Hey.
I have one question. Should I take down 'Airing Dirty/Clean Laundry'? I don't particularly care one way or the other, but I just want to know some opinions. I swear I won't freak out on you. ;)
Anyway, I post again within the month or two. It's been a hectic summer and half the time I had no internet connection. I have to get caught up.
Quick and short spoiler:
Naruto snarled as he halted to a stop a little ways away from the clearing where they had been training earlier. He knew he shouldn't have lost his temper, but the brat had no damned right to say that! The kid lived in poverty only when Gato had taken over; he still had family and he had small, but seemingly consistent meals! He turned and slammed a fist onto the thick trunk of an old oak. Naruto hardly felt the tiny sting on his gloved hand that accompanied his punch and repeated it in his raw frustration.
Knowing that his anger and beating his hand and/or the tree trunk until it splintered wouldn't get him anywhere, the blond took a few breaths and sat against the tree trunk. He slowed his breathing and counted in his head for a few minutes while staring at the faintly appearing, glittering stars in the nearly complete darkness. After another second, he made a kage bushin and had it set traps before dispelling. No use in getting scolded by Kakashi-sensei for the same mistakes of Asuma-san's team. Naruto slowly dozed off, his steady breathing lulling him to sleep.
The loud slamming thud of something heavy near him woke him. Naruto was on his feet nearly instantly, a kunai from his pouch, familiar in his hand. He remembered he had set traps and thought that one of his traps had been sprung; a couple of kage bushin flitted out to check the trap and another two went to search his small perimeter.
Like I said, short. Hope you enjoyed it.