Brianna stood a couple inches taller than Tina. Her black hair was in the same braided high-ponytail as Tina's. She wore a thin blue hoodie with casual blue pants and white shoes. Both Tina and I charged Brianna, and hugged her tightly. The little girl seemed a bit shocked that we were so enthusiastic to see here. "You guys should greet me like this more often," Brianna managed to choke out past our killer grasps. Tina instantly let go, "No." I was still hugging her, though.
"Hey, hold on," began Jiraiya. "Who's this? She doesn't look anything like what you described." Again I was put on the spot. Still hugging her, I glanced back from Jiraiya to Brianna a couple times. "Thooooooose bastards!" I exclaimed. I grabbed hold of Bri's shoulders and began shaking her. "The Akatsuki! What have they done to you! They made you shorter…and less curvy. What happened to that sexy mole above your lip? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR LUCIOUS LEGS THAT WERE BEGGING TO BE PARTED!"
"OH NO THEY DIDN'T!" Jiraiya added on. I gasped, and pulled Bri into my protective embrace. "This is blasphemy. THIS IS MADNESS!"
"Isis what trouble did you get us into now?" Brianna whispered. "Just go along with it, or we'll never find Coral and Jess," I harshly whispered back. I gasped unnecessarily again, and released Bri. "This must be some kind of taboo jutsu. Some form of power beyond that of Hokage!" I lied. "Beyond Hokage!" little Naruto inquired. "Oh yes," I immediately answered.
Suddenly a feminine voice was heard a couple yards behind Brianna. "Hey guys!" A tall slender girl with pin-straight blonde hair and thin rimmed glasses stood in the direction from which the voice originated. She was clothed in a white tank top, stylish black shorts and a pair of black converse. It was Jess standing next to her favorite character, Sakura. "I thought I'd never see you guys again!" She raised her arms for a hug from Tina. I intercepted Tina's hug, and was grabbing Jess's shoulders in an instant. "OH LAWD, NOT YOU TOO!" I paused, then yanked her glasses from her face. "They've impaired your vision too! OOOH, what a world, what a world!"
"Can I have my glasses back?" Jess asked irritated. I shoved them back into her hands. As I carried on exaggerating Jess whispered to Tina, "So what'd I miss?"
"Isis bit off more than she can chew again. Just play along. We'll explain when pervy sage isn't around."
"Ah."
I put my dramatic charade on hold for a moment to see Jiraiya's reaction. The platinum blonde's head was hung low. His eyes were shut with fury, and his fist clenched until the whites of his knuckles were visible. Oh crap did I overreact? I thought. "Those sons of bitches," Jiraiya's speech began. "These unspeakable crimes will not go unpunished. To turn a beauteous woman…into an ugly little pimply faced teenager."
"What'd he just call me?" said Jess.
"It's unforgivable!" Jiraiya threw his head up to meet my gaze. There was an awkward silence. Everyone was staring wide eyed at the infuriated sage. "….YEEEAH!" I encouraged on. "I will show NO MERCY when I find these Akatsuki members! And we!…Oh we'll will make sure that they KNOW not to EVER in any way shape or form disfigure AWOMANS BODY!"
"YEAH!"
"I wanna come too!" shouted little Naruto as he leapt from his seat. "Does anyone else feel she's getting a little too into it?" Bri asked. Tina, Jess, and Sakura nodded their heads. "Let's go girls! Isis, I'll save the last of your friends, and return your bodies back to normal!" said the great sage as he gracefully turned, and strode to the gate. "Yeah!...Just don't fight Pein."
"What?"