Hey everyone! I'm so glad you guys like it so far. Keep reading, here's the second chappie for you guys! Enjoy!

A Strange Village

"Are they ok?"

"I'm not sure…we found them floating up on the river bank and figured that it wasn't safe that they stay there for long. You know how polluted that river is."

"Why did you bring them here, Hayate? I know you have a soft spot, but we can't risk being tracked!"

"I understand sir Gai, but take a look at those.…" The man named Hayate pointed at the girls' forehead protectors. Gai inspected them skeptically, and then fell silent.

"Gai?" Hayate asked of the awkward silence. Gai snapped out of it.

"Sorry..." Gai closed his eyes.

Suddenly, a stir sounded from the girls.

Tenten was the first to fully awaken. She massaged her head, which felt bruised. Where am I?

She looked beside her and saw that the rest of her friends were also coming to. They looked around the room curiously and confused. The walls were white, and there were no windows to be seen. There was a counter off to the side with various papers and medications. Each girl was on a stretcher. Their once bright clothes had turned sopping wet and dirty.

"Where are we?" Hinata asked, echoing Tenten's thoughts.

"You're at our Care Taking Wing," said the voice next to the girls. They turned their heads to see a tall man with a shiny black bowl-cut and a black band around his waist (AN: Band, not forehead protector.) Next to him was a man who also had a black band around his head tied in the same fashion, with brown hair and droopy looking eyes that made it appear like he had not slept for days.

"I'm Gai, and this is-"

"Hayate?" Another man entered the room. He had gray hair that was leaned to one side, and his black band was drooping just enough to cover an eye. "I heard that you brought some young lasses to the headquarters. We've had a talk about that before.…" The man eyed Hayate suspiciously. Hayate quickly turned red.

"Um, It's not like that this time, Kakashi," he defended. "Me and my men were out on a recon mission and came across these girls washed up in the river bank on our way back. So we took them with us." Kakashi sighed as he pulled a chair out from under the counter.

"So I see. You can't just bring along every helpless young one you find, Hayate. It's too risky to-" Kakashi stopped mid-sentence when he saw the girls' forehead protectors. He narrowed his eyes in fascination. "…Hm. Interesting," he said. The girls raised their eyebrows in confusion. What was with these people?

"Um, sorry to interrupt, but with all due respect, who are you people?" Sakura asked quickly in her panic tone. The men all looked at one another.

"We could ask you the same thing," said Kakashi, standing up. "Why don't you tell us about yourselves first."

The girls exchanged looks to one another that said no way, Jose! But they figured that they were already in the situation, so they might as well act upon it. Ino spoke for them.

"I'm Ino Yamanaka, that's Sakura Haruno, next to her is Hinata Hyuuga, and on my left is Tenten." The girls all nodded at the mention of their name. Kakashi began to scan all of them in suspicion. Suddenly, his eyes stopped at Hinata.

"You, young one," he walked over to Hinata who gulped.

"Yes?" she said quietly. Kakashi stopped in front of her. Hinata followed his gaze to see that he was looking with much mystification at her necklace.

"May I take a look at that?" he asked, gesturing towards the necklace. Hinata slowly undid the clasp, her hands fumbling in the process.

"S-s-sure, I don't see why not." When she undid the clasp, she handed it to Kakashi, who tossed it in his hand a few times before gripping it in his palm. He narrowed his eyes again. The girls scrunched up their faces. It's just a necklace dude…

"Do you mind if I hang on to this for a bit? I'll return it to you later today," he asked politely. Hinata shrugged. "Thank you very much."

Next, footsteps were heard approaching the door.

"Ah," said Kakashi. "Perfect timing. Kiba, do you mind showing these girls around while me and the jounins have a chat?" The boy who was apparently Kiba stepped forth. He had thick brown hair and wild eyes that were like a beast's. He too had the black band around his head.

"No problem. What about?" Kiba asked nosily.

"Oh, just…things." Kakashi glanced slightly at the girls' foreheads.

"Oh, well ok. Where do you want me to take em?" he asked. Kakashi thought for a moment.

"Hm…take them outside will you?" he asked. At this, Kiba raised his eyebrows.

"Out…outside, Kakashi? Are you sure that's a good idea?" Kiba questioned. Ino tilted her head to one side. What's the big deal?

"Sure it is. Besides, after being in that river for such an amount of time, the girls need some fresh air. Go on now." Kakashi shooed Kiba out along with the baffled girls, and shut the door after them. Once he was sure they were gone, he turned to the rest of the jounins who had appeared after the girls left.

"We have some things to talk about."

With Kiba and the Girls...

"So, you girls ok? That river is a killer. Barely anyone goes near that thing anymore…black as raven it is." Kiba shook his head as he attempted to strike up a conversation. The girls continued to stare forwards blankly however, as they walked down the endless hallway. All the lights, turns and doors looked identical no matter how far they went.

"Hello?" He waved his hands in front of their faces. "Do you girls speak English? Wow, I sure will feel dumb if you don't. I mean, just rambling off while you girls don't know what I'm saying like I am now, and-"

"Where are we?" Sakura finally spoke. Kiba stopped and put his hands by his sides again.

"I thought Gai told you? We're just leaving the Care Taking Unit of the-"

"I mean where are we really. Like, where," she interrupted again, opening her arms to indicate the entire land. Kiba stopped.

"We're in the village of Lysson…didn't you know that already?" When Kiba noticed no reaction but a bunch of bewildered faces at this remark, he shook his head and kept walking. "Ah, well. That damn river must have damaged a portion of your memories. Luckily, we've got top notch medicines at this place, even with a cut supply line." Before the girls could protest claiming that they were not brain-damaged, they had noticed they ha been taken into a small pod. They looked around. It was roundish, and it was a wonder how the thing could conceal any oxygen at all.

Kiba began punching buttons in a code pad to the side. With one last dab of his finger, lights began to blink and some beeping was heard.

"Code accepted. Access to outdoors granted." An electronic voice came over the speakers.

Kiba strolled right out of the pod while the girls hesitated. He looked back at them.

"Well?" he asked. "Aren't you coming with? I am supposed to show you around." He hitched his head over. "Come on," he said. "I guarantee, even without your memories, you will be safe." The girls shrugged and stepped out. They decided to let him believe they had amnesia rather than attempting to explain everything that happened just then. They decided to let Kiba give them the tour of this odd city, which surprisingly seemed somewhat familiar to them as they walked down its roads. However, there were so many things that were different and new to them. This place looked much more futuristic, and had many buildings and small electronics the girls didn't know what to make of. What were these things? As abundant as the place was in high-tech objects, it was a gloomy looking area. The sky was gray, and the city inhabitants didn't seem to care. There were broken down buildings and turned over dumpsters, and people would just walk on by as if it were an everyday thing. To sum it up, the place was a morose looking mess.

Regardless, the girls didn't fail to soak up every detail of it.

Just then, Ino noticed something. She checked her pockets and looked down at her wrist. It was just then that she realized she no longer had the old man trinket with her. She was worried, but shrugged. It looked pretty cheep anyway…probably got lost in the…water. Upon thinking this, Ino's mind froze for a second. The water did have a strange reaction to the contact of the trinket…which contributed to landing them in this odd place. She grew more worried.

Her mind was put on something else however, when Tenten spoke.

"Hey," said Tenten pointing to the left. "Doesn't that place look just like the weaponry shop back at…um…from before?" she asked her friends. They all stopped immediately to look, and Kiba turned on his heel.

"Weaponry shop?" He asked, scrunching up his face. "The day they sell weapons to the public in this village will be the day time can go backwards!" he chuckled to himself. The girls shared a look. Since when did a village not sell at least a few shurikens?

"Why not?" Ino asked. Kiba's smile faded.

"Looks like you lost more memory than you thought. Remember? How two hundred years ago, this place was- hey wait! Where are you guys going?" Kiba began to chase after Tenten and Hinata, who seemed to be pulled into the shop that seemed familiar to them.

"Hey guys, wait up!" Ino ran after them and ran across the street. Kiba's eyes widened as she did this. What is she thinking? She can't just run into the streets aimlessly!

As Ino made her way across the street, she didn't notice the large mobile object on wheels coming at her at a great speed, nor did she hear it as she assumed it was just some harsh wind.

"Ino!" Kiba called, having learned their names earlier while he was introducing himself. "Get out of there!" Ino had only just turned to see the fate coming towards her.

She immediately froze, as she saw two blinding lights becoming brighter and brighter as they drew closer faster and faster. What in the Hell is that thing?

Ino didn't know what to expect, but she certainly didn't expect what happened next. She was immediately yanked out of the way by a strong person, and pulled safely into the grass to the side as someone stuck their head out of the moving object, yelling an insult at her. Ino's eyes widened in horror, and not just because she just barely escaped death. She was also on top of a guy she hadn't seen before. Whoever it was, he apparently had saved her from whatever pain would have been brought to her had she been hit by whatever the object was.

"Hey, you alright?" said the guy below her, sitting up and rubbing the back of his head. He had spiky dark brown hair pulled into a ponytail, and hazel eyes. "Jeez, didn't you see that car coming? It was a huge Hummer." Ino looked at the strange boy who saved her in confusion.

"Car? Hummer?" she asked. The rest of her friends who had ran to her side also looked confused. When the spiky brown haired boy was about to remark on this, Kiba dropped a line.

"You'll have to excuse them," he said. "They kind of lost their memories a tad bit. Er, a lot. I guess the look-both-ways-before-crossing-streets rule must have slipped her mind." Ino swung her head to look at Kiba.

"What do you mean? We never have to worry about crossing streets…It's not like there are millions of those huge moving things flying back and forth everywhere!" The girls nodded. Ino was right. In Konoha, walking around in the streets had never been an issue since no one owned cars there, let alone 'Hummers.'

The boys sweat-dropped at this. Those girls had no idea.

"Yeah, well, all that matters is that good ol' Shikamaru here got you to safety in time. Just keep in mind, there are millions of 'those huge moving things flying back and forth everywhere,' so look before crossing next time, alright?" Though the girls had no clue about what he was saying, they nodded.

"Good," Kiba sighed, as if shoving common knowledge down these girls' throats was the hassle of a lifetime. "Now, let's just go into the store before anymore limbs are at risk."

"Good idea," said Sakura, pulling Ino to her feet.

"Thanks," said Ino quietly, in slight embarrassment that she was saved from something that apparently was a stupid thing to have to be saved from in this village. Not to mention, this Shikamaru character that saved her wasn't too shabby looking either.

"You headed into the Apple store?" the boy who was Shikamaru asked as he too got up from the grass. "I just ran out of there after I saw your friend in the street. Neji and Sasuke are there too."

"Cool," said Kiba as he headed in. The girls paused. An Apple store? Why the heck were there stores for apples, not to mention why guys like these would hang out at them.

"Come on, guys." Kiba hitched his head to the entrance of the store. "If you want to regain memory of something, you'll want to regain memory of this stuff." He began to walk in. Seeing as arguing would be useless, and they owed the guys one for teaching them part one of Lysson Village survival skills, the girls followed.

Shikamaru held his arm out to halt Kiba, though.

"What?" Kiba asked trying to walk around Shikamaru.

"Are you crazy?" Shikamaru hissed, making eye gestures towards Kiba's black headband. When Kiba realized what he was talking about, he quickly reached up to untie it.

"Shit…thanks man. That was a close call." Kiba untied the band and shoved it in his pockets.

The girls watched this happen, and began to wonder. What was that all about?

It was probably some off thing between the boys, so they walked into the Apple store. They were surprised to see that this place didn't turn out to be a literal "apple" store at all…it had various electronics, mostly small handheld devices that were all mostly a milky white color, and each had an emblem of an apple on it.

"Hey guys," said Kiba, walking over to two boys who were looking at the handheld devices. One of them had milky eyes that were just like Hinata's, and long dark hair tied at the end. His resemblance to Hinata was uncanny, and instantly sent Hinata's mind into a fit of wonder.

Tenten had a different reaction. The guy looked pretty strong, and she always sort of had a thing for guys who were tough. Though her heart did a small jump at the sight of him, she tried to remind herself that these were complete strangers, and she didn't even have any idea whatsoever where she was.

The boy next to the white-eyed one had spiky navy blue hair and dark eyes. His mouth was pursed, as if he didn't enjoy talking much. Sakura's eyes fluttered a bit against her will. She liked the quiet types.

"Hello, Kiba," the milky-eyed one greeted him. Then he noticed the girls following close behind him. "And who would these girls be?" As flirtatious as that sounded, his voice did not contain a hint of flirtatiousness. He was stern and serious.

"Ino, Sakura, Hinata and Tenten," Kiba answered simply back as he picked up one of the small mechanisms.

"And where did they come from?" the blue haired one spoke. Kiba scratched his head.

"You see, about that, I don't really know." At saying this, all boys fell silent.

"Kiba, you really are an idiot sometimes."

Meanwhile with the Jounins...

"So Kakashi, what's the big fuss that you had to call us all over…and squeeze us all into this puny room?" A woman with red eyes and dark hair asked impatiently.

"It's about this." Kakashi unraveled the trinket from his hand. They all looked at it in concentration.

"Well what do you know…the history books don't lie after all," said Gai, leaning against the counter.

"You got it," said Kakashi. "The Trinket of Time."

Ok, hope you guys liked that chappie, I'm so sorry it was confusing! But don't worry, it will make sense later as you know how that was with my last fic. I'd also like to add to clear up confusion that Kakashi and the rest of the jounins are NOT evil. I repeat, not. Anyhoo, don't worry if you don't understand some things. You know I'm a stickler on foreshadowing that's explained later, so keep reading! Thanks everyone, R and R!