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Post by Bazooka_Rose_Penguin on Jun 8, 2011 1:46:45 GMT
A) Iruka can take care of himself. He needs to prove he's not a pure scrub. Plus going to save Naruto will probably earn more points with him anyway.
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Post by vegeta on Jun 8, 2011 1:54:09 GMT
A vote
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Post by xTacticalSniper on Jun 8, 2011 2:45:36 GMT
A
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Post by Forte on Jun 8, 2011 3:47:25 GMT
"Alright, I'll go! Stay safe, Iruka!"
"Don't you worry about me! Get going!"
You grab Red Queen and take off through the forest, running on your adrenaline and anger at the moment. That bastard…you’d make him pay for that.
Although, you didn’t really know why you were so angry…was it that you resonated with what Naruto felt? Even though you had similar childhoods, you didn’t have to deal with all of the pain and burdens that he did…you weren’t seen as a monster like he was, and you even had a friend…no, more than a friend…
You shake your head of those thoughts for the time being. No use getting distracted now.
After what seems like an eternity, you can make out Naruto bounding through the forest, with Mizuki hot on his tail. That wouldn’t do.
You put on more speed and take a flying leap off of the next tree branch, making handseals as you did so.
“Fire Release: Grand Fireball Jutsu!”
You exhale a large fireball right between Naruto and Mizuki, causing the latter to stop for a moment as you fell quickly and resumed your chase. You could then see a few shinobi ahead…you guessed that they were the search party sent earlier. Good, they would stop the chase.
“You guys! He’s trying to make off with the scroll! Stop him!”
Mizuki, that son of a…still keeping up that charade!
“Don’t listen to him! Mizuki’s been manipulating you all!”
However, you could see them readying their ninja tools…they were…
“No…couldn’t be that…” They were going to kill him?!
“Naruto!”
He stopped as the storm of metal started to rain down on him, frozen like a deer caught in a sudden flash of bright light. You had to…
“Narutoooooo!”
You cranked the handle on Red Queen, bringing its engine to life with a roar and making the blade glow white-hot. With a desperate throw, you got it to land in front of Naruto, making a partial wall of flame, but you knew that it wouldn’t be enough.
With all that you had, you sped past Mizuki towards where he stood and pulled him close to you, your back turned to the shinobi in front. You stifle the urge to scream out as several shuriken and kunai hit you in the back, spilling blood onto the ground.
“Shirohana…she…”
“Is she a criminal as well?”
“…”
Below that, you could hear quiet sobbing.
“Why…why me…”
“…”
“Why would you protect me? You know what I am, don’t you?”
“I do…”
You release him for a moment, dropping to your knees and giving him a smile.
“You’re…a hero.”
“…What…?”
“You’re the container for the Kyuubi. Do you know what…that means?”
“It means that…I destroyed the village…that I’m-”
It could have been the pain, or the anger at what Mizuki did…could have been any number of things. But you feel the urge to do something drastic. You turn his head towards yours and slap him across the face.
“Uh…uh…” He stands there in shock, not understanding what happened.
“You listen to me, Naruto. You’re not a monster. The Fourth chose you. He chose you to be the container of the Nine Tails. He chose you to carry this burden, to protect the village. Understand what that means, okay? It means that the Fourth believed in you. He believed that you could do what no one else could. He wanted you to be seen as a hero, but people, human beings are ruled by fear and hatred. They don’t understand, but if you persevere, if you work hard, you can show them that they’re all wrong about you. That you’re not filled with hatred and malice. That you’re not the Kyuubi. You can, no…you will show them exactly who you are! You’re Naruto Uzumaki, of the Hidden Leaf!”
Ah…that worked. There’s a bright flame in those blue eyes of his as he wipes his tears.
“Yuki…thank you. You’re one of the only people to care about me…and the first to say something like that…is…that what you meant by love?”
“Yeah…something like that, Naruto.”
“…I think I get it now…okay.”
“Sorry to break up your sentimental moment, but it’s time to die!”
Mizuki rushes towards you and throws his giant shuriken dead-center…but that kind of attack wouldn’t work here. Not this time.
“I may be bloodied and weakened…I may not be at one hundred percent…but I’m still more than enough to beat someone like you.”
You grab Red Queen from in front of you and rev it up, a loud roar filling the forest. The shuriken races towards you, and you swing forward with one hand, the hot blade slicing through the flying steel like melted butter, splitting it into two on either side of you.
Now, though your weapon wasn’t exactly subtle, it had its uses in that way as well…you rest your sword on your shoulder, cranking the handle repeatedly and making the internal engine growl as sparks jumped off of it. Not enough for a charge, but it was quite good for a scare tactic…
Mizuki backs away, finally hitting a tree and slumping down in front of it, eyes wide with fear.
“Please…please, don’t hurt me! I’ll do anything! I’ll confess! I swear, I’ll stop it! Just don’t kill me!”
“…”
“Shirohana, back off! We’re-”
“Don’t you dare come any closer to Yuki! I won’t let you hurt her anymore, you bastards!”
You could feel an immense amount of chakra at your back…Naruto was…
“For every ounce of pain you’ve given her…I’ll return it a thousand-fold! Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!”
And in a moment’s notice, the entire clearing was filled with copies of Naruto. Everywhere you looked, it was a sea of orange…
‘Dead last’, huh?
“I should clobber you all for what you did…!”
He was angry, no doubt. You were as well…
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a) Kill him. For what he did, he should…
b) You’d beat him up, and teach him a lesson.
c) Might as well let him go…there was nothing that he could do now.
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Post by vegeta on Jun 8, 2011 3:55:12 GMT
B vote - As much as I think Mizuki is a pain in the ass...
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Post by Bazooka_Rose_Penguin on Jun 8, 2011 4:13:11 GMT
B
And then have him locked up for conspiring to release the Kyuubi to take over Konoha ( a bit of lying I guess)
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Post by xTacticalSniper on Jun 8, 2011 5:22:03 GMT
B
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Post by kieo on Jun 8, 2011 5:59:50 GMT
B
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Post by Forte on Jun 8, 2011 6:19:56 GMT
“Fine, I won’t kill you.” You place Red Queen on your back, before picking him up by the throat.
“But I’ll make you regret making me angry!”
“Ahh! Someone, help m-”
Too late. You slam him into the ground repeatedly, ignoring his screams as you did so. You then pull back your fist as you hold him in the air, punching him in the jaw and sending him flying towards the other shinobi on the scene. He rolls to a stop, unconscious in front of them.
“He was the one who wanted to steal the scroll. Naruto was tricked by him. I don’t have much else to say other than that. Come on, Naruto. We’ll go and see the Hokage…”
“Right!” He follows you, along with his clones as they glare daggers at anyone wearing a Konoha headband that crossed your paths.
“Naruto, we’re here. No need for that jutsu anymore.”
“Okay.” He releases the jutsu, sending up clouds of smoke as all of his clones disappear.
“Hey, wait up!”
“Ah, Iruka. You’re okay, I hope?”
“Heh. He was nothing special, being a Shadow Clone and all…”
“Good. I took care of the real one myself.”
“That’s…Yuki, what happened to you, exactly? Your back…”
“It’s alright,” you say with a weary smile. “All I did was stand up for my beliefs.”
“Yuki protected me, Iruka-sensei. And she told me the truth…”
“The truth?” Iruka gives you a confused look.
“She said that the Fourth didn’t die because of me. He sealed the stupid fox inside of me because he believed in me. So I won’t let him down! I’ll become the greatest ninja ever, you’ll see!”
“Heh…well, that’s good to hear. At the least, you didn’t learn any dangerous techniques from that scroll.”
“Actually, I learned a really cool one! Here, I’ll show you!”
“Naruto, wait!” Iruka says with concern. You put a hand on his shoulder and a finger to your lips.
“Watch…this is the Ninja Academy’s bottom rank in action, sensei.”
He gives you another odd look as Naruto starts his jutsu.
“Shadow Clone Jutsu!”
In a poof of smoke, a few dozen Narutos appear this time. Iruka looks quite impressed. “Well…I’ll be…”
“I toned it down a little, sensei.”
“Yeah. He made about a thousand or so in the forest earlier.”
“That many…” Iruka scratches his head for a moment before untying his headband.
“Close your eyes, Naruto.”
“Eh? What for?” he asks as he dispels his technique.
“Come on, just do it.”
“Alright, alright…” He does so, and you have to stifle a giggle as he ties his headband around Naruto’s head.
“Okay, you can open them now.”
“Congratulations, Naruto.”
He looks at you with confusion before touching his forehead in wonder, feeling the leaf engraved into the metal. He then tackles Iruka in a hug, sending the instructor to the ground in celebration.
“I did it! I really did it! I’m a ninja! I passed! I passed, I passed, I passed!”
“Yeah, you really did,” Iruka says with a wince. “You don’t have any problems physically, at least…”
“Ah…Yuki…” He gets up and hugs you tightly as well. “Thank you…”
“It’s no problem, Naruto.” You release each other, and you hold your fist out in front of him. “Friends, right?”
His face lights up in that infectious grin of his. “Yeah!” His fist bumps against yours.
“Well, it’s about morning time,” Iruka notes as the sun starts to rise.
“Yeah…”
“Listen, you go and get yourself treated and rested up. I’ll take care of Naruto for the time being.”
“Okay. See you around, then.”
“Yeah. Yuki…thank you for everything you’ve done for Naruto. I hope you can continue to be there for him.”
“You don’t have to worry too much about that. I’ll be there.”
He nods and gives you a smile before heading off with the younger boy…he was talking about ramen a lot. Right, Naruto was a regular at Ichiraku’s. Though having nothing but ramen was bad for you, and he needed proper nutrition…
Goodness…you were starting to sound like a mother already. Maybe too much of one.
As you enter the Hokage’s office, you note a familiar face standing near the old man.
“Yu-tan!”
Someone then drops onto your back, and you wince a bit in pain at it.
“Ow-ow-ow-ow. Yuina, that’s painful right now.”
“Gomen…are you okay?”
“A little sore, but alright.”
“Okay…” The girl with frizzy, butterscotch hair drops down and looks up at you. “You’re hurt all over…”
“I’m fine, though…”
“If you say so, Yu-tan. Sacchin should be able to fix you up, though.”
“Yo…” the black-haired girl says with a yawn at the end. She definitely wasn’t one to be up at this time of night, dressed in her pyjamas and all, but you guessed that the ‘emergency’ was wide-spread.
“Yo, Saki. You’re not bothered by this, are you?”
“Not a bit. Lord Hokage came to my house personally, anyways…so it was better to be courteous.”
“Concise as always, aren’t we?”
“Naturally,” she says with another yawn. “Anyways, I’ll fix you up nicely. Special request.”
“Cool.” You turn to the Hokage as Saki places her hands on your back, a tickling sensation soon running up and down.
“So…you know about what happened?”
“Indeed. Naruto will be fine, just needs to be assigned a team for now. I’ll give you that information at the appropriate time. Mizuki will be interrogated and jailed accordingly. As for the secret…well, you did a wonderful job as I thought you would, Yuki.”
“Thank you, Lord Hokage.” Saki releases her hands, and you feel a lot better, recharged as well. The shrapnel pieces have fallen out of your skin, and the wounds have mostly closed up. Saki wraps bandages around those.
“Can’t have you looking too good, now. People saw you get beaten up pretty bad…”
“That’s true. Thanks a lot, Saki.”
“No worries…I’ll be off to bed, if that’s okay with you, Lord Hokage…”
“Of course. I’ll see you at the usual time, I presume?”
“You will, Lord Hokage.”
“Good, good. Take care.”
She nods in response and heads out, Yuina following her. “Bye, Grandpa Third!”
“Yes, goodbye to you as well, Yuina. Nice girls, aren’t they?”
“Yeah. I’ve got some good friends, I think.”
“Indeed you do. Anyways…get some rest for now, child. I believe you’ll be starting on those jobs of yours in a week or two. Do you have an idea of how you’d want to go about handling those two boys?”
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Concerning the distribution of time
a) Spend more time with Naruto.
b) Spend more of your time with Sasuke.
c) Divide it up as equally as possible.
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Concerning the order of meetings
1. Deal with them on separate occasions.
2. Take care of them both together.
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a/n: other suggestions storywise (we’re going into the time where Team 7 meets for the first time, along with the other teams) are welcomed.
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Post by Bazooka_Rose_Penguin on Jun 8, 2011 6:25:57 GMT
C)
1/2
Meet Sasuke alone first, and then try to take care of them together so they can get along outside of their team.
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Post by kieo on Jun 8, 2011 6:26:25 GMT
I say we should probably spend a little more time with Sasuke just since we've already got a bond going with Naruto, though we don't want to seem like we're favoring Sasuke over him which would piss Naruto off, but at the same time Sasuke will be the harder one to maintain a bond with so yeah that's my point of view on this
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Post by vegeta on Jun 8, 2011 6:36:47 GMT
b1 for first few weeks... then c2
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Post by Bazooka_Rose_Penguin on Jun 8, 2011 6:42:38 GMT
^ I'll vote with Vegeta
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Post by Forte on Jun 8, 2011 6:47:32 GMT
Well, Naruto wouldn't really know how much more time Yuki would spend with Sasuke unless he was told outright, much less if Yuki was actually spending time with Sasuke like she was with him. Dude's hardly Magnum P.I., anyways.
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Post by mrdrman on Jun 8, 2011 7:50:39 GMT
I'd like to split it up as well if we can.
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Post by kieo on Jun 8, 2011 21:58:53 GMT
Vegeta's vote works for me I guess
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Post by dragonfantasy on Jun 9, 2011 0:45:38 GMT
C
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Post by Forte on Jun 9, 2011 2:52:39 GMT
"I believe I'll spend a bit more time with Sasuke first off. From what you said to me earlier, he needs the attention a lot more, right? After that, I'll take care of them both at the same time. No doubt that they'll probably want to fight each other, but...that's how it is, I guess."
The old man nods in response. "That's very well understood. Good, it seems as if you have everything planned out already. I'll leave you to it, then."
"Right."
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About two weeks pass before you're to meet with Sasuke for the first time. After tinkering with Red Queen for a while, you wash up and eat your breakfast before leaving for the day. Your living area on the bottom floor was usually a mess, with tools and all kinds of equipment everywhere. Obviously, you would clean it up before it got too messy, but you usually left it as is if you were working on something extensive.
After thinking on it for a while, your attire ended up being a pair of black cargo shorts (you needed the pockets for your things, of course) and an 'off the shoulder' top that was red in colour. Assessing yourself, you felt that you looked fine before heading out.
Today was...about two or three days before the teams were to be assembled. Probably the best time to talk to Sasuke. From what you had read about him in his Academy files, Sasuke was a very talented individual. Top of his class, and earning high praise from all of his instructors (though Iruka was more reserved in his comments), and if not well-liked, he certainly was popular with many people. His attitude seemed to be unchanging, though, no matter what the situation.
Well...you'd have to see why that was.
This was the old Uchiha District, now legally in the possession of that one boy. The sole heir to his clan. That really was a sad existence, having everything and everyone taken away from you like that. You could understand maybe a fraction of his pain, seeing as you lost someone special to you as well.
Getting further and further into the district, you noted all of the abandoned houses, how they weren't all falling apart as they should have been...it had been seven long years since the massacre of the Uchiha Clan, and yet the murder scene was free of blood and any signs of struggle. This wasn't a simple clean-up, but something was a bit off, you thought.
"Here it is, I suppose." The largest house in the area looms over you...a somewhat menacing presence radiating from it. Maybe more than that. It felt a little like killing intent, if you didn't know any better.
"Can I help you?"
A cold and rough tone greets you from the space behind you. Speaking like that...seemed to be as Iruka and a handful of instructors reported. Apparently, he was always like this. Not that you could blame him, but you would have to work hard to change that. Unlike Naruto, Sasuke's thoughts seemed to be tuned to a certain purpose. A strong one, at that.
"Yes, please pardon my intrusion. My name is-"
"Yuki Shirohana, chuunin rank. Graduated last at the Shinobi Academy after taking specialized testing," he says with a bit of a mocking tone, you realize. "Graduated at the top of her class for the chuunin rank," he continues, his voice now loaded with suspicion. "Currently still a chuunin, with 547 missions completed in total: 2 S-Rank, 14 A-Rank, 56 B-Rank, 190 C-Rank, 195 D-Rank, 90 E-Rank. No missions failed, none aborted. 76.34% weapons accuracy based on inventory, 773 confirmed kills, 1345 casualties caused. Near-perfect record, no civilian casualties reported."
"..."
"You worked in a standard 4-man cell, as well as a 3-man team and a 2-man special mission unit. Your members included at various points Asuma Sarutobi, Genma Shiranui, Izumi Senju, Kimiko Kaijujin, and of course..."
He looks you straight in the face as he finishes.
"Mami Uchiha."
"..." That last name struck a nerve, but you didn't let him know it...
"So, what exactly have you come here for? To try and atone for what happened somehow? A bleeding heart, perhaps?"
"Nothing of that sort."
"Then what could you possibly be in this place for?" he asks coldly. "I have no need for charity. All it will do is slow me down."
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a) Leave him alone, then. This was getting to be quite tense...
b) Try and talk to him, despite his confrontational nature. 1. Aggressive/fired up 2. Calm/motherly 3. Impassive/nonchalant 4. Positive/cheerful 5. Other
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Post by xTacticalSniper on Jun 9, 2011 3:02:01 GMT
Change to B3
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Post by kieo on Jun 9, 2011 3:17:54 GMT
B2
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Post by Bazooka_Rose_Penguin on Jun 9, 2011 3:20:05 GMT
B3, gotta warm up to punks like him. I'm guessing Mami is...no more
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Post by vegeta on Jun 9, 2011 3:20:37 GMT
EDIT: B3
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Post by Forte on Jun 9, 2011 4:56:55 GMT
You could dish it out just as well as he could.
"Thank you for your sentiments, Sasuke, but I'm not here for the reasons that you think," you answer tonelessly. "I'm here on a request from the Hokage."
"Oh? For what, might I ask?"
"I'm to be your guardian until further notice."
"...I see."
"There's no hidden agenda, no secrets I need to disclose. I don't have any ulterior motives, and I'm not here out of guilt or shame. I'm here to take care of you, to guide you. That's all there is to it. If you have any complaints about this arrangement, the Third's door is always open, and I'd certainly be removed from your presence as soon as possible. Is there anything else that you wish for me to address, Sasuke?"
His expression changes slightly as he walks towards his home. "Nothing else. Would you like some tea, Miss Shirohana?"
"I would be honoured, Sasuke. And there's no need to be so formal, you may call me Yuki if you'd like."
"...Very well, then."
The tense atmosphere from earlier seems to slowly disappear as Sasuke pours you tea. The home he lived in was a traditional style home, well-maintained yet empty because of the results of seven years prior. Aside from Sasuke, of course.
"You're an interesting woman, Yuki Shirohana."
"What makes you think that?"
"You're not a coward like the others. Nor are you one of those who so 'highly reveres' the name of Uchiha. Perhaps because you knew one of my clan sisters, you know how to properly act around us."
"You mean Mami."
"Yes, her. Although, there was a rumor going around. Still is, actually."
"What was it?"
"It was said that her body was never found among the dead. Some say that she's alive somewhere. Others think that Itachi simply burned her to a crisp on that night." He smiles bitterly. "I wouldn't be surprised. Onee-sama wasn't one to be taken down so easily, not even by him."
"...You want to find Itachi, don't you?" You cut straight to the chase...no point in trying to treat him like his age anymore. "And you want him dead."
"Hmph. You don't mess around, do you?"
"You and I both know better, Sasuke. I won't treat you like a child."
"Fair enough. Yes, my goal is to kill Itachi Uchiha, and to restore the Uchiha Clan to its former glory. He must pay for what he's done. By any means necessary."
You sip your tea quietly. "By any means necessary. You know the weight of those words, do you?"
"Weight?"
"If you're commited to that kind of existence, are you prepared to throw away everything that you are, Sasuke?"
He looks back at you, thinking on that for a moment.
"...If I must."
"..." Sasuke would certainly be a tough case, but not an impossible one as you once thought. As you noted before, you just had some work to do before anything else.
"Thank you for your hospitality, Sasuke."
"It's fine."
"Alright. I'll take my leave for now, if that's okay."
"If you must. I assume that I'll see you again."
"Yes, you will. The next time will be..."
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a) 1-3 days.
b) 1 week.
c) 2 weeks.
d) Other.
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1. For training exercises
2. For conversation
3. Something else
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d) Go and visit/spend some time with a person/people (options)
e) Report back to the Third Hokage
f) Go and see what Naruto was doing
g) Do a few odd jobs
h) Something else
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Post by Bazooka_Rose_Penguin on Jun 9, 2011 5:18:16 GMT
A 2 e
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Post by kieo on Jun 9, 2011 5:24:22 GMT
a 2 e
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