When Naruto's eyes finally opened he stayed in his spot and looked up at the sunlight shimmering through the trees, branches and bright green leaves swayed in the breeze. He could swear the colors were brighter somehow but passed it off as a side effect of a concussion. Steadily, he sat up and stretched then leaned back on his hands. Naruto looked down at the bright green grass weaving through his fingers and moving gently, caressing his skin. It was mesmerizing to watch the blades wave in the wind and he couldn't fathom the beautiful golden puddles of sunshine on the ground. Maybe he had just not been looking his whole life, or maybe just looking and not seeing. Whatever it was, Naruto felt like he had been blind all his 18 years and now vivid color was splashed before his eyes as he took in his surroundings.

Just as he was getting used to the light, it was suddenly dark, "HEY" He yelled. Someone had covered his head in a sack and was now dragging him by his legs through the forest. He kicked and cursed while another pair of hands was wrestling for his flailing arms. There was a second person unfortunately and they managed to touched his skin. Naruto recoiled, "What the hell is that?!" the hands that were now binding his arms from elbows to wrists were smooth with a hint of slimy.

"Shut it, human! Say, Chi, when can we get back to the water? I'm really dryin' out here." Now that Naruto was bound, the two took each leg and dragged him faster. He kicked and fought but they were surprisingly strong for what felt like thinly limbed creatures, people, whatever they were. He just ended up bouncing around and hitting his head on everything beneath him.

"Don' complain. I never woulda thought we'd really catch one'a these things, we're gonna be rich. Make it quiet down will ya, we don' wanna catch attention an' get it stolen." Chi said. His companion dropped Naruto's leg to gag him but instead Naruto kicked Chi hard in the back. The thing yelled out and dropped him, then Naruto tried desperately to roll over and get up to run but as soon as he was on his feet, what felt like a round, skinny legged linebacker tackled him to the ground. He hit his head hard once again and the sack fell off. They tied a gag over his mouth and he turned to see his captors. Naruto's eyes bugged out.

Behind him, tightening the gag and making Naruto grunt in pain, was a very large and portly, dark brown toad giving him a nasty glare. It was the size of a very tall, full grown man; at least two heads taller than himself. The other looked like a frog from a lake, but tall and lean with skinny limbs and bright green skin. He was so flabbergasted that he didn't notice his legs being tied together. He tried one last act of resistance, yelling every curse word he knew behind the cloth. The big guy seemed to have had enough.

Chi punched his lights out.

When he came to, Naruto was seeing spots and felt extremely nauseous. This was probably due to the various head injuries he'd suffered in such a short time but also, he was bobbing up and down with the rythum of the large toad's stride. He'd been slung over the creatures shoulder and looked down; trying hard to avoid seeing the thing's ass. He noticed they were now on a dirt road and the sounds nearby were that of a bustling town, though the smell of the sea suggested they were going towards the ocean.

It was strange though. The voices he heard ranged wildly in tone; squeaks here, a rasp there, unsettling hissing. Naruto peered around the toad's back and saw all types of creatures, some familiar from Japanese folklore he'd seen as a child. it was all too amazing and terrifying to believe. Trying to relax he, quietly chanted to himself, "This is just a dream, just a dream. Get a hold of yourself."

The frog heard him and laughed, "This ain't a dream kid," Naruto looked up at him and glared, "and its about ta get lots worse too. You're property now, human. We's gonna sell ya for a hefty price an you get shipped off ta I don't cares where." His wide mouth made for an even more malevolent smile, lacking any form of teeth no less. The blond looked at the toad's back again with wide eyes.

"H-how did I get into this." He was on the verge of tears but didn't want to give these things the satisfaction of his misfortune. So Naruto gritted his teeth and took a deep breath, new determination awoke in his eyes as they entered the port town. Naruto refused to be property and if it was a fight they wanted, then they were damn well getting one.