fourth glance from the crow's nest -- sound/action to crew

[forthevillage]

[Itachi is sitting on the rails of the ship - rather precariously, though nothing out of the ordinary for a ninja. He has some carefully drawn out notes and tables on a separate piece of paper from his journal, which he has open in his lap, and in his hands he's holding a hand-crafted pan flute.

He plays a few notes, not really a song, most of which are carried away by the wind. Frowning, the ninja looks over the paper again and tests out the notes a few more times.

It will continue like this for a while, as he purposefully lets the journal pick up the sound.]

Comments

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[thethundersaid]

No, I should work on it more.

If even Draco can continue his studies here, I don't have any excuses. [And it'll give him something new to do, especially on the slower sailing days.]

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[forthevillage]

Do you believe you were making excuses?

[Not his business, not his question to ask. Still, he's always curious when it comes to Sasuke, and what his brother wants to accomplish.]

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[thethundersaid]

Here? [It's an odd question to consider. Sasuke's always taken his training with dead seriousness, but has he been making excuses to avoid genjutsu?

No, he decides. Definitely not something he'd do.]

No, it just wasn't a habit. And it's not like there's anyone around except you to practice on. [He's pretty sure Itachi doesn't want to spent however many hours a day dealing with genjutsu training.]

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[forthevillage]

Understandable.

[And with Itachi here, he'd been able to handle any needed genjutsu anyway.]

... You can still practice with me, if you want.

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[thethundersaid]

[He has to crack a bit of a grin at the offer, tone amused.]

You really want to train with me in genjutsu? I guess it'd kill some of the time at sea.

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[forthevillage]

If you want to train, and you need a living opponent or training partner, then I'm likely your best choice.

[Their ninja options are limited after all.

That grin drags a small smile out of him as well.]

Unless you had someone else in mind.

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[thethundersaid]

No, there's no one else here who would work.

[He'd just never thought of learning genjutsu from his brother -- learning anything except at the other end of a fight, really, or at the very least in the middle of one.

Maybe it's a little bizarre, but the thought of learning from his own brother how to use the minds of opponents against them like weapons in their own right is almost childishly exciting. He reins his expression in with force.]

So -- yeah, I'd like that.

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[forthevillage]

We'll have to set aside time for that, then.

[They have enough of it between islands.]

I can't promise I'll be the best of teachers, but I will certainly try.

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[thethundersaid]

Heh, I'm used to dealing with unique teaching styles. It'll be fine.

[To say the least.]