Q&A

Korog the Oversoul:Gonna be totally straight with you, I'm confused this doesn't seem like Naruto, is this a crossover?

Answer: More like an alternate universe with a few other elements adopted from other series.

Chapter 4: Past and Present

Previously, Naruto went to the library to pull his grades up with the help of Amena. After doing so, they came upon an ongoing execution of a man dragging a cross while being mercilessly tortured by a masked individual. Amena confronted the asshole to let the crossed-man be but Naruto took the step to break it out in a civilised manner. Naruto's hand got wounded in the process and Amena took the responsibility to care for it. Though her skills weren't as expected, they got into a childish fight and end up into an unfortunate accident, witnessed by Ayame whom frantically escape the scene upon questioned.

The bedroom door creaks open of the Uzumaki household by a silent stepping individual. The shadowy figure looms over the snoring blond sprawled into an uncomfortable position with his hands draped by the sides of the single bed. He murmurs of a 'Ramen God' for bestowing him unlimited reserves of his favorite dish and in return he will do deeds for his wish. The shadowy figure shakes its head disappointingly then covers the whiskered blond's mouth with its delicate hands. The disturbance startled the blond to its awakening and his azure eyes soon met the eyes of the red. His mind blankets of patterned red eyes and his vision degenerates to a point his eyelids slowly drapes over his view followed by a rhythm of peaceful snoring. The figure quietly left the blonde to his state and the night was not to be remembered for the wheezing blonde.

It was morning and the Sun peeks over the horizon over the awakening village for the dawn of a new day. Two distinguishable figures could be seen walking side by side to their destination while the spiky haired tucked his hands behind his head in a relaxing manner. "Maaaann...last night was a good sleep." He mused casually holding back a yawn for his partner. He felt at peace upon waking up as nightmares never occurred nor terrorized him. He folded back his sleeve of his formerly injured arm. "Look! They've healed pretty quickly! It usually take a couple of days to recover so I think it must have something to with your aid. So thanks Amena-chan! I feel really GREAT today!" Naruto pumped his fist and grinned gratefully to her as she turns her head away with an embarrassing blush.

"D-Don't mention it!" She stuttered nervously and gained a few inches of distance from the blonde as he tried to get a good look of her face.

"Though you did a measly job on it." Naruto injected with a dull expression which rightfully earned an irritated look from the Uchiha but she refused to make eye contact instead faced her head forward instead.

"Don't start it." She muttered irkly looking ahead of the gravel path.

The Uzumaki grinned cheekily as they got comfortable walking towards their destination but realization suddenly dawns over him like the Sun. "Hmmm...By the way, I felt something was off last night." Amena got a shiver crawling up her spine as soon as he said that. "I couldn't really get my finger on." Naruto mused with a wondering expression while scratching his head. "I think I'm forgetting something…"

She could feel his eyes gazing intently but she waved it off casually but it was frantic. "Does it matter what happened last night?" She bit back her tongue when his eyes got wide.

"Do you know what happened last night?" She suddenly disappeared from his view in a cloud of dust and Naruto glanced around confusingly. "Heh? Amena-chan?" He peered over his shoulder and saw Amena crouching in front of a power pole with her head leaning shamefully against it. A purple aura washed over her and Naruto knew best not to interfere as a bead of sweat trickle down his forehead.

"It didn't happened. It didn't happened. It didn't happened." She muttered repeatedly which confuses Naruto even further.

"Uh...Amena…-chan. Are you okay?" The nervous whiskered teen walked cautiously towards the muttering girl, step-by-step, knowing danger will dawn over him in an instant. "Are...you upset? Did something happened?"

"IT DIDN'T HAPPENED!" In a moment of notice, Naruto could obviously tell a lot about a woman by her hands. For instance, if they are placed around his throat, she is probably slightly upset. Naruto succumbed to fear looking as the pair of Sharingans blazing before him. "It is not working?! None should recall of it!" She blurted out hot-headedly as his face becomes purple from the lack of oxygen.

"What are you talking about?!" He blurted out and her grasp on his neck tightens as Naruto struggles clinging to dear life. "A-Amena-c-chan! You're k-killing me!" His eyes rolled to the back of his head and a foam of saliva drools down from the corner of his mouth to her hand. The foamy liquid pulled her attention and a curtain of painful realization drapes over her as she immediately released Naruto from her death grip. He slid down to the ground coughing out raspily, grasping for air.

Amena went on her knees and massages his back as she was in guilt for inflicting unreasonable harm. Naruto soon recovered from his dismay and glanced to her worryingly. "Amena-chan, is something bothering you?" She stare down at her knees in shame, even after all that, he still worries about her. "You've been acting weird lately…" He never saw this side of her, she is usually calm and collected but the way she was acting now is out of proportion. She even refused to make eye contact since morning.

"It…It's nothing." She murmured timidly for only he could hear as he released a heavy breath.

"Is that what it is? You're really different today." Naruto gazed intently for a moment and his nose twitched when he managed to grasp what was off. "I get it!" The way awed with his mouth wide got a strange look from her. "It's your hair! It doesn't smell like lavender anymore!"

"..."

"..."

"What'd you say?" Amena confusingly looked at the grinning blonde.

He shrugged his shoulders retaining his smile. "MahMah...Well, your hair smells awfully plain today. Did you ran out of shampoo?"

A small brush of red forms on her cheek to ear. "Y-you noticed?" It is true she had not cleansed her hair for these couple of weeks as she was always on the rush to watch over him as his observer.

"Yeah! It smells really nice and I figured that's what you were missing." She pout and looked away from his unintentional compliment.

"Don't say things like that out of nowhere, baka." She muttered irritably holding back her ever growing blush.

Naruto quirked his head amusingly. "I wasn't the one who strangles people out of nowhere now, did I?" She 'hmped' and crossed her arms below her cleavage and Naruto wave it off nonchalantly with a smile. "YareYare...How about we go shopping after class and stock up the house. What'd you say?" He unnervingly looked at her expectantly waiting for her answer. She glanced at him from the corner of her eyes and nodded curtly without hesitation.

"Fine…"

"YOSH! More Ramen and Pizza!" He abruptly cheered out of the blue and the sudden outburst unintentionally caused Amena to giggle softly at his ludicrous oddity.

"I have something else in mind…"

Class

"...16 years ago during the unforeseen day, the Nine Tailed Fox invaded Konoha without warning. Though the village suffered catastrophic damage, 205,000 of the villagers were evacuated in an orderly manner. Even so, the number of civilian casualties remain unchanged excluding the men and women died trying to defend the village. The Yondaime Hogake arrived just in time to reinforced the frontline and teleported a Biju bomb which would have annihilated the entire village to dust and ashes. Unfortunately, the Tailed Fox was immensely powerful and they weren't able to hold it back for long. The Fourth was forced to resort in a final attempt to defend the village. He sealed the Nine Tailed Fox within himself and became its vessel. However, the power of the fox was awfully vigorous and the Fourth passed on within a week."

"Upon his deathbed, he foretold that the Biju's power will most likely escape before his parting and find a new host in an attempt to ensure its long term survivability. Beyond that moment, the creation of The Nine Paradigms came to be. Each of the Fox's fragments holds unparalleled attributes that will pass down to its host with training, of course. To obtain such formidable power, one paradigm must eliminate the other in order to be worthy. So far, we've identified the wielders and they are: The Legendary Sannin, Jiraiya, whom traverse the land searching for the unknown. Sasuke Uchiha who holds 3 of the 9 tails and is a royal prince of the Capitol. Kinkaku and Ginkaku of The Gold And Silver Brothers. These expendable warriors were gifted longevity and continues to strive till this day...and finally, Kushina Uzumaki of the Uzukage. Leader of the Island in the East."

"The 8th and 9th are classified nor was it confirmed they were identified but sources claim that they are under The Fire Nation's possession. If under any circumstances that these segments were once again fused into one being, the political and social structure of the world will most likely be, in a disarray."

Later

Naruto stood patiently as Iruka skids through his homework while Amena converse with her female classmates in the background. Iruka hummed, felt pleased and marked the paper with an assuring look then handed it over to Naruto. "Well done, Naruto-kun. You've managed to pull your way up and it looks like we won't hold you back a grade."

Naruto sighed in relief and tucked the paper away safely. "Hehe...I couldn't have done without Amena-chan. She kept pestering me to do it everyday and night but I'm really grateful. She wouldn't give me a break though," Naruto rubbed his neck wandering in thought. "...what a pain."

Iruka grinned cheekily. "I couldn't say the same for you. Say, how far have you two gone?"

It earned a raised a brow. "What are you talking about?"

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) "You know what I mean. The both of you always gone home together and I could have sworn I noticed a spark lighting off." Iruka teased raising his brows up-and-down with a perverted shit eating grin. "So? Did you guys do anything special recently?"

Naruto deadpanned. "Don't get any wrong ideas, Iruka-senseeei. We're nothing like that."

Iruka shrugged his shoulders and observed satisfactorily at his recent student. "Mah, It seems she adjusted quite well for being the only clan member in the class. This isn't something you really see everyday." Iruka stated as the Uchiha casually converse amongst her peers. The likelihood of a student belonging in a prestigious clan is a rare occurrence and he would simply conclude that the individual wanted a decent and fair treatment. Since she claimed to be an orphan and the academy got orders from a higher authority, they made her an exception as long as she doesn't cause any trouble. Speaking of trouble. Iruka then made a 180 degree turn switching his eyes to a suspicious glance towards Naruto unnerving him slightly. "By the way, a bird told me someone caused quite an interesting scene during yesterday's event. Know anything about that?"

Naruto swallowed a lump glancing away from his stare. "Who knows...must be an interesting bird."

"The man prior to the execution is a person of higher authority who's on par with the Hokage. None of us doesn't really want to get involved in such trivial matters and that person might had unintentionally attracted unwanted attention, which would most likely cause a dispute and drag us along with it." Iruka added as Naruto could feel life draining off of him, the scene might have thrown a stone down the mountain causing a landslide. "You should be careful where you walk, Naruto-kun."

Naruto was about to retort but a familiar female voice deflected the question. "What we do outside of The Academy's ground is none of your business." Amena answered firmly speaking over his shoulder and took his arm. "We'll take our leave then. Have a nice day sensei." She dragged the Uzumaki out of the classroom and the blonde whines to let go of him.

"Ow! Let go of me, Amena-chan!"

Iruka shrugged his shoulders looking out the window with a heavy sigh. "Hm, kids."

Hokage's Office

"Are you sure you're up for this?" The third hokage inquired scanning through the papers in his hands before switching his gaze to the female shinobi before him. "We still have ample manpower and the time now as it is for your cooperation is unneeded."

"Hai! I understand but I kindly request to be enrolled as an instructor, Hokage-sama." She respectfully implied as the aged man scratched his beard in thought.

"I guess I could reserve a slot for you considering graduation is in few months time." Hiruzen signed the papers and the long haired brunette nodded thankfully. "You don't have to rush on things, you know." He cast the papers away to the side and gave her a worryingly look. "Your scars are still healing and going back to the field might give rise upon unexpected events...It's really risky, don't you think?"

"I appreciate your concern but it's the risk I'm willing to take, Hokage-sama. My skills may have rusted but I believe my profession is needed elsewhere even in unexpected times." She implied with a smile shared along with the Hokage.

Hiruzen hummed with a groan. "Hmmm...Young lads like you still have lots of things to learn ahead. Here, take this." He opened up a shelf and handed over a scroll to her. "If you passed the standard entrance procedure then I'll properly consider you coming back to duty."

A full blown smile formed onto her face as she respectfully bowed before him. "Hai! Thank you very much, Hokage-sama. I will do my very best!"

He waved off the respectable gesture. "Very well, you're dismissed."

Once she left and Hiruzen was about to resume his demanding workload, his secretary relayed that he is about to have another visitor followed by tappings in the intercom which gave him another exception to avoid his tedious paperwork. As soon as the door opens, the Hokage Of the Leaf Village stood up for his seat and greet his expected visitor with his body bowed down.

"Welcome to Konohagakure, I've been expecting you. I hope your stay here was satisfactory." The person he addressed kept his nose high and mighty to the ceiling, clad in a royal getup which accommodates to his superior status.

"Hmph. Same to you, Sandaime. Let's skip the formalities and let's get this over with. There's a person of interest to discuss."

Department store

The duo browse along the aisle and Amena seemingly looked excited as noted by Naruto. He assumed this is her first time coming in such a place judging by the looks of a child in a toy store. Something caught her attention as she skids ahead of him and grasp the lengthy rod then asked eagerly. "What is this weapon called? It looks like a mace of some kind."

Naruto looked at her with a dull expression. "No, that's just a golf club. It's for sports."

She blinked in understandment though a tad bit embarrassed. "Is it?" Then another item attracted her attention looking childishly thrilled. "Then, what about this heavy equipment that looks like a flame thrower?" She pointed at it in curiosity and Naruto decided to get along with the ride.

"That's a pressure water. You use it to wash stuff." They continued their destination picking up the necessities along the way while Amena learns new things taught by none other than Naruto.

She pushed the shopping cart around the corner and stopped by noticing a familiar looking item sitting innocently. "Now I'm sure this one is a weapon! I've seen it in movies."

He looked over her shoulder and eyed the machinery. "A chainsaw? Well, I guess you could call that a weapon."

They entered the cleaning supplies aisle and Amena leaned down and picked up a bottle still looking optimistic. "Oh, I learned about this in the Rairon Organization. I can't believe they're selling such a thing so openly."

"It's just detergent." Naruto implied leaning against the cart as she proceeds to pick up another.

"Yes, but if I'm not mistaken, you can mix with this one to create poison gas-"

Naruto interjected dismissing that idea. "NO YOU CAN'T! Don't even think of using them that way!"

Later, Naruto marched onto the streets carrying the groceries with a dull look stuck on his face. "I'm beat." Naruto got a first hand experience for he never knew going shopping with a girl would be so tedious and demanding.

Amena let out a happy sigh holding the grocery bag against her chest. "That was a really fun place." She never expected it to be so enjoyable and even so she also learnt many new things.

Simply seeing the tender look on her face swayed Naruto to share the same smile. "If going to a department store made you that happy. I guess it was worth bringing you after all."

"Hai! Thank you very much!"

"...and what makes me happy is going for Ramen! To the ICHIRAKU! FOR GLORY!" Naruto exclaimed earning weird stares from bystanders. "YOOOSH!" Naruto grab her hand and ran with haste leaving a trail of dust as well as perplexed onlookers.

Ichiraku

Naruto hold up the flaps stepping into the stall and sat down with a huge grin on his face followed by a distraught Amena. "OYAJI! I DEMAND RAMEN!"

Teuchi heard the long awaited voice and turned his back with a huge smile but also peek interest of the girl sitting with a worn-out expression. "Oh! Naruto-kun! It's been awhile hasn't? I've been getting concerned that I have to close down the stand forever since the flow of customer is getting stale."

Naruto slack-jawed at his statement. "WHAT?! Are you kidding me?! There's no way that would happen! NOT in a million years!" As soon as he saw the serious look on his face, Naruto went stiff in his seat, his skin went pale and his soul found its way drifting out his mouth. "No...no way...no…" To imagine his favorite stall closing down for good and to cope with it is unbearable. What will he feast?! Amena's cookin?! There's that but what else?! Will he succumb to grief knowing his cuisine will cease to exist?! Where else can he find such delicacy and savory taste?! There's no other except the heaven sent man, Teuchi Ichiraku standing passively before him. His mind was a battlefield and his heart was a war drum which led to a turning point of Naruto screaming to the heavens at the top of his lungs. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" The almighty scream reached the horizons which caused a stir in the wildlife which also alarmed the guards to lockdown the village walls.

"What was that?"

"Anomaly detected! Where is it coming from?!"

"Lockdown the village!"

Teuchi burst out laughing at his reaction which went on for a few minutes as they both recovers. "Just kidding, I'm not closing this Heaven while I'm still breathing." Teuchi admit with a huge grin but it soon fell ill when Naruto melted in his seat with a horrific expression plastered in his face and his eyes it drained in white. "I...I...uhhh...Naruto? I'm just messing with you! Hahah...haha...he..." The cook laughed nervously but he received nothing other than a drool on his counter. He snapped his fingers repeatedly and no response was given from the zombified blonde.

"I think you've traumatized him." The raven-haired stated humorously leaning against her palm. Teuchi went stiff as a board doing all he could to bring his long time customer back to the land of the living. He shook his shoulders, pour a bucket of water, screamed at his ear, used a random cat to scratch his face, slap him across the face, served ramen, served tea, fart at his face, throwing censored mature images at his face, but all attempts were useless against the grief he bestow upon. Amena could only watch the comical scene taking place with a beaded reaction.

Teuchi was about to give in...then a sudden thought crossed his mind and a serious demeanor took over his concernity. He breathed in deeply, his body stiff as a soldier standing in attention. He said..."Ayame's pregnant."

Naruto's hellish adventure from beyond the unknown pulled him back to the single word. His eyes stiffened and wide, his mind blank as a dank for he could only mutter a few words. "It wasn't me."

Silence took over and the ordinary atmosphere shrouded the stand in harmony once again. Teuchi dipped the tofu into the boiler turning his head towards them curiously. "So Naruto-kun. Who's your friend?"

Naruto raised his brow and glanced at Amena whom looks around the stall in a curious manner. Naruto elbowed her which startled the Uchiha and made an obvious motion. She stood up and bowed to the elder respectfully. "U-Uh...My name is Uchiha Amena. Pleased to meet you."

He awed at her gesture but smiled nonetheless. "No need for the formality, young lady. Any friend of Naruto is welcome here anytime. Our policy here is equal treatment so let say you can consider me as your friend!" He stated thumbing his chest proudly.

Amena lean towards Naruto and whispered while maintaining eye contact with the chef. "What is he implying?"

He casually motioned her to sit down. "Don't mind him. He's just a closet pervert." He stated remembering the lewd playboy magazines thrown at his face and Amena happily obliged leaving the chef gobsmacked. Teuchi left the couple alone and resume his work accompanied by a depressive sigh. "Hey, Oyaji. Where's Ayame-chan? Haven't seen her anywhere…" Naruto fixed his gaze to the curtains leading to the back of the stall whose name did not go unheard by Amena.

"Oh, she said she got something important. Personal by all means, I think." Speak of the devil, the sound of the back door creaks open and a moment later Ayame showed up in a process of wearing her bandana.

Naruto felt a sense of deja vu when she fixed her hard stare on him which of course, left him wondering what had he done wrong. Oh yeah, she remembered the day before and who's that sitting beside him? Yup! It's her alright. Ayame's glare switched from shock to the unknown girl who was sitting with an innocent expression glancing to the corner to avoid any form of interaction. 'She looks like she got the whole package! Maybe she's his type...'Amena was stiff as a plank, beads was trailing down her face, her heart began racing and her face soon flushed timidly. How could she forget about the only witness of the night before? Should she do the same as she did to Naruto? Or should she eliminate her this very second? Easier said than done. Amena got her curiosity get the best of her when they finally made eye contact. Ayame was acting innocent, dangerously innocent. She could tell.

Teuchi served the noodles into the bowls and was about to proceed to the finishing touches until his daughter called out to him. "Tou-san, could you check the inventory? I think we're running out of flour and cabbages." Ayame endearing stare didn't leave Amena's mono gaze for they both were in a state no man can comprehend.

It perplexed him. "Huh? That couldn't be right. I just stocked 'em last we-"

"I think I saw some rats scurrying around...you should very well handle it." She cut him off with a deathly sweet tone.

"Well, you do it. I'm almost finis-"

BOOOOOOOOMMM!

An earth trembling explosion went off from the back in an enormous white cloud of powder and smoke. "MY CABBAGEEES!" Teuchi dashed to the back which left the brunette in charge.

"I'll help him!" Naruto got up to his feet to aid the old man but a solid hand was fixed on his shoulder.

"Nonsense!" Ayame exclaimed retaining her really sweet smile. "You're my customer, there's no need for you to get your hands dirty." The intentions was there and Naruto could sense it but for some odd reason, her smile shook him to the core, his body screaming for him to run as far away as possible. But his tummy pleads for satisfactory! Swiftly, Ayame clutched his shoulder and shoved him back to his seat to where he will remain for the remainder of his time. Ayame clasped her hands and pulled out her notepad addressing her customers going back to her atone character. "Now, what will you like to have?"

Naruto raised his hand like to make a clarification. "Uhhh, Ayame-chan, there's no need. Oyaji already mad-" The preparations on the kitchen table disappeared followed by a rustling of trash bag. "Huh?" He got a puzzling look and looked around him trying to understand what the hell is going on!

"Tou-saaaan! Don't forget to throw out the traAAaash!" She called out to her father whom was chasing rodents out the premises then finally proceed to her bemused customers. "Now, where were we?"

Later, Naruto's Ramen was served but it did not fit his description. Broccolis, they're everywhere, vegetables and carrots. Miso flavored soup and noodles. That's about it. He glanced to Amena's serving to find it was perfect! All the ingredients he wanted was there in one bowl and his embarrassment surfaced due to his envy comparing one serving to the other. "Ayame-chan, this isn't what I ordered."

She awed "shockingly" but shook her head politely. "No that couldn't be...you simply ordered ramen and Vege-ramen is what you'll have!"

Out of nowhere, Naruto hit the countertop in protest. "This is blasphemy! I demand to talk to management!" Naruto proclaimed democratically but then an aura of death looms behind the sweetly smiling brunette which depraved the blonde of all his might.

"The manager isn't available at the moment. I'll be your attendant for the time being. Now, what do you need?" Naruto sunk in his seat fearing for his life and swirled his vege-ramen while crying a river.

Ayame convert her attention to the charcoal-eyed girl who still has yet to consume a single sip of her serving. "What's wrong?" She curved her brow and hands by her hips. "Stop sulking before it gets cold, if you think it's poisoned then Naruto should be the first to die." Her carefree claim caused Naruto to spew out his dinner and almost lost his appetite. She once again turned back to her and smiled politely. Amena could tell, it was real. "At least give it a try."

Naruto nudged her shoulder and the Uchiha obliged snapping open her chopsticks, dipped it into the bowl then swirls the segments gently as the sweet aroma reached her nose. She picked a chop-full of noodles and consumes it, savouring the taste spreading throughout her tastebuds. Giving her a taste of delicacy and the rich balance of ingredients was harmonious. Give her a few seconds and she mildly swallowed the remains which led to a final conclusion. "It's delicious."

Ayame sighed in relief and stood proudly with a beaming smile. "Glad to hear it."

"Amena-chan, this is Ayame Ichiraku. I've known her for a long time so be nice to her 'cause she can be really mean sometimes. But most of the time, she's really friendly." Naruto formally introduced with a mouthful which reminded him quite a few things when Ayame scolded him not to talk with his mouth full.

Amena bowed her head and introduced herself in a nice way. "I'm Amena, It's nice to meet you." She responded with a 'Nice to meet you too' look and the Uchiha lean towards Naruto murmuring to his ear. 'She's really pretty.'

He curtly nodded then switch his glance towards the Ramen girl as she combed her long brown hair. "Yeah….'Ayame-chan is good looking, so as a kid, I used to get really nervous around her.'

Flashback No Jutsu!

Little Naruto was staring at his meal, what diabolical serving is before him? And what purpose does this wooden little stick serves?

"You've never eaten Ramen before?" Teenage Ayame took the stick from his hands and separated them evenly. She swirled the string like substances into the bowl and asks to open his mouth wide. "Here comes the Ramen Monster! Ahhhhh…"

Little Naruto was drenched from running in the heavy rain but his tummy demands pleasure. He hanged his head in shame when Ayame leers over him disappointingly. "Naruto! Why are you so wet?! You're not getting any unless you take a bath! Come with me…"

Little Naruto sneezed in his seat and continued digging into his food but got withheld by Ayame wiping his nose squeaky clean. "Naruto! Your nose is dripping. You shouldn't sneeze at your lunch, you'll ruin it."

Banish No Jutsu!

'...and just like that, Ayame at heart, is a kind person.'

After dinner, they were about to return home when Ayame called out for Amena to talk to her for a moment, alone. Naruto shrugged thinking that might want to know each other better then told her he will be waiting outside. She nodded though reluctantly and Naruto went on his way with the supplies and bumped onto someone when he reached the corner.

"Oops. Sorry about tha-."

As soon as he left, their eyes locked on each other intently with keen observations on their facial features, only the countertop separates them. Ayame casually leaned forward with her elbows and the pose provoked Amena to stiffen slightly with her hands overlapped over her thighs. Amena didn't know exactly why she did that but her instincts unconsciously pestered her to keep guard on. Ayame easily picked it up then smiled reassuringly in order to ease her a bit.

"So? What do you think of Naruto-kun?" She teasingly asked but the question differ from what she expect as Amena remained compose.

"Huh?" That's to be expected for asking something significant to a stranger would raise uncertainty.

"I apologise. As women, we understand each other better than men perceived. As a representative of his friend, I should know well of his condition and others orbiting him." She spoke with devotion earning a curious look from the girl. "What say do you have?"

"I'll say nothing less to a stranger than me." She had her a chin up as she implied then curtly nodded. "That aside. You claimed to understand me, meaning words would be a waste of breath."

That say among women totally backfired as Ayame could almost feel her pride beginning to dwindle. She force no smile but her lips were curved smirking impressively. "You're a smart girl. Then I wish you the best of luck enjoying the days of your youth with that boy." She teased as Amena stood up from the leather stool picking up her grocery against her chest.

She smirked glancing to the chef from the corner of her eyes."Hmph, my days are still longer than yours. Use it well if you wish to keep up. JaNe." She left through the flaps as Ayame waved her goodbye, all the while Teuchi watched the exchange and shrugged for his understatement of women is finite.

When Amena gained a fair distance from the stand, her body relaxed as she let out a breath of absolute relief. "Wow, didn't expect her to be so sharp on me. Hmph," She looked amused and resume walking. "...well whatever, he's waiting for me."

Just as she walked around the corner, she was introduced by a small crowd standing over what seemed like a pool of blood. As her eyes was shocked her heart started pumping. She dropped everything on hand and ran with haste towards the scene denying the growing anticipation. She dug through the crowd and her deepest fear was factual. There he was, his body lay lifelessly with a dagger embedded to his heart. Blood drains the soiled ground flowing ominously below her feet. His eyes were barren from life and his whiskered face etched in absolute horror.

"N-Naruto?!"

Is this chapter 4? Oh yeah it is...END OF CHAPTER 4!

Naruto - 16

Uchiha Amena - 16

Ayama Ichiraku - 21

Uchiha Sasuke - 17

Ginkaku and Kinkaku - 200+

Uzumaki Kushina - ?

Jiraiya - He's old obviously

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