[Open] ... .... WHERE DID EVERYONE GO?

[whyalwaysme]

He'd been doing his part for Lee's most recent genjutsu, which apparently called for him to be a princess today. Fine, so he could be Nejiko-hime until Lee's point was made! No problem. He could hold an umbrella over himself for the dramatic part of the scene and it would work out.

Still, he'd sighed and closed his eyes, because Lee wasn't being convincing at all today, but when he opened his eyes! It was no good, suddenly all the props were gone and the water falling on him wasn't coming from a hose. Where did everyone go?

He turned in a circle, activating his Byakugan as he spun the sunny red parasol on his hands, but no! No Tenten, no Lee?

DID LEE MANAGE A REAL GENJUTSU?!

The idea stymied him, because that wasn't the point of their show! That made no sense.

Freeing a hand, he put it to his head, trying to understand what just happened.

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[your_destiny]

"....."

The image was just burned into his mind. As he'd turned a corner to go get some groceries, this was what he had seen. Apparently, there was a female version of himself. She must be new. He has not seen her before. He coughed lightly to clear his throat. Something about first meetings with hiw own selves never just went all too right.

Well, here goes nothing.

"Good day, miss."

[whyalwaysme]

He stared, then used his free hand to rub his eyes, stared again, then turned on his byakugan. Nope. Still there. "... .... Now this is all wrong."

[your_destiny]

"All wrong?" he blinked and cocked his head. "Oh, you have just arrived in this wonderfully strange world then, hmm?"

[whyalwaysme]

"World?! Is this a flashback? No one told me we were doing a flashback." He turned off the Byakugan again, staring at him with a frown.

[your_destiny]

Never mind how the voice definitely sounds like his.. or the lack of chest. Don't THINK, just explain.

"This is not a flashback." he crossed his arms. "You have for better or wworse just been taken from wherever you came from by this village: Michi no Sato. It seems to greatly enjoy snatching people from various timelines and worlds."

[whyalwaysme]

"... .... ...... ......"

He frowned at him harder, trying to get him to say something else, hands shifting the parasol so it was more securely over his head. "You are serious."

[your_destiny]

"Yes. This is a new reality you will need to deal with, as I have." he needed. "I do not think anything I can say will prepare you for all the shocking discoveries you may make, but let me list off a few exampleS: Dead people being alive and well, people I know having the wrong gender... oh and not only multiples but also any age ranges of one person, although this example has been witnessed."

[punchlinepresident]

No, wait, some of it was from a hose. Or at least, it had been, before Tenten realized that there was actually rain falling and her hose wasn't connected to anything.

"Oi, Lee! Come on, what did you do now?!"

If he was just carting in a giant water tank to drop on them to enhance the ~drama~...

[whyalwaysme]

He turned in place, relief running through him. "Tenten, I don't see Lee anywhere."

[punchlinepresident]

"Usually Narrator-san says something when we change scenes..."

She stared up at the sky expectantly.

And waited.

And waited.

"...Narrator-san?"

[whyalwaysme]

"I haven't heard from him since the scene changed." He tilted his head, peeking past the edge of the parasol. "...Do you think he took a break?"

[punchlinepresident]

"The episode shouldn't be over yet, this should only be halfway through the first part..."

She cupped both hands around her mouth. "OI! NARRATOR-SAN! Don't you remember last time someone else took your job?!"

[whyalwaysme]

"I think he might be ignoring us." He heaved a sigh. "We should perhaps just wait?" He gathered his skirt in the hand not holding the parasol.

[konohasuperstar]

This day was good. Very good. No wait, it was about to get even better, because he had just spotted the most marvelous beauty! And what was this!?

A hand! To her head!

A lady in peril! She was most likely about to faint! "I've got you~" nevermind that this lady had white eyes, and is somewhat strong-boned as he suddenly has her in his arms. "...at least wait until you've seen me, if you are going to faint~"

[whyalwaysme]

What? No one told him they were bringing in Sasuke for this skit! WHEN DID HE GET HERE?!

He turned his head to look at him, trying to figure out how to go with this. "....."

Nope, nothing. He'll just stare instead.

[konohasuperstar]

"Ah, struck speechless by my beauty?" except by looking so close, this....

nah.

"Are you a princess, or queen?"

[whyalwaysme]

Nope. Not going to work. It was only another moment before he flailed his way free. "Wait! Wait, I'm missing the script! Narrator-san hasn't explained the change in the skit."

[konohasuperstar]

That voice? Definitely male. The flailing did have him put the other somewhat down. The words? Definitely nothing that made sense. It did seem fine to him, regardless.

"Oh, because you believe true love can be explained?" Skit. He spoke of a skit, so why not just push it to the limit? "No script can possibly truly allow me to pour out my heart's words~"

[whyalwaysme]

He was blushing, and confused, and he shot another quick look around them. Oh no! Had Sasuke taken over the show?

He looked back. He'd known Naruto wanted to, but not Sasuke. "True... love?"

Why was it always him.

OMG an SD character!!! (You are awesome for existing.)

[itachi_san]

If a princess dress and a parasol had a role in one of Lee's skits... one could only wonder what a painfully ill-looking Itachi Uchiha in a wheelchair was for.

But there he was, not too far from what looked to be the gates of a small village market.

So much flattery for me~?

[whyalwaysme]

And wonder he did, because what. This was all wrong! Still, he shored himself up, trying to go with it as he picked his way around puddles over to the man's side.

...

And then promptly hissed at him in what he believed was a tone below the level the viewers might noticed. "Did I miss a script change?"

[itachi_san]

"Script... Ch...Change?" Itachi mouthed back in confusion.

He had absolutely no idea what this peculiar version of Neji Hyuuga was talking about. Or why he was dressed like that. But from the way Itachi said it, it could have just as easily suggested that it was the change he was confused about, not the entire idea of a script.

[whyalwaysme]

He looked around, turning on his byakugan as he tried to sort out if Lee was hiding in the bushes or something. On determining that no, this wasn't the case, he gave another glance, then quickly returned to his normal clothes, sidling over to the Uchiha. "Yes! I didn't even know you were going to be in this episode!"

[itachi_san]

Script? Episode?!

"... Sasuke... thought it'd be good... for me to get a little fresh air..."

[whyalwaysme]

"...oh. So you weren't even supposed to be in the shot at all then?"