Previously:
A Very Naruto Christmas One, Two, Three, Four, and Five.
Also on ffnet. That one would be more convenient honestly.
Merry Christmas!
I I I
Down in yon forest, ninjas live there
Hiding in darkness and leaves as they live
But in this season they act without care
Revelry and happiness of this holiday give
Beneath the mountain in that village where
Friends and family gathered for the season
All raising glass and taking feast in compare
To give their daily toil and work its true reason
Tenten raised her glass, singing the carol with Gai and Lee, and then drank down the eggnog with them as they finished singing the carol.
She sighed, setting the glass down, before smiling at her sensei and friend.
"I should probably get going." She admitted.
"Yosh!" Gai said, swinging his glass excitedly. Fortunately it was empty so there was nothing to slosh around. "Your youth is burning like a warm fire, to spend time with both friends and lover tonight!"
"Yosh!" Lee agreed. "We'll see you at the party later, right?" He asked.
Tenten had a fixed smile on her face from dealing with Gai. Even after all these years she wasn't sure if he was being a sincere dork or teasing her on a level only Kakashi could follow. Instead she opted to answer Lee's question.
"Yes." She said. "I'm going to meet up with Naruto and then we'll head over to the Hokage's tower for the end of the night."
"Burn brightly!" Lee cheered, as she shrugged on her coat.
"Yes, yes." She agreeably said. "See you later!" She closed the door with a cheerful wave as they cheered her on. She had no idea what their plans where for the rest of the evening.
She rubbed her hands together, breathing on them before sliding her gloves on. Her breath frosted into crystals in the freezing air. It was snowing gently, soft white flakes that fell over everything and blurred the outlines. The edges of buildings became soft, and the great trees growing everywhere became even more impressive, their bare winter branches weighted down with the bright snow, shining from lights illuminating the night.
She climbed a rickety staircase that had slowly evolved from a fire escape to a regular access. She tried the door once, grunting softy as it refused to open. Naruto wasn't home yet; he made a point of always unlocking all his doors when he was expecting visitors.
She fished out her key, hearing a satisfying click as the mechanism acted, and she opened the door, pulling it open and stepping inside, rubbing her shoulders in the chill and closing the door behind her.
The lights were all off, but there was a soft multi-colored glow from the tree in the other room.
There was a soft sound, like someone moving around.
"Naruto?" She called out. Her hand slid down to the pouch of kunai at her side out of habit, even as she walked towards the front room.
When she stepped around the hallway wall, she blinked.
Hunched over a large sack was a tall and rail-thin man. His full beard was pure white and hung down from his chin to spread out and cover his chest from shoulder to shoulder. He wore long robes of white with a red cape thrown over his shoulders.
He was frozen in place, setting a wrapped present under the tree as he looked up, silently meeting Tenten's eyes.
His skin was papery and pasty-white, with strange square patterns marching across it. His eyeballs were jet-black orbs. A battered black silk tophat sat on his head, and he radiated a foul chakra.
"Edo Tensei?" Tenten breathed, hand slipping out of her pouch with three kunai clenched between her fingers.
Without speaking, the man in red launched himself at her, fist extended in a strange taijutsu guard.
I I I
Outside, the snow gently fell. Warm lights from buildings shone out across the snow on a cold night. There was only a hint of the moon through the night clouds, and all was silent.
The side of an apartment building exploded outward, as a young lady wielding dozens of knives simultaneously engaged in fierce battle with an immortal zombie in a red cape who used an ancient and brutal style of martial arts that predated modern taijutsu.
Christmas time, in Konoha.
A Very Naruto Christmas One, Two, Three, Four, and Five.
Also on ffnet. That one would be more convenient honestly.
Merry Christmas!
I I I
Down in yon forest, ninjas live there
Hiding in darkness and leaves as they live
But in this season they act without care
Revelry and happiness of this holiday give
Beneath the mountain in that village where
Friends and family gathered for the season
All raising glass and taking feast in compare
To give their daily toil and work its true reason
Tenten raised her glass, singing the carol with Gai and Lee, and then drank down the eggnog with them as they finished singing the carol.
She sighed, setting the glass down, before smiling at her sensei and friend.
"I should probably get going." She admitted.
"Yosh!" Gai said, swinging his glass excitedly. Fortunately it was empty so there was nothing to slosh around. "Your youth is burning like a warm fire, to spend time with both friends and lover tonight!"
"Yosh!" Lee agreed. "We'll see you at the party later, right?" He asked.
Tenten had a fixed smile on her face from dealing with Gai. Even after all these years she wasn't sure if he was being a sincere dork or teasing her on a level only Kakashi could follow. Instead she opted to answer Lee's question.
"Yes." She said. "I'm going to meet up with Naruto and then we'll head over to the Hokage's tower for the end of the night."
"Burn brightly!" Lee cheered, as she shrugged on her coat.
"Yes, yes." She agreeably said. "See you later!" She closed the door with a cheerful wave as they cheered her on. She had no idea what their plans where for the rest of the evening.
She rubbed her hands together, breathing on them before sliding her gloves on. Her breath frosted into crystals in the freezing air. It was snowing gently, soft white flakes that fell over everything and blurred the outlines. The edges of buildings became soft, and the great trees growing everywhere became even more impressive, their bare winter branches weighted down with the bright snow, shining from lights illuminating the night.
She climbed a rickety staircase that had slowly evolved from a fire escape to a regular access. She tried the door once, grunting softy as it refused to open. Naruto wasn't home yet; he made a point of always unlocking all his doors when he was expecting visitors.
She fished out her key, hearing a satisfying click as the mechanism acted, and she opened the door, pulling it open and stepping inside, rubbing her shoulders in the chill and closing the door behind her.
The lights were all off, but there was a soft multi-colored glow from the tree in the other room.
There was a soft sound, like someone moving around.
"Naruto?" She called out. Her hand slid down to the pouch of kunai at her side out of habit, even as she walked towards the front room.
When she stepped around the hallway wall, she blinked.
Hunched over a large sack was a tall and rail-thin man. His full beard was pure white and hung down from his chin to spread out and cover his chest from shoulder to shoulder. He wore long robes of white with a red cape thrown over his shoulders.
He was frozen in place, setting a wrapped present under the tree as he looked up, silently meeting Tenten's eyes.
His skin was papery and pasty-white, with strange square patterns marching across it. His eyeballs were jet-black orbs. A battered black silk tophat sat on his head, and he radiated a foul chakra.
"Edo Tensei?" Tenten breathed, hand slipping out of her pouch with three kunai clenched between her fingers.
Without speaking, the man in red launched himself at her, fist extended in a strange taijutsu guard.
I I I
Outside, the snow gently fell. Warm lights from buildings shone out across the snow on a cold night. There was only a hint of the moon through the night clouds, and all was silent.
The side of an apartment building exploded outward, as a young lady wielding dozens of knives simultaneously engaged in fierce battle with an immortal zombie in a red cape who used an ancient and brutal style of martial arts that predated modern taijutsu.
Christmas time, in Konoha.