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Maito Gai ([personal profile] morningpeacock) wrote in [community profile] sunshineverse2014-12-11 08:35 pm
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Who: Gai and Obito
When: 26th of October
Where: Konoha, Gai's apartment
What: After the debrief, Obito comes to talk to Gai.



Gai had headed out after that debriefing to train, spending the entire day in the training fields until he dragged himself home for dinner and a shower. There was nothing in the mission that had been all that taxing physically, but he was exhausted emotionally and a good training session with plenty of self-challenges had always helped with mental and emotional clarity, or at the very least, distraction.

He just wished Lee hadn't been away on a mission. He needed someone to talk to, someone to smile at him today. Not even the girl at the take-out place had.

A shower later and he was seated at his dining table, eating the takeout with one hand and lifting a dumbbell with the other. He had to train harder. By itself, the dumbbell wasn't a significant challenge, but he could certainly use some work with the chopsticks in his less-dominant hand. Coordination, multitasking, dexterity. Every skill was worth pushing further.
thebestuchiha: (Allow me to stare.)

[personal profile] thebestuchiha 2014-12-12 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
He peered at Gai for a moment, then shook his head. "It's very strange to see you being so insecure Gai. You don't understand what I'm saying at all."

He leaned forward, unlacing his hands and putting them on either side of himself to support the motion.

"Kakashi is not ANBU. I understood exactly what they were doing and why they were doing it. This way Kakashi has no need to focus on that when he can find a purpose out here. Kakashi has always been someone who wants to sacrifice, and I don't understand how you can miss that at all. Out here... he's been searching for security he doesn't think he has. He can look at you and see you had students, he can look at me and see I'm Hokage, he can look at Rin and see she had built an entire hospital from the ground up. Sensei isn't a Hokage anymore, but he's still a legendary man, Kushina-nee is a mother and a leader. Is it any wonder he feels like he's no longer unique in this village? The people around him all have visible legacies, and he doesn't."

Then he leaned back, spreading his hands. "Being ANBU might not be a legacy, but that's the point. Being out here is a different world than in there."
Edited 2014-12-12 06:35 (UTC)
thebestuchiha: (Facepalming here)

[personal profile] thebestuchiha 2014-12-12 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
"Kakashi was checking on the closest thing he had to a legacy Gai." He gave him a stern look, Hokage through ad through for a moment. The weight of his disappointment was heavy. "He wasn't running back to ANBU, and you're letting your personal affection blind you when you're usually so clearsighted. He's not the boy he once was and you of all people should be able to see that."

He took a beat to gather his composure and calm his displeasure.

"Being your rival won't be there if something happens to him. That's not a legacy, that's a gift. Don't confuse the two."
thebestuchiha: (A beat of solemn)

[personal profile] thebestuchiha 2014-12-12 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
He gave a very slow blink at that, staring at Gai for a long moment in silence. "Gai, I'm pretty sure Kakashi is the one feeling left behind for once."

He shook his head then, going totally serious. "I really can't let you keep belittling ANBU."
thebestuchiha: (You have to be kidding)

[personal profile] thebestuchiha 2014-12-12 07:45 am (UTC)(link)
"Are you even aware of the insult you give everyone in it past and present in your view?" It was a murmur, low and stern.
thebestuchiha: (Allow me to stare.)

[personal profile] thebestuchiha 2014-12-12 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
"Like I told you in the office Gai. That mask could not make you ANBU. ANBU is creating oneself, without expectation of anything but to be ANBU, to be the protectors and whatever else the village needs so that others don't need to be dirtied by it. Do you understand?"
thebestuchiha: (This is me being not impressed with you.)

[personal profile] thebestuchiha 2014-12-12 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
"No Gai." His tone was stern, and he gave him a hard look, clearly displeased. "You do not understand how one becomes ANBU at all. A person can't get into ANBU without taking the steps that lead them to becoming one. Don't cast aspirations on something just because you don't understand it. You won't understand it, and that's why you don't belong there. That doesn't mean you have any cause to insult good people just because it's outside your worldview."
thebestuchiha: (Guarded thoughts.)

[personal profile] thebestuchiha 2014-12-12 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
"You can apologize yourself. To Yamato especially. He's the most adamant defender of ANBU you will ever find, and spitting on ANBU to him is like you've personally insulted him and everything he believes in." He let out a soft sigh. "He's one of my most important subordinates."

He shook his head once. "And more personally, he's part of a rather small circle of friends I've got. Though he'd fight down anyone knowing that given how seriously he takes security."
thebestuchiha: (A beat of solemn)

[personal profile] thebestuchiha 2014-12-12 08:42 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, well, I don't just shove people in ANBU to destroy them you know, even if that's what you seem to think it is." He pressed his lips together, then drew in a deep breath before letting it out carefully.
thebestuchiha: (Expressionless for a reason.)

[personal profile] thebestuchiha 2014-12-12 08:48 am (UTC)(link)
"And every person there is there on my behalf." It was a simple, quiet statement, and he met and held his gaze.
thebestuchiha: (I need to be serious about this.)

[personal profile] thebestuchiha 2014-12-12 08:52 am (UTC)(link)
He lifted his chin. "We can move on to personal points."
thebestuchiha: (Let me end that for you.)

[personal profile] thebestuchiha 2014-12-12 08:56 am (UTC)(link)
"If you'd gotten yourself killed with this stunt I never would have forgiven you." It was a blunt statement, without any real change of tone.
thebestuchiha: (You have to be kidding)

[personal profile] thebestuchiha 2014-12-12 09:08 am (UTC)(link)
"Yay? I seriously hope this hasn't ratcheted up Tenzou's resistance another notch or I'm going to break something. Seriously Gai, I've been working on that man for over two years." He shifted, leaning over to snag one of Gai's hands and tugging. "But not as important as you doing something Kakashi level of stupid m'kay? I wanted to go over my desk and punch you into the damn wall this morning."
thebestuchiha: (Heh you would think that.)

[personal profile] thebestuchiha 2014-12-12 09:20 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes well, he'll be rebuilding half the damn village in the next two weeks and he deserves it for being a little shit." He narrowed his eyes with that mutter and took a deep breath. "But he's almost as stubborn as I am so that's that. And no, I'm not punching you. You're not getting off that easy. You're just as much at fault as the other two idiots. And don't think Neji is getting off easy either, that boy is going to be on my personal guard rotation for the next couple weeks."

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