Hearing his words, Kasumi and Hitomi were shocked and blurted in unison: "Impossible!" They glanced at each other.
"Ahem, Elite Kage are Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama. Raise five of that level? Or two Sage of Six Paths-level? It's unknown if he even existed! No shinobi of that level exists in our world, and you want to raise two? What catastrophe awaits that demands such power?"
"The Sage of Six Paths did exist. Ahead lies his mother. She's a bit stronger than her son, and eliminating her requires at least two of that level. With thorough prep, I think it'll suffice."
"Lord!" Kasumi exclaimed, overwhelmed by the shocking info. Until recently, Kage-level was her peak power concept—no Elite Kage, let alone Sage of Six Paths. Without Kenshin's empathic soothing, she'd have fallen into horror and despair.
"Don't worry—I've thought about this countless times. In the early weeks, I didn't know how to handle it, but now we have chances. Five years ahead, and once strong enough, we can strike key points and avert disaster," he said, tenderly embracing both beauties by the waist. They pressed their bodies fully against him, feeling peace.
"But how exactly did you learn about our world?" Kasumi asked, lifting her head and staring with her night-black eyes.
"Uh, it's complicated, but your world is depicted in something like an entertainment book where I'm from," he said, unsure how to explain manga and anime.
"They wrote a book about our world?!" Kasumi exclaimed in surprise. Hitomi stared at Kenshin with her pure white eyes too. The two beauties were like yin and yang, day and night, perfectly complementing each other—Kenshin loved it. One young and energetic, the other mature and unhurried.
"Fine, I'll show you. Hitomi, you've never seen my world—I think you'll like it," he said with a smile, stroking both beauties' backs.
Hearing about his world, Hitomi lit up with rare joy. The only things delighting the mature Hyuga "mommy" were her beloved husband and little sons. To Kenshin's surprise, she cooled toward grown sons compared to how she doted on them as babies.
"Don't resist or fear," he said, gently pushing the two beauties onto the bed, then lying down and taking their hands.
Kenshin no longer needed head contact for memory transfer. Psionics progressed rapidly, granting ever more abilities.
Suddenly, Kasumi and Hitomi were in an unknown place and looked around in amazement.
"God, a real other world..." Kasumi whispered, stepping to a stand and picking an unknown book from the shelf. Flipping it open, she saw tons of pictures with minimal text.
"It's called 'manga.' Unfortunately, it's all in my native language, and most magazines are blanks. I can't recreate what I've never seen," Kenshin said, opening a magazine with empty pages.
"Incredible place..." Hitomi sighed, approaching the counter where a seller usually stood. She spotted a big thing with buttons, curiously pressed one, then jumped as a "ding" sound brought out a small drawer with unknown papers.
"So unusual..." she whispered, examining other intriguing items. She loved the DVD box with pretty pictures.
Kasumi unleashed her curiosity too, and the two beauties prowled like cats, inspecting every detail. Kenshin let them be, smiling at their gorgeous figures—especially when one bent to grab a disc or magazine from the bottom shelf.
After five minutes, he decided to do what he'd modeled this little shop for. Though he forgot his personal life more each day, fragmentary world memories were unaffected—rather, brain growth let him recall non-personal moments better. He remembered his university and every room perfectly but barely his ex-girlfriend's face or friend's voice.
"You must want to see your world. Hint: It's in one of the 'books' on that shelf," Kenshin said with a smile, watching.
Hearing their world's history was pictured in one of those weird books, both beauties rushed to the shelf, scanning covers and quickly spotting the precious "Naruto" manga.
"Ah, found it!" Kasumi exclaimed minutes later, and Hitomi rushed to her best friend to satisfy her curiosity.
"Give me a minute," Kenshin said, knowing it'd be better to translate the manga into their language.
It was easier than expected, and half a minute later, symbols turned to kanji. The beauties gasped in surprise at the cover.
"N-Naruto?!" Kasumi exclaimed.
"That's the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's name!" Hitomi stated in shock.
"Yep. This kid's basically your world's main hero. True, there are slight differences between manga and reality, so I don't know how key he'll be. But he could be the key to the world's prosperity or fall—that's fact."
Still in shock, Kasumi and Hitomi saved questions and started reading. At first, it was awkward and unfamiliar. They spotted tons of silly bits right away, including the biggest.
"What nonsense! Multi Shadow Clone Technique doesn't exist. It's all thanks to the fox demon!" Kasumi declared, skeptical of the work.
"I think I know him... Yes! It's little Iruka! He got treated in my hospital a few times," Hitomi said, spotting a familiar character.
"How do you recognize real people in these cartoonish figures... I saw that Jinchuriki once, and even small, that kid doesn't look like this drawing," Kasumi said, flipping pages with interest. Her face darkened more with each, until she slammed the magazine shut.
"What drivel! They made our world a joke. Hiruzen-sama's shown as a senile idiot. What transformation into a naked woman?! Show me the idiot who came up with this!" Kasumi hissed, expectations crushed. She'd anticipated a dramatic tale, as most works she knew were grim.
"Shh, calm down. I don't know how the manga's author wrote your world's story, but it's only this stupid at the start. Now I'll show you what's ahead," he sighed, and suddenly a big flat TV appeared on one wall.