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[Slight static alerts anyone listening and watching that the feed has started, and then there's sharp tapping against the NV's microphone-- the camera finally clears and Naruto's face fizzles into view. His face is dirty and his grin cynical. Are his eyes damp? Nahhh, you're just imagining it.]When somebody leaves someplace, they kinda hope they

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[reassures]

[Nill would die before she forgot that face, even if it wasn't grinning-- how could she ever forget Naruto, after all? and... if the things he was saying were any indication, he was their Naruto, not some other strange one like the Shika ("Shikamaru," she tells herself, because the only Shika in any world was hers) that had shown up on their doorstep all those months ago.]

[audio]

[reassures]

[it's probably possible to hear the frantic flutter of wings for a few seconds, maybe even some buttons mashing-- where was the code Shika had used to keep their conversation safe when she'd arrived? she wasn't supposed to be connected to Konoha or ninjas, he had said, so she had to keep the conversation hidden, but where was the code, where, where--]

[video | private | difficult to hack]

[reassures]

[but she finds it soon enough, and immediately sets off... something, anything, to make noise for Naruto to hear, just to make sure he's still looking at the NV - and he should see Nill's face pop onto the NV screen, text accompanying it.]

Naruto! Naruto, are you okay?

[video ; OKAY THIS IS A DIFFERENT SYSTEM THAN NG derrrrrp so partially hackable]

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NILL! NILL, oh my god! Are you okay?! Is anyone else here?! Where the fuck are we, what the hell happened, how did we end up here! We were 'sposed to be in Konoha what the fuck is this stupid place I bet it's all that idiot Yosuke's fault, I bet he threw off the weight limit or something--

Voice.

[payingthepiper]

There are supposed to be greeters to help you sooner or later-- but this network relays a good amount of specific information.

Such as, ah- whom would you be looking for?

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Don't see anybody... Kinda dark around here anyway.

Ah, y'know...just. Heh. Familiar face, I guess.

[payingthepiper]

[-- oh. it was that ti-]

There should be a dugout box straight ahead-- you should head there right away.

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Yeah? Whyzat?

[video | locked | difficult to hack]

[underachieves]

[If Shikamaru can look both relieved out of his mind and irritated as hell, that's how he looks right now.]

Idiot...

[video | locked | l-lol wonky attempt at locking]

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Shi-- SHIKA! It IS you, you sorry asshole, you'd better be okay or--

[video | locked | FIXING THIS STUPID CONNECTION god Naruto]

[underachieves]

[So glad his NV is on his wrist not his ear.]

Would you keep it down? You're not exactly in the safest place.

Anyway I'm fine. What about you? Is everything... [Read: KYUUBI] ...under control?

[video | locked | he r teh ludite]

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Oh, uh. What. [derp] Really? Why, 'zis place really just like Neo all over again?

[such subtle hints are lost on this boy. you should know this by now Shika, for shame] Well...yeah, I guess. I dunno. Just wanna get something to eat and sleep for about forever, heh.

[Video]

[ura_no_ura]

[ Kakashi is all too happy to see him. It has only been a couple of months, but it feels like much longer. Time passes by as quickly as it drags on here. Kakashi's expression is a little relieved when he flickers onto the NV. ]

Well, it seems like you managed to find your way back~

[ He knew Naruto would find a way back here, that it was only a matter of time. ]

[Video]

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[Naruto is master of big reactions. And, well...for him, it's like years, or decades, or whole universes. tl;dr feels really weird, mang]

Whoaaaaaa... KAKASHI-SENSEI! I-I can't-- You're HERE?! HOW!? How'd anybody get the one-up over on you, YOU, I mean 'cuz you're-- Oh man, so wait, how long've you been here?! And like...what was going on when you left! 'Cuz for me it's kinda been a while and wow--

[Video] better late than never?

[ura_no_ura]

[ This is not the response Kakashi was expecting, though Shikamaru did say something about Naruto coming over with him as well... So perhaps this is the version of Naruto that was never in Siren's Port.

Kakashi bites back a sigh. ]

I'm glad to see you haven't lost your enthusiasm, Naruto. I'm guessing you just came here from another city kind of similar to this.

[ He doesn't answer any of Naruto's questions just yet. ]

[Video] isn't that my line? XD

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Yeah, uh-- [he grins, rubbing the back of his head] --pretty much the same, kinda. [except which set of memories were real? shit.] ...Maybe. I think.