When best friends Alison McKay and Michelle Prince found a small piece of paper bearing a promise of the greatest Naruto experience of their lives, they were unwittingly sucked into the world they had only ever watched and read about. Now, hearts will be stirred, Bonds will be formed, blood will be spilt, and worlds will collides fantasy and reality fuse inextricably into one.

Disclaimer: Obviously, as this is a fanfic, I don't own Naruto. Anything found in this story that does not exist in the real Naruto plot line though, including the characters Alison and Michelle, I claim as my own.

This is a comedy/drama/romance story I've been meaning to write for a long time. Any pairings will be decided as the story progresses, though suggestions are welcome. Also, before I begin, I realize that there are some of you out there who may not like my writing style, or the angle I'm taking with this story. As much as I'd like constructive criticism, please do not simply review to say how much you hated it. It's common courtesy.

Note to Readers: Yay! Chapter 8! Now as you'll see when you read this, I've tried very hard to explain some of my reasoning behind previous chapters.(eg. Lack of characters outside of team7, Alison's meltdown)I've got this all planned out, so you'll just have to be patient with me. . Thanks much for the reviews as always, and now, Chapter 8!

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Chapter 8- The Aftermath...and a Little Surprise.

Too often I'm left asking;

Is it really enough?

Am I really enough?

"Oww! Stop it! It hurts!"

Michelle whimpered as Alison inspected a bruise on her jaw. The group consisting of the two girls and team seven had followed an insanely angry looking Alison back to the training area not long ago. Understandably concerned about getting on the bad side of the pissed off redhead, the genin of team seven had retreated a short way away to continue their training while the inevitable 'Brutal chewing out of Atsuko' took place. However; not before Alison had a few words with Kakashi...

Flashback

"Kakashi-sensei!"

Alison screamed as she and the others-following at a safe distance of course- emerged from the foliage. She stopped toward him, eyes blazing and hair in disarray.

"Yo."

Kakashi said, not glancing up.

"Where were you!"

Alison yelled at him, stopping beneath the tree he was perched in and glowering at him in a way that would have caused most people to catch fire. The silver haired man however, retained his nonchalant exterior.

"Say what now?"

He asked, turning a page in his book.

"Don't play dumb!"

She thrust her finger at him in accusation.

"Why didn't you come with us when we went to find out where those sound of clashing metal were coming from!"

"I knew you could handle it."

"But they go hurt!"

"They're shinobi. They can handle themselves. You have to expect a few scrapes if.."

"But if I hadn't been there, they might have killed each other!"

Kakashi sighed, closing his book and looking down at the fuming girl.

"If you hadn't been there, then I would have."

"Say WHAT!"

"I trusted you to handle things. If you hadn't have gone Riku, I would have broken it up myself. As I said before 'I knew you could handle it.'"

"But-but..."

Alison stammered in frustration. She knew he had boxed her in. Finally, she simply huffed, staring at the ground.

"Fine..."

She muttered, kicking a rock on the ground. It flew through the air like a bullet, striking a large branch on a tree and sending it crashing to the ground. Everyone took a single step backward.

End Flashback

She had calmed down after that, muttering her apologies to everyone and healing Sasuke's shoulder for him, along with the gaping hole in her wrist. After that, Kakashi suggested they move to a new area, telling the girls to drop by later when they were 'finished' and leaving Michelle to her do-er...friend's ministrations. Naruto-kun had gone with them, unwilling to be separated form his namesake.

"Quit wiggling and let me finish."

Alison muttered as she formed a small ball of healing energy in her palms and focussed it on the dark purple bruise just below her friend's left eye. It slowly faded to brown, then yellow, then vanished.

"I can't believe that you'd do something so stupid Michelle!"

"Don't call me stupid!... or Michelle for that matter! Someone will hear you and...hey, why does you're voice sound so funny?"

Alison sighed, turning her attention to another bruise.

"I'm speaking English my dear girl. If you'll try, you'll find that you can too. I figured it out a little while ago. As long as we speak in English, no one will know what we're saying. For all they know, Michelle means 'charcoal dust.'"

"Hey, good thinking Ali!"

Michelle said with a smile, switching languages. It felt so weird to be speaking her native tongue again, like coming out of character after a really long play.

"Wow this is so cool! I've never been bilingual before and---hey wait a minute! Didn't you just call me stupid a minute ago!"

"I didn't call you stupid, I said that challenging Uchiha Sasuke to a fight was stupid! Don't you know any better? No one EVER beats him!"

"He made fun of me!...and besides, he got beat. Lee beat him up, right before the chuunin exams, so HA!"

"That's only 'cause Lee-san's is the best of the best!"

Alison declared , a dreamy expression appearing on her face, and tiny flowers appearing behind her in a swirling pink and yellow cascade. She then remembered she had been chewing her friend out, and frowned, the background turning black, a streak of red lightening cutting through it with a crash.

"Why the heck did you do something so dumb! You nearly got killed!'I knew you could handle it' Bah! Kakashi-sensei doesn't know what he's talking about! If I had got there minute later–...awwww screw it! Being bitchy is tiring..."

She sighed, closing a final cut on Michelle's arm with her chiyute and laying down in the soft grass. She looked up at the blonde, folding her arms behind her head.

"How'd you get him to fight you anyway? That almost never happens."

Michelle muttered something under her breath, playing with her fingers

"Speak up m'dear."

"I told him Itachi should have killed him..."

"Say what!"

Alison screamed, her eye going wide. Michelle yipped in alarm as Alison grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her viciously.

"Do you have any idea what you've done! He freaking HATES that dude! Didn't you read the manga! You probably screwed up the entire story line! Or worse, he probably wants to kill you now too!"

"I'm so-o-o-or-y-y-y A-a -a- a-li-so-o-o-on! I di-i-i-idn't me-e-e-ea-a-an it!"

Michelle's voice was distorted by being shaken like a maraca, and her eyes had turned to dizzy spirals. Alison released her sighing, sending her falling backward onto the ground with a yip. A sweatdrop appeared on her head and she folded her arms.

"Well...we can't really change it, can we? Darn it I can't believe you–you darn well better apologize Michelle! And come up with a good story as to how you know about him too. Aw jeez..."

"I know..."

Michelle muttered, hugging her knees to her chest. Alison glanced up at her.

"Aww, don't be like that Michelle. It could have happened to anyone. I'm sure he won't kill you."

"I know but..It's...it's just that..."

"Hm? What's bugging you then?"

Michelle looked up, smiling meekly.

"You're...you're really scary when you're mad."

Alison smiled, then giggled, placing her hand on her friend's shoulder.

"Hey, I'm sorry. It's not really the whole 'screwing up the storyline' thing, I mean that might even make things more interesting around here. I just guess I'm really pissed of that something could have happened to you back there...you know? No one hurst my Mishu-chan, not even Mr-heir-to-the-Uchiha-clan!"

"He, ya I get that. It's also that, well, I didn't know you could be so mature! The way you told us off like that, it was so cool! Like a female Kakashi or something, but without the awesome hair."

Michelle giggled. Alison smirked, tossing her hair over her shoulder.

"Hey I like it! You're the one who looks like Ino when she was little!"

"Well at least I don't have the perpetual eyeliner problem she has!"

They both erupted into laugher at this, the purpose of their conversation forgotten as they remembered why they were best friends. They only stopped when Alison suddenly froze, dropping her head to the side like a dog who had just heard himself being called for dinner five blocks away. Michelle could almost see the lightbulb form over her head.

"Ya know what I just realized?"

"In many ways, wallpaper really is superior to paint?"

Michelle questioned, wiping blood from her lip. It had split open again during her laughing fit.

"We haven't met anyone other than team seven yet."

"Hey... you're right! Where is everyone do ya think"

"Well, my guess is now that we've questioned it, they should pop up at any time now."

"Maybe...are you sure that's how this universe works?"

The pair looked very thoughtful for a few minutes, then leapt to their feet grinning broadly at each other, clasping hands.

"Come on! Let's go find Naruto and the gang! The storyline always revolves around them anyway!"

"Ya, I still wanna do some training!"

"Must you spoil my good mood?"

The girls laughed dashing off in the direction team seven and their puppy had headed not fifteen minutes ago.

"Have you noticed that Naruto-kun seems to have really bonded with Naruto?"

Riku asked as they ran, switching back to Japanese. She realized that she really either had to re-name her puppy or give Naruto a nickname. This was really getting confusing. Michelle nodded, panting slightly as she replied.

"Ya! It's really weird too, it's like that little poof ball hates to be away from him!"

"Well they do have the same name! Maybe our Naruto-kun is like ,an alternate dimension reincarnation thingy, of the one here."

"Could be. Or maybe they were brothers in another life!"

They both laughed.

"Ah Kakashi! My rival!"

Michelle furrowed her brow. She knew that quote form somewhere...but where...

"Hey, now that's ringing a bell."

She muttered, turning to Alison

"Who do you think's over there?"

"Oh... my... god..."

Alison squealed quietly, suddenly breathless as she ran ahead of her friend, grinning ear to ear. Michelle was confused, still unable to match a name to that oddly familiar voice. Alison vanished from sigh ahead fo her, but Michelle knew she'd never catch up. About thirty seconds later, she broke clear of the brush. Michelle found herself standing next to a very stunned looking Alison. She poked her friend experimentally, somewhat creeped out.

"Hello? Earth to Riku, come in Riku."

"Please Gai, don't embarrass yourself in front of the kids."

Michelle twisted her head to see Kakashi apparently being assaulted by an odd man in green spandex with the biggest eyebrows she had ever seen. Off to one side, Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke huddled looking incredibly annoyed. Alison's puppy had wandered off to the other side of the clearing, and was sniffing the hand of a girl with her hair done up in buns. Her teammates stood on either side of her. One, a disinterested looking boy with white eyes, the other, a miniature version of the man bothering Kakashi-minus the jounin vest. A sudden recognition sprung to Michelle's features as something inside her head went 'click!'

"Hey! I know you now! You're Gai-sensei!"

She cried cheerfully, running toward Gai and Kakashi. Eight pairs of eyes turned to give her inquiring glances. She saw Kakashi sigh quietly and go back to reading his book. Gai turned toward the blonde girl with his signature shining smile.

"Aha! I see my reputation precedes me! Yes indeed, I am Maito Gai, the Legendary Green Beast of Konoha! And you, lovely flower in the springtime of you're youth, why is it I have not seen you around here before?"

Michelle smiled, rocking back on her heels, hands folded behind her back.

"I'm Sutari Atsuko. Me an' my friend Riku are new around here. She's told me a lot about you Mr. Green beast sir!"

She threw a smart salute, and could almost see the sweatdrops form on the shinobi from team seven that stood behind her through the back of her head.

"Ah I see! And where is this Riku? I should like to welcome her properly to Konoha!"

"Right over there!"

Michelle chirped, leaning her head over her shoulder in Alison's direction.

"Heeeeey! Riku-chan! You said you wanted to see these guys! Get yer fanatic self over here and say HELLOOOOO goshdarnit!"

The color drained from Alison's face as she looked at her idol in the flesh for the first time. Playing with Her Puppy no less!

Oh my god. He's there. Here's really there, standing like...three hundred metres away! Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!EEK! They're looking at me! Everyone's just staring at me! Oh damn you Michelle! He's going to think I'm so weird! I... I ...ooh, pretty stars...

She swooned and fell over in a dead faint with an audible 'thunk' sound. Michelle frowned slightly, sighing.

"This might be harder than I thought..."

She mused as she watched the Crystal Panther of Konoha twitch pathetically.

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So there you have it! Alison has passed from the mere presence of her inspiration. Why? Because she is so worried about Rock Lee thinking she is weird. Odd? Yes, but that's just how she is. Stay tuned for chapter nine! Wacky antics will ensue!

/As always, commentary and suggestions are welcome/