Chapter 5 - Ominous

Bad news! I haven't made any friends and it's been weeks, maybe even months, I've lost track of time.

Not being able to communicate with people is worse than I thought. As an introvert, I was expecting to, at the very least, be comfortable with my own company… but now…

Now that I have the ability to extend this sensation of chakra around the Leaf Village, I can't help but feel lonely. It's not just envy of what I see in others, it's the fact that I can now do so much and I'm still lacking in a basic skill.

I shouldn't let it get me down. Instead, I should strive to get stronger. If I do that, maybe then, I could communicate with people. Hell, there's gotta be another person from my world here, right? If I just concentrate hard enough… there's gotta be someone… maybe reincarnated as a cupboard… or a chair! Or maybe a bed! Man, I wish I was a bed…

~ A dreamy sensation came over me as the thought of Lady Tsunade, the fifth Hokage, appeared in my mind. I had only seen photos of her, she's probably even prettier in person… ~

Argh! Wait, no! I wouldn't be able to choose whose bed I reincarnated into. I'd have to pick something more mundane like a lamp! Hmm, I wonder if you could reincarnate into clothing items… I imagine a lot of people would want to be-…

ZZZZIP!

In an instant, a chill ran down my spine (or what I considered my spine). Something was not right. It felt as though a completely new presence was near me. Something… ominous. It felt like my heart sank into my chest. I'd have a few scares throughout my time here, but I tried to apply logic to get through it.

When I first sensed the other chakra source in Naruto's body, I remember seeing bits of Naruto in my past life, I knew he had some fox spirit or something. I had to tell myself that he most likely learns to control that power somewhere down the line, so I'm probably safe.

Then, when those two bad guys entered the village, I could sense a darkness in their chakra too. One had an abundance of natural chakra, and the other had chakra similar to what I sensed in Sasuke Uchiha. They seemed like quite a threat, but they left rather quickly.

But now… this chakra is… darker, colder. Am I the only one who can sense this? I've heard of so many capable and renowned shinobi in this village, I can't be the only person feeling this.

What worries me more is that Naruto ran off not too long ago on a mission. That Sasuke fellow I mentioned earlier, he seemed to have defected from the village. A bunch of the kids in Naruto's generation left, heading in the same direction. I just hope this feeling is tied to them.

I just hope they're safe.