Pink Blossom Quest Redux [Naruto/Streetfighter]

As things went, the group of shinobi that you were a part of was rather miserable as you exited the Hokage's office.

As you started to speak, you noticed what had to be a young shinobi in training with the way he was hiding against the wall with what had to be most poorly thought out and executed concealment technique.

After all, who actually would attempt to conceal themselves against a wall with a cloth meant to blend in with said surface... only to use it at the wrong angle.

Really.

That was just kind of sad.

Still, judging by the size of the cloth, it was likely a kid who had just started the academy.

After a brief consideration, you decided to ignore the kid... as did your friends.

The only one who didn't was Naruto who simply smiled at the kid behind his cloth. "You're not fooling anyone because~ you've forgotten which side is up again, Konohamaru."

"Impressive to see through this, as expected of Big Sister Uzumaki." The kid nodded as he lowered the cloth to beam back at Naruto. There was a note of admiration in his voice. You had to admit to some surprise at Naruto having all sorts of odd connection, they simply seemed to show up out of nowhere. Still, that wasn't hard, the blonde kunoichi was rather friendly and outgoing.

"Ha ha, it's nothing Konohamaru, just don't overdo it, okay?" There was a smile as she waved at him and rejoined the group as you headed down the stairs.

"Didn't know you knew the Hokage's grandson?" you spoke up eventually, having placed who Konohamaru was.

She nodded at you with a smile. "Ah... Konohamaru is a good kid, I met him when I got in trouble in the past and got a talking to. One thing led to another and I play with him now and then."

"He is kind of annoying in a certain way thou, keeps wanting to play with Naruto all the time." Sasuke chimed in.

There was a sniff by Ino at her dress. "Man, father is going to kill me if I go home like this."

"Troublesome... you know we're still going to be in trouble when we get home no matter how we look, right?" Shikimaru's opinion wasn't appreciated by Ino who settled for glaring at him silently.

"You... you know, you could come to my place and clean up first, right?" Naruto offered up after a moment of silence.

It didn't take long for the eight of you to agree to Naruto's offer.

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The Uzumaki Connection
[Sakura Quest] [Naruto / Streetfighter]
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Your impression of Naruto's home was that it was bigger than expected. From the outside, it was just a simple apartment building. And yet, from the placement of the rooms and their dividing walls, the interior of Naruto's apartment was surprisingly spacious.

More than that, it turned out that the Uzumaki princess owned the entire building, something about an inheritance from her mother.

Still, it meant that there were communal washing machines for you and your friends to share and use, while you shared the shower in Naruto's home.

What Do?
[X] Go home after the shower and your clothes are clean. Time to face the music.
[X] Stay and talk with the others, to get a picture of what they remembered. Not avoiding the music... really.
[X] Go and visit your dad at his office after you are done at Naruto's, you didn't want to face mother's disappointment.
[X] Something Else. Write In.

 

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You weren't avoiding going home... really, you weren't.

You were, ahem, simply performing intell collection by talking with the others... finding out more about your peers and friends.

Also... as it turns out, it was likely that Naruto was the one most likely to give you a proper fight and not, as you had expected, the Hyuuga Princess or even the Uchiha. At least if one went by the hints dropped in the conversation between you, Naruto and Hinata as you waited for your clothes to finish drying.

After all, it wasn't as if ninja used the words wuxia for the art of unarmed fighting, or hewed to the concept of jianghu. Actually, it was rare even in the other Sakura's time.

And Hinata was more interested in stories than the fighting involved in them, or more importantly the techniques used in said stories that Naruto claimed she made up.

Which ruled her out as an interesting opponent.

Naruto, however... you had caught that sly smile on her face as she spoke every now and then... she was deliberately baiting you with words, terms and fighting technique.

It was tempting, very much so, to challenge her to a fight. But... that would be playing into her hand, given that the three of you were currently only in your underwear and wrapped with towels.

Also, it wouldn't be nice of you to ruin Naruto's home... now when she was teasing and taunting you as she explained what she remembered as she interlaced a wuxia story into it.

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The Music
[Sakura Quest] [Naruto / Streetfighter]
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Warm and scented clothes was a delight when one was also clean.

"I'm telling you. Sakura is totally into your girl, Sasuke. You gotta step in and save her or we'll get to see 'em making out."

You had to frown as you re-entered Naruto's appartment, that sounded like the mutt Kiba.

"Troublesome." "Nnnnh."

Who was talking to Shikamaru and Sasuke. And if the crunching was to be trusted, Chouji was there as well.

"I think that would be kind of.... hot." Shino's slow and considered words had you paused. Was he under some kind of genjutsu? That was very much not like him at all. He didn't say that kind of things, did he?

From the silence that ensured... you suspected that you were not the only one who thought so.

What Do?
[X] Go home after the shower and your clothes are clean. Time to face the music.
[X] Go and visit your dad at his office after you are done at Naruto's, you didn't want to face mother's disappointment.
[X] Something Else. Write In.