"Yes," said Terra. "Someone's talking bad about our friend, we want to get to the bottom of it."
Hinata Hyuga was tapping her fingers together and looking nervous, but nodded.
"So," said Hiruzen Sarutobi. "You want to know the details."
"Hey, Ojiisan, don't I have the right to know - it's about ME, after all," said Naruto.
"I see," said the Hokage. He considered this. Naruto already knew this much, and it might be more troublesome with part of the story at this juncture than the whole story. He was also developing - the reports of his friendship with Terra had reached his ears already and here was the Hyuga heir as well.
Well, maybe.
"I'll have to try and explain to Naruto, if you two will step outside," tried the Hokage.
"We're his closest friends," said Terra.
"Only friends," grumped Naruto briefly.
"We should stick with him," said Terra.
"Branford-san, Hyuga-san, this is an S-Class secret," said the Hokage, not unkindly. Actually that they were sticking up for Naruto to this extent spoke volumes. Terra, as she had been summoned to this world BY Naruto - might feel a connection through that. Hinata Hyuga? Not so much. Though looking as if she wanted to hide in someone's shadow, she WAS sticking close to Naruto. "If Naruto chooses to tell you later, that will be fine. It is, as you point out, his secret to speak of."
"I wonder what Shadow and Interceptor would have made of this village?" said Terra, letting her feet dangle off the edge of the table and twitching them back and forth.
"Who?" asked Hinata. ANYTHING was better than just sitting here outside the Hokage's office worrying.
"Some heroes I used to associate with, long long ago, in another life," said Terra. "I can only remember flashes and brief images mostly. Shadow was a ninja and Interceptor was his ninja-dog."
"Oh, so he was an Inuzuka," said Hinata, nodding.
"I don't think so, but maybe, sort of." Terra thought back. "There was Locke - the guy who rescued me from the Empire. Celes, who was a general with the Empire except she ended up imprisoned and then rescued by Locke. There was Edgar and Sabin, the two princes. Someone named Gau, I think. Sir Cyan, a knight. Or samurai. I guess. Stragos and Remy. There was also someone furry and someone... who was something else. We fought the Empire. And a clown."
"A clown?" asked Hinata, thoroughly confused.
"Clowns are evil," said Terra. "Especially mad scientist clowns who do weird things with their tongues."
"I don't think there are any clowns or mad scientists around here," said Hinata.
"WACHOO!"
"WACHOO!"
"That's odd, both of us sneezing like that," said Orochimaru.
"Could it be Sasori?" asked Kabuto. "Sometimes he uses an oil that causes some odd rashes."
"Well, it's not like he can do his own shopping," noted Orochimaru. "Hmmm. So tell me more about this fuuinjutsu genius."
"Other than he's an idiot?" asked Kabuto.
"Yes, actually, some additional detail would be nice," admitted Orochimaru.
The door slowly creaked open and Naruto stumbled out, looking as if he was in shock.
"What is it? You can tell us, Naruto," said Terra.
Naruto looked at her, or at least in her direction, before telling her.
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