The entrance

[onime]

Sigh... This is the respect a pre-Jounin gets I suppose. Onime couldn't leave them, after all surprisingly enough they were heading towards the Sand village. Moving aside passing the scroll allowing the girl to do what she pleases with it. Onime would feel the vibrations from the ground. His feet remained moving now downwards off of the mountain. He would jump from area to area landing on ground perfectly. Soon he was down off the Volcano and atop the sand around it. This area Onime stood in was the path the other two had to take. Looking up at the sun squinting his eyes, he would notice his shift was over. The best thing he could do now was collect his pay and leave this little predicament to the next guy. Vanishing without a trace of sight left, his speed was truly remarkable. Moving forth in a series of uncharted movements he would end up in front of the village gates in less then four minutes. Breath half lost in this extreme speed movement he was astonished the fact he had gotten sloppy. Moving on past the gates, he would say to the gate guard some things.

"A short man with silver hair may come. Please hold him up, he travels with a young woman figure shaded in a cloak. Red eyes... That is all. I couldn't really do much for this man looks as if he is Jounin level or something, and he wouldn't respond to me."[/color] Onime sighed, he just wanted to get his money and go train. Nothing more, nothing less. A face of boredom swept across. The Jounin at the gate would acknowledge his admiration to say such a mouthful and stamp his mission form. Now moving towards the mission HQ, he would collect his pay and be off to do some random other shit like training.

[EXIT, Mission complete?][/size]

[Sinda Kally]

Licia stood as Shiro turned to leave; She ignored the other ninja, just as Shiro had. She began to walk after him, but remembered the scroll. Turning back to it and picking it up. She fumbled with it a while, trying to find a way to carry it while following Shiro, eventually tethering it to a strap that went across her shoulders. Licia ran to catch up with Shiro, who had gotten ahead while she was fumbling around with the scroll. She hadn't the slightest idea where they were heading now, but she didn't want to ask.

There was something that she wanted to ask, though. She knew that she had signed a summoning contract; she'd read about them in the academy. She also knew that summoning required a certain technique, one that she didn't know at all. Above all this, the summons that she knew of, the Toads, the Slugs, and the Snakes, were quite large and if this summon was anything like them, she would have problems handling it. Licia broke the silence,"Shiro, you should teach me to use the summon. That way, if I am in need of it, I can use it."

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[`''shiro`'']

She was correct, it would be very corruptive to leave a burden on the shoulders of the female. Although, he could not help but want to teach her outside of the sand village, for they were missing ninja already. The kazekage would surely give them headbands if he knew what the situation was, but then again he was not prepared to stay here the entire time.

”What better way to learn it than using it when you have to..” he said, smiling a bit. He stopped in his tracks, shifting his eyes to the left. He was going to have to show her what the deal was. ”Place a little piece of skin from your thumb into your mouth. When you are ready, begin molding chakra to your hands, and swiftly take a bite. Once you have done so, release some of the chakra you have placed into your hand, onto the ground directly below you, that is your marking. This will take a while, so I will set up post..” he said, they were not far from the gates, so they were safe from harm.

He began to gather some rocks, placing them on piles on top of each other, a swift process nonetheless, but he wasn’t going to need that many, for each rock contained a lot of substance for him to use. With a simple jutsu the entire stone structure would become wooden, a dome in order to keep shade in. The sand would still probably get into their clothes, but not Shiro’s, his cape divided all of that, just because he was short. Now all he had to do was wait, the progress was going to be slow, a process he would have to wait in order to see, he had responsibility.

[Sinda Kally]

Licia listened Carefully to what Shiro had to say, then waited for him to finish his undertaking. Standing still, she did exactly as he had told her. She placed her thumb into her mouth and took a bit of flesh between her teeth. Breathing slowly she relaxed herself and began to focus her chakra, as much as she could, in her hand. Quickly she bit down on her thumb and could taste the blood in her mouth. She slammed her hand to the ground after forcing the chakra into her thumb, ready for what was to happen next.

Her hand hit the ground hard and nothing happened, not even a puff of smoke. Licia looked a little confused at this and looked back up at Shiro, expecting him to say what she did wrong. She looked back down and saw a small spot of blood on the ground, but naught else.

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[`''shiro`'']

Many before the young girl have tried, much more than smoke have come up from different results, though she was weak, in time, knowledge would come. Shiro’s eyelids had taken over his sight, only darkness the young warrior could see. It was dawn, the sun was at the horizon, it was going to be night soon. The chilling breeze swept the remaining debris off of his clothing. His right knee bent and his left leg stood resting, his right hand held the katana within it’s sheath, even though he was trying to fall into a deep sleep, his senses were crisp. His left hand stood in his left leg pocket, and his fingers still kissed the stars remaining in his pocket. The wooden cover stayed overhead, much shade now. He had done his part, hopefully by the time he woke up he could see progress, for they had a while to walk, and this was the only time he had planned on sleeping. The silver strands that lay upon his head danced with the wind, every time it came past. Slowly, he fell into a dream, his body floating in mid air, no real setting, just dark, and at the bottom of this setting was a bright red ball. He could hear his thoughts being whispered somehow, in the red ball, it seemed.

”Why do I feel so tired, and awake at the same time? The light….it draws me closer with curiosity, but I cannot go for the simple fact, that I am paralyzed. Am I wrong because I want to see my goal fulfill even when I am dead? My destiny, to throw those on top of me, hypothetically speaking. These thoughts only bring me to one conclusion, I have only found one word to truly express myself….I am…Untouchable.”

The word…untouchable, slowly brought his eyelids to a sudden opening. His pure blue eyes, the color of the ocean, were shining very vibrant, only the effect the moon could have on anyone’s eyes. The very light itself seemed to shine over the entire desert. It was peaceful, no longer hot and unbearable, but peaceful and dreamy. Inside the heart of a young warrior, there lie nothing but pride, but a monster claws on the inside, waiting to come out, a different type of person, not to be awakened because of sheer control. The beast had not been awakened for a while, but that is because things always turned out the way he wanted when things had not turned fatal, for the worse. Sadly, on this night, the creature wanted to escape more than ever, was the goal of killing only to prove a point not going to work? It slowly began to pierce, his heart now throbbing at an uncontrollable rate. Sweat begins to drip down his face as one eye stayed open, the other stayed closed tightly, as if he was in pain.

…..Untouchable.

[Sinda Kally]

Licia had continued on deep into the night with practicing the summoning technique, all to no real success. It began to aggravate her that she couldn't do it, she had practiced so hard on Chakra Control after she had been told about it by Ito. The training she did was hard for her, and she thought there had been so much progress but it was now evident that there was so little true progress. She was a bit discouraged from this.

Licia continued her training for hours, working as hard as she could. She bit her thumb and still tasted the blood from it, unable to ignore it. Forcing the chakra into it, she increased the ammount, and slammed her hand to the ground. To her surprise smoke came up and a seal formed on the ground, but nothing had happened. She still failed, but she'd gotten closer to it then than ever before.

[gitrdone]

Tracking his brother was not incredibly difficult, just because of Setsu's skill in tracking. But with that aside, a twin, could sense his other half, or you could say... A twins intuition? No matter, Setsu had trailed Shiro since he had left the village, though Shiro's jutsu had allowed him to move quicker than Setsu, Setsu was not completely left behind. He was not sure if Shiro had meant to try and cover his tracks, but thanks to his careless companion, all was revealed to Setsu. All he needed to do was follow his companion's trail. Setsu now took his time knowing that if Shiro had wanted to travel with a companion it would slow him down, basically. He would be walking, instead of using his jutsu to get around. Not to much longer later Setsu had caught up to the two.

"A chuunin, from konoha? With Shiro?... What is he up to?"

Setsu muttered under his breath as he peered down on his brother and this girl, he speculated quietly upon the branch of a sturdy tree that extended high into the sky. Setsu wasn't directly over his brother but farther to his left at the edge of the tree branch masking himself quite thoroughly with the leaves of the branch. He muttered once more under his breath still peering down at the two.

"I hope he doesn't sense me, I know the girl can't do anything, but Shiro is a Senju, of the two of us, he is stronger. Although, strength is nothing by itself. I hope he doesn't sense me, but how am I going to bring him back? Gah.... Get a hold of yourself, asses the situation... Sun is going down, Shiro is going to sleep as should the girl. I will wait."

[`''shiro`'']

The young warrior was wide awake now, though not the progress he was looking for. The wind country was a place he would have to re-visit, he had been un-prepared so far. Violent winds now pushed over much sand, a storm was probably coming. Without much hesitation, he proceeded in getting up. Shiro could not leave until the girl had finished her training, though something was bothering him. It was not a power, yet a feeling. His ears perked up and down swiftly, the sound of a branch loosing it’s stability. Being one of the two Senju who could manipulate wood, he had a special connection with his releases, he would soon know who was upon the tree. Closing his eyes and holding one hand seal, though it only took a second before a smirk appeared upon the bold face, and his eyes opened.

”Ridick…”

His brother was there, and the young warrior spoke the words, which were probably carried with the wind. Small flashbacks came back to the Senju, reasons of why he made his brother hate him so, it was all but plan, but his brother following him now was a mistake. Shiro had to give up his entire life for his brother to live, though it was alright, he had the ability to leave, and gather information. In the wind country, there were rumors of forces moving towards Konoha, but Shiro saw nothing of the sort. He had to return to Hi no kuni, to become the Sannin, he needed the ranking from the Hokage, maybe he wasn’t so scared this time, of the power Shiro held. The giant turtle he now possessed was completely safe within boundaries. It was time to leave sadly, but he was going to wait. With a swift replacement of his body, a clone now stood in his path, and now his body stood upon the branch where his brother had been standing.

”What do you want….brother..”

[gitrdone]

Ridick cursed lightly under his breath as he saw his brother below him move, just as ridick was going to jump away into a new tree, the branch moved. Startled slightly, no one had ever discovered Ridick so quickly before, except for his brother. Turning to face Shiro, Ridicks eyes burned with hate, and a sense of respect for his brother. Moments passed before Ridick spoke, and as always with his brother, it was in a respectful tone.

"I do not understand the full severity of the situation, nor was I sent here after you from anyones orders. There have been whispers that you left the village. Due to our odd bond, and my tracking skills I was able to follow you. What I want to ask you is simple."

Ridick rested his hand on the hilt of the tanto tied tightly horizontally across his lower back. He paused as his other arm lay motionless at his side, with the only sounds able to be heard were those of the girl's training and both senju's clothes rippling in the wind. With a long sigh, Ridick looked down then back up at his brother standing straight now.

"There have also been whispers of an army readying for an attack on Konoha, as my role of information gatherer, I have decided to travel to this country in seek of information. There are several questions I have to ask you, Shiro. One, were you planning on forming up with this army? Two, are you leaving Konoha? and whatever way you plan on answering question number two, question number three. Will you allow me to follow you? I am running low on supplies and wish not to venture out in this country, with rumors of an amassing army. I am not a fighter."

[`''shiro`'']

His brother still lacking the information to make him level with Shiro. The swift movement of everyone’s clothes could be heard, not soothing nor annoying to him, but normal. There were no intentions of answering questions, except for the third. Ridick asked too many questions, the name Setsu was his alias, for some odd reason. The timing was nearly perfect, all plans seemed to fall into place on the night of Shiro’s birthday. It was odd seeing his brother, no one had ever come up to him on his birthday, but that was only because the hour was past twelve, and as soon as the sun came up, his new age of 18, the age of becoming a Sannin, well at least he was told. The goal was not very hard to obtain, although it was stressful, having the automatic leash to a village, but he respected it nonetheless. The young warrior stood in pride as his brother did also. No one had ever given him a birthday surprise, or even an acknowledgement, a deep ache below his heart was felt every time the thought came up to mind, but no worries, he had stricken himself from everyone else.

”You can follow me if you wish, I will not stop you. As for the other questions, you can figure them out yourself, your smart..”

Sarcasm pitched in his tone, though it was not meant to be funny. His ambitions as an outlaw, he was untouchable so far, and even with the entire fire country behind him, he could not help but feel defenseless for some odd reason. Treason, war, it could be found everywhere, the foreshadowing of a dark rising, although Shiro had created the organization Ikketsu for one main reason, to stop the awkward thinking of the ignorant. Shifting his eyes towards his brothers hilt he would remember their battles, maybe Ridick had gotten stronger, but he doubted it. The two had the gift that no one had for hundreds of years, although it was a shame that Ridick had not followed the right fold path of Shiro, he possibly could have been on an even different level. Thoughts trailed through the mind of the free spirited one, he needed to get back to the fire country to prepare judgment, but one thing had to be done, the kazekage had to be spoken to.

”Try not to get in my way. I’m going to the kazekage in order to….persuade an different route, if you wish to follow you may, if not, go ahead and keep a watchful eye over that young genin over there.” he said as he pointed towards the girl.

[Sinda Kally]

Licia had been training the summoning technique all night, getting close only once. She was getting tired now and losing control over her chakra, finding it much more difficult to mold it properly. Several more times she tried, all failing. Her mind began to grow very cloudy and she became dizzy, deciding to sit. Before long, her head was throbbing in pain. She didn't know exactly what was happening and then she fell backward on the floor. As she closed her eyes, which she was trying to fight, she heard an odd voice laughing in her head. Then everything went black.

There was an odd voice ringing through her head, and she recognized it, it was the King of Hell. "So, you decided to run from me?", he asked,"Did you think that would solve your little problem. You got in too far, there are repercussions for such activities." The odd laughter came back and then died down. Licia knew who it was and could now see and image of her before a large dark being. "You do not intimidate me. Do your worst", she replied. The large beast began to laugh and a dark wind seemed to blow, blowing around her cloak. Licia stood through it. Several other creatures appeared, demons summoned by the King of Hell.

Licia was still un-phased by this, watching as the things moved around. The large being bared down on here, face-to-face now. "Little girl, you are a member of the Nagasu Clan, now you know your power, a power granted to you by me. Use it, grow strong!", it's voice bellowed. Licia's timid voice could be heard just barely,"I shall do no such thing. I've read the book on it, I've researched my material. I'll be a ninja on my own. As I said before, you do not intimidate me." The dark being didn't move, then roared loudly into the air. Licia still lay there, blacked out, unable to move.

[gitrdone]

"Shiro, Ren, wanted me to give this to you, it's not much really, though it is from both of us. I still hate you for what you did, and you know what you did, but we are brothers, it is our birthday, and you've worked long and hard for your position as Jounin of Konoha."

Ridick loosened the tie on the tanto he had rested his hand upon and held it out to Shiro horizontally. The tanto's sheath had been worn down due to it's age, it had many small cuts in it as it was apparantly used for many small defences. The tanto's hilt showed signs of wear also. With ridick's thumb he popped out the tanto as the blade shimmered in the light, sighing he looked back at Shiro.

"The blade of our father, the first actual blade Ren gave me for attaining the rank of genin. The first actual blade I had fight against you with. This blade has many memories, and for your birthday, I want to make this yours."

Startled yet again Ridick stopped speaking and sheathed the tanto, he looked around for the source of the noise though it came in the direction of the genin Shiro was training. Ridick looked back at Shiro as he put the tanto in Shiro's hand, jumping off the branch landing silently on his feet he raced off to the genin stopping by her side. He propped her up against a tree as he looked back up to Shiro wondering what he had been teaching the genin.

[falcon]

A black shadow moved over the shinobi's head who had been resting up against the tree. "Hmm, interesting..." The mysterious ninja thought to himself. The tanto that belong to the shinobi below jumped out of the sheath and into the shinobi above hand. "Not a bad weapon kid, not bad at all. I would expect better if your actually planning on giving this to that other shinobi though. I can tell he's a talented shinobi, but this tanto isnt at his level. I think ill hold on to it." The shinobi said as he jumped down. He twirled the tanto around his hand a couple of times and balance the blade upon his pointer finger. "My name is Saito Jitetsu, its nice to meet you." Saito said as he popped the blade off of his finger and back into the sheath that was on the young shinobi's side. "The shinobi over there, your brother I assume? You have the same look in your eye. There is something different however." Saito said as he turned with his back to the young shinobi. "I must speak to your brother, I have heard many things." He said as he began to walk over to the other shinobi. "A summoning technique? A bit to advanced for a shinobi of that age dont you think?" Saito said as he walked up besside of the shinobi. He dusted of his shoulder and looked at the shinobi. "Senju, Shiro Correct?"

[`''shiro`'']

The sword did not touch his hands, he was leaving, he did not need his brothers sympathy. Pity was something Shiro did not tolerate, it was bothersome and caused unneeded thoughts. A sand shinobi, a gourd upon his back, possibly a sand user, usually too slow for Shiro’s abilities. He looked much older than him of course, there was much hatred, the vibe stricken between the two shinobi. Shiro stopped in his tracks, how did the shinobi possibly know his name? It was surreal, almost impossible for people to truly tell his nature, he was of one of the most powerful in his village, he was sure the name had gotten around, but not his actual physical appearance.

”My name is of importance to you I presume? I wish to ask you why you actually know my name. If you wish to continue on living, I would answer now…”

Said the agitated Senju, he had been babysitting days now. They were now in range of the Genin who had been training the summoning technique. The wood clone he had created exploded quickly, the splinters all aimed down at the ground, all thanks to Shiro’s power. The sound echoed throughout the entire landscape, the sound giving Shiro a polite feeling, his eyes closed and his hand placed upon his swords hilt. He was not planning on giving up his sword for his fathers, the suicidal fool. It was time for plans to get underway, and Shiro needed leverage, maybe this shinobi was of importance after all.

[falcon]

Saito took his gourd off and laid it on the ground next to it. He then flipped his cape so he could set down on the gourd. "Ahh, it feels good to finally sit down." He said not acknowledging the shinobi's threats. My name is Jitetsu, Saito. Believe it or not I have traveled all over the world trying to find a man by the name of Shiro. While I was in the Leaf Village, I heard the name by many people. Some greatful to the name, and others terrified of it. I was mistaken to think that shinobi over by the tree was Shiro Senju. He was too timid and didnt seem like he carried your skill. I am certain you are Shiro Senju. You wouldnot have acted so hostile if your name was not infact Shiro. So, am I correct. Are you infact Senju, Shiro of the leaf village? " He asked quietly as he looked on to the sky above him. The sky that hung low over the sand village, the same sky he had not seen in many years/

[gitrdone]

Ridick grew agitated by Shiro's blatant disregard for his gift, Shiro liked to do this a lot and he knew it pissed Ridick off. He walked back to Shiro annoyed greatly now. To think Shiro to be this heartless as to not accept a gift from his own blood. But then again he didn't see Ridick as his own brother, why? Because he could not equal Shiro's strength which further agitated him.

"You're so irritating, I swear to god, immature little..."

He stopped as a rustle nearby startled him slightly as he put the tanto back around his waist as a shinobi came from behind taking the tanto from him then further degrading Ridick as he placed the tanto back in it's sheath and turning his back on ridick to go to Shiro. Silently taking out an explosive note and the other tanto Ridick moved quickly slapping the note on the back of the ninja's head and the tanto pressed against his neck.

"You don't turn your back on me, I may not be on the same level as Shiro, but I have earned my rank, if Shiro doesn't kill you, don't think I will hesitate to do so."

Ridick moved away withdrawing the tanto placing it back into it's sheath. He stood by Shiro's side, for, well, no real reason actually, Ridick wanted to help out in some way to prove to his brother that he was worth respecting. He folded his arms staring coldly at the ninja in front of him. Ridick chuckled at the mans words.

"You'll do best to remember your place when speaking to members of the Senju Clan, Shiro especially. You're right, he's much stronger than me, quite possibly much stronger than you. So, if I were you, I would answer his questions before you piss him off and he tears you to pieces."

[falcon]

Saito was growing tired of all of these distractions. "Toys? Were you actually planning on killing me or was it a bluff to show off in front of your brother?" As Saito said this, a small amount of sand rose out of his gourd and cut the exploding tag in half before returning to the gourd just as quick. "Youll quickly learn that toys like that will not work on me as well as you would want them too." He said to the shinobi as he rose to his feet again. "Youll find that I'm not someone to treat with disrespect either." As he said this the dagger began to make its way out of the sheath once again as Saito had activated a small polarity field. The tanto began to tie itself in a knot as if it were a rope. "I told you, these kinds of toys will not work on me." Saito said as the tanto slowly straightened back out and slid back into the sheath slowly. "I came to speak with the eldest senju, not to play games. Understood? Where was I, ahh yes, Shiro Senju. I would like to talk to you about you... business." Saito said as he plopped down on the gourd again.

[Sinda Kally]

Licia was oblivious to all this activity that was going on in the world around them. She had been passed out for a while, but she was still awake in her mind. The King of Hell was trying to corrupt her, as she was a Nagasu, but along with that which Shiro had said, she'd not listen to his words.

She suddenly found herself in her house, back in the leaf village. As she walked in, she found her father sitting and drinking tea. He didn't look to her, he just sat and drank. Everything here was exactly the way she had left it, everything was normal. As she approached closely to her father, he turned and smiled at her. "Licia, are you feeling better today?", he asked. Licia didn't understand what he was saying. Seeing the puzzled look on her face he looked away and sighed. "You were passed out just outside the gates when they found you, and you've been out for days. They said you had wandered out somehow at night and they heard you collapse", he finished.

Licia was confused, she had been with Shiro, she'd known that, there was no way it could be false. Her father looked at her and spoke again,"They said you were mumbling on about a man named Shiro and a giant turtle, or something. All that matters is that you are fine now", he finished, sipping down some more tea. Licia paused, this was feeling odd. Maybe she had just dreamed it all up, maybe there was no Shiro, maybe there was nothing that she had seen or done, maybe she was just passed out the entire time and just regained consciousness. She looked around, nothing wierd was in sight, and it all held together.

He was telling the truth...

[`''shiro`'']

{. emotionless…..

Sitting amongst the weak and poor, hardly a team so far. The young warriors left hand parched up over his forehead, the sweat had begun to drip wildly. His eyelids are stretched down, so the debris cannot freely fly into his eyes. He needed to focus, it seemed now that someone needed his attention, but most importantly, he needed to keep a watchful eye over the young leaf genin, the terrain was too much for her to handle, just as any shinobi encountering difficulties while traveling to other countries. A dramatic sigh was let loose, his arms now both to his side, with his right kissing his katana’s hilt, just barely. His left hand held a very slim senbon, colored very light green, in the form of a normal blade of wheat grass, though no one was probably expecting the worse. With a final attempt to end the violence stricken between his sibling and a foe, he began to speak.

”I’m quite aware you need my assistance, because if not, you would not have been following me, I was wondering why you actually took so long as to build up enough strength to talk. If you do not mind, I will be seeking company with the Kazekage momentarily, but first off I must take this Genin back to the leaf village, she cannot survive the trials I shall be facing, so if you wish to talk with me, we shall do so on my way to my respected village.

As for you Ridick, I do not seek gifts and pitiful words, for I was never given them so I have not had the time to come accustomed to the needs of the self righteous. I am going to ask you why you have followed me, being your older sibling I want you to never follow me, you will also not be able to survive the trials I am to be put through in my future as Sannin, and founder of…..my organization. Your words do not effect me anymore, if you knew what I knew, you would not want to be affiliating yourself with me, but I see you are as blind as ever. If you cherish your life, you’ll listen, and if you continue to follow, you will die by things far worse than me.”

Strength put behind his bold tone, he had a point to get across, weaklings could not stand in his path. He had given up his entire life for Ridick, and the thought that Ridick had no knowledge of his doings, tempered him a little as he awaited the response of the sand shinobi. There was no wind, and still the eye of god glared at him from above, it’s power causing his pores to open, releasing the very dirt poured into him, a sweat bath, he needed to move soon. He began his stroll over to the young female.

[onime]

Moving in a big black crow strode through the air. A letter in it's talons, it's big perky beak moving apart. "CAW! CAW!"

[/color] The crow that was probably the size of the girl, a bit smaller. At 5 feet it flew in close, it had a small sized backpack hoisted upon it's backs. It's mighty talons almost dug into the decorated envelope, the Sunagakure insignia engraved upon the envelope as an act of a seal. It would land before all, in the middle of them all. The Sunagakure symbol engraved it's skin, allowing minimal feathers to grow over it. It's symbol was the result.

It rocked up it's left front talon to clip the letter in it's beak. Followed by this, it would raise it up to Saito. In it would read.

Emergency Call
Come to the Kazekage Tower for a mission. It is of high ordinance.

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