"Adorable Apprentice"
Dear Journal,
Chiboki Chibiko-chan is just little thing! And so spirited to! I had half the mind to take her under my wing before the day was out, but sadly, fate just had to intervene. No matter. I know that someday I shall meet my dear Chibiko-chan, and together we will do great things! Many a things! And did I forget to mention that she's adorable? Because she is! Just the most precious and adorable wittle genin that I ever did see!
Or was she a student at the academy? Bah! Who cares!? The most important thing is that I've finally found someone that I actually /want/ to pass down my greatest techniques to! Granted, a few of those things I'll have to wait on until she is older to really appreciate them. And that's not to mention the fact I'm liable to get into a lot of trouble if she winds up croaking trying for the extra special ones. But I know someday after all is said and done, she and that tiger partner of hers are gonna make me so dang proud!
That said, I should probably get working on a training suit for her. What kind of proper sensei would I be if I didn't make sure my students are fully prepared to take up my mantle someday.
"Adventure Time Again"
Dear Journal,
As much as it pains me to say it, I need to get away from Konoha for awhile. This whole business between Isura-baka and Noble-sensei has gotten me to think over a lot of things. Not a 'bout running away myself mind you, but about where I stand. I haven't done much in the past year to actually see my dreams come true. Frankly speaking, I've been downright slacking off! And this just won't do.
How am I supposed to become Hokage someday if I don't put myself out there? How am I going to get people to look past my goofy kid days and actually respect me as a shinobi in my own right? There's more to this of course, but those are just some of the questions that's been bothering me. Having said that, this whole getting away from konoha for awhile won't be just about thinking things out. I need to broaden my array of techniques on hand, for one. And secondly, I need contacts in other places. Personal ones. The kind that may someday save not only my ass later down the line, but folk I care about that find themselves outside the Land of Fire.
Yeah, I know what I'm even thinking about might be a bit sketchy, but its for a good reason. The only hard part is figuring out how to spin my plans to the higher ups without letting too much on…
"When it rains, it hurts!"
Dear Journal,
Things have not gone so according to plan. I mean, I made it to Kumo without any snags, got information without any snags, AND got a place to stay for the month without any snags. After that however, things kind of fell apart. This smith I'm supposed to be looking for is harder to find than a screw in a pile of nails! I've asked around for hours on end, but if find anyone that knows about him, they give me this weird look, or outright shoo me away.
Don't know what's the deal there, but I can't give up just yet. On the other front, my success has been… so-so. This guy name Eiji seems to be a promise sort, but convincing him might be a little tricky. The Reizei are the closest thing Kumo has to shinobi royalty, so there's bound to be some conflict there trying to get the right people among them to agree to any sort of training. Alliance or no alliance, if there's even a sliver of a chance I might learn something I shouldn't about their techniques…
Frankly, I wouldn't blame 'm for denying me a chance to learn even the basis under them. Still, there may be hope with the Yotsuki. They aren't exactly infamous for their swordwork with the exception of their Raikage, so perhaps I get a few pointers there. If nothing else, they may at least be willing to teach me a few tricks to manipulating lightning.
"Summer Delights"
Dear Journal,
To be honest, there hasn't been much going on to really need speak about tonight. I just wanted a last minute distraction before going to bed honestly. Anything to put off sleep for a while more, right? Not that I've been having nightmares or anything like that, things have been great on that end to. I guess it has more to do with staying in a different place from Konoha.
That's a bold face lie. Much as I'd like to think otherwise, there's a part of me that just can't forget everything I've learned up to this point. Kumogakure has been pretty much on the up and up with me and the rest of my comrades. This is true. Still, I'm not nearly as emptied headed as most people think. I know all too well that alliances can shift at a moments notice. Its been the way of the ninja before, and I doubt things have changed that much since the bad years.
But heck, maybe I'm just being a little paranoid? Or should I blame my 'other half' for that? Whatever. I'm just gonna hit the hay for now.
Rinse & Recycle"
I'm not sure if I feel silly for writing this, or if I'll feel sillier later for reading these things. I guess its a little half and half! Right? Well anyhow, I guess I should get on to recording my day and all the exciting stuff that's happened. Not! I'll do that next time. You know, cus' of all the heavy crap that's been going down as of late. I know, I know future me. That's just dumb. How are you supposed to write about events that happened way late in the game? Won't that kind of ruin the wording a little? Well, yeah, but that's my choice, and I'm sticking to it. Besides, there's a bunch of other stuff more important stuff to get off my chest before I get into the present anyways, so.. yeah, let's start with the light stuff and work are way up.
Liiiiike my three (up to now) biggest love mistakes in the world? Or was it four? I'm pretty sure it was three, and honestly I'd feel better with it being just three for now. So, in short order, the first one turned out to be so weapon/mature (well, sorta mature after the whole kidnapping incident) that things just couldn't work out between. At least not unless I lost a few pounds, burned all my favorite shirts, and basically lived like her underling for the rest of our natural lives. Then, there was the second one. Very, very, very nice and sweet girl. A little older than I expected I later found out, but still kind of open to the hold younger model deal. PLUS! She liked me for the way I am! I think? Well, either way, THAT didn't work out as well on account of her having someone else in mind (not to mention this kinda weird yet kinda hot Kemonoken thing going for her). Last but no least, there's the witch. That one kind of died the moment I agreed to spar with her. Ironically, not even because I got to grabby hands with her, but cause of… its hard to describe. I still have nightmares about that day.
There's a crap ton of other stuff I should be adding on to all this, but it sounds as if Sis is on her way up to check to see if I'm sleeping or not. Since I like not waking up at 5 am, I'm out of here for the night.
The Silence"
Dear Journal,
Remember that heavy stuff I promised last time? Well, here it is. There's this group that's been going around lately causing all kinds of havoc for everyone. Now, I may be wrong in thinking this group and that thing that attacked a couple of months prior to them being connected, but ya got admit that the odds of there being two super necroph—er, mancer type groups running about is slim to none. At least two of them with some sort of beef against us shinobi.
Next to the whole akimichi cook off I went to one time, I don't think I've ever been more scared then the two days in which I got to tangle with these guys. First they dared to raise our dead to make more out of the villagers and shinobi alike INSIDE of our village. But then they had the galls to attack the Daimiyo. I almost didn't make it through the first time. The attack was too sudden, so abrupt — there wasn't any warning except the screams outside at first.
But I did, though… I didn't come out unscathed. I don't think any of us did. I can still sometimes smell the burning flesh, and see the rotting corpses shambling towards me, chasing me. Sis said I woke up screaming twice over the next few days, but honestly I can't remember as much. Knowing my sister though, she and prolly ma and pa stayed with me until I passed out again. I really, really long time ago, I promised myself that I would never hate anyone or thing no matter what. Hate is a pretty big thing, and holding onto it does no one any good.
I'm not so sure now if that's the case…
The Break Apart"
Dear Journal,
I screwed up big. Twice. And you know what's worse? Things didn't have to end up the way they did. If I had acted fast enough or just been more attentive, me and Isura — things shouldn't have turned out the way the did. But the fault remains mine. Instead of challenging Noble-senpai orders like a good team leader might, I just let it all go. I… I hate to say this, but I put too much faith in both how ready we were and the orders we were given.
That's not to say I'm gonna start ignoring them from now on, but if something is bothering me again, I'm gonna make dang'o sure what has to be said gets said. For the sake of the team, we can't afford it breaking up further because of someone not talking up. I gotta make it happen.
Sis Is Crazy!"
Dear Journal,
One word: Drills. Who the heck in there right mind wakes up before dawn and exercises voluntarily!? More importantly, who the heck thought up the word drills? A sadist!?! A madman!?!? Whoever it was should be thrown in whatever side of the hot springs will result in the greatest embarrassment for them! Freaking Sis man… At this point about ready to see if cousin Akinori would be willing to let me stay with him.
Oh, and in other news, I found out that I didn't exactly abandon Isura-san as I originally thought. Turns out I have an extreme case of archnaphobia which seems to have distorted things by a bit. Still begs the question of why Isura thought I abandon him, but I'm still a bit too miffed with him at the moment to even try and figure things out with him.
Long Time Coming
Man, its been waaaay too long since I've written in this thing. Not that I've been avoiding it or anything. Its just been difficult to find the time to do this over the — what, past couple of months now? But that's alright. I guess in a way it is a sign of living life to the fullest, or something like that. Things certainly have been busy enough. Like for instance, thanks to the new security measures at the hot springs, figuring out how to circumvent them has been a pain in the butt. And that's not even the worst of it! I mean, seriously, who the how the heck did anyone find out about my favorite napping spots? 'Cause they sure ain't on any maps that I know of!
And now I remember why I haven't written in this thing for so long. My head is freaking killing me from all this negativity, so I'm gonna call it there for tonight.
"Day by Day"
It took awhile, but peace and quiet is back baby! No work, no evil organizations, no demons, no invasions, no overlords (aka Big Sis), no none of that. Just me, a tree, and a lake, fishing and napping. Course' not every day for that one good week was like that. I ran into this strange little inuzuka and her ninken. I think her name was… Shinota? Shinbaba… I know it was shino something at least. But yeah, met those two while I was chilling out. Also, lost my favorite fishing pole because some big 'ol fox summon popped up out of nowhere. Turns out this Soren guy summoned her, though I haven't got the foggiest idea why.
Weird.
But Yeah… that happened. And I think that really covers the most interesting things for that week to happen, which again, perfectly fine with me. I just wish there were more weeks like that…
I'm not so sure now if that's the case…
"Recluse"
If there's one thing I learned for sure, its that to never piss off an Inuzuka. I don't just mean just get'em a little riled up, though they do get riled up pretty easily most of the time. I'm talking about going as far as that Recluse group when it came to kidnapping one of there own, because… just wow. I swear, if it weren't for the fact that I'm so used to Sis and Mom giving me death glares so much, the odds of me staying conscious around the team would've been a straight up zero.
That's just how high the bloodlust was, and after we got inside the place, things got ugly fast. There was so much blood and explosions going off everywhere that I think I came out of that whole thing a little death. As far as the fighting goes, I was also kind of… useless. Which normally I'm fine with, but… anyways, things didn't turn out as bad as it did. While we weren't still fast enough to keep the recluse from extracting Takeo's Bijuu (which I need to ask around about later), Kenta kept him alive long enough for us to get him out of there and properly patched up, along with some prisoners. Well, prisoner, seeing as how the other guy was a corpse I sealed up as per orders.
Speaking of seals…. I may have been a little over-dramatic before, because I /did/ at least managed to help keep the statue the Bijuu was sucked into out of the recluse's hands. So there is that little victory.
"Focus"
Isura got recently promoted, which is pretty dang awesome. Honestly, I /am/ happy for him. Not so happy about the attitude after our short little spar, but then it wasn't as if I didn't expect it, nor did he not have a point. There's probably a hundred different things I could've come up with as to why things turned out the way they did, but in the end, I really have been slacking as of late. Just not as motivated as I used to be about things.
Then, I saw him and Hige go at it not long after. I couldn't watch the fight to the end because Zori popped up near the end (long story there), but from what was caught, both of them have surpassed me by a great deal. Truthfully, I couldn't even keep up with half of what they were pulling off, which is sort of… annoying. It did not truly hit me before what its gonna take to be Hokage. Or maybe it did and I've just been ignoring it for so long. Doesn't matter. Starting today, I'm gonna look into how I'm gonna prove myself truly worthy of the dream.
"Let the Training Continue!"
You'd think making more complicated formula would be, well, more complicated. Turns out, not so much exactly. Then again and not to toot my own horn, but I am a bit of a genius, smarter than your average bear, all that /and/ the bag of chips when I got the proper motivation. Like not dying. Again. Technically. But anyways, with that in mind and the right material, I think I've managed to pull together quite the surprise shield for the future. Pretty much cleaned out my savings, and left me in debt to my sisters on account of that complicated do-hickeys that require a more 'delicate' touch, BUT it works.
It should at least, and maybe a bit of testing is in order. Problem is that testing typically requires someone actually relying on it to do its job, and, well, yeah. Think keeping it under my hat will just have to do for now.
"Beast in Sheep's Clothing"
You know, maybe it should've been pretty obvious in a way, but judging a book completely by its cover isn't the type of guy that I am. Still, I should've seen it coming, and even expected it to happen, seeing as how the last one was a Nara too. Well, second to last. Speaking of which, kind of makes me wonder if the Nara and Inuzuka have a sort of "thing" going for the clans?
If not, then —Alright. Definitely had to stop myself there before I start sounding anymore like my dad. Sure, there things that I be doing to make a change in my life (and hopefully not die next time, but that doesn't mean I want to become /that/ this soon. Not to say it'd be a completely bad thing. Honestly, if I was at least a bit more different than I was back then, that kid wouldn't have needed to get that angry and let something like that of all things start to leak out. You'd also think they'd be a bit more strict about what he gets himself involved in, but I guess their way too overconfident about that seal of there's apparently. Too bad I already dug my own grave trying to be petty earlier. That said, I still need to figure out what happens now…
"A Shinobi's Honor"
Can't believe I'm honestly considering turning myself in. That Nara kid pretty much gave me a free pass for the most part. Just a simple apology and then things pretty much go away. Thing is that it doesn't feel so simple. I screwed up trying to punish the kid the way I did. Things could've been handled a whole lot simpler that's for sure. But no. Me and my impulses had to get the better of me.
Anyways, I'll be turning myself in to Atsuro tomorrow. With any luck, the kid won't actually follow through and try stop what needs to be done, but you can never really tell with his type. He's certainly sort of has this headstrongness about him that I've pretty much come to accept goes for pretty much everyone in the Leaf Village.
"Swamp Detail"
Well, well, well mr. depressed man sir! Guess what happened with the meeting? A slap on the wrist maybe? Not quite that, but pretty damn close considering what I did and all. It ain't as if I injuried the kid /that/ badly. Plus, he has that whole other thing going for him, so anything I would've done would at worst left a bad impression.
But, I'm getting ahead of myself. The thing is this. Or well, the punishment is this. I pretty much have to apologize to the kid and skitters (Which I didn't dare do before because I got all queasy about it), promise not to do that again without at least proper reasoning, and finally southern patrol detail for an undefined period of time.
Now you're probably thinking that all doesn't sound so bad… /except/ for the fact that the southern detail runs along swamp territory. A place where the Aburame like to go on the rare occasion to take a gander at the indegi—the bug life there. Again, see no problem there? WELL THEN! Keep in mind that the Aburame aren't the type to go out of their way unless the thing their studying are pretty darn interesting. And by interesting, I mean either deadly, disturbing, or annoying as possible. Let's also not forget the simple fact that I will be patrolling /swamp/ territory! Now, as much as I'd like to keep ranting on and on about the finer details of my future in hell, I'm gonna end on this note. There is not one thing about the punishment that I do not deserve for what I did.
Guess What!?
What what, in the butt! Oh yea, what what, in the butt!
But no, seriously, I’m back in konoha baby, and boy am I glad!!! (And trust me, that there deserved the triple threat) You wouldn’t believe what I’ve been through journal. I mean, you would’ve if I could’ve taken you with me, but didn’t want them thinking I wasn’t taking my punishment seriously by scribbling the night away at every chance I got to complain about the smell, or the sogginess, or the humidity, or the bugs, or the company, or just about everything else that comes with swamp duty. Because that would be wrong and childish. Which I am not. Nope. I also don’t have any plans in the works involving hair spray and the Inuzuka kennels. And you know why that is? Because I can’t possible be mad enough to risk pissing off an entire clan just to get back at one or two people. Nope. Plus, they’d probably smell my ass all over that place.
All of that aside, it really does feel good to be finally back. Still haven’t gotten around to apologizing to the pups, but that is high on my list. Just gotta find’em. In the meantime, I’ll be redoubling my efforts to pump up! Now you see, if there was such thing as some sort of viewing recording device, you would come with it. That way future generations could’ve seen me clap twice, then flex these barrels of mine. Which by the way are starting to show some real definition finally. It took wrestling a few crocodiles, but I think I’m starting to get some where finally.
Anyways, Ja ne!
"Induction"
Its not safe to go into too much detail here, but I can’t just /not/ say something somewhere. So, this will be our guilty little secret. Sort of. It wouldn’t surprise me at this point if I’m not being watched even moreso now. Its… Its all a little overwhelming. Out of everyone chosen, they picked me. Me! Of all people! I… I don’t even know what to say. Its been apart of what I wanted every since I first laid eyes on them. Maybe it was my inquiries on the subject that got the most notice. Heck, it could be any number of things really.
But I need to like, just sit down for awhile or something. Doodle maybe. Anything else instead of trying to say and not say the thing that I want to say because it’s a pretty important thing. Sure, my hiding place for this thing is pretty darn secure, but I can’t slip up like that. My uncle did, and…
Another time. Ja ne.
"New Habit"
I’m starting to get what the mean by a good burn. Granted, I’ve gone a little over the edge because of it, which normally would mean I’d be done with this whole working out working out thing. But oddly enough, no. That extra bit of energy is no laughing matter. Usually it takes the announcement of Urashima’s latest work to get me that pumped up to do things.
I’m – I think I’m almost ready for it now. It’ll take a lot more than just a new figure and mindset of course, but it won’t be long before folks around here are gonna do a double take whenever I walk down the street. Heck, I might even wind up elected clan head before Hokage. Though if that /does/ happen, then it’d be mainly just a stepping stone. Not to be that guy who isn’t about family and all, but being the Hokage would allow me to do a lot more overall. Plus, I wouldn’t exactly fill as bad about wanting to cut off my own ears.
Probably.
"First of Many"
Its kind of funny. Despite knowing how things are, I still find myself wanting to pin it all down. The best I can do is get close, though that hardly does it any real justice. Gotta hate that part about being something like a top dog, right? Anyways, the first outing turned out to be a success I think. Managed to fudge a few details here and there admittedly (which you should /never/ do), but the report was otherwise sound. They didn’t really need to know what I found in that shop, right? I mean, who wants to know about the kind of crazy crap folks get into? That’s kind of the whole point of why that sign outside was so small… and misleading.
So, I think I just reawakened some nice old nightmares, which is always nice. That said, time to go running for the next few hours. Nice, mind numbing, not horror oriented running around Konoha. I think one-hundred laps sound especially nice, but I’ll make sure to keep enough energy in the take for more as necessary.
Anyways, Ja ne!
A Night to Forget
Dear Whatever-you-are,
You know, I never thought the day would come in which I hated myself. And while to some degree that hasn’t quite happened yet, the migraine that was kicking my butt earlier says otherwise. You know what’s worse though? I don’t even remember what happened exactly! I /know/ I was trying to cheer up the old captain after his little snafu with the blue-haired beauty, which by the way, it got really intense and I’m gonna have to go over that later. But like, yeah, woke up with no clue what happened or even how I got home. If I was a betting man I’m sure Big Sis or Pops had something to do with it. Though in which case, they would’ve been grilling me as soon as I woke up. Big Sis, anyways. Pops would’ve probably given me some pointers for a next time. Not there’s gonna be a next time.
Maybe.
Anyways, I still got figure out where I left my supply scrolls that night, and figure out why my back still hurts so much, so I’ll get back to you later.
"Trouble over the Horizon"
Dear Journal,
Where do I even begin. Things were going so well a couple of days ago. I got to meet the new girl on the block without physical harm coming to my person. Got to see the chief’s itsy bitsy future wife let her hair go for a change. Then, things just started to escalate quickly during this spar between her and another kid. I can’t quite remember his name right now, but I’m sure it’ll come to me later.
Anyways! So, there I was, playing referee and all that until the chief decides to throw a friend wrench in things for the sake of the kids training. I allowed it b/c it was all fun and games. But then, itsy bitsy cutie tu beuty decided he should get in a bit more of action. Okay, sure, alls fair and what have you. But then… I don’t even know what really happen. I mean, I knew there was a bit of tension between them, which if I had to guess, got something to do with these rumors about the chief, but I didn’t expect things to go /that/ far south.
To make a really long story just oh so sweet and short, some things got said between them that I’m not gonna repeat here. (Mostly because I can’t remember everything thanks to that wild night out on the town to help the chief recover). Now, I know even after all of that its gonna take a lot more to split the team. But even so, I can’t help but feel a little antsy even more now about what the future holds for us.
"Swing and Miss"
So, this plan of mines totally backfires. Nothing really new per se, but the more noteworthy thing about it is the fact that I didn’t actually, really get to implementing said plan. Hit a few snags if you will getting Water boy and skitters together among a few other things. But no worries! There wasn’t any specified time frame for the apology, so I got plenty of time to try and make things up to them. I’d probably be better off just handling each of them separately, but that doesn’t feel entirely right. Oh well, will see how things play out.
"Moment Under the Sun"
Oh man, oh man, oh man, OH MAN! Where do I even freaking begin! Today was the most epic moment of epic moments within my life! Why you ask? Because I was completely awesome today! No fumbling around, no silly mistakes, and nothing really getting out of my hands. Technically. I mean, I did let a bunch of mooks get in the way of me making sure Chi-chan didn’t get harmed, but I’m not quite /that/ awesome yet.
Heck, even the chief didn’t get to her either, and he’s like ten times the man I am in the whole heroics department. I kind of made myself sad there, so let’s get back to the meat of this thing! So okay, there I was twice over, blocking a sword like a boss with my arm when Chi-chan nearly got clubbed by the flat side (which I figured out after the fact by the way), and then /me/ flying out of nowhere trying to knee the big bad boss guy that got ahold of her for a sec! Now I know l lost a few awesome points for that situation coming about, and for not succeeding in wrecking that guys day on my own. But, BUT it was still pretty awesome. It also got me to wondering if Chi-chan hears anything about the old me will she dismiss them after this?
Man… I hope so. Not that I’m planning for things to get to how they were with
"Overexertion"
Captain's Log. Forest Date. Year Something something or other.
Today, I woke up to find myself in a hospital bed. It was later explained to me that I quote on quote "overexerted myself trying to flex", or so was implied. Neither the nurses or the doctor were entirely clear on the subject, but made rather accurate guess based on the ones responsible for dragging me in to the hospital.
On a brighter note, Akasaka Chiasa came to visit me, and further clarified my error in judgement. She also confessed "liking me", which seemed to have led to me passing out on the spot. When I awoke again, she was already gone. At this point you are probably trying to figure out why I am writing like this. Suffice it to say, I haven't entirely gotten over the event, and so have turned to utilizing a certain jutsu to numb my senses (if that makes sense) for awhile so I can finish my report.
With that said, I shall cancel it and return to my unstable, giddy self.
Log Closed.
"Hot springs Fubar"
Dear Journal,
I can't freaking believe how badly I screwed up. Wait, who am I kidding, of course I can believe it! There is just this feeling of wishing that the way things happened wasn't quite the case. Something like that, anyways. Worst yet, this isn't even the first time this happened. Its like when it really matters, Chi-chan is always right in my blind spot somehow. Seriously. How can this be? She was practically right there before me, naked, in a hotspring!
A. Freaking. Hot springs. What happened to all of my old instincts when it comes to these stuffs. Seriously!? Things of course had to go from bad to worse when I decided not only to pass out from imagining a few… things, but also run away like a coward. Not that it did me much good, seeing as how I somehow ran smack dab into a pair of plush melons that have also been troubling me ever since the incidents. Did those things pack knock out gas or something, because next thing I know, I'm waking up near Chi-chan, and having to rush to get all my clothes on to get out quick.
Oi. I think I'm just gonna avoid the springs for awhile.
"Date!?"
Dear Journal,
Hot diggity dang! After all these years I'm finally starting to climb those infamous stairway to adulthood. Or am I exaggerating? DOESN'T MATTER! There is no way I'm letting this high die down anytime soon. Then again, a change of venue may be in order. Sis was looking mighty piss. Well, more pissed than usually with me jumping around and all that. I wouldn't put it past her if its the fact that I have a date in the first place, and she doesn't even have a boyfriend yet.
Oh, crap, I should probably talk about how all this came about shouldn't I? Well, its kind of a funny story. There I was just meandering about, trying to figure out what to do about the situation with Chi-chan. Sure, there's definitely a mutual liking and all, but still, what do I do? I talk a big game, and sometimes I even live up to it, but this is the /first/ time in my life where I wound up in a situation like this.. then… whatever! There's also that thing with Kioko-chan, but I'm never gonna get back into that again. She spoke her mind about what she thought of relationships, and I get that she had her obligations and all.
Annnnnd I still wound up talking about that. Let's start over! So, Chi-chan calls me over to this bench to, well, basically hang out for awhile, which I was totally down for. While it most of it may have been a bunch of junk food and this interesting little home brew drink she and her mom worked on, the stuff I remember having before tasted a /lot/ better than in the past. Weird. Anyways, we get to talking a little more when out of the blue, she asks me for a dinner date! I was like WHOA did that just happened for a bit, because that just doesn't happen. I /think/ there may have been a few close calls to that while I was laid up in the hospital that one time with the nurses, but nothing ever came of it. Besides, there was the whole Chi-chan thing to consider, right?
Anyways, long story short, I got me a date! Now I need not screw it up. That said, I think I'm gonna need another perspective on things. I wonder what's Azure-chan been up to lately…?
"Return of the Ash-bro!"
Dear Journal,
Guess whose finally decided to return to the village again? If you guessed Shinji, then the jokes is on you! Now that I've gotten that bit of crazy out of my system, I would like to get to the meat of things, which in this case involved an old friend of mines. Uchiha Isura, the man with the plan and a bit of dat Uchiha arrogance on his shoulders these days. But sheesh, you lose /one/ or two fights and all of sudden its "I'm better than you" stchik. Granted, he isn't exactly wrong this time, but that does get under your skin after awhile.
But oh did I get him back for all it! Gave him the old Zori treatment in fact, though I might want to skip town for a few days. You know, just to give him plenty of time to cool off and what not. Knowing my luck, he's gonna want a rematch at least as soon as he finds me again. Might want to start pulling double shifts for awhile as a precaution. He's still honorable enough to not try to force a match while I'm still weak.
I think.
"Falls Through"
Captain's Log. Forest Date. Year Something something something or other.
Man, it has been a long time since I broke this old thing out. I mean a long time! Now that I think about it, why did I ever this away? Looking back, my last entries don't give much of a reason why. Just something about a hospital visit, and a date, and —
Oh. That was the reason. I honestly can't believe I suppressed those few months that badly. I'm even a little impressed with myself, and if I didn't know any better, all that secret training has paid off in that regard. But man, those were some dark months. Things were looking up too for a while. All that needed to be done, was for me to not blow things with Chiasa. But nope!
Or maybe I'm just being too hard on myself? Honestly, I don't know. What I do know is that wasn't even the only kicker for those months, but I'll get into that later. Right now, I'm thinking vanilla. Or maybe chocolate? No. Vanilla Ice Cream. Lots, and lots, and lots of vanilla. Just tons of it. Down this gullet. Right. About. Now.
Log Closed.
"Runaway"
Dear Journal,
Now that I've awoken from my food induced coma, I think I'm ready to talk about that other thing from last time. My old sensei, the noblest of shinobi (its… part of a pun later), has decided to abandon the village. That's to say /had/ decided, leaving me and Isura without so much as a clue why.
Well, I got at least one clue, but that other guy was just trying to mess with our heads for kami's sake! Even if there was any truth to it, why couldn't sensei trust us enough to help him out? I just — its frustrating, you know? Isura is taken it worse than I am, though he doesn't show it all too well. Either that, or that nonsense I used to hear about the Uchiha isn't so nonsensical as I thought. If so, that is just great. Just. Freaking. GREAT!
But, I haven't lost hope yet for either of them. IF it comes down to it, I'll preform my duties. They didn't pick me because my heart was that weak. This doesn't mean I don't hope we can bring Nobunaga-sensei back someday soon, and get all of this craziness straightened out.
"When it rains, it hurts!"
Dear Journal,
Its been another good little while. It took a whole lot of convincing, but I eventually got my sister to bring you to me. And trust me when I say she wasn't happy about it in the least bit. Yes, I'm supposed to be resting right now after that whole big incident with this storm brigade group, but I'm honestly feeling fine.
That could also be the drugs talking, but who cares, I can write goods now! I'm also totally not still a little upset about getting deep fried, half-drowned, and almost left for dead by my own teammates. Because that would just be silly! And don't even get me started or mr.floaty-mc-stormy-pants, because that guy can just go eat a duck. Like ten of them!
Okay, so maybe I am a little upset over that whole ordeal, and just maybe I needed you to comfort me. Is that such a bad thing? Is it also such a bad thing that my sister has been glaring at me for the past few minutes because I was only supposed to write a little? This is a little! But alright, I'm done for now.
Sweet dreams you handsome devil you!
"The team-up"
Dear Journal,
If it hasn't already been said once, then let this officially be the first entry to cover this. I am… getting old. Or I'm just that untalented. Either way, Its gotta be one or other, because kids these days are just ridiculously strong. Take this little kid from Suna, Erika something I think, who in a matter of seconds had me pinned before I could barely say the word "Huh?"
Its just sad really, but at least something sort of good came of it. Sort of. It really depends on if your definition of good entails someone else getting wrecked as badly as you, because that's basically what I hear happened to Suna. Turns out my old friends the storm brigade aren't content to just hassle Konoha and Kiri. Oh no! They had to go out of there way and kick the hornet nest that is Suna too. Don't know what their gameplan is, but if they keep this up, their not going to like the results. Then again, they could be hoping we'll be so busy arguing over who is in charge to really handle them properly.
I don't know, and I honestly don't care. All that matters is that Suna /might/ just be interested in a little cooperation, and that its up to me to figure out how to sort of sell this idea. No pressure, right?
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