Fox of The Hidden Mist
Naruto and all related characters belong to Masashi Kishimoto.
Author's Note: For those wondering: Naruto snuck out of Konoha to get to Kiri, Haku has sharp teeth because everyone who is a member of the Seven Swordsmen, or an apprentice has sharp teeth(Seems to be a requirement)
Chapter 2: Old Frienemies
The Kiri ninja made their way into Konohagakure and, after checking in and getting passes, they all headed to their hotel. Zabuza, Naruto, and Suigetsu were sharing a room, while Haku insisted on a room all her own.
"I don't see what the big deal is. Ya sleep around us on missions!" Zabuza said as he and his team headed up to their respective rooms.
"That's different! We camp when we're on missions, a hotel room is a lot more confining and a woman needs her space." Haku said as she entered her room and shut the door.
"Women." Zabuza grumbled under his breath.
"I heard that!" Haku said through the door. Both Naruto and Suigetsu chuckled, but quickly shut up when Zabuza glared at them. Unpacking went smoothly, except for a fight between Naruto and Suigetsu over who got the extra bed and who got the couch, Naruto ending up the victor. After unpacking, the three genin decided to get something to eat. Zabuza just decided to get something at the hotel, but Naruto insisted on taking his teammates to what he considered the best restaurant in the world.
"I'm telling you guys, you haven't lived until you've had Ichiraku ramen!" Naruto said as he lead his two teammates to the legendary, according to the blond, Ichiraku Ramen Stand. His teammates just rolled their eyes, Haku at Naruto's antics and Suigetsu at the blond's ramen addiction.
"Please, it's just ramen, how good could it possibly be?" The white haired boy said as he whacked Naruto behind the head. The whiskered boy growled a little, but did nothing but smirk.
"Not even you can ruin my good mood today bed-wetter." Naruto said, causing Suigetsu to fume.
"I CAN'T HELP IT IF I GO ALL JELL-O WHEN I'M ASLEEP!" The Hozuki yelled, attracting a lot of attention. Suigetsu went to draw Samehada, but before he could a voice called out,
"What are Kiri ninja doing here?" Naruto instantly recognized the voice and slowly turned around, hoping he was wrong though, but unfortunately he was tight.
"Well if it ain't Sasuke Uchiha. Long time no see." Naruto said as he glared daggers at a raven haired boy.
"Naruto? So you did run away, and you're a Kiri-nin now? Looks like Kirigakure is really scraping the bottom of the barrel." The Uchiha said, a cocky smirk on his face. At this point a pink haired girl bounded up behind Sasuke.
"Sakura too, well this is just one big reunion!" Naruto said, sarcasm lacing his words. Sakura squinted her eyes, noticing the Kiri headband, as she said,
"How did an idiot like you become a ninja? I thought you ran away because you were so stupid! I mean you couldn't even do the clone technique right!" Naruto was not caring at all for the girl's tone.
"Yeah well, if I remember right you were the weakest girl at the Academy." The blond said, causing Sakura to run at him, ready to beat him down.
"Shut up!" She yelled as she got close. Suddenly Naruto's eyes turned orange, with a swirl pattern like that of an Uzumaki swirl going around his eye and into his pupil. Sakura was inches away from Naruto's face, but instead of hitting him with her right fist, she hit the air next to him with her left fist. The next thing she knew, she was on the ground with four swords pointed at her.
"I'm not the same guy that let you talk to me anyway you want. Remember that." Naruto said, his eyes now back to their usual blue. The Uzumaki then sheathed his sword, as did his other teammates and headed onward to his destination.
"He might be annoying, but he's my teammate so watch it." Suigetsu sneered at the girl as he followed Naruto's lead.
"You can get a pretty heavy punishment for attacking a foreign ninja without cause." Haku said as she left with her teammates. Sakura got up as Sasuke glared at the blond walking away.
"How did he do that?" Sasuke asked himself.
"Just wait guys, this is gonna be the greatest day of your lives!" Naruto said, eager to stuff himself until he burst. However as they got closer they saw that instead of a ramen stand, it was a barbecue place with different people working there.
"Hey what happened to Ichiraku's?" Naruto asked, too stunned to move from his spot. A passerby heard him and said,
"They shut down a few weeks ago. When they lost their regular customer, business started to go down and pretty soon stopped. But this is the best barbecue place in town, so it's not a big loss." Naruto dropped to the ground and screamed,
"NO! PLEASE KAMI, NO!" Suigetsu just walked inside the restaurant and pretended he didn't know the hysterical blond.
"IT'S NOT FAIR!" Naruto yelled, doing a good job of making everyone think he was nuts. Suddenly he was yanked up from the ground and slapped across the face a couple of times by Haku. Naruto shook his head and dusted himself off as he recomposed himself.
"Better?" The brown eyed girl asked, to which Naruto replied,
"Yeah, thanks I needed that." Haku then kissed Naruto on the cheek and said,
"What's a girlfriend for?" Naruto just smiled. He and Haku had been together since after his two months of training under Zabuza, and Naruto had never been happier. Haku didn't see him as a loser, didn't talk down to him, and encouraged him every time he hit a roadblock in his training.
"YOU TWO GOING TO MAKE OUT OR ARE YA GONNA EAT?" Suigetsu yelled from inside the restaurant. At this precise moment, the couple's stomach's growled, with Naruto's stomach drowning out Haku's. Naruto looked at the place and said,
"Well it's not ramen, but I guess it'll do."
Next Chapter: The Exams Begin!
Oh and to everyone who's going to question why I already have Haku and Naruto together, they already are the main pairing and two months is a reasonable amount of time for them to get together. And if you're wondering what that thing was with Naruto's eyes, tune into the next chapter!
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