"Morning Naruto-kun! What are you doing up so early?"
"I thought I'd join you and Gai-sensei on your morning run, if you don't mind."
"Hard Work and Determination are Always Welcome!"
"Oh Gai-sensei!" "Lee!" "Gai-sensei!" "Lee!"
"My eyes! God! That's worse then seeing Millie and Wolfwood drunk and making out in that bar!"
"Naruto-kun?"
"Hai?"
"What language was that?"
"English. The fruits of many weeks of hard work and determination…"
"Oh Naruto-kun!"
"Gahh! Don't! At this rate it's going to be an Afternoon run!"
"If I do not finish this run before noon I shall-"
"Let's just run already!"
AN:/so it's been a while. Over worked, under paid and all that. Got a multi-part piece brewing for the time-skip era, and the Halloween piece is done and waiting for the right time to be posted. =] As always, let me know what you think. Or Alert the story, I guess.