Hi everyone!
I hope you enjoy this, I'm pretty excited to get this up and continue writing it. My intentions are to portray the instincts, thoughts of a normal person entering the Naruto world. Having a good background knowledge herself since she keeps up to date with the story in her life back home. I hope this is what you expect it to be, please be patient and have fun! :)
-Michelle
I cracked my eyes open as I come to conscious, instantly I felt many sore muscles in my body. I was drenched as well; I sat up slowly, wondering where the hell I was. Trying to think of the last thing I remember, but my brain was fuzzy at the moment. Plus I had to somehow get away from this rain pouring on me, it wouldn't help if my clothes got any more wet. I pulled my feet in and used them to push myself up from the rocky ground I was currently sitting on. The place looked pretty deserted, grey, a bit foggy, and most importantly raining—nonstop. Looking around, I whipped the droplets from my face to get a good view of where to go. Well at this rate anywhere but here was a good direction, I thought to myself. I quickly decided to choose the direction behind me and lightly jogged away to look for shelter from this endless rain pouring down on me. After coming to a slow walk, it was just piles of rock after rock, and then I finally found some caverns that could keep me out of the rain. I hurriedly ducked into one, and settled down upon a corner. I gave a long sigh out loud, how the hell did I end up here? Where the hell am I? And as to a matter of fact, where the hell is my cell phone? I searched my jean pockets relentlessly and to no avail the electronic device was nowhere to be found. I'm sore, I'm hungry, and I'm soaked, I thought to myself. While wringing my hair and shirt out, I thought back to the last thing I could remember.
…
Which was nothing. My mind was drawing a huge blank. I just remember that it was a Friday, and Summer time. I was also reading something.
"If it was a Friday, most defiantly had to be Naruto Shippuden," I thought to myself.
Well that's no help in telling me where I am. I also still want to find out what happens in Naurto, I thought to myself solemnly. I should really get back home somehow, I looked around in wonderment. I got up and decided to travel under the caverns avoiding the rain. I'm not exactly sure how many hours went by while I kept walking trying to find some sort of new direction to the endless vast rocky plain.
"Plus this rain is being relentless!" I thought bitterly as I stared off into the dark grey skies. Then up ahead I heard whispers of talking. My ears perked up at the sound of civilization and my walking pace increased to see if there was anyone that can point me to the nearest city or town. Once I caught up to the sounds, they seem to have spotted me too. It was two average looking males and another strongly built looking guy pulling a carriage. I ignored the insanities going on in my head about their wardrobe and lack of advanced technology, like a car. But we all seem to come to a stop at each other, just staring—until I decided to break the ice and speak up.
"Hello! Um, do you guys know where the nearest city is? Which direction?" I asked hesitantly, I mean everyone knows not to talk to strangers, but at this point what choice did I have?
All three of them exchanged some confused looked, then spoke in hushed voices and finally turned back to me with a grin on their faces.
"Why do I get the feeling I won't like what is going to happen next?" I slowly started to back away, taking baby steps backwards. My sneakers got caught in the excess length of my jeans and I tripped slightly. That's when I decided to make a run for it—turning around, I bolted. They just started shouting stuff, in a language I didn't quite understand. I looked over my shoulder to see how far I have gotten away from them and to my surprise they were really close on my tail.
"Shit," I cursed under my breath as I tried to pump my legs to go faster. I was never good at running in gym, now I regret skipping out on that class so much. Then I felt a pressure and force on my back, I fell forward with a huge weight on my back.
"Argh," I grunted as I hit the floor, I felt my face scratch against some of the grit on the floor. Well I guess that knocks out the possibility that I could be dreaming, cause that really hurt. I couldn't fight with this much weight on me, I was at a disadvantage. No matter how much I flailed my arms around and kicked—the guy on me just laughed. I tried jabbing my elbow back into him, kicking him from behind me, and even rolling around! Then I heard footsteps approach from behind, I assumed it was his two buddies. They started talking,
"Kanojo wa kanari no ran'nādatta!" (She was quite the runner!)
"Un, kawairashii kao, watashi wa kanojo ga tagaku no kakaku o fetchi suru kake," (Yeah, pretty face, I bet she would fetch a hefty price) one of them laughed deeply.
"What the fuck are they going on about?" I thought to myself as I lied there helpless.
"Chōdo kanojo o shibari ni iku koto ga dekimasu," (Just tie her up and let's go) from the corner of my eyes I could see one pair of feet walk off. The man above me grabbed both my arms and bound them behind me roughly with plain rope. Alarms went off in my head, I tried to wrangle free but that only resulted in a burning sensation where my wrists were. He also took the grand liberty of tying both my feet together by my ankles. Of course I gave him a fight about it too, but once he got frustrated enough with my kicking, a nice blow to my left thigh with his fist paralyzed me long enough for him to get the job done. I started shouting obscene phrases and questions while he threw me over his shoulder and walked back in the direction I was running from.
"Urusai ne," he grumbled. Then it hit me, I knew that phrase anywhere! The bugger just told me I'm noisy! I have watched too many anime's in my lifetime and not just Naruto to know that one!
"I'm noisy? You're the one trying to kidnap me! I just wanted directions!" I shouted over his shoulder, wiggling as much as I could. But the brute guy had me held still, and then threw me inside his lame carriage. Throwing me inside a wooden car like contraption actually hurt—especially when you're bound and nothing to break your fall. I sighed to myself as I readjusted my position, might as well not be in a painful position while I'm here.
"Though how much worse can it really get, next to kidnapping." I thought grimly.
I suddenly jerked forward as the contraption was being pulled, moving in a direction I had no idea where. I peeked out of a small square at the side of the cart. Everything just looked the same to me. Where was I? I sighed exasperated, running, walking, no food, wet clothes which oddly seem too big for me.
"I just got these jeans, they were the perfect size and height," I glared at my tattered jeans which were starting to rip at the bottom near my shoes. The next thing I knew the pitter patter of the rain, carriage ride, and my exhausted self was starting to fall asleep.
Once again I was jerked forward as we came to an abrupt stop. That snapped me out of my sleepy daze and I looked out to see where we have stopped at. It was quite a creepy site, broken down buildings made of metal, some piled on top each other—and I had no idea how they were stable with different shapes and sizes staked up. The laws of physics were surely being broken. Most of them looked like factories, really run down and old. This place didn't give me a good feeling, not at all. I watched in suspense as we passed through a gate after they were done speaking to some people. The people standing at the gates looked even odder, dressed up in bandages, dark outfits and had some sort of headband that looked like a Naruto cosplay. I had to laugh to myself about how my mind was making jokes about cosplay at a time like this. I sat there closing my eyes and running everything by my mind again: wait...everyone looked animated, ninja headbands, suspicious looking people speaking Japanese. Though everything points towards me being in the "Naruto world," there is just simply no way. Maybe these guys were such freaks that besides for kidnapping they like molesting young children while dressed up.
"…I'm in the Naruto world aren't I…" I thought to myself admitting defeat to any realism. Well if so, then maybe I can just kick my way out of here! I swung my legs around from behind me and decided to kick the side of this cart with all my might—hopefully making my escape route. Winding up my legs I then pushed with as much power I could muster at the moment!
No hole, no escape route, just very painful vibrations up my legs.
"They make this look so easy," I thought to myself angrily. The cart stopped and they came to inspect what the noise was, I guessed. I cringed as they opened the small wooden door, thinking I dug myself into a deeper hole than before. Instead of them shouting insane non-understandable profanities at me, they simply picked me up and carried me off.
"Ah," I cringed to myself as the brute one put me on his shoulder with my stomach facing down. There was a sharp pain that came from my stomach area and riding like this wasn't helping at all. I bit my lip and tried to withstand it until I could somehow make my escape from these guys. They walked and made a few turns into an even shadier ally way, could this town be any creepier? Finally we all filed into a room of some dim lighted house, and I was dropped.
I shook my head as my hair flared around to avoid the dust getting too close to my face, it seemed like I was dropped on a very old and suspicious mattress. Then from the shadows emerged a tall figure, he sort of looked like Hidan from Akatsuki, but he wasn't—there were noticeable differences. Such as his voice as he spoke kami-knows-what to me.
"Anata no namae wa nani ka na?" (What's your name?) The only things I could string together was "anata" and "namae," I wasn't exactly fluent in this tongue. I guessed they wanted to know my name, well you're not getting anything from me, I thought to myself stubbornly.
"Kanojo wa watashi-tachi ni, sensei o rikai suru koto wa hyōji sa remasen." (She doesn't appear to understand us, sir) Someone spoke up when the room remained quiet, waiting for my answer. They started to just talk amongst themselves, and then one of them dragged me to a room in the back. Pushing me down onto another old dusty mattress, he said something I didn't understand and left. There came some more door sounds, opening and closing, then complete silence. Did they really just leave me here alone? I wondered in bewilderment.
"Totally not complaining it's just bizarre, now time to make my escape plan. Who knows what they want to do next." I observed my surroundings, barely any windows or sunlight seeping through them. Not a real complicated building, just the only exit would be the first door that I came through at the front. Just then, I heard a faint click noise. I sat there frozen; I could hear my own heartbeat in the dead silence, what was that?
"Watashi wa anata o kowagara seru ka? Sumimasenga," (Did I scare you? I'm sorry) a guy voice suddenly whispered near my left ear. Sending large amounts of goose bumps throughout my whole body.
"Shit, so one guy stayed behind to watch me?" This was getting a whole lot worse by the second. Then I felt his hands run down both my arms, my breath hitched and I tried to stay calm. If I play my cards right, this can be my advantage.
"Watashi wa kon, anata o katto suru tsumoridesuga, anata wa subarashii purē o suru hitsuyō ga arimasu" (I'm going to cut you out now, but you have to play nice). I could just feel the smirk rolling off him as he spoke. Not understanding a word, I just sat there silently. He reached behind him into a pocket, and pulled out a knife. Right about then, I realized exactly how dangerous things could potentially get, and how real this situation is right now. Me, real, and danger. I held my breath and closed my eyes but only felt the cool blade touch in between my wrists at the rope.
"He's cutting me out? Why?" I wondered, still too afraid to make any sudden movements. He cut both my bindings on my wrists and ankles, and then he tossed the knife aside. He then crawled closer to me and started to feel my face. Rubbing his weird fingers all over, then he whispered something and started to kiss my cheek.
"Oh no way is this guy trying to rape me? Not in a million years, didn't take Karate when I was young for nothing!" I always thought what I would do if I was ever in a situation like this, most girls would just cry for their savior, but I like to do things with a little more finesse. I decided to play along with him as he snuggled closer and kept at what he was doing. Of course the sick feeling and alarms were going off in my head but I had to go about this carefully.
"Now!" I screamed in my mind, as I dug my knee as far and fast into his privates as I could. His face showed genuine surprise and I couldn't help but have a small satisfied smile on my face from it. After he doubled over from the sudden black hole pain groaning, I made a mad dash for the door. My fingers grasped onto the door frame and swung it open. There were two ways I could go, right or left. Immediately my feet just took me left, not wanting any chance for the guy to catch up to me. Sprinting down the maze like alley way, I made so many different turns at countless corners—though I didn't remember taking this many when I first came through. Then it started to rain again the relentless rain in this place was starting to annoy me.
"Ugh, which way which way?" I thought frustrated, I made a right turn then kept straight and suddenly it seems as if I came across the main streets. Though it was just as deserted, but it was an improvement from where I was. I rested against a building wall as I caught my breath. Panting, I slid down and sat on the floor putting my face to my knees.
"So let's assume I really am in "Naruto," what now?" I looked up and around my surroundings, trying to figure things out. I have read many fanfiction about situations like this, but they all seemed so convenient and fair.
"So out of all the fanfiction that I read, most people get thrown in Konoha or something. Was this even fair? Like really, why did I end up somewhere dangerous? Or how come I haven't met my "savior" like Kakashi or someone from Konoha…" I sighed in defeat; this is going to be one hell of a story when I get back. Well I guess now it's just time to try and find a way to Konoha, where I know things should be safer than here. Now from what I can recall, they mostly traveled with maps. I should go look for one which should lead the way to Konoha.
I walked around looking for a convince shop of some sort, even though I had no money or anything for that matter. After a few minutes of wandering,
"I can't read anything," I sighed dejected. Really now? Where was the magical power that makes me understand everything and anything in this world? Right when things looked bleaker than black, I found a stand that seemed to sell maps and such.
"Hmm," I thought to myself. Then I started to run towards the stand, right when I was about to pass it I let my shoulder bump into the crate.
"Ah, gomen!" (Ah, sorry!) Using one of the few phrases that I knew by heart. I made sure to cover my face as I bent down and picked everything up in a hurry. Not without sneaking a few under my shirt as I was gathering everything. The man just grumbled a few things I couldn't quite catch under his breath and shooed me away with his hand. Gladly I agreed, jogging off with my new five finger discounted products under my shirt. Good thing they were baggy, I thought looking down at my rather large shirt. I turned into an alley way up ahead, far away from the man and his cart, and under some sort of roofing to get away from the rain. I unfolded one map I had snatched,
"and if my Naruto knowledge serves me right," I said to myself. I let my finger point on a spot around the middle of the map where a red shape was.
"The Land of Fire, Hidden Village of the Leaf!" I exclaimed to myself happily when I found the village symbol on the map. All that's left to do is figure out where I was now and start my traveling. I folded it back up and slid it back under my shirt tucking it safely between my jeans. I most certainly wasn't anywhere near Snow, Lightning, or Sand. I had to be in somewhere like Mist, Water, or something of the sort. I sighed out loud, and laid my head back on the wall I was leaning on. Why did I have to end up in a potentially dangerous country? Why not in the very nice country like Sand, where there was Gaara, or a civilian country like the Land of Waves? Luck certainly wasn't on my side.
"I'm guessing security is tight around here, considering how shifty things look in this town. Hopefully I can leave and be on my way." I got up and checked the streets before heading back out onto them. Looking for the main gate to exit or some sign telling me which direction would be the Land of Fire. Or even better, just a plain sign saying where I am. Suddenly I froze in mid-step. I remembered back to when I was captive and peeked through the curtain, spotting those ninjas at the front gate. As my memory played back, it zoomed in and focused on their head bands. My blood ran cold, colder than what the rain already made me, and chills ran down my spine.
Their headbands had four squiggly lines lined up next to each other. I knew what that was, all too well. My mind suddenly flashed the colors black, and red.
I'm in Rain.
Ame.
Home of the Akat-fucking-suki.
Great. There goes my chance of surviving.