Yay for summer

Missions:

The last few months had been rough for Rizuke, he had graduated from the academy and joined a team of talented Shinobi, and he felt inadequate. He was training and doing missions, but he couldn’t see the fruits of his labor. He had heard of a wonderful place where he could relax and not have to feel pressed for time or advancement, he was told it was called Mikadzuki Beach, and he would travel there and find time to relax. He wore blue swimmers with the Uchiha crest on the bottom right of his leg of the shorts. He wore an island-style button-up shirt that he would only button the bottom three, this would allow the shirt to cling loosely to his body allowing airflow and not hindering him. He wore black sandals because he wasn’t sure if he’d like the texture of the sand. Rizuke hadn’t done the most swimming as a child, but he knew how to swim. He would also bring sunscreen to protect his skin from the sun’s harmful Ultraviolet rays. He would also bring a pair of his father’s sunglasses with him to keep the sun out of his eyes.
 
Rizuke would arrive at the beach and scan it over to see if he recognized anyone, but he didn’t see anyone. Rizuke would wander around and would regret not bringing a camping chair or something with him to keep his butt out of the sand. He found a little shack down the way that lent beach equipment to the beachgoers. Rizuke would borrow a beach chair and umbrella, he wanted the sun on his terms. He would find a nice spot to place his items down, he didn’t have a care in the world, whoever recommended this place to him they were right.
 
Rizuke would fall asleep on his rented chair and would be awoken by a small child tapping on his forehead and staring into his eyes upside-down hovering over him. “Can I help you?” Rizuke would ask annoyed, yet curious. As Rizuke sat up the boy rounded to the front of the chair and started talking and mumbling so fast Rizuke couldn’t understand him, so he got the boy to slow down, all he wanted was for Rizuke to help him build a sandcastle. “That sounds fun, I’ll help you out, but I’m going to need help too, I’ve never built a sandcastle before.” Rizuke would confess to his new friend. Rizuke would scan the beach for someone who looked knowledgeable, but his view was interrupted by a person standing in front of him, it was a teenager either his age or a little younger, he was a little shorter than Rizuke, and he had his hair up in a ponytail, and was wearing bright yellow swim trunks with multicolored polka dots. “Hey, do you know how to build a sandcastle?” Rizuke would ask the guy in front of him, “Oh, we’re out here at the beach and I seemed to have forgotten my manners, my name is Uchiha Rizuke, glad to make your acquaintance, may I please know your name?” Rizuke would correct himself and would ask the boy standing in front of him.  

WC: 531

Aaaaah, Mikadzuki Beach, a luxurious oasis of sand and sea. It is a beautiful day outside, the kids are playing, and the sun is shining with little to no clouds in the sky. Of course, Goro prefers the rain and clouds, but he cannot deny that it is a good day to be on the beach!... However, he's not quite sure if he likes the beach, so today would be his first time experiencing a beach. He would be wearing the aforementioned swim trunks with his hair up in a ponytail. An odd outfit for him, but he saw people dressed like this in magazines from the library he frequently visits, so he assumed that's the norm. Finally, he has a large patch over his back to cover his lovely "birthmark" because the rays of the sun might just destroy his back if it burns his wounds.

Goro has his hands on his hips as he looks out to the ocean. So... We're here... What exactly do people do on a beach? Goro would think to himself before observing the inhabitants of the beach around him. There are people in the water, splashing each other, pretending to be sharks to scare others, sitting in large inflatable tubes. Yet Goro doesn't know what to do. Then, he overhears a conversation behind him about a sand castle. Castle? I know about castles, Jashin used to live in a castle! He thinks to himself, now sporting a wide grin on his face before turning around. Goro turns around stylishly like he was waiting his entire life for someone to ask him that question. "Yeah, you could say I know a thing or two about castles! The name's Goro!"

WC: 285

While the crew was building a sand castle Rizuke couldn’t help but overhear an argument between two people a man and a woman. Rizuke wouldn’t usually get involved, but it was making the children cry, “Hang on children, Goro, I think we should handle this so the kids can enjoy their time at the beach. I think I’ll talk to the woman; you talk to the man.” Rizuke would say as he tried out the leadership role, he didn’t mind it, but he wouldn’t want to be a leader in a more serious mission quite yet. Helping children and solving a marital dispute barely counted as a mission. Rizuke would separate from the children and Goro and approach the woman. “Excuse me, my friends and I couldn’t help but hear your argument.” Rizuke would lead with, “You made the little one cry, and I’m also upset because we’re here to enjoy the beach, and you were killing the vibe. Do you think you can behave for the time you’re here?” Rizuke would ask her in a relaxed manner. “I’m sorry I didn’t realize we upset you. We’ll be sure to keep our business to ourselves.” The woman would say apologetically as she turned to go meet up with her husband. “People can be so rude.” He would say as he would about-face and walk back to the kids who were still building sand castles.
 
               At this point he found a drunk Saturn shifting around the beach looking loose-legged, Rizuke would attempt to usher the man to a safe place to control his pet he was forcing to do aerobatics. Rizuke looked at the spectacle of the bird for a bit too long as the bird’s mind returned to its own body as Saturn collided with a small child, they were helping to build sand castles with. Before Rizuke could reach his hand to save the poor child from the fate that was about to befall him, literally, the bird dropped a shit right on his head. Rizuke couldn’t help but blurt out a small giggle. What were the odds his teammate would wander over here in a drunken stupor and have a bird drop shit on that poor child’s head? “Hey Saturn, what brings you to this part of the beach?” Rizuke would ask as he grabbed the child’s hand and helped remove the bird feces from him. “It’s okay buddy, we have the entire day, we’ll build an even better castle. I’m going to help my friend now, run along.” Rizuke would soothe the child before he became too loud. “Goro looks like the three of us are together again, I think we should fuck shit up.” Rizuke would say with a sly grin looking to both members of his team, one being thirteen and the other being pretty toasted.


WC: 471
TWC: 1128

Goro waves to Saturn when he sees him approach, with his usual grin in his unusual outfit. Goro would listen to Rizuke attentively and give a short nod when met with a request. He approaches the man with a stride that would look decently threatening on anyone else but just looks goofy on Goro, who is smaller than most. "Hey! You know the rules, no fighting on the beach!" "Who are y-" "Zip it! We're all trying to have a good time here, take your discussions about ReSpOnSiBiLiTiEs and TaXeS somewhere else!" The man would then look puzzled, and forget what he was even arguing about. Goro then walks back to the rest of the group and continues building the sand castle, to the point of it being almost hyper-realistic. When Rizuke speaks to him again, he looks up to him, and replies "Yeah! Let's F some crap up!" He then giggles to himself, before a voice he does not recognize speaks towards them from behind him. Oh, what now? Asking me about drying jutsu on my day off?! Goro would then turn around while saying "Hey, I don't know who you think you are, but-" before he finally turns all the way around to see Baruga. His eyes widen, and his jaw drops to the floor. Woooooooah... She's pretty! Goro would then try, but very obviously fail at speaking. "H-h-h-hi..." He says, sweating from his face and shivering.

WC: 239
TWC: 524

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WC:594
TWC: 1048

With the arrival of Baruga, Rizuke would hang his head, there would be no shenanigans the three boys could pursue that would make her wrath worth it. “Alright, alright, Goro this one could kill all three of us and not lose any sleep over it.” He would warn his drooling friend, it was only a few missions ago that Rizuke would have had the same reaction, but he learned his lesson when he saw the carnage left behind from hunting sharks and fighting pirates with her.  “Good afternoon Baruga, it seems like this beach is just demanding that we hang out.” He would say with a slight chuckle of the thought of the beach forcing the two to team up multiple times like it had a mind of its own.
 
               Rizuke would want to participate in the race to simply watch Saturn stumble and fall a few times. Rizuke had a lot of respect for the man, but he also found his clumsiness hilarious. “I am pretty excited for the race, and what about fireworks? Saturn, please tell me you kept a few we could use how we see fit?” Rizuke would say in a hushed tone so as to not alert Baruga of his nefariousness. “So, we don’t need to worry about the fireworks, but we’re all going to gear up for the race it would appear.”

WC: 228
TWC: 1356

Goro would have absolutely no idea of what in the world Saturn was talking about, and would just stare at him, smiling. His attention would quickly be turned to Rizuke's warning of just who he was dealing with. Woah, and she's cool! He would think. Goro wasn't a perv, but he's never actually had any interaction with women in his life. Luckily, if he does or says something wrong, the rules of the beach protect him so she can't hurt him. He zones out for a bit, thinking of Baruga doing cool things like punching a shark, before quickly snapping out of it when the issue of fireworks is brought up again. Fireworks? Is that a thing people do on the beach? What does it mean? Fireworks... Fire... Works? Goro thinks to himself before rather sillily asking "Have you tried fire?" Though he does look a little bit unsure of his response.

WC: 152
TWC: 676