Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of his friends (otherwise Hinata would have kicked Neji's ass in the tournament) HERE COMES THE PARTY

Time was waning and Naruto was headed home they had T-Minus ten minutes and counting until he arrived back at his apartment which is when everyone had to be in position to surprise him after he walked in the door. Luckily for the surprise-party-throwers everything was coming together rather quickly because of their ninja skills the only thing left were the party guests which as Ino could see by looking through Naruto's bedroom window were being herded like cattle by Sakura "Billboard-Brow" Haruno but then she heard Kiba saying something on the walkie-talkie that she had given him and paled, Naruto and Kiba were apparently only a few streets away and closing in fast which gave them less time than they originally thought.

The sun was setting on the horizon by the time that Kiba woke up and Naruto said that he had been out for about an hour then asked "Hey Kiba wanna come over to my place and get some Advil for that headache that I'm sure you got from that frying pan?" Kiba debated a while and considered that since he had been out for an hour that the party should be ready by now then said "Alright let's go." Naruto and Kiba sped off towards Naruto's apartment, when they were halfway there Kiba remembered that he was supposed to contact Ino on the walkie-talkie she had given him.

Meanwhile back at Naruto's apartment Ino was in a tizzy, why was it always her that had to organize hiding place in a surprise party? Why her of all people? And the fact that Naruto and Kiba were almost here was making it even more stressful. Luckily Sakura had shown up with the extra guests, right on cue, and everything was running smoothly. The only person who hadn't reported back was Sasuke but he would no doubt be here with Naruto's surprise right on time (as usual) and everything would come together without a hitch (KNOCK ON WOOD INO, KNOCK ON WOOD!).Ino rapped on the coffee table in Naruto's living room as chills went down her back for some odd reason.

Finally everybody was hidden and Ino turned off the lights of Naruto's apartment as they waited in tense silence then they heard, down at the end of the hall, two sets of footsteps and Naruto's laugh. Every single person in the apartment began to count down mentally until the door opened, then silence, 3, 2, 1, SURPRISE! Naruto was so shocked that he jumped ten feet in the air and fell backwards all at the same time which caused him to do a somewhat random back-flip yet he still managed to land the face-plant. Everyone just sighed and sweat-dropped while Ino and Sakura helped Naruto to his feet then they saw Naruto's face and everyone was shocked he was CRYING, crying tears of joy, all of his friends walked up to him and hugged him while wishing him a happy birthday then the party started to grow into full swing.

Sakura: Hey you said that this chapter would be the party.

Jimbaliya: Well sorry, I forgot a few things.

Sakura: Idiot

Jimbaliya: Okay you know what (Reaches behind Sakura and pulls out her mallet) I've just about had it with you

Sakura: Crap he figured out the secret of malletspace

Kiba: (restrains Jimbaliya) Well until next time

Hinata: No flames (bows) arigato.

Naruto: (takes off with the ramen in the background)