Of oddly misplaced caves | Event: Welcome

[orange_dattebayo]

When Naruto stepped out of the cave where he was training his nine tails power, he didn't expect to see this.

He expected waterfall, Gai-sensei and Yamato-taichou, not... not this village. It was village, right?
As curious as cat, he walked in the village, looking around at stores, houses and all the interesting places. No weapon store though. Weird. Maybe it wasn't shinobi village?

Wait- how did he ended up here!?

With a sigh, he sat down on the bench under a tree, with long look on his face. In just what kind of trouble he got into now?

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[itachi_san]

Naruto wasn't alone on the bench. There was a man quietly resting, quietly watching, on the other side.

The Akatsuki cloak, so it seemed, would do him more harm than good here. He'd left it and his traveling hat behind when he ventured into the Village that morning. In its place, he wore a nondescript grey tunic. It made his thin body look far less imposing.

"Ironic..." he whispered, glancing over at the boy. His sharingan eyes whirled. "In another place, nine-tails, you would be fleeing from the likes of me."

[orange_dattebayo]

Naruto blinked. Once. Twice. And then he looked to the side from where the voice came from. And it sounded so much like--

"--Itachi!" He jumped from his seat and promptly fell down. What? He was startled. "DON'T SNEAK UP ON PEOPLE LIKE THAT DATTEBAYO!" And why would he flee from him? The guy is Hokage, right? "I have no reason to run from you" he muttered, standing up.

[itachi_san]

"I was seated on this bench long before you arrived." Itachi pointed out calmly.

But he watched Naruto's reaction curiously, regardless. He had no reason to run? How was that possible? Unless...

"I am a rogue shinobi. I am Akatsuki. My mission for the past seven years has been to hunt you, to kill you." he added, though there was no threat behind any of these words. "Is this... not the truth as you know it?"

[orange_dattebayo]

He was? He didn't pay attention at all so he shouldn't be surprised so much.

He tilted his head curiously at Itachi, frowning:"Yes, yes, that's what--" wait. Whoa. He blinked. "You are-- when did? How--? Aren't you Hokage!?" Crap, if real real Itachi is here, there MIGHT be some BIG problems.

[itachi_san]

Itachi tilted his head to the side. He knew that Naruto was prone to ridiculous outbursts. It was like he remembered telling Deidara - his bark was worse than his bite. But... Hokage?

"I know this village has many strange qualities about it... But have you taken a blow to the head?" he asked matter-of-factly. "I am certainly not Hokage. And it has been seven years since I was last a welcomed citizen of the Leaf."

[orange_dattebayo]

"Ah, of course you're not--- I DIDN'T TAKE BLOW TO MY HEAD DATTEBAYO!" What the hell is wrong with Itachi?!

He frowned at him, then glared:"You mean- you are THE Itachi? One from my timeline? Not Hokage-smartass?"

Crap.

"What the HELL are you doing here!?" Okay, now he's wary. Extremely wary. "Shouldn't you be dead!?"

[itachi_san]

He simply nodded once.

It appeared, in some place and time, he was successful with his true mission. He died. Most certainly by Sasuke's hand.

"I was traveling to settle some... unfinished business... with my younger brother, when I somehow found this place instead." Itachi explained calmly. "And as you can see... I am still alive."

Still alive... but for how long?