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"Gypsy motherfucking danger at your service!" The door broke of it hinges as Momoi stepped in and cracked her knuckles "Which one of you would like to be knocked out first i won't'.....bite...." Her voice faded as she looked around the room. It wasn't more Members of the Mafia that were in this room. It was mere families, Mothers hugging their kids tightly and the the males comforting them. The teen scanned the room before swallowing the spit in her throat. Stepping back out of the room she turned around at the room they were previously in. On a more better inspection. They were a bunch of Yakuza in the more and what made her stomach turn is that some of them WEREN'T members. They were innocent Civilians of the hidden leaf.

"The...Gypsy thinks we fucked up." she said in a scared tone. She was thanking the Sage of Six paths that she was in disguise. Looking around she could see the owner of the shop on the phone

"Hello, Police?! My shop is being attacked by two women! Please come quickly!" she shouted. The woman panicked before seeing Chihiro exited the room she wanted to go to. Without hesitation she grabbed the hand of her best friend.

"We're going now, We fucked up big time!" Rushing out of the store Momoi picked up her bestie and headed towards her home in the CBD. Right now, Escaping was the wise option, both for her and Chihiro. "I'll explain when we get home. You can do whatever you want to me when we get home!" Adding more Chakra to her feet. She quickly made her way towards the CBD. Praying that no one was following her, she dispelled the transformation and urged the Hyuuga to do the same, once they got home she would explain everything.

Will update this post later on. Courtesy of the Gypsy herself.

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Giichi gave Yamato a hard nod. The straight line of his face threatening to turn into a smirk. His approval, for whatever reason, meant a lot of to him. Even if at times, he believed him to be overly aggressive, borderline scary.

Standing to his feet, Giichi watched Gin leave before heading out himself. It would be nice to get to know another ninja, especially one from another village. It interested him how others veiwed their homelands compared to the rest of the world. He had that goal in mind as he strolled out behind the ninja, that was until a hand fell onto his shoulder.

Looking over his shoulder, he gazed at Yamato with trepidation. Crap, did I mess up? Maybe he was just pretending that I did well. When he answered Giichi's thoughts, the youth could only smile.

“Thanks.”

With a slight frown, he accepted the mission. He didn't particularly enjoy thinking that a fellow ninja could be an enemy but it was a reality. One that he guessed was being forced down his throat, not by Yamato, but by the world in most cases. Reluctantly, Giichi tilted his face to the side, crossed his arms, and answered. “Okay. I'll keep a eye on him. Honestly though, I don't think he's too bad.”

Leaving the room after Yamato, Giichi scratched his head with a lone finger. The extra burden showed that Yamato was trusting him to carry it out, which left him with little choice in the matter. The Minamoru and the Uzumaki clans were on good terms at the moment. If he remembered, he believed his father was speaking of an alliance. That stuff was beyond him most of the time but a inner-circle of sorts was beginning to show itself to him.

Not thinking too hard on Gin's words, Giichi followed suit and with nervous, if not, adaptive smiles comforted his jokes. So Gin had known, which honestly took a lot off his shoulders. He wondered how for a second but figured he had just overheard them.

Giichi staid in the doorway. “Doubt it,” he answered bluntly. “He's not the type to blame the clan on a single ninja--Maybe vice-versa … I think. He knows my clan is respectable, powerful; sure a insult might go out to them in anger but I don't think he would mean it.”

“Thing is, Yamato holds power in high-esteem. If ya wanna get on his good side, show you're worth.” A frown dotted his lips at his next thought. “I can sorta see why he acts that way … its complicated and ... well, traditional.”

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Shouken had anticipated the speed of the Uchiha but not the Hyuga techniques. Shouken was usually intimidated by the Hyuga clan seeing as how they're masters of close combat fighting styles and Shouken was far from it. Upon realizing Saburo's 'attack', Shouken, in a sloppy fashion, performed a side flip over the open palm of Saburo. He landed clumsily, however, immediately hopped back a few meters to create some range.

Shouken was unsure of Saburo's intentions, but could tell by the look of his gaze that this was about to get interesting. The Washi sheathed his weapon and stood in an upright stance. He knew Saburo would waste little time and realized he had little to waste as well. Shouken joined his hands as he still stood upon the water. Saburo muttered his challenge and after a series of hand signals, the boy replied,

"Water Release: Snake's Mouth!"

Let's see how you get out of this one...

Shouken placed his palm on the water which was followed by the emergence of a great watery serpent sent upon Saburo. After he released his jutsu, Shouken drew his blade, preparing for an up in close retaliation if necessary. His chakra was drained at this point and even holding himself above water was a challenge. Realizing this, Shouken leapt to a small tree that had stood at water's edge, farther back from Saburo and the serpent.

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Damn. This wasn't exactly what he had anticipated from the boys' earlier behaviour. He had expected to be defending against a sword-attack or a taijutsu-attack, not ninjutsu. Luckily for Saburo he was a ninjutsu duelist at heart, and he was able to quickly devise a plan. He stood up straight now with his hands next to him, dropping the gentle fist mimick. He took a brief moment to look at Shouken, who now flew away towards a tree whilst eyeing Saburo. It was time to showcase what the element of surprise could do.. 11th corps style. He stepped towards the snake, which was now flying towards Saburo at a high speed, and his steps resonated in the water calmly.

He waited until the snake fully covered the sight between Shouken and Saburo, making sure that Shouken could not see his next move throughout the water. Quickly he formed seals, and noticed that he was very nearly too late. He should remember to not wait too long next time. He made a mental note about that for now. “Kaaaton! Gōryūka no Jutsu!” he said softly, though there was no way Shouken would hear it over the crashing waves of his destructive water technique.

From Saburo's mouth came a small fire, quickly evolving into a full blown Great Dragon Fire Technique, shaped like a dragon's head. Although.. that much would be unknown by Shouken, as Saburo didn't put much chakra or effort into the technique on purpose, to keep it small. He used it to cover himself from the technique, evaporating the water that came close to him, and to form a shield of heat in the shape of an arc in front of him - this way he was sure he wouldn't get caught out in the torrent. Saburo was quite surprised actually, that Shouken knew this technique. In the right hands, it is a valuable technique.

As soon as the snake technique started dissolving into the torrential river that followed after this technique, Saburo took the brief moment he had bought himself with the fire technique and sunk into the water. He quickly swam to the right, to the shoreline, where he got out of the water and crawled into a bush. To Shouken it would seem as if Saburo had vanished and had been dragged along with the torrent - to death or perhaps even lifelong permanent damage. The truth was far more dangerous, but not for Saburo, for Shouken. Saburo took a brief moment in the bush to catch his breath while he observed Shouken in the tree. It didn't seem like Shouken was hiding, but he was doing something. Saburo smiled to himself, though. Just because Shouken didn't do what Saburo had wanted, didn't mean his plan changed. “Teacher 1-sama always says; a fight is like poker, where patience and calmth can win you the game even with a crap hand. I haven't folded yet, Shouken-senpai.. and my hand is not crap, denoting that my plan is good and near fail-proof.” he said to himself as he crawled out of the bush to the side, trying to flank Shouken by moving silently as he did.

When he finally got close to Shouken's back side, he got up, and dashed forwards onto the branch that Shouken was on. If he hadn't been noticed, this was the moment where Saburo showed his hand - and hopefully won the game of 'poker' they were playing. He set one foot on the right side of Shouken, and the other on the left, maintaining balance quite well. If he was right, Shouken would only notice his presence now, but he didn't know how good the boys' senses were.. perhaps he'd been spotted. Even an 11th corps former officer could make mistakes.

With his right hand he attempted to grab a hold of Shouken's right hand, in an attempt to constrict movement and to refute any possible counter attacks. His left hand meanwhile would grab Shouken's throat and force Shouken to look up, and look right into Saburo's eyes. He blinked briefly and as soon as he opened his eyes, the three tomoe of the Sharingan would be visible, revealing that Saburo did lie about not having the sharingan. “.. SHARINGAN!” If it all succeeded, he would've placed Shouken under a sharingan genjutsu, which would make it appear as if the battle had started right from the start again. Ofcourse this wasn't true.

In this genjutsu, Shouken would be standing on the water again, feeling slightly more enervated than when the genjutsu had happened, resembling how he hadn't used his chakra for the snake technique yet. The sensations would feel quite real, and his memory of the genjutsu being used on him (if it was succesful) would be nearly faded, almost as if they were a dream where you can't recall 99% of what happened. It would seem almost like this was actually... real, and not a genjutsu. “I don't own the Sharingan yet, Shouken-senpai. But don't go easy on me. I am.. definetely...... capable.......” Slowly Saburo's words would get distorted more and more to the point where they became inaudible and simply sounded like someone screeching in Shouken's ears. Meanwhile the world would slowly fade away, with white 'edges' coming closer to the 2 chunin, the water slowly draining into the white abyss. If Shouken looked away from the water to, say, cover his ears to protect against the screeching sounds and looked upwards as a result, he would notice as soon as he looked back down that the water was then completely gone and they were standing on only a mudflat with nothing around them for miles.

The white abyss would slowly fade away again and Saburo would become audible slowly ever more. “But even without the Sharingan, Shouken-senpai, I am a master of space-time ninjutsu. That is because I own the Rinnegan.” it would be now that Shouken could suddenly see, from this distance, that Saburo's eyes had become replaced with a rinnegan on each side, appearing so real that Shouken would probably just have to believe it. “And we are now in the middle of nowhere. Get ready, Shouken-senpai.. here I come.” Very slowly, almost not moving at all, Saburo would set one foot forwards, seemingly taking eons, ages, years to take 1 step forwards.. but when Shouken would ultimately blink, Saburo would suddenly be right behind him with a kunai at Shoukens throat, within an instance, with no chance to defend. All Saburo would say then, with that fake cheerful smile of his, was “Haha, I win, Shouken-senpai! Can we try again? Please?” with a childish voice. But before Shouken could even think of an answer the genjutsu would restart almost immediately, where they would be standing on the water again, before replaying in the exact same manner. Ofcourse this would only happen if Shouken only got caught in the genjutsu to begin with.

They begun their watch on the rooms by starting with the closest room. It was definitely a room of high class due to its flawless features and expensive décor. He wondered if all people of high class lived like this. As soon as Giichi mentioned that if he wanted to get on Yamato's good side, he would have to show him his worth. That caused Gin to shoot Giichi an icy glare. It wasn't directed at him but at the comment itself. Show him my worth? He isn't the Mizukage or the Hokage or a fucking jounin. I don't have to prove shit to him. He's a spoiled brat with a fucking superiority complex and I cannot stand that about people like him." Anger could definitely be heard in Gin's voice especially towards the end which had a bit of an edge to it. He turned away from Giichi and shook his head. His eyes no longer contained anger but confusion, trying to comprehend why he would have to prove anything to that guy or why anyone would want to look up to him. I don't know what you see in him. I don't know what anyone sees in him." At least this topic changed quickly when Giichi brought up tradition.

"Tradition huh? He placed his on his chin and his index finger underneath, in a sort of thinking gesture. Wouldn't really know too much about tradition. It's not like my family has ties back to the era of the 4th Shinobi War...well at least from what I know. Never really had a chance to talk to my father or mother about our family history." He eyes saddening a bit and his tone showed it. His voice softened a bit to almost a whisper. Whether or not Giichi heard he didn't care. "Kinda wish I had though." He thought to himself for a moment before turning to Giichi with a faux eye smile, trying to hide his emotion. "Would be pretty cool if I was related to like one of the old seven swordsmen of the Mist or like a Mizukage or something." He gave off a light chuckle with a genuine smile. That was something that he would like to know. He turned to face Giichi and crouched down low and deepened the tone of his voice and gave it a slight rasp to it. He gripped his the handle of his blade with a reverse grip while holding up his free hand in a fake single hand seal. "I am Gin Kakiyama, one of the Mist's Seven Swordsmen and descendent of Mangetsu Hozuki. Prepare yourself Giichi, for I will end your life with a single strike." He waited a moment for Giichi's reaction before standing up with a laugh. His eye smile lightening to something warmer. "A descendent of one of the swordsmen. Then again, Mangetsu didn't have kids so that wouldn't work...hahaha!"

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Curious as to what her friend was doing, Aoi peered over at the direction of Akio as she was putting away the fish. The clown's heart started to pound as she some how figured out that her elaborate scheme to trick her friend into believing she was a gourmet chef was thrown out the window. She took and deep breath and composed herself like nothing happened, staring directly at the screen of the TV before her bad as she fumbled with the remote control's set of buttons, randomly selecting options to appear occupied until her friend would lay next to her. She smiled a little too widely at her friend, a vain attempt to wash away any suspicion, the grin of dishonesty was going to be her culinary downfall.

But all the Tendou did was just lay there and give one of the most unsuspecting things in the world, along with the idea of actually ordering a pizza. The message behind this request flew right over Aoi's head as she, ironically, quickly nodded in rapid successions as she bungee'd her cell phone placed near her drawers, somewhere. With the phone now at her hand, she almost forgot to play the movie as she activated the pizza app installed in her phone. It was no surprise that someone like her would have such a handy tool in arm's reach for a quick delivery. Aoi pressed the play button on her remote control while her thumb slide over the various offers from the local pizza joint she often bought from.

"Oh! They have a special discount for anchovy pizzas! Hope you like those~"

And with one click of a button she ordered two large pizzas of anchovy toppings. With the order made, the film had finally went through the intro credits so it could commence. The story was akin to a child's movie, rather simplistic and filled with colors, though despite that the focus of many issues centered around the struggles of the main characters when confronted to a strange talking bird sleeping on their roof. The animation was top quality but seemed a bit dated nonetheless, like the quality was truly visible but it was evident that it was from another era of visual technology. Aoi watched it, visibly entertained already by the movie she had watched in the past. Only to be interrupted by the sound of the door bell of her home's entrance.

Waking up to answer, she let Akio enjoy the movie while the clown went to grab the grub. She passed the delivery boy the amount she had in her pocket, receiving her due change of course. With that done, she carried the pizza boxes down to her bed they were using as seat to watch the movie and set the boxes at their feet. She didn't seem to mind the possible stains it could leave, possibly because she had a spare bed and all that. Opening the box, she'd grab a slice of pizza and let her friend help herself as the movie when by and the intrigue rose.

"Bon appetit~"

She'd politely greet her friend with fancy words from a strange origin as she wolfed down the large slice she had taken for herself. Her appetite was as ferocious as it was during lunch, finishing off half her pizza in record times. But she'd quickly take a break from her marathon as she focused once more on the movie. Well, not entirely, the tip of her fingers would gently brush her friend's hand before sliding down to grab her's entirely. This would be followed by her head turning so she could face her friend, waiting for Akio to face the harlequin as well so she could gaze into the young Tendou's eyes. Though unlike her usual, playful behavior, she wouldn't mess around and would simply maintain that strong glance, as if she expected something.

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Growing intensely bored of what was going on, Miyaka some how lost any form of will to torment these brats anymore. They turned on each other, they were failures, she totally got it. She would, once again, sit on her couch and amuse herself with some really bad TV program while Tsukiko seemingly ended most of the ruckus. She didn't seem to want to kill anyone, which wasn't really Miyaka's goal anyway, but her way to perceive these people as assets did irk the little star.

'Assets. Ass-ets. Asses. Stop fucking bullshitting me, bitch.'

The idea that a Naito had a Sharingan pleased her, but she quickly treated it as mainstream news. It was something she likely suspected given her means but she was completely desensitized to these kinds of reveals by now. She could only plot interested ways to actually exploit this information in the future. For now a few Naito - Minamoru killings for tarnishing their property would have to do. She sighed when Takeshi left with Daiki and things calmed down, Jaakuna being just as docile as Tsukiko at this point.

"Black, Tsukiko, whatever. Fire this Takeshi retard. He's quite possibly the worst asset in the world. How the FUCK did he get past psycho exams? Like you know I can make him appear as smart as a golden retriever on your files but what he pulled there is gold."

She expressed to the Jonin, appearing somewhat less of a provoking war monger but more of a merciless dictator who had cast judgement on them. She already told Tsukiko to keep Daiki's record high, so all that remained were the two others. From her last words, it could be understood that she aimed to finished Takeshi's career, for good reason though. Only Jaakuna remained. Being a Sawada, having him as a shinobi when certain rumors running about would potentially lead to a great climax involving this boy. She didn't want to let that slide.

"Ey, Sawada kid. The retard forgot there was beer in the fridge. Fetch it quickly. You'll get an okay review."

Hoping that the blonde kid would leave the room to fetch a drink in the kitchen, the power crazed young woman relaxed her body along the sofa, turning her head once more to face Tsukiko. She had a rather malicious but enigmatic grin on her face, as if she was holding back from revealing a very juicy secret. She'd quickly pop it though.

"When he's reported as a threat to Konoha... Contact this. They are looking for him~ Who are they? I dunno! But he's associated to a criminal gang. They'll handle him, making him no longer a potential nuisance to Konoha. 750k for doing this as he leaves the village. What do you say?"

She proposed as she pulled a small yet sealed note from her pocket. She simply tossed it at the hunter nin, somewhat hoping that she'd catch it with her broken arm for effect. Tsukiko didn't need to answer, after all it all depended on her whether it'd happen or not. Miyaka didn't seem to have much interest in it other than informing Tsukiko as her grin vanished once this was exposed. The actress simply seemed to take pleasure and fully controlling the situation. When Jaak and Tsukiko would be both in the same living room, the green haired female would stand up with a suddenly angered expression on her face.

"Okay, now get the Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck out of my house! Stupid shits. Oh and buy my fucking movie. Yeah. Go. And tell the fucktards to stay away. Bye."

She screamed with a huge chunk of her sass being poured into that action. She pointed at the shattered entrance of her penthouse as she did so, waiting for them to leave before she'd resume her TV watching with beer at her disposal. It was literally it. Oh and she'd throw an empty bottle of beer if they wouldn't leave fast enough, quite the possibility with Jaak's leg and all.

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Jackass.

Haruka sighed quietly to himself. Issues between his team members aside, it was definitely time for him to begin his investigation. A number of plans were already formulating in his mind, though most were settling on at first studying any of the threats that had been sent. It would be through those letters or messages that he most likely find clues, and so he lightly brushed past the remaining two of his assembled group, Giichi and Gin, nodding to them before exiting the room to find where they were stored. A quick conversation with a nearby servant directed his attention to the Minister's study, and he immediately got to work, traversing the warm and well-lit corridors of the grand mansion to his intended destination.

News travelled fast throughout the household, it seemed, as by the time the green-haired chunin had made his way into the study, a number of servants had already deigned themselves to organise the necessary documents for him to investigate. Personally, he would have adored having somebody around to help out in his apartment, but then again a roommate would probably make it a bit too cramped. It was a one bedroom flat, after all, and there wasn't really a need for a servant when everything was neatly packed into easily accessible areas.

He quickly banished the thoughts out of his mind as he sat down, fingers gently dancing across the folders to find the first threats. This wasn't time to think about impossibilities. It was time to work and get his paycheck.

The chunin pulled out the first message with a set of tweezers, taking care not to disturb it too much or to rip its surface. The contents were not particularly interesting beyond generic death threats, as he had expected from the mission data. These were mysterious threats, after all, with little seeming basis behind their presence.

His job was to find out where they came from.

Haruka lightly moved the paper to his nose, sniffing its scent. It was the familiar scent of the standard Konoha oak paper. That didn't really tell him much, though it did make it likelier that the assassins would have a stronger presence in the Land of Fire. The company that produced this brand ... they were Konoha-based, but their products were present in the other countries as well. But it was only here that they held such a monopoly.

It failed to narrow down much, but hopefully a more thorough examination of the letters themselves would provide more information.

He probably should have brought someone with specialised forensics skills rather than rely on his own, more generalist knowledge.

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Yamato left the room and brushed past Gin, not even granting him the pleasure of being looked at. He had his chin held high and his chest puffed outwards, as if to assert dominance over anyone and everything he came across in his journey to the ministers' chambers. He was expecting to find him there or otherwise be redirected to some other area he would be in. As he approached he would then open the door to the room and indeed find the minister at work. “Good afternoon, minister-sama.” Yamato said as he approached the man, before bowing deeply and lingering in that stance for a second before lifting himself up again. The minister turned around and looked quite surprised. He looked around the room before finally speaking up. “Minamoru Yamato? Where's your father? I didn't know I had a meeting with him today.” he said whilst hurrying to his table to check his schedule. Before he could notice himself, Yamato already told him what was going on. “No, minister-sama. I am with the Konoha Armed Forces today. I'll be assuring your personal health and safety will not be undermined.”

The minister turned around and looked at Yamato again, nodding shortly as he remembered sending out a mission notice to Konoha to request a bodyguard team and some investigation to happen due to the threats he received. “I set up- I mean, Haruka set up two people outside your childrens' rooms. They'll be safe. I'll be here, while Haruka investigates the threats. Hopefully he can clear this up before anything happens.” All the minister did was nod before he walked to a nearby desk and grabbed a set of papers. “That sounds good. I'm glad to have you here, then. Please, come with me, I have a meeting to sit in with.” Yamato put his hands behind his back as he waited for the minister, opening the door for him and then following him closely as he walked to his meeting. Yamato looked around carefully, making sure to inspect anything that was a possible threat. They went outside and were headed for the large building that was the congress where all ministers' gathered to discuss matters - both to do with shinobi and free of any shinobi influence.

The Owl Lady was taken down with the combined efforts of Rin, Mia, and Shin while Sentou was temporary blind after fighting the Pirate Captain. It was the combined efforts of Rin and Shin that lead to defrosting the frozen Yukigakure, freeing all of its inhabitants from the frozen age. After the fall of Owl Lady, she spilled the beans and told the four of them about the person who froze the island. "That person... as cold as crystal, she calls herself a Sage and froze this island alone, nobody knows... gender... weird.... boy or girl... dunno. She is..." And then she died. After the mission, they got home and the Uchiha's leader promoted Sentou and Shin police detectives.

Cutting to that a mysterious woman stands before Kirigakure...... her name is Setsura Reikan and beside the androgynous person is a woman with beautiful eyes and both are affiliated with Keihatsu.



The time drew near for the missions to end, with all of them ending successfully. To a degree, one might suggest, as there were many problems in these missions, that of Tsukiko specifically, but none the less everything was handled adequately. A small period of rest would follow, where the chunin were told to rest for their next mission. Training, hanging out, whatever they wanted, it was all up to them. Meanwhile, in the Hokages office, important meetings were had. “Hokage, you summoned us?” Ayame's voice rang throughout the room, alerting the hokage to her presence.

The meeting was held to discuss prospect jonin promotions - recent mission failures, accidents or even just retirements hand opened up several positions for chunin to be promoted to jonins. Obviously, this was a prestigious promotion in and of it's own, but there was extra pressure due to rising pressure from outside criminal organisations, as well as tensions rising from other countries. The Yakuza were becoming a real problem in other villages, and Konoha itself was noticing some minor changes regarding the criminals too. Most of the small-time criminals were begining to get organised and form bonds with these criminal families. It got to the point where the Yakuza were openly starting to collect protection money, and there wasn't much that the Konoha police force, or even the shinobi's could do against it openly.

As a result of that support for the Keihatsu was on a rise, something that didn't seem bad.. or good. As long as it stayed support, and not mutineering to join the band of rogue shinobi fighting for a 'better world' as they put it, there was no issue at hand. Never the less, Zeno would have to speak out sooner or later. Zeno turned himself around with his chair, towards the load of compiled papers comprising of reports and miscellaneous papers, indeed, it was tedious to deal with all of it, but only the patient reap the fruits. He opened the report about the Keihatsu. "Good to see you my dear friend. This will be quick as I have a meeting yet again.."

"Remember that one specific book I asked your brother to keep? It is related to what we're about to discuss now." he said in a serious tone while continuously pressing the button that presents the visual of slideshows, of which the purpose is to assist him in his speech, but also for the Choko siblings to look at the information if they don't catch what he had just discussed. "Jashinists and the Yakuza. Even with the 5 Kage working on it, these groups are becoming more and more difficult to control. It's become such an issue that the Shinobi Alliance Council is hell bent on unleashing Fury on the Jashinists. More accurately, the remote island near the Mist, which is full of Jashinists according to reports, and if the council does decide on using Fury... it will cause internal strife in the Kirigakure government. The Jashinists, and the Yakuza is what's to be dealt with momentarily, though I have informed the the Police Force to deal with them. Still what bothers me more is the mysterious organization, Keihatsu but for now it is not a matter to worry. After some discussion with the Kazekage, I have decided to promote selected few to be Jonin. Who do you think is suitable?" His speech is matched with visuals to make it easier for his colleagues to understand.

“Hai, hokage-sama.” Ayame answered as she looked upon the writing board in her hands. In one of her hand she had a pen, the other was holding up the board for her to write on. “We've several candidates that me and Fujitora discussed after our initial meeting. They are not all.. eligible as proper candidates, and they've not all shown true jonin qualities. Some are holding themselves back, others are too aggressive. But..” She would glance shortly at the Hokage before looking back down at her papers. She took a moment to think about how to bring this message clearly in a way that would be understood, and that would make clear the message she was trying to bring across.

“In all cases, the negatives are overshadowed by the positives. Every single candidate has a good skillset and good tactical abilities, able to asses and take command of any situation. Many are also aware of their shortcomings and they are working on it as stated by jonins that have seen these people in the field - including me and Fujitora ourselves.” What Ayame meant to say with this was that all of the candidates were simply good candidates, and despite their shortcomings they'd be good jonins, if the Hokage agreed. Furthermore, if the situation was desperate they would need more jonin, as the recent events have led to a shortage of jonins, team leaders that are both capable in combat and in leadership.

“The candidates that we have selected are, respectively, Don Maquia Aoi, Minamoru Yamato and Naito Daiki. All fine candidates, I assure you. I.. do have one other issue to adress.”

While drinking tea and transferring data to their respective email address, Zeno stops and thinks whether if the candidates are suitable indeed. The Maquia young lady sure qualifies to be a Jonin due to her hyperactive and enthusiastic character and versatile skill set. Indeed the young lady have no second thoughts from him but hearing the young Minamoru and Naito together gives him a little bit of doubt. "Wise choices. I definitely agree on Ms. Maquia to be promoted. However Mr. Naito and Mr. Minamoru, I can't fully agree. One is a prodigy with respectable skill but my concern is what will become of the boy after his promotion. As for the Naito, I can only hope he will open up to his true personality. So far, he's not been very forthcoming.. socially and in combat. Never the less I accept your propositions. Now what's this other matter you want to talk about, if you could make it quick, I need to get to my meeting.''

“Yes, Hokage-sama. I wanted to notify you of our selected chunin exam candidates. Reihana Minamoru, Giichi Uzumaki and Rin Reikan have been selected to partake, amongst others. I just wanted your approval to set up a small caravan consisting of our chosen proctors and the candidates, so that they all arrive in one piece.” Ayame said as she took some further notes on other things she had to do. Mostly they pertained to plans she had to set up in order to make the chunin exams a success, things like setting up a small supply chain to ensure atleast 1 resting point between the hosting village and Konohagakure.. stuff that the hokage couldn't be bothered with. That said, if Zeno had even attempted to do any of the more manageratorial stuff he'd probably mess it up anyway.

''Yes, yes, that's quite alright. I need to go now. I'll see you around.'' Without waiting as much as a second more Zeno walked out of the room to go meet with whatever person he had to meet this time. Zeno seemed to be more away from the village than inside of Konoha. Perhaps that was a good thing, since according to Ayame he was quite a messy person. AAll she could do was shake her head and follow in his footsteps on her way out of the office.

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Two and a half years have past and the state of the five nations grew more heated, a summit is currently being held at the land of unity, Shimizu to where our world leaders furiously discusses about the forbidden technique, Fury; a technique invented by the late Tsuchigumo Clan Leader, En no Gyoja. The argument here is that the Raikage and Tsuchikage have decided to use it and destroy Itokuma island, a remote island residing in the land of waves, infested with Jashin Worshipers. Both Mizukage and Hokage Zeno disagrees in their resolve, the Mizukage didn't want its citizens face such death and destruction but to the Raikage and Tsuchikage, there is no other choice. On the other hand, the Kazekage had not given her answer to the problem, she remains neutral. The Raikage pointed out that her nation is also infested with Jashin Worshipers and said that she will use fury on Sand Village if the Kazekage does not take immediate action. As the meeting continuously heats up, the debate came to a break and there are three votes so far; Raikage, Tsuchikage, and Councilman Roka Shinami who in the first place convinced the two Kage on the Fury Alternative. Roka stated that the Kazekage, Hokage and Mizukage have at least three days to answer otherwise the council will act on using other alternatives on using Fury.

In the village hidden of the leaves, not much have changed a bit, the reign of Zeno is about to end in a few months and election banners were being built and shown all over the city and the media. While officials and fanatics are fixated with the election; the Konoha elites welcome their new Jonin and these Jonin are none other than Yamato Minamoru, Aoi Don Maquia, and Daiki Naito. It is noted that only the three of them have been promoted in their batch while the likes of Sentou Uchiha and Shin Maru are now part of the Police Force, ranked police detective despite retaining the rank of Chuunin; the both of them are now law enforcers and shinobis of justice. Change is inevitable and is only natural like the wind and as to Konoha is is shedding the skin from the ashes like a phoenix! The previous scrawny Genin are now Chuunin and their efforts have flourished, it was bitter work but it was worth it, the Chuunin exams two and half years ago was a breakthrough!

Meanwhile Sentou and Shin are facing Captain Rika Shimura, they are relieved from their duties. "Nice work the both of you but before you guys have a vacation, I need you to do me a favor." She asked both her subordinates as she mentioned Itokuma Island, Sentou's puzzled and asked what is it about. Captain Rika replied; "Not here." After saying that, the trio went to a nearby cafe and continued their conversation. "This mission will go against countless laws, it is a top secret mission that Lord Hokage and Chief Kaito were discussing for the past two years and I need the both of you to take supervision. Lord Hokage assigned that suicide mission upon your comrades, it's suicide but there is no other choice, his orders are absolute."

Sentou states that in a nutshell their Captain want them to be witnesses and authority figures in case an arrest is filed against their comrades but still it doesn't change the laws. Regardless of authorization and power, Kage, Official, Police, an arrest will still happen because of the law, the law is: Shinobi Constitution # 36 Verse 3-7; Private missions are against the law as it is not permitted by the Kage or any significant authority figure. The highest approval is the Shinobi Alliance Council. Disobey and you will be sentenced for 10 years.

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In the land of waves lies Itokuma Island, once a tourist attraction for its fertility and two volcanoes upon its valley now infested with Jashin Worshipers. Slaves are being cornered underground for a ritual that is soon to come. "The time has come for Lord Jashin's long standing wish."The scary looking man said to his men. @RaijinSlayer @Akashi Mayhiro@j8cob

Cutting back to the leaf village, Sentou and Shin are waiting at the Hokage's office and a gathering is held inside. A very sudden gathering as the ANBU transported the participants of the mission that is to be embarked on. Zeno in a flash lightning arrived. "THAT'S IT! ALL OF YOU ARE GOING ON A TOP SECRET MISSION! ANY QUESTIONS NO? GOOD." He yelled out loud at the top of his voice to his subjects.

"There is not much time to waste, the Shinobi Alliance Council are at odds of blowing up Itokuma Island. I need all of you to subdue the Jashin Worshipers once and for all so that the destruction of Itokuma won't happen!"

Zeno further explained the team ups and tasks that they are to partake. Yamato, Daiki, and Aoi are the new Jonin and this will be their first mission ever that is S Class.

Itokuma Team
Team Yamato comprises of Yamato Minamoru himself, Detective Sentou Uchiha, Jaakuna Sawada, and Yuna Hojo. They are to work together with Team Daiki which comprises of Daiki Naito himself, Reihana Minamoru, Momoi Yasei, and Detective Shin Maru. The purpose of the police detective is to watch over and share Intel between their groups in spite of Daiki and Yamato being the leaders of the team; Sentou and Shin are given tasks that are related to the Police Department. Alpha is the name of Teams Yamato and Daiki. They will be dealing with the strife in Itokuma Island and will be splitting into two teams to cover more ground but for now have not split.

Each and everyone of them are given the necessary tools to study the island, these tools are ISPhones meaning ISentou; devices given by Sentou to all, it is used as a medium of communication, hacking device, multipurpose of taking pictures, and plenty more. They are also equipped with SG, Sentou Glass which is HD and allows the wearer to see microscopic entities from a chakra stand point, it also allows the user to see chakra as the gadget itself is powered by chakra, in other words infrared.

Sand Location
Omega Squad would be Aoi's team comprising herself, Akio Tendou, Shouken, and Rin Reikan. Their base of operations would be in the Sand Village. They are to meet with their client and the Kazekage's representative. Their mission is to confirm if the rumors are true; Rumor has it that countless civilians are being kidnapped and voices are heard at night along the borders of the wind country, land of waves that leads to a passage in the Hidden Mist.

Gamma Squad would be Tsukiko's team; herself, Saburo Uchiha, Giichi Uzumaki and Tatsuya. they would be the aide of Omega Squad, sharing needed Intel and night shifts.

Special Ops Squad comprises of: A new Chuunin, Chihiro Hyuuga, and Gin.

Sitting on the floor on her knees, she looked down and her father had his back turned "what are you still doing on the floor? Go, you have a mission to prepare for" she stood and turned, walking to the door and out of it. Bumping into a guard, he looked down on her and saw that she had a single tear in her eye.

"Fucking watch where you stand, don't stand next to the door dammit..." she glared at the man and he turned white for a moment.

"Oh...uh...sorry Mistress Chihiro" moving out the way, she moved towards the stairs and moved up towards her room. Closing the door, she leaned against it, looking up at her ceiling.

"Damn nothing will impress that old man, ever....fuck him" she punched her pillow over and over before sighing, going through her closet, she found a pink kimono she wears for when people come to the estate and for other "political" things out. Putting it on the bed, she grabbed a towel and went to her huge bathroom. Beginning her shower, she looked at her face in the mirror and rolled her eyes "honestly im better off being not a Hyūga, then being a blasted bastard child..." letting water run over her hair, she quickly showered, before drying off and stepping back into her room to change into the Kimono, tying the bow around her waist.

She looked at herself in the mirror and then looked for the flower pin that watched the flower patterned Kimono, she left her room and Koyuki stood with the pin in her hand "looking for this? oh dear, you really are cute, I saw you tearing up over that talk you had with your father" she tossed her the pin "pathetic child" walking passed her "you'll never be good enough, just so, and good luck on your mission sweety, woulda want you to get hurt" she smiled and walked down the stairs.

Chihiro kept her mouth shut, putting on the pin and going back into her room, she grabbed her headband and pack of other things. Putting her head band in the bag, she walked down stairs and towards the entrance of the estate, waiting for the others to arrive at the estate. Checking her phone, she sighed "come on guys, lets just get a move on" she crossed her arms and continued looking at her phone.

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Shouken felt the cold, wet touch of the Uchiha, ultimately forcing him to meet the ninja's gaze. He blinked and he was taken back to the pond before the fight began.

Frightened, Shouken drew Kusemono and took a slightly more alert and defensive stance than last time. He glared upon the forest in search of Saburo...He didn't feel right and knew something was off.

He blinked a second time and Saburo had appeared only a few meters in front of him. He kept his eyes focused on Saburo and made sure to not let him out of his sight. Although shortly after that the genjutsu began to take effect. A horrible screeching noise tormented Shouken while the world around him shrank. He dropped onto the water in agony, clinging to his ears. It felt like an eternity but somehow ended so quick, as Shouken now was directly infront of Saburo in a vast and empty world.

As Saburo notioned forward, Shouken developed the same feeling he had earlier as time seemed to completely freeze. But it still only took the length of one blink and Saburo was at his neck.

Shouken let out a laugh, "You got me...You ass...Denoting that shit was cool..." He let out another laugh before his drained body collapsed to the ground sluggishly.

Two and a half years had passed since he first came to Konaha and they were memorable to say the least. Most of the Kunoichi considered him the "perverted crusader" thanks to his 21st birthday where he went around bar to bar betting 50 Ryo that he could guess a woman's bust size...That had not worked out to well but besides that he still wore his usual mask and gear except for the addition to some grey camouflage plated armbands that ran up to his elbows. In addition to the armbands he also had tape and plating now that wrapped around his shins and the taping around his neck was removed. His blade was moved to his lower back with the handle just peeking over his right side. His hair had gotten slightly longer but Gin decided to keep it where it was.

He walked through the streets of Konaha with the Hyuuga compound as his destination, for what he wasn't sure. Was he going to hang out with Chihiro so soon after that incident? Couldn't be...she should still be furious with him, wasn't she? Couldn't be, they were friends and friends forgave each other. As he approached the compound he squinted his eyes to see who else might be was here but gasped as he saw who it was..."Ch-Ch-Chihiro!? CHIHIRO MY HYUUGA HOTTY, EMBRACE YOUR LOVING CARING FRIEND!!" He yelled before sprinting to her, arms wide open and tears rolling down his eyes expecting a warming embrace with his best friend, Chihiro. She was a beautiful girl with a great body and a personality to match on top of being a great friend. However one cannot forget that she also had a terribly violent side of her that would scare many off unless you were Gin in which case it did the opposite.

As he made a dash for her his usual perverse smile with those eyes that stripped a women visually crossed his face. Yeah there's no way that she's still made at me and now that I think about it she's actually kinda cute when she's angry though...and such marvelous legs."

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Deep within the Downtown Naruto, businesses creep with customers hoping to beat the others with the same idea of departing during odd hours in order to avoid getting to wait in line. All these commercial outlets of any sector were roaring with activity and revenue, all except for one in this busy street of Akimichi Avenue. A shop only known as Kiba & Son was closed with boarded up windows and a rusty door, quite an ugly contrast compared to the marketing endeavors most shop owners went through to have their joint a lot more attractive that it would normally be. It was reported to be closed for almost a year now, only rarely do these doors ever open to let in some shady looking mustached man who would quickly enter and then leave as if he was delivering something. But that was only during night times, which only caught the eyes of a few old owls who didn't know better than to mind their own business.

Today, that same strange looking man wearing a tench coat and a fedora went in this shop in broad daylight, capturing the attention of multiple locals who were simply flabbergasted by this otherwise irrelevant fact. He didn't come out as fast this time, and all they were wondering was when he would come out, little did they know just what this forsaken building held. Within the abandoned walls of the forgotten shop was a large, empty room with a metal chair in the center and a table at the far right, quite a distance from the chair itself. Black stains were smeared all over the concrete floor and walls, but seemed to date back from an extended period of time. The table was covered in chains and various cutting weapons, nothing like a surgery type, but more of a construction oriented tool set. On the chair sat what the man was looking for.

A quiet N.C.4 sat lifeless, head facing the floor and its entire body perfectly motionless, not even a simple nudge to breathe. Once the man entered within ten meters of the robot, it abruptly lifted its head to face the man, fixating him with the most widened eye he had likely seen in his life. The robot was trying to recognize the individual, and did so quite quickly as it got up just a second after that heart sinking look and proceeded to walk over to the table covered in tools. No words were exchanged, just that simply look sufficed. As it reached the table, it glanced over at the wall before it, only to have a small lamp turn on to reveal a mirror in which it acknowledged its flawless face. No impurities, no scars, just its trademark bags. All was flawless except for a minuscule red dot on its neck. Realizing this, it grabbed a handkerchief on the table and simply scrubbed it away with very precise and graceful movements.

"Hyuuga Chihiro is her name. The Tiers Person is Gin Kakiyama. Clear?"

The emotionless humanoid paused for a second, before reaching to turn off the lamp. It turned to face the man, the same cold expression on its face as the bot approached him. The man didn't flinch, but he didn't seem at ease around this creature. N.C.4 would stop a meter away from the man before giving a strangely curious look toward the empty wall behind the man.

"A Princess, a Foreigner and Something. It would make a lucrative children's story, Mister Kura."

With these bizarre yet possibly quite business savvy comment, Junshiro departed from the area, leaving the shady man to leave as he wanted. All business owners nearby couldn't believe their minds as they suddenly saw someone randomly leave the place, someone they hand never seen. But as the most curious peered out of the comfort zone to catch a better glimpse of the individual, they had vanished in the crowd.

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After a good hour walk, N.C.4 finally reached the peak of the hill where the compound was known to be. With its enhanced sight, it could already recognize the silhouette of the elegant looking heir of the noblest clan of Konoha. Sprinting toward her was a strange looking individual, and it it weren't for Junshiro's powerful ability to process visual information, he would have had his legs severed before even the explosion of blood could tarnish a simple square centimeter of the Princess' dress. N.C.4's first priority was insuring Chihiro's survival as long as the mission was active, which was the case the moment it was "activated". Assessing him as a minimum threat, even if he was somewhat hostile, the Hyuuga had the power to hold him at bay.

N.C.4 approached the young lady at its own, slow rhythm without any form of interruption and keeping a perfectly regular gait. Its figure screeched elegance coupled with a mysterious sensation, one that made it seem barely human from the get go. It could be the fact that it didn't look female nor male, and this went beyond appearances but also non-verbal communication. Once at nine meters exactly from the Princess, likely enraged at this point by the pervert, N.C.4 knelled with one leg and bowed to the royalty.

"Princess Chihiro. It is a great honor, please forgive my modest attire. I am Junshiro, I will insure your safety and well being throughout this operation."

It would get back up after announcing its identity with a completely monotone voice before giving the cold and emotionless glance it continuously gave to anything it interacted with. Unlike the girl, it simply had a skin tight, turtle neck sweater with black jeans and boots, leaving only its pale white face and hands exposed. It remained stiff, body completely straight, as it waited for Gin to manifest his presence as well as the acknowledgement of the Princess before continuing. It was not going to waste time, but it knew perfectly well its place before the person is was tasked to work with, as illogical as it seemed to it.

Akio wasn’t impressed with the flick at first, but the more she watched it, the more engrossed she became. The clown girl’s offer for anchovie pizza only drew a muted ‘hmm’ from her spellbound companion. The movie went on, movie towards it’s inevitable heart-wrenching ending, the pizza arriving and being eaten without a second thought from her. It wasn’t the worst thing she’d ever eaten, and she was too buy watching the movie to really care about the taste. Anything to stop the pain of her stomach eating itself was good enough for her.

Her focus, however, would soon be broken as she felt Aoi’s hand lightly graze her hand before they interlocked with each other, tearing her eyes away from the screen to look into Aois’ eyes. The look the clown girl was giving her, made Aoi blush slightly, but also kind of awoke something in her. That same impulsiveness that had started all of this pushed her forward once more. She saw the expectation in those eyes of hers, and they drew her in with a strange intensity. Before she was aware of what she was doing, she was locked in another lip-locking embrace with the clown girl, what ever happened after that falling into a black haze.



Akio woke up slowly, opening one golden eye to stare at the ceiling of her home.Home. . .still kinda weird to call it that She thought with a light chuckle before movie to her side to see Aoi’s sleeping form. With a grin on her face, Akio leaned into to give her a little wake up kiss, then looked down to see that Aoi had hogged all the blankets again, leaving Akio to lay on the bed naked as the day she was born. Once she realized how uncovered she was, she suddenly felt the cold permeating her system, sending a slight shiver up her spine.

“Come on, Aoi-chan, time to wake up and get dressed. We’ve got a mission to Suna today, so I hope you enjoyed last night, because we won’t be able to do that for at least the next 3 days.” She said with a smirk, before getting up and off the bed, walking with a slightly teasing saunter from the bed to the cabinet they shared, rummaging through it for a bit before she found her clothes, which she laid out carefully somewhere before she decided to get into the shower and wash-up quickly, not wanting the smell of last night’s “activities” to follow her for the rest of the day.

When she came out, Aoi should’ve been ready to jump in after she got out. If she wasn’t, she’d get a little zap from Akio to get her petite behind moving. While Aoi did whatever Aoi did to get ready, Akio began to get dressed, sliding on a pair of black panties, before putting on a matching sports bra. Before she continued, however, she took a moment to admire herself in the mirror. She followed the curves of her body, loving how toned and sexy she looked. The scars and the muscles did nothing to really take away from her body, in fact, she thinks they added to her charm more than anything else. It let people know that not only did she look good, she was dangerous as well . . .or at least it would if she ever let people other than Aoi see them. Akio was still not that hyped on showing off her body in anyway shape or form, not out of embarrassment but because she wanted to avoid being started at by perverts like Shin and Gin. Just the thought of those to idiots put a slight scowl on her face as she went back to getting dressed.

@Savato

Minutes later, she heard a boys verse "Oh fucking christ..." Gin appeared running up the hill towards him and she had flash backs of what happened between the two. She held a stance and then, up cutted the boy, before kicking and effectively, making tumble down the hill "FUCKING PERVERT!" she screamed and at him, before their other group member appeared and she blushed and shook her head "Um please don't call me a princess, I'm not anything like that at all, Chihiro or Hiro will be fine, alright?" She smiled and took the...girl? Guy? They're hand and shook it. "This is....really awkward, I don't want to ask because it's rude of course, but if it's a guy...they're kinda pretty and if he turns out to be a she...she's still pretty cute, this might be interesting after all..."

"It is quite nice to meet you Junshiro, but I'm going to call you Jun for short if you don't mind, which you wont, because I've already grown accustom to that so Jun it is..." she winked and crossed her arms, looking down the hill "HEY ASSHOLE, WHEN YOU COME INSIDE, COME TO THE BRIEFING ROOM WE HAVE, MOVE YOUR ASS!" she yelled slightly still mad, looking to Jun, she motioned for the...heshe to follow her "let's move along no? He can find his way, he's been to my house before, damn perv..." she said angrily towards the end and moved through the huge open gated door. Walking down the path, a guard looked at Jun and then to Chihiro "It's one of the two new squad members, Jun this is..." she looked at the guard and quickly made a nervous smile and laugh, putting a hand on the back of her head "oh no..."

"Just call me J, we've been over this..." he sighed and walked away "It's whatever, be safe on your Mission, Mistress Chihiro" he gave a small wave before rounding the corner. Chihiro walked them over to the sliding door of the briefing room and motion for Jun to enter, before walking in behind her. Leaving the door open for Gin, she tapped the main table in the middle of the room.

Shining white first, it pulled up a log in screen and she input a password, before it pulled up a number of different apps and notes to the side, pulling up a map app of the land, she opened a new map, one without notes and looked up to Jun "should be much easier to do everything with this rather then the normal paper way...now for your clothes...." she called out for a guard. "You know where we keep all the extra suit uniforms for you guys?" she looked and smiled at him dumb like.

"Mistress...are you kidding me? I thought you were in trouble god dammit..." he put a hand through his hair.

"Sorry I usually would ask Un-San, but he's on a mission as is my other Uncle, so...pretty please?" she gave a puppy dog eye'd face and he sighed.

"Yes, you need the extra's?" he crossed his arms. She nodded and he left, bringing back dozens of suits, along with another guard "Is that it Mistress?" she nodded and hugged him and he sighed again before him and the other guard left.

"Well that's out of the way, find one that fits you, changing room is over there, left one boys, right one is girls" Ill be here waiting. When Gin got into the room, she would tell him the same.

Passionate hands were currently passing out flyers to passerbys on Akimichi Avenue. Lend a hand, Take Flight, Be the Voice of Change, Conserve Tradition, Save the Aviary--these words were plastered in big letters on the flyers, followed by Meeting at the Konoha Aviary this evening at 7pm. Please be in attendance. Thank you. This was indeed the handy work of none other than young chunin activist and visionary, Yuna Hojo, who found it her personal mission to pacifistically protest the government's decision to close down Konoha's aviary building. With the steady climb in technological advancements, the aviary building has unfortunately found itself in a steady collapse of little to no use. What was once the main form of long distance communication via the usage of messenger birds such as hawkes, the rebuilt building(after its destruction during Pain's Invasion centuries ago) has since only been used on the rare occasion that someone happens to treasure traditional means of communication or simply has a preference for birds more than phones.

Yuna smiled warmly, bowing as she handed off another flyer. The pudgy old lady took it awkwardly and quickly scurried off. "See! People are interested in saving the Aviary just as much as we are". She handed off another flyer. "I guarantee we will have a much better turn out than last time." Her friend Paneru timidly passed out flyers along side her, though in the presence of so many strangers, he was overtly feeling nervous and anxious. "Well...you know I'm here because I want to help. But, lets be honest. No one really uses that Aviary anymore. We have computers and cellphones and stuff. And it's so old...". He hated to be pessimistic, but it was certainly true. "Sorry", he mumbled, handing out another flyer as he did so.

The girl pondered his words, but didn't give them too much thought. She knew what she was doing and she knew that by bringing people together in order to protest with her, the mission could be achieved. It just took a bit of optimism and tenacity. But they continued on--walking and passing, passing and walking. "But this is the Aviary we're talking about here. This building has been around long before we even existed. Honestly, its a traditional monument in my eyes. We can't certainly get rid of it just because it gets little use. We definitely don't want another Minamoru building to replace it do we?". Her voice was incredibly passionate, like it could encourage an army of crestfallen soldiers.

Paneru shivered at the name and shook his head in agreement. "I guess not. But I've got to return to the hospital now. My break is almost over". Yuna rolled her eyes and grinned. "Fine, leave me here. I prefer getting things done by myself anyways". The feminine looking boy bowed politely. "Sorry", he whispered, before suddenly leaping off towards the medical center.

Yuna sighed heavily. Ugh...why am I the only one who cares so much about these kinds of things? Her countenance was briefly pouty, but was quickly disrupted by the sudden appearance of a strange trench coat wearing gentlemen entering the boarded up Kiba & Son. A sudden curiosity washed over her as she nosely watched the man enter. But she wasn't the only one watching. Several bystanders were watching as well. It was so strange to see someone enter that abandoned building. It briefly made her think of the Aviary. "Why in the world did someone go inside there?", her mind questioned. This scenario was like a haunted house, one that she desperately wanted to traverse through. She crept a little closer, but paused as she watched a woman or man, she wasn't sure, exit the building and take off. She grinned. An adventure was surely to be had. She needed to quench her insatiable curiosity and ike a thriller novel, she loved a good mystery.

A stealthy and quick-footed animal form suddenly popped into her mind, but before she could act on her impulses, a strong hand grasped her shoulder. The figure was masked. It was an Anbu. "Yuna Hojo, please proceed immediately to the Hokage's Office for a Briefing on your mission. This is of urgent priority". Before she could even respond, the anbu vanished in a flash. Yuna opened her mouth awkwardly as if suddenly cut off or frazzled.

"Okay then...."

As he moved In for the embrace, he took quick notice to her stance and her eyes which showed nothing short of anger and he knew what was coming but due to the momentum that he had built up in the sprint there was no stopping the inevitable and his eyes went wide. "SHE'S STILL MAD!" He shrieked. For Gin, everything seemed to slow down as he managed to see a fist rocketing up to meet his jaw. He tried to lean back away from it but Chihiro knew him better then that. She must have compensated for his attempt to dodge her fist because contact was still made and with the momentum he had and the leverage that she gained with the strike, it was enough to effectively lift him off the ground. This was quickly followed by what he managed to assume was a spinning back kick aimed once again for his face. With no chance of succeeding in a defense he just closed his eyes and smiled. "You really are cute when your angry." With that her foot connected, her anger easily cracking his mask before sending him 4 feet over the slope before plummeting down 6 feet onto the slope and tumbling another 30+ feet to the entrance where the front guards were startled by the impact of his body hitting them before the three; Gin and the two guards slumped into a pile.

"Cute....Angry.....ehhh" He laid there for a minute to gather his thoughts before he flinched at her yelling. HEY ASSHOLE, WHEN YOU COME INSIDE, COME TO THE BRIEFING ROOM WE HAVE, MOVE YOUR ASS!" He put up a limp hand and weak wave before attempting to stand on his feet. He turned to see the door was cracked and begun to make his way back up the hill. "YOU LITTLE SHIT!" He stopped to see who said that before noticing that the guards were on their feet and looked rather...pissed. "SHIT!" He yelled before dashing once again up the hill. He manage to catch someone, possibly a maid begin to close the door and his eyes went wide. "DON'T CLOSE THE DO-" She had looked up to see who was yelling only to see a man with a bloody face and two guards chasing him before she screamed and slammed the door on his face which knocked him back into the guards in which case he was sent back down the hill with the guards again.

After finally getting back to his feet and a quick beating from the guards he was then escorted into the manor to the briefing room where he was tossed in with a thump, his face to the floor. This time he just raised his hand with a muffled "H-H-Here...ehhh"

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Takeshi mission was over, dumping Daiki's body at the hospital. He soon fell asleep in the park, despite being covered in debris and blood It would be a few hours until he woke up, by then the sun was already setting. As the boy slept peacefully, he felt something tugging at his cheek "Ngh....knock it of will you?"

"The Gypsy annoy who she wants, when she wants!" A familiar yet boisterous voice caused him to wake up with a jolt, the red sun was present as we shone of Momoi, who had disarmed herself "Yo, Green hair! Fancy meeting you here! Seems like you had a fight or something...you said a mission of something right?"

"Yeah, but i remember someone knocking me out, don't tell me he came out..." he muttered as he tasted his mouth "Blood, definitely related to him." Momoi was a confused look at him before looking around. "Oh right, I'm Takeshi Ruzuzaki, sorry for cutting you earlier today, there was this bitch and we had to follow her damn order, if Tsukiko wasn't such a whore for money-" his eye widened as he looked around quickly, fearing that she was in the area. "Thank goodness."

"Wow, your teacher really has you shaking in your shoes, huh?" the Gypsy giggled. Meanwhile Takeshi gave a drained and defeated grin.

"You don't know the have of it." standing up he realised that he was taller than her, then again: he was taller than the rest of his friends. "Well, i have to turn in early. I have...to go somewhere." he muttered the last part to himself. Momoi hummed a little before frowning "Something happen?"

"You did run of when i asked you to drink with me, do why not have a couple before night time grandpa?" she sneared as his yellow eyes stared down at her. "I'm just pulling your leg Takeshi~" she laughed while patting his shoulders "Just have a couple of drinks with me!" before the Green haired ninja could response, Momoi was already taking his arm and dragging him to god know where. "Just how old are you Momoi?"

"17."

"What, your a damn minor!"

"So? Never stopped me from drinking." she poked her tongue out "Come on already, i've got a good story to tell you about today!"
"........" Takeshi gave up as Momoi let him to the nearest bar. The rest of the night was them talking about their adventures that took place today. While Momoi was boasting about how she and her best friend took on a bunch of Mafia members. The Green haired Ninja sipped his sake and nodded politely at her story, as the night rolled on, It was evident that she was getting more intoxicated with each drink. Soon the bar was closing as being the man that he was (lol). He offered to walk the blonde haired girl home.

"Wazzzzz....you just wanna fuck me!" she slurred, her cheeks were rosy while she hicked. "I....don't mind...."

"No...I'm taking you home Momoi." Takeshi did not have a good night, watching her stumble and fall a couple of time made him release that he was not going home anytime soon with her falling down. Taking the girls wrist he quickly placed her on his back, giving her a piggyback ride. "Can you at least tell me where your home is?"

"Hehehe....." Momoi giggled as she leaned her head on his back. Rolling his eye Takeshi didn't have a choice "Alright then, my home it is then...." As the man walked into the darkness, back towards the CBD. His mind re-living the event that took place.

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"Sooo, you're really leaving the hidden leaf?" Sitting on his couch was Yang. Momoi was sleeping in his bed after she hurl the drinks inside her into the toilet. The green Haired ninja nodded as he folded his last set of clothes into his bag, along with the essential and money he needed.

"It has to be done, If i'm going to do what i needed to do, i need to leave the village, Ayame-taicho already knows about it." Takeshi zipped up his bad and plopped himself on the couch. He had replaced his clothes with new ones. "Could you do me a favour?"

"Depends." The blonde haired brawler drank her beer.

"Could you look after my Apartment, i don't know how long i'll be gone for." Yang spat out her drink and looked surprised.

"You want me to look...after this place?" Takeshi nodded "...Ok then...sure...I guess." the green haired ninja fished out his keys and threw it at her, the girl catching it with one hand. "Why? You hardly know me." she was a bit skeptical about this.

"You're right...but you're the only one i can trust...and it's not like you not a stranger here, you've slept at my place many times after the arcade." Takeshi looked at her "Just don't trash this place ok?"

"........I promise." Yang smiled softly "Thanks Takey." Another groan came from the room as Yang giggled "She's smashed as all fuck, Hard to believe she beaten me and the chick after me in the battalion."

"Her?" Takeshi looked at the location of the noise.

"Momoi Hiromoto Yasei, She's gone higher than anyone else." Taking another sip of her beer as placed in down on the table "Where are you going to go?"

"I dunno...but it has to be somewhere..."

"...Head to the Crimson State Island...if you talk to my master...she will teach you to become strong, If she could make me strong, then she can do wonders with you." She stretched her arms and sighed "I'm tired..."

"Same here....My bed is taken...thanks Yang....for everything." Takeshi smiled once more as he got himself comfortable on the couch. Yang did the same as the listen to Momoi's snore in the other room. The two chuckled before all of them fell asleep.

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Takeshi Ruzuzaki left early morning, saying goodbye to Yang. No one would know how long before Takeshi would come back. Listening to his friends words. he ventured to the Crimson Island and commenced training. The blonde haired girl would receive letters from him time to time, mainly because the island didn't believe in fancy technology. But from his letter, He was a changed man and was powerful thanks to his newly discovered Powers.

As much as he wanted to come back...he wouldn't

"Silly Takeshi....Master's course takes 15 years to complete." Yang smiled "It's only been two years."

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"The Text said to wait for further instructions..." Momoi frowned as she sat on top of pile of Knocked out Yakuza members near the warehouse, the place seemed deserted then the other days "I wonder if Yang has a free day...." Jumping of the pile of knocked out mafia members. Momi took out her phones and texted her friend while heading back to the village

>Woman, what's happening at your end? - The Gypsy.@AgentFallenSoul

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Yamato had woken up early - as always, really. He'd practiced his calligraphy - as always, really. He had done a few warm up routines - as always, really. But one thing he couldn't get over, was the fact that his new appartment was so much more empty than his old house, where he lived with his parents. Ever since he moved out, he found himself strapped for cash. His father, who was obviously a wealthy man, had offered to help him out but in the last two years, Yamato had gotten more prideful, a sort of adult pride. So he had declined, saying he'll furnish his own appartment with the money he earned as a jonin. Even against his father, Yamato was still prideful. And over the last two years, Reijo had become more tolerant of that, since it was something that came with the ages. Yamato no longer needed guidance at every turn, he was old enough to think for himself, as long as that thought remained within the sphere of Minamoru ideals.

There was little more than a dresser, a bed, a table with two chairs, and a kitchen area in the appartment. Well, ofcourse a shower, toilet and sink, but those were present almost everywhere. But it was enough for now. It was quiet, and Yamato could get used to that.. a difference from his parents' house, where Rei was always watching TV or calling her friends. With a sigh, he sat straight up again, coming up from doing a few pushups to get his morning started. He crossed his legs as he sat on the ground, looking at the wall for a brief moment and scratching behind his head, ultimately getting up and pulling his a-shirt over his head and throwing it on the bed. It was time to head out and do some groceries.

After approximately 30 minutes - it takes a long time to dress in a battle armor like he has - he walked outside of his appartment and closed and locked the door behind him. That was another thing he liked, Aoi was no longer breaching and entering his house every day now. He headed for the local store, but was rudely interrupted when a masked man suddenly appeared in front of him. Yamato remained largely unphased, as he got used to these random ANBU appearances rather quickly when he became a jonin. They seemed to be everywhere, something he didn't notice before. “Tsk... yes, Fox-face, what do you want from me this time.” he said to the ANBU, who had a fox faced mask. The quick nickname caught the ANBU off guard but, he wouldn't be an ANBU if he didn't have quick wits. “Your presence is requested at the Hokage's office.” Yamato shook his head and looked at the plastic bag in his hand. He then threw the plastic bag at the ANBU, before jumping in the direction of the Hokage's office. “Sure thing, you go do some groceries for me. I want to eat pasta tonight, so get everything for that. Baka.” It was a bit weird that he got mad at the ANBU for doing his job, but then again the Hokage wasn't here to be cussed at.. the ANBU would serve as a good replacement.

Upon arrival he would head inside, directly to the man's office itself. Inside, he noticed the Hokage, but also Sentou and Shin. What are those two dweebs doing here.. “This better not be the introduction of a meeting where the Hokage decides to make me work with you two..” he said to them, immediately showing that adulthood didn't pull him out of the rudeness he had. His words were a bit calmer however, and he was no longer balling up his fists everytime he felt angry. He walked up to a corner and just leaned against it, crossing his arms, and leaning his head against the wall. What did the baka-hokage have to say this time..

After the meeting was concluded, Yamato simply walked outside and decided to wait in front of the Hokages' office. It'd be a big mess if they all wanted to meet their team right in the office, so he figured the best place was to meet right outside. Sentou, Jaakuna, and some newbie called Yuna.. what a shit team. Guess that's why the Hokage gave him the team - so Yamato could carry the load on his own.

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As luck would have it for Rei, she was summoned on this day too. Without knowing it, she'd be in the same squadron as Yamato, her brother. She quickly walked over to her home, as she had to change into her combat ready outfit. On the way she saw some familiar, friendly faces, but sadly didn't have the time to stop and have a chat. Upon arrival at home she changed into her combat uniform, consisting of a sports type, black crop top, her blue vest, and a black set of leggings with fashionable holes in them. An expensive outfit, considering the brands on them. But Rei didn't worry about that too much. When she was all done she finished up by grabbing her forehead protector and putting it on, tying it under her hair at the back. It kind of resembled Sakura Haruno's hairdo at her younger years, but Rei wouldn't know that.

She finally headed out after about an hour of dressing up, because ofcourse makeup had to be applied too. It took her 30 minutes more to finally arrive, but luckily the Hokage seemed to have waited for everyone to arrive and she was, in fact, not the last one there. After the introductions to the mission, which didn't give much info at all in fact, she heard she was in a team with Daiki, and their team was going to be working with Yamato. That was kind of exciting! However she knew that Daiki and Yamato didn't really get along.. she'd have to try her best to make sure things worked out alright. As soon as the mission briefings were over she would walk to Daiki and wave at him, before speaking up. “Hii, Daiki-senpai! How are you today? Are you excited about the mission?”

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Saburo had woken a bit later than usual, wanting to sleep in a bit after yesterdays meeting with some old friends of the 11th corps in a local restaurant that was supposedly was Naruto's favorite. Ichiraku ramen, it was called.. it was an interesting place. But he got a bit of a headache due to the sake they drank, since Saburo was sort of a lightweight. He just hoped that he didn't cause any ruckus.. “I.. can't complain.. it's my own fault..” he said as he slowly leaned up in bed and rubbed his forehead. Ugh, it hurt like a kunai had been stabbed into his head. Though that was probably a bit more lethal. Actually, it wasn't probably.. it simply was.

He got up slowly and then did a few jumps to wake himself up. After that he walked into his bathroom, where he put the plug in the sink and filled it up. After that was fully filled up he simply grabbed the sinks edges, and pushed his head into the water completely. He went in, still sleepy, but came out fully awakened. “Water is such a useful tool.” he said while grabbing a towel and rubbing his hair dry. Water was useful. It was also annoying when you got wet.

After he did his morning routine, such as having breakfast and freshly made orange juice, he walked outside to figure out what to do today. He had no mission planned for this day and expected to have a day off, atleast, until an ANBU showed up. His presence was long known before the ANBU even arrived, showcasing Saburo's expert knowledge on these matters that he learned in the 11th corps. He was told to go to the Hokages' office and so he did. He walked in, got the briefing, and linked up with Tsukiko right after that.

“Good morning Tsukiko-sama, I hope the Sage of the Six Paths has blessed your day today, and if he hasn't then I hope he will do so later in the course of the day! I hope we will end this mission succesfully although I don't doubt for a moment you could handle a mission like this on your own, as you are quite skilled!” he said with extase, trying to ignore the banging headache he had at this point. He tried to recall the facts that he knew about Tsukiko, since he had been spying on her regularily when he was still in the 11th corps. After all, maybe the Hokage liked Tsukiko, she was still a wild child when she first arrived, and was easy to spy on at that point in time. Now, not so much anymore. But if he recalled correctly Tsukiko was a bit ego-centered, and probably liked gifts and compliments because of that. Saburo's hand went behind his back and he then pulled out a small box of chocolates. It was a bit weird for a chunin to give gifts to a jonin for no reason, but Saburo was weird. The fact that it was even more weird as he was a young, 18 year old boy, and she was an... older woman.. that went by him completely. “Please accept these chocolates from me, as a gift! I hope we can work together well in this mission and according to the book I am reading, 'Social Values in a Shinobi World', chocolates are a great present from men to women! Enjoy!”

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Sentou Uchiha. From bob and bangs to long flowing lady like hairstyle. From tech junkie and jack of all trades of winning various competitions for her own personal gain is now an advocate of justice, as expected from her family but guts and love is what made her become what she is today, bitter work made her achieve her goals through and through. Two and half years have past, indeed. The young Uchiha is no longer a hatching from the nest but an eagle that soars in the sky with wings of freedom wide openly. Even her body have changed drastically, who knew Sentou Uchiha would be a well endowed lady and buxom! The young lady is now 17 years old and soon to be 18 years old on the 11th of November, she is now an adult.

After seeing Yamato's display. She laughed afterwards on how such foul mouth is blissful, "Mr. I'm better than you and his Godly complex still hasn't changed one bit, let's give him some sanction shall we?." What she had said is directed to Shin and said to him that they'll wait for the others, patiently as much as she wanted to get this mission rolling. She continues to talk with Shin. "You know, I'm not surprised but if he's hearing us. His foul mouth of his can get him arrested." She went out for a while, signalling with her body language that Shin should follow too. Sentou speaks up to Yamato with full confidence and grabbed his hand tight like a tiger. "Yeah, we're working with you alright but needless to say, you haven't changed one bit though you're off the hook for now and just because you're the Captain, doesn't mean we'll take orders from you, after all we're in a higher plane of authority. Let me tell you some conversation tips with cops. Utter any crap again with that foul mouth of yours you will be arrested and anything you say will be used against you." After a brief warning from Sentou, the intense atmosphere around them and lets go of the young man's arm. "Just kidding." She smiled. "Old habits don't die, don't they?" Little does she know that she stripped off of her clothes unconsciously which is as fast as lightning, not surprising and the irony of attempting to show her authority as a police and maturity as an adult fails with her moment killer of stripping.