Previously:
You can read episodes 1 – 6 on ff.net.
Merry Christmas!
I I I
Christmas eve in Konoha.
“Merry Christmas!†The door swung open, and Naruto smiled outward.
“Merry Christmas!†Tenten replied, holding out the bottle of wine. Naruto accepted it gratefully, stepping back from the door and walking inside. Tenten and her father followed him inside.
Naruto was wearing a bright green sweater with dozens of orange frogs embroidered on it.
Tenten was wearing a bright orange sweater with dozens of green frogs embroidered on it.
Her father was wearing a chain-mail shirt with dozens of bells linked into the chains.
“Come on in!†Naruto said, waving them to follow.
They walked past the couch, where Sasuke was stiffy sitting hunched over, clenching his drink in both hands with his elbows out. He was wearing a black sweatshirt with a silkscreened image of three giant purple robots with a single red, round eye in a cross-shaped face on the front.
Sidled right up next to him was Sakura, delicately holding a glass of wine in one hand. She was wearing a bright pink sweatshirt with abstract, canary-yellow swirls.
Sitting back on the recliner next to them was Danzou, wearing a knit blue sweatshirt embroidered with dozens of Sharingan eyes looking in every direction.
“Back in my day, we knew the importance of a good psychological trauma for developing kinjutsu, but we also knew not to go overboard with them, either!†Danzou pontificated.
“Isn't that interesting, Sasuke-kun?†Sakura enthused next to him.
Sasuke clearly weighed his options before deciding to respond. “Hn.â€
“Everything good here?†Naruto asked as he walked past, cheerfully ignoring when both Danzou and Sasuke said “no.â€
He sweapt into the kitchen, where Kakashi and Kiba were awkwardly looking in opposite directions, since they were wearing the exact same sweatshirt, with an image of three wolves howling at the moon on the front of it.
Shino had a sweatshirt with three giant beetles reared back, thrusting their shiny heads up to the exact same moon. His hands were occupied cracking open beers, which he handed to a grateful Kiba and Kakashi before taking a sip of his own.
“You want one too.†He said, offering one to Tenten's dad. That wasn't a question, but he was about to follow up with one. “How do I know? Because-â€
“Thanks, I appreciate it!†Tenten's father cheerfully reached out and took the beer, knocking it back for a swig, before sighing in appreciation and wiping his lips. “Ah, that was good.â€
Naruto patted Shino on the shoulder as he reached around the other boy to stick the wine bottle in a pale of ice on the counter next to the fridge.
“Alright,†he said, glancing up at Tenten. “Iruka said he was gonna be a little late and I guess Konohamaru hasn't escaped from the Hyuuga clan house yet, and Tsunade hasn't escaped from Shiuzune yet either.â€
“Okay, I'll go summon the toads then.†She said, leaning in to peck him on the cheek, before sidling past him to go out onto the balcony.
“Thanks!†He called after her.
Tenten stepped outside, and slid the door shut behind her. She looked up, casually glancing around as her hands came up to prepare the jutsu. Her hands paused, hesitating as her eyes caught sight of somethone.
Standing above and away from her, on the top of the roof of the building next door, was an ominous man.
Wearing a long black cloak with red clouds, over his face was a swirly orange mask with one eye hole; and on his head was a red Santa hat that clashed horribly with his mask.
Slowly, he raised his hands. “Space-time migration, special technique.†He began. “Retcon no jutsu!â€
The world changed.
You can read episodes 1 – 6 on ff.net.
Merry Christmas!
I I I
Christmas eve in Konoha.
“Merry Christmas!†The door swung open, and Naruto smiled outward.
“Merry Christmas!†Tenten replied, holding out the bottle of wine. Naruto accepted it gratefully, stepping back from the door and walking inside. Tenten and her father followed him inside.
Naruto was wearing a bright green sweater with dozens of orange frogs embroidered on it.
Tenten was wearing a bright orange sweater with dozens of green frogs embroidered on it.
Her father was wearing a chain-mail shirt with dozens of bells linked into the chains.
“Come on in!†Naruto said, waving them to follow.
They walked past the couch, where Sasuke was stiffy sitting hunched over, clenching his drink in both hands with his elbows out. He was wearing a black sweatshirt with a silkscreened image of three giant purple robots with a single red, round eye in a cross-shaped face on the front.
Sidled right up next to him was Sakura, delicately holding a glass of wine in one hand. She was wearing a bright pink sweatshirt with abstract, canary-yellow swirls.
Sitting back on the recliner next to them was Danzou, wearing a knit blue sweatshirt embroidered with dozens of Sharingan eyes looking in every direction.
“Back in my day, we knew the importance of a good psychological trauma for developing kinjutsu, but we also knew not to go overboard with them, either!†Danzou pontificated.
“Isn't that interesting, Sasuke-kun?†Sakura enthused next to him.
Sasuke clearly weighed his options before deciding to respond. “Hn.â€
“Everything good here?†Naruto asked as he walked past, cheerfully ignoring when both Danzou and Sasuke said “no.â€
He sweapt into the kitchen, where Kakashi and Kiba were awkwardly looking in opposite directions, since they were wearing the exact same sweatshirt, with an image of three wolves howling at the moon on the front of it.
Shino had a sweatshirt with three giant beetles reared back, thrusting their shiny heads up to the exact same moon. His hands were occupied cracking open beers, which he handed to a grateful Kiba and Kakashi before taking a sip of his own.
“You want one too.†He said, offering one to Tenten's dad. That wasn't a question, but he was about to follow up with one. “How do I know? Because-â€
“Thanks, I appreciate it!†Tenten's father cheerfully reached out and took the beer, knocking it back for a swig, before sighing in appreciation and wiping his lips. “Ah, that was good.â€
Naruto patted Shino on the shoulder as he reached around the other boy to stick the wine bottle in a pale of ice on the counter next to the fridge.
“Alright,†he said, glancing up at Tenten. “Iruka said he was gonna be a little late and I guess Konohamaru hasn't escaped from the Hyuuga clan house yet, and Tsunade hasn't escaped from Shiuzune yet either.â€
“Okay, I'll go summon the toads then.†She said, leaning in to peck him on the cheek, before sidling past him to go out onto the balcony.
“Thanks!†He called after her.
Tenten stepped outside, and slid the door shut behind her. She looked up, casually glancing around as her hands came up to prepare the jutsu. Her hands paused, hesitating as her eyes caught sight of somethone.
Standing above and away from her, on the top of the roof of the building next door, was an ominous man.
Wearing a long black cloak with red clouds, over his face was a swirly orange mask with one eye hole; and on his head was a red Santa hat that clashed horribly with his mask.
Slowly, he raised his hands. “Space-time migration, special technique.†He began. “Retcon no jutsu!â€
The world changed.