Even though Naruto was only technically alive for about two days, he never felt so utterly and annoyingly bored in his short existence. To be perfectly blunt, there was only so much he could converse about with a computer being his only companion for the time being. Sasuke had left the house again on some unknown errand, which the computer quite frankly would not tell him about it no matter how much he complained or pestered just for the purpose of being aware of his supposed master's whereabouts. He did not care in the least, but Sasuke was really the only real human he could interact with so far. And Naruto could not help but wonder about whatever the Uchiha was doing. Curiosity was showing to be quite the bothersome feeling in that aspect.

Until Sasuke came home so Naruto could preoccupy himself with being annoyed at his presence—or, on the really slim chance, truly enjoy his company—the blond teen was forced to find some way to entertain himself in his sudden alone time.

That was not going too well so far, however, taking several things into account. Naruto did not know much of anything about the mansion or any of its programmed functions. Asking the computer about them had proved to be a headache he did not want when the machine proceeded to list them all in a most unexciting manner. He had practically begged it to stop so he could begin to feel his brain working properly again, what with all the terms and procedures that were entirely unfamiliar to him. And he had doubted a simpler version could be presented so he quickly gave up on that.

Other than his room, the living room, the kitchen, and one bathroom, the rest of the house remained a mystery in terms of interior. He had considered searching around for a while, but his stomach had chosen to speak up and he temporarily put it aside in favor of nourishment. Even what the outside world looked like was practically unknown to him, other than what he could view from the sporadically placed windows. All he saw through the glass was what appeared to be a section of woodland around the house and a driveway, as well as various chrome colored structures off in the distance. He had wanted to get a better look—even if it was only from the estate—but the front door, to his dislike, was electronically locked once again.

After what Sasuke had said yesterday, he was not planning to just run away like before so he found it a bit unnecessary to be barricaded like he was. Naruto had decided to stay since there was nowhere else for him to go—at least until he could formulate some form of escape plan. He would eventually have to look around the city for a suitable hideout—whenever he was given the privileged to actually go outside.

It was currently a little after one in the afternoon and the 'doll' had taken to sitting cross-legged on the couch, rocking back and forth slightly as he thought on what to do so the excessive dullness would be moderately dulled down. A frown curved his mouth down with his soundless musings, which were not going in the direction he wanted.

Naruto wanted someone to spend at least a little time with him, preferably a human or maybe even another 'doll' if that was possible. It would be nice to see what some of the other humanoids were like, especially since he was in fact different. Admittedly, he was beginning to feel lonely in a house that was simply too big for just him to be in—and Sasuke when he was around. His encounters with Sasuke thus far had collectively totaled to about ten or so minutes and he had been angry during every passing second. All he craved for was a person pleasant enough to keep him company; he did not think it was too much to ask for in the grand scheme of things. As far as he was conscious of, he was the one and only 'doll' in his master's possession. And he had yet to see anyone else come out of the mansion's many rooms at all up to now.

The frown deepened on his face and his eyebrows drew close together, creating lines on his forehead.

Before he had shown up, Sasuke had been completely alone with only a disembodied voice to converse with, much like he currently was now. Naruto highly doubted the Uchiha ever talked to the computer other than to issue forth a command so it must have been very quiet all the time before the other day. It was almost depressing in a way—one person sitting around in an impressive house most people would just die to have as their own with no one else around and nothing making noise. Silence spoke along with loneliness and solitude, and it made him wonder if Sasuke was by any means lonesome previous to his startup. He shook his head, not willing to think more on the subject for the time being.

"Is there a problem, Master Naruto?" The computer eventually spoke up in its mechanically fashioned voice.

Naruto jerked at abruptly being addressed, but he swiftly recovered. If he did not know better, he would think the computer was doing it on purpose just to see how he would react.

"I'm bored!" he whined, tone bordering on high-pitched. "There's nothing to do!"

"I must correct your claim and say there is plenty here to occupy your time if it is required."

"I can't figure all that out now! It'll take forever!"

"Please refrain from being juvenile. The processes are fairly simple if—"

Exasperated, the blond threw his hands up in the air. "I already tried listening to you about that, remember? It was even more boring than what I'm doing now, which is nothing!"

"Yelling is not necessary in this conversation."

Naruto let out an aggravated noise akin to a loud groan, fingers clenching in his short spiky hair, head hanging downward. He had not meant to shout so much, but the inability to do anything mildly entertaining was starting to irritate him. It was like the entire house was somehow plotting against him, wishing for him to just keel over at any moment from death by boredom. Although the likeliness of that was practically slim to none, he felt the need to blame something for his current predicament. And since Sasuke was not available for that he basically went for the next best thing—his manor.

Suddenly, a thought came to him. "Where's Sasuke's room?"

"Across from your bedroom."

The humanoid looked up, slightly surprised at the answer. "Seriously?"

"Affirmative."

"Is it...locked?"

"No."

Immediately, Naruto sprang up from the couch, walking quickly on the carpet to reach the door.

"What are you doing, Master Naruto?"

"Going into Sasuke's room," the blond replied rather casually, as if it was perfectly acceptable and not an invasion of privacy.

Since last night, Naruto had been pondering about entering the Uchiha's room, if only just to muck stuff up to retaliate at him for being a person that disagreed with him in many aspects. And now that Sasuke was not in sight, he did not think a more perfect opportunity would arise again. Granted, he mainly wanted to just take a look around now for curiosity's sake and because it was something to do, but it was better than sitting around waiting for Sasuke to come home like some housewife that he undoubtedly was not. The thought on its own was sickening enough without the image to go along with it.

The door had slid open when the computer spoke again, "It would be advisable for you to not meddle in your master's effects."

"What's he gonna do about it? He's not here," Naruto said, moving his arms around for emphasis. "Besides, I just wanna look."

Stepping through the opening, the teen began looking around just by moving his eyes.

A large bed covered in dark blue sheets was positioned juxtapose the far right wall, a terminal on a metallic desk just across from it on the left. No family photos or artwork were placed on the walls or on top of the nightstand, almost like no one was even using the room or had just not bothered with giving it personal touches. And, to be honest, it was rather dull and majorly disappointing. His room was not much different with the lack of personalized decoration, but at least it looked like someone was living in there, given the fact that he had not troubled himself with making the bed when he got up this morning. But his did also not contain its own terminal so he opted to take a look at just what Sasuke had on his.

Naruto sat in the hard feeling chair, which was suspended by some invisible force coming up from the floor and seemingly floating in the air, and gazed at the black screen.

He cocked his head to the side, a little confused. "There's no keyboard..." A pout threatened to come to his lips, but he held it back. "Hey, how do I work this thing?"

The screen suddenly switched on, a purely thick blue background becoming visible. There were many diverse types of icons to be seen lined up in vertical rows almost taking up the entire background and all were varying in their given titles. Most of the ones Naruto spotted by just staring at the screen completely eluded him as far as functionality went because of their names, either because of a term he did not know or because the few acronyms used as the label were ones he was unfamiliar with.

"Again, I must advise against whatever course of action you plan on taking."

"Yeah, yeah," Naruto replied offhandedly.

Starting from the top of the screen, the blond proceeded to look down each row of icons, scanning the titles and searching for the one he wanted to view first. He stopped his exploration in the middle of the fourth row, a file labeled with 'Simulated Artificial Intelligence' catching his eye.

He pointed at the file and hoped the computer would see what he was doing. "What's that one?"

"That program is not to be messed with."

"Just tell me what it is, please?" Naruto whined, stretching over the back of the chair, his back cracking rather pleasantly in the process.

A small pause passed by. "A program that simulates human behavior while possessing the same functions as the main computer but not assuming its place. A human-like hologram is projected out when in use to facilitate a better connection with users."

Somewhat intrigued by the details of this program, and hoping it would provide him with reasonable company, Naruto said slowly, "...Start it up."

"Master Naruto, I would suggest waiting until—"

"You're supposed to do what I say, right?"

"Affirmative."

"Then come on! Start it up!"

There was a short silence before the computer spoke again, "Affirmative. Running startup."

At first, nothing appeared to be happening at all, and Naruto was about to complain rather loudly about the lack of action. But then a section of the ceiling slid away, revealing a single circular shaped glass lens that was tinted a dark blue. Several beams of light flashed downward with a high-pitched sound, almost startling the 'doll' out of his seat and onto the floor. Oddly anxious of these pillars of light, which were steadily moving together in lines starting from the ground up and shaping something together, Naruto removed himself from the chair and quickly walked as far away from the lights as he could. Settling himself on the bed he would not allow himself to remember was Sasuke's no matter what, he waited in tense silence while the lines continued to work in sync. Soon, the shape of a body began to become recognizable; the form clad in a black material that almost seemed to melt together into one article of clothing and the skin an almost unhealthy pale. The lights ceased moving together once the body was entirely formed from head to toe and the compartment in the ceiling slid closed without a sound.

The see-through figure lifted his head, looking at Naruto with black eyes that reminded him of Sasuke, his hair short and dark and framing most of his face. He stood to his full height and said, "I am Simulated Artificial Intelligence, but you may call me Sai."

Sai smiled at him then, a rather disturbing upturn of the mouth in Naruto's eyes. Moments passed and the hologram was still smiling wordlessly, as if waiting to be addressed.

When he was unable to take the expression on the black-haired male's face any longer, Naruto uncomfortably asked, "Could you not smile like that? It's really creepy."

Sai's lips turned back down, leaving behind a blank look. "My programming says smiling is necessary for establishing trust with my users. Is that not so?"

Naruto narrowed his eyes at Sai and leaned away from him a little. "I guess... But it just looks weird on you"

"I see." Sai smiled again. "Well, while I am obligated to honor my user's request, I'm afraid I cannot do so here. It is a part of my programming after all."

The blond replied warily, "If you say so."

"But I must ask. I know you're not my creator, but I don't have a record of you in my database. Do you have a designation in this household?"

The blond frowned at Sai's inquiry, but it appeared more like a pout. Any technology in the mansion that possessed the means to communicate with humans—which originally was just the main computer—always used words he did not quite understand. He was not even certain if it was because of his apparent defect or if Sasuke did not want a 'doll' that was too smart. Not that he thought himself to be completely moronic, but it was obvious that his Uchiha master was more intelligent than him. Honestly, he was becoming more than tired of having to ask about the definition of certain things.

Naruto fell back on the bed with a groan, the palms of his hands pressing down over his closed eyes. "I don't know what that means!"

"Is there a title or select purpose you have?" Sai further elaborated. "Like some form of service you provide for the estate owner?"

A scowl twisted the young teen's face and he turned onto his side, staring dejectedly at the far left wall, as if it was the cause of all his problems instead of the man he woke up to. At this point, he did not care if he was handling the situation in a childish manner, as the computer had so pointed out yesterday. In other people's eyes, what he was doing could very well be considered as a coping mechanism. But that was exactly the opposite of what his feelings translated as.

It was not at all natural to anticipate someone to just accept what fate had chosen for that person without some from of denial period or plain lack of acquiescence. He was not like other 'dolls' in the sense that he would not follow his master's beck and call merely because he was expected to. As far as Naruto was concerned, Sasuke was an all-round jerk and he did not have to listen if he chose not to. Even if Sasuke decided to eventually pull his head out of his ego, he was not going to be reduced to some servant boy awaiting any and all orders to be voiced.

Though, he did have to admit that allowing him to stay in the manor even though was clearly not what Sasuke wanted was rather nice, it was not exactly enough to earn his respect.

After a dead quiet minute, Naruto finally decided to answer, "No. No, there isn't."

Edit 5/12/2014; Removed author notes.