Confrontation

"We're being observed. Withdraw for now."

"Of course."

"Hey! Who the hell are you?!" I yelled.

There I stood, a foggy, rainy expanse. Less than 20 feet away from me was a shadowy figure. Invisible to the untrained eye, I could barely make out its shape. It sounded like two different people, but it held the appearance of a singular entity. Some sort of creature, wielding two large extended growths like horns. This was it, this was the presence I had felt.

Trembling, I shouted once more, "Don't act like you can't hear me!!!"

To no avail, my words fell on deaf ears again.

I inched in closer to the being, still unable to make out what it looked like. Suddenly, for a brief moment, it reared its head my way.

"Oh… it seems there was another in our vicinity." it snarked, minimizing my presence, "Anyway…"

Within a couple of seconds, the shadow of its body sunk into the ground beneath it, as the being promptly disappeared.

As I stared aimlessly, trying to process what had just transpired, the pitter-patter of distant footsteps approached. Again, unable to see beyond the heavy mist, I was left to tracing the oncoming chakra signature instead; it was Kakashi Hatake. I let out a sigh of relief. Though having never interacted with him, I felt a sense of safety, knowing his connection to Naruto.

The silver-haired jonin leaped down off a nearby cliff and disappeared for quite some time. I figured I shouldn't interfere. It also would be incredibly unfortunate for a refrigerator like me if I were to fall off the cliff, so I stayed away from the edge. Moments later, however, Kakashi reappeared carrying Naruto back to the Leaf Village. Sasuke was nowhere in sight, and I could not sense him anywhere nearby either. I have no clue what happened, but Naruto looked to be in pretty bad condition.

With my original body back at home, I had to find somewhere else for my clone to stay to avoid suspicion. 

Stowed away in a storage room near Ichiraku Ramen, I slept for the night. It has gotten significantly easier to sleep and just operate my body overall, but I need to find a way to communicate with the rest of this world. I feel completely useless, I can't even relay information to warn these people I've come to care about.

That's the next step in my journey. Speaking! God, I feel so silly plotting these basic goals, but all this work has given me an odd sense of fulfillment. It's like I've been the most productive I've ever been.

These next few weeks and months will be a challenge, but I'm ready to take it head on. I'm not going to let this world down. That's my ninja… err… refrigerator way!!!