Worst Nightmare

"Oh god… it happened… it really happened…" Naruto whimpered, rocking and back and forth.

Jiraiya could faintly hear him, but it was as if he was under water. Everything was fuzzy; sounds distorted in his ears. His whole body wouldn't obey what his brain commanded it to do. His eyes could see her falling, but he was stuck back a few seconds in time, repeatedly reliving the words that had come out of her mouth.

Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad—

On and on it kept going. The notion was so horrifying that his stomach roiled. There was no possible way that he was… Gods, he couldn't even bring himself to think the word. It was a sick joke; it had to be. That's it! This is some genjutsu… to get back at me for peeping on women. Punishment for all of my sins! To think I would hit on my own daughter… if I had one… but who would've cast it? Certainly not the kid. Iruka? No… Kakashi? Would he participate in a ruse like this? The woman! Yes… it must be the woman, only she seems like a normal civilian… although she did sneak up on me… but I know all of the shinobi from this village… she's fracturing my psyche at this very moment! I'm going insane!

Quickly, his hands snapped together in a hand-sign. "Release!" Opening his eyes, he recoiled in alarm. Everything was still the same. "What the devil is going on?! I released the genjutsu!"

Kakashi was in front of him with Kagome cradled in his arms, her head lolled against his shoulder. "Jiraiya-sama, this is no genjutsu. This woman claims to be your daughter."