It's been some years now, and I've grown accustomed to life as a refrigerator. It wasn't easy, and there were some very lonely nights, but I'll spare the details.
I've started to get a hand of my abilities and my limitations, or at least that's what I've been calling them. Firstly, I'm unable to move, I am a stationary household appliance, after all. I also can't speak, not even to other inanimate objects. However, I can interact with this new type of energy, I hear some of the neighbours calling it chakra.
I'm no expert, but I've managed to siphon off chakra from the foods inside my body and any other small amount of energy lingering around me. It's given me the satisfaction of eating despite no longer having a sense of hunger. Additionally, I've been able to briefly tap into the chakra in the lighting fixtures, if I exert myself enough. The first time I did it, that whiskered kid freaked out and left. He came back hours later with stains on his shirt from wolfing down some ramen.
Speaking of that kid, his name is Naruto. I thought I had heard of him before, he was a character on TV, right? I didn't know much about his story, just things in passing, like his design, his special moves and, if I'm not mistaken, the girl he ends up with as well. From what I've been able to faintly hear, the locals have referred to him as a 'Hyperactive Knucklehead,' a name which I find pretty cute, though I doubt that was their intention.
Naruto is in the Ninja Academy now, graduation should be coming up any day now, but he keeps failing his shadow clone tests. I see him practice every day in this house. He's always working hard, like he has something to prove. It's probably a good thing that I can't talk to him. Knowing even a little bit about who he becomes would make things too risky, I could accidentally alter his fate. Besides, just seeing him smile over the most mundane things has made my new life a lot easier. Seeing him cry a lot has also made me feel less alone in my lowest moments. I can tell he's someone special. I can't wait to watch your journ-...
SLAM!
"Believe it! I'm a Genin! One step closer to Hokage, and then people will have to respect me!" Naruto yelled, barging into his house.
"God, keep it down out there!" a neighbour groaned.
Naruto had returned from what seemed to be an eventful night. He muttered something about a man named Iruka as he placed a celebratory container of takeout ramen in the fridge.
By the way, I refuse to refer to myself as the refrigerator in the context of people putting things inside me. Gross! That said, I'm thankful Naruto has unknowingly brought food home for me. Ichiraku Ramen smells delicious!
Naruto headed to bed, as I sat alone in thought.
The human body is able to keep running while asleep, otherwise we'd all stop breathing (among other things) and die. So, maybe if I fiddle with my chakra, I can sleep. Let's see, let's see, when I'm tired, my head feels heavy, so maybe I should-
PEW!
Ahhh! Too much chakra in my head only makes me feel more awake.
Okay, I have to think more like a fridge. They run while their lights are off, so maybe if I disperse my chakra throughout my whole body, but keep the majority of it in my stomach, then… if I just close my eyes figuratively… it would be like shutting off the lights… but my essential functions would still be running… like a device… in 'sleep mode'... and then… maybe I could…
…fall…
…asleep.
I let out one last satisfying exhale as I descended into a deep slumber.
BOOM!
My eyes shoot open!
"Alright! Ramen for breakfast and I get to meet my new teammates?! Today is going to be awesome!"
I guess sleeping here is just as instant as it feels in my old world, I sighed as I prepared for another day in the Leaf Village.