Noodle time ( open )

With a shake of Echo's hand Sanji sits back down and simply turns toward him in his seat." I'm afraid I have to disagree. Seeing as you openly brag about using kinjutsu I suppose someone of your lax moral code would believe that. However, I believe that a true shinobi shines when he protects those who can't protect themselves. That is what I believe and I'll gladly die trying to uphold that standard." He says. Sanji's gaze grew really suspicious as he watched Echo eat."I wonder if he's a criminal? No... He wouldn't have made it into the village that easily. ANBU would've picked up on him right away. On the other hand, only a criminal would be such a vain braggart." He mutters to himself, having a terrible habit of thinking out loud.

"I'm also the Hokage's Brother" Echo says in a deadpan sort of voice turning his head towards the boy with a deadpan expression on his face seemingly mimicking the boys tone "And you really need to stop thinking out loud, it's a bad habit for a Shinobi" Echo says debating on whether or not too punch the Genin...technically he's a Ninja which makes him a legal adult so he wouldn't be filed for child abuse...and assault charges mean nothing for a Ninja nowadays.

He thinks this over while idly biting a dumpling off of his stick of dango next to his bowl of ramen....the boy lookwise and stature wise does remind him of his brother Koroshi though....wherever the blond menace is..

Sanji tilted his head at the sudden change in Echo's tone, as well as his deadpan expression, eyes focusing hard on the Uchiha." The hokage's brother? I see... well, be careful while you're eating, you might burn yourself and get an ouchie...HA!" he says like that last bit was a great victory as he tried to make a joke of the clan name in relation to the fact that Echo was eating. He let that chuckle go again, but he almost didn't accompany it with any sort of a smile." I tend to file my thoughts better if I speak them, I can remember sound much better than merely remembering my thoughts. But you are probably right, I'll do my best to correct that fault of mine..." he says, always serious when it comes to improving as a shinobi.

Echo shovels his food down before gulping up the broth, taking a napkin he wipes his mouth and sets upon the boy a rather stern look "Meditation in the lotus pose will calm your mind, and keep your mouth silent." he says crossing his arms "And if you really have a problem try focusing on your hands and thoughts too keep them clear." he adds in a sagely tone having some slight experience in a matter similar to this.

Leaning back against the counter now while posturing himself on his elbows, heavily muscled arms supporting his weight as he thinks on what Echo told him. With a sigh he closes his eyes and finally speaks." I will do my best." He says, seemingly somewhere else in his mind now. He thinks back to his days in the academy, still towering over the rest of his classmates. Having inadvertently divulged a friend's secret, he lost that friend and drew the ire of others." Loose lips sink ships, as they say..." he says, finally coming back to reality.

Echo after a moment sighs realizing what he just did...looks like it'd be harder to escape 'Kitsune' then he originally thought..the persona demands more respect then Echo but Echo himself doesn't like the hardheartedness the Mask employs...or how trivial it finds killing...or how it glares at the Uchiha mark on his Brother's shirt with the Kunai in his hand.

Unconsciously Echo growls low in his throat a flash of red appearing behind his goggles as his canines become more pronounced the chef stepping back slightly from the malice Echo is directing at his left clenched fist at the moment..before he reigns himself in and stands abruptly stretching out. "Just work on your mouth kid, information to a Shinobi is the greatest weapon..but it's never wielded by just one hand it's who can keep it and who can pry it from another's hand that resists the blade." he says casually "Now...I need to see a guy about some orange paint." He says with a vulpine smirk before he begins walking out the chef shaking his head running up Echo's tab once more as the soon to be former ANBU Captain walks away.

The growling sound drew his attention to the elder shinobi, looking quizzically at him." Are you-" he says, cut off before he could inquire about Echo's wellbeing by his abrupt standing and last bit of advice. He nodded without a word before watching Echo exit the stand, which prompted Sanji to do the same. He still had some things he needed to do before he called it a day. So he waved goodbye to the chef and quietly walked out of Ichiraku Ramen, walking in the opposite direction that Echo did.

Walking towards his home, waiting for the streets too empty and all presences too leave him before he vanishes in a swirl too his home in his bedroom.

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