Welcome to a new chapter of Persona: Naruto Edition! I do not own anything but the story itself!

The Next Day: Lunch

Naruto sat inside the cafeteria, finishing up the remaining pork broth inside the bowl of miso ramen he purchased for lunch.

"Naruto, what's up?" Kou asked Naruto as he and Daisuke took a seat at the orange shinobi's table. "I saw your name on the sign-up sheet for basketball."

"Yeah, I'm gonna give basketball a try," Naruto answered as he followed up the comment with a loud belch.

"Nice one," Daisuke commented with a small grin as he stuck a straw into what looked like a chocolate milk. "I had hoped you joined the soccer team with me, but the basketball team is a great choice as well."

"Beside's, basketball's is where it's at, right Naruto?" Kou asked with a wink as Naruto chuckled good-naturedly in response.

"It'll be good for exercise," Naruto agreed as he finished the remaining broth in his ramen bowl.

From across the cafeteria, Naruto saw Yu staring at him intensely, Naruto glaring back at him in unison.

"Hold on, I'll be right back guy's," Naruto announced with a small frown on his face as he stood up from his table, walking up to Yu.

"Is there something I can do for you, Naruto Uzumaki?" Yu asked as he stared at the orange shinobi with an emotionless expression on his face.

"Yeah, I wanna know everything you know about the Midnight Channel," Naruto shot back as he got in Yu's face menacingly. "And don't try to weasel your way out of it this time."

"I can't tell you the truth, only you can find the truth... that is if you're willing to search for it," Yu answered mysteriously, leaving the cafeteria, leaving Naruto confused as ever.

"Find the truth... hey, get back here!" Naruto shouted after Yu, but as he went to make chase, he was gone. "That guy... just who or what is he..."

After School

"So, you're telling us you stuck your hand inside your television?" Chie asked Naruto, who nodded lightly. Chie and Yosuke both chuckled in unison, Naruto sighing in response, having the feeling that this would be their reaction.

"I swear to you on my nindo, it really happen," Naruto persisted as he, Chie, and Yosuke walked inside June's.

"Well, prove it then," Yosuke challenged with a broad grin as he pointed to the television aisle. "Let's see if you can do it again!"

"What is nindo?" Chie asked curiously as Naruto waved the question off, focused on proving Yosuke wrong. They walked into the television aisle, staring at all of the widescreen HD television's.

"Woah, look at all of these!" Chie gushed as she examined each of the television. "I can really use a new one at my house, it will really increase the kung fu watching experience! Imagine it, Trial of the Dragon in HD..."

"Well, we do sell them pretty cheap, plus I'm pretty sure I could get you a discount..." Yosuke was telling Chie until he glanced over at Naruto, who had his right hand buried deep inside a television screen. "WHAT... THE... HELL?"

"He wasn't kidding!" Chie screamed as her face went a pale white.

"That is one hell of a trick Naruto!" Yosuke exclaimed as he nervously looked at Naruto. "Please tell me it's a trick..."

Naruto didn't answer as he stuck his head inside the television.

"Are you CRAZY?" Yosuke half whispered, half screamed as he tugged on Naruto's sleeve. "Get the hell outta there!"

"Hey, there's customer's coming!" Chie almost screamed as she pushed Yosuke into Naruto by accident, Yosuke falling into Naruto, reaching out to grab Chie's arm to regain balance. But this caused all three of them to fall inside the television, all three of them screaming in unison as they entered a new world...

"Dammit, my head..." Naruto groaned as he scanned the area. "Nobody's here... creepy. Hey, you two OK?"

"Yeah, I'm good," Yosuke answered as he rubbed the back of his head in unison. "Good going Chie, pushing us in like that..."

"Oh, that was so you Yosuke!" Chie spat as Chie and Yosuke began to bicker back and forth childishly.

"Enough, we need to find a way outta here," Naruto stated seriously as Yosuke and Chie nodded in agreement. "We can't bicker now..."

"You're right..." Yosuke commented as he took a deep breath. "So... Leader. Where do we start?"

"Don't ask me!" Naruto exclaimed as both Chie and Yosuke sweat dropped comically. "Let's investigate..."

They began to investigate this new world, which seemed to be completely deserted. There was nothing there, just a huge place made of strange color's. It seemed never-ending...

"Hey, a door!" Chie shouted as Naruto and Yosuke looked at where she was pointing. There was indeed a door, Naruto taking point as he opened the door, entering the room cautiously. The room was empty, all except for a long noose that hung from the ceiling. There was also what looked like a huge amount of blood splatter on one of the four wall's, Naruto getting a sick feeling in his stomach from just looking around the room.

"I... don't think we should be here..." Chie murmured as Naruto and Yosuke nodded in agreement. "I-I'm beginning not to feel so good..."

"Yeah, me too..." Yosuke said as he looked at Naruto seriously. "We need to find a way out of this place, fast."

Naruto nodded as he opened the door to exit the room, guiding Chie and Yosuke out the room.

"Well, back to square one," Naruto announced as he scratched the back of his head. "Now what do we do?"

"Hey... who are you?"

Naruto looked over in the direction the voice came from, a creature that looked like a stuffed animal staring back at Naruto with a furious' look on it's face.

"What the hell are you?" Naruto blurted out as he checked out the creature from top to bottom.

"Hey, stop that!" the bear screamed in an agitated tone as he looked away from Naruto's gaze.

"Dude, where did you come from, and most importantly, why the hell are you wearing that costume?" Yosuke questioned as the bear flashed him a stubborn look.

"This is not a costume, and a better question would be why are you here in my world?" the bear shot back as Yosuke angrily got in the small bear's face.

"Hey, watch your mouth you stupid bear!" Yosuke hissed as the bear began to look a little intimidated.

"My name is Teddie, not bear..." the bear said in a low voice.

"Bear, Teddie, whatever!" Yosuke shouted as he got into Teddie's face. "What is this place, and where is the exit?"

"The exit? Oh, I can show you where that is!" Teddie exclaimed as Chie suddenly got a shiver down her spine, Naruto catching this out of the corner of his eye.

"Are you okay?" Naruto asked as he went to Chie's side, who blushed slightly at this.

"Y-Yeah, I'm..." Chie began as she was knocked away by an unknown force, Naruto going into an attack position as soon as it occurred.

"Where are you?" Naruto shouted as he was then attacked by the force as well, a black glob like creature forming before him. It then transformed into an entirely different creature, a ball shaped creature with its tongue sticking out's his mouth. Yosuke's eye's widened as he slightly backed up, Teddie hiding behind Yosuke.

"I-It's a Shadow!" Teddie screamed as Yosuke glanced at the bear in confusion.

"What the hell is a Shadow?" Yosuke asked as Teddie closed his eye's.

"A Shadow is creature's that have crawled around here for a while now," Teddie explained. "I don't know what they are really... just that they attack the people who end up getting stuck here..."

"People get... stuck here?" Yosuke asked, Naruto being slapped across the face with the tongue of the creature. "Naruto!"

Yosuke ran up to Naruto, catching him as he was flung back by the Shadow's attack.

"Thank's," Naruto said thankfully as he pulled himself up.

"No worrie's, I've got your back partner!" Yosuke shouted as he stood by Naruto's side.

"Let's settle this!" Naruto shouted as he made a hand sign, prepared to summon a Shadow Clone. But nothing appeared, shocking the orange shinobi.

"C-Can I not use chakra here?" Naruto wondered as he felt himself get pushed out the way by Yosuke due to an incoming attack from the Shadow. Naruto looked back as the creature now prepared to target Yosuke, Naruto feeling completely useless without his jutsu at his disposal.

"Damn... I can't give up here!" Naruto shouted as he perked himself back up, the hyperactive shinobi running at the Shadow without any hesitation. It slapped him away with it's tongue as soon as Naruto entered it's radius', Naruto smarting from the pain of the attack as he sat on the ground.

"Hyah!" a voice shouted as Chie tried to attack the creature with a karate kick from behind, but it did nothing.

"Chie, no!" Naruto roared as the creature smacked her across the face, sending her tumbling across the ground. Chie tried to pull herself up from the ground, but didn't have enough strength. She collapsed, Naruto feeling the anger within him boil to the core. He closed his eye's, a small tear rolling down his right cheek.

"No, not like this!" Yosuke screamed as he punched the creature square in the face, but it was for naught. Yosuke was tossed across the pavement just as Chie was before him.

"I-It's too strong for you guy's..." Teddie said as he covered his face. "You're going to be killed..."

"No..." Naruto hissed as he looked up, his eye's changing from their normal clear blue to blood red with a slit in the middle where the pupil would normally be. "I won't let my friend's die here!"

Naruto rushed at the monster, attacking furiously with several lightning fast punches' and kick's, Yosuke watching from the ground in awe. Naruto's body now had a red aura surfacing around it, the orange shinobi's attack's becoming more furious' as he was using more and more of the power.

Deep inside Naruto, Kurama, the Nine Tailed Fox, chuckled darkly.

"Yes Naruto, use more of my power," Kurama hissed as Naruto stood before his prison. "In fact, just release me. I'll kill whatever is the problem..."

"No..." Naruto said as Kurama's eye's widened. "I made a promise... not just to myself, but to Ero-Sennin and my Dad... that I would not let myself fall... I will not lose!"

"Then let us finish this... together..."

Naruto's eye's widened at the sound of the somewhat familiar voice.

Kurama was suddenly blinded by a golden light, causing the fox to roar in annoyance.

Naruto disappeared from within his mind, a golden light now surfacing around Naruto's body in the real world.

"Persona!"

Yosuke's eye's widened as a man that wore a black cloak, wielding a giant sword appeared behind Naruto,

"You..." Naruto looked back, spotting the man or creature. "Are you... Izanagi?"

Izanagi nodded, Naruto feeling the strong connection him and Izanagi had.

"So... your my partner then?" Naruto asked as Izanagi nodded once again. "Then... let's settle this!"

"Wait, Sensei!" Teddie shouted to Naruto, tossing something at the orange shinobi. "Put those on, you'll be able to see everything clearly! It won't be able to escape your vision again!"

Naruto smiled as he put on the glasse's with a dramatic flare, Naruto pointing at the creature at the same time that Izanagi pointed at the creature with his sword.

"I won't lose, dattebayo!" Naruto roared as Izanagi cut the Shadow in half, the Shadow hissing in pain before it dissipated into nothing.

"Naruto, you did it!" Yosuke shouted as he gave Naruto a high five. "Good job partner! How the hell did you do that? Who was that guy you summoned? Maybe if I shout what you had said... Persona!" Nothing happen, Yosuke looking disappointed.

"I don't know, but this is incredible..." Naruto said as Izanagi disappeared, a card now appearing within Naruto's hand. Naruto felt himself losing consciousness quickly collapsing to the ground before he could even speak.

"Welcome back... Naruto Uzumaki," Margaret greeted as Naruto found himself within the Velvet Room.

"You two again..." Naruto said as he looked at both of them crossly. "Brought me here to give me more bad new's?"

"On the contrary, we've actually summoned you here to give you good new's," Igor answered. "You are now an official guest of the Velvet Room. We would like to give you a key so you can return here whenever you desire."

Margaret handed Naruto the key, Naruto taking the key with a small grunt.

"You gonna tell me about that doom stuff now?" Naruto asked Igor, who just gave him a creepy smile. "I guess not..."

"I will tell you that your Persona is a wild card," Igor answered mysteriously, Naruto's eye's widening. "It can provide endless possibilities'..."

"So I can summon Izanagi whenever I'm in this TV world?" Naruto asked, Margaret nodding in response. "Alright... one last question. Is there other people who know about this place? Anyone name Yu?"

"I cannot tell you that," Margaret answered mysteriously as Naruto sighed in frustration. "That is something you must discover for yourself."

"Great... thank's a lot," Naruto said dryly as he suddenly found himself staring at Chie.

"Oh, you're awake..." Chie said as her face went beet red.

"Nice glasses'," Naruto greeted with a grin as Chie chuckled, Yosuke also wearing the same pair.

"I gave them each a pair Sensei," Teddie announced proudly as Yosuke punched Teddie in the arm.

"Why doe's he get so much respect but I get a simple Yosuke?" Yosuke complained as Teddie looked away from Yosuke's piercing glare.

"Well, he's Sensei, that's why," Teddie answered stubbornly as Chie and Naruto chuckled.

"Alright Teddie, I need you to get us out of here OK?" Naruto told the bear, who nodded eagerly.

"No problem Sensei!" Teddie exclaimed enthusiastically as with a cloud of smoke, three television's appeared before Yosuke, Chie, and Naruto.

"Thank you Teddie," Naruto said as he patted Teddie's head. "We'll be back to visit soon, I promise."

"Thank you Sensei," Teddie said warmly as he looked at Naruto with a gleam in his eye. "Make sure to come in the same way you did before, or you could be lost forever with no way for me to find you!"

"So we have to go through the same TV at the same place?" Naruto asked as Teddie began to push him along with Yosuke and Chie toward the television.

"That's right, now scat!" Teddie shouted aggressively as he pushed Naruto and the other's through the television. "See you soon Sensei!"

That was the newest chapter! Stay tuned for the next exciting chapter!

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