"Yes," said Ibiki. "Initially his summon identified herself as Sylph, but stated that Naruto was of 'insufficient level' to summon her."
Hiruzen Sarutobi considered that a moment. "So - chunin level?"
"Most likely something like that," said Ibiki, opening a door. "However, this one is the summons that Naruto can apparently manage at present."
The Hokage sniffed briefly, then entered the room. He glanced around. "This is the cleanest I've ever seen your office."
Ibiki grunted.
"Fresh lemony scent," noted the Hokage.
Ibiki sneered slightly, but nodded.
The Hokage hesitated for a moment. "Did someone sort your paperwork and has them organized in little trays?"
"I left her alone for FIVE minutes," stated Ibiki. "I've currently got her in Cell #6."
"As a prisoner?" asked the Hokage.
"No. She's cleaning," stated Ibiki. "This way, sir."
The walls gleamed. If he didn't know better, he'd have thought that they were freshly painted. No, they were simply clean to a point they hadn't been in over a decade.
Singing a wordless happy tune, a girl in a maid uniform was polishing shackles so that they gleamed. There was a certain feel in the air that the Hokage himself found difficult to pin down. It seemed... mindlessly upbeat and cheerful.
"PLEASE! I'LL TALK! JUST GET HER OUT OF HERE!" pleaded one of the ninja prisoners. "I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!"
Ibiki paused and made a mental note to possibly contact the Academy student about borrowing his summons every so often.
"Oh, don't be like that, Mister Missing-nin!" declared the maid. "Turn that frown upside down! Maybe I can bring down some cookies later!"
There was broken weeping from down the hall as the atmosphere of perky seemed to ratchet up a couple of notches.
The Hokage paused thoughtfully. He had no idea why, but he had this sudden feeling where he would not be at all surprised if wild woodland creatures came hopping up and started a song-and-dance number.
"Genjutsu?" asked the Hokage via hand-sign.
Ibiki made an ANBU hand-signal that indicated he'd checked and gotten back a 'no' but wasn't ruling it out.
"So," said the Hokage, stopping in front of the cell with the maid. "You're Naruto's summons?"
"You're his boss?" said the cheerful girl. She bowed once, deeply. "Pleased to meet you. I'm a Browny."
"A brownie?" asked the Hokage.
"No, but I can make brownies for you later!" declared the cheerful girl.
"She states that she is a 'Browny' - a sort of spirit of domesticity," said Ibiki, frowning at the disruption of his schedule.
"That's right!" said the maid.
"No name then?" asked the Hokage.
"Well, I checked around, and I like the name 'Ui Hirasawa' - so if you want to call me Ui-chan you certainly can!"
"'Ui-chan'?" asked the Hokage.
"Hai!" chirped the girl.
"So," said the Hokage, looking around. "Tell me, have you seen Naruto's apartment yet?"
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