Diary of Naruto

It's just a simple, plain leather book.

A book, something quite normal yet dynamic.

Naruto Uzumaki was watering his plants, just like what he usually does. He had done his first A-ranked mission with his team, they returned about two days earlier than intended. Seeing that their sensei is a very lazy man, he dismissed him and the rest of the team to get an early day off. He was okay, nothing too bad except for emotional damages. Sasuke was… happy? He did unlock the Sharingan. Sakura went home immediately, after Kakashi dismissed them but still, she tried to get under Sasuke's pants. Literally. Feeling a bad sensation rushing down his spine, he decided to dismiss the trains of thoughts that he had earlier. Now, it's just him and his plants.

He watered the plants carefully. Careful on not trying to give them too much or too little water, it's like he's taking care of his own child. The thought made him smile, except that he's not feeling happy. After what happened with Haku, Zabuza and that pig Gato… everything, everything in this shinobi life has started to make more sense. Like why do new teams have to catch that damned cat Tora, why do they have to paint walls… everything is necessary. Teamwork is the reason. Kakashi proved it that much, after seeing the battle in the bridge. The Uchiha was useless alone, Sakura was… ahem, and Kakashi had a hard time facing Zabuza.

And he…

He's worse. He almost killed someone he called friend, a true friend. He lost control to the… the Fox of all things. That's a major thing, and he's sure that the damned fox is laughing wherever it is. So, he's tired. But he can't find himself to rest the past few days off, mostly because he's a hyperactive child. Even in his own house, he can't exactly rest as much as he does outside. All he's been doing for the past two days are either cleaning or watering his plants. He could go outside, but he doesn't have the will to do so.

To put it simply, he's bored. Plain bored.

"Haah… I should've have accepted Chouji's invitation to that Barbeque palace… oh wait, they won't let me in." he muttered indignantly to himself. He almost forgot the way how Konoha treat their resident Jinchuriki, that's a laugh. Looking outside, the orange evening sky greets him along with the people in Konoha. His eyes trailed downwards, towards people that are walking with their family and friends. He hated to admit it but… he's jealous. Oh so jealous. They got to enjoy their time with people they care for, how nice. If only… if only he knew who his parents were… maybe all things would turn out different.

After finishing his planting session, he slumped down the sofa in his apartment's small living room. The room is much different from the way it was before. Before the room was untidy and dirty, but now it's clean and neat. Not to mention, he just mopped the floor before so there's no need for more cleaning until tomorrow. He opened his mouth, yawning. "Haaa… mmh… I'm sleepy already? Maybe today's just not my day…" he stood up from his sofa, planning to go to his room and close the day early. But, he was stopped.

DING DONG

He paused his movement, eyes and head focused on the door. His door? A visitor, maybe? The doorbell rang once more, making him sure that this isn't a dream. He didn't order anything, and it'll be surprising to see that a deliveryman would be outside. But still, he can't help but be suspicious. The last time someone visited him was Iruka-sensei, and he's the only one, aside from the Hokage, who would want to visit him. With a curious intention, he walked towards the door. Then, he opened the door.

"Hello, you must be Naruto-kun, are you not?"

She's… beautiful.

He blinked. "Y-Yes, I am, who are you?"

The woman giggled, filling the air with her small sweet laughter. She gave him a gentle smile. "I am… I am no one important, however, I want you to have this book." She suddenly has a book on her hands, a book that seemingly has a leather cover with strange writings that he couldn't quite understand. She flashed him her smile once more. "Keep this book young Naruto, remember." She leaned down, placing her mouth close to his ears. "Do not let this book fall to the wrong hands."

He was handed the book by the woman, and before he could realize it, the woman has left the door. He looked around, trying to find her. Is she a ninja? No, that would be too strange, ninjas and books… doesn't match up much? Still, there's something odd about this book he's holding. The writing written in front. It's… it's not written in a language he's familiar at, hell he didn't even know that there's another language out there. So, doing what other might do…

He opened the book.

'I am who I am.'

"I am who I am…? What does that me-WOOOOOOOOAAAAH!" His vision was blinded by a flash of light coming from the book, the writing that he had just spoken out loud glowed an elegant white color. The pages of the book flipped and turn, showing no writings or whatsoever, he's forced to cover his eyes as the light gets brighter and brighter. What is this? Is this a jutsu? His questions are unanswered, but the book began to levitate on its own in the air. He stepped back from the glowing book, taking cautious to a whole new level.

Who is that woman and what had she given him? This book is not normal… the Uzumaki reached for his kunai that he strapped into his left thigh, but a small orb of light shoot him right in the shoulder to prevent him from doing that. "GAH!" He felt incredible searing pain on his left shoulder, the part where that orb of light had just shot him. He needs to stop this book before it hurts anyone else, but how? "Kuh! I… can't… move my legs!" true, he can't. the blonde felt himself being paralyzed, no doubt the book being the only thing causing it.

That adds up to his nervousness even more. Slowly, he can move his legs but that doesn't mean that he's the one controlling it. He tried to resist every single step that he made, he screamed out but it's useless, the book is not letting him took control. He tried his best to move his body away from the direction from where he's being pulled, but it's futile. While later, he's close enough to the book. Where now, he felt his hands are being taken control of. With a forced will, his right hand is outstretched just enough to touch the book on a random page. He screamed, his fingers are hot, as if he had just touched a sizzling hot pan on fire. Then the pain spreads out to his hands, arms and even body.

His left hand follows shortly, feeling the pain doubled, he cannot take it anymore. His chakra was set free, opened acting as a beacon for anyone to arrive to save him. But this is the demon's apartment, no one will come. Just like usual…

He has to save himself.

Eyes burning with the intention of escaping, he tried to forcibly pull his arms out from the book. But it's easier said than done, the book is making his palms sticking to the paper worse than fly glue. Gritting his teeth, he pulled once more, trying to retain control over his being. But he found the more he pull, the harder it is to try and pry himself off. "Raah! What is this shit!?" to his shock and fear, he saw his hands sinking into the page of the book. Fearing for what might happen, the troubled ninja gather a huge amount of chakra to his hands. He's not even sure of what he's doing anymore, all he wants to do is to get this book off from him. He gathered so much chakra that his hands are starting to hurt, so painful and hurting. But he ignored every form of pain that is delivered to him, his mind only filled with the thought of escape.

KRSSSHCCHK!

"AAAAAAAAAAH!"

He... he can't believe it… he can't believe it… his arms… his hands… they're.. they're paste! Shocked from the pain and loss, he fall butt first to the ground. Lifting up broken disheveled flesh that was his arms, he stares with eyes nearly dilated. Blood… blood is everywhere… everything is red. The hallway, his clothes and even face. The book, where is it? The book is there, stained in blood and probably soaked all over. He can't feel the pain because he is too shocked to even face what had just happened.

He screamed.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

"GAAAH!"

He woke up, launching from his bed. He checked his arms and body, trying to feel if anything is wrong or plain missing. He breathed out a sigh of relief, feeling that he still has his limbs intact. Feeling his neck, he had cold sweat running down his body. And the bed sheets are stained in sweat too. He gulped, feeling a part of him becoming… weird. Oh wait that's just this bat like wings on his back.

Wait.

"W-W-W-W-W-INGS?! WHAT THE FUCK?!" Naruto jumped out of the bed, screaming like a little girl. He landed on his back but felt the pair of two reptilian wings cushioning his fall. "AAAAh!" he tries to look back, causing the wings to slam into a nearby locker and only to slam it down. "I just bought that!" he yelled to no one in particular. Then he remembered that he was in the midst of panicking. He turned again, causing the wings on his back to make a huge mess of his wardrobe. Freaking out, there's only one thing he could do.

He dropped his body on the ground, face first, and in hopes of calming himself down, he started to cover his head with his hands. Crawling up into a position just like what he used to do when he was younger, when the villagers decided to have a little fun with the demon brat. Slowly, he began to draw in deep breath and releasing it in hopes of calming himself down. This is… something new, and he doesn't want to solve it with a panicked head. All he need to do is to chill down and think, think with whatever brain matter that is left in his body.

"Okay… okay, Naruto, you're cool, this is a henge right? Hehe, you done this in your sleep. It's fine, just a dismissal seal will work." He did and wait. "…Again, maybe I'm not putting enough chakra hehehe… there…" still, nothing happened. That is it for the boy, he fall deeper towards the floor, nearly wailing like a five year old. "Urgh…" he sent his stomach, where a certain something resides, a tired look. "Please… if this is your way of screwing with me, stop it… and where's that book that that lady gave me… it's not a dream, right?" he looked around, and to his horror and regret, he did indeed found the book.

The familiar leather book is laid sprawled neatly on the floor to his room, closed and looking as suspicious as ever. He looked hesitant, obviously, he doesn't want anything like what happened in his dream to become a reality. But, curiosity is too much of a bitch to resist. He stood up and cautiously walks towards the book. When reaching an appropriate distance, he slowly picked it up and look at the cover that is made of leather. And he noticed something different, something that is in his dreams but not here.

"Naruto's… diary?" he did a double take. "This is mine?! Hell I don't even know what language this is written on, how the hell did I understand this shit?! And what the heck are these wings for?!" he gestured to the pair of red reptilian scaly wings on his backs. They're a huge bother, and it looks like he needs a change of clothing… and jacket and apartment. He's… he's pissed, annoyed and scared. But mostly pissed and scared. First, he had a dream that was so real to be call one, second, he lost his arms in his dreams, and third, he had wings that make him look like a freak. This is… this too much and it seems that the fox has nothing to do with it, now that's only making it even scarier.

He took in a very long breath, and releasing it but feeling nothing or whatsoever. Covering his face with his hands, he muttered weepingly. "Ugh… this is bad… now how on earth will I ever meet my teammates again…?" he gazed upwards to the ceiling of his house. Nothing good has ever happened in his life, aside from some facts, and all he could do was to deal with it. But it looks like this is not something that he could deal with for a very long time. He can't face anyone like this; he's literally a monster now. These… wings and the book, it just makes no sense! It feels hopeless, there's nothing he could do. Perhaps but one thing…

"I… I need to leave. Forever."

"Yukari-sama, should we return now?"

"Hold on Ran, it seems that we have a guest that would like to join us soon."

In a place that is not a part of this world, the Gap youkai stood with her Shikigami beside her. Yukari Yakumo, the infamous Gap Youkai and her Kitsune Shikigami Ran. Ran sent her mistress a confused glance, something that she did not fail to notice. Bringing up her parasol, Yukari opened a seam in the air, showing a clear blue sky. She turned back and gave Ran a small smile beneath the fan that she is holding on her other hand. "Come, let's go and pick him up, shall we?" that was all Yukari said before she exits through the gap like portal she made. Ran stared at the place where her mistress was at before, she then shook her head before following in suite.

The two shortly land on a ground of green grass with no haste. Yukari dust her dress off before opening her parasol to block the sunlight that is coming her way. Ran has no problem with the sunlight, she took her place beside her mistress. Looking around, they're in a park of some sort. A small park with only a playground and some benches. It's still morning but it's strange to not see anyone here, as soon as that thought was ended, they saw something or someone on the corner of their eyes.

"Guh… let's see… clothes check, ramen check, canteen check and ramen check. Well, I'm all set." Yukari giggled at the mentioning of ramen twice. She gestured her Shikigami to come with her towards the source of the voice. The two blonde women approached the source of the voice where they found a short figure dressed in orange with two suspiciously familiar wings on his back. The child is having his back turned towards them, giving them a rather clear view of what his condition is. Yukari closed her parasol, amazingly it doesn't make any noise.

Yukari took a step forward, closing in towards the boy.

"Hello!"

"WAH!" the boy stumbled on his feet before ending up on his bottom. He scooted away from the two women, obviously panicking. "W-Who are you?!" he demanded, looking alarmed and scared. He didn't sense any chakra signature from around here, and these two women are too foreign to be locals. He gulped down, thinking the worse.

Yukari giggled in her usual manner. "I am Yukari Yakumo, and this is Ran, my Shikigami." She gestured towards the other woman beside her. Naruto noticed Ran and visibly flinched when he saw her appearance. Yukari noticed this and can't help but ask. "What's wrong?"

"K-Kyuubi?... another, Kyuubi?" he muttered, pointing shaky hands at the fox woman. Ran and Yukari looked at each other with confused look, another Kyuubi? And how does this boy knows about a Kyuubi…? Yukari looked at the boy and to her surprise, he is squirming as if he had just seen the greatest fear in his life. She should learn a bit about the place that she's visiting next time, a little bit of history can't hurt. The gap youkai approached the boy and bent down to reach his level.

"What's your name?" she asked.

Still unnerved by the present of Ran, he struggles to answer Yukari's question. "N-Naruto Uzumaki, who are you people?" he asked back, feeling his suspicions rising instead of his fears.

Yukari giggled. "We are travelers from a very beautiful place somewhere faraway." She sent the boy's luggage a look. "And it looks like you're also planning to become one too…"

Naruto gulped trying to sit upright, but his… wings are too much of a bother. After finding himself able to sit properly, he spoke again. "Y-You won't tell anyone about me right? The Old man can't know about this, nor does sensei and my friends. They'll… they'll… who knows what they'll do, but please don't tell them." He pleaded. One worse thing that could happen is for these ladies to tell his condition to the Hokage, which is something bad for him. All he planned to do is to escape the village, outside, and leave without having no one to sniff his trails. But, looks like he's failed.

"Oh don't worry… we won't tell. Won't we Ran?" the fox woman did not answer, her eyes are focused to the boy. "See? So, Naruto-kun, what will you do when you are out of here?" Yukari asked the boy, smiling.

Naruto struggled. He can't anything anymore like this. If Konoha won't accept him, what will the other people out there say? Surely, there must be a place that he could go… but where and how? All people will just… hate him for having these wings, and don't forget the book that he got from someone in his dreams… he's so confused that he don't know what to do anymore. The blonde haired boy sighed, hugging his form deeper to himself. "I… I don't know, maybe I'll just go to a random forest or something. The furball won't care anyway…"

He felt a small rumbling from his gut, which caused him to snarl. "Aw shut up you overgrown piece of dog shit!" he glared at his stomach, something that confused the two women. He noticed that the two ladies are looking at him rather weirdly and he realized that they are not locals. "Sorry, just talking with an inner demon." He intended not the slightest bit of sarcasm. Naruto looked up towards the sky, seeing that he's losing daylight. Standing up, he turn to pick his bag. "Well, I'll leave now. Please, promise me not to tell anyone…" he said one last time before-

"Wait."

He stopped. Wait? He turned backwards, looking at the two women he can see Yukari giving him a look. He looked up with curious eyes, wondering what they might want from a little boy like him. He certainly hoped that it's not money, because he needs them to catch wagon rides later on. And of course, for food later if he ended up in a town. Yukari closed her parasol, still looking at him. And then, she said. "Naruto-kun, would you like to come with us to where we came from?"

He can't believe his ears, he really can't. blinking, he made sure not to misheard what he just hear. Them, bringing him a stranger to where they come from? He didn't know if he should feel relieved or scared, though he should feel thankful… but he do not want to bring trouble for these two ladies, not to them not to those who knew them. "Are you sure? I mean, look at me… I don't even know what the heck am I anymore." He gestured to his body lamely. "And what would the people there say if they see someone like me?"

Yukari dismissed his worries with a wave of her arms. "Oh silly, Gensokyo is a different place. In fact, people… or should I say beings like us are common. Meaning that people with wings are common too, Naruto-kun." She added the last detail. "Though I'm not quite sure as to what a dear friend of mine would say if she saw me bringing over a boy."

He don't get it. "Is she… sexist?"

Yukari blinked, then laughs. "Hahaha! Goodness, no… she is not sexist… haha… ahem, it's just she's so worked up on everything. Seeing me bringing home someone might cause her to get on her mood, as lovely as that sounds." Yukari nodded.

"I… see. Then… fine, I'll go with you. But am I really not causing trouble?" he asked again, just to make sure.

Yukari shrugged her shoulders, smiling. "Who knows, maybe trouble will be the one to cause something for you, Naruto-kun."

The way her eyes glow and those hidden gleam held within her eyes are… dangerous. He had never met someone like Yukari before, even talking to her is different from talking to a normal person. But then again, is she even a human? Who knows, as long as he's no longer here then it's fine. That, and not getting killed. He opened his bag to reach for a certain object, a book. "Then okay, when will we leave?"

A giggle.

"Right… now."

He has never seen so many eyes before…

"It's just a kid, are you sure?"

"Ssh! Don't refer to him as an 'it', he's your new master."

"Aaw shucks… but still, is he worthy to be writing on me?"

"…I don't know, you're the book not me. Measure him up to your standards."

"That's just your other way of asking me to suck it up."

"Maybe… maybe…"

"We're here Naruto-kun." As soon as he heard those words, he was suddenly standing on a field of green grass under the blue morning sky of a foreign firmament. His blue eyes wandered the skies that show small puffy patch of clouds along the distance, he's entranced in what he's seeing. This is not Konoha anymore, nor is it the elemental nation. He's finally out of that weird eye filled wormhole like thing, that's sure to get the creeps out of his skin.

"So… this is Gensokyo?" he asked, still looking around at the scenery. All he's been seeing are clouds and trees so far, he has a feeling that there's more that he'll see later on be it nice or not. He's not much of a traveler, but it looks like Gensokyo is a nice place. It has more beautiful scenery than Konoha that's for sure.

"Yup. But not all of it though, there's more. More than you could ever imagine." Yukari explained, standing beside him. Ran soon followed her master beside her, noticing that it's still early, Yukari had an idea going off inside of her head. "Now Naruto-kun, we will go to the place where you'll be staying." With a snap of her fingers, the three of them are back inside the gap again, but only for a split second. This time, he's inside what seems to be a house. Complete with lights, walls and ceiling. He can't believe that this woman is capable of doing something like this.

There's T.V, a kotatsu and even electricity. Maybe Gensokyo isn't as bad as he thought it would be, then again, he can't really trust what he doesn't know. He saw Yukari walking for a door, she opened it showing a small empty room with a square wooden table in the table. It's not that furnished, so there's quite a space inside. "This is where you'll be sleeping. There's a Futon inside the lockers there, oh and Ran will be in charge of breakfast so talk to her." and… she's gone, off into that gap of hers.

He thought of how weird it is for him to be suddenly in a place where nine tailed foxes and dimensional travelling woman are normal and an even weirder fact is that he has to get used to it. Well, there's no use in thinking much about it, all he can do is be thankful that Yukari had given him a place to stay. Maybe it's for temporary but hell, he'll go with anything.

He looked towards Ran who gave him an awkward smile. "Welcome to Gensokyo."

He really needs to get used on talking to a being that is not human…

End

A/N: Okay, shorty here. It has come to my attention that I've been losing motivation on writing, for that, I'm putting my stories on hold until I have my feels back or when I upload a chapter. But for now, I'm sort of wanting to continue this one. So to those who are waiting for my other previous stories, I'm sorry.