"Happy Halloween!"
"What's that, Rem? Another holiday?"
"Why, yes Vash. Halloween is the day to celebrate the life of those who came before us. People all over Earth had special traditions they used to celebrate."
"Really? Why would someone want to celebrate death?"
"Not death, Knives. Life. Being alive and the life and accomplishments of those who passed on."
"What were some of the traditions?"
"Well, one group of people celebrated by cleaning the graveyards, placing flowers and feasting in the joy of life. Another group carved images into gourds, bobbed for apples, and told fortunes."
"What did you do, Rem?"
"Me? Well, when I was a little girl, about your age actually, we dressed up as spooky monsters."
"But why?"
"To scare the real monsters and keep them away."
"Real monsters?"
"Ghosts, werewolves, vampires, goblins…"
"That doesn't make any sense. Those 'monsters' don't really exist."
"Well, really it was so we could go door-to-door and get candy from everyone."
"Aha!"
"Rem…can we dress up too?"
"Of course you can! We all will! What do you want to be, Vash?"
"Well…I don't know, Rem. What would you suggest?"
"Hmm…got it! You, Vash can be a werewolf!"
"What about me?"
"Knives, you can be a vampire!"
"What will you be, Rem?"
"Well…we can't have any duplicates, so…I'll be a ghost of course!"
~NTS~
"Oh, Rem…you never told us you'd really be a ghost…or that werewolves and vampires were mortal enemies..."
"What are you mumbling about, Boss?"
"Hmm? Just thinking about an old holiday I read about the other day."
"A holiday?"
"Does it involve toys?"
"Or candy?"
"Well, yes…" Seeing their wide, expressive and best of all hopeful eyes Naruto comes to an easy decision. "It's a very old tradition…" He starts off almost reluctantly. "…but if we're going to do this we've got to do it properly."
"Of course, Boss! What were you thinking?"
"First, you'll need to gather up all the children…"