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[ Days 1-4 ]

[ A young boy is--out for a stroll, apparently. A casual walk through the forest, mostly to see if he can recognize anything around him or not. All in all it's not all that interesting, and he doesn't really seem all that worried, all things considered. That is, until he runs into a bear. Yes, a bear. A black one probably twice his size. Now, while Asuma had been walking casually, he had also been careful to be quiet. So when the bear sees the kid appear out of--what it assumes is--nowhere, it's rather surprised. And like a startled bear, it charges.

The kid? Still doesn't seem particularly concerned, and when the bear gets close he jumps over the bear, landing behind the animal. Mentally, the bear is like: Yeah! totally got that punk! Until Asuma decides to liven things up and try to ride the thing. This is going to go swimmingly.

So yes, folks, this kid is riding a bear. And can be seen around the outskirts of the village, trying to get it to listen to his directions. After a bit of trouble, he'll turn to the journals for some help: ]

Hey, does anyone on this thing know how to tame a bear? Maybe a favorite food or something, you know.

[ Day 5 ]

[ Like days previous, Asuma is trying to tame the bear he'd " caught ". And like every other day, it isn't going so well. The bear doesn't seem to care where Asuma wants to go, and just walks around doing it's own thing. So he's basically along for the ride--Which is all well and good, because whether it's where he wants to go or not, riding atop a bear looks pretty cool.

Or it would be pretty cool, if the bear didn't discover the bees nest in a nearby tree. Asuma slides off the bear as it reaches up to grab a fistful of honeycombs, landing on his back. He's content to just lie there until the bear's done, but..

HOLY SHIT BEES--Needless to say, Asuma will be sporting a number of bee-stings the rest of the day. ]

Maybe bears are more trouble than they're worth. Seriously, why'd it have to be bees?

[ Not that that'll stop him. He's determined, now. ]

[ Days 6-10 ]

[ In which Teen!Asuma wrestles the bear, tries to feed it blueberries but nearly gets his arm eaten in the process, and runs into more bees.

And also teleportation. Watch out! Moody teen incoming! ]

Tch. Watch where you're going.

[ But you teleported into them, Asuma---Unless you teleported into each other, but that's just awkward. ]

Threaded | Flat

[It doesn't really where Asuma is, as long as he's outside! Azusa is lost again. Carrying dinner for her and her son, she's just wandering around when she stumbles across...Asuma and a bear? This is the way home, isn't it?]

My, my! What a cute friend you have there.

[Caesar has been making ~~weird~~ terrible attempts at hiding himself while he goes about the village, so it's not surprising that while he's trying to avoid being seen, he ends up stumbling upon Asuma and his bear pal.

It's not that Caesar's never seen a bear before, but... he can't remember the last time he saw a guy wrestling a bear?! This is kind of intense, hope you don't mind a spectator. No worries, he'll stay out of the way.]

[Neji's hidden himself off in the forest to train, not wanting anyone to see him in his current feminine state -- he'd stay home if he could, but training even with his awkwardly shifted center of gravity is a must.

And then there's a moody teen incoming to immpact the ... er, other moody teen. At least so far as he can tell, it's no one he knows -- not recognizing Asuma at first.

Still, congratulations, you just narrowly avoided a Gentle Fist to the midsection, Asuma.]

Gah...! What are you doing out here?

It's favorite food is probably you.

[With his super ninja skills, Asuma might've been aware of another young boy hanging around in the clearing where he's training his bear, sitting on a high branch of a tree. Sabo doesn't look particularly shocked or concerned when Asuma tried to ride the bear; he and his brothers tried worst stuff trying to subdue a wild animal.

So for the longest time, he's just a quiet spectator. That is, until Asuma sends out that message in the journal. Sabo shifts on the branch so he's more visible to the other boy from below.]

Huh, I never tried taming any animal before. Always thought it'll make things kinda weird when it's time to eat it.

[ Tenten looks in utter confusion at Asuma-sensei as a kid. Even if she might appear to be shallow, she still worries for her fellow frat brothers and sorority sisters. ]

Like, Asuma-sensei! Be careful with that bear! You don't, like, want to end your life early and end up without kids, being an accomplished ninja with awesome students and junk. Your actions now could like, totally injure you for life!

Day 7

Day 8!

[Day 8]

[voice] Day 1!

[action] Day 4

Day 1! || Sorority Girl Tenten