[takes place the day after Chiriku's arrival in Konoha.]There had been a reprieve but it had only been a few hours. So after harassing his jounin for a bit, Tsurude eventually faced the inevitable fact that there was probably already paperwork on his desk, that there would always be paperwork on his desk and staying away only meant more paperwork ( Read more... )

[happens before Sachiko goes on her mission]

( Sometimes, Leigh hated her body. )

[This is set before Kiba is released from the hospital. Also, uh...it might make you laugh?]Hinaji didn't usually feel nervous at the Inuzuka compound. He'd gotten over that a few years ago, once he'd realised Kiba's family wasn't as intimidating as he'd originally thought. But this time was different, and he really wasn't sure what he was going ( Read more... )

( It had only taken almost four years, but finally Sachiko had managed to do what she'd tried to back at the Valley - break that bond with Naruko. )

[[Set about an hour after this thread--Kureno's spar with Asuka.]]

Kureno's mood was still foul, partially from his irritation and partially from the fact that he wasn't able to rationally justify his irritation. He was running too much on emotions right now, which he wasn't used to and which was consequently causing his mood to remain foul ( Read more... )

( A spar in which kunai aren't the only sharp things flying through the air. )

As much as Chiriku might have liked to be allowed to monopolize Asuka's time for the duration of her visit, she knew that Asuka had a job to do and she could not expect Asuka to just drop everything for her. Hadn't she still needed to perform her own duties when Asuka had come to the temple four years ago? Chiriku's duties simply kept her in the ( Read more... )

[Set after this.]

( Yuugao was tired of seeing things fall apart around him. )

( It was unwise to push the subject, but Kisa knew that Itae tolerated her a little more than she did most people, if only out of necessity. )

[[backdated to just after Chiriku arrives.]]She hadn't had a chance to see Rin since he came back. This would mostly be because she was being randomly accosted by her team, sleeping, being randomly accosted by other people, being randomly accosted by monks, sleeping, oh, and more sleeping. Not that Asuka really minded sleeping all that much, but ( Read more... )