Kakashi did not ask outright, but everyone instantly understood what he meant, and the same suspicion surfaced in their minds.
And so, five pairs of eyes fixed on Su Yu, waiting for his answer.
Su Yu did not particularly care. He shrugged and said:
"Well, how should I put it? If you insist on thinking of me as an alien, that works too. But where I came from is actually even farther away than you imagine, beyond the universe. Still, knowing that doesn't really mean anything for you. If it makes things easier to understand, just think of me as an alien!"
His explanation left everyone even more bewildered.
What did he mean, beyond the universe?
But once their bewilderment passed, they realized that Su Yu had a very good point.
What would they gain by figuring out exactly where Su Yu came from?
The only thing that mattered was that Su Yu was standing before them now, and they had already spent a fair amount of time together.
This was the Su Yu they knew. Who he had been before had nothing to do with them.
Jiraiya cleared his throat, then said, "Mr. Su Yu, let's get back to those two aliens."
Then Jiraiya, Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura sat down in a row, ready to listen to Su Yu's story.
Su Yu casually sat on the ground. He first glanced at the five eager faces, then began:
"Hmm, let me think. Where should I start?"
Where should he start? Everyone instinctively repeated the question in their minds.
Su Yu said, "Ah, let's start with the origin of shinobi."
Start with the origin of shinobi... huh?
The origin of shinobi? Weren't we talking about those two aliens? How did we suddenly get onto shinobi?
Seeing their surprise, Su Yu