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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[stillpure]

He'd been wandering, carefully, for nearly half an hour, but no, there was no sign of, well, anything familiar. He knew he hadn't been kidnapped. After all, who in their right mind would fail to actually lock up their abductee? Thus, on peeking around a tree at -finally- sensing someone with chakra, he was kind of nervous, but somewhat reassured by the Hitai-ate.

Thus, he carefully picked his way over, hands clasped behind his back. "Um, hello?"

[orange_dattebayo]

He was about to doze off (the Sun felt so good and there was small breeze, perfect for napping) when a voice snapped him back. He blinked several times, looking around, and finally noticing a kid. Maybe... seven or eight years... and there was something eerily familiar about him too.

But he grinned anyway:"Hey there! Did you get lost?"

[stillpure]

He frowned at him for a moment and padded closer, studying him closely. "Um... I guess you can say that. I seem to have lost Konoha."

[orange_dattebayo]

He sighed, scratching his cheek:"Then I guess we are in same problem, dattebayo. I've lost track of my comrades too." He scooted on the bench, making some space:"Come sit down."

[stillpure]

He padded over, hesitating a moment before sitting next to him, back straight as he looked sideways at him. "I haven't seen you before."

[orange_dattebayo]

He scratched his cheek:"Yes well, I have a lot of work these days, dattebayo. Although," he squinted a bit, "you look familiar somehow?" Was the eyes? Yep, definitively the eyes.

[stillpure]

"Maybe you've seen me? I've been a genin for a year..." He bit his lower lip and frowned slightly.

[orange_dattebayo]

Yes, ge-- haaaah?! "G-Genin!? Oi, how old are you?" Is this kid serious?

[stillpure]

"I'm eight." He looked over at him, nodding seriously. "I usually get accused of looking younger..."

[orange_dattebayo]

"B-But! But you're too young to be genin, dattebayo!" He is hardly believing this.

[stillpure]

he wasn't sure if he wanted to be offended or pleased, and he shrugged, digging in his pocket before puling his hitai-ate. "If you pass, you're old enough."

[orange_dattebayo]

Holy cr-- wait, he shouldn't swear in front of a kid... if this kid can be called a kid. "Whoa..." he poked it. Yep it was real.

[stillpure]

He stared at him for a moment, then snickered softly, leaning up to jab Naruto in the forehead. "You have one too."

[orange_dattebayo]

He grinned and poked his own:"Yep." He sighed, leaning back:"If I wasn't away for three years maybe I would have been chuunin by now... or jounin!"

[stillpure]

He settled back on his heels. "Why were you away?"

[orange_dattebayo]

He grinned:"To train of course! I got more stronger and such! It's important for me to get strong so I can protect everyone," he gives him wide grin.

[stillpure]

He shifted around in place and nodded firmly. "That's a good reason." Hesitating, he drew a deep breath and offered him his hand. "I'm Uchiha Itachi, you?"

[orange_dattebayo]

He blinks. Once. Twice. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH!? Wait! He shouldn't panic in front of a kid, he might scare him... even if-- so that's why he looked familiar! Wait- why is Itachi, not just younger, but KID!?

He gulped, but grinning nonetheless:"U-Uzumaki Naruto!" he accepted his hand. Should he ask him why is he younger?

[stillpure]

He gave a firm shake, but there was a little frown on his face. "But... You're way too old to be Naruto..."

[orange_dattebayo]

He blinks and shifts:"And you too young to be Itachi." Staring. This kid knows him? How? "How do you know about me?"

[stillpure]

"Kushina-nee told mom what she was gonna name the baby last time she visited." He shifted a little, uncomfortable. "Then she died."

[orange_dattebayo]

He smiled at him widely to reassure him:"Oh that's okay. Really. Well you see, it seems that I came here from the future... somehow..." he frowns. He needs to figure out how. "So don't worry, I am real!"

[stillpure]

"You're way too old." He saw no reason not to be blunt, but he didn't move away, clearly accepting this answer as reasonable. "So... you're still a genin?"

[orange_dattebayo]

"Well I am not that old," he mumbled looking away and then nodded. "Yep. I didn't get to become chuunin since I was away training. Although someone once told me that not everything is in the ranks, tebbayo."

[stillpure]

He edged over until he was leaning against his side, looking up at his face. "So... What'd you learn?"