"Well, I have to go to Naruto's house either way." Rinsu states, pacing a bit as she huffs gently. "Just because Tsunade-hime has appointed me her replacement doesn't mean I've got this. It's still going to the jounin to vote. They don't know me, and they'd be faster to vote for Naruto. The only reason I'm going for this and not him is because he was raised here and I wasn't. All that dumb stuff about Sarutobi-dono." She vents in frustration, throwing her arms up in the air before she stops and sighs, rubbing her face with one hand.
"…I need him to back me. I've got you and Tsunade-hime, but... I've been getting advice from some people and I need Kakashi, Kurenai, Asuma, Naruto, Jiraiya, someone named Anko, and the last generation of the Ino-Shika-Cho. All of those people but Naruto are Jounin, and will be voting. …A lot of them don't like Danzo, but they'll be faster to trust someone they know than someone they don't…" Moving over to the window of her room, the brunette pushes a bit of her hair behind her shoulder before turning to the person she speaks to, smiling as her long hair flails out attractively. "I've just…never been under this kind of pressure before… I'm glad you're here for me… Between this and the pregnancy, I…don't know what I was going to do if you'd have left."
Nodding slowly, a young man roughly two inches taller than Gaara with shoulder length black hair but the same color eyes just sighs as he closes them. His build is somewhat more muscular and he wears a mesh shirt with a blue short-sleeved jacket over it, and beige pants. Metal plated half-gloves cover his hands and black sandals on his feet. "This should suffice. But none-the-less, go."
Pondering a moment he sighs. "The hardest thing to maintain is the voice." He mimics a man older than normal, though still smooth and majestic in pattern. Reaching up he plucks one long hair from his head and watches it turn to sand. "Something like this isn't as difficult, since my chakra is already dispersed into the grains. A normal henge would be impossible to keep up." Then looking up to Rinsu he asks. "This doesn't bother you too much does it?" Nearby the window, as well, is a small hovering eye that constantly turns this way and that to better sharpen the young man's senses of the outside.
"Not really… I'll feel better tonight when you can take it down, though. You're so much more attractive than that." She teases, moving up to him before drawing a finger across his lips. "And your lips aren't very kissable this way…"
Smirking slightly, he then offers, letting down the henge slightly to use his own voice. "It will keep you safe, and near me; to me it's worth it."
"Mmm… let me have your lips before I go, and I'll be happy…" She purrs, cuddling her body close against him as she presses her forehead against his.
Nodding slightly, Gaara then pulls back the sand from around his real face and bends in to lay his lips against the kunoichi.
It takes little time before the brunette slips down the stairs, offering as she goes. "Food's a free-for-all, 'cept meat and veggies. We save those for dinner. There should be snacks and canned tuna and stuff like that, but other than that; you're on your own… cousin Ukabusu. Heh"
"Not too loudly; such an odd thing to be doing with your cousin…" He chides jovially, though with a semi-serious, typically himself expression.
Grinning and nodding, she moves to pick up a container sitting on the counter in the kitchen, then moves back to the living room and opens the door, blowing a kiss at him as she goes. "I'll try not to be long." And with that, she slips out the door.
"Okay… Well… I'll meet you at Ichiraku's tonight then..?" Mitsuki asks with a shy grin, still glancing at the new bed against the wall.
Nodding Naruto just smiles. "Take care until then." He assures, taking her hand and gently kissing the knuckles.
Blushing softly as she lets out a small swoon, the pony tailed girl then nods back and waves her fingers cutely as she backs up slowly, opening the door at her back and slipping out.
Sitting down and then laying back against the bed, the blonde folds his hands behind his head. Wonder what Rinsu wants to talk about that's so important…? Closing his eyes and turning thoughtful, Naruto then blinks them open a bit wide. I just remembered.. Didn't we say at one time that we were gonna date? …Is that what it's about? It'd make sense, since Mitsuki'd be really uncomfortable… Well, it should be alright though. After the way Rinsu flipped out on Lee, she probably doesn't wanna try taking me from Mitsuki or anything. Still, I wonder what it is… It almost seemed like she forgot about me after their welcome party.
Within half an hour, there's a knock at his door revealing the semi-smiling face of Rinsu, offering out the container she had taken from home. "Konnichiwa! I have cookies if you have milk! Heh…"
"Uh… yeah.." He responds, rubbing the back of his head and welcoming her in. For once, it's actually fresh… "What's up?"
Stepping in with a nod and biting her bottom lip, the green clad girl moves to sit at the kitchen table with a sigh, setting the container upon it. "…We should start on the cookies and milk first. Heheheh…" I really hate to have this conversation with him… But I guess I have to…
"Alright…" Naruto nods before taking down a couple glasses. Pouring each of them a glass out of the half-gallon, rather than only a quart, container before he sits.
Popping open the container to reveal chocolate chip cookies, Rinsu smiles. "They're homemade!" …By my sister…from a tube… She thinks with a chuckle before taking one and taking a bite.
"Wow, really?" He grins a bit before taking one out and starting to eat it. "These're great! But why go through all the effort?"
"Because…well…we gotta talk about something…really important…" She murmurs, pursing her lips a bit before taking another bite of the cookie. "…How do I even go into a conversation like this…?" She asks herself in a low mumble.
Blinking at her slightly, Naruto then makes a thoughtful sound. Maybe it does have to do with that thing we decided on… Maybe people got the wrong impression about her and Gaara and now that he's gone….
"…I want you to know…I care about you…Naruto…" She starts, shifting a bit as she looks down at her cookie with a thoughtful smile. "And I would never do anything to hurt you…ever…"
Blinking at her a few times, Naruto raises his brows and then scratches his cheek thoughtfully. "Oh… uh…" Now what do I do? Grinning softly he chuckles. "I know you wouldn't. But, uh… why do you say that now?"
"…Because…I…I really need you…and it's for something that…I don't know if you'll be okay with…considering everything…" The brunette sighs, finishing her cookie in one bite before picking up another and sipping off at the milk.
Watching her for a moment, Naruto clears his throat and then swallows before he lowers his head thoughtfully. "Hmm… Sorry, Rinsu…" He mutters regretfully.
Flinching heavily, she lowers her eyes and bites her lip, nodding gently. "…I understand…" He must be really upset…about me being Hokage…
"Uh… that's the thing; I don't… you're gonna have to be more specific, sorry." He mutters in embarrassment, rubbing his head.
Blinking, she then giggles, then laughs, tears budding at her eyes as she begins to sniffle and wipe her eyes with one finger. "..oh, Naruto… I thought you were mad at me…because…. Oh, Naruto..!" She cries sweetly, though still smiles as she keeps her eyes closed.
"heh heh…." Naruto chuckles uneasily. I still don't know what she wants to talk about exactly…!
Taking a moment to gather herself, Rinsu then sighs before she nods once, and proceeds to explain to the blonde about everything that happened with Tsunade, about how he was meant to be Hokage, but Danzo wouldn't allow it, and the conversations she's had with Gaara, Tsunade and more after the fact. "So…you see… I really need you… Tsunade-hime needs you…Gaara needs you… …Konohagakure needs you…"
Watching her seriously, Naruto then turns thoughtful before he furrows his brows gently. "Well, then I'll do what I can." Crossing his arms he leans back. "…This guy; Danzo… wonder who he is…"
"He's the leader of Root: the part of ANBU that Sai works for." She explains from memory of her own questions, eating another cookie quickly.
"Really? Sai?" Maybe I'll ask him and see if he can tell me anything about it. Falling silent for a moment, Naruto then grins sheepishly as he admits. "Y-y'know a part of me was thinkin' you wanted to… talk about that promise we made…"
"..I've thought about it…a few times…" She admits, suddenly blushing as she turns her eyes off shyly. "…I looked for you…a few days after me and Lee broke up… Probably two days after this little gathering Shikamaru and Senka had for me…with Daisuke and Kiyoko…just the five of us…and….I saw you with her, so… I just sort of left…" She murmurs, biting her bottom lip as she remembers the sting she felt. I had gotten over it since then, but…now that I think about it, I was pretty hurt that day…
"Oh…" Frowning gently he sighs and murmurs apologetically. "Sorry… I… we started dating when you were with Lee…when… I heard what happened I felt really bad. I wanted to be there for you but…I think I lost track of a lot of stuff over Mitsuki…"
"..Actually…you started dating the same night they had that little thing for me…after Lee…" She points out before frowning gently as she looks down. "…you have a girlfriend and you suddenly can't be there for me…? …Even as a friend..? I mean, Lee and me weren't even dating that long… And I was dealing with a lot of stuff! My whole life's been flipped upside down… All you did was get a new girlfriend and nothing else matters…?"
"I guess I've been really hyped up. I'm really sorry, Rinsu… I promise I'll try even harder coming up to make up for all the times I've been slacking off recently! …I understand if we can't be together, but I want to be there for you as much as I can." He offers with a typical grin.
Turning off with a bit of a pout, she snubs her nose up snootily. "You haven't exactly been the best of friends to me lately. Why should I believe you? Even worse: why should I trust you? I've got reason not to!"
Putting out his hands he pleads. "C'mon! You can trust me, and I'll do everything I can to prove it!" Putting up a finger he grins. "Hokage's been my dream for a long time, so I'm gonna give it to you… to borrow-ttebayo!"
"..I don't really want to be Hokage…" She admits, looking down with a gentle frown. "…I don't know this village… I don't have your passion…and I hate having so much responsibility… I don't know how I'm supposed to win this with no drive… just a few months ago…if I had heard the whole village was just…a crater or something…I would just say 'Wow. That's so sad. I should pray for their souls to find peace.' and never think about it again…"
Seeming faintly struck for a moment, Naruto then closes his eyes and sighs before he points out. "I can understand that. That's why I'm only letting you 'borrow' it. So as hard as I'd work to make myself Hokage, I'm gonna work just that hard to make you Hokage. We're a lot alike, y'know? So I know if people end up liking you, they'll like me, too!" Looking at her seriously he shakes his head with a shrug.
Blinking and seeming a bit struck herself, Rinsu turns her eyes off in thought for a moment before squinting her eyes gently, turning up to him oddly. "…Why do you want to be Hokage, Naruto..?"
His eyes looking thoughtful for a moment, the jinchuriki then speaks. "At first, when I was younger, I felt like I had to prove it to people. I wanted to be Hokage so I could make them see I was great and, well, I figured they'd have to respect me then. Now… I really want to do it because I feel like Konoha needs someone who cares about it as much as Gaara cares about Sunagakure. So if Tsunade wants to make you Hokage right now, just to show Danzo up, then he'll feel really sorry when we push it in his face that I helped! Since he didn't want me being Hokage because of Sandaime-jichan."
A slow smile grows on her face before she turns to look out the nearby window. She grows silent for a moment before turning to him, seeming a bit more interested now. "Why do you love this place so much…? It's just as pretty as any other place…it's too hot…people used to treat you like crap… and even now, after everything you've done, there are still some people who don't really care for you… Why…?"
"Because there are still a lot of people who do care about me. You, Sasuke, Iruka-sensei… that's who I'm doing this for. And because if it wasn't for this village, I wouldn't have lasted long. Both of my parents died fifteen years ago, y'know."
Pursing her lips gently, Rinsu only nods before seeming thoughtful and pointing out. "Kakashi-sensei has a picture of your dad and the rest of his team in his room. It's sitting right there on the headboard of his bed. He must have been very close to them all…"
Nodding a bit, Naruto points out. "Yeah, I remember. Now I met Rin-obasan, I wonder what that other guy was like; the guy that gave Kakashi-sensei his sharingan…" Pausing for a moment he then adds. "I've been talking to Jiraiya about my dad a lot. You know he's the one who named me?"
"Really?" She asks, raising her brows before grinning oddly. "Have you asked him why you're named after little fish patties for ramen..?"
Nodding sagely, the blonde crosses his arms. "When Jiraiya was writing his book; the first one that Daisuke actually has, he was eating ramen with Naruto on it at the time and the only thing he didn't have to finish his book was the hero's name. but from what my dad told him, I'm not named after the patties, I'm named after the hero in the book!" He points out with a humored smile.
"Hm.. Well, I guess they named you pretty well. You are a hero. ..They would be proud." Offering a sweet smile, the brunette tosses him another cookie. "We should spar sometime. Might be fun; if you don't mind being in the hospital for a few weeks." She warns with a cute wink.
His eyes widening, Naruto blinks as he gawks a minute and then blushes before chuckling softly. "Uh… heheh… maybe…" Is she serious? That's kinda scary…
"Oh, I'm just kidding. …Mostly. Don't look so scared." She teases, sticking out her tongue and pulling down her left eyelid with one finger. "You really are cute, Naruto."
"You…think so, huh?" He grins, scratching his cheek softly.
"Yeah. If I had been a girl here, people telling me to not hang out with you; even if it was my mom, wouldn't make me do it. I would have still spent time with you; hide it if I had to! …But you have to understand…Konoha is…weird… Back home, people never would have condemned you for being what you are… Hell, they'd have probably seen you as a hero from the beginning, for keeping Kyubi within you, plus your dad being the one who killed him." She points out, shaking her head.
"Guess people were scared of me. And some people just wanted a place to put the blame for the people that died." Grinning a bit he shrugs. "It's alright! I'll become a hero in my own way! I don't need my dad to hand a title like that to me!"
"..you already are, Naruto.." Rinsu shakes her head again before offering a soft smile. "You have no idea how many lives you've touched… There are shrines erected in your honor, monuments dedicated to you; even a bridge named after you!"
Whoa, shrines? Monuments? "A bridge?" He asks, chuckling softly. "What bridge?"
Raising a brow in confusion, she only offers simply, putting out her hands. "The Naruto Bridge in the Land of the Waves."
Blinking at her several times, Naruto raises his brows. "Wait… They named that huge bridge after me!"
"It's a national treasure there… You really didn't know?" She urges with a half-humored grin. "Aww, Naruto… You really are modest…-ttebayo!" She giggles cutely, bringing a hand to her mouth.
"I… really didn't know." He affirms with a grin and a slight blush.
"There's stuff like that everywhere. ..Well, not everywhere… But still; you've really impressed some people, you know what I mean?" Her medium brown eyes watch him, seeming almost excited to have more, new information that he didn't know about himself.
"Yeah.. Heheh.. Obviously…" He murmurs with a grin before biting his cheek. Oh man, somethin' about those eyes of hers are … electrifying!
"It's…really cute… You're so special, and even though I hear you used to go around screaming it…I don't think you really think you are… It's this weird kind of modesty… But I'll bet it started off as some low self esteem… That's what makes it sad…" She finishes, her eyes dimming sweetly, almost with concern.
Watching her a moment, Naruto then smiles. "Aw, but I'm fine now. I've actually got a lot of friends, and somebody special, and apparently a lot of fans in… everywhere but here!"
"Oh, that sounds horrible…" Rinsu frowns at him, only seeming ever more worried.
Chuckling good-naturedly, Naruto then explains. "It's not so bad. Most people here are just … well they don't like me, or dislike me. That's better than everyone telling me to 'get lost' or to leave them alone when I'm just standin' there, and haven't even said a word to 'em!"
But this only seems to make her seem more concerned for him, a flicker of anger starting to fire in her eyes.
His face falling alittle, Naruto leans up across the table to put a hand on her shoulder before uttering. "Hey… Rinsu… I'm alright, believe it."
"Now… …I feel bad… You grew up like that… It's horrible… And even worse, you've proved to the world you're hero, and all it's done is make these people barely accept you..! …How am I supposed to feel in my heart like I want to give my all for them…? Just by becoming Hokage, I'm letting go of something really important to me, and I feel like I'm wasting my time for unappreciative assholes…!" She cries to him before flinching heavily. I can't believe I just said that to him… He won't understand how I feel… He loves this place so much, I've…probably just pissed him off… Damnit…
"Because… people never understand when they've got it good." Naruto explains after a pause. "And as bad as they might have treated me… I don't wanna see this place turn into somewhere where everyone's unhappy because of Danzo! ….So, I guess, if you won't do it for them… then do it for me, okay?" He asks before giving a smile. "Besides, for every one person who's unappreciative, there's gotta be one who'll really be thankful!"
Raising her brows at him oddly, she slowly smiles, her face softening before she just nods gently. "…Okay, Naruto… I'll do it…for you.." He has so much love in his heart for this place… There must be…something truly good about it..
"Thanks, Rinsu… and if there's anything you need, you can talk to me about it! I promise I'll be a better friend than I have been!" He grins reassuringly with a thumbs up.
Her smile growing a bit sadder, she then only nods before a million thoughts; a million problems begin cycling through her mind and she flinches. But keeping a brave face, she continues to smile at him, though her eyes tell of a deeper sadness than before, tears beginning to build there. "…you're…a good man, Naruto…really…Mitsuki is so lucky…that she has you…and that you're here for her… That you'll always be here for her…because that's what guys like you do…"
"Thanks…" He utters before suddenly seeming more observant. "Hey, are… you okay, Rinsu…?
"…no…" She admits, closing her eyes as she still smiles sweetly. "..I don't know…if I ever will be…"
Frowning worriedly, he moves his chair closer to her and puts up a hand against her back, patting her gently. No time like the present… "Well, I'm here for you so…you can tell me about it if ya want…"
"…I've just got…so much going on right now…" She murmurs, biting her bottom lip as she tries to continue smiling; though her tears begin rolling down her cheeks, wetting her green belly top as it falls from her chin.
Frowning gently, he rubs her back before asking carefully. "It's cuz… Gaara left isn't it…?"
"N-No… It isn't that…" She says truthfully before sniffling softly as her smile fades. "…We want to see…how we really feel… Spend time together and hang out, so…I was going to go to Suna…but…then Tsunade-hime came to us…"
"Oh wow… you were gonna go all the way out there?" furrowing his brow gently he then grins before offering. "And you think Konoha's too hot…"
Trying to smile again as she nods, the young woman then leans against him and shivers. "And that isn't even all… My sister's pregnant with Shikamaru…and if that weren't big enough, I'm pregnant, too.. …But I…don't even know if it's Lee's or Kakashi's or…" Her head hanging, she then rubs her eyes and coughs, starting to cry harder.
His eyes widening, Naruto then nods softly. I hadn't even thought about that… "What're… you gonna do about that?"
"…what can I do…?" She returns, closing her eyes. "…let it's father be a part of it's life… try to get along with them… I don't know what else to do…"
Nodding a few times Naruto sighs. "Wish there was somethin' I could do to cheer ya up…" He murmurs thoughtfully.
"…It's okay, Naruto… I'll figure something out…" She offers, half trying to convince herself as she shifts slightly against him and smiles up to him dimly. "I have to…"
"Still!" He protests urgently. "There's a lot on yer plate right now, the least I can do is try to help you not think about it as much, at least for alittle while…" The two sit in silence for a long moment as Naruto seems to be pondering deeply. Finally he sighs and rubs the back of his head. "Man… no good!" All I've got on the brain is… well… eheh…
Chuckling glumly, the kunoichi shakes her head and sighs, her eyes shining with her newly shed tears. "Really… It's okay… I don't want you worrying about me… Heck, that's only half of my problems…"
Frowning then sighing, Naruto shakes his head. "Rinsu… You can't tell me stuff like that. Because now I'm just gonna worry more!" Sagging alittle, he then squints with a shifty and thoughtful look but then frowns. "Wait… women can't drink while their pregnant, right…?"
Raising a brow as a truly humored look comes to her eyes as she shakes her head. "No, Naruto; they can't."
"…well there goes that idea… and it's the only one I've had yet!" He complains and then sighs. Can't do any training, she'll end up over-doing it. Especially with me! Still got plenty of food here, no need to go out. I don't have any more money so even renting a movie is outta the question… Geeze. No wonder me and Mitsuki have so much sex!
"…I just wish something would happen… Something random and nice…" She utters, closing her eyes with a sigh. Something to give me insight on at least one of my problems… At the thought, she purses her lips slightly, her eyes closing deeper to push back her tears.
Watching her a moment, the blonde sighs softly as he follows through with the first thought that comes to mind and leans in quickly, softly pecking her lips.
Blinking her eyes wide, Rinsu's face instantly flushes a deep red as she stares up at him, her mouth popping open as a gentle tingle works across her lips. "..N-N-…Naruto~…"
His eyes widening, Naruto then flinches and looks off, rubbing the back of his head as he sighs. "Oh man, s-sorry… you just said… 'random' and… I… and now it's probably one more thing you're gonna worry about and…!" Putting his head in his hand he sighs. Such an idiot….
"..n-no…that wasn't cheating, just…surprised me…" She murmurs, still blushing before trying to smooth over his worry. "Like how you kiss your sister or brother or mom or something…"
Blinking at her a moment, then Naruto seems thoughtful before asking in earnest. "Well, then, what kind of a kiss is cheating?"
Blinking again before swallowing, the brunette seems thoughtful. It's really just showing him… That doesn't count…right? Before she offers softly and a bit hesitantly. "…One…like this…" Before she leans forward, wrapping her arms around his neck and closes her eyes, locking her lips with his.
His eyes widening again, the blonde then shivers deeply before his eyes close and he returns her kiss almost instinctively. Whoa … this…
As their mouths open, allowing their tongues to find one another, the brown eyed kunoichi begins to shiver, letting out a soft sound of arousal as her thighs clench together in restraint. Oh gods… I'm suddenly so hot… Why…? This feels so good… N-NO, I can't think that way…! That'd make it actual cheating..! …But…this…
Pulling her against him, Naruto swoons but then blinks and suddenly moves back, turning off and shivering slightly. "Uh… alright… I… definitely got it now…" His face flushed, he clears his throat. No way we can do this! Between Gaara and Mitsuki… they're both kinda fragile…
Turning off quickly as well, Rinsu nods a few times quickly, raising a hand to try and cool her burning face. "Y-yeah… So, umm… That's the difference…"
Nodding again, his pace quickened, Naruto swallows. But now I wanna do it again… she's really good at this…! But… I can't think like that! No way! "Alright…"
The two sit in silence, blushing deeply for awhile before Rinsu swallows and offers curiously. "You know…I could do something…to see if we're…you know; connected somehow. I did it with Gaara before."
Blinking at Rinsu, Naruto then furrows his brows before asking. "Like… a jutsu?"
"N~ot exactly…" She answers, shaking her head a bit before clarifying. "It's more like a little ritual. You wanna try it?"
A ritual…? Crossing his arms and becoming thoughtful a moment, Naruto then shrugs. "Well, alright. I guess."
"Do you keep sutra paper by any chance?" She asks hopefully, moving to stand.
"Actually, the only sutras I have are already for paper bombs…" He explains with a small shrug.
"It's okay. I'll figure something out." She nods before adding. "Can you gather just a couple of things for me..?"
Within half an hour, Rinsu holds a kunai, rubbing a clear salve upon it as she looks Naruto's hands over. "Hey… What's that scar from?" The shorter ninja asks, raising a brow.
Blinking then following her eyes, Naruto looks down at the small dent on his left hand. "Oh… that was from my first B-rank mission. I was attacked by these Chunin ninja from Kirigakure. They cut my hand with poison-tipped claws, so I had to cut my hand open to get the poison out. I also made a promise on that day that I'd never be afraid again."
"Ouch… …You know, though; fear is a valuable asset to a ninja." She points out, rubbing a green herb salve over a piece of sutra paper.
"I'm still kinda learning the balance…" Naruto points out before swiping his cheek. "I know you can barely see it, but this one on my cheek is from having no fear!"
Leaning forward, the brunette's brows raise before she nods and leans back. "It looks like it was painful once. What's that one from?" She asks as she wipes the herbal mixture off of the paper and starts to wave it around to dry it.
"I was boasting about how I wasn't afraid right outside the Forest of Death during the chunin exams. The examiner that heard me threw a kunai at my face that just barely missed me." He explains, rubbing the back of his head.
"Whoa… What a bitch…" She murmurs, taking the slip in between her index and middle fingers before it begins to flow back and forth with blue chakra.
"Well, y'know, that's just how ninja training is." He adds with a chuckle. "You know who we had for the written test? Morino Ibiki!"
"Whoa..! I never would have passed." Rinsu commends, shaking her head a bit. "That's pretty impressive, Naruto." With that, she picks up the kunai at her side, placing down the sutra paper. "Hand, please."
Seeming thoughtful for a moment he then just nods before raising his hand undauntedly. "Yeah, let me tell ya; he's just as tough as you've probably heard!" But when the kunoichi raises her own hand to take his, slicing his palm open, he flinches and lets the blood flow.
She places the sutra upon his palm before looking down at her own hand. At least it isn't healed all the way… She reminds herself as she frowns and goes about pulling the bandage off of her own hand and uses the kunai to moreso peel the scab off of it, flinching deeply. She then places another sutra onto her own hand. …I did it wrong with Gaara, didn't I…? crap… That one just sees IF the other person is tied to your soul… …Well, he might still be my soul mate…or one of the others…hmm… I'll do it right this time. She tells herself before looking to Naruto's sutra and slicing his hand through the sutra again, flinching as she quickly does this again to her own, forcing the blood to flow from both of their hands, falling upon the stack of pre-made sutras between them.
Flinching again and gritting his teeth, Naruto just comments a bit solemnly. "There's… a lotta blood involved in this ritual, huh…?"
"Less than in others… And I started to do it wrong, so…eheh…" She admits, biting her bottom lip as the blood seems to react to one another's blood, mixing upon the paper. The kanji begin to form: umareru, ten, and ru-meaning 'soul mate', or 'A couple brought together by heaven's decree'.
As Rinsu seems thrown into a deep shock, Naruto blinks and blushes as he looks it over before calling in surprise when Rinsu smears her hand across the paper; ruining the image into being unreadable. "Wha..!"
"I-It, umm… didn't work right! Heheheh…" She utters, bringing her opposite hand to rub the back of her head. "Jeez, I should get going! Mitsuki must be really worried about you..!" ..What can I do about that? Nothing… I'm sure…Gaara is my true love..!
Turning slightly concerned, the blonde then nods his head. "Well, I have no idea how it works, so I guess I'll take your word for it…" Putting up a finger he grins. "We can just try it again later!"
"..o-oh..we probably don't…need to…" She utters, swallowing as her cheeks grow darker. …Naruto…
After Rinsu leaves in a bit of a hurry, he just stares at the door for a moment before looking off. I know what I saw! …Rinsu is… but does that mean that it was wrong for me to- Drumming his fists into his head he grunts out loud. "Agh! I can't think like that!" Rinsu… she just doesn't want to come between us… Then as if in realization his jaw drops open and his eyes widen before calling out in anguish. "I GOTTA CLEAN THIS UP BY MYSELF!"