The path back home

Chapter 6

The lack of parental supervision has finally gotten to me. At first, I had been overwhelmed with excitement, but now, that isn't exactly the case.

Yesterday, I had carelessly stayed up all night finishing the fourth Harry Potter book because I just HAD to know how it ended. The best few chapters of the Harry Potter books are always the best.

Having no one to guide me and discipline me makes me act irrationally. My new mindset of "I can do whatever I want now" has caused me nothing but trouble. For example, buying 5 packs of pocky instead of ingredients for a healthy meal. That was something I did yesterday. The same day I hadn't gone to bed at a reasonable hour.

Other than being irresponsible, I've become quite paranoid.  There's this fear I get every time I step onto the streets of Konoha.  The eerie feeling I get that someones going to pounce on me or possibly kill me. I may know all about Naruto's future in this world, but I don't know mine. For all I know I could die today.

This world is more dangerous than my own. It carries all the dangers from there and the additional dangers from here. My parents wouldn't be able to sleep at night knowing I'm here.

My fear aside, I now have to deal with the lack of energy I have. I stare at my tea cabinet. There are pounds of coffee beans sitting on the top shelf. Though I know coffee is a great source of energy, I'm not a fan of the bitter taste.

Next to the coffee lies one of my favorite drinks: Matcha tea. Matcha has an equal amount (if not more) caffeine than coffee. It's a tea that originated from Japan, so I was able to get my hands on it in the supermarket. Unlike most teas, Matcha comes in powder instead of the traditional tea bag.

Deciding I'll have matcha to wake me up, I heat up a mug of water in the microwave while sifting the Matcha powder. Once the water finishes heating, I take it out with a mitten, then transfer the boiling water to a "to go" cup.

I drizzle honey to the water to add a little sweetness. I then proceed to put the powder in the solution.I close the lid and shake everything together.

My mouth waters, imagining the sweet, unique taste of Matcha. After everything is thoroughly mixed, I grab a pre-made bento and sit on the couch to eat my breakfast. While eating, I can't help but think about everything.

           It's no surprise that my situation isn't normal. I mean, when do you get transported into your favorite anime's world to live a full life?

           I wish I was as grateful as I had been before, but the nerves that I suddenly got prevent me from wishing anything except not make a full out of myself today. Yes, this is the day I'm going to go to the academy for the first time. Since Kakashi definitely doesn't look fourteen, and he doesn't have a team yet, I think there might be a chance that I'll be in the same year as Naruto. But he could also be a year or two below me.

           But for the first time ever, I don't want to be placed in the same group as Naruto for the stupidest reason. I'm going to make a fool out of myself. Everyone I idolize will see, and with close to no experience, that's "bad luck" written all over my chalkboard.

          All I've gotten done is figuring out how to kind of throw a ninja star. And even then, I still look pathetic doing it. There's no way I'll be able to manage the clone Jutsu by the time I have to graduate later his year.

        My eyes shift over to my phone laying untouched on the kitchen counter. I spring to my feet and turn to YouTube for some sort of tutorial. My eyes fall out their sockets upon seeing the hours on hours of tutorials for Shinobi on my home page. But unlike the videos you'd normally find on YouTube, these are videos made for actual ninjas.