Urgh. I had to get back into Naruto. Now my ideas are multiplying like Naruto's Shadow Clones.
The Adventures of Ichiraku Ayame, Ramen Delivery Girl!
In Amegakure...
Ayame: Dodging through hails of senbon, kunai, and shuriken! Swinging through rapidly shutting doors! Sliding underneath buzzsaws! Flipping through animated golems!
She finally makes it to the central doors, and knocks on them hard. The doors open automatically, and Ayame walks through them into a central meeting room. Pein is addressing his subordinates.
Pein: "Therefore, to bring true peace to the world, all must know pain-"
Ayame: "Excuse me?"
Pein: blink "... Who are you and how did you get in here?"
Ayame: "Hi, um... I'm Ichiraku Ayame. I'm here to deliver your order?" Bright smile "Oh hey Itachi! Long time no see!"
Itachi: "... Hello Ayame."
Ayame: "I've got orders for Lord Pein, Konan, Sasori, Tobi, Itachi, Kisame, Deidara, Hidan and Kazuku?"
Pein: "Why were we not informed? Who made the order?"
Ayame: "The credit card is listed under Akatsuki Enterprises Inc?"
Everyone turns and glares at the treasurer.
Kazuku: "... What?! Ordering dinner for all of us is a business expense! I put it on the company credit card!"
Kisame: "Wait, do we even have credit cards in this universe?"
Deidara: "If you knew she was coming, why did you put up the base defenses?!"
Kazuku: "I ran out of excuses to not tip her! If she dies, or is late, it's free!"
Sasori: "This isn't the first time?!"
Itachi: glares at Kazuku
Deidara: "Well it didn't work, did it?! What kind of delivery girl is she?!"
Ayame: "Oh, this is nothing. I've had to deliver to Lightning Country, and to Orochimaru's hideout! Those are pretty terrifying!"
Itachi: "Thank you very much, Ayame-san."
Ayame: "You're welcome! How are you?"
Itachi: "Missing nin criminal."
Ayame: slowly nods "Um, sure. Your brother is doing... Pretty well! He has friends."
Itachi: "I see."
Ayame: "So! I have another delivery to Water Country, so if I could get my money now?"
Pein: "... Kazuku. Pay her. And give her a generous tip."
Kazuku: "But-But Leader-!"
Pein: "Out of your personal funds."
Kazuku: grumbles, hisses, and snarls as he slowly reaches into his wallet, and slowly, reluctantly... Hands over the money
Ayame: "Oh, um, thank you sir." bows, releases her bicycle from a storage scroll "See you next time!"
Itachi: "Ayame-san, you have a senbon in your hat."
Ayame "Oh yeah! I get enough of those in it already, I just get used to it!" Pulls it out and tosses it over to Itachi
Kazuku: catches it "Don't just throw those away!"
Pein: "You are quite talented for a civilian delivery girl."
Ayame: "Oh? Well, I did go to the Ninja Academy but then dropped out before I graduated once I'd learned enough to help my family business!" Beams "You wouldn't believe how many Konoha civilians do it!"
Deidara: "Er... But you could have graduated?"
Ayame: "Pfft. Yeah, right! Being a ramen cook and delivery girl is way more fun and rewarding than being a ninja! Er, no offense. I'm sure you're all..." Slowly stares at them all "... very happy with your life choices."
Akatsuki: "..."
Ayame: "Um... Anyway! Thank you, and I hope you order from us again!" She rides off on her bicycle, dodging through the traps once more!
Pein: "... Is this what they mean by the Will of Fire?"
Kisame: "Oh my!" slurp "It's still warm! Kazuku, how could you stiff her on tips so many times?!"
Kazuku: "Because she has to deliver from Konoha and I'm trying to save money!"
It ties back into a much older idea of mine where a lot of Konoha civilians enrolled in the Ninja Academy, got some basic chakra training and ninja skills, and then dropped out to use their abilities to help their family businesses or start their own civilian careers. Konoha allowed it because it meant that the next generation of children in the village would have higher chakra potential, and it gives you lots of "reserve ninjas" in case of invasion. But apparently people didn't like it because Boruto already has civilians making use of chakratech and all.
In this case, it would just be Ayame's basic ninja skills all being devoted to being an incredibly awesome delivery girl. As long as she's got a hot meal to deliver, a ticking clock, and her bicycle? Nothing will stop her!
Ayame: "Seriously. How do you think I get deliveries to customers under 30 minutes in a ninja village?"
Naruto; "A-Ayame! You could have been a ninja?!"
Ayame: "Yeah. But why become one when I can make more money and be happier just having superpowers?"
Hinata: "It's true, there's no law against using what you learn if you fail Ninja Academy..."
Naruto: "Wait! I could have just failed and gotten a normal job?!"
Everyone: "Yes."
Naruto: "NO ONE TOLD ME!"
In Orochimaru's secret lair...
Ayame: arrives, covered in soot and her clothes a bit ragged "Haa... Haa... Haa... Hello! I have your delivery!"
Orochimaru: "Oh, thank you Ayame-san. You found the address!"
Kabuto: stares "Uh... Lord Orochimaru... What... How-?"
Orochimaru: "Her father is the only one that ever managed to perfect a snake-meat ramen." shrugs "Naturally as a scientist I respect the work that goes into such a development, so I never tried to reverse engineer the recipe. When I get the craving for it, I order some and Ayame-chan delivers it."
Kabuto: "Er... But now she knows the location of our secret base... Shouldn't we capture her? Or kill her?"
Orochimaru: "Absolutely not! Teuchi-san would never forgive me! And she keeps the addresses of her clients in confidence."
Ayame: "Of course! I'm a professional!"
Orochimaru gives a 'well there you go' gesture.
Kabuto: "But she's friends with Naruto! And Naruto is desperate to locate Sasuke!"
Sasuke: walks in "Damnit Orochimaru, I want to be trained and-Ayame?!"
Ayame: "Oh, hey Sasuke-kun! Here's your ramen!"
Sasuke: "But... But-"
Ayame: "I made it just the way you like it! And a side salad with tomatoes!"
Orochimaru pauses in slurping his ramen; swallows and then grimaces.
Orochimaru: "Honestly I'm half-tempted to let them have him back. I didn't realize what a bundle of neuroses he was. Training him into an acceptable vessel may well not be worth the trouble."
Sasuke: "I'M RIGHT HERE!"
Orochimaru: glances at him "Yes. We know."
Ayame: "Well, I know Naruto and Sakura would be really happy if you came back, Sasuke-kun!" beams "And so would I!"
Orochimaru: "There, see? But since Kimimmaro is dead, I suppose I'll just have to settle for you, Sasuke-kun. You are my bronze medal!"
Sasuke: twitches "Grrr...!"