plotbunny at crunchtime

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So, Wave Country mission (no reason for them not to have that mission). Zabusa comes out of nowhere on his bigass sword, Gai looks surprised and restrains Naruto and Lee from charging into battle. Rikou goes starry eyed and shouts: "UNCLE ZABU!"

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...and we promptly discover that the Human Barnacle effect isn't limited to Naruto.
Jealous Haku! Whee!
And, and, Zabuza keeps trying to explain that he's got a mission and has to kill Tazuna, even if he'd rather not go through family to do it, but Gai is interrupting him every half sentance with advice on the most wise and honorable way to run a revolution for the sake of preserving the shining virtue of the Mist's youth (with inserts and encouragement from Lee at every opportunity), and Rikou is swinging around him like a jungle-gym babbling about how why hasn't he visited until now and glad Mommy will be to see him and how they're going to throw a really fun party to welcome him to the Leaf - which of course sets Naruto off into full hyperactive-self-propelled-ping-pong-ball mode, yelling "PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY!"
Oh. Yes. ^_^
And when he -finally- manages to get through to the Spandex Brigade what he's after, he has to deal with Rikou pleading for him to take it back, to say that her Uncle Zabu could never do something nasty and viscious like that... complete with BIG SAD SHINY EYES!... and of course he caves like a circus tent with the Hulk on top.
Ja, -n
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."