Fandom Naruto: Shinsekaichitsujo (open, currently accepting)

[Lu-Lu]

Many years have passed since the great destruction that was the Fourth Great Ninja War. The shinobi world has enjoyed levels of peace unheard of since the Warring Era that gave birth to Ninshu and the subsequent ninjutsu predominate in this new era.


The alliance between the various ninja villages and their respective Lords has been built upon since its formation and as a result; free travel has become commonplace and many Hidden Villages have been able to expand as a result of the increased tourism.


The shinobi who fought and died to secure and maintain this peace have become legends in themselves, with the villagers of all nations telling and re-telling stories of their heroism and how they paved the way for the peacetime enjoyed by the shinobi world since.


Advancement has been made in both Ninjutsu and technology; the latter being the most obvious. Many people now enjoy the luxury that is television, having access to video games and messenger hawks are slowly being fazed out in favour of Email.


Life had become easy and vastly more comfortable than ever before.


However, a ripple has spread all throughout the known world, and some have already begun to feel its affects.


Although the days pass by uneventfully for most, disturbing reports have started to filter in to the Villages; A feudal lord has disappeared, the whereabouts of a kage are unknown, the inhabitants of small road side villages; all vanished.


The five great nations and representatives of those smaller, are baffled. There seems to be no reasonable explaination for these occurances, people don't just vanish into thin air after all. Has the shinobi world grown complacent in the face of many years of peacetime?


First Arc;


Beginning of the End.


Hatsuharu has returned to Konohagakure, her long voyage across the various nations had finally come to end. Although she had an obligation to report to Lord Hokage, the Kaguya girl deviated to the Forest outskirts of the Hidden Leaf in search of medicinal herbs, and a break from reality.


There she meets a man who calls himself Tatchi Shimura. Shimura had followed her from the Village and now seemed to be pressing her for information. Before Haru could figure out his motives, their conversation is interrupted by another Leaf shinobi, Saitoru. Saitoru greets both Shimura and Haru and, after Shimura questions Haru's loyalty to the Leaf, is caught up in her resulting temper tantrum.


Haru stormed off, leaving the two men in the forest clearing.


Haru is later joined by the Hokage, Ryouichi Senju and together, the two head back to his office to discuss the results of her travels.


Meanwhile, Kirigakure is in a state of uproar. The S class rogue, Suzukage of the Hidden Stone, has set off a series of large scale explosions in the Village center, destroying the Mizukages office and various other stores. Suzukage is later pursued to his cliffside hideout deep within the dense forests of the Land of Water by one Sosuke Fumetsu, a notorious rogue in his own right.


The two exchange blows before coming to an agreement. Suzukage became the second member of Nokemono, an organization founded by Sosuke.


The two ninja battle and subdue a four man squadron of Hidden Mist ANBU, leaving the squad leader alive to report all that had happened as a warning to the Village


The small group made their way to the Land of Fire where they encounter and recruit a new member, a woman Kiera Ketsueki. Kiera is the sister of Kaden, a jounin of the Hidden Cloud and the shinobi who'd stood up to and was defeated by Sosuke. The growing group eventually made it to Konoha, with Sosuke telling the gathered members that they were free to explore the area, so long as they maintained a low profile. With that, Suzukage makes an exit, the clone he'd sent travelling with the group disappearing in a puff of smoke.


Haru finishes recounting the details of the Kage summit to Ryouichi. Ryouichi tells her that she's to travel once again and that she'd be leaving right away, Haru asks for one night to herself in response.


The Tsuchikage had arrived midway through their conversation and at its end, The Raikage Santeru Ishimaru had also arrived, as had Tatchi Shimura.


Haru bids them all farewell and leaves.


Suzukage had long since infiltrated the village and pursued her through Konoha and out into the surrounding woodland.


The meeting within the Hokage's office continued, Tremki was tasked with tracking and subduing Suzukage, though before he left the Raikage tried to propose a wager between the two which was quickly dismissed before Tremki departed.


Not long had passed before Tremki caught up to Suzukage, who had also apparently lost his target. The two collide briefly before being interrupted by the arrival of Sosuke Fumetsu, whom had tracked Suzukages location since he had earlier left the group via the use of modified chakra strings.


This however turned out to be a ploy, as the Suzukage who was present was revealed to be the product of an experimental jutsu; an advanced form of the shadow clone.


Suzukages physical location is revealed to be near the border to the Hidden Grass Village, and it seemed as he'd been locked in battle with Hatsuharu for sometime, the two of them quite visibly beat up by the time Tremki and the others arrived.


Tremki mobilized a group of clones to protect Haru from Suzukage whilst he dealt with Sosuke, though this wasnt entirely needed as Suzukage surrendered due to the overwhelming odds against him.


Meanwhile, Haru was snatched from right under their noses, having been swallowed up by a large hole that seemingly formed out of the ground below her. This mysterious phenomena seemed to be some form of teleportation jutsu though none anybody had seen this far.


Having settled things, though not with the best outcome, Tremki returned to Ryouichi Senju, the Hokage and teported what had occurred; Ryouichi being none too pleased that Haru was taken under suspicious circumstances. He then sent a messenger bird to the Hidden Mist, Hatsuharu's home Village to inform the Mizukage, a man named Gonbara Yamoto, of her disappearance before asking the visiting Haganekage, Rin, if she'd be willing to aid them.


Meanwhile, an envoy has departed the Hidden Mist Village on their way to Koniha; a three man team consisting of Kiri's two finest swordsman, the Lord Seventh Mizukage and weilder of Samehada, Koujaku Hozuki; Head of the Hozuki clan and weilder of Hiramekarei and a new aid just assigned to the Mizukages guard, Ayako.


Nokemono has regrouped in Sunagkure, now almost fully formed they seem to be beginning to make their move.

 

[Lu-Lu]

Hatsuharu Kaguya: Currently walking through Konoha

It was a dreary day for Haru, if it wasn't bad enough that she had spent the past week in diplomatic talks with the Daimyo (feudal lord) of the Land of Lightning, it had rained the entire trip back to Konoha and she found herself grudgingly walking through the village squeezing what water she could out of the sleeves of her kimono.


The villagers mostly paid her no mind, she kept to herself for the most part after all, but for some wherever she wandered was met with hushed whispers and people who suddenly had something better to do. She couldn't blame them after all, although her possession of the Shikotsumyaku was a closely guarded secret, her snow white hair and vivid green eye's could be daunting to some. It also didn't help that, although a lot of the details had been forgotten, the name Kaguya prompted people to believe that she was somehow involved with the Princess who very nearly destroyed the world.


She sighed audibly as she turned down a side street and strolled towards her favourite snack shop, a small cafe who served almost anything covered in chocolate. The thought of warmth and chocolate almost made her drool visibly.

 

[Sinny The Fool]

Tremki Kaguya, The Angel Of Bones; Currently somewhere in Konohagakure



On this specific day in Konohagakure, Tremki woke up in the company of some strange random woman. Rubbing his right eye with the palm of his hand before moving up to physically brush his hair away from his eyes. After lifting himself up to gain his bearings he soon realized that he was at the konoha village's local inn/motel. A regular type of place for Tremki to live in truthfully, mostly because he would never plan at staying in one village for too long before yet again taking up the trip to another village again to see what they have in store for him - it was quite the cycle to say at the very least. Getting up out of his bed, Tremki took another glance back at the woman in his bed and let out a sigh before rubbing his head "I should probably look at cutting down on the sake.." he whispered to himself with a slight smirk on his face. Getting up he got his things, getting changed in his usual ninja-attire and pulling hair back with a hairband. Tremki still had things to do, the first thing on his list was to deal with some of the business he had with the village superiors. Walking outside the inn/motel, Tremki left the room without a trace and barely left anything behind to give the woman any clue to where he had gone - Tremki hoped this would convince the woman to leave by the time he came back.


Having a 'friend' of sorts within Konohagakure, Tremki was able to store what he was sent to obtain at the man's house. Most of the things which Tremki was in possession of that he couldn't carry would often be stored in these places for convinience. Making his way to the place casually, instead of travelling by the rooftops like any normal ninja would do. Tremki instead just casually walked along and took a few short cuts through alleyways in order to get where he wanted to go. And after a fair while of walking he found himself amongst a vast set of buildings which made his friends place seem also invisible to anyone who didn't know of it's location before hand. While the house was rather small, it could be easily seen as only the tip of the ice-berg compared to it's underground rooms. Once arriving, Tremki rang a small bell beside the house door before being greeted by his friend. With little words Tremki entered and made his way to the basement and dismissing his friend simply by saying "I'm only here to get the coffin I obtained the other day, I never thought rouge-ninja would be so interested in trying to steal the coffin of a Village noble." he said in reference to the actions in which he had to commit in order to get the coffin inside Konohagakure. Picking it up by one end, Tremki placed the whole thing over his shoulder and carried it steadily out the door.


Once he got what he needed and left the house, Tremki soon made his way back into the main streets of Konohagakure and following it right to the end where the Kage Building was standing proud and tall. Out of all the major village's which occupied the continent, Tremki never enjoyed any of the village's view quite as much as he enojoyed the view of Konoha. It's large and beautiful landscape was sure to make anyone's jaw drop especially if they were only getting to see it for the very first time.

If there was one place that Tremki wouldn't mind one day calling home, it was Konohagakure..Unfortunately he never found any good reason to allign himself with a Village for good, and after many experiences during his life Tremki fails to see the point in giving a whole village your whole trust as in his life-time trust only lead to betrayal and dismay. So things like that were often prefferebally avoided; as he made his way through the streets he would find himself being welcomed and greeted by all kinds of people on the side-lines, whether it just be casually asking how his day was or trying to sell their goods. The whole interactions puzzled Tremki and by the time he made it to the Kage building he had already become flustered by everything which occured during his walk here - especially with the knowledge of carrying around a coffin on his back. As he finally made it to the kage building, he abruptly walked through the door before slamming the coffin down in the middle of the first floor before shouting out to one of the worker's "Hey, I'm here to deliver an important package to the Kage..If you would be so king could you bring him here? Oh, and getting a bowel of noodles would be nice too." he exclaimed with a few pants as he tried catching his breath. After ten-minutes passed, Tremki was casually sitting on the coffin while enjoying a good bowel of plain noodles - the worker's had already known him from previous jobs and always knew that the best way to make him happy was to place a bowel of plain noodles in front of him. The Kage finally came down, and Tremki was already sitting there looking up at him with a slight pleasant smirk on his face. "It's good to see you Lord Hokage, I trust you slept well like always~" (Idk who the hokage is so I'm just gonna make this interaction short and have him walk around to leave space for a reply from someone else)

The kage smiled at his greeting and slightly nodded his head as if to confirm the greeting "Yes, and I've seen you have kept yourself busy like always..You don't know how much it means to their family that you brought the coffin back, your pay will be delivered to your home shortly, we just have a few things to go over before doing so and like always thankyou for lending us a hand." Tremki always felt that the Kage let out less than what he really knew, but his job wasn't to question so he just put on a wide and pleased smile before getting up and bowing to the Kage "And like always thankyou for the payment, it's what keeps my going in life." he said with a slight muse at the end before continuing "I'll be here for the next couple of day's so make sure if you have any work for me, to contact me. You know where I always am." he ended the phrase with a sly wink towards the kage before placing his bowel of noodles on a bench close to him and leaving. Now that was done, it was time for Tremki to enjoy his morning with some actual breakfast, and there had been one place which Tremki heard around time has been in the Village since before his own birth and it was also currently the only food resturant he hadn't been to yet. The shop was called 'Ramen Ichiraku' and compared to the other places he went to - the style was quite ordinary and small as a whole. Once approaching the place and taking a seat, the chef greeted him by welcoming him inside and also offering Tremki a free bowel of whatever for his first time. Tremki only replied with "Okay, give me whatever you think is good" and allowing the chef to work his own magic and see.


A few minutes passed and the feast was ready, a single bowel was placed in front of Tremki and he gazed down on what seemed to be Ramen - unfortunately for the chef. Tremki had long realized his particular hate for ramen, he never could put his finger on it since he always enjoyed plain noodles yet he never liked ramen a single bit. In fact he despised it - yet without thinking he dug into the meal anyway using his chopsticks he took a few mouthfuls before stopping a few moments. Only to come to the horrible realization he made a mistake - he swallowed the food with the expression of somebody swallowing glass before narrowing his eyes down at the chef. Slamming his hand on the counter and standing up he got up in the chef's face while yelling "You call this FOOD!? You cheap prick, that was the worst thing I've tasted no wonder it was free!! I oughta' just kick your ass right here and teach you a damn lesson!!" he began shouting, the chef quickly became weary and tried backing out by apologizing to Tremki - all to no avail. At the end of the dispute, Tremki decided to just walk off, leaving a steaming trail of fury behind him. After getting a few blocks away he let out a heavy sigh and facepalming himself "Let's never go back to that place again.." Tremki now had to find another place to get a meal that didn't feel like poison in his stomach.

 

[Lu-Lu]

Hatsuharu Kaguya: Currently in Konoha

The sound of yelling nearby persuaded Haru to look towards the window, her mouth clamped tightly on the chocolate covered dango stick she held in her hand as she squinted to see out into the otherwise bustling street.


The commotion that villages brang always surprised her; having lived in relative isolation, the behaviours and day-to-day attitudes of some brought wonder, and slight dismay at the attitudes of those she encountered. The sound seemed to be coming from the rather popular ichiraku ramen store, or so she judged based on the distance of the voice from herself, and she paused for a moment to wonder what would cause someone to yell so obnoxiously when the day was already quite dreary.


After brief consideration, she decided that it was no business of her own and chewed happily on the remnants of her dango stick, a grateful sigh escaping her lips as she tossed the stick into the trash can that stood nearby.


"Thank you for the snacks, see you tomorrow"


Haru was quite fond of the homely woman who ran the store she frequented, although she suspected that had more to do with the snacks they provided her rather than the woman herself.


As she stepped out in to the street, Haru was careful to reposition her hair to cover her forehead; not many of the villagers outside of the administration knew of her ties to the Kaguya and she wasn't eager for them to find out either. For as long as she could remember, the Kaguya name alone was enough to instill fear and contempt in those she encountered. The thought alone made her sigh audibly. She found herself sighing alot these days.





"I feel like an old woman trapped in a young womans body"





She thought to herself as she stepped into the flow of villagers idling in the streets, taking care not to touch anyone as she passed them, easily weaving in and out of the throng of people as she debated reporting to the Hokage's advisors.


Konoha was truely a beautiful village, the clusters of houses, inns and stores never seeming to detract from the beauty that surrounded them. The forest that swept like a great sea outside the gates to the village was one of her favourite haunts and she found herself heading in that direction.


"Well, I'm already late, they can complain about it later"

 

[Sinny The Fool]

Tremki Kaguya, The Angel Of Bones; Currently somewhere in Konohagakure



Even after storming out of the inn, Tremki was still fuming over what just happened - if there was one way to make Tremki angry quickly it was to ruin his favorite food. 'What sane person would do such things to noodles? He's lucky I'm not kage otherwise I would have him locked away for this..' he thought to himself as he dusted his clothing. So far, Tremki's day wasn't going too well for him and even worse he felt as if he was running on borrowed time when it came to getting a meal at all. It wasn't until his attention was completely caught off by a woman a few blocks away from venturing off towards the main gates.


What caught Tremki's attention was the color and intent that he believe hid behind the woman's hair color - which strangely enough was very similar to his own. While it had been a long time since Tremki knew of the fate which befell on his Clan - the fact a woman like that was even around. Although it wasn't exactly uncommon for people to have naturally white hair, it still wasn't often and even from the distance he was at and only getting a short glimpse of the woman's face he was able to tell she wasn't old and in fact seemed fairly young. To say the least, this left Tremki puzzled and food soon became a second priority to looking deeper into this - even if there were only a slim chance that Tremki could possibly find someone left from his clan, even a slim chance was more than enough for Tremki to try his luck in finding out and if worse came to worst and Tremki was way off the bat - it's not like anything terrible would come from it.


So Tremki made his decision, he began following the woman and as she seemed to near the gates Tremki took to the roofs, appearing on top of them and kneeling down to keep eye-contact with the woman. While he sat there watching the woman, he couldn't help but feel he'd already been in this exact situation before.

@Mezzaluna

 

[Lu-Lu]

Hatsuharu Kaguya: Currently in the forest near Konoha

The soft crunch of stones underfoot seemed to distract Haru as she walked purposefully through the gates to the village, a slight nod in the direction of the two shinobi guarding the gates seemed to quell their curiousity as they quickly resumed the game of shogi the had been playing before she happened upon them.


Alot had happened recently; a seemingly random spate of disappearances had the mizukage worried, and being a diplomat of the hidden mist meant it was her job to travel the five nations to confer with the kages as to what the reasoning could be. The whole affair had left her feeling drained to say the least; and debating a change of career as she could think of many other things she'd rather be doing with her life. She was only 17 after all.


The sound of stones underfoot was soon muffled by fallen leaves and foliage as she ventured off the main road and began to make her way through the tree's that surrounded the village, taking time to take in her surroundings; occassionally stopping to pluck an odd looking plant or to enjoy the sunlight that filtered through the forest canopy.


Haru knew she was being followed, although based on what little chakra she could detect, it was not anyone she had previously met before. This piqued her curiousity greatly as most who encountered her avoided her like a contagious disease; this never bothered her previously and she certainly wasnt fazed by it now which made this all the more interesting to her.


She continued at a brisk pace, taking care to keep her attention away from the presence behind her as the forest gradually became denser before opening up into a small clearing. Something about this seemed all too familiar.


"Alright, I know you're there"

@Sinister Clown

 

[Sinny The Fool]

Tremki Kaguya, The Angel Of Bones; Currently somewhere in Konohagakure



As Tremki continued to follow the strange woman, as time went by and he continued following closely behind while still maintaining a short distance between himself and her to make sure that she wouldn't suddenly vanish from sight. For the first part, nothing was out of the ordinary and Tremki had little notion or suspicion that the woman even knew he was there. As far as Tremki thought, according to the woman he was never truly there. It wasn't until he found himself being lead into a dense forest for while until a small opening came to pass and the area's opened up into a fairly plain field. Still hiding within the many tree's surrounding the area - all movement came to a stop when he spotted the woman slow down and come to a halt.


The woman spoke out loud, and Tremki was able to clearly here what she had to say. A slight smirk crept up his face for a moment as he thought to himself 'She knew I was following her the whole time? She's not bad..' there was no use in hiding himself now that the woman knew he was there. So he stood up on the tree branch and leaped down into the clearing and gracefully landing a few feet away from the woman.


"I'm surprised you knew I was there.." he tried to take the chance to look over the woman's features. He was mostly looking out for anything that would be able to give him some better clue to who she really was. Taking a few steps closer he continued to talk "My name is Tatchi Shimura..I guess you'd have a few questions about why I was following you..?" he reached up towards the back of his neck to rub it slightly and let out a sigh, he decided that for now he would continue using his common alias 'Tatchi Shimura'. Just to be cautious that he didn't let out his full identity to just anyone.

@Mezzaluna

 

[Lu-Lu]

Hatsuharu Kaguya: Currently in the forest near Konoha

"Do you always make a habit out of following women into the woods? Or is this a special occasion?"


Sunlight trickled down through the dense canopy of the forest, lighting small areas of the clearing a vibrant green and gold and Haru's vivid green eyes seemed to glow with suspicion, her right hand slid across her stomach and came to rest lightly upon the ornately carved wooden hilt of the sword she had strapped to her left hip incase the strange male made any sudden movements.


Her eyes searched his face for any familiarity, any sign that she may have crossed paths with this stranger before and came to rest upon the tangle of white hair that rested upon his head. This struck her as odd, seeing as she had travelled quite extensively in service of the mizukage yet this was her first time encountering another with hair similar to her own. After a few minutes of silent observation and thought, she concluded that this was her first time encountering him. Her free hand instinctively combed her hair over her forehead, a habit she had long developed since her childhood in the hidden mist.


"Tatchi Shimura huh? Are you from here Shimura? I don't believe I've seen you around before"


@Sinister Clown

 

[Sinny The Fool]

Tremki Kaguya, The Angel Of Bones; Forest outskirts of konohagakure



Tremki made little to no reaction, just tilting his head side to side and letting off a slight shrug as if he didn't really know how to answer the first question and simple stated "Sometimes.." A slight hint of sarcasm could be traced in his tone. Giving off a slight smile afterwards as he continued speaking


"Me? I come from no where, I just do favors for other's...At a price of course" a slight muse escaped his lips at that point and he ended his sentence with a question "I was wondering the same about you.." His expression became bland and his heavy eyelids could have made it seem as if were suspicious of something.


(Sorry its not that good, Im on my phone :/ )

@Mezzaluna

 

[Lu-Lu]

Hatsuharu Kaguya; Forest outside of Konoha

"A merc huh? Well here's a bit of advice for you Shimura"


The tone of her voice made it perfectly obvious that she didn't believe him and she bit the top of the bar off before pointing it in his direction, making sure to make direct eye contact.


"Following women into the woods is a grade creepy


Her gaze remained fixed on Shimura, and she watched his body movements carefully.


what does this guy want exactly? If he were here to kill me, he'd have tried by now.


Haru was no stranger to assassination attempts; the Mizukage's advisors were fond of sending shinobi to try to kill her and she'd dealt with it accordingly. Although she was never able to decipher if the root of it was training, or if they actually wanted her dead. Either way, she had a funny feeling sitting about in the pit of her stomach and if there was one thing she despised; it was uncertainty.


She saw no point in lying about her origins however, her stay in Konoha had already been quite lengthy and it was a well known fact that within the village that she was there as a diplomat. Afterall, there weren't many other shinobi with naturally fair skin and snow white hair and this of course, made her stick out like a sore thumb wherever she went. Sighing audibly, she slipped a hand into the pocket of her kimono and withdrew the chocolate bar she'd been saving.


"I'm here in service of the Hokage; a gesture of goodwill I suppose on part of the Mizukage. The Land of Water is my home"


@Sinister Clown


(So am I so its all gravy :3)

 

[Solemn Jester]

Sosuke walked towards the entrance to the village hidden in the mist a let out a exasperated sigh. It had been a long time since he had left this place as a young rogue shinobi. Luckily that had been so long ago that the likeness that anyone would recognize him was slim. He was wearing a poncho of sorts and a straw hat just in case anyone did recognize his features that were distinct to his clan. He looked around the entrance of the village, it seems alot nicer than when he had left. He was starting to wonder if his mission for peace was in vain now. He couldn't seem to find anyone to join his cause so far, and he had been at it for a while now. He walked through the village past all the civilians of the mist hoping not to draw attention to himself and stopped at a restaurant were he ordered barbeque and happily ate alone. @somebodyplease

 

[Refaulted]

Tamekaki Saitoru



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Sai took a quiet sip from his canteen, the cool water refreshing him. Sunlight dripped through the branches above him, and he basked in the glorious feeling of it all. It truly did feel like the perfect day for a walk, as it wasn't too hot, nor was it too cool. He hadn't had a mission in sometime, which was a good thing and a bad thing. Good because that meant all was well in the world of ninjas, but bad because he wanted to have something to do other than guard duty. He felt his focus slipping away each day with no action, and if he messed up because of it, he would have no one to blame but himself.





He lifted his mask back up to his face, making sure his mouth was covered. He had taken enough time for himself by walking around the forest. He would be in trouble with his superiors if he was late, and he did not want to disappoint them. He was lucky enough to have even graduated the Academy, despite his poor health. He could not take everything he had for granted. He had worked hard and been allowed to do what he had because he showed promise. He couldn't show he was unfit to be a shinobi.





As he sauntered his way back to the entrance to the village, he picked up hints of a conversation. Now, he was not one to eavesdrop on a group of people talking, and he would have walked off if he had not been outside of the village. He knew he was overcautious, but he couldn't help it. He was always in fear of a group similar to the Akatsuki from so many years ago showing up and ruining the humble lives of so many innocent people. He was hesitant, but he quickly scaled the tree he was standing next to and leapt silently from branch to branch, keeping himself quiet until he was close enough.


When the two individuals he had heard came into view, Sai calmed down. He gave a delighted exhale of breath, as he recognized one familiar face. The diplomat from the Hidden Mist Village, Hatsuharu Kaguya. While he had never had a real conversation with her, he had seen her and had a light chat several times. He had a knack for remembering names and faces, he had found. She was easy to spot, due to her stark white hair and yellow eyes. The other fellow he didn't know the name of, but he had seen his face that morning during one Sai's patrols.





Sai leapt down from his hiding spot, walking out into the open. He knew that one of the two, if not both, had probably already sensed him. He had no reason to hide from them. As he walked forwards, he held his hands up in a friendly gesture, pulling down his mask to reveal a smile quickly, before he placed it once again over his mouth. "Hello, Miss Hatsuharu. I'm sorry for barging in on the conversation you two were having. I was just worried because I heard you two talking, and I couldn't tell if you were friend or foe. I just wanted to show myself before you sensed me and deemed me as an enemy."





Sai then turned to the man who he did not know the name of. Sai looked him over quickly, then held out his hand for a handshake. "My apologies, sir. I don't believe I recognize you that well. My name is Tamekaki Saitoru, but many people just call me 'Sai'. Whatever you would like to call me is fine." Sai then pulled his hand back quickly. "Oh, sorry. I guess I really shouldn't have much physical contact with you yet. I'm a little, well, prone to sickness. Just to be safe..." Sai nervously laughed, taking one more precautionary step back.





@Mezzaluna @Sinister Clown

 

[Lu-Lu]

Hatsuharu Kaguya; Forest outskirts of Konoha

Her attention shifted momentarily; a faint chakra signal could be felt approaching and once again, she found herself puzzled as to who could have found themselves out in the depths of the forest and why all this was happening to her.


Her shoulders slumped visibly and; chocolate bar clamped firmly between her teeth, she combed her fingers through her hair in visible frustration, taking careful precautions to cover her forehead.


This just isn't my day today, I should've just gone to report to Lord Hokage like I was supposed to.


The thought hung in the air and left her feeling more drained than she had previously. Not ever really being one to admit to her own shortcomings, this left a bitter taste in her mouth.


Taking her eyes off Shimura, Haru scanned the treeline for the approaching figure, her fingers drumming lightly against the hilt of her chisa-katana.


She didn't want to fight. Well, not really. Besides, she and Konoha's administration had done a fine job of keeping her particular abilities a secret and she was in no hurry for it to become public knowledge. The villagers of the Hidden Mist were already afraid of her, she did not want that repeated in Konoha.


Relief washed over her as the newcomer stepped into the clearing; a familiar face was always welcome in otherwise strange circumstances. Although they hadn't really spoken much outside of their brief encounters as she travelled to and from the office of Lord Hokage, Haru tended to remember those that had been kind to her in some way.


"Oh it's you Saitoru, everything's okay here. Just asking Shimura over here if he usually makes a habit of stalking women into the woods"


She was unsure if Sai knew about her clan name; or the fact that she possessed the Shikotsumyaku at all considering she went to great lengths to avoid using her bloodline limit and thus relied on the chisa-katana strapped to her hip, but she hoped greatly that if he did; he kept it to himself.


That information getting out really was the last thing she needed at this point





@Sinister Clown @Refaulted

 

[Seireitei]

Suzukage; Hidden Mist Village

Suzukage exhaled deeply, sending smoke billowing out from a small gap between his lips as he crouched atop the ornate sculpture that adorned the tallest building in the Hidden Mist; marking it as the Mizukage's own office and the centre of administration within the village.


His favourite pipe balanced between the gloved fingers of his left hand, he hummed cheerfully to himself as he watched the Villagers weaving in and out of the heavy curtain of fog that seemed to dominate the Hidden Mist Village.


All those people down there, they're like ants milling about, completely unawares of the kid with the magnifying glass


The thought alone was enough to set him into near fits of laughter and this was his favourite part. He took another long drag from the pipe; he hated the smell of cigarette's and as such preferred a herbal mix he bought during his travels. To relax he always said when questioned.


This feeling was euphoria to Suzukage and he had to restrain himself from laughing out loud as he formed the necessary handsigns, lest he be discovered by the Mizukage's guards.


The explosion rocked the Hidden Mist; sending the villagers running and screaming through the streets as a small line of stores exploded one after the other in a domino like fashion.


He couldn't restrain himself any longer and laughed audibly at the sight of the corpses that now littered the streets; and he hadn't even reached the main act. He figured this was as good a time as any and threw himself from the roof of the Mizukage's office, forming another string of handsigns as he fell.


Suzukage landed on the rooftop of another building and dusted himself off before leaping own to street level, assimilating with the crowd of terrified villagers as he wove his way through the Village, putting distance between himself and the building he'd spent much of the previous day perched atop of just as the Mizukage's office succumbed to the biggest explosion yet.


@Solemn Jester

 

[Solemn Jester]

Sosuke was calmly eating the last of his BBQ when he heard explosions and terrified screams from outside. He quickly got to his feet leaving what he owed on the table. He walked quickly outside just as the Mizukages office exploded."Well that can't be very good now can it." He said dryly as He headed towards the explosion curious as to who caused it. He ran through the crowds of Panicking civilian using his arms to push them aside. As he did he felt a strange chakra and stopped, someone strong was nearby, and if he was correct they had caused the explosion. He had just passed them and it seemed they had caused the explosion. He turned and followed the source of the chakra as best as he could. Making sure to hide his own presence masterfully. @Seireitei

 

[Sinny The Fool]

Tremki Kaguya, The Angel Of Bones; Forest outskirts of konohagakure
Rolling his eyes off to the side after being called creepy, while he was able to understand how easy it seemed to think that way about the situation. Once he picked up a small chakra sense within the forest tree's around them - before Tremki was even able to continue by being slightly more straight forward about what he actually wanted to know. Instead, he motioned his hand behind the back of his head and rubbing it while simutaniously letting out a heavy sigh. To begin with Tremki could almost be certain that whoever the person hiding was, they would be an enemy.


At least that's what Tremki believed until motioning his head towards the noise of slight movement within the tree's beside him. Surely enough it was the chakra signiture he picked up from earlier yet once approaching. The stranger seemed quite polite - not that it really meant anything to Tremki, it seemed he also recognized the woman and addressed her formally. Of course when it came to him, the stranger had little clue to who he was - just the way Tremki liked it to be, he was going to shake the stranger's hand before finding his gesture denied as the stranger retracted their hand back to their side. Once he explained his reasoning - Tremki could only nod in confirmation, while it made sense he never figured someone to be so cautious about such things. 'Must be some sickness..' he thought to himself as he gazed into the eyes of the stranger and appearing to lose track of thought.


After getting back with reality, he simply motioned his head back over to Hatsuharu and frowned slightly at her second comment about him being some kind of 'creep'. Rubbing the side of his neck before letting his arm drop loosely down to his side again he tried defending his position without exposing the full nature of his motivations, "I'm not a creep.." letting out another bothered sigh while placing his hand on his hip to support his posture "You really want to know why I followed you? It was one of my tasks, I had to make sure you left without any ill intent towards Konohagakure..Kirigakure isn't very well known as 'peace-makers' so you should understand the Hokage's worry." his tone and expressions matched that of a man telling the truth - however that didn't change the reality of his lies, Tremki knew fully well that what he said could raise some suspicion, but Tremki felt better about lying rather than completely expose himself for no reason, even though he planned on killing them if it meant trouble, now that the stranger arrived it brought the question to his mind 'Would I be able to handle them both? I barely know either of them so it might not be the most logical idea..' he contemplated heavily on what he should do if this turned south - even if he didn't think of something now Tremki had great confidence in himself that something would come in time, for now he just needed to buy some time to figure out a way to properly handle this situation without taking any unnecessary risks.

(Wow, you must be a really good typer on the phone Mezz xD I can't stand it, I always mess things up and it's so slow compared to the computer so it's hard to put effort in it. But it's no matter now because I'm back on my computer :3)

@Mezzaluna @Refaulted

 

[Lu-Lu]

Hatsuharu Kaguya; Forest outskirts of Konoha

The implication that the Hokage mistrusted her and her intentions regarding her residency in Konoha seemed to rile her up and her hands found themselves squarely placed on either side of her hips as she sauntered closer to Tremki, the annoyance written clearly all over her face. She held her life in Konoha in high regard and found herself in no hurry to return to her own village. Feeling like a carrier pigeon was preferable to a life of isolation under the careful watch of the Mizukage. Patience was never her strong point after all and often led her into rather troublesome situations, Haru came to a halt about a foot from Tremki, she was shorter than him, which forced her to look up to make eye contact.


"Well you can go right back to Lord Hokage and tell him that, like usual, I'm out here for medicinal herbs"


Never breaking eye contact, Haru lifted her right hand from her hip and pointed directly at Sai


"And as for you, I told you last time not to call me Hatsuharu. Its just Haru"


The previous weeks events had taken a serious toll on her and she found herself unable to control her now rapidly growing temper and as such, she began to drop her guard. The stress of it all caused her to shake her head furiously, the movement and her own carelessness led to the small scarlet dots the gave away her bloodline being visible if only being for a moment before she spun on her heel and began to walk back to the Village.


@Sinister Clown @Refaulted


(Its only because I have a really big phone xD but its being poop right now so sorry about the short post)

 

[Seireitei]

Suzukage; Outskirts of Hidden Mist

Once he had reached the village outskirts, the gates having been abandoned by the shinobi posted there, Suzukage quickened his pace and was soon travelling quickly, and soundlessly, through the dense woodland that surrounded the Hidden Mist Village. The Mizukage wasn't dead; he knew that for certain and it wouldn't be long before the ANBU were sent after him. Or so he figured at least. The thought excited him, yet he quickened his pace changed his path to buy himself a litter more escape time.


After what seemed like forever, there was a break in the tree line and he was greeted by the sight of the cave he'd made his residence for the past week. He leapt the last few branches to the clearing and dropped back to ground level before making his way back towards the cave entrance to gather the last of his belongings


@Solemn Jester

 

[Solemn Jester]

After following the chakra for what seemed like forever, he finally pin pointed who it belonged to. The person clearly wasnt a hidden mist ninja, perhaps ninja from the land of stone but not a hidden mist ninja. He followed silently behind stalking him like a spider stalks it's prey. Luckily it seemed he hadn't been spotted as the man had not seemed the least bit suspicious. It was tricky following him through the dense woodlands, but he managed to track him all the way to a cave at the edge of the woodlands it seemed. He walked towards the cave entrance and knocked ironically on the stone wall."Hello anyone home?" His raspy almost venomous voice called echoing through the cave. @Seireitei

 

[Seireitei]

Suzukage; Forests in the Land of Water

Suzukage grinned, his pipe now balance precariously in his mouth and he took a long, calculated drag before exhaling in an equally dramatic fashion. The knock echoed around the mostly empty cave and didn't come as much as a surprise. When you like to blow things up as much as he did, it tended to be more difficult to act with subtlety; but who wasn't fond of a good show?


He had expected to be followed, as was always the case and as such, had taken precautionary measures when it came to his own personal security.


"come in.."


He responded, his voice barely audible as he raised one hand and formed a hand sign, setting off a string of explosions at the cave entrance.


@Solemn Jester

 

[Solemn Jester]

Sosuke frowned as the explosion went off. Quickly he weaved a number of hand signs," earth style earth dome!" He said as a massive dome of rock covered him from the explosions. After the explosions had gone off he quickly made a clone of himself that appeared to be dead and hide waiting for his attacker to appear. If his attacked came out and was fooled by the clone he would attack from below using the earth style head hunter justu in hopes of capturing his target. @Seireitei

 

[Sinny The Fool]

Tremki Kaguya, The Angel Of Bones; Forest outskirts of konohagakure
If it wasn't the painfully clear expressions Haru gave off or even the way she stamped her way only a foot away from Tremki - it was the tone in her voice which made the air around them feel tense. Trying to loosen himself up by moving his limbs slightly and stretching his neck from side to side he nodded with a slight confirmation "That is why the Hokage has become suspicious." he stated with a exhale to follow. Lying to people seemed almost too easy for Tremki now-days, so easy in fact he sometimes even got to believe in his own lies which truly expressed his problem; but how was he supposed to help it? Coming from a war-tradition clan such as the Kaguya Clan has never been looked upon fondly in society - even more Tremki was one of very few existing Shikotsumyaku user's which made him even more of a danger.


Once Haru turned around hastily however, something caught the corner of Tremki's eye - a flash of what appeared to be a red dot. While at first Tremki had some doubt that what he saw was anything to really take into consideration. But after deeper thought about it he landed on the decision that this woman was worth investigating deeper into. Ever since finding out the true fate of his Clan, Tremki has ever since devoted his spare time in tracking down the Shinobi, or Shinobi's who were responsible for the Clan's annihalation and exact revenge how he see's fit. Finding another surviving Clan member who perhaps was still with the Clan during the attack could be a vital type of information source that Tremki was not willing to turn down or give up on. This gave him further motivation and reasoning to continue this lie for a longer time-period until there came a time when he was able to find the perfect time to come out with the truths.




@Mezzaluna @Refaulted

 

[Seireitei]

Suzukage; Forests of the Land of Water

"Must've been a rat or something"


Suzukage scowled as he slung his bag over his shoulder, he hadn't really meant to kill whoever it was that had followed him, but he figured that if such a small scale explosion was enough than whoever it was, certainly deserved to die.


He took one final look around the now empty cavern, he'd grown seemingly fond of the place over the past week and decided to give the place a final encore before heading off to his next location. Raising his left hand, he opened his fingers and laid his palm flat, pulling the glove down to expose the mouth that dutifully spat out a small sculpture of the comedy and tragedy masks oft seen at theatre performances; which he promptly tossed towards the centre of the room before heading out and spying the dead figure on the floor at the mouth of the cave


"heh, stupid gets themselves killed with that?"


@Solemn Jester

 

[Lu-Lu]

Hatsuharu Kaguya; Forest outskirts of Konoha

The silence of the woodlands was a comforting relief, the only sounds of which were the occasional chirping of the birds and twigs that snapped as she trudged her way back through the dense forest and towards the gates to Konoha.


She'd made quite the fool of herself and was painfully aware of it, her face flushed a bright red as she pushed her way through the foliage.


Quick to anger, Haru always figured it was a remaining trait of her clan; the thought of the family she barely remembered always seemed to dispel her temper and instead left her feeling somewhat melancholic. She hoped it wasn't plain on her face as she could now see the village gates rising through a gap in the treeline.


Nearing the gates, she shook her head furiously, still scolding herself for her behaviour as she strolled meekly passed the guards once again, hoping that she encountered no one else on her way back to her lodgings.


@Sinister Clown

 

[Solemn Jester]

Sosuke let out a sigh and his voice could be heard coming from some unknown location. "How disappointing being so easily fooled, you might not be worth my time after all." All of a sudden Sosukes hand grabbed Suzukages legs pulling him beneath the surface of the ground so that only his head was above ground. He then crawled out of the ground I front of Suzukage and dusted the dirt off himself. He looked down at Suzukage with slight disappointment."Well you certainly seem strong, but you let your arrogance get the best of you. Hmm maybe if I paired you up with someone they could make up for where your lacking." Sosuke said his arms crossed, and a hand on his chin as he began pondeding his plans. He wasn't certain if his opponent was done for let, and he certainly doubted it, but maybe if he could talk to him before he managed to free himself he could convince the man to join him."Hello my name is Sosuke, and I'm starting a group called nokemono. I intend for the group to be something like the akatsuki from the days of old. Would you like to join?" Sosuke asked titling his head at the man curiously. He obviously had great talent, and Sosuke couldn't really be picky with who he let join his organization. At least not now when he didn't have a single member. Along with the fact that this guy had bombed the office of a kage, made him perfect for Sosukes cause. Sosuke smiled kindly at Suzukage awaiting his response. (Lol really can't do a entire fight fight right now let him join Sosuke please without to big of a hassle @Seireitei