The adventures of errand running (Open)

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Who: Pengin and You!
When: March 14 to whenever he returns to Uzushio
Where: Uzushio starting out and then a slow meander through Fire Country to Konoha
Notes: Pengin gets to go collect a clan-kin's shopping from Konoha. Because that's what you do with younger clansmen right? (I apologize for the stuttering he'll do now, also top levels for a few general locations you can run into the penguin)

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Pengin had expected various conditions or demands from the other, especially considering how a lot of older kids tend to look down on younger ones. It seemed like an easy deal, but Komori always said nothing is ever that simple, but it could be that easy. No one ever really explained what to do in such a situation and he did really need to find the shop and acquire Umigame's order.

"I-if there isn't t-too much t-trouble Sempai-san I-i would appreciate help in finding a particular location."

The bow was likely not needed but if he was going to go through with this it couldn't hurt to add extra politeness into it all.

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'Sempai-san'? Oh, this kid was a gold mine. Gold? Gold... ah, Kinmaru! Kinmaru sounded about right. The corners of Masanori's mouth tugged that much wider as he regarded the younger boy. Such good manners! Goodness!

"Sure thing, Kinmaru-kun," he replied, nodding. "Where are you trying to go? Oh, and I'll tell you what! I'll even see that you get there alright. It's the least I can do as your sempai, ne?"

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This is the first time someone has ever given him a different name or a nickname and he wasn't really sure if it was polite or rude to still give his real name in regards to this. Though, it wouldn't be too bad to start getting used to using more then one name.

"Uhm, i-it's a specialized weapon shop..."

He paused and began to rummage in the folds of his neck ruff for a few moments, before pulling out a neatly folded piece of paper with an odd name for a weapon shop on it. More then likely it was some hole in the wall place hidden in some side alley.

"The Turtle and Crane? D-do you know if it Sempai-san?"

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"Masanori. Masa is fine, too," he corrected, but easily, lightly even as he contemplated Kinmaru's words. Turtle and Crane, Turtle and Crane -- ah! His expression lit up with recognition. A specialized weapons shop, huh? And not the Milani Forge, so that left --

"I think I know where that is. C'mon, Kinmaru-kun!"

With that, he motioned for the younger boy to follow, waiting for him to join him at his side as opposed to exposing his back. He was pretty sure he knew what the younger boy was looking for. Better he had an escort and better that he himself graciously this opportunity, hm?

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He didn't even blink at the implication as he trotted obediently to keep pace with the older and taller boy. Paranoia and suspicion wasn't all that abnormal when you didn't really know someone.

"A-ah, t-thank you very much Masanori-sempai. I-i hope t-this isn't too much trouble for you."

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It wasn't and Masanori wouldn't have grudged him all that much about the matter in either case. Only a fool would be so relaxed in foreign company and, again, it was good to have further confirmation that for all his rather endearing oddities, Kinmaru wasn't a fool.

"It's not any trouble at all! So, where are you coming from, if you don't mind my asking?"

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"U-uzushio. I-i came from Uzushiogakure Masanori-sempai."

He didn't really see any harm in divulging that much. Even though he had his headband in around an ankle and thus not really visible, the fact the two villages were friendly and in an alliance meant it wasn't such a thing to be wary of divulging to the other.

"A-are you a stationary here in Konoha, Sempai?"


It takes him a moment to realize he used nomad phrasing before he blushes.

"I-i mean are you from here?"

[trapweaver]

A friendly village was better than the alternative, not that Kinmaru looked like much of an Uzumaki. That was all that was left of that village now, right? Ah... oh wait, no. There was at least one other clan that had taken to residing in the newly established village with them, wasn't there? And with that manner of speech, it seemed likely he was one of them.

"Aa! I was born here," he replied, giving the hitai-ate at his neck a careful flick with his finger. "You travel often, I take it?"

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"Sometimes, m-most of the c-clan is more seasoned then I am in such. D-do you like to travel Masanori-sempai?"

This is how you normally speak to someone when getting to know them he was almost certain. Somewhat...he really had no idea how to talk to people not of the clan and he was certain he was ruining this the more he spoke.

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"I haven't had too many opportunities."

An honest admittance, if ever there was any. As heir to the clan, and a genin besides at that junction in his career, Masanori had been kept close to the village. He didn't mind it so much, though. He was where he needed to be to accomplish what he intended to accomplish. There would be plenty of time to travel, to weave his web beyond the village. He was doing so right then, even.

"When I have, it was really exciting, though! I think I'd like to travel more someday," he added, nodding. "There's a whole big world out there, right?"

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"Uhn...t-there really is. And so m-much that can be learned from seeing it all w-with your own eyes."

It's the closes he ever gets to admitting that he wished to be a traveler like some of his clan still were. Even as he focuses a bit more on memorizing the route they are taking in the event he ever has to come back to this shop.

"Is i-it interesting, living in one place all the time?"