A small boy walking along the edge of the river holding his right shoulder with his left hand, his blonde hair blowing in the wind as his world was coming apart. Dragging his blade along the ground as he seemed a bit out of place, as his heart was wavering he looked cold and heartless as he continued along the river bank. His barefeet pressing softly on the grass as a few animals watched him, the world around him had become different since he looked at it through the eyes of a sage in training. He was becoming one with nature and he was beginning to feel the weight of all his actions as he then stopped to clean his sword in the river as it flowed washing away the blood that travelled along the river.

The boy then looked up and noticed something in the tree as he held on to his blade tightly as he swung the clean blade the water flying through the air as some of it shot towards the tree harmlessly but to the point that whoever was there would get wet, as the water was flying towards the boy sparkling in a sense that it made a small little rainbow for a moment. He noticed the boy had white hair, and strange brown eyes not to mention some weird book which had 'SAGA' written on it. Who was this stranger in the tree and was he an enemy or an ally or neither, it was hard for the boy to tell the difference anymore as his heart began to beat loudly. A voice inside his head that kept saying, "Kill, kill, kill, kill" while another voice inside him said, "Lay down your sword for peace". Either way only time would tell who or what this person was as he kept a close eye on him.

Words = 311

The boy answered him nervously with a greeting as he put down his book as the boy kept looking at the other boy. The boy told him he looked like he had been to hell and part of that was true, but in that sense the hell was his domain, as he was a little demon of the hidden mist, but this boy did not seem to even know who he was. The kid must have been a fresh genin straight out of Konoha's academy. The grin on the boy's face was really creepy as Yuzu just did not understand why the boy could not just give a normal smile.The boy then rubbed the back of his head and said his name was Masaaki as he looked the boy up and down making sure he had no hidden weapons on him.

The boy finally came down from the tree with what looked like a bento, he had always wanted to try one of those and he got lucky though. The boy offered him some chicken as he stared at it for a while before slashing it in half with his sword then caught the other half as he held it up then said, "I am Yuzu, and lets eat at the same time so we know that it is not poison okay" not the best logic in the world but he was really hungry and felt this was the safest idea he had on him. So now he was waiting patiently for the other boy Masaaki to eat the other half, though he probably should be more careful since for a second he nearly cut the hand of the boy, if he did not hold back at the last second. He put the sword on to his back.

The wind began to pick up as he wondered whether this would be a new friend that he would make, or just another enemy not that he needed enemies to begin with. The world was against him in so many ways and he had trained so hard to be treated to harsh gazes and even harsher rumors. The one truth was that he was strong and had no time to waste.

Words = 311 + 372 = 683
Training Reaction B to B1 = 683/700
Training words left = 0

The boy had a smile on his face which confused him a bit, the boy did not seem to be scared of him and did not seem like a threat either. Masaaki laughed at him when he asked them to eat at the same time, to make sure it was not poison. When he grinned it looked suspicious, like a smile but with deeper meaning. He watched Masaaki's lips closely as Masaaki took a bite out of the chicken, chewing it up before eventually swallowing it. He also took a bite and was busy chewing when he noticed Masaaki foaming from the mouth as he spat out the chicken only to notice he was grinning. He blushed cutely as he felt embarrassed that he fell for that, he was being really careless right now. The voices in his head started speaking again telling him to kill this liar and make him pay for making a fool out of him, but another voice said that there is still hope, he must not let go of it.

The joke was not that nice but at least they were both okay, he began eating the chicken as he listened to the boy saying he was bad at cooking, he did think the chicken was missing something he just could not figure out what it was at the time. He had cooking experience which mainly centered around noodles, noodles and more noodles, with salads deserts and cake included.
The boy said he was not well socialized which confused him and he thought for a bit that it probably meant unsociable which meant something or other that he forgot.

He then looked to the boy Masaaki and put his sword down on the ground then opened his mouth very slowly. "That joke was a bit mean Masaaki..." giving the boy a cute feminine pouty face as he looked to the side, he was actually very sociable but the world kept pulling back to the harsh realities of war hunger and bloodshed. Now was a more important time than any other to make a friend, especially with what the future now holds

Words = 683 + 357 = 1040
Training words left = 0 + 357 = 357
Training Reaction B to B1 = 683(previous post) + 17 = 700/700
Training Words Left = 340

It was not his first time, but when it came to sarcasm or jokes in general he felt like a virgin. Even though he did not understand the true meaning of the word, he always knew that he was a virgin in this world, except when it came to killing and doing missions. He watched as the boy Misaaki picked up a few stones and threw them towards the river, they seemed to skip by nicely as he wondered if he should join in as he picked up a few stones trying to decide whether to throw them or not.

He picked up a couple of stone and threw them at the river, the rocks skipped across the tranquil water leaving behinds ripples that would later turn into tides or so Masaaki believed, it was a silly to believe in. The boy asked him where he was from before he could throw his stone as he pouted a bit, upset that he did not get a chance to throw his stones yet. The boy then asked if it was even okay to ask where he came from in the first place as he now had a different look, as the young boy Yuzu had his eyes looking down as he felt that it might actually be true, after some of the things that happened. The rumor of his mother having a fight with the Hokage, which he felt were probably just rumors since if she did fight the Hokage she would probably kill him by accident.

His train of thought got interrupted as Masaaki just made a strange noise which might have been a word for all he knew, as the boy put his arms behind his head which made it look like the day had only begun for Masaaki. He then asked about the chicken as he was in thought for a bit then finally spoke. "I am from the Hidden Mist, we sometimes eat rabbits there so chicken is a bit weird to me sometimes. Am i being a bother to you?" as he tilted his head slightly as he questioned Masaaki before flicking the stone which he might have overdone as the stone bounced off the water it made a large splash as the water went towards the both of them. It was just water but in the end he was not sure if getting wet was a good idea or a bad idea. However he did have some feminine charm to him as the wave was heading towards them a mini rainbow from the drops that were falling from this wave.

Words = 1040 + 435 = 1475
Training Words Left = 340 + 435 = 775

 

As he listened to the reply from Masaaki as the water converged overhead he was given the book which he protected by hugging it and bowing his head forward as the water crashed down on them both making them rather wet. The splash was a bit over board as the pebble reached the other side of the river hitting into a tree and leaving an indentation. As he moved his head slowly to look up to Masaaki, his eyes appeared as if they were crying the water dripping down his face as he then spoke. "Sorry, never did this stone throwing thing before". As he held the book close before checking it to see if it was okay, holding it out at arms length so the water from his hair would not drip on the book. "SAGA, is this like a bingo book for people like the ANBU, i never heard of SAGA before though"
Being unfamiliar with most comic books or novels, he mainly only read books on training, weapons, jutsu and other shinobi related topics. He kept looking at the book as he became curious as to what the contents were he looked towards Masaaki and then towards the book. He began to think about it for a while trying to figure out whether he should open it or not, it very well could be a well planned trap to seal him into the book so that he can be captured or it could just be an ordinary book. The thoughts running through his mind as the wind began to pick up bringing in some cold weather as the river kept flowing far more peaceful then it had been earlier. A few rabbits were running through the grass as if their presence was not even slightly bothered by the two boys. He felt confusion more than he felt fear, his fear being deeply burried and deeply overcome by his training. Things had begun to change as he began to reach out and grabbed the top of the corner of the cover of the book. He opened the book slowly and what he saw was something he never expected and something that made him question what made him so different from others.
This was not a book of shinobi, this was not a story about the vast multitudes of infinite jutsu out there or weapons of mass destruction it was, something else. As the boy looked in awe at the book turning the pages slowly and carefully before gulping and then looking towards Masaaki and asking. "What is this?"

Words = 1040 + 435 = 1475 + 430 = 1905
Training Words Left = 340 + 435 = 775 + 430 = 1205

OOC : Sorry for delay but i have returned now