001 | In the Forest

[dance_mypuppets]

[The audio clicks on with a rustle; Kankuro's voice sounds as a mutter.]

So either this is going to work, or I'm going to look like a complete moron. Tch. Better something than nothing. At least the thing's pretty self-explanatory.

[And then the video clicks on. It's Kankuro, bare-chested, bare-faced, and plainly grumpy.]This is Kankuro of the

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[Voice] This gonna have to be a huuuge placeholder sorry. =(

[donaldtrumpcard]

Aburame Shino.

[But what's this stuff you going on. About armies and stuff man? Is a war really going on back home.]

What is the last thing you remember previous to your arrival? [He's all kinds of subtle about this.]

[Voice] No problem! :D

[dance_mypuppets]

Oh, hey.

Previous to arriving here.... Mm. Tail end of a combat, but we had the area secure.

[Not really wanting to say more, openly.]

[Filtered Voice 100% Unhackable]

[donaldtrumpcard]

I've filtered our communication. We should be the only ones that can view this now.

I believe you mentioned a war?

[Filtered Voice 100% Unhackable]

[dance_mypuppets]

[Filtered. Well, good to know.]

A war. Yeah. Geez, does no one but me know about this? Akatsuki declared war on the whole damn continent, and the villages allied to stop them.

[Voice]

[nextgen_hokage]

[Oh, hey! It's Kankuro! There's a voice he hasn't heard in awhile, so imagine how surprised Naruto is to hear--

... about an army and a force?] Joint Shinobi Army?

[Voice]

[dance_mypuppets]

[Speak of just the one who shouldn't have heard that! Kankuro avoids the urge to hiss a little curse.]

Yeah, it's a thing. Don't worry about it. The hell are you doing here, Naruto?

[At least he's already gotten the idea that people who are here haven't disappeared from their own world. Although maybe that'd be a good thing, if it'd keep him away from crazy megalomaniac Uchiha.]

[Voice]

[nextgen_hokage]

It sounds kinda important to just be a thing. [He's not gonna drop it that easily, but he'll certainly pay more attention to the question Kankuro asked. That's kind of important too -- especially since it sounds like he just arrived.

Luceti can be disorientating when you first show up. Last thing Naruto wants to do is make his arrival worse with a ton of questions right off the bat.] I've been stuck in this dump for a long time.

[Voice]

[dance_mypuppets]

[Going to juuuuuust gloss over that. Because so far as he knows, the order stands -- Naruto's not supposed to hear about anything.]

Huh. Akimichi told me time passes differently here, and I gathered the same out of that guide. Guess it's better than missing out on everything at home.

[Action]

[floralprophecy]

[Lab is in the forest as usual, singing softly as vines and flowers swirl around him. He has the power over all vegetation and can communicate with them. He looks over when he hears someone, or more accurately, when the flowers tell him that someone is near. He smiles like he always does.]

Hello. Can I help you?

[Action] Sorry for the delay! Things kind of exploded.

[dance_mypuppets]

[Singing, huh? Weeeird. But Kankuro gives him an eye-over and decides he seems okay, so.]

Just trying to get a sense of where the hell I've ended up.

[Action] No prob!

[floralprophecy]

[What? He does this all the time...]

This place is called Luceti.

[Action]

[dance_mypuppets]

Yeah, I've picked that much up.

[He waves the journal device lazily.]

Doesn't tell me much, though.