(A/N: HIYA! Lady Hiran here! Sorry this took so long! My computer was being a pain! But it's ALLLLLLLLL better now! And now! Here're my persona's with the Recap!)

H-Hewwo. Hiwad-chad again. (snrf, snrf) Heeya with yo Weecap.

HONNK (blows nose)

Eddie ways, Hotahwoo an' Hahjeembeh ah twids!

I think they've gotten that by now, idiot.

WAK! Yabi! Do't sdeak ub odd be like dat!

Heh-heh-heh.

T' cud-tid-yew (SNORK) Ulgh! By dose! Ai-Hiwad! Cood yew cub out here pweese?

Hiya, Hiran-chan! Dannng! You sound awful! Lemme guess! Yami-kun Made funnaya's again, am I right?

Hit the nail on the head with a twelve-ton sledge hammer.

Cad yew fidish th' Weecap fuh be? …pweeeeese?

Sure thing, kiddo! Yami-kun? Take goood care of her! Wink wink! Nudge nudge!

SHADDAP YA ANNOYING MANIFESTATION OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS!

Ha ha!

Alrighty! Back ta the recap!

Ta introduce myself, I'm Ai-Hiran! Good ta meetcha!

To continue with the recap, I think I'll just start up where Hikari and Okoru left off!

Hotaru and Hajime are no longer on speaking terms, which is bad news for the Konohagakure ninja, seeing as those two are their only ticket home.

Naruto first attempted to sway the headstrong Hotaru, only to meet with quick defeat.

Awww! Poor guy! He needs a hug!

Kiba devised strategy to "push Hajime in the right direction" only to have his plans interrupted by a rogue wolf entering the Mirai Uzumaki's school campus and cutting him away from his classmates.

Cynophobia taking over, the wolf made it's move to attack when Hotaru, acting on a rush of pure instinct it seemed, appeared to save the day!

But the wolf wasn't done just yet! It went after Hotaru's ostensibly defenseless back! Overcoming his phobia, Hajime pulls Hotaru out of the way and punches the wolf out just in time!

The Konohagakure Shinobi and Kunoichi are FINALLY on their way back!

That's the Recap! Thanks for listening!

"How much longer are you gonna take?" Neji called impatiently up the stairs.

"As long as it takes." Hajime called back.

Hotaru thp-ed down the stairs.

She was wearing a red, sleeveless, Chinese dress with slits up to the hips and embroidered flowers splashed here and there. It was trimmed out in gold and stopped at the knees.

A pair of black Chinese shoes graced her feet.

Her light blonde hair was partially pulled into two, small braided buns at the sides of her head.

The ever-present tekko were on her wrists

The sword case was on her back again, and looked fuller than before. It was strapped over a medium-sized backpack.

"HA-CHAN! Hurry it UP, ya wanker!" Hotaru called playfully up the stairs, ignoring the look Kakashi was giving her.

"Mm COMIN'! Yeesh!" Hajime cried, thumping down the stairs.

He wore a red, sleeveless Chinese shirt that buttoned down the front.

A deep blue pair of Chinese pants were on his legs and wore black Chinese shoes as well.

His hair was pulled into a tight ponytail.

"Wow! You two look great!" Sakura squealed.

"Mm-hm!" Kakashi grinned, appearing on Hotaru's right, "Very ni-"

-WHOKWHOKWHOK-

"Ow-uch." Kakashi groaned, holding his head, which now had three good sized lumps on it.

"I warned you." Hotaru smiled, tossing 'Come Come Paradise' at his feet, "Fifty feet at all time, Pervert-sensei!"

"Ah…the infamous, Beatcha-With-A-Book-Corner-Technique…haven't used that one in awhile Hi-chan." Hajime observed.

"Haven't needed to." Hotaru replied offhandedly, "But with this guy, I feel I might hafta practice it on a far more regular basis. And just think of it, brother! He always has a book handy!"

"Makes it that much easier for you, eh?" Iruka snickered.

"See?" Hajime cried, slinging an arm around Iruka's neck, "This guy gets it!"

"Hey! How come you're nice ta Iruka an' not ta Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto asked.

Hotaru blinked, "Because Iruka's not a perv!" (smiles, bunny ears)

"Hey!" Kakashi cried indignantly, "I'm not as bad as some!"

"Oh, really…" Kiba said sarcastically, "Name one person worse than you!"

"Jiraiya-sama!-better known as the Ero-sennin!" Kakashi smirked pridefully.

"The fact you could name him right off th' bat…isn't exactly a good sign." Sasuke muttered.

"Agreed." Ten Ten, Ino and Sakura muttered distastefully.

Kakashi gave them all an exasperated look before turning his attention to his book.

"Whoever this, Jiraiya guy is…" Hotaru thought to herself disgustedly, "I highly doubt he could top Kakashi-perv."

"Alright. This is th' plan me an' Hi-chan came up with." Hajime said, clapping his hands loudly to get everyone's attention, "Th' way we figure, you guys got dragged along because ya made physical contact with us when we we're tryna go back home."

"We figure if we link hands…and focus on the time and place we dragged you from, it'll work the same way." Hotaru said.

"We can only hope." Neji muttered.

"Let's give it a try." Ino sighed.

"Manafamagramnafamnamanama!" Hotaru growled ferally.

"Aw, cheer up, Hi-chan!" Hajime snickered cheerfully, "It's not that bad."

"HOW COME I HAFTA HOLD TH' PERVERT'S HAND?" she shrieked, face turning an interesting shade of scarlet.

"Because the younger girls are depending on you to protect them from me, that's why!" Kakashi said, smirking at his own sarcasm.

"Yeah! That's it!" Ten Ten said, trying hard to stifle a laugh.

"Please? Keep Kakashi-sensei away from us?" Ino begged, trying to keep her snickers in check.

"We're begging you, nesan!" Sakura cried, almost losing the battle to hold back the giggles.

Hinata couldn't say anything. It was taking everything she had not to laugh.

The boys however, showed no such restraint.

Iruka howled with laughter.

Neji was doubled over with tears in his eyes.

Naruto was laughing so hard he couldn't speak and was having difficulty breathing.

Sasuke chuckled softly at the deep shade of crimson Hotaru had turned out of rage.

"RRRR! FINE!" Hotaru snarled, roughly grabbing Kakashi's hand, making him wince with pain.

Naruto and Hinata held hands (Hinata turned several shades of red).

Sasuke and Sakura held hands (Sakura's heart raced).

Neji and Ten Ten held hands (Ten Ten felt her cheeks burn).

Kiba and Ino held hands (Ino felt her chest tighten)

Iruka held Hajime's hand (and felt nothing 'cept a draft).

The others completed the links with one another then Hotaru and Hajime completed the last connection.

-FWASH-

-fyuuuuuu…-

-…uuuuuu…-

-THMMMMM-

"Owowowowow!"

"Oh OWW! I think my kneecaps shattered!"

"Is everybody here?" Iruka asked.

"Do a head count!" Kakashi called after Hotaru hissed at him venomously, smacking his hand away.

"One, two, three…" Hotaru added up…before shrieking, "HEY! WHERE'S JII-CHAN?"

"…yer shtandin' on me!" Naruto groaned from beneath her feet.

"Huh? Oh! Grandpa! Howdja get down there?" She asked brightly, stepping off him.

"Oooo! My back!" Naruto moaned, looking rather reminiscent Quasimodo.

"C'mere, Gramps!" Hajime said playfully, taking Naruto's neck betweenin the crook of his elbow and hisrght arm in his hand.

-KRAK-KRAK-

"OWWWW! THAT HURT YA-" Naruto roared only to be interrupted.

"Really? Where?" Hotaru asked, blinking at him.

This time, it was Naruto's turn to blink.

"Hey…it doesn't hurt anymore." He said, surprised, "Whadja do?"

"A combo of acupressure and chiropracting." Hajime said smoothly.

"Yeah, we had to teach ourselves to deal with all the injuries we give each other!" Hotaru grinned.

"I see. Very practical thinking!" a female voice said from behind them.

"HEEP!" Naruto yelped, "Would you people stop doing that?"

"Hello lady-whom-we've-never-met-before!" Hotaru and Hajime chimed happily (wow…bunny ears…), "What's your name?"

"Wow…cute…like a pair of baby bunnies or…never mind…" she thought, before replying, "Kurenai Yuhi. Good to know you."

"Ah! My eternal rival! You have returned!" a man with blindingly white teeth grinned.

"GLAAH! So bright! It BURNS!" The twins cried, ducking behind Iruka.

"You get used after awhile." Ten Ten said reassuringly, "Gai-sensei? Couldja turn down th' wattage, please?"

"My apologies, sir and madam!" Gai cried contritely, not sounding so at all, "Do forgive me!"

"'salright!" Hajime smiled, finally used to the dazzling light.

"Nice to meetcha, Gai-chan, Yuhi-san!" Hotaru grinned foxishly (You know that grin where you close your eyes and give a wide grin? One fang occasionally poking out? Fox ears and tail just for imagery's sake?).

"Heeey." Gekko Hayate called dully, digging around in his ear for excess wax, "Now that you're back, the Chunin exams can finally continue."

Naruto and Kiba glared at each other, eyes gleaming with anticipation.

"I wanna good fight, Dog boy." Naruto smirked cockily, "Don't let me down!"

"I don't have any plans of losing, slacker." Kiba smirked.

"Cool!" Hajime shouted, pumping his fist, "We gedda watch Gramps fight! Kick major ass little geezer!"

"Grandpa? Your not allowed to lose!" Hotaru growled in Naruto's face, "Remember! Your…no, OUR family pride's at stake!"

"No worries! I won't lose ta this guy!" Naruto grinned, "And wouldja STOP CALLIN' ME GRANDPA!"

"Eh? Then what SHOULD we call you jii-chan?" Hajime and Hotaru asked blinking at him with big bunny eyes, "I mean you're older than u-"

"NOT AT THE MOMENT!" Naruto cried in exasperation, "Look, just call me Naruto, kay?"

Hotaru blinked at him, before dropping the bunny face in favor of a much more crafty foxish smile (you could almost see the fox ears).

"Naru-pyon!" she cried, causing her blonde ancestor to loose his footing.

"Heeeyee! Good one!" Hajime said, nodding in agreement.

"Nuh-no! don't call me-!" Naruto sputtered only to be faced with Iruka, Kakashi and Sasuke.

"You're the one who grew weary of the title, Grandpa." Sasuke smirked.

"Just grit your teeth and bear it!" Kakashi said happily.

"They are your family." Iruka said, "Therefore, you must show them courtesy."

"AHH-HH! This just ain't fair!" Naruto moaned.

"Naru-bozu? Doncha have a fight to win?" Hotaru asked appearing on his left side, grinning hugely.

"GAAAH! THAT'S RIGHT! KIBA! DON'T YOU START WITHOUT MEEEEEE!" Naruto roared, leaping over the railing instead of taking the stairs.

"Yup!" Hajime smiled.

"Definitely our jii-chan!" Hotaru grinned.

(A/N: Hotaru and Hajime hang around in the past and are confronted by the Sunagakure siblings. Hotaru has an encounter with Jiraiya, AKA, The Ero-sennin! Hajime runs for the hills when confronted by Tsunade! All this next chapter! R&R!)