He started crying. I didn't know why, but he just started crying. And I have no idea what to do other than hug him back. His reaction to finding out whom I am was confusing me greatly. Shouldn't he be happy? I know I am.
Minutes passed in which he continued to cling to me and bawl. I just continued giving him a hug and awkwardly pat his back.
Eventually, I looked over at the Hokage with a 'help' look only to see him conveniently looking down at paperwork. Evil, evil man. How could you leave me with the mess here? What to do…
I felt a particular wetness on my arm and recoiled slightly. Snot. There is snot on my arm. There is snot on my arm. Insert panic face. Oh God…to deal with it or not to deal with it, that is the question. If I stay still and ignore it, I'm comforting my new found family. On the other hand…it's snot. Yup, I'm totally going to—
Thankfully I didn't have to make that decision because in the next second Naruto pulled back teary eyed, but more calmed down. Wiping his nose with the back of his hand, he hiccuped out, "I'm not crying, I just have something in my eye."
"Uh huh. And I'm the Hokage," I said sarcastically while I discreetly wiped the snot off my arm with a nearby drape. Hopefully no one will notice the new slimy addition to the décor. "By the way, what's a Hokage?"
Powerful. Leader of Konohagakure. Senju Hashirama. Senju Tobirama. Sarutobi Hiruzen. Namikaze Minato. Senju Tsunade. Red and white hat. Hokage monument—one has four heads, the other with five.
I blink, then look out the window at the four headed monument I had just envisioned, only this time in person. I turned back and look at the Hokage and see the red and white hat I had also imagined atop his head. Then I thought back on the five headed monument, only with Nee-chan on it. I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion at the images I just had. Now, that I had time to really think about it, this seems to happen a lot. Weird.
"What!" Naruto shouted at me. I looked to him. He seemed completely fine now, in fact he didn't even look as if he had been crying. "You don't know what the Hokage is?!"
"I didn't, but my head just told me," I said. The Hokage shot his eyes towards me and Naruto just gave me a puzzled expression. "A Hokage is the name of the leader of this village, also known as Konohagakure, correct?"
"Yeah, yeah! And I'm going to be Hokage one day too! I'll be the strongest in the village and everyone will look up to me," Naruto explained excitedly.
The strongest in the village? I looked over at the current Hokage who was giving me a calculating look. Ignoring that I asked, "You're the Hokage?"
He gave me a nod and a smile.
"The leader of the village?"
Another nod. I raised an eyebrow.
"The strongest of the strong?"
A sigh and a nod. He seemed to see where this was going.
"But you're so old!" I exclaimed.
Naruto cracked up laughing. I just continued scrutinizing the supposed Hokage while wondering how in the world he was the strongest of all the…what was he the strongest of?
Ninja.
Oh, right. Ninja. He was the strongest ninja in the village? I tried to wrap my brain around it. Nope, I just couldn't see it.
"Lies," I mumbled to myself. "It has to be lies."
He sighed deeply before gesturing me towards him. "Could a lesser ninja do this?" he asked as he pulled up his hand surrounding it in a blue glow.
"Wow! Jiji, that's so cool!" Naruto yelled.
I narrowed my eyes. That trick may work on Naruto, but not on me. I slammed my right hand down on his desk next to where the Hokage's hands lay glowing and applied chakra to my own hands. "Even I can do that," I proudly stated. I had just learned it after all…even if I still couldn't do the leaf exercise without killing the poor things.
Naruto gaped at me. "Y-you—no way! Teach me!"
The Hokage seemed slightly put out by the fact I ruined his fun, but also interested. "So Tsunade-chan taught you some chakra exercises, did she?"
"Un," then I turned to Naruto, "I'll teach you later."
"Yatta!" he cheered.
The Hokage chewed on his pipe a bit looking between the two of us. "I'm going to have another mini menace running around soon, I can just tell."
I grinned. Menace, huh? I liked it.
"Ne, Hoshi-chan," Naruto said. "How old are you?"
"I turned two last month! Or uh, a couple months ago?" I said thinking back to which birth date I should be using.
"Ehhh? You don't know your own birthday?" he asked incredulously.
"I have two birthdays, okay. I just don't know which one I'm supposed to use," I grumbled.
"Lucky! I only get one birthday: today! I just turned three," he stated smugly.
I pouted slightly upon learning he was older than me then frowned, "I don't have a gift for you."
"You already got me one," he smiled secretly. I tilted my head, but didn't question it. I'd just go buy him a gift later today. What should I get him?
"Sorry to interrupt," a voice said from the window. We all turned and a silver haired man with a mask covering most of his face jumped into the room. All of a sudden he looked at us, stared with his one eye, then turned around and jumped back out.
After a moment I asked, "Is that normal?"
"It can be," the Hokage replied with an exhale of smoke.
"…rude," I mumbled. "Ne, what do I do now?"
"Well…you wish to stay with Naruto I assume," he smiled. Naruto looked at me pleadingly.
That was a no brainer, "Of course!"
"I'll make it so you both will be together in the adoption list then," he murmured as he started writing things down.
"Adoption?" I questioned before realizing the situation I was in. Basically, I'm two years old and have no parents or guardians anymore. "Oh, yeah. I'm an orphan now."
The Hokage gave me a sympathetic look and Naruto frowned thoughtfully.
On the plus side, "At least I have Naruto with me."
He grinned giving me another hug, then asked, "Jiji, can you take us out to Ichiraku's? I want some birthday ramen!"
"Ah, sorry Naruto. I would have, but Hoshi here has caused my paperwork for today to double with the commotion she caused," he gave me a slight glower.
"It was funny!" I reasoned only to get a chastising look in return. "Hey, it wasn't my idea…sadly."
"What commotion?" Naruto looked between us. "What was funny? Tell me! Tell me!"
"I'll tell you over Ramen. By the way…what's ramen?"
"OH MY SWEET RAMEN KING!" he screamed dragging me out of the Hokage's office.
"My ears—!" I cried, slamming my hands over them in pain.
The Hokage just puffed his pipe while pulling out some more papers, "I'm getting to old for this."
