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Harry's/ Shioon's POV

The trek to the strange people's village took most of the day. By the time they arrived both he and Ha Ill were ill tempered and exhausted. They didn't want to deal with whoever they had to speak to. Still they didn't have much of a choice as the man called Gai pushed them gently into the village.

The buildings reminded Harry of the old Japanese buildings he had seen. In the buildings there were shops of all kinds. Outside of them there were vendors and people walking. It seemed they didn't have cars or anything along those lines in this world. That meant they would be doing a lot of walking to fit in.

Finally they reached a large building it was most red on the outside with a symbol on the front of it. The symbol was gold and black. They were then led inside. When they reached a door up on the second floor they knocked.

A gentle older voice said," Enter."

They walked inside. The first thing Harry noticed was that there was an old man behind a desk. His back was to an enormous window.

The old man looked to be in his sixties with white hair. He also seemed to be somewhat on the short side. About two or three inches shorter than Harry's previous form.

Gai said once he arranged Harry and Ha Ill in front of the desk," Lord Hokage team 9 reporting in."

The old man looked up his eyes narrowing at the two Murim. Both of them stood their ground. In times past they had faced worse than this old man. Both were skilled in hand to hand as was the style of Murim. Ha Ill wasn't known as the Lightning Heel for nothing after all. He was Goomoonyrong's disciple.

The old man asked in a kindly tone," Who are these two you brought back with you, Gai?"

Ha Ill answered instead," I am Ha Ill and this is Shioon Lee. Our village was attacked and our families were killed. They were kind enough to bring us safely to your village."

The old man looked at them both in turn. Shioon met his gaze without fear. Subtly he moved his weight onto the balls of his feet. He was ready to use Tweh if needed.

Ha Ill shot him a look clearing telling him to relax. It wasn't easy for him. War had heightened his senses and mistrust in people. It would be a long road to gaining his trust. If they were even there that long.

The old man said sounding genuinely saddened by what had happened," I'm sorry for your losses. Do you have any relatives that we can help you get to? Or perhaps a family friend?"

Faking sadness his friend said," No. Our dad was the only family we had left and he was killed in the bandit attack."

Shioon stayed stoic refusing to take part in the conversation. He had lost most of what he considered family long before coming to this world. He would not pretend to show grief here. It would dishonor those he had lost.

Gai said after a moment," When we found them them far apart from each other. It looked like they tried to split up before they were knocked unconscious. They don't seem to be injured though."

They could run with that. It was a believable enough story. If fact it would make sense. Especially considering neither knew anything about this world. They needed to learn techniques to protect themselves and their home world. Hopefully they would get the chance to learn it here. If not they would have to move to another village.

After a moment of silence the old man asked," Have either of you trained at a shinobi academy?"

Both he and Ha Ill shook their heads. Before the man asked neither of had even heard of such a thing. Luckily for them the old man didn't know that.

The old man said watching them closely," Then both of you will be sent to the academy. I will put you in one of our more affordable apartments to live in. I will also have a jounin check in on you to make sure you are adjusting adequately. Wait outside for a moment while these four finish their reports."

Shioon wanted to argue but a sharp look from Ha Ill made him obey. They left the room quietly.

Ha Ill asked after a moment of standing in the hallway," Are you okay, Shioon? I have never known you to be so quiet."

He blinked at the suddeness of the question. It was a long time since he had been truly okay. While it was slightly better now it still wasn't completely okay.

He answered truthfully," Ha Ill you know it's been a long time since I was okay. So much has happened and I just don't know how i will get through it all."

The older boy looked at him sharply. It wasn't the first time he had heard such dark thoughts from him. Every time he did they were darker than the last. Shioon knew it made his retainer worry about his mental health more than his physical. Yet he couldn't bring himself to lie to the other.

After a moment the blond said," We will get through this. Together."

They both went silent as commotion started down the hallway. Two men in similar attire to Gai ran into the office.

They heard one say," Lord Hokage it's an emergency."

The old man replied tiredly," I hope you are not bothering me about something that's trivial. And don't tell me it's Naruto again."

The two Murim teenagers exchanged glances. That sounded like a regular occurance. It made them wonder who this Naruto was.

The one that had spoken before said," It is Naruto again. He painted all over the great stone faces."

Was that the monument they had seen upon walking in the village? It made him even more curious. He wondered if it was the same kind of thing they had in America back in their world.

They heard a short groan from the old man as he replied," Go get Iruka. He should be able to get the boy. Also take the two outside with you. They will be his new students. I need time to prepare everything for them."

The one that hadn't spoken yet said," Yes, Lord Hokage."

Both boys moved away from the door so not to be caught eavesdropping. When the men came out they looked the two of them up and down. From what Shioon could tell they were assessing them. For his part they seemed to not deem him as a threat. On the other hand they were more wary of Ha Ill.

One said holding in a friendly tone," Hi kids. I'm Kotetsu Hagane chunin of the hidden Leaf."

The man had something of a bandage that went on top of his nose and around his face. He seemed friendly enough. By the looks of him he wasn't as high of a tank as Gai. That meant Jounin was higher than chunin. He had black hair and an easy going smile.

His partner also had dark hair but seemed slightly more serious. The other said shortly," I am Izumo Kamizuki."

Kotetsu said cheerfully," Ignore Izumo he's a bit of a stick in the mud until he warms up to you. We are going to take you both to the academy."

Ha Ill said forcing a smile," I'm Ha Ill and this is my brother Shioon Lee."

Izumo said with a frown," You look nothing alike."

It was Shioon who answered cooly," I was adopted when I was young. I was orphaned almost directly after birth. Father was kind enough to adopt me."

A look of understanding went through both men's eyes. No doubt there had been similar instances in the past. It wasn't uncommon in any world. That's just how things were. No world was perfect. There was always going to be orphans.

Kotetsu said after a moment," Well let's go. You two need to get settled in the academy."

With that they followed the two men out of the building. It seemed they would be doing a lot of following for the time being. At least until they got their bearings on the village.

Hayate's POV

He had just arrived back at the village when he saw Gai's team. From what he understood the jounin and his team had gone to stop a group of bandits from terrozing local villages. They weren't expected to bring children back with them.

The blond child was probably about fifteen. He stood protectively over the younger one. It was almost like they were brothers. That thought went out the window immediately. They didn't look anything alike. Though it was possible one of them was adopted. Apart from his protectiveness there was nothing interesting about the blond.

The younger of the two was more interesting though. He had dark black hair and poison green eyes. The way he held himself was one pretending to be something they weren't. As such it made him think the boy had seen much more than someone else his age. There was a sense of coldness and pain in those eyes. It was definitely interesting for the jounin. Hard to see in one so young but definitely interesting. The ebony haired boy would be one for him to keep an eye on.

Silently he followed them to the Hokage tower. He heard everything that happened inside. Something felt off about the story that was being given. While he couldn't put his finger on it he knew it wasn't completely truthful. He wondered how much of the story they were being fed was actually true. Instinct practically screamed not much.

Amusement filled him when he heard about the prank from Naruto. Even being away from the village as long as he had he heard about the young prankster. He had looked after the blond when he was younger. The villagers had not been kind to the boy. So he always made sure that he had food and clothes. More than once he had to step in to protect him from angry villagers. Sadly he had been moved to longer missions so he was gone from the village more. He hoped that Naruto had been eating right.

He was shaken from his thoughts when Gai and his team left the office. It was his turn to talk with the old man. He entered silently as was his custom. As usual the old man knew he was there immediately.

He greeted," Good to have you back Hayate. I am guessing you saw our new orphans."

Hayate nodded as he replied," I did Lord Hokage."

"What did you think of them?"

After a moment of though he said," I doubt that they're being completely honest with us. The younger one has too much pain in his eyes. It was like looking at someone from the third shinobi war."

There was a subtle flinch from the older man. The tired look made him seem to age right before the jounin's eyes. For a moment he felt pity for the old man. No one deserved to have such a heavy burden on them. Still someone had to do it. Someone had to lead the village.

Hayate gave a hacking cough that was coming more frequently than he would have liked. Once it passed he asked," What would you like me to do Lord Hokage?"

The old man's eyes met his as he said," Keep an eye on them. I'm going to put them in the same building as Naruto. Hopefully the younger one will befriend him. Maybe that will temper our young prankster somewhat."

Or they would work together. Came an amused thought from the brown haired man.

He didn't voice his thoughts though. It wouldn't have been a welcome addition. Something told him that the boy's would be good for each other. It was something he could tell by the way that the younger held himself. He looked forward to seeing how this played out. For the moment he would observe and only interfere if needed.