Family Ties [Plot]

[Sarutobi Fumiko]

You should fold now, because the decks always in my favor! Tags :::  /Kaeda words  529 Short notes

Fumiko wasn't the most loved or adored shinobi, but she'd gained the appreciation, trust and love from everyone in her family. There was not a single Uchiha she hadn't found able to get along. It was one of the few redeeming facts about when she'd taken spot as ANBU Captain, as it made the proud Uchiha feel as though they held a stronghold on the Konoha's security. The clan was a powerful one and had an image to maintain, it was something Fumiko was quite capable of performing. It was either in her stature of glory or due to her ability to get along with even the outcasted Uchiha, but Kaeda Fumiko's niece had asked Fumiko for training. Fumiko needing to keep her family close was quick to agree and gave Kaeda a time to meet at the training grounds. It had already been that time a few minutes passed, but Fumiko was patient about waiting, she'd only gotten there a few minutes early. Besides the later that girl was the less time Fumiko would have to train her, it was in the ANBU Captain's mind a situation only Kaeda had to lose. The red eyed shinobi really only worried about her loses, as she'd taken the ideals of gambling quite seriously throughout her life. Fumiko knew any time she lost she could easily recover with a few good bets, besides she'd caught up with her ANBU so she had some 'free' time. It probably should of been spent on Sasuke, but too much love could smoother a boy right? Fumiko spent her waiting time doing as she'd always done in moments of boredom, she'd begun to anxiously shuffle her decks together. Once they'd been properly blurred together, she'd go about shuffling them into their original decks, she'd then go about shuffling the decks into descending order Ace to the two of cards. She didn't look at the front of the cards, she'd merely count the cards in the deck and pull one card to check and see it was the right suit. Fumiko never found herself wrong when guessing the card, but it was a trick she'd studied and done over one too many times. Her attention was hardly even on the cards as they blurred between her hands, and the process would repeat, as she'd mastered the shuffle down to a simple two minute ordeal. The day was awfully nice a little damp out since it'd rained somewhat recently, but the clouds had passed and a good amount of sunlight beamed down upon the land. It was midday after all and everything seemed so alive and cheerful, it wasn't Fumiko's ideal scenery though, so she pegged the day as mundanely common. The animals made themselves scarcely noticed, as they'd learned their lives were typically in danger around Fumiko. A mouse who'd known nothing about the ANBU Captain, tried shooting across one patch of grass to another, it was the first real movement made around Fumiko. The mouses movements as well as life ended quickly, a card pegging it's head clear off it's own body. She'd worry about recovering the card later, as she'd go back to shuffling.

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[Uchiha Kaede]

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Kaede was not the type of person that liked asking other people for help. In fact, she absolutely hated the notion that she needed someone else because she wasn't good enough. But she supposed she couldn't deny the fact that, when it came to shinobi skills if nothing else, she wasn't exactly the best. Or even very good. In fact, despite being an Uchiha, the teen was honestly a little below average for her age. She hadn't unlocked her Sharingan, a sore spot with the Clan in general, and other than setting things on fire, her shinobi skills were sorely lacking. Genjutsu? Nonexistent. Taijutsu? Well... no. Ehe. Well, she supposed she wasn't terrible with throwing weapons, but all the same, that's more what one would expect from a rookie genin than someone who'd been a shinobi for five years.

So, as much as it burned her to do so, Kaede had approached the one sort of likeable member of her clan - her aunt, Fumiko - and asked for some help training. She hadn't expected the woman to say yes. Despite how nice she appeared, the teen had expected her to have that same shitty Uchiha prejudice that everyone else did. She'd gone into it expecting to be laughed at and sent away without any luck. When the woman had been quick to agree, she hadn't really known what to think.

In fact, she was still a little suspicious of the woman's motivation, even though Kaede had been the one to ask. She didn't trust any of her family as far as she could throw them, not a single one. So she still wasn't expecting to get training so much as a humiliating beatdown or something equally ridiculous that would prove her right about how shitty absolutely everyone was, with a couple exceptions.

Thus it was with a little reluctance that the teen threw on some clothes and slipped out of the house that morning, heading for the training grounds. She'd overslept a little, not used to getting up quite so early, and thus was running late - quite literally running, practically sprinting, because the ANBU Captain was not someone she really wanted to piss off. Knowing how devious some of the Uchihas could be, it wouldn't surprise her if the woman punished her for being late by keeping her Kurotaki, a member of the ANBU, so busy that they couldn't spend time together. Now that would be shitty.

"Sorry I'm late, Fumiko-oba. I, uh, I overslept a little."

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[Sarutobi Fumiko]

You should fold now, because the decks always in my favor! Tags ::: Kaeda words  428 Short notes

Fumiko finished her last shuffle in process, she liked to have her cards sorted when around other shinobi. She didn't expect any fowl play from Kaeda, but she'd grown practiced to being prepared always. "As long as you're sorry, it's forgiven." She'd glance back at the little Uchiha, before she'd crack a smile and wave the girl to come closer. Fumiko had stationed herself and didn't see the point in walking to Kaeda only to walk back to her location. She'd even spin around and open her arms to make the location before her seem more appealing, as she wasn't going to demand the child come over. Although, she'd take a personal offense, if Kaeda didn't give her a welcoming hug, as she'd now opened her arms in offering. Those who truly knew Fumiko understood she was a force to be feared, but those who merely observed her would find it hard pressed. It was only when her temper was lost that people got to see the more truthful side of the ANBU Captain. It brought the woman joy after all to inflict pain upon others, but she had a closeness to her family and chose to love them in a different way than per-say her husband or a rival. She wasn't around the Uchiha complex though to agree or believe in any propaganda placed between them. The only Uchiha' she's put in question would have to be Eiji, as he'd openly betrayed the village, but he was a rare instance Fumiko didn't plan to see repeat. Fumiko couldn't wait to get started training Kaeda, as they'd have only have sometime to exercise anything taught. So, whether or not they hugged, or even if Kaeda would be so kind as to join Fumiko's position, Fumiko would begin to talk again. "Alright, so I've only got so much free time Kaeda, what was it you'd like to focus our training on today?" Fumiko asked quickly in a chipper tone, her face had a large smile glued to it, as she'd do her best to devote her entire interest towards the girls growth. She needed to make sure Kaeda felt as comfortable as possible asking for whatever help, but the ANBU Captain blindly assumed in the back of her mind that Kaeda would want some form of shurikenjutsu training. Fumiko was probably one of the best or best known shurikenjutsu user. She'd mastered her sharingan and genjutsu as well, but she didn't think Kaeda would be asking about those arts. Genjutsu was confusing, and she'd yet to unlock her Sharingan.

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[Uchiha Kaede]

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She was a little surprised that the woman didn't even scold her, but she headed over to the woman and, a little hesitantly, hugged her. She wasn't a hugging person to begin with, but she figured it wasn't worth offending her aunt to avoid it. Kaede had never seen Fumiko's legendary temper in action, and she really wanted to keep it that way, ehe. Although she kind of doubted that this little, happy, friendly-looking woman had a temper the likes of which could make grown men cry for their mothers, but... appearances could be deceiving. And really, finding out whether she did or not wasn't exactly high on Kaede's list of priorities.

"Well, I want to get better at shurikenjutsu, and my speed and stamina are kind of really bad." Kaede admitted, sighing. She wanted to ask for help with genjutsu, too, but at the same time that was a subject she didn't even want to broach. She'd tried that once, and to say the least, it was just bad. So it was better to focus on improving the skills she already had rather than mess around with something way over her head, right? And her aunt was, like, the premier expert on shurikenjutsu, so if anyone could help her with that, it was Fumiko.

"And... I wanted to ask about, well, how one goes about unlocking the Sharingan." Surely, someone had told her at some point in her life, but she certainly hadn't been listening. That was one thing she'd never be any good at. But hey, if she could figure it out and finally get her Sharingan, maybe her mother would give a damn for once in her life. Maybe she wouldn't be seen as quite so worthless. Despite how much she claimed that no damn Uchiha's opinion mattered to her, deep down it hurt to be rejected by her own flesh and blood for something she couldn't even control.

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[Sarutobi Fumiko]

You should fold now, because the decks always in my favor! Tags ::: Kaeda words  524 Short notes

As she'd predicted the girl wanted to learn about shurikenjutsu, Fumiko quickly reached for her deck of weighted cards meant to be her own shuriken or kunai. She'd reached a little too quickly though, as her niece had more to be said, and she'd be rather surprised by the question. It wasn't really an easy question to answer either, as there was no stone set manner of unlocking the sharingan. It was a feat all Uchiha seemed to aspire towards, it was an ability passed down to them by their parents and the entire heritage of the Uchiha. It wasn't however though something that'd been nailed down into some scroll or technique guide, and Fumiko hadn't been taught to unlock it herself. It was a desire so pure at the time that not achieving it seemed to be impossible, but she'd had rational she understood better now. "Love." She'd finally murmur realizing she'd taken a slight silence to the girls question. Fumiko didn't want to seem like she was ignoring the girl, but she'd wished she'd come up with a better answer. In her mind though Fumiko knew her answer had to be correct, so she'd now be stuck with some sort of clarification. "It's thanks to love an Uchiha can unlock their sharingan. Now take out your shuriken." She'd repeat herself with a little more clarity in her sentence, but she'd also try to pull away from the subject a little. She knew Kaeda would have more questions and she didn't mind answering them, but it was her fault time was restrained, so she'd feel guilty if she didn't optimize the time spent between her and her niece. She'd pull out her own deck of cards to show she was also taking the ready for this lesson and practice. "Watch..." She'd in a moderate pace throw three cards, and which each throw she'd demonstrate a different method to hold the card. Each time she'd strike a target down field, each round was an exact inch from the other, and the only difference was the angle at which they hit. "See, how I held them?" She'd hold a card to demonstrate again, and move it between the three different holds, as she'd watch her niece attempt the same holds. She'd move into correct any little errors, as she'd point at the target right of her own target earlier. She'd want to watch the girls throws and really analyze the technique of the child, but she'd keep her ears open as well. It'd be easy relatively speaking to toss the shuriken and cards while shooting the breeze, and it'd be more than a shot breeze if she'd really wanna explain the theory of love. "Sharingan might be apart of what makes us Uchiha, but it's not the important part Kaeda." Fumiko would try to assure her little niece, as she didn't want the girl to feel bad. She was sure the girl didn't unlock the sharingan not because she couldn't, but because she didn't need to. It was all a hypothesis though as Fumiko had no advanced knowledge on the red eyes they both carried.

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