Kakashi quickly made the call with the restaurant owner and soon they were set. The Oto gave a sweeping bow, and then strolled over to the double doors, which parted and opened for him as he approached. Naruto and the crew stood, and followed him out into the corridor, where he led them back to the reception area of his offices. Fu's hackles rose as they were walking away, and she had the distinct impression she was being watched by unfriendly eyes. She glanced back down the corridor, and just caught a flash of gold as someone at the other end disappeared into one of the adjacent rooms.

*Karin was watching us leave,* she reported faithfully to the Pack.

Naruto nodded and turned to Kakashi. "What can you tell me about Karin? Because she seemed to recognize what I was."

Kakashi tilted his head. "You know, if your story is true, that would explain why she reacted that way. Anyway, she's the daughter of the leader of the Noble House, which granted me my trading license. She has business here at Geniya and, since I am in her House's thrall, I was ordered to host her."

"What House? And who's this leader?" Sasuke asked, digging for information.

Kakashi eyed the guards they were passing but decided to risk it. "Anko of House Guren. And a more terrifying woman, I've yet to hear of."

The Pack perked up. *Would that make Anko and Karin direct descendants of Orochimaru?* Hinata asked.

*Guren was Orochimaru's Matriarch, and they're inherently psychic. Maybe Anko and Karin have powers,* Tenten reasoned.

It was just a short walk to the tall arched set of doors that led away from the Merchant District, and down a wide passageway that had clear crystal walls and an equally transparent ceiling. The vista of the stars overhead was breathtaking, and the clear walls also offered them unparalleled views of the rest of the starport. The crew were seeing all this for the first time, and they stopped to point out sights to each other as they meandered their way down the corridor. They eventually reached the end, which seemed to open out into one of the verdant hydroponic domes, and a sweeping staircase curved around to their right, while an ornately armored Oto waited by a lectern at the foot of the stairs.

"Welcome to Natralis, Mr Uzumaki and Mr Kakashi," the Oto said warmly, seemingly forewarned of their arrival. "If you would care to ascend the staircase, you will be guided to your table."

Naruto nodded his gratitude to the Oto, and then offered his hand to Hana, who was waiting patiently by his side. She smiled at him appreciatively, and then they walked up the stairs at a measured pace, with the rest of the group following closely behind. The staircase wasn't that high, perhaps twenty steps, and when they reached the top, another Oto greeted them with a bow, and then gestured for them to follow. He led them to a private booth that seemed to be resting on the bough of some huge tree, and as they neared the balcony surrounding the edge of the restaurant, they were able to look out over the entire crystal dome.

"This place is incredible!" Hana whispered to him, as she marvelled at the lush green park contained in the crystalline dome.

Colorful exotic birds flew overhead, filling the air with their melodic songs, as they competed with each other in a warbling chorus. She looked around in amazement at the floor and trellis areas that separated the private booths.

"It's like this restaurant was grown right out of the tree," she said in astonishment, as she leaned precariously over the balcony, balancing herself perfectly so that she could take a look at the huge trunk of the enormous tree the restaurant was built on.

Naruto smiled at her and nodded. "The Oto certainly know a thing or two about impressive architecture and design," he agreed, as he pulled her chair out for her to sit.

"We do what we can," Kakashi understated.

Hana thanked Naruto gratefully, and he did the same for the others, before finally moving back around the table to sit between Hana and Kakashi. This section of the restaurant was obviously set up with Konoha in mind, as the cutlery settings were all very familiar, with three sets of knives and forks in decreasing sizes. The waiter came back a few moments after they were seated, and then pressed a button which projected a holographic wine list above the table. While the crew were making their choice, Naruto nodded at the waiter and smiled.

"Rather than choosing individual dishes, could you please bring us a wide selection of the chef's specials?" he requested politely. "My friends haven't tried Oto cuisine before, so they're eager to see what you have to offer."

"Of course, Sir," the Oto replied eagerly, with a bow, and then nodded as Sakura picked out a few bottles of wine for them.

"Of course you would know wine, Ms Trillionaire," Tenten teased her friend and sister and lover.

"Been drinking since I was ten. Watered, but still. Heaven forbid I should drink fruit juice at a high society banquet or political fundraiser," Sakura said with surprisingly little bitterness. She was truly starting to move past her issues and be able to see the positive side of her childhood.

The wine arrived shortly afterwards, as a gold plated robot glided up to them, carrying the bottles. Just as Naruto had poured out the wine into the crew's glasses, the waiter appeared with the starters. He moved the dishes from the tray carried by the accompanying robot, placing them in the center of the table, where they hovered silently at a variety of levels.

The girls followed Sakura's lead as she gave them a quick introduction to fine dining, and Naruto watched with some amusement as the other four girls hung on to her every word. The men were all experienced at this sort of thing already. Kakashi pulled out some kind of attachment to his helmet that allowed him to take bites of the food. Naruto waited until they were ready to begin and then they took small portions from a variety of the starters, and began to take dainty bites, using the outermost, smallest knives and forks. Sakura nodded approvingly as her students followed her instructions, but decorum began to gradually disappear as they began to excitedly sample the delicious array of exotic dishes.

Naruto tried a bit of each of the starters, and then most of the main courses, and he grinned when the waiter brought out a selection of deserts. He soldiered on and tasted a couple of those too, before finally admitting defeat with a loud groan.

"That food was incredible, but I feel totally stuffed. I think I might have overdone it," he admitted ruefully, lounging back in his chair.

*You look like one of us, now,* Hinata said, reaching over to rub his belly.

*I think it's a better look on you all than me,* he replied. He turned to Kakashi, who was detaching the eating apparatus. "So, you've had about an hour and a few cups of wine to think. What do you say, Kakashi?"

The Oto rubbed the side of his helmet, clearly wishing he could reach through to rub his forehead. "Naruto, my friend… you're asking me to abandon everything I know for an immortal life in a polyamorous Naval crew. What would I even do on a ship?"

"If it's combat you're worried about, we can teach you. As for your main duty, Financial Officer. Basically, handle our money. Start an investment portfolio. Trade stocks. Make deals. Essentially, take what we've got and make more of it. The same thing you've done since I've known you. And speaking of, what did you mean you've wanted a family longer than I've been alive?"

Kakashi turned to Naruto. "You claim to be able to see me. How old do you think I am?"

Naruto regarded the beautiful male face, looking for any sign of wrinkles or aging. "A very well-aged 50?" he guessed.

Kakashi chuckled. "I am 127 by your Konoha chronology."

The crew all turned to gawk. "How long lived are the Oto?" Sakura asked, afire with curiosity.

"One can live to 250-300 years if they keep in good health," Kakashi said helpfully, unable to resist a beautiful woman.

They paid the bill and then walked back towards the Oto Trading Commission. Kakashi seemed to be deep in thought.

"Will you at least consider it, Kakashi? I truly want you to be at my side," Naruto asked as they arrived at the Oto's offices.

"I will give everything you told me a great deal of thought, Naruto. You will have my response no later than tomorrow morning," Kakashi promised before bowing and retreating into his offices.

*Well, it's not a no yet,* Naruto thought to the crew, as they made their way back to Docking Bay 24 and the Invictus.

*Give him time, he'll come around,* Hinata encouraged.

*I loved Oto cuisine! It felt… familiar. I guess I ate a lot of it when I lived with Orochimaru. He must have set up his base in the Oto Regency,* Fu reasoned.

*If Guren was his Matriarch and she was an Oto, that makes sense. Guess with his Wormhole Generator he didn't have to worry about being centrally located to rule his Empire,* Sasuke stated.

Tenten shivered. *I cannot wait to build one of those things. The laws of physics will become my bitch.*

They arrived back at the Invictus, Shikamaru helpfully opening the airlock for them, and they all went up to Deck 2 to change out of formalwear into something more comfortable. Naruto got dressed in training wear in anticipation of his afternoon spar with Lee. They passed a few hours in the Officer's Lounge, their stomachs soaking up the drinks they had after such a filling lunch. When 1500 rolled around, Naruto made for Deck 3 and then to the simulation room.

Lee was there, taciturn as always. With barely a word of acknowledgement, they began to duel. Naruto didn't know what was different this time, but he began to see where Lee was going to attack and anticipate where each stroke of the sword would come from. Maybe Oto food had mild nootropic properties, maybe Naruto had crossed some threshold in swordship mastery, maybe his Future Sight practice was starting to pay off with a half-second passive look ahead, maybe all three or none of those reasons. The point was, Naruto was suddenly good. As good as Lee. Naruto parried an overhead slash and, using a footwork trick that he'd fallen victim to dozens of times at the hands of Lee, managed to slice off the man's sword hand.

Lee paused in disbelief, as his simulator gave an instant replay of his defeat. Then his face clouded over in anger. "I thought I told you not to use your powers!" He demanded, a look of true rage in his eyes.

Naruto put the Odachi in his hands in a swordsman's salute and bowed deeply to his teacher. "You have my word, Lee, that I did not. I swear on my honor."

"You expect me to believe that I've been practicing Kenjutsu for over 10 years and you managed to beat me after only 3 weeks of instruction?" Lee snarled.

Naruto shrugged helplessly. "I can't help if my brain is wired differently than yours. I just tried to be a good student. If it helps, think of this as a tribute to your teaching abilities. And one win after hundreds of losses isn't that indicative that I'm better than you. Maybe we're just even and I got lucky this time."

Lee seemed to sag into himself. "Your words are sincere, but that doesn't make them true. I have only lost once in my life. The worst night of my life. The night I lost Ayumi and Kimiko."

Naruto sat down, trying to make himself seem unthreatening. "Tell me about it. The more I know, the better I can help you."

Lee sheathed his Katana and sat down seiza style. "I had foiled an assassination the night before. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. Like a fool, I let the attacker live, trusting in the authorities to handle him. The next night, he came to my house. He bested me, then killed my wife and my little girl in front of me. I don't know why he let me live, but that was a punishment worse than death."

Naruto felt his heart get heavy at the pain in the voice of the man he'd come to respect and admire. "Have you learned anything about him? His name, who he works for?"

Lee's face contorted in hatred. "The man himself, I don't know. But his master, that I found out. His name is Pein!"

Naruto sat up straight, before an ironic grin crossed his face. "This must be fate, if you don't believe in coincidence. My crew and I are already after the man named Pein."

Lee looked up at him with hungry, desperate eyes. "Why?" He demanded.

"We're fairly certain a man I ousted as a traitor put a hit out on me. One of Pein's pawns tried to lure me into an ambush. Before he died, he gave us a clue that led us to discovering Pein's empire of cybernetic assassins." Naruto shook his head. "I hate to say it, Lee, but unless you were a cyborg or psychic yourself, you would have had no hope of beating Pein, no matter how skilled you were. He'd simply be too fast and strong to win against for an unenhanced."

Lee clenched his hands into fists. "Then what do you suggest I do? Go under the knife? I can't afford those kinds of implants and it would take me months to get used to them!"

Naruto hesitated. "There is a way I could give you psychic powers, and make you naturally stronger. But it comes with a lot of strings."

Lee leaned forward, his eyes nearly manic. "I died that day. I'm just sticking around to ensure this man and all he stands for dies. Nothing you suggest would stop me."

Naruto gulped, a bit disturbed by Lee's zeal. "I could adopt you into my species. But that would necessitate you join my crew for life. And the method to change your DNA is… uncomfortable."

"I'll do it," Lee said without hesitation. "How soon can you pick me up?"

Naruto was taken aback. "You're not planning to suicide after we kill Pein are you? Because I'm serious, you'll be expected to serve me for the rest of your natural life."

"I would never disgrace their memory by joining them prematurely. I will be obedient and loyal to you for eternity should you help me bring justice to Ayumi and Kimiko," Lee vowed, meaning every word.

Naruto saw he couldn't talk Lee out of this, and nodded. "Okay. We're stopping by the Core Worlds soon, unless some major detour pops up. Give me your address and we'll pick you up. Spar tomorrow morning?"

Lee managed a small grin. "Yes, Naruto. I believe I would enjoy that."

The simulation cut off and Naruto blew out a breath. *That was heavy. And looks like we're getting another male Thrall whether Kakashi joins or not.*

*If both join, then the girls will match the guys. We can all have penetrative sex at the same time!* Tenten cheered.

*Like we couldn't already,* Hinata said jokingly.

*Insane how small the galaxy is. To think you'd get the one tutor with a connection to the people trying to kill you,* Sasuke mused.

Naruto got up, having only been in the simulation room for 45 minutes. *I think I'll get an early start on dinner. After that lunch, I need to reassert myself as the top cook!*

The crew had no complaints for Naruto pulling out all the stops. He got dressed in casual clothes and then spent a few hours preparing a lamb shank. The Pack took their first bites of the succulent, perfectly cooked joint of meat, and compliments to the chef came thick and fast.

"So, you really think Kakashi will go for it?" Hinata asked.

"Or that Lee will still be onboard when he finds out he has to blow you?" Sasuke added.

Naruto shrugged. "For Kakashi, he really seems to want to belong to something, but abandoning his life's work would be a real sacrifice. And Lee, I get the sense he'd eat my shit to become capable of getting revenge, let alone my cum."

"While I'm thinking about it, should I have the first shipment of Uzu elements sent to Olympus Shipyard? The Suna have the first ton of each ready for us. Then I could start making the REAL interesting stuff!" Tenten inquired.

"I don't know how long we'll be at Geniya while Kakashi makes up his mind and, if he agrees, sells off his practice. Might be best to have them sent here," Naruto figured.

"My people will send their fastest courier to deliver them," Gaara assured, taking a brief moment to dip into the Suna sub-plane and give the order.

"While we're here, can we get some Oto cookbooks and ingredients? No offense to your cooking, Naruto, but it tastes like home," Fu requested hopefully.

"Sure, honey," Naruto grinned at his Nymph.

Hana leaned back in her chair, stuffed from eating every bite. "We're lucky our bodies are frozen, because we really feasted today," she mused.

"We might be here a few days. We won't be eating out for all of them," Naruto comforted. "Any plans?"

"I finished off the first four maintenance bots for Shikamaru today. Next I'm working on Hana's Tactical Chair and Fu's piloting station. Then I figured, since we're going to the Iwa after all this is done, that I'd make the Inertial Dampening Device for when we acquire their engines or I build Uzu equivalents with the elements shipment. After that, I'll just start making Quantum weapons. We'll be able to blast our way through anything that gets in our way!" Tenten said excitedly.

"I'm about to finish up on that side project. I can give a report any time you want," Sasuke offered.

"I figured I'd do some research on other animal forms, get some variety besides the Tiger," Fu mused.

"I've gotten as far as I can with the Dragon March data. I figured I'll teach Gaara and Sakura how to spar," Hana said with a shrug.

The two newest Pack members looked at each other before shrugging. "Guess that's our plans made," Gaara said.

"I'll try really hard not to see self-defense as violating 'first do no harm'," Sakura quipped.

"You already know how to shoot, what's the difference?" Hinata asked rhetorically. "As for me, I'll work on my powers. If Karin has them, we might be having our first real psychic warfare."

Naruto nodded. They put away the dishes and they all enjoyed a drink after dinner to unwind.

"Naruto? How are we going to handle my family? They'll notice that I'm not aging eventually," Hana asked, a bit worried but too mellow to get really worked up.

"Illusions," Naruto said simply. "Put on a mask every time we go visit or talk to them. Can't have the kids not having a relationship with Grandpa Jack and Grandma Tsume."

They all got doe-eyed at the idea of children. Fu especially, as Naruto had promised they'd single-handedly repopulate the Taki. Naruto was about to take advantage of their broodiness when his wrist communicator went off.

"The call is originating from Kakashi's offices in Geniya," Shikamaru told him helpfully.

Naruto accepted the call and a holo-image of Kakashi appeared, naturally still in his armor. "Hello my friend! Something has come up that I'd love to speak to you about, but it's best not to talk to you about it over an open comm channel."

Naruto sat up. "Anything to do with our proposal from this morning?"

"No, no, this is a separate matter."

"Okay," Naruto said, intrigued. "Do you want to come to the Invictus, or would you rather we come to your offices?"

"I'd prefer if just you came to see me. It would be best if you came to visit me at my offices. I'd be delighted to offer you my hospitality once again, and it's only fair, as I'm dragging you away from your lovely companions."

Naruto narrowed his eyes. Something about this was off. "Could you hold one second? I have another call."

Kakashi seemed to bristle, but nodded. "Very well. Please don't be long."

The second Naruto muted the call, Shikamaru was speaking. "Thank Turing you hung up. That's not Kakashi. The image is computer-generated and the voice is synthesized. Whoever's really calling you is a master at coding and programming," Shikamaru said in a rush.

"Karin," the Pack said in unison.

Naruto nodded and opened the call again. "Karin, if you wanted to talk to me, you could have just asked," he told 'Kakashi'.

The image froze. And then the image was replaced by a different armored Oto. "You are as capable as I suspected, Uzumaki Naruto. Very well. Do you consent to an audience with me?" She asked in a haughty, surprisingly girlish voice.

Naruto smiled apologetically, but his eyes were sharp. "After this attempt at deception, I'm afraid I need a good faith gesture from you. You meet us on my ship, or we don't meet."

She visibly angered, even behind her armor, but she eventually bowed. "Very well. I shall be there presently." With that, she cut off the comm channel.

"Please don't let her be the 'hot hacker' you had a premonition about. I barely know her and I can tell she's an absolute bitch!" Tenten begged.

"She is capable though. If we didn't have Shikamaru we'd have been totally fooled," Sasuke mused.

"And it's not like the personality changes wouldn't clear out all that toxic emotion," Hinata argued.

Naruto stood up. "I'll meet her at the airlock. Everyone report to the Briefing Room. Whatever she wants to talk about, I'm betting it involves our crew."

They all nodded, and gave him a kiss for good luck before making for the anti-grav tube. While they took the blue, he took the red. Naruto stepped out and waited.

"Karin incoming," Shikamaru warned him.

"Thanks, buddy. Now hide. I want you as our secret weapon. Watch her like a hawk and catch any hacking attempts," Naruto instructed.

"She won't make things troublesome," Shikamaru promised before going silent as the airlock opened.

Karin was there, in her resplendent armor that outvalued even Kakashi's. She seemed to pause when she saw him waiting for her. "Good evening, Uzumaki Naruto," she said respectfully, and Naruto's internal lie detector knew it was totally false. "You have an… impressive vessel."

"Thank you, we worked hard on her. Now follow me. You'll be addressing me and my crew. You lost your chance at a one-on-one audience with your impressive if morally reprehensible hacking," Naruto said in an even tone.

"Very well," she said through gritted teeth before recovering her false courtesy. "Please, lead the way."

Naruto led her to the anti-grav tubes, which she seemed grudgingly impressed by. Naruto took the chance to use X-Ray Vision on her. She had a Thrall's body, with a face that had a strong resemblance to Orochimaru and black hair shorter than Kakashi's. Naruto walked into the blue tube and stepped out on the Command Deck. Karin looked around as he led her to the side door and into the Briefing Room. His crew were seated at their usual places, and turned as one to regard her.

*Gaara, do a deep dive while we're talking. Sakura, use X-Ray Vision to work out any injuries or chronic conditions she has; we might need all the leverage we can get,* Naruto mentally instructed.

Naruto pulled out the chair at the foot of the table for Karin, who graciously took it. Naruto walked around the head of the table and sat down in his traditional seat. "Okay, Karin. You wanted to meet. We've met. What do you have to say?"

Karin nodded and paused for a moment before speaking, "I have a powerful contact in the Noble House that controls the primary Oto shipyards. If you accompany me to my homeworld, I would be willing to facilitate a meeting with that contact, and assist you in arranging the purchase of Oto Laser weaponry for your ship."

Naruto frowned and said, "Kakashi told us that selling Oto weaponry to non-Oto was a capital crime amongst your people. How would your contact be able to sell us these weapons?"

Karin crossed her arms over her chest, then leaned back against the desk confidently as she replied, "Because my contact rules her Noble House, and could make an exception."

"How do you know you can trust this contact?" Hinata asked her curiously.

Karin turned to look at the bluenette girl, and seemed to bristle with irritation for a moment before she replied curtly, "Because she's my mother."

Naruto looked to his crew and then turned to the Oto who was sitting impassively before them, and asked, "Why would you do this for us? We've never even met before."

Karin paused for a second and then replied tentatively, "Well, I'd get a great commission out of it."

Naruto raised an eyebrow doubtfully, not believing the obvious lie for a moment. "I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I just don't believe you. If trading Oto weaponry is so severely restricted, I can't believe you'd go to all this effort for a bit of cash," he said regretfully.

Karin tensed and seemed to be staring at them angrily, for a very long protracted moment, before she blurted out, "Fine! I'll tell you the real reason."

With an exasperated sigh, she reached up her hands to her golden helmeted head, and activated something on her helmet. There was a hiss as the pressure seals were uncoupled, and as the crew looked on in amazement, the Oto lifted the helmet from her head.

"Because I know exactly what you are... 'Uzu'," Karin purred, with a calculating smile on her exquisitely beautiful blue-skinned face.

Gaara came back to himself. *She knows nothing. Her twin sister was an archaeologist who was studying Orochimaru. When their mother started paying more attention to Tayuya, Karin framed her sister for treason to get her out of the way. All she knows is that you're psychic, and nowhere near to what degree. She thinks her mother, a mid-tier Telekinetic, could best you.*

Sakura finished her analysis. *She has a stage 3 inoperable brain tumor. Might explain the mood swings.*

Naruto absorbed the information and raised a brow, unaffected by Karin's shocking gesture.

"I see recognition in your eyes, 'Uzu'. You know me and my people," Karin purred.

"Yes, I've seen your species before. Why do you keep calling me 'Uzu' like that?" Naruto asked.

"Because that is the name the Suna have designated for your species," Karin said as if she were speaking to an idiot, glancing at Gaara in curiosity.

"No, I meant, why do you say it with such disdain?" Naruto clarified.

Karin tilted her head. "Would you prefer I called you Orochimaru?"

Naruto got a feral grin on his face. "First mistake, Orochimaru died 10,000 years ago. You should have listened to Tayuya's history lessons more attentively."

Karin's violet eyes widened like they were going to pop out. "How?" She asked breathlessly.

"Second mistake: you forgot I'm psychic," Naruto said, deciding to conceal his Pack's abilities. "I know you better than you know yourself by now."

Karin had a look of real fear on her face.

"Third mistake, if you knew anything about the Uzu, you'd know we have weapons that make Oto tech look like toys. Why would I be interested in your deal, other than seeing what watered-down versions Orochimaru gave you?" Naruto asked implacably.

Karin seemed in the midst of a panic attack as her carefully crafted plan fell to pieces. As Naruto watched her, he began to feel guilty for her. And, in a flash, he came up with a plan. A crazy, audacious plan that might save the Oto from extinction.

*You. Are. Insane,* Sasuke thought in no uncertain terms.

*This is so YOU, fixing Orchimaru's mistakes,* Hinata sighed helplessly.

*I'll keep us safe if we end up attacked in Oto territory,* Hana swore.

*So I'm getting my Oto tech schematics after all?* Tenten wondered.

*I find this plan very sexy, Naruto. I can't wait to feed hundreds of little kittens,* Fu purred.

*I should learn to stop being surprised by you, Naruto,* Gaara mused.

*Even if you convert just a few thousand, that might be enough to save the species,* Sakura calculated.

Naruto turned back to Karin. "Fortunately for you, my Chief Engineer was curious about your tech. And whatever deal we have to make to earn it will be easily within our means. So, yes, we will agree to meet your mother. We have business to settle with Kakashi first, and then we'll go with you."

Karin managed to regain a facsimile of her composure. She gave a grin that was short a few teeth this time "Very well. Please settle your business within three days. I must arrange safe passage for your ship. We wouldn't want any accidents to befall you in Oto space, after all," she said neutrally.

Naruto escorted her down the anti-grav tube and out the airlock. As soon as she was gone, Shikamaru burst from the seams. "Are you crazy? The odds of her betraying you and you getting ambushed in Oto space are in the 90's! Why in the world would you agree to this when we already have superior weapons?"

Naruto sighed. "I'll explain it to the crew. They're in the Lounge, right?"

"Going straight for the hard stuff. Straight vodka rocks for the girls, tequila and malt liquor for Sasuke and Gaara," Shikamaru reported.

Naruto winced. "Ouch. Guess I better get up there."

Naruto took the anti-grav tube to Deck 2 and went into the Lounge. He found a rum and ginger ale already waiting for him on the bar. Naruto took it and drank half in one gulp, and went to sit on the sofa beside his silent crew. "How much trouble am I in?"

"If I were physically capable of countenancing the thought, I'd have suggested mutiny," Sasuke said flatly.

"Oh, stop. Really, it's not THAT bad a plan," Hinata countered.

"What is the plan? I don't have access to your telepathy, remember?" Shikamaru pleaded.

Naruto sighed. "That I conquer the Oto."