route_1065 | Ain't no party like a ninja party

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Ain't no party like a ninja party

Who: open to literally anyone in Blackthorn City who wanders into the ninja party + friends
Where: Blackthorn City (mainly hotsprings but also anywhere)
When: July 23rd
Summary: Sasuke gets a birthday party whether he wants one or not. Lucky for him, he has friends (in spite of his best efforts) who'll plan one.
Rating: G? PG for violence

[ooc; general mingle log for Blackthorn City/Sasuke's birthday. Most of it will probably take place at the hotsprings itself, though like the 'who' says, it's completely open to anyone just walking by and wondering what the big deal is, or someone who's already there and then has their pleasant soak interrupted by a bunch of dumb ninjas.]

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What? [He glanced to Kiyohime, then laughed, looking back to him.]

Kiyo? No way! She wouldn't let me even if I tried. Raiton there, maybe, he's weird for an emolga, loves water, but yeah.

Kiyohime'll find something else to do when she realizes I'm dead set on going near the water.

[Raiton. He could see why a shinobi might use a name like that for battle forces. It still seemed a bit odd for a creature instead of a technique, though.

He glanced over 'Kiyohime' a few moments, before nodding.]

Ah...well. That's likely for the best considering her size. I don't believe she would fit well with even one other person, let alone all of the shinobi present.

Haaa... about that... Tobi is probably going to have to take some work to keep away. He's kind of... bigger than her... and a water dragon....

[Have the most sheepish of smiles now.]

I'm hoping he maybe sort of kind of finds one not here to play in.

[Tobi...that was...a familiar name. Furthermore, it shifted his attention from the dragon and celebrations to the boy and the...troubling thoughts that he'd been contemplating since the day before. Those which concerned the boy in front of him and the war he'd let fade temporarily from his mind under the presumption that it had finished.

There is no sign of his occasional faint smile this time, Obito, only a calculating, curious one. Meditite, whose attention was on the snack table a moment ago glanced up at Neji with a curious frown.]

You collect dragons, then? I suppose I should find it fortunate none of my companions have forced one of those eggs on me yet. [Unless the one Naruto gave him which wasn't hatched yet did. But that was a concern for another time.] You and Rin come from the same time, don't you? That would have been before Sasuke Uchiha was born, wouldn't it? I imagine it must be...an experience to celebrate his first birthday as his fourteenth.

[Get Obito looking at you oddly Neji. You're acting weird.]

Er... it's a birthday...? I mean, seeing Itachi all grown was way weirder, I mean, he was four. [He waved a hand throught he air all expansively.]

With Sasuke it's just, you know, he's always been this age to me. I mean, I kind of, you know. [He made a sideways clapping motion.] Never would've made it to my fourteenth if I hadn't come here.

You okay? You're acting kinda weird. OH! Oh I know. It's because of, you know, that thing?

[Suddenly sympathy face and he leaned in, staring up at him. A gap that would shrink quickly given how fast he was growing. At least his voice hadn't broken into stupid yet. Give it another month.]

Oh man, yeah celebrating my fourteenth here was weird, and I know you weren't exactly comfortable on yours... I'm sure if you tell Sasuke happy birthday you can hide in a corner and avoid everyone if you want?

[Is he? He feels the reverse. A shinobi should be more cautious than he's been. Concealing one's identity by omitting it was a basic tactic he should have seen through without being told.

He listens to Obito's answer without comment. It's not a confirmation of his clan affiliation, but considering Itachi's age at the time, it did mean he would have been associated with the Uchiha at least to know him.

He doesn't move from his place when the youth leans close. Nor does his expression reflect his feelings, although Meditite's sudden frown is a reflection of his emotions it seemed. Well, she was a psychic creature he supposed it was natural.]

I doubt that he would appreciate the sentiment if I did. The Uchiha and Hyuuga are not on the best of terms in our time as a rule. [Something of an untruth, but he wanted to judge the youth's reaction both to the name and the lie to determine for himself if he was Uchiha. Because he was most assuredly 'Obito', there could be no one else.]

[His expression faltered at that bit, and then he gave him a hard frown.]

I dunno if you wanted that to be a joke but Sasuke told me what happened to the clan, okay? If you're on bad terms with Sasuke, just say so, alright? That was super uncool.

[...A shame his lie had been disarmed before he could say it. He could extrapolate Sasuke sharing that information to mean that Obito was an Uchiha, but that would be presumptuous.

It seemed subtlety was simply out of the question. Or perhaps he was being impatient. Although, when faced with the one who might yet be responsible for the end of the world, impatience was not an unreasonable response.

Meditite bristled, as if expecting a command to attack.]

Your name...it's Obito Uchiha, isn't it? I never asked.

Wait, so you were doing all that assholey shit to figure out my name?

[He's giving you the most incredulous stare ever Neji.]

You could have just asked me. We're friends. Sure, I never, er, got your name either, but I figured after our like, fifth talk it'd be a little late to ask. Since you do the politeness thing usually and all.

I should totally just not confirm or deny if that's me, but I'm not going to be like that. I'm not a jerk. I'm a good guy.

[Have a stern look, before he relaxes out of his earlier frown.] But I'll forgive you for being a jerk since you actually had a point, yeah?

[He shook his head and then bobbed his head.] Uchiha Obito, yep. Kinda can't go into the future Hokage speil anymore cause, you know, smooshed, but hey, I'll figure out something yeah? So I know you're Hyuuga and I think the rest of that is Neji but I never got anyone to confirm it for me.

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[So he was. And the age was appropriate as well. There couldn't be another convenient Obito Uchiha born at the same time as him, the Uchiha clan simply wasn't large enough to repeat names in the same generation.

...Neji frowned. He already frowned, of course, but there was--if it was possible, his expression fell just a touch before it iced over. Identity confirmed. And it seemed...Neji Hyuuga the genius was a fool after all.

For a moment he contemplates responding, but...when Meditite shifts and tugs at his hand, conflicted by the mess of emotions he must be giving off. Normally he's rather calm and collected, it must not be pleasant for her to sense a different response from him.

Here wasn't the place for a confirmation.

Instead, he turns on his heel and strides away with Meditite.]

HEY! Wait a second! [He took off after him at once, because he'd caught that and he didn't get it at all.]

No, seriously, hold up! Are you that mad I'm an Uchiha? I mean, it wasn't a secret or anything!

[He pressed his lips into a thin frown as Obito followed him. Of course this version of the man was young. He wouldn't have known that he was the cause of his death at the time, and yet...he had lied and manipulated the story of his death, presumably to earn sympathy or empathy from Neji. Therefore he was hardly entirely innocent even now.

His question, though, earned a scoff.]

There is no feud between our clans.

Then why're you all upset now? Is it because I asked you to confirm your name? Oh man, come oooon, you did it first!

[He picked up his pace, trying to get a look at his face, bewildered and not liking it.]

[If they continued like this, they would draw attention and cause a scene. Particularly given the large pokemon trailing Obito and the agitation coming from Meditite. It would be inappropriate for this gathering, and too difficult to explain. It would not...be an ideal method to introduce it to Tenten, as she seemed to have some bizarre attraction to him as well.

Presuming he hadn't lied about that as well.]

Are you going to pursue me all across the springs?

Sure am. [No hesitation at all there, and he flashed him a lopsided smile.]

If I don't know what I did, I can't fix it, riiight?

[He prided himself on the ability to read people, and yet--with Obito so far he had either missed everything or dismissed it. He was disgusted with his own failure, but he needed time to know whether it was through Obito's own work or not.

When the man confirmed his suspicion about the imminent scene he stopped. Clearly there would be no avoiding the confrontation now that he'd abandoned subtlety. This was...not ideal.

He turned back toward the young man then, leaning in himself instead, using height to his advantage as if a dragon didn't stand at Obito's back. He could be threatening even with such a creature under Obito's thrall.

He was, after all, Neji Hyuuga, and he was not to be trifled with.]

This isn't the place for the discussion. Choose somewhere else.

[But... he didn't look scared. He stared up at him, dark eyes searching his face with a worried sort of pensiveness that had nothing to do with fear and everything to do with concern. Finally, he snagged his wrist and started off in a direction where he'd seen pretty much no one that was partitioned, not even considering the idea that his touch would be unwelcome.

He was sure the other might be cranky about it, because Hyuuga but he was already mad at him, a little more wasn't going to make any difference.]

[Touch is basically always unwelcome. Hyuuga weaponized touch, therefore there was very little intimacy welcome through touch to begin with. As it is right now, the touch is unwelcome of course, but he's more wary of potential threat than anything else.

However, robbed of chakra, he would be able to deal with any threat Obito could pose him. Even with the dragon.

That said, he tugged his wrist free just as soon as he determined they were far enough away to prevent people from overhearing.]

Surely you're aware that continuing your act is pointless now. I'm aware you were never killed.

[He turned to face him. Okay, fine, there would do. But. What the hell? No. What. The. Hell.]

Excuse me? I was crushed under a big rock, then buried under the rest of the cave.

What, you think I was going to get up and wander away from that? No. Look, it's not like people haven't confirmed it for me okay? Sensei, Rin, hell, even a Kakashi that swung through here during that weird timewarp power weekend. Dead. I think they would've told me if me remembering dying had been inaccurate, alright?

I would think you of all people wouldn't be cruel enough to accuse me of lying about it!

[His expression remained impassive. What point was there for him to maintain the farce? Perhaps he did indeed stage it rather than make it up entirely, and feared that the others involved would discover the deception?]

Do you expect me to believe there were two Obito Uchiha born and raised at the same time and you were the one killed, while the other is the one I know to have waged the Fourth Shinobi War? Surely I've never given you the impression that I would be so thick? Even Naruto wouldn't believe a story like that.

[He jerked back as though Neji had reached out and struck him, eyes going wide.]

What? You think what?

[Excuse him as his voice starts to go up in volume, though it hasn't yet hit loud enough to draw people to them. Yet.]

I WOULD NEVER DO THAT.

[His voice, on the contrary, remained the same volume. It was, however, saturated with irritation.]

Regardless of what you would do, the identity of the one who started the war is indisputable. [Konoha's intelligence was one he trusted implicitly. Inoichi and Shikaku would not have passed on unconfirmed information. Furthermore, it seemed Kakashi had gathered the information initially, and he too was not one to be doubted on the matter.] Have you stolen the name Obito Uchiha? If you have, I suggest you admit your true name now.

[His volume went up at first, before abruptly dropping off in misery.] Then clearly he's some other Obito or maybe he stole my name! I don't know, but I wouldn't do that. Won't do that.

No, no nonono. [He shook his head hard, a hand going up to scrub at his eyes immediately after as he felt wetness on his cheeks.]

Why would you- why?? You think I'm that kind of person?

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[Although he had a penchant for taking other names...Neji frowned once more. Anger should be his overriding emotion, and yet instead...he felt...disappointment.]

You named your pokemon Tobi. [There were only so many coincidences and similarities one could allow for before it became obvious to deny it would only be denying truth for a comfortable fantasy.

Should he do that, there would be no reason for him to have fought the Eye of the Moon plan at all.] One of the prior identities used by the masked ninja who started the war, assumed during his extermination of Jinchuuriki, was 'Tobi'.

[He stared at him, honestly at a loss for a beat, because he wasn't stupid, and he gave a watery laugh, shaking his head anyway.]

You're- you're basing this off the pokemon I named after the Nidaime? I have a Hashi too you know. [He closed his eyes for a moment though, shaking his head sharply.]

So you- you think I didn't die. I definitely thought I died. But you... don't. You think I.. what things are you even saying I did?

[His voice had gotten very quiet, and there was a bit of morbid curiosity fueling the questions, which were spoken somewhere between hollowly and with an edge of hurt.]

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