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

[beforethedarkness]

[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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[punches]

[ Rising to her feet before him fully, Sakura's gaze travels from each of the strange creatures around him, taking in each and every one briefly before settling back on Sasuke. ]

Yeah, I just showed up here today. [ She admits. ]

Have you been here for long?

[ She ought to show more concern for the other issues going on, but she can't. No, she has to wet her feet in speaking with the boy again. There may some years between them, but her awkwardness stems from events he's yet to live through and acts he's yet to commit. ]

[beforethedarkness]

... 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.]

[punches]

Allow me to help you, Sasuke-kun.

[ Nope, not strange at all to still call him that despite the age difference. What's strange is the fact that he's been here for four months. If he was here, then who was the Sasuke who...

No, she can't think about that right now. Sasuke's hurt and clearly that must take control of her every sense. ]

I've learned to do miraculous things under the training of Tsunade-sama, so please believe me.

[beforethedarkness]

[Tsunade... That name is vaguely familiar, though at the moment he can't recall where he'd heard it before. Still, he knows Sakura. He knows her well enough to feel comfortable with the knowledge that she won't try anything that would risk seriously harming him. And... As much as he hated to admit it, he really is in no shape to go anywhere on his own two feet, let alone do anything more than he already has.

He nods, once more trying to push away from the Blaziken. When he makes yet another noise of protest, Sasuke shoots him a look. Even if his body feels like it's on fire, he can at least still glare like Sasuke.]

Let me down, Hiruzen. She's going to help.

[It takes a few seconds, but Hiruzen reluctantly lets him sit, slowly releasing his grip to let Sasuke onto the round before he looks at Sakura, warbling softly at her. Whether it's an apology or a plea to help his trainer, who's to say?

Luxio, who has apparently gotten tired of just standing there, runs up and nuzzles under Sasuke's arm in an attempt to comfort again, and Ino flies to hover nearby while watching them all carefully.]