Chapter 2
Happiness was everywhere. The village was bustling with activity. Small stands lined all the roads and paper lights were strung around every building and street post. Banners swung gently in the wind proclaiming the start of the Festival of Treaties. Families dressed in their summer kimonos (yukatas if I'm not mistaken) and ate sweet snacks with each other. People were enjoying themselves, laughter echoed from all around. The shinobi's who were given the day off, relaxed and spent time with each other on a more casual note.
Tsunade smiled warmly leaning on her balcony from the Hokage's tower dressed in her ceremonial robes. The people of Konoha were at peace. Though the atmosphere was warm and inviting, Tsunade could not push her suspicions from darkening her mood. A nagging feeling tore at her gut.
'That girl is strange. Her clothes are unfamiliar and her injuries were not caused by anything I can think of from this place. She must be from another time or world but…how did she end up here? And why was she not dead?'
"Tsunade-sama." A voice broke her train of thought.
"Huh…oh, Shizune. What is it?" Shizune stared at her peculiarly but continued anyways.
"The Kazekage has arrived from Suna and Na- "Tsunade-baasan!"
Shizune sighed and opened up the door.
"And Naruto is here."
Tsunade's eye twitched while her hand clenched a porcelain mug with such force it shattered to pieces.
"What is it boy?" she said through clenched teeth.
Naruto stepped into the room with a cocky smirk and his hands clasped behind his head. Jumping in her desk he knelt over staring at Tsunade.
"Huh…Oh Yeah! Sakura said we should see how the girl is doing. Of course what else would you expect from my smart beautiful, kind, strong Sakura-chan." He paced back and forth upon her desk with his eyes closed shrugging his shoulders. A vein popped on the Hokage's forehead.
"Naruto…will you please GET OFF MY DESK!" Jumping from her chair she grabbed an end of the desk and threw it across the room with Naruto still on top.
"Tsunade-sama." Sang out a cheerful voice.
Tsunade's ears perked up and her head turned towards the door where a horrified Shizune and a giggling Sakura stood.
"I see Naruto got here before me." Sakura smirked.
"Hmph. So what do you need Sakura?"
"I just wanted to make sure that girl was treated and see how she's doing."
Tsunade dusted herself off and walked over to where Naruto lay in a heap of broken pieces of wood. With one hand she picked up what remained of her desk and placed it back in its original spot.
"She's at the hospital. Shizune will take you two to her room." Sighing Tsunade sat in her chair and turned towards the large glass windows looking upon the city.
"Kay." smiled Sakura.
"Let's go Naruto." She giggled as she threw his limp body over her shoulder and exited the room followed by Shizune.
"Ugh…where am I?" There were white walls all around her. A chair sat next to a metal door on one side of the white-walled cage and on the other side was one lonely window.
"Mmph…what's going on I –Ouch-!"She fell to the bed clutching her chest.
"Where's Maemi? Where am I? What's going on!" She clenched her eyes tight to keep the tears from falling and bit her lip in frustration.
BEEP BEEP BEEP
Turning her head she saw a machine a few feet away from the bed. Green lines kept going up and down across it… 'Wait…beeping machines, white room…I'm in a hospital!' She gasped and threw the sheets from her body. She looked down and saw her legs bandaged with…nothing covering them.
"I'm practically naked!" She screamed in horror. Jumping from the bed she rushed to the window and threw it open. Konoha. Konoha. Konoha!
"Everywhere the same thing! Why am I here? This is impossible!" She was confused, she was lost, she was hurt, and she was in her underwear!
"I have to get out of here. I have to see Maemi. I have to go!" She ran towards the door taking the bed sheet with her. While trying to not hit the walls around her, she ran with the sheet trailing behind. She saw a light.
'It must be the exit! Almost there.' Pushing her legs harder she tried to run faster but something kept burning. This stinging feeling in her back was keeping her from her goal.
'No I have to keep going!'
Two doors came into view until something orange slowly got in the way.
'Oh Crap!'
-BANG-
Two bodies fell to the floor after a head on collision.
"Kuso."
"Gomen nasai! I wasn't watching where I was going, are you ok?" She asked franticly sitting on her knees clutching her head.
"Huh…Uh yeah I'm okay a-HOLY SHI--!" "NARUTO!" A girl with short pink hair crashed her fist on the head of a blonde boy.
"Sumimasen. Please excuse him miss." She said chuckling nervously.
"No, no I'm sorry, it was my fault." She stood up and offered her hand to the blonde who lay sprawled on the floor. As he accepted her hand, the sheet slipped from the females grasp and in slow motion, fell to the floor. Everyone froze for what seemed like an eternity. Red drops started falling from the boy's nose and soon it turned into a waterfall. Quickly regaining her composure, the pink haired girl rushed over and slapped her hands over his eyes.
"I…uh…I have to go!" The half naked girl sprinted out the door and into the crowded streets. As she maneuvered her way in the crowds she tried not to think about the stares she received and focused more on finding a less crowded space.
'This is so awkward!' She picked up her pace and kept her gaze on the ground.
The number of people slowly started decreasing the closer she got to a park. It was strangely unoccupied by children but that was the perfect sanctuary considering her current predicament. There was a covered yellow slide towards the back of the park next to a decent amount of shady trees.
'Perfect.' She smiled and crawled inside.
"Kazekage-sama, Tsunade-sama has requested you report to her office before retiring to your sleeping quarters." A young woman with blonde hair; strangely arranged in four ponytails; declared nervously.
"Ugh it's about time, we've been traveling for four days. I'm starving and
