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First Kunai: [Video]

[The first thing that everyone hears as the connection turns on is a rather loud, painful sounding clatter which indicated that the Pokédex had just made a rather abrupt acquaintance with the ground.]

Ah crap. Sorry! Sorry everyone! [The picture resolves itself at this point into a rather sheepish looking teenager, who is turning the device this way and that, clearly trying to determine which way was up.] I'm kinda new here and haven't gotten used to all the new technical stuff that this place seems to have. This thing is pretty sleek though right? Even if the road is pretty, well, snowy. And cold. But hey, I have Katon so it's not like I'll freeze!

[There was a nearly upside down showing of his Ponyta at this point before he finally settled on an angle, which thankfully seemed to be right way up as the camera focused on him again.] Anyway, I just wanted to give an all call and a hello to everyone out there and ask a rather uh, specialized question.

Only a few of you might get what I'm getting at here but, um, did anyone else seriously fail the whole climbing ledges class after getting here that I could have sworn that I'd passed when I was seven? I mean, I got down fine but... serious issues getting back up.

Like, really serious issues.

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Well, before I woke up here I was missing this eye.

[He put a hand over his left eye.] I gave it to my other teammate, Kakashi, because he was missing one from earlier that day and this half of me- [this time an indication of his entire right side] Was completely smooshed under rocks.

So I figured I died and woke up here. Makes sense, right?

[Death doesn't exist in his world, not in the form others understand it to be, and he recognizes that. It takes him a moment to respond]

I see why you'd think that. I'm...I don't normally have a human body, so I didn't know what to think at first.

This place isn't an afterlife though.

Well, even if it's not, it might as well be, right? I mean, I died. Hero's death and all that, but still superdead is dead. And now, not dead. So, might as well call it an afterlife, since all the rules are different anyhow, see?

Point taken. A lot of people are alive where they're from, and a few like me weren't human. This place has some kind of power I'm unfamiliar with. It not only draws us all here, but changes us.

I'm gonna miss being an awesome shinobi but hey, it happens. So... you've been here before, and I was headed that way. [He pointed off down the path.]

And it's warmer walking so... c'mon! We can talk while we walk! Like, you can tell me what's up with the critters here and why I don't even have a pocketknife.

[He has no problem following that indication, so he starts walking. A pink, gelatinous thing peeks out of his hood, glancing about]

You mean Pokémon? They're given to us in place of our powers and weapons, which none of us have once we arrive here.

[After a pause, he can't not ask]

What is a "shinobi," exactly?

Well another word for a shinobi is a ninja, most civilians prefer to use that one. Ummm. Well, I used to be able to do things like walk up walls and spit fire and stuff, though I'm pretty sure I can still throw a kick ass punch if I felt like it.

What about you? What were you before here?

[Hello small thing, Obito is leaning in to look at you now, baffled.]

I see... There was a ninja in my records...

[And she even had goggles. Perhaps they all wear those]

I'm the physical embodiment of a journal's data.

[Say that ten times fast. While he says this, that gummy-thing in his hood stretches, wiggling around]

...Okay I gotta ask, what the heck is that thing? [Be lightly poked pink thing.]

[And a strange noise as it recoils slightly]

That's a Ditto. It's the Pokémon I was given to start with, just like you got a Ponyta. We're intended to catch other ones as we go.

[He pulled his hand at once.] Sorry Pinky, didn't mean to scare you.

[He turned his gaze back to the newly minted Rin.] For what? Wait! No I think I have a clue here. I have breeder on my card thingy, so that means I need to have at least two things right?

[The cooing noise it makes seems to indicate all is forgiven...and now it's copied Obito's headband.

It's only the flicker of movement that Rin can see from his vantage point though]

Yeah, you need two in order to get eggs, and they have to be compatible. That's what the manual said, anyhow. I turned out to be a breeder rather than a trainer this time around.

There's a manual?! Gah! Well, your little guy seems awesome. I mean, he's turning into stuff! Not that Katon isn't awesome. Katon is a giant horse on fire. But your little dude would fit right into my family.

[A pause as he tries to look at the creature imitating a headband behind him]

Does your family transform? Every Pokémon has unique abilities and strengths. Dittos can only transform, but they can do anything the creature they replicate does.

Nah, my family have special eyes that can copy anything we see. When we can get them to work anyway. I had mine... a day. It sucked hardcore.

Sounds rough. All of my fighting capabilities are borrowed except one, but they're all from the same person.

I learned everything I know the hard way! Just like any good shinobi -should- but... I would have been -awesome- with the eyes because Uchiha are awesome and I'm an Uchiha.

Hard-earned skills are more meaningful than those that come easy, seems to me.

So if you're already awesome, and having that power would be awesome, would the result be awesome squared?

[Data-humor, round one]

[He practically glowed.] YES LIKE THAT! You are so on my wavelength.

[The reaction surprises him, but he rolls with it]

You can be awesome at this Pokémon business too then.

Hey if I can't get up to being Hokage anymore I'll just have to find something as memorable and awesome as that here!

Entirely doable. This world's a big place, there must be a lot of things to try your hand at.

Think you'll help? I mean, a guy can use all the friends he can get!

[Friends, huh? This reminds him of Sora for some reason...]

Sure, I don't mind giving you a hand. Information doesn't do much good unless there's someone to use it, right?

It's official, you're awesome. I never really had many friends back home, so it's already looking up here.

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