I know we have quite a few fans of Naruto here, but how many of you have read the one shot that was published a long while before the series began? I've read an online scanlation, but only because it's never been published here in the US, and I don't expect it to any time soon. If it does get published, however, I'll certainly go pick it up.
In all honesty, I enjoyed it a lot more than a good portion of Naruto as we know it. I'm not entirely sure why, but I found the story to be a little bit more touching in some respects.
While the scanlation has since been taken down, here's a synopsis of the plot.
Link.
So, what's everyone else's thoughts on this?