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[After waking up just a short time ago and realizing that these journals serve as some form of communication for- well, wherever they are, a family of ninja decide that they need to search for important information.]

Why am I half naked in a forest?

[There’s a short pause before the blond teenager speaks again, for he has an even more pressing question that needs to be answered.]

WHY ARE MY PARENTS HALF NAKED IN A FOREST?!

[Granted, it’s a very important question but the consensus was they had more prudent information to gather. Like where they are, for example. And so a redheaded woman, Kushina, quickly shouts back over her son’s panic.]

Naruto! That’s not the right question to ask!

Oh-- right.

[Those questions can wait for now.]

Where is this place then? Or what is it? It isn’t like.. the afterlife, right? ‘Cause I don’t think I’m dead, so I can’t be in it! But my Mom and Dad are here too and they were dead, but now they’re alive, so how can they be here at the same time and why do we all have wings and OH GOD THIS IS THE AFTERLIFE, ISN’T IT??

[Suddenly, a fist is flying downwards and towards the top of Naruto’s head.

THWAK.]

FOCUS, YA KNOW!

OWW! THAT HURT Y’KNOW?!

[SUDDENLY AN UZUMAKI STANDOFF that Minato sighs and shakes his head at. Trust these two to be diplomats. It seems like the more Naruto speaks, the more Minato thinks he got so many things from his mother. With a lopsided smile, he calmly steps in between them and carefully grabs the journal from Naruto.]

I would like to apologize for that display. [Behind him, there’s an indignant ‘Hey!’ That said, Minato clears his throat and his expression turns a little more serious.] As it is obvious, we are in need of answers. To the citizens who might be able to lend a hand through this book that we have concluded to be a communication device, we will appreciate any help.

[The next words, he hesitates for a moment in saying, but he feels he might as well throw it out there too.]

Also, for anyone who might know my family and I, please contact us as soon as possible. Thank you. [And he ends that with a polite smile.]

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[He knew it was New Feather season. But suddenly Naruto is back and his whole family is shouting over the journals. It's so much.]

N-NARUTO-KUN?!

KUSHINA-SAN?!

And... and... could that be...

[The fleshy version of that giant stone face he used to see every day.]

YO... YONDAIME-SAMA?!

[Holy shit, he hasn't heard that annoying screech in a while. For a second he wonders if he's mishearing, but checking the journals...]

--oi! Naruto!

[Wow, it's really him.]

[...and his parents? Shit, seriously? His mother he met before. His father though... that time two years ago shouldn't really count. This is the real deal this time?

The #1 Unpredictable Ninja, a hot-blooded red-haired woman, and a former Hokage. He's not sure what to make of this situation.]

[...eh, just better stick to the basics. Shock and excitement out of the way, he sighs.]

Calm down, idiot. You're not dead.

Lots of people know you! That's Naruto, right? [ She...vaguely remembers him. Kind...of... ] And I think I talked to Naruto's mom about his birthday once, but that was a long time ago. ...I dunno who you are, though, mister, sorry.

Ummmm, if you're near a supply cache, you can get some clothes there. Hang on.

[ She will hold up her copy of the village map - which kind of has pink crayon scribbles over various things, showing shortcuts and/or friends' locations, but what can you do. ]

The ones with "aa", "bb", "cc", and "dd" are new feather watch stations. There's normally shoes or jackets or food or things there I think. Grandpa and Katara help out at the welcome center now, and they told me about 'em a long time ago.

[ Not that she's ever seen one, since they're all way out of bounds of the village limits. ]

An' if not at least maybe that'll help you figure out where you are. I have to go to school soon, you know.

[It's so much to process... but they asked questions, right?!]

NARUTO-KUN! You are not dead! You... you cannot be! Only your parents have- I mean-

THIS IS NOT THE AFTERLIFE! We have all been taken outside of time and space... life is restored to all, here! You are all currently living!

Edited 2013-05-11 07:39 (UTC)

[THEY ARE NOT DEAD. That's the only bit he's picking up on here and he trusts Lee so suddenly he's all smiles and using that outdoor voice again. ]

BUSHY-BROWS!

YOU'RE HERE TOO?!

Shikamaru, you're here too!

[ That's great! At least he assumes it is- if anyone can figure out what's going on, it's him.]

Are you sure we're not dead? We've got wings?! [Apparently wings = you are dead in Narutoland now??]

We're not angels, if that's your guess. [As if any of them would be.] ...you really don't remember any of this?

That's me, I'm Naruto! You know my Mom? And the other guy's my Dad!

[Weird, no clue how some kid knows his Mom but he isn't going to bother asking for specifics. Instead he'll look at the map and listen to what she's saying. Though he doesn't have a clue what 'New Feathers' or most of the other stuff means.]

Well, we're in the forest right now!

[That part that takes up most of the map. Somewhere.]

[Indoor voices are no longer an option.]

NARUTO-KUN!

YOU ARE CORRECT! I AM HERE INDEED! OTHERWISE, I WOULD BE UNABLE TO RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE!

[He is glad - so glad to see Naruto again. He missed his dear friend, and he still remembers how uplifting he was at home, in the aftermath of... what happened to Neji.]

Does... DOES THIS MEAN YOU POSSESS NO MEMORIES OF THIS PLACE?!

Of course I don't remember! 'Cause I've never been here before. [Geez Shikamaru, keep up.]

I met her once before! Some people come here and don't remember being here. I GUESS that's what happened, since otherwise she'd know.

Anyway! This is Luceti, and be really careful about your wings 'cause they're your life, got it? [ She should have mentioned that first, probably. ] I'm pretty sure one of the ninja who're here can come and find you if you guys can't find your way here, too. They don't have school.

...Also, they're allowed to leave town without adults. I'm not! [ Not complaining at all about that, just sharing happily. ] Shikamaru and Chouji and Lee and Ino are the best ones, so you should ask for one of them to come and get you.

[ biased towards team 10, news at eleven. Also Lee. ]

[RUDE.

But no seriously. There's a lengthy pause on the other end as he considers that. It shouldn't be a shock... this stuff happens all the time in Luceti. He's met Hinata in the past, for example, with what... three different sets of memories now? It's happened with most of the others as well. Even Chouji.

Naruto, though... Naruto was here longer than him. He was the only other one who got what it's like, being in this place for so long. And he was the one he relied on the most, when he learned they couldn't tell the others. When he left, Shikamaru had been sincerely happy he was gone, because if anyone needed to go back, it would be Naruto.

But maybe it's true that a part of him had always expected that if he did come back some day, as is the nature of this world, he would remember.]

[An unfair expectation, all things considered. Shikamaru breathes in through his nose and tries to sound more annoyed than genuinely bothered. Or you know. The typical mood for him, basically. If he acts normal, Naruto will too. 8|]

Jeez, that's going to make things troublesome... It's a complicated explanation, and there's three of you at that. Correct?

[Picking up his own journal after the post, Minato decides he'll respond to whoever will reply to their little display. The first actually almost broke his eardrums. Then again, with Kushina as your wife, he's accustomed to shouting a lot.

This first response came from someone who resembles Gai very much. Although, how can he even know Naruto? (And looks like Naruto knows him too!) No, this is not Gai but he's most certainly a comrade of his son. It's a little relieving to know that someone knows them inasmuch as knowing this isn't the afterlife. It's good to be recognized.

Placing his faith on his son's friend, Minato smiles because it's the polite thing to do.]

Ah, hello there. Yes, that would be me. [THE ~FOURTH HOKAGE~] I suppose you are a friend of Naruto's? It's good to know we are not in the afterlife, though I would like to hear more about this time and space you mentioned.

[WHO IS THIS R00D PERSON WHO KNOWS HIS SON?? Oddly enough, he sounds familiar. Time to be a Dad!]

Ah, I would appreciate it if you won't call my son names. [Not at the least bit angry, really. He's trying to scold but in a very light manner.] Also, if you will elaborate on the reason why he's not dead?

[--haha, now's not the time to explain that's the normal method of operating between them.]

R-Right. ...Yondaime-same, is it? [He scratches the back of his head, considering. This feels weird.] It sounded as if from your question that you've already investigated some things about this place. I assume you've at least skimmed through the journal, given that you knew to ask.

[If he's asking how he knows Naruto isn't dead, he hasn't come across the guide probably. So it's a matter of determining what Minato has already figured out so he can explain best.]

[He's outdoors anyway. In a forest. Also just repeating things because now he's a little excited.]

BUSHY-BROWS!

I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE! [So no, he doesn't remember!]

I would be his Dad.

[He chuckles a little sheepishly. Doesn't he resemble Naruto or does he look younger than a Dad is supposed to be? Anyway, he takes all of that info in and for a little girl, she's incredibly helpful! And he appreciates the fact that she has her Grandpa with her because he can't imagine being alone in this place.

Studying the map that was graciously given to him, he then arrives to the conclusion that he's in a separate village altogether, though that doesn't explain how Naruto has friends here. In any case, he'll go along with the information he was given.]

I see. Thank you for all these details, however may I ask what's the name of this place and how did you get here? [He won't pry too much given how she's just a child.] And your name too?

Yeah but you say everything's troublesome..

[A little bit of snark there, but honestly he's a lot calmer now that he and Lee both have said this isn't the afterlife. Plus, both of them were close by at the time before he ended up here, so maybe they have a better idea what's going on.]

But yeah- my Mom and Dad are here too. How are they here, if they died when I was born?

Yeah but we've definitely not been here before! [Still not understanding what this place is, he is not understanding what 'not remembering' is.]

Luceti? [A place he's never heard of before. He was about to ask for more information on it, but something more important came up:]

Chouji and Ino are here too? [So that makes four leaf-nin so far, plus the three of them.]

[Hey, it's fine. Minato will not hold a grudge against you, okay? When he speaks again, this time his voice is a lot calmer and more neutral.]

I have. Even before we have discovered the journals, I've already assumed we are not in the afterlife or an elaborate illusion. [But it still feels good to be proven right.] Even so, I would like to know where this place is since Naruto's friend mentioned time and space.

I wasn't sure, 'cause sometimes people are clones. Or - what's the word? Ummm. Replicas?

[ That's a thing, right?

Prying is not a thing anyone has ever had to do with Ikki, although she does have a list of things she won't divulge to people because she was asked to stay silent. She's improving? ]

Luceti! And I just woke up here. The world pulls people here, 'cause of...well I don't think anyone knows? Some people will tell you the Malnosso took us here, but Katara and some of the other people told me it's the world that takes us here, and that the Malnosso got taken here, too. They're the ones who put up the barrier, though. You can see it if you go out far enough, or if you go up high enough! People get taken from different times and places. I'm from the world with bending, and Lee thought I was using wind jutsus, but it's just airbending, really.

And I'm Ikki!

[But even with the obvious need for answers, Minato pulls a smile.]

In any case, you know who I am and my son. May I get a name in return? [Because this is the polite thing to do.]

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