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Fascination: Sequel
Part 9
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Oriko awoke the next morning feeling far worse than she’d hoped – but expected – to feel having gotten carried away drinking with Anko the afternoon and evening before. Oriko really should have learned by now that not only can she not drink Anko under the table, but that Anko will never, ever wastes an opportunity to reaffirm that fact to the recently promoted kuniochi.
Sighing heavily, she rolled out of bed, only just managing to land on her feet as she staggered towards the bathroom for a long brushing of her teeth and probably a shower. As Oriko left the bathroom, feeling considerably better than when she wandered in, founder her way into her kitchen for some much needed tea (but not before a large glass of water).
The small cup of jasmine tea cooled and Oriko considered what to do with her day, as all her plans (whatever they were) for the day before had been overridden by Anko (although it was by no means unwelcome).
The young-ish kuniochi eventually decided that she may as well head off to see Tsunade first and check if there is anything specifically she had to do or if she had any missions lined up; Oriko sincerely hoped that she wouldn’t have one to do today – or her client or target may well find themselves thrown up on.
Dressing in her typical shinobi gear with completely clean clothes (Oriko was eternally grateful that she’d remembered to do her washing as some last minute procrastination as a distraction the evening before her exam); as she pulled on all her pouches, haitai-ate and zori, quickly checking that it was stocked to her satisfaction as she headed out of the building and into the brilliant sunshine.
Her mood was immediately up lifted by the sun as she padded down the busy streets in the general (although still quite random) direction of the Hokage’s office - Oriko at the last minute deciding to combine her daily walk with visiting Tsunade.
As she made a few strategic turns down the quieter streets, her journey took her to the Hokage’s office a touch quicker than she really would have liked, but nonetheless decided there wasn’t much more procrastinating she could realistically get away with.
“Hokage-sama,” Oriko spoke as she opened the door to meet Tsunade sat with her feet up on her desk, reading some documents – it always silently amused Oriko to see Tsunade looking so relaxed and at ease in such a prestigious position.
“Aah, Oriko, come in,” The Hokage removed her feet from her desk as the younger walked further into her office and closed the door behind her, “Firstly, congratulations on passing, Oriko, Ibiki told me that you did very well and he didn’t have to agonize for too long over whether to pass you or not,”
“Heh, I can’t really imagine Ibiki agonizing over anything,”
“No, I suppose not... although he wasn’t too impressed with you taijutsu, you did just about well enough for him to be satisfied,” Oriko nodded carefully in understanding,
“Yes, it had occurred to me when it came to that part of the test, that I should have found a bit of extra time for training with Gai...but I am glad that my skills seemed up to scratch,” Oriko forcibly resisted a sudden wave of nausea as she kept her balance, Tsunade narrowed her eyes slightly,
“Are you alright, Oriko?”
“H-Hai, Tsunade-sama,” One, blonde eyebrow rose on the Godaime’s face, showing her disbelief as she leaned forward to rest her elbows on the table and her chin on her clasped hands,
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Fascination: Sequel
FanfictionIts been about year since Kakashi and Oriko got together and their relationship is going strong - Oriko's still on her personal journey to become the best shinobi that she can and Kakashi's as unflappable as ever. But time keeps moving forward and...
