Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever own Outlaw Star or Naruto or anything affiliated with said shows.
"Speaking"
'Thoughts'
As the three were led further into town, Suzuka remained quiet as she gazed at everything around her. 'The place appears to be normal…ish.' She thought. 'There are no fire breathing monsters or crazy people running around screa-.' Her thoughts were cut off as a young man, dressed in green spandex and with large bushy eyebrows, came running down the road screaming about youth…or something like that.
"Youth smiles upon us all!" The green creature cried happily, effectively freaking the Outlaw Star crew out.
Aisha hid behind Jim muttering about 'freaky eyebrows', and Jim ducked behind Suzuka. Deciding that the newest arrival was no threat, Suzuka simply ignored the loud teen and instead continued to glance around.
Sasuke, who was unfortunately used to Rock Lee's outbursts by now, rolled his eyes yet again before crossing his arms and turning away from him.
"Hi Lee, what's up?" Naruto asked curiously.
"I am on my way to train with the great Gai-sensei!" Lee replied enthusiastically, and before anyone else could say another word, he pumped his fist in the air and ran off.
"And you called us weird." Aisha muttered under her breath.
"Bye!" Naruto called after the odd looking teen.
"Dobe, let's just get these three to the Hokage before anything else crazy happens." Sasuke said as he nudged Naruto forward. "We do have a mission in a few hours, and I don't want to be late."
Naruto blinked a few times and then smiled. "Oh that's right; we're taking you to see baa-chan. Come on then." Motioning for them to follow, he lead them down to the end of the street and then up a long ramp on the side of a tall tower. Pushing open the door, he continued on. "Now this is Hokage tower." He explained to the guests. "Currently baa-chan's the Hokage, but I'll be the Hokage someday. Believe it!"
"I feel sorry for this village." Jim said quietly, though everyone but Naruto heard him.
"I know what you mean." Sasuke replied with a grunt. "I only hope I'm gone before that happens."
When they reached a rather large and ornate door, Naruto once again pushed it open. Suzuka, Aisha and Jim followed the blonde inside, but they were not prepared for what they saw.
"Sake Shizune!" A busty blonde haired woman said as she sat with her feet up on the desk in front of her. "How can you possibly expect me to do this stupid job sober!"
"Coming Tsunade!" A voice shouted from down the hall.
Looking up from her cup, Tsunade nodded her head at the intruders. "Whadda ya want brat?" She asked in a slightly slurred tone. "Can't you see I'm busy here."
"And now I'm leaving." Sasuke muttered from his spot near the door. Turning around, he was about to step out when a voice stopped him.
"Don't even think about it Sasuke." Tsunade said seriously as she finally noticed the strange newcomers. "Get back in here and explain."
"Dammit." Sasuke grumbled under his breath as he turned back and walked over to the desk.
Putting her cup down, Tsunade eyed the three strangers before turning to face Naruto and Sasuke. "Well?" She asked. "Care to explain who they are?"
"Well it all started when Sasuke and I we-." Naruto began to ramble, only to be cut off by Sasuke's hand covering his mouth.
"Not a clue." Sasuke said with a shrug. "We met them in the forest and they started going on about spaceships called Outlaws and pirates so we figured we'd bring them to you. Personally I think they're some kind of deranged experiment gone wrong. The only one that acts normal is that little boy over there."
Jim, who had been busy running test on his computer, looked up and rolled his eyes. There was no way he was going to get baited into another pointless fight with someone. He got enough of that with Aisha and Gene.
Aisha on the other hand began to growl. "What did you just say?" She bit out. "Do you need me to pound your face in again?"
"As if you could." Sasuke replied haughtily.
While the two faced off, Suzuka pulled out her bokken once again and whacked them both upside the head with it. "Enough." She said sternly.
Tsunade sat back in her chair and smiled at the scene before her. "I think I like you guys." She said. "What are your names?"
"I'm Suzuka." Suzuka replied. "The one with the long ears over there is Aisha and boy genius is Jim."
"Well it's nice to meet you three." Tsunade said with a smile. "So, what brings you to our humble little village?"
"Kei Pirates." Jim stated. "And speaking of pirates, it seems they've left this area so we should probably head back to the ship now."
"And exactly what is a Kei Pirate?" Tsunade asked curiously.
"A group of powerful pirates who are determined to find the Galactic Leyline and use it for their own personal gain." Suzuka replied. "We've had many encounters with them."
Tsunade tapped her chin in thought. "I've never heard of them." She said with a shrug. "Where are they from?"
"Space, duh." Aisha said, crossing her arms in annoyance. "That's what we tried to tell those two annoying brats over there, but would they listen, nooo. Instead they call us crazy, as if, and drag us off to see you old hag."
Naruto's eyes widened and both he and Sasuke took several steps back. This was definitely not going to be pretty.
"What did you call me?" Tsunade bit out angrily, her fist clenching at her side.
Suzuka, sensing that Aisha had hit a nerve with her last comment, covered up the Ctarl-Ctarl's mouth with her hand. "I'm sure she didn't mean anything by it." Suzuka said calmly. "There's not need to get violen-." She was cut off mid sentence when Tsunade destroyed her desk with one tiny punch. "Ok, I think we should leave…now." Grabbing Aisha's arm, the assassin proceeded to run out of the room.
"I'm right behind you!" Jim called out as Suzuka looked back over her shoulder. "Just keep running!"
"GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!!" Tsunade screamed, and everyone inside the Hokage tower ducked for cover. Glaring at the two boys that had brought the insolent newcomers to her, she growled. "I'll deal with you two later. Right now I have some outlaws to kill." With a scream of rage, she flew out of the room.
"And now would be a good time for us to disappear." Naruto said as he climbed out the window.
"Amazing, two smart ideas in one day. A new record for you." Sasuke muttered as he jumped out the window after his blonde haired teammate.
