Alright, here we go. This is where things get interesting.

("Spider's" POV)

I had learned quite a bit about Luffy in our short walk together. As I had discerned earlier, he was in fact a sailor. In-fact, he was Captain of his own ship for nearly 50 Years (which kind meant that I was slightly off in my assessment of his age.), though with his personality it was almost hard to believe. However for the last 8 had been traveling the world with his Wife, until she passed away in her sleep about 3 months ago. While he said he was ok and that he knew she would be waiting for him on the other side, I could see that the loss had truly devastated him. On less to depressing facts, he had apparently tried every kind of meat in the world, which while it was kinda weird, it also sounded kind of awesome. I also found out that he had given himself his cheek scar when he was about 7 to prove that he was tough. He'd gotten a drunken tattoo when he was 24, though he wouldn't tell me what it was or where it was, or even if he still had it. He was friends with Giants, like actual big, huge, giant Giants! He also claimed he'd been to space and that the Moon was hollow. There were also Aliens (I was a little bit skeptical), Mermaids, and Zombies. He'd found the Treasure of the legendary Flint, climbed a mountain bare handed, been swallowed by a giant snake,stayed on a island located on an elephant's back, was kissed by a Dog Woman, and fought a Whale, Twice!

We were finally coming coming up on the Hokae's Office, and I would finally learn Luffy's reason for being in the village. While I doubt he has ill intentions at this point, I'm not about to let my guard down.

As we finally reached the door to the office, I knocked.

(Regular POV)

Currently the 3rd Hokage was discussing a successful mission with one of his most trusted & skilled Jonin, Kakashi Hatake. Their conversion was close to coming to an end, when a knock at the door was heard. While some would perceive it as a simple thing, both men knew better as this knock was a code used to indicate a situation that needed the Hokage's immediate attention. Knowing that there were only a handful of people who knew that code, he called for the person to enter. Kakashi meanwhile moved to the wall where he pulled out a certain Orange Book.

To the surprise of both men present, it was "Spider", the Hokage's personal ANBU assistant.

Please note that this isn't an easy position to snag. One doesn't have to be a Lt. Commander to earn the position, for "Spider" it was actually the other way around. He had held the position for 5 years, and was only the 4th to hold the position. This was especially impressive because of his Age. As for what the job entailed, essentially it meant that he was the Only ANBU who could only be given Orders directly from the Hokage, unless in a state of Emergency in which case The ANBU Commander could direct him if he saw fit. It also meant that he took on certain missions, specifically the ones the village saw fit to keep buried, where no one could find them. The main purpose however, was that if the Hokage needed something, "Spider" got it done. His uniform was mostly black with a nice palate of grays. He stood at about 5'6, and wore a spider based ANBU mask, with six eyes, and appeared to be wearing standard ANBU armor. Unlike the standard ANBU uniform however not a bit of skin was showing, and in place of showing his tattoo, there was the ANBU mark covering the cloth of his shoulder. The most interesting was that he wore a hooded cloak, open and stopping just above his knees. He also wore no shoes.

As for the men's surprise, for "Spider" to come personally, it must have been something that truly worried him. They of course noted The man that was accompanying him.

Having a idea of his reasoning, the old Sarutobi decided to ignore the Stranger for now.

" Hello, "Spider". What brings you here today? "

"Spider" bowed before answering. " Forgive me Hokage-Sama, but we have a visitor to the Village. I felt it was it was important you met immediately. "

Despite his apologetic words and his bowed position, his tone was neutral, almost cold.

As he stood straight again, he continued. " Hokage Sama, may I present one Monkey D. Luffy. "

At the name the 3rd raised an eyebrow, there were very few who went about putting their surname before their given Name anymore, and then there was the name itself. Come on, what kind of surname is Monkey? Regardless, he could see why his trusted assistant would bring him, for the 3rd Hokage hadn't felt a presence this strong since his Tobirama-Sensei had passed on.

" I felt it was nessery that we meet, but as we walked here, I found out that Luffy-San had already intended to come here to meet you. " As he finished "Spider" moved to stand behind the Hokage's chair.

At the finishishing statement both Hiruzen and Kakashi, who had lifted his head from his book, looked at the odd man intently. After about a minute of stairing at by far the most vacant expression he had even seen, Hiruzen realized Luffy would not make the first move, Because of something he just couldn't place.

" Please sit down Mr. Monkey. " He said using his hand to indicate the chair in front of his desk.

Luffy made a strange expression for a second, then sat down smiling again. " Don't call me Mr. it's just Luffy. " Hiruzen nodded at this.

" Very well then Luffy-san, could you then please tell me what brings you to Konohagakure? We don't get Men like you just wandering into the Village all that often. "

Luffy seemed to smirk for a second, as though finding something amusing about the statement, He then smiled wider than any man Hiruzen had ever seen, to the point where his lips looked like they might tear. There was also a astonishing amount of pride, and above all else, Love in that Smile.

After nearly 2 minutes of it, he finally spoke " I am here to find MY SON! Figured since you're the head of the village, you'd be able to help me find find him! "

While he found the reason surprising, he saw no reason to not help the man in front of him, even if he was strange. Of course, that didn't mean he wouldn't keep a close eye on him just in case.

" Very well, though I can't think finding a specific civilian is going to be easy, especially if his surname is Monkey and I haven't already heard of him. Where was he last? "

At this Luffy began to laugh, it was clear that the Hokage had said something he saw as humorous. As everyone was giving him a look, he attempted to explain through his laughter.

" Sorry! Shishishi Ha ha ha, it's just that my Son isn't a civilian! He's a Ninja, ha ha, and he doesn't have my last name! Hah HA ha! "

At this Hiruzen raised an eyebrow " A Ninja? Of this village? Would you care to explain? "

Luffy finally calmed down and began to explain " Yeah, he's been here for awhile. We used to speak through letters, and occasionally we went through the trouble of meeting in person when we could, usually in the villages closest to this one, but the replies ended about 11 Years ago and I haven't seen him since before then! "

There was a pause, as Luffy didn't appear that he would answer.

" And? What about his surname? How did he become a Ninja here, as you have to be a citizen of Konaha at least to apply to the academy? "

Luffy smiled again, not that he had stopped. His Smile however appeared to be renewed, as though something brilliant had been said.

" Well see, My Son wanted to be independent, His Mother wasn't to fond of it, but he insisted he see the world for himself, and make a Name for himself outside of my shadow. So we came up with a fake Surname, and a story that he was an Orphan. The good news is that while he looked like me and My Wife, his hair and eye colors were completely different. My Doctor said something about Re, Re, REse, RSESi ... "

The Hokage, seeing what he was trying to say, helped by inputting " Do you perhaps mean to say recessive? "

Luffy then snapped his fingers " That's it, recessive, and because of that he ended up with different colored hair and eyes than either of us. Anyway, it took us awhile, but we finally found a place to drop him off. Didn't hear from him for more than hath a year, my Wife nearly killed me! " Despite his words Luffy was smiling as thought he was happily reminiscing. While Luffy was this doing, the 3 other men in the room were focussing on a specific detail, something that was implied, but not Outright stated. Being able to tell that they all felt it, Hiruzen decided to ask.

" Tell me Luffy, how old was your son exactly when he ventured out on his own? "

Waiting with baited breath, the 3 were astonished when Luffy Said " Oh, he was 7 when he left on his own. " And with this they all stiffened, 2 of them had children of their own, and all 3 had certain opinions when it came to kids. Deciding to not over react just yet, they continued.

" Really, and you don't think that's a bit young for one to be going out on their own? "

" Not really, I was alone most of my childhood, until I met my Brothers at least. Though at the time I might have been a little worried, I know he could fend for himself, cause I trained him! Besides, I had a way of keeping my eye on him if anything happened. "

At this the 3 relaxed ever so slightly.

" Then continue please. "

" Right! Well after we finally heard from him, he told us he'd found the Village and had integrated himself, actually now that I think about it he mentioned you a lot. Said that you were a cool old man who he could trust, and we didn't need to worry anymore! Of course that didn't stop my wife. Then he told us about how he had joined this Ninja academy, and how he wanted to be Hokage someday! Guess he didn't make it though. Anyway, the last time I heard from him was early February, sometime over 10 years ago, saying he had a surprise for us, Never did tell us what it was! But being late is better than never being at all! Shishishi. '

Hiruzen, seeing how things had gone well, felt that there was only one thing left to ask.

" Alright, now that we've gotten all that out go the way, I only need your son's name, or rather the name he gave us when he arrived in the Village. "

There was a second, just a measly second before he answered, but it felt so much Longer. That was because of what his answer was, as he replied with the name ...

("Spider's" POV)

During the conversation my opinion of Luffy had not changed, he appeared to be a good man as far as I am concerned. Despite leaving his son to his own devices, I could not fault him. After all, he said he had trained the boy, and looking at it, it was actually rather similar to our treatment of Genin when you got right down to it. And I honestly wanted to meet his son, it would surely be an interesting encounter.

(Kakashi's POV)

I don't know what it is about this . . . . Luffy, but he struck as, odd. And then just a little bit crazy, not that there's anything wrong with that. But at the same time, I wanted to respect him. He also seemed quite familiar, like I'd met him before, or somebody like him at least, maybe I knew his son. Still, it could be a trap, a way to lore a specific Shinobi to His Death. Regardless, I would keep an eye on him while he's here. From what I observed so far, He was notably impatient. Extremely so, though he was good at hiding it. But I'm really quite afraid, As I sensed his power, if only momentarily, when he walked in. Even with the 3 of us here, The only one who had a chance against him was the 3rd. And even so, I wasn't so sure.

While he was a bit fidgety, it was clearly because of his impatience, nothing else. In truth he was quite relaxed, almost carefree, and that worried me even more. It was in situations like this that I often wondered what my old Team would do. I'm certain Obito would have thought he was cool and respectable. Rin would've given him the benefit of the doubt. I have absolutely no idea how Minato-Sensei would have reacted.

And I just can't shake this sense of familiarity. Regaurdless though, I'll be keeping a close eye on our guest.

(Hiruzen's POV)

The Name Monkey while unusual, was not unfamiliar to me. I had heard it in my youth. While we did not get much news of the world outside of the Elemental Nations, there were rumors, and certain people had access to News-Coos, Such as Hashirama & Tobirama-Sensei. While we no longer get those papers, I'm certain the old ones are still intact, along with Files written by my Teachers concerning such information. I shall have "Spider" look for those later, once we have the immediate issue out of the way.

While I have suspicions, I do not think Luff-san is currently a threat to the village.

On the off chance that I'm wrong, I must not let my guard down. The concept that a child could infiltrate the village under any sicumstances, even if the circumstance was something as simple as still having parents and lying about it, is unsettling. That child could be passing along information on the village to the parent. This was unlikely, but not impossible. With Luffy-san coming directly to my office, he's confident. This is true weather he means us harm or not. And he could be just confident enough to think he could take all 3 of us at once, though I'd say we are just about even with our combined strength. Speaking of his strength, it is truly unnerving, and if we were both in our prime, I don't doubt that he could beat me, though I certainty wouldn't have gone down easy.

But his request is not an unreasonable one, and I don't think he means to hurt anyone, so I'll just have to wait and see. And the very idea of not seeing ones child in over a decade, I can't imagine it.

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And . . . . Cliffhanger! I know how you feel, but some things are just necessary.

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