Doggone Tired

A long day of chores had left an uchiha hungry and utterly exhausted, which made it fortunate that the same chores had both paid well and left him on the same block as shimata’s bar, an establishment renowned for its delicious foods in tanbogakure. Fujimaru practically drooled at the thought of the mans sushi, as he walked in the bars doors.

He was greeted with the site of various bottles of sake lined on the shelves behind the barkeep. The bottles were all kinds of different colors and made a nice decoration for a place like this, but Fujimaru had learned his lesson from the last visit to the bar and had no intention of repeating his past mistakes.

“Back for another round of drinks already?”

Shimata would joke as he polished a glass.

Fujimaru would frantically shake his head.

“No thanks, not after last time

He’d say nervously.

“Just the sushi for me today please

The uchiha politely requested.

The rugged barkeep laughed at the boys statement. “Alright then, the foods coming right up. But what the hell happened last time to turn you away from Sake. You seemed to be having fun with it before you left”

He’d say as he motioned to one of his cooks to get started on the plate. At which point Fujimaru would use the opportunity to take a seat at one of the barstools that lined against the counter top. “I had a little more then I could handle and a whole bunch of weird stuff happened..

He’d start, not really wanting to say more. But as he glanced up he’d see that the barkeep was waiting on more of an explanation. Guess it’s not really fair to start a story and not finish it. I swear for a moment, I was lost in an alley and a talking dog beat me up. He’d say expecting the man to think he was crazy.

“Oh. That’s just Sitka”

Fujimaru blinked in surprise. What

“He’s not the most friendly dog in the world, but if you leave his alleys alone he’s pretty easy to get along with. I just throw him scraps every now and again and that seems to have gotten me on his good side.”

The traveling child needed a moment to process what the barkeep was trying to tell him. “That wasn’t a hallucination?”

“I actually got beat up by a talking dog?”

He’d inquire with concern.

Shimata let out a hearty laugh at the boys confusion. “Sure sounds like it kid” He’d say as one of his cooks passed him a plate, which he’d in turn pass along to Fujimaru.

“Eat up sounds like you could use it” He’d suggest before moving to another customer and ending their conversation. Which was probably for the best while Fujimaru sat on the thought of what he’d just learned. He’d thought it was crazy at first, but he supposed in a world where people could shoot fire from their mouths, talking animals wasn’t so far fetched.

I should probably find that dog again at some point He’d think as he dug into his food.

-EXIT-
WC: 521
Claiming 500 Words towards Sitka S Rank Ninken 2700+500 = 3200
Claiming 5 stats of chakra