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Aston POV

"It has come to light that Dark Lord Voldemort has become more powerful than ever. I believe that certain measures should be taken. Therefore, I have taken it upon myself to hire a group of fully trained shinobi and kuniochi from both the Land Hidden in the Sand and the Land Hidden in the Leaves. These people have been trained to kill, so I advise you not to get on their bad side. They do not know the meaning of mercy," Dumbledore said gravely. The twinkle in his eyes had gone out.

Sirius put his hand up.

"Sir, if they're so merciless and all, why did you hire them, of all people? I mean, surely there's someone else that's just as strong, but less... not so..." he froze. James, looking bemused, shook him. Sirius slapped his hand away. Chev sighed. My palm said hello to my face as I facepalmed. I recognised that jutsu well.

"Shadow Possession Jutsu," I muttered.

A pineapple-haired boy appeared. It was obviously him who was holding the jutsu.

"Because, everyone else is just as 'merciless'," he informed him. He removed the jutsu and Sirius slumped. He scowled at the boy.

"I think they should introduce themselves," Proffessor Dumbledore said cheerfully.

A puff of smoke, and the boy disappeared, reappearing in front of the Staff Table.

"Shikamaru Nara. Konahagakure," he introduced, bowing.

A second boy 'poof'ed next to him. His hair was ridiculously blonde and particularly spiky too. He had three lines on each cheek. I almost gasped. I recognised him as the host of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, named Kyuuba. I already knew his name as-

"Naruto Uzumaki! Konahagakure! Believe it!"

Another puff of smoke, which revealed a boy with shoulder-length black hair which made most mistake him for a girl. But Chev and I knew better.

"Haku. Sunagakure."

"Gaara. Sunagakure."

"Hinata. Konohagakure."

"Ino. Konohagakure."

"Sakura. Konohagakure."

"Tenten. Konohagakure."

"Kiba. Konohagakure."

"Neji. Konohagakure."

"Shino. Konohagakure."

"Temari. Sunagakure."

"Kankuro. Sunagakure."

Wow. I was surprised. I hadn't expected this many people! Ok, maybe five to ten ninja's. But not... give me a second here... FOURTEEN!

I looked at Chev. She was surprised too.

"Ahem!" Professor McGonagall had stood up.

"Yes, Proffessor?" Professor Dumbledore asked.

"I'm afraid we can't have dofs in this building," Professor McGonagall said, looking disapprovingly in a hooded boy's direction. Indeed, settled between his coat and chest, was a small, white dog with strange markings.

"He's an Inuzuka. You can tell; the markings on his face are the same as the dog's," I murmered. However, I had noticed something strange. When McGonagall said 'No Dogs Allowed' (or her variation, anyway), James snorted, and Sirus smirked. Interesting...

"But I can't fight without Akamaru! Without him, I'm defenceless!" Kiba protested. I gave a wan smile. Much as I hated to admit it, I missed the shinobi world, even if spilling blood was as natural as eating and drinking. It was my home, however violent prone it was. I missed recognising the different clans, such as the Inuzuka clan, the Aburame clan, and by far easiest to spot, the powerful Hyuuga clan.

I was jolted back to Earth as Kiba gave a whoop of triumph. It was obvious 'Akamaru' was going to be staying.

Professor Dumbledore stood up again.

"I hope you make them all feel very welcome!" Dumbledore said happily. And he dismissed us, like he hadn't hired fourteen merciless ninjas to protect a magical school (with the BEST protection) as bodyguards.

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