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[The video feed switches on to provide a blurred close up on someone's face. The user moves back slowly, allowing the image to come into focus as it shows a blond teenager sat on the ground, eying the device suspiciously.]

Hey- This thing even on? [A tap on the screen, the teen sighs, exasperated, before looking over to the Poliwag sat beside him.]

You know how to make this work?

[Silence.]

....Didn't think so. Maybe we just...

[Grumbling again as he shuffles in his spot, Naruto holds out the Pokegear a little further as he puts on one of his biggest, brightest smiles.]

Uzumaki Naruto, reporting for duty! Hehe. So, I really need to get home, everyone is counting on me, but the weird lady who thinks she's my Mom said I can't, so since I'm here I'm going to get all the badges and have everyone acknowledge me as the greatest Pokemon trainer there is, you'd better believe it!

[He hops up to his feet, facing the Poliwag once again.] C'mon Gama-chan! Training starts now!

[His speech is interrupted by the loud growling of an empty stomach.] Er... after we eat, that is. Does this place have ramen?

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Got this thing figured out yet? [Dave just doesn't comment on the trainwreck above him. Nope.]

Not a damn clue on where to find ramen. Good luck.

I think so. What else does thing do, I've never seen anything like it before.

Well, there's the basic functions. Map, text, voice, video and that crap. But there's also stuff like a calendar and pokeradio which is boring-you will weep for good music.

The flat red thing they give you is a pokedex. You can look up all the information on your new buddy, including their range and gender. Pay no attention to the stories listed, that's urban myth stuff.

[Fiddling around with it- it switches to text, then to audio, before shutting off completely then coming back to video.]

This thing is so cool! I wish we had them in Konoha.

[His lips quirk at the corner.] who knows, maybe at some point you will. Anyway, it's not too hard to learn and some of the additional stuff you can add to it is easy to get your hands on.

[He'll have to fiddle with it some time later- when he's not so busy.]

Hey- thanks. Whoever you are.

Name's Dave. When you're not- [He stares at the network clusterfuck.] busy. Just ping the network and ask-someone will respond to offer you info and how to work these things in every way you can.

I think I should avoid asking stuff on the network right now seeing as apparently I can't even do that without people challenging me.

Hi Dave!

It depends on the hour. If you post it at like a time you know some people won't be awake you have this window until they do. [When you travel with a prankster you do everything to get ahead of them.]

I'm not worried about hiding from people if that's what you think. I'm just gonna keep away for a while, there's something I've gotta do first.

[i.e. get to Sasuke]

I didn't think you wanted to hide, just have some time to say your piece without interruption. You know?

I'll think about it!

[Though it wont happen. If he ends up with something to say that's important he'll just blurt it out. :/]

[Hahahhaha.]

Welp, good luck. Going to head on out, got a lot of shit to do.

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