Chapter 3 – Myself and Me!

Shikamaru walked down the street. He couldn't believe it. He just couldn't believe it. That's so impossible…maybe we're not in a different time…maybe we're just in…a parallel universe.

"Nara-san?" Shikamaru turned around. A woman called him.

He eyed her a bit confused. She had long brown hair and looked a bit older then he. But why was she calling him so formal? She was quite older.

She suddenly looked shocked. "Oh! I'm so sorry!"

He raised his eyebrows. "Why?" he asked dryly.

"I…thought you were Nara Shikamaru-san….you look a lot like him."

Now he was really, really confused.

"But…I am…" he stopped himself. It's better to keep quite…if we are in the time I guess…it's for sure she doesn't recognize me.

He gave her a warm smile. "It's okay! People are mistaken me often with him."

She looked eased. "Oh…that's good. So you're not mad at me?"

He shook his head. "Why should I?"

She smiled. "I'm Hiyata Rumika, nice to meet you."

He shook her hand. "I'm Shika…kimaru…."

"Mmh…wow your name just sounds like his, too."

Shikamaru smiled a bit stupidly. Yeah…that was really creative…

"What do you want from…Nara-san?"

"Oh, that's private, sorry. Or…do you know him?"

"Sure. He's my…cousin!" Shikamaru decided to play the game.

"Oh! That's the reason for your similarities!"

"Exactly!" he smiled. Puh…she believes me…

"Well, can you please tell your cousin that the Hokage wants to see him?"

"The Hokage?" Shikamaru thought again about aha experience at the hokage rock.

"Yes. I'm working for him. He has a new mission for Nara-san, so please tell him to hurry up."

"Sure." He said quickly. I think I've to visit the…Hokage…on my own. At the thought of the Hokage he felt a strange feeling in his stomach. He just couldn't believe it.

"Thank you very much, Shikakimaru-kun."

Rumika waved her hands for goodbye and disappeared into the crowed.

Shikamaru's eyes followed her. It seemed like I feared…we are really in the…future…Gosh…how annoying.

He looked around. "Hm…but how many years had passed…"


"Sakura…" Sasuke said suddenly. She looked at him and blushed at the same time.

She couldn't forget the happenings from the flower shop.

He ignored her blushing. He was really not in the mood to talk about his acting skills.

"Sakura, we're near to my house, maybe we should go there."

She nodded. "Yes…I think you're right." She hesitated a bit. "Sasuke-kun…what do you think…are we really…?"

"Yes….I guess it's possible."

She took a deep breath. Let's go…

They walked down the streets. Sakura got more and more excited. She never saw Sasuke's house before. Never in all these years.

Sasuke suddenly stopped in front of a big house. Sakura stunned. It was really impressive! She didn't thought it would be that big. At the door she recognized the crest of the Uchiha clan. Sasuke smirked a bit. "What do you think?"

Sakura didn't want to sound like a high pitched fan girl who saw the house of her big star for the first time, so she tried to sound cool, like Sasuke. "Not bad." she said, her eyes still at the house.

Sasuke smirked still. He already heard her impressed undertone.

He took a few steps to the door. His face got more serious. From the outside… it looks like always…

Sakura walked near behind him. He slowly opened the door. They both felt intensity they felt the last time when they tried to look beyond Kakashi-sensei's mask a few years ago.

They walked in. Sakura looked around. It's really nice…

Sasuke stood still. It's a bit…brighter than I remembered…

"And?" Sakura asked. "Is something different?"

Sasuke was a moment ago to answer her, when they suddenly heard a voice.

"Is someone there?"

Their face's got white. Sakura gave Sasuke and indefinite glance.

They heard some steps. Sasuke's hand laid on his kunai.

Oh my God…oh my God! Sakura heard her inner self talking.

Suddenly a black haired man looked round the corner. "What?" he said shocked.


"Ne…Neji-nii-chan…you…you sure…it…is a…good idea?" Hinata asked fearfully.

"Mmh…it's maybe not the best, but I think it's the best we can do at the moment. We need to know."

The Hyuuga clan was, next to the Uchiha clan, one of the oldest families in Konohagakure.

Neji and his team decided to go to the Hyuuga estate. Neji was sure if they were in the past, his family already lived in Konoha and if they were in the future…well they'd see what happen then.

"We're here." Tenten looked at the big main house. She was there a few times before, together with Neji, but it still impressed her.

"Good. Let's walk in" Neji said quietly. He wasn't the type of guy to show excitement, but secretly he was very excited what happened next.

They looked carefully around. "No-one…is here…" Hinata said.

"Maybe they're practicing in the backyard…" Neji said thoughtfully.

Hinata nodded shyly. She really hoped to see her father or even her sister.

They slowly walked outside. Hinata's eyes caught and old man who was practicing with a kunai. "Fa…father?" she stumbled. The man looked up. As he realized the situation his almost white eyes showed a bit of panic. "Hinata? Neji?" he said shocked.

"Hiashi-san you know who we are?" Neji asked hopefully.

Hinata eyed her father. Something was different. He looks so old…

"For God's sake….what happened?"

"Well…" Neji tried to explain, "We fought against Orochimaru and he used that mysterious time jutsu and Shikamaru thought that we may travelled through the time. But, if I look at you know, I think it may didn't worked out."

Hiashi took a deep breath. Travelled through time…

"Hinata, Neji…how…how old are you?"

Neji got more and more suspicious. "Hinata's seventeen…I'm eighteen…"

His eyes got even wider. He looked behind Neji. "Tenten-chan, you're here, too?!"

She nodded a bit shyly. He never called me "chan" before…

He took again a deep breath. "How could I explain it to you…"

"Ex….explain what, father?" Hinata looked at him. She was afraid what they'll get to know.

Maybe…Orochimaru killed us or something like this…

"Well…I guess…this time travel jutsu….you were talking about, Neji…worked very well…"

"WHAT?!" Tenten screamed out.

"Hiashi-san, what do you mean by that?"

"You said you're eighteen years old…well you were eighteen years old…and that eighteen years ago.", Hiashi said finally.

They stared at him. Not able to say something. Eighteen years? They travelled eighteen years into the future?

"And…what shall we do know?" Neji was the first who got his voice back.

Hiashi looked at his nephew. "Maybe you should go to the Hokage's office."

"That's may the best we can do…I guess soon or later the others will be there too." Tenten said. "The others?" Hiashi asked confused. Hinata nodded. "Yes father. Naruto-kun, Sakura-chan, Sasuke-san, Shikamaru-kun and Lee-kun are here with us."

Hiashi looked worried at the young Chunins. "That's not good. We don't know what will happen if some of you will meet themselves."

"Them….selve…", Tenten babbled.

"Sure…" Neji said, "If we are in the future…we are exciting here as well."

"Yes. And we don't know the consequences. Mmh…Neji, Hinata, Tenten-chan…go to the Hokage and I try to find….your adult selves. I send them after you. Well, we don't know what may happen but I guess it's better to inform them."

"Hai." Neji said with his deep voice.

Our adult selves? How creepy…Tenten thought.


"Hey! You can't go in there !" an Anbu screamed.

Naruto looked over his shoulder and put his tongue out. "BÄH! You don't get me!"

The Anbu ran after him, but it was already too late. Naruto opened hectically the door to the Hokage's office. As he walked in, he saw the backside of the Hokage's chair.

Tsunade- obaa - chan is always sitting like this…maybe it is her after all…

Naruto jumped on the table. "Granny Tsunade! I'm so glad you're still here!" he screamed.

The chair turned around. The Hokage was blonde. But it wasn't a blonde woman. It was really a man. Naruto stared at him. The man stared back.

He's almost looking like…Naruto thought shocked.

After a couple of minutes both of them jumped in different corners of the room. Both were screaming like hell.

"WHAT ARE YOU??" the man screamed.

"WHAT ARE YOU?!" Naruto screamed back.

The Anbu who followed Naruto earlier poached the door. "Hokage-sama! What happened?"

They abrupt stopped screaming. "Nothing. Everything's fine." The Hokage said quickly.

The Anbu ninja eyed him suspiciously. "Alright…than I go back to my…guard…"

He left still confused.

The Hokage went a few steps toward Naruto. Naruto's eyes stayed on him.

When the Hokage finally stood in front of him he suddenly pinched on Naruto's cheek.

"Hey!" he screamed.

The Hokage let him self fall down on his chair. "This has to be a dream. Yes, sure it's just a dream!"

Naruto jumped on the table again. "Hey…you…whatever you are!" he yelled.

The Hokage ignored him. "I really shouldn't have those man nights with the Ero-sennin anymore. They're just not good for my head…"

"The Ero-sennin? What do you mean by that?"

The Hokage looked at Naruto. "Stop talking to me….you…you

Illusion!"

"ILLUSION? I am real!"

Naruto couldn't believe it. The Hokage who had a real creepy similarity to himself think he was an illusion.

"Yes sure. Really real." He opened his desk drawer. Ahhh some pills for my headache…

Naruto punched him lightly. "Hey! Stop ignoring me!"

The Hokage looked up. "Why should I talk to you? You're not real!"

Naruto rolled his eyes. "How often should I tell you that? I am real! I am Uzumaki Naruto!"

The Hokage cupped his chin in his hand. "Sure. But how can you be Uzumaki Naruto, if I am Uzumaki Naruto?"

Naruto fell almost from the desk. What does he mean? He is Uzumaki Naruto?

The Hokage stood up. "Look, illusion-boy. You are looking like me when I was a teenager, that's great, really, but you are not real. You are just in my mind because I had too many drinks with the Ero-sennin yesterday."

"My God…" he whispered to himself, "They were right…we are in…the future?!"

He jumped in front of the so-called other Naruto. His eyes were focused on him.

"I am Uzumaki Naruto and I'm here because Orochimaru, that damned snaked, used some time travel jutsu and send us here."

The Hokage stared at Naruto. "You mean…you are…me?"


Sasuke and Sakura stared at the man in front of them. He had spiky black hair and onyx eyes. That just can't be…Sasuke thought.

"Hey? What are you doing in the corridor?" a woman's voice asked.

She came around the corner. Sakura breathed hardly. The woman had long pink hair and emerald green eyes. That is impossible…

The woman looked at them. Then her eyes wandered to the man. "Okay…that's a joke, isn't it?" she asked. The man shook slowly his head. Than I really saw a teenage Naruto?

Sasuke decided to break the ice. He needed to know. "Who are you?" he asked in his typical cold voice. What a stupid question…he thought. And it was. Deep within he already knew the answer. The man took a deep breath. "I could ask you the same. Are you some strange shadow duplicates? "

The woman stared at Sakura. Sakura stared at the woman. Both didn't know what to say.

"We are not." Sasuke said. "But I guess you now exactly who we are." He smirked.

The man smirked too. It just looks…so similar…Sakura thought.

"You are me." The man said. "And you are me" Sasuke said back.

Suddenly both Sasuke's looked aside. "Sakura!" Sasuke caught his companion. She almost collapses in his arms.

"I'm sorry…I suddenly felt a bit dizzy."

Sasuke looked at the man…looked at himself. He held the pink-haired woman in his arms.

"You okay?"

The woman nodded. "Yes…that was just too much for me."

The older Sasuke looked at his younger self. "Let's go to the kitchen. I guess we need to talk."

Sasuke nodded. He and Sakura followed the adult Sasuke and the pink haired woman.

They sat down at the table. Moments of silent.

The woman finally started to speak. She looked at Sakura. "So…if that's the younger Sasuke than are you…me?!"

Sakura looked into her eyes. "I…I think…yes…"

The older Sakura leant back. "Wow. That's so creepy!"

"How can this be?" older Sasuke asked.

"Hn. Orochimaru sent us here with his new jutsu. A time travel jutsu. Along with Naruto, Lee, Neji, Tenten, Hinata and Shikamaru."

"Hn." Older Sasuke looked at the adult Sakura. "You see? I was right; I really saw a teenage version of Naruto."

She rolled her eyes. "Our teenager selves sitting in front of us and the only thing you are thinking of, is that you were right?"

He decided it would be better to ignore her this time.

He stood up. "Let's go to the Hokage office. I think the others will be there too."

Sasuke looked at himself. It was really unbelievable. This man….was him. He was this man.

His eyes fell on Sakura. She watched herself too. She thinks the same as me…

Younger Sasuke followed his older self outside. "How old…are you…am I…?" he wasn't sure how to ask. The older one looked at him. "You…I…We…are 35 by know."

Wow…eighteen years in the future.

Sakura walked behind herself. She mustered her. She didn't want to miss any detail. Her older self wore a cute kimono. And, to Sakura's pleasure she still looked very young for her age.

Her eyes fell on a small crest at the kimono. The Uchiha clan crest? But what…?


Future Naruto walked through his office. Followed by his younger self.

"You are me?" he asked. Young Naruto rolled his eyes. "How often you'd like to ask me this? Yes I am you!" Wow…I'll become a dim-witted fool.

"Okay, okay. So…how can that be?"

Naruto was really thankful. Finally he seemed to understand the situation.

"Like I said it before: There was this dumb Orochimaru and he used this strange jutsu, I really don't know what it was, and sent us through time." He said roughly.

Future Naruto sat back on his chair. "Orochimaru? Strange jutsu? Ui…that's really odd."

Suddenly he paused for a moment. What did he…what did I mean with "us"?

"Hey…you…past…me…" he said unsure. It was just too creepy for him.

Young Naruto raised an eyebrow. "What?"

"What did you mean by us?"

Naruto looked confused at his older self. "Häh?"

"You said us before." Older Naruto said calmly.

The younger one still didn't get it. He looked even more confused.

The blonde man scratched his head. Uff…was I really that stupid?

"You said Orochimaru sent us through the time!"

Naruto snapped with his finger. "Ahhh that's what you mean! Yes, he sent me together with Sakura-chan, Sasuke-teme, Lee, Hinata, Shikamaru, Neji and Tenten!"

The elder leaned back. So many of them? And they're all here? Good heavens!


Suddenly they were interrupted by a knock.

"It's very adverse, now." The Hokage said in a calm, deep voice. Naruto was really impressed of what he became. For the first time he really realized it. He was the Hokage!

The door opened slowly. "I said it is not – "His face got white.

In front of him were Neji, Tenten and Hinata. All just in a teenager age. Just like the young Naruto next to him.

"Ah! It's you! Hey guys." Young Naruto smiled at his friends. He was glad not to be alone with…well himself anymore. And…well Naruto wouldn't be Naruto if he didn't thought about his friends stupid face's if they finally discover him as the new Hokage.

Neji looked at the adult version of Naruto. His hair was a bit longer, he looked even more like the 4th Hokage than ever before, but his face was still the same. He matured for sure, bit his expression was still the same fox-like as before.

"Wow. Naruto!" Tenten said impressed. "You've really become the Hokage!"

He gave her a big grin. Hinata looked at the grown up version of her long term crush. She blushed immediately. He looks so handsome…

Neji shook his head. He couldn't believe it. That idiot is really the Hokage? Finally…I feel gloomy about the future…

"So…" adult Naruto said and looked at the group, "do your adult versions know about…you?" he asked.

"I'm not sure. Hiashi-san said he will inform them." Neji said quickly. He didn't want to talk too much to this Naruto. He was the Hokage after all and Neji knew he had to show respect. But he could tell, it was pretty hard, 'cause it was still Naruto who sat in front of them.


The door opened again. But this time without a warning knock.

"DOBE!" a deep voice yelled.

Both Naruto's looked up. "Teme?" they said confused.

The adult versions of Sasuke and Sakura, followed by there younger selves, entered the room.

Young Naruto eyed the actual version of his so-called best friend. Gosh! This is Sasuke-teme? He looked at himself. Compared with him…I'm looking like a wimp.

It wasn't that Sasuke looked too beefy; no he just looked really trained.

Naruto's eyes fell on Sakura. Wow…she's pretty like always…

"Dobe." Young Sasuke said suddenly.

"Ah, Sasuke, Sakura-chan. I see you already met yourselves, too?"

"Uh Naruto…don't say something like this, please. It's already too creepy." Sakura shivered.

Grown up Sasuke looked at the younger versions of his friends. "So…I guess that's a meeting, huh?"

"We may have to wait 'til the others will be here." The elder Sakura said and looked from Sasuke to Naruto and back.

The men nodded. Both Sasuke's let themselves lean against the wall.

Young Naruto jumped to his Hokage-self. "So you're not looking so as good in form as Sasuke-teme."

The blonde man smirked. "Maybe. But think about it…" he started to grin, "I…you'll become the Hokage. You're the big boss!"

He started to laugh like a little child who's tickled by his parents. As young Naruto let the words run through his mind he quickly joined him. He was the boss. The master. The Hokage.

The Sasuke's rolled their eyes.

"Great." Young Sasuke said annoyed. "One idiot…"

"…is meeting another." His older self continued.

They both took a deep breath.


Suddenly the door opened for the third time. A green thingy ran in. It screamed like hell.

"What the hell…?" grown Naruto screamed. He looked at the green thingy and realized that it had another green thingy under his arm.

Still screaming, the something jumped to the office.

For Naruto it was pretty too much now. "STOP SCREAMING, LEE!" he yelled.

Lee? Tenten thought and mustered the green thingy.

"Hmm…it looks like Lee found Lee." Neji said amused.

The adult Lee looked at Naruto. "Naruto! I'm loosing my mind!"

"Calm down, Lee." Adult Sakura said softly.

Lee looked at his former crush. "Sakura-chan? Sasuke? You're here, too? So why?"

Sasuke portended on the young Lee. "I guess we have the same reasons as you." He said dryly.

Lee looked around. His eyes suddenly caught young Naruto. Than young Hinata. And finally his old team mates. "I……" he fell down.

"Lee?" adult Sakura asked.

"Wow. "Adult Sasuke looked down at Lee, "He really couldn't stand the situation."

"Help….me…" a familiar voice said.

Tenten horrified. "Oh! Lee fell….on Lee!"

Neji kneed down and helped his team mate to stand up. "You okay?" he asked.

Lee nodded. His eyes fell on the other adults. "So…I guess we're not in the past, huh?"

Young Sasuke smirked. "Definitive not."

"Lee-sensei!" a female voice yelled. Adult Sakura's eyes got wide. Oh no…bad timing…

She glanced at Sasuke. He looked shocked too.

That's not good he thought.


For the fourth time the door flew open. The three kids Lee met before with himself entered the room. The girl gesticulated wild with her arms. "Lee-sensei!" she yelled again.

The brown haired boy made his way to Naruto. His eyes fell on Lee who lay on the floor.

"I'm sorry Naruto-sama. I don't know what happened to our sensei."

Naruto looked behind him. His eyes watched the blonde boy. "Shinya?" he said suddenly.

The boy looked questioning at him. "Yes?" he said with a low voice.

The boy caught Hinata's attention. She watched the whole situation quietly, but when she finally saw the kids entering the room she looked up. That boy…she looked now at the brown haired, no…these boys have both…the Byakugan…?!

"Shin, it's better that you and your team mates are waiting outside. We'll care for your sensei." Naruto continued. The blonde boy gave him a confused glance.

"WHAT?" the girl screamed out.

"Haruhi!" adult Sakura hissed suddenly. The girl turned around. She first flanked at Sakura. Than at Sasuke. "What are you two doing here?"

"We'll explain it later." Sasuke said.

"But – "she tried to protest. "Nothing but!" Sakura added strict.

"Great…" the girl rolled her eyes. "Let's go guys." She said in a high pitched tone and left the office. The blonde boy looked again at Naruto and followed her slowly. The brown haired smiled around. "Well, I'm apologizing for her…and for our dear sensei. Take good care of him!"

He left the room and closed the door.

Young Sasuke and Sakura stared behind them.

That girl…Sakura thought.

Sasuke looked at her. Pink hair…

She looked at him as well now. And onyx eyes…

Chapter 3 - End