Too Much Attention (Naruto x KHR)

CH1 Mindscape and Memories (1)

AN: This was written a while ago, when I was extremely sleepy, so I merely skimmed through the chapter and fixed the errors that caught my eyes. Therefore, I apologize if there're any grammar errors that you've noticed. If so, please try your best to ignore them.

And now, enjoy the story :)

A blast of light engulfed Naruto. He tried to move but found himself unable to control his limbs. What happened? He thought he and his friends had been fighting Madara, then there was something...he couldn't remember what it was. But that thing hit him, causing him to fall forward, then...then he found himself in this total whiteness.

A jolt of pain suddenly went through his head. The last thing he remembered before falling unconscious was Sakura's screaming, "NARUTO!"

Naruto opened his eyes slowly, and found himself laying in a very familiar surrounding. He was staring at the ceiling of what appeared to be a sewer and was drenching in dirty, foul-smelling water, soaking his orange jumpsuit.

Propping himself up with an elbow, Naruto scanned the sewer. At first glance it appeared to be his mindscape, but as he examined closely, there were something different about the sewer. The water was cleaner than the water in his mindscape. The space also appeared to be larger in width and height. This, apparently, doesn't seemed to be his mindscape.

"Kyuubi?" He called out, but received no response in reply. So this really isn't his mindscape? There's one more way to test it, however.

Closing his eyes and letting out a calming breath, Naruto imagined the surrounding to change into a grass field with many training dummies surround it. If it worked, then that means he was in his mindscape, because only the owner has the power to change the view of their mindscape.

Opening his eyes nervously, Naruto was greeted with the same awful sight and rotten egg smell.

Sighing dejectedly, Naruto got up and decided to walk around. He has to find out whose mindscape this belongs to, and try to find a way to communicate with that person. After all, it's rude to enter other people's mind without permission (except in a battle, for Ino does it all the time).

And...Naruto was also very curious about the identity of this person. Why does he, or she, has a similar mindscape as his? Was it because he or she is also a Jinchuuriki? Was it because he or she was also bullied, abused, and hated by everyone like how Naruto was before he met all his friends?

If it's true, then Naruto must help that person. He wouldn't let another person suffer like he had in his childhood. The hated look, the hushed whispers, the mocking laugh, the beatings... he knew how much pain all this can cause on a person.

Without Iruka sensei, without Sakura chan and Sasuke bastard (although he hated to admit this), without Kakashi sensei and Ero sennin, without everyone who are precious to him...he could never make it through his abusive childhood alive.

It was their presence, always by his side, that gave him the courage to live. They were one of the first to offer him help when he needed it. He knew he would never become what he is today if he doesn't have anyone helping him.

Therefore, he's going to find the identity of this person, and see just what caused he or she to have a mindscape like this. And if he could, he would offer help to this person. He would deal with Madara and that weird jutsu later, seeing he doesn't even know whose mind he's in, he doubt that he had the power to defeat Madara right now.

Sauntering around aimlessly, Naruto finally arrived at a narrow pathway with no water on the ground. Taking off his ninja sandals, Naruto shook the water out of them then put them on again.

Walking down the narrow pathway, Naruto found a door on his right. It has red painted all over the door. Naruto hesitantly grabbed the handle and pulled open the door, preparing for the worst. But the only thing he saw, was mountains and mountains of stacks of papers with red marks all over it!

"Seems like this person doesn't have a smart mind..." Naruto muttered, mentally comparing the person to himself.

Closing the door, Naruto walked further up ahead and after about a few minutes of walking and looking, he saw another door on his right. Naruto opened it without hesitation, curious to see what's behind the door, and found himself engulfed in a bright flash of light.

Then, everything turned dark, with a few flashes here and there. He panicked for a second before realizing the darkness began to swirl and twist as if it's changing into something else. It looked as if a real movie scene was playing in front of him.