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Post by Uzumaki Naruto on Aug 20, 2008 20:03:39 GMT -5
Naruto sat deep in thought at the base of the building. He was covered by the shadows, and kept awake by the gentle wind. Slideing between sleep and awareness made him even more tired then before. He was so use to being surounded by his team, being given a motive to continue on, that he had never had to think about what direction to move in.
"Sasuke..." Narutos eye's opened to gaze at the sky peeking through the canopy of the trees. "I need to you to make me mad...." he thought with a wicked smiled on his face. 'I always figured out the better way to go when I was mad."
Naruto slid his hands behind his head, and opened his eye's a little more widely. Naruto wished that someone, would come along an take his place, if he were really gone. He needed to remember why he wanted to be the hokage for so long. He wanted to remember the feeling he had each time he yelled at the top of his lungs that he would be hokage.
Naruto had lost his happy and cheerful attitude from when he was young. He yerned for it to go back to the way it was, when he was happy.
"Have you finaly cracked boy?"
Naruto's eye's widened and he looked from side to side. Then to his stomach. He gripped his abdomen and began to slightly shake.
"Heh.... finally.... I will make you crazy..." the Kyuubi chuckled. "Then you will lose everything... Just try to stay sane... you don't have the drive you once had."
"I can get it back, you won't control me." Naruto thought.
"You're running out of time Uzumaki, retrieve it, or I will win... The kyuubi chuckled once more and returned to the depths of his body.
(Not sure what anyone could post to this, more or less I just wanted Naruto to start to think about how to get konoha moving again.)
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Post by MerchantLord on Aug 20, 2008 20:35:00 GMT -5
"Do you see yourself in the clouds?" A voice asked from behind a tree. A silver haired shinobi watched the sky, with his back to the tree. He could almost be called a fedal lord by the extravagance of his dress. A gold bracer encompassed his right arm, constricting lean, but powerful muscles underneath. The shinobi was relaxed in his position, a simple katana hanging against the tree. The ninja had been there for some time.
He didn't wait for an awnser. "They say that the sky is a portal to one's own mind. Clouds only have the shape you give them with your imagination." The silver haired shinobi chuckled to himself. He glanced around the tree at Naruto, and gave a freindly wave. The so called ninja emitted little chakra if any at all, and that was most likely why naruto had missed the ninja as he came through. The silver haired shinobi could barely be called a ninja.
His head moved back behind the tree, out of Naruto's veiw. "What do you see in the clouds?" He asked, peacefully.
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Post by Uzumaki Naruto on Aug 20, 2008 20:56:17 GMT -5
Naruto jumped when he heard a voice drift from what seemed to be no where. When a face appeared from behind a nearby tree he relaxed slightly, not enough though, to not curse in his mind when he realize he had ignored to check the area before he settled down to think. "Clouds?" He thought to himself, "This man must be insane, come to think of it, I've never seen him around before...."
Naruto gripped the top of his kunai, feeling that he was in a position where he may have to protect himself, or was Naruto himself just looking for a fight? He couldn't think properly at the time. Then he heard the man explain his question, a look of understanding crossed his face. Hesitantly, Naruto looked to the sky, leaving the tree that the man sat behind.
Floating across the sky a puffy white cloud lazily moved towards the north-east. Naruto thought to himself for awhile, "A fox" Naruto's eyes grew Solemn and he finished his anwser, "Engulfed in fire..."
"No matter how I put it.... the Kyuubi's right.. I have lost it..." Naruto slammed his hand to his face.
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Post by MerchantLord on Aug 20, 2008 21:28:42 GMT -5
The silver shinobi's eyes widened slightly. It wasn't fear, but a sense of unbeleiveability. "A troubled past, and a troubled future." He mumbled to himself, hopefully unheard by Naruto. he shifted his head so he could see the other ninja. The shinobi didn't miss the hand shoved into Naruto's face. "Have you heard of a demon known as the Kyubbi? Nine tails? Infinitely powerful?" The shinobi asked, looking straight at naruto. The shinobi took out a deep breath, hesitating to do something.
Three kunai pulled themselves out of folds in his clothing. Each was stained with rust, and niched with repeated use. Rare tools that he had found while traveling. Despite their decrepid shape, they were still as useful as ever. "The symbol of Madness, Chaos, and Power." the shinobi said as he worked at the tree with the three kunai knives in hand. Eventually, a triangle had shaped itself in the tree bark. Sap oozed out of the cuts like blood.
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Post by Uzumaki Naruto on Aug 20, 2008 21:47:46 GMT -5
Naruto's hand stayed on his face, but slid slightly down so he could look at the man. There was a chuckle from deep inside of him, he ignored it add asked, "I've heard legends... why so interested?"
Naruto tensed again, his hand tightened around the kunai already in his hand. A troubled past, and a troubled future. You know there could be a diffrent reason to why I saw a fox."
Naruto lied through his teeth, but hoped for the man to back down. For once he enjoyed some of the gifts of the kyuubi being sealed within him. Hearing, Healing, chakra... but then again... possession.....
Naruto acted again to how he use to be, "I wouldn't know, sorry. He smiled, Hope you wern't expecting anything.
"Lieing? Was that your motive boy? Why so defensive?" Kyuubi laughed hystarically.
Cold sweat ran down his face... "Defensive, you're dillusional, I'm protecting you... Naruto thought, though at first he thought he was protecting himself, "I need power to achive anything."
"Already your bowing to me..." Kyuubi Laughed.
"No...."
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Post by MerchantLord on Aug 20, 2008 22:17:18 GMT -5
The shinobi seemed to completely ignore Naruto, focusing all of his intent on the perfect eqaulateral traingle in the tree. "Did you know that circles are perfectly balanced? They are both the most difficult and easiest thing to draw." The shinobi asked, curiously. It had nothing to do with the earlier topic, but the orange ninja seemed to find that earlier topic very stressful. "but a traingle. . . A triangle takes more time to make than a circle ever could. This triangle-" The silver haired shinobi said, moving next to the triangle on the other side of the tree. He pointed at it. It was a perfect triangle, cut into the tree so the cut was equally deep from the surface despite the tree's curvature. The cut itself was like a box trench in the wood. "-is impossible to make using any kind of blade. At least. . . Not without practice." The shinobi said, poking the tree with his kunai knife.
He smiled at Naruto, all of a sudden. Another chuckle escaped his throat. "You know. I just realized something. You must be from the leaf village." he said, completely amused.
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Post by Uzumaki Naruto on Aug 21, 2008 7:13:21 GMT -5
"Circles? Triangls? What is he talking about?" Naruto's head felt as though it would burst at any moment. He couldn't understand the conplexity of what the man obviously was try to show Naruto.
Naruto drew a circle in the dirt with his finger, "Perfect balence huh?" the circle he drew was squiggley and squashed. "I guess it takes practise as well." Naruto smiled, the first time in a long time that it wasn't forced.
"Something I need to work at....." Naruto thought to himself, happy he had something to work on other then the stress of the Hokage position.
"Yes, the village I'm from is the leaf, Konoha to be exact." Naruto gripped his head band in his hand and moved it slightly so it would shine, "Come to think of it, I've never seen you around before, What's your name?"
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Post by MerchantLord on Aug 21, 2008 8:07:28 GMT -5
The silver haired shinobi moved his cyan eyes to Naruto. He doesn't look like much of a threat, or even a ninja for that matter. The man thought to himself, as he stood by the triangle on the tree. The triangle was a symbol that he tended to use quite a bit. It had various reasons, but in fact, it was just his seal in the end. His mind wandered back onto how to deal with this little orange challenge.
His eyes glanced back at the tree. The only thing the triangle did was confuse one who could be his enemy. Such things were hard to tell when you had such a ridiculous price on your head like he did. His baritone voice responded to Naruto's, "I'm just a traveler passing through. Nothing to concern yourself with." The man replied smoothly.
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Post by Uzumaki Naruto on Aug 21, 2008 12:22:31 GMT -5
Naruto rubbed his head, "Why am I so confused?" He watched the man stand, and point to a triangle.
"but a traingle. . . A triangle takes more time to make than a circle ever could. This triangle--is impossible to make using any kind of blade. At least. . . Not without practice."
"There's something about this triangle... but what?" Naruto's head kept spinning, he couldn't consetrate well. "Maybe if I stop concentrating on the triangle...."
Naruto shut his eyes and concentrated on the circle he drew. He began to try to fix the edges, to round it out. But, each time, his finger acted on it's own and formed a triangle. Naruto gritted his teeth, "Circle, Circle, circle, circngle.... cirangle, ciriangle.... triangle."
Naruto stood up and looked at the man, "Traveler hm? Tell me then... What brings you here? Don't tell me it's about power, I here that every day."
He moved slowly towards the opening in the forest, "A quick escape if needed.... Naruto thought to himself.
"You really have lost it! Run away boy! Run away!" the kyuubi enjoyed Naruto's confusion.
"Or will you fight...?"
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Post by MerchantLord on Aug 21, 2008 12:46:44 GMT -5
The shinobi stood up, watching Naruto curiously. The genjutsu wasn't very powerful, so he wasn't surprised that the orange ninja could break out of it so easily. It wasn't like this ninja was the hokage after all, but Naruto was still strong. I wonder who you really are? The silver haired ninja wondered. He shrugged to himself, and let words flow out. "Of course I want power. Who doesn't?" He asked smoothly, befor continuing onto what he was planning to do. ""I was thinking of visiting a few ramen shops, playing on the giant mountain heads, maybe buying a few souveniers, and selling a few of my own." The silver haired ninja replied suggestively.
He also wanted to meet a certain ninja, but that would have to wait for now.
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Post by Uzumaki Naruto on Aug 21, 2008 20:18:51 GMT -5
Naruto smirked when the man confirmed his thoughts about the man wanting power. He laughed lighty in his throat.
He then bagan to ignore the man until he heard Ramen. Naruto looked to the man, excited, he loved ramen. All of the things that the man suggested sounded so wonderful. All the things he use to do. "I might've fallowed you for the Ramen and such, but since your so stuck on not telling me who you are, I still don't trust you..."
Naruto grinined devilishly, "Be sure to stop by Ichiraku Ramen shop. They have the best ramen in the village."
"He knows me, alot about me... Probably knows I'm Hokage...." naruto thought to himself.
"Oh and be sure to use washable paint if you paint the faces. Or you'll regret it later."Naruto laughed, "Past experiance."
"But..." Naruto moved his azure eyes to the man, "You already knew that didn't you?"
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Post by MerchantLord on Aug 24, 2008 16:56:18 GMT -5
The silver haired ninja sat down on the soft grass, putting his hands behind his head and leaning against the tree, covering up the triangle. The shinobi gave a dreamy smile, and looked up at the sky. All the things that he would do eventually, after finnaly ending this mad hunt for the illusive Mercant Warlord. He yawned to himself. His startling cyan eyes looked straight at Naruto at the first time. They held a mysterious inner light. "My identity is no secret. It's just that I thought it would be pointless to tell you." The shinobi said with a laugh, taking both his hands and doing a handstand on his head. "You can call me Sho. Sho Masamune." the shinobi said with another laugh, as the handstand turned into a flip to his feet.
His right hand brushed through his hair, while a smirk danced along his mouth. Paint the faces? It was an absolutely genius idea, fabulous in ever sense, but why would I ever do it with paint? A small sigh escaped his humored lips. His mind wandered to the plan. Almost impossible, but made to succeed in some sence. First, I have to find that ninja before any anbu caught up to me, or the other agents. Second, we have to lay the deal. I Can't just take the package. It would be wrong, and besides Such an act would cause the entire village to explode in a frenzy of ninja. Any obvious act of violence would, and that would make plans difficult, but this man could prove useful later on. The silver haired shinobi thought to himself, smiling widely the entire time.
Speaking of making the village explode in a frenzy of ninja's, maybe painting wasn't such a good idea. This so called hokage could send him to jail if he found out about it, and it would make it even more difficult to leave the village alive.
Sho smiled even more at the sheer madness he would cause if he could get away with the expereince. "I guess I did know it. It's not every day that you could get away with such a feat. It creates a legend about you." Sho guessed that this orange ninja hadn't gotten away, or else he wouldn't have given such sound advise. The silver haired shinobi brushed his hand through his hair again, wondering why he hadn't heard of the feat already. Such a thing should have been rampant through the streets, but. . . Sho glanced at the orange ninja specuatively. The ninja didn't look that mischeivious. In fact, he looked downright responsible. If he had painted the faces, it must have been a very long time ago, and by guessing how aincent this man was, probably before Sho was even born.
The silver haired ninja sat down where he stood, cross-legged. A finger raised itself to his chin, as if trying to help the traveler's thought. "You know. . . Maybe you could help me. I'm looking for somebody who may not live here anymore. They were born with a speical power, or curse depending on how you would look at it. Either way, I need to find him. He did something. . . long ago. . . that needs to be repayed." Sho said speculatively. His finger tapped onto his chin incessantly to help his memory. He, himself didn't know much about who he was searching for, and he surely didn't have the picture.
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Post by Uzumaki Naruto on Aug 24, 2008 19:54:50 GMT -5
Naruto smiled brightly at the man, "Ah, Sho then. My name is Uzumaki Naruto."
He scratched the back of his head laughed softly to himself when thinking being chased through the streets after vandalizing the mountain.
His smile faded to a frown when the man began to describe who he was looking for. A speacial power... that could be thought of as a curse... hm.... " Naruto rubbed his chin,"That could be multiple people... Neji.... Sasuke.... Me.... Hinata... maybe Kakashi-sensei.... but theres still more...."
"Sorry Sho you'll have to be more specific... besides I'm not so sure I should be helping a outsider find a ninja with certain abilities..."
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Post by MerchantLord on Aug 24, 2008 21:08:21 GMT -5
Sho smiled sweetly, brushing another hand through his hair. uzumaki naruto sounded right, but he didn't know if it was the actual name or not. It was a habit of his. The hand traveled back from his hair into one of his pockets. "It's nice to meet you uzumaki." he said with a laugh of his own. The shinobi walked closer to Naruto and leaned in extra close. His eyes glittered with an inner light as he smiled right in front of Naruto. "The Hokage would know. . ." He said grinning in Naruto's face. Suddenly, the Silver haired shinobi was standing up again, looking around him. An uneasy smile crossed his features, and his hand made it's way through his hair again. "But, I don't even know where the Hokage is. I don't even know where to start, and a person with my reputation could never get close to the Hokage." Sho said specutavely. he had thought about going to the Hokage, but their was far too much risk. "Unless I had help, right? you could help me. Just introduce me to the Hokage, Naruto, and I can be on my way." Sho laughed to himself, lightly, like sprinkling on a cake. His other hand came out of his pocked empty. he didn't have a picture he could show the blonde haired ninja. It was so sad, and so bad.
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Post by Uzumaki Naruto on Aug 25, 2008 11:23:13 GMT -5
"I can't take you to the hokage you idiot, I'm right here.... Naruto thought to himself, "Though even if I wasn't the hokage I wouldn't take him to the Hokage."
"Sho, the hokage's busy right now, he's dealing with.... some traveler. Caused some worries, I wouldn't go bother him now."
Naruto rubbed his eyes, and yawned. "I may take you to him later, may." Naruto crossed his arms."That is if you tell me whats wrong with your reputation. I can't just help anyone get to the Hokage."
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