Chapter 1: Meeting the Ninjas

It was another normal day in the village of Konoha. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and potatoes were falling from the sky, pelting everyone in sight.

"Since when did potatoes start falling from the sky!" Naruto yelled.

"Yelling about it isn't going to solve the problem, idiot!" Sakura yelled back.

The two continued to yell at each other, not knowing what to do about that potato problem. Suddenly, the potatoes stopped falling, and were suspended in midair. A young girl, about 13 years old, appeared behind Naruto and Sakura. She was wearing a long, black trench coat with a blue shirt underneath it, baggy black pants, and large black boots. She had long, brown hair and dark green eyes.

"Reiko, don't do that! You know that time freezing technique you have always freaks me out!" Naruto yelled.

"Don't be such a wimp," the girl replied. "At least you're not getting attacked by potatoes now."

Naruto turned away from Reiko and sulked.

"So, what are we going to do about those?" Sakura asked, pointing to the potatoes.

"I haven't got the slightest idea," Reiko replied.

All of the potatoes that were suspended in air disappear when no one is looking. A giant cat then flew through the air, yet no one seemed to care.

"What are you guys up to anyway?" Reiko asked a few minutes later.

"We were just going off to train with Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei," Naruto said.

"That sounds... Fun. I was going to walk over to the Hidden Sand Village."

"You're going to the Sand Village on your own? It's a three day walk, you know," Sakura replied.

"Don't worry about me," said Reiko. "It is my native village, after all. I'll be fine."

"Alright, if you insist. We'll see you later," said Sakura. Sakura and Naruto then walked away, and Reiko went in the opposite direction. She ran into Rock Lee not too long after.

"Hello Reiko-san, it's so nice to see you today!" Rock Lee said excitedly.

"Hello to you too, Lee," replied Reiko. "You seem awfully happy today."

"I am very happy!" said Rock Lee. "You see, I was training with Gai-sensei not too long ago, and all of a sudden, a bunch of potatoes fell from the sky! It was wonderful!

"I had no idea you liked potatoes so much."

"Of course I do! I gathered up as much as I could find, and vowed to eat 100 for dinner. And if I couldn't do that, I'd run around the village 500 times! And if I couldn't do that, I'd do 250 push-ups! And if I couldn't do that, I'd-"

"OK, OK, I get the idea," Reiko interrupted. "Sorry to rush the conversation like this, but I need to get going."

"Oh, I'm sorry I had to keep you here, Reiko-san. See you!"

Rock Lee ran in the same direction that Naruto and Sakura previously were heading. Reiko continued her trek. After she walked for about half an hour, she decided to take a short break.

"Man, walking alone back to the Sand Village is more tiring than I thought it would be. Maybe I should've asked Team 7 to come with me after they were done training... Hey, what's that?"

Reiko looked ahead of her and saw a large, shining ball of light. Curious, she decided to walk towards it. Once she got close enough, the light engulfed her, and she couldn't see anything ahead of her but light. She suddenly felt jerked along, as if someone was pulling her ahead. Frightened, Reiko started fighting back, pulling herself the opposite way from the light. After several minutes of struggling in vain, a strange feeling of sleep came over her. She gave in, and fell in a deep sleep.

This is my first story submitted to this site. I usually write in script format, so I might be a little rusty in this format, but it'll get better! Hopefully! Review please!