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Game of the Year: A Naruto Quest

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Katsuragi said:
@Vesvius - 270 to empathy.

As much as it pains me.
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Heard!
Nix's Warden said:
So @Vesvius since we have Pinnacle Appearnce now, are we basically a Male and Wano version of Boa Hancock, or do you have a better comparison for what/who we look like now?

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[X] Ino does not look happy. She needs you now. Go find her before she gets too far away.
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Sure, let's go with that. Too tired to think of a better comparison.
Projectile said:
@Vesvius

20 in Empathy and 60 in Charisma, please.
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Redhawk said:
Another omake. Sorry for only uploading it after you read all the other omakes @Vesvius but this one has been in my head all week and I had to get it out!

"Who's a good doggy? Who's a good doggy? Who's a good ninja doggy?"

When you first started visiting the Inuzuka dog compound, it was solely to see Inuzuka Hana and irritate Kiba. You don't know when your motivation changed, but for the last few visits you haven't even interacted with Hana. Nowadays, the primary reason is to visit these adorable ninja puppies! Shinku rolls onto his back and you rub his belly. He reminds you of your own dog in your past life.

Your past life's memories are disjointed and scattered, but you can vaguely recall owning two dogs. You can't remember their names but you can remember what they looked like. They a had a brown coat of fur, large powerful muscles and towered over you when they stood on their hind legs. Actually, that doesn't sound right. Didn't you own a small fluffy white puppy? You release a groan as you try to pierce through the fog of time but no matter how hard you try you can't recall a thing. Already you've forgotten your past name. What chance do you have of remembering what your dogs looked like? Did you even own a dog?

"Ryo for your thoughts?" A voice pipes up behind you. You startle and your hand jumps from Shinku's belly. The puppy releases a whine and you obediently return to giving him belly rubs.

"It's been a while, kid. Why did you stop coming to see me? Is it me? Did I do something wrong~?"

You struggle to stammer out a reply as Hana grabs on to your arm and makes sure to place it in between her… er, assets. You're pretty sure she's joking as you can see the corners of her mouth raise in an almost imperceptible smile. Then your mind goes completely blank as she grows even closer. You shiver as her hot breath ghosts over your neck.

"Bwahahaha!" Hana lets go of your arm and on one hand you're relieved she's no longer messing with you. On the other, you really didn't want her to stop. Your hormones are running wild and you struggle to compose yourself much to Hana's delight.

"I hope you've taken care of Daisuke here, Shinku. Your father will be out soon." You ignore her attempt to needle you by suggesting the dog was babysitting you. Shinku clambers back to his feet and rushes around the room, darting from one end to the other.

"His father broke his leg pretty badly during the mission. It looked like we weren't going to be able to save the leg but we managed it somehow. He'll be back to action once he recovers even if it takes a while."

Her voice has lost its humorous tone and her eyes follow Shinku the dog as he rolls around the floor. Being a veterinarian must be hard for an Inuzuka. Even treating normal dogs would take its toll after some time. Inuzuka dogs however, are special. Not only can they speak but they can think logically. They're just as intelligent as humans as far as you can see. Failing to save one of them or even watching as their life as a ninken is put to an end after an injury is no easy life.

"That's good. I'm sure they'll be thankful to you. You're a great vet."

"Aaaaaaaaaaw… you're going to make me blush!"

Urgh. Hana clasps her hands over her face and turns away from you. You wish she didn't do that. You'd much prefer if she hugged you instead. You shake your head to get rid of those thoughts. Puberty is a pain. You should really come up with a jutsu to jumptstart puberty all the way to its end. If you have to deal with it any longer you'll go crazy.

Hana suddenly twists her head towards the door and inhales deeply. You wonder what she's trying to smell. Shinku crashes into your leg and you curb back a yelp, petting him instead. The puppy never seems to run out of energy. He almost makes you want to get your own dog. It'd be a big responsibility, but surely Mother would help you take care of it.

"Daisuke, thanks for helping. You're very kind."

You're surprised by the sincerity in Hana's voice. A warm fuzzy feeling erupts in your chest and you let the smile that forms naturally show on your face. Your arms hang awkwardly from your side, Quick, what do you usually do with them? You bend down and start petting Shinku. Not only is the puppy adorable but he also gives you something to do with your hands instead of letting them sway like an idiot.

Hana steps closer to you and her smile deeply unsettles you. Her canines are showing and you're starkly reminded of a predator stalking its prey. She crouches so her face is level with yours and gently takes your face into her hands. Holy shit. She's not going to do what you think she's about to do. Crap, does your breath smell? You hope not. You washed your teeth but you should've a breath mint before coming here. What if your breath smells? Her lips come closer and what the fuck is about to happen?

At the last second, her lips close in on the corner of your mouth and you're given a kiss. Damn, you almost had a heart attack. Her lips don't leave your cheek and you're not going to complain when-

"WHAT THE HELL?"

Hana lets go of you and stands up. You stay crouched, trying to calm down the beating hurt that's threatening to burst out of your chest. You wish she hadn't changed directions at the last second but that was still really good. You kind of want another kiss. Kiba is glaring daggers straight at you while his sister smirks next to him. Your first instinct is to tell him his sister is messing with him and explain what she did. Instead, what comes out is:

"It's exactly what it looks like."

Hana's outbreak of the giggles is drowned out by the roar of fury that erupts from Kiba. It takes him a week to calm down before you manage to tell him what actually happened.
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Nice! Take 80 XP for that one. And yeah, I'll canonize it.
 
Redhawk said:
Another omake. Sorry for only uploading it after you read all the other omakes @Vesvius but this one has been in my head all week and I had to get it out!

"Who's a good doggy? Who's a good doggy? Who's a good ninja doggy?"

When you first started visiting the Inuzuka dog compound, it was solely to see Inuzuka Hana and irritate Kiba. You don't know when your motivation changed, but for the last few visits you haven't even interacted with Hana. Nowadays, the primary reason is to visit these adorable ninja puppies! Shinku rolls onto his back and you rub his belly. He reminds you of your own dog in your past life.

Your past life's memories are disjointed and scattered, but you can vaguely recall owning two dogs. You can't remember their names but you can remember what they looked like. They a had a brown coat of fur, large powerful muscles and towered over you when they stood on their hind legs. Actually, that doesn't sound right. Didn't you own a small fluffy white puppy? You release a groan as you try to pierce through the fog of time but no matter how hard you try you can't recall a thing. Already you've forgotten your past name. What chance do you have of remembering what your dogs looked like? Did you even own a dog?

"Ryo for your thoughts?" A voice pipes up behind you. You startle and your hand jumps from Shinku's belly. The puppy releases a whine and you obediently return to giving him belly rubs.

"It's been a while, kid. Why did you stop coming to see me? Is it me? Did I do something wrong~?"

You struggle to stammer out a reply as Hana grabs on to your arm and makes sure to place it in between her… er, assets. You're pretty sure she's joking as you can see the corners of her mouth raise in an almost imperceptible smile. Then your mind goes completely blank as she grows even closer. You shiver as her hot breath ghosts over your neck.

"Bwahahaha!" Hana lets go of your arm and on one hand you're relieved she's no longer messing with you. On the other, you really didn't want her to stop. Your hormones are running wild and you struggle to compose yourself much to Hana's delight.

"I hope you've taken care of Daisuke here, Shinku. Your father will be out soon." You ignore her attempt to needle you by suggesting the dog was babysitting you. Shinku clambers back to his feet and rushes around the room, darting from one end to the other.

"His father broke his leg pretty badly during the mission. It looked like we weren't going to be able to save the leg but we managed it somehow. He'll be back to action once he recovers even if it takes a while."

Her voice has lost its humorous tone and her eyes follow Shinku the dog as he rolls around the floor. Being a veterinarian must be hard for an Inuzuka. Even treating normal dogs would take its toll after some time. Inuzuka dogs however, are special. Not only can they speak but they can think logically. They're just as intelligent as humans as far as you can see. Failing to save one of them or even watching as their life as a ninken is put to an end after an injury is no easy life.

"That's good. I'm sure they'll be thankful to you. You're a great vet."

"Aaaaaaaaaaw… you're going to make me blush!"

Urgh. Hana clasps her hands over her face and turns away from you. You wish she didn't do that. You'd much prefer if she hugged you instead. You shake your head to get rid of those thoughts. Puberty is a pain. You should really come up with a jutsu to jumptstart puberty all the way to its end. If you have to deal with it any longer you'll go crazy.

Hana suddenly twists her head towards the door and inhales deeply. You wonder what she's trying to smell. Shinku crashes into your leg and you curb back a yelp, petting him instead. The puppy never seems to run out of energy. He almost makes you want to get your own dog. It'd be a big responsibility, but surely Mother would help you take care of it.

"Daisuke, thanks for helping. You're very kind."

You're surprised by the sincerity in Hana's voice. A warm fuzzy feeling erupts in your chest and you let the smile that forms naturally show on your face. Your arms hang awkwardly from your side, Quick, what do you usually do with them? You bend down and start petting Shinku. Not only is the puppy adorable but he also gives you something to do with your hands instead of letting them sway like an idiot.

Hana steps closer to you and her smile deeply unsettles you. Her canines are showing and you're starkly reminded of a predator stalking its prey. She crouches so her face is level with yours and gently takes your face into her hands. Holy shit. She's not going to do what you think she's about to do. Crap, does your breath smell? You hope not. You washed your teeth but you should've a breath mint before coming here. What if your breath smells? Her lips come closer and what the fuck is about to happen?

At the last second, her lips close in on the corner of your mouth and you're given a kiss. Damn, you almost had a heart attack. Her lips don't leave your cheek and you're not going to complain when-

"WHAT THE HELL?"

Hana lets go of you and stands up. You stay crouched, trying to calm down the beating hurt that's threatening to burst out of your chest. You wish she hadn't changed directions at the last second but that was still really good. You kind of want another kiss. Kiba is glaring daggers straight at you while his sister smirks next to him. Your first instinct is to tell him his sister is messing with him and explain what she did. Instead, what comes out is:

"It's exactly what it looks like."

Hana's outbreak of the giggles is drowned out by the roar of fury that erupts from Kiba. It takes him a week to calm down before you manage to tell him what actually happened.
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You know, if we keep on hitting on Hana, we're going to have two team mates hating us instead of one.

Then again, the more the merrier as they say.
 
Well, in canon I'm pretty sure Sakura hated Naruto, and going by her hitting him repeatedly throughout the early episodes, she likely did that too in the Academy at some point, possibly even tried to beat him up with chakra enhanced blows or whatever. Yes, he was basically harassing her, but clearly no one in the entire Academy thought to tell him that (or even considered it wrong apparently).

So having Mariko and Daisuke together despite their clear animosity doesn't seem too out there, all things considered. I'm sure the QM would have mentioned if she did anything particular malicious or noteworthy to Daisuke in the past 7 years, so we can reasonably conclude that she hasn't done anything like that. Yes, she hates him, and he dislikes her, but that's pretty much Team 7's initial feelings towards each other, minus the love triangle and condensed into 2 people instead of 3.

Freaking out over this is natural, plenty of others do, but treating this an actual, serious life-threatening thing is an overreaction, I think. They're kids. They do stupid things. I'm sure someone in the academy has tried to put stuff in their classmate's drink that turned out to be mildly poisonous as a prank; heck, there are real life stories of "jokes" turned deadly. If nothing else, it's entirely possible to be promoted quickly and leave the team.
 
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5 Omakes (1 and 2 canon) by Enetious
  • Sidestory
    • @Vesvius I wrote a bit more than I meant too...

    Sometime before the Academy Exams…

    Daisuke wiped a bead of seat off his forehead after he dodged another of Ino's sword slashes barely by an inch. He and Ino were sparring with each other today, and it was his turn to pick the activity they'd be training in. His usual choices are Taijutsu, Genjutsu, and Kenjutsu, while Ino's was Ninjutsu and ninja tag which involved a lot of acrobatics, dexterity, and low-key tracking. Using this system, they shore up their weaknesses a bit by training in things they normally wouldn't.

    Daisuke parried another blow and struck at the defenseless Ino, who nimbly dodged his strike and counter-attacked. The blade scrapping across his armored left hand, he backed off to analyze the situation.

    Ino was huffing from the exertion with a grin on her face, settling back into a more passive Kenjutsu stance and looking right back at him. "Come on Dai, I know you've got more than that to attack me with!"

    Daisuke gave an honest smile, lowering his sword a bit. "Nah, its just that you've improved a lot since we last sparred like this."

    Ino cheeks reddened a bit from the praise, but raised her sword in preparation of her next slash at Daisuke. She swiftly ran forward and stabbed at the stationary target before her, before slashing through a mundane log and a cloud of chakra residue. Hearing a pop behind her she swirled around to hear Daisuke muttering something.

    Daisuke held his fan in just the right spot along his blade and uttered his jutsu. "Yin Release: Tone of Discord." A pause. Ino's smile expanded a bit and let out a little giggle. Then she started laughing uncontrollably as she held her sides.

    "T-t-tickling me with your g-genjutsu D-Dai?! R-really?" she laughed trying to get her hands to dispel this jutsu with Kai. Daisuke chucked at the intended outcome.

    "Its getting late, so perhaps we should stop for today," said Daisuke, looking towards the blue-turning-orange sky and walking towards Ino.

    Ino dispelled the Genjutsu and stood back up, sheathing her blade. With a malicious grin, she Kawarimi'd behind Daisuke and immediately went for his sides.

    Daisuke laughed uncontrollably as he was ambushed by Ino. It was moments like these that showed how close they are as friends.

    And so the two continued tickling one another through a variety of ways for the next few minutes and the day ended with no clear victor in this grand battle.

    Where Daisuke's recent competency with animals comes from…

    "... So how do I do this again?" Daisuke was in the Inuzuka kennels working off the debt he owed Hana. Surprisingly, Kiba showed up to watch.

    "No, you gotta let the little guys know your not dangerous, and since you not part of the clan you gotta let them get used to your scent." Kiba was instructing Daisuke on the proper etiquette when it came to caring for the more younger ninken in the compound, and making sure he wasn't going to mess up and hurt one of them. What was his sister thinking letting Daisuke loose in the kennels by himself? He showed a bit of irritation on his face, but continued guiding his classmate on the proper care for the pups.

    Letting the puppies get used to his presence and scent, Daisuke began to feed them some special Inuzuka dog food, brushing and bathing the ninken, and giving the occasional pat on the head or belly rub to the more openly excited ones.

    Daisuke let out a smile as he cared for the adorable puppies. He could see why Kiba dotes on Akamaru so much in class when he thinks no one is looking now. One of the pups ran up to his leg and began brushing against it with a happy expression.

    Kiba looked a bit surprised at this. "… Huh, looks like Tomomaru took a liking to you." At Daisuke's confused stare he elaborated. "Usually the pups don't really try to attach themselves with non-clan members, but since you come here so often I guess these guys are beginning to take a liking to you."

    Daisuke's face took on that of a look of realization before he crouched down and began pampering Tomomaru. A couple of other ninken rushed up to him barking to receive similar treatment.

    Though Daisuke didn't have much experience with animals in general, he was getting competent enough, Kiba thought. He was pretty surprised though, as he never took Daisuke as the animal-liking type, what with his infamous war against squirrels he occasionally hears about from other students in the Academy. With a bored expression he continued to watch over Daisuke working with the ninken until he finally left.

    A sound of a crackle echoes out from the fire pit before him. Inwardly, a melody many people knew of played in Daisuke's head. The moonlight shone on the backyard and the stars were visible before him.

    As Daisuke stared at the burning strawman, he saluted the burning dummy and let out a sniffle. He was at the funeral of one of his oldest friends, Mr. Straw. He would've wanted to go out in a burst of fire, he thought.

    Manami looked on the porch behind Daisuke worried. She knew her son was attached to the dummies she'd gotten him as a child, but she severely underestimated the amount of time he apparently spent with them whenever she was away. Anko, who was next to her, just let out an amused chuckle at the kid's antics.

    Daisuke moved back and spoke aloud. "A moment a silence, please everyone." He wipes a non-existent tear from his cheek.

    Ino, Sakura, Jabari, and Yui stood on the porch as well a bit away from the two women, watching the spectacle with equal parts curiosity and worry. They were invited by a somber Daisuke the day before. Though Sakura was keeping her distance from her friends, with Jabari following along, she was persuaded by Daisuke's out-of-character act, and went along with the other to see what was going on.

    They all dead-panned at Daisuke's impromptu funeral. "… So this is kind of weird," muttered Ino, a bit worried for Dai in light of his reaction to "killing" his dummy.

    "Yeah…" Sakura just stared at Daisuke, eye twitching at the obvious waste of time this is.

    Jabari and Yui stood in the background, content to watch this whole situation go through, Jabari a bit confused and Yui with an all-knowing grin on her face.

    Daisuke stopped staring at the pyre. "Rest in peace Mr. Straw, and may you reach the great straw fields in the sky." Anko cackled loudly in the background at this, taking a swig of sake. He turned to see his family and friends staring at him with mixed expressions, most of them being worry and confusion. He'd deal with this later, for now, he must mourn.

    A Divine-level Disguise omake, brought to you by Katsuragi-brand fiat…

    It was all about concealing yourself and passing yourself as someone else that's an absolute game-changer. Or rather, that's what Daisuke thought. Turns out, he had such a capability in disguising himself now, he could pass as anyone. Even the Sandaime Hokage, shockingly enough. He'd know, he'd done it already.

    Through some fiat unknown to Daisuke, no matter who saw him, be it Danzo or Kakashi with their sharingan, a Hyuuga member, or any of the sensor-nin in Konoha, nobody could distinguish between his disguises and the real deal. And that's what lead him to this situation, a situation that had two identical copies of the Sandaime Hokage present in his office, the original thinking him a Kage Bushin gone rogue.

    Puffing out smoke from his pipe, Hiruzen took in his counterpart with his senses. He knew for a fact that this being was himself, so logically it was a rogue Kage Bushin that had gotten out of the original's control like all the horror stories he'd heard from many-a-Jonin. "… Hm, maybe we can make this work…" he mutters to the obvious Kage Bushin in front of him.

    Daisuke was incredibly tense as the Hokage stared at him. He overreached in his experimentation, and now it was time to pay his dues to the God of Shinobi.

    "I know that we don't want to do this type of work, but we both can lessen our workload by working half-time on our paperwork," Hiruzen gestures to the large stack of papers upon his desk with a wily grin on his elderly face. Then it morphs into a threatening look that let killing intent flood the air around them, causing the nearby ANBU to tense.

    "Of course, if you don't obey these ground rules, we're well aware that I can take care of even a Kage Bushin of myself."

    And so, by fiat, Daisuke disguised his movements to be that of a Sandaime Hokage doing paperwork and worked the day away filling out dreadfully boring paperwork while smoking his pipe to fade away some of the creaking of his bones and looking through his crystal ball every once in a while. Wait a moment…

    Maybe he should tone down the disguise a bit before he loses all sense of self, he decided.

    Raccoons were a wily bunch of creatures. Ninja raccoons however? You don't mess with the ninja raccoons. And yet by some string of bad luck Daisuke did just that by knocking over a lone garbage bin by accident.

    Running away from the mob of chakra-using raccoons behind him, he maneuvered his way past many of the natural obstacles one would find in Konoha's alleyways. He dodged a spurt of a small water jutsu and hopped over a small earthen wall that was erected by a Earth Release-using raccoon. A flame licked at his backside, encouraging Daisuke to make his muscles burn even further as he pushed his body past its limits.

    Pushing through a crowd, and he made his way into another series of alleys on the other side of the road. These raccoons knew tree-walking, so they jettisoned themselves across the busy street and into the new alleyway. Fear coursed through him as he fled from the angry mob behind him, which was closing on him. He needed to do something to escape these fiends…

    Unsheathing his sword, he abruptly turned on the invading forces before him and expertly tapped out a specific combination of tones with his fan. "Yin Release: Song of Discord," he muttered. Chaos arose withing their ranks, and they began to run the way they came shouting obscenities at each other in their own particular language.

    Giving a sigh of temporary relief, he sheathed his sword and tree-climbed the buildings surrounding him to make a quick get-away.
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    The next morning, while exiting his home to go to the Academy, he found something that chilled him from head to toe. Impaled to his back door by a small kunai was a note, declaring him an enemy of the Raccoon faction in Konoha, and that they'd be back for revenge when he'd least expect it.

    … He knew he was forgetting something that time. He forgot to wash away his scent! Face pale and eyes searching too and fro on his way to the Academy, he'd be extra careful from now on whenever he's out and about inside the more urban areas of Konoha, where the Raccoons have their center of influence in.
     
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    • Van Ropen said:
    How do you put someone in a lock or grab them for a throw but not have time to tap?

    At some point, we have to assume competency on Neji/Gai's parts.
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    *Blinks* You do realize they don't actually have to 'tap' to do their tenketsu/organ shredding shit? It's only because of strict adherence to the Gentle Fist that they keep up with it. And I assume that Gai and Neji are competent, I just don't think the Elders are.
     
    Khepri14 said:
    *Blinks* You do realize they don't actually have to 'tap' to do their tenketsu/organ shredding shit? It's only because of strict adherence to the Gentle Fist that they keep up with it. And I assume that Gai and Neji are competent, I just don't think the Elders are.
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    No, they do it because that's how hands work.

    Try to elbow someone. Now try to tap them with a finger. One of those has much better reach and accuracy.


    We also know most people can only expel chakra from their hands and then feet, it being much harder to do so from elsewhere. That's a learned skill found in the best. The style would presumably incorporate more as they learn to use more, but at its base it would be built on the simplest thing that works - hands.


    ...The EldersTM​ have to be competent too if you're talking about survival.
     
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    Enetious said:
    @Vesvius I wrote a bit more than I meant too...

    Sometime before the Academy Exams…

    Daisuke wiped a bead of seat off his forehead after he dodged another of Ino's sword slashes barely by an inch. He and Ino were sparring with each other today, and it was his turn to pick the activity they'd be training in. His usual choices are Taijutsu, Genjutsu, and Kenjutsu, while Ino's was Ninjutsu and ninja tag which involved a lot of acrobatics, dexterity, and low-key tracking. Using this system, they shore up their weaknesses a bit by training in things they normally wouldn't.

    Daisuke parried another blow and struck at the defenseless Ino, who nimbly dodged his strike and counter-attacked. The blade scrapping across his armored left hand, he backed off to analyze the situation.

    Ino was huffing from the exertion with a grin on her face, settling back into a more passive Kenjutsu stance and looking right back at him. "Come on Dai, I know you've got more than that to attack me with!"

    Daisuke gave an honest smile, lowering his sword a bit. "Nah, its just that you've improved a lot since we last sparred like this."

    Ino cheeks reddened a bit from the praise, but raised her sword in preparation of her next slash at Daisuke. She swiftly ran forward and stabbed at the stationary target before her, before slashing through a mundane log and a cloud of chakra residue. Hearing a pop behind her she swirled around to hear Daisuke muttering something.

    Daisuke held his fan in just the right spot along his blade and uttered his jutsu. "Yin Release: Tone of Discord." A pause. Ino's smile expanded a bit and let out a little giggle. Then she started laughing uncontrollably as she held her sides.

    "T-t-tickling me with your g-genjutsu D-Dai?! R-really?" she laughed trying to get her hands to dispel this jutsu with Kai. Daisuke chucked at the intended outcome.

    "Its getting late, so perhaps we should stop for today," said Daisuke, looking towards the blue-turning-orange sky and walking towards Ino.

    Ino dispelled the Genjutsu and stood back up, sheathing her blade. With a malicious grin, she Kawarimi'd behind Daisuke and immediately went for his sides.

    Daisuke laughed uncontrollably as he was ambushed by Ino. It was moments like these that showed how close they are as friends.

    And so the two continued tickling one another through a variety of ways for the next few minutes and the day ended with no clear victor in this grand battle.

    Where Daisuke's recent competency with animals comes from…

    "... So how do I do this again?" Daisuke was in the Inuzuka kennels working off the debt he owed Hana. Surprisingly, Kiba showed up to watch.

    "No, you gotta let the little guys know your not dangerous, and since you not part of the clan you gotta let them get used to your scent." Kiba was instructing Daisuke on the proper etiquette when it came to caring for the more younger ninken in the compound, and making sure he wasn't going to mess up and hurt one of them. What was his sister thinking letting Daisuke loose in the kennels by himself? He showed a bit of irritation on his face, but continued guiding his classmate on the proper care for the pups.

    Letting the puppies get used to his presence and scent, Daisuke began to feed them some special Inuzuka dog food, brushing and bathing the ninken, and giving the occasional pat on the head or belly rub to the more openly excited ones.

    Daisuke let out a smile as he cared for the adorable puppies. He could see why Kiba dotes on Akamaru so much in class when he thinks no one is looking now. One of the pups ran up to his leg and began brushing against it with a happy expression.

    Kiba looked a bit surprised at this. "… Huh, looks like Tomomaru took a liking to you." At Daisuke's confused stare he elaborated. "Usually the pups don't really try to attach themselves with non-clan members, but since you come here so often I guess these guys are beginning to take a liking to you."

    Daisuke's face took on that of a look of realization before he crouched down and began pampering Tomomaru. A couple of other ninken rushed up to him barking to receive similar treatment.

    Though Daisuke didn't have much experience with animals in general, he was getting competent enough, Kiba thought. He was pretty surprised though, as he never took Daisuke as the animal-liking type, what with his infamous war against squirrels he occasionally hears about from other students in the Academy. With a bored expression he continued to watch over Daisuke working with the ninken until he finally left.

    A sound of a crackle echoes out from the fire pit before him. Inwardly, a melody many people knew of played in Daisuke's head. The moonlight shone on the backyard and the stars were visible before him.

    As Daisuke stared at the burning strawman, he saluted the burning dummy and let out a sniffle. He was at the funeral of one of his oldest friends, Mr. Straw. He would've wanted to go out in a burst of fire, he thought.

    Manami looked on the porch behind Daisuke worried. She knew her son was attached to the dummies she'd gotten him as a child, but she severely underestimated the amount of time he apparently spent with them whenever she was away. Anko, who was next to her, just let out an amused chuckle at the kid's antics.

    Daisuke moved back and spoke aloud. "A moment a silence, please everyone." He wipes a non-existent tear from his cheek.

    Ino, Sakura, Jabari, and Yui stood on the porch as well a bit away from the two women, watching the spectacle with equal parts curiosity and worry. They were invited by a somber Daisuke the day before. Though Sakura was keeping her distance from her friends, with Jabari following along, she was persuaded by Daisuke's out-of-character act, and went along with the other to see what was going on.

    They all dead-panned at Daisuke's impromptu funeral. "… So this is kind of weird," muttered Ino, a bit worried for Dai in light of his reaction to "killing" his dummy.

    "Yeah…" Sakura just stared at Daisuke, eye twitching at the obvious waste of time this is.

    Jabari and Yui stood in the background, content to watch this whole situation go through, Jabari a bit confused and Yui with an all-knowing grin on her face.

    Daisuke stopped staring at the pyre. "Rest in peace Mr. Straw, and may you reach the great straw fields in the sky." Anko cackled loudly in the background at this, taking a swig of sake. He turned to see his family and friends staring at him with mixed expressions, most of them being worry and confusion. He'd deal with this later, for now, he must mourn.

    A Divine-level Disguise omake, brought to you by Katsuragi-brand fiat…

    It was all about concealing yourself and passing yourself as someone else that's an absolute game-changer. Or rather, that's what Daisuke thought. Turns out, he had such a capability in disguising himself now, he could pass as anyone. Even the Sandaime Hokage, shockingly enough. He'd know, he'd done it already.

    Through some fiat unknown to Daisuke, no matter who saw him, be it Danzo or Kakashi with their sharingan, a Hyuuga member, or any of the sensor-nin in Konoha, nobody could distinguish between his disguises and the real deal. And that's what lead him to this situation, a situation that had two identical copies of the Sandaime Hokage present in his office, the original thinking him a Kage Bushin gone rogue.

    Puffing out smoke from his pipe, Hiruzen took in his counterpart with his senses. He knew for a fact that this being was himself, so logically it was a rogue Kage Bushin that had gotten out of the original's control like all the horror stories he'd heard from many-a-Jonin. "… Hm, maybe we can make this work…" he mutters to the obvious Kage Bushin in front of him.

    Daisuke was incredibly tense as the Hokage stared at him. He overreached in his experimentation, and now it was time to pay his dues to the God of Shinobi.

    "I know that we don't want to do this type of work, but we both can lessen our workload by working half-time on our paperwork," Hiruzen gestures to the large stack of papers upon his desk with a wily grin on his elderly face. Then it morphs into a threatening look that let killing intent flood the air around them, causing the nearby ANBU to tense.

    "Of course, if you don't obey these ground rules, we're well aware that I can take care of even a Kage Bushin of myself."

    And so, by fiat, Daisuke disguised his movements to be that of a Sandaime Hokage doing paperwork and worked the day away filling out dreadfully boring paperwork while smoking his pipe to fade away some of the creaking of his bones and looking through his crystal ball every once in a while. Wait a moment…

    Maybe he should tone down the disguise a bit before he loses all sense of self, he decided.

    Raccoons were a wily bunch of creatures. Ninja raccoons however? You don't mess with the ninja raccoons. And yet by some string of bad luck Daisuke did just that by knocking over a lone garbage bin by accident.

    Running away from the mob of chakra-using raccoons behind him, he maneuvered his way past many of the natural obstacles one would find in Konoha's alleyways. He dodged a spurt of a small water jutsu and hopped over a small earthen wall that was erected by a Earth Release-using raccoon. A flame licked at his backside, encouraging Daisuke to make his muscles burn even further as he pushed his body past its limits.

    Pushing through a crowd, and he made his way into another series of alleys on the other side of the road. These raccoons knew tree-walking, so they jettisoned themselves across the busy street and into the new alleyway. Fear coursed through him as he fled from the angry mob behind him, which was closing on him. He needed to do something to escape these fiends…

    Unsheathing his sword, he abruptly turned on the invading forces before him and expertly tapped out a specific combination of tones with his fan. "Yin Release: Song of Discord," he muttered. Chaos arose withing their ranks, and they began to run the way they came shouting obscenities at each other in their own particular language.

    Giving a sigh of temporary relief, he sheathed his sword and tree-climbed the buildings surrounding him to make a quick get-away.
    ***
    The next morning, while exiting his home to go to the Academy, he found something that chilled him from head to toe. Impaled to his back door by a small kunai was a note, declaring him an enemy of the Raccoon faction in Konoha, and that they'd be back for revenge when he'd least expect it.

    … He knew he was forgetting something that time. He forgot to wash away his scent! Face pale and eyes searching too and fro on his way to the Academy, he'd be extra careful from now on whenever he's out and about inside the more urban areas of Konoha, where the Raccoons have their center of influence in.

    EDIT: Vesvius, should I split these up for proper Threadmarking?
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    Leave it like that. I had two omakes in 1 post and it was fine. It's not that much of a big deal.
     
    [X] Ino does not look happy. She needs you now. Go find her before she gets too far away.

    While the other action will probably get the team as a whole off to a better start, I don't see that as really being our job at this point. Would be a nice thing to do, but very much in the 'going above and beyond' sort of way. Depending on what Mariko's problem with us is it could even come off as patronizing.

    Ino, on the other hand, is our bestie and has just received the Worst News Ever. Calming her down, as well as demonstrating that we're not going to just be dropping her for the team, makes sense. It'll also hopefully keep her from screwing up her own team.

    Frankly, just the forced socialization from the team should be enough to get the relationship there into workable levels—see the whole point of D ranks. That is, so long as Mariko isn't stupidly stubborn about it. And if she is...well, it's unlikely we'd be able to get through here.
     
    [X] You may not like one of them, but you have a team now. You should make the best of it. Go find Kiba and Mariko, and have lunch.

    Eh, let's try to be nice. Hoping to archive you don't fuck with me I don't fuck with you kind of thing ooc. Not naive enough in thinking one talk will be enough, in this case, to make our relationship a positive one If she agrees to play ball good if not we have our confirmation.
     
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    At least it isn't a nightmare hell team combination of Daisuke, Mariko and Ren; that was probably saved for Insane/ Insane difficulty. People have already given there thoughts on the Mariko/ Daisuke relationship dynamics so my other worry is just about the sensei Kurenai. Seriously hoping that she doesn't have any hang ups about not being able to teach Hinata, or any hang ups about Hinata possibly failing the bell test from Kakashi. Kurenai's a grown woman and full jonin of the Leaf however and really this shouldn't impact our development or training under her - unless she goes way out of her way to interact with the other newly minted genin teams more than us.

    [X] You may not like one of them, but you have a team now. You should make the best of it. Go find Kiba and Mariko, and have lunch.

    I'm good with Daisuke trying to start to defuse the situation between Mariko and him by getting an early start on team development. If it blows up in our face, well at least we tried to give it a shot before our jonin sensei had to interfere.
    Honestly team composition isn't that bad from an abilities point of view and Kiba, Mariko and us can make an exceptional investigation/ infiltration style team. Kiba and Akamaru's heightened senses, along with Mariko's Yamanaka techniques onto of Daisuke's general intelligence and ability to adapt in the midst of battle makes us an information gathering powerhouse. Infiltration can also work because Mariko and Daisuke both seem to have natural leanings towards genjustu and Kiba/ Akamaru can assess or scan areas in ways that are not usually defended/ hidden against.
     
    [X] You may not like one of them, but you have a team now. You should make the best of it. Go find Kiba and Mariko, and have lunch.

    Orders are orders. Mariko's and Daisuke's issues are just childish anyway and now we're expected to work together for a while. Might as well get started.

    Van Ropen said:
    We also know most people can only expel chakra from their hands and then feet, it being much harder to do so from elsewhere.
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    Kakashi in chapter 18: And it is said that the bottom of the foot is the most difficult area to gather chakra.

    That does not mean people bother gathering chakra elsewhere.
     
    Huh, maybe Daisuke can gift Ino a scroll for his Mastered Endless Sword technique? That way she'll have one of his Original Jutsu to help offset any worries of their friendship drifting away.
     
    Enetious said:
    @Vesvius
    A sound of a crackle echoes out from the fire pit before him. Inwardly, a melody many people knew of played in Daisuke's head. The moonlight shone on the backyard and the stars were visible before him.

    As Daisuke stared at the burning strawman, he saluted the burning dummy and let out a sniffle. He was at the funeral of one of his oldest friends, Mr. Straw. He would've wanted to go out in a burst of fire, he thought.

    Manami looked on the porch behind Daisuke worried. She knew her son was attached to the dummies she'd gotten him as a child, but she severely underestimated the amount of time he apparently spent with them whenever she was away. Anko, who was next to her, just let out an amused chuckle at the kid's antics.

    Daisuke moved back and spoke aloud. "A moment a silence, please everyone." He wipes a non-existent tear from his cheek.

    Ino, Sakura, Jabari, and Yui stood on the porch as well a bit away from the two women, watching the spectacle with equal parts curiosity and worry. They were invited by a somber Daisuke the day before. Though Sakura was keeping her distance from her friends, with Jabari following along, she was persuaded by Daisuke's out-of-character act, and went along with the other to see what was going on.

    They all dead-panned at Daisuke's impromptu funeral. "… So this is kind of weird," muttered Ino, a bit worried for Dai in light of his reaction to "killing" his dummy.

    "Yeah…" Sakura just stared at Daisuke, eye twitching at the obvious waste of time this is.

    Jabari and Yui stood in the background, content to watch this whole situation go through, Jabari a bit confused and Yui with an all-knowing grin on her face.

    Daisuke stopped staring at the pyre. "Rest in peace Mr. Straw, and may you reach the great straw fields in the sky." Anko cackled loudly in the background at this, taking a swig of sake. He turned to see his family and friends staring at him with mixed expressions, most of them being worry and confusion. He'd deal with this later, for now, he must mourn.
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    this one has to be canon

    Katsuragi said:
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    probably my favorite art of yours yet
     
    I don't mind Kurenai. Sure, she got beaten by Itachi, but...so did literally everyone else he ever faced. Sasuke won because he literally died while trying to take a dive.

    He punted Orochimaru so hard that Orochimaru developed A man crush obsession for him. To put it another way, Orochimaru chose to invade Konoha instead of trying to face Itachi again.
     
    Van Ropen said:
    No, they do it because that's how hands work.

    Try to elbow someone. Now try to tap them with a finger. One of those has much better reach and accuracy.

    We also know most people can only expel chakra from their hands and then feet, it being much harder to do so from elsewhere. That's a learned skill found in the best. The style would presumably incorporate more as they learn to use more, but at its base it would be built on the simplest thing that works - hands.
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    And yet the Hyuuga specifically train to be able to use all tenketsu. They only need accuracy when they're aiming for the tenketsu. When you just want to kill someone or don't care about tenketsu, you really don't need the same accuracy to hit an important organ.

    Plus, you forget that the foot is apparently the hardest place to utilize the tenketsu, yet people do it for Tree/Water/Sand/etc... walking and shit. Utilizing other tenketsu isn't that hard in comparison.

    Really, this is the last I'll say on this, because we clearly have differences of opinion.
     
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