expression on her face. Indeed, the party is nice. Indeed, it would be a shame if she were to just let this chance pass. The number of people here are sufficient enough to make the place warm and crowded, what's more, the hostess who is currently hosting the party provide heaters that makes the place even warmer. This is way better than her shrine. "Great, I just admitted something taboo…" the Hakurei miko murmured under her breath.

Aside from Marisa, there are a few others who are drunk too. Excluding a certain little pandemonium. The Tengus are here, no doubt searching for some scoops that are worth writing in their papers. The famous, or infamous, Yuuka Kazami is here too. She's not drunk per say, but she has been drinking wine ever since she step foot inside this mansion. The family from Hell is surprisingly present. She didn't know how Remilia managed to convince them to come, but whatever methods she used, it is worth praising. The two tailed Kasha is definitely drunk and the Hell Raven is too much of a bird brain to be drunk.

As for the Satori herself… let's just say that Reimu can't think about that right now from the staring she received from the Youkai.

The duo from the Netherworld is also present. As usual, the Ghost Mistress is devouring the food supply as if it would just replenish itself. In truth, it doesn't. But does that stops the woman from emptying it anyway? No. Along with the Ghost Mistress is her Gardener. Youmu Konpaku. She is doing what she normally does when attending parties with her mistress, which is being with her mistress while holding plates filled with food. Is the food for her? No. But she was, occasionally, being permitted to enjoy and look around. However, being the loyal and ever faithful servant of her mistress, she insisted on staying here.

Reimu also caught sight of the folks from the Bamboo forest. The two immortals are, however, at the opposite side, not wanting to even make the slightest bit of contact between the two of them. The Princess, along with her escorts, is having a rather enjoyable time. She's enjoying the party, and so does her escorts. The other immortal seems… out of place in a way and it also seems that she's just attending for the mood. All that she's been doing for the previous ten seconds was to play with her drink.

Despite all the faces here, most that she had defeated before in previous incidents, they're all cool and are neutral with each other. Though she can't say for sure, except for the two immortals. The hostess of the party is also joining the party, but she is not somewhere in this part of the room. Reimu's just too lazy to even think about where that vampire is. She took a sip of the wine, feeling a foreign taste in her mouth. Somehow, she knows the reason as to why she's not comfortable when going to parties like this. She prefers eastern styled parties aside from western styled ones. Though the food is good, she has to admit that. And the maid here is an excellent cook.

As the party is happening around her, Reimu looked up to the ceiling. "Ah, if it isn't Reimu…" the shrine maiden's eyes rolled sideways. Her gaze landed on a shorter figure. Said person is dressed rather stunningly. Complete with the aura of charisma around her. But Reimu is completely resistant to it already. The mistress of the house is here, the Scarlet Devil herself, Remilia Scarlet.

The blue haired vampire walks over closer to the red and white wearing girl, her eyes focused on the miko's frame. "You look as splendid as ever Reimu… even though you did not even bother to wear different clothing when attending parties." The vampire speaks in a rather amused tone. But she knows that Reimu is not one to be amused easily.

"Remilia." Reimu acknowledges her presence. "I don't really try to look splendid. All I care about is getting out of the cold and your place is the nearest one." She then pointed to the drunken witch who is currently chugging down a wine bottle on top of a table. "Not to mention, someone was pretty insistent on making me accompany her here."

Remilia laughs dignifiedly. "True… knowing the thief, she would be more likely to act in such ways… but I wonder," her eyes were then focused back towards the miko. "I am sure that you have had quite the eventful morning, no?" it was not a question. It's like a guess, but that guess is right on the spot.

Reimu's eyes went wide visibly, if not for a moment. She then narrows both eyes, gripping to the wine glass she's holding tighter. "So you knew…"

"Dear Reimu, it is in my power to see the fate of others, though I may not have full control over it, I am still… sensitive to it." Remilia sips her wine before continuing. The vampire change pose, making an open gesture with her arms. "Talking to me alone is like opening a door. But the only difference is that I'm the only who is able to see what lies behind that door. So tell me, what happened to you today?"

At her question, Reimu looked at her weirdly. "Didn't you just said that you're the only who's able to see what's behind this door of mine?"

"Knowing and seeing are two different things. The Satori could approve for me on that matter." She added the last part. "And as I've said before, I do not have full control over my abilities. I only know that something great, be it beneficial or crucial, will happen to those person who I'm familiar with." her eyes turn sultry, almost too much for comfort. "And I'm sure that we both are quite… familiar… with each other, no?"

"Sure." Shrugged the miko, not really caring about Remilia's question. "And as to what happened to me today, let's just say that I met all sorts of trouble in the form of one person."

"Oh…" the vampire's red, scarlet eyes gleam with interest. "Tell me more…"

"A-Achoo!" one Naruto Uzumaki stop dead in his tracks, interrupted by a sudden sneeze. The blonde sniffs to find his nose itchy. "Damn winter, I hate winter. I hate summer too… but oh well, no use in thinking." Walking, he is in a place somewhere in this Gensokyo place that the Shrine girl had explained to him about earlier today. After killing that boar, he separated with her and went to the village in order to sell the boar for some cash.

But it looks like that cash is useless when he's inside some creepy forest. This forest really reminds him of the Forest of the death back in Konoha. All sorts of creature lives there, and they say that the creatures are the least of their worries. He's not sure if the same thing applies here, probably not since he had just had his first encounter with a creature this morning. He had yet to see a Youkai, and it's not like he's sure on whether they belong to the 'creature' category or not.

Whether they belong or not, he did not care.

Exploring is a hobby of his, it's one of the many hobbies that he have. It's great for him to get familiar with his surroundings in other words, it helps him easier on adapting to newer climates of terrains. He had been on snowy climates before, but not so much. So he'll consider this as a training of some sort. Endurance training, yeah that's it. But still, when he's cold, he is cold. It's a good thing that this place still has sunlight basking over it, or else it'll be colder than for comfort.

He has reasons as to why he's exploring this forest. Reimu mentioned something about a certain gap hag being able to perform a time transportation jutsu. All that he has to do is just find whoever thus gap hag is and ask her to transport him home to Konoha. If she's one of those types who need a good ass kicking to be told what they have to do, he'll gladly do it. But maybe, he should act at least a little bit polite since this person is a hag.

He ventured deeper into the forest, and the feeling of uneasiness began to rise up gradually. He has this condition when or if he is feeling uneasy or uncomfortable, his six senses will skyrocket. He'll be able to sense things more accurately, his reflexes are increased and other useful tricks. Perhaps it's because of his background that he had gain this kind of condition.

The ninja delves deeper into the forest, his senses flaring up. He stopped, feeling a presence behind him. he looked back, hands ready to beat whoever it is that he is feeling. The presence is different from a human's. It is stronger, yet it is also well hidden. Perhaps… this is a Youkai? No, he can't be too sure just yet. Maybe it's another of those possessed animal things? That's out of the question too since the animal would just run up straight to him and charge.

He resumed walking again, pretending as if the presence has never existed. He walked, walked and walked. It is then he started to confirm his own conclusion into being right. The presence was indeed following him, but he's confused as to why it is not attacking him yet. He's alone in a forest with no one else. He doesn't look equipped and he's sure that whoever's watching him out there thinks that he's just a short kid with an attitude.

A small sneeze emitted from somewhere within the forest.

"Come out whoever you are! Or else I'll send your body to your parents in a body bag." His threat produced results, surprisingly. Rustling noise started to be heard, footsteps are audible. Naruto readies his arm, in case if he needs to go to a fight. His eyes are focused and his mind is set to act on the first sight of an ugly monstrosity. The presence approached him, it begins to get closer, closer and closer. Naruto gulped down, feeling nervous that he was about to see a Youkai.

Finally, something or someone came out from the bushes. An arm appears for him to view, then come along a head, then a full body frame. This is no ugly monstrosity… because, he is sure that this person is a human.

"…Hello?"

"Hi…?"

This person, she's… human. Right?

A/N: Hahaha! I felt so evil for ending the story there. Who are the two mysterious women/girls that Naruto encountered today? Are they canon? Are they OCs?

I was planning on uploading this yesterday but the internet has stopped working. So I did my best to try and upload today. Speaking of uploading, I am going to be focusing on my Touhou centered fic, Flandre Scarlet is in my house, more. I just enjoy writing that piece of literature very much.

That's just about it, please review and favorite. Share this to your Naruto or Touhou loving uncle if you have to. I know I am one.

Have a good day/night!