Quote:Hehehehehe. And of -course- he has no clue... You could go a -long- way playing 'deaf blind innocent' routine - which'd only get funnier after Hinata shows up to provide some competition. Because, after all, if he can't figure out why Rikou keeps wrapping herself around him, then he's not likely to make the connection involved in Hinata ditching that bulky jacket of hers, or inviting him to help her with 'private training sessions'...
Sarutobi stifled a chuckle as the eleven-year old boy looked uncertainly at the kunoichi for a moment before shrugging it - and her - off. "Hey, hey, old man! How about our dramatic entrance! Wasn't that cool?" Naruto crowed.
Hmm. I don't think that Hina-chan would ever use such a thing out -loud-, but it might be interesting to think of what sort of insulting mental tag she could give Rikou (like 'Ino-pig' or 'Billboard brow')... if only for the sake of contrasting her peaceful outward demeanor with these continuing inward super-loony-toons-violent-revenge-fantasies...
Quote:*unable to speak*
"YOU'RE SO INSPIRATIONAL, TOUSAN!" Rikou agreed.
Quote:IMHO, the 'ninja world' seems to have some -very- different patterns of address than real world Japan - offhand, I can't think of a single case where we've seen one ninja address another solely by their surname. For proper Japanese, IIRC, Sakura should call Kakashi 'Hatake-sensei,' the ANBU should address Anko as 'Mitarashi-sama,' and so on... and they don't.
Chieshamaru - So far as I know, Sarutobi-sama has not been given a personal name in either the manga or anime. I added the common Naruto-world suffix -maru to 'chiesha,' or 'wise man.'
In short, I'm pretty sure that Sarutobi is his personal name.
Ja, -n
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."