I present you one of the latest story, Loves In A Dagashi Store! A Naruto x Dagashi Kashi crossover fanfic!

The pairing is Hotaru x Naruto x Saya.

Characters might be OOC and there'll be some grammar error but I'm trying my best.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto and Dagashi Kashi.

Prologue

"Up there, it look same but down here, it's different." Naruto mutter to himself as he wander around in one of random market street, it have been three days after the Kazekage Rescue mission and he decide to do some little explore around Konohagakure to see what have change or stay same. Many stores he remembered have changed in many different ways like this toy store become a shoe store and this small-business restaurant turn into a spa. "That's crazy how some places change in a short time." The genin ruffled his hair up until a building catch his eyes and he glance up and down at its appearance with a raised eyebrow. It was a two-floor mixed-use building, a store on first floor and house on second floor, and a large sign hang over the store. "…Shidare Dagashi Store?" Naruto read it out loud with a blink before he decides to enter the building to look around out of curiosity.

"WELCOME TO SHIDARE DAGASHI STORE!" The genin almost yelp out when a loud shouting voice startle him as soon as he step in and he glance over to see a slender cute teenager with noticeably large bust. She has blue eyes, red nail polish and lilac shoulder-length hair. She wears a flowered black headband, white blouse with a red bowtie, a black skirt, black pantyhose, and black heels shoes. "That's right!" She raised her right arm straight up with another hand on her hip, "You know the famous sweets manufacturer, the Shidare company! When talking about chocolate, snacks, or cookies! Anyway, when talking about sweets in general, it's the first thing that come to mind! The Shidare company! And, to cut to the chase, it's my father's company, the Shidare company! This place is one of its chain stores and I am its owner!" She smirked corky, "But, someday…It will belong to me…And I, Shidare Hotaru, will turn it into the greatest sweets manufacturer in the world! Nice to meet you!"

"…Never heard of Shidare company, but it's nice to meet you too." Naruto rubbed the back of his neck with odd look as the teenager girl nearly trip over her feet, "I'm Uzumaki Naruto."

"…O-Oh well, it's not a big deal." Hotaru crossed arms under her bust with a light laughter as she closed her eyes, "Not everyone would know the Shidare company." Her eyes snap open to stare at him, "I can start by having a little bit of fun with you, Naruto!" She spend her hand wide open at him, "Let's see if you are worth of being my rival!"

"…In what?" Naruto blinked dumbly, this girl is pretty interesting character. 'All I want to know what dagashi is…'

"Here I come, then!" The girl expanded her index finger up with a shout, "Which dagashi is the one to rule them all? The rightwise king born of all dagashi?!"

"…Huh?" He blinked, "Um…"

"Exactly!" Hotaru snapped her finger, "The Umai Bou!" She whipped some packets out, "One of the reasons why Umai Bou is so famous is because it comes in many different flavors…"

"Oh, does it come with ramen-flavor?" Naruto perked up.

"Ah, I'm really in mood for pizza right now." She looked up to the ceiling dramatically before her index finger press against her forehead, "Ah, but I want to eat nattou as well! What should I do in this case? I'm agonizing over it!"

'…Is that a pitching?' He wondered with a small sweatdrop before he notice her staring, "Um…Mix it?" He guessed.

"Yes!" Hotaru flashed a thumb-up to him, "That's the right answer! It's the best solution! Basically, there are some dishes which, by nature, you will never eat together…But there's a way to eat whatever you feel like! And that is…" She pumped her fist, "THE UMAI BOU!" She pointed at him, "And now, I want to hear what mixes you will come up with!"

"…Say what?" Naruto blinked.

"SHOW ME THE BEST MIX YOU CAN CREATE…" She screamed dramatically, "AND TRY TO SATISFY ME!"

"Um, oookay…" He looked down at Umai Bou box that she have set out then look through the flavor packets, "Um…What if I mix cheese and takoyaki to make cheese-takoyaki flavor?"

"It's not bad, but it lacks punch." Hotaru smirked.

"Punch?" Naruto looked at her oddly before he look back inside the box, "Um…Can I use more than two sticks?"

"…I don't mind." She replied.

"Since you mention pizza, how about I use that with…" He hummed, "Ramen, onion salad and nattou?"

"…D…D…" Hotaru looked down with trembling shoulders.

"Di…" Naruto scratched his head guiltily before she cut him off with a shout.

"DELICIOUS!" She snatched some packets up in air with wide grin before she wipe some sweats off her chin with forearm, "You aren't half bad."

"Thanks…" The blonde grinned slightly, 'She's kinda weird but in a good and interesting way.' He was about to say something to her but they hear someone coming down the stair behind near the cashier's counter.

"Hotaru, did you scare another customer away with all this racket?" A voice asked wearily and they look over to see a slim teenager girl. She has small brown pupils and light brown long hair that reach to her back. She wear several piercings on her ears, black hair clip, loose tank shirt, black gym shorts and pair of home slippers. "Mmm, oh, you don't scare someone away?" She realize that Hotaru was still with a customer before her eyes widened at sight of Naruto, "Whiskers? Is that you?!"

"…Whiskers?" Naruto blinked in puzzlement before his eyes widened with a gasp, "Wait a second…Saya?" He point index finger up to her, "Endo Saya?!"

"Hai!" Saya grinned lopsided at him, "It have been long time! When was the last time we saw each other?"

"Oh, yeah, it has been!" The blonde scratched his head with a chuckle, "I think that was when we were…Seven, eight? Somewhere around this age."

"Sound pretty right." The brown-haired girl agreed.

"You two know each other?" Hotaru glanced between them.

"Ah, yeah, Hotaru." Saya nodded to her happily, "We used to be his neighbor at an old apartment building near the Hokage Tower for couple years before we move to a house far up in northwest of Konohagakure."

"Yup, we used to play together back in day." Naruto chuckled at his memories, it was one of few best childhood memories he had and only few that he can count with one hand. He glances at Saya, "How's your brother, To, doing?"

"He's same as always." Saya huffed with a light smile, "But he'll be happy to know that you're doing well…" She glanced up at his hitai-ate, "And that you finally passed your test, huh? What rank are you at?"

"Genin." The blonde groaned childishly as she giggled at his expression, "I just come back from three year training trip and find out that everyone I know have get ahead of me…So unfair, I should be either chunin or jonin by now."

"There's always another time." She rolled her eyes at him amusingly, "So what bring you to our store and home?"

"I was wandering around until I saw this place and come inside out of curiosity." Naruto hummed, "I've never heard of Dagashi before so…" He paused before look at Saya, "Home? You live here?"

"Yup, up the stair." Saya gestured to the stair behind her, "I live in apartment with Hotaru as roommate, sharing rent and all that, you know?"

"Ah." Naruto nodded.

"WAIT, YOU NEVER HEARD OF DAGASHI BEFORE?!" Hotaru shouted in horror as if Naruto have commit a great sin as both childhood friends jumped up in shock, "HOW CAN IT BE?!"

"Sorry?" The blonde scratched his head sheepishly.

"No, no, we gotta change that!" The busty girl thrust index finger into his face, "You will come here every day to learn the wonderful way of dagashi! If you don't, I will make sure to set out request to your mission board and bring you here!"

"…Um, I don't think you should abuse the mission board…" Naruto sweatdropped at that before he drop his head in defeat, "…Wait, you can do that…" He just remembered that the owner of Tora has abused the board more than once, "…Oh, boy…"

"Sorry about her, it's how she is." Saya scratched her cheek awkwardly as Hotaru start to ranting in comedic way, '…Naruto-kun here every day? That wouldn't be bad…' She thought she will never see him again until now. She has a secret crush on her childhood friend for a long time and it come back with vengeance today. "Let me explain to you what Dagashi is…"

What Naruto don't know is that he just changed his fate when he step inside the Dagashi store this day and it turn out to be the best decision he made.

And that end the Prologue of LIDS!

Naruto come across a Dagashi store and he meets a weird-yet-interesting girl inside while run into his long-lost childhood friend! Now he have to stop by most of time because of Hotaru and he don't want her to abuse the mission board like a certain cat-owner.

How will things turn out? What dagashi will Hotaru throw at his way? What will Saya do around her crush? How will Naruto fall in love with them? What'll happen next? Let's find out in next chapter!

Anyway, I think that's all I can say for now. Thank you for your time to read it.

Please leave reviews and feedback here. The flames will be discarded from stock.