I do not own Naruto nor Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai!
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Leading Tesshin into the building, he noticed the many doors, each with their own metal tag head height on the center of each door. Unable to read the tags, he felt he had to ask, "May I inquire as to where all these doors lead?"
Naruto looked over his shoulder with a smile on his face. "Of course, each and every door here..." he paused making sure to keep an eye on Tesshin's expression.
"Is one of my memories"
Tesshin's jaw dropped slightly, not fully believing what he had just heard.
Naruto's smile grew into a face splitting grin, his eyes closed, whiskers stretching, and canines showing.
He has a sort of vulpine appearance with that grin. Thought Tesshin.
"Before I show you how I got here... I will show you where I come from."
Stopping in front of a certain door, Naruto reaching for the handle, stopping as he twists it, looking back at the old man. "Ready for some answers?"
Tesshin thought for just a moment, knowing this young lad held zero hostility towards him. He nodded, looking Naruto in the eye.
Naruto opened the door and stepped through, Tesshin following shortly after.
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After passing through the door, Tesshin found himself in a densely packed forest, with Naruto standing a few meters in front of him, looking very amused.
"This way... I will show you, my home."
Tesshin followed in silence for a few minutes, after stepping out of the dense tree line, he stopped for a moment to let his eyes adjust to the brightness.
Seeing Naruto standing near what look like a cliff, he hears Naruto speak. "This... Is my home." While spreading his arms, a wistful smile on his face.
Walking up to this mysterious young lad, he looked out at what had to be one of the most beautiful locations he has ever seen. People walking to and fro with smiles, children running about playing, and what he found most peculiar. There were many people wearing a headband with metal plate with a symbol, part of which he has been seeing for the past few minutes on Naruto's back.
"Welcome to, Konoha Gakuranosato. The home to the shinobi of the leaf."
Village hidden in the leaves, very fitting name... Wait... Shinobi?
"Ninja?" Whispered Tesshin.
"Yes, this is a `hidden` ninja village. Every person you see with a headband is in fact a ninja of varying ranks." Said Naruto in a nostalgic tone.
"Could you expand on what you mean? If it won't take too much time."
"Not to worry, time is very different in my mindscape than the outside world. One hour in here is only one second in real time."
While completely astounded at what he just heard, Naruto continued.
"Every village has an academy; one starts the academy between the ages of 4-6 and is trained in the ways of the shinobi for the next 6 years." Tesshin could not believe they started training to kill so young, but before he could say anything.
Naruto continued. "After completing the academy graduation test, we become a Genin, the lowest ninja rank. We are then assigned into a 3-man Genin cell, consisting of 3 Genin and a Jounin sensei, who will then give the team another, but secret test, the contents of which depends of the desired roll of the cell."
Waiting a few seconds to let the information sink in before continuing. "Once the Jounin sensei believes the team is ready, and after completing the required number of missions, which let me add, for Genin are usually chores or escort missions. The team is then signed up for the Chuunin Exams, which can vary vastly depending on the village, but there is almost always a tournament style fight as the last part. To showcase the ir abilities to potential client for the village."
Again, waiting for the information to be absorbed.
"Chuunin make up the majority of a village's forces. They don't really have many privileges other than being able to command Genin in times of emergency."
"Next are Jounin and Special Jounin, Special Jounin are basically Chuunin that are Jounin level in either a single area or skill. Jounin themselves are our highly-experienced ninja, they are often sent on A-rank missions, or S-rank missions if they are experienced enough. They can also apply to be a Jounin sensei of a Genin cell, Jounin are often appointed by the Kage, which is the leader of a village. There is also an exam a Chuunin can take to become a Jounin."
Stopping for a few moments to catch his breath.
"ANBU, are essentially our special forces, tasked with protecting the village, called in when there are extremely strong ninja encountered by other teams, or conducting high-risk missions into enemy countries. Lastly, we have our Kage, who at the time of being chosen to be the Kage, are often the strongest ninja other than the Kage who Appointed them. They are the leader of the village, their word being law."
Tesshin let all of this float around in his head for a while, before looking at Naruto, with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Thank you, for explaining all of that... But you seem to have left out a vital part of your explanation."
Confused, Naruto tilts his head.
Letting out a chuckle, Tesshin clarified. "You forgot to introduce yourself, my boy."
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Naruto just stared blankly for a few seconds before facepalming and shaking his head...
"Of course, I did... I'm so used to people knowing who I am, it must have slipped my mind." Tesshin just waited for this young man while chuckling.
After a few seconds, which Tesshin found incredibly amusing, the young man finally introduced himself, after his expression had changed.
Standing proud, and with a serious voice, "My name is Uzumaki-Namikaze Naruto, S-rank Genin of Konoha Gakuranosato, son of S-rank ninjas the "Red Death", Uzumaki Kushina and the "Yellow Flash" 4th Hokage of Konoha, Namikaze Minato. Former Jinchūricki of Kurama, the Kyuubi-no-Kitsune. A pleasure to make your acquaintance."
This young man seems very proud of his parents... Wait... "Human sacrifice?" Tesshin asked.
Naruto thought for a moment on how long ago the Kyuubi incident was.
"17 years ago, on October 10th, the pervious Jinchūricki of the Kyuubi was giving birth to her child. A masked man infiltrated the room, killing all of the guards and nurses. He then unsealed the Kyuubi, unleashing its terrifying might upon the village. Unprepared, the village lost many lives that night, no lives mourned for more than the 4th Hokage and his wife, who had survived the extraction, only to be killed along with her husband while protecting their child from the claw of the Kyuubi. With the last of their strength, they held onto the claw, while the 4th prepared a seal. The 4th had used the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style, to seal the powerful beast into his son, merely a few hours after birth."
Tesshin was silent at this revelation.
This young man... Who sounds so proud of his parents, never got to know them, and has been an orphan his entire life.
...Then why does it sound like he personally knows his parents?... he thought.
"During the sealing, the 4th imprinted some of his own and his wife's chakra into the seal, which would activate should the seal ever be opening, so that the chakra clone inside the seal can reinforce it."
Pausing to let his heart calm down.
With small tears starting to trail down his cheeks, which Tesshin noticed, he continued.
"When the seal was about to be opened, a light flashed and a voice had appeared saying, "I know you're strong, but you are not yet ready for the full power of the Kyuubi." I turned around to find my hero, the man I greatly respected, but also held anger for sealing the Kyuubi into me."
Naruto let out a small chuckle, as he rubbed the back of his head. "The first thing I did when I met him... I punched him in the gut." Tesshin joined in the chuckling.
"what he said to me, stopped any further action I was going to take."
Tears now freely flowing down his face. "He said to me, "I am so proud of you, my son." I couldn't even respond to him... I finally understood his reason for using me to seal the Kyuubi." Naruto was now on the verge of breaking down, when he felt a hand on his shoulder, looking over he found Tesshin's eyes, they were understanding and comforting.
"You do not need to continue if you're uncomfortable talking about this, my boy."
Naruto slowly shook his head and took a few deep breaths to calm down.
"While I was staring at my father, he said, "I wish I had more time, but I will disappear after fixing the seal, so I want you to know..." He brought me into a hug, "No matter what, I will always be proud of you, I love you son." I could only cry in silence as the seal started to glow, while my smiling father slowly break up into balls of light, flowing into the seal."
Tesshin squeezed his shoulder to remind him that he was there for him id needed... He was confused thought, when Naruto smiled.
"The meeting with my mother was longer, so we got to talk more... It happened after I confronted my inner darkness, and became friends with Kurama, Which was the Kyuubi's name. My mother asked Kurama for a few minutes to talk to me before we fought for his acknowledgment..."
Tesshin smiled a nit, knowing this young man was truly happy for this particular memory of his mother.
"We spoke about a lot of things, but mostly our love for ramen." He said sheepishly.
"She blushed when her verbal tic came out from too much excitement, but laughed when I blushed because I had inherited a similar tic." His smile grew at that.
"After that, we fought together against the Kyuubi. After the fight, she hugged me and told me how much she loved me, slowly disappearing from my arms, comforting me all the while."
Taking some time to compose himself once again, he thanked Tesshin for his understanding, and led him back to the door.
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Passing back through the door, back into the long hallway.
"Now, I will show you what led to how I arrived here... It may be hard to watch, but please know that I am perfectly fine."
Not fully understanding what he could mean by that, Tesshin raised an eyebrow and proceeded to follow Naruto down the doorway filled hallway.
Deciding against talking to give Naruto time to recompose himself, Tesshin followed in silence
Coming to a stop at the second last door in the hallway, they entered...
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Immediately after entering, all that could be heard were explosions and thuds.
What in the world is that? ...
Following Naruto to a clearing that was filled with fallen trees, destroyed rocks, and scorch marks.
"This is the battle that led to my arrival."
Watching the battle raging between these two young men, he could easily identify Naruto. The other however, had jet black hair, roughly the same height as Naruto, his hair spiked outwards at the back of his head, dressed in all black with a white rope around his waist. He noticed that his eyes were different from each other, one was purple with rings, the other was red with odd markings around the pupil.
"That is Uchiha Sasuke, he was my teammate. This fight takes place after we fought as allies to save our way of life in a world war, against a woman who was known as "The Rabbit Goddess". He wanted to destroy our village because his older brother was ordered to kill the rest of his clan."
Tesshin was horrified at the thought of a family member murdering his family on an order, until he heard what was said next.
"The Uchiha clan... They were planning a coup against the village. Which would have plunged the village into a civil war, while also giving our enemy villages the perfect opportunity to attack us, and wipe out our village. Sasuke's brother who knew what would happen should his clan have gone through with their plan, acted without hesitation to protect his home."
… To stop a war... To protect his home... He killed the instigating clan... Becoming an unsung hero to his village... What a noble young man his brother sounds like.
"But Sasuke believes his clan was in the right to rebel against the village, regardless of what it could have caused... Selfish bastard." He mumbled the last part.
Tesshin grew a little angry at Sasuke's outlook and attitude. "I agree, very selfish."
"So, I fought him, trying to bring him to his senses... But he just wouldn't hear it."
Tesshin watched as the fight grew more and more intense. He gasped when the two young men separated, seeing an orange clad arm, lying between them. His gaze passed to and from the Naruto next to him, and the one bleeding profusely.
Naruto chuckled seeing his inquiring gaze. "During the fight, my body fully absorbed Kurama, who had become the reconstructed Juubi, which is the being that the 9 Bijuu originated from, before being split. The absorption caused my healing factor to go into overdrive, regenerating my arm, before it settled into what my current healing factor is at."
Tesshin could hardly believe his ears, but knew all of it was true when he saw it happen.
They watched as the fight slowly ramped up before suddenly, Sasuke's body could no longer deal with the damage that had been done to it.
"Damn you Naruto! Kuh..." They heard Sasuke shouting, while coughing out a lot of blood. Watching as memory Naruto limped towards Sasuke, hearing his whispering.
"I don't know what this will do... But I don't have much of a choice."
Then they saw Sasuke suddenly go through hand signs, only Naruto knowing this is the cause of his arrival. "Watch carefully... This is what I really want you to see."
Tesshin slowly nodded, keeping all of his attention on the Naruto in the memory.
Sasuke stopped making hand signs and slammed his hands on the ground, a trail of silver light flew from his hands along the ground, splitting around memory Naruto.
They watched as a swirl appeared behind memory Naruto, as the heard a raspy, weakened voice say "Fumeina Tensō no-jutsu!"(Unknown Transfer Technique!) before breaking out in a weak deranged laughter.
"Damn it!" Memory Naruto shouted as he tried fighting against the pull of the swirl, but his injuries and exhaustion led to him being pulled in.
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They watched as it looked like Naruto was going through some sort of tunnel, motes of colored lights passing by, before suddenly appearing in a blue sky, falling in an uncontrollable fashion, before finally the scene faded to darkness.
"That is the last thing I knew, before waking up in the bed, with you watching over me... Does this answer your questions satisfactorily?"
Tesshin was astounded, appearing back in the infirmary. He thought on everything he had seen and learned about this lad. He started stroking his beard while watching Naruto's eyes for any deceit. He nodded.
"Yes, I do believe that answers my question, now my final question."
Naruto subconsciously straightened his back.
Tesshin leaned in, a twinkle in his eyes. "How would you like to attend my academy?"
Naruto blinked.
Once and then twice.
Wha?
"What?" he asked.
Tesshin chuckled.
Naruto gave the old man a strange look. "What do you mean "attend your academy"?"
Tesshin leaned back in his seat as he and Naruto once again had a staring contest.
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Eventually, he sighed and gave up. "My boy, I may be old, but I'm far from stupid." He started. "I know you showed me that you have been trained to kill. I also know that you absolutely hate killing, which is something I think is great. What I see before me, is a young, troubled lad, who no longer knows what to do. I see a person in need. Therefore, I offer you a position at my academy, gifting you a roof over your head, three meals a day, and all the information you may need."
Naruto looked Tesshin in the eyes, searching for... Something.
"All I ask in return is you stay here for a bit, meet some new people, and decide later whether you want to return or not... Just think it over, will you?" Said Tesshin as he stood up from his chair, looked down at the sleeping girl with a fond smile, and moved to leave, but had to stop.
"I already know... That I cannot return, they finally have peace. My return will upset the balance that has been set." He heard Naruto say, continuing to leave, he started talking again.
"I see, you truly must have suffered, I personally hate seeing people suffer. I knew that when they brought you and my granddaughter in, both of you unconscious, that things were soon going to change. Whether it is for better or worse, that I don't know. Still, it's not often someone unintentionally knocks out my granddaughter for the first time, delivering her first defeat. Though, don't go thinking everything will be all sunshine and daisies. I'm going to have to stick you with a group of trusted individuals who will watch over you, help you adjust, and hopefully you'll find a new purpose for living. Know that I will be watching, and if you misstep or break any rule... Well, the end result won't be pleasant."
As the old man finally arrived at the door and opened it, he threw one last look at Naruto and the sleeping Momoyo before chuckling, finding something hilarious.
Naruto decided that he didn't like that chuckle.
Not.
One.
Bit.
"A word of advice, my boy." Said Tesshin, "You may have just caught some unwanted attention, so I suggest making the best of your situation. Good luck... And let me know when the wedding date is, will you?"
With that he stepped out and closed the door, leaving Naruto to glance between the door and the sleeping girl in the next infirmary bed over.
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Nauro let out a heavy sigh, rubbed his head... This gave me a headache... He suddenly scowled and looked upwards, giving the middle finger to the ceiling, or what may lay beyond.
"I know that somehow, this mess is all your fault, Ero-Sennin..." Muttered Naruto as he slowly fell asleep.
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Stretching his arms out and upwards, Naruto popped his back several times before getting out of bed, yawning while scratching his head.
He noticed that he is still covered in dried blood, and left only in his torn-up undershirt and ANBU style dark blue pants. Searching around the room for a moment, he quickly found all that remained of his gear, which included a single kunai and shuriken pouch along with some sealing scrolls, thankfully, the ones that are ripped or scorched too badly to be used, only contained the basics. Placed underneath his equipment was a brand-new set of clothes, confirming his suspicions about Tesshin forcing him to attend whether he planned to or not.
Of course, he has ulterior motives... No one in their right mind would just invite some random and potentially dangerous stranger into their school... His chuckle... Naruto shivers. It seems so familiar... but I can't seem to place as to why...
Upon closer inspection, he found out his new set of clothes consisted of a Kawakami Academy uniform, which was a simple white blazer and a pair of blue jeans, sized to fit him perfectly.
I don't' even want to know how they got my measurements... Please... Just let it have at least been a girl... At least they left me with my ninja sandals...
He continues to look around for a bit, noticing another door, off to the side or the room, he opened it to find a small rest room, with just a toilet and sink. Thanking his luck, he quickly grabbed his things and entered the room.
Ten minutes later he, after he cleaned himself and got dressed and ready to go, he examined his ne looks in a nearby mirror.
Quickly having ditched the jeans they had given him in favor of the more comfortable, in his opinion at least, spare black shinobi pants from one of his scrolls. He looked around, searching for some medical tape, finding some in a cabinet nearby, he proceeded to have the loose ends around his ankles taped, keeping them nice and snug against his ankles. Besides ditching the jeans, he wore everything else they gave him. 'Everything else' simply consisted of a black undershirt, which he found to be a little too loose for his tastes.
I'll have to go find a shop to find a better undershirt at some point... And some more pants, I only have one more pair in my undamaged scrolls... I might be able to salvage them if the seal is only slightly damaged.
There was also some kind of badge that he decided to just keep in his pocket, and his green gem that he won off of Tsunade, which was lightly bouncing against the center of his chest. Holding onto the gem, "I'm glad this made it through..." he whispered to himself.
All in all, he looked like a rather normal, foreign exchange student. Completely unaware, that even for most foreign males, he looked exotic.
If they think I'm buttoning up this damn blazer, they have another thing coming...
Leaving his blazer undone, he soon left the infirmary, leaving the apparent granddaughter of the old man alone in search of... well, the old man himself.
Omega-super-eyebrows... No that doesn't fit... Damn it... They're too serious to give a name to...
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Turns out he didn't even have to travel around to find the old man, who he spots sitting on a nearby bench just outside of the infirmary.
Naruto could only sweat drop at the sight of the old man who was asleep, a giant snot bubble forming out of his nostril.
He didn't even manage to make it five feet away from the door... What the hell... Why did he even bother leaving in the first place...?
Naruto rubbed the back of his head in confusion.
Well, I guess I'm going to have to wake him up... Now... Prank wake up, or normal wake up... Choices... Choices...
He calmly walked up to the sleeping old man, grabbed the cane that was held within his hands, and tried to pull it away from him.
Immediately, the old man's grip tightened and he fought back for his cane.
A blank faced Naruto promptly let go of it and soon found himself face to face with an awakened Tesshin.
He purposely ignored the old man's grumbling about ungrateful brats and how he was going to let his granddaughter cut loose on him.
What does that even mean? What role does his granddaughter play?
"You know... I could have dyed your beard and eyebrows neon green before waking you up..."
Tesshin stared at Naruto, trying to figure out if he really could do that... He decided it would be better for himself to just pretend that he never heard that comment, and stood up motioning for Naruto to follow him, leading him through a maze of corridors and hallways.
Eventually, Tesshin's grumbling subsided and he started up a conversation. "Right now," started the old man, "Whether you have decided to turn over a new leaf or not, you are an unknown to everyone besides myself, which even if I explained, they would more than likely think my mind was going because of my age..."
Naruto shot him a curious look, wondering where Tesshin was trying to lead the conversation.
Tesshin continued onward. "We tested your blood and found a few abnormalities, some of which I am the only one who knows the reason as to why. Your DNA shows that you are a human with something... Extra, which going by what you've told me, would be because of the absorption of the Kyuubi." he said, stopping to give Naruto a look, his eyes slightly open so Naruto could peer into his own. He shook his head before moving onward. "They assumed the... Worst, so they scanned your thumbprints and ended up with no matches, obviously. For all intents and purposes... You don't exist. The only person who may completely know who you are, even with me knowing some parts of your life, is yourself."
With that, their walk resumed at a normal pace, albeit with a rather tense atmosphere surrounding them. As they rounded another corner, Naruto kept his posture relatively relaxed, even though his eyes were scanning everything, taking in every little detail they could.
Tesshin watched him out of his peripheral vision as he resumed the conversation.
"I've already gone through the trouble and had all the necessary amount of paperwork done." He said, causing Naruto to furrow his eyebrows in wonder. "All we need at this point is a name to fill in to become a legal citizen of Japan, I thought to mention this because of you having two surnames..."
That startle Naruto as he scratched his cheek in thought, his eyes slightly wide.
"Paperwork? Citizenship? Just exactly how long was I out for...? Oh, I would really prefer to keep both of their names... But if it creates problems... Would it be alright for me to combine them?"
Tesshin stopped to look at Naruto for a moment before nodding, "I don't think that would be a problem, my boy."
"Okay... Hmm... Then, from now on, my name will be Uzukaze Naruto."
Tesshin raised an eyebrow at the name Naruto gave. "Uzukaze?" he asked. That's a rather odd surname...
Naruto gave an awkward chuckle at that. "Ah" he stated, "It just seemed to be the better combination of their names, it matches the names meaning better than Namimaki... Wouldn't you agree?"
Tesshin couldn't help but snicker at the name Namimaki. "Yes, I can see what you mean by that. Very well, my boy, you shall now be known as Uzukaze Naruto. Put together it really does sound like a powerful name." Giving Naruto a small smile over his shoulder.
"Moving on, I would say you've only been out for a few hours. A few students ended up bringing you and Momoyo in this morning, and right now it's... Hmm, I would say the school day is about to end."
Naruto blinked, opened his mouth to say something, and was ruthlessly cut off as the bell rung throughout the school, indicating that the school day was over. He was left in a slight stupor, as if his mind had turned off.
Tesshin once again chuckled.
Naruto snapped out of his funk and examined Tesshin in a new light. "If you can do that in only a few hours..." he mumbled, "I assume you have had everything already all planned out."
Tesshin shook his head. "Not at all." he humbly said, "One of the most crucial factors to take into consideration when planning anything, is the human one. Everything that I've done so far could all be undone by you, if you so wished to spit on my hospitality."
Naruto huffed out a "Super geezer." and they finished the rest of their walk in silence.
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Soon the two of them found themselves standing outside a classroom door, one that Naruto noted read class 2-F.
He rubbed the back of his head as he heard several people yell at each other, going back and forth in their argument. Geez, school has ended for today and it's still so loud in there... Don't these people have anything better to do besides hang out at school? I'd have run for the hills the moment the bell rang...
Tesshin knocked once before entering as everything went silent.
Naruto trailed in after him, slouched over as he dug his hands into his pockets, his eyes blankly reviewing every student.
Well, if they wanted me dead, they already had their best opportunity to try. No need to be too tense here, this is going to be my new home.
Everyone in the classroom, all of them students, stood straight and acknowledged the headmaster of the academy. A few in particular, smiled and gave the old man a wave.
One of these students, was one Naoe Yamato, not that Naruto knew who he was.
Tesshin smiled and gave them all a short wave before gesturing to the brown-haired boy, who was a bit on the thin side, over to him. The kid scratched his head but complied, a blonde-haired girl following after him.
They gave Naruto a few side glances but looked to Tesshin for guidance, unsure of the current situation.
Tesshin cleared his throat before speaking, addressing those in front of him. "Yamato, Christiane, it's good to see that you are both in fine health."
Naruto rolled his eyes. What a stereotypical wise old man thing to say...
He was quick to comepletly tune out the conversation that Tesshin was having with the brown-haired kid, who at some point in the conversation, turned a critical eye towards Naruto.
He did manage to catch a few key words such as "Class 2-F" and Shimazu Dorm."
Not that Naruto knew what those words really meant... Or the importance they would soon play in his new lease on life. He finally started to pay attention when Tesshin made to leave.
"Yamato, I leave Naruto in your care. Please show him around the school and to Shimazu Dorm. Now, I must be getting back since I'm sure Momoyo will be waking up soon. Don't want her to destroy the school in her confusion."
With that being said, the old man finally left, leaving Yamato and Chris to stare at Naruto, who in return, stared back at them...
The classroom settled into an awkward silence.
Well... This is going to be really annoying; this kid looks really sharp... The blonde chick... Not so much... I just hope she isn't the kind of blonde that gives up a bad rep.
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Naruto rubbed the back of his head before sighing, finding the whole situation to be too troublesome...
Crap... I just pulled a Shika... Let's hope it doesn't become a habit...
"Well, let's get this tour started..." he said, extending an olive branch.
Yamato and Chris blinked before relaxing.
Yamato gave him a smile before nodding.
"Let's"
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