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Chapter 2: There, then and them…

Naruto had looked in the mirror and was stunned. Before him didn't stand the strong, tall, 18 year old that he knew but a small blond haired boy with spiky blond hair in a ridiculous pajamas. He looked like he did in the past, during the days of his academy years.

"This is just too strange." He tried to sit up, and he did but when he tried to walk, he had a little difficulty. Finally he got his bearings straight and adapted to the new body. "This room, it looks like my old room in my old apartment… but then… is this Konoha?" He rushed to the window and true to his word; this really was Konoha, flowing with life and happiness. Such a sight amazed Naruto seeing as Konoha was being rebuilt in his own time. He looked at everything around him, and then turned to the Hokage Mountain. "Four heads? That must mean that this is the past. But how?" Then he remembered the vision and the light.

"It must be related to that chakra bomb, and Kyuubi." He lifted himself on the bed and got into a lotus position, 'I better try to talk to it and find out what happened.' He tried to meditate, to talk to it, to hear it, but after half an hour he heard nothing. "Hmm, the seal must still be strong now, that's why I can't establish contact."

"Well, I can't stand here all day; I have to see Konoha again with my own eyes." He got down and walked to his dresser and opened it. 'These clothes, somehow they don't feel so appealing anymore' they weren't much to look at, so he just choose a pair of black short pants and a white shirt with a red swirl on the front. He walked in his bathroom and washed his body and at the same time confirmed that it was the body of a small boy. He came out and dressed.

When he got out, the streets were busier then even he remembered. He looked around and some faces were unfamiliar but took no head in it. He just walked and walked and finally stopped. 'It's true… I… I really am home…' Tears started to fall from his eyes and a smile appeared on his lips, this was his home, the home that was nearly destroyed.

"(Growl)" the moment was interrupted by a growl that could only mean he was hungry. "I'm really hungry, I hope I got some money on me." He checked his pockets but nothing, he didn't take any money. "Ahh!, who needs food? This is too important." He started running, and after some difficulty, due to his small size, he got the hang of it fast. But he was so happy that he wasn't paying attention to the people in front. Until "(Booonk!) Awww, sorry." He hit someone knocking them down. He opened his eyes and saw a young woman with tanned skin and a long ponytail, and looked very slim and had C cup breasts, she was dressed as a standard chuunin. But the strangest thing was the scar that stretched over her face above the nose. 'She looks like Iruka-sensei'.

"Don't worry about it… oh it's Naruto. Watch where you're going not all people are so forgiving." She answered placing her hand on he thighs. "What were you running away from?"

"…Me? Ohh, I was just happy and looking around. Sorry about that… hehehe. (Growl)"

Naruto looked rather sheepish as the grawl caught her attention. "You're hungry? Didn't you eat anything?"

He scratched the back of his head nervously "Well, I was in a rush and forgot all of my money home."

"(Sign), geez you are so careless sometime. Come on, I'll treat you to some lunch." She signed exasperated at the boy carelessness but smiled at him none the less and offered him a hand.

Naruto was a little taken back by this. "No really it's alright! I don't really (Growl!)"

"No buts! Now come on." She grabbed one of his hands and pulled it behind her as she started to walk.

Naruto smiled nervously at this, this lady was being very forceful with him and he didn't even know her name.

"Where do you want to eat?"

"Uhm… Ichiraku Ramen?"

"Oh, that place, it's kind of unhealthy for a growing boy…"

"Please, I haven't eaten there in a long time and just this once." He practically pleaded, taking advantage of his cuteness

"(sign) fine but no more then three. I remember the last time I bought ramen for you ramen and I had to cut off on my own food."

"Arigato!" he smiled warmly at her.

She looked at him and was captivated by his smile and smiled back at him. "Geez, you're so troublesome."

They reached Ichiraku ramen and the old man and his daughter served them. They weren't as friendly as he remembered; he could only guess that it was because he was now in the past. He ate three bowls and was happy, he had some minor chat with the young woman next to him and both ate their ramen.

"Ahh, thank you one-chan."

"Alright, I have to get going now, I'll see you at the academy on Monday. Don't be late."

"Right. Bye" he answered a little questionably. He didn't have an opportunity to ask her name and it would have been embarrassing so he just waved at her and tanked her for treating him out.

Now that he was full, he had to see the people. He wanted to see them all, all the people that had died all the people that were precious to him. 'Hinata, Sakura, Sasuke, Kakashi-sensei, Ero-sennin, Tsunade-baachan, sandaime-jichan…this time it will be different.'

He started running all around the village but his main target was the Hokage office. He looked around and saw something that didn't seam quite right. 'Strange, were there these mant kunoichi in Konoha? and what about all the other guys? Are most of them on missions?' He decided to ask the Hokage about it later, right now he had to do something else.

Naruto finally reached the tower and ran up the stairs and through the hall until he reached a very familiar door, and the blond boy stared with wide eyes at the person standing at the desk. He was dressed in white robs with a hat with the symbol of fire on it. He was an old man with a white goatee for a beard.

An old man had been sitting at his desk reading an orange book, when the room burst open and the old man's book flew in the air barely catching it. He looked at the blond boy standing at his door step. "hello Naruto, how are you doing?"

Naruto's mind continued to stare at him, still shocked. But his mind finally registered everything, and he came with only one conclusion: He was alive. Tears started to run down his eyes. Sandaime Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen was alive and still the Hokage. The blond boy couldn't help himself anymore, he ran to the Hokage with the tears of joy and hugged him tightly.

Hiruzen knew Naruto quite well, he learned to always expect the unexpected form the boy but even he was shocked this time. The boy just ran in his arms and hugged him tightly. He had at least a dozen questions to ask but somehow felt that they were all meaningless at this moment, so he returned the hug and let the boy have his shoulder to cry on. Naruto released the hug after 5 minutes and looked at the Hokage with a smile.

"What was that for? Did you do another prank again? Should I expect a headache anytime soon?" The old man asked with a raised eyebrow and an amused smile.

"No, I'm just really happy to see you again…"

"Again? You see me almost everyday… "

"Yeah but I just realized how good it feels to see you…" He answered and smiled widely with his fox grin.

"… I don't know what's going on but I have a feeling that you're not going to tell me anytime soon are you? " smiled the Hokage but still held suspicion on the boy. 'What is actually happening?'

"Okay ji-san, by the way when is academy going to start?"

"Two months ago… (sign) Naruto, are you that uninterested in the academy to not remember when it started?" Hurizen started to see why Naruto was acting so different but his senses told him that there might still amiss.

"Hahaha(nervous laughter) Sorry, sorry, I'm a little off my game today."

"(Sign)…I'll just have to tell Iruka to give you some extra classes, so you can catch up…"

"Aww, that is going to be so borring." He whined but didn't really mind, seeing Iruka again would be a joy in itself.

"Why the whining Naruto? She is a great teacher. Every student likes her." Asked the Hokage.

"It's just that it's so boring. Stuck all day in academy." He heard the hokage's mention 'she' instead of 'he' but swept it off as just a mistake on the Hokage's part.

"Well, being a ninja means to also know other things. For example, if we didn't learn from history we would make the same mistakes out fathers and grandfathers did, now wouldn't we?"

"Yeah I guess that's true. Fine, I'll do it." The Namikaze caved in, it wouldn't be that much of a trouble to do it. If he guessed right, he had a lot of free time now.

"I'm glad you finally start to take this serious Naruto. Alright, stay after school for 2-3 hours and then you'll be free to go. You'll see these hours are going to help you."

"Alright, got it. By the way ji-san, I have no money on me; can you lend me some money to get some new gear?" The blond asked as he was getting ready to leave, he had a lot to do that day.

"I'll do more then that Naruto." The Hokage took his hand and placed it in his pocket and got out a pack of money. "Here, this is your allowance and a little extra for not making a fuss about our discussion and for coming to see me." The Hokage smiled at the boy who held the money with his hands.

"Wow, thanks ji-san, you're the best!" Naruto gave the old man one more hug and left.

"No problem, Naruto. See you later." The Hokage waved and Naruto stopped just before stepping out.

"Oh yeah, before I leave. Is there some kind of event going in the village or what?"

Sandaime raised a puzzled look at this. "What do you mean, Naruto?"

"Well, I've went around the village and I've see some shinobi but mostly kunoichi, and some I didn't even recognize but still had the leaf band on them." Naruto answered curiously.

Naruto tried to put it together and came up with the answer. "You mean, you don't know about the Y-virus?"

Naruto thought about it for a little and then shook his head in a no.

"(Heavy sign) You really have been falling behind Naruto. I can give you the facts but Iruka will give you the details."

"Okay, so what is it, and what does it have to do with the kunoichi?" asked Naruto returning to the desk and taking a seat.

"That's exactly what it has to do with the kunoichi. You see Naruto, 50 years ago, a group of kunoichi released a very advanced virus on all its enemies that causes disruption in the Y chromosome. You do know what the Y chromosome is, right Naruto?"

Naruto put a hand on his chin and thought about it for a while. "It sounds very familiar. So what does it do?"

"Well, essentially, the sex of any living creature is based on two types of chromosomes, the X and the Y. Women have 2 X-chromosomes while men have an X and Y chromosome. The virus basically kills the Y chromosome leaving 2 X chromosomes in all the people infected. Do you understand? "

Naruto put everything he just heard in his head and did all the calculations. "You… you don't mean…"

"That's right Naruto. It means that at this very moment kunoichi dominate the ninja world in numbers."

Naruto stood there in the seat with the most shocked and confused face he'd ever made. It was truly unbelievable. 'I don't know what is going on, but the situation has just reached a new level of weirdness.' thought the blond trying to calm down.

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That's it for now; I revealed the new strange world of Naruto where one single event changed everything. Check out next time, when Naruto visits the academy and Iruka explains the entire history of this virus. Leave a review.