Burns of Love [Masshiro]

[HIRAGANA MASSHIRO]

Masshiro tried to compare what he did with what Naruto would do, though he still had his own style and flair. Masshiro had always loved the snow he made a point of going out in it every time the white stuff came down. Sometimes standing in the snow he got ghosts of memories, watching the snow as a baby a pair of soft hands cradling him, but they never lasted for long and left him feeling melancholy. He smiled as she reassured him he would accomplish the jutsu. “Now see if you put some of that into your own self you’d be a really confident and powerful person Kimiko.” He said as he felt sand beneath his sandals. “Here we are the Kiri beach.” He said as he kneeled down to take of his sandals. “There’s nothing like the feel of sand beneath your feet Kimiko.” He could see the mist had receded so they got a pretty good amount of sunshine, the water was a clear blue he could even see some fish going about their fishy lives. Masshiro picked up a rock and tossed it into the water. He laughed at the weird sound it made. “Hey Kimiko ker-ploop!”

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Kimiko would simply nod in response and smile she knew he was right. If she didn't doubt her herself or put herself down then she knew she could achieve anything. She'd try to remember that whenever she had a rough day which was more often then her good days. Looking at the beach she found herself reminiscing of home. Of her parents she had lost they'd brought her to a beach several times before. She'd always enjoyed making sand castles with her father as her mother sat back to watch them trying to get a tan. She'd shake her head trying to banish the memories before she broke down like she always did she didn't want to damper Masshiro's mood again. She'd nod at being told they had arrived at Kiri beach kicking her own shoes off now feeling the sand under her feet and between her toes now it felt a warm though that was probably just her own abnormally high body heat making her think it was warm when it might now. She'd watch some fish swim about and smiled watching Masshiro throw a rock now to make it skip. "You're so funny Masshiro-kun I like that about you the most." She would pick up a small pebble and chucked it across the water watching it skip a few times before sinking. "Can't remember the last time I had fun like this. I've been alone for so long." She would say looking at Masshiro now. Sure she had her uncle but he didn't understand her he didn't get her. It was all about training her techniques and learning better chakra control she hardly got any time to make friends or have causing her to become anti-social and reserved always doubting herself always believing she'd never be good enough to meet some guy and make him happy like her mother had made her father happy in their brief time together.

[HIRAGANA MASSHIRO]

Masshiro blushed a little, and he hated blushing. Blushing was for girls guys didn’t blush, but due to his fair skin he blushed with the best of them. “Ah well you know, uh how about those jutsus?” He said wanting to change the subject. “Ladies first.” He said bowing to her. As he was bent over he got a look at her feet they were so dainty he could tell she didn’t make a habit of running around barefoot. Still they were cute. He watched her cast a stone of her own. “My dad says that there will come a time when I must cast my own stone and that will, be the proudest day of his life.” He looked feeling sad for her. He grabbed hold of her hand feeling her familiar warmth. “Then it is my duty to put fun back in your life even if it takes the rest of our lives, this I pledge to you, on my honor as a gentleman.” Masshiro swept his hat revealing his golden mane which flowed well past his shoulders, and bowed once again before putting his hat back on. “Now let’s see those unique techniques of yours, and then I’ll show you how far I’ve come with my Rasengan training.” He said with a smile.

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Kimiko would smile sheepishly seeing him blush now seeing he hated it. It was always cute to see a boy embarassed about blushing like Masshiro was. She'd never made a boy blush before over her so it felt nice for a change. "Yeah my clan techniques of course." She replied a smile on her face now. She'd blush softly at his kind gesture how sweet he was to her a real gentleman treating her like she was any normal girl it felt nice. "I'll hold you to that promise Masshiro-kun and if I didn't know better I'd say that was a marriage proposal." She smiled sheepishly of course she only meant it as a joke. They were barely teens and they barely knew each other that well they had a few years before she'd ever actually consider something like that. Seeing his hair was breathtaking shining brightly in the sunlight it seemed to glisten then it was gone as his hat returned to his head to cover it once more. "Right well I only know four of them right now. The first one is a lot like the one your Mizukage can do." Then gathering the necessary fire and earth chakra for her Lava Ocean technique she arched back and then thrusting forward she would spew lava from her mouth into the water near them. It would hiss giving off steam as it rapidly cooled and within seconds it was dark with a faint red stream running through out it. Then using her Smoke Clone technique she would spew black smoke from her nostrils which accumlated and in black poofs two clones appeared. Then she would perform her Lava Fist/Foot technique and gathering more mixed chakra earth would surround her hands which then caught on fire. Finally she would charge at one of her clones and striking it in the chest caused it to poof out of existance leaving black smoke behind. Then flashing handsigns for her Smoke Strangulation the black smoke would swarm her clone causing it to gasp for air briefly before poofing out of existance also. Then she withdrew her chakra and the the flaming rocks surrounding her hands fell off rapidly cooling now. "Those are my clan techniques Lava Ocean, Smoke Clone, Lava Fists, and Smoke Strangulation." Even after all that she was barely exhausted she had great reserves she could fight a good bit unless she exhausted herself by other means.

[HIRAGANA MASSHIRO]

Masshiro was glad Kimiko didn’t push the envelope on his blushing, and even changed the subject with him. “Yeah techniques.” He said rubbing the back of his head feeling the heat slowly drain from his cheeks, but it didn’t last long at the mention of marriage he felt his cheeks burn. “That’s not what I meant n-not that I wouldn’t want to marry you or anything, but uhhh.” Masshiro slumped over dejectedly she had succeeded in befuddling him, but he looked up to see her clan techniques. He watched her spit lava out of her mouth. “Woah! That was awesome.” Masshiro couldn’t believe how powerful she was, and it just kept coming. The next jutsu were clones made of smoke, which she destroyed with some kind of lava punches. Masshiro jumped up and down clapping. “You’re telling me you have that kind of power, and you’re so down on yourself. You’re powerful enough to be a Kage.” Masshiro couldn’t see himself as one he was a fighter, not someone who could spend their days doing paperwork. “Now it’s my turn.” Masshiro held up the hand signs for his Shadow clone jutsu, a trio of clones appearing around him. They each took out a ball and began to channel and spin the chakra inside it. He had gotten good enough that he could go for a while without the ball popping. His chakra control had gotten much better.

[kimikosato]

"Hehe I know what you meant Masshiro-san." His reaction was priceless and for once she laughed softly at his befuddlement. She couldn't remember the last time she'd laughed at all. Not since her parents had been killed in the accidental fire she caused. In the end it had been something like her smoke strangulation technique that had killed them the fire itself had left them untouched mostly. She would shake the thoughts from her head now was not the time for such thoughts as she went through her array of techniques now showing off to Masshiro with pride in her eyes now. Then it was done and she noticed he seemed ecstatic as he boasted about her having potential to become a Kage someday. "I doubt I'm that powerful but thanks for the encouragement nonetheless Masshiro-kun." Who was to say maybe if she broke out of her shell entirely and become more open making more friends and training real hard she might have what it took someday. Maybe if she became a student of Mei Terumi's it might actually happen. A far off dream maybe but she could dream nonetheless there was no harm in that. "Impressive Masshiro-kun you seem close to completing it." Kimiko would say now a smile on her face hands clasped together behind her back now. The Shadow clones were enough proof he was skilled and destined for greatness someday. It was hard to see where her own future might actually take her but she'd amount to greatness so long as Masshiro remained a part of it like a guiding light through pitch black darkness.

[HIRAGANA MASSHIRO]

Masshiro sighed heavily glad she knew what he had meant. He looked at her with a weak smile. “Shame on you making me get all scared like that.” He said laughing. “You know I’ll have to prank you back right.” He said wagging his finger at her. “And you are most certainly welcome Mizukage Kimiko.” He said bowing to her. He wanted her to know that he believed in her with all his fighting spirit. “You have raw talent Kimiko, there’s nothing you can’t do.” Masshiro almost envied her, she had such natural skill, while he on the other hand had to train long and hard, but he didn’t mind. Easy was for those people who just wanted to breeze through life leaving no trace they’d ever been there. That was not for Masshiro though he wouldn’t be history he’d make it! He rubbed the back of his head as she said he was close to completing it. “Yeah I think I’m ready for water balloons now." no doubt he’d get soaked to the bone many a times before he finally got it. He looked around thinking. “Fire and wind go together right? Maybe we could try for some combo techniques?” He said looking at her.

[kimikosato]

"I'm sorry Masshiro-kun and that's only fair that you do." She replied a sheepish smile on her face now. It felt nice being open like this with him. Not so afraid of herself or how she might harm him. None of the mattered right now as the two simply hung out on this date of sorts showing off their skills to each other with great pride and joy. "That would be nice but i doubt they'd nominate a Sunagakure ninja for it." She replied she'd have to become a Kirigakure kunoichi for one thing probably. Then she'd have to earn the respect of all her new fellow peers. Finally she needed the skills and experience which in due time she'd have as she got older and trained a lot more. "As do you Masshiro-kun I believe in you also." She replied smile on her face again wider than before. She would always believe in him or try to as he seemed to believe greatly in her. She might have it easy when it came to the fire style techniques but that didn't mean she wouldn't train no she'd train her butt off until she mastered them to the best she could. She would earn her worth and prove she deserved what she had to others and the world. "That is true wind fuels a fire technique. What did you have in mind Masshiro-kun?" Wind wouldn't do much for her clan's lava techniques only to make them cool more rapidly ensuring her opponents didn't escape them. Now her smoke techqniues wind would ensure hit her opponents a lot quicker.

[HIRAGANA MASSHIRO]

He smirked at her. “You’ll never see it coming.” He’d smile of course he wouldn’t do anything to hurt her probably something funny like a joke, but he was still a little rattled by the marriage joke, so it was throwing him off his game, but he’d think of something. He could tell that she was really enjoying herself, and he was glad that he could be the one to do so. He rubbed his chin at that. “A formidable obstacle indeed, but not impossible I for one would definitely be a loyal supporter of yours, but Kazekage is just as good.” He said with a smile. Masshiro knew that Kimiko would be a great Kage if she started believing in herself more. He nodded his sensei had told him about chakra nature relationships, so fire and wind worked together well, If that didn’t say something about Kimiko and his relationship than nothing would. “Well maybe my wind techniques could help your smoke ones.” He’d say wondering exactly what he could do in conjunction with hers.

[kimikosato]

Kimiko would simply nod in response a surprise no doubt so she couldn't prepare for it. Such a thought normally made her paranoid but she knew it wouldn't be something that would harm her. No Masshiro seemed much too kind to do that. She wasn't sure why she had really joked about them getting married. It was the farthest thing from both their minds no doubt and well they weren't even dating were they? Just friends hanging out she would think. "First female Kazekage in history. It's certainly possible if I try hard enough." She would say in response balling up her right fist in response now a smile on her face. They'd said once Gaara would never become Kazekage but he had. Others said a woman could never become Kazekage but look at Kirigakure and Konohagakure both had female leaders before the former still did at the moment. She'd prove them wrong she'd train long and hard and prove herself to Gaara in hopes of becoming his successor. "I've never had a dream before Masshiro-kun. Thank you for giving me one." She replied pulling him into a hug now planting a soft kiss on his forehead now. Then she smiled and pulled back clasping her hands together in her lap as she stood facing Masshiro still. "Well wind techniques could boost the delivery time of my smoke strangulation technique to reach our opponents." Allowing her to use her smoke strangulation technique more effectively. It was a pretty good idea and they could practice it against clones which was safer for Masshiro in the end.

[HIRAGANA MASSHIRO]

Masshiro looked at her with a smile. He hadn’t really paid attention to the history of the other villages, but he nodded. He had seen the current Mizukage a handful of times, and she was a beautiful woman to be sure, but other than that he didn’t really pay attention. “It’s always good to be the first.” He said with a smile. He didn’t know what he could be the first at, but he had time to think about it. He looked at her a mock shocked look on his face. “You are more than welcome Kimiko. Everybody needs a dream Kimiko, otherwise what’s the point in living?” He said looking at her seriously. If you didn’t have a dream you didn’t have a reason to look forward to tomorrow. He was pulled into a hug feeling her warmth against his. “You feel like a blanket fresh from the dryer.” He said without thinking. He could still feel the warmth of her lips on his forehead, and found it comforting. He looked at her and nodded. “Well let’s try it out.” He got up brushing sand from the seat of his pants and held out a hand to Kimiko. “May I help you up mi’ lady?” He said with a goofy smile.

[kimikosato]

Kimiko had always admired the Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi and Fifth Hokage Tsunade Senju. They were proof Kunoichi could be strong and powerful just as any man could be. Someday she could be a legend like them if she became Kazekage someday though for her it wasn't about the fame simply the recognition one got from the position. "Indeed it is Masshiro-kun." She longed to be noticed by all her fellow peers and respected by them even more. Becoming Kazekage would achieve that and more than she could ever hope for. "Well besides this new girl I did have a more simpler one. To find happiness someday and settle down with the one I love." Simple yes but for her quite difficult with her fears of losing control. She could never forgive herself if she harmed the one she loved. "Hehe always so charming Masshiro-kun." Kimiko would reply releasing him pulling back after the kiss to his forehead. He truly was so kind and caring to her hardly afraid of her at all. He really did make her swoon over him a lot smiling and blushing like she did. She had deep feelings for him more than a crush and she could only hope they went somewhere in the future. "Sure we'll need a smoke clone and a clone from you to attack it." She'd reply nodding in thanks as he helped her up now smiling. "I'll send a clone out and you have your clone kill it then trying to retreat. I'll send the smoke after it and you use wind to send it speeding after the clone then bam he's done for when he inhales it." Then she would spew black smoke from her nostrils and flashing handsigns it transformed into her and took off running now.

[HIRAGANA MASSHIRO]

“Good always have a dream Kimiko otherwise what’s the point?” He said staring out at the water the mist slowly rolling off the waves. Masshiro nodded Kimiko had simple dreams in his opinion, but he knew they meant the world to her. “I’m sure you’ll find a man worthy of your love Kimiko.” He said there was a sharp pang of emotion that he didn’t totally understand. The thought of another boy being around her like that made him feel some type of way, and he didn’t know why. “Well when you’re in the presence of such a lady its best to be charming.” He said looking back at her from the ocean view. Masshiro nodded. “Whatever you say hot stuff.” He made a hand sign and in a poof of smoke a clone appeared. Masshiro's clone took off after Kimiko’s and with a horizontal cut his clone would end hers, and then back pedal away from the smoke. Masshiro looked to the smoke before clapping his hands together. “Wind Style: Gale Palm!” He would send a shot of wind at the smoke sending it flying towards his clone which began to cough before poofing into smoke. He rubbed his throat the memory from his clone’s last moments had been very painful. “It worked.” He said a bit hoarsely.

[kimikosato]

"I know and you should make sure you always have one too." Kimiko replied a soft smile on her face now. She would always have a dream of some kind to focus on. Then she'd blink at his comment seeing how it seemed to bother him. Then she'd simply smile taking one of his hands into hers now. "Would you um like to go out with me Masshiro-kun? I like you a lot and your sweet and so caring." She would ask now hoping he said yes. She liked him a lot and he seemed to like her too so why not. Sure there was the long distance thing but she could always write him whenever she couldn't visit him. "Such a sweet man." She replied pecking his cheek with a light kiss now. Then she nodded and a smoke clone was formed and shortly after he formed a shadow clone. Then they were off and her clone was struck turning into black obnoxious smoke when killed as when his clone tried to flee Masshiro used a wind style technique to send it racing after his clone. It wasn't long before the shadow clone began to weeze and choke before poofing. Kimiko then turned to Masshiro hearing him sound hoarse she rub his back a little. "Indeed it was perfect. What do you want to do now?" She'd ask wondering if he had any other ideas now. She wasn't sure what else he could do so she'd let him decide.

[HIRAGANA MASSHIRO]

Masshiro grinned. “Mine is to become even more legendary than Naruto Uzumaki. I’m not going to be history I’m going to make it!” He would say giving a fist pump into the air. Masshiro looked at her as she grabbed hold of his hand and then blind-sided him with her question. “Uh sure that sounds bombastic honey! I’d be honored to go on a date with you.” He said with a bow and a winning smile. Kimiko was a great girl and he really liked her. “And you’re a radical dame who likes to play games!” He would say watching their clones. The pressure of her hand on his back did feel god, and soon enough the hoarseness went away. “Uh hmm I don’t really know how are you with swimming?” He would ask staring at the water on an unusually warm day like this is was best to go swimming before the weather started to get cold again. He used to be scared of the water it was just freaky to him, but he had somewhat gotten over it. It still scared him, but as long as he didn’t go out to far he would be fine…sometimes.