Really when one gets down to it, one should be prepared for success and failure in equal measure. If you had succeeded in graduating, you should have a party to celebrate. If you failed to graduate (tis to laugh, that very idea), you should hand out with your friends as misery loves company.
Thus you had gotten permission from your mother and father to stay out late with your friends after the exam.
More importantly... you had been saving up your piggy banks.
Thus a quick trip to your assorted homes by you and your friends was done... well... quick was relative. After all, you had to clean yourself up. Play dress-up in a nice dress you had gotten. Try on some of that make up that Ino had gotten you, but you hadn't actually used in school... it wasn't much, just a light layer of foundation, and blush, some fragrance to make you smell nice.
You had a quick bite to eat before you ran out the door, this time with your brand new forehead protector used as a hairband.
Surprisingly, you were the first to arrive at the meeting spot, the bridge that connected the begininer's training ground and Konoha city itself.
It didn't take long before your friends started to show up, from Naruto in her favorite colors of orange and blue, there was a hint of gold and red in her outfit... to Sasuke, who... not surprisingly was in his customary outfit of black and white.
The plan was simple... once everyone had shown up. The lot of you would do EVERYTHING that you had been forbidden to do as academy students. But which was no longer forbidden to you as you were now genin and thus... adults.
The shiny forehead protectors that adorned you and your friends showed that you were proud konoha shinobi!
With that, you headed off to Yakiniku Q to get some food in your bellies and then... to the
dark underbelly of Konoha!
- - -
You woke up when the sun shone in your face, the sound of birds filled the air... and you had a killer headache. Also, someone had killed someone else in your mouth, and then left him to rot. Inconsiderate bastard.
As you slowly worke, you winced at the soreness here and there in unfamiliar parts of your body.
Also, you were fairly certain you were bruised over assorted parts of your body. [
Too bright. No technique to kill stupid sun...]
And the headache got worse as you slowly staggered up from where you lay one the grass. You blinked.
Wait... that wasn't a headache... that was something trying to crush your skull with its jaws. Well... that wasn't something a punch or two wouldn't fix.
[
DEATH!]
And it appeared that the Inner You agreed with the assessment.
The majestic white Konoha tiger exploded your subsequent punch.
You frowned as you tried to remember what happened after you ventured into
That Bar, the one that the Jounins hung out... or so it was said. You and the other girls had ordered a drink.... or two... or three... something?
As you stretched... you could hear groans and moans from the trees you were facing.
Looks like you weren't the only one who had ended up here.
Turning around... you were rendered speechless. Literally.
"....."
[
Huh!] At least, you were... even if the Inner You wasn't stunned silent by utter wreckage of the forest. Small fires still burned here and there... the trees were topped or outright shattered...
"Ahhhhh..." Eventually, you managed to speak up. "Well... this... this isn't good."
"No. No, it's not. But it was an impressive showing." A quiet voice spoke up behind you, its tone implied a certain laziness that came from absolute certainty that nothing would manage to get his attention unless it was truly life or death.
"....."
[
.....]
You vaguely recalled that voice. You swallowed and turned around slowly.
"Yo." A somewhat familiar gray-haired ANBU commander waved at you. You were certain, he was a commander based on his equipment and utter confidence. The dog mask just sealed his identity as a member of the ANBU.
"It's not my fault?" You offered up with a not quite whimper.
"No, no... don't worry... I'm sure that the Hokage would be interested in speaking to you and your friends about everything but this. Really." That dry tone spoke volumes about his opinion about what the Hokage wanted you and friends for.
You... you were in trouble.
Big trouble.
- - -
The Morning After
[Sakura Quest] [Naruto / Streetfighter]
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What Do?
Pick One
[X] Run For It! [You might even make it...]
[X] Battle the commander. [Not the best of ideas...]
[X] Surrender and wait for your friends to wake up with the ANBU commander. Time to face the music.
