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Test Drive!

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Okay everyone, it's time to test some people out! The rules of the game are simple. You have a character you would like to try out as a native to the setting of this game. You want to see if this is the right setting to play said character in, right?

Well, then all you have to do is drop them into this post as a top level comment with this as the header:
Character name | Series (OC's just put Original here) | Planned Village Affiliation

Then you comment around and play with everyone else!

If you need some ideas on how to get started, you can drop your character in during the middle of a mission, have them at an eatery around their village, or maybe even just doing weapons practice. It's up to you how you want to set out, so feel free to put your characters in this version of the Naruto universe however it most seems appropriate. Just be sure to say where you put them somewhere in your post though, otherwise two people might not even be threading in the same country.

One last thing! Remember that your character was born in this universe, so whatever else you decide, your character is a world native, even if they might be a tourist in the village you decided to test them out on.

And that's it. Just be good to each other and have fun! Threads you do here can count toward future activity checks, so long as the person you're threading with gets in too. These threads can also be used for samples on your application.

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he sensed Saukra's presence before he heard her voice, head tilting in greeting as she landed. It had been a while since he had last seen her, but his teammate looked in as good health as ever and Shino stopped at her side.

"I had not planned to stay out in it long. Would you care to join me? It's nearing midday.."

It was as close to an invitation to share a meal as he was prone to give, but there was a small smile behind words, pleased at the chance to spend some time with her.

"You're late," came the warning, as a layer of sand suddenly rippled beneath her feet and lifted her, her pack and Takkun away from the enterprising strike from the female of the scorpion pair. He had been returning himself, but the route from the Demon Desert was less a route and more an acrobatics routine between scorpion nests, dry subterranean canyons, and oases. He was drained of chakra, tired, and then the guards had reported that Kazue hadn't passed through the last checkpoint.

He didn't need to double back, but then he was off-duty. He could do what he liked. And that was, currently, watching Kazue deal with desert creatures whilst acting as the most bare of supports.

The words drew Kazue's eyes from her target for a split second, but just that for her recognition of the voice. It was more than ample preparation for that supportive movement and, rather than inspire a degree of caution for a lack of familiarity, bolstered her focus on the task at hand. Sealing scorpions wasn't a task she was unfamiliar and unpracticed in, but it was one of many tasks treated with respect to the target.

Still, she could afford to speak and the fact of the matter was that she wanted to if the smile that graced her was any indication. Enacting a close range tactic unnecessarily wasn't in her immediate plans, though, and a simple shift of her hand saw Takkun swiftly take his leave from her shoulder to skitter across the sand at breakneck speed. He was equally swift in skidding to a stop, sand made to intentionally fly at the agitated female scorpion. The taunting he would begin would increase that agitation and he was ridiculously speedy in jumping back not once, but twice when she moved in to strike.

Wash, rinse, repeat.

"I may have gotten a little enthusiastic while training," Kazue admitted, glad to see the scorpions had shifted their focus to the tanuki.

With the female scorpion far enough removed from her partner, Kazue used Takkun's last taunt as an opportunity to move in, flip, and seal her whilst directing Takkun to bar the male access with what amounted to a run-by redraw of focus. Of course, it was then that a certain realization dawned on her.

"Did you come because of that?"

Because of her lateness, that is, the possibility earning a measure of surprise. Gaara may very well have eyes shifting between him and the rather humorous display playing out between Takkun and the male scorpion, the latter's attempts to flee consistently thwarted by the tanuki's antics.

It was unfortunate that once they'd become Chuunin they all began to receive their own missions...and undoubtedly even more so with Kiba and Shino, given their clans would have placed more burdens on them as well. She found it a little lonely at times, but that was just part of being a ninja. And, really, there was nothing to stop her from seeking either one of them out when she had time. Now that her teachers wouldn't be taking up all of her personal time with Jounin prep, that was.

"...Mm. I didn't have anything planned to do right now." Soon she'd have to start preparing for her mission to Ame, but at least most of her day today she needn't worry about it. Not running now, though (and in company that might not appreciate sudden bursts of flame), she tucked her hands into her pockets to keep them warmer. "Do you mind getting an early present, or a late one? I'll be on a mission then..."

She definitely took her time, but the girl finally did step closer. Each step was timid and uncertain, but soon she was close enough to actually see what he was doing, and...

"What're the ants doing?" At last she spoke again, switching her gaze between Shino and the ants as she crouched to look more closely.

"I think so." He looked away for a moment before nodding in an uncharacteristically light motion. No point in prevaricating when that was precisely the reason he was there, instead of writing delayed missives or looking for one or the other of his siblings. The novelty of having a choice in his free time was only second to the novelty of worrying about other people.

Even if those people were handling themselves just fine with the help of their impertinent puppets and ever-improving fuuinjutsu. Speaking of which, he raised a hand and drew sand up and over the male scorpion, not to destroy but to form a solid pyramid of chakra-laced sand over its carapace to await her next seal. His own fuuin could do with work, but there was no point in his doing so here. She was the one who would need to contain and transport them.

"Is it the venom you need?"

There was something of an odd swell at Gaara's initial words and it seemed to gain some volume with that nod. Not pride, but something else, something kind of... warm? Enough to bring something of a smile to her face that Kazue herself didn't wholly realize at that moment, which honestly seemed to be happening increasingly often where Gaara was concerned. Takkun, on the other hand, became much more energetic for it and was rather quick to abandon the male scorpion once the pyramid had settled over it. He was quicker to move to skid to a stop in front of Gaara, his tail giving the sand beneath it a good thwack as he raised his arms up.

Up, up. Pick him up. Come on, you know he want to. Look at him. He's fierce and adorable and just look at how happy he is to see you!

"It is," Kazue replied, moving to apply the seal to the male scorpion. Once it was fixed, she offered him a nod, the ghost of that smile lingering. "I was hoping to put some work in toward a new agent I've been working on."

Something stronger, but more subtle, deadly. With the male scorpion sealed, she straightened and reached for a particular scroll at her back. Big as he was and with a design in support, Socchan'd be better suited for containment and transportation in this case.

"You're welcome," she says softly. It wasn't like doing so was much trouble, a slight adjustment to her route home and she could easily stop by drop off his missed work. Never a trouble though; her friends were important to her.

Looking for a safe spot to set her bag down, Hinata squatted down next to Shino to watch once she found one. It was always interesting to watch Shino at work. The grace as he moved things so as not to disturb the ants or other insects he watching. So unlike the movements of a Hyuuga, and by far more gentle.

"That's helpful. Do you think they appreciate it?"

"Konohagakure... A village hidden in trees?" She looks off in the direction he's pointing, almost expecting the gates to appear out of the forest. When, inevitably, they don't, she notes the direction by scuffing a little mark into the ground in front of them, then refocuses on their conversation.

"Thank you very much. Might I ask what you're looking for? I can help in return. Ah, but not by giving directions, because I've never been here before..."

"Um... We're used to the snow," she managed, after thinking about it. What were ground-dwellers like? She could count the number she'd met on one hand. But uncle had been dressed really warmly, even though it was almost spring. "No one ever gets cold, even though there's always a blizzard on the mountain... and if we get sick, it's something really bad... I'm sorry, but I'm just a kid, and no one told me secrets or anything special about the clan."

"No, it's alright. I just need to know because I don't want you to get in trouble or get hurt by not knowing things are different here than where you're from." He steered them to a stand, deciding to get quick snacks for them both and sent a note off to Kakashi while he was at the counter.

Once they got their treats, he offered the girl one of the dango sticks.

He wasn't exactly ready for that sudden change in this. It was one thing to help someone else, it was another to suddenly being asked if he needed help and there being potential he would have to do more then a bare minimum in regards to a conversation.

"Eh! I t-that is K-konayuki-san, you, you don't have t-to do t-that. You're going t-to see someone important to you and, and..."

And he just buries himself right back into his neck ruff.

"I-i don't want t-to k-keep you from that."

Because important people are special and he doesn't want to keep her from seeing hers just because his family leader was testing him or something. After all, it had to be someone special and important for her to be looking for them all the way out here. Oh no, he may be wrong and was jumping to conclusions and he hope he didn't offend her doing that.

"I-i-i'm sorry if t-that's not right, but it sounds like an important person."

"They would find a way without my help. A path is a path, smooth or pitted, no matter the obstacle they would carry on until their task was finished.."

Shino looked up then, head tilted and catching Hinata's eye despite the darkness of his glasses, a muted smile curing his lips. "They do not have the capacity for gratefulness, but their diligence should be rewarded regardless."

"They are making the most of spring and gathering food to restock their supplies after winter.."

Small hands were careful as they removed debris from the surrounding area, giving the soldiers room to work. Shino's glasses gave him the advantage of being able to glance up unseen and study his new companion and he took advantage of that fact.

Red hair. An Uzumaki then? Or perhaps an Akamichi cousin.. No, missing clan tattoo's, it can't be. He pondered, certain he'd seen the girl before, perhaps at the academy then? This would require further investigation.

"Where you looking for something?"

Usually narrowed eyebrows raised in curiosity and surprise at the question and Shino mirrored her pose, hands retreating to the warmth of his jacket.

"..Present? Have I missed a mutual occasion?"

The days and months had slowly melded into a mass of back to back missions and training after their promotions, but he had been prompt with various gifts of the season and his team mate's naming days so what...oh. Were they that far into January already?

"Ah..whichever is convenient, no plans have been made beyond recent missions.."

"No... Was just curious..." Adela shook her head while she watched intently, interested in the journey that was surely much more perilous for the ants than she could even imagine. It was kind of cool, even though she didn't know how to admit it. It wasn't like they were crawling all over her skin or food or anything, they were just living so there was no reason to bother them. That the boy there was helping them was kinda neat, too.

Shino nodded in response an even bob of his head and regarded the ants for a little longer before curiosity got the better of him.

"Do you attend the academy?"

It would be a good chance to practice his information gathering and the girl seemed to be comfortable enough to be in proximity with him so far, perhaps she would be kinder in her judgement of his abilities if their conversation was successful?

"Uh-huh," Again she nodded, more calm as time kept going by. That was before she seemed a little sad, unable to hide it as she shook her head, "M'new. I only came here last month."

It was a heavy topic, even as a young child she knew that. The warning from her uncle not to speak too much about it played in her head as well, and Adela tried to change the subject while she looked up to Shino again, "D'you like the ants? I don't know a lotta people who like 'em."

The stare-down between Gaara and the eagerly hopping puppet didn't last nearly as long as he felt it did, because before long, he was arranging his arms beneath Takumi to avoid tangling any of its strings. The venomous spikes and traps were less of an issue; he'd seen the puppet in action enough that he knew he'd been shown at least half of its capabilities, and that was more than enough that he could hold onto it without triggering anything too violent or expensive. Its limbs were another matter, but it wasn't too much trouble to have wooden claws scraping over sand with the sounds of a chalkboard.

When Kazue began reading a scroll large enough that it could only contain Socchan, he moved to hold Takkun more securely. Just in case she wanted to reattach his threads to the larger tanuki to conserve chakra.

Also because Takkun was doing its level best to hit him in the ear with its tail. Two sets of eyes watched Kazue work, one attached to a wriggling puppet and the other set calm and evaluating. The third set's owner was sleeping.

"What's wrong with your current compounds..?"

"They're efficient, but there's always room for improvement," Kazue replied as the larger puppet was produced from the scroll and came to stand -- no, sway -- as though groggy once her strings found their appropriate place. Had she realized how much she sounded like her mother in that moment, she may very well have snickered. "My goal is to make jounin within the year. I don't want to leave room for error. There are a couple of different compounds I've been meaning to finish that require these materials, too."

She didn't have any plans to allow herself to grow lax in terms of her compounds or performance, after all. Some puppeteers might have relaxed their control on the first puppet, but Kazue held both, Takkun himself relaxing slightly in movement as Socchan went through the motions of stretching and, frankly, nagging his puppeteer for 'waking' him. The sealed scorpions were regarded for mere seconds before he moved to gobble them up all too happily, a retest of certain recent tune-ups. A paw found his stomach after the fact, Kazue assessing his movements carefully.

Takkun, on the other hand, turned his eyes up at Gaara and slowly moved a paw up as though to pat his face or wave his paw beneath it one. Eyes on him, please! Please!

"Sounds a little like you. So fiercely determined." There's a softness to her tone as she speaks. A smile forming to answer his own.

"And what if they do? What if they're ant summons and are grateful for your help in continuing the colony until they find a worthy person to contract with?"

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