Who Needs a Princess, When You Can Have a Queen?
Silver's Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. Well this chapter is much more mellow than the last one. We debated for awhile about what guild we were going to put them in, if any. In the end, we decided to go for a curveball. I don't think anyone saw this one coming. I'd be surprised, if anyone guessed which guild the Uchihas ended up in. Anyway, happy reading.
Chapter 2
Sasuke clings to Itachi as Shisui hits the ground first. "Umpf!" Thankfully, he manages to catch Itachi, and by default Sasuke, though. "Are you two alright?" Shisui felt like his entire world was spinning. So he couldn't imagine what Sasuke felt like.
"I'm…fine…" Dizzy, but fine, as far as Itachi could tell. He pawned the dizziness off to inter-dimensional travel, though. The human body was just…not meant to undergo that much stress. "Sasuke? Are you alright, little brother?" He loosens his grip on the boy, letting him breathe a little easier.
Comically wide spirals were shimmering in Sasuke's eyes. "I think so." He looks around in confusion.
Oh boy, that was not a good sign, his little brother looked absolutely dazed from their little 'trip'. It would be best for them to find a place to sleep for the night. At least… Itachi looks up, seeing almost nothing but darkness and trees in every direction, but with a sprinkle of night sky and glimmering stars above them. Great, they'd landed in a forest. Well, if nothing else, there were likely animals to hunt in here, and Itachi was certain that he could find safe plants to eat if they ran out of food. One just had to watch what the animals ate. "We should find a place to sleep for the night." How big was this forest anyway? Was there a way out anywhere nearby? Were there any towns nearby? Was it safer inside the forest than out of it?
"The Byakugan would come in handy, right about now." Shisui blinks as he sees something pink and well adorable. "What the Hell is that?"
"I think...it's a kitty!" Sasuke smiles as he approaches the creature curiously. "Hi!" That was until he saw that it had an axe. "Or not." Sasuke blinks as he backs up slowly and prepares to use the Fireball Jutsu if necessary.
Itachi stares at the small…thing. "I think…it's a pink squirrel?" Just where the hell had Shisui dropped them!? His hand goes for his tanto, just in case this fuzzy little creature turned out to be as dangerous as the axe suggested.
Shisui blinks. "Well...last I checked squirrels didn't wield axes." Maybe, he could just scare it off. "Fireball Jutsu!" He blows a small fireball in the thing's general direction. The creature didn't particularly care for that much, making an angry squeaking sound as it ran off towards...what appeared to be a whole herd of the things. "Well I believe the wildlife may be...radically different than the kind we're accustomed to."
Great, now they were face to face with an army of giant, angry pink squirrels, armed to the teeth with swords, axes, sticks, and quite the variety of other makeshift weapons. Itachi stares disbelievingly at the sight. "Do we fight or run?" If they fought, they risked burning down the forest. If they ran…well, he was fairly sure they could outrun the things if he carried Sasuke on his back.
"I know they have weapons, but I'd still feel rather guilty." Shisui frowns. "They're just so adorable and as they haven't directly attacked yet, let's get out of here."
"Agreed." Itachi crouches down, moving his back to his front. "Sasuke, get on. We'll move faster if you ride on my back."
Sasuke quickly hops onto his brother's back. "Alright, but I'm fast now too!" He smiles at Itachi.
"Yes, I know, but you're still not quick enough to keep up with Shisui." Itachi eyes the little creatures warily as they begin chittering angrily, more than a few of them starting to make an advance. He focuses a burst of chakra into his feet, leaping up to the nearest bough. "Let's go!"
Shisui didn't need to be told twice. He ran and he ran. The prodigy glances over at Itachi and was relieved that Sasuke somehow hadn't fallen off the other man's back yet and that his cousins were keeping pace with him.
Those tiny creatures were pretty determined, though, and much faster than they looked. The little demons were climbing into the trees, jumping like flying squirrels, even while weighed down by the weapons in their grasp. This was insane! Had Shisui dropped them into a world where the wildlife was more dangerous than the people!? Were there even any people at all here!?
Itachi speeds up, trying to leave the creatures in the dust. "We need to find our way out of this forest!" Because clearly, it was safer out of the forest than in it.
"I think I see a cliff up ahead!" Sasuke smiles at Itachi as he clings. "We could run up that and they probably wouldn't follow, big brother."
Itachi eyes the looming cliff ahead, jutting up at least a couple hundred feet. It was worth a shot. "Good idea, Sasuke." He doubted that the tiny creatures would be able to follow the three of them up such a sheer cliff. Not unless they were capable of using chakra, as they were.
He makes a beeline for the cliff, jumping from the last tree branch and feeling energy shift in the air as he leans back, letting his feet connect solidly with the cliff wall. He spares only a moment to find his balance, before sprinting up the side, ears open and listening the the angry chittering of the army of deadly giant pink squirrels below.
Sasuke clings to his brother's shoulders tightly. "It's okay!" Shisui smiles at them as they climb up the cliff and onto the top. "I don't think they can follow." Unless the cute little demons were capable of sprouting wings, which...might actually be a possibility here.
Balancing himself on the ledge, Itachi stares down at the army of squirrels, his cheeks already beginning to puff up, just in case they were able to follow. Luckily, it seemed that flying or climbing up the sheer wall was beyond their capabilities, and the angry chittering of two hundred squirrels remained far enough away that he was fairly sure that they were safe. "I think…we're out of the woods."
Shisui groans and smacks his forehead. "Itachi, I love you like a brother." He shakes his head in exasperation. "Though I think your actual brother could come up with a better pun than that."
Itachi blinks, before looking around and realizing that they were, in fact, out of the woods. Or at least, they had made it out of that forest, and onto a rather wide path, easily large enough to fit several carriages. "Ah, yes…I see." Well, a path like this, one that had footprints on it, meant that there were humans about. "Shall we follow this and see where it leads?"
"Yeah!" Sasuke nods as he looks around curiously. "Watch out for anything pink." He had always known that was a bad color!
"Noted." Itachi resists the urge to chuckle at his foolish little brother as he and Shisui walk leisurely down the path, now that the little monsters weren't threatening to nip at their heels. Or worse, slice into them. "Though I'm sure that not everything pink is evil. We must simply watch out for…unnaturally colored animals with weapons."
Sasuke really didn't see the need to take any chances. "I'm telling you, it's bad luck!" Really. Girls were always shoving pink things at him. Mostly sweets. "Girls like to try to poison you with pink stuff!" He didn't even like sweets!
"Someday, Sasuke...you might appreciate it when a woman tries to poison you." Shisui chuckles at his younger cousin's antics. "Wait. That came out wrong." He rubs the back of his head sheepishly as Sasuke gapes at him for suggesting that poison might be a good thing.
"Shisui!" Itachi shoots a glare at his cousin. Honestly, he respected the man's skills, his talents, and his intellect, but still, did the man have to be such a pervert!?
"I didn't mean it that way!" He shakes his head as if positively aghast by the suggestion. "I meant that he might like it when a woman cooks for him is all!" Well not really, but still. "Honestly, Itachi you're setting such a poor example for Sasuke by jumping to such deviant conclusions!"
Itachi shots Shisui a look that clearly says that it was bullshit, and they both knew it. "In any case, forgetting the pink for a minute, we need to find a place to-" He stops dead in his tracks as a large shadow before them glows slightly in the moonlight, and small orbs of light show the way to the front door of a huge house. A huge PINK house, with white trimmings and hearts carved into the roof and windows. "…" That was a LOT of pink.
Sasuke blinks at the house. "Do you think that Sakura lives here?" The house was even more pink than his classmate's hair. "Her hair is like the house. So it might be hers because I think it's her favorite color." Ah the logic of Academy Students, Shisui chuckles to himself at the childish reasoning.
Itachi knew that it couldn't possibly be Sasuke's classmate's house. Still, a place like that didn't really look all that dangerous. Then again, the demon squirrels hadn't either. But they could at least check it out. There were lights on inside, so maybe whoever lived there might be able to put them up for a night and give them directions in the morning. "Come on. Shisui, knock on the door." His arms were still kind of full with his little brother. After all, Sasuke did love his piggyback rides, and was usually reluctant to have them end.
"Alright. Stay behind me." If something went wrong, Itachi was carrying Sasuke. He should have the first opportunity to bolt while Shisui stalled for time. "Here goes nothing." He takes a deep breath and knocks on the door.
There's silence for a moment, before the two giant doors to the house crack open, revealing a short, chubby, bald man with bright red lipstick, an even brighter pink tank top, pink and purple shorts, and far too much other makeup to be considered 'normal'. "Now, who's knocking at this time of the night." His soft, beady eyes fall on the three young boys before him, and little stars pop in his eyes. "Oh, how adorable! Such cute little boys." He smiles widely, reaching out to pinch Shisui's cheek. "Now, how can I help YOU three tonight?"
Sasuke might have only been seven, but his instinct told him that this was weird. Really weird. It kinda made him nervous that a grown man was looking at him with stars in his eyes. "Itachi, maybe we were better off with the cat-squirrels." He whispers into his ear. Itachi couldn't help but think that maybe Sasuke was right about that. Though the man did seem rather…harmless.
Shisui blinks at the man's appearance, but decides not to judge a book by its very eccentric cover. "We're sorry to bother you, but you see we're a bit lost and as you can see we have a small child with us and we'd rather not get caught on the outskirts of a forest at night. I'm Shisui." He points to himself. "That's my cousin Itachi." To the other teenager. "And his little brother, Sasuke." No pointing needed.
The man's eyes widen, and he steps out of the way, ushering them inside. "Oh no, it wouldn't do to leave you boys out there in the woods. There's all sorts of nasty creatures out there."
"Yes, we ran into some earlier." Itachi steps inside with a slightly squirming Sasuke on his back. "The small pink squirrels who seem to be overly fond of brandishing weapons."
"Oh, you mean the goblins." The man nods his head sagely. "Yes, it's best you kids watch out for those. They might look harmless, but more than one unfortunate wizard has lost their life in the Worth Woodsea."
Sasuke blinks at that information. "They can kill people?" He had seen the weapons, but he had thought that was just to scare off predators!
"That's unfortunate." Shisui nods in understanding. "Well we could pay you for your hospitality, if you accept our currency." Which obviously was not a given. "That or perhaps trade? And if that isn't to your liking, Itachi and I are a lot stronger than we look we could perhaps to tend to your fields for a day or something in exchange for your hospitality."
"No, no, there's no need for that. This is my private villa. And if there's anything we at Blue Pegasus pride ourselves on, it's our hospitality!" The little white wings on his back flutter, lifting him off the ground as he makes for the stairs. "Now you kids come along, there are bedrooms upstairs."
Sasuke blinks as he stares at the wings. "You can fly?!" He thought only angel's or birds had wings. Well that or insects. "Are those real or are they mechanical?" Maybe, they were mechanical and he had slapped feathers on them. If this man was an angel, his mother had really, really gotten the description wrong of what angels looked like. Then again, mother always said he shouldn't judge people based on their looks.
The man giggles at the question. "They're magic, Dearie. I'm a wizard. Master Bob of the Blue Pegasus Guild."
Someone important, then, or so Itachi surmised. The leader of an organization. "Then…we thank you for your hospitality, Master Bob."
At this, even Shisui looked confused. "Yes, thank you, Master Bob." Such a strange man with an even stranger name. "You'll have to forgive our ignorance on such things, but we're from very far away. What exactly is a wizard and...are you saying there are actually blue flying horses around here?" If there were "goblins," maybe flying horses weren't that out of the realm of possibility.
Bob giggles once more. "Of course not, don't be silly. Of course there aren't any flying horses around. I just picked the name because I liked it. You need a name if you're going to create a wizards' guild." He makes his point by turning and phasing through a door, before reappearing through the wall. "And you MUST be foreign if you don't know what a wizard is. A wizard is someone with magical powers."
Sasuke tilts his head. "Then I guess, we're wizards too." Maybe magical powers was just their way of referring to jutsu. Father had once told him that customs could vary greatly, depending on which of the Five Great Nations, smaller nations, or Island Nations you ended up in.
"Yes, it would seem so." Itachi wasn't quite sure what to make of all of this. This world that Shisui had led them to was very…different than what he was accustomed to. However, if a wizard was someone with special powers, then it would be easier to blend in if they claimed to be wizards as well. "I suppose that we simply have a different name that we call it where we come from.
"Oh, so you little ones are wizards?" Bob smiles widely at them. "I just LOVE little wizards, they're so cute!" He flutters over to pinch Sasuke's little cheeks.
"Owe!" Sasuke grumbles. That was worse than a forehead poke! And Itachi has to bite his lip in order to stifle a laugh at his little brother's misfortune. It wasn't his fault that Sasuke was just so adorable when he sulked.
"Yes, I guess you could say that." Shisui nods, figuring it was best to go along with it. "Though none of us have the natural power of flight. Itachi and I can summon crows though." Amongst other things. Best not to reveal everything in one go, but since the man could fly that information might make him feel like they had something in common with him. Which was always good in situations like this.
"Oh, is that so?" It sounded like Karen's magic, to the old guild master. "One of my little wizards can summon all sorts of things." Bob sighs slightly. "Though I do with she'd treat them better…do you treat your birds well?"
"Yes." At least, Itachi had never mistreated them. "Though I do use them in battle sometimes."
Shisui nods at the question. "I treat my birds in a manner similar to Itachi." Mostly he used them for spying though.
"I see." Bob looks them up and down again, frowning. "Though you're a little young to be fighting anyone." His eyes drift to the littlest one, Sasuke. "I bet you're eager to be a wizard when you grow up!"
He nods at him. "This is my first real mission, but I'm at the top of my class at the Academy."
Oh boy, Shisui thinks to himself. Now, they were going to have to explain the Academy to some degree. "Yes, Sasuke, that's very impressive." Shisui was going to have to pull Sasuke to the side and have a discussion about what was appropriate to tell strangers. The kid was just too friendly for his own good.
"You go to a magic school?" Bob tilts his head at the thought as he leads them down the third floor corridor. "Though they really shouldn't be letting little children leave home like that. Goodness, I wouldn't let my little wizards on jobs out of the city until they were at least thirteen or fourteen."
"Well usually, most children don't graduate the Academy until they're twelve." Shisui offers. "We're just...our circumstances are rather unique."
"I see…" That was often the way with wizards, no matter how much Bob didn't like it. "Well, if you like, we can talk about it in the morning." He pushes ope the door to a room with four beds in it. "And then we'll see what we can do with you to get you a little less lost."
Itachi doubted that it would be nearly so simple, but he wasn't going to say no to a soft bed. "Thank you for this."
"My pleasure, Dearies." Bob's wings flutter softly as he smiles. "If you need anything, my room is four doors down on the right."
Shisui nods in confirmation. "Alright. We'll keep that in mind." He smiles back. "We'll likely forever be in your debt. This is kind of you to take three strangers into your home."
Bob clicks his tongue disapprovingly. "Come now, I may not be a Fairy anymore, but you never lose the spirit. It would be wrong to leave the three of you out in the cold. Now, off to bed. Breakfast will be from nine until ten, and then we'll see about helping you boys out."
Sasuke and Shisui both blink at the word fairy. This place was strange. "Of course. We shall join you for breakfast in the morning then." Shisui nods at him, trying to hide his puzzlement over the usage of the word fairy.
As the door closes, shutting the three of them in the room, Itachi carefully drops Sasuke onto one of the beds. Clearly, the usage of the word fairy meant something, but he had a feeling that it didn't refer to little pixies with glittering wings. "Sasuke, be good and get ready for bed. Shisui and I need to talk."
Sasuke blinks. "Are you going to make Shisui sleep on the couch?" That's what mother did to father whenever she said that.
"No, Sasuke." He shakes his head and chuckles. "Itachi isn't going to make me sleep on the couch. It's fine." Shisui smiles. "Get some sleep."
Itachi tries not to wince at the mention of their parents. "It's nothing like that, don't worry. Besides, there are more than enough beds in here for everyone to have their own." And he wasn't married to Shisui, so it wasn't nearly the same sort of situation to begin with.
Sasuke nods as he heads off to bed. It seemed that he had been suitably reassured by that.
Sighing, Itachi waits until Sasuke is soundly asleep before crawling over to Shisui's bed and sitting down on the covers. "You certainly know how to choose an interesting world to exile us to."
"Well I didn't really get a choice. The tablets just ensured that it was compatible with our basic biology." Everything else was left to chance. "But yes."
"Because, clearly, rabid giant pink demon squirrels with deadly weapons are compatible with our biology." Itachi rolls his eyes at his best friend. "Anyway…now that we're here, we're eventually going to be forced to explain to Sasuke why the 'mission' isn't ending. Not only that, but we will have to find a means of providing for ourselves, since I doubt that they utilize the same currency that we do."
If it came to the worst, Itachi was confident that apart from the demon squirrels, they could live off the land. But that would not be very good for Sasuke. Children needed to socialize, and Itachi wasn't going to have his brother become a hermit later on in life. "If we're considered wizards in this world, then we should look for employment suitable for wizards."
"My thoughts exactly and by compatible, I mean the atmosphere isn't poisonous to us and we can eat at least something in this dimension." Shisui looks around and sighs. "What do you think about this Bob character?"
Well, now that was the question of the day, wasn't it? "He seems…a bit eccentric, but friendly enough, and willing to help complete strangers." Though, admittedly, Itachi could see why someone so friendly would want to help three children, or what they saw as children anyway. He was barely thirteen, himself, and Sasuke almost eight, Shisui wasn't much older than himself, only a few years separating them. "Perhaps he could direct us towards some work. We might be able to learn a lot about this world by speaking with him." Not that it would stop Sasuke from throwing himself into a heartbroken rage when he found out that they were stuck here.
He nods. Shisui wasn't necessarily of the opinion that trusting strangers completely was always the wisest course of action, but Itachi had a point. "That's what I was thinking as well." It wasn't as if they had much of an alternative.
"Good." Itachi glances back at his little brother, who was already busy in his sleep, twisting himself up in the blankets. "I imagine that it will be difficult to keep the truth from Sasuke for more than a week or two at most." Eventually, his foolish little brother would start asking questions. Like when they were going 'home'.
"Let him keep the illusion for awhile longer." Shisui sighs and shakes his head. "If they manage to figure it out, I ensured that the jutsu was 'set' to send them to this dimension." It was a small comfort though. That was assuming the rest of their Clan wasn't killed before they even noticed that the three of them had gone missing.
"I will try, but Sasuke is more perceptive than I like to give him credit for." His little brother had good instincts, and would soon realize that something was amiss. And Itachi would have to be prepared for the moment when the truth finally dawned on Sasuke. "I just hope that his heart will not be too broken when he realizes hat we have done."
"He's young. It's going to devastate him at first." Shisui places his hand on Itachi's shoulder. "Kids have a marvelous resiliency though. They can adapt to almost anything, given time."
"Almost anything, huh?" Itachi laughs tiredly at the thought. "I guess we'll soon find out if that extends to unknowingly fleeing to another dimension, with no idea whether or not you'll see the rest of your family again." And honestly, the thought was wearing on Itachi as well. Would they ever see the rest of their clan again? Would they ever see anyone from their clan again? Or were the three of them the only ones who would escape?
"The fact that he's so young may make it easier for him to cope." Shisui shakes his head. "Children at that age are very optimistic. If we can't say with certainty they're gone, he'll believe they might find us and that might keep him going long enough for him to mature more and develop more...permanent coping skills."
Itachi could only hope that it would be so easy for Sasuke. He had seen too much blood and death to be nearly so optimistic, himself. "You're right. He's strong. He'll survive this."
"At least now he has the chance to survive, back there...his odds were considerably less. And we've managed to find a dimension with people around." And at least one of them had a soft spot for children. "We'll find a way to make this work."
"Yes we will." They had to. Itachi would never forgive himself if he let anything happen to his baby brother. Even If they had to flee to another dimension in order to stay safe. And even if that meant that Sasuke hated him for it.
When Bob said breakfast, Itachi was pretty sure that the man meant a feast fit for a feudal lord! Clearly, being a wizard was much more profitable than being a ninja was, because the man was definitely living in the lap of luxury. Modest luxury, but luxury all the same.
Pancakes, waffles, bacon and eggs, a mountain of sausages, fruits and fruit salads, some kind of rainbow pudding with sprinkles all over it, and a whole host of unhealthy and healthy toppings alike. He was a little flabbergasted, and not entirely sure where to start. There were just so many options, and Itachi did have something of a secret sweet tooth.
Sasuke blinks at all the food. "Did you invite the whole village?" Not that he had ever gone hungry at home, but this was...well this was a lot! His parents were going to be sorry they missed this! There was just so much food!
"You're a very generous host." Shisui blinks just as flabbergasted as his cousins. "This all looks amazing." He didn't even know where to begin.
Bob smiles at the boys standing there, mouths agape. "Well, sit down and eat, Dearies. You boys get first pick this morning. Whatever we don't eat, I'll pack up and bring to the guild with me." After all, it would never do to let any of his little wizards go hungry. Even if some of the lovely ladies were on completely unnecessary diets.
Shisui nods gratefully. "Thank you." He begins neatly devouring some bacon. "So we were wondering where one would go for employment around here?" He might as well be direct.
Sasuke had apparently decided to try the pancakes first. They were really fluffy. He liked fluffy pancakes. But his cousin's words still worried him. "You're looking for missions on a mission?" It sounded like they were going to be gone for awhile. "Big brother, how'd you get mother and father to let me come?" This sounded like they might be away for weeks or even months.
Itachi leans in close to his brother, lowering his voice. "Well, since you have a summer break, I thought that it would be better timing." He was lying through his teeth, and he hated it. "We're very far from home, and they likely use different money here, so we should make sure to have some of it while we're learning more about this region."
"Oh." Sasuke smiles between his pancakes. "That make sense." It never occurred to him that Itachi might be lying to him.
Across the table, Bob begins to chortle at Shisui's query. "Oh, silly boy. If the three of you are wizards, then you should join a guild, of course. Well, little Sasuke is a bit young for that, but I'm sure that in a few years, he would make an excellent guild wizard." He eyes with boy with a twinkle in his eye. "And such a healthy appetite too!"
"Right." A Guild. That must have been their version of a Ninja Village, Shisui decides. "How would one go about joining a guild, exactly?" He smiles fondly at Sasuke who was too busy eating to comment further. "He's always rather liked pancakes."
"Well, there are plenty of pancakes for him, then." Bob giggles at the sight of the little one with syrup on his face. "It's usually not hard to join a guild. Some have rather specific requirements, or only take particularly powerful wizards, or other nonsense like that, but I think that the best guilds are the ones that will take in whoever wants to join, whether they are strong or weak, no matter what their talents are. For that, I would recommend Quatro Cerberus, Lamia Scale, or Fairy Tail. Or…" He smiles mischievously at them. "You could always come back to the city with me. I'm sure that Blue Pegasus would be a perfect place for such lovely, polite boys."
Such strange names, Shisui muses. "Itachi?" Sasuke obviously was too young to make such a decision. While it was possible that this man's friendliness might be an act, Shisui was starting to doubt that was the case. "What do you think?" If this guild would accept anyone that would take care of their immediate needs. Sasuke need someplace safe. They couldn't really afford to be picky in his view.
Itachi raises an eyebrow, his fork halfway to his mouth as he downs the fruit salad he'd picked. He liked fruit, and it wasn't nearly as unhealthy as most of the other options at the table. Though…he did have to confess to planning to drag a couple of pancakes over and slather them top to bottom in whipped cream.
Oh, right, he'd been asked his opinion. Itachi puts his fork down, taking a sip of a rather sweet juice to wash down the fruit with. "That sounds like a good plan. You said that you were the master of the guild, does that mean that you can guarantee us entry?"
"Of course!" Bob waves his hand through the air. "And your little brother could even help me watch the bar. He looks like a sharp boy. I could watch him while the two of you are working." He was something of the unofficial guild babysitter.
Sasuke wonders what a bar was, but he nods his head. "Yeah. I could do that."
Shisui was a bit more skeptical of that idea. "I don't mind if he helps you mind the bar, but...it wouldn't be a good idea to give a kid that can make fireballs alcohol." Just to be on the safe side. It was better to warn him about that. "We don't want to repay your kindness with an accident."
Bob blinks, a little bemused for a moment, before a wide grin spread across his face. "Oh, the little one is a fiery one, then? Good, I'm sure that the clients will adore him." Though he does make a mental note to keep the alcohol away from the boy. "Though I was suggesting more along the lines of keeping an eye on the people, not the drinks. I'm sure that the two of you are more than capable of handling drinks. Unless…you would prefer to take jobs instead? They can pay better than the wages of the serving staff, but only if you're willing to take a risk."
Itachi notes that Bob is addressing Shisui specifically with that last option. It seemed to him that the guild master thought that thirteen was a bit young to be out taking these 'jobs'. Whether that was because Itachi's skill level was unknown, or because of the nature of the jobs, he wasn't sure. "Shisui? What do you think?" It sounded like the jobs were dangerous, but paid better, but the work as serving staff would keep them inside the guild, and close to Sasuke, while providing lower, if more regular wages. Perhaps they could do a bit of both?
"The serving jobs would seem better for a beginning." Shisui ponders the matter. "Perhaps we could attempt other kinds of jobs outside the guilds and see if they are for us as well." Better pay was good, but servers seemed like it would meet their needs, if these other jobs were truly that dangerous. They had Sasuke to think of now. That meant no S-Class Missions.
"Very good." Bob claps his hands together. "Oh, but you boys should know that some of the jobs on the boards are restricted to senior members of the guild only. They're very dangerous, and our younger, less experienced members aren't allowed to take them. The ones not labeled S-Class are up for grabs for anyone, and they can be anything from running errands or building something, to hunting monsters, protecting caravans, or even catching criminals. There's really quite a variety of tasks that a wizard can get paid to do. But the harder the job, the more you get paid. So if you do decide to take one, weigh the risks carefully."
"Of course." Itachi nods, pulling a couple of pancakes over, and dousing them in whipped cream and fresh strawberries. He could see why Bob would restrict the hardest jobs. And now that he was one of Sasuke's sole guardians, it meant that he would have to put more value on his own life, for his little brother's sake.
