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⋆˚࿔ “we need to…” prompts 𝜗𝜚˚⋆

¹⁾ “we need to talk.”

²⁾ “we need to get out of here- now.”

³⁾ “we need to get some rest, or we’ll be more of a hindrance than a help.”

⁴⁾ “we need to at least pretend to be civil - can you find it in yourself do that much for me, please?”

⁵⁾ “we need to get our stories straight before they separate us for questioning.”

⁶⁾ “we need to get you patched up.”

⁷⁾ “we need to get warm, or the cold will kill us before we have the chance to worry about anything else doing it.”

⁸⁾ “we need to move; it’s not safe here anymore.”

⁹⁾ “we need to look the part if we want to stand any chance at fitting in.”

¹⁰⁾ “we need to work together on this.”

¹¹⁾ “we need to get to him before they do.”

¹²⁾ “we need to play this close to the vest; i don’t know exactly what’ll happen if we don’t, but i don’t think either of us will want to find out.”

¹³⁾ “we need to get some food into you, you look like you’re ready to drop.”

¹⁴⁾ “we need to get them out of there!”

¹⁵⁾ “we need to stop and plan our next move; rushing in will only land us back at square one all over again.”

¹⁶⁾ “we need to start locking that damn door.”

¹⁷⁾ “we need to get your head looked at, i swear to g- “

¹⁸⁾ “we need to increase the security around here. i’m not taking any more chances, not after this.”

¹⁹⁾ “we need to end this, and you know it too.”

²⁰⁾ “we need to get our own place. if [roommate] walks in on us one more time, i’m genuinely never going to be able to look them in the eye again.”

²¹⁾ “we need to get a handle on this before it goes public.”

²²⁾ “we need to put a stop to this before anyone finds out.”

²³⁾ “we need to get away for a while, what do you say?”

²⁴⁾ “we need to figure out what it is we’re doing here. do you feel the way i do, or has this never been more than a fling to you?”

²⁵⁾ “we need to celebrate!”

²⁶⁾ “we need to get an answer out of him, one way or another.”

²⁷⁾ “we need to get in there; how remains to be seen.”

²⁸⁾ “we need to go get help!”

²⁹⁾ “we need to get better friends.”

³⁰⁾ “we need to come out here more.”

[sandzephyr]

;;hello!

I returned today. Even if it was just a little bit, it was soooo relieving to be back! Missed this! Sorry for just wandering off for weeks...but it was necessary. In my drafts are

@cc-naruto-s-rank-shinobi @kikaichuno @themxtleycrew @quirkycombatants @irukasenseii @chaoticclaybomber

if you're not on this list but I still owe you let me know!

see ya tomorrow...this time for longer I hope :)

[sandzephyr]

The Sunanin crossed her arms as she watched Chouji rise to his feet, her eyes narrowing slightly as she noticed his wince. She wasn't about to let him brush off the fact that he'd just taken a hit meant for her—regardless of how casual he was trying to be about it. "You're too reckless, you know that? Sometimes you need to think of your own safety, Chouji. I could've handled myself..." Temari added that last part with a pout in her voice. Still, she couldn’t help but soften, her expression shifting as his words lingered. His willingness to protect his friends was something the blonde had always admired from the Konoha shinobi, and despite her reservations, she understood why Shikamaru valued Chouji so highly. When he thanked her, the kunoichi let out a quiet huff. "Don’t get used to it," she teased, though the smile tugging at her lips betrayed her words. She wasn’t great at expressing gratitude or concern, especially to people outside her brothers, but she wanted him to know that she was grateful for his recklessness. Her eyes flickered to the blush dusting his cheeks, and she felt the corners of her mouth lift in amusement once more. For a man so strong, he sure had a shy streak. As he mentioned getting moving, Temari gave a curt nod. "You’re right, we should get out of here before we draw more attention." She glanced around their surroundings, a slight unease settling in her chest. The mission had been rougher than expected, but there was no time to dwell on it. His mention of food, however, snapped her from her thoughts. Typical. She rolled her eyes but started walking. "You’re always hungry," she muttered, but her tone wasn’t biting—it was almost…fond. "Fine, let’s find the next village. I could use a break too." She turned back to him with a smirk, her voice lowering just enough to keep the playful challenge in her words. "But don’t think I’ve forgotten about your question. You and Ino gossiping about Shikamaru and me?" Her eyes gleamed mischievously. "We’ll have to finish that conversation later."

      The Akimichi watched as Temari seemed to tense up at the mention of his teammate and had to fight the urge to giggle. Truly they were a bit too old to be gossiping like academy students, but it was also a good distraction from the pain in his arm. ❛  Is he?  ❜ He asked, a sly little smile on his face before he winced, the pressure on the wound shooting pain through his whole body. He could already feel the fever he’d have to fight when they returned.

      Chouji sobered a bit at her next words, the slyness of his smile being replaced by gentle acceptance. He often forgot people didn’t quite understand or think about team 10’s dynamics. ❛  I mean, you could tell her, not sure if she’d be surprised though.  ❜ He shrugged. Shikamaru would probably be more angry at him than Ino would.

      Their team was made of two people who were specialised in long distance combat, Chouji was the only one who specialised in Taijutsu — years before, he had Asuma-sensei to back him up and help him keep Ino and Shikamaru safe, but after Asuma’s passing, that role fell solely onto Chouji. He didn’t mind, they were his friends, and no matter how soft he was he’d never want to see them get hurt. That didn’t mean he didn’t feel pain though. ❛  Taking hits for other people is kind of what I do, y’know?  ❜ He smiled up at her and rose to his feet, groaning a little. Boy, he was tired.

      ❛  It hurts a little, but I’m pretty strong so I will live.  ❜ Chouji assured her, hazel eyes kind as he looked down at the kunoichi. ❛  Thanks for patching me up. I would have been in trouble if you hadn’t.  ❜ Chouji could feel his cheeks getting red, he had a tendency to blush when under people’s attention. Truly a shy butterfly.

      ❛  We should get going, it would be very bad if more of those guys showed up now.  ❜ He looked at their surroundings, he was sure he had seen a small village on their way, they could stop there to eat and stock up on supplies for the trip back. ❛  Besides, I’m really hungry, aren’t you?  ❜

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"Do you trust me?"

// Ami - mission gone wrong? | Raised in Suna verse

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The wind kunoichi had to hold in an eye roll after Ami asked her if she trusted her. They've been on a capture mission, which went awry as their goal unleashed unwarranted strengths, injuring the team and blasting away, leaving no tracks. Being team leader Temari decided to tend to the injuries and to not pursue further, as she didn't want to split up an already weakened team. Hearing Ami's voice snapped Temari back up from thinking about further steps. An idea? Normally her answer would be yes, in a heartbeat. But just the fact that she asked like that made the kunoichi squint her eyes. "Yes...? I mean...Can you tell me what your plan is before I decide if I trust you?" she asked, tilting her head.

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"I I...I..." the kunoichi had to admit that she was overwhelmed by this new information and the questions that followed. Of course she had heard of the ancient village of Ninshu. Supposadly that's where ninjutsu was invented. But there was nothing much of real evidence, concrete stories or names to it these days. And in Suna it had been looked at almost like a myth. "Well...something's not adding up here..." she stated, confident in her words. "Your village is long gone. We didn't even believe it was real, frankly." was he really from there? "I guess we can find out what's going on when we arrive at my village..." she sensed a confusion, a restlessness from Indra. Understandably. It would be a horrible idea for him to start panicking out here. So for the lack of any other method, Temari decided to try and distract him from eventually spiraling. "So, um...tell me about it, in the meantime I mean. How was Ninshu?"

Indra tilted his head as Temari spoke, before he shook his head. He didn't seem to understand but he just wanted to move past this for now. The flame flickered in a small breeze as the night began to settle around them and the creatures of the desert began to come out.

"Time travelled? You think I come from a different time than this? You don't know the village of Ninshu?" He had his own questions. "Does... It not exist anymore?"

He knew he had attacked and done a lot of damage before being beaten by his brother and being kicked from the place he had once called home. Did they not rebuild? He looked up at the young woman opposite him, before he sighed and shook his head. "If my home village does not exist, then what does? What village has taken its place?" He asked as he reached up with his non-occupied hand and tucked his bangs back behind his ear as he just watched the flame dance in his hand.

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Temari squinted her eyes, but then couldn't help but let a soft smile take over her expression. She was probably out for Naruto. The Sunanin didn't know much about the Hyuga girl, but her infatuation with the fox boy was nothing Temari could've missed. Not wanting to tease her directly with it, the blonde only decided to give Hinate a knowing look as she nodded. "Me? I was on my way to the village actually. You want to come with? Or you still got your nothing to do?"

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"O-Oh, i-it's nothing, d-don't worry about it." Hinata replied.

No need to tell her that she was hoping to find Naruto. Best to keep that to herself.

"W-What brings you out here?" She asked to change the subject.

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His offer wasn’t lost on her, and while the mission weighed heavily on her mind, she had to admit that she was curious. Ever since she learned she’d be working with the Itachi Uchiha. Temari tilted her head slightly, genuinely curious about the idea of seeing the area Itachi mentioned. His favorite place to train and meditate? It piqued her interest, and she appreciated his willingness to be informal, if only for a moment. They had a mission, of course, but there was value in moments of reflection, in recharging before the storm hit. “Your favorite spot, huh?” she mused with a small, thoughtful smile, her green eyes glancing briefly at her two subordinates who were already looking visibly relieved by the prospect of a break. Itachi’s offer was generous, and Temari had heard plenty of the Uchiha clan’s reputation—how their connection to the village was as deep as the roots of the trees around them. A glimpse into that world was something she found herself quietly intrigued by. But at the mention of rest, her gaze shifted back to him, eyebrow raised in a silent challenge. Rest? Did she look like someone who rested when there was a peace mission at hand? “I appreciate the concern, but I can rest later,” she said, her tone firm, though not without a playful edge. “My team, though… they’ll be no use to me if they’re falling asleep on their feet." so she decided to let them recover for now. “But dinner sounds like a fair deal,” she added after a moment, allowing herself a brief, knowing smile. “We can discuss the details while we eat, and maybe afterward you can show me this spot of yours. If it helps you meditate, it must be worth seeing.” With a nod to her companions to stand down for now, Temari gestured for Itachi to lead the way. Despite her exhaustion, there was a fire in her eyes—a kunoichi prepared to see this mission through, but also curious to learn more about the man she would be working closely with in the days to come.

ㅤFrom a pragmatic point of view, the mission would be very easy to get done - simply visit all the houses in the village, one by one, no exceptions, and look at every single inhabitant to check their chakra signature till finding one that matched the information they had about the intruder. Problem being... this was the sort of solution that Tsunade liked to call something that would work in her captain's head only. That and it might or might not cause more panic in the village than what was warranted, especially when the whole operation was to be kept as off-record as possible.

ㅤWhich, unsurprisingly, ended up with all teams involved settling for something less extreme: keep vigilance and make note of any suspicious activity around the village, especially the areas closest to the river, and then track the target over to their hideout. Not that Itachi was completely satisfied with it, but well. At this point, he had more-or-less learned that he couldn't take care of everything on his own. And, also, given how far Temari had traveled to collaborate, he might as well not disrespect her by implying her skills and contribution wouldn't be valuable - because nothing could be farthest from the truth.

ㅤClosing the door to the Hokage's office once the meeting was concluded and everyone was outside again, he turned to offer his companion a curious look upon hearing Temari's request. So she wished to extend the meeting into something less formal? Would work just fine for him; in fact, her professionalism and interest immediately earned her some further appreciation and respect points.

«Many, in fact. I can show you to my favorite place to train and meditate.»

ㅤThe Naka river was intrinsically associated with the Uchiha clan, as it was. Matters were much less tense nowadays, fortunately, but, back around the time of the kyuubi attack and then the relocation to the compound, practically only clan members would visit the river shores and find solace there while being shunned by most of the rest of the village. A sad tale that Itachi saw no reason to share, not unless the topic of conversation somehow headed that way. Either way, there was something else occupying his mind.

ㅤ«Will you be all right, though? Wouldn't you also like to have some rest first?» This sort of question always tended to be hit-or-miss for him. Also incredibly hypocritical, because Itachi was well known for how much he sucked at resting and relaxing. «If nothing else, I would be glad to offer you dinner at my home.»

[sandzephyr]

;; I will be back soon! <3

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In the meantime I have for you...assorted dog and nature pics

;; hi there! Little update under the cut!

Short verion: I am incredibly eager on coming back as soon as possible! <3

But...despite all of that I'm really hodling up on my mental health work, really happy for that, if I was in a slightly worse state of mind these past weeks would've killed me. But God damn it I cook myself a warm meal every day and shower up to four times a week! Something I can be proud of :p

life things are so ridiculously much rn that I have decided to schedule hobby time...for my sanity! I live in an old house with 6 other 20-32yos and we've been having old-house-problems, and like all of them at once. rats (due to our home being right in between a public pool and a popular river bank), disgusting pipe...problems..., fleas (roommate works at a vet clinic and brought them home to her cats), a roommate moving out in the most chaotic way possible!!! and squirrels nesting right outside my windows... Also, two monogamous friends of mine decided to break up with each other which has been a challenge on all my social capacities... and my part time job went bankrupt very suddenly and I'm basically unemployed. Sooo I rearranged the garden, did plumbing for the first time and it worked (!?!?!?) and pulled fucking (partially molded) flooring out of our living room and renovated that, got a new fridge...etc. and idk life decided it all needed to happen within like 2 weeks lmao I hate being an adult so much y'all

...damn I didn't realize this would turn into a life rant, very sorry for that. :")

I have all of you drafted and I cannot wait! My next scheduled hobby time is coming up! Please don't forget meeee<3<3

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;; hi there! Little update under the cut!

Short verion: I am incredibly eager on coming back as soon as possible! <3

But...despite all of that I'm really hodling up on my mental health work, really happy for that, if I was in a slightly worse state of mind these past weeks would've killed me. But God damn it I cook myself a warm meal every day and shower up to four times a week! Something I can be proud of :p

life things are so ridiculously much rn that I have decided to schedule hobby time...for my sanity! I live in an old house with 6 other 20-32yos and we've been having old-house-problems, and like all of them at once. rats (due to our home being right in between a public pool and a popular river bank), disgusting pipe...problems..., fleas (roommate works at a vet clinic and brought them home to her cats), a roommate moving out in the most chaotic way possible!!! and squirrels nesting right outside my windows... Also, two monogamous friends of mine decided to break up with each other which has been a challenge on all my social capacities... and my part time job went bankrupt very suddenly and I'm basically unemployed. Sooo I rearranged the garden, did plumbing for the first time and it worked (!?!?!?) and pulled fucking (partially molded) flooring out of our living room and renovated that, got a new fridge...etc. and idk life decided it all needed to happen within like 2 weeks lmao I hate being an adult so much y'all

...damn I didn't realize this would turn into a life rant, very sorry for that. :")

I have all of you drafted and I cannot wait! My next scheduled hobby time is coming up! Please don't forget meeee<3<3

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[sandzephyr]

Happy early birthday @hana-akari !!! Bloodless version under the cut!

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;; y'all...I neglected my oc baby for too long. I'll be over at @liraspins for today bc she needs some love and I miss rping her a lot. I'll be working on my replies here tomorrow probably. Miss y'all already, but the first born needs some attention! She's crossover friendly btw ;)

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"Happy birthday, Temari!" Ino exclaimed, presenting her with a freshly baked batch of her favorite cookies, and placing a flower crown atop her head. "I know it's not much, but I hope you like them."

Temari blushes under the attention and she ducks a little whole the flower crown was set on her blonde head. She touches it with one hand lightly and her face lights up. "Ino! They look delicious, thank you!"