"No?" asked Naruto.
"No. It is NOT a good idea. Mecha-Sakura-chan would generate more problems for you."
"But..."
Terutora shook his head once, then flicked to the next design. "Hmmm. Interesting. A maid-style gynoid. Your age. Keep in mind though that this one doesn't seem very combat capable. Possibilities though."
"What kind of possibilities?" asked Naruto.
"When you have your team, you might make one of those for your Ojiisan. He could probably use someone to help him with that paperwork..." Terutora's head jerked up abruptly.
"What was that?" asked Naruto, having felt something as well.
"It was as if the ghosts of all the Kage had just fallen on their face," muttered Terutora, wondering at such an odd sensation. Oh well, might even be possible considering local physics.
"Huh," said Naruto, shaking his head to clear it. "What about this one?"
"High strength and durability without being obvious," noted Slash. "Good processing speed and the analysis hardware looks interesting. You used the design from a USV-404 'Bugeye'?"
"Yeah, but without the antennae and downgrading the ECM so everything would fit," admitted Naruto.
"You went for an emotion-learning feedback loop as opposed to preloaded emotion emulation," noted Terutora.
"Well, with that one, yes," said Naruto.
"Maybe," admitted Terutora, flipping to the next one. "What?!"
"What what?" asked Naruto.
"There's something... appealing about this one," confessed Terutora.
Naruto paused and thought about it for awhile. "That's because your original design came from the same archive hers did, I think."
"Really?" asked Terutora. "Interesting weapons systems."
"Well, the bit with the birds I couldn't figure out," said Naruto. "And there was no reason to have that whole 'power system that can't be recharged' if she's gonna be around."
"Naturally," agreed Terutora.
"So, yeah, but the thing is - there is a sorta similarity," said Naruto. "The power cells both you and her (if I build her) would run on have a steady output. In order to pull off major attacks or defense techniques - you drain your quantum flux capacitor. Once the capacitor is drained, it takes awhile for the power cells to recharge them."
"Yes," said Terutora. "I've noticed. I only can fire my plasma cannon six times before it shuts down. Naturally, if I minimize all other activity by a 'rest mode' - such things will recharge faster as there is no further drain on the main power source."
"Right," said Naruto with a shrug. "So you rest just like humans do. Anyway, that was 'Mahoro' and this is 'Chachamaru'."
"I think you should go with Mahoro first," said Terutora. "And I'll change my name to 'Slash' then."
"Ah, you accessed the file?" asked Naruto.
"Naturally when you brought my attention to it," admitted Terutora/Slash.
"Okay then!" said Naruto, grinning and cracking his knuckles. "Let's get to it!"
"Mahoro Andou, active," said the robotic girl several hours later. "Beginning diagnostic."
"Master Naruto," chided Slash. "While she goes through basic diagnostic and testing, you should sleep. That Ibiki Morino stated we had to get going early - and you only have five point five hours before you must meet up with him."
"I s'pose," said Naruto, yawning heavily. "Fab-1 shut down for now."
[Shutting Down. Sleep Well, My Master.]
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