Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the characters (otherwise Orochimaru would have killed the Akatski and Neji would be married to TenTen) ON WITH THE STORY

Sasuke was jumping from building to building pondering his dilemma, how in the world was he supposed to organize entertainment for Naruto's eighteenth birthday party without it involving weapons or explosives of some sort, that was the only thing he was good at using for entertainment. He sighed, a defeated look on his face when suddenly a light bulb went off in his head he had the perfect thing, he sped off towards the Hokage's office and gathered a few followers thanks to the help of Tsunade and quickly, with very little time wasted, gathered the elements for Naruto's surprise.

Meanwhile Naruto and Kiba were devouring plenty of ramen at Iruchka's shop. Somehow Naruto finished three bowls in the time that it took Kiba to finish one. After Naruto had finished about six bowls of ramen he turned around and leaned back against the restaurant counter, he sighed, "It's like this every year, this is what I do every year for my birthday, I come to eat at Iruchka's my favorite restaurant in town but I always feel so lonely when I do, I just wish that it wasn't like this, that I didn't have this fox sealed inside me, maybe then I could lead a normal life." Kiba looked at him and said "You know I have known you since you entered the academy, and never once have you stopped trying, you have always been a loudmouth who gives his worth but carries not only his own burden but the burdens of others, you are the kind of guy that I think is the kind of person that people should look up to." Naruto was stunned, he was absolutely in shock, and nobody had ever said something like that to him before, this coming from Kiba, one of the most brutally honest guys in the whole village had just said, in essence, that he looked up to Naruto, the most loudmouthed, knuckle-headed ninja of Konoha. "Thank you Kiba, you truly are a guy's best friend." Kiba's temple throbbed, if there was one thing that he hated it was being called anything along the lines of "Man's best friend." It was a pet peeve passed down through the Inazuka clan. "Naruto, don't say that again or I'll have to hurt you." Naruto was confused, "What, a guy's best friend?" Kiba launched himself off the chair at Naruto when all of a sudden a random lady appeared out of nowhere and sprayed Kiba with a bottle full of water and then knocked him out with a frying pan. "You'll have to forgive Kiba; he dislikes being called anything along the lines of 'Man's best friend'." Naruto sweatdropped, realizing how narrowly he had just escaped death.

Meanwhile back at Naruto's apartment a tantalizing aroma was slowly creeping its way out of the kitchen, this aroma, of course, was coming from the main course for the birthday that Naruto was being thrown, the aroma of homemade ramen, cooked by Hinata Hyuuga. Hinata was putting her heart and soul into this ramen, the reason being that if Naruto said he liked it then it would make it her confessing how much she liked, no loved him easier. She had always been the shy, quiet person that Naruto had never noticed and she had been trying to be more confident of course the fact that he was perfect in her mind just made it harder for her to confess. There was one time that she remembered then she had been training and he had come out of nowhere and said "You're weird, but I like people like you." That was one thing that she would never forget, the time that she would always remember. This memory, along with others, were the thoughts running through Hinata's head while she prepared Naruto the most delicious ramen he would ever taste on her pride as a Hyuuga.

Naruto: Who was that lady that saved me?

Jimbaliya: I'm wondering that too

Naruto: How could you not know? You wrote the story

Jimbaliya: Eh, so I just put a random OC in there what's the big deal?

Random Lady: Hey I'm not just any OC I'm Kiba's sister

Naruto and Jimbaliya: OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH *Facepalm on Jimbaliya's part*

Jimbaliya: That would explain it.

Sakura: So when's the party?

Jimbaliya: Bwah! *jumps about three feet in air* HOW DID YOU, WHERE DID YOU, DON'T DO THAT!

Sakura: Good grief just answer the question

Jimbaliya: FINE should be next chapter

Sakura: *Pulls out mallet* well until next time *Knocks Jimbaliya unconscious*

Kiba's sister: No flames or I'll sic my brother on you, *faint growling in the background* oh yeah, and Akamaru too *Akamaru barrels through the room knocking everything down*

Entire cast: HASTA!