Timely Magic

Sasuke was startled awake by a strange chakra invading the area he and Naruto were previously sleeping in, "What's going on?" Naruto said groggily with a hint of confusion.

"I don't know, but we need to leave!" Sasuke said with urgency. However, before either of them could stand up they were engulfed by strange but familiar chakra. They quickly held on to each other so they wouldn't get separated. Next thing Sasuke knows he's fallen onto grass with Naruto sprawled on top of him. "Get off of me usuratonkachi." he said harshly. "Sorry sorry" Naruto said as he got off of him. "Where are we??" "I don't know, we should look around to see if there are any clues on where we are." Sasuke said firmly while standing up. "Whatever you say, Sasuke-Denka." Naruto mocked with the stupidest grin on his face.

"Just get up and help me, Naruto-Heika." Sasuke retorted with a smirk plastered on his face. "Hey! You can't use my title against me! I actually have the higher title!" Naruto screeched loudly at Sasuke's mockery. "So what, now get over here and help me. Or I could just leave you there." Sasuke innocently sung as he walked away. He chuckled to himself at the sound of the blond protesting and running to catch up.

After walking for a while, the start to hear odd noises, "What's that sound?" Naruto queries with genuine confusion. "How would I know?" Sasuke snarked back. As they neared the top of the hill the sound was getting louder, a quick glance at each other and they sprinted to the top. When they got there, they see a huge and odd looking village. "Why is that village so big and weird looking?" Naruto says while bouncing on the back of his feet. "That is a good question." Sasuke says while leaning closer to try and get a better look. "One thing's for certain, we are a long way from home." "Can we go down there Sasuke? Please!!" Naruto begs while tugging on the sleeve of Sasuke's dark blue kimono. "Fine, but we must not let anyone notice us." "Don't be noticed, got it!!" Naruto states while he starts to drag Sasuke to the odd looking village. Sasuke sighs at his best friend’s antics. 

When they arrived they were very careful so they wouldn't be seen, "What the heck are they wearing??" Sasuke asked quietly. "I don't know, they look kinda cool tho." Naruto whispered while staying close to Sasuke.

Sasuke scans the area and sees so many things he's never seen before, like metal norimonos that move on their own. Or those small objects that some people are looking at while touching, and others are holding it to their ear. The buildings are so weird as well.

"I want to get a closer look." Naruto mumbled so quietly that Sasuke had to strain his ears to hear what he said. Sasuke was about to disagree and go back into the woods, when he saw Naruto giving him the puppy dogs eyes. If it was anyone else giving him that face he would have said no very harshly and dragged them by the heel, but this was his best friend and crush, so he gave in.

"We'll need clothes if we're going to blend in." "Alright, after you Sasu-chan!" Naruto softly snickered. "I thought I told you not to call me that."

"Sorry" the blond said without a hint of sincerity. "No, you're not." He replied while observing to see what the best way to sneak into the clothing shop was.

He forced Naruto to wait outside while he snuck in. When he got in he was in a dark room with a guy sitting in front of a glowing tablet. Sasuke quickly put him in a genjutsu and looked at the tablet. He was surprised to see that it was a moving picture that showed what was going on in the shop. 'This is going to be more difficult than I thought.'

After a minute he found out how to turn the surveillance devices off, then went into the store and swiped some clothes for him and Naruto. When he got out Naruto was sitting there impatiently. "What took you so long?" "They had some sort of device that allowed them to see inside the store without being there and replay the events, so I had to turn it off." he said as he tossed the clothes at his best friend.

"Wait- They had WHAT?" Naruto screech-whispered while looking directly at Sasuke. "You heard me."

"Ok, so we need to be extra careful. Because apparently these people have surveillance devices that will get us in a lot of trouble." Naruto said as he eyed the clothing trying to figure out how to put it on.

After a minute they were dressed and walking down the street. Naruto was looking around and making sure to hide his curiosity and confusion. Sasuke was looking around without turning his head and had an aloof expression as usual.

All was going well, at least until he heard a grunt of pain and someone hit the floor. "Hey!!" a pink haired girl says as she gets off of the floor. "I'm sorry!! I didn't see you there!" "What's going on?" a blond girl says as she walks up to them. 

"He just ran into me!" the pinkette yelled accusingly. "I told you that I didn't see you." Naruto whines pathetically. "It's alright, I'm sorry for yelling at you." she said with sincerity. Sasuke sighs as he yanks Naruto away from the pinkette.

"And who are yooou??" the blond said in a sing-song tone. "Sasuke." "That's a nice name! My name is Ino Yamanaka! This is my best friend Sakura Haruno!" she said and the pinkette- Sakura Haruno, waved. "Nice to meet you! I'm Naruto!" said blond exclaimed while holding is hand out for a handshake, which both girls gave. "What are your last names?" Ino asked with a tilt to her head. Sasuke narrowed his eyed and harshly said "Why?" "Well, it's odd to refer to someone you just met by their first name." Sakura explains while her eyes bore into Sasuke’s. "Really? I have never heard of that." Naruto says while leaning toward Sakura. "Yeah, you refer to someone by their last name unless they give you permission to use their first name." Ino cheerily said while placing her hand on Sakura's shoulder.

Both boys glanced at each other to confirm that they were actually doing this. "My full name is Naruto Uzumaki!!" he said sortof loudly "Sasuke Uchiha." "Nice to meet you Uchiha, you too Uzumaki! I hope we can be friends." Sakura said. "I don't think-" Sasuke started before he was interrupted by the ball of sunshine that was his best friend. "I'd love to become both of your friend!!"

"Can I have your phone number??" Sakura asked Sasuke while leaning toward him. "I don't have one." "Oh, maybe we can get you one!" Ino said while leaning toward him as well. "There's no need to-" but he was cut off again. "It's fine! We don't mind! Uzumaki, do you have a phone?" Ino said before looking at Naruto. "No" "Great! We'll get you one too! Come on!" Sakura said before grabbing Naruto and Sasuke by the wrists and starts dragging them off with Ino close behind. 

When they get into a shop there were a lot of metal slabs. 'Ah, those must be phones’. After the girls picked out phones for him and Naruto they took them to another section of the shop. "Pick a case for your phone! We'll pay for it." Ino said quickly. Naruto was entranced by all of the phone cases, and was looking at all of them. In the end Naruto ended up getting a case that looked like a night sky, while Sasuke got a black one with lightning on it. The girls ushered them to the check out, as they called it, and paid for the stuff and a phone plan. "Here, I already put our numbers in here so don't be afraid to give us a call!" Ino sung as she handed us our phones. "Thank you!" Naruto said gleefully. "Bye Uchiha! Bye Uzumaki!" both girl exclaimed as they walked away. "Bye Yamanaka! Bye Haruno!" Naruto called back as he waved at their retreating backs.

After they left Naruto and Sasuke wandered around the village for a while. Soon enough it was dark and they decided that they needed somewhere to stay. "Maybe we could ask Haruno or Yamanaka for somewhere to stay??" Naruto said as they walked down the streets, not a soul in sight. "No, I don't want to." 

"Why not?"

"I just don't so drop it."

"Where are we going to stay then?" he whined softly. "We'll find somewhere, and if we don't we'll sleep in the woods." Sasuke said softly and quickly. "Ok."

They went on for a while before they were approached by an old lady, "Excuse me, what are you doing out so late?" she asked with concern. "That's none of your-" Naruto silences him with a hand over his mouth and says. "We don't have anywhere to stay." "What? Where are your parents?" she said as she closely looked them over. "Gone" Naruto says quickly. "I'm sorry to hear that. You could stay with me, and instead of rent you could help me around the apartment." she said kindly. Sasuke narrowed his eyes, he knew better than to underestimate anyone. What if it was a trap?? "Thank you Obaa-chan!" Naruto says in a heartbeat.

"Follow me." she says as she heads toward an oldish looking building. Sasuke then yanks Naruto's hand off of his mouth "Baka, what if it's a trap??"

"What if it isn't?"

"You have to much faith in people."

When they got in the building they went up several flights of stairs until they reached the 4th floor and continued down the hallway. She pulled out her keys and opened the door. "Come in, this is your home now." the place was small, but clean. "I have a spare room right there, however I have no bedding for you. Oh, silly me, I never asked for your names." "I'm Naruto Uzumaki! This is Sasuke Uchiha!" said blond said quietly but with enthusiasm. "Nice to meet you, I'm Nozomi Hirano."

"Nice to meet you too! Wait- do you want us to call you Hirano-san or Obaa-chan??"

"Which ever makes you more comfortable."

"Ok, thank you for letting us stay with you Obaa-chan! We really appreciate it!" Naruto cheered with a grin on his face. Naruto then harshly elbowed Sasuke in the ribs and glared at him, "Yeah, thanks Hirano-san." "Now, let me warn you that this part of town isn't the best at night, so if you're out at night you need to be careful." she said softly and calmly.

"Ok! Thanks for letting us know Obaa-chan!" Naruto says enthusiastically.

"You two should get ready for bed, it's late and you need your rest." she pondered a minute before offering them her bedding but they refused saying they didn't need it.

And with that Sasuke and Naruto went into the room she offered them. It was a small room with one window, but it'll work. They laid down next to each other and said their good nights. 

Naruto was asleep soon enough, but Sasuke was awake a little longer thinking about the day’s events. He soon enough fell into light slumber.