[voice; backdate to 02/11]

[thethundersaid]

[private -- to Marvelous]

[His usual matter-of-fact tone:] There are two more people from my world here.

[And then, much more reluctantly:] They'll be in need of a ship.

[private -- to Itachi]

Brother, my ... genin teammates are here. Former teammates. [A long pause, then:] It's complicated. I'll explain it to you if you want.

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[thethundersaid]

[Dryly:] Yes, it would. If they don't find the fairies they're looking for, we'll have a back-up plan.

[Answering that probably can't be avoided in the long run, especially given that Naruto in particular is hardly one for keeping his mouth shut. There is an audible sigh from Sasuke's end, though.]

I mean very complex. We were fighting on the same side before we came here, but that was ... a recent development.

[gokai_red]

At the very least. I mean, the fairies could still be useful, but...

[He trails off.]

Recent, eh? I know you said it won't be a problem, but I've gotta ask - required ninja question: Do I have to worry about them trying to kill you or anyone else here?

[thethundersaid]

[Required ninja question? Sasuke gives the journal an odd look, not that it will be seen, before responding as if his answer is fully reassuring:]

They won't try to kill me. [Well, Sakura has once before, but ...] Probably.

And they've been warned off Itachi.

[gokai_red]

Probably.

Oh, yeah. I'm totally not worried, now. [Of course, there was that time when Itachi first came on board and he basically threatened to shoot him in th head if he tried anything funny.] But. Eh. If you want 'em on here, I can't really argue much, I guess.

If they cause trouble, I'm not going to put up with it, though. We've been through enough crap lately.

[thethundersaid]

I can take them if it comes to that, but it's not likely.

Trust me, if they cause trouble, I'll be the first to throw them overboard. [Where they will probably just walk back up to the ship, but Naruto's optimism is already starting to grate on Sasuke enough that he's tempted to do it just for the satisfaction.]

[gokai_red]

Well, good on both accounts, at least.

[Pause.] Heh! Okay, then. I'll have to take your word on that, I guess.