Chapter 9: Friends! ​

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AN: So, as Hazou learns more about the world, I’m going to begin to make the translations (e.g. google translate) a little better, to represent him getting better at interpreting them (and because it’s annoying to write).. Hazou looked at Camp Shoes and Double Dip. Camp Shoes was tall and lanky, about the size of the man Hazou was henged as. Double Dip was slightly shorter and more solidly built. Deciding Camp Shoes would be the better runner, Hazou decided he’d carry Double Dip first.Pointing towards Double Dip Hazou ran in place with his hands at either side of him, as if supporting someone on his back. Then he pointed to the forest behind the mansion he was in, and crouched as if hiding. He then pointed to Camp Shoes and repeated the motion, ran in place, and pointed towards the forest. Then he turned and crouched in front of Double Dip with his back turned ready for him to climb onto his back.Camp Shoes' eyes widened, “Lbh jnag gb eha sebz gur pbcf vagb gur sberfg?” then he shrugged, “Fbhaqf sha. V’yy teno zl cnpx.”Double Dip turned to his friend and smiled a little, “V guvax ur jnagf gb pneel zr. Guvf’yy or sha.”Double Dip hoped onto Hazou’s back and hugged his neck with one hand while pointing with the other towards the way Hazou had entered the building “Bajneq! Gb zl cnpx naq tybel!”Ignoring Double Dip’s suddenly tightening grip, Hazou ran quickly through the house to the entryway with the packs. There, he set Double Dip down so he could pick up his pack. Double Dip looked a little stunned, then collected himself and his belongings. While he did that, Camp Shoes caught up to them in the hallway“Jryy, ur ehaf ernyyl snfg. V’q thrff nobhg nf snfg nf n pne. Fubhyq or rabhtu gb trg hf guebhtu gur sberfg snfgre guna nalbar pna sbyybj. Naq jr pna nyjnlf fnl ur xvqanccrq hf vs guvf orpbzrf na vffhr.”“Fbhaqf tbbq. V thrff V’yy sbyybj naq ubcr ur pbzrf onpx sbe zr.”Once Double Dip had his pack on, Hazou again crouched in front of him and had him climb up onto his back. Thus adjusted, he ran out the door and into the forest. Hazou sprinted through the trees, pivoting on a dime and applying chakra adhesion and repulsion to his steps to give himself the speed he needed, while not leaving too much of a trace, pouring a little chakra into his movements to account for the extra weight, and using chakra adhesion to keep Double Dip on his back. Part way through the run, Double Dip started whooping aloud in exhilaration.Spotting a small clearing in the trees a few miles into the forest, Hazou stopped and knelt down for Double Dip to get off his back, then turned around and ran back through the forest. Without the extra weight on his back, he didn’t need to use any chakra to move, and quickly retraced his steps to meet up with Camp Shoes. He found him just a few feet into the forest. Hazou knelt in front of him and gestured for him to get on his back. Shrugging, Camp Shoes complied. Hazou resumed his breakneck pace through the forest. This time there was no hesitation before his passenger started yelling excitedly.With both men gathered in the clearing he pointed deeper into the woods, “we can keep talking while we move into the woods.”Double Dip responded, verbally “Npghnyyl, V qba’g unir erprcgvba urer. Jr’yy arrq gb trg erprcgvba gb hfr gur genafyngbe. Be jungrire lbh jnag gb hfr gur cubar sbe.” He pointed towards a mountain top, “Jr’yy cebonoyl trg erprcgvba gurer.”Not particularly caring where they headed, and trusting the two men, Hazou shrugged and started walking towards the mountain. If they wanted to talk at a hideout they had, he’d be happy to do that too.They’d been walking about 2 minutes when Double Dip called out “Url! Jnag gb pneel hf gurer? Vg’yy or jnl snfgre.” While pantomiming holding onto someone. Hazou stopped. He supposed it would be faster if he carried them, though it might take up some more chakra… He could probably spare it. He knelt down in front of him, “hop on.” With a grin, Double Dip jumped onto his back-o-Once they reached the top of the mountain, Hazou was disappointed to find that instead of a hideout, there was only a windy, rocky, clearing with a 40 foot tall structure of unknown purpose. Sighing he turned to the natives and asked, “So, we can talk now?”Double Dip pulled out his cubar. “Lrc, guvf gbjre’f n Irevmba. V fubhyq nyfb cebonoyl qbjaybnq gur ncc…” After fiddling with it for a bit, he then handed it to Hazou. It read, “ Should fine here several hours least. We can find friends, need descriptions. Also take time.”Deciding his immediate situation was more important, Hazou said, “Ok. First, what about the guards? Ninja or civilians? Special jutsu? How will they search for us? What is their fighting style?”Double Dip sighed, and took the cubar from him and fiddled with it. When her returned it, it said, “Image tap I point to before talk.” He then pointed towards a section of the cubar that had a small symbol. Hazou tapped that section of the cubar, then repeated himself. The words he spoke appeared on the screen, and he handed it back to the hikers.They fiddled with it again, and then handed it back it said, “Guards called police. Like us but trained. No techniques. Unlikely track, but dogs if they do. They stun weapons and guns have.”Tap, speak, “What’s a gun?”“Device send rock fast.”Tap, speak, “Ok. Can you briefly describe the essentials of the local legal system? What serious crimes should we worry about? Obviously murder, theft, and arson, but anything specific to this area? If we’re caught, will they try to capture or kill us? How far do we need to travel to be out of their jurisdiction? How well do lawmen coordinate across jurisdictional borders?”Several minutes of discussion passed between the two men before they handed back the cubar to Hazou. It read: “Legal system complicated. Do as others do and most will be ok. Weed’s illegal still here. If caught, they’ll try capture us. If we resist, they try to kill us. Jurisdiction depends on who looking for you. Anywhere from 25 miles to 2000 miles depending offense. If you kill, they coordinate well. If you rob, not well as. If you seem interesting, will get more focused pursuit.”Tap, speak, “How do you plan on finding my friend? What do you know, or what can you do to help me find my friends?”The two men talked a bit, then handed the cubar back to Hazou, “Can vagrearg. Get to pbzchgref, search for activity like you. Hire investigator if needed. We funding need, but get from storage seals. Can small search do from here, if time and description have. What are you friends like?”Tap, speak, “We’ll cover description soon, first how can we make money? We’ll need some way of making money so we can buy things and bribe people.”The two had a protracted conversation, then handed the phone back. “Depends on how much money you want. Storage seals likely very expensive. Could just get a job. Could steal money, if you as many powers as it seems. What can do? We have small money can use now.”Tap, speak, “Thanks. I’m strong and coordinated, and can make storage seals, and use MEW. Would you guys be able to handle selling storage scrolls if I made them? Or maybe construction work would be good?”This time, there was a calculating glint in the eyes of the two hikers. The phone was handed back, “Storage scrolls work. Now, about descriptions of your friends…”After giving descriptions of Akane, Noburi, Keiko, Inoue, and Kagome, Hazou simply waited and watched as Camp Shoes and Double Dip stared at their phone, tapped at it, spoke to each other, and conjured more images. There were animals which were like chakra beasts, but much more cuddly, small, and living with people. Giant metal constructs flew through the air. Strange music came from the Cubar. There was a shout of “YOUTH!” And Hazou sat bolt upright. It had come from the cubar. Upon further investigaition, he saw Akane in the cubar, punching through a bag in a strange room. He pointed at the cubar, “That’s Akane!”Apparently, Akane was in Double Dip’s native country of Russia, which was far away, and over a giant ocean which would require planning to get across. For now, they’d keep looking to see if they could find any other of Hazou’s friends.A few hours later, they handed the cubar to Hazou, “We think we found Kagome. Odd bombings in Syria. Fit descriptions you made him. Syria an active warzone. It is also across the ocean.”Another hour of searching, the sun had finally set, and Hazou was getting cold. They set off to find a spot to sleep. The hikers pulled odd directional cold torches out of their packs and used them to light the path down the mountain. Once they found a flat section at the base of the mountain, they set up a strange contraption of course silk, and went to sleep in it. Hazou climbed a tree before dispelling his henge and considered what he wanted to do.What do tomorrow/tonight?[] Make money! Make and sell storage seals[] Try to get to Akane- How[] Try to get to Kagome- How[] Keep looking for friends- [] Use Cubar- [] Use Computer[] See what's going on at the place you put up the MEW wall[] Write-in