Naruto Akatsuki Souzoku

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Sano looked at Kaito with a pleased smile.

"Well, let's hope your up for all the blood shed and hiding... and sometimes some killing, but mostly sneaking around. This job requires a lot of knowledge of the landscape we know as this continent. I need you to be well adept in the climates, layouts and places of this land, before I give you any missions." He told Kaito, giving him a look to tell him he should do it now.

Shira was still staring at Sano's well-built body, really think of things she should have been thinking of at the moment. Her face was a bright red, but suddenly, Hakumei hinted to her he was there with a cough.

"Oh, I'm sorry, lost myself for a moment." She laughed, a little bit embarrassed. "Now about the current situation. Right now, the Axis' power seems to be bolstering. Their numbers have taken are in certain spots. I guess all the previous turmoil that has gone on in Suna, Konoha and Kumo doesn't help much. Right now, we are waiting for one of Sano's messengers, Sin. He has are awaiting reply from Konoha. Hopefully, things have gotten a little bit better."

She sighed for a moment, still playing with the pen in her hand, tracing circles above the the papers laying on her desk.

"Until we get this letter, there isn't much I can tell you. You can rest while you still have time. We still have to finalize your return, you may go to the battlefield, you may stay within the village as a reserve. Only the message will tell. What do you plan to do in the mean time?"

[obbsessed fan]

Yuki was relieved everyone was alright. They even got a compliment from sensei.

She held a hand over her shoulder and froze her wound, it wouldnt heal it, but it would stop the bleeding.

With sensei leading the group, she followed, hopeing they would get to thier desination soon without any more attacks.

OOC: Srry about the short post but this was done on a psp

[Dark Heart 2]

Shira's face was a bright shade of red, making her look rather cute, but in a teddy-bear sort of way. The woman looked rather embarrassed about staring at Sano's topless body for such an extended period of time, and undoubtedly she was having her own little private fantasies with the said Uchiha. Whatever specifically the perverted woman was thinking, Hakumei did not want to know. The Kumo Jonin just shook his head in discomfort. Dang, Uchiha... what do you two do when no one else is around?

Before Hakumei could think up anymore retorts, Shira began answering Hakumei's question in a somwhat anxious voice. "Oh, I'm sorry, lost myself for a moment." She gave off an awkward laugh to ease up the tension, for herself at least.

"Now about the current situation. Right now, the Axis' power seems to be bolstering. Their numbers have taken are in certain spots. I guess all the previous turmoil that has gone on in Suna, Konoha and Kumo doesn't help much. Right now, we are waiting for one of Sano's messengers, Sin. He has are awaiting reply from Konoha. Hopefully, things have gotten a little bit better."

The Raikage sighed while she scribbled upon the parchments on her desk."Until we get this letter, there isn't much I can tell you. You can rest while you still have time. We still have to finalize your return, you may go to the battlefield, you may stay within the village as a reserve. Only the message will tell. What do you plan to do in the mean time?"

That was a fine question. What was Hakumei going to do in the meantime? Seeing as how he was not bond the village again quite yet, he brought up the first thing that came to his mind. "I'm going to scout out the surrounding area, as well as try to get a feel for it again. It's been a while since I've been within the Lightning Nation, so I want to familiarize myself with it's layout." Hakumei began heading towards the door as he spoke, his arms crossed to show his stern demeanor.

"I'll also keep my eyes out for any areas of interest that would benefit in Kumogakure's defense, as well as it's offense. I'm sure I could get in a few hours worth of training while I'm out there, too." Hakumei kept the expression on his face firm, not allowing it to lighten up anymore. "Is this alright with you, Raikage?"

[Imperial Chaos]

Shouten sighed as it seemed that Ryuu was already on his way. Well, might as well get this over with. He looked over at his sensei, eyes asking a question. "Who will we be fighting, sensei?"

OOC : Sorry for the short post but it's just to move it along. And also, will somebody use Dood's character for now?

[Skitty Cat]

OOC: I'm not even going to bother saying "Sorry", and why I haven't posted. Anyway, here's an over-do post.

IC: "Lightning style...Lightning Field!"

Hearing the exclaimation, she closed her eyes and dodged at the last possible moment. Opening them she performed severly hand-signs causing muptiple jutsus to form. She was defintly quite impressed as her gaze remained cold. Glaring at the student, she landed countering his jutsu and stated in a brittle tone, "That's enough for today."

Whipping around she headed back to the village, but stopped dead in her tracks as Natsuki retorted, "Why is it enough for the day? We barely got started!"

Knowing that the girl had the right to be mad. Ivy shook her head and whispered in an almost inaudible tone, "Would you believe me if I told you? Would you understand a jounin's concern for her genins? I don't think you would honestly understand that burden until you've reached it yourselves. It's not an easy thing, trust me."

Dashing inside before any of them could question her, she thought about how often she had actually shoved people away. Stopping suddenly Ivy raised a slim hand as Gaara called softly, "You shouldn't have done that, Ivy Hikari."

Whipping around to face him she retorted, "I had to. I couldn't take it anymore."

Listening as the young female approached, she saw the whitette limping from her injury dealt to her leg. Her lip twitching slightly the protective mother instict kicking in. Ivy moved over and whispered, "You're the medic nin for are team, aren't you?"

Looking up as the girl whispered, "Gantai no jutsu."

She watched as sand mixed with her chakra winded up her right leg and surrounded the deep cut. Noticing that she had winced it seemed as if this girl reminded her of someone. Remembering who she winced as if someone had hit her, jumping to her feet Ivy bolted off in the other direction not wishing to believe it.

Ivy heard the girl in pursuit, smiling inwardly she pushed herself to move fast. Almost bowling over Kankaro she tossed over her shoulder, "Sorry!"

Moving to the right to dodge Temeri, she smiled at the blond who only kindly nodded her head. "Right. Dust Wind!"

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OOC: Will contiune next time.

[Shattered Redemption]

"You are more foolish than I thought Zaku,you can't move for the rest of the fight now." He just waited for the attack to surface, and turned his body sideways. not only was Kei much more resistant to physical blows, his chakra was more pure lightning based energy than actual chakra at that point, and as he tapped Ceon with a surge and placed his hand in front of Ceon and performed a made jutsu called the hyperion cage force, the chakra from Renzaku's jutsu was negated and repelled, while Kei laughed at him, and just grabbed his hand.

There is no way to dodge a move that you are inside of, or performing, and when the jutsu ended, Renzaku was once again paralyzed, for as long as Kei was touching his body with any part of his body, and because Kei did not have to really move to do so, he could perform jutsu and keep himself non moving and stable as well. "Kei, get him, and as for you Renzaku, I'll start with this move I jutsu thought up. How will you act wen your chakra has been sealed by both me and you attack on us??"

"Tanguro Flicker Flash!!!!" Kei's body surged and the aura of sparks around him raced across Renzaku's body exploding with flashes of lightning so small that they were only observable by eyes that took in information on scale scale and could magnify what was going on. "Your body is being bombarded by small bolts of lightning inside and out Mr. Renzaku, now give it up. Ceon, time to finish this soon. Dad once told me that we wouls be the next generation to surpass the old."

[Reckless Chaos]

Arashi was watching the whole fight and was stunned. "Well damn. I underestimated the little asshole. Maybe I shouldn't have made a weaker version of Zaku. They are a pretty potent team. With Kei's superior defensive abilities and Ceon's superior offensive capapbilities, they make a perfect team." Arashi said and he waited for them to finish this.

Zaku was being beaten by mere children. "To think these kids had such talent." Zaku said, "I underestimated you two brats. You guys are much better then Arashi when he was younger." Ceon smiled and replied to Kei and Zaku. "Kei, we're gonna be the best. I beat my dad and you beat your dad. Zaku, you don't know the half of our talent." Ceon said. He then created a shadow clone and he held out his right hand to the clone. "My dad helped me atleast learn this part of the jutsu." Ceon said calmly.

Shortly the Rasengan was formed in his hand thanks to the shadow clone and he grinned at Zaku. He then slammed it into Zaku's abdomen, and yelled "RA-SEN-GAN!" It was an incomplete Rasengan, but still did the job needed. Zaku was blown away into a bunch of trees and this fight was over. Arashi ended the genjutsu and the are turned to normal. "Damn. Now that was nice. You kids are above my expectations. Well we gotta meet with Kakashi in a minute, so before let's stop by the Hyuuga Main house. There is something I gotta do and someone you should meet." Arashi said with a smirk.

Arashi started walking toward the Hyuuga Main Branch with Ceon following behind him.

[Chariot of Fire]

Asumo was back in his hotel room now… A few thoughts raced through his head as he quickly made his way around the room. What would he need? His first mission. He better prepare quickly. He made his away around the room, quickly picking up dropped kunai, loose shuriken, anything of the small metal projectiles that he thought would be useful. He glanced around, his eyes casting around for his bo staff, before he saw it sitting easily on the surface of his desk. He quickly picked it up, telescopically shrinking it down to a mere six inches before slipping it into the pouch on his side. There was also something he had been working on… He walked to his work table, picking up a set of six clear tubes, each made of strange plastic material. He had filled the cheap containers with a mixture of sand, ground metal, and his own lightning chakra. When you pushed more lightning chakra into the tube, it lit up just like a torch, but producing twice as much light, and no heat.

Anything else? He cast his eyes around the hotel room, probing, searching for anything useful that might need… The mists were dangerous, and he’d need some method of guidance… His eyes fell on the small metal bird which was still perched motionless on his windowsill… Maybe he should message his father, quickly before he left…

He walked up to the bird, and slowly picked it up, reaching for a kunai to etch a message into the birds metal flesh. However, as he lifted the bird, its left wing fell open, revealing a tiny scrawled note hidden under its metallic feathers. Must have missed this part before, he thought, lifting it up and reading the small text closer, It looks like a PS of some kind…

“PS. Son, I’ve included this summoning contract for your convenience. It has been passed down through the clan for generations, and I know that it will serve you well. Use it well.”

Asumo could not suppress a smile as he glanced down at the Japanese characters etched upon the bird. It was not only an example of metallic animation. It was a summoning contract as well. He raised the bird’s beak to his hand, and without blinking an eye, pricked his finger with the sharp tip of its beak. A small drop of blood rolled onto the metal surface, and the bird glowed white for a single moment, as the Japanese characters lifted up gingerly from the metal surface, and quickly transferred to his arm, the inky black etchings burning into his skin, causing him to wince momentarily, before the blackness vanished into his skin… His forearm would hurt slightly for a few hours, but it’d be fine within the day. Summoning contracts for the Asumo clan were not bonded into tattoos like some others were. This summoning contract was etched directly into the bone of his forearm now… What sort of summoning was it? Asumo had his suspicions, but he was not quite sure. His father enjoyed making him figure out things on his own…

He’d have to hurry though… He didn’t have much time. He turned to leave, gripping his arm in slight annoyance, but as soon as he turned, something dark caught his eye. He did a double take, glancing down at the metal bird in time to see a liquid black mass seeping out of the creases in the metal bird.

“What the…” he muttered, bending closer to look, but as he bent forward, the black liquid suddenly leapt forward, like a strange tentacle from the bird, rippling toward him as wrapped itself around his right arm, shooting up his sleeve so fast that he cried out in pain as it ripped away part of his skin. The black liquid had slipped up his arm, and quick as a flash, was absorbed into the scars on his shoulders as if it had never been there. Asumo stood still for a moment, his eyes watering as his arm burned with pain. It had moved so fast it had taken off some of his skin, whatever it was… It was bleeding, and the skin was slowly healing, but for some reason, now his right arm and the scars on his shoulders were burning slightly… almost going numb… Damn it, this timing sucked… he couldn’t be like this right before their first mission!

He quickly locked his door, rubbing his right arm carefully as he leapt out his window once more. He had taken too long, and he raced through the outskirts of the two, taking the quickest route to their meeting place. Mist and trees swept beside him as he sprinted lightly through Kirigakure… It wasn’t too bad, except his arm and upper chest now burned with a dull, numbing pain, like if he had been dipped in ice and then quickly brought out… It’d go away… it’d go away… It had better at least… all thanks to that black liquid…

“Must be a new part of the summoning contract,” he muttered quietly as he ran through the Village of Mist, “That must be why its hurting still…” As he ran farther, he finally caught sight of the bridge that they were supposed to meet… Slowing down, it appeared he was the last one… again… Not a very good track record.

“Sorry I’m late,” he said as he walked up too them, slowing down as he came through the mist. He stood up straight, nodding to each of his team members in acknowledgement. The new guy was there as well, and he shrugged as he gave him a nod as well. They were all pretty new here, so it didn’t matter much. However, as he shrugged his shoulders casually, the pain sharply bit into his body before receding back to the burning numbness… He gripped his own right shoulder unconsciously with his left hand, massaging it slightly with his fingers as he glanced at his comrades, all of which except the Sensei, were shorter then him. “We ready to go?” he asked, trying to ignore the burning numbness in his shoulder and right arm.

[Xelhes]

Kaito looked at sano, noticing that he had a proud smile upon his face. Trust me sano i got this His attention was slightly diverted as he noticed that Shira was giving Sano a different glare and her face was turning a bright red. Sano directed his attention toward Kaito while speaking to him.

"Well, let's hope your up for all the blood shed and hiding... and sometimes some killing, but mostly sneaking around. This job requires a lot of knowledge of the landscape we know as this continent. I need you to be well adept in the climates, layouts and places of this land, before I give you any missions." "Understood...." Kaito shrugged his shoulders" ive lived here all my life for the most part i know the basic and somewhat advanced layout of this general area but i will read up and resarch the things i need to take care of."

He listened to Hakumei and shira's conversation and for the most part Kumo could have seen better days. the older jounin walked out of this office with his arms crossed and went about his business." Well Sano i will take my leave" He stood before shira" Thanks for your time Raikage-Sama" He nodded and left the building.

"Well for starters i have to get re-aquainted with the layout." He made his way to his home and sat at a table full of books" *sigh*...well no better time than now"

[Dark Heart 2]

~~~~~~~~~~~~DISREGARD~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Shattered Redemption]

"Location Zenith, geez do things for yourself every once in awhile. This is not my place, as you really no longer have a part, or place on my team." His eyes opened wide, and he looked past the training grounds, before turning back to her, eyes still darkened and fixed elsewhere. "Hmm, go to the Hyuuga house main branch. Arashi and Kei are there. Ceon is obviously with them, that is all I can tell you right about now. Get going." He just looked around, getting bored, and walking away towards his favorite ramen shop. His students had been otherwise very unresponsive, so he wasn't about to bother with them at the moment. Zenith was left to do whatever she wanted, so he was done for the moment.

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The battle ended, and words of praise coming from Arashi, Kei just shrugged and let out a sigh. "That was kinda lame for training. I mean old genjutsu like simulations. I'll pass on that." He shrugged again, and his shocking aura like energy died down. He breathed out. "That power was actually real outside the genjutsu, I kinda liked it." He looked over at Arashi, and his hair reverted back to it's long brownish red state, and was no longer spike. The last to go were the runes on his body, and finally the surge that he himself felt from the effects of his stimulated kekkei genkai. "Where are we going, I hate just walking around." He spun around. "What the hell?? Are we being watched??"

Sojiro saw his uncle moving away and ran to see where he was going. "Umm Uncle Daaku, I can call you that right?? I just think that we should get to know each other better and all, ya know cause mother said....." Daaku was just staring at his nephew and not speaking at all. He was trying so hard not to laugh, but he just started giggling and picked his nephew up, swinign him around.

Sojiro was a bit surprised, and he just allowed himself to get tossed a bit. "Well Sojiro it has been quite some time since I really have talked to you, or your mother, I have been so busy with things, but changes are always being made." He grinned, and laughed at Sojiro's happy, but bewildered expression. "You look so much like your father. I haven't seen Sano in years either, damn, I'm starved. Let's go and eat."

"I, umm, well that sounds nice, I want ramen, uber spicy and filled with chunks of meat!!!" Daaku just laughed.

"He started running away. "You can't beat me Sojiro, lets see who gets there first." Sojiro snickered, and jets of purplish chakra billowed from him, he picked up and started flying off. "That is so cheating!!!!"

[Ebikyou'gami]

"Location Zenith, geez do things for yourself every once in awhile."
she still wanted to talk to Tsukasa, but he was rapped up other things, so she didn't even bother to try and get his attention. Daaku looked away then looked back "Hmm, go to the Hyuuga house main branch. Arashi and Kei are there. Ceon is obviously with them, that is all I can tell you right about now. Get going."

She turned around and started walking to the Hyuuga house, also hopping that Tsukasa would turn around and say some thing to her to make her stay, but even if he did that wasn't going to stop her from leaveing. As she got father away from where she was training with Daaku, Tsukasa, and Raiden her pase quickened.

She came near to the Hyuuga house when she dumped into someone and fell "WATCH WHERE Y.....". It was Kei she bumped into, then she blushed and stood up to brush her self off.

[Zero]

Raiden couldnt believe she was actually leaving now and because some little Uchiha brat wanted to be with his uncle.Sojiro seemed like he goofed off way to much and Raiden thought that maybe he will bring them WAY down.Sure a Uchiha and Hyuga in the same team that was cool but the fact that the kid probably didnt even know how to use his own strength was bad.Raiden did not like this but he had no choice to accept it so he didnt say a thing.Now his Ninja dream was falling apart his Sensei that was real strict and mean but was kinda getting better and his new teammate that couldnt stay away from family and played around to much but he was a Uchiha.

At least it wasnt a total loss.

[Reckless Chaos]

They had reached the Hyuuga Main Branch House and there stood the beautiful Hinata Hyuuga. "Hey Hinata. Is Zaku and Neji around?" Arashi asked her and she nodded. "They are around back in the garden." Hinata spoke in such a beautiful and soft voice. If Arashi wasn't already married to Hubuki then he would have tried to pull Hinata. Suddenly he heard a loud yelp and he turned around to see Zenith getting off the ground. "I see you finally made it. Follow me students." Arashi said cheerfully as he walked into the Hyuuga Main Branch House.

Walking around to the back, Arashi noticed Zaku standing next to Anko while Neji was watching Hanabi train. "Hey old man." Arashi said loudly to Zaku and Zaku turned to his former student. He was 38 and hadn't aged much. His hair was at shoulders, and it was still perfectly hazel brown. His muscles were more toned then before and he wore the traditional Hyuuga robes. Arashi walked over to Zaku and Shizune to see that Shizune was holding a baby. "So this is your kid huh?" Arashi asked Zaku and he nodded.

"Yeah this is my kid. Well me and Shizune's kid. Her's name's Garnet Hyuuga." Zaku said smiling at his daughter. The child was cute with black hair and pupil-less eyes. Zaku then looked at Ceon and said "This is your kid huh? The rest must be your students." Arashi grinned and replied ""Yeah. Their better then you or me as children. I swear they'll surpass us and become the greatest in the whole ninja world. Oh yeah, Kei, Ceon, this is the man you guys faced in that Illusionary world. See this real one is much more powerful then what you faced."

[Xth]

Tsukasa departed from the training grounds soon after Zenith, Sojiro, and Daaku left. He headed home figuring he'd need to speak of his theft of the katana. He threw it from hand to hand until he came upon his Uncle, meditating in the dojo beside the main building of the Akizichi House. The boy threw the katana on the grass before Kaname. The man only signaled for him to sit at his left. They sat in silence as Kaname meditated and Tsukasa grew impatient, wondering for his punishment. Just as he began to move, he heard the cruel voice of his former teacher.

"Boy," he rasped. "Shatter your ties to humanity. Keep the katana, it'll supress those feelings." He walked into the main house quietly. "If you give in, we will kill you by any means necessary, Tsukasa."

The man stopped and took out something from his jacket. He threw it to his nephew and gave him a cold look. The boy caught the object, a crescent moon. Tsukasa placed it in the katana's hilt and walked back into town, simply strolling aimlessly.