water & fire

i've been thinking about @nvimsley's tengu/kitsune madatobi designs for like a solid month now—finally got around to drawing something about it tho

Gai peers down at the view count — ten thousand?! “YOSH!!” A loud clap resounds as they high five, before Gai is pulling out his own phone to pull the reel up. “It was a stroke of genius to include him in this trend. You make a great creative director with your impassioned efforts.”

It’s only in the evening that Gai gets to show Madara the reel. He plays it back for him:

Tenten’s voice from behind the camera, asking members of Team Gai one at a time how many years ago they were born. Lee enthusiastically cries, “FIFTEEN!”

Neji glances up to the camera, arms crossed across his chest. “Fifteen.”

Then Lee’s voice takes over as the camera zooms in to Tenten, who winks and says, “Fifteen!”

Tenten’s voice again, and Gai strikes a flamboyant pose before confidently saying, “Twenty-one!”

Then finally, a shaky shot of Madara, with Tenten barely getting the question out amidst her laughter. He shoots Tenten a weird look behind the camera, then grumbles, “Ninety-t—-”

The reel cuts to a picture of a dinosaur with Madara’s face edited over it.

The reel loops back to Lee, and Gai taps on the view count. “Madara-san, you’re VIRAL!”

How are you, darling?

It comes and it goes. How annoying.

Believe me, it's of no importance.

I only say what the doctor said: To forget it and not to worry.

Don't let's go into that again. I'll not be psychoanalyzed!

You mustn't say that about yourself. Not even in fun.

Can you imagine what that means to a person living in a penthouse?

I want to be frank with you.

I'm absolutely certain there's nothing really wrong with me.

You see, most people know nothing about themselves.

Now, what I'm trying to do is to introduce you to your inner self.

Wouldn't you like to meet you?

You see, I'm a little shy.

It's always the same whenever I see a doctor.

Whatever comes and whatever goes, there's no denying it worries you a lot.

It's rather unpleasant and sometimes very uncomfortable.

Believe me. There's nothing wrong with my life.

Okay fine, we'll talk about something entirely different.

During one of these sleepless nights when you wriggle around restlessly, when you look to your right, what do you see?

What are you trying to do? Break up my relationship?

My partner has nothing to do with my sleeplessness.

I doubt there's anything I can do.

Didn't it make you nervous?

Now I think of it, it is rather irritating and not very considerate.

Why haven't I heard from you?

Are people talking about us?

They know you and I are friends.

Defend me against what?

I've been perfectly miserable for the last two weeks.

I'm so relationship conscious. Whatever I look at or think of, I always find I connect it with my marriage.

If I take a look on someone through a magnifying lens, I will find something, things I was never aware of before. Things I never noticed.

I don't know what's the truth anymore.

I'm completely confused. I'm so uncertain.

I'd always heard the ideal marriage should be something of a mystery.

I don't know yet, I'll let you know as soon as they call.

Now, I don't want to cause any trouble. But cold facts are cold facts.

My dear, that's the trouble with 95 percent of all marriages.

The joke is on me, huh.

When you came in just now you asked me if there was anything new.

It means 'to your health' or something like that.

It's just a little thing but you know how it is.

Why do you do that?

But when you do it, what does it mean?

If you want to call it that.

I don't know. I've never tried.

Darling, do you feel well?

Is there anything uglier than a human face?

Do you mind if I smoke? Do you smoke yourself?

Let me warn you that I say what I think. I'm a complete individualist.

I'm against everything and everybody.

Why do you say that? What's wrong with me?

You don't go to a psychoanalyst to have a tooth filled.

But what does one have to do to be happy?

This is the first time in my life I have ever met a really happy person.

I've often wondered what it would be like to be happy 24 hours a day.

My presence seems to annoy you so I think I'll leave.

We're both here for the same reason. Happiness.

I am very happy to have met you. Very sorry if I offended you.

It's only the surface. Art goes much deeper.

Are you sorry you came here?

Why do I bother you with all this?

You want me to enjoy this evening, don't you?

I'll let you in on a little secret.

I told you the other day, but that's the trouble. You never listen to anything I say. It makes no impression.

You know, sometimes I don't understand you.

Can't I just myself spend one evening with Rimsky-Korsakov and Stravinsky?

Why didn't you invite the whole philharmonic and bring Andrew Loyd Webber along as commentator?

Alright. Let's drop the whole thing.

Listen. Quit kidding me. What is it?

I know I'm just a poor ignorant person and I don't know anything about Stravinsky.

When I ask you a question you should be courteous and answer. You don't have to make fun of me.

It's a catastrophe. It's a disaster. [Name], we're sunk.

Darling, you don't begrudge me a little music, do you?

I'm so busy with my music and visiting art galleries that I haven't time to think of any doctor.

You know, I'm beginning to see something in this.

You took that seriously? I was only kidding.

I was nervous about the dinner party and I said whatever came into my mind.

Don't be stubborn. Can't you take a joke?

Don't make a martyr of [him/her/them]!

You've got to look at this thing from a woman's angle.

Things aren't going along as well as they used to.

What is the right approach?

I should say a mink coat would do the trick.

I'm afraid I'm not the right person to give you any advice.

I probably have too much sympathy for you, but not enough patience with [name].

There's only one thing you have to sell. Yourself.

There's nothing wrong with your marriage. You just have to resell it once in a while.

Who are you going to be this evening?

Make yourself at home. I'll be right back.

You're going to accuse me of something which I'll deny and you'll not believe.

I'm not going to fight. My hands are my only livelihood and I'm not going to risk them on your jaw.

That's very funny. You know what I thought?

Where would you be then?

I'm going to do something for you whether you like it or not.

I know. I understand. You're an isolationist.

You love my partner, don't you?

You should know better than that.

If you both felt you'd have been happier without me what can I have done?

I don't want there to be any bitterness.

Come now. Don't act like a little boy. What is it?

No. I wouldn't put you in that position.

Why should you take the blame?

Well, if there's anything you want ..

I don't need anything.

I think I can do better than that.

You know, I never cared so much for your friends.

Don't worry. You can rely on me. I won't disgrace the family name.

Do you really want this divorce?

I've always believed that you were sincere.

I'd like to take that memory with me.

I'm sorry if I hurt you.

Don't worry. There will be no bitterness.

Darling, there's nothing to worry about. It's a very clean-cut agreement.

Please. I'm so nervous. Can't you understand?

Keep quiet. It's my business.

Are you willing to take your coat off for me?

I'd say, maybe, you would slap the face.

As soon as I snap my fingers you start the argument.

Who are you to poo my mother?

I hope you'll forgive me disturbing you on a Sunday.

I've had a series of late nights. I'm not as young as I used to be.

I came to ask if in your future plans you have any use for me?

You're sure it doesn't disturb you?

I make nothing but a lot of noise.

I've picked up a few things. Some snapshots of us taken together.

Please don't make me go to [name place].

I didn't expect it to be easy.

Couldn't we just have dinner together tonight?

You promised to love, honor and obey.

I remember everything you said to me. I'd love to say it again [name] if you would only give me the chance.

Hey, come down.

I have to work this Sunday. I am sorry.

It's going to be like this for a while.

A favor? You should rest on Sundays!

Are you okay with it?

What if I get laid off for saying "No" to my boss?

I know but… you're going to get paid though?

They didn't mention extra pay? Why not? Why wouldn't they bring it up?

It's not like you're going to work for a couple more hours!

I think that's fair, isn't it?

Come on. Why wouldn't you think about that?

You tell them that you should get compensated properly for working extra hours on Sundays.

Don't answer just for the sake of it. Seriously.

I told you not to wait for me here.

Go wash yourself. I am making breakfast.

Don't get your clothes dirty, jeez.

The reality shouldn't be like that. Don't you think?

Wouldn't it be nice if men did a little more?

I just want to have a cold beer.

Did you see that?

When they look at each other, there is no emotion.

How can you judge them, just by looking at them once?

Anything can happen when you have a kid.

You can't say that there is no love between them.

How can you stare at each other's eyes with love and affection all the time?

It'd be really exhausting, wouldn't it?

They must love one another in their own way, maybe it's a different form of love/

Do you always gaze at me intensely?

Let's see how it tastes. How is it?

I made it less spicy for you.

Sometimes I have to drink socially, but I know my limits.

It will happen when it's meant to be.

They say that it costs a lot to raise a kid.

We will have a baby when we save some more money.

I'm already not that young anymore.

Are you even interested?

I didn't say that that's what I want.

It's just I need to consider a lot of things.

Things are different now. That's an old story.

Are you staying for dinner? Why don't you stay for some barbeque?

Maybe it's silly of me to say this. But I didn't think you guys would end up like this.

The "best marriage manual"?

Things might have been different, if that kind of thing was the issue.

If anything, I should've gone out and fought with them.

I thought to myself I can't do it any more.

I thought about it a lot, why, what happened to us.

Looking back now, it was as if, we just stopped loving each other.

For those 10 years, you must've gone through all sorts of things.

You know, dating and marriage are two different things.

The kind of issues that come up during a marriage are just different from the ones while dating.

Growing up, I didn't talk with them very much.

I should treat them better before it's too late.

It's not easy as it sounds. It's hard to do.

Sometimes I feel sad looking at myself.

I'm probably being selfish right now.

I'm not sure if that's the way I want to live yet.

I think that idea itself is wrong.

We should have a baby when we're ready to sacrifice our freedom for our baby.

If we think something was taken away from us, we will expect a lot from the baby as a reward.

Had I known I wouldn't get paid for it, I would've said no.

What the hell do you think you are doing?

Get your hands off of me. Give me my money!

What the… Why are you here?

Did you prepare all this?

What? Where is my bike? Didn't I park it here?

What are you talking about?

Have I not made you enough food or something?

What would they have thought of me?

Why did you butt in and say do this and don't do this?

Am I that stupid not to figure out what's going on?

You don't understand what you are saying!

Are you an idiot? What's the matter with you?

That's what you think.

You are overreacting.

You know how embarrassed I was?

Why are you making me say that again and again?

You are being really weird.

How did you know I would be here?

I think it's meant to be yours.

What are you doing here?

You yelled at me about something.

Wisteria tunnels at KawachiWisteriaGarden, Kitakyushu, Japan河内藤園 

madshinobi:

“I will protect our…no…my village.”