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Sunshineverse

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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Baki was not a fan of Kirigakure. It wasn't a good bias to have, he knew, but he still nevertheless had it. He distrusted its leaders, he distrusted its members especially, and worst of all the moisture filled air wreaked havoc on his sinuses. He'd spent the trip sniffling and coughing as if he had had a cold, and he hated that. But he had soldiered through Water Country's... unique climate nonetheless in order to facilitate his student's second attempt at the chuunin exams.

He was the one to open the door when he heard a knock outside, pulling it open to see who it was.
He looked down at the young man, blinking briefly as he took in the sight of him. He recognized him, vaguely, from the prior exams he had attended in Konoha. Those markings are hard to forget, after all. "...Can I help you...?" He asked, cautiously.

This was not how Naoki had pictured this going. Show up, hand over the gift, and leave before his presence became something to talk about. Running into Gaara's jounin squad leader was not part of the plan, but Naoki didn't visibly react before blinking twice.

"I'm here to see Gaara." As far as he knew, Gaara hadn't told anyone on the Suna side about training Naoki. Naoki didn't mention it either, and Kisame only knew because he'd been there the first time Gaara asked to have the Silent Killing technique used on him.

"I brought him a gift."

His next inhale was embarrassingly loud enough to be heard in the space between them and he had to swallow down another cough, leading Baki to raise a hand and briefly rub his fingers over his face. A gift. For Gaara. As far as Gaara related surprises went this was one of the more agreeable ones but his first reaction was suspicion. It wasn't impossible that Gaara could have met and befriended someone without his notice, especially considering how he had changed in the past years, but...

He still felt an instinctive flicker of distrust. "You're a acquaintance of Gaara's?" He eyed the parcel in his hands. It too, looked innocent enough. "What's your name?"

It was just a little gratifying to know the shinobi from Suna were just as miserable in Kiri as he was in their village, but he also felt bad for them. It was a drastic climate change.

"Yes. I'm Kashima Naoki. We met after the chuunin exams in Suna." It was for the best that they met after and not during. Naoki doubted an encounter with Gaara would have over very well before Gaara developed an interest in his abilities. He wondered if the fake plant would be checked for traps or simply thrown out if left with the jounin.

Kashima Naoki. It wasn't a name that brought anything to mind but besides the more infamous members he was admittedly not as well versed with Kiri nin as he could be. He nodded his head, deciding to introduce himself in turn. "My name is Baki. As you may have guessed, I am Gaara's teacher, as well as his siblings'."

He could tell the plant he was holding was made of cloth and not living material, and the fact that the plant was fake piqued his interest. He held out his hand in between them. "May I see it?"

Naoki nodded in acknowledgement of the introduction, and lifted the delicately crafted plant in its pot. "It's a sundew. They eat insects." Not this one, obviously. It was meant more for people visiting to take home with them, or people who would be away too often to meet the needs of a real plant.

He held it out for Baki. Even if it did get tossed out, and he didn't get to see Gaara, he could always write to him.

He's heard of the species before, as carnivorous plants were often mentioned in botanical texts as a novelty. He took it from him in both hands, carefully, turning the pot from one side to another. It was an intricate work of art, the small... barbs? hairs? of the plant impressively rendered in wire and what looked like beads comprising the 'dew'.

He wasn't about to start tearing apart the gift to check it for dangers. He simply tilted it back a little to check the bottom and handed it back to him. Gaara was more than capable of defending himself, and if there was nothing immediately threatening that he could see, it was probably fine.

"You should give it to him yourself." He backed up, standing aside from the doorway to allow him in.

He took the plant back, and blinked quietly as Baki stepped aside. Naoki walked into the apartment, one of several set aside for people visiting Kiri on official business. They saw the most use during the chuunin exams.

"Thank you."

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