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Post by Yuki on Aug 30, 2009 20:35:59 GMT -4
Yuki couldn't help but smile. It seemed weird to him, especially since he had been the one to change his name to take Oki's, but all it all... It was just weird.
"Very well," he said making himself similarily comfortable opposite his 'wife.' "You always wanted to be a ninja? Or would there be another career path you would have taken given the choice?"
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Post by Oki on Aug 30, 2009 20:39:29 GMT -4
"Honestly?" Oki said with some hesitation. "I'd love to just be a house wife. Look after a family, cook, clean, find creative ways to get stains out of clothing... Really boring things like that. I became a ninja so I could find out... what happened to my parents, my home. Once I finish with that, I'm happy and I'll settle into a teaching job at the academy."
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Post by Yuki on Aug 30, 2009 20:42:14 GMT -4
Yuki just looked at her with one of the oddest looks he had ever given her. It wasn't odd because he was puzzled, or he doubted her sincerity, or even that he was looking down on it - but more like he was admiring her - like he just found a reason to really want to connect with her, really want to get to know her better and not just show off, try and impress her, and go on a few dates. He was absolutely tongue tied...
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Post by Oki on Aug 30, 2009 21:09:54 GMT -4
Oki blushed, misinterpreting the silence.
"I know, it's kind of lame, isn't it? I know I've had to spend a lot of time training to become what I am, and that I owe service to the village, but I just... don't want to spend my whole life at the kage's beckon call, putting my life on the line, when there are other things that I could do that are almost as useful..."
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Post by Yuki on Aug 30, 2009 21:14:57 GMT -4
Yuki was shaking his head. "No..." he said softly. "It's perfect... It's... Peaceful..." He laughed. "I told you I wanted to be a farmer... And you think I'd say your dreams are lame?"
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Post by Oki on Aug 30, 2009 21:16:36 GMT -4
"You wouldn't be the first if you had," Oki sighed. "A lot of people aren't as accepting as you are, and they think I've been wasting resources."
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Post by Yuki on Aug 30, 2009 21:19:11 GMT -4
Yuki stood up and crossed the cabin, lifting Oki's feet, sitting down, and placing them over his lap and smiled at her.
"Believe it or not... I'm not much of a fighter... I mean... I don't like to fight. I like to see things grow, or come together. I like farming, and building... Just... Growing up in the hidden Sand, you really didn't have a choice... it was like military obligation..." he looked at Oki to see if she understood where he was coming from...
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Post by Oki on Aug 30, 2009 21:23:19 GMT -4
Oki nodded slowly. "I think I get it. Every able body person has to do his or her part, service to the state and all that, right?"
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Post by Yuki on Aug 30, 2009 21:29:04 GMT -4
Yuki gave a short chortle of laughter. "Yeah... And if you're still able-bodied when they're done with you at the academy, then you owe your life to the missions for the rest of it... The best you could hope for is to gain a limp after the genin exam so you're no more good... That's what happened to my father... His knee was irrepairable after his exam, and so he became a farmer...
Unluckily, I recovered after seven weeks in the hospital... And here I am..." He was lost in memories that were playing behind his eyes for him to watch and rewatch...
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Post by Oki on Aug 30, 2009 21:31:24 GMT -4
"Seven weeks? Good gods Yuki! What did they do to you?"
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Post by Yuki on Aug 30, 2009 21:33:13 GMT -4
Yuki forced a smile. "Three compound fractures, a dropped lung, seven broken ribs, three broken teeth and all of the cuts and bruises in the world. Kill or be killed," he said and hung his head as if he were reliving the final moments of that exam right then and there....
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Post by Oki on Aug 30, 2009 21:35:54 GMT -4
"Oh Yuki," she said sadly. She wanted to do something to comfort him, but didn't know what to do. This was a skeleton he would have to deal with on his own...
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Post by Yuki on Aug 30, 2009 21:39:50 GMT -4
Yuki shook his head no. "My team... We were the only team that year to have all three of us survive to become a team... We knew what we were getting into when we entered it..."
He turned and looked at Oki, forcing a smile. "That's why I like your dream so much... It's nothing like my past..."
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Post by Oki on Aug 30, 2009 21:44:35 GMT -4
"Well, what do you plan for yourself? Will you continue on as a ninja, or settle down into something a bit quieter? Konoha isn't like the Sand. You don't have to do anything, really. It just that most people do, whether it's for a little while or for life. You can have your own dream."
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Post by Yuki on Aug 30, 2009 21:49:44 GMT -4
"For now... I want to be a ninja... I don't really have the means to settle into something else just yet... So for now, I'll continue on, save up... and then when the time is right, maybe I'll be able to retire from this for a slower life..."
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