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025 -- [Action || Voice]
[When Shikamaru heads down to Asuma's apartment Monday morning, he finds it empty of everything but Kurenai's things and a silver lighter standing on the table. It's wrong, but he doesn't give in to the false hope.
Of course it would stay. Even though Shikamaru gave it back to him, the lighter stopped being Asuma's the moment he picked it off his dying body.
Kurenai must've stepped out before it happened. She's a ninja, and not so senseless to have left the door wide open and run off in her grief. And so he waits for her, and tries to find his words.
After he leaves Kurenai, he has to tell Ino. Team 8 he'll find in person too - he has a request for them on top of this. It's been too long since they've heard a stir from their enemies.]
[It's well past midnight before an announcement comes, after he's made this post and spent a few hours going over the discussions there. When people are either busy with the information he gave them, or asleep.
He smokes a cigarette on his way back to his apartment in the night air, putting it out before he steps into the building, his posture falsely relaxed until he steps into his own room.]
Sarutobi Asuma is gone. [There's a pause and- no, he doesn't think it was mentioned.] Also, Haruno Sakura returned to her world a few weeks ago, for anyone who knew her.
Funnily enough, I haven't seen that masked Akatsuki guy in a while either...
[Too many people to filter that too. It's vague enough, but anyone who needs to know should get what he means. It would have been better news if he'd known before.
He'll answer journal comments in the morning.]
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How long has it been?
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like Sasuke, but I'm assuming he's hiding his picture here? If not it doesn't change the reply.]Don't know. I wasn't making notches in my boots to count the days.
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written. HOW DOES THAT BLUSH ICON--i don't. why.
voice. Sasuke, why so moe.
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nothing back.
nothing infinity.
nothing shut-your-mouth-you-can't-pick-infinity.
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They're the same person. The one you're talking about thought he was from a different world.
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Bet you're not too sad about the sunrise. [If he really is gone. Ninja can disappear without every going anywhere.]
You'll have everybody talking for days, y'know.
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Was never a fan of waking up early. [Acknowledging both Tobi's disappearance, and his lateness in responding. Even though he was up for a while.]
As for the villagers, we'll see what they come up with it. It's more important they know what we may be up against.
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Voice. DOUBLE DOSE OF SASUKE WUTEVS.
Voice. EW ONE DOES WAS BAD ENOUGH, I'M ALLERGIC TO HATE.
[Pointedly polite. That was you before, wasn't it?]
Voice. WOW DON'T BE RUDE.
Voice. YOU WERE RUDE FIRST.
Voice. YES BUT IT'S EXPECTED OF ME.
Voice. YOU MAKE A VALID ARGUMENT.
Voice. THEN AM I WINNING FOR ONCE? IS THIS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE ON TOP???
Voice. NO, NOW YOU'RE JUST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOG PILE.
Voice. OMG I CLIMBED THAT HIGH??? FUCK YEAH.
Voice. /PUSHES OVER
Voice. /FALLS, MOURNFUL WAILS ENSUE
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Voice, private. Look at how Sasuke makes a post about Asuma being gone about him.
Voice, private. Sasuke, you attention whore. Just admit you miss your fangirls.
Voice, private. Only late at night when he's all alone with Madara.
Voice, private. ...can't be as bad as the days with Orochimaru
Voice, private. those were some bad nights, bro. let's not talk about it!!
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How certain are you?
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He skips straight to the filter.]
Ninety-eight percent. Even if Hinata missed him, there's no way to completely erase one's scent once an Inuzuka has it. Yet there's no trace of him.
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With a solemn, focused face, Hinata reports.]
Shikamaru-kun, our search is done.
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[For the little Law knew him.]
... he's been much too quiet, yes...
[He's going to assume the filter breaking test has already been applied. Though... for Madara...
Yeah, paranoia is on an all time lately.]
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Not a trace of him.
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I'm sorry to hear it. That extra time with him...
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I'm grateful for it. But extra time is all it was, from the moment he got here.
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... That sounds like a lot of people left.. [ there's something slightly sad in her voice, even though it's still pretty blank. ] Is Shikamura-kun okay..?
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Is he okay?
...no. It's one of the first times he's so brutally honest with himself. I'm really not.]
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[ voice ] Meanwhile I laugh that there's like three Ikki's in Luceti now
[ voice ] LMFAO YES.. it's so funny, the ikkis are multiplying all over
[ voice ] They're gonna beat out the history of Jacks!
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[If he's really gone... but he thinks he is.]
Just stick with Ino. That's more than enough.
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You alright?
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With Naruto, he's reminded of the time they spoke after Jiraiya died, and he got on his case. Then, he spoke to him from experience. The same words apply to this situation too, he thinks.
My sensei entrusted me with many things.
That should hold true even here.]
I'm working through it.
[Nothing deep or meaningful, but the guy would just come up here if he said nothing at all.]
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I guess it's placeholdery
Roger that o>
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I'm so sorry. Please tell me if there's anything I can do.
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And of course she would offer, when she has her own concerns.]
I'll let you know, but I don't think it will be a problem.
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