plotbunny at crunchtime

[Valles]

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Oh fer... They're KIDS, you know? Eleven, twelve, thirteen? Because of the realities of their world they're in adult jobs and have some adult knowledge, but they aren't really about to jump in the bushes with each other, they aren't really prepared to have a relationship where they think of someone else more than themselves, and they have a lot of growing to do. If any 'pairings' develop, don't expect anything more than juvenile dates and snugglies.

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But... but... It's -poly-... *waves banner plaintively*
Besides, while eighteen may be the standard age for adulthood -now-, it's hardly universal to human history - and, IMHO, the fact that the Hidden Villages are willing to dump people into combat zones at ~12 speaks -volumes- about where they draw that particular line... and, again IMHO, the kids tend to act about 3-4 years older than they really are (when viewed through our cultural filters. by their standards, they're about as expected.) Granted, anything serious probably wouldn't happen until Kyuubi+13 or so - that is, about a year of fic-time after the tale picks up - just because they wouldn't quite have the hormones going yet, but I think they're a lot more competent that we watching/writing (including Kishimoto...) would think from our own experiences with kids that age.
In other words, if -they- think they're old enough (and they obviously do), I'm not inclined to disagree.

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well, I like weapons that are some variation on a weight at the end of a cord.

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There's an apparently pretty mediocre Playstation game I've heard about - never played, since I don't own a PS - called Red Ninja. Besides handing the main character a weapon I think you might be interested in (which is why I bring it up now), it's the place I kipped Hell!Sakura's outfit from.
Ja, -n
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