The classics! Why does _nobody_ remember the classics, damnit?!
"Then it's true, they hired you for only 20 pieces of gold?"
It was an oddly still afternoon, the reeds hardly moving, the water of the river hardly flowing, a few sakura occasionally floating past. The sort of quiet you get when the elements seem to take breath, brace themselves, and prepare to rush ...
... it was making him nervous. Then again, 'nervous' was sort of normal for him. He'd been a hyperactive child that had grown into a hyperactive teenager ... though his sensei was trying to teach him patience.
"Yeah."
That was his sensei ... soooooo cool! It was like Sasuke-teme, only without the part where he was constantly being an asshole. The blond hadn't known you could do it that way.
"But the sword we stole was a precious treasure given by the shogun! And they're paying you only 20 pieces of gold for getting it back for them? You fool!!"
There were three of them, perched on the wooden railings of the bridge. Two in front of sensei and him, one behind. Armed, though not particularly well, all things considered ...
Not that his sensei was well armed, either, compared to some people he'd met and grown up amongst.
But he was so _cool_ ... sorta like shark-freak, and eyebrowless-freak, and fuzzy brows freak, just, y'know ... better. Less stupid.
"They're a poor small clan. You can't swindle 300 pieces of gold for a sword, you're asking too much. You're the fool."
Did he mention how damn cooool his new sensei was yet? Well, it bore repeating.
"Ano sa, ano sa! And that's where we come in! That's our nindo, you know, temeeeee!" Naruto fox-grinned from under his straw hat.
Then sensei tossed his rice-ball, and things went straight to ... well, actually it wasn't that bad. In the end, he'd managed to actually keep up and drop one of the bandits before sensei had.
Still not as cool as Jubei-sensei, though.
Oh well.
He still had two years until he had to go back to the Leaf, and he was learning all _sorts_ of neat stuff ...
Naruto/Ninja Scroll !! Represent, foo.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm
"Then it's true, they hired you for only 20 pieces of gold?"
It was an oddly still afternoon, the reeds hardly moving, the water of the river hardly flowing, a few sakura occasionally floating past. The sort of quiet you get when the elements seem to take breath, brace themselves, and prepare to rush ...
... it was making him nervous. Then again, 'nervous' was sort of normal for him. He'd been a hyperactive child that had grown into a hyperactive teenager ... though his sensei was trying to teach him patience.
"Yeah."
That was his sensei ... soooooo cool! It was like Sasuke-teme, only without the part where he was constantly being an asshole. The blond hadn't known you could do it that way.
"But the sword we stole was a precious treasure given by the shogun! And they're paying you only 20 pieces of gold for getting it back for them? You fool!!"
There were three of them, perched on the wooden railings of the bridge. Two in front of sensei and him, one behind. Armed, though not particularly well, all things considered ...
Not that his sensei was well armed, either, compared to some people he'd met and grown up amongst.
But he was so _cool_ ... sorta like shark-freak, and eyebrowless-freak, and fuzzy brows freak, just, y'know ... better. Less stupid.
"They're a poor small clan. You can't swindle 300 pieces of gold for a sword, you're asking too much. You're the fool."
Did he mention how damn cooool his new sensei was yet? Well, it bore repeating.
"Ano sa, ano sa! And that's where we come in! That's our nindo, you know, temeeeee!" Naruto fox-grinned from under his straw hat.
Then sensei tossed his rice-ball, and things went straight to ... well, actually it wasn't that bad. In the end, he'd managed to actually keep up and drop one of the bandits before sensei had.
Still not as cool as Jubei-sensei, though.
Oh well.
He still had two years until he had to go back to the Leaf, and he was learning all _sorts_ of neat stuff ...
Naruto/Ninja Scroll !! Represent, foo.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm