DISCLAIMER: Naruto, its story and its characters do not belong to me. They are the property of the great Kishimoto Masashi-sensei. Only the plot of this fanfiction, and the original characters like Reia, Etsuya and Eiki are mine.
II
ICHA ICHA! DISAPPEARANCE INTO THE WATERS!
It seemed that the heavens had heard her prayer that afternoon, because Reia and Eiki were still standing (albeit feeling extremely tired and harassed) by the end of the day. What's even more fortunate was that not only were they able to sell a good portion of their goods, they were also able to close the store on time and with as little injury as possible (though it took some chiding for for the last lingering customers to leave).
Reia breathed out a loud sigh of relief, sitting herself on one of the chairs behind the counter. "PHEW!" Beside her, Etsuya was grinning from ear to ear as he stared triumphantly at the cd of the latest Naruto episode in his hands. "You better appreciate that, Etsuya. I almost got clawed by one of the fangirls for getting that one."
Normally, the little boy would have stuck out his tongue and given her a retort, but since he was in a good mood, he gave her a mischievous grin instead.
"Appreciated, Neechan."
The girl would have grinned back at him, but since she was too tired she only closed her eyes leaned back against the seat again. "Meh...the boss had better pay me double for this!"
"My father would pay you what, hmmm Yuji-san...?"
Reia opened her deep-set green eyes to find her crush smirking in amusement at her. "Oh, uh...I said the boss had better...pay me with double the chores for this!"
Eiki's smirk widened. "If that's what you want..." He was immediately interjected with sudden bursts of "No! I didn't mean that!" and "I was only kidding!"
He laughed. "I was joking, Yuji-san. Don't worry, I'll ask Father to increase your pay."
At that moment, Reia sat up with a jolt, her ears perking and her eyes filling with yen signs. "REALLY!" Then she suddenly realized how she looked like and coughed, repeating in a calmer tone. "I mean, really?"
Etsuya stared at his sister with half closed eyes. "She's so greedy..."
"Yeah really," The dark haired boy said, nodding. "Well, I'm about to go home now. You two coming?"
"Uh, yes, yes..." Reia said, standing up immediately and dusting herself off. She had changed back into her school uniform, and slung her backpack behind her. She turned towards her brother. "Ready Etsuya?" She blinked as she noticed that her brother was suddenly staring off in a distance, towards the direction of the back room. Suddenly, the little boy took off, disappearing into the room. "Etsuya!"
He emerged from the room around five seconds later, just as she was about to go in after him. He was waving something in his hand frantically. "Neechan! I found something! I found something!"
"Goodness, you almost scared the hell outta me..." Reia said, sighing in relief. "What did you find?"
He held up a CD case towards her. "It's a NARUTO CD!" He said happily.
The emerald-eyed girl blinked. "Hrm?" Taking it into her hand, she inspected the CD case carefully. Had it been one that was like those on sale, she wouldn't have given it another thought. But this certain case looked...weird. It was old and cracked, and the cover picture was faded. It was as if it was a relic from the past. She opened the case and saw that the CD was small instead of the conventional size.
"Can I have it, Neechan? Can I? Huh? Huh?" Etsuya asked excitedly.
"Well, we'll have to buy this first. Just like what we did with your other CDs." She looked over at Eiki, who was busy locking all the other doors.
"Matsukura-kun!"
"Yes?" The onyx-eyed boy said, looking back at her.
"Can we buy this CD?"
"Hrm?" Eiki walked over to her and took hold of the case. He blinked and tilted his head slightly. "Well, I don't remember having this in our stock..."
"So it isn't...for sale?" Reia asked. Beside her, Etsuya let out a disappointed cry.
Eiki glanced slightly towards the little boy, before shrugging. "It's not ours in the first place. Since he's the one who found it, he can have it if he wants."
"HOOORRRAAAAYYYYY!"
Reia smiled. "Thanks Matsukura-kun!" From within the recesses of her mind, Chibi Reia blushed and sighed giddily. 'My Matsukura-kun is just so kind!
"Alright everything's in place," Eiki said, brushing his palms together. "Let's head out now guys."
"OKAY!"
Lights off. Doors locked. Store closed.
---
In an underground chamber somewhere in the NARUTO universe, a certain former Sannin and Konoha ninja was busy preparing himself to do a technique.
"Orochimaru-sama," Kabuto said, his forehead scrunching in worry. "I think you shouldn't do it right now..."
"Don't worry, Kabuto." Orochimaru's voice droned. He was standing in the middle of the said chamber. Behind him stood a pedestal, with an old book sitting on top of it.
"But Orochimaru-sama! I don't think the technique has been clearly researched yet! What if there are side effects? What if--!"
"KABUTO!" The missing-nin's stern voice echoed throughout the chamber. "You dare say I can't do it?"
"No, my Lord..." The blue haired ninja bowed, the volume of his voice lowering.
"Good." With that, Orochimaru bit his thumb, allowing blood to flow down upon as it would with a summoning technique. He then performed ten hand seals, wrote the characters of the word 'Eternity' in the air, then slammed his hand down on the ground, causing it to shake slightly. A square seal appeared beneath his hands. "Ninpou!" He cried, his snake-like eyes widening in excitement. "HEIRETSU NA KENKON! (Translation: Parallel Universe!)"
A column of bright, white light immediately surrounded the chamber.
---
"Yay! I've got TWO Naruto CDs! Yay! Yay! Yay!" Etsuya chanted happily.
"See? I told you Matsukura-kun is not a jerk," Reia grinned triumphantly down at her younger brother. The two were now walking by a harbor, while making their way towards a small apartment unit that they called home.
"Well..." The little boy continued to stare at his two treasures. "...just this once."
The girl opened her mouth for a retort, but was suddenly interrupted by a strange occurrence. The waters nearby began to move violently in a circle, forming a whirlpool in the process. It was strange indeed, because there was no strong wind at the moment.
"What the--?"
Suddenly, a bright column of white light burst from the whirlpool, frightening the living daylights out of the two siblings.
"AAAHHHHHHH!" Reia screamed, flailing her arms wildly. "An alien! An alien has come to kidnap us!"
Etsuya had his eyes closed and was holding his sister's waist for dear life. "I'm scared Neechan!"
Just then, the worn-out CD that was in the little boy's hand glowed, and wedged itself out of his grasp. It floated in the air, hovering its way towards the column of light. "Ah! NARUTO!" Etsuya cried, suddenly letting go of his sister and chasing the floating item.
"Wait, no Etsuya!" Reia cried, starting to chase after them as well.
But her words fell on deaf ears, as the little boy continued to chase the object. "Give that back, Alien-san! You're not stealing NARUTO!" The object continued to float, and surprisingly, dove unexpectedly into the waters as soon as it reached the column.
Reia slowed down her pace, certain that her brother would stop pursuing it. She was wrong, however. Because without warning, the little boy stretched out his arms and dove into the waters.
"ETSUYA!" The girl's green eyes widened in horror at her brother's sudden action. Without another thought, she dove in after him.
The last thing Reia remembered before completely blacking out was reaching desperately for her younger brother Etsuya, who had somehow lost consciousness.
---
Somewhere in the outskirts of the Country of Fire, a certain blond young ninja was desperately trying to prevent the target of his current mission from running away.
"RUFF! RUFF! RUFF!!"
"Whoa, boy! Stop!" Cried the blonde. He buried his heels on the ground and pulled hard on the big dog's leash. "STOP I SAID!"
But it was to no avail. Either the Great Dane was deaf or he had no respect for animals with whiskers. Naruto was such an animal. And an extremely loud one at that.
"That's his fault," Said a pink haired ninja, one of Naruto's comrades, as she was walking a pink poodle. "He deliberately chose the big one, the idiot."
The other one, a boy with dark hair and onyx eyes, only snorted as he held on to a chihuahua's leash. "Hn."
"Now, now everyone," Said a cheerful voice from behind them. This time, it belonged to an adult, a tall man with spiky white hair and a mask covering the lower half of his face. On one hand he held the leash of a german shepherd, while the other was holding up a small pink novel (Icha Icha Paradise) over his face. "This is not the time to blame each other."
"Hrmph!" The pink haired ninja snorted, pointing accusingly at the older man. "If it weren't for you being late, we would have been assigned to the MORE EXCITING missions instead of this boring "WALK THE POOCHIES" one!"
The spiky haired man waved a hand cheerfully. "Oh come on. The latest edition of my favorite novel came out today. I can't waste my time going on missions when I need to read it."
"ARRGGHHH! YOU!" The girl shook her fist angrily at him.
Meanwhile, the blonde ninja, who was still trying to get the Great Dane to stop running, was now resorting to prayers for the answer to his plight. "To anyone up there, please send me an angel to help me stop this damn dog!"
Unknown to him, something WAS heading towards his way, with an accelerating speed too. He was only able to notice when he saw that a shadow, which was increasing in size by the minute, was hovering above him. "Hrm?"
The female ninja's eyes widened, as she saw that the falling object was about to collide with her comrade. "NARUTO! LOOK---"
However, her other comrade, which was the dark haired boy, moved quick as a flash of lightning--pushing the blonde out of the way ("HEY!") and stretching his arms out to catch the fallen object...
Who, as the dark haired boy noted with surprise, was actually a young girl dressed in strange, wet, (and quite revealing, he added to himself with a blush) clothes.
…who is she?
Author's Notes:
Hey everyone! Here's the second chapter to the series! Weird I know, but I just had to get it off my head. I hope everyone bears with my weird sense of humor. Please read and review!
No reviews as of yet, but that's okay. I've seen that there are a number of hits, so thank you to those who read!
Well, that's all for today.
Till next time!