Just saying before the story to say: I do not own Naruto or the franchise. It completely belongs to Kishimoto and not me, I'm just a person who likes to make their own stories out of it :)

~Please enjoy~

~Prologue~

Why was I here, locked in the basement, not literally locked in the basement, but it sure felt like it, and I was currently holding a bunch of Phillip screw drivers and bolts, washers, and all the things my dad always used when he was working on the house for this tiny little... contraption.

"Are you SURE this is absolutely going to work?" I asked, glancing haphazardly at the object that Professor had been working on for over 20 years. I thought she was a crazy old lady that didn't know how to dedicate herself to something else other than a said... portal to another dimension. The 'portal' was about the size of a cantaloupe, never big enough to actually take a 20 year old like me in there.

"Are you doubting me Charlotte? I'm not some crazy dreamer, I'm a accomplisher... And most definitely hot-headed" Ms. August smiled, her pearly white teeth proudly making there way through.

"No, but... Isn't this illegal? I mean... We shouldn't even be doing this!" I exclaimed, tugging my outrageous annoying and long curly hair, making frizz even more unmanageable. I wish it was just straight... Or, I could just cut it all off and go bald...

"No, why would it be illegal? I'm not doing any harm to others around me..." She frowned, but laughed," They'd never think anything for an old woman in her 60's, would they?" She laughed.

"Hm. Yeah, that's true..." I began thinking truly what I was doing in my professors basement, doing something that might be illegal, and actually see the world on the other side. I could be risking my life for something of the unknown, and just for a science experiment. I've been with Professor August for almost two years, and it seemed that I had caught her eye. I wasn't a teachers pet, but I tried my best to do what ever needed to be done. I didn't put of things that needed to be solved, and have an answer too. Professor August trusted me with what she had been working on for over two decades.

"Pay attention Char!" Ms. August scolded, smacking me softly on the knee," This is something that I want you to see for the first time. There will be no failures with this project." She said boldly.

All of a sudden, she rushed off to her many closets filled with all types of gadgets that only seemed like in the movies would exist. I sometimes thought she wasn't human with all of this stuff...

"Ah-ha! Found it! Charlotte! Turn around for a second," She said walking up to me with something behind her back... I furred my brows, but turned around, a little nervous about what was about to happen. Her hand held gently onto my shoulder, and her other hand pressed slowly, but with more force each time. All of the sudden, I felt... happy? No, it was a bunch of emotions. Comfort, fascination, determination, hope... I just felt like a new person. Ms. August chuckled, a sweet tone to my ears.

"I knew it was you all along, Mariko." She said softly, confusing me with the Asian name. Who's Mariho? Marino? Oh I don't know anymore...

"I'm ready to open the portal, Mari..." She coughed, clearing her throat." Charlotte, It has two set up for a little over 2 and a half minutes, and that's all the time I need to get you ready for whats to come. Follow me."

She pushed a green button that flashed under her touch, it made a sizzling sound before stopping, but still continued to blink. She walked off to another table, and I followed, my hands felt like they were burning, but feeling as if I had hypothermia. She got out a satchel, and handed it off to me.

"Those contents in the bag are what will help you on your journey on the other side. I have kunai. Like a knife, but way more dangerous in my eyes. soldier pills, which are pills that give you all the strength you need, non-perishable food for... well you already know, and a detailed map of the lands." She smiled, and I narrowed my eyes at her.

"Why do you seem to know so much... As if you've been there...?" I asked, and she chuckled again," This was my home before I... well before I died sweetheart." She answered, sadly with her head down towards the floor.

"Wait. You died, but were... reborn here?" Suddenly, it felt like things were coming together." Why were you building a portal to come back there if you died there? Wouldn't some questions be brought up about you arriving?"

Ms. August tilted her head and smiled," to your first question, no. I wasn't reborn, but I went under a henge, looking like an elderly lady. Oh, being an elder sure had its moments, but I would never grow a day older."

"Why me? wasn't their... other people who could do this too?" I questioned, Ms, August moved to the steel table and picked the portal up into her hands and walked over to me.

"Well, not exactly other people. But, out of the 7 billion people in the world, only one of them was you, and you're the only one capable of living through the portals pushes and pulls. Not the strongest of men could make it through, but you can." She reassured.

"Kai." She whispered, but I heard still had heard.

Her transformation was the most surprising. Instead of an old lady, I saw a woman in her late 20's. Her hair, a usual grey and bobbed style, cascaded down her back down to the floor were it began to pool just a little around her feet. Her body straightened up, making her now a few inches above and she cracked her wrists and knuckles, probably a bad(though I love to do the same)habit. Her face had to be the most beautiful of all. Those wrinkles of her old self simply faded away, those heavy creases in her lips had gone away too, making her appear so much younger. Her image made me so self-conscious.

"My name is Kushina Uzumaki-Namikaze."

"Wait... you... But... WHAT?" I asked, I almost fainted right now, but Ms. Aug... Kushina steadied me.

"Please, do not panic Charlotte. I... Ugh why does God test me now?" Kushina whined, letting go of my arm.

"I'm sorry," I apologized," I... Everything tonight has been just crazy." I sighed. I mean, I just found out my teacher wasn't a normal person, she was Japanese, I'm going to risk my life going through a portal that could fit in my hands, I was probably never going to come back... Everything was so unpredictable.

Kushina gave a small smile, while walking around to the metal table. I watched her every move as she grabbed the teleportation device. She stared fondly at it in her hands before passing it onto me, the metal contraption weighing my arms down a little.

"Before you go Charlotte, I want you to know a little about the world you're going into. There is always the problem with those who are wanting to rule the world and set order. There would be the possibility of war, but war in the shinobi world is different from here. Those of you here are so much advanced in technology, and have machines that could do everything for you. But back home, we are shinobi, kunoichi, who have chakra. We can kill with our hands, and we put our own lives out there to protect those who mean the most to us. We have always had an unbalanced relationship with the leaders of the countries. There are people in the lands who kill for fun, for sport. They will not show emotion, it shows weakness. But there are those who can not bear to hide there emotions. Those people are those who you will learn to care about. They would be your family-"

My family. I knew I should have been listening to Kushina as she spoke about the world I was going to enter into. I did have a family home waiting for me. My mother and my father. With this in my hands, I would be leaving my family that comforted me, gave me a home, shelter, love. But, I felt that now as an adult, I could make my own decisions. I always wanted to see the world, see what was out there, and here was my chance to do so. I would basically be starting over a new leaf, a new life.

"-I moved to Konoha when I was young. In Konoha, I met the man of my dreams, and we fell in love. Minato and I... We saved the village together. Together as one, we saved our family we had come to love, our friends, and most importantly, our son Naruto." Kushina now was the distant one, her eyes rimmed with tears," We saved our newborn baby by sacrificing ourselves, and I now regret it but not being there for him. If I could just ask, that you protect Naruto, and if not being able to protect Naruto, then... Be there for him, comfort him and show that he's not alone."

"How will I-"

"You'll know who he is when you see him. Us Uzumaki's tend to make ourselves known." Kushina said, flipping her fire red hair over her shoulder.

I opened my mouth to reply, but nothing came out, so I closed it. Instead I just smiled and nodded.

"You're a very strong young woman, Charlotte. I know deep in my heart you will make the world a better place for the world. You've always had that aura and nurturing image, and that's how I knew that you were the one." Kushina finished. I gleamed towards Kushina, sucking in a huge breath of air and releasing smoothly.

"Here. It's a... Message for the Hokage. It's gonna explain everything they need to know." Kushina smiled, tilting her head slightly.

Kushina hugged me, very tightly and I squirmed a little so I could get oxygen. I held on tightly to the machine in my hand, and awkwardly embraced her back.

"Well," She passed the scroll onto me," I guess this is goodbye for now?"

"Hm, I guess it is. Goodbye Kushina." I said, sighing.

"Yes, I do believe so, but before you go, I need to tell you a little thing." Kushina noted.

"Yeah, what is it?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

"There is a set back with the machine," Oh no," But! It's not a bad one, depending on how you look at it." Kushina nervously chuckled,

With a push of a button, My vision was completely blank and I blacked out.

...TBC...

Well! This is the prologue! I hope you enjoyed my first chapter even though it is a short one. I had fun writing it and hopefully I keep my mind in a creative state :)

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~DaydreamQueen~