"I'm afraid she can't be a ninja," said another.
"I'm right here you know," protested the little girl.
"Hey!" said a kid that popped out of the ceiling. "I've got an idea!"
The two doctors and the little girl all stared at the boy.
"How long were you up there?" asked one of the doctors.
"About fifteen minutes, is it safe to come out now?" asked the little boy.
"HE MUST HAVE DOUBLED BACK!" yelled someone nearby.
"Guess not," said the little boy, running off at high speeds.
"What was that all about?" asked one of the doctors.
"Isn't that the brat that used to paint things but now is using some sort of puppets?" asked the other doctor.
"I'm not sure they're puppets," said the first doctor. "Odd."
"So," said Tenten, looking up at the boy who'd popped out of a ceiling tile as soon as the doctors had left.
"Yeah, I got an idea," said the boy with a wink. "I just needed to go get a tape measure and get the dimensions right. Wouldn't want to get your sizes wrong!"
"I'm EIGHT!" protested Tenten. "I don't HAVE sizes yet! You're what - seven?"
"Huh?" asked Naruto as he dropped to the floor. "What're you talking about? I got to make sure your new legs and arm are the right size for you, don't I?"
"You... what?" asked Tenten.
The Hokage cleared his throat and the sea of doctors, nurses, ancillary personnel, and administrators parted.
"Hokage-sama! Do you see what That Boy did?!" asked an outraged doctor.
"Replaced a kunoichi's arm and legs with metal ones that work," said Sarutobi Hiruzen in a calm quiet voice that nonetheless carried.
Tenten stopped flexing the metal hand and arm and turned her face away from that to look the Hokage in the eyes directly. "Hokage-sama!"
"How well do they work?" the Hokage asked the eight year old.
"Just like my old ones, except they're metal," said Tenten as she hopped up and down.
"That's not all!" said the boy, popping out of a floor panel.
"Get him!" yelled someone in the back.
"I don't think so," said the Hokage, putting an arm out and sending an Aura Of Menace out. It was far subtler than a Killing Intent attack, causing the crowd to suddenly realize that maybe attacking a child in front of the Hokage was NOT a good idea.
"What do you mean 'that's not all'?" asked the girl in question.
"You're gonna be a ninja like me!" said Naruto proudly. "So I put in a secret compartment and a punch blade!"
"Eh?" asked Tenten, finding a section on the back of the hand and trying to flex it. A three inch blade shot out. "Are you nuts? I could scratch myself and slice an ear off or something?!"
"Oh," said Naruto, scratching the back of his head. "Hadn't thought of that. Lemmee disable that."
"Anything else you added?" asked the Hokage, sounding amused.
"No ojiisan," said Naruto as he pulled some tools out and started working on Tenten's arm. "It's only a Mark I model after all. Gotta leave something for the Mark II."
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