A/N: I know I should be updating my other stories but I've had this in my mind for a very long time now.
Naruto had barely turned thirteen when she found herself in a world so unlike her own.
It just took one small mistake in her hand seal for her to find herself in a whole different world. That small mistake caused her to go into a whole different path then she imagined herself to have. If Naruto could see into the future, if she could have had known what stealing that scroll would have done to her, she wouldn't have done it. She wanted to pass the exam so badly but not so much she would take the risk of going into a whole different world. God she wanted to pass that exam so badly. She wanted to be a ninja. She wanted to be a Hokage and have everyone's respect but she didn't want any of it if it meant she was in a whole different world.
It was all Mizuki's fault she was in this mess. It was her fault for listening to that teacher of hers instead of going to Iruka-sensei about taking another test or even confirming it with the Hokage.
The Hokage.
What would he say if he found out what she did? Would he give her one of those disappointed looks and lecture her about how she should have gone to him about these things? Or would he look her with those sad eyes that just said he understood her pain (he really didn't understand because what did he know about the life she had) before trying to comfort her about it. If nothing had went wrong, he would have scolded her about how lucky nothing bad happened because a small mistake in a seal could cost a person's life as he always told her. Looking at her current situation, she understood what the old man meant about it costing her life.
Seriously, how was she going to get herself out of this mess this time? It wasn't like she could give a cheeky smile and make some smartass comment to her teacher or give the puppy dog look that she knew all too well that her sensei could never say no to.
Slumping her shoulders, Naruto finally tore her gaze away from the ceiling and stared down at the fur wrapped around her. She closed her eyes and touched the fur, marveling at how soft it felt around her fingers. It felt fuzzy underneath her hands yet it emulated the warmth she often tried to grab hold of, the warmth she wanted so badly in the winters that she had to face before the Hokage had found her in the streets shivering and starving.
Despite their country being called Hi no Kuni, the country was filled with icy winds during the winter with snow filling up the land. The whole village would have a blanket of snow over it as if to tell the people of the village that they must never forget the snow and how unforgiving it was because despite its beautiful appearance, the snow was the most lethal weapon the village had beside its own ninja. There was a joke with the villagers that the country shouldn't be called Hi no Kuni but Samui no Kuni for its coldness though the village was scorching hot during the summer.
She shook her head and scanned the room, trying to find any clues on where she could be. She was definitely not at home in her comfy bed with her windows shut or the Hokage's house where Konohamaru would have jumped on the bed in order to wake her up for breakfast. Her blood turned cold when she noticed the lack of lights in the room and how the windows in the room weren't made of glass but wood. Konoha was the most developed village in the whole world with even the people living in the slums having windows made out of glass. There was no such thing as a window made out of wood in Konoha or in the country of Hi no Kuni.
Where the hell was she really? Could she be in Sunagakure? The people there were strange with their customs and how poor their village was. Maybe those people had windows made out of glass! You know that isn't true, a small voice in her mind whispered as she gazed at her surroundings, everyone knows that Sunagakure is always hot with its blazing sun looming over them. This isn't your world and you know it.
Her musings were interrupted when she heard the door creaked open, revealing an older man dressed in clothes that just reminded her of the fantasy manga she used to love to read with Kiba and the others. He was an intimidating man with his long face that looked as if he didn't know how to smile or have fun but his eyes were kind, Naruto thought to herself, gazing at the man's dark grey eyes. She could tell by looking into his eyes that this man was filled with a lot of warmth though it was hard to see with his dark grey eyes.
"What's your name?" Naruto blinked her eyes, tilted her head and furrowed her eyebrows at him. Now she knew she wasn't the smartest person in the world but she did know without a doubt he was speaking a whole different language to her. It didn't sound anything like her language, didn't sound like anything she had ever heard before and there was definitely no words in common between them. "Can you not understand me child?"
She blinked her eyes at him and then gazed out at the window, where the only sounds that seemed to come out of the window were those of children's laughter. Curling her lips, she gazed at the solemn faced man. "Where the hell am I? Why can't I understand you?," she could feel herself becoming more and more hysterical when she noticed how confused the man in front of her look. This couldn't be her bad luck could it? This was not because of all the pranks she played to her teachers right! " Are you near Konoha or Hi no Kuni? Old man tell me where the hell am I!"
"I can't understand you child. What's your name? My name is Eddard Stark." She didn't understand what he was trying to say to her but she did understand that this man wasn't going to harm her in anyway and that his eyes radiated the same kindness that the Hokage radiated. He stared solemnly at her. "Eddard Stark," he repeated slowly and clearly to her
Maybe he's telling me his name, she thought to herself. "Eddard Stark," his name felt foreign in her mouth and it was hard to pronounce his name with how she had never heard of his name before. She flushed a light red when she noticed that the older male stared at her as if he didn't know what to think at how she couldn't pronounce his name but Naruto never heard the name Eddard before. She heard of plenty of weird names but not once in her life did she ever hear the name Eddard before.
"Uzumaki Naruto," she said slowly and clearly to him , placing her hand on her chest before wrapping herself tighter around the blankets of fur in the bed. She bit her lips to stop herself from laughing at how the older man's tongue stumbled as he tried to pronounce her name. Her smile faded when she noticed the distinct lack of headband on the man. "Naruto," she repeated, hoping the man would understand that she was trying to tell him that her name was Naruto.
"Where am I?" She gestured around the room before gesturing towards him and then to her in a way that she hoped would convey her question, "How did you find me Stark?"
The man stared, pursed his lips and sighed, a sign for Naruto to know that the man understood what she was trying to say. "I found you after you fell mid-air from the sky."
She furrowed her eyebrows at him before slumping her shoulders at him. How could she think she could understand the man in front of her? The man didn't have any words in common with her so how could she think he could answer her question without her knowing his language. She curled her hands into a fist and closed her eyes as she tried to imagine the best way to kill her bastard of a sensei. It was the man's fault she was in this mess. If he hadn't told her to steal the scroll she wouldn't be in this mess.
Wait a second, where the hell was the scroll?
Tearing her gaze away from the older man, Naruto started to look around the room for the huge scroll she had stolen from the Hokage. Her blood turned cold as she realized that the scroll she risk her life for wasn't in the room with her. What was she going to do when she got back home? How was she going to explain this to the old man? Oh god, she was in so much trouble for this stunt of hers.
"It's remarkable how fast she woke up my lord," Naruto blinked her eyes, twisted her head around and gawked at the sight of an old man standing in front of the door. The old man in front of her looked so much older than the Hokage. It wouldn't surprise her if the old man was the same age as the Shodai Hokage since he looked so old she was afraid he would fall down if she even pushed him around. She kept her eyes fixed at the old man, whose grey eyes flickered to her hair and then to her eyes. "Any person in her situation would have taken days or even weeks before they were able to wake up and move the way she did."
"Remarkable indeed," The man Eddard said, gazing at her hair and then to her eyes. "Is it possible for a child to survive a fall like she had and not have any injuries?"
"No my lord but perhaps the gods had chosen to give her mercy," The old man stated, wobbling towards her. Naruto blinked her eyes when the old man grabbed her arms, stared at her skin before gingerly touching her head as if he was afraid he was going to break her. She snorted at the thought. Nothing in the world could break her! She was Uzumaki Naruto and nothing in the world could hurt her or so she assured herself as she tried to push back the memories of betrayal from her teacher. "It's truly odd how she has not a scratch on her head or how her hands no signs of any scarring from the tree branches she broke from her fall."
Blinking her eyes, Naruto tilted her head at the two men. "What are you old geezers talking about? And what language are you guys speaking? And where the hell am I?" She tried to contain the bubbles of hysteria that was just ready to explode. It would do her no good if she showed them she was scared. "Where am I? Where's the scroll? Am I anywhere near Konoha? Answer me old man!"
"Do you understand the language she speaks Maester Luwin," Eddard stared at her, "She doesn't speak the common tongue."
The old man shook his head. "She doesn't speak any language I have ever heard of...she's might be from the free cities."
"Perhaps but not even the people in the free cities wear the clothes she does," Naruto crossed her arms when the two man gazed at her sleeveless kimono shirt with raised eyebrows, "And her clothes seemed to be made from a fabric not found neither here nor the free cities. It also does not explain how she fell from the sky. It is almost as if the old gods brought her here for a reason."
"There can be another explanation then the gods. The gods, neither old or new, have never been known to interfere with the affairs of man and why a girl of all people?"
"What else can explain how a young girl could fall down from the sky and have not a single scratch on her?" The dark-haired man stared at her hands and then to her head before shaking his head. "It's the only explanation why she fell from the sky. She didn't make any sound that indicated she was climbing the trees, I would have heard her if she made a sound."
"Perhaps I should send a raven to the Archmaester Marwyn about this..."
"No," Eddard stared at her whiskered marked cheeks, "No one else must get involved with this matter. Maester Luwin, a sorcery of this level should be known to all those who studied Valyrian steel ink. If you haven't heard of a way for a child to appear mid-air in your studying then I'm content to know it is beyond possibility."
Crossing her arms, Naruto narrowed her eyes when she noticed the old man looked uncomfortable, which only made her even more irritated at the fact she didn't understand what the two men were talking about. "What the hell are you old geezers talking about? And I'm right here! If you want to say something say it to my face."
"I've a feeling that the girl is going to get along very well with Arya," Eddard said wearily, gazing at her. "Naruto Uzumaki," she looked up at him with crossed arms as she waited for him to try to explain to her what he was talking about, only for him to turn to the old man beside her. "What a strange name she has, I wonder who gives such a masculine name to a girl."
"I don't know what the hell are you talking about but I want answers now!" She cried out, tugging her pigtails at them. It felt like she was talking to the Hokage again with the only difference being, the old man ignored her as he did those paperwork of his. "Please," she felt her throat tightened as tears started to come out of her eyes, "Stark-san, where am I?" She pointed out of the window, where she could hear the laughter of other children. "Where am I? Is this anywhere near Konoha"
The two men stared out of the window then to her with furrowed eyebrows but it was the old man who quickly figured out what she was trying to ask. "Winterfell," she scrunched her eyebrows at the ancient man, who pointed out of the window, "This is Winterfell."
She felt her head become light weighted as the realization of what the old man was trying to say to her. She didn't to be smart like Sasuke or be a secret genius like Shikamaru to know the man had just told her she wasn't home. She didn't need to repeat her question to know Winterfell was the name of this place or look at a map to know she was nowhere near home. All she needed was the name of this place and the looks of pity from the old man to know she was nowhere near home.
So it wasn't a surprise that she fainted when she realized just how much trouble she was in.
God damn it, she was an idiot to listen to Mizuki.
A/N: Please review.