chapter 1

I was once an ordinary person much like you. I lived in a house and did ordinary things. I learned to ride a bike at the age of six and that I was a horrible singer at nine.

My life was that of an ordinary person my age. I had boy problems and arguments with my friends. I was upset with my weight and my looks though it as clearly only in my mind.

Of course I had my interests and hobbies as do you and every other person on this Earth. I loved to draw and write stories. Making my character inside my head jump to life on a white sheet of paper and do things I myself could not.

So as you can see, I'm not so different from you now, how you once were in the past, or how you might be in the future. It would not be for quite some time that I was to realize what truly set me apart from every other girl my age…

But maybe I am skipping a bit too far… Yes… I suppose I should start here…

Hello, my name is Morgan Stream and I am fourteen years old. I have one younger brother who does not get along with me. I have two normal parents with hardworking jobs. My two dogs are lazy. My friends call once a week to talk. I have no boyfriend of what to speak. And this is my story.I opened my eyes at the sharp knock on my door and groaned. My dad's voice was heard through the wood asking loudly, "Are you going to get up or sleep until dinner?!" I rolled onto my stomach and mumbled where he could hear me, "What time is it?" His reply came back, "Noon."

I jerked to my feet and gasped, "Why did you let me sleep in like this!" He opened the door and sighed. Leaning on the wall he answered in a bored tone, "I didn't think you'd want me to wake you up."

I smiled slightly as I shoved him out my door. Glancing at my calendar I notice that it was Saturday and that I was very late…

I slipped into my bathroom and showered quickly before darting to my dresser and pulling my clothes from it. I changed and brushed the tangles from my long blond, highlighted hair. I tied it into a ponytail on the back of my head as I pressed the on button on my internet.

The computer loaded slowly and gave me just enough time to brush my teeth and get comfortable on my bed. I leaned back and pulled the thing into my lap as I logged into my account on a site.

I messed around a while until my mother knocked on my door. She opened it and walked in. "What? Are you already on the computer?!" I smiled slightly.

She set a bowl down on my desk and stated, "I made noodles for lunch so eat up." I smiled and giggled, "You just made instant ramen!" She nodded with her own laugh and exited again.

Well… I did say before that I was late but it was only to check in with my new friends on a site I liked!

Like I said, this was as normal a day as any. It flew by in the usual order - I ate and played on the internet for several hours until the alarm on my cell sang out "Born for This" by Paramore - my alarm for soccer.

I jumped to my feet and changed into my sports outfit before running out of my room and over to where my bag lay in the living room. I yanked on the long soccer socks and shoved the cleats over my feet. The shin guards fit snugly on my legs and I darted back to the bathroom to fix my hair. A simple braid and I was ready!

My mom tossed me a bottle of water as I ran out the door and into my friend's car!

He smiled at me and asked, "Running late?" I nodded and smiled back happily. He revved the engine slightly in his Ford F-150 and we were off!

I had soccer four times a week at the high school I went to. And it just so happened that one of my best friends had football the same nights I did at the same time, so we went together.

The highway was full of rushing cars as we swerved in and out around them. He asked very innocently if I was hungry and I denied seeing as we were already running a bit behind because of traffic.

I trusted this friend with my life and it was the reason I let him drive me and not the other way around. I leaned back in my seat and leisurely looked out of the rearview mirror and gasped.

Just behind us was a tractor trailer and it was gaining fast! The driver was passed out in his seat and was leaning into the gas pedal.

My mind seemed to go into slow motion as I turned my head to look at my friend. He saw my frantic look and was about to ask what was wrong when there was the sharp sound of metal on metal…

I couldn't tell whether or not I screamed then but I reached out and grabbed the wheel from his hands and swerved the car off to the right and straight into a tree… The thing was… I was on the right side…

It felt funny as I watched the tree come at me in such slow motion. I could see my friend scream my name but I heard no sound… I felt no pain as the tree met the truck and blackness surrounded me.

I seemed to float in blackness for a moment as I thought to myself. "Am I dead? Did I die?"

I closed my eyes and sighed a tired sigh as I rested in the blackness. I wasn't quite sure what I was waiting for but I never moved from my spot…

Time might have passed but I wouldn't have known. In fact… I didn't feel anything for quite a while…

Something cold and wet hit my face and I opened my eyes. The thing was… I was most definitely not inside my friend's truck. I was lying under a canopy of trees.

I felt almost as if my eyes were fuzzy and I rubbed them before opening them again. I wasn't seeing things… I most definitely wasn't in a truck and I was most definitely alive.

But the trees above me looked funny… as if I was looking through smudged glasses. I grumbled in my throat as I sat up and felt a strong wave of deja vu.

It wasn't a mirage that only seemed to look odd. These trees seemed to be out of… something I'd read about maybe? I was confused as I sat straight and looked around me.

Just then a voice called out behind me, "What in the world is a kid doing out here in the middle of nowhere?"

I turned and looked straight up into the eyes of someone… And then it struck me why everything felt so familiar. I was inside a manga!

I gasped and demanded, "Where am I?!" He didn't look familiar, but I needed to ask all the same.

He sighed and scratched the back of his head. "The Land of Fire? We're kind of out in the middle of nowhere but that's the country I guess…" I felt shock roll over me. I wasn't just in any manga… I was in the most popular manga in America, Naruto!The man smiled, "So what's your name then, kid?" I mumbled, "Morgan…" He sighed, "A strange name that is… never heard its like before. Well nice to meet you! I am Kenji Sho!"

His face was something like what girls in my world would drool over saying things like "He's so hot! I wish he was real!"

I nodded up at him and he held out a hand to me, "Come on then. Let's find those parents of yours, they must be worried sick!"

I obeyed and stood using him to pull me to my feet.

I dusted myself off and had an odd thought… If I was inside Naruto then was I an anime character now too?!

I gulped and looked down at my outfit and saw my same of soccer uniform, only in cartoon style. I was amazed at this…

I was inside the world of Naruto… me! Simple, boring, and ordinary me!

But there was the question I needed the answer to as of right now… How in the world did I get here?!