"Ugh," managed Naruto.
"He's not going to start throwing up again, is he?" asked Sakura, sounding completely disgusted.
Rin looked up at Kakashi, deciding to ignore the pink-haired girl. "I've seen similar things in the hospital, mainly from a Yamanaka who delved a bit too deep and basically downloaded someone's entire life before he could get back out. Things like that."
"So what happened?" asked Kakashi.
"Did you hear the details of his kekkei genkai? What exactly does it do?" asked Rin.
"Uzumaki Weapon Master bloodline," said Kakashi, remembering the conversation from the previous night. "It allows him to scan any weapon and determine how it works and what special properties it has. He can also reinforce weapons, I think. Eventually he can copy the techniques of other weapon-users and manifest copies of their weapons - including their special abilities for example."
"That doesn't sound that useful," said Sakura.
"So if he saw a legendary weapon like the Dragonfly-Cutter, he could eventually make an identical copy?" asked Sasuke, who sounded completely disbelieving but also intrigued.
"Exactly," said Kakashi.
"No. Freaking. Way." Sakura was more than a bit skeptical but had to admit it sounded a bit cooler now.
"So that glittery statue was some kind of weapon and when he saw it, it kind of overwhelmed him?" asked Rin. "I've heard of that with Sharingan users when they first get their eyes going in a serious battle where there are a lot of jutsu in use."
Kakashi thought about that, remembering a few things he'd heard in the last war himself, then nodded. "Yes, that would be my guess too."
"'Glittery statue'?" asked Sakura.
Rin nodded. "It faded out after a minute or so. It was quite strange looking."
"Urgh," managed Naruto.
"If I'm right, and that's what we have here, it could be a few weeks before he's able to do much of anything," said Rin. "Wait. He introduced himself as 'Naruto Uzumaki'?"
"Yeah, so?" asked Sakura.
"As in the clan Uzumaki?" asked Rin of Kakashi. "Like from our allies in Uzushiogakure?"
"Uzushiogakure fell," said Kakashi. "The Uzumaki clan was scattered."
"His chakra is strong enough, I could feel it when I did that diagnostic jutsu, but he doesn't have the red hair," noted Rin.
"He's of the Uzumaki heritage, his mother had brilliant red hair," said Kakashi.
"If he's of that line, he may be ready to go in a few hours then. A day or two at worst," said Rin.
"Huh?" asked Sakura. "Why does it matter?"
"The Uzumaki line was known for having outstanding stamina and recovery ability, as well as having enormous chakra capacities," said Rin. "One of my medic instructors was an Uzumaki."
"Noren," recalled Kakashi. "Died at the hands of Orochimaru when he stole supplies from the hospital about twelve years ago."
"So he's not completely hopeless, just mostly hopeless," mused Sasuke aloud.
"Noren died?" asked Rin. "Orochimaru? I have the feeling I need to catch up on a lot of things."
(Posted Sat, 02 Mar 2013 17:42)
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