AN: *Hey guys! This is a re-write of a story I wrote on Quotev, Nothing But Time. A lot has happened since I wrote the original story, so I'm changing it up like, a lot! On that note, it's the first time I have every posted a story on , so please bear with me, as I have no doubt that bugs or accidents will occur while posting this. Reviews are always welcome! Shout-out to Lauren, my cousin, for reviewing and proofreading this as I wrote it. WARNING: There will be a lot of language and death in this, as well as sexual innuendos and situations, so it will be an M rating. DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto. If I did, Neji and Itachi would never have died.*

I will not cry, I will not cry!

I wiped a tear from my eye as I watched Itachi release the reanimation jutsu. A tear from the allergies of summer, understand, not sadness. Onward!

When I started watching Naruto, I really hated Itachi. However, further on in the series, I grew to admire the Uchiha and the sacrifices he made. Seeing him die again saddened me to no end. I sighed as I closed the laptop, stretching from where I was sitting cross-legged on my bed. I had been binge-watching Naruto for the past few months. I was obsessed with it, really. I had written several fanfictions and even had my character in the Naruto world all set up. Not to mention I had played almost every Naruto game and MMO out there. A little weird for a teenage guy, but what the hell. There are worse things out there.

I sighed and got up, stretching. My friends had got together and decided to throw a Naruto-themed party. It had grown from just a few of us to almost every teen in the city. We even had to rent out one of the biggest parks in town just to fit everyone. I had my costume all picked out, too. I had a Leaf headband that I wore around the neck, dark brown pants, sandles, and a sleeveless black shirt. I couldn't wait until tomorrow night, when I would be Ibukai, a Genin of the village Hidden in the Leaf. It was going to be awesome!

The next day...

"Tucker!" I turned to see Lauren, one of my friends from school, waving at me. She was about my height of 5' 4", and she had blonde hair and blue eyes, like me. She was skinnier than me, though. Like, tiny. Turn her sideways and you might not be able to see her, actually. I grinned and waved in response.

"Hey, Lauren!"

"You're coming tonight, aren't you?"

I grinned at her. "Of course I am! I wouldn't miss it for the world!"

She grinned in reply. "Oh, by the way, I'm bringing one of my other friends. You'll see him there."

I gave her a thumbs-up. "Sounds good to me! I'll see you there!"

I grinned as I walked into the park. It was already dark, and paper lanterns were hung up everywhere. The city lights were blocked out by all the trees, people dressed as vendors were everywhere, and people were talking as if they were actually in the Naruto universe. I grinned as I got dumplings on a stick from one of the vendors and walked down the path, munching on it. I was surprised to see that older people had turned up, but at the same time it made the picture more complete. The sights and sounds made it easy to forget that I wasn't in the Naruto universe.

"Hey, Tucker!"

I grinned as Lauren caught up to me, along with someone I didn't recognize.

I swallowed my dumpling. "Hey Lauren."

She grinned and dragged the guy forward. "This is..."

He stuck his hand out. "Miko, from the Stone village."

I shook it. "Ibukai of the Leaf."

He was about 5'9", with black hair and brown eyes. He was dressed in the traditional Stone village outfit and had his headband sewn onto his sleeve.

Lauren skipped along. "And Sepi from the Sand makes our squad complete!" She had her headband on top of her head, kind of like Sakura did. She was dressed in a dark purple outfit with no sleeves, dark purple pants, and a light blue sash around her waist. A large fan strapped to her back made her getup complete.

I chuckled. "Wow, we're a mismatched squad. The Leaf, Stone, and Sand villages all together. Nothing could go wrong at all."

We passed groups of friends all laughing together. To the left was a miss-matched group from the Stone and the Sand villages, and coming up the path towards us was a couple from the Leaf, arm in arm, grinning like fools. I waved to Natawnee and Amy, two girls from my school. All around us were vendors shouting their wares.

"Dumplings! Fried dumplings here!"

"Get your chicken here! Fried or roasted!"

"The best ramen here!"

We laughed when we heard someone shout from the crowd, "No way! Ichiraku ramen is the best, ever! Believe it!"

I grinned. "Man, someone sounds a lot like Naruto."

"Say, youngins, care to stop for a moment?" An old man stood next to his stand, a chest at his feet.

We all stopped and gathered around. Lauren was the first to speak up. "So, what are you selling?"

He chuckled. "Nothing but time, young shinobi."

We all glanced at each other. This time Miko spoke up. "Time? What do you mean?"

The old man bent down and took a scroll out of a chest. It was old and dusty, and when he rolled it out on the ground, all our eyes widened. It looked like the summoning scroll in Naruto, and we all gathered around eagerly. We started talking excitedly, straining to get a better look at it.

"Is that a summoning scroll?"

"No way! It looks so real, too!"

I looked at our small group. "We're gonna buy it, aren't we?"

Lauren and Miko nodded, their grins matching my own.

The old man chuckled. "Wait a moment, youngin. Don't be in such a rush. Dontcha want to try it out first?"

I raised an eyebrow. "How am I supposed to do that?"

"Well, just do the handsigns and perform the summoning jutsu."

Okay, this guy was crazy. I think he took the party a little too seriously, but something in his eyes told me that he wouldn't let me off the hook until I did it.

I shrugged. "I don't know the handsigns."

He actually looked surprised. "You don't? Oh well, here. I'll show you."

He walked me through them, and then I put my palm on the scroll and said, "Summoning jutsu!"

We all took a deep breath...

...and nothing happened. I looked up, feeling foolish, but the old man was gone. I shook my head and stood up, facing the other three. "Well, that was a waste of time."

They nodded, and Lauren pouted. I patted her on the shoulder. "Hey, maybe it was delayed, ya know?"

She rolled her eyes and grabbed me and Miko by the sleeves, dragging us along. "Come on, I'm hungry."

Later, after grabbing some chicken, we snuck a bottle of sake from a vendor and went into the quieter part of the park. We sat around eating and drinking and laughing.

I mimicked the old man. "Here, let me show you the summoning jutsu." I said, forming some random handsigns. We all laughed, each competing to see who could do a more hilarious summoning jutsu pose. By the time the bottle was gone, we were laughing hard enough to cry.

"This is what it should be like. Young ninja enjoying their youth."

"Guy, they aren't old enough to enjoy it with alchohol!"

"You're too hard on them, Kakashi."

We all looked over at the two speakers from some laying down position. For me, that meant laying flat on my back and looking up. The two speakers looked just like Kakashi and Guy, right down to the gravity-defying hair and bushy eyebrows. I didn't realize I had spoken out loud until Guy's mouth dropped open, Kakashi raised an eyebrow, and Lauren and Miko started laughing even harder. I just layed there, mouth open, realizing that it was a good thing that we weren't actually in the Naruto universe, or else I might receive a Chidori down the throat.

Kakashi knelt down, bewilderment in his voice. "Ibukai, exactly how much did you drink?"

I stilled. That was my name I used for myself in fanfictions, and this guy seemed to know me, but how in the hell was that possible? .Miko had stopped laughing as well, but he was curious more than anything. Lauren was still chuckling.

Guy sighed and struck a dramatic pose. "I'll never forgive myself for his behavior. That's it! I'm going to do five hundred laps around the village, right now!"

Kakashi started saying something about me not being Guy's student, but the sake had finally caught up to me. My eyelids started to shut, and the last thing I heard was the old man again. "Nothing but time, young shinobi. Nothing but time."

I woke up with a start, then I immediately wished I hadn't. My head was pounding, and I pushed my palm into my forehead, wishing that it would stop. Note to self: Don't drink that much sake next time.

I nearly screamed as I yanked my hand away from my forehead. I stared in shock at it, and I slowly wiggled my fingers, confirming that the little hands belonging to a twelve-year-old were indeed mine.

"Ibukai!"

I looked up and was immediately rendered speechless. Iruka-sensei was looking down at me, a concerned look on his face. Yes, THE Iruka-sensei, face scar and everything! All I could do was squeak.

He gently bent down and picked me up, setting me on my feet, his worried expression turning into a small smile. "You don't look hurt. Good thing, too. That was a nasty crash."

"Ir-Iruka?" I stammered.

His grin was immediately replaced by concern again. "Are you alright?"

I looked around, taking in the trees, Iruka-sensei (who shouldn't even exist) and my really really small body. "The world's spinning," I said, and I promptly passed out. Right before I hit the ground, I'm pretty sure I heard Iruka cursing. THAT certainly never happened in the manga or anime.

I awoke to someone shaking me. "Go away." I mumbled.

"Ibukai, wake up!"

I opened my eyes to see Lauren and Miko standing next to my...hospital bed? What in the hell?!

I sat up, head twisting rapidly. "Okay, what in the hell is going on?"

That's when I noticed that they looked WAY younger than they were supposed to. I mean, like…

...kids…

"Explanation, now." I growled.

She fidgeted. "You know how you did the whole summoning jutsu thing?"

My mouth dropped open. "No."

"Yea." Miko confirmed. "You've been out for a week. We-"

I leapt off the bed and fairly flew towards the window. Sure enough, the faces of the Hokages stared back at me.

Lauren held up her hands. "Now, Tucker, I know it's a lot to take in but-"

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"