"Apparently," said Naruto. "I'm gonna keep it secret for now though."
"Why? I'd have thought you'd immediately brag about it," said the Hokage.
"Yeah, well, think about how it'll look when the 'dead last' turns out to be able to pull something like THIS out," said Naruto.
"Hmmm, yes I see," said the Hokage with a nod. As a prank, it would be amusing. The question was whether Naruto could restrain himself enough to manage it. "Yes, I can specify that area as your property - so long as it is unchanged on the surface. Underground chambers - I'd want to take a look at it myself but I don't see any particular problem."
"Okay," said Naruto.
"I'm also going to summon a seal expert to look over the Kyubi's prison, just in case there were any problems in that regard," said the Hokage thoughtfully.
"Okay," said Naruto, frowning thoughtfully. "One other thing, Jii-san. I just found out about some girl who might like me."
"If you're talking about Sakura Haruno, I don't think you're correct," said the Hokage.
Naruto shook his head once. "No. What can you tell me about the Hyuga clan?"
"Naruto's dead?" asked Sasuke. "On a D-Rank mission. To collect golf balls."
"He fell in a hole," said Kakashi. "A really deep one."
Sasuke considered the klutz who got dragged around by a large dog while on a dog-walking mission, who got clawed and bitten by Tora on a cat-finding mission, who tripped over a can of paint on a fence-painting mission. "In a way, I envy him. He doesn't have to go on more of these lame missions. What's tomorrow going to involve? Potato-peeling?"
Kakashi cocked his head at Sasuke. "No remorse for a fallen comrade?"
"My life has been filled to overflowing with the deaths of people I once knew," said Sasuke. "He is just one more."
"So, will we be getting a replacement for Naruto?" asked Sakura, deciding to move forward rather than let the guilt about wishing for Naruto's death overwhelm her.
"I don't know," admitted Kakashi. "Team 7 might be disbanded. Or we might get a replacement. Or we might just be stuck with D-Rank missions until we can get a third genin. That decision will be up to the Hokage after I make a report."
Toltiir smirked. One of the reasons he liked the cat-form was that cats had a natural smirk they were pretty good at.
In human form:
Ninjutsu:2, Taijutsu:1.5, Genjutsu1, Intelligence:5, Strength:8, Speed:2, Stamina:7, Hand Seals:1.
Of course, with the size and mass of his dragon form - his stamina and strength in that form would be even greater.
That the human scale only went up to 5 wasn't a consideration. Naruto wasn't human anymore, just taking that shape.
Toltiir leaned forward eagerly as Naruto:
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