Okay, so, here's the third chapter! Unfortunately, it's short too. but they will get longer eventually, I swear!

Anyway, I figure I'd address two things at the moment. One, there are a lot of time skips. Let's face it; it's not realistic if he meets a new Naruto character every day. It's probably not even realitstic for him to go 16 years of his life and now suddenly meet a whole bunch of them, but let's overlook that. So there are timeskips because I really don't want to tell you what he does every day and you don't really care to know unless it involves the characters you know and love. Two, the characters ages range. A lot. So don't complain to me about how Neji is so "old" and Kiba is like, twelve, and that sucks.

But, onto the story now because I've bored you. I don't own Naruto.

Neji

Naruto gets home fifteen minutes later now. Since the incident he refuses to walk down that street. He doesn't want to replay that scene, doesn't want to see that kid's body in the street. He doesn't want to know how that kid knew him.

He tells himself he doesn't care.

Nowadays he goes a different route, one that takes him through a neighborhood. He passes nice houses, a school, and a park. The people taking walks and standing in their yards smile and wave as he passes them. The kids left behind at the school waiting for their parents enjoy waving and running up to talk to him as he walks by. But the park is where things are no longer smiles and waves. There's a man there that just stares at him as he walks past. He knows that gaze stays on him until he disappears around the corner.

Two weeks. For two weeks that man stares at him. For two weeks he pretends to ignore that piercing gaze. Two weeks, and he can't stand it anymore.

"Can I help you?" he asks, staring back at the man.

Those pale eyes, almost lavender, he thinks, have a tinge of sadness in their depths. "You've changed."

The blonde is reminded of that child. That car. That lifeless body. That familiarity in those eyes. "I don't know you." He's confused, angry, upset. He doesn't understand why people keep saying they know him. They don't. They can't possibly.

The man takes a step towards him. "Don't you remember me?" He tilts his head to the side, eyes searching Naruto's for an answers. "Do you remember anything?"

"No." Naruto takes a step back, debating on making a break for it or not. Some part of his brain is telling him to get the hell away before something bad happens. But the other part is telling him that he could get answers here. He could get all the answers to his questions.

"Naruto…" The blonde's heart skips a beat in his chest at the man's tone. His blood freezes in his veins. That man reaches out for him.

"No!" he screams. And runs.

He left his wallet. He figures it fell out of his pocket while he running. Some part of him is saying that this is destiny, that he's supposed to find out the answers from this man but he can't help cursing himself for being so stupid. He really doesn't want to go back. He'd rather just buy a new wallet and go on down the road but his license and debit card are in there and he needs those. But he really, really doesn't want to go back.

The man is standing on the sidewalk holding out his wallet as he approaches. He puts it in his back pocket and stands there awkwardly, waiting. He figures the man wants some form of compensation. "We need to talk," he finally says, turning and walking to the nearest picnic table. Naruto follows. "My name is Neil."

The blonde blinks stupidly. He doesn't know that name.

"Of course, I wouldn't expect you to know that." The man swallows, looking as awkward as the situation feels, and runs a hand through his long brown hair. "I'm Neji."

Time stops. That name echoes in his mind, so loud it almost hurts. Images of a Neji from so long ago flash through his mind. The Byakugan, that chunin fight with the girl who has the same eyes, their own fight in the chunin exams, Neji right beside him ready to face the world. His friend…and then it feels like his mind is being torn in two as mental barriers slam down. He clutches his head and tries not to scream. Those images or Neji are mixing and swirling and he's dizzy and confused. He falls to his knees.

And then Neji is in front of him, hands on his shoulders. "Naruto." That voice is fuzzy, distant. "Naruto." He looks into those lavender eyes and the way that long hair frames the man's face and he sees it. He sees the boy he knew so long ago.

"Neji," escapes his lips, awed and full of wonder. And then he promptly passes out.

He wakes up on someone's couch. He knows for a fact that it isn't his because he lives in an apartment and this is definitely no apartment. It's got to be one of the big houses he walks by on his way home from school. "You're awake." Neji helps him sit up. "I figured it would be best if I brought you here. I'll go get you a glass of water."

"No!" Naruto's voice breaks as he grabs onto Neji's arm. The man looks startled but sits back down. "There are others," the blonde says hurriedly. "Others like you. People who know me, but I don't know them."

"We used to be friends. They probably used to be your friend too." Neji seems to be gazing off into nothingness, remembering things Naruto can't.

"Please," he says weakly. Neji is the only one who can help him.

The man reaches out and takes his hand. "I won't let you down, Naruto."

So, um, ta-da! That is the extent of the third chapter! I hope you enjoyed it and are waiting further for more super awesome chapters like this one! (Even though nothing super exciting happened...)

Anyhoo, leave a review and hopefully the next chapter will be up in the next week or so!