Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, never will and don't even want to. I do however want some nice food for Christmas, I hope you like the chapter. It's been a while since I updated so I hope you keep reading!
Time went by quick and soon two more months had passed, we did the "Catch Tora the Magnificent Cat" mission a few more times, or rather I did. It was enjoyable to torture brats, it's a shame I didn't get Emo's team again though, it seems they want to give them time to recover from their trauma for now… Shame if you ask me…
We did see the other brat a few more times though! She's rather decent and managed to stay somewhat sane from the spandex creep so far
Like the one instance only a month ago where we first saw her again…
( Konoha Training Ground )
"You! I'm going to skin the both of you!" some ridiculously dressed brat came running at us with a red face and more killing intent than I've felt in years, oh Kami, what have we done?!
"S-S-Sara!"
"Sara my ass! Look at what you've done!"
Damn, we knew it was bad but this was just horrid… why was she wearing a green spandex?! Spiky is her sensei, not… him!
Our faces betrayed our feelings as the poor brat immediately saw how we felt
"You're damn right you're sorry! Just wait until I get my damn hands on you, how dare you let my useless sensei begin training me, how dare you let him ask this freak for help?!"
"Couldn't you have just let me stay as a civilian?! At least then I could've died with dignity damnit!" she was truly enraged with tears pouring down her face, she grabbed a Kunai from her pouch threatening to stab us with it…and I almost thought we should let her, we did something bad, really really bad…
"SARA-CHAN YOUR ENERGY IN RUNNING IS A TRUE INSPIRATION OF YOUTH! IF I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH YOU THEN I'LL DO 5000 PUSH-UPS AS PUNISHMENT!"
"ME TOO GUY-SENSEI!"
"YOSH LET'S SHOW THESE TWO THE POWER OF OUR YOUTH!"
"GUY-SENSEI!"
"LEE-KUN!"
"GUY-SENSEI!"
"LEE-KUN!"
Kami fucking damnit will you shut up!
The brat became vindictive and evilly smirked "Guy-sensei, how about we show my two good friends how they can light their flame of youth?"
Spandex freak stopped dead in his tracks, he looked at us with a gleam in his eyes… oh no… this was bad, RUN!
I ran for my dear life as Naruko instantly began following me as if death itself followed her "Guy-sensei they're joining us for our warming-up!"
"YOSH WE CAN'T LET THEM BEAT US, LET'S DO THIS LEE-KUN!"
No! He's just like a damn wild animal, running away only excites it!
The freak gained on us in a split second with two abominations in his hands, two green spandexes, he's keeping them on his person just in case?! And why in Kami's name does he have one that fits a cat?!
"JOIN US IN WEARING THE UNIFORM OF YOUTH, TOGETHER WE'LL SHOW THE WORLD HOW TRUE YOUTH LOOKS!"
"Miauw" Naruko, chakra, now!
The fear of death gave Naruko the ability to transcend her limits, six tails formed behind her instantly as she grabbed on to me for dear life. We ran for our lives at speed we'd never ran before
"GATE OF LIMIT, KAI!"
He was gaining on us! Clad in a blue hue the freak chased us like no tomorrow… we ran and ran as quick as we could, the landscape switched scenes by the second and in a record time of just two minutes we had reached the palace!
We collapsed as we entered the main palace door, falling to the ground and gasping for air as we looked behind us to see the freak having been stopped at the gate by the guards
"Sir, you can't enter the premise without an invitation"
The freak looked at us with a sad expression which quickly changed to a smile and a thumbs up pointed towards us "YOU'VE BEATEN ME IN THIS RACE, BUT I'LL WIN THE NEXT ONE!" he turned around and left as we let out a breath of relief, but I couldn't help but think we caused disaster for ourselves instead…
( The Present )
Like I said, she was doing just fine. Except for the few attempted murders aimed at us, but we just passed them off as training. She had gotten a lot better though if that counts for anything!
Ah I forgot to mention we were on our way towards Konoha, and by 'we' I mean the whole team. Me, Naruko, Stutter, Newby and Baldy. You might ask yourself why, the answer is quite simple though as we've been challenged by multiple teams for spars, it seems word of my skill had gotten out and they wanted to test it for themselves. Therefore we decided to just plan each challenge on the same day!
We'd all grown in strength more than the average Genin would have, even Newby had become far stronger than probably even the top Genin due to his unique skillset. He was no challenge to us though, but for a Genin he was well above decent, therefore we decided to do each challenge 1 vs 3
I agree it was still unfair, but at least they had a slight chance, even if it's only miniscule
"HELP!"
Screaming from the distance interrupted my relaxed thoughts… "Hinata, check what's going on"
"Byakugan! Sensei, there seems to be a man running towards us with three others chasing him, he appears to be wounded as his left leg is limping"
Baldy nodded "We're going to assess the situation and help if deemed necessary"
Jumping into the trees we made our way towards the screaming, soon after we saw an old man lying on the ground with a face full of terror and multiple wounds all over him
"Ghehehe we've caught you now old man, let's have some fun shall we, Gato told us to give you a proper send-off" one of the thugs stabbed a knife in his leg as the man screamed in pain even more… three against one old man, despicable, typical humans…
"Naruko take them out, Hinata you will heal the man, Yuuto provide cover with your Doton while Hinata heals him. Move out"
"Hai!"
Naruko used her camouflage and stealthily ran towards the thugs without them noticing anything, obviously they weren't shinobi. Although any typical low class shinobi wouldn't have spotted her anyway but still
"Doton: Earth wall!" a large wall of earth shot up in between the thugs and the man as they were planning to torture him even more, it seemed Newby didn't want to take any chances. No matter, Naruko was already in range
"What?! Who dares interrupt us!"
One of the thugs was suddenly shot towards a tree and a loud crack was heard… I think she might have hit him too hard, just a bit…
"Kenta!"
The thugs fearfully looked at their friend that seemingly out of nowhere was shot towards a tree. They looked around themselves in panic until one of the two lit up as lightning crackled around him "Paralysis Palm"
Uhm… I think that might have been a bit too much lightning just to paralyse him Naruko, we're not dealing with shinobi here…
"Naruko, restrain the last one, you're using way too much force"
"Sorry sensei!" she undid her camouflage and appeared in front of the final thug "A brat?! You did this?! I'll kill you!"
He apparently forgot that two of his friends were already pretty much done for, a sloppy uncoordinated hit towards Naruko confirmed my point. She sidestepped it as if it was done by a child and lightly tapped the side of his head with a few fingers, he slumped to the ground acting as if he'd had a few too many drinks
"Nice work Naruko, a clever use of chakra to disrupt the brain"
"I'm finished with the healing Sensei!"
That was quick, well done Stutter! The old man didn't have even a single wound on him left, you could see his amazement as he stood up without any pain "T-Thank you! You've saved my life!"
"You're welcome, please wait and rest a minute while I check the other two thugs" Baldy inspected the two thugs that were probably dead. One of them was blown against a tree, his back twisted at an unnatural angle, the other one having scorch marks all over him and no signs of waking up…
"Sensei… did I…"
He nodded "You did Naruko, but this is part of the Shinobi way of life, you did what you had to do to save a life"
"I killed someone…" indeed you did, your very first kill. But don't worry Naruko, you've done much worse "Miauw"
"You're right…! But still, this feels wrong… ruining Sara-chan's life is different…"
Baldy approached her placing a hand on her shoulder "This happens to everyone Naruko, the first kill is always the hardest, try to accept it, never forget this feeling. The fact that you feel remorse means that you're human even if our job entails killing, lacking that feeling would mean you stop being a human"
I went to try and comfort her as much as I could, I didn't care for human life in the slightest, but I did care for Naruko… I nuzzled my head against hers as she cried
"Yuuto, clean the area"
"Hai!" Newby still in his friendly not messed up personality used his earth manipulation to put the corpses in the ground, only the final thug was left alive. Baldy went up to him and woke him up with a similar shock of chakra to the head
The thug fearfully tried to back away but the struggle was pointless "Now then, you mentioned Gato, why does the owner of one of the largest criminal companies want that man dead?"
"I'll never tell you, he'd kill me!"
"Then I pray you find salvation in the next life" a finger to the head and the light in his eyes went away… a human life is so insignificant, just a single touch and it's gone, just like that…
He went back to the man which was assaulted "You care to tell us why they were after you?"
"I…"
"Make sure you're telling the truth, I noticed you were heading towards Konoha, which means you're seeking either help or refuge. The fact that they want you dead so quickly makes me think it's the former, that combined with Gato being after you means you've done something, or are planning something that's upset him"
The man gulped "I…you're right…" he went on to tell his story about coming from the Land of Waves, how Gato had practically enslaved his whole country, used it to smuggle drugs, people and other 'merchandise'. Basically the lowest scum of the earth was terrorizing his homeland, he told about the bridge he was building that would connect the island with land near the border. This bridge would in turn mean that the monopoly on sea trade that Gato ruled over would crumble as that was the only way to move or ship things over there, so yeah the reason he wants him dead is pretty obvious
What I don't get however is why Gato would go to such lengths just to kill him! He's building a bridge, a bridge made out of stone… you see my point? Just let him finish it and blow it to pieces, why waste time and manpower on prevention when destroying it is a lot easier?!
Plus the fact that you're basically putting attention on yourself when you try to stop something like that, how could he not have known the man would ask for help from a nearby village… damn idiot…
"We'll escort you directly to the Hokage, our word will help you in acquiring help from Konoha."
"Thank you, you're saving not only me but the entire country!" Usually I couldn't care less, but a whole country basically being used as slaves and oppressed, that doesn't sit well with me
We went our way to Konoha, the spars would have to wait sadly as this is more important. Not long after did we arrive at the office, nobody tried to hamper our progress along the journey which seemed oddly convenient…
"Hokage-sama, we've come with an urgent situation"
"Chiriku-san" Oldy arched his eyebrow at the sudden entrance without prior notice "Tell me, what urgent situation"
Baldy pointed towards the bridge builder "This is Tazuna from Wave, it seems his country is being ruled by the corrupt businessman Gato. He requests aid from Konoha to finish the bridge that would end his monopoly on the country's economy. We saved him on our way here as three thugs tried to assassinate him"
"Tazuna, it's good that you've made it here, I've heard of the situation in Wave but didn't know it was this dire. However, I can't simply give you aid without issuing a proper mission."
The man looked dejected, damn you Oldy it isn't just business, I know you're the Hokage and all that but come on, have some decency!
"I…we… can't afford the proper funding for the level of mission required… we only have enough for a C-rank mission even if we combine all our money"
Oldy tapped his pipe and frowned "The situation is that bad is it, very well, we will come up with a payment plan. Once the land of Wave has recovered you will give us the payment of an A-rank mission to compensate, do you agree?"
Whoah that's not a small amount of money! The difference between the cost of a B-rank and A-rank is substantial, let alone C-rank and A-rank!
"I can't say no, we desperately need aid… I accept on behalf of the land of Wave"
Oldy nodded "Because the matter is urgent I will send you off with one of my teams immediately, back-up will arrive in a couple of days as I have no other available Jonin at the moment"
"I only request that they're competent Hokage-sama…"
Oldy smirked "I believe that's up to you to decide, as you've already met them. Team 8, I know that you're not taking missions at the moment, but due to a matter of urgency I order you to assist Tazuna-san with his bridge. This is a B-rank mission that can be upgraded to an A-rank according to what you find, send reports about any unusual circumstances and act accordingly."
"Them? But they're just kids, they may have saved my life but I'm talking about a whole country here!" we saved you, how dare you think so little of us!
"No need to worry Tazuna-san, they may seem young but their skills are far above the norm. Naruko is Jonin level in skill even if she has little experience, Hinata is High-Chuunin level and Yuuto is well suited in defence. Together with their sensei Chiriku of the Guardian Twelve you should not experience any problems"
His mouth gaping wide he couldn't believe what he'd just heard, damn right! "But they're so young!"
"Tazuna-san, age doesn't work like it does with civilians. A child may even be deadlier than a grown man because opponents will underestimate them"
"I…I understand, sorry, I didn't mean any disrespect, you've saved my life after all…"
"None taken, we'll get that bridge up and running for sure Dattebanya! Isn't that right Hinata-chan?!"
"Hai!"
Not that it'll matter, really there are so many flaws in this world that it's just amazing, the most basic and logical things don't seem to apply?
It would take us two to three days to reach the Land of Waves, having a civilian coming along with us severely hampered our speed. We could just carry him, true, but that sounds like a total drag… let's just look at it like a vacation!
"The mission will take until the bridge is finished, I estimate it will take three to four weeks so pack accordingly. Chiriku your team is dismissed, I wish all of you the best of luck, stay safe"
Our first mission! The first real one anyway… "Yuuto I assume you have supplies at the ready?" Newby nodded, we'd split up the team tasks a few months ago. Every week one of us would arrange supplies in case of an emergency, this was to prepare for any eventual situations in the future. Supplies had to be enough for a whole team to survive off for a week. This wasn't enough obviously as we were gone for longer but it was still enough for the start
"Naruko summon your clones, we're going on ahead. Have them buy the other supplies and catch up with us" the joy of shadow clones… so useful!
And with that we were on our way! We quickly passed the gate in a diamond formation, Naruko in the front, Stutter on the left and Newby on the right. Baldy stayed in the back as this was the most important position, in the back you could see everything in the front while protecting the team from any surprise attacks, it also carried the most risk in the Shinobi world.
I soon found out that our mission was plain boring... we walked for hours! Just walking, nothing else, just walking… it wasn't even a nice road to walk on, the trees were bland and boring, the sky was clear and boring, the puddles on the ground were ridiculously obvious and boring
I mean really, there were puddles on the road. Two big puddles in the middle of a road which hadn't seen rain for days… whoever was in them was total trash, utterly retarded beyond compare…
"Miauw"
"Ye I noticed, that's just sad, maybe I should…"
Baldy tapped Naruko's shoulder "Don't, Yuuto it's your turn"
He began to slightly quiver in nervousness "H-Hai…" until his other self took over "Do you need them alive?"
"No, make it quick"
A quick nod came from Newby as we continued walking, we reached the puddles as if we hadn't noticed a thing. Newby suddenly stomped on the ground "Doton: Enclosing Dome"
Two relatively sized balls of earth formed around the puddles until they couldn't be seen any longer. The domes shrank in size from a full metre in diameter until they were totally solid. Screams could be softly heard from within the domes as they shrank even if it all happened in a matter of two to three seconds, the screams stopped…
"Doton: Rock Spikes"
Two large spikes formed in Newby's hands as he impaled the domes, it was overkill but I understood his reasoning. You couldn't be too sure in the Shinobi world.
"I'm done"
"Good work, quick and efficient Yuuto. They must've been Kiri-nin, they're most known for hiding in puddles of water even with the glaring weakness it poses to them."
"Why'd they even think to do something that obvious dattebanya… like really, who wouldn't notice that?!"
"Because they're used to their own land, Kiri is full of water in which case this tactic is extremely effective. They're too used to using the same tactic that they don't think about their actions properly"
Case in point the two that're now gone…
"Always consider your surroundings, that's what we've been trying to teach the three of you, let this be a lesson or you'll find yourselves with a similar fate"
"Don't worry, I will" he switched back to the normal personality as if nothing happened. We continued on our path with little resistance, a few minor roadblocks are set up with bandits trying to halt our progress. It's a bit sad really, bandits thinking they could stop us when Shinobi died in a matter of seconds
Naruko was still slightly emotional from the first kill and hadn't done it again since, Baldy told Newby to do it in her stead for now and I could understand his reasoning. Newby didn't care about killing people, they were like insects to him, Naruko however did care as was painfully obvious. She wasn't crying anymore but you could still see her downcast expression
The first day came to a close as the night approached, we set up camp in between a few trees which weren't that far from the main road. In case something happened we would be able to leave the dense forest and go to open ground while not being clearly visible in our camp for people walking on the road
Naruko summoned a few clones to keep watch as we slept even though we didn't expect anything to happen and nothing did. It's better to be safe than take any chances, even if the chances are slim
Night passed quickly as the next day began, we made quick progress on our way to Wave. Something was off, we hadn't encountered any resistance in the slightest… the reason for this became clear only hours later as we found a roadblock without anyone alive, and by that I didn't mean that there wasn't anybody. No, what I meant is that they're all dead, dead bandits littered the floor with their heads missing as Baldy went to inspect the scene
He went to his knees to touch one of the severed necks "Hunter-nin, Kiri's here. We're going to proceed with caution, Hunter-nin aren't something we want to mess with"
"Hunter-nin?"
"Black-ops, they deal with traitors and criminals that left their village. They're known for their ruthlessness in finishing their task and take the heads for identification. If you see anyone with a mask on don't engage, wait for my orders at all cost"
Our client tensed as he heard the news, it didn't seem like he knew of their presence. Either he just didn't know, or they were new to the area. "Tazuna do you know if they've been present while you were here?"
"N-No… We've had an increase in the amount of thugs and bandits lately but no shinobi… maybe… I don't know… there's been something strange going on lately"
"Explain"
"People have gone missing and more than a normal amount of Gato's thugs began appearing, I thought it was because of my bridge"
Baldy nodded "A valid assumption but this does seem strange, hunter-nin wouldn't show up for something like that."
"Naruko keep your senses up, Hinata same with your Byakugan, use it in intervals to conserve energy. Yuuto begin summoning your defence, we might need it"
"Doton: Rock Armour" nothing seemed to have happened, but if you payed close enough attention you could see light slightly refract from his skin like it did on glass. Instead of blue balls of chakra spinning around him they were now circling vertically while taking earth with them every time they passed the ground. Small balls of rock formed which grew with time, they took a long time to form, a lot longer than the normal chakra balls, but were far more effective when they were ready.
We were at the ready for anything that could happen. We entered Wave and soon found a thick fog compassing the land, our visibility became limited but not enough to seem out of the ordinary. Naruko and Stutter hadn't noticed anything off as of yet or we would've been told so the fog was normal…
It was annoying though! "Tazuna are we almost at your house?"
"Almost, we only need to walk for one more hour before we arrive"
Finally… the fog was driving me insane, as was the constant smell that saturated the area. It was strange, it had a small hint of blood in it but was weird, it smelt off somehow…
We had the smell of blood on and around us for the last day due to the constant sight of dead bandits and our need to pass through them, so that wasn't strange. But this smell was new
We walked for another half hour before Stutter spotted something in the distance "The fog's saturated with Chakra a few kilometres to our north, it seems like a Jutsu"
"Hiding in the Mist, Kiri Hunter-nin use it often. Do you see anyone inside of it?"
"Hai, two people and some other, but their pathways are strange, I can't make them out from this distance"
"We're going to check it out, it seems there's a fight going on. Either the Kiri-nin aren't after Tazuna and we could form some sort of alliance, or we take the chance if it presents itself and take them all out together"
We closed in stealthily and heard sounds of fighting after a while, it sounded like blades hitting each other and screams. Not screams of terror or pain but screams which sounded strangely inhuman
"There's more coming towards the fight!"
"How many Hinata?"
"About ten? I can't be sure, they're strange, they're human but also not. All I know is that they're going towards the two that seem normal!"
"Hinata and Yuuto, you protect Tazuna. Naruko and I will do the fighting, stay close together!"
"Buddha's Protection!" each of us activated our protective techniques as we got in closer, the mist grew thicker and light rain came down upon us. Rain and Fog don't mix, this wasn't natural by any means. Most noticeable by one key fact, it drained our chakra!
It wasn't quick by any means, but it still did. This could spell trouble in the long run, Naruko wouldn't have any issues with her massive reserves, same with Baldy. The others though could have problems, we had to make this quick
We came so close to the fighting that we saw a muscular man with a big ass sword swinging it around like it was a twig, he had a mask in which indicated that he was a hunter-nin. Next to him was another hunter-nin which was a lot smaller in stature, I had no idea if it was a girl or boy, it was a brat though… what was most noticeable about him/her/it was the techniques used, projectiles made out of ice were shot towards the ones attacking them. The two of them weren't doing great however as they had multiple wounds on them… wounds that seemed more from an explosion!
KABOOM!
Just as the cleaver dude which kind of… smelled nice… focus! Slashed one of the attackers in half the corpse exploded! No wonder they had such marks, when you kill them they explode!
"Miauw" Naruko!
But it was too late… she slashed one of the 'men' in half only for him to explode right in her face. She blew away from the force and slammed into a tree, her shield took care of any damage but it still rocked her world. She got up shaking her head in frustration
Three shadow clones appeared next to her and activated their shields. She went straight back in but changed her tactics, instead of going in close she instead used wind chakra to extend the range of her claws
Her claws sliced some into pieces and explosions filled the area, what was most noticeable however was not the explosions but the fact that some of them got back up after the attacks!
"Naruko watch out, they regenerate when you don't kill them!" damn these freaks were annoying! Either you straight up kill them only for them to blow up in your face or they just get back up with wounds disappearing in mere seconds!
More and more were coming as thugs apparently filled the area, I watched the group gather as the rest was fighting. They were running towards us and ate some kind of pill which turned them mad before they reached us. Black lines began covering them as they took them and their actions became as if they were mad, they didn't attack any of their allies so they still had some rational thought.
Our group was slowly struggling to keep up without harming themselves, Naruko did the best job as she was able to divide her attention, literally… there were multiple of her which helped the case. Each enemy wasn't strong, in fact they were weak. The numbers and danger of killing one too close by was the problem, one good hit and they were dead. You couldn't handle numbers with strong hits however, you need good hits and many of them, a giant cleaver isn't made for that, neither is Stutter's style, Newby's bullets caused wounds that closed up instantly. Baldy was doing better but his attacks were more suited for blunt damage which the enemies healed from…
So it was left to Naruko, as I said the numbers grew and they were getting in trouble. There was only one option left and she knew it. Two more clones popped into existence, all six Narukos grew feral and formed a red tail behind them.
Their shield grew stronger and was able to take the explosions point blank, six of her flashed over the battlefield and cut down enemies as if they were flies. There was no danger for her, the others however had to run like mad as the explosions seemed to follow them… this was especially the case for the good smelling one, damn he smelled nice…
"Fish…"
…she's right, he does smell like fish, glorious delectable, no Tora focus! Don't think of the aromatic cleaver swinging butcher even if he smells amazing!
The fighting ceased as every thug had died by her hands, the groups of Konoha and Kiri split apart some distance away from each other. We stared at each other until either one made a move "Fish… fish…"
Her Kyuubi chakra faded but she still looked at the hunter-nin with hunger in her eyes.
"Zabuza, Demon of the Hidden Mist. I would say it's a pleasure to meet you but the occasion isn't so pleasant" Baldy acted perfectly politically with his monk-like attitude
"Chiriku of the fire temple… what's a monk doing all the way here with some brats?"
"Zabuza-sama! You should thank them for saving us!"
"Silence, grown-ups are talking"
"F…ish…"
"Tss as if some tree huggers saved us, we would've handled them fine without help. I do however have to admit I like that brats style… why is she staring at me like I'm food?"
Naruko was holding herself back but you could see she was extremely agitated and ready to pounce… "Oh Kami! She's one of them! Haku, run!"
She shot towards him, six of her in fact, with claws swiping at him as he dodged frantically "Naruko! Stop attacking!".
That won't work Baldy, she's gone mad with hunger, sweet hunger… I want a piece of him… Maybe I should join her? No! That's unladylike, I have to stay regal!
He was already wounded and therefore struggled to keep up with Naruko, but you could notice his superior skill. He was a true master of the sword and probably would have won if he wasn't so exhausted and injured. "Hyoton: Floor of Ice!"
The ground of the entire area turned into solid ice in a mere instant! Naruko struggled to keep her balance and fell to the floor from the speed at which she moved and the lack of experience with ice. How do you even walk on ice properly?!
Fishman ran away over the ice as if it was solid ground with his lackey right behind him, he escaped… my food escaped! I hate this world…
"Katon: Scalding Air" the air rose in temperature, not too much though but enough to melt all the ice. The clones popped out of existence and Naruko sat on the ground with defeat on her face "He escaped… my fish…"
"Naruko! What happened to you?! You can't just attack someone out of the blue, especially not a hunter-nin!" Baldy reprimanded her but he didn't realize the situation
"But… he smelled amazing… like the best fish ever… I kind of stopped thinking?"
"Are you serious? You just lost your mind just like that?"
"Yes? I wanted to eat him dattebanya! Kami, I wanted to eat him?!"
It seems she really didn't know what she was doing, she actually wanted to eat a living human, what was wrong with her?!
Baldy sighed "It seems you really weren't acting with reason, we have to look into this, this could spell trouble in the wrong situation. But now we have to run, Tazuna take us to your home to rest, the mission has just changed drastically"
"Hai…"
And there you have it! The wave mission but with a twist! I know it took a while to update and I apologize, I didn't really know where to take this chapter and changed it a couple of times… I think the way it's going now is for the best, it's a lot different than in the normal story. You must've realized that Kiri isn't the way it is in the original story though!
I hope you liked it, have a nice day and I'm a bit too excited for Christmas…