Naruto looked down at the meager amount of money that he had in his hands. He was running low on funds after spending a lot of it on pranking supplies, and he didn't know if he had enough to buy dinner tonight. He would be getting more allowance the next day, but he didn't really want to wait that long to get enough to pay for another meal.
"Problem, Naruto?"
Naruto startled and turned to look at Rihan, who had seemingly appeared from nowhere behind him.
"Damn it, Rihan! Don' do stuff like that!" Naruto said indignantly, putting a hand to his chest where his heart was as if he was calming it.
Rihan let out a soft laugh, amusement twinkling in his golden colored eyes, "I'm afraid I can't do that, Naruto~. I'm a yokai after all, and it's in my nature to play tricks."
Naruto scowled, or at least attempted to. It didn't really work since he still had a 6 year old's face. "Which is why I don' understan' why you won' help me out with prankin'."
"Because if I helped you out, it would get far too easy for you to finish pranks. I'll give tips if you need them, but beyond that you're on your own. Naruto, What were you frowning about?"
Naruto glanced down at the coins in his hand, "I dun know if I have enough for some ramen. And I know Teuchi-ji 'll waive the payment, but he does that so often and I don' really wanna make 'im do that so much."
Rihan hummed and seemed to think for a moment. Then he smirked and held out a hand, "How about I take you out for a meal, then? I know a good dango shop."
Naruto looked up, appearing startled, "Really? You'd do that?"
Rihan nodded, "I would. You're a friend, Naruto. Friends help each other."
Naruto's face lit up and he grinned his usual fox like grin. He took Rihan's hand and the two left to eat and run at the dango stand.