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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

[acknowledgement]

[YOU AIN'T WRONG. This protag still thinks he can magically solve everyone's problems.]

i don't know if destroying it is the right answer
i would need to understand the real purpose of this dimension first

[Spoken as if he believes he can destroy said dimension. Geez, arrogant much?]

[pyojeol]

[fortunately sooyoung has had a very long fulfilling life listening to people who say things just as ridiculous as naruto so she doesn't bat an eye at this,

instead, she's pleasantly surprised by how much she agrees with him]

u'll have to dig pretty deep
but ig that wouldn't be a problem for a shinobi
are shinobi allowed to tell ppl they're shinobi

[acknowledgement]

ehehehehehe
no...........

which is proof that i'm not a shinobi!
it was just a prank
what do you think? pretty funny, right?

anyway do you have any skills for digging deep?
seems to me we'll need a lotta help!

[pyojeol]

[naruto.................................]

id rather answer that in person
i know we can make stuff private on the netherwork but idk
better to be safe than sorry

god im sorry for this super late tag

[acknowledgement]

oh you're trying to keep that stuff secret?

[Why is everyone so cagey about their abilities? Sasuke and Sakura seem to feel it's necessary, but Naruto really doesn't understand the necessity of it...especially in a place like the Netherworld where using those special abilities can be so important for survival. Then again, his teammates probably know better than him...]

wanna meet up then?
are you in the city? maybe we can get something to eat and chat!

STOP ITS OKAY there's no such thing as a late tag, i say, snoozing on my inbox

[pyojeol]

if i really wanted to keep it a secret then i wouldn't meet with u in the first place??

[As far as Sooyoung is concerned, even this much leeway feels careless. She's two years out of the worst situation of her life, but caution is still ingrained in her.

Or maybe not. If it really was, then she'd try and stick it out on her own.]

we can meet in mirth. there's a coffee shop called moon dollars near the amusement park. how's that sound

[ooc: ALSO FEEL FREE TO HANDWAVE THAT THEY MET AND TALKED IF UR SWAMPED i salute everyone's bravery for posting to the network and doing the event at the same time, smh]

NAH LET'S PLAY THIS OUT IF YOU'RE COOL WITH IT

[acknowledgement]

works for me!
i ain't got any money though...
i don't like keeping the coins here...
they all scream
so you'll pay for me right!?
great thanks!! see you there!

[And not even three minutes later, Naruto running like a complete loser through the streets, he locates the establishment in question and makes himself comfortable at an empty booth inside. He waits impatiently, perking up every time the door swings open and waving to the person who enters (none of them are Han Sooyoung). After receiving a weird, wary look from the sixth individual, Naruto finally has the grace to stop waving like a maniac. When she does arrive upon the scene, blue eyes seek out hers from across the room. If she holds his gaze, he'll stand up.]

Oi, you Jang!?

[No one would blame you if you turned around and walked straight out, Han Sooyoung. Save yourself.]

hehehe

[pyojeol]

[Sooyoung looks at this reply in disbelief -- who's paying for who now??? She already regrets this...

She still goes, but that uneasy feeling in her gut that tells her that she's three steps away from meeting a freeloader only multiplies... Especially when she enters the establishment and sees Naruto launch from his seat like an eager cannonball,]

...

[HER REGRETS... THERE ARE MANY... she makes the decision to approach Naruto, if only so she can get close enough to very reluctantly greet him-- ]

-- It's Han Sooyoung. You're Uzumaki Naruto?