Toonz prologue

We see a silhouette of the Big Apple.

"All my life, I've worked in the big city..."

Then we see it's just stalks of grass as we start to go underground while the voice continued.

"Which I see as a problem, cause ya know, I feel uneasy around most crowds. Mainly fear of enclosed spaces, stuff that makes me feel trapped. I always hope there's a better place out there, and I do tend to think a lot. But I guess that has to do with when I had an anxious childhood."

Then we see who is talking and lying on a couch. It is a young man with blonde spiky hair, blue eyes, an orange jumpsuit and a blue headband with a silver symbol of a leaf. He's Naruto Uzumaki.

"See my mom, she hardly had any time for me. When you're in a family of nine kids, you barely get any attention and I did sometimes have abandonment issues." A white dog named Brian Griffin writes down what Naruto says, "My dad left when I was but a small infant. And my job...you don't wanna get me started cause it annoys me but I just wasn't cut out to be a worker; I'll tell you anyway."

Naruto stood up, still speaking, "My whole life, I've really been able to lift something my own weight. And having to handle dirt... not my idea of a rewarding career. It's this whole organization system that I can't get. I'm trying but I just can't get it. I'm supposed to do everything for the colony, and... hello! What about my needs, what about how I feel? I just know there's gotta be a better place then this otherwise I'll just crawl up into a baby position and weep like crazy." He sighed, standing near the window, "What I'm saying is this whole thing makes me feel... insignificant."

Brian looked up, "Excellent, you've made yourself a breakthrough."

"I have?"

"Yes, Naruto... you are a bit insignificant."

"...I am?"

Secret-Universe presents

"Toonz"

Later, Naruto rode an acorn elevator with other workers, looking bored. "3, 2, 1..."

"Ground floor!" A voice called out as they hit the ground, sending them flying including Naruto who got up and walked off to his work spot. Meanwhile above their heads in a large cocoon/castle, young kids were being inspected to either be a worker or a soldier.

"Worker." They said to one kid, Timmy Turner, giving him a pick axe.

"Soldier." To Stewie Griffin, giving him a soldier's helmet.

"...Worker." To Mac, giving him a pick axe.

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"Let's try it again!" Vector gave out instructions to new workers in training while Espio played a drum. "Firm grip, swing hard. Back straight, concentrate!"

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Other workers were moving dirt or digging as Naruto reached his work area, "Okay gotta keep a positive attitude. Good attitude, even if I am insignificant." He picked up his pick axe, "Insignificant but with attitude." That's when some dirt hit him in the face.

"Well good morning Uzumaki." A young woman walked up to him, holding a clipboard and smiling. She had green eyes with glasses, black hair in a bun (some of it hanging by her ears), a purple jacket, purple skirt and brown boots. She is Miss Pauling. "Thought I wouldn't be seeing you this morning."

"That's great, Miss Pauling." Naruto began digging, "It's working already. So meaningless, I'm invisible." His pick got stuck.

Miss Pauling helped him remove it, "At least now you're getting it. And after all, this isn't about you, it's about us. The whole team." She gestured to the rest of the area, "It's about all of this."

"...A giant hole in the ground?"

"Okay, people!" A humanoid gumball machine named Benson called out, "Are we feeling good?"

"Yeah!"

"Um, yeah." Naruto added.

"Great." Benson read a list, "R 17-34 through Z 78-29, you're on Wrecking Ball."

"You got this, right?" Miss Pauling asked.

"Swell..." Naruto then grinned, "I mean, got it! Believe it." As they headed over, he continued, "Right, Miss Pauling? "Be the Ball", it's the main thing."

"Don't worry about it. I happen to love my job and you...just think too much." Miss Pauling watched him climb up the human/creature made ball. "Come on, Uzumaki. Help us build a bigger better colony and at least try to be happy about it."

"Yeah, sure." Naruto got into position as part of the chain, "Just be happy as a piece of instruction equipment."

"Okay, workers!" Benson called, "Now remember!"

"Here it comes..."

"Be the ball!"

Naruto sighed as they began to swing, "Grin and bare. It's for the colony..." They crashed through a pile of dirt, "Ow! Okay, just a lawsuit waiting to happen." As they swung up higher, Naruto began to feel not so good. "Did I mention... heights make me nauseous?"

A worker, Shaggy, shook his head, "No?"

As they swung down, Naruto let go with out hand to cover his mouth before letting go completely, causing the ball to drop with screaming workers as they 'swallowed' up other workers.

Miss Pauling, watching the whole time, put her hand on her face. "Uzumaki..."

Naruto grinned nervously while swinging back and forth, "Yes, yes, I understand. I dropped the ball, my bad."