I'm sleepy..but it's not even 8 PM so my parents won't let me go to sleep. Gahh. This is what I get for staying up way too late.

But I'm writing more to pass the time. Sigh. I still only own Keiko. And if this chapter suddenly ends at a random spot...I passed out from exhaustion.


We were walking to the ramen shop silently. No conversation. No joking around. Nothing like that.

I wish he hadn't invited Kakashi...it's more fun just with Naruto.

After a few more minutes of walking, we reached Ichiraku's. It was open and we saw Teuchi doing what he does best, cooking ramen.

"Yeah! Let's go!" Naruto shouted as he started running towards the bar.

I followed after him, running to catch up with him and shouting, "Wait up Naruto!"

I sat down to Naruto's right and Kakashi sat to his left.

It sort of looks like we're his parents..

I laughed at the thought and Naruto looked at me.

"What?" he asked.

"Nothing. Nothing." I smiled and turned towards Ayame as she walked closer to us.

"What would you like today?" She seemed like a sweet girl.

"I'll have my usual! A large serving of miso ramen with roasted pork fillet!" Naruto shouted, grinning.

If he keeps shouting he'll wake up the whole village.

"I'll try what he's having." I said, smiling towards the young girl.

"I'll have the same." Kakashi muttered.

"Okay. Three of those for now, but we'll get some more ready for when Naruto finishes his first bowl."

She turned back towards her father to help him serve up our ramen. A minute later, she served us our bowls of ramen.

Each had plenty of soup and noodles with seven or so slices of pork, three pieces of dried seaweed, two halves of a hard boiled egg, a couple of slices of naruto, and some other toppings.

I picked up one of my slices of naruto and held it up. I looked back and forth from it to Naruto, the boy sitting next to me.

Naruto, naruto, Naruto, naruto...

What the hell are you doing?

Checking for a resemblance...

You are so weird.

"Aha!" I exclaimed. "I know! You have a swirl mark on your chest, right Naruto?"

"Uhh...yeah." He looked scared.

"That's the resemblance! Both narutos have swirls." I grinned, feeling accomplished.

"So that's what you were doing." Kakashi said.

"Huh?" I was confused.

"When you were looking back and forth, you were checking to see how Naruto was like naruto."

"Oh...yup!" I grinned again.

"Finished! Another bowl please!" I stared at Naruto's empty bowl, astounded he could eat that fast.

I should probably start eating now...

Quick! Before it gets cold!

Why do you care?

I can taste it too, y'know!

I started eating the ramen and it was, well....the most delicious ramen I'd ever had!

"Holy soy sauce!" I screamed. "This is awesome!" I devoured the rest of my ramen.

"Finished! Another bowl please!" Naruto and I both shouted at the same time. Kakashi sighed, and I noticed something.

How is he going to eat with his stupid mask on?

Ask him! Ask him!

Gah. You're so annoying sometimes.

Ask him!

Ahh! Okay, okay, just don't use the scary voice...

"Kakashi?" I got his attention as Ayame put another bowl of ramen in front of me.

"Hm?" He replied.

"Eat your ramen." I stared him down, waiting for him to start eating.

"Okay." He said, but he didn't move at all.

We had a stare-down for a few more minutes until I heard Naruto shout out for another bowl of ramen. I looked down to my ramen and ate some of it. When I looked back up at Kakashi, he'd already finished his bowl.

"That was good." He said, smiling under his mask.

"How the...what the...did you even take your mask off?!" I missed it!

"Yeah. How else would I eat it?" I could tell he was smirking under his mask.

"Hmph." I pouted and went back to eating my ramen.

Twenty minutes later and there were at least fifteen empty bowls stacked in front of Naruto and I, while there was still only one in front of Kakashi.

"Yum! I'm stuffed!" Naruto leaned back and patted his tummy.

"Same here." I did the same.

"I can finally see the resemblance between you two." Kakashi muttered.

"Huh?" Naruto looked at him. I laughed.

"Let's go, it's almost time to be at the hokage's."


And then I passed out. And woke up an hour later with my head on the keyboard. Gah.