Did you all like the last part? Hope so…cause it's going to start to get even better…is some ways. I'll tell you one thing though…the daylight savings thing messed me up. I thought I woke at nine…but it was only eight. Sucks for me…but I get a head start on making these. Thankfully…I've only got a tom of math to do for HW, and nothing else! WAIT!!! SHIT!!! I forgot about World history!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll try to do it at lunch tomorrow…sure don't have it with me…fuckers…

"So…how'd hanging out with Hinata last night go?"

Naruto looked over at Kiba, who was next to him, helping to put a few more items on the stand.

"It was…nice…"

"How nice?"

The blond turned away, becoming a bit red.

"Come on, I'm like…your best bud!"

"Watch it asshole…I'm right here."

The brunette looked over his shoulder at Shino. "I didn't see you there Shino! Hah…uh…I'll get back to working."

Chouji rang up one of the customers items from the cash register, not too far away from all of them all. "I liked it better when Shikamaru was our overseer…no offense Shino…but we got to slack more."

"True, but working like this is getting us all a bigger paycheck."

The doors from where only the employees could enter swung open, Shikamaru coming out with a cart full of boxes with items to stock. "I heard all of that you know…"

The dog lover, Kiba, sighed, and turned back to Naruto, trying his best to ignore the others. "Come on Naruto, we're all dying to know how it went last night!"

The blonde couldn't avoid the topic much longer, and broke in. "I took her to my favorite spot after we got a frap."

Kiba's brown eyes lit up. "You mean…the one that you won't even show us?"

"Yeah, that one. But I made it a surprise in a way."

"Come here you little fuck!"

The blue eyed male didn't even get a chance to run before Kiba threw his arm around his shoulder. "I'm so proud of you…you damn bastard!"

The other guys working around the small shop couldn't help but smile as Kiba nearly held the blond in a death grip. "You're…crushing me…"

"Sorry Naruto…I'm just exited for you!" He released his friend, who made sure to keep a distance now.

Shikamaru sighed, starting to unpack the boxes. "Kinda like at the party a week back…you got REAL excited then."

The brunette glared at his lazy friend. "I had a few to many…ok!?"

"Whatever. Just don't go killing Naruto...he's got way more of a romantic sense than you ever will."

Kiba was about to pounce up from where he was to strangle his pony tailed friend, but Shino restrained him. "Chouji…you and Shikamaru change jobs until this one calms down."

Naruto moved even further down, knowing what'd happen if Kiba got near him. The workers changed places though, the black haired male complaining about how troublesome the cash register can be.

Shikamaru still seemed interested in Naruto's night out as he started scanning some items.

"What did you do once you got to that grotto…or whatever it is?"

"Oh…we umm…looked out at the view!"

"There's more to it…spill."

The blonde looked at a smirking Shino. "I hate you and your damn senses…"

"It's hard to miss your tenseness. You won't calm down until you tell us everything."

The scarred male took in a breath, then exhaled.

"We held hands…but it's no big deal!"

All four of his friends turned their attention on him.

"Naruto's got a…GIRLFRIEND!!!"

The blonde jolted his head over to where Shikamaru was, and felt like killing himself on the spot at who he saw.

"Great…the dynamic Uchiha duo just happens to stop in once Naruto tells us the good stuff." Kiba dryly stated.

"Actually…Sasuke and I were playing my X-box when we noticed someone. This certain someone was looking for Naruto…"

"Was it Hinata?! I wanna see her!" Itachi looked back at the over stimulated dog lover.

"No…but an old time…caretaker. He's at the docks…saw from my place."

The blue eyes of Naruto grew wide, praying it was who he thought it was. He looked over at Shino. "Go on…none of us will say anything." Naruto didn't hesitate ripping off his work apron, and bolting out the door.

It has to be him…there's no doubt in my mind…

He scurried through the streets, and down the many sets of stairs before seeing the entrance arc of Konoha island. Jolting through the arc, he ripped his body to the left, where the docks were.

Where is he!? WHERE IS HE!?

Naruto stopped once his blue eyes locked on who he hoped it'd be.

"IRUKA!!!"

The tan male got a brief, blurred glace at something very blond.

"IRUKA IRUKA IRUKA!!!"

"Naruto…good to see you again. You sure have-wow, you have grown!"

"Who's the blonde shrimp?"

Naruto stopped glomping his pony tailed caretaker, and looked at the boat which the voice came from.

"Eh? Who are YOU?!"

Iruka lightly laughed. "Sorry Zabuza…this is Naruto Uzumaki, the boy I've been telling you about. Haven't seen him for two years."

The muscular black haired male glanced at Naruto. "Zabuza Momochi…and you've one of the very few who haven't run the other way seeing me. Haku here sorta admires you."

"Haku?"

Zabuza stepped off the boat onto the dock, and another followed, who had long black hair. "I'm Haku."

"Naruto Uzumaki!"

The males exchanged a grin.

"I bet you're wondering how I came across these two?" The blonde nodded, turning his attention to Iruka. "They needed a job…and I needed help. Haku was taken care of by Zabuza here…kinda like how I took care of you. But they came from the island of mist, and have been with me for a good year now."

The blonde grinned from ear to ear before turning the other direction.

"Since your boats tied up…we can all stop by my store where they guys are! Then, we can get coffee at starbucks!"

Haku, when he was about seven years old, had killed his father before his father killed him.

The cause of this…Haku's mother was caught with another man at their small home. His father went crazy, killing Haku's mother and the man who was with her. But still…he wasn't satisfied with the fact Haku let this happen.

The black haired male didn't understand what he did wrong, and wielded himself with a gun under the couch cushion. Just as his father what about to pull the trigger, Haku pulled his, shooting his dad in the head.

The boy was just a victim of his fathers hate, and had only defended himself. Haku didn't stick around though, and ran to where it was more populated, and maybe he wouldn't be hurt. This is when Zabuza, a man trying to make a living after getting out of prison, saw Haku. He took the boy in, and raised his as his own, vowing to never kill anther human, which landed him the ten year sentence in jail. Later, Iruka stumbled over them in the mist island. Zabuza explained himself a wrong man turned right, and Haku's story.

Iruka let them join his crew, which had only consisted of him at first. The three of them got together pretty well, sailing the seas, and transporting goods. They had stock to pick up on Konoha, that time being when the brown haired male explained what had happened to Naruto. That's when they came to realizing that Naruto and Haku had similar childhoods.

"Hey guys! I'm back!"

The six males turned, and looked at the other four.

"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!"

Zabuza glared at where the outburst had come from. "We have ourselves another pussy…"

"HEY!"

The muscular male laughed to himself, seeing Kiba's reaction. "I'm just kidding with you. Name's Zabuza."

Chouji pointed at who was standing next to Zabuza. "And him?"

"I'm Haku."

Itachi crossed his arms, and leaned on the counter. "I remember you two…Kakashi and I ran into you few years back."

"I didn't want to say anything about that…"

Naruto looked back and forth between the two. "What?"

The elder Uchiha sighed. "When you were all younger…Kakashi and I were partnered up when we used to be in the navy to go assist the mist island. Zabuza and Haku belonged to the navy for a short time as under hands…or just there to help out. That was years ago…"

"And we both quit after a while." Haku added in.

"I noticed that…" Commented Shino.

Shikamaru looked at each of them. "Ok…so this means that Zabuza and Haku work with Iruka now. This a staying job for you two?"

Both nodded before Zabuza looked at Itachi. "How's Kakashi been doing anyways?"

"He's a teacher over at the school here along with Asuma, Gai, Kurenai…you get it."

"Even that crazy Genma guy you mentioned once before?"

"Yeah…him too. Most of those people work at a school, or own their own business, so we don't really get to see them."

Naruto depressingly breathed out, "And those people are the only adults on this island who don't hate me. The ones I never get to see…"

The conversation turned to Shino as he spoke. "The teachers get weekends off, and are free sometimes if they aren't busy grading stuff. When winter break comes up…you'll see them then."

"I suppose your right…but I'm even starting to miss Anko now that summer is over…and has been for a while."

"Let's all go get a coffee then to celebrate how much I'm missed!"

"Whoa…"

Everyone turned to the door, seeing the faded purple haired lady.

Anko took note of Zabuza's 'whoa', and walked over to him.

"Later big boy…not now."

Sasuke was even lost now. "Ok…since when does this store have a reunion party?!"

"Add three more."

"Hey, Gaara! Temari…Kankuro!"

Iruka sighed, looking at them all. "It's four in the afternoon…and some starbucks sounds nice. Let's just go before anyone else decides to poof up."

"Agreed!"

I know…this one was a bit out there at the end, but Iruka is back with his crew! I've still got to tell about how the rest of the Uchiha clan kinda disappeared…oops. Itachi obviously isn't a bad guy…and either is Haku or Zabuza. I mean, they're with Iruka!

Right…please review! I know progressing is slowly…but it's cause of my damn HW…which sucks ass for me.