Ok. This is my first story, but you probably don't care. This story is about Naruto in Japanese past. It's better than it sounds.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

The stranger trudged along the dusty path until he reached a fading sign. He stared at the sign for a moment and then looked at the broken down shacks behind it. There's no way that this could possibly be the capital of Konoha, the man thought. The sign must be wrong. He turned around and stared down the path he had just traveled on. Well, maybe I could sleep in one of these shacks. There are probably some nicer ones farther in. The stranger walked past the sign and started weaving his way through the maze of shacks. As he walked farther into the destroyed village, the houses seemed to space themselves out and a path began to form. The sun was now on the edge of the horizon and the stranger still hadn't found a decent house. He was just about to give up when he saw a gate a little farther in. When he approached the gate, a knife grazed his arm and struck the ground about a foot behind him. The stranger looked in the direction the knife had come from and saw a man standing there. This man was wearing a military uniform and had his hair tied back in a ponytail. The soldier looked at the stranger with boredom in his eyes and said, "Yosomono, what are you doing here?"

"What am I doing? What the fuck are you doing?! I could have been killed!" the stranger yelled back.

The soldier sighed and muttered something before looking back at the man. "Look, just tell me what you're doing here and I'll let you in."

The stranger shook his head. "No way! You almost killed me. You owe me free passage and a free meal!"

"The hell I do! Just tell me what you want here," the soldier insisted.

"I want food and a place to sleep right now, you good-for nothing Ketsunoana!" the stranger yelled.

The soldier sighed again. "Fine. I'll let you in, troublesome Yosomono."

"I have a name, you know!"

"Yeah, yeah." The soldier turned away and flipped a switch. The gate opened and the man walked in.

"Let's go. You've got to check in with the head of the military before we do anything else," the soldier replied.

"Wait!" the man yelled. "What's your name?"

The soldier paused and then sighed. "My name is Nara Shikamaru. And yours, Yosomono?"

"Uzumaki Naruto," the man replied.

"Alright then, Yosomono. Let's go," Shikamaru said and continued walking.

Naruto glared at Shikamaru and ran behind him. This place is already starting to annoy me…