Ah yes, I hereby give you two chapters and in one night too...I hope you enjoy. I thought the other was a little short so here is as another as compensation. Please enjoy and don't forget to review. All reviews, good or not so good are appreciated.

Good news? Bad news.

Sam stared at Tsunade sama…the Hokage. She was a buxom, blonde woman who looked to be in her late twenties, early thirties. Her yellow hair was tied in relaxed pigtails and she had a blue diamond tattoo on her forehead. At first, Sam couldn't believe that she was really the leader of a ninja village… then he glanced at the pink haired girl who had taken him down easily and decided that he shouldn't be surprised at all.

Standing in the room, apart from Sam and the Hokage, were the two men who had questioned him, the young woman from the hospital (Sakura they had called her) and a strange silver haired, masked man who had been lounging against an open window for the past 15mins. In his hand was a book that hadn't closed once during the entire recounting of Sam's unbelievable tale.

'So,' the Hokage began. 'You need my help in finding your friend who has been abducted by the Akatsuki, a group of the most powerful missing nin in the world, is that right?'

'Yes.'

'And you don't know why exactly they took her, but you suspect that it was because she had knowledge about them because you are both from a different dimension?'

'Yes.'

'And the reason she has such knowledge is because, according to her, the world that we exist in is the same as that of television series that she is a fan of. Is everything I have said so far correct?' She asked, getting to her feet.

'Yes it is Hokage sama.'

She banged her fist on the desk 'I don't believe you!'

Sam took a deep breath. There was no sense in getting angry. He was not in a position to do anything at this point and threatening, or even seeming to threaten anyone, would be a very bad idea. He flicked a glance at the pink haired woman beside him. She was still and calm as though accustomed to such violent outbursts.

'I don't know who you are and what your aim is but that story is bullshit. What I don't understand,' she said very calmly before sitting down again 'is why you would lie. Furthermore, all of the information I have suggests that you are actually telling some version of the truth. We spoke with the merchant Ichiku Genza this morning and he confirmed his end of the story. We also interviewed Higachi Himori who attests to your sudden appearance in Shiza and the presence of a woman name Erica.' She leaned forward giving Sam a good, if unwanted, view of her breasts. 'All in all, I have no reason to disbelieve you and evidence to suggest that you may be telling the truth.'

'I am telling the truth. I've been telling the truth since I got here and no one believed me. You're right, this whole situation sounds ridiculous because it is ridiculous. I don't know anything about this TV show Naruto that Erica told me about. I don't know who Kakashi is and the only reason I even knew the word Hokage was because she mentioned it to me. She tried to convince me that this was real and I didn't believe her.' Sam stopped and counted to ten. 'I understand why you wouldn't believe me but it's the truth. They took her and we have to get her back.'

'And she isn't your lover?' The Hokage asked with genuine interest on her face. She was very intent for such a seemingly unrelated question.

'No, we're friends.'

'Good.' She gestured to the guard on the left who handed her a small roll of paper. 'Early this morning I received a report from a small village called Mikan. Apparently Deidara, the blonde Akatsuki, was reported as having entered the village carrying an unconscious dark haired young woman. He bought some food and rented a room. He was seen leaving the hostel not too long after that.'

'She's alive, then.' Sam said, his voice bare exhalation of relief. The Hokage cast him a sharp look before continuing.

'My informant reported movement and activity in the room and seeing the woman standing at the window. She tried to break the glass, it seems but was unable to. Later on, Deidara returned and was seen entering the building. Within 15 minutes there was an explosion that destroyed the entire top floor of the building.'

'Wait, what?' Sam asked. His heart seemed to have stopped in his chest before starting again at a frenzied pace. 'She wasn't in the building at the time was she? She's alive, isn't she?' he asked.

The Hokage looked cold and thoughtful but to those who knew her there was a flicker of compassion in her eyes. 'We don't know. Extremely powerful explosives were used. Everything on that top floor was vaporized. The blast was so powerful that the concussive force collapsed the floor and killed three people on the floor below.'

For a long moment, none of what she said made sense. 'Did anyone see them leave? Is there any indication that they made it?' he asked

'No. My agent said that nothing could have survived.' She steepled her fingers and looked at him sadly.

There was silence. For a moment, it was as though the world had gone colourless and still.

Outside the building, birds chirped and people chatted but there was a hush in the air. Then there was an explosion. The Anbu at the gate looked towards the Hokage tower in time to see the windows explode outward showering the surroundings in glass and wood. It heralded a cacophony of sound as ninja rushed to the tower and those on duty prepared themselves for the possibility of an attack.