Up on the cliffside

[smallstepstopower]

Rolling out of his bedding hadn't brought him to an unanticipated level of comfort. He'd been on his way back to the village and had been in camp with his teammates after all. No, the jarring part was the mad scramble needed to avoid taking a headlong dive over a cliff that hadn't been there when he'd gone to sleep, and it was more than enough to immediately put him on the defensive, back straight as he slowly scanned his surroundings.

No teammates, no -forest-. Where the hell was he?

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[orange_dattebayo]

He looked at him suspiciously:"What do you want to try out?" Yes, even bunshin can be wary. Especially of Oro.

[smallstepstopower]

"I want to test your chakra."

[orange_dattebayo]

He took several steps backwards:"Like hell you will! I ain't letting you use needles on me!"

[smallstepstopower]

He stared at him, slightly incredulous. "When did I say a word about needles?"

[orange_dattebayo]

He blinked then mumbled:"Well you didn't... but still!" It sounds kinda frightening, you know.

[smallstepstopower]

He huffed softly. "I have no intention of hurting you."

[orange_dattebayo]

He frowned at that, crossing his arms:"Then how do you plan to do it?"

[smallstepstopower]

"It's something done entirely through chakra, actually."

[orange_dattebayo]

"Oh... well, I don't trust you yet! So I will have to think about it, dattebayo." He's answering as if he's the real one.

[smallstepstopower]

"You do that. It's something that requires cooperation."

[orange_dattebayo]

He nodded. "Well? Are you going to search for house too?"

[smallstepstopower]

He looked sideways at him. "I haven't been standing still."

[orange_dattebayo]

He tilted his head at him. After a moment of staring, he blurted out:"Do you know to crack a joke, 'tebbayo?"

[smallstepstopower]

He peered at him for a long moment. "Perhaps as well as you know how to pay attention."

[orange_dattebayo]

He bristled up:"Oi! I can pay attention if I want!" He shakes fist at him, mumbling.

[smallstepstopower]

"Ah, so you think I have no sense of humor. Well, if you admit you're inattentive I will accept that."

[orange_dattebayo]

"Your sense of humor that I know is nowhere near funny..." was a silent mutter, more to himself than Orochimaru.
"Yes, I know that my attention span lacks, dattebayo." Jiraya had painfully proved that to him.

[smallstepstopower]

"That's something else to train yourself in then, isn't it?" He looked over with a smirk.

[orange_dattebayo]

"I'd rather train some new jutsu and moves, 'tebba..." he cracked his knuckles, looking around.

[smallstepstopower]

"It's not exclusive to do one or the other."

[orange_dattebayo]

"Who said it was?" he frowned at him. He paused in his walking for a moment, just staring, before:"Original Naruto said he found a house."

[smallstepstopower]

He hummed and waved for him to lead. "Then let's go examine the house."

[orange_dattebayo]

Bunshin nodded and dashed down the street, making people look at him weirdly. He took several turns until they ended up at the edge of the village, on complete opposite side from where they came.

Original Naruto was standing on wooden fence, looking at the house that was all covered in ivy and moss, with big weeds all around it. The mortar of the house is mostly gone, leaving bricks of the house visible. But the doors and windows seemed intact.

At sound of footsteps he turned and waved his hands, pointing at house.

[smallstepstopower]

Orochimaru frowned at the place, studying it carefully before hopping the fence. "I'm going to see if it's worth salvaging."

[orange_dattebayo]

The original threw hands in the air then dismissed all clones that remained. "Knock yourself out. I think it will be fine, dattebayo."