Goldenrods are the most evil form of flower there is. Not only am I allergic to it when it's close by but apparently it's enough to make me sneeze even after I've burned anything that might have traces of it.

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Nice to have the village full of people again. More nice to have people to help out with backlog of missions.

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Well, apparently while Konoha has been enjoying some quiet time, Suna is all the raging party. Make sure you guys come back in one piece.

Chouji, your cat is fine. Ah... your kitchen... well, I think your kids wanted to cook you a welcome home dinner and their practice attempt... um... it should be clean by the time you get back.

I made the mistake of looking into the Hokage's Tower and they're actually placing bets on how many more days the desk will hold out under the weight of all that paper. I put in for three days but it was already creaking when I left.

Other than that, there's a backlog of D-ranks... joy. Nothing like being able to relive your youth. I guess sensei would be proud.

Good afternoon Konoha! I see we've reverted to a ghost town. So I go away for a couple of weeks and you guys decide to take a vacation. That's completely unfair.

I did get the full story... sort of. The Konoha rumor mill is a bit... um... creative. I don't think there were really twenty two members of Akatsuki and I doubt that Sunagakure itself shook as a result of all the fighting. And I'm guessing our Hokage still has both his hands and didn't have to have one replaced with a metal claw... right?

I'm only annoyed I couldn't help and I'm immensely relieved that everyone is okay, minus being a little banged up.

That said, I'm going to go sleep for a day or so. Okay, maybe not that long since I hear the missions have been piling up. Shizune-san, if there's anything specific you want done, please let me know. And for the cavalry that left in such a hurry, if you left your stove on or anything like that, just tell me and I'll make sure your house is still standing.

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Sensei's plant survived my being away. I supposed that means that there was at least something successful about my past mission.

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As soon as mission pay comes in, I need to go shopping. Apparently, take out only lasts a week before it decides to stake a claim for dominance in a refrigerator.

Amazingly enough, we occasionally get days off. Shocker, that's for sure, especially in light of recent events. And technically it's not even a day... just a free shift.

I already filled up the day, most of it involves hot springs not training, massages not trainingand mud packs not training. and getting some belated gifts

Weather looks like it should hold, probably be back before the sun sets.

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I am the proud owner of two acres of land and a pile of rubble. It took some salvaging but I can add two left shoes, a copy of basic military tactics from my academy days and a pink sleeve to the inventory. I'm glad I took sensei's advice and put the really important things in storage.

Some of the neighborhood survived the attack, including the forge down the road. They're collecting scrap metal to melt down and make into tools and hardware so I spent time there helping. I don't have the strength to lift the hammer anymore, but sharpening and making groves for the screws, that I can handle. My clothes on the other hand... I probably should have changed first.

Though three years of back pay sitting the bank makes that an easy to solve problem I guess.

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