niceguypose | Second Gate [Video/Action]

[Video]

[The video feed clicks on to show this young ninja grinning exuberantly. He's happy to be on the ground instead of falling from the sky into different timelines this time around.]

Greetings, people of Luceti! My name is Rock Lee. I am a ninja from the village of Konoha, and I am also known as the "Green Beast of Konoha". I have been here for around two months now, and I am ashamed to realize that I have never made a proper introduction over the journal. Please forgive me for being so impolite. I assure you all that, as I have served Konoha in the past, here I shall also risk my life to protect any of you from threats, to the greatest of my abilities!

Although most of my time is dedicated to my intense and vigorous study, being caught in the springtime of youth has also made me inclined to constantly seek out new bonds to form with comrades. I anticipate many a new friend, so please converse with me! Lastly, let me tell you my 'way of the ninja': I believe that when it comes to abilities, "hard work" can overcome "genius"! Please, tell me what you think about it.

[He then flashes the camera a nice guy pose - a thumbs up accompanied by a shining smile.]

[Voice: Filtered to Sasuke - 50 % hackable]

[He just... breathes heavily for several moments, not knowing what to say at all. Then he panics and cuts off the feed.]

[Action]

[Lee can be come across almost anywhere, as his daily jogs take him all over the place. He will spend a majority of the day training at the Battle Dome, however. Feel free to observe and approach him as he constantly sets up new simulations for himself. All this simulated training is the closest to the effect of an addictive drug that he'll be experiencing.]

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[...aha.]

But I guess that wouldn't be such a bad payoff.

It truly is not! Shikamaru-kun, I am sure you could benefit from a more intense training regimen.

Edited 2012-09-13 04:50 (UTC)

"More intense"... [repeated with half-disbelief] I train about six hours a day now as it is!

How about twelve?

Oi, oi, I can't just double it like that!

Not even a quarter?

Maybe two percent.

That in itself is at least a start. An admirable initiative, Shikamaru-kun!

[That's seven extra minutes, just for you, Lee. Consider yourself even for that whole Sasuke business.]

How troublesome.

[He doesn't know how much of a victory this is.]

Your youth will survive the extra effort, Shikamaru-kun - and in time it will thank you!

Yeah, yeah.

[He is not wearing spandex. 8|]

Good luck with the meeting people thing.

[That's what they all say.]

Thank you, Shikamaru-kun! As a flower gains petals, so I do I as a youth hope to gain many new allies!

[HE'S COOLER THAN THE GUYS BEFORE HIM.]

How's it go so far?

Quite well! There are a variety of responses, many of whom have commentary on my "way of the ninja". Tell me, Shikamaru-kun, what is your own "way of the ninja"?

[Years ago there would've been hesitation - he didn't have an ambition other than to live to old age. Now it's an answer as simple as breathing.]

To protect the "King".

Ah... the "King". This is the Hokage?

Heh. I can see why you'd think that. That was my guess at first too.

It seemed like an obvious choice from looking at the village's hierarchy. So this then refers to a different individual?

Several.

I see. This is a true guessing game, then. It is not the King in terms of the one with the highest power, and it is not one sole individual, but the multiples. I doubt you would dedicate yourself to a council over the Hokage... does it mean the village itself?

Getting close now. And because I'm such a nice guy, I'll give you a hint.

You have a passing familiarity with shogi, yeah?

Yes, your game of choice. So the term "King" is used in reference to the shogi piece?

Edited 2012-09-18 23:46 (UTC)

Correct. [He leans his head back, thinking of that conversation with Asuma.]

In shogi, the "King" is the most important piece, but unlike a Kage it's not very strong. It's vital to protect it because it cannot easily fight for itself.

[He takes it for a moment, gets a sense of where he is going with it. And one particular possibility stands out.]

You said that you had to guess at the meaning of "the King" yourself. Does this mean it was posed to you by another? Such as your sensei?

Heh. [He smiles with sad fondness.] Right again.

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