Dinner was a quiet affair... well... as quiet as it got with your father and mother cheerfully praising your graduation. Your younger sister certainly seemed eager to follow in your footsteps, even if she was told by your parents to not go wild like you and your class had.

This was something you weren't going to live down, were you?

[Nope... it doesn't appear to be the case.] Even your other side was against you. How cruel.

Still, this was fine... it just meant that it would be a story you would tell your children and grandchildren... right, inner you?

[... don't even go there.]

Yeap... you were going to get married and do this and there with a guy.

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You didn't quite smile in your mind as you did mental damage to the [other you]. She really shouldn't have sassed you. Yeap.

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- - - Please Wait Warmly, Tanuki are Typing. - - -

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Normally you had to wake up bright and early... at least, you did when you were still a student at the academy.

You would have thought that you could finally afford to be lazy and actually sleep in now that you had graduated...

Sadly, this turned out NOT to be the case as habits forged over the years ended with you awake at the sound of roosters in the distance while song birds chirped with the advent of the sun in the distant east.

Habit had you brushing your teeth with your younger sister, and eating breakfast before you realized you could have slept in.

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Right. This was awkward. You had to admit as you toyed with the rolled up omelette.

"Sakura, could you take your younger sister to school?" Your mother, clearly, wasn't going to give you a chance to nap. Fiendish!

Still, given the small stack of bills placed in front of you by her, she expected you to do something else. "And afterwards, you should see about replacing your academy equipment. They're not bad, but..."

"Not the best?" You looked at her.

There was a simple nod in response. "Just don't go overboard, a ninja's equipment can only go so far."

With that, you walked your younger sister to school. Unlike you, she was happy and full of energy at this unspeakable time in the morning.

It didn't take too long before she was dropped off and you were far too awake now. And running 'hot' as it were. Walking to the academy was invigorating in its own way, blood pumping and all that.

Which was why you got yourself a snack while wandering about the village. You had to get some equipment.

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Everyday Life...
[Sakura Quest] [Naruto / Streetfighter]

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