beforethedarkness | 10th Tomoe || Video, Action at Route 47, 4th Wall Event

[There was a Crobat flying around a boy frantically and a Luxio nuzzling at him to try and wake him when the pokégear broadcasts to the network. Once it's on, a Blaziken appears on screen and points him out, clearly distressed at the state of his trainer. It's not hard to see why, as Sasuke starts getting up and spares the gear a look. He's covered in burns and his clothes are slightly tattered, but that likely isn't the most jarring thing about him.]

[It doesn't take long for Sasuke to wobble over, his hand gripping tightly at his left shoulder the whole time while he does. He cuts the feed once he makes it to the camera.]

[ACTION!]

[He's breathing hard as he's just trying to keep going, stubbornly pushing his pokémon away from him at every turn. Those pokémon just continued to try and help him, or at least carry him, back to a town. Any town. They didn't know what to do when their trainer was like this, clearly in a lot of pain and weak. Why did he keep pushing them away?

He stops, nearly falling when someone appears in his path. Who, though?]

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"Sasuke." The name was repeated, much quieter this time. Whatever those creatures were, Sasuke had given them names. It didn't take a genius to figure out that Sasuke had been here for at least a few days, although it probably took someone a lot more grown up than Naruto had been before.

Quick to react, he hurried to Sasuke's side, looking up at the-- thing and offering an awkward grin before leaning down, hands pressing just above his knees to look down into Sasuke's face. "-- The curse." He was from before... When, though? "You okay?" So it was a stupid question. Some things didn't change, but he just didn't know what to do for him.

Days nothing, Sasuke had been there for months. The Luxio at his feet pawed up at Naruto, mewing softly and sadly while the Crobat tried to nuzzle into the back of Sasuke's head. Sasuke, again, tried to shake them off as he was breathing hard. On top of the mark, his regular chakra had been drained and he was covered in burns and cuts.

"It's nothing," He insisted, shaking his head and frowning at Naruto. Wait a minute... "What... How? You're older..."

He spared a quick glance at the thing down by his feet, and then up at the one behind Sasuke's neck and-- it was no wonder Sasuke was trying to shake them off. He was quick to curl his arm around the Uchiha's back, waving at the flying thing. "Just-- leave him alone a second, yeah!?"

He shook his head right back, opening his mouth to complain when Sasuke said that. "... Yeah. This is one of them places right? Where you just end up, yeah? I've been to one before, not like this with the weird-- animal things. Er, a lot of stuff's happened."

The 'flying thing' did fly back a little to give him some space, crowing and flying to the front as she tried to show them the way to go. This was a path! One of the ways would lead to a town, and Sasuke could get help there!

Blaziken just looked to Naruto, nodding as he crouched down and helped Sasuke from the other side.

At that point Sasuke was squirming a little, but he was really in no shape to get away from either of them. But, as Naruto continued to speak, he glanced up at the blond and blinked, feeling the curse mark still burning in his system as he spoke, "Tell me later... Hiruzen, Ino and Naru won't leave you alone until I'm in town, probably..."

Even if he had no idea just where the nearest town was.

He tipped his head up to look at it-- frowning and looking along the path it was flying. Right. That way? He shifted his weight under Sasuke to try and hold him up better, surprised to have some help.

Despite Sasuke's shifting he showed determination enough to keep hold of him. "You'll just fall over or something." He mumbled, aware that Sasuke was drained, about as much as he had looked after the fight with Gaara. In fact, he looked a lot like he had done then, too. "... Who's... Hiruzen, Ino and-- Did you say Naru?" Like, Naruto?

There was a very slight flush before he indicated with his head.

"Hiruzen."

The Blaziken crooned again, nodding in greeting to Naruto.

"Ino."

This time it was the bat-like creature, using one of her wings to brush against Naruto's head before she flew back ahead to lead the way.

"... Naru."

The cat like creature meowed and nuzzled against Naruto's leg before running ahead with Ino. Sasuke wasn't looking at Naruto at all then, and in fact he was looking at anything that wasn't his suddenly taller blond teammate.

He looked at each one individually, but quite naturally got stuck staring at that cat like creature that Sasuke-- hadn't quite named after him. He did try and look at Sasuke, even if the Uchiha was doing his best not to return the look. This was-- different.

"Oh." He was about to ask about what they were, but the understanding that Sasuke wasn't well enough to walk on his own led him to believe he wouldn't be up to talking, never mind to explain things to him. Sasuke found that difficult at the best of times. "... You know, I could probably carry you, it'd be a whole bunch easier. Reckon I can still use jutsu and stuff here. Which is kinda different." Rambling, as usual.

"I don't need to be carried," Sasuke practically hissed out, prompting what seemed to be a sigh from Hiruzen as they continued forward.

The sharp response was familiar, and despite how much he should have been repelled by it, he couldn't help but smile. "Heh-- Yeah yeah. Just don't pass out, okay?"

He shook his head, determined to take his own steps forward even as he felt both Naruto and Hiruzen supporting him, "I wasn't planning on it."

10th Tomoe || Video, Action at Route 47, 4th Wall Event

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