Ch. One: Konoha's Newest Ninja
A boy of 14 emerged from the forest. He wore a red shirt, a gray, unzipped jacket, just standard khaki pants, normal ninja-issue sandals, and a heavy traveling backpack. His hair was long, spiky, and brown, and went down to a little blow his neck. He stared up at the gate. "So, I finally made it," he thought. "The village of leaves. Konoha."
He entered through the gate. He noticed to ninja sitting at a booth right by the entrance. "Hey, could either of you two tell me where to find the Kaz- I mean, Hokage?" One of the ninja stood up and pointed. "See those stone faces of the Hokages? Well there's a red building near it. You'll find her there." "Thanks." The boy continued over in that direction
He saw a few things as he walked. A boy in an orange jumpsuit gulping down ramen. A gray-haired man reading some adult novel on a roof. A pink-haired girl arguing with a blond-haired girl in a flower shop. Eventually, he reached the Hokage's manor and knocked on the door. A black-haired woman with a pig by her ankles opened the door. "Hello. Um, who are you?" "I'm Nasura Yari, from the Sand Village." "Oh, right! The transfer ninja. Follow me. Lord Hokage will be ready to see you."
Shizune knocked on Tsunade's door. "Enter," came a voice from inside. Shizune opened the door. "Welcome, Yari." Yari took a look at Tsunade. "This is the Hokage??? She's ho-no. I'm not even gonna go there." "Um, hi." He bowed. "I suppose you're here for your Leaf ninja headband," she stated. "Yes, I am." "Well, just hand me your papers and you'll be on your way." Yari removed his backpack and dug around it for a moment. "No, no," he murmured to himself. "AHA!" he cried with triumph. He handed over some majorly wrinkled papers to Tsunade. "Very well, then. Here is your ninja headband." "Sweet. From Sand ninja to Leaf ninja," he stated happily as he tied his headband around his forehead. "Oh yeah. What team am I on?" He almost forgot to ask. Tsunade replied, "Team 8. One member, Aburame Shino, is off on an extended mission. Your teammates are Hyuuga Hinata and Inuzuka Kiba. Your sensei is Yuhi Kurenai. You'll find them at training ground 3. You don't know the village, so I've sent for someone to escort you around it," Tsunade explained. "He should've been here by now, but-" The door opened. Inside stepped a man with gray hair and his headband over one eye. "Sorry I'm late. An old man had a heart attack and-" "Oh, save it Kakashi. Anyway, this is the boy you are to show around town." Tsunade said. "Hey! That's the man I saw on the rooftop reading the hentai!" Yari screamed in his head. "Hello. I am Hatake Kakashi," the man stated. Follow me. "Okay." Yari replied. They exited the building.
"Alright, first up on our tour, is the Ninja Academy. I suspect you had something similar in the Sand Village," Kakashi explained. "Yeah, we did." They walked for a while, until they stopped in front of the ramen restaurant Yari had seen earlier. "This is Ichiraku Ramen, and I'm showing it to you because if you get to know Naruto, chances are you'll wind up here." "Naruto? Who's Naruto?" asked Yari. "Kakashi-sensei!!!" came a screeching voice. Kakashi replied to Yari's question with "You'll know in…three…two…one." Naruto reached them. "Hey Kakashi-sensei, I wante- huh? Who's this guy?" "Naruto, meet Nasura Yari. Yari, Uzumaki Naruto." Naruto stared at Yari. "You don't look like you're from around here," Naruto stated. "Bingo. I'm from the Sand Village," replied Yari. "Oh okay. Wait, why are you wearing a Leaf headband?" "Easy, I'm now an official resident (and ninja) of the Leaf Village." "Well, alright then. Welcome to Konoha!" "Yeah, thanks," Yari replied. "Hey, Naruto, where's training ground three?" "Oh, I'll take you there. Hey Kakashi-sensei, is it okay if I take Yari to the training ground?" "…Sure." They headed off. "Well, that was supposed to be my job, but, oh well. He'll get along fine with Naruto." Kakashi immediately removed the Icha Icha Paradise book from his pocket, opened it, and stuck his nose in it.
"Well, this is the spot, Yari, believe it!" "…" "What?" "Nothing…" "Well, see you after training, Yari!" "Bye Naruto!" Yari casually walked over to the training ground to see a timid looking female sparring with a fierce looking guy with a dog by his side. "Hey!" Yari called. "Is this Team 8?" A woman with red eyes stood up off a nearby bench. "Yes, it is, and I'm Kurenai-sensei. Hinata, Kiba, this is the transfer ninja I told you about. I'll give you some time to introduce yourselves." She promptly walked away. "You know she just went to see Asuma, right?" smirked the dog-guy. "W-welcome to the team, Y-Yari-kun," stuttered the girl. "I'm Hinata. A-and that's Kiba." "And my dog, Akamaru," added Kiba. Akamaru walked up to Yari and sniffed; he then turned to Kiba and gave a yip. "Yeah, boy, I guess he'll do," growled Kiba. "What's that mean?" Yari asked indignantly. "It means you're not the best, idiot!" "Shut it, bark-face!" "Sand-man!!!" "Dog-breath!!!" "STOP!!!" screamed Hinata. Both boys turned to look at her, surprise in both their faces. She then proceeded to blush profusely. "U-um, maybe we should h-head back into the main village. It's almost dinner time." Yari's stomach growled. "Ohhh, I could do with some food. What about you, dog-breath, are you hungry, too?" "Don't talk to Akamaru like that," growled Kiba. "I wasn't. Oh, Akamaru's hungry as well?" In response, Kiba snarled, scooped up Akamaru, and placed him on his head. "Hey, what about Ichiraku?" suggested Yari, reminded of his hunger by another noise from his stomach. "I'm guessing Naruto will be there, and I do love ramen." Hinata blushed even deeper than before. "Huh. I wonder what I said." "Any objections?" Hinata shook her head quickly, and Kiba just grunted. "Great. Then I guess it's off to Ichiraku!"
They had just arrived at the restaurant. Naruto was already finishing off a third bowl of ramen. "Naruto!!!" called Yari. "Hey Naruto!" Naruto turned around. "Hey Yari!" cried Naruto. "C'mon, I already started." Yari took a seat on Naruto's right, Kiba on the left, and Hinata beside Kiba. "Hey, Yari, how'd it go?" Naruto asked. "Hinata's okay, but dog-breath is just annoying," replied Yari. "Yeah, Kiba's an idiot, but you'll get used to him eventually." "Hey!" cried Kiba. "Old man, two more orders of ramen!" called Naruto to Ichiraku's chef. "N-naruto-kun," murmured Hinata. "Oh, Hinata, when'd you get here?" asked Naruto. "Well, then make that three!" Hinata blushed. "Hmmm…" thought Yari. But, his thoughts were interrupted when steaming bowls of ramen were placed in front of them. They dug in hungrily. Yari was able to disconnect himself long enough to announce, "THIS IS THE BEST!!!"
After the ramen was gone, Kiba quickly left and called: "C'mon Hinata!" Hinata glanced back before leaving. "Bye Yari-kun. G-goodbye N-naruto-kun." She dashed off behind Kiba. "Hey, Naruto, you want me to pay for this?" "Nah, I got it." Naruto peered inside his frog wallet. "Umm…actually…" Naruto grinned nervously. "Could you get it this time? I promise I'll pay you back." Yari sighed. "Yeah, I got it. But you owe me." Yari reached into his pocket for his own wallet. "Hey cool. Nice monkey wallet." "Thanks." (AN: Remember the monkey wallet) "Hey, Naruto, the day's pretty much over, and I don't have a place to stay." "Don't worry, you can stay at my place.
They were in Naruto's house. "Well, it's only a little messier than my old place, so it'll do," stated Yari. Naruto had just noticed a problem. "Man, there's only one bed." "Oh, no big," replied Yari. "I have some camping equipment somewhere in this bag. Yari soon produced a sleeping bag, and placed it down beside Naruto's bed. "Well, see you in the morning," said Naruto. "Oh, yeah, what's for breakfast tomorrow?" asked Yari. "Ramen," was the reply. "Of course."