endgames | 027 -- [Voice || Written || Action] Backdated to the 6th

[It's been two days now, since the mission at that hospital. It feels awkward coming to the journal like this... he didn't even know Precis all that well, outside of two missions. But reviewing journal conversations, it didn't seem as if she knew anyone well on the last one either. A village-wide announcement seems callous.

In the end, he winds up crafting a wide filter, based off of her journal responses and the two mission experiences he's aware of. Tl;dr: if you've ever had a public thread with Precis, or went on a mission with her, you're good to be included in the filter.]

[Filtered to Associates of Precis F. Neumann || Unhackable]

On the fourth of September, Precis Neumann died participating in a mission outside the enclosure. No doubt she saved countless lives, but...

[...]

If you knew her, I offer my condolences for your loss.

[/end filter]

[For the rest of the day, Shikamaru will be in the forest surrounding CH1. Looking back over the journals revealed something else too. You'd think with the way he memorizes things it'd have hit him sooner, but he was never so good with dates.]

Two years... Tch. How troublesome.

[He'll be out here, training primarily with his shadow, but watching clouds too. Not for too long. Within the hour, he's cracking out another filter on the journal.]

[Filtered to Uzumaki Naruto || Unhackable]

Let's take care of that thing we discussed.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I'm just sayin', that's how I started teachin' Konohamaru and it worked out fine. What if I end up messin' up here?

You gotta learn sometime. [Pointing.] You want other students someday, don't you? The same method won't work for everyone.

[Didn't work for you did it? The way he remembers things, Naruto was always learning things outside the standard way most were taught.]

Y'sure? I figured it was pretty important to learnin' the jutsu.

[Seriously. Look at how perversion helps lead up to mastering the Rasengan. Excluding his dad.]

Everyone else seems capable of learning it without.

You positive you don't wanna learn it?

[He just puts his hands together: an approximate of begging without the words. Pleeeeeease no.]

[MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN.]

Alright, I'll give it a shot without you learnin' it. [Arms crossed, he's obviously upset about this development.] It's just gonna take ten times more dedication!

You're a pal.

[...besides the 10x part, orz.]

This might be the one time I'm for that.

[He might be bullshitting a bit of that dedication due to the whole Sexy Jutsu thing, but it will take a lot of dedication that Naruto's willing to push out if Shikamaru was. With an exaggerated nod, Naruto sits on the ground.]

Gotcha! Let's get started! [This is exciting for him, okay.] Y'know that the jutsu takes a lot more chakra, right?

Yeah. [He also sits, following suit until he's told otherwise.]

The way I understood, that's why only people like you, who possess ample amounts of chakra, can attempt making more than a few. The results for someone such as me trying that many would be fatal.

Right! It doesn't just take a ton more chakra! It's splittin' your chakra to clones to make 'em more solid and stronger compared to the normal kind!

[You know. The kind Naruto had huge problems making. He still prefers shadow clones over 'em.]

So it's like clay. Only instead of molding it into something, you're chopping a piece off the block.

[No wonder Naruto would find it easier. --also holy shit bro, don't you make like hundred of these?]

Right! [Helps to have a demon fox. One of those advantages and all that jazz.] Since we're not doing the totally crucial first step, I've gotta figure out how to get you to handle it right.

[Thoughtful chin tap.] Maybe we can start with the handseal.

[Well that doesn't really need to be taught, he's seen you do it a couple dozen times. This one, right?]

Bingo. You just gotta focus all that chakra you use to make clones, add a ton more, and use that seal for it. That's the basics, I mean.

[Even as Naruto's talking, Shikamaru's working on what he's said. Sounds like simple chakra control. He forms the amount he'd use back in school, adds onto that, release and keep it flowing....]

All right.

[And BAM. One shadow clone sitting right next to him. IT'S NOT BAD LOOKING.]

Whoaaaa! This is seriously your first try!? It even looks just like you!

[NARUTO IS AMAZED.]

Yeah. I went off of what you said and--

[Aaaaaand POP. No more shadow clone. So much for that.]

[Naruto grimaces.] Maaaan, I thought it was gonna be easy after seein' that. Maybe I gotta show you somethin' to make it easier.

Somethin' like... [OH, HE KNOWS! He makes his own shadow clone and the clones just... runs off.]

[Well you made it sound easy, despite all the hardness involved. Grumble, grumble. 8|

That felt weird though. He watches the clone run off, still slightly disappointed with himself.] Hanging sentences don't explain much. I'm not supposed to follow him, I hope.

Nah, nah. He's gonna fetch somethin' for me, so just hang on for a couple of minutes. It'll make everythin' a ton easier.

[He nods while grinning, as if this will solve the world's problems.]

If you say so.

[Trusting Naruto despite all logic and reason, this is what we do.]

So does it always feel like that?

Huh? Feel like what? [He's honestly gotten so used to using them that he's not sure what Shikamaru means, especially with how little time the clone spent out on the field.]

[It's hard to put a finger on it, actually. Too quick to process.]

A rush. Something pulling back.

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