[nashida]

Nashida sighs softly as she has a rare relaxing moment, away from Yukigakure and in the wilderness, near one of the very few beachheads that the island nation has access to. Granted, it wasn't really much of a vacation, as she was there with her lover and friend for a bit of a training exercise involving the whale summoning contract that belongs to the village, with Jun trying to learn more about the whales and interacting with them to learn more about them. She'd already trained another shinobi in the use of another summoning contract, this one involving the ice centipedes, though she could only currently summon the weakest of them. At least Nashida herself could use the opportunity for some rest and relaxation. While the stress of the Chuunin Exams was looming ever closer, Nashida felt that she was ready.

Jun's own work in the Chuunin Exams had resulted in her achieving a higher rank, though her lover had been hard on herself over what she herself might have felt was a lack of success, since she hadn't earned high marks like some of the other Genin that had been fully recommended and even endorsed as Chuunin by the Raikage. Nashida herself could understand the need to succeed, and not just to succeed but to excel at something. She'd been training and learning for years to be able to make her coat lined with steel thread, and although it had passed muster with the leader of the Tantetsu clan, she had worried for long years over whether or not it was actually good enough. The blonde was currently wearing her usual blue uniform, although she had also packed a bathing suit for herself, in case she wanted to swim. It was starting to get to the summer months, after all, and in such warmth, the water wasn't supercooled below freezing temperatures, and the heat was even enough that it was drawing whales nearer the southern shore, the perfect area for Jun to do some studying of the whales.

Nashida turns to face her lover, and gives her one of those rare smiles. They weren't just for anyone, not even Daigo had seen her smile, and certainly Kazeo, her old mentor, had never seen one. Nashida's smiles were reserved for her parents, and for Jun, and for her teammate, the people that she cares for most in this world, and particularly on this island nation.

[Muramatsa Jun]

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[attr="class","skullbody"]As Jun took some time out to practice she was a chunin but there was still much more for her to learn. Most notably focusing on a new element something her whale companions had offered to help her with. While the two were meant to be relaxing in the wilderness Jun couldn't help but take every opportunity to learn something new. And so as she left the encampment earlier in the morning to practice spending a good few hours working on her technique, but not before planting a kiss on her beloved's head.
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She was only but a stone's throw away near the river bank of the encampment and with a bite of her thumb the girl would summon one of her companions the youngest whale he was large and round and found himself inside of a floating ball of water. "Nyobu, its good to see you!" she'd say with a grin to the large whale. "Jun!" the whale would say as it recognized her not having seen her in some time. "We thought you forgot about us." he'd as he leaned his flippers towards the ball weepy eyed. Jun would pet the large end of the creatures bubble as a means of assuaging him. "Of course not...I've just been busy is all how is your family." he would press his head against the bubble.
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"They'd be happy to see you! Is this why you came out here! To train with us?" Jun would nod. "I felt bad having not seen you all in so long and I felt it was time we bonded." the whale would happily swim in his bubble. "Hooray!" he'd say gleefully, but after a moment would look back behind her. "Jun who's that." the girl would turn her head back towards her beloved who had just recently exited her tent, and smile to her softly. "Good morning my dear." she'd then turn to Nyobu. "Nyobu meet Nashida, my beloved." she would say introducing her and taking her hand. "Nashida this is Nyobu, one of my watery companions."

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[nashida]

Nashida is a little bit surprised at the sight of the whale seemingly, at first, to be trapped in the bubble, but then she realizes that the whale is actually in the bubble for its own safety and comfort; after all, whales aren't particularly comfortable on dry land, and humans can't survive for long in the water. Her attention is also turned back to focus more on her love, and she trusts Jun enough to approach without fear. After all, Nashida is somewhat fearsome for most other humans, thanks to her size and fierce expressions, so she figures that whales are probably capable of understanding at least the fear of size. As she approaches, she hears the introduction, and raises one hand in a short wave to Nyobu, while Jun is taking hold of the other one.

She still feels a bit embarrassed at being publicly called Jun's beloved, but she gives her lover's hand a surprisingly soft squeeze. While Nashida might be somewhat physically strong, her strength is firmly and carefully controlled when she's not actively involved in steelworking. She brings her hand back down and smiles at Jun sideways once more, giving her a bit of a smirk.

"You didn't tell me you could perform summonings, too."

She chuckles a little; she can't remember if she told Jun that she could also use summoning, although she had one of the other Yukigakure summoning contracts, this one being the centipede contract. While the whales might have been interesting for her to sign onto a contract with, she was already attached to the centipedes, although the summons she had access to likely wouldn't be considered nearly as impressive as the immense size of the greater whales. Nashida was also fairly certain she probably wouldn't be making use of them during the next Chuunin Exams, having been convinced by Jun's own success to join in the next one. Her Tantetsu clan techniques would likely be more effective in this one, although it was odd that the exams required the use of low-level jutsu specifically.

"It is good to meet you, Nyobu."