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Naruto asked Bar for something new to try. She gave him a strange flat thing, with cheese and some spicy red stuff folded between two sides. He's not a huge fan of spicy though, but the concept was good. He was also given a cold glass of milk, that wasn't spoiled like the one he had at home.

There is a Naruto being a total wimp about a spicy quesadilla.

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There is a curious drow here, with a rambunctious grey griffin the size of a half-grown labrador pup sniffing at his heels. over his back, is slung a backpack; it has ... stuff. Yeah.

Some of the 'stuff' in his bag is a tightly wrapped orange package. Within it is a set of garden variety comic books about ninjas, though Zak is fairly sure they're nothing like Naruto's homeland. For one thing, they have dragons in these comic books. Strange, scaly dragons. And odd monsters in many shapes called 'yokai' and 'ayakashi'.

There is also an orange wrapped bar of chocolate. And strange instant noodles called 'udon'. Zak does not know if it is 'ramen' with different noodles, but he thought Naruto would appreciate the gesture.

He is also an inch shorter than he'd been before.

Naruto was too busy trying to eat his food.

Zaknafein had to calm the griffin down. In the end, he scooped the thing up in one arm, very awkwardly, before seating himself down in a booth.

"No." he told the silly thing flatly. "Bad griffin. No."

The creature made a few unhappy noises, before it settled down.

Once it was settled down and relatively calm.. (Zaknafein secretly despaired of training it not to pounce new shiny things) Zaknafein put it back on the floor.

Then, griffin sniffing at his heels, he made his way over to his young friend who'd apparently just finished eating.

"Greetings, Naruto." Zak said, voice mild. A slight shift of his feet dislodged the curious griffin. "How have you been?"

Naruto looked over while drinking from his glass of milk.

He gave a thumbs up sign as he managed to swallow the mouthful of milk.

"Good! How are you Zak Sensei?"

"Quite well, Naruto." The Griffin chose this point to chew on Zak's hems. Zaknafein smiled wryly, shook the critter off. "I just got back from being off-world. I ah.. brought you some presents."

"It's good to see you!" said Naruto, "Heh.... Hot hot!"

He started to drink the milk again.

"It's good to see you too. Did you get the present I left you for Christmas?" Zak asked, one hand already rummaging through his bag for the new 'goodies'.

"Yes," said Naruto happily, "I love it! I've been keeping it here because it's been cold outside."

Naruto grinned and suddenly started to drink the milk again.

"That's good then." Zak said, relieved. He hadn't been completely sure Naitachal would do as he'd wrangled him into.

Having found the three packages, he held them in the crook of one arm and went to sit next to his young friend.

The griffin followed in his wake, though it stopped to sniff various feet, or parts of the floor on the way there.

First he laid out the chocolate. Then the wrapped, but still thin package of comic books. "You can open these first. Tell me if you like them?"

Naruto grinned and opened the offered package.

"I can't read them," he said.

Zak looked nonplussed. Then he looked sad, slumped slightly. "That's too bad." He'd apparently not taken into account the different writing systems in Naruto's world. D:

At least the chocolate was universal, right?

At least these were recognizeable as having the same writing as those he'd seen in Naruto's home.. or at least a very close approximate, though, Zak thought, as he tugged out the last package hopefully

Instant udon noodles. In several flavors.

Perhaps it's not ramen, but at least he tried, right?

Yup!

Naruto had already torn into it and broken off a piece of the chocolate. He offered Zak a bit too.

"I can't read that language," he said his mouth full, "But I can read Japanese."

Zak shook his head, but was clearly relieved that at least two of his gifts weren't going to need a translator.

"Well, at least the rest are useful to you." he smiled wryly. "I'm glad you like the presents?"

Naruto grinned, "Yup!"

"So, what have you been doing?"

"Well," Zak said, sheepishly, scooping up the Griffin. "Looking after this fellow mostly."

And relearning his techniques and reflexes all over again.

The Griffin didn't seem to mind being shown off, though its eager squirming and squawking happily at Naruto indicated it wanted to sniff you, new person!

Naruto laughed and put his hand out to the griffon to smell. He's had some bad experiences with animals. It was probably the Fox in him that made animals dislike him so much.

This griffin hadn't the slightest idea what the fox was, and so it cocked its head at him inquisitively with a strange noise somewhere between a purr and a trill, and cautiously licked his hand.

Mmm...crumbs! and left over spicy flavor?! The poor little thing went slightly cross eyed trying to stare at its own tongue but never got to see further than its beak.

"Krrr?"

Naruto grinned, "He likes me... err. what is he?"

"He's a griffin." Zak said, smiling slightly. "and yes, I think you're right, he does like you."

"Krrr?" the creature asked hopefully, as its stomach rumbled audibly.

"..and I suppose now is feeding time for it." Zak's eyes were amused and exasperated.

"Krr!" It agreed, nodding its head.

"What does it eat?" asked Naruto.

"Meat." Zaknafein answered as he made the order. "And fish. He likes both to be raw."

The gryphon was certainly happy to have his meal, if the way it ate when the food arrived was any indication.

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