[center][img]http://i.imgur.com/Q8w7Daw.png[/img] [h2][color=red] D A I K I[/color][/h2][/center] [hr] [b]A[/b] blur to the ordinary below him, Daiki flashed from rooftop to rooftop. Without him realizing when, Yamato had closed the distance, a medical ninja in tow. Daiki glanced at her before returning back forwards. She was the one that had helped that small kid out at the assembly. From what he had seen she good, special even. It was smart on Yamato's part to bring her along. [b]O[/b]nce they caught up with Aoi's squadron, Daiki looked ahead, beyond the streaming attacks and exploding chaos that followed the hooded figure. He couldn't quite make out what was going on but it looked to him that she was after the Hokage. If not him, then something he had. Information perhaps? Either way, he wouldn't sully the loyalty forged by the Naito by allowing Zeno to die. [b]R[/b]eaching into his flak jacket, he pulled out Anemone's scroll and summoned the sharp broadsword to his hand. Yamato's voice reached through the sound of space and time warping to summon the blade. Daiki took a moment to think before responding. [color=red] [b] “I[/b]t doesn't seem that way. The culprit attacks the Hokage during the assembly … where all the ninja are present?”[/color] He lowered his eyes and tensed his jaw, wondering if he should reveal his own thoughts. [color=red] [b] “T[/b]his doesn't add up. The cloak [i]could[/i] be stupid and have a vendetta against the Hokage but I doubt it. I think this is more likely, he's risking a fatal situation to provide cover. Yea, that seems possible to me.”[/color] He lept harshly from the ground, flowing through the air before landing into a dash again. [color=red] [b] “D[/b]oesn't really matter though. As ninja, we protect our Hokage.”[/color] [b]H[/b]e landed with a muted thump, silently halting. The air was clear, the area tense. Daiki had a shaky feeling in his gut; something was odd, not quite right. His golden eyes grew dark before swirling with the sharingan. Chakra became clear, things that was once hidden became possible to track. When he caught the slightest clue of the cloak attacking from behind the Kage, he dashed off to meet it. A second, if not more before Yamato barked his name. [b]A[/b] audible growl ripped from his throat as he pulled back Anemone and chucked it to meet the assailant's next steps. The sharingan in his eyes glowed crimson, flaring to life like neon lights when paired with his speed. [hr] [center][img]http://i.imgur.com/ZSBMEK8.png[/img] [h2][color=orange] G I I C H I[/color][/h2][/center] [hr] [b]G[/b]iichi's world was flipped before he could get most of his sentence out. The pain of his back hitting the floor was only visible through obviously shocked eyes, and though perfectly fine, it was fear and instinct that took over a second later. Quicker than he could imagine, his hands came up to his face, palm upwards as he wailed out. [color=orange] [b] “W-[/b]Wait … Reiha- Rei-chan!”[/color] His hand clenched around whatever limb she threw towards him, blocking it. Even still, the strength she threw into it sent his hand into his nose. He staid on the ground, dazed by her blow and sudden change. It appeared often over the years but only once or twice on him. He smiled to himself, seeing her porcelain hand reach out towards him. [b]G[/b]iichi dusted off the back of his flak-jacket, feeling the sting in his palms each time. [color=orange] [b] “I[/b]mpressive as always, I see.”[/color] he complimented before joining Reihana. He took small glances at her when they weren't conversing and stared, somewhat lost, when they were. Not even the list of names were a quiet zone to him. He was sure he wouldn't be apart of it, that he'd stay in the village. So when the beginnings of his name echoed, no, stuttered in the Hokage's voice; Giichi straightened in surprise, inching forward with utter stupor. [b]B[/b]ut then things turned sour, really sour. Giichi's brows furrowed as the crowd grew wild. He looked for Reihana and staid close to her, more for her safety than his own. It wasn't hard with her snow white hair fluttering about to keep gravitated to her. [color=orange] [b] “R[/b]ight behind you, Rei-chan.”[/color] He said, overtaking her shortly before syncing his dash with hers. The older ninjas were concerned with the Hokage but honestly, all he wanted to do was protect who he could.