Preparing for the festival.

[youngesthokage]

He had a neat pile next to him on the counter, black and silver leather rabbit god mask at the very top. It was a bit morbid, the story of that, but it seemed like everything about this festival was morbid, so that was actually appropriate, in a way. He had the pale off white and frost blue kimono pulled most of the way up his shoulders, and he turned carefully one way, then the other as he examined himself in the mirror.

The reason? He was playing around with Oiroke, but he was doing it behind a closed door in the bathroom, and he sincerely hoped no one came to see what was taking him so long. He was just... curious. After all, he'd never spent much time in the shape and he had a memory of doing so.

Still, did it really change so little about his appearance?

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[youngesthokage]

He had no idea how to react to that and shivered a little, watching her hands for a moment, but letting his hand drop back to hold his kimono since it wasn't exactly angled to stay -on- unsupported at the moment.

[bunsofsteel]

She can't help but let out a small sound of amusement, taking both edges of his kimono near his shoulders and raising an eyebrow. "You're doing it wrong, Itachi-sama," she murmurs with another small grin, quick, delicate touches resettling the fabric in place as she reaches around, shifting the tie of the obi just so, letting the cloth part to only reveal the smallest swell of his -- and then she can't help but stare, not used to seeing something like that on him, but she continues until it settles almost perfectly against his form. Not nearly like a traditional kimono should be worn, but it seemed to be the effect he was going for, just now he didn't have to hold it~

[youngesthokage]

"It's been several years since I dressed as a girl, thank you, and at the time I wasn't an age to be going for any -effects-, thank you." He shifted slightly, cautiously releasing the material. "I didn't intend to stay in this shape very long."

[bunsofsteel]

She takes a step back to survey her handiwork, though her gaze keeps catching on the differences -- admittedly smaller than she might have expected. "How come you're in it in the first place?"

[youngesthokage]

"I told you... I wanted to get a better look at it." He shifted a little on his feet. He really was a slender figure, and his fingers were fidgeting at the sleeves.

[bunsofsteel]

"What're you fidgeting for?" She raises an eyebrow and pokes the center of his chest again.

[youngesthokage]

"I feel like it's about to slide off me." He gave him a wry smile.

[bunsofsteel]

"That's part of the point of wearing it like this~" She gives him another smirk and takes a step back. "Want to show Sasuke how pretty you look, Itachi-sama~?"

[youngesthokage]

He paused, then immediately shook his head. "No, it's fine, I didn't actually intend to show anyone."

[bunsofsteel]

"That's no fun." She gives him another appraising glance and adjusts one shoulder to let it hang more evenly. "What's the point of doing something like this if you don't want to show us?" She perks up. "Maybe I'll learn it, too~"

[youngesthokage]

"It's not actually that hard. You just have to pulse enough chakra at once and evenly, from what I've determined. Then it just stays on you until you dispel it." It was a murmur, and he tilted his head to look her over. "I can't imagine you as a male, but I'll experiment with you if you ever want to."

[bunsofsteel]

Her cheeks immediately flush a dark red as she looks him over again. "What kind of experimenting are you talking about, here?"

[youngesthokage]

"Any which way." It was a murmur, and he shifted lightly on his feet, watching her curiously at her reaction.

[bunsofsteel]

"Uh." Her cheeks stay flushes as she shifts herself, one hand coming up to lightly touch the fingers of her necklace. "I... don't know so much about that."

[youngesthokage]

His lips quirked and he shook his head. "Just... if you ever want to. It wasn't a demand or anything of the kind Tenten, I like you just fine like you are."

[bunsofsteel]

"Mm..." She nods, still flushed at the thought. She was curious, sure, but she didn't think... that would just be too weird. Still, she gives him a quick smile. "Well, I'll keep it in mind," she promises, rubbing both hands against her cheeks. "I was just thinking I could use it to prank Sasuke."

[youngesthokage]

He blinked, then quirked his lips. "Considering who invented it I suspect he wouldn't expect it from you." He tilted his head a little, making his hair slide forward. "Would you like me to show you how it works?"

[bunsofsteel]

"You said it was Naruto?" She raises an eyebrow and blinks at him, then shrugs with another flush. "Y-yeah, sure, if Naruto can do it, it can't be that hard, right?"

[youngesthokage]

He hummed and stripped out of the kimono, setting it to the side and revealing he hadn't bothered with undergarments for the process. Then he once again brought his hands up for the release hand sign.

[bunsofsteel]

She lets out a muffled squeak and stares, both hands coming up as she almost covers her eyes before realizing just how silly that would be. So he was... entirely female. Once it's been released, she's far more comfortable, letting out a sigh and pressing a hand to her chest.

"You know, as pretty a girl as you make, you look a lot better like this."

[youngesthokage]

"If you'd told me that at ten I would have been heartbroken." He flashed her a small smile, then held up his hands in plain view, going through the few signs of it, different but similar to henge, and murmuring the name to return to female.

[bunsofsteel]

"What, really?" She raises both eyebrows, then the look of amusement disappears as she watches his hand motions. Easy enough... "Where am I focusing my Chakra?" she asks, hands weaving together as she mimics it several times, trying to get it just right.

[youngesthokage]

"Inward, then out, cover your entire person in one flux of chakra."

[bunsofsteel]

Her face scrunches up as she runs through the seals a few more times, then she pauses, shaking her head with a little mortification. "I don't know, I don't think I can do it."

[youngesthokage]

He flashed her a small smile. "Try. The worst that can happen is it doesn't work or comes out... a little malformed. You can always release it."