Once again, a blond-haired shinobi lay like dead on the rigid floor, watched on by the oh-so-famous god Kakashi, who was still reading the said cursed book.

Though this time, it was obvious that he wasn't enjoying his sleep.

The Wizard was sleeping, while Humpty Dumpy sat on a wall, mumbling something about an empty stomach.

That was totally expected...

Naruto woke up at last, sat up, mumbled something about ramen, and glanced around the room...

Suddenly...

"Wah!!!!!!"

Kakashi almost fell off his seat, as the ear-warming scream caught him off-guard. Shikamaru meanwhile, was furious.

Deadly furious...

It was a crime to wake someone up from sleep, and those guilty should be given non other than the shut-the-hell-up punishment.

Duh! Why couldn't they let him rest in peace? Everyone had a right to a peaceful sleep, damn it! And what one dumb blonde was doing was a total violation of human rights! Didn't he know that?

I wouldn't dare discuss the provisions of the punishment, as to Shikamaru's terms... It was simply...

Weird.

As I was saying, Shikamaru dragged a still probing Chouji from the wall... Chouji did not have a great fall so don't ask me why he was still fixed and all...

Shikamaru snapped, and there appeared a rope, and a cloth. Some people were just given the power to do that.

Naruto quieted down a little, as he saw Shikamaru and Chouji closing in on him. Both boys looked like zombies! But what scared him most was that gleam in Shikamaru's eyes... There was definitely something wrong here.

The kitsune blinked.

In the name of sleep, Shikamaru was ready to kill.

What about the rope and the cloth? You'll see...

Shikamaru and Chouji tackled Naruto, and an earsplitting scream was once again heard from the blonde. The three of them disappeared in a cloud of dust, amidst punches, kicks, yelps of pain (which definitely was from Naruto...), etc.

After some more punches, kicks, yelps of pain, etc...

Mission Accomplished.

Naruto sat on the floor, with his big mouth covered by the cloth, and his whole body was tied so tight that he couldn't even move a nanometer.

Poor Naruto... He looked horrified....

Didn't they know that this was also a violation of human rights?

This earned him a satisfied smirk from Shikamaru, who once again lay on the corner, and well, you could have guessed what he did. Chouji once again started to mumble about barbeque.

Back to normal...

Kakashi grinned as he crouched down to face his student. He loved this part!

"So, Naruto, how are you?" He asked, as innocently as possible.

Naruto made some gestures, some signs, some sounds, totally inaudible to his sensei.

"Ne, Naruto, you said something?"

Naruto glared at his sensei. He went on to mumble some few, ah, curses...

What was on his mind? The innocent façade was simply disgusting.

To Naruto's utmost dismay, Kakashi once again started to tell the story... I wouldn't say explain, as you can see, it was making our dear blonde as confused as ever.

Naruto blinked. Was he hearing things about princesses, mirrors, castles, etc? Again? What the hell was wrong with his sensei? Did he finally reach his final mental breaking point?

Let's go to the part, which Naruto dared to listen...

"Okay, Naruto. I would take the cloth off, but no screaming. Deal?"

Naruto quickly nodded.

Kakashi was about to untie the cloth, when he once again eyed his student. "Really, no screaming..."

Naruto nodded. Just take the cloth off, Kakashi-sensei!

"I'll count one to three, okay... No screaming!"

One.

Two.

Naruto grinned mischievously. Here we go!

Three.

Kakashi took off the cloth. "Now, just as you promised..."

Naruto breathed heavily. He then smiled.

Uh-oh.

"Wah!!!!!!"

Kakashi fell over. "Oh, damn..."

Shikamaru woke up once again, and he was really angry this time. He'd been disturbed for the fourth time! That was unforgivable! "Damn it, Naruto...."

Naruto suddenly stopped. "It was only a joke, Kakashi-sensei!"

He earned a smack both from Kakashi and Shikamaru.

Why the sudden change in behavior? Simple, really...

After listening to the weird explanations of the oh-so-powerful god, as he claimed himself, and judging from the looks of Shikamaru and Chouji, Naruto had, well, convened with his rational mind, as he so declared, to conclude that this was just one hell of a dream...

Or a nightmare, for that matter...

So, let's go on with the story...

Kakashi snapped. And there appeared Naruto dressed like a Dutch milkmaid... Yep... complete with the apron and the headdress... What more could I say?

"Wah! What did you do to me! Pervert! Pervert! Wah! Take these off me!! Wah!"

Kakashi paid no heed, as the blonde continued to grumble about well, his costume...

"Where was I? Ah I remember... So as I was saying, Naruto got stuck with his ... err...relatives... The Wizard of Oz and Humpty Dumpy... I don't honestly know what to call their relationship." Kakashi said as he held the old book once more. He grinned. "Naruto, you were simply related to them, got that?"

What a totally reliable narrator... Oh, well...

"Huh?" Naruto mumbled. Simply related to whom? Wait, to what? And damn! Bring my old clothes back!! Get these off me! Wah!

"So... anyway... it says's here that the orphan boy was maltreated, oppressed, taken advantage of, beaten... Okay, we could skip that.... In short, Orphan Boy gets ordered by the Wiz of Oz and Humpy Dumpy."

Two more blinks for Naruto. What did his sensei just call them? Was he really out of his mind? And these clothes! Wah! He was being mistaken for a girl! Wah!

Silence. Nothing can be heard except the snores of one soundly sleeping Shikamaru, one mumbling Chouji, and the silent inner battle of wits of Naruto.

Kakashi sighed. "Naruto. You. Are. Supposed. To. Act. A. Part."

"Why?"

"Because everyone here inside the book gets to act a part, and in your case, you are to be the boy I was referring to earlier."

"Why?"

"Because that was what was assigned to you."

"Why?"

"Aaargh..." Kakashi scowled. "Because that's how the story goes, baka!"

Silence.

More silence.

"Ah...Why?"

Relax Kakashi. Relax. It was only Naruto. It was only that annoying brat testing your patience. Breathe. One. Two. Three.

At last, Naruto spoke up. "Ah! I got it! We're all acting fairy character parts in the story!"

Kakashi breathed a sign of relief... Finally...

Only to be ruined by Naruto's next question...

"Wait... Why do I have to be the orphan boy if this was my dream? I was supposed to get the main lead, right?"

"Naruto." Kakashi closed his eye... The other one was already covered, right? "We'll. Just. Go. On. With. The. Story. Do. You. Understand."

Just to let you know... Each word was heavily emphasized...

Naruto snorted. "Whatever..."

Starting an argument with one silver-haired jounin was pointless. And Naruto actually knew that, amazing it might seem... Wah! These clothes! Wah!

"So, anyway, Orphan Boy gets ordered by the Wizard of Oz and Humpty Dumpy."

"Really, Kakashi-sensei, why do I..."

"Shut up, Naruto! Not a single damn word from you!" Kakashi turned to the sleeping Shikamaru and the pondering Chouji. "You two say your lines! Before I... Aarggh!" First Gai, and now Naruto! Aarggh! Must a god actually suffer like this?

Everyone has a breaking point you know... Take Sasuke and now, Kakashi-sensei for example...

Shikamaru tossed and rolled over. "Just shut the hell up Naruto!"

"Some barbeque?" Chouji mumbled.

"You two... say your lines... or I'll..."

"Turn some straw into gold."

"I know! Teach a pig to fly and a cow to sing!"

"What! I'm a ninja not a magician for heaven's sake!!!"

"Just give me a comfortable bed, and a pair of earmuffs..."

"I want two platters of roasted chicken, more barbeque, some beef steak..."

"Yeah, yeah, I got the point." Naruto walked away. "After this Kakashi sensei, you better be taking off these damn maid clothes!"

He didn't mean it that way, folks...

"And so, Naruto went out, and having no clue, where to find those things, became desperate. Yep... He won't be allowed to enter the house without them... That was how cruel the Wizard of Oz and Humpy Dumpy were... Poor Naruto..."

"What!" Naruto panicked. "But that's violation of human rights, right!" He was aware of his rights. Yep.

'We didn't say that!" Chouji and Shikamaru cried defensively. The idea of being actually sued for violation of human rights woke Shikamaru up. Hey, it was as if, Naruto knew he could actually do that.

"And so... Upon walking, he stumbled upon a pair of lovely red boots."

Red boots? What now?

"Naruto picked them up... And as his tender hand brushed against the warm leather..."

Excuse the vocabulary of a god who reads Come, Come Paradise.

"A smoke emerged, and lo and behold, a magical genie appeared..."

Poof

It was Neji this time guys...

Three blinks. One each for Naruto, Shikamaru, and Chouji...

Silence.

And then...

"Mwa hah ha haha..." Came their thunderous laughs.

Yep... Neji was the genie, of the red boots, so to speak...

What the other three were desperately laughing about? It's not actually the vest, the pajamas, the eloquently designed shoes, nor the fact that he was floating on air...

It's the hair, folks... It's the pony-tailed hair... ala Genie... :)

Neji closed his eyes in apparent anger. Must he suffer such humiliation? Must his fate actually be this cruel to him?

Fate was a typical Neji thing.

Once Naruto, Shikamaru, and Chouji settled down a bit.

"I am the genie of the red boots. Give me three wishes."

"Really! Really!" Naruto drools. "Any three wishes?" Neji glared. "Okay! Okay! I wish for some..."

Let's say the 'r' word together. It was so much fun to do that.

"Ramen! Ramen! Some ramen! More ramen!"

Kakashi and Shikamaru sweat dropped. Meanwhile, the Genie shook his head, as he snapped his fingers and muttered, "Your wish is my command."

Chouji, meanwhile, joined Naruto in eating up all the ramen. There was so much ramen that Naruto didn't bother sharing.

After some minutes, which brought about another sleeping Shikamaru, Naruto and Chouji had finished all the ramen.

"Wow." Naruto lay on the floor, fully satisfied with what he just ate. "I could die any time."

Neji scowled. "Two. More. Wishes."

"I wish for..."

'Brat." Kakashi interrupted, "This was the part where you were supposed to be wishing to become a prince."

'What! I'm the prince! Yaay! This was really my dream! I got the lead role!! Yep! Yep! Yep! I got to beat Sasuke! Yep!"

"Wait..." Naruto said, once he gave the idea some thought. "Wait, Kakashi-sensei, is there a king or an emperor in this story?"

Kakashi shook his head. Naruto and his extreme imagination... "Of course, not."

"Ha! I'm the prince! I've beaten Sasuke! I'm better than that arrogant bastard, anyway! Maybe he was my whipping boy!"

Not actually...

So Naruto wished to be a prince, and the genie of the red boots granted the wish, but not before he muttered something about Naruto and his fate... blah, blah, blah... Oh, well... He was Gai's student.

Naruto looked at his newly fashioned armor, admiring it at every angle. This was definitely better than the stupid maid's dress.

If there was a prince, and this was a fairy tale, then... "Kakashi-sensei, so this means there was a princess!"

Kakashi grinned.

"Who is she? Who is she? Is she pretty? Is it Sakura?"

Kakashi grinned further. "It's a... secret..."

Naruto pouted. "Why?"

"Because it's a... surprise." Kakashi coughed. "Code of Secrecy."

"What? Oh, come on... "

Yeah... About that one... No one is allowed to tell anything whatsoever about the outcome of this story... Which means no one is allowed to tell Naruto who the princess was... Save the best for last... ;)

"I can't tell you Naruto..." Because I would very much like to see both your damn silly reactions... "You'll soon find out, anyway..."

Uh oh. Kakashi burst out laughing once again.

Naruto narrowed down his eyes. "What's so funny?"

"Nothing... Nothing..."

"Could you just describe her for me then?"

Kakashi grinned. "Well, she, ehem, has ebony hair, onyx eyes, smooth and flawless skin, and red kissable lips. All in all..." He imagined the certain Uchiha wearing a pink dress. "I could say that she is extremely adorable..."

Yaay!

Naruto drooled. "Wow... She's beautiful. Get your pervert thoughts away from her. She's mine!"

Getting protective are we? "If you say so..."

"So where can I find her?"

A smack. "How many times do I have to tell you: that's what's the story was all about!"

"Ouch! You don't have to do that!" Naruto turned to the floating Neji, who remained impassive during the whole conversation. "Genie, where can I find her?"

"How am I supposed to know?" Neji angrily replied.

"Are you really a genie?"

"Am I a genie?" The genie exasperatedly repeated. "I gave you some ramen, made you into a prince, and now... Am I a genie? Aarrggh..." He had absolutely no time to deal with idiots like Naruto. Fate... Fate...

Caution. Angry genies were very dangerous.

"Fine, fine, fine."

"Ask the Wizard of Oz, he knows..."

"Hey, Shikamaru." Naruto poked Shikamaru.

"What!" This had been the umpteenth time he'd been disturbed... Would this disturbance please stop? He needed sleep. He was a growing kid, damn it.

"Where can I find the princess?"

"The princess was sleeping on the highest tower of the castle. Just follow the golden brick road, into the giant beanstalk, then to the Enchanted forest, and then to the Castle..."

"Wow! How did you know?"

"Zzz... Zzz... Zzz..."

'Third. Wish."

Naruto grinned. "Genie, I wished those two would disappear!"

Poof!

Naruto was such a meanie.

"Hmmp." Neji began to fade as well.

"By the way, Neji... Nice hair!"

"Aarrggh..."

"And so, the prince's quest for the princess started... Meanwhile, the princess was peacefully sleeping, waiting for the prince to wake her, whatever, and give her, whatever, a kiss of true love..."

"A kiss!! Yaay! I'm going to kiss the princess! Yaay! Come on Kakashi-sensei, let's go! I am so excited to see her!"

Kakashi chuckled.

I'm sure the princess is excited to see you as well...