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Post by hobnob » Sun Sep 26, 2021 2:46 pm

The Sun was shining. The streets were busy. Noeru was stood in front of a vending machine. 'What do I want...? The youth murmured as he struggled to make up his mind about the options. 'Potato chips... or chocolate... chips... The youth put in his ryo into the vending machine and went to press the button for the machine to grant him his choice but... he froze. The decision on what to eat was always an important one. 'Chocolate... or chips? Chocolate might give me a sugar rush... But potatoes will probably make me bloated... But the chocolate might make me bounce off the walls... But the chips will probably make me sluggish... Sluggish is bad because I won't wanna do anything for the rest of the day... But the chocolate will give me so much energy that I won't know what to do with...' The youth stood motionless and the queue behind him was growing longer and longer, people were beginning to grow restless, yet he stood the pondering this... day-changing decision.
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Post by Zao » Sun Sep 26, 2021 6:36 pm

Coming from across the street, a slender teen with rather shaggy black hair was casually walking through the crowd as his eyes that were golden in hue glanced up at the spare clouds in the sky above, enjoying looking at their abstract edges as he moved. It was still early in the day, not quite lunch time, but the shinobi felt the urge for a snack and since this route was one that he took back home several times he knew that just up ahead was a small vending machine. Altering his course just sligtly to the right and reached into his pocket with his left hand fiddling around with a few coins. 'That should be about enough...' His eyes shifted up slightly in thought as he felt the change and figured it was enough to grab a quick snack with as a paint brush twirled around the fingers of the gloved right hand out of habit.

'There is it.' As he neared it seemed that he wasn't the first one to have the idea of grabbing a bite to carry himself over to lunch and thus he did what any normal person would do and stepped up behind the young man of a similar age to himself to form the start of a line. Though the one in front of him was proving to be a rather indecisive individual for sure who was going back and forth with himself between chips and chocolate chip cookies. Sighing to himself he waited for a few moments before he couldn't help but he could see that this was going no where fast and felt the need to interject to the fellow Konoha-nin. "Um...I'd go with the chocolate chip cookie for sure, your hands won't get greasy that way."
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Post by hobnob » Mon Sep 27, 2021 9:58 am

Completely consumed by his thoughts, Noeru stood in front of the vending machine, his eyes dashing between the potato chips and the chocolate. 'Why can't I make up my min-...' The youth was cut short by an unfamiliar voice coming from behind him, suggesting the chocolate chip cookie. His eyes scanned the vending machine until they landed on the said suggestion. The cookie was packaged in a see through film with a card back on which it rested. It looked appealing and instantly stole Noeru's fancy. A smile spread across his face as his mind was quickly made up. 'A sugar rush is definitely worth this beauty...' The finger that was resting just above the mechanical pad swiftly moved and pressed the designated button and a moment later the screw spiral that kept the goods in place began twisting, forcing the cookie forwards until it fell down onto the cushioned slot at the bottom of the vending machine. It didn't. The cookie was stopped by the sharp edge of the spiral and would go no further.

'No...No!' The boy cried as the disappointment set in. His hands pressed against the glass screen in a diamond shape, the cookie still visible through the center of the diamond hand formation. 'This can't be!' His hands pressed harder against the glass screen as he tried to create anouth momentum on the vending machine to make the weight of the cookie do the work, but it was hopeless. The cookie was well jammed by the spiral. His hands shifted to the sides of the vending machine and once again he began heaving it backwards and forwards in an attempt to free the cookie off it bindings. However, the youth was not strong enough to create enough momentum to free the cookie and so he stopped. 'NOOOOO!!' He yelled as his hands shot towards the sky, before he fell to his knees in defeat.
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Post by Zao » Wed Sep 29, 2021 12:37 pm

'Is this real?' The young man found himself taking a step back unconditionally from the strange genin in between him and the vending machine as the scene unfolded before his eyes now. Was this some sort of joke or perhaps a prank? It was just one of the handful of thoughts that went through Akujin's mind as he lifted an eye brow as the ninja began to attempt and rock the machine now but to no avail as the snack seemed firmly stuck at the moment. Simply shaking his head and stuffing the left hand into his pocket the kid rummaged through the pocket until he pulled out some ryo for the machine.

As his peer was in the midst of defeat Aku simply stepped around him not wishing to get involved in any manner with the strange kid as his ryo could be heard falling through the coin slot into the belly of the vending machine now. His golden eyes glanced at the stuck cookies and a barely audible sigh slipped through the lios covered by his half face mask now. Then the slender finder of his hand that now held the paint brush between the third and fourth fingers extend3d its index finger to press his selection. The same spiral began to turn that Noeru has aytrmpted to use began to turn pushing a second set of cookies from the rack.

A few moments later the sound of two packages of cookies falling into the retrieval bin with two soft thuds could be heard. Reaching inside by pushing in the bin's cover Jin pulled out two packs of cookies. Though he could have been a dick and just walked away he feared the drama that could ensue and follow him from the previous display. "Hey man, think this one is yours..." Akujin's voice was a bit dry sounding as his left hand extended down to the boy on his knees, the second pack of cookies now inches from the genin's face...
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Post by hobnob » Mon Oct 04, 2021 1:39 pm

Defeat overwhelmed him as the youth kneeled on the ground. His arms were now hanging beside him and he eyed the ground blankly as he tried to figure out how he could overcome this obstacle. Then, he heard that same voice once again, he looked up and saw they masked teen with his arm extended towards him, and in his hand he held the cookie he so desired. The feeling of defeat turned into a feeling of victory, the frown on his face turned into a smile before he stood back up and turned to face the teenager. His left arm extended to grab the cookie, then his right arm followed, but this time it was a gesture of respect, a hand ready to be shaken by the masked boy. It was not everyday that people offered to help their fellow, and those that did deserved to respect, and so he stood, hoping that the teen would accept.

Assuming the boy did indeed shake his hand, Noeru would take a step to the side to allow the queuing people to access the vending machine and the cookie in his left hand would swiftly be moved into his hip pouch. 'Thanks for that, and sorry for making that look so dramatic... I have not eaten all day, my hands are beginning to shake.' The boy then gently took a step towards the nearby bench where he was going to sit down and enjoy the cookie, hoping the masked youth would join him, and that sparked a thought in his mind. 'He's gonna have to take that mask off to eat... surely...' With that thought bouncing round his head, he arrived at the bench where he perched down and extended his legs, allowing his blood to flow easier through his body, this was the first time in the day the boy managed to catch his breath, he let out a gentle yawn and a stretch before retrieving the cookie from his pouch.

'I'm Noeru, of the Senju. What's your name?
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Post by Zao » Mon Oct 04, 2021 4:17 pm

Akujin still couldn't help but to narrow his eyes at the fellow genin, but still extended his gloved right hand to meet the hand of Noeru's giving it a firm shake before withdrawing it back to the side as he too would step to the side allowing the small line of customers behind them at the vending machine to have access to their own little peace that laid in wait within the vending machine. Normally after such an interaction the boy would have went about his day but he knew this shinobi, well he knew of him from the chuunin exams in Aroma country as there had only been four Konoha shinobi in the tournament style exam. They boy had even show some pretty impressive skills and the Root thought perhaps it was in his best interest to at least set down for a short chat with him, as it was always good to have a bit of insight on someone who he might be fight with in the future as they grew to replace their older family members as the defenders of Konoha.

Hesitating a second, Jin would finally follow suite as he twirled the cookie around in the bare fingers of the left hand before arriving at the bench where it was securely tucked away into the pocket of his pants before he to took a seat on the opposing end of the sitting bench. Stretching his spine out as he leaned back allowing for his back to follow the curved backrest of the bench as his eyes were tilted up towards the partially cloudy brilliant blue sky above before the words of the formerly whiney young man filtered into his ears. 'A Senju.' So the man was from one of the clan's with the deepest of roots within the village, was that why he acted in such a way? Akujin who came from a relatively newcomer amongst the scene in Konoha couldn't help but wonder if this was just another spoiler clan's member and that was the reasoning for his actions today in the middle of the street over a single cookie.

But he would attempt to reserve such judgments and tilted his head towards the right side, allowing his golden eyes to look through the messy locks of raven hair that fell in front of them because of the position of the head. "It's nice to meet you, I'm Sozo Akujin. But most people just call me Jin." Ending his words the man's facial expressions were hard to determine but he gave a friendly smile beneath the mask to his comrade as he greeted him back with his family name to.
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Post by hobnob » Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:53 pm

The boy at the opposite end of the bench tilted his head and his golden gaze caught Noeru's attention. It was the first time that he had actually taken good notice of the teens appearance other than the mask that covered half his face and muffled his voice a little. Noeru was a little awestruck by the boys eyes, he had never come across anyone with eyes of that color. But, he realized that he was beginning to stare at the teen a little too long and gently averted his gaze which now landed upon the people going about their day before them. Noeru reached into his hip pouch and withdrew his cookie, taking obsessive care while unwrapping it to not break it, or even waste the tiniest bits via crumbles. Once the cookie was free of the wrapping, Noeru went ahead and took a gentle bite and patiently chewed through it, his hand fell onto his lap and his attention returned to the teen next to him as questions began to build in his mind.

With never coming across anyone with eyes of that color, nor ever coming across anyone with the surname Sozo, his natural curiosity began to take hold. But Noeru was now well aware of his bad habit of interrogating people and would do his best as to not allow that side to take a hold of him and interrogate the teen who already seemed to be slightly weary of him. And so Noeru decided to take his behavior to the middle ground, instead of going from a youth who seemed to be having an emotional episode over a cookie, to being a little too formal. He decided to fall into the group of people who are fairly laid back and just take the day as it comes, nothing too drastic, formal, childish, just a good balance of everything, and of course, manners. Noeru shifted his body slightly towards Aku, not too much but not too little, he was sat at, almost, a forty-five degree angle, and the outside of his left ankle was resting on his right knee. His left arm was resting on the top of the back rest of the bench, bent at the elbow and drooping down a little. The cookie was now in his right hand, resting on his lap. His gaze which followed his bodies angle moved from viewing the people passing by back to Aku.

'It's nice to meet you too, Jin. Apologies for being nosey, but are you a member of a clan?'
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Post by Zao » Sat Oct 23, 2021 8:39 pm

Akujin's position didn't shift or change in response to the fellow genin's question. Instead he only closes his eyes for a moment and then would tilted his head back to look up at the sky genin, almost as though he was uninterested in the question. But it really wasn't that as the half face mask hid any tiny facial expressions that he might be making as he thought deeply about the question at hand. No, his family wouldn't be one that could fall into the typical criteria for being a true 'clan'. But that didn't make him any less proud of where he came from and instead was one of the main contributing factors that caused him to push himself so hard.

He wanted to have his family name known throughout the village, to become strong enough that his own small family group could be held in the same regard as though from the Nara or even Hyuuga, or possibly even one of the founding Konoha clans such as the Senju that Noeru himself was from. They had brought with them a handful of secret clan techniques as one part of the clan studied the art of clay and the other the art of ink. Akujin himself attempting to blend both into his own personal fighting style. "Not really, my family is a small one who were among some of the last ones to migrate to the village less than fifty years ago..."

There seemed to be a natural pause, as if he was reorganizing himself before he chimed in against with what had been left. "But I hope that one day my small family name can be recognize with the same about of strength and respect that your own family name holds." A friendly smile was passed back to his company as he glanced back to the young man seated to his left that could be made out through the mask due to the outlined features. He wasn't challenging the Senju but just letting him know a bit about his own personal dreams in the moment. It was something that was always there, like a weight upon his shoulders that he felt needed to be carried by himself...
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Post by hobnob » Sun Oct 24, 2021 1:30 pm

Akujins behavior was closely followed by Noeru attentive gaze. His actions came across as those someone who might be annoyed would carry out, which did not surprise Noeru. Questions which related in anyway to clans, politics, and especially clan politics were fairly mundane and were usually a cause for annoyance and anger. Noeru hoped the latter would not follow, as this was not the best of places to create such a scene. And so, Noeru paid attention to the boy at the other end of the bench, who seemed deep in thought as he gazed unto the sky above them.

A few moments later he spoke and explained his family's current situation and his dreams to one day make his family name as prominent as that of Noeru's own. A gentle smile spread across Noerus face as he listened to the older boy, as their gaze met, and Noeru noticed a slight outline of smile under his dark mask. It was a goal worthy of respect. It was a tough road to joining the great clans and family of the village, thats why Noeru immediately knew that he owed the boy respect.

'I really respect that, I hope you do know that it'll be tough... All the clans and family are always competeing with one another, filed of skill and in the field of politics... It's a right ballache... For me that side of clan life is unbearable, so I hope you're prepared to deal with a lot of crap...' The boy said and his gaze returned to the people before him. His words were not meant to discourage Jin, but to let him know about the struggles of that road, and hopefully prepare him even a little for what he will face in the future.
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Post by Zao » Fri Nov 05, 2021 7:28 pm

There was no doubt in the young man's mind that such a feat was nigh impossible for such a small family as his own, the Sozo. But deep down inside the masked genin's heart, he knew that one way or another he would turn the small flame within him that was his own person Will of Fire into a roaring flame one day. One day he would help to catapult his family name to the point it could stand perhaps even shoulder to shoulder with those like his new comrade's family. But nothing was for free and the quiet young man had already started to quietly tread that direction through being inducted into the Root organization.

He had so willingly accepted the invitation because he knew that being part of the Root meant that his chances to excel with under the tutelage of official ANBU members was very likely, plus their would be other secrets that could increase his strength or standing amongst the higher echelon of shinobi within the village. As the ANBU were even positioned as the personal guards of many senior leadership, even the Hokage in some cases. "It will be a struggle. But that is why I train my mind and body everyday, because I know that the hardships of such a dream haven't even started." The yellow eyed Akujin set up a bit and dug his hands into his pockets, before the gloved right hand retrieved the same cookie from earlier still waiting in its package to be devoured.

With a gentle rustling of plastic he tore open the top of the wrapper with the ungloved left hand and pushed it up a bit, then the left hand reached up and with the index finger hooked itself under the half face mask. There was slight pause as he glanced with his bright eyes over towards Noeru before pulling the mask down below his sharp chin to reveal his normal looking face. A slight smile on his lips as he ended his words and took a small bite of the cookie which turned out to be surprisingly soft still. It would seem they had just restocked the machine and now he was reaping the benefits with the tasty treat.
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