Private A Friendship Rekindled

[Ashikawa Shun]

Shun meandered down the streets in Crater City. His relationship with this area of Leaf was not so pleasant; the last time he was here, he was found out by the Fifth Hokage and later found himself without his found family. He'd heard talk in his town of a new bar that was being set up and decided to check it out. He was excited to have a new place to hang out, even if he didn't see himself delving into the world of alcohol.

He found a little advertising paper and made his way to the correct location, his eyes widening at the sight of a familiar face. It couldn't be…could it? He wasn't completely positive, but that man looked a little bit like his old friend. A little bit only though, because this man was much taller than he remembered. Still, Shun had to check.

“Shion?” he voiced hesitantly. Their last encounter had been quite a lot, so if it really was him, Shun wasn't sure how he'd react to his presence. “It's Shun, from a few years back.” He knew he also looked quite a bit different than before, having grown a few inches and his hair returning to a longer length in contrast to his previous style that had ended at his shoulders. “I heard there was a new bar in the city, so I thought I'd come check it out. Sorry if I mistook you for someone else; you look a bit like an old friend of mine.”

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[Toraono Ryota]

He had just opened up for the day and was already serving guests. None of these people had found out that he was a blind person these days. So all was playing out well in the mind of Shion, well that was except one person. They had found out at a point and ever since kept Shion on his toes for it. Just when he placed one more beer down for someone he heard a voice coming from long ago. Yet the silhouette never seemed to match up with the voice. The bar even feels silent. so Silent that you could hear the radio crackle in the background. “I heard there was a new bar in the city, so I thought I'd come check it out. Sorry if I mistook you for someone else; you look a bit like an old friend of mine.”

Shion remained a moment silent at this as he placed down the cleaning cloth he had on a belt. He turned his face towards the young man. "Don't..." he spoke and went outside, mentioning the other to follow and once outside, Shion would wait till the other was outside. "So... A scary cat finally got his courage back after everything... The way you deserted out of the clan. Never got updates outside despite anything and went MIA in his career..." he would comment and his eyes were cold, different then the past, they weren't hyper-raged. At least the lessons of the past had helped somewhat. "Give me a damn good reason to not throw you in the Byoin." he would sound and look towards the facial shape.

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[Ashikawa Shun]

Shun was a bit surprised by Shion’s reaction at first, though once it settled in he was able to understand where his old friend was coming from. “I didn’t abandon my post. I was faced with a difficult decision, just as everyone else was. I was tasked with inside information by our brother, though I never heard another word once everyone left. I also was on high alert with Lady Fifth so I wanted to play it smart. I took some time away from my training and trained privately at home instead. But I did not abandon my clan, my family,” he stated firmly. His choices may have looked a bit compulsive in the moment back then, but he had a goal in mind and he was going to commit to it. “I didn’t think we would be separated, and even less did I think it would take this long for us to meet again, but I’m glad that you are alive and well despite everything.”

Well, maybe “well” wasn’t the case, Shun didn’t really know anything about what happened outside the walls of his village, but Shion being alive was still a truth he was happy for. “I did miss all of you though. I just started my medical training, and I’m hoping that once I get a bit more clearance, I can start venturing out on missions and helping the clan better now that I’ve gotten stronger.” His goals definitely included seeing his found family again, though he knew bumping into Asuka might not be the best for his physical health. She did say she would kill me should we meet again face to face…hopefully Shion isn’t quite as angry. The thought made him shift a bit on his toes, offering a faint smile. “This bar looks nice. Did the plans change from the casino?” he asked, hoping they could just catch up on things he missed and rekindle their old companionship.

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[Toraono Ryota]

Not as angry... he was pissed off right at the moment, the pieces of training that Nobu had given him in the past, was something of the past right now. He gritted his teeth as he was activating his curse. The pattern on his arm started to crawl up to his neck and over his body underneath the clothes. He would walk towards the young adult. His eyes were small and had almost an intent to kill. He took a long strike towards the other and aimed to hit him hard. Luckily for Shun... He wasn't a Taijutsu user at the moment anymore. He tried to strike the other as hard as he could. "HEEH, I ain't hearing you!" He gritted his teeth right after and you could see his eyebrow twitch. A common notice that he was losing it and probably not even listening anymore to reason.

"Look since?! Casino?! You have no idea that he is dead huh?!" He would attempt to strike out again towards Shun, not caring if it did or didn't hit. "Nobu is dead, killed because of no information inside the gates, Sumiko is inside the ANBU jails and Satoru is still missing!" And with that he would undo his gloves.. playtime was over, this was getting real now with the other. "I won't stand here listening to that..." he would cock his head slightly towards his shoulder as he dropped the gloves to the ground. "I will make you pay right here and right now." However... something was not quite right with his cursemark... It seemed to fade.

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[Ashikawa Shun]

Seeing Shion snap at him so suddenly after he was trying to defend himself really set Shun off a bit. It looks like their friendship had been forgotten, not that Shun could really blame him given he didn’t know what happened to Shion since he left. However, the attack flying his way was a big surprise. He didn’t prepare for a fight, so the first punch nearly landed. He reeled back, thankfully avoiding the second hit as well. It seemed he really had said something wrong, especially hearing the information on their clan members. He wasn’t expecting everything to fall apart in his absence, even less that their leader would wind up dead and Asuka imprisoned. “How was I supposed to know anything? It’s not like I have had the chance to travel out and ask around about a clan I’m not supposed to be known to be part of!”

Shun jumped back a bit, trying to put a little distance between them. “Shion, I don’t want to fight you. Please, we can just talk it out!”

However, it seemed Shion was beyond the point of “talking things out” given his curse seal that was flickering out. It confused Shun a bit, seeing it there but not working properly. Could it be because of the death of the person who initially gave it to him? “Fine. You want a fight? Let’s fight.” He would do his best not to kill his friend, because all he wanted was to reconnect, but it looked like he would have to knock some sense into Shion.

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[Ashikawa Shun]

Round 1​

Participants​

Shion	Shun
Max HP: 39,000 Max CP: 39,000 Current HP: 39,000 - 337.5 - 910 = 37,752 Current CP: 39,000 - 589 - 864.5 - 484.5 - 285 = 36,777 AP: 10 AP for next round: 1 AP Maintains: N/A Status: Alive and well	Max HP: 21,900 Max CP: 11,825 Current HP: 21,900 - 1287 - 456.5 - 456.5 - 1027.13 - 456.5 - 456.5 - 456.5 - 219 - 1408 - 219 - 219 - 219 = 15,019.37 Current CP: 11,825 - 255 - 910 - 624.75 = 10,035.25 AP: 10 AP for next round: 1 AP Maintains: N/A Status: Holding out

Ghost Dancer 1​	Ghost Dancer 2​	Ghost Dancer 3​	N/A​	N/A​	N/A​
N/A​	N/A​	N/A​	N/A​	N/A​	N/A​

Actions:​

0 seconds - Shion declares a duel against Shun Shun quickdraws Blade of Deception 0.5 seconds - Shion equips Bandages 2.5 seconds - Shion strikes Shun with Wind Scythe (36 vs 18 - Hit) (Wind Slice does not take effect - 18% chance, rolled a 47) A Ghost Dancer appears on the field! Ghost Dancer attempts to strike Shun but misses! (33 vs 34 - Miss) Shun attacks Shion with Impaling Counter! He manages to hit, but Shion nearly dodges! (30 vs 30 - Tied roll, hit with 50% dmg) 5 seconds - Shion aims Sound Bullets at Shun and 6 of them land! One of them looked quite brutal. (35 vs 35 - Hit | 36 vs 28 - Hit | 49 vs 34 - Critical Hit! | 42 vs 32 - Hit | 46 vs 24 - Hit | 45 vs 15 - Hit) Ghost Dancer hits Shun! (27 vs 24 - Hit) Another Ghost Dancer is summoned and attempts to strike Shun but misses! (20 vs 30 - Miss) Shun uses Leech Seal on Shion but fails to hit him. (34 vs 39 - Miss) 7 seconds - Shion uses Hyper Clap on Shun! (40 vs 32 - Hit) (Sonic Boom does not take effect - 24% chance, rolled a 68) Ghost Dancer 1 strikes Shun! Shun! (36 vs 27 - Hit) Ghost Dancer 2 strikes Shun but nearly misses! Shun! (20 vs 19 - Hit with 75% dmg) A new Ghost Dancer appears! It lands a strike as well on Shun! (27 vs 23 - Hit) 7.5 seconds - Shun uses Chakra Shield! 4 shields appear in front of Shun. All 4 attempt to strike, but only one hits Shion successfully, dealing some elemental damage. (19 vs 35 - Miss | 17 vs 38 - Miss | 20 vs 31 - Miss | 29 vs 24 - Hit) (Non-Elemental and Energy Wall do not take effect - 28% chance, rolled a 44) 8 seconds - Shion uses Critical Exposure and hits Shun pretty hard! (49 vs 24 - Critical Hit!) (Suppression takes effect - 60% chance + 15% from critical hit, rolled a 39) 9.75 seconds - Shun uses Fake Out but misses both strikes. (29 vs 19 - Miss | Rerolled with -1 acc for 50% dmg 42 vs 17 - Miss)

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Shun carries over 0.5AP
Shion carries over a 25% chance of critical hit on next attack that hits Shun

 

[Toraono Ryota]

He had been so filled with rage... That he wasn't even listening anymore. He wasn't even thinking clearly anymore and the first two punches even missed. It was clear that he wasn't shaped for that kind of life anymore... Thus, he had to reveal some of his true self these days. A mental pain was on his mind from his back, his arm where the curse seal was.
That was when he declared the dual to the other and just went ham... If he wasn't going to hit shun by taijutsu, then it would be ninjutsu.

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[Ashikawa Shun]

Shun knew that this would likely get out of hand, but he decided to try and play defensive. Nothing in him wanted to hurt his old friend. However, Shion definitely wasn't taking it easy on him. Shun couldn't land many hits, even with his defensive moves. Shion really had grown in strength, it was good to see even if Shun was the one endangered by this advancement. The battle was definitely taking a toll on Shun. The jutsu Shion were using were also some he had never seen in person before. It almost seemed as if...could Shion be blind? But he was landing hit after hit. Just how long had he been fighting without his eyes?

Shun knew he wouldn't last very long if he didn't get more damage in. It was time to adjust his fighting style. He only hoped that he could last long enough to let Shion get out the harshest of his anger.

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[Ashikawa Shun]

Round 2​

Participants​

Shion	Shun
Max HP: 39,000 Max CP: 39,000 Current HP: 37,752 + 780 - 1560 = 36,972 Current CP: 36,777 + 780 - 5560 - 3162.5 - 400 - 400 = 28,034.5 AP: 11 AP for next round: 0 AP Maintains: N/A Status: Alive and well	Max HP: 21,900 Max CP: 11,825 Current HP: 15,019.37 - 6655 - 275 + 1017 - 1200 - 55 - 1290 = 6,561.37 Current CP: 10,035.25 - 744 - 250 - 1200 - 300 - 262.5 - 322.5 = 6,956.25 AP: 10.5 AP for next round: 0 AP Maintains: N/A Status: Pretty beaten up

Aki​	Ghost Dancer 1​	Ghost Dancer 2​	Ghost Dancer 3​	N/A​	N/A​
Max HP: 30,000 Max CP: 30,000 Current HP: 30,000 - 1200 = 28,800 Current CP: 30,000 - 1200 = 28,800 AP: 5 AP for next round: 1 AP Maintains: A Genjutsu Status: Fine and dandy​	N/A​	N/A​	N/A​	N/A​	N/A​

Actions:​

1.904 seconds Shun uses Hypothermic Touch targeting Shion, but he misses. (23 vs 37 - Miss) 3.181 seconds Shion uses S-Rank Summon Aki appears on the field! 3.332 seconds Shun targets Shion with Ice Needle, only to lead to yet another miss. (31 vs 38 - Miss) 5.712 Shun uses Snow Globe on Shion, another miss! (29 vs 33 - Miss) 5.908 seconds Shion targets Shun with Ambiance of the Forbidden, a painful strike lands! (41 vs 31 - Hit) Shun is inflicted with the Gaspless Effect (36% chance, rolled a 20) 6.181 seconds Aki uses a Genjutsu, targeting Shun. (42 vs 27 - Hit) 7.14 seconds Shun uses Mystical Hand on himself! 7.498 seconds Shion uses Roaring Combination on Shun, and all strikes hit! One of them looked pretty brutal. (31 vs 25 - Hit | 33 vs 17 - Hit | 32 vs 17 - Hit | 35 vs 33 - Hit | 28 vs 28 - Partial Hit (50% dmg) | 40 vs 34 - Hit | 35 vs 28 - Hit | 41 vs 33 - Critical Hit!) 8.181 seconds Aki targets Shun with a Genjutsu. (47 vs 25 - Hit) 9.088 seconds Shion uses Roaring Combination on Shun, and all strikes hit! One of them looked pretty brutal. (25 vs 24 - Hit (75% dmg) | 26 vs 18 - Hit | 28 vs 27 - Hit (75% dmg) | 33 vs 27 - Hit | 42 vs 16 - Hit | 31 vs 26 - Hit | 29 vs 21 - Hit | 44 vs 30 - Critical Hit!)

Notes:​

Shun ran out of AP for his last action.

 

[Toraono Ryota]

He was not going to hold back, he would refuse to hold back, but at the same time, he just did something towards the other. Not even sure about the who, what, or where. He knew that he was hitting some sweet spots because it seemed that he did a lot of damage. Not only that, but he had his buddy Aki on the fields now. "Oi... Young master, what do you need?" The yokai asked and through the contract mastery they held a deep connection, one people would never be able to hear out loud. ' He is the traitor to our clan. The clan that used to be!' And with that... Aki looked the guy over and noticed who he was. ' Isn't that your tiny lover Shun?'
'URUSAI!' Shion scolded out loud and Aki decided... he would go easy on the kid, after all. It already seemed like a one-sided fight from this part. With that he would throw a small genjutsu on the kid, of course, it would be a cursed genius, since his affinity was cursed. "Try not to die kid, he ain't a brilliant healer!" Aki yelled towards Shun, but Shion already came back in with a roaring combination and made sure to land the last attack harshly.
Yet you could see his anger was subsiding a little, also because he was panting like he already had run a marathon. He often held his breath when he was attacking, and he would grit his teeth. The guys inside the bar would be half hiding at this point, they never saw Shion this angry so far and were all just baffled.

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[Ashikawa Shun]

Shun was taking hit after hit, and despite Shion's visual impairment, he couldn't land a damn strike. He could tell he wouldn't last a whole lot longer. He momentarily heard Shion and his Contract arguing a little, and Shun swallowed thickly hearing what Aki had to say.
He could play it safe, and he probably would, for his own health's sake, but he needed to do something. Shion was not taking it easy on him, he at least needed to restrain his old friend until he could calm down some.

Shun rolled his shoulders back, wiping a bit of blood from his cheek with the back of his hand. He looked down at his weapon, thinking back on all his training and what could possibly help him in this fight. An idea struck him. It was definitely reckless, and it could easily get him killed, but it was worth a shot at this point.

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[Ashikawa Shun]

Round 1​

Participants​

Shion	Shun
Max HP: 39,000 Max CP: 39,000 Current HP: 36,972 + 780 - 360 - 696 = 36,696 Current CP: 28,034 + 780 = 28,814 AP: 10 AP for next round: 0 AP Maintains: N/A Status: Alive and well	Max HP: 21,900 Max CP: 11,825 Current HP: 15,019.37 - 120 - 176 - 120 - 120 - 30 - 60 - 60 - 120 - 120 - 120 - 90 +1017 - 120 = 14,780.37 Current CP: 10,035.25 - 70 - 1200 - 400 - 385 - 300 - 30 - 44 - 30 - 30 - 7.5 - 15 - 15 - 30 - 30 - 30 - 22.5 - 30 + 105.6 = 7,471.85 AP: 11 AP for next round: 1 AP Maintains: N/A Status: Holding out

Ghost Dancer 1​	Ghost Dancer 2​	Ghost Dancer 3​	Youkai	N/A​	N/A​
N/A​	N/A​	N/A​	Max HP: 30,000 Max CP: 30,000 Current HP: 28,800 Current CP: 28,800 AP: 6 AP for next round: 1 AP Maintains: A Genjutsu Status: Fine and dandy​	N/A​	N/A​

Actions:​

0.75 seconds Shion hits Shun with a basic strike! (28 vs 20 - Hit) 0.825 seconds Shun slashes at himself with his blade! It hurts pretty bad, but he doesn’t get a bleeding rank on himself. (25% chance of bleeding, rolled a 33) Shun sheaths his sword and pulls out his Blessed Kunai. 1.5 seconds Shion hits Shun with a basic strike! (39 vs 24 - Hit) Shun becomes Vengeful! 2.25 seconds Shion hits Shun with a basic strike! (35 vs 21 - Hit) 3 seconds Shion uses basic strike, but he misses this time! (30 vs 30 - Miss) 3.575 seconds Shun casts Snow Globe, targeting Shion, but his attack misses. (19 vs 26 - Miss) 3.75 seconds Shion hits Shun with a basic strike! Shun almost dodged it, so close! (27 vs 28 - Partial Hit at 25% damage) 4.5 seconds Shion hits Shun with a basic strike! Shun nearly dodges again! (27 vs 27 - Partial Hit at 50% damage) 5.25 seconds Shion hits Shun with a basic strike! Yet another attack Shun almost dodges! (27 vs 27 - Partial Hit at 50% damage) 5.5 seconds Shun aims a Roaring Combination at Shion! Only one of his strikes hit, but it does a lot of damage! (18 vs 29 - Miss | 22 vs 38 - Miss | 35 vs 38 - Miss | 27 vs 42 - Miss | 36 vs 24 - Critical Hit! | 18 vs 35 - Miss | 22 vs 27 - Miss | 19 vs 32 - Miss) 6 seconds Shion hits Shun with a basic strike! (37 vs 27 - Hit) 6.75 seconds Shion hits Shun with a basic strike! (25 vs 15 - Hit) 7.425 seconds Shun uses Step-in Flash, attempting to strike Shion! One of his strikes hits! (25 vs 27 - Miss | 32 vs 26 - Hit) 7.5 seconds Shion hits Shun with a basic strike! (39 vs 19 - Hit) 8.25 seconds Shion hits Shun with a basic strike! (38 vs 34 - Hit) 9 seconds Shion hits Shun with a basic strike! Shun almost dodges! (26 vs 25 - Partial Hit at 75% damage) 9.075 seconds Shun uses Mystical Hand on himself! 9.75 seconds Shion hits Shun with a basic strike! (36 vs 34 - Hit)

Notes:​

Shun ran out of time for his last action.

 

[Toraono Ryota]

He too the hit... He took the hit straight on. He let his arm hang as he felt the bruise slowly setting in there. It didn't seem like it was sprained, but it did bring him somewhat to his sense. He would growl as he looked towards Shun. A tear was silently rolling of his cheek as he still looked pissed off. But there was something else along with it. Everyone always thought that he was so tough, but he was alone.
He got close once more and started to hit shun, and again... Got hit in return and he kept on hitting shun. At the end of that barrage Shion was panting a little as he would catch his breath. Leaving his hair hanging in front of his eyes to mask it all. "Why.." He asked kill and he did not raise a hand further.. The yokai kept happily sitting in the air watching it.

 

[Ashikawa Shun]

Shun wiped a drip of blood off his lip, knowing it was probably a bit split from the mauling he received. He was still standing, thankfully, but it definitely was painful. Shion hadn't held back until his barrage of punches. Shun knew his friend definitely had more strength than he did, but Shion was holding back now. He wasn't striking anymore.

"Shion..." He started, then hesitated. His words gad started this fught, and he didnt want to start another. Shun chose his words more carefully this time. "I'm sorry I left you all to fend for yourselves. I thought...I was doing the right thing. I don't even know what the right thing is right now, but I couldn't just-"

Shun pushed his hair back from his face, trying to figure out what to say. Nothing felt like it would help his case. He had betrayed them, no matter his reasoning.

"You have every right to hate me. I let them down. I let you down. I didn't mean to betray you all, but I can't change the way it looks or feels to you. I'm sorry I missed so much. I'm sorry I acted as if nothing had changed. We've grown, and you've seen things I haven't."

Shun looked to Aki, then back to Shion. He stepped forward and raised a hand slowly, offering it to his friend. "At least let me offer you this, and if you'd rather never see me again, I understand." It would be selfish to expect things to go back to how they used to be.

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[Toraono Ryota]

Aki kept on grinning in the time he had been sitting up there. He was just carefully watching how the scene was developing in front of him. His master after all was struggling with a lot of things right now at the same time. But the words that the other was using, were true... Shion had seen some things, but hardly a lot at the same time. After all... Him as a higher in rank as a yokai had seen more than those whelps in front of him.

Shion listened, but still, he didn't know what to do. What would Noba... No... he wasn't here anymore, he had to learn all of this himself. He had to do all of this by himself and had no one to ask for advice. Would Akuma still help him, after all that had happened? Did he knew about Nobu? it would be time to write him a letter as well.

Taking his hand... he would not shake it yet.. "Fine, you start tomorrow at 9 am in this place." He would simply say as a way of.... I will forgive you but you must do something for it. And Shion didn't bother to check in with Shun it would fit his squeal or not.

 

[Ashikawa Shun]

Shun was surprised when Shion took his hand. He had partially expected to be denied and kicked out after everything, maybe even a similar threat to the one Sumiko gave him all those years ago. When their palms connected, Shun used his medical jutsu to heal his friend. "9 am it is," he agreed. He would definitely need to figure out a good schedule to fit both this and his studies/work with Nao, but he'd find a way to manage.

Surely Nao would understand if I need to adjust my working hours. I can squeeze in extra hours before and after the bar.

With a hint of a plan brewing, Shun would gently shake Shion's hand as if to seal the deal, then drop his hand back to his side. He considered saying something along the lines of 'I won't let you down' but words are only words. He needed to prove himself with his actions instead.

"I'll be honest...I don't know the first thing about bars, but if you're willing to teach me, I'm willing to learn. And if nothing else, I can be your cook or janitor." That is, if there's even a kitchen here... His skills were definitely a bit limited on the business end of things, but Shun was always up for a good challenge and a chance to learn something new.

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[Toraono Ryota]

Shion would simply shake the hand and move towards the bar again... and that was when he met all the eyes from the costumers with their empty mugs. They were smiling bright and happy and SHion started to get a color to his cheeks. Ashamed that they all saw everything. When he heard the voice of his childhood crush again he would look behind him, seeing how he stood there...

"Tsk. Just don't let me repeat myself like a parrot and I think you will be fine." He would comment and wave the comment away. Since it was silent right that moment after he missed the first staircase step and almost made a tumble down. Catching himself he would grumble.. The one bar person that knew started to whistle a tune of a song and soon everyone was singing. A glare was given and yet they didn't stop.

When shion got inside, he was waiting to see if the other did or didn't follow. If they did. He would offer them a drink on the house, if they left. Then tomorrow would be a new day of dawn.

 

[Ashikawa Shun]

Shun couldn't help but grin a little at the sight of a slight redness on Shion's cheeks. He shook the thought away, nodding his head in reply to Shion's last words. Shun decided to let it be for now; they might have made a sort of deal, but Shun could tell Shion had a lot of emotions in regards to him, no matter how positive or negative. He'd give him some space and come true to his word the next morning.

Given he had taken quite a few hits, and needing to prepare for the following day of activities and new learning opportunities, Shun decided to go home. The walk back to his house was a bit more painful than he'd like to admit, but he was a bit drained from how much chakra he'd used in battle and didn't want to risk bumping into danger on the way home with nothing left in him.

When he finally made it home, Shun let his dad help him treat his wounds a bit more naturally, only using a little healing jutsu where he felt the most sore. Shun tended to his garden once he felt more up to it, preparing herbs for his early morning start at the Byoin. He made sure not to forget his mentor's promised sample of tobacco. Shun also set aside a few fresh berries he'd picked for his old friend, and lastly ate dinner with his father, catching up about his busy day and rekindled friendship.

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