[Open] Oh really now?

[sparkplug_chan]

Practicing with the new weather... issue was an interesting thing to try to do. Especially given the water formations seemed especially prevalent on the outdoor training fields.

She didn't, however, hesitate to work with her elements, since if nothing else, she'd long since learned how to deal with Naruto, and it would be fun to finally be able to spring an appropriate reaction on him when he did a dousing jutsu to try to shortcut in their spars.

Unfortunately, it also meant that when she decided to take a break she was sopping wet, her clothes were half falling off, and she'd had to chase her sword across the field when one of the spouts had landed on her.

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[konohasuperstar]

"Can't believe it took us that long to meet. Ha~ It's aaaalways nice to see another me." he ran a hand through soaked hair to get it out of his face, or try to... not fun to have the tips drip in his eyes. "Oh, you're the room next to mine? I swear those noises at night ain't me, I sleep like a log."

[sparkplug_chan]

"No they're... probably one of the small children actually." She peered at him for a moment, then huffed a breath, giving her blade a once over before sheathing it.

[konohasuperstar]

He gave a light chuckle. "We do have a lot of those around~ They have the greatest and most dashing role model around too~" he gave a chuckle, hooking a finger to his necklace.

[sparkplug_chan]

She flashed him a small, slightly wicked smile. "You mean my Naruto right?"

[konohasuperstar]

"Huh? No! I mean me of course. How can you be so cruel against another version of yourself?" he gave a pout. "Plus, I do have yet to meet any of these Narutos... apparently they'd look like my Menma. Interesting." he did give her a smirk. "If that's the case though, I approve of your taste~"

[sparkplug_chan]

"Mother gave him to me." She rolled her shoulder in a shrug, finally coming to stand in front of him. "When we were six that is. We've been together ever since."

[konohasuperstar]

"..." the way she said that was--- "Now I,m pretty envious, sort of.. hrmmm.." he cocked his head, thoughtful. "You sound like you've gotten even luckier than me, hard to do~"

[sparkplug_chan]

She was quiet a moment. "My life is very different than that of every other Sasuke I've met here, and a lot of that had to do with Naruto. When everything... happened." She paused, looking toward the house as her hands flexed a bit. She still hadn't come to terms with the Itachi situation.

She looked back to him. "When everything happened Naruto stole all my things while I was in the hospital unconscious and made me move into his apartment on the other side of the village. He wouldn't let me just... focus. Kept picking at how it wasn't right. Whenever I'd get to intense that is."

[konohasuperstar]

Taking in the story, she most likely could see sheer, intense happiness in his eyes and his expression, and he even gave her a hug. A light, quick one. "So you had someone... and he was with you through everything. Niisan told me his reasons and explained everything to me before going on exile from the village... so he left rebuilding the clan to me. Nice to hear Naruto's ended up here with you."

He was quite amazingly happy for her, as it seemed.

[sparkplug_chan]

She was visibly thrown by his reaction, not hugging back, but not protesting either as she just... blinked at him. "I'm still coming to terms with... Niisan in general. But Naruto... I was so relieved when he got here. All the others are just... wrong. They don't know anything about anything."

[konohasuperstar]

"It's okay~ take your time. Niisan had his reasons, as much as I sorta wished it went another way, we... well, the Sasukes, got out of --"

He couldn't say it after all, and he hid the tremor that came over him at the resurfacing images by spinning on his heel and linking his arms behind his head. "Either way, here's a good place, for you two. I know how you feel too. Kinda like how no two Sasukes are alike, no two of that Naruto are either."

[sparkplug_chan]

She stared at his back, then stepped forward and leaned on him, resting her forehead against the laced fingers of his hands. "I don't really have any strong desire to go home. Naruto's here, mom is here, father is here. Yes, I miss my teammate, since the Hinatas here are... all wrong, but three years without her makes that a lot less."

[konohasuperstar]

He gave a blink as he felt a light pressure against his fingers, and what was left of the memories raced out, a smile again upon his lips. He remained still, mostly, merely turning his head to look at what he could of her over his shoulder. "Now I know... exactly what mom felt... when she said she was glad I was happy." because he was glad this girl-her was happy too. "You'll have to introduce me to that Naruto~"

[sparkplug_chan]

"Of course." There was a beat of pause, and a little humor entered her voice as she lifted her head without stepping back. "He's the one our age that doesn't wear neon. I refused."

[konohasuperstar]

"Menma likes those bright colors too.. or at least he did, till he got spotted in a tree from miles away. That, uh.. ahha, maaan did it go from bad to worse.." oh the fond memories of genin days. "He still refused my fashion advice though, even after that..."

[sparkplug_chan]

"He's not bad with it when he lets go of the neon." Her tone was a bit wry. "Who do you think picked my clothes?"

[konohasuperstar]

He gave a chuckle and tilted his head back. "They are pretty~ Girl clothes really are just prettier than anything a guy can wear... but I might be biased, hmm?"

[sparkplug_chan]

She gave a negligent shrug. "I make Naruto pick everything I wear, since he seems to care so much."

[konohasuperstar]

"Hmmmmm Probably wants you pretty" he purred. "Like you naturally aren't~"

[sparkplug_chan]

"He didn't like me wearing all black or clan castoffs." She shook her head once turning her head to look at him. "I made it as difficult on him as possible though."

[konohasuperstar]

He gave a laugh and wore a grin that said it all, sparkling with pride. "Wouldn't have expected otherwise from girl-me!"

[sparkplug_chan]

She hummed and arched an eyebrow. "And what do you think I did?"

[konohasuperstar]

"Told him you weren't wearing anything but black if he wasn't losing the orange stuff?" he would never forget the day they were found out.... orange within green is not the way to hide...

[sparkplug_chan]

"That's actually exactly what happened... but I meant after that, to actually be difficult."

[konohasuperstar]

"Oh~ Now I'm curious. So what did happen? If somethin like that was to happen to me and I wanted to be difficult? Hmmm... turning down sex would be detrimental to both parties, so.. Oh, forbidding him to eat ramen?" If they were any alike, Menma without ramen would be oh so very sad an existence.