Naruto felt his feet make contact with the rough dirt under his boots as he walked towards his favorite Ramen shop. The wind was blowing gently his short blonde spiked up hair. oh the wonders of not having to brush your hair. The streets weren't really crowded it being around six in the afternoon. Most people were home with their families having dinner. Something he really didn't have...a family. He brushed the thoughts away as he shoved his hands into his pockets and turned left down another street. It was only a five minute walk from his house and he was grateful for it. He'd just returned from a solo mission where he had to help rebuild a bridge in one of the neighboring towns. An old couple was unable to make it into town if they hadn't. He didn't complain about those missions like he did the other simpler missions. He loved helping people in anyway he could.

He looked up from the ground he'd been staring at to see the old shop. A smile crept over his face as he walked the last few steps to his normal seat. He plopped down on the brown old stool and looked at the elder man. He smiled back at Naruto.

"Why your back already? That was pretty fast." he said as he started to get Naruto's regular dish ready. He always had the same thing and he was glad to make it for the younger man. He was his best costumer after all and tended to bring others to his shop at times as well.

"Yeah, it wasn't a difficult thing to do. Just a little bridge." he explained then went into further detail as he watched with a watering mouth as the man created his wonderfully amazing dinner. He'd just gotten paid too so he was going to eat till his full. He wondered how many bowls he wanted.