Naruto Magazine Issue #18

☯ Naruto Scenarios ☯

Prompt: Christmas

Warning: This is going to be different from normal simply because I felt that I needed to change some things around for this edition. Oh! Spoiler Alert as well! XD

Prologue

"Snow fell from every part of the Fire Country, blanketing the grounds and becoming a pain for all Ninja as they had to stop all missions above C level. People traveled around creating noise filled with laughter and joy as the village was slowly decorated in the color of blood and-" A loud smack sounded.

"Ow! Sorry! Okay I'll stop messing around!" The red haired girl glared at her editor and then settled down to tell the story of Christmas in Konoha.

A Friend for Christmas

Naruto is a five year old orphan who lives by himself. He is a very smart child too! He could cook for himself, dress himself, and even count to one bagillion! He has blonde spiky hair and brilliant blue eyes with whiskers on his cheeks. He also had the biggest smile in the world, that is, whenever he did smile.

You see, Naruto is the container for the Kyuubi, a.k.a. the nine tailed fox. Because of this the people of Konoha didn't really accept him. They would throw rocks at him, kick him out of their stores when he went to buy food and clothes, and keep their children from talking with him.

"Man! All I wanted was a better blanket, believe it!"

Ah, there's our hero now.

Naruto glared as he kicked at a snow drift, wincing as the cold snow came in contact with his toes. With a sigh he stalked off, heading for the Academy and his swing. It wasn't fair! All he had wanted was a better blanket because someone had thrown a rock at his window, but no. The mean, evil storekeeper didn't want him in his store.

"It's not fair! My other blanket was destroyed by these mean bastards from the Academy." The blonde pouted as he sat on his swing and shivered. "I wish Kami loved me enough to give me a friend...." However our little hero was unaware that someone was watching him. Up in the tree above him, amongst the dead and frozen branches, a man sat in silence as he listened to the boy rant. His silver hair stuck straight up and hung over one of his eyes. The one eye you could see however was as black as night and focused on one of the bruises the boy sported.

'So this is your son Sensei....' The man hopped down out of the tree, startling Naruto into falling of the swing. When the boy looked up, he was staring straight into the white mask of an ANBU. Terror gripped the poor boy's heart and he scrambled back on his butt, the cold of the snow no longer registering in his mind. Surely he couldn't have angered the store owner that much!

As the blonde opened his mouth to stutter out his question, the ANBU held a finger up to his lips in a shushing gesture. Naruto swallowed and nodded his head slowly in fear. With a wave of his hand the silver haired man motioned for the boy to follow him.

With nowhere else to go the boy swallowed and followed the man down the streets of Konoha. The two bobbed and weaved through the crowded streets, ignoring the scathing and knowing looks of the villagers as they passed. It was as they turned into a doorway and started up a flight of stairs that Naruto realized they were back at his apartment.

"Why are we back here? I thought I was in trouble, believe it!" The little blonde grinned as he entered his living room. As he looked around, he suddenly realized what a mess it was. Empty instant Ramen packets lay scattered all over the room along with piles of plastic plates, cups, and dirty chopsticks. Random pieces of clothing lay thrown about every which way and if you looked up you could see a pair of socks stuck to the ceiling. A small blush crossed Naruto's whisker cheeks as he rubbed the back of his head.