I get up to leave but remember that I'm still in my pajamas. So, after changing into something more comfortable. I head out, closing the door to my apartment and locking the place with my key.
I gotta say looking at my closet I have to admit the former Sasuke had style but could still use some work. Like I need more outfits other than training clothes. Like seriously how many blue shirts with red and white paper fans on the back does one person need. I'm pretty sure I counted 30 pairs of identical sets.
While walking around It takes me about 5 minutes to get to the market center, notice of the packed streets filled with the noises of people lost in their own little worlds. Shops welcoming customers with the smell of food.
"Mom, can we get some takoyaki with spicy mayo?" a little girl says to the woman holding her hand.
"A pack of underwear is 12 briefs, what? 6,000 ryo, that's way too much! Boss, are you trying to rob me?" Says a man wearing a kimono with stitches on his sleeves, proving to be short on money. Take it or leave it! Says the shopkeeper. 3,000 ryo? Says the man trying too haggle. 5,550 ryo says the owner. 4,000!? 5,000! Take it or leave it, that's my final offer. Says the older shop owner.
Deal! With that the two men happily shaking hands, signifying the agreement.
Successful shops sell their goods on the market streets with the first floors being the store front. But the next two stories are built for the family to live in. Because shops don't close for another three hours the road is brightly illuminated, as people would keep the lights on in their house to better showcase their story.
"GRRROWL" As I smell the tempting aroma coming from the food stalls. I'm again reminded of why I came out tonight. I head to the closest food stall nearby, Gyoza. Gyoza are Japanese dumplings that are typically filled with ground meat or vegetables and wrapped in thin dough.
This old, kind looking grandma gives me a box full of six of them, being 500 ryo. Then I went to this family owned kushiage place. Being soft battered fried shrimp, with a dipping sauce.
So I sat down and bought a set for 1600 ryu. Then I couldn't help but go get some takoyaki with fish flakes and spicy mayo for 500 ryu. I gotta say the guy who sold it to me was quite generous with the octopus chunks. After about an hour of walking around I decided to take a break.
Sasuke sits down to rest at "The Dango shop" The shop's sign is in the form of a stick with white-colored dango running through it. The hiragana for dango is painted blue as the shops sign on them. With the shop's drapes looking like flag. The inside of the shop is simple with wooden tables, rectangular-shaped lights, and menus that hang all over the walls for customers to look at.
"Buuurrrppp!"
"That was nice." Patting his belly with a satisfying sigh.
But he's again greeted by the aroma of the food. If I keep this up I'll be fat in no time.
Still he orders one helping of dumplings, with one set prepared with 4 rice flour balls covered with sauce. And a cup of tea, being 300 ryu. Its a bit funky but I could get used to the taste.
As I sip my tea I notice the table to the right of me, as one of the women sitting at the table is making quite a lot of commission. When I look over to the table the woman is scarfing down dango by the seconds. The woman has syrup all over the left side of her face and judging by her face as been drinking sake. Something else about this world is that you can easily tell when a person is drunk as their face would instantly have a red tint to it, and their movements become exaggerated. Still the crazy part is the woman is on her 17th plate of dango. "Impressive"
"Wait a minute? Is that who I think it is." The woman in question is none other than Anko Mitarashi. Now that I've gotten a good look at her, I can honestly say. I get the hype. But that's not all. To the right of Anko is a woman with long beautiful purple hair wearing the standard Konoha flak jacket. I think she's the Anbu woman that lost her lover in the Konoha crush arc. I mean the guy was still gonna die anyways coz he had some type of lung disease but still sad coz she was kind of suicidal for a bit.
In front of Yugai is none other than the only person who thought it was a good idea to put Itachi under a Genjutsu. It's none other than Konoha's Genjutsu Specialist, because the Uchiha and Kurama clan are practically extinct. Yes, it's Kurenai Yuhi. Wow she has no idea she's about to be a single mother in three years.
Lastly, the woman directly in front of Anko calmly drinking sake is a Inuzuka woman with tribal red tattoos on her cheeks. Oh wait, I think that's Kiba's sister. Yeah, I think her name is Hana, being the oldest. From what I heard she was a talented medic. Well, isn't that precious. I learn more and more about these little details the anime skipped because of plot. It turns out that Sasuke had a crush on Hana.
OH MY GOSH!?
HAHAHAHAHA!!!
"Should I do something about this?" In the minutes that Sasuke is thinking all this, some of the women notice his staring.
Whoosh ~ Whoosh ~ Whoosh ~ Whoosh ~ Whoosh
Four dango skewers are flung at Sasuke's head at genin level speed. This shocks him and luckily his body reacts on his own and moves out the way. But the last one is far faster than the rest, lodging itself in his arm.
"Oouuch" As I shield my face with my arm.
Then I hear a feminine voice behind me, with a soft texture pressing against my back. A hand grabbing my shoulder and a dango skewer closely pointed at my eye. Feeling as if I made any false move, I'd lose it.
"Hey Gaki, don't you know it's rude to stare?" Anko suggested with a shit eating grin.