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[enters from Konoha]

"You're in no position to refuse what we tell you Uzumaki, Hazuki" Taroro said coming out of the warp hole, which closed up behind him. This kid was the cause of all this. If he hadn't stopped Taroro at the castle, that village would be totaled, and the invasion would have been off to a great start. Now he was pissed. "Rululu-Souchou, hold him still..." he muttered ominously as a long rifle appeared in his hand. He jabbed the end of the barrel against Hazuki's forehead. "You've just become a Xuban P.O.W. Tell us what we want to know, or I blow your head off!"

(P.O.W.=Prisoner Of War)

Taroro dropped (another usual anime move). He sprang up and the gun disappeared. "Great... just swell. I figured as much that wouldn't work, so that just leaves MY way."

One of the capsules opened and fell to the ground before exploding in white light. When the light cleared, Taroro was sitting in a computer chair, a very comfortable-looking one at that. He raised his hands in front of him, almost as if typing on a keyboard. When he did this, a holographic keyboard appeared under his hands. He hit a few keys and all around the chair, holographic moniters flared into existence.

One moniter showed the destroyed Lookout Tower in Konoha. Another showed a snow-capped mountain, most likely somewhere in Yukigakure. Taroro's eyes shifted from one screen to the next every few seconds, and his fingers were typing quicker than the eye can follow. Finally, one of the screens showed a live view of himself, Rululu and Hazuki.

Taroro fixed his vision on that screen, typed in a few more things, and a location came up at the bottom. "Bingo. Abunai Canyon in the Hidden Stone Village. A desolate wasteland, nobody is going to find us all the way out here, not unless they tracked us somehow."

"Heh heh. Tarotarotarotaro!" Taroro's resonance was interupted by Hazuki looming over his shoulder. "Can I help you?" He looked into the boy's eyes, and noticed the perverted intentions they held. He knew this only because he too had that look as a child. But times change. 'And the real thing is always better than the internet' he thought. "No, no porn for Hazuki... now go away." Of course he wouldn't listen, so Taroro just had to ignore him. He decided to change the subject, and draw attention away from the boy. "Rululu-Souchou. The exams to go up in rank; how easy are they? I figure I can make at least Gunsou if you can get Souchou."

As Hazuki went to hit the keyboard, his hand phased through, and he fell. Taroro looked down at him, not surprised. "You're so predictable. These things respond to only their specified users, or people whose DNA the user has analized in the computer and ran codes to allow them to use it. In other words, you're not on the list."

Still, he couldn't help but feel sorry for the kid. He DID get Hisaki to leave him alone, and helped to get rid of Phoenix. Both of these people could have turned into real headaches. He typed a few things in, and a blank white screen appeared in front of Hazuki. "Just tell it what you want to look at, and it'll display it. Just don't touch the screen or it'll disappear. Like I said, you're not on the list.

Taroro nodded. "Hai. But don't let the appearence fool you. Messing with the Xuban Army is like signing your own life sentence. It's suicide. Rululu-Sochou and myself are hardly worthy to be mentioned in the same breath as some of our other soldiers. We're just the best in the technology field." He took a quick glance at the screen, then back at his own console. He figured he should try to get something done while he was just sitting here. Kyouran was a pain in the a**, even for two Xubanian soldiers. 'What would be the strongest thing to pit against someone? Something that knows their moves and can actually beat them. Something like... THEMSELVES!'

Taroro's fingers started going a mile a minute again as he started typing up the ideas for his new invention. The screen directly in front of him read "XNJ / 001: Genetic Replication Gun." Taroro figured the best opponent for Kyouran-- no. The best opponent for ANYONE was themselves. While the enemy was distracted by the perfect flesh and blood replica they had to face, it would make it that much easier for soldiers to pick them off. It was foolproof. "Hey Rululu, how's this look?" he asked turning the screen to present this new project.

Taroro flipped the screen back around and the chair slid over to Rululu's console. He looked at the screen, somewhat shocked. "An energy level THAT high?!" He noted where it said the ower was coming from. Surely it wasn't him or Rululu; neither of them could harness Chakra like ninjas could. And it sure as hell couldn't have been Hazuki; Taroro knew first hand how weak he was. "Right, I'll check it out."

His keyboard sent a few keys down by itself and five hologram metal insects formed above it. The all took off in different directions, scouting for what was causing the power. Five of the moniters tuned in to what the insects saw. High definition, live feed, sweet. The insects themselves were focused mainly above and below their current position. If the power level was right on top of them, it would be in one of those two places.

Taroro put his hand to his ear. He had heard this voice before, but whose was it? Whoever it was, Taroro would certainly remember him when he showed up. He sat back in his computer chair, and looked over at Rululu. "Seems as though we're getting some more reinforcements Rululu-Souchou."