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The Hokage was silent a moment as he debated with himself. These beings obviously cared about Naruto, but it was his job to turn every situation to the village’s advantage. The civilian population’s treatment of Naruto has obviously led to a bad impression, which could have a myriad of draw-backs not the least of which would be the refusal to make a contract with the Leaf. Whatever he said, he would have to tread carefully.
“I’ll assume that question is rhetorical, you know about the fox?”
Crash seemed to have calmed down some as he nodded his head before speaking more in that strange dialect of his as translated by the mask. “Yes, I guess I’m right in saying it’s the same one that attacked this place ten years ago. What I’m confused about is if this Fourth guy was so great, why doesn’t anyone trust his work.”
Hiruzen took a deep breath and said “You must understand, the arts used to seal the Kyuubi are obscure in the ninja world, to the average person they are unfathomable. Not to mention those who are hurting and thus simply chose not to use their reason.”
The large bandicoot with the metal arm-Crunch narrowed his eyes. “What about the guy that set it loose?”
Hiruzen’s lips thinned, “No hint of his whereabouts, nor proof of his existence.”
The female spoke, “And his father’s last wish?”
The shadows cast by his hat set harsh lines on the Hokage’s face as he asked “How do you know that.”
The tiki spoke up “I took a look at his seal, Minato also sealed a portion of his and his wife’s soul into Naruto as a back-up measure. I met him.”
The Hokage was stunned at this, “Minato, just how much of a genius were you?” he muttered to himself. He looked back up at the mutants, “Did you find anything else in the seal, a clue?”
The mask nodded, “The Fox claimed it was the same human that controlled it before its’ first sealing. Uchiha Madara.” The Hokage was again struck by the news, but didn’t let it show.
“Anything else?”
“Yes!” The female said “The Kyuubi is now a kit.”
This time the Third couldn’t keep the shock from his face as he stared dumbly at Coco. “What?!” His eyes narrowed, “You weakened it?” he asked, already formulating plans to ensure the other nations never found out about this. But the large one shook his head, “He still has all his power, he just has the mind of a child of about Naruto’s age.”
The Hokage looked to the chief again, “And why was this done?” Crash smirked, “We know the boy was made to be a weapon, this way, the fox is more willing to lend his power to what he sees as an older brother figure. What’s more; when we told this Kyuubi about his past-self, he was horrified! Said the way he acted went against everything old man Rikudou taught him and his siblings.”
Rikudou.
Hiruzen’s world stopped entirely for a moment as he realized that of course! It was the first sage that created them, of course he wouldn’t let them just roam free. But, “Do you mean to imply the Rikudou Sennin raised the buiju.” Crash nodded. If this was true, then-“From the look on your face, you’re questioning why the children of your world’s founder act like monsters.” Coco said.
“Well that’s half your fault. Well, not yours; but humanity’s.” She went on, “After the Sennin passed the beasts roamed the world, encountering a cycle of hatred and fear from humans who didn’t understand them. Eventually they just, gave up on humanity.”
The Hokage hmmed. “Do you have proof?” The female visibly restrained a sneer, “You’re the veteran leader of a military village, you know what humans can be like. We need none.” Hiruzen sighed. “I suppose not. But enough about that, for now, let’s talk more about Naruto, and yourselves.”
At this the room seemed to brighten, as everyone in the room got a proud twinkle in their eyes. “Right!” The chief chirped, “To start off, you need to fire all but one of the teachers at that academy of yours!” he said with a smile.
Sarutobi deadpanned.
Crash continued on, “The kid soaked up practical lessons like a sponge, and once he knew how to read our language he came out average in academics. Also, after talking with him it seemed he’d been straight up taught wrong in several places like basic math. So again, you need to fire some people.” Now the Hokage was listening attentively, “Continue.” The large one interjected, “You also need to shore up his diet, I pity those fool grossers that sell him spoilt shit!”
“Also, we’ve been teaching him the ways of Mojo.” The mask supplied, “The best way to describe Mojo would be the chakra of the planet. He is quite adept at it, to the point he has begun to produce his own, which normally takes many years of training to achieve. Though we’re not sure if that is due to the fox or not, yet.”
The Hokage hmmed, and made a mental note to call back Jiraiya sooner than planned. They needed to know how similar this ‘Mojo’ was to Senjustu, if they weren’t the same thing. He also bumped up the possible threat level of those in front of him in his mind, as they would obviously have their own grasp on it as well; one person powered by sage chakra is dangerous enough to warrant a Kage’s attention. “I thank you for taking care of him, again. But as you said, I’m the leader of a military, and as such cannot let the possible security leak you represent go unchecked; not without knowing more about you at least. I’m sure you understand.”
The chief grinned, “What do you want to know?”
The Hokage tilted his head slightly, “For one, what are you exactly? Where did you come from if not the summon realm? And how did you get here without a contract?” At this the chief looked to the female, causing her to nod in unspoken agreement.
“Well, if you don’t know what a bandicoot is, I don’t know what to tell ‘ya. As for the mutant bit, that’s another story.” She cleared her throat, “We were created through an experimental process known only to the mad man who made us, Dr. Neo Cortex. All that we know is that he infused us with various genetic materials, and intended to have us be his army in his quest for world domination.” She said, unaware of the memories she was bringing up with the word experiment.
“High Mutants refers to those of us who can think and reason, while the Beasts are monsters of brute force. There are many clans and tribes of mutants across the islands, all with different powers and skills. As for where we come from, we believe it’s another universe entirely. We got here through a portal I built, we seem to have much more advanced technology then you by the way, using Naruto’s, shall we say ‘sent’, to track down this world.”
Hiruzen tensed slightly, “Portal, another universe… Do you mean to tell me there is a tear in time and space somewhere in my village?” The mask shook itself back and forth, and said, “No,no,no. We are not so foolish as to leave such a thing open in a populated area. It is closed and only I can open it again.” That Aku-Aku said nothing to assuage the obvious question of what would be on the other side of said portal was telling in itself.
This double-talk effectively killed the friendly atmosphere, and returned them to the mind set of veteran leaders at an impasse. Now the time for pleasantries had passed.
“I’ll ask this once,” Hiruzen said, “What are your intentions towards Naruto and The Village Hidden in the Leaves?”
“I’ll assume that question is rhetorical, you know about the fox?”
Crash seemed to have calmed down some as he nodded his head before speaking more in that strange dialect of his as translated by the mask. “Yes, I guess I’m right in saying it’s the same one that attacked this place ten years ago. What I’m confused about is if this Fourth guy was so great, why doesn’t anyone trust his work.”
Hiruzen took a deep breath and said “You must understand, the arts used to seal the Kyuubi are obscure in the ninja world, to the average person they are unfathomable. Not to mention those who are hurting and thus simply chose not to use their reason.”
The large bandicoot with the metal arm-Crunch narrowed his eyes. “What about the guy that set it loose?”
Hiruzen’s lips thinned, “No hint of his whereabouts, nor proof of his existence.”
The female spoke, “And his father’s last wish?”
The shadows cast by his hat set harsh lines on the Hokage’s face as he asked “How do you know that.”
The tiki spoke up “I took a look at his seal, Minato also sealed a portion of his and his wife’s soul into Naruto as a back-up measure. I met him.”
The Hokage was stunned at this, “Minato, just how much of a genius were you?” he muttered to himself. He looked back up at the mutants, “Did you find anything else in the seal, a clue?”
The mask nodded, “The Fox claimed it was the same human that controlled it before its’ first sealing. Uchiha Madara.” The Hokage was again struck by the news, but didn’t let it show.
“Anything else?”
“Yes!” The female said “The Kyuubi is now a kit.”
This time the Third couldn’t keep the shock from his face as he stared dumbly at Coco. “What?!” His eyes narrowed, “You weakened it?” he asked, already formulating plans to ensure the other nations never found out about this. But the large one shook his head, “He still has all his power, he just has the mind of a child of about Naruto’s age.”
The Hokage looked to the chief again, “And why was this done?” Crash smirked, “We know the boy was made to be a weapon, this way, the fox is more willing to lend his power to what he sees as an older brother figure. What’s more; when we told this Kyuubi about his past-self, he was horrified! Said the way he acted went against everything old man Rikudou taught him and his siblings.”
Rikudou.
Hiruzen’s world stopped entirely for a moment as he realized that of course! It was the first sage that created them, of course he wouldn’t let them just roam free. But, “Do you mean to imply the Rikudou Sennin raised the buiju.” Crash nodded. If this was true, then-“From the look on your face, you’re questioning why the children of your world’s founder act like monsters.” Coco said.
“Well that’s half your fault. Well, not yours; but humanity’s.” She went on, “After the Sennin passed the beasts roamed the world, encountering a cycle of hatred and fear from humans who didn’t understand them. Eventually they just, gave up on humanity.”
The Hokage hmmed. “Do you have proof?” The female visibly restrained a sneer, “You’re the veteran leader of a military village, you know what humans can be like. We need none.” Hiruzen sighed. “I suppose not. But enough about that, for now, let’s talk more about Naruto, and yourselves.”
At this the room seemed to brighten, as everyone in the room got a proud twinkle in their eyes. “Right!” The chief chirped, “To start off, you need to fire all but one of the teachers at that academy of yours!” he said with a smile.
Sarutobi deadpanned.
Crash continued on, “The kid soaked up practical lessons like a sponge, and once he knew how to read our language he came out average in academics. Also, after talking with him it seemed he’d been straight up taught wrong in several places like basic math. So again, you need to fire some people.” Now the Hokage was listening attentively, “Continue.” The large one interjected, “You also need to shore up his diet, I pity those fool grossers that sell him spoilt shit!”
“Also, we’ve been teaching him the ways of Mojo.” The mask supplied, “The best way to describe Mojo would be the chakra of the planet. He is quite adept at it, to the point he has begun to produce his own, which normally takes many years of training to achieve. Though we’re not sure if that is due to the fox or not, yet.”
The Hokage hmmed, and made a mental note to call back Jiraiya sooner than planned. They needed to know how similar this ‘Mojo’ was to Senjustu, if they weren’t the same thing. He also bumped up the possible threat level of those in front of him in his mind, as they would obviously have their own grasp on it as well; one person powered by sage chakra is dangerous enough to warrant a Kage’s attention. “I thank you for taking care of him, again. But as you said, I’m the leader of a military, and as such cannot let the possible security leak you represent go unchecked; not without knowing more about you at least. I’m sure you understand.”
The chief grinned, “What do you want to know?”
The Hokage tilted his head slightly, “For one, what are you exactly? Where did you come from if not the summon realm? And how did you get here without a contract?” At this the chief looked to the female, causing her to nod in unspoken agreement.
“Well, if you don’t know what a bandicoot is, I don’t know what to tell ‘ya. As for the mutant bit, that’s another story.” She cleared her throat, “We were created through an experimental process known only to the mad man who made us, Dr. Neo Cortex. All that we know is that he infused us with various genetic materials, and intended to have us be his army in his quest for world domination.” She said, unaware of the memories she was bringing up with the word experiment.
“High Mutants refers to those of us who can think and reason, while the Beasts are monsters of brute force. There are many clans and tribes of mutants across the islands, all with different powers and skills. As for where we come from, we believe it’s another universe entirely. We got here through a portal I built, we seem to have much more advanced technology then you by the way, using Naruto’s, shall we say ‘sent’, to track down this world.”
Hiruzen tensed slightly, “Portal, another universe… Do you mean to tell me there is a tear in time and space somewhere in my village?” The mask shook itself back and forth, and said, “No,no,no. We are not so foolish as to leave such a thing open in a populated area. It is closed and only I can open it again.” That Aku-Aku said nothing to assuage the obvious question of what would be on the other side of said portal was telling in itself.
This double-talk effectively killed the friendly atmosphere, and returned them to the mind set of veteran leaders at an impasse. Now the time for pleasantries had passed.
“I’ll ask this once,” Hiruzen said, “What are your intentions towards Naruto and The Village Hidden in the Leaves?”
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