"You weren't assigned a team either? Phew, I thought it was just me!" Aiko sighed, relieved. She listened to the boy babble on, not entirely sure about what was going on before he dashed off, leaving a trail of dust in his wake. Aiko waved the dirt out of her face and watched him run through the gate. "Seeya Uchiha-san!" she called after him, slightly confused.

Then what he said clicked in Aiko's head - he was going to train with a Tokubetsu Jōnin! Ekirei Kokai, a teacher at the Academy. If Kota went to train with him, he would surely become better. Aiko's competitive instincts immediately kicked in - she couldn't let the Uchiha boy surpass her. Her general ninjutsu was excellent, but taijutsu was falling behind and Aiko had no clue how to use any other weapon other than a kunai. Now was the time to learn, she decided. But who could help her?

"What about Uchiha Ria?" Aiko thought, remembering one of the possible Jōnin sensei from the Academy. But her skill lay in Fire-Release ninjutsu and what help was that to a user of Wind and Earth? The kunoichi scratched her head, frustrated. She didn't have a choice. She needed someone to teach her and Ria was the only option. "This will have to work somehow," Aiko mumbled, beginning to head towards the Hokage residence.

Kota stopped running after finally reaching the Training Grounds, his breathing heavy due to his constant sprinting. "I'm here Kokai-Sensei!" He called out and waited for a response. He tucked his hands into his pockets, trying to catch his breath. The whole reason why Kota asked the Tokubetsu for Wind Release training was because of Kota's weakness of Wind Release. All he had known was Fire Release, but he wanted to know more... he felt the need to show that he wasn't weak, due to his personality difference from other Uchiha. In some cases, he wanted to show that even his Fire Release was just as deadly as Ria Uchiha's, an S-Rank Kunochi who'm he admired for her adaptability with Fire Ninjutsu. However, the one Uchiha he had admired the most was Oda Uchiha, the current Hokage.

Shira Aburame
After watching the samurai leave Shira quickly ran up to her squad and bowed. "I'm so so very sorry please forgive me! This is just my s-second time seeing the Jinchuuriki and I just wanted to look like I could handle myself, but I now understand what you all meant... I apologize!" She said. She then took notice to the new girl. She stood up and was curious on her. "Something seems... odd..." She thought to herself.
Oda Uchiha
Oda sat there doing some paper work when he heard a bird tapping on the window. He opened the door and took the note. He let the bird go and sat back down reading the note. "Oh is that so? Hmp you did a great job as usual... this is great info to hear." He thought to himself. He laughed a bit then continued to do work for the day until something pops up.

"But, little Jinchuriki, how do you know the ANBU truly let you go?" She would ask, walking into the room as if she belonged there, "If I were in charge of a potential Jinchuriki, I'd let him run off, thinking he was free, in a half beaten state so that, perchance, someone would place a wonderful weapon inside his body. A weapon that would crawl itself way back into the loving embrace of its cold, dead, mother," A cool chuckle came from the woman as she spoke about something she knew about this boy that others may not. Wanted ninja, especially those that knew secrets and could take down ANBU, were quite popular in the realm of classified information sharing. "Maybe, just maybe, the ANBU of Konoha had bigger plans for you than you realize. Shouldn't think so little about ninja,"

"I was hunted for weeks after leaving. I fought my way past both ANBU and hunter-nin. Do you really think they let me go for some reason?" He said quietly as his blood began to boil.

Kai narrowed his eyes and his hand went down to his kunai knives as some sort of strange woman began an unprovoked attack on Daisuke after entering the room. "Lady, you don't know anything about me. I may have been left for dead but I made sure that those who did so left with scars of their own." he snarled as he pulled the Kunai knives from their holster and threw them at the seemingly insane woman and than made a series of hand-signs.

"Earth Release: Shadow clone jutsu!" He shouted as a clone began to form out of the stone beneath them." He turned to Daisuke and smiled a fearsome smile. "Need any help with this one? I'd be more than willing to help you take her down.

Kokai Ekirei lay amongst the branches of a tree in the forest of Hi no Kuni, eating a banana as he contemplated the training session. Why did I agree to teach him? I don't need anymore work on my plate, so why didn't I just walk away? Kokai shrugged and tossed his peel away from him. It was that chakra. It was the strongest I had ever seen from a boy like him. There was that other signiture watching from the window, but that could have been anybody; Konoha is filled with strong Shinobi. No, there was more to this boy.

As Ekirei went to grab another banana from the bunch he had brought with him, he heard heavy breathing below him. "I'm here Kokai-Sensei!", shouted a voice from below him. Well, thought Kokai, I guess this is my cue.

Grabbing the bananas with his left hand, Kokai swung his legs over the branch he had been lazing on. Pushing off, he fell down to the forest floor. Landing on his feet with a thud, Kokai immediately regretted his choice of entrance. However, he had to make an impression with the boy, and merely nodded at the boy.

"I see you have taken up my offer, Kota-kun. I am glad for it." Placing the bananas on the ground, Kokai looked around the Training Ground. It was a relatively clear spot of land, a flat-grassy plain around the length of a football field. He had landed on the perimeter of the area, so he walked over to lean by the tree he had been sitting in. Motioning to Kota to come sit by him, Kokai began his test.

"First, Kota, you must answer a question." Looking out over the plain, Kokai continued. "For everyone, there is a reason for life. A goal. Something that picks you up out of bed in the morning." Now, Kokai looked at Kota. "But there are some who do not see their dream become a reality. I have a dream, and I have killed dozens of others with dreams just like mine. And, if need be, I will die for my dream."

Kokai held his gaze on Kota, studying the boy. "Tell me, Kota. What is your dream?"

Listening to Kokai words frightened Kota a little, the very imagination of a goal began to make him nervous. He had never thought of a goal ever since he joined the Academy and he still do not have one. He sat in front of Kokai in silence, thinking to himself quietly. Then he knew. It was always in his head, the very goal he never knew, it was always there, ever since he was kidnapped by Republic shinobi in his Academy days....the very event that had changed him. He stood up, his hands balled up into a fist. "My goal....it's not to become Hokage. Nor' is my goal for the destruction of the Republic. My goal is to become the strongest Shinobi in the world and stop this war....and I'm going to see it through!" He smiled, with a burning rage in his eyes. It seemed as if you looked into his eyes, you would have seen the very things he had in his past.

Kokai listened to the boy, studying his reaction closely. "My goal," started Kota, "Isn't to become Hokage. Nor is my goal for the destruction of the Republic. My goal is to become the strongest Shinobi in the world and stop this war....and I'm going to see it through!" Kota smiled, very passionate about his dream.

Kokai again watched Kota, analyzing his answer. "You say you wish to become not stronger, but the strongest, and stop the war with the Shinobi Republic." 'Surprising,' Kokai thought to himself. 'Not what I would expect from an Uchiha.'

Pushing himself away from the tree, Kokai walked towards the center of the Training Ground. The breeze was calm and slow, but that would surely change soon. "Come, sit before me, Kota-kun. Before we start, I must ask if you have any questions." Kokai crossed his arms, and waited for what the boy would say.

~Kii~

Kii wasn't really in the speaking mood either, but it wasn't because he was holding anything against Shira. He just felt he'd already overstepped his boundaries and been too much of a handful for both his teammates already. As the summit came to its quick end and everyone started to disperse a woman appeared inside and started...Attacking? Kii looked at Ryou a moment, a mix of emotions, but without a word Shira just apologized? Kii looked at her, a bit surprised. His blinked a few times, wordlessly watching her as her attention waivered from Kii and Ryou to the intruder...Or was that the wrong description?

The woman, who ever she was, seemed to recognize the two boys that she was dealing with. Though, even if she didn't, Kii really didn't care. Kii didn't know those Jinchuriki and he didn't care for them to the point that he would go out of his way to get injured for them. They weren't his problem. So long as that woman wasn't targeting Shira then there weren't any problems to be had. Kii didn't know or trust the others in this room. Ryou and Shira were the most important lives in this Summit and, even if one of those other ninja were to die right now Kii wouldn't flinch. They were not important to him.

"We should go," Kii would say, looking at Ryou. He'd slowly direct his attention at Shira, "It's ok. You are right. I was talking too much," Kii said, his expression softening a little. There was a slight hint of a grin, but that vanished instantly. It was hard to be at ease when three ninja were fighting...Over...Whatever it was that they were fighting about? Something about some personal issues between quite a few of the ninja in here. "Not our fight. Besides...We should try and prepare." For the S-Rank mission that Ryou and Kii would be tagging along after Shira.

From A-Rank to S-Rank.
So far, the weight hadn't sank in on Kii just yet. Oh no. Not yet. But, in time, he'd come to realize the severity of this mission and how his survival rate was slowly, but surely, dwindling.

Ryou let out a sigh of relief as the meeting was concluded. He felt that as soon as they left this meeting, they all could relax a little. The man was suggesting they take a headband? That... really didn't make sense, but Ryou would take one just in case. He looked back towards his teammate. "We probably shouldn't wear them unless we have to. If we pretend to be citizens, we'll probably blend in easier." Ryou suggested to his teammates. Surely, Konoha had tons of citizens and a lesser population of ninja. Pretending to be ninja, especially without documentation, would probably be a lot more difficult than pretending to be an easily forgettable, everyday citizen. Ryou walked up and snagged himself a Konoha forehead protector- just in case something happened.

Smiling, Ryou nodded. He couldn't exactly emphasize with her, but he'd like to think he knew what it felt like not to what to look weak in front of others. Ryou dealt with various family reunions in Kirigakur and, well, it was kinda difficult to be surrounded by people who could do exactly what you could... only better. Ryou followed Kii's gaze to the intruder. He hesitated as Kii suggested that they leave. What if those people were in trouble..? But there were adults here, better equipped for this kind of situation. Ryou nodded. Shira and Kii's safety was more important than Ryou's concern for strangers. "Yeah, that's probably for the best."

Ryou would begin to leave the meeting place and, once they were far enough away, Ryou turned to Shira and Kii. "Should we go back home first?" He questioned. They definitely decided much more supplies if they were going to be at Konoha for an extended stay. Besides, he needed to explain enough of the situation to his parents that they wouldn't be in danger but enough to know... Well, Ryou didn't want to ponder over what exactly could happen to them in Konoha. Something like Shira's bugs being infected or Kii being denoted or... Konoha's water supply being poisoned. And, seriously, Ryou wasn't too sure that all the Konoha ninja weren't just clones of the Hokage or brainwashed Robot Ninja.

"Farewell then, Oda." Disappearing like the wind, Ria's body turned into a flock of butterflies and sakura leaves appeared again to mark her leave, laughing seductively at the same time, "I'll be on my way and back in an instant." After leaving she appeared in the streets of Konoha, observing what's around her, Ria didn't like the way Konoha has been acting lately as well as Oda's reign, it was something uncanny coming from an Uchiha like her but whatever it is, Ria is one of the Hokage's best shinobi. Ria take a walk and walk, "I might as well go to the hotsprings and relax after my work. Kuchiyose!." Ria summoned an archive of ninja data book, inside the book were ninja cards about the Genin and whatever information, she sits down in a rooftop. "Uchiha Kota. This kid, there's no mistake that he is a gifted Ninja and one of the chosen few during the Genin promotion test. He has shown potential in fire jutsu and it's no surprise having the Rasengan at such age, furthermore it is a big achievement being 'that'. Aside from talent, he lacks sociability and is feeble in mind by being born in this generation. He needs polishing like a golden egg that was once wet and yet to be purify. With social skills and values, Kota would be a good shinobi by not only skill but the ones that is admire by people and someone to look up too as an encouragement." Ria snaps her fingers and the card goes back to the book.

"Next. Uzumaki Aiko, just like Kota, she has the Rasengan which is expected from her bloodline, she may lack in skill but her charisma and attitude are what makes her good as Kunoichi also to brightening up the gloominess of her surroundings, I actually like her. I've tasted her Mother's cooking and they say gals like her brightens up the mood. She displays a good skill in wind and the other in fire. Ah, those two kids, the new generations surpasses the previous ones." Ria said in an optimist manner.

"O-d-a." Ria makes seductive sounds again, "Ahn~ ahn~//... they say that birds with the same feather flocks together, choosing me or yourself as their Sensei says it all, hahhn~." Crossing her legs, we see a good reveal of her beautiful legs, her position is already seducing enough. After that, she summons another card, this was like no other card, "Shiraiyu Shyzu. This kid is a reminiscence of Yakushi Kabuto and Yakushi Nono, his background says it all too and he exactly looks like Kabuto. I too possess medical ninjutsu. Oda, you really are a sneaky bastard for leading me into these kids that bares the same talent and similarities that our ancestors have and we have." After that Ria left the rooftop and jumped down, "Kuchiyose no jutsu!." She summoned a big butterfly that she could use for transportation.

"Yuki-chan! it's good to see you again." Ria greeted the boss butterfly, her summon was a bit angry, "Find who am I looking for." The butterfly agreed and sensed the targets and puts Ria in the training grounds. Upon her arrival, she saw Ekirei with Kota, "Sorry to crash the party fellas."

Sharaiyu walked and walked but couldn't even find himself to get out of the village. "First, I can't find my sensei, second, I can't find my way out of the village, what's next? Am I gonna need glasses? Gosh I can't believe this crap. 'Go to the academy' they said. 'It would be great' they said. Sometimes I just punch people in the nose." Sharaiyu said as he turned a corner but only ended up smacking into Aiko. After he fell to the ground he looked to see who he bumped into. "Sorry about that. I'm kinda lost and I'm not really having a good day."

Marashi walked and looked to the sky. "Over one hundred years since the war. I have waited, watching everything that has happened. My knowledge and experience is my ally. Thinking of the slightest miscalculations in my plan. I won't screw up. I can't screw up." Marashi looked into all the things his eyes recorded. Seeing scenes of the war, seeing his kind used and sent to the slaughter. "I will destroy the villages for it all but for now...I must wait. I'll get to it one day." Marashi said as he continued to walk. All he had to do for now was to wait for the right time for his next task.

Shira Aburame
Shira looked at their teammates. they were right after all, but never hurts to be careful. "Secret Technique: Insect Gathering!" She thought as she put her hands on the wall insects collected around her hand. "Spy on the incident while we're gone!"" She told the insects in a whisper then continued traveling with her squad. "I apologize again for any inconvenience I've caused..." She said to her squad while they headed back to Iwagakure. Once they arrived Shira stood in front of the Squad. "I... I'm going take y'alls advice actually plan this mission since this is our first S-Ranked mission. I'm not usually the type to plan so I need your guys help on planning this mission!" She said holding her hands and tilting her head grinning.

Oda Uchiha
Oda, while doing the last bits of paperwork, wrote a note and called back a pigeon. He tied a note to it and the bird flew off. Once doing so the Hokage stood up and looked back out his window. "Soon... I'll be able to protect everybody from this Republic..." He said to himself watching the sun starting to set.

Daisuke wished he could simply encase his whole body in an enormous amount of chakra-coated and and hope that'd hid him from the whole world for at least three hours. Or until a certain kunoichi left this room. He had a genuine fear of her; her presence itself was enough to make the boy nervous, unusually so. She brought him an incomprehensible feeling; fear, excitement, adrenaline. Fear was predominant, however, since she always attempted to harm or perhaps even kill him. Always. Even in here, in this place, where an attack could lead to something much bigger, she did not hesitate; the chakra draining chains were aimed at him, and wasn't it for the living powerful beast inside of him which automatically brought the chakra-sand out of the gourd in his back and moved it around him, forming a powerful defense, they'd certainly wrap around him in a cruel and bloody mess.

Though, that wasn't enough to keep them away; they ate the chakra away, which didn't meant the sand disappeared, though, it was sand after all. It however, weakened it severely so and Daisuke had to actually put effort into controlling it. The fearsome blonde-beauty - which was a title Daisuke always thought to fit well for that woman, started to speak and Daisuke relaxed enough to allow his sand to float back into the gourd, his pale blue eyes following her movements, paying attention both at what she said and her moves. If she didn't had such... strange or psychotic personality, she'd certainly make a good girlfriend. I mean, look at her body, woah, those th- Wait, the hell you're thinking about Daisuke? Shrugging the unorthodox thoughts off, the boy took a step back... Just before being pulled into a hug. One which made him feel terribly uncomfortable.

He had mixed feelings about being this close to her. Part of him wanted to just rest there, against her... curves and relax, while the other part of him truly desired to reach over for a kunai and impale her in a certain-death point. But he did neither of those, though, the boy pushed himself off and took a few steps away from her, grunting in disapproval. Luckily for him, he had a resourceful chakra-pool, obviously due to what was sealed within him; a tailed beast. Still, he always had to be careful around her, passing out of exhaustion due to having your chakra simply drained by a psychopath wasn't exactly something he'd like to go through. Even if he was certain that it'd happen, sooner or later. Which was why this mission was actually good; finally an opportunity to get away from someone with these socializing problems. Or not.

Daisuke swallowed his own saliva, gulping. Frowning. His cheeks reddened, deeply, his whole face changed from the 'not-so-amused' to 'shameful-and-disgraceful' one.
"I'd be quite glad if you didn't speak things like that so openly, sensei." Argh, how he wanted to crush her under his sand, with such strength that her bones- Damn! The gourd on his back exploded. Not literally; it was just sand, after all; and the gourd itself was made of sand. The powerful chakra-coated sand moved around him, forming five thin tendrils which quickly wrapped around each of the chains. It'd probably drain the chakra, but at least, it kept them from reaching the boy. For now.
Some sweat formed over the genin's forehead, his breathing becoming slightly heavier than before, but just slightly. His previously exhausted looking eyes now looked more vivid; in fact, the boy himself looked better, alive, vivid; it wasn't as if he was a walking zombie with no determination anymore.

Tilting his head towards the other jinchuuriki, who had offered help, he smiled sweetly.

"It's not necessary, trust me. I've handed her a lot of times, already." Not... exactly, Daisuke. But still, he wanted to look superior, too. It'd be something good for his ego and self-confidence.

~Saiyaka~

The heavy clang of metal echoe'd off the walls of the room as the kunai that were thrown by Kai were smashed away intensly by those chakra chains. One of which, aimed with almost inhuman precision, was reflected directly back at Kai aiming for his left leg.

"Really, getting all serious over a joke?" She chuckled dryly as she looked over at Kai a moment, watching him create an Earth clone. She had said that she could possibly be lying. She wasn't, but she wasn't entirely serious either. She was hardly ever truly serious...Espeically with strangers. She did know quite a bit about that ninja though. More than the other Jinchuriki, whom she knew nothing about at all. Well...Aside from her precious little Daisuke.

She redirected her attention back to Daisuke, an elated smile unable to escape, "Oh? 'Handled her a lot of times'? And I was the one being inappropiate?" Giggling, with an almost innocent edge, Saiyaka turned her hand as the sand started to engulf her chains. With great strenght and an abominable will, Saiyaka's chains started to muscle their way out of the grip of the strong, powerful sand. They started to coil around the tendrils, trapping them in a spiral of chakra produced metal, and began to seal the sandy ninjutsu in place as they snaked their forms towards Daisuke.

"How do you handle me, Daisuke?" She inquired, stilly playing with his choise of words, "Do you force your way with me? Pin me down to the ground with your strong arms?" She'd ask, motioning her head to Kai, "I guess you could tag team me? Two men against one woman...I don't stand a chance. I wonder though, who gets first go?" She'd ask, bearling holding back a short, reserved laugh.

It wasn't long that, meeting Daisuke's gaze, she found herself unable to contain herself. She'd laugh, outloud, and even double over and place a small, delicate hand on her tummy. The chains would dissipate, slowly, and the room would become clear of the life threatening little weapons. She was hardly being serious at all. Fun. Despite that the two, young ninja here assuredly wanted nothing more than to tear her apart and break every bone in her arrogant body, she didn't mind. They were hardly threatening to her.

"So, are you going to seriously do it, Daisuke? Tread right into Konohagakure?" It was fair assumption to figure that she knew about the meeting. In fact, it was typically a good idea for Daisuke to just assume that she already knew everything. She was that sort of know-it-all that loved to show off that she knew-it-all. There were times during his tutolage in which Daisuke probably thought she could read his thoughts.

~Kii~
"It's alright," Kii would say, nodding. "It is really ok," He would stress, likely they'd went over it time and time again by now. "That's right. We need to plan accordingly. We won't just be able to walk into Konoha and pretend to be normal people or ninja. We need a plan, a system, and a back up plan. We also need to figure out what we are going to do once we get in. We have to be careful. The slightest mistake could get us in huge trouble." Kii was cautious and paranoid and, when making a plan like this, his personality would be highly useful.

Kii would look at his teammates, wondering what they thought on this, "We should also...Make sure we don't leave with any loose ends or regrets." He let the weight of that settle. They could die on this mission. They could be captured, tortured, and Ryou and Kii could be exploited for their Kekkei Genkai. They had to be very careful, but they couldn't plan for everything. There was the possibility that it could all end with this one mission. And, should that arise, they, young little Genin, would have to be ready to accept their deaths.

"Once we figure how we will get in, who we will get information, and build a back-up plan then we will be able to safely go to the Leaf village. I'm gonna go to the orphanage to see my friends too. I want to make sure they know I'm leaving. Maybe I'll be able to think of some good plan at that point. If not, I guess we will go with what we think of first."

Ryou smiled. Shira was going to make a plan. And, he was sure with all of them working together especially Kii, that they might be able to leave Konoha with both useful information and their lives. "You're right." Because Kii was typically always right. Shira was always a bit impulsive and Ryou a bit too gullible... So, Ryou had to trust that Kii with things like thinking. "We could always try to find an inn to stay at?" Ryou offered. "You know, not like one of those fancy ones but those really shady ones that are always in horror books?" If they went into a shady motel there was always the possibility of zombies, but... Honestly, shadier inn didn't really ask a lot of questions as long as they got their money. Well, that's how it usually worked on television and in books. So, Ryou was just hoping it applied to real life ninja situations.

Loose ends. Regrets. Ryou instantly paled, before nervously slapping Kii's arm. "Haha. You're acting as if we're going to-" And that was exactly what Ryou had been trying to avoid. What if he was killed? His parents would probably go find some kid from an orphanage and make them pretend to be Ryou or keep his corpse in a freezer and try to reanimate him or something. Removing his hand from Kii, Ryou took a small breath. "We'll probably need a system to send Konoha information." He suggested because, if they were captured or worse, all the information they had learned would be useless.

As Kii mentioned going to the orphanage, Ryou nodded. "Yeah, I should probably let my parents know I'll be on a mission for awhile. Make them promise not to make an alter or something creepy." Or move around his zombie collection. They each had their own special spot in his room; he didn't care if his mom just thought it was a mess! "So, meet back here in an hour?" Ryou asked before heading off to his house.

Shira Aburame
Shira grinned. Finally she was doing a mission properly. "Yeah... I can do that! be here in an hour as such..." She said. She then flew down to her house with the help of Chomei's wings. She then walks in and her parents ran right up to her hugging her. "I'm, I mean we are so glad you're here! How have your missions been? Is Kii and Ryou well? I'm sure you guys had a blast without us telling you what to do! Haha" Her mom said giving a barrage of questions towards Shira. Shira's dad then comes downstairs to see her home. "Shira, how come you haven't learned your chakra releases? There is more to being a ninja then just using your families signature..." Shira's dad said to her in a irritated tone. Shira stepped forward. "I'm sorry father, I ju-" She was interrupted by a slap by her father. "I expected more out of my only child, and a jinchuuriki... You are to not leave this house until you learn one justu of the each release you have, which I know by heart is Earth and Wind!" Her father said in a more angered tone. Shira's mom put her hands over mouth as she gasped. Shira stood back up fighting back the tears cause she would know that if a single tear was showed she would be slapped once again. After she managed to calm down a little bit she started to talk. "I... just came to say that I was going to be on a S-Ranked mission and I might not return, and regardless on what you do I will be doing this mission..." Shira said to her parents. Both her parents looked at each other then her. Shira's mom walked up and hugged her. "I hope you return safely, here..." She said before heading to the garage to get a box and back to Shira and gave her the box. "This has a current Map to the Hidden Leaf and in the Hidden Leaf... There are three Chunin outfits. Two Female and One Male. If you just cut and sow one of the females it would pretty much look like a male. A guide on how to shop there, and my transcripts on moving to Iwagakure. Luckily the writing is faint due to age so you can try to make your own Transcripts of the Leaf so you won't get caught. Please be safe hun!" She said kissing Shira on her forehead. "Hmp..." Shira's dad has said before turning away from Shira. "Leave. Ad don't come back until you mastered your releases and your bugs." Her father said before walking back upstairs. Shira's mom quickly followed him and Shira walked back out of her house. "I... okay..." She mumbled to herself as she slowly walked back to the gate.

Before Kota could ask any questions, he looked behind him and saw a familiar girl...Ria Uchiha! She was an Uchiha as well, so he was able to instantly recognize her. He had a huge problem with her, considering her seductive side that she would bust out every now and again on people...which completely flustered him. His face began to glow a tad bit red in fear, since he always got like that around her. "R-Ria-Sensei, what are you doing here!?" He looked back at Kokai then back to Ria, getting quite flustered.

Despite her appearance, Ria just wanted to get this over with which is why she has a serious face, "Eki, Hokage-sama has orders, you come along too. Ah! If it isn't Kota, I've been looking for you too and where is Aiko and that medical Genin?" Ria asked as her clone appeared behind Kota, whispering in his ears, it may be projected as seductive but Ria looks younger than she looks, people often mistake her for 18 years old. After that little comic moment, Ria told why she came, "We live by the rules, Eki, you can't train a kid alone without a team."

Marashi looked to see a bird fly down to him. He read a note and let the bird go. "So it's the eight tails then? He isn't far away but the walk I took sure has created some distance. Better get to it." Marashi turned around and began to walk off. "So I can't kill. Only spy. This is just like the war." Marashi took his mask off and walked for a second. It wasn't like anyone would recognize him. He had the face of someone who has been dead for 120 years. "Let's just wait and see what happens then."

Seven Months Ago-

"Here is what's going on everyone. There are small reports getting out that one of Konoha's council men are making a trip to Suna. Our client wants us to capture him ALIVE and bring them to him for interrogation. We'll split this up into two teams, Team Alpha and team Bravo. Before I continue with the details, anyone that doesn't want in on this mission should leave right now." A figure concealed in complete darkness said. "How much is the pay?" A woman in her twenties asked. "As always, everyone will be payed a large sum for their participation. Now back to the briefing, Team Alpha will consists of six and there primary objective is to kill all of the council men's guards. Be warned though, these ninja appointed might even be stronger than you all so it is best that you don't attack head-on unless necessary." The concealed man stopped for a second before tossing a closed document on the floor.

"Mysterious Seven, that is last job's pay so take it with you when you leave. Those chosen will be further briefed on the mission at hand. This will go down four months from today, so if you're not chosen, then that means you were not needed. Now everyone disperse until we all meet again, one more thing before you go. If you are either dead or imprisoned by decision time, you will be replaced." Everyone disappeared almost instantly once the man finished.