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Post by Tsedas » Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:10 pm

"Would you hurry up, slow poke?! I wanna get to the library before they close!" wailed a wiry red head as she goaded a dark haired girl to hurry up behind her. Taking a moment to brace her hands against her knees the dark haired girl huffed before looking up at the red head, "You gotta be kidding me?! You wanna visit the LIBRARY after running up all these stairs?" gasped the girl as the red head smirked and waved her on.

"Only a little ways now, come on!"

Staring up after her friend as she started jogging up the stairs, skipping two at a time as she ran toward the peak, the dark haired girl shook her head. "Sachiko, I swear to whatever heavenly deity you worship, you're buying me dinner, a spa treatment, all the chakra enhanced fibers a girl could want, and then some kind of fatting sugary desert." grumbled the girl as she started to make her way up the mountain, not nearly as fast as her red headed friend however. "Why couldn't you just wait to go tomorrow? And take some kind of lift or gondola or something?"

Knowing that her friend couldn't hear her, let alone that she would give her some kind of bubbly and poorly conceived response, Kojima Nao just kept moving up the Eastern Mountain. Thankful that the Sun was at least setting, Nao was on the shade as she ascended the mountain until at long last she reached the top and grabbed the hand rail to keep from collapsing as she panted. "I need some kind of jutsu that lets me fly places, that sucked!" Nao gasped as sweat poured down her face as she staggered over to a conveniently placed bench near the top of the stares.

"Oh quit your belly aching Nao, it's good exercise." Sachiko said, all to chipper and rested it seemed despite having climbed the mountain like Nao had. Tucked under her arm were a pair of books which she proudly held out and showed Nao the covers. "Look, I could have gotten mine tomorrow, but I know you would want this other one pronto." 'I knew it! She dragged me up-' "What the-" Nao blinked as she cut herself off, especially with a few older people walking by who were probably all to willing to lecture her on using such language. The book that Sachiko was holding out was about sewing.

"Wait, isn't thi-" "The book you've been Whining about for the past three months because it's always checked out? Yeah, you're welcome." Sachiko grinned, even though her emphasis on 'whining' had earned her a glare as Nao reached out and took the book from her. Nao was a little taken back by the sudden thoughtfulness of her otherwise self-centered friend. "Wow... I don't know what to say."

Sachiko gave Nao a hearty pat on the shoulder as she grinned a cheshire grin that threatened to split her head in half, "You can buy dinner as thanks, after all we burned a lot of calories making that climb. So how about it? I'm thinking something with Eel, how about you?" Nao's head jerked up as she her mouth gaped open, practically jumping to her feet as she pointed an accusing finger at her friend. Things didn't get any better when the started making a scene that was starting to draw irritated looks from all the couples trying to enjoy the romantic sunset of Akino Peak.

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Post by Sanjuro » Sun Jun 26, 2016 2:07 pm

Ever since the top of the mountain had been removed in an explosion so many years ago, Akino Peak had become a popular spot for couples seeking a romantic getaway. It was also home to a shrine dedicated to the former Raikage. It was from this shrine that Sou emerged, wincing as his eyes adjusted to the quickly fading daylight. The sun wasn't that strong through the clouds, but after having spent the last twenty-seven hours in the darkness of the caverns hidden behind the shrine, it was still painful.

The teenager had abandoned his usual shirt and jacket in favour of a loose fitting kimono. He had already shredded more of his jackets than he cared to count in his training, and they weren't exactly cheap. He lifted his arm to his face, staring at the sleeve of the kimono with distaste. It was too big and billowy for his liking. He would never understand why people enjoyed wearing these things. They were a pain to put on and felt like they would seriously get in the way of a fight. At least they were good for hiding his new spikes. Shaking his head, he started down the mountain. He was done with training, for once, and had been ordered to take a break.

For a few hours at least.

The further down the peak he got, the more people he started seeing. Few people went all the way to the top, the air got thin and the clouds were wet and cold, it wasn't exactly pleasant. But down here, this fenced off area that gave an overview of their tiered village, was definitely popular. Eyes darting from one happy couple to the next, Sou naturally found the duo that were making a scene. One a red hair, the other black-haired, they seemed to be arguing over… books?

Sou looked around and found to his shock there was actually a library up here. That was new. When the hell had they put that in? Then again, he couldn't remember the last time he had come down this way. He usually got 'escorted' to and from his training grounds by Banri's Black Ops.

Turning back to the girls causing a commotion, he strolled over and waved the two down. "You pair know you're causing a ruckus, right?" The look on his face showed he didn't particularly care, but the glances he threw to those other people in the area would show that people had stopped what they were doing to stare at the two girls arguing rather loudly. He almost shook his head again, but resisted the urge. "May wanna keep it down before these fine folk decide to kick you off the mountain."
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Post by Tsedas » Tue Jun 28, 2016 4:51 pm

Nao heard someone talking and resisted the urge to start shouting unpleasant things at them as the blood boil in her veins at Sachiko obviously using the climb and book to try and scam a free dinner out of her. Turning her glare to the person that interrupted she saw him approach as he waved for their attention. Sachiko seemed to be pouting as she was feeling like she was in the middle of a successful argument on her part but folded her arms in front of her as she pouted at the newcomer. He mentioned how they were causing a ruckus and they might wanna keep it down if they didn't wanna get kicked off the mountain.

Clenching her jaw, Nao juggled her knee as a means of burning off her built up steam her eyes closed as she tried to resist every urge she was feeling. If anyone could get under Nao's otherwise calm exterior, it was Sachiko and she had a tendency to love pushing boundaries to the breaking point and toying with people for amusement. The rapid tapping of Nao's knee started to rev down before she opened her eyes, newly found control over her emotions causing her to stare at her 'friend' "Wouldn't be causing a scene if this one wasn't being such a pain."

"Me?! I was doing you a favor!"

"You could have just brought the book to me instead of dragging me up a mountain! At this point I'd rather buy this guy dinner over you!"

"OH Ye-" Sachiko stopped mid-sentence before looking at Sou and giving him a once over. The grin that spread across her face was one of Evil and it promised something, what it promised was often left up to ones imagination until she enacted her schemes. If there was one thing Sachiko enjoyed, it was messing with people's heads. Turning back to Nao, the red head merely huffed and tossed her hair out of her face with a jerk of her head as she smirked at the dark haired girl. "I would love to see that."

Nao seemed to go from frustrated to confused as she looked at the older boy that had showed up, as if he'd have a clue. She obviously wouldn't find an answer there and turned back too Sachiko with a cautious expression as she quirked an eyebrow up, "What the hell are you planning?"

"Nothing!" Sachiko huffed and unfolded her arms as she gestured to the boy, "Go ahead, take him out to eat over the friend that did you a favor getting that hard to grab book. I doubt you'll do it though."

Nao's eye twitch as she shifted expressions again. Looking to the boy, then back to Sachiko, she pondered if it was an attempt to guilt trip her into buying Sachiko food over some stranger. Moving over, Nao grabbed the boys sleeve and started pulling him in the direction of the stairs down the mountain. "Apparently you get a free meal buddy, I'm not gonna let my friend trick me into feeding her instead."

Pulling him along Sachiko waited till Nao wasn't looking at her anymore before grinning at Sou. Either way, Sachiko was up to something and Nao wasn't gonna have any part of it as she started pulling the boy along, leaving him the option of forcing himself out of her grip or going along for the free meal. "What do you want? You fan of eel, cause I'll gladly buy you a feast of eel!" Nao almost shouted without facing the boy. She wanted to be heard by Sachiko as she made her way down the mountain, hoping to make her regret handing off dinner to Sou.

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Post by Sanjuro » Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:18 pm

The glare he got for interrupting the duo's discussion was something Sou was entirely expecting. He simply quirked the corner of his mouth in a response, an amused half smile, as if daring the girl to turn her vitriol to him. Dealing with nothing but Black Ops and the Raikage for the last few months had been exhausting, to say the least. Getting into an argument with a teenaged girl would be both embarrassing and amusing, both welcome breaks from the constant silence or, in the Raikage's case, constant painful prodding. It seemed he was out of luck however when the girl turned her glare back to her friend.

And then they went right back to arguing. Sou was half way to shrugging and walking away when he felt a tug at the sleeve of his kimono. His look of amusement quickly turned to one of bemusement, having tuned out the argument when it started back up. The tugging became more insistent and Sou found himself getting dragged along by the strange girl. "What, what? What's going on? Oi, wait up a sec. Let go of me woman!" The Chuunin was incredibly confused as to what had just occurred.

See, this is why he should just keep his nose out of other people's business.

Sou grumbled and rubbed at his ear when she started shouting about food. "Why are you shouting about eel?" he was annoyed, confused, and perhaps even a little amused. Still, he was bored. He hadn't had many plans when he was finally let out of training. As far as his family was concerned, outside of his parents at least, he was on a long term mission. They wouldn't be expecting him home for a while yet. So he let himself be dragged along by the crazy girl. "But I haven't had eel in a while so, if you can find a place, sure. You are buying though, right?"
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Post by Tsedas » Sun Jul 03, 2016 5:26 am

Nao moved step by step down the mountain as she pulled the older boy along by his sleeve. He started protesting but when he asked why she was shouting about eel, she stopped and stopped the boy by placing her hands on his shoulder and ceasing his forward momentum as she turned to face. "I'm not screaming about eel, I'm sternly raising my voice asking if you want to eat eel." As she finished he mentioned something about not having had eel in a while and if she was buying.

Raising a hand as if wanting to to smack him up the back side of his head, but she stopped herself as she shook her head. "You pay as little attention as Sachiko does. If I had said I was kidnapping you to go on an urgent mission for the Raikage and start blathering details then you would look like a complete dip." Lowering her hand and staring at the boy, trying not to genuinely pout over the shitty way her day was ending, she raised a hand up for the other boy to shake. "Kojima Nao, the person who is in fact paying for your meal tonight. Do you want eel or not? Cause I know a Unagi place but it's a way down the mountain. There's a teppanyaki place that's a little closer with a pretty good ginger beef, and lastly there's curry. So, what do you want?"

Nao asked as she turned her lower body enough to put a foot on the next step and resume dragging the other boy as needed.

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Post by Sanjuro » Mon Jul 04, 2016 3:56 pm

"Right, right. Definitely not screaming." Sou sarcastically agreed with the girl, reaching up to scratch the back of his head now that he had been freed from her grasp. "And if I were being kidnapped for a mission" Which has actually happened before "you would have opened with the word mission somewhere in your sentence. And I would've paid attention. So… nyeh." Sou stuck out his tongue at the girl, feeling decidedly childish as he relished in his freedom from training. He had been forced to deal with so much so quickly lately that as far as he was concerned he was entitled to a little bit of childishness.

Still, he took her hand and offered a small smile in return. Despite Nao's apparent abruptness, she was far more entertaining than anyone he had talked to in the last few weeks. "Nukegara Sou at your service, the guy who is apparently getting kidnapped and taken out for free food." He chuckled at the absurdity of the situation before letting himself get dragged along again by Nao. "And now that you mention it, something grilled sounds good right about now. The teppanyaki place it is. Lead the way, my strange kidnapper."

As they made their way to eat, Sou find himself struggling to start a normal conversation. It had been a while since he talked about anything except wars and Genma that he almost didn't remember how to. Deciding to stick with the situation that got him here in the first place, he decided on "So, what were you and your friend arguing about back there anyway? Seemed to be getting pretty fierce. Loud enough to draw attention at least."
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Post by Tsedas » Thu Jul 07, 2016 5:39 pm

As the other boy stuck his tongue out her, Nao felt her eye twitch as she resisted the urge to do the same or show him a magic trick involving birds. Still, she kept herself from blowing off more steam from dealing Sachiko, or at least blowing up at the other boy for no reason.When he shook her head, she squeezed a little bit, trying to give a firmm hand shake but not seem like she was trying to crush his hand. Not that she could if she wanted to, Nao wasn't exactly known for her physical prowess. As Sou told her his name, Nao gave him a big smile as if to say 'deal with it kidnapped person' in response to his remark.

As they started moving back along, Nao dragging him along hand in hand as she kept alert to his voice behind her as he spoke up about food. "Well Teppanyaki? Sounds fine by me, at least I can get some fried rice to go with the meal." At the mention of being his 'strange kidnapper' she almost wanted to protest but she had a mental snag as her brain relayed something to her, 'Can't fault him for that, you are pretty much kidnapping him and you are being strange about it. Still, he could have at least used my name, the guy knows it now.' *Shut up! Food first, then berate him about it!* Nao mentally reprimanded herself as she walked.

Sou seemed quiet for a moment before words finally hit Nao's ears and she glanced back at him. Asking about the scene that Sachiko and she had created back on the mountain. Turning to face front to watch where she was walking, Nao also did it to hide the pink that crept up her ears as she felt like they were starting to get hot from the childishly embarrassing argument she had with the red head. "Well, Sachiko has they way of rubbing people the wrong way for kicks. She also likes to mess with me the most because I'm her polar opposite most times. Today she honestly reminded me too much of my parents." Nao's face twisted as she practically snarled the last word in that statement but made it only come out as sounding a little nastier than it should have. "Lets just say that she's been prodding me and building up steam like a pressure cooker and the top finally popped."

Nao grumbled to herself as she turned onto a street and pulled Sou along, "All because she couldn't just bring a simple book to me instead of dragging me up a mountain for no reason."

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Post by Sanjuro » Sun Jul 10, 2016 3:53 am

Sou had to fight back a grin when Nao was quick to turn away after looking at him when he asked his question. He had two little sisters, he knew the signs of embarrassment well enough. He chuckled and nodded along with her explanation, his eyebrow raising a little at the apparently snarl directed towards her parents. Issues at home? He shook his head and put it out of his mind, it wasn't his problem to deal with and he certainly wasn't going to stick his nose in. While he left one arm out to be dragged by, he tucked the other into the folds of his kimono and hummed when Nao finally finished speaking, chuckling again at the quip at the end.

"A nice stroll around the village never hurt. Besides, if you hadn't come up the mountain you wouldn't have gotten to kidnap me." The humour was obvious in Sou's voice as he looked around. Despite his words, he had never really stopped long enough to look at the village properly. Ever since he joined the ninja corps, he was always darting around on one errand or another or too busy fussing over his latest mission or, as it was lately, worrying about his new status as a Jinchuuriki. Watching the people wander about, going out for an evening meal or coming home from one, he smiled a little. You would never guess the only a few years ago the top of the mountain had been blown clean off and the country had been through a civil war.

In his musings he noted the place they were heading towards and cleared his throat to get Nao's attention. "Just in case you were too busy fuming over, Sachiko was it? I think we're here." Stepping up beside Nao, he gently tugged his arm. The smells wafting over from the restaurant were mouth-watering, the sounds of the customers talking and eating filled his ears, and it was like he was being drawn inside by the store itself. "I hope you've got deep pockets Nao."
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Post by Tsedas » Fri Jul 15, 2016 4:15 pm

Nao gave a gave a barked laugh at the comment about a stroll around the village, "Yeah a stroll is nice, but no when you're told to meet someone at the base of a mountain and then climb to the top on a time limit you didn't know you were facing. I think that if we got there and the library was closed and she pulled the free meal crap, I might have actually tossed her all the way back down the mountain." Nao churned out as she walked, before glancing back at Sou, "You make it sound like kidnapping is a good thing."

Nao had to cracked a smile after she faced forward again, "Although I suppose there are worse ways to get kidnapped and worst outcomes to being kidnapped." she bemused out loud. Sou got her attention and she slowed for a moment, taking note of her surroundings. As they came to a stop, Nao looked at the entrance to the teppanyaki shop as she felt a tugging in her hand and she glanced down to see what she was holding.


"!!!!" Nao wasn't sure what kind of noise escaped her mouth, but she released Sou's hand after realizing it she'd been holding it the entire time. "Uh, so, wha-I mean, yeah. I have money. Shinobi get paid for their work, even if it's simple D Rank missions, so I think I can afford to splurge a meal." Nao stated, trying to hold in her discontent at the idea of wasting all her money tonight. Doubly hated the idea of losing all her money tonight because she had hoped to invest in a quality loom for her chakra fibers. *Damn, I should be close to saving up what I need to get the thing too. Then I could try and make stuff for future missions or maybe make a nice blanket for Grandma or something.*

"But I think we can continue this conversation inside, don't you think?" Nao announced to Sou before heading in, brushing the curtain that did little more than smack you in the face aside as she entered. A person at the front greeted Nao and took all the formalities at hand before escorting the pair of a table that had a griddle waiting to be used, the host calling over someone to get the griddle heated as Nao took a seat on a stool. She looked over to see if Sou was following her in or at the least still behind her.

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Post by Sanjuro » Sun Jul 17, 2016 5:07 pm

"D-Ranks, huh?" Sou chuckled at that, remembering his own days performing menial tasks. "So you're a Genin, right?" He hadn't actually bothered to check with Nao whether she was a ninja before this moment. He had just assumed. It seemed like most days the people he knew even in passing were ninja. He used to have civilian friends once upon a time but the more missions he took and the further the civil war had gone on, the more they seemed to fade in the background and get replaced by the people he fought alongside.

Shaking his head clear he followed the girl into the restaurant, smiling at the smells and the atmosphere. He rubbed his hands in anticipation and followed their host to a table, seated himself and leaned back in the couch, head falling back onto the top of the chair and closing his eyes and soaking in the feeling of being out and about again for the first time in months. "Training is all well and good but boy have I missed going out to eat with friends." Cracking open an eye, he tilted his neck just enough to be able to look at Nao again. "So what is this book that was so important you got dragged up a mountain to collect it? Must be something good."
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Post by Tsedas » Sun Jul 24, 2016 6:26 am

"Yeah, I'm still working on getting myself ready for Chuunin Exams..." Nao's face seemed to fall as she let a breath escape her nose in a single, sharp huff. She knew she should be getting ready for the exams, but sewing to improve her seamstress skills with Grandma, working on new fuuinjutsu, developing new Fiber jutsu, cleaning up the house after Mom and Dad's childish behavior. It felt like Nao didn't have much time for missions, let alone trying to improve her skills with all the prep work she was trying to get done for actual training.Still, she looked around the restaurant and tried to distract herself with the smells and sights.

With her face returning to a neutral expression, Nao looked at their skillet and pondered if it was heating up at all. Sticking a finger in her mouth, she reached out and tapped her finger against the top at the corner for barely a fraction of a second. "Wow, that was quick." Nao commented before shaking her hand as if to shake away the heat she just felt on her finger. Then she heard Sou talking to her again, and she shifted the orientation of her head, locking onto him as she heard him talk about friends, "You? Friends? Naaaaawwwwww!" Nao teased with a sneer.

That sneer didn't last as he asked about the book she was arguing with Sachiko over. "Uhhh," Nao's brain was still trying to catch up with her mouth which had started to speak before words were even selected, "The book, yeah, that was, uhm," Nao looked down at her hand, the one that hadn't been dragging Sou along to the restaurant, and found it was still holding a book. "Yeah... it's a book. It's gonna sound stupid." Nao stated as she felt her ears get hot and turned away and pulled the book close and kept it in her lap. 'He'll just laugh, every one does. I need to get more Fibers so I can beat the people that laugh at this, or maybe weave explosive tags into their clothing and let it blow up, that would show them.'

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Post by Sanjuro » Tue Jul 26, 2016 12:02 am

"Chuunin exam huh? I suppose training for that is always good. Just remember there is only so much training can do in preparation for a mission, especially taking one on solo. A lot of it comes down to experience and good judgment." The teen could clearly remember his own Chuunin qualification mission. It had been an interesting ride that had left him with a healthy respect for kunai as more than just disposable projectiles.

Sou blinked a few times at her next comment though. Was the girl that literally kidnapped him off the street really trying to tease him about friends or an apparent lack of them? His smiled dimmed a little but he didn't comment otherwise. Friends and family were the single most important things in his life but he didn't particularly feel like getting into an argument with a Genin over something so petty as a misunderstanding. Slowly exhaling through his nose, he let the frustration pass before latching onto any other point of conversation that was available to him. The fact that it was something that Nao appeared to be self-conscious about only served to fuel Sou's desire to follow that particular line of questioning.

"Unless it's some trashy romance novel, I seriously doubt you've got anything to worry about." He levelled a deadpan stare at the girl. "It's not some trashy romance novel is it?"
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Post by Tsedas » Fri Aug 12, 2016 2:58 pm

Nao's downward gaze didn't catch his smile dimming, a sign that she might have read as her inept attempt at humor had backfired, but instead she heard his question about the book and her head snapped to him. Her face was beet red as she stared, open mouthed, at the other Kumo ninja. "NO!" Nao practically shrieked before slapping a hand over her mouth and glancing around. People were staring at her again. 'You incompetent boob, just show him the book.' she thought to herself as she held out the book with one hand and tried to bury her head in her free hand that was just cupping her mouth.

"Don't laugh..." She grumbled as she held the book out where Sou could see it or even grab it if he desired a closer look. The title was something relating to sewing and some splash art of large needles and thread sitting on top of a formal kimono. "It's like research for something I do, it's one of my only skills as a shinobi." Nao admitted as she kept her gaze and flushed face hidden with her hand. She hated talking about one of the few passions she had, especially when she was mocked for it. Still, it brought her closer to her grandparents and that was something that could always make her happier.

"If you plan to laugh, can you just make it quick? I'm kind of embarrassed enough already showing this thing to you." Nao sighed, finally lowering her hand but her eyes were fixated on her lap. The red was barely tinting her cheeks now, but she knew that until she found a real use for it outside fuuinjutsu, she wasn't going to accomplish much with it.

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Post by Sanjuro » Tue Aug 16, 2016 2:31 pm

Sou snorted and shook his head at the rather zealous reaction to his suggestion that it was a trashy romance novel. Either she really hated them or she really liked them and was super embarrassed by it. Either way it made the blond chuckle and shake his head before putting it out of his mind to focus on the book. Reaching across the table, he plucked it from her hand and stared at it, then at Nao over the top of it, before going back to the book. A book on knitting was supposed to help with shinobi skills? His smile turned into a confused frown as he tried to figure out just how that was supposed to help with anything.

"Why would I laugh? Working on your skills as a shinobi is a laudable thing, regardless of where you get your inspiration." Sou wondered what this girl had put up with if she simply assumed he was going to mock her. "So explain it to me. How does uh, knitting? Or sewing? Help with your shinobi skills?" Maybe it was some kind of thread and needle using taijutsu style? It wouldn't be the weirdest thing he'd ever seen.
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