15th Tomoe || Video, Action for Goldenrod City

[beforethedarkness]

[A tired and quite irritated Sasuke is the first thing that shows up on the gear, and in the background behind him is Obito, Tenten, and Evan. It's obvious that they're outside in Goldenrod City, and although Sasuke looks a little worse for wear he's much better than he was after the Valentine's Attack was done.

Even if he still has bandages over burns and puncture marks and his right arm is still in a cast.]

If I don't answer a message the first time, leaving twenty more isn't going to make me answer any faster. I just went through 174 messages on my gear.

[A heavy sigh, and he shakes his head.]

I was in Ilex forest trying to catch some pokémon. I wanted to do it alone. That's all there is to it.

[Shutting off the video, because irritation is at maximum. He's going to go make Whitney cry get the Plain Badge now, if only because he never wants to be made that weak and vulnerable ever again.]

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[beforethedarkness]

[He frowned, debating on telling her, but frowning before he shook his head and murmured.]

The mission in January.

[usedswift]

Mm. [She nodded, expecting that answer, but wanting the confirmation.]

So this guy named Bowser you warned me about. You're not so good at keeping away from him, are you?

[beforethedarkness]

What are you getting at, Tenten?

[usedswift]

He was nice enough to paint a nice target on your back.

[That's accompanied by a grab to his collar, though she doesn't shake him again yet.]

Whatever stunt you pulled to get yourself discovered on that mission? He's letting all the other Rockets know exactly who you are.

[beforethedarkness]

... He recognized me by voice.

[Damn. He lets Tenten pull at him with a little noise (come on, that really hurts!), looking away from her.]

Then none of you should associate with me for a while, or you'll get targeted too.

[usedswift]

Oh yeah, that's smart. Isolate yourself when you've got a who-knows-how-big group that could come after you at any time.

[Too bad if it hurts! She pointed with her free hand toward her forehead protector.]

See this? This isn't coming off, so we're associates whether you want it or not, Rookie.

[beforethedarkness]

One person is harder to track than a group. You know that.

[He didn't back down, looking at her straight in the eye.]

I'm not saying I wouldn't contact you. [Like hell he wants his inbox to build up again.] But it would have to be kept private so that I'm harder to track.

[usedswift]

And if you get tracked down in spite of that? Six Pokémon and a guy with a broken arm isn't going to do much against them.

[Her grip tightened on his collar.]

Shinobi at our level move in three man cells for a reason. Did you forget that?

[beforethedarkness]

No, I haven't. And even if I'm the only one on foot, I'm moving with seven in a group.

[Hey don't discount the pokémon, Tenten. =/]

[usedswift]

Because that did you so well during the attack here in the city.

[beforethedarkness]

[Don't remind him Tenten.]

...

[usedswift]

[Too late.]

Look, this place's rules don't work right. You can't just use whatever that lightning technique is to blast a hole in one of those giant dinosaur Pokémon. Sure, there's seven of you, but what if you end up against two Rockets? That's your seven against their fourteen.

Try using your head for a damn minute.

[beforethedarkness]

And you think you're strong enough to match me, let alone protect me?

[usedswift]

[That quick-moving thing in the corner of your vision, Sasuke? Yeah, that's her elbow cracking across your cheek.]

[itsjustdust]

OI! Nope, you're done, my turn. [He grabbed the back of Sasuke's shirt and started pulling him away.]

You can try that again later.

[beforethedarkness]

[He only grunts with the hit, a little rattled before he goes back to looking coldly at Tenten. It hurts, and it will probably bruise, but he knows he's right.

She isn't strong enough to even come close yet.]