003

Sai's

"You know the formation. Go." The ANBUs and 3 Jonins in front of me flee in adherence.

We move after a good discussion of what we needed to do about the group and the kids. We have three Jonins with us too to strengthen the shoulders of this mission.

Well, it is a mission now.

It was rather crowded when we got there. Good that we bring more than we should to a normal rescue mission of an important person or an escort mission for a traveling Royal.

I have 23 great ANBUs with me. Quality and quantity, yeah?

As planned we scanned the crowd with cat eyes and scanned the kids using some Yamanaka jutsu to make sure it was them and if they are fine. Ibiki's team who are in the ANBU are the ones leading that.

The sixteen people who awfully look like people who would definitely have familiar chakra signatures are obviously on guard because of us. The dickless Naruto even got his fighting stunt fashioned.

Byakugans activated. Shino's bugs hovering around them.

The members made signals to me 'It's all good'.

"Inojin." I approach my most beautiful piece of art.

The kid is perfectly fine as I view him.

"Touchan, we were having a hunt in the forest and we heard sudden grunts and moans in pain like people are in combat. And when we got to see them nothing like fighting came to welcome our eyes." My son explained knowing what this fuss was all about.

"A hunt in the training ground 38?Really, these kids. So you all go near them together?" I stop walking and stop in a position I could still display the 16 in my peripheral vision.

Inojin's friends came close and listened.

"Yes, Touchan. But it was just us training, we're not hurting any wild anima—"

"It's for the sake of thrill of the said training, yes." I creased my forehead.

Then my orbs have found blue ones. Boruto cut the contact and look at me again.

No one agreed and denied that tho. They only looked at me with doe-eyes but not pleading. It seems they all want to explain.

"Uncle Sai, we have nothing to do with 'em," Boruto said finally, not able and not wanting to stop himself from explaining.

Poor kid.

"Don't worry, Boruto. We'll talk more later." I caressed his hair to make him feel better.

I gaze at the different groups and came close. Now that it's made clear that the kids are fine I need to attend to the time travelers.

Even our past senseis are here. Miss Kurenai, Sir Gai, Sir Asuma. And mask guy, Lord Sixth.

The Konoha 12 all eyes wandering through the present shinobis including me.

As I draw close their eyes are gone all to me. I'll have to be very straightforward with this. I'll just hope it's not that shocking to them. I know the teachers know the deal already.

"Who brought you here?" I asked.

"It was a turtle. And he said he'll bring us somewhere in 20 years forward from our time." Kakashi talked for the rest.

That caught my attention. So it's the Otsutsuki's turtle.

"Did he somehow said whoever told him to abduct you?"

The Senseis shared a look. The four of them turned to each other communicating with their eyes.

They know it has a connection with an Otsutsuki. A god, the Gods.

"Yes." Nodding, miss Kurenai said.

'Sai' she even mouthed. By that I basically understood.

And ascertain by the use of her red eyes, send darts to me. She's like saying we should just discuss it later.

I am certain they don't want the teens to hear what should be said. Well, young Naruto would be nosy about it and those who know would be overthinking and be worried about the topic.

"What a pale human being. He is close to being a corpse." Naruto told Neji who was just beside him.

Wow, how mature of him.

Neji then sends his friend a 'shut up!' look.

"Sorry!" Naruto screamed in his whisper, crossing his arm together.

"Neji." He called Neji not yet done with pointing out what he noticed.

Neji turned to face him. Brown locks swayed as he move.

That patience!

"He resembles that Sai guy from team 7. Look at him again."

"I have 360 vision, Genius. You mean your teammate?" Neji replied sarcastically but still dealing with Naruto.

"Oh! Yeah, byakugan. Yeah." Naruto put his right fist on top of his open left hand.

Dickless he is.

"Shall we get to the Hokage's office?" I said in a very suggestive tone although they won't be having a choice but to come with us.

There were no big conversations. They agreed and we started walking fastly to the centre of the Leaf but away from the busy streets. The Konoha 12 was audibly confused.

There are still some who whispered asking about the situation but no teacher answered.

As we get close and have a decent view of the carved faces there were various of reactions but unites with shock states.

The kids looked at them because of the sudden change of atmosphere of the other group.

"Naruto-kun?"

"Naruto?!"

"Eh?!"

"What?"

"No way!"

Naruto's eyes glimmered, looking to where his face is. The moon which is giving us light looked down from our right.

"What a dra—"

"What the **** is this?!" My young wife almost shouted beside Shikamaru.

"Naruto, deserve," Choji said while eating his snack.

Kurenai and Kakashi's eyes found their way to each other. Kurenai was amused by her colleague's achievement.

Sarada's dark orbs somehow played, bouncing around the time travelers without sharinggan activated. Chocho is holding Sarada's elbow while paying close attention to them.

"What is going on? What is this, a genjutsu?" Sakura turned to Kakashi shaking him a little.

"I'll explain later." Kakashi's reply.

"We trusted them so easily! Is this just a dream, genjutsu? Nightmare?!" Kiba not minding us.

"Well, I would like to live here y'know!" Naruto then got his waking from his best friend.

"Quite! Fool." Ugly smacked him.

The kids are silent and gazing, waiting for more reactions they could possibly see. They're well aware that they should just shut up. Shikadai is the one giving them hints.

Asuma bumps his arm to Kakashi's then pointed his lips toward the monument.

"Thank you, I guess." Asuma just tapped his friend's shoulder.

It was a commotion, we had. I cleared my throat glancing at them. Even though there is no way of a conflict would be between us and the time travelers, we should be on guard nonetheless.

"Everyone." With a deep and steady voice, Asuma Sensei calls them, signaling.

Some calmed down and proceed to talk quietly.

But one of them just has an odd kind of brain. A different kind of thinking.

I painted fastly as I felt the chakra of his partially alive ink. I'm more than just familiar with my own jutsu, I sensed it right away.

"Dad!" He probably felt that too.

Sai got sneaky there.

"No," I said, talking to the ever-ready ANBU. They stand normally moving on from their stunts.

We saw how the inks float in the air however mine fastly overpowered his. It was visible that ink was made to come after me. I've been there. The direction and timing, the animal chosen.

Sai's eyes gone down from above to me. He flashed a weird smile while tilting his head a little to his left. I smiled too, why not?

The ink splashed everywhere.

Gasps they uttered. Mostly of Konoha 12's and the kids'.

This pale as paper dude got sum with me. He's obviously just confirming something.

I looked in my son's direction just to see him eyeing in full shock the younger me.

"Is that Mr. Sai?" I heard one of the Jonins, referring to the other dude.

Asuma Sensei signed with apparent defeat. Miss Kurenai caressed his wide back.

"I'm..." Tenten was too stunned to speak.

"Now that's motivating to see such improvement of Kakashi's student! I am more than eager to train with you three!" Sir Gai exclaimed proudly.

Hype as ever Lee responded with 'such youth'.

I let them be. Neji and Hinata's roaming byakugans too. Silently observing, side by side.

We're walking in a silent street away from the crowd. The ANBU disappeared. Lurking from the distance so if ever there were some civilians around they won't draw much attention and panic. ANBUs are only for missions meant for secrecy.

"Oh, mask guy is there too," Young me, pointed out.

"Eh?! Your right Sai, sensei is there too!" Naruto couldn't believe it.

They did not notice The Sixth? I heaved a deep sigh thinking maybe they got so occupied by Naruto being there.

"Seriously?" Shikamaru, almost done with his friend.

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Kakashi Sensei touching his chest stopped walking, seemingly hurt.

"Oi!" Sakura called them out.

"Oh, yeah right Kakashi Sensei is up too." Hinata agreed only seen it now that it's pointed out.

"All this time she had her byakugan on yet—" Kakashi mumbling under his mask.

"Really, Hina?" Kakashi facing Hinata asked. Is he hoping Hinata was joking?

She was taken back by that. She smiles at Sensei apologetically and proceeds walking.

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