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[acknowledgement]

(≡ ｀ｗ´≡)/
hey everyone!
i'm Uzumaki Naruto
um in my world we give family name first
so you can just call me Naruto!

listen…
i have an important question that i'd like to hear your opinions on

some people doubt this place is really the afterlife
and if we’re actually dead

but let’s say there’s a chance we can all return to our own dimensions, alive
…would you want to?
or would you prefer to stay here instead, permanently?

it’s kinda personal, so i get it if you wanna use the
uh
anonymous
thingy
just don’t ask me how to switch it on
because idk (that means i don’t know)

oh also
if anyone needs help with anything
or wants to tackle some missions together
i'm your shinobi!

[Sorry, Sasuke and Sakura. Naruto forgot the “keep our profession/backgrounds a secret” rule. (And already broke the rule several times over.)]

Comments

[lackluster]

[ Sure, a real shinobi wouldn't announce that... Sure, sure— ]

You bet. I was one of the best toymakers around— until I ended up here. Who knows though? Maybe I'll start over.

Wanna be the inspiration for a shinobi figure?

[acknowledgement]

wow that's pretty cool!

HELL YEAH I DO

[In his mind, a small Sakura-like angel appears on his shoulder. "YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE UNDERCOVER, NARUTO," she screeches at him. A small Sasuke-like devil appears on his other shoulder. "You're an idiot," he tells Naruto.]

but uh i don't know how to be inspiration for something i'm not
maybe i can just pretend??

[lackluster]

That's fine, that's fine. Something tells me you'll be amazing at it even if you "aren't" a shinobi.

You can still act like one, right?

[ Is it a trap? Maybe. ]

[acknowledgement]

definitely!
i'm a star actor hehehehe

[SAYS WHO, NARUTO?]

will the figure be able to shoot energy beams!?
ooh ooh and can it have a really badass cloak
AND MAYBE IT'S RIDING A GIANT TOAD

[lackluster]

A star actor, huh? I got really lucky then.

[ That said... ]

Since we're making it from scratch, we can have it do whatever we want. You're the inspiration, after all! I like the sound of all those things combined. My little brother will love a shinobi figure like this.

What other tricks do you have up your sleeve?

APOLOGIES FOR THE LATE TAG

[acknowledgement]

you're a big brother huh?
i'm an only child so i'm a bit jealous!

oh i got tons of stuff

[Naruto suddenly becomes aware of Sakura's potential ire reading this conversation.]

all slight of hand stuff though!

[Yes. "Slight." Naruto's spelling could use some coaching.]

what about you?
where'd you learn to make toys?
you must be some old timer with too much time on his hands right
though it'd be weird for your little brother to still be into toys then...
just how old are you??

you're good!

[lackluster]

[ Well. Naruto is looking at the wrong person if he's wanting some help with spelling, because Tartaglia doesn't really care. That said, maybe he should stop trying to bait out more responses since it's pretty obvious to him that this guy is a shinobi anyway. Allegedly.

He'll just have to catch him in action one day. ]

You can never be too old to play with toys. But if you're really worried, my little brother is still young so he's the "proper" age.

As for me, does my age really matter? If you know a few tricks, anyone can make toys.

[acknowledgement]

i guess it doesn't matter
can't tell if you're suspicious or just trying to be cool
by not giving your age though...

[It's totally cool.]

what kinda tricks?

[lackluster]

Tricks I don't have access to right now, but I'll show you if I can figure out a way to get them back.

[ When he gets his Vision/Delusion back... it's over. ]