1st Bubble [Video]

[used_bubble]

[The video feed of the gear turns on to show a close-up of a Squirtle's face. It taps at the screen curiously for a moment, before a voice comes in from offscreen.]

Don't play with that. You'll break it.

[The gear gets taken away from the Squirtle, which seems to pout at having its new toy taken away. The feed turns around to show Utakata, sends out a stream of bubbles with his bubble blower. He sighs as they start to pop, looking out at some random spot in the distance rather that at the 'gear.]

If anyone else can see this, I apologize.

Since it appears to already be recording, I may as well ask now. Someone in this village mentioned there were a few others that arrived here who called themselves shinobi.

I'd like to know who they are.

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Voice

[for_realsies]

*Not that Imogen doesn't trust you, random stranger, but... no wait that's the reason.*

Why are you asking about ninjas?

Voice

[used_bubble]

Because I might know them.

Voice - Private

[for_realsies]

...They're all Leaf-nin, if that means anything to you.

I'll point you out to them, don't expect anything.

Voice - Private

[used_bubble]

Could be worse, I suppose. I've met a few of them.

Voice - Private

[for_realsies]

Having one of those headbands is trouble here, I'm not going to make it worse for them.

Imogen Moreno, not a ninja, but I know a lot of them.

[video] | private

[notchinese]

[Remembering about Obito's warning to keep some info about the ninjas private, Yumi makes sure the video feed was locked before contacting this man.]

I know a few. I'm willing to talk if I could know who I'm talking to.

[video] | private

[used_bubble]

[It takes him a minute to figure out how to lock it, but he manages. It doesn't seem like he has much choice but to give his name.]

...my name is Utakata.

[video] | private

[notchinese]

[A name wasn't what she was expecting but at least she'll know who this guy is in the future.,]

You don't happen to be targeting any of the ninja, are you? Or associated with the Rockets?

[video] | private

[used_bubble]

Targeting? I've just gotten here.

I'm not associated with anyone.

[Locked Video]

[itsjustdust]

Ahhh, notgoodnotgood! We're all sort of under fire right now so if the wrong people see you popping up with it like that you'll get yanked into it and targeted too.

But uh, you don't look familiar at all. What country are you even from man?

[Video/Locked]

[used_bubble]

[Well, he certainly recognizes that headband. Although this has him intrigued a bit.]

What do you mean you're under fire? Are there others from the Hidden Leaf here as well?

I don't have a village anymore.

[Video/Locked]

[itsjustdust]

A handful of us, yeah, the number of Shinobi seems to be going up every week all the sudden. Unfortunately the primary antagonistic organization in this place, uh, may sorta kinda have someone high in their ranks that happens to have been hunting down me mine and anyone else that throws around the word shinobi talking about themselves.

[Video/Locked]

[used_bubble]

Sounds like you've dug yourselves a hole.

Video-private

[believeit]

[Unlike the others, Naruto definitely recognizes this guy.]

Hey! Do you remember me?

Video-private

[used_bubble]

How could I not?

[Well, he's obviously not the only one from his world here.]

What's the deal here?

Video-private

[believeit]

We're in some weird place where you have to catch these Pokemon creatures. All sorts of people are here taken from different worlds and stuff, even people that used to be dead.

As well as me, there's a bunch of other ninjas from Konoha here too.

Video-private

[used_bubble]

Are you sure it's not a genjutsu?

[VOICE | locked]

[usedswift]

[Whoops, not good. Potentially very bad. Tenten triple-checks that the video's locked before answering with voice-only.]

The only people who've got business with shinobi in this place is Team Rocket and other shinobi. Which one're you?

[VOICE | locked]

[used_bubble]

I've never heard of a 'Team Rocket'.

I am a shinobi myself.

[VOICE | locked]

[usedswift]

You must be new around here. Team Rocket, the resident bad guys. A guy who calls himself Bowser's made it his mission to take out anyone associated with the shinobi here.

What village are you from?

[VOICE | locked]

[used_bubble]

Interesting.

I left my village long ago.

VIDEO | locked

[aburame]

[This one he didn't recognise... from another village, perhaps? Or belonging to another time period. The lack of a hitai-ate is not lost to him.

And yes, Shino has been watching wordlessly for some time.]

VIDEO | locked

[used_bubble]

[He's staring right back at you, Shino.]

...yes?

VIDEO | locked

[aburame]

You asked for those who are shinobi...

[And you're staring right at one.]

VIDEO | locked

[used_bubble]

Most people don't just stare.