So much for slowing down...

[abileunaspada]

Where: Milani Forge, Konoha Village
When: January 28th
Notes: Open to all

Finally she was home again after what had to be the most stressful set of missions she had ever been on. That along with the disaster of a vacation already left her feeling worn, but at least Adela had the option to opt out of missions for a little while -- if only because she had to favour her other work once in a while.

Aside from the bustling city streets, she was only accompanied by the sounds of metal against stone. She was sharpening her sword, trying to get it down to a razor's edge before running her fingers along the blade. It didn't happen a lot any more, but today the occasion happened where she ended up cutting the tip of her finger, wincing at it. It left a droplet of blood on her sword as she bandaged her finger, sighing softly. Even if it was work, this was the most relaxed she had felt in weeks. Sweet, sweet solitude.

That was, until she heard someone walking into the store. Damn it, and her uncle would be out. A sigh left her as she stood and walked out from the smithy in the back, ashen from her work and a little grumpier than usual as she looked for the customer, "Yeah yeah I'm here, whaddya want?"

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[abileunaspada]

"I don't care, we're in the village and we can patch it up here," She shook her head as she pulled out a small bandage, handing it over to Sasuke before continuing to add, "Depends on if you can afford it. We're not cheap, though I'm pretty sure you already know that if you looked at the prices on the weaponry we have too."

[not_thedragon]

"If you're that insistent --" he sighed, gathering chakra to his uninjured hand and pressing it over the tiny injury. It took barely a swipe of chakra to heal something this small, and he showed the unblemished thumb to her a moment after, expression impatient.

"Happy? Now let's talk weaponry. I have savings for this purpose."

[abileunaspada]

Adela had to blink for a second before sighing. She didn't know he was practicing medical ninjutsu... Something she'd never be able to do.

Still, she could dwell on that later. Focusing on the topic, Adela just nodded, "Then tell me what you want. I can work on it while I'm here, and my uncle can work on it if I get called away on mission in the meantime."

[not_thedragon]

"It'll be easier if I show you," he said, bending his head over the counter to draw a rough outline of the weapon -- something modified from an enemy nin they'd run into on a mission a few months back, a weapon that could bring a medium-range opponent into close-range.

"It's halfway between a trap and a weapon," he explained absently, doodling out the chains as he spoke. "I'd like it portable enough to fit in a regular weapons pouch, but if there's no way to do that I'll figure something out."

[OOC: I don't have an actual image, so we can just make something up as we go? :|b]

[abileunaspada]

Immediately she seemed intrigued, her eyes lighting up as she looked over the design. Interesting... She might make one for herself. It'd have to be strong enough to pull human weight, but light enough to carry on his person in his pouch...

It seemed like a weapon that matched him.

"I can get this done in a few days, give or take. I'm guessing standard steel would work, for strength and durability, but you might have to give me time to test it first."

[not_thedragon]

Two of their three-man cell were close-range fighters, and Sasuke himself wasn't so much long-range as mid-range by necessity. When Obito joined them in a fight things changed, but until they got better at their teamwork when it came to taking on a large group, they needed something to draw the enemy to them -- willingly or not.

If she could make this, it would be absolutely useful. And a few days for turnaround time was better than he'd expected -- he pushed the drawing over to her side of the counter, pleased.

"I'll be in the village at least until next week. Let me know when you're ready and I'll test it with you."

[abileunaspada]

"... Yeah, sure Senpai. I'll let you know," She nodded, a little surprised at the expression. It wasn't arrogant, but sort of eager - it was the first time she had seen an expression like that on Sasuke.

She flushed, a bit, glancing away as she lifted the paper, busying herself with looking it over in more detail, "I'll send you a missive when it's done."