Naruto
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I don’t own it, got it?
A/N: Naruto
christmas story, or at least..
an attempt..
“...” Speech.
‘...’ Thoughts.
A young boy
was running through the forest, avoiding bushes and all alike, occasionally
jumping from tree to tree. Although he usually wore all kinds of sad
expressions, he now wore a very happy one. He didn’t understand what was
happening in this village. Sure, he knew most, but he didn’t know what was
happening with the weather. The boy located another boy and came to a halt next
to him.
The silence
between them was natural, but this time, the two individuals just enjoyed the
scenery. The boy that had already been standing there,
took one glance to the other boy, who had just arrived. He read the puzzlement
and the joy on his face. After that, he decided to clear the puzzlement off his
face.
“It’s called snow.”
A Maelstrom
“Sasuke-kun!
It’s snowing! Isn’t it wonderful?” Sakura screamed happily as she walked next
to Sasuke-kun.
“Hm.”
Sasuke didn’t even bother to glance at the pink-haired girl. ‘How the hell did
she find me walking here?’
“Sasuke-kun…
Now that we’re walking here.. side
by side… how about shopping?” Sakura asked, feeling in a good mood.
Sasuke
inwardly frowned at Sakura’s boldness and stupidity. “No.”
“B-but,
Sasuke-kun. It’s snowing! Everyone’s happy, everyone’s shopping together!”
Sakura yelled desperately.
‘Shopping…
who would be stupid enough to go shopping now?’ Sasuke thought as he simply
walked, ignoring Sakura’s pleas. “I’m going to train. The slippery ground will
help me develop a better balance during fights. I suggest you do the same.”
Sakura
looked sad as she stopped walking with Sasuke and looked at his back.
‘Sasuke-kun…’
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“Snow?”
“Yes.”
Uzumaki
Naruto and Aburame Shino, stood on a cliff, with their
view on their
Naruto
stared at Shino with a confused look. “Why? Is there an enemy attack?!” He
yelled, glaring back at the village, ready to run for it and protect it.
Shino
simply stared at it. “Something that is similar to it, actually. The females
have a certain need to.. go
shopping now… I fled and ended up here. What brought you here?”
Naruto’s
happy face fell to a slightly sad one. “I was just.. thinking
things through.. until this snow thing showed up.”
Shino
nodded. “I’ve never seen snow either. From when I was born to now, it hasn’t
snowed here. Strange that it is now..”
Naruto
sighed. “It’s… it’s comforting.”
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“Sasuke-kun!!”
Inwardly,
Sasuke groaned so hard, the entire
Sasuke
turned around, expecting an annoying pink-haired girl. What came, though, was
an even more annoying blonde-haired girl, who goes by the name Yamanaka Ino.
Sasuke hesitated in running right then and there. ‘Crap.’
“Sasuke-kun!!” Ino was running towards him, arms wide open, ready to give Sasuke a big
hug.
Sasuke
jumped up a roof, avoiding a bear-crushing hug. Ino fell down in the snow. “Sasuke-kun.” She mumbled, with snow in her mouth.
‘I dislike
this.’ Sasuke thought as he quickly leaped from roof to roof, homewards. He
occasionally slipped, because of the slippery snow on the roofs.
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A sneeze and a small bark, which also was a
sneeze, rang throughout the room.
“I hate
when it’s cold outside like this.” Kiba yelled.
Akamaru
barked his agreement.
“And I
wanted to train so badly… This sucks. And I just had the perfect idea for a new
move.”
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“Dinner
time!!” Chouji yelled happily, before digging in his food.
Shikamaru
smiled at his friend and then looked outside. ‘Man, snow is so troublesome.. it’s so cold and wet and it gets
in you hair or even in your eyes.’
Chouji was
just eating away on his plate as Shikamaru looked outside. Therefore, Chouji
didn’t notice the blonde girl who passed by the Ramen Stand they were sitting
in.
‘Ino is
chasing after Sasuke again..’ Shikamaru thought as he
frowned at the blonde girl who was long gone by now.
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“No! I’m
not going! Take Lee with you?! Just take a look at that little brat! He’s all
giddy because of the snow!”
“Yes, Lee
is already coming with me! But you have to come too, Neji!!” Ten-Ten yelled in
his face.
“I have to
decline. Training goes before all.” Neji explained.
“But, Neji,
I’m sure everyone’s shopping!”
Neji
frowned. “You think?” Neji immediately performed a very familiar seal. “Byakugan!!”
Ten-Ten
sighed. “You sure can spoil the mood..”
“Uchiha
Sasuke is heading home in a very high pace. He’s being followed by a
blonde-haired girl and his… team mate, Haruno Sakura. I’m guessing they wanted
to shop with him as well. Nara Shikamaru is currently eating with his team mate
Akamichi Chouji. Inuzuka Kiba is ill inside.” Neji paused as he spotted his
‘sister’ Hinata. “Hinata-sama is walking home in an awfully slow pace.” Neji
frowned. ‘She’s depressed, as usual.’ He continued. “And that covers it. In
other words, none of them are shopping.”
Ten-Ten
sighed. “What about them then?” She said, pointing at the large amount of
people shopping before their eyes.
Neji closed
his eyes. “Those people are clueless… There is never a time to relax.”
Ten-Ten and
even Lee sighed after that.
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“How about a match?”
Naruto’s
eyes widened. “A match? Now?”
Shino
nodded. “Yes. You have changed; you’ve grown strong, perhaps even stronger than
me. I want to see how I’ll fare against you, Naruto.”
Naruto
looked indecisive as he looked at Shino. “Fine. I accept.”
Shino
nodded. “Follow me, then. I know a place where we can fight.”
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“Uzumaki
Naruto and Aburame Shino are both…. Fighting each other?”
Ten-Ten and
Lee turned around to see that Neji still had his Byakugan on. “What did you
say, Neji?” Ten-Ten asked.
“Naruto and
Shino are fighting each other.” Neji said. “They’re training, a very smart
thing to do. They both seemed to have run from this village, to avoid being
asked to go shopping and decided to train. I am going to join them. I have no
time for this.” He finished as he disappeared, approaching Shino and Naruto.
Ten-Ten
sighed. “I guess it’s just you and me, then.”
Lee nodded.
And then he saw Ino ran by them, followed shortly by the pink head Sakura.
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‘Damn
them!! Why are they following me?!’ Sasuke thought as
he glanced down at the two girl running after him. As
he glanced downwards, he didn’t see the frozen edge of the roof he was jumping
on next. This resulted in a Sasuke, who couldn’t keep his balance, and who fell
down towards the ground.
“AAaaahh!! I’ll catch you, Sasuke-kun!!”
“Damn
Ino-pig!! I will catch him!!”
‘Oh man…’
Sasuke thought as he fell..
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Hinata
walked with her head facing the ground. This time of the year was quite
depressing for her. Being a disappointment to your own family might have that
effect. So usually she just sat in her own room doing… nothing at all.
“Hinata-sama.”
Hinata
turned around to find herself face to face with Hyuga Neji. Hinata was too
surprised to say something, or maybe too scared.
“I was on
my way to Naruto and Shino. I… I know you’re always alone in this time of the
year. I can see it in your eyes.”
Hinata
looked towards the ground as Neji continued. ‘He’s heading for… Naruto-kun?’
Neji
frowned at Hinata, who was studying the ground. “Hinata-sama…. Would you like
to come with me?”
Hinata’s
eyes widened.
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Five
Naruto’s were surrounding one Shino.
“Alright.
Let us begin.” Shino stated as he advanced towards one of the Naruto’s.
Shino
prepared to punch, but was intercepted by another Naruto, who jumped on his
back. Shino quickly grabbed the Naruto on his back by the collar and threw him
against another Naruto, making both of them vanish. Then, he dodged another
Naruto who had simply launched himself towards him. Therefore, he flew past Shino
and landed on the ground.
Shino
frowned as he blocked another Naruto’s fist with his own fist and kicked him in
the ankle, making Naruto fall. Shino quickly delivered a blow on this Naruto’s
face, making him land hard on the ground.
“You are
the real Naruto.” Shino said, before he had to jump away again from the other
two Naruto’s.
The real
Naruto watched as his two clones continued attacking Shino. He started
performing a new set of seals. “Taiyuu Kage Bunshin no
Jutsu!!”
Shino
quickly performed a set of his own seals as he saw the huge amount of Shadow
Clones Naruto had created. “Kikai Bunshin no Jutsu!!”
All
Naruto’s suddenly screamed. “Ha! Only one clone!?” All
of them, about fifty Naruto’s, performed the same seals. “Shihou
Hapou Shuriken no Maki!!”
Shino’s eyes widened underneath his glasses. ‘Quite a dangerous skill…’ He
couldn’t avoid all the Shurikens the Naruto’s had thrown at him, so he simply
used the Kikai Kawarimi no Jutsu.
All fifty
Naruto’s frowned as he saw both Shino’s collapse and form into dozens of bugs.
Suddenly,
Shurikens came from all over the place, hitting each Naruto clone. The real
Naruto managed to avoid several Shurikens and Kunais. Ten clones of him managed
to do the same.
Two Shinos
appeared from behind a tree, and eleven Naruto’s stood before him in a matter
of seconds.
“You’re
good.” Naruto stated.
“You are
also good.” Shino reacted.
Before they
began their little bout again, Shino sensed something. “Wait.” Shino put his
ear on the ground. “There are two humans approaching.”
All Narutos
looked around. “Where?!” They all yelled.
Shino
didn’t react at the sheer annoyance of all Naruto’s yelling. “They are near
now.”
Both Shinos
and the eleven Narutos turned to see Hinata and Neji arrive.
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Sasuke
groaned as he found himself on top of two blabbering females, who were both
groaning in pain. ‘Damn them.’
Suddenly,
Kakashi appeared out of nowhere in front of them. He frowned as he saw the
three of them on top of each other. ‘Ah, to be young..’
“Oy!
Everyone’s supposed to be at the
Kakashi
vanished as soon as he had appeared.
“Ugh! Leave
me alone already!!” Sasuke yelled, before he leaped away, heading for the
Ino and
Sakura remained on the ground for a little while longer.
“Ugh… get
the hell off me, Ino-Pig!!”
“Shut up,
Wide-Forehead!”
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A knock on
the door woke the sleeping Kiba and Akamaru. Kiba walked lazily towards the door
and opened it. With one eye half closed and the other eye completely closed,
Kiba couldn’t really see who it was standing before him, he was, after all,
still half asleep. Akamaru barked once, which made Kiba smell with his nose.
But his nose was completely closed, Kiba had forgotten
he was ill.
“Ano.. who
is it, Akamaru?“
Akamaru
barked.
Kiba’s eyes
widened. “Oh! Oh! Sorry, Kurunai-sensei!!”
“Kiba-kun.
You are to report at the
Kiba gaped
and stared at her, looking extremely confused, before his sensei disappeared.
“This
sucks…”
Akamaru
barked.
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“Gai-sensei!!”
“Lee!!”
Ten-Ten
sighed. ‘Will these two ever cut it out!?’ Ten-Ten looked mildly annoyed as she
stared at Lee and Gai, who were embracing each other.
“Lee! Ten-Ten! Hokage-sama, she wants us, all of us to report at the
Lee nodded
proudly. “Roger!!”
Ten-Ten
shook her head as Gai leaped away. “Let’s go, Lee.” Ten-Ten glared in front of
her. ‘So much for the shopping..’
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“What are
you guys doing here?” Naruto asked, making all of his clones vanish. Shino did
the same.
Neji tilted
his head and smiled. “I saw you two fight here. I wanted join in on the fight.
On my way I encountered Hinata-sama. She wanted to come along.”
Naruto and
Shino nodded. “You wish to fight also, then?” Shino asked,
Neji
nodded.
“You as well, Hinata-san?” Shino asked.
Hinata
nodded ever so slowly.
Naruto
frowned. “But.. but.. How will we fight? One against one? All against all?”
“I suggest
two against two. Me and Hinata-sama versus you two.”
Shino
nodded. He knew the weaknesses of the Byakugan, since he was in the same team
as Hinata and Naruto had beaten Neji in the Chuunin Exam. ‘Overconfidence does
not exist in my world..’
Naruto
hesitated. ‘I don’t want to hit Hinata-chan….’
Neji
smiled, reading Naruto’s expression. “Well, shall we start then?”
“Not
today!”
All four of
them turned at the voice.
“Kakashi-sensei!”
“It’s
interesting to find all of you here.” Kakashi said, as he glanced beside him,
seeing Kurunai and Gai appear. He greeted them with a small wave.
“Well.. we’re not here to watch you four fight. You are all needed
at the
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“Hurry up
and finish eating already!!”
“Patience
is a virtue!”
“Goddamnit! Sarutobi-sensei has already left ten minutes
ago! We are supposed to be at the
It seemed
Chouji ignored him as he simply continued eating.
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TBC
Why does
Tsunade want everybody at the