... It's been almost four months since I got here.
[Just like Naruto and Neji, Sakura had only arrived today. Great. The throb and heat from his mark are more than incredibly distracting to him, but he has to focus on Sakura. They're not near where any tall grass, but there's still the cave to contend with. And the way back to town - Cianwood, if the map was right - was through there.
He's quivering visibly from trying to hold it all in, causing Blaziken to look fretfully down at him again. Sasuke, undeterred, tries to keep up eye contact, as if he doesn't look (or feel) like he's about to pass out. On the plus side, that very effort is helping the mark recede, even if it's not much.]
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[Just like Naruto and Neji, Sakura had only arrived today. Great. The throb and heat from his mark are more than incredibly distracting to him, but he has to focus on Sakura. They're not near where any tall grass, but there's still the cave to contend with. And the way back to town - Cianwood, if the map was right - was through there.
He's quivering visibly from trying to hold it all in, causing Blaziken to look fretfully down at him again. Sasuke, undeterred, tries to keep up eye contact, as if he doesn't look (or feel) like he's about to pass out. On the plus side, that very effort is helping the mark recede, even if it's not much.]