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Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

@Thecrash20 Madara never existed, buddy. The timeframe from Indra/Asura onwards has totally changed.

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

@Gowi Go pester Ryo then

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

@Jay Kalton@Gowi@Weird Tales Otherwise, you will get a squad lead from @Ryoryoryoken when he finishes his jonin. It depends a bit on who replies, and if the CS is semi-finished in time.

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

@Gowi @Jay Kalton @Weird Tales You three might be put under command of @Kal-El his chunin. Any problems with that?

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

@Gowi Accepted, move to character bin. With this addition I think we can make a new team.

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

Not at all

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

wtf

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

@LokiLeo789 I'm intending to post, like, when @pkken and @hillan both posted.

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

_{Interacting with:
Chimamire Shirayuri - @Asura}

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Waking up early had never been such a chore as today, Sakana thought to himself as he sat down, squatting on one of the tree branches. Unlike most genin, and perhaps some of the chunin, Sakana did not have a day off. No, instead he was trapped with guard duty of all things. His eyes peered into the distance, attempting to see if anything was arriving. Besides some merchants, nothing really came by, so he already knew it was gonna be one of those days where nothing happened. But he was stuck out here anyway. God damn hokage, and her stupid fucking reforms.

His hand held on to the tree itself, the branch awkwardly bending under the weight of the boy. His head pivoted around looking for his 'partner', who probably had vanished off somewhere to go busy herself with whatever she was doing to get out of guard duty. Tsk. Stupid girl. He'd have avoided her like the plague if it weren't for this damn mission.

Speaking of mission.. was that a caravan in the distance? Some distance away, a set of two carts pulled by oxen were moving towards the village, trailing along the dirt path with little to no care in the world. Well, since Konohagakure was one of the safer areas to travel through, Sakana supposed the traders couldn't be blamed for that. He let them continue on their way for some time until they were more or less in front of him. Right now, he wished Shirayuri hadn't been shirking on the job, but there was little he could do besides grit his teeth in annoyance.

With a thud, he let himself drop onto the ground, stopping the caravan from moving any further. The oxen looked at him with a dumb look, as ox' do, while the merchants hurried to the front to see what was up. “Oi, can I see your transport papers. Ahem. Please.” The merchant fumbled for a while, looking through his cart, while the armed guard seemed to be a bit on edge. This, in turn, caused Sakana to be a bit on edge. He could feel his muscles tensing up when he looked at the mercenary, his hand subconsciously already reaching for his Han'nin.

“What's taking so long? Just get the bloody papers already, geez.” Sakana's voice was covered in snarky undertones, which only made the merchant rush harder.

“A-ah.. s-see, I am just transporting these things.. I have my papers here, somewhere.. j-just hold on..”

“Come on man. I don't really have time for this.. if you don't have your papers, turn around and go get them.”

“N-no, I have them h.. where are they? I.. I'm sure they're here.”

“Look, I'll just check your bloody cart myself.”

Sakana stepped closer to the cart and reached for the white tarp that covered his load, grabbing it tightly and moving to pull it off when a loud “No!” stopped him halfway. Sakana looked over at the merchant, his strange behavior beginning to grow slightly worrisome for the young chunin. “Just, it's.. the papers. I'm sure I have them. Just wait.”

“Stop acting so weird, idiot..” Sakana could feel his heart beat a bit faster, wondering just what this man could be transporting. Refugees from Kirigakure? Illegal Kumogakure metals, stolen wares? Kinjutsu scrolls? Dead bodies? Just what would make this man so nervous to get his papers. With a swift movement, Sakana tore the tarp from the wares, revealing a shocking revelation..

Watermelons.

Sakana looked at them in horror, his arm beginning to shake visibly, a drop of sweat seemingly dropping from his temple.. He turned around with a swift movement, and pointed at the merchant, the anger visible in his eyes. “B-BAKA!” he yelled, his voice cutting the sounds of the forest around them. The merchant seemed visibly frightened by Sakana, the guard stepping back slightly. He was no match for a shinobi, he was just hired to fight bandits.

“W-why didn't you just tell me you were transporting watermelons!”

“I'm sorry! I-I know they're illegal in Konoha! I'll.. I'll dump them in the river downstream, I swear, just don't hurt me!”

“Why didn't you- wait, what? Watermelons are illegal in Konoha? Since when?”

“I-it's an old law, made by the daimyo of the land of Fire! Honest, I didn't mean to break the law, I just wanted to give the people the food they wanted!”

“.. you OLD FOOL! I THOUGHT YOU WERE TRANSPORTING BODIES, OR REFUGEES, OR SOME SORT OF STOLEN GOODS! THESE ARE JUST WATERMELONS! JUST.. just get the hell out of here! Take your damn melons to Konoha, nobody gives a fuck!”

The merchant nodded and hurried to get his carts in order again, before swiftly continuing on his way towards Konohagakure. Sakana dropped his arm and sighed, looking down at the ground momentarily before looking up, scratching the back of his head. “Fucking guard duty.. where the fuck is Shirayuri anyway..” he muttered to himself, looking around only to find Shirayuri approaching from some distance away. Useless girl. “Oi! Where the hell were you? Some guy just came by transporting illegal goods, and I could've used your damn help! Stupid idiot, with your damn kekkei genkai, thinking you're so damn flashy..” The last bit was obviously whispered under his breath, way out of her hearing distance.

He shook his head and turned back to the road, wondering just how many idiots with watermelons would pass by today.

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

@McFazzer I mean, they're in year 2 of the 'new spring' so I guess that it's a lot less cold again still, combat boots are probably more kickass if we being real.