Open to everyone because he didn't bother to seal it

[problemdaimyo]

I've received reports that some noodles have been arriving with an abnormal taste to them. This is a serious issue, and therefore if anyone has encountered strange tasting noodles, or witnessed strange or suspicious activity involving the transport or handling of noodle shipments, please send what information you have to the Land of Noodles at the soonest possible opportunity, so we can correct this!

Also, if you were to encounter a strange shinobi who requested the opportunity to spar with you, what would be your response?

Comments

[abileunaspada]

[ What in the... Okay, this is weird.

She has no idea that this is the same guy who was talking about his long hair, so Adela doesn't really bother doing much except minimizing her identification so that just the name 'Adela from Konoha' shows up on the reply message. ]

What do you mean 'abnormal'? I'm guessing you don't mean that they're just stale or got mold from faulty shipping or something like that. Do they just taste weird?

I don't think anything like that's happened where I am, though.

[problemdaimyo]

A strange consistency or taste, unnatural to the Land of Noodles' usual product. Not something as simple and easily avoided as aged noodles.

Perhaps then the incident isn't so widespread.

[abileunaspada]

I see. Was it really worth messaging everyone you could reach about it, then? I understand if the batch was threatening to poison someone or something, but otherwise it's just a mild quality control failure isn't it?

[problemdaimyo]

The Land of Noodles does not have quality control failures.

[abileunaspada]

[Big sigh.]

It could happen to anyone. It happens in my uncle's weapons' forge too. It's not common, but sometimes poorer than standard products make it out. It's a mistake that can easily happen.

[problemdaimyo]

Nevertheless, this is not that case. The issue is rooted in tampering, not simply a mistake.

[abileunaspada]

I see. Are you looking into where the tampering is happening in the manufacturing? There are people better to ask about that sort of thing than Ninja from various villages...

[problemdaimyo]

It's been determined that the tampering is taking place outside of the Land of Noodles. Of course we lack the forces to patrol the world in the search of these tamperers, and thus we must look to you, fellow shinobi and noodle enthusiasts, to find this culprit and bring them to justice.

[abileunaspada]

[Noodle enthusiasts...]

This has happened more than once then? If it's a one time thing it's not a huge deal, but I can see the issue if it's reoccurring.

[problemdaimyo]

[Don't deny it.]

This tampering has been on multiple recent occasions. Were it one alone, we would trust our own forces to find and apprehend the culprit before damage could be done, but this is an urgent situation.

[abileunaspada]

[She will deny it. Seriously, she doesn't even eat noodles all that much.]

Is it really that big a deal if some noodles just taste a little funny?

[problemdaimyo]

[She must have inferior noodles, then.]

Is it a big deal when a blade doesn't cut, and a kunai won't go where it's thrown?

[abileunaspada]

Yes, but people don't get killed over noodles tasting a little strangely.

[problemdaimyo]

If only that were so.

[abileunaspada]

How many people have died because their noodles tasted a little different than usual?

[ Yeah yeah she's not impressed... ]

[problemdaimyo]

That's information too sensitive to share, I'm afraid. Know that noodles are not to be taken lightly.

[abileunaspada]

[ And it's happened again. This guy is just giving her a head ache. She sighs and refuses to answer anymore, at least on that subject. Man, she hopes she never has to work with this idiot... ]

[problemdaimyo]

[...But what about the Incident in the North?? It happened! She could look up text books.

Noodle textbooks.]

[abileunaspada]

[ No.

She really doesn't care.

At all. ]

[problemdaimyo]

[....Even if he sent her the book for free?]

[abileunaspada]

[ Oh hey. Good kindling for the forge. ]

[problemdaimyo]

[Heathen.]

[abileunaspada]

[ Nya nya nya nyah nyah. ]

[problemdaimyo]

[One day you will eat noodles for every meal, and you shall understand the gravity of noodles.]

[abileunaspada]

[ Yeah no thanks.........

Not that she'll have a choice soon enough. ]