Konohagakure no Sato -- Sunday Early Evening

[intraspective]

Ino was just glad, all things considered, that the rain wasn't sheeting down on them and the sky was a brilliant red overhead with the sunset--there'd been no way to check that out before coming and umbrella's weren't really used much by, well, ninja.

Or by SOLDIER members, she was pretty sure, considering Zack still... didn't seem to own coat. It was cold, geez.

The forest rustled with the wind and the hard-packed dirt road they were on was clearly well used. Ino grinned over her shoulder at him. "It's just a bit further, and we'll be to the gates. You've got your papers on you, yeah?"

Because if not, they were going to have a problem. And Ino would kick Zack in the shins.

[NFB due to distance, and for the SOLDIER with her!]

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[puppy_fair]

"Well, then that's something that we both have in common," Zack replied, his voice taking on a serious sort of edge that he tended to keep swept under the rug for the sake of seeming more personable. "I won't give you any reason to act on it, sir. You have my word as SOLDIER." A pause. "And more important, my word as her friend."

[yamanaka-dad.livejournal.com]

"Good," Inoichi said, a bit of the ANBU peeking through in his eyes for a second before disappearing.

"Leave the rest of the shop to me," he continued, "Ino'll want to introduce you to her mother."

[puppy_fair]

Zack found himself idly wondering if Ino's mother was the sort to go through fifty questions, too. He also found himself realizing that there was something he probably shouldn't ask, and so he nodded and propped the broom against the wall.

"It was good to meet you, sir. And thank you for letting me stay here while we're in Konoha."

Zack was nothing if not polite.

[yamanaka-dad.livejournal.com]

This way he could keep an eye on Zack, really.

"Go on," he said, more amused at the polite than anything else. Inoichi had a strange sense of humour sometimes. "Don't take it personally."