A Village That Never Stops Raining

Elie had decided to pass time by playing video games as they head to Ska Village. Haru ane Elie played against each other as Naruto played on his own.

"I won again!" Elie cheered, "This makes 20 wins in a row!"

"I quit! This Game blows!" Haru complained.

"Mine isn't too bad!" Naruto said.

Haru looked and saw that Naruto was playing a ninja game and was beating it.

"Somehow I'm not surprise..." Haru said.

"Hey Haru!" Griff said.

"Yeah?"

"I may not be a meteorologist, but I do believe those are rain clouds," said Griff referring to the sky, "It would be prudent to put up the roof. Could you please press the roof button? It's there on your right."

Haru found the button and pressed it. Nothing appeared.

"Nothing happened," Haru said.

"Oh, sorry, I didn't even noticed you pushed it."

Griff extended his tentacles on the edges around the cart and he grew into an umbrella.

"Amazing Griff!" Elie said.

"Why do you have a roof button if you're the roof?" Naruto asked.

"So I know when I'm needed," Griff replied.

"But we're right here," Haru replied.

It started raining really hard.

"It's really coming down..." Haru said.

"Yup!" Elie agreed.

"It looks like we're about to also have..." said Naruto before lightning struck close to them with a loud bang, "Lightning and Thunder..."

"You think?" Haru responded sarcastically.

Haru turned to Elie was in total shock of fear.

"Hey Elie! Come on!" Haru said.

"What's wrong?" Naruto asked.

"I don't know..." Haru responded.

"Griff! Elie isn't looking so good! Try and find a place to pull over!" Naruto yelled.

"Ska Village is close. we'll rest there until the rain stops.

...

They arrived at a washed out run down town. They got out and Griff returned to normal. Within only minutes, Naruto's and Haru's spiky hair were flatten down due to the downpour.

"We should look for a hotel," Naruto said carrying some of their bags.

"Hey Griff! Stay here while we search for a hotel!" Haru said.

"Don't worry aobut me, Haru. I'll map ot the area for when you return," Griff said, "Take care Master Plue!"

"Puun!"

"Okay, let's go!" Naruto said.

...

As they walk through the village they took in the condition.

"Hey Naruto, you noticing what I'm noticing?" Haru asked.

"Yeah! This Village looks like it had more rain than the Village Hidden in the Rain," Naruto said.

"Have you been in the Village Hidden in the Rain?" asked Haru.

"No... but it's no thinker that it had it's fair share of rain," Naruto replied, "Hey! I see a hotel!"

"Good! Let's get inside," Haru said.

...

They entered the hotel Naruto found.

"Hello?" Naruto called out.

"Huh? An actual customer? That's... unusual," a tall dark hair woman ssaid, "My name is Lasagna. I'm this Hotel's manager."

"Great! Do you have a room for us?" asked Haru.

"Our friend is in shock of what I think is fear, and we thought it would be a good idea for her to rest while we wait for the rain to let up," Naruto said.

"..." Lasagna looked at them and got up, "Right this way."

They followed her upstairs.

"Hey! Can we borrow a towel?" Haru asked.

"Sure, but towels are expensive... so go easy on it," Lasagna said.

"Is everything here expensive?" Naruto asked.

"No... only anything that deals with laundry," Lasagna said, "Other than that, everything is for free."

She tossed both boys a towel.

...

After they dried off, Haru Plue and Naruto went into the dinning room since Lasagna volunteered to look after Elie. Lasagna joined them once Elie was settled.

"She's out like a light," Lasagna said.

"I see..." Haru said.

"You were right, she was shock from fear," Lasagna said, "Would you two boys care to explain."

"We think it might have been thunder," Haru said.

"I can understand. I would curled up in fear at the thought of seeing ghost," Naruto said.

"Really? You never told me that before," Haru responded.

"It never came up," Naruto responded, "So when do you think the rain will let up?"

"It'll never let up," Lasagna said leaving.

"Okay... that was creepy," said Haru.

"I'm going to go ask around town," said Naruto, "There has to be someone that can fill us in."

"Good idea," Haru said, "We'll go too! Right Plue!"

"Pupuun!" Plue agreed.

...

Naruto looking around for people. "I guess I was expecting too much thinking that someone would be out here," Naruto said.

Naruto noticed a young boy with a buzz cut black hair attacking something.

"Hey kid. Shouldn't you have an umbrella?" Naruto asked, "It's pouring."

The boy was caught off guard that he fell into the mud.

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki" Naruto asked.

"You're not from these parts, are ya?" the kid asked.

"Nope!" Naruto replied.

"I'm not suppose to to talk to strangers," the boy said leaving.

"I'm not a stranger," Naruto responded.

"Get lost! You're in my way! I'm trying to get rid of the demon!"

"Demon?" Naruto asked.

"Th...there it is!"

Naruto look to see a frog.

"The frog?" Naruto asked, "How is a frog a demon?"

The boy took out a rock and was about to throw it, but Naruto stopped him.

"Woah kid! I don't know what your deal is, but I'm not about to let you harm a an innocent frog!" Naruto said thinking, "Mostly because I have a summoning contract with toads."

"No one will stop me! I'll kill that frog and end the rain!" the boy said.

"I would listen to Naruto, if I were you," Haru said walking up with Plue, "Frogs aren't demons!"

"What do you know!" the boy yelled before running away.

"It's useless to try to talk to him," said an old man, "You cannot lift the clouds from the heart of a boy who has never seen the Blue Sky."

"What?" Naruto asked as the old man left.

"You should leave this village. This place is one of cold and death."

...

Haru Naruto and Plue returned to the hotel to see that Lasagna was yelling at someone.

"Chino! I told you not to get your clothes all muddy! How manytimes do I have to tell you!"

"I think we came on a bad time," Naruto said.

"What's going on?" Haru asked

Lasagna turned and the boy from before appeared.

"Augh! That's him, mom! The guy who tried to stop me from getting rid of the demons!" Chino said.

"Frogs are not demons!" Naruto responded.

"See! It's all his fault," Chino said.

"Forget it, just go to your room!" Lasagna ordered.

"Fine!"

"I'm the person who has to do all his laundry, and it's not like its an easy chore either! Nothing ever dress!"

"Well, I knew it's raining now," Haru said, "But you can do the laundry tomorrow, right?"

"I don't think it's that simple, Haru," Naruto said.

"He's right! It will rain tomorrow, and it will never stop," Lasagna said, "It's been raining non-stop for five years. Morning, noon, and night. Always pouring down."

"Then..."

"He really hasn't seen a blue sky..."

"That's right. He's never seen so much as the clouds break. For some reason he believes that if he kills the frogs it'll clear up." Lasagna explained, "But it's not really the frogs fault. It's all because of that man."

"That man?" Haru asked.

"Someone created this rain?" Naruto asked.

"Yes! A man who controls thunder came to the manor house in the village. That's when the rain started."

"That's just not right!" Naruto responded.

"Man of thunder..." they heard someone said, "I've finally found you."