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First Kunai: [Video]

[The first thing that everyone hears as the connection turns on is a rather loud, painful sounding clatter which indicated that the Pokédex had just made a rather abrupt acquaintance with the ground.]

Ah crap. Sorry! Sorry everyone! [The picture resolves itself at this point into a rather sheepish looking teenager, who is turning the device this way and that, clearly trying to determine which way was up.] I'm kinda new here and haven't gotten used to all the new technical stuff that this place seems to have. This thing is pretty sleek though right? Even if the road is pretty, well, snowy. And cold. But hey, I have Katon so it's not like I'll freeze!

[There was a nearly upside down showing of his Ponyta at this point before he finally settled on an angle, which thankfully seemed to be right way up as the camera focused on him again.] Anyway, I just wanted to give an all call and a hello to everyone out there and ask a rather uh, specialized question.

Only a few of you might get what I'm getting at here but, um, did anyone else seriously fail the whole climbing ledges class after getting here that I could have sworn that I'd passed when I was seven? I mean, I got down fine but... serious issues getting back up.

Like, really serious issues.

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I don't think so. Darkness...it destroys people, twists the things that made them good into something you can barely recognize. I...

[Well he's dangerously close to spoilers about Riku he ought not visit upon people he just met, so he just shakes his head. At his sides, his hands are fists]

It's something best avoided.

[He watched him a moment, hesitant, then reached forward to touch his shoulder.]

I'm sorry.

[He does nothing more than blink at Obito at first, puzzled, and then waves it off]

I'm fine. Like I said, I remember someone else's pain. It's not really... [Well, it is his and it isn't, and he went through data corruption which wasn't fun, but worrying a guy he just met like that surely isn't his intent] I just know darkness is something to be wary of.

It's yours if you remember it and I was prying. We've been getting on so well I got ahead of myself and I shouldn't've. I mean, we're still pretty much strangers, right?

Because those memories really belong to someone else, it's just not my place to get into it. I haven't existed all that long as my own entity.

[He shrugs as though to shed the abrupt heavy turn of conversation]

Besides, you said you didn't have friends before, right? I don't always know how to act around people myself.

Yeah, I had comrades. I -wanted- to be friends, don't get me wrong but... it just... never quite worked out that way you know? I'm pretty sure friends don't get scornful to the point of declaring someone useless on a regular basis so... yeah. It'll be a nice change, something a little less harsh.

Depends on the friends. Sometimes you can say things that sound pretty harsh, but they don't mean the same things they might to a stranger.

At least, I think it works like that. Guys junk-talk or whatever it was.

[He doesn't know this fancy lingo. What is trash talking?]

[He paused and blinked, then gave a wan smile.]

That only works when you both know that the other guy isn't trying to hurt you. Trust me, Kakashi-jerk tended to aim to be as cutting as possible, and he's really smart too so he knew how to come at it. Which sucks. Lots.

Well...does he have friends?

Not a one. I think he likes it that way he...

Stuff went really bad for him, so I -get- it, but he doesn't make it easy to keep trying to get close, you know?

I doubt anyone likes being alone, but sometimes they believe it's tougher to get hurt that way.

Sounds like a tough nut to crack, but I'd say it's worth trying.

Yeah. I think my death finally got to him though! I gave him one of my eyes and he had this look, like he actually wanted to cry, yeah?

[Yes, Obito looked far too pleased about this.] So... I think he might have finally decided I was his friend. Not that I got any benefits out of that but eh, that's not the important bit yeah?

I suppose we'll have to see at what point in time he comes from. We're all different, the people from the worlds I know.

[He nodded quickly and flashed him a grin]

Yeah, I mean, for all we know next time I see him he'll be some old man. Not that you can tell, he's got paler hair than you. Sticks up worse than mine too. Wears a mask. At least he did while -I- knew him so...

Hm... [He tries to picture this. It's...probably not at all like the real thing] Sounds pretty distinctive.

And his eyes won't match cause his were lighter than mine and well, I gave him one of mine and that side had a bad cut that might scar. If he didn't get it fixed up well enough I mean.

It sounds like he might not stand out more if he had a neon sign over his head.

Well, he -could- be subtle when he was working. He just usually... failed. Spectacularly. Very flashy. He uses lightning jutsu too and you don't get louder and flashier than that. Even fire is quieter.

Guess we'll have no problems spotting him whenever he does turn up, in that case. Maybe he'll wind up with an Electric type.

Maybe... it would so serve him right if it was as cranky as him too!

It could happen. I've seen stranger things.

That would be beautiful. [He flashed him a grin.]

And if he's from before stuff you'll see just what I was talking about with the total jerkness. I mean, he almost left our other teammate to die. He came after us at the last minute, but he wasn't -going- to.

...

[He thinks about that for a moment or two]

What changed his mind?

I yelled at him and went by myself. Then I saved him after he saved her and poof, dead me.

Then you got through to him, even for a moment, before you lost your eye.

[It's a casual statement, but it's his assessment]

[action] Epic, man. Epic.

[action] Dude I just heard word of MORE. Influx of Naruto folks.

[action] Narutogedden has arrived?

[action] So it appears!!

[action] It's rainin' ninja-

[action] We'll see if it turns into a drizzle eh?

[action] Indeed, time will tell

[action] Aye! For now I am happilly being sucked into the KH contingent.

[action] A beautiful, androgynous collection indeed

[action] Obito is the manliest man there ::sob::

[action] Well, except perhaps Terra. Or so Ventus will contend. He's the very manliest of men!

[action] Ventus is biased, obviously.

[action] He doesn't deny it.

[action] I got a vote for Kairi being manliest. Or Tenten.

[action] Thought this was out of KH :|a Aqua tops them all.

[action] hahaha Well, there you go!

[action] Now if only we had one.

[action] I drown all my KH muses in their sleep. I dunno how Sephrioth escaped.

[action] Why would you do that when they're so cute ;;

[action] I use the excuse of not having finished KHI to do it.

[action] ...Play the games man what is this

[action] I'm trying to play them all in order now. I finished KHII and Days!

[action] Try harder then, it must be done...for justice!

[action] Pfft I'm on Aqua of the main three and I played her last.

[action] So close to the end why