"Huh? Where am I?" Naruto asked himself as he wandered down a dimly lit pathway. It was a dark, fog ridden place that Naruto found himself in and he could only see a metre or two ahead of him as he walked along. Naruto being Naruto however could not be quiet and asked this question out loud where it echoed through the otherwise silent area. Starting to creep himself out because of his surroundings he again started talking to himself. Loudly.

"Okay, Okay, calm down. You're on a mission, that's it. Now try to remember what that mission wa-"

"Wrong"

Naruto jumped, turning round swiftly, he tried to locate the person who had spoken. He saw no-one.

"Okay then...Ah! This is just a dream. A dream, that's all-"

"Wrong"

Again he looked round, getting annoyed now.

"Kyuubi, is that you!?!?! 'Cause if it is I'm gonna-"

A sigh was heard throughout the area as a cloaked figure materialised in front of him.

"Wrong again. You're dead" The figure said.

Naruto froze, trying to realise what the figure had said but failing as all he could think about was how the figure had got in front of him and what it could mean the figure was. He started hyperventilating at the possibilities.

The figure paused "Are you OK? I know it's a shock finding out you're dead but-"

"A-Ar-Are you a ghost?" Naruto squeaked out.

"...Ok, not what I was expecting. I just told you you're dead, I'm your guide to the next world" The figure sighed again. *why do I always get the weird ones?* He thought.

Naruto tried to calm himself down "O-Okay. Umm, is what I just did normal?" He asked.

"No, you're just stupid" The figure replied as he turned and walked down the path. "Come on we're wasting time here."

Naruto finally realised what the figure had been saying as he followed the figure down the path. He started babbling, half talking to the figure and half to himself "Wait, wait, wait I'm dead?!?! But how? Why? I can't be dead! I've got to become the Hokage!!! Wait how did I die? In a mission? But I don't remember being on a mission...last thing I can remember was eating ramen with Iruka-sensei-"

"Please stop talking" The figure said getting annoyed at the incessant noise the blonde was making. "That's exactly how you died. You died choking on ramen. Well, those little fish swirly things...I forget what their called" The figure paused then shrugged before continuing down the path.

Naruto blinked and was silent for a moment before finally asking "Are you telling me I died choking on naruto???"

"That sounds plausible" The figure replied.

"Well that sucks" Naruto pouted, sulking at the stupid way he had died.

"Now if you're quite done we're here" Before them just coming in to view was a doorway. "Go on through that door to the next world" The figure said thankful to get rid of the blonde.

The door opened silently, on the other side of the door was a bright white light that Naruto started walking towards, glad to be out of this dismal, dark world. As Naruto walked through the doorway the light dimmed and he could see what lay ahead for him.

"Hey look! Ramen!!!" He shouted as he ran through, the door slamming behind him.

The cloaked figure stood for a moment looking at the closed door as the slamming sound echoed. "Is he really that stupid?" was the last thing that was heard in the crossway between worlds before the figure disappeared into the darkness.