[Open] Er, this is mainly just a voicetest. Hi ^^

[elegantlymasked]

Uzuki Yuugao woke up. Without opening her eyes, she could tell that she’d been sleeping on hard earthen ground- somewhere unsheltered, judging by the harsh sunlight. She must’ve been more tired than she’d thought, to fall asleep in a cemetery. But when her eyes grew accustomed to the light, she didn’t see Hayate’s gravestone, or any of the familiar surroundings of Konoha. There was definitely no one around the.. park? that she was in. It was impossible to move her without noticing, and this wasn’t a genjutsu, so what had happened? A knot of worry formed just above her stomach.

Standing fluidly, she reached back to make sure her katana was still in place, and adjusted her kunai pouch. It took a second for her to decide to wear her ANBU mask- it’s a part of her uniform, and she might need it, whether she was in enemy territory or not.

It was still fairly early, but Yuugao was sure she could hear the sounds of a market to the right of a bunch of buildings. Taking a few deep breaths, she headed in that direction, where there had to be someone who could tell her what was going on. Her body was tense and ready to evade any surprise ambushes, her left hand constantly hovered above her kunai pouch. However, the few civilians that she passed seemed completely uninterested in her, nor did they react to her uniform.

She had no idea where she was, or how she got here, but she could deal with this. She was one of the best kunoichi in Konoha. All she needed to do was find out where she was, and then the direction that led to home. Easy. Even a genin could do it. Yuugao flexed her fingers and marched right into the market.


//Points if you know who this is from the picture? :P She probably has 5 minutes screen time across the whole anime. Here's her wiki page though, I'm taking her from the end of the timeskip.

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[elegantlymasked]

She took a deep breath in, and out, willing herself to remain calm. "You ah- left the ANBU before I joined."

"Alright, let's say that we really are in Michi no Sato. Why are we here, and how did we get here?" She could figure this out logically once she had more information, and maybe everything would make more sense.

[youngesthokage]

"No one has been able to discern that as of yet. In fact, I've come to understand we're simply the most recent generation of incoming shinobi, and it has happened in the past for varying lengths of time, between a few days to several years. I myself have been here nearly six months."

[elegantlymasked]

Well, that wasn't helpful in the least. "Can you prove any of what you've been telling me?"

[youngesthokage]

"All of it, though the point on Godaime would mean you having to take the word of a fourteen year old you might have never met."

[elegantlymasked]

You couldn't blame her for being skeptical, could you? A little stiffly, she stated: "I will not be treating you with the respect such a title deserves."

Whether or not he actually had the title was a whole other issue, but treating him as the fifth Hokage would be a betrayal to the Lady Tsunade.

[youngesthokage]

"I'm unfortunately used to that by now. Thankfully the other Kage here have no such issues with my leadership." He cocked his head to the side. "On that note, I'm simply the Kage, here, given the mix of shinobi from various villages that have been stranded here."

[elegantlymasked]

"There are other Kage here? Which ones?" She paused. More importantly- "Which villages?"

[youngesthokage]

"Yugito of Kumo, Gaara from Suna, two of him Kage, actually, one a child. Minato-sama is also here, and I keep hearing that Hashirama-sama is here but I've yet to track the man down."

[elegantlymasked]

"Is there anyone else from Suna?" Yuugao was hoping that he didn't know much about her- at least in her uh, timeline- and wouldn't guess why she asked that specific question.

[youngesthokage]

"Gaara's sister." There was a pause and he actually thought about it. "Most here are from Konoha with a scattering of others and missing nin."

[elegantlymasked]

Yuugao sheathed her katana and said nothing. It didn't seem like she'd need it against him. "So, the missing nin- they aren't punished for what they've done?"

A thought suddenly occurred to her, and she untied her mask, letting it hang from her belt. "If there are so many.. versions of people, is there- I mean.. Is Hayate here? Do you know him?" Her voice sounded a lot less authoritative, but to be fair, it was a lot to take in: the fact that Konoha wasn't an entity and therefore the invalidity of her ANBU status, the possibility that Hayate was still alive, and the likelihood of her being insane.

[youngesthokage]

"I haven't seen a version of him yet, though the younger girl Sasuke seems to know him, and he was on my team with you back where I'm from..." He shook his head slightly. "I would be happy to see any of my ANBU, he's no exception, though it's yet to be."

Do you think she is okay so far?? D:

[elegantlymasked]

There was a faint look of disappointment that was quickly hidden, but was certainly noticeable. It didn't matter anyway, since neither of those was her Hayate.

"I see.. Well, thank you for the information."

Yes. Don't worry~ She's got a lot of room.

[youngesthokage]

"...Is there a reason you wouldn't expect him to be at home?"

Lol that's true..

[elegantlymasked]

She just blinked at him and ran a hand through her hair with a small sigh.

"He was killed."

So very true omg

[youngesthokage]

He stared at her, clearly shocked by that bit of news. "Oh. I... I didn't know, forgive me."

/cries at this random obscure muse

[elegantlymasked]

She looked away from him, she'd always assumed he'd be emotionless.

"It can happen to the best of us." Which is what she'd been telling herself over and over. A part of her wondered whether the Hayate and Yuugao he knew were in love but she reminded herself that it didn't matter.

I've read some kick ass fics with her so yes. ;-; I know she exists

[youngesthokage]

He reached like he intended to touch her, then dropped his hand. "I'm still... I'm so sorry. Are you handling it alright? Is there anything I can do?"

There are so many depressing fics too :(

[elegantlymasked]

She visibly tensed as he reached out, and when she glanced back- this time finally meeting his eyes- she'd pulled a metaphorical mask on.

"Thank you. I'm fine." Really, there was about as much emotion in that as there was in a kunai.

Really? I've missed all those.

[youngesthokage]

"I can read you better than that Yuugao... but I will accept that if that is your wish."

Would you like links? :P

[elegantlymasked]

It was perturbing to hear him talk to her with such familiarity. "Who exactly was I to you?"

She could be fine, as long as she kept the conversation away from herself, and the past.

Nah I can find depressing without trying if I wanna

[youngesthokage]

"My kohai, and a very overprotective one at that. You tended to fuss that I wasn't eating enough or sleeping enough if I came in too early and left too late. I suspect you also took keeping overzealous prospective girlfriends at bay seriously as well, though I never caught you at it."

[elegantlymasked]

Yuugao tried imagining herself as an over-qualified barrier between fangirls and Uchiha Itachi as Hokage. Wow.

"While I still find that really hard to believe, and I think I may be crazy.. Thank you for telling me what you believe is the truth." She intended to find someone else- anyone really- to confirm this, refusing to give up hope that she was stuck here.

[youngesthokage]

His lips quirked wryly. "It's alright if you don't believe me Yuugao-san. I'm used to that after all these months."

[elegantlymasked]

She almost felt bad for him.. but it's not really her problem unless the lack of respect drives him on a murderous rampage.

"Ah, right." She quashed the urge to apologise.