During the years Naruto spent training with Jiraiya, he met a fellow fox-like boy named Hisoka. Knowing nothing about each other's backgrounds, the two hit it off at once, and were astonished to discover how much they had in common.
For example, both had strong bonds with their companions, and both had a fierce woman among their friends.
“Impossible! Sakura-chan is the cutest woman in the world!” declared Naruto, the number one Sakura fan.
Hisoka: “...” Never mind. He could never bring himself to say things like “Machi is the cutest woman in the world.”
The Phantom Troupe members who heard about their conversation all wanted to see what kind of remarkable person this “cutest woman in the world” was. Then one day, a pink-haired girl punched Naruto so hard he flew from the foot of a mountain and crashed into another peak.
The Phantom Troupe: “...”
Theme: The merging of two worlds
