You decided to tell Iruka the truth. After all, what good would it do if you lied to him? The truth…he would never believe you though. You were positive.

"Iruka-sensei?" you said quietly. He was startled at your change in tone.

"I think you're making a mistake. I don't belong in this world. I don't really know why I'm here, or why you know who I am, but I'm not a ninja from Konoha. I'm just a regular girl from a place called Earth."

You continued to ramble, explaining why you knew who he was, that the Naruto world was fictional where you lived. You even mentioned your Naruto plushie. At last, you were done, and you stared at Iruka, wondering what he thought about all this.

He pursed his lips and tapped his nose, thinking. "Either you're making this up –"

"But I'm not!" you protested. Iruka raised one finger to silence you.

"Or someone has placed a very powerful, virtually undetectable genjutsu which fooled me into thinking that you were a student in the Academy, when in reality, I've never met you until today," he finished.

Your eyes widened in astonishment. "Who would do that?"

Iruka shrugged. "I have no idea. I'm not sure what anyone would gain out of such an arrangement. Unless, of course, if you were a spy from an enemy shinobi village…"

You glared at him. "I'm not even a shinobi!"

He smirked. "That's why I think my first theory is more plausible."

You resisted the urge to smack him. "And I'm not lying either."

Iruka sighed and slumped, looking defeated. "That's not for me to decide. In the meantime, let's pay a visit to the Hokage. If there's anyone, he'll be the one who'll know what to do with you."

You did not like the sound of that. You gulped audibly.

"Alright, let's go," you said, attempting to sound braver than you felt.

Iruka led you to the Academy building where the Hokage's office was located. He knocked on the door, and then pushed it open.

"Hello, Iruka," the aged Hokage greeted him. His gaze shifted and he looked at you curiously. "And who is this?"
Iruka looked extremely confused for a moment. Then a look of comprehension dawned on his face. "So it is the second theory," he murmured to himself, then he straightened up and addressed the other man. "This is [Name], Hokage-sama." Then Iruka explained your story in detail.

The Hokage listened attentively, nodding every once in a while. When Iruka finished, he said, "I am convinced that you are right, Iruka. And it seems the only person who is affected by this curious genjutsu is you."

Iruka flushed, "I, uh, gomenasai."

The Hokage smiled, but turned to you instead. "I apologize for the problems whoever did this to you has caused, [Name]. I will reverse it for you, if it is in my power."

"So, I don't belong in this world?" you asked softly, dreading the answer.

Go to Chapter 7.