(I feel that Music allows me to better understand the emotion of whats going on in a post, and thus the downloaded Naruto music I have on my LimeWire is by muse for my posts. To help you guys, I'll post the song that I was listening to, and give you some background music. Remember it's all from the Naruto Soundtrack)
(Music - Morning)
Neji didn't even have to turn his head to see what was going on. The byakugan allowed him to have nearly 360 degrees of vision, and using his chakra-sight, allowed him to see what the girl was doing. In a strange display of power, Neji was shocked to see her chakra flow into the snow, and sculpt it into a strange shape. He looked behind him now and saw that it was a small bird *caged bird* He thought it was a strange showing of what the girl could really do. He looked back to where he was headed and left the three shinobi alone, while he heard Hinata finally invited her inside their home.
That was Hinata allright. She was the welcoming bubbly friendly Hyuuga. She had always been that way. Always so innocent compared to the other members of their prestigious clan. Neji was different from her. He used to be cold as well, but he was warming up to the rest of Konoha. He found himself frequently around the company of Lee. Usually the two would only be together on missions, or when Lee attempted to beat Neji in...well anything. Now they were more like friends as opposed to rivals. He even played many games of Shougi with Shikamaru, and often enjoyed the company of the stoic Shino.
Maybe he was wrong about the girl. Perhaps Neji should open himself up to more friendship. He shouldn't harshly judge and label people like he used to. On several occasions his assumptions had been incorrect. The most notable being Hinata's own bravery and skill, and importantly - Uzumaki Naruto's clash with his own belief in pre-determined fate. He looked back at the group that he had left, and saw Hinata bowing and smiling like she usually did, and ran into the house hurriedly. Neji smiled slightly, nodded to the new girl, and left them alone.
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(Music - Konohamaru's Theme.)
"Ehhh...ehhh ehhh ehh?" The storekeepers in Konoha were continually annoyed by the boy who would constantly hop into their shops, look around, and then run to the next one. If the kid wasn't going to buy anything, then why did he keep coming in here?
His blonde hair and bright orange snow suit darted in and out of practically every shop in konoha. He just couldn't figure out what to buy! "Uh...a hairbrush for Sakura-chan?...no she'd just think I'd think that her hair needed brushing!" He looked around some more and darted to the next shop. "No no this is no good - No good!" He started biting his fingernails and began sweating nervously. Everyone would kill him!
He turned and saw a small food store, and hopped in their briefly. "I can't get any of the girls any kind of dessert because then they'll think that I think that they are too skinny! What do I doo???" Naruto said looking back and forth. He left that store quickly, and ran around to the next store. "Wha---what would I want for christmas???" He turned left and right. Then the idea hit him.
"RAMEN!" He jumped in the air and gave a thumbs-up, causing the people around him to look at him confused and concerned. "So I'll just get everyone some Ramen!" He laughed arrogantly and proclaimed victory with a peace sign. "And then I'll have given the best gifts, and become the greatest gift-giving Hokage in all of Konoha!" He began smiling uncontrollably...and then the other realization hit him. "But I'm the only one who really loves ramen..." His shoulders slumped downward and he looked around - really frightened this time.
(Music - Strong and Strike)
"What do I doo?" He said falling to his knees, tears in his eyes in a ridiculously exaggerated way. "I have to do this. I said I'd buy everyone gifts - and I won't take back my words - that's My ninja way!" He stood up, and his chakra flared exponentially! The orange energy flared around him, as his hands flipped around into the hand seals. He shouted out loud - "TAJUU - KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU! [Mass Shadow Clone Jutsu]"
At that time - 40 shadow clones burst out of nowhere, surrounding Naruto and filling the entire alleyway. Naruto pointed out and in a serious voice shouted "Okay Everyone! Now go - and buy everyone a christmas present!!!! I'm counting on you!!" They all nodded and jumped forward, yelling and screaming in pursuit, leaving Naruto smiling happily.
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(Music - Konohamaru's Theme)
"Chouji! Hey Chouji!"
Shikamaru was still out in the woods looking for his portly friend. He had just helped that strange boy get to the Konoha hospital, but unfortunately ran into Ino, and after a loud lecturing, was forced to return to his "Chouji-Hunt."
He stepped through the woods, and a branch slapped him in the face, causing him to fall over. "This is sooo troublesome." He got up slowly, and jumped onto a large tree branch. He jumped from branch to branch and continually yelled out for his best friend. "Ah this is such a drag."
After finally reaching team 10's training area, Shikamaru finally sighed a relief. Training shuriken and kunai lay implanted in the wooden dolls that surrounded the out-cropping. he also noticed a burnt ring of grass - showing that Chouji had been molding and flaring his chakra. He didn't see any sign of Chouji however. "Ch-Chouji?? Where are you! Ino is gonna kill me if I don't bring you back!" He said with his hands cupped around his mouth. "Something is strange, I can feel Chouji nearby, why isn't he responding?" He didn't notice the looming figure that was nearby in a trees underbrush.
(Music - Nervous)
Feeling for Chouji's chakra, Shikamaru realized that the signal was coming from deeper inside Konoha's woods. Pulling a kunai and shuriken from the training dummy, Shikamaru cautiously approached the woods. He placed chakra into his feet, and ran up a tree, allowing him to see further into the woods. He began repeating his jumping, and finally approached a small clearing nearby. He found Chouji too.
Chouji was standing against a tree. His breathing came in small gasps and his eyes looked far-off. Jumping from his perch, Shikamaru landed softly on the grass, and approached his friend. There didn't seem to be anything physically wrong with him - no dirt or blood on his clothing - but something was definitely wrong. Chouji didn't respond when Shikamaru shook him and called his name. He looked into his friends eyes and realized what was happening - a genjutsu - illusory technique.
He put his hands infront of his friends face and was about to release the illusion from Chouji, when he felt the kunai fly towards him. He grabbed Chouji instinctively and pulled him out of the way, landing hard on the ground. He looked up and saw his attacker. A normal shinobi with a strange aura. Shikamaru used his speed and zipped behind a large bush, laying Chouji there safely. To dispel the illusion, he would have to break the attacking shinobi's concentration.
"And I thought this was already troublesome." Shikamaru exhaled, depressed. He jumped from his position and landed on another large branch. His attacker did the same.
"What do you want?" Shikamaru asked challengingly. The other shinobi didn't respond, and looked on at Shikamaru with a blank expression. Shikamaru was about to shout at him again, but something caused him to stop mid-speech. He realized horrifically that the mans face was losing it's texture. His features became blurry and disappeared altogether. Then the man began to melt, and darkness emitted from the mans dying body, blinding Shikamaru. It was an illusion. Shikamaru didn't even have time to realize it.
He was hanging. From his neck, and his hands and feet were bound. The rope was burning his neck, and Shikamaru began losing air. Then a strange voice began to speak to him.
"You will hang and slowly die for the next 24 hours. You will then awake from your torture and be our captive." Shikamaru could barely think now, and meant to say something when his mouth began burning. His mouth had disappeared! And then his body felt a strange tingle. Unable to think, Shikamaru couldn't even register that his illusory body had been set ablaze. He was going to be tortured, and then he was someone's prisoner - he and chouji!