that's my ninja way.

hey, you guys! it's been a while, i know, i know. i'm not here to make false promises, though. i'm not here to tell you that i'll be coming back or to throw open a thread that i never get to. this should have probably been said a long time ago, but sometimes it's hard for me to face the reality of something that i really don't want to.

ur so gross BI

PIPERRRRRRRR

do it.

          '-- just one yen short from a bowl of ramen.'

              ( cue the grumbling of his stomach. )

BBY

          ( back to the normal game -- to training ruthlessly only mere moments after returning from a mission, back to wounds and exhaustion and not a lick of rest on his schedule. the best decision made in a long time.

           the ball of wind induced chakra hit the target with ease, the only thing heard, besides the crack of wood, being the pants and heaving of his chest. tanned thumb reaching up to swipe across his brow, Naruto smirks -- wide and proud. )

          '-- hey, Sakura-chan! You busy?'

              ( it had been more than a while since the two had sparred, definitely longer than his mind could grasp, and denial to the simplicity of missing the memories would have been futile. both of them had gotten stronger -- immensely so -- and Naruto had been in dire need of putting that thought to the test.