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The Princess of Blades (Naruto/Exalted)

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Week 2 - Rest & Relaxation II
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    • "Ahaha...I...ah...well..." Your fellow finalist laughs weakly, rubbing the back of his neck, and for a second you think he's going to make a run for it. You ratchet up your "You are an idiot" glare to half a Lee. Which only causes him to pale further. Despite the situation, you suppress a small giggle, the small spark of humor rapidly outgrowing the lingering anger you still felt.

    "Well?"

    "I was, ah..." Naruto looks like he doesn't quite want to meet your gaze. "I was just trying to my teacher-andthenIgotalittlecuriousIdidn'tseeanythingIswear!" His explanation rapidly derails into a barely comprehensible mess. It takes a few seconds for you to actually parse your way through it.

    You blink, "I-"

    "You have pretty hair...please don't kill me." He blurts out as a finisher, cutting you off.

    "what." Your mouth drops open slightly and you're forced to suppress a slight blush at the compliment. But you force that down. You did used to idly wish that boys would pay more attention to you. However, you're definitely sure this sort of situation was not what you had in mind.

    A faint flash of intent buzzes in the back of your mind.

    <Doesn't want you to hurt him>


    You level one last glare at him before letting it relax.

    "Relax, I'm not going to hurt you." You sigh. Not like you ever really planned to anyway; you didn't even slap Lee that time he accidentally collapsed the roof of the women's changing room and fell in while training. Not that you were sure Lee, or Neji for that matter, even saw you as a girl anymore. The kunai had been mostly a reaction born of shock.

    You feel your spirits start to fall just a bit at the thought of Lee, but you push that away for now. Dealing with the peeper now, worrying about your friend later. The bemused feeling you get when he visibly brightens helps a bit with that.

    "Well that's a relief!" You can practically see him breath a sigh of relief, "I was-" Then he looks at you and you see his eyes narrow in recognition, "Wait! Your Bushy-brow's teammate! Bun-girl!" He pauses, "...why don't you have buns?"

    Your forehead makes a rather distinct thud as it impacts the wooden fence. Did he just...? "You just-...and I...you-" You cast a meaningful glance at your still wet hair (and also the fact he just saw you were in a bath) and pinch the bridge of your nose, "Right, so I've realize you're not a pervert."

    "Yeah! I-"

    "You're just an idiot."

    "Hey!"

    You cinch the robe just a bit tighter and lean forward on the wall, ignoring his outburst. "I'm going to ignore the fact that you didn't know who I was until just now." That stung a bit. "Why are you even here in the first place?"

    "Oh, ah, I was looking for Pervy Sage he-"

    Your face adopts the resolutely neutral expression you're usually only forced to use against Lee and Gai. "Pervy Sage?"

    "Oh right, he's a toad sage or something, I don't know." Naruto waves his hand dismissively, "Anyway, I got him to teach me after he laid out my old teacher like a rug, he knows all sorts of Jutsu. Even if he is a pervert he's super cool."

    Your eyebrow quirks up just a touch, "Naruto, don't you have a jounin-sensei to train you?"

    He makes a face, "No, he's spending all his time teaching Sasuke."

    That causes the gears in your head to turn, why would he do that? He has two students in the Finals, and Naruto is going up against Neji, surely he'd want to give him all the help he can get, and the Uchiha is going up against-

    Oh.

    Oh right.

    Him.


    Well, that certainly makes sense. You doubt Neji will kill Naruto, no matter what ridiculous grudge he has going on. Gaara on the other hand. You shiver slightly beneath the white cotten robe. Though you can't help but feel slightly relieved that Gai-sensei's Eternal Rival is spending all of his training the Uchiha to try and beat Gaara. Maybe Neji won't have to face him after all.

    You very carefully don't voice any of these thoughts to Naruto.

    "Anyway, Pervy Sage ran off some place again and he took...my...wallet." You can practically hear the gears turning in his head, "Crap he has my wallet! Poor Froggy will be bled dry! What do I do?! I have to find him!"

    He does a convincing impression of a shunshin in getting out of that clearing, but not before turning and waving back to you.

    "See ya Bun-girl! Tell your teammate I'm going to kick his butt in the finals!"

    Would it kill him to remember your name?

    You stare at the retreating form of Naruto for a second before dropping down off the wall, pulling the kunai free from the rock you embedded it in as you do so. You look it over with a grimace, carving into rock is just not in a cards for regular unaltered blades like this. Until you get a chance to sharpen it, it's too dull to be useful. You tuck it away as you glance back in the direction Naruto ran off in.

    On one hand, you could probably grab your stuff quickly enough to catch up with him. You get the sense it'd be bound to prove...interesting at the very least. You're not entirely sure you want to meet someone called "The Pervy Sage" though. On the other hand...you spare a glance at the still steaming waters to your right. Getting peaked at once has ruined the experience just a bit, but you still have time left.

    What are you going to do?
    [ ] Follow after him.
    [ ] Stay here and finish your bath
    [ ] Write-in
    Tenten is, fortunately for Naruto, a forgiving soul. Not liable for any bouts of violence or anger except when Lee is involved. Anyway, this is the last social event for this week. Training Shunshin with Sakura is getting folded into the weekly recap. Oh, and not chasing after Naruto means you get to meet the second person you rolled to meet (Yes, they've already been rolled, and no, you don't get any hints who they are.)
     
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    • [X] Follow after him.

    Jiraiya is trustworthy. Perverted, but trustworthy. This mystery person could very well be otherwise. Even meeting Anko would be ill-advised at this stage.*

    *We still don't know Ghost-Eating Technique.​​
     
    OverReactionGuy said:
    Damn it Naruto. In order to make girls swoon over that line you must say it with the upmost confidence like your father!
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    Now that just ain't a fair comparison. Minato has charisma out the wazoo, and he doesn't need to go full shounen to use it. He was probably like Appearance 4+ to boot.

    ...Speaking of which, I wonder if we're gonna give Jiraiya Minato flashbacks with the Solar anima or skill. I'm pretty sure we already did that to Kakashi, so watching Jiraiya get nailed with nostalgia should be....interesting.
     
    Lol. Naruto is predictably scatter-brained.
    It seems to be a running gag that people forget names.

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    [X] Stay here and finish your bath

    Still looking for my Melee tutor for a discount to training Melee or Throwing charms.
    Chasing after Jiraiya does nothing for that, I'm afraid.
    While it would be hilarious to see Tenten freak out over Jiraiya and badger him for Tsunade's autograph, I'm going to plan a little forward.
     
    uju32 said:
    Lol. Naruto is predictably scatter-brained.
    It seems to be a running gag that people forget names.

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    [X] Stay here and finish your bath

    Still looking for my Melee tutor for a discount to training Melee or Throwing charms.
    Chasing after Jiraiya does nothing for that, I'm afraid.
    While it would be hilarious to see Tenten freak out over Jiraiya and badger him for Tsunade's autograph, I'm going to plan a little forward.
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    Eh, we can try and find a melee tutor later. Jiraiya is gonna be a lot harder to track down, and he's a real good connection to make.

    Bird in the hand worth two in the bush, and all that.
     
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