Not for the first time, he wondered what the other 62 rules were and how he was going to deal with it if any of those other rules started making an appearance.
Most of the kunoichi graduating the Academy this year had been girls since they were very young, about the time that Orochimaru had first used that jutsu they'd been about two or three and he'd hit both the orphanage, a nursery, and most of the clan areas.
His reasoning wasn't hard to figure out. It had created a great amount of chaos at first, disruption of the status quo, and provided a major headache for most of the people who had denied him the chance at being Hokage.
Those who had grown up under the effects of the jutsu were indistinguishable from normal girls who had been born that way. They'd grown up as young kunoichi-to-be and that was as normal as anything in ninja life ever was. Those who were adult or past puberty tended to cope with the changes after going through several stages. Stunned disbelief, frequently followed by hysterics, often followed by depression and then denial. The first was over within a few days at most, the hysterics was usually something medical personnel were looking for and had experience in helping the transformee through. Denial wasn't simply denial of what had happened to them, as that was usually part of the disbelief and hysterics portion. No, the denial was that they were going to make ANY changes in their life or acknowledge what had happened to them. That period could last anywhere from a few weeks to a few years.
Most accepted the change, not enthusiastically by any stretch of the imagination, enough to make a few changes as time went on. A lot of them had major problems occur with their first period and dealing with THAT was always a headache for everyone involved. No, not pleasant for anyone even near one of the changed.
Because women were also affected, often becoming younger again and now most recently sometimes developing tails and ears they hadn't originally had, there was a lot to deal with. Support groups and therapies had developed.
So, upon seeing Naruto Uzumaki run into the Hokage Tower, open a small chest, crawl inside, and then close it - the Hokage knew very well that he had another headache on the way.
He'd recently taken to replacing the tobacco in his pipe with an herbal mix that smelled faintly of peppermint and seemed to soothe not only him but anyone breathing it in. One of the doctors had developed it after going through some of those female difficulties, and now it wasn't that uncommon to see jonin kunoichi puffing on a pipe of the stuff between missions. Hiruzen Sarutobi therefore flicked a finger with a Fire Release technique, lit his pipe, and took a deep drag before he went ahead and asked.
"Naruto? Why are you hiding in a foot locker in my tower?"
The lid opened just a tiny amount. "I failed a test. The makeup test Mizuki-sensei set me on was an escape skills test."
"I'm surprised you aren't doing better, but the question remains why are you hiding here?" asked the Third Hokage.
"Well, it's like this..." began the whispered voice from the chest.
Flashback:
"Uhm," began Naruto. "I was supposed to show up here for my make-up test?"
"Right," said Mizuki, resting her breasts on the podium. Because the nearly constant back-ache continued to remind her that however much she resented the fox-brat, it was Orochimaru responsible for the current problems. Never mind that she refused to wear a bra despite having these ridiculously large breasts - that was a line she'd sworn never to cross.
"So, uhm, why are all the girls here?" asked Naruto nervously.
"I asked them for a little help," said Mizuki. She might have some grudge against Orochimaru, but terrifying the fox brat was perfectly fine too. And if her research into the whole Uzumaki thing was right, and the bribes she'd gotten from certain individuals to be included in this test were largely undiscovered, this might just benefit the village and therefore screw with the guy who'd taken her manhood and sentenced her to a life with Gag Boobs.
"Oh, really?" asked Naruto.
"Yes," said Mizuki, holding up a kunai with an explosive tag. "I'm going to throw this up in the air. When the tag goes boom, everyone can start. You, Naruto, will have to remain free and escape being captured until dawn."
"I thought it was going to be an 'infiltration' test?" asked Naruto, looking at the crowd of girls and women. All of whom looked anxious for the signal.
Some were, some were just bored and looking for a diversion, others saw this as a challenge. Some were just a bit boy-crazy. Not all of this was obvious though.
"Part of an infiltration mission is escaping afterwards," pointed out Mizuki. "On the other hands, any of the girls that manage to catch you - can keep you."
"I didn't agree to that!" exclaimed a nervous Naruto.
"Did you agree to take the make-up test?" asked Mizuki as she threw the kunai up into the air.
"Oh crap," realized Naruto.
BOOM!
"Kage Bunshin No Jutsu!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi considered the chest in his tower briefly. "I had no idea Mizuki was that much of a sadist."
The chest lid opened slightly, a pair of blue eyes from within regarding the Hokage briefly.
"Well, that certainly explains why you're hiding in here," noted the Hokage.
"I got him!" said Mikoto Uchiha, using a net.
POOF!
"I got him!" yelled Sakura, using a mallet.
POOF!
"No, I got him!" declared Ino, racing through hand-signs and then sending her mind into the form.
POFF!
"I got him," whispered Hinata, brandishing a bowl of ramen.
"Odds are that's just another shadow clone," complained Hanabi as the Naruto stopped and stared at the bowl now sitting on the rooftop with a sign that read "Free Ramen."
"So?" asked Hinata.
"So... in the morning we show up with a shadow clone and claim to have caught him?" asked Hanabi. "Sneaky. But there's a lot of competition so I guess we have to be."
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