YEp, I've completely skipped december 28th because i feel like it..plus i can be very impatient and I want to get to new years already so, on to December 29th...sensory deprevation tanks, idea from the SImpsons...don't own any of this btw... thoughts are in italic flashbacks r in italics and underlined... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! if u havent figured it out yet, otome has a crush on lee. has spoilers...


Hinata one of the first to show up to class that day. She was one of the first because unlike mostly everyone else, she actually read the note that said where training was. After staying at Naruto's for one night, she had stayed at Sakura's house the other night. But she still thought of what happened when she woke up that day.

"Naruto-kun?" she woke up with his fingers laced in her hand and his body not making a sound as he remained asleep. She was about to wake up him up and wonder why she was there in the first place when, she began to like how soft his skin was in her hand. And how cute and innocent he looked in his sleep. So, she figured that Naruto would tell her why she was there, and that she would wait until he woke up...

"Hina-chan?" Well, that little montage didn't last too long. "How long have you been awake?" he asked semi-blushing.

"Not very long." She answered. "What was I doing here?" It was her turn to ask. They had both sat up and he scooted a little closer. He grabbed her shoulders.

"This isn't very easy to explain but." He explained the killer that was after her and stuff like that...

Then, she remembered what had happened next.

"OH MY GOD WHY WOULD SOMEONE WANT TO KILL ME?!!?" Hinata started to panic and have a breakdown. Luckly someone was there to catch her fall.

"It's not your fault." he said, catching her stress and tears in his sleeve. "We're gonna find out who's doing this ." She slightly looked up. "I promise. I won't let anything happen to you."

Soon, more people began to show up finally. The last was Otome.


She led everyone else into a room with coffins for each of them. Everyone was getting nervous. "Okay. You're probably wondering why there are coffins for all of you in this room...No It's not because you're all going to die. " Breaths of relief were heard. "But, you will if you don't do your assignment. Which most of you haven't. So that's why I brought these in."

"Are we going to experience death?" some random guy asked.

"No dumbass, I just told you that you weren't going to die. These coffins are all filled halfway with water. Welcome to Sensory Deprivation." People had blank faces all around. She sighed a sigh of frustration. "That's when you go into the coffins filled with water so you can't use any of your senses. It's supposed to enhance your creative mind. Now get in there for about, three hours." Moans were heard and her temper was about to get the better of her. "Do it...or you FAIL!" There wasn't any complaints after that...


Naruto, in his little "Sensory Deprivation Tank", was glad that he would have gotten time to reflect on stuff. Unfortunatly , "Sensory Deprevation Tanks" don't exactly work like that. In almost no time, he began seeing little bowls of Ramen dance around him and he had cat paws. What the hell? Why the hell am I a cat? What does Ramen have to do with a cat? He began saying to himself. Good thing the tank was soundproof both ways. He sounded very crazy.
Otome got very bored. She had a six liter bottle of sparkling grape juice but accidently put in someone's tank. So, she did something. She took a hammer and unlocked Lee's tank. He looked confused when he was put back in the light. "What's going on." Then he figured he was hallucinating and took her hand. "Where are we going mysterious creature of mirth?" He asked. " A palace with lots of sunshine and youth?"

"No, to the store... I ran out of Sparkling Grape Juice."

"ONWARD!" he pointed the way very drunkishly. Otome began to wonder if she got juice or wine.


For the next two hours and four minutes, Naruto had been having confusing hallucination after confusing hallucination. He was even a hamburger being digested in a human stomach. Then, he had a semi-epiphany thing. "Maybe the confusion here has to do with confusion in my life!" Then, he paused. "But what am I confused about?" He got mad. "WILL SOMETHING IN THIS STUPID TANK MAKE SENSE FOR ONCE?" Then he began to hallucinate. For once, he stayed human but, the image in front of him was one he wouldn't forget for a while...It was a man who looked just like him, except his features were more mature, didn't have whiskers . "Hello?" he called out. Unlike most of his hallucinations, this one could hear him.He looks kinda familiar too.

"Hi." he answered. "How are you?" Wow, this kid looks like me. Should I be concerned?

"Honestly, confused." Naruto answered defeatestly.

"Why?" This man looked like he actually cared.

"Because I'm hallucinating and the hallucinations have to do with confusion in my everyday life but I don't know what I'm confused about!" He shouted making hand motions as he spoke. The man just chuckled. "HOW IS THIS FUNNY?!?" Naruto asked confused again.

"Isn't it obvious?" He said."If you're confused and don't know why..."

"TELL ME!" Naruto grabbed the man's shirt.

"Well, you can either find the source of your confusion and do something even more confusing about it or...nothing's wrong."

"Huh?"

"Well, if you don't know what you're confused about, maybe you're not confused at all." He took a breath. "Do you understand what I mean?"

"Sorta." He scratched his head.


Fifty four minutes later.

He was begginning to like this person. They had a lot to talk about, from different types of Ramen, to the numerous reasons mayonaise was evil, to how precious the people around you can be. Now Naruto noticed the leafheadband the stranger wore. "You're from Konoha?" He asked.

"Yeah." He said. " I don't live there anymore."

"What happened, did you die?" Naruto asked as a joke.

"Actually, yes."

"My bad." He held up his hands in defense. "

"It's okay. After all, this is all a hallucination." Then, the setting changed from the sky to Konoha at the time. They landed on top of the Hokage's office. "Actually. yeah...I really loved my life. " He looked down. "This was my office once." he said. Naruto looked at him like...I don't know, like a really squimish person looking at a sweaty fratboy eat a shamestick covered in mayonaise.

"No way. Now I know where I recognized you! You were the Yondaime! You were probably, like, the greatest shinobi like, ever." He sounded almost like a screaming fangirl. But then looked at his sad face. "Dude, what's with the sad face."

"I miss her." he was blunt.

"Who?"

"My wife." He took out a picture of her that came out of like, thin air. "Kushina." He gave the picture to Naruto.

"Damn..she's hot." he said. "Is she still alive? "

"I don't know. Hopefully she is having a good life with our son." He almost began to cry. "I died when he was born."

"That's sad." Then, Naruto wondered. "What's his name? Maybe I know him."

"His name is-" He was cut off by a certain long white haired perverted sensei.

"Minato, Naruto!" He called out to both of them. But, he was with the girl in the picture. Now it was Minato's turn to be confused.

"Wait...your name's Naruto?" He asked.

"Hai. Uzumaki Naruto. Why..." Replied Naruto. He was about to say when Kushina decided to appear and introduce herself.

"Hi. My name is Uzumaki Kushina." She had a pretty smile and decided to flash it. Then, Naruto and Minato looked at eachother and It clicked. They both said the following thing.

"No...Effing...Way..."


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