How it was made, what went where and why and when in the process. He knew how it was used as well though not an expert by any account.
He saw all of it.
He saw the refractory coating that gave the device the name "Glitter Boy" and lessened the effects of lasers until they could burn through that. He saw the layers of armor under that and how they formed interlocking segments. Made to be able to be pulled and replaced as needed.
He saw the servo-motors and artificial muscles, increasing the strength of the pilot and allowing for instant response of the machine. He saw the capillary cooling and heating system in the padding/sensor mesh. He knew about the environmental support systems and the sensor systems. The auto-targetting and computer assist systems were known to him. The power source in the back was something he abruptly knew and was sufficiently complex that it alone could have given him a headache to have those details rammed into his head.
Then there was the gun. The aptly-named Boom Gun. A rail gun that took a shell loaded with ultra-hard flechettes and accelerated them to the point where a sonic boom was heard. When those flechettes hit the target, they could penetrate two inch thick steel armor as if it were styrofoam.
He saw all of that, every detail laid out. He knew it.
"Oh, my head," complained Naruto, curled up in a ball.
Sakura had awakened and immediately realized someone else was in the room. There was a moment of disorientation as this was her first time sleeping away from the village, and in the village she normally slept at home in her own bed.
That was put aside as she lay there in the Ninja Preferred Method, feigning continued sleep as she gathered details and memories resurfaced.
Right, she was in a temple on the way to Wave Country with the rest of Team 7. She'd gone to sleep late last night. They'd set watches despite the presence of the priest and their jonin instructor, however she had not drawn a watch due to certain ordeals that had that had happened to her and she'd still been a bit woozy from those events. Mainly when she'd gotten slammed into a tree by a gust of wind and nearly hit by lightning.
Sakura opened one eye just a slit, further gathering information as she heard someone moving around.
"Oh, my head," complained Naruto from somewhere nearby.
The priest was briefly visible, moving around the area and filling a pot that hung on a hook over a fire-pit.
Then another girl walked into her field of vision.
Short hair framing her face, Konoha headband covering her forehead, two purple rectangles on her cheeks - clan markings? About their age, possibly a year older.
The girl paused, glanced in Sakura's direction, then continued moving on.
Realizing she'd been discovered, Sakura just went ahead and got up to more openly look over the girl.
The girl in question stopped checking supplies in a backpack and looked back at her.
"Sakura Haruno, Konohagakure nin."
"Rin Nohara, med-nin, Konohagakure."
"I don't recognize you," said Sakura.
"Nor I you," said Rin. "I met Blondie last night. However, there are a great many details I'm not clear on."
"Such as?" prompted Sakura.
"Why is Kakashi so old?" asked Rin, pointing at the jonin. "The priest here tells me this is a temple to a god of mischief, but I've never heard of this version of Inari. How long is Kakashi going to sit there listening as you were doing a moment ago?"
Kakashi stirred and sat up. "Mah. I suppose you got me."
Sasuke stirred as well. Naruto merely groaned and shifted around a bit.
"Why are you so young?" asked Kakashi.
"Me? Why are you so old?" asked Rin.
"This is fate," said the priest, lighting the fire in the pit.
"That doesn't explain anything you know," pointed out Kakashi.
"This is also fate," said the priest with a nod.
"This is going to be SO much paperwork," complained Kakashi.
"How old ARE you, Kakashi?" asked Rin, a cold feeling settling into her stomach.
"I'm only twenty-seven," said Kakashi.
"Twenty-seven? You look older," said Rin.
"It's not the years so much as the mileage," admitted Kakashi. "And ninjas really rack up mileage."
"What happened?" asked Rin. "How can... I'm fourteen."
"Yes, you died at fifteen," said Kakashi.
"She's a zombie?" asked Sakura.
"No," indicated Rin. "I've got a heartbeat. I'm breathing. I'm pretty sure I'm alive."
"There was a god of mischief involved, I wanted proof," said Kakashi. "Apparently one has to be very careful with one's words in the vicinity of such."
Rin rubbed the sides of her head. "Is that why I've got bits and pieces of memory and everything seems jumbled together?"
"Yes, I'd imagine so," said Kakashi. "But what did it mean about Obito being alive?"
"He was in that cave-in, he couldn't have survived, he was crushed beyond my ability to save him," said Rin. "Tsunade could possibly have managed it, but nobody in the area could manage that level of medical ninjutsu."
"Yes, you've always been quite skilled," admitted Kakashi. "Yet I got the distinct impression that wasn't a lie or part of a joke."
"She was brought back from the dead?" asked Sasuke, clearly skeptical. "How did she die?"
"Well, that isn't important at the moment," said Kakashi. "Let's get ready for an early morning departure."
"Hmph," said Cherry, the priest shaking his head. "You might wait for your client to wake up first."
"Well, that and Naruto is still asleep," noted Sakura, getting ready to kick her team member awake. Who was complaining about the pain while still asleep apparently. "What happened to him, anyway?"
"Kekkei genkai suddenly awakening, that can be pretty exhausting from what I've seen," said Kakashi.
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