Greetings my dears. Here comes another chapter. There won't be much action here, but I hope you like it.
Footsteps echoed almost eerily as Kotetsu, Izumo, Tora and I walked through the corridors of Kage Tower. Every few seconds a shinobi would pass by as well as a couple of people out of shinobi uniforms who I assumed were civilians and related to the ninja. Despite that, it was so quiet that all the hair on my body stood up like a hedgehog, with only my footsteps breaking the monotony on the way to the Sandaime's office. In front of everything that happened today, I'm surprised that I still haven't had a nervous breakdown or a panic attack from the scenes that will surely appear to me in the form of nightmares in the next couple of weeks. I just hoped that I didn't anger Tora too much when I pulled the "mom attitude", because she can easily suggest that I be tortured by Ibiki in order to give away some information. Honestly, I have nothing against Ibiki, a smart, honest man, loyal to his village to the bone, but god, he really did lost his marbles when he enjoys mentally tormenting everyone around him whenever he gets the chance. He is one of the few who can break you literally just by staring at you.
While I was praying to myself that I wouldn't end up in T and I, we already found ourselves in front of the office waiting to get permission to enter. ,,Come in." They ordered, and one after the other we entered a rather wide office, where opposite where we were standing was a desk with a mountain of papers and scrolls and behind it sat Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Sandaime of Konohagakure. Beside him on both sides Shikaku Nara was the head of that strategy, as well as Konohagakure's military forces and Inoichi Yamanaka, the leader of the Intelligence Division. Hearing a sarcastic cough coming from the bowing shinobi, and I realized that staring at the trio of one of the most important and nautical I show great disrespect and insolence to people, and the less enemies I make in this situation, the better that their culture is Japanese as well as their language, and as far as I know Japanese, thanks go to anime and manga as well as Maya who tortured us for years until we perfected it.
"It took you a long to come." Spoke Pakkun who was hiding behind a pile of papers on the table for a second, addressing us in a sarcastic joking voice. The gaze of the three shinobi standing before me were fixed on me trying to read me along with slight signs. welcome.,, Kotetsu-san, Izumo-san. Thank you for escorting them here, you may return to your positions now."The two shinobi bowed and then disappeared in the blink of an eye. I know that shinobi move at high speed, but this is sonic the hedgehog fast. Am I too tired or my eyes can't focus or follow anything faster than a snail. "Maxi-san right?" Hiruzen asked to which I politely nodded my head waiting to continue.
"Maxi-san, I really appreciate you providing your medical service, helping my team in battle as well as saving the life of one of our shinobi and bringing them home safely. But you must understand that I cannot let you go and risk Konoha without checking your intentions and your identity first." Politely but also with a dose of firmness Hiruzen stated that. I mean I knew from the beginning that I would have to undergo some sort of interrogation by either Yamanaka or Morino, but the problem would be hiding my knowledge of what was going to happen. One who possesses the knowledge of the future possesses great power that many would love to get their hands on, and the list is long with Danzo and Orochimaru at the very top of that list.
Barely a second later I spoke to Hiruzen with the words. "Okay, what needs to be done must be done. I just hope it won't last long because I'm sleepy and I don't want the interrogation to be cut short because of it." I told them in a relaxed and sincere tone. Curiosity appeared on the faces of everyone present in the room, caused by my truly unusual statement., Is it really that surprising. ?, Maybe others would protest saying that it's a violation of privacy, but I'm aware of how things can get worse if I don't cooperate you have huge fandoms. If they didn't throw me into direct torture without asking, then directly to prison where I honestly don't want to. But as my mom says, it would be better if it turns out like that because otherwise I'm in a tight spot.
"She is dumber than she looks. Mind Walk Jitsu is not to be taken lightly. We can see every memory of yours the good ones and even the worst ones." the latter stressed as a threat that the Yamanaka technique could be used to torture worse than Ibiki. To which I laughed with a louder giggle and a dead look in my eyes. "Oh, sorry, that was meant to be a threat." if Shikaku wasn't in a good mood a moment ago, he was definitely annoyed now. ,, I have news for you pineapple, being honest with yourself is not stupid. I know that I have no bad intentions for this village, I have not done anything worthy of torture or imprisonment, I have no intention of endangering anyone in this village, I know that I am innocent and there is no evidence to the contrary that you will find. What would be stupid at this point is to panic, resisting would only end up making things worse for me." Me and Shikaku fell into a staring lock without turning or blinking which seemed to start to irritate Hiruzen a bit as Inoichi tried to to hide the sneer on our face.
Tora put his hand on my shoulder jerking me out of my little contest with the provoked Shikaku, admonishing me to argue with him if I didn't want to get in trouble. That was easier said than done because the first words he said that fool of commander let out is nothing else then insults and I'm not someone who can be walked over so easily.,, Looks like you can't play with her, ah Shikaku." Inochi interjected, acting as if he wanted our bickering to continue. Which was a shame because I had a few more things to dish out to that rusty-brained sloth. Inoichi pulled one of the chairs that were stacked in the corner motioning for me to sit down. , It's probably not desirable to stand while someone is scratching your head.,
The next thing I knew, I was in some kind of library that seemed to be going nowhere. As the trees grew out of the ground, covered with moss, flowers and silvery green leaves, they formed shelves. The shelves were filled with antiqe books with thick decorated covers of various colors and sizes. Fireflies were flying around me, which, together with the luminous mosaic of the moon, stars and sun, illuminated the library. The floor was made of green grass from which grew colorful wild flowers and in the shaded corners from which mushrooms grew. A pair of bats with beautiful multi-colored wings flew in front of me, drawing my gaze to the bridges that connected one side of the library to the other, and below it flowed a clear stream with glass stones on top giving it a beautiful shimmering glow.
,, It really takes my breath away." I heard behind me and in the same second I turned around to see Inoichi and Hiruzen looking around admiring the scene before us. As Hiruzen approached me he gave Inochi his pipe which somehow ended up with him here she turned into scrolls as soon as one of the butterflies touched her. Inoichi and I laughed at his expression to which he just commented, "Looks like this is a no-smoking for me." to which we nodded in agreement. Inoichi began looking around the policies, and the longer he looked the more confused he seemed. ,, Sandaime-sama, the language on this cover is unknown, and the age doesn't matches ours..." this was my sign to interject and since we were in my mind they could see for themselves,, Oh, did I forgot that I'm from a parallel dimension and that I don't know how to return." The expression on Inoichi's face as well as Hiruzen's was priceless, almost like fish on dry land their mouths opened and closed not knowing what to ask first. This time I glanced at the shelves, picking up a book with today's date, and then fixed my hopeful gaze on the words. "I think it would be best if I show you." Inoichi and Hiruzen came a few steps away from me and with their nodding, I opened the book.
At high speed, my memories from that day played out before our eyes like in some kind of movie, only we stood on in the middle of the scene. I translated what my friends and I were saying during our trip with a beeping sound every time one of them cursed. I never cursed or planned to start. When I first tried swearing, around when I was 5, my mother I slap me so hard so could barely eat like for the next few days, despite her apologies. You could say that it happened a few more times and I never dared to swear, except in my mind of course, or I would start with the non-offensive part and then stop there. And after all, I didn't need curse words when I knew how to offend someone in a creative way.
As the memory ended with entering his office I closed the book and Hiruzen was looking at me with mixed emotions, pity, excitement, calmness, sadness... I don't think he could say much, so Inoichi was the first to speak,, Can you show me more about your dimension... " I nodded my head even though sadness and grief accumulated a little in my heart, but I knew that I could not cry in front of them. I should have endured just a little more pain later when I was alone to cry my soul out until my tears ran out, and then make a plan for the future. Now I should try to avoid memories with Naruto eisodes so as not to create more questions or put myself in the position of being someone's pawn.
I showed them all the places I visited during my summers traveling with family and friends. All the countries I visited as well as historical landmarks such as Italy with its historical cities and architecture, England and the famous British museum, Egypt and its pyramids, Greece and their monasteries, Holland, France... I also showed the most beautiful scenes of nature from my region. High mountains that cut through the clouds, flickering stormy rivers, beautiful valleys among the hills, medicinal springs from deep forests, beautiful meadows below you can see, spires over which powerful eagles fly... All this wandering through memories made me feel more energetic and more alive, because my thirst for exploration was awakened and I wanted to see what this world had to offer. But it hurt me because my friends and parents were in more than a few of them, as well as a couple of them where my class is of which I only recently became the class teacher.
Inoichi then demands that I show him how I learned my fighting styles as well as my knowledge of medicine so well. The next sets of memories were my training with my policeman uncle who trained me from a young age in kung fu as well as shooting, my grandfather who died when I was ten taught me karate and judo, while my older cousin taught me capoeira. On the other hand, my dad was who taught me a lot about survival, while my love for medicine and chemistry came from a simple interest. The memories of my medical school were not so exciting either, I barely studied anything and was at the top of the class, while I spent my free time reading or fighting the the bullies that tormented me when I was depressed after the death of my grandfather. It was nice to see his face crystal clear at his age because my memories were starting to fade.
When we got back to the main part of the library gathering the overall impressions from looking at my memories from my old world that seemed to leave quite a pleasant impression. Inoichi looked around once more scanning the entire library, stopping his gaze on me. ,, Now the layout of the library makes sense. All the trees and flowers that are exhibited here have a healing effect, the animals as well as the sky and water are full of light and life, the mushrooms in the shade when you look carefully you can see that they bioluminescent. Usually the details of the library are hidden by the mist and only the memories are visible, because people always hide a part of their personality that they think will make others reject them or hate them." As Inoichi reasoned still looking half lost in the beauty, "You are open, a free spirit , eager to heal and protect others,..." he paused while sadness as well as comfort appeared on his face,, Such an attitude is usually held by people who have survived very difficult periods in their lives, and the dark endlessness that leads to your the subconscious confirms it." A comfortable silence of silence slowly filled the space giving Maxi some relief. On the other hand, she hoped that Inoichi wouldn't ask to visit the dark side of the library where her traumas and the worst moments of her life were repressed.
She had faced them once before and she didn't. she wanted to repeat them, she wanted the past to remain the past from which she gathered the knowledge that guides her today.. Everything started to become too bright for her eyes as she got used to the light. Inoichi finished the story with Shikaku while hers the rest of her senses woke up, from the jitsu she was under moments ago.
,, Let me be the first to welcome you to your home Maxi-san." Hiruzen wished me with a smile on his face that now that I look a little closer the biz doesn't look as old as it does in the anime. Though it's sickening that Naruto with his pranks stressed so much that he got twice as many wrinkles and went gray. After further discussion, Hiruzen suggested that I stay in his Sarutobi compound for a couple of evenings until he arranges visits to vacant apartments that I could rent. With that arranged, I started thinking about what I could do today would have Inoici get me papers with roughly the same job qualifications as the ones I had at home, except of course he would have to change my last name or change it altogether under the guise that I was an orphan of unknown origin..., With such lies I'm clumsier than a man with two left legs. It's going to be difficult with my long tongue...
"Also, I'd like to suggest a job for which I think you'd be ideal." This caught my attention, seeming too suspicious for me to immediately make a job offer. But if I could guess, for me with as much information as there is, there could only be three: medic, shinobi, or working in their laboratories. Although my sixth sense told me that it wasn't quite that. With a few more minutes of thinking about it, it hit me like a slap in the face. My face seemed to tell him everything when he said it himself. ,, How about working as a sensei at our Ninja Academy. You have all the necessary qualifications. Your unusual taijitsu would give us more advantages if it was used by our new generations, your sneaking and shurikenjitsu are also at the level of our chunins, the only thing you would have to work on is unlocking your chakra, which if I may comment you have a great quantity." Shikaku looked like he wanted to say something but when Inoichi put a hand on his shoulder and nodded, he seemed to swallow his words. It was most likely because he didn't want to bother when the two had already decided as well as not revealing his cards.
I was almost a hundred percent sure that one of them would follow for a while, which made my stomach turn. I never liked being watched or having my privacy violated, but it looks like I'll have to deal with it for a while it also occurred to me that I would most likely be teaching Naruto's class since the only person who treats him like a child is Iruka. The rest either ignore him or bully him. But I didn't mind working with kids again that this time I will prepare them to be mini-soldiers and not respectable career people as my parents would say. But my protests against such a system would do nothing but attract unwanted attention that I most likely do not want on myself. ,, When I begin, Sandaime-sama." Pure joy and satisfaction appeared in Hiruzen's eyes as his smile widened from corner to corner. about chakra control and everything you need to know about our academy program."
As Maxie left the office with one of the kunoichi of the Sarutobi clan, the atmosphere suddenly changed and Shikaku let out some of his killing intent turning sharply to his longtime friend and the Sandaime who were now looking directly at him. ,, Inoichi, can you explain to me why you proposed that firecracker for the position of sensei after only one mind walking session. Our kids are at the Academy right now ." Inoichi raised his hands in self-defense from his friend knowing that out of all of them Shikaku was the most paranoid and considering that the girl told him to his face that she wouldn't put up with any bullshit like that and that she also indirectly called him stupid.
,,She gave us full access to her mind space and her memories, which is extremely rare even for those who willingly submit to interrogation." To which Shikaku seemed rather surprised. He knew his friend's techniques and tricks well, and the fact that their clans had worked together for generations gave him knowledge of his teammate's every weakness and strength. "That's not enough Inoichi, and the time you've spent in her mind is too short for you to examine enough to say with certainty that she's safe to be around a bunch of kids." This time it was Hiruzen who interjected. not wanting to discuss this topic for a long time, because Shikaku's specialty is to connect clues with very little information that is often ridiculous it takes a long time. ,,We've gone into almost every part of her mind..." There Shikaku cut him off a second after the word left the Sandaime, irritation in his voice and on the verge of snapping in disbelief that the Kage could be so naive. ,Wait, he can, Danzo and Root are more than enough proof.,.
"You say almost, that means it could still come back and bite us in the butt." It's for these reasons that one has to be careful when talking to someone from the Nara clan, because it's impossible and something can never be missed, no matter how small it may be. Of course, that was one of the many reasons why Shikaku is clearly the commander and chief strategist. "Actually, Sandaime-sama, I managed to catch a glimpse of that darkened section. That part of her conscious mind is in close contact with her subconscious. All of her bad and worst memories are right there as well as her nightmares, through which she processed them. If you can even call it a nightmare." Even Hiruzeni did not expect or notice this. Although he couldn't say much because while he was waiting for the girl to open the memories they were looking for or look for them on the shelves he was enjoying the scene around him. With his role as Kage, he didn't have many calm and non-stressful moments, and in Max's mind it was so calm and pleasant that it was unbelievable. "Then what would you call them? Inoichi?"
Inoichu grabbed his chin with his two fingers and began to brainstorm how to best describe what he found. It took him a few minutes to find the right way to explain. "It could be called self-healing through lucid dreaming." It was hard to deny that the other two had no idea what Inoichi was talking about, and neither did Nara. Shikaku knew what a lucid dream was, but he didn't understand how someone could awaken himself through them. He had also read in the Yamanaka clan's books that it takes years and decades for someone to successfully control their dreams, let alone their nightmares. "You see, when she experienced something traumatic to the extent that it sometimes even caused night terrors in her dreams, she would start to stop and control the dream in such a way that she processed her own trauma that caused it as if she were in therapy. But she would do it all by herself. She would do this until she healed from her trauma and then it would be placed not far from the subconscious because even though she is lucid dreaming, it is still a dream and their place is in the conscious." If there was a scale for the most twisted and unusual cases, this one wins, and with miles ahead..
Out of nowhere, a girl no one had ever heard of or seen appeared, with a very advanced knowledge of medicine, with a very unusual taijitsu, capable of healing trauma on her own with a technique that takes decades to master, and she alone didn't seem older than 17. Not to mention her interaction with the ambu unit. Even normal shinobi know to keep their distance when they come across them, not run towards them because they saw an injury and want to heal it.. ,, I hope you understand Inoichi that I just find it hard to believe that a teenage girl is capable of managing her own psychological health through trauma while our best shinobi still need therapy with your clan." If they put it like that, everyone would find it hard to believe, even Inoichi who was in her mind, but the evidence is more than obvious, especially when he saw everything with his own eyes.
Shikaku began massaging the bridge of his nose feeling that their new resident was going to give them a major headache soon."I don't think she will give us problems Shikaku, you yourself saw that she fully understands the situation she is in. And something tells me she'd make a good opponent for shogi, hmm." Hiruzen commented filling his pipe as it caught the attention of the ninja commander who was looking at his friend who was nodding in agreement with the Sandaime.
For those who don't know what lucid dreams are, it's easy to search on the internet, but I won't be so mean, so a lucid dream is a dream that you are aware that you are dreaming and you can control it as you wish.