“Target practice?” Kurenai asked curiously.
“Hai,” Lee said abruptly. “It’s to test our reflexes. Naruto-san and I are the targets and Tenten-san practices.”
Kurenai blinked.
“Blunted kunais,” Tenten said quickly. “They don’t draw blood. Well, not much anyway.”
“I don’t let her hit me in the face anymore,” Naruto said innocently.
LOLZ!So, for once, Uzumaki Naruto decided to keep his mouth shut.
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Sitting in an office elsewhere in the tower updating the list of remaining participants, Umino Iruka suddenly stiffened as all the hairs on the back of his neck stood up. He didn’t know what was causing it, but he instinctively knew that a massive violation of the natural order was occurring. He suspiciously peered around, even looking under his desk, but he couldn’t find anything to explain that uneasy feeling.
Controlling his shudders of dread, the chuunin sat back down and double-checked the list again.
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Naruto didn’t sound too enthused at what she was suggesting… right up until she mentioned that it would make him faster and stronger than Sasuke. At that point he would have cheerfully agreed to being lit on fire.
*Beware of Mother!*They began to bow, Naruto watching Hinata from the corner of his eye to make sure he went far enough, but she waved them off. “No need for that, this isn’t a meeting of the clan elders, otherwise Shino would be bullying people and making them feel stupid. We just want to get to know our son’s friends. I’m Misato, and I see you’ve met Shibi-kun already.”
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“Not a bit,” she said. “I met my husband when he was the official envoy to Hidden Mist.” She smiled over at her husband. “He was so serious and solemn that I never stood a chance. His assignment ended right after Shino was born and all three of us returned to Konoha.”
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“Anyway,” Misato concluded, “that’s why I’m a little livelier than these two.” She cracked a teasing grin as Shino and Shibi both raised visible eyebrows above their glasses. “I had such hopes for Shino, too… he was such a pretty baby, always laughing and so ticklish.” Her eyes took on a wicked glint as she exercised her parental prerogative to embarrass her child in front of his peers.
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Shino let out an audible sigh from behind his jacket collar.
“Shino…” Misato said in a tragic voice, her eyes dancing with mischief. “This is the first time you’ve brought friends home. I have a lot of time to make up for.”
“Perhaps,” Shibi countered, “we can continue this discussion over dinner, as that was the reason our guests were invited.”
“Very well,” Misato agreed and started leading them toward an archway. “The roasted termites are probably about done, but they won’t stay crispy for long.”
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“She has an… unusual sense of humor,” Shino muttered quietly as he fell into step next to him.
“I heard that,” Misato said as she entered the dining room.
“And good hearing, too,” Naruto commented.
Someone needs to ask Shibi why he married her, so he can tell them, "At the time, it seemed the logical thing to do."Yeah, she's (very slightly) based off of her namesake from another series, at least in some of her mannerisms...
Wait, what?That's OK; in my head, Shino is voiced by Lawrence Fishburne (especially after the prelims).
What about physically?Yeah, she's (very slightly) based off of her namesake from another series, at least in some of her mannerisms...
And here I was thinking the naming was just a coincidence!!!Yeah, she's (very slightly) based off of her namesake from another series, at least in some of her mannerisms...
No, that's the expected answer.Someone needs to ask Shibi why he married her, so he can tell them, "At the time, it seemed the logical thing to do."
...yes, I hear Shibi speaking in Mark Lenard's voice. That's OK; in my head, Shino is voiced by Lawrence Fishburne (especially after the prelims).
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