144 words
That's not a lot of words, but hey, it's the first Naruto thing I've written in at least six months, so.
"Take that somewhere else."
Jugo looks up from his meal. "What?"
"I said, take that somewhere else." Sasuke's back is turned towards the rest of the group. His voice is chilly. "I can't stand the smell."
"Okay, if it bothers you." And pushover that he is, Jugo gets up and leaves, taking his bowl with him.
Suigetsu's eyebrows raise. "You must really hate ramen, hm?" he says conversationally.
"Yeah. I really hate it."
"Ah. I see." And Suigetsu smiles as though he's been clued into a joke.
At the time Karin pays almost no attention to this exchange. Well, so what? But at some indeterminate point later she will hear something from someone about Sasuke's old teammates. And she will think back on this conversation and, suddenly, understanding will click on in her head too, like a lightbulb.
Ah. So that's what it was.
(Note: I swear there used to be an interview on Toriyama's World that Kishimoto wrote with Sasuke. One of the questions was "what did your kiss with Naruto taste like?" and the answer was, of course, ramen.
...I think you get the picture.)
"Take that somewhere else."
Jugo looks up from his meal. "What?"
"I said, take that somewhere else." Sasuke's back is turned towards the rest of the group. His voice is chilly. "I can't stand the smell."
"Okay, if it bothers you." And pushover that he is, Jugo gets up and leaves, taking his bowl with him.
Suigetsu's eyebrows raise. "You must really hate ramen, hm?" he says conversationally.
"Yeah. I really hate it."
"Ah. I see." And Suigetsu smiles as though he's been clued into a joke.
At the time Karin pays almost no attention to this exchange. Well, so what? But at some indeterminate point later she will hear something from someone about Sasuke's old teammates. And she will think back on this conversation and, suddenly, understanding will click on in her head too, like a lightbulb.
Ah. So that's what it was.
(Note: I swear there used to be an interview on Toriyama's World that Kishimoto wrote with Sasuke. One of the questions was "what did your kiss with Naruto taste like?" and the answer was, of course, ramen.
...I think you get the picture.)