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[Takeuchi]

Singing
Rank: "E" (5 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: A skill that turns a character into an accomplished singer.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The Character with this skill is an accomplished singer and can use this ability to entertain others and perhaps earn a small living. No skill check is required to sing in most circumstances. The character can also create choral works on a successful skill check. Use Musical Instrument Task Skills to see what a user can do and the difficulty checks as Musical Instrument Task Skills are similar to Singing. Look in Task Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

0|5 TP 0|125 SP

The Uchiha lay down in a small meadow inside of the village of Kusagakure no Sato, the summer sun beating down overhead, yet he was partially shielded by the branches of a solitary oak tree. His Banryu was sunk into the earth beside him and his coat hung around it, while the Uchiha wore only the long sleeved white button down shirt tucked into black, tailored slacks. On his hands were his normal black leather gloves with shock enhancements and a pair of dress shoes fitted with athletic soles were upon his feet. With his back leaning very slightly against the tree the black eyed man's lips parted and he began to sing to himself.

The beat was going in his head as the words left his lips, "I can't see where you coming from, but I know just what you running from. And what matters ain't the 'who's baddest' but the one who stops you from falling from your ladder, baby." The tune was one he had heard several times on the radio, it was a song that he enjoyed. He was not perfect in his recitation, but his goal was not for perfection, truthfully. "And you feel like you're feeling now and doing things just to please the crowd. When I love you like the way I love you and I suffer but I'm not going to cut you because."

He could feel that some of the words just weren't right, they did not fit well with the song, but he pressed on for now. He would listen to it later and make appropriate corrections. "This is no place for a hero, this is no place for a better man. This is no place for a hero, to call 'home'. This is no place for a hero, this is no place for a better man. This is no place for a hero, to call 'home'." He was getting a little frustrated at himself that he couldn't remember the next verse, so he went on with what he did know.

"I can't see where you're coming from, but I can see what you're running from." Yes, it was a repetition of the song's introduction with a slightly different tempo to the beat. "And what matters isn't the who's baddest, but who stops you from falling from your ladder, baby. This is no place for a hero, this is no place for a better man. This is no place for a hero, to call home." With that the song was done, the quality of how he sang did not truly bother him, what was bothering him was his inability to remember the words properly.

[Hanakora Ayame]

She heard a voice as she walked through the village. With a pause she followed it. Curious as to where it was coming from. "Hello." She said as the song ended, looking at this strange male curiously. Her long green hair was spun into a thick braid. The summer heat decided her wardrobe, dark stockings covered her legs and shorts hugged her waist. A short sleeved shirt covered her torso but some sort of dark body armor covered her arms. A scarf wrapped her neck. All of it carefully hiding her myriad of scars.

[Takeuchi]

As the man ended his song, the voice of a woman met his ears. It was a pleasant greeting he did not expect in this village, one he should not have expected considering his status. Opening his eyes, Mukuro sat up and looked around to see the green haired woman, and mulled over questioning her about being armored within the village, but he himself had his Banryu and Shock Gloves with him. "Hello, and how are you today?" There was no reason not to be friendly with her for the time being.

[Hanakora Ayame]

[Takeuchi]

Using Banryu the Uchiha stood and looked over the girl, shrugging off her response to his pleasantries. "Life is hell on a battlefield, you just have to make the best of it and survive." Others might have found her words disturbing, but living through a few of the things he had, the man could not fault someone for saying such things. When she commented on him being new to the village, he felt it necessary to correct her though. "You could say that, though it would not be entirely true. Twelve years ago I was a ninja here, I've only recently returned after being missing for that period."

Mukuro prepared himself, he knew many would not take kindly to his return and some would even try to kill him.

[Hanakora Ayame]

[Takeuchi]

There was no defense against her statement, it was purely the truth. "Yes, I was a traitor in my immaturity." He offered no defense, speaking his intentions would do nothing it was his actions that would matter. Her lack of attacking, however, caused him to relax slightly, and then she asked about his family name. It was an odd request, but there was no reason to hide it, "Uchiha, I am Mukuro Uchiha. And what of yourself?"

[Hanakora Ayame]

[Takeuchi]

There was no recognition at her name, the Uchiha had not caught himself up on what had taken place at the village while he was gone. "Nice to meet you, Ms. Hanakora." He said politely, doubtful that she wanted to be on a first name basis with him. Sitting back down, he would lay back against the tree again and close his eyes. "Do you have business around here? If not, you may want to hurry along before someone thinks you're on friendly terms with a traitor like me."

[Hanakora Ayame]

[Takeuchi]

When she mentioned checking to see whether he was a threat to the village or not, Mukuro could not help but laugh briefly. "Well," he responded, "you're going to make sure I'm not a threat? I suppose someone has to, since the Kage is too incompetent to do it upon allowing me back into the village." Opening his eyes the man turned his head towards the green haired woman to look upon her again before turning back and closing them once again. "Where you choose to be is your business, if you have no plans on attacking me then I have no problem with you staying. I was simply thinking you would not want to be disliked for being friendly with me."

[Hanakora Ayame]

[Takeuchi]

So, it would seem that this was not the first incompetent Kage while the man had been away, the Council of Elder had continually been putting people who could not handle the task upon the pedestal. Yet, it was her next comment that surprised him most, and he sat up, eyes opening to look at the woman sitting nearby, flowers blooming at her touch. "From what I remember, the Ikebana were a highly revered clan when I left. Why would the people be fearful of you?"

[Hanakora Ayame]

"The Ikebana is still a most respected clan within our village." She informed him. When he asked why she was feared her body tightened. How could she explain what had happened. Words made light of the situation. "It is difficult to explain. If you want... I can show you." It was easier to explain if they went to that one place, the place that held all of her memories.

[Takeuchi]

The Ikebana's standing within the village had not changed since his departure, but he noticed the woman's body tighten when he spoke of the fear of others. It would seem that it was something personal to her and when she spoke of how it would be difficult to speak he nodded in understanding. "If that would make it easier for you, but if you would rather not approach the subject, then that is fine with me." Mukuro did not want to pry unnecessarily if she was uncomfortable with the subject and did not want to speak of it.[/blockquotes]

[Hanakora Ayame]

[Takeuchi]

Mukuro nodded when she spoke of the time that had passed and how one should learn from the past. It was the truth, one should always learn from the past and withdrawing the Banryu from the ground he placed it in the leather straps on his back. "Lead the way, then. A history lesson seems like it would do me good." And he would follow her west to the graveyard and wait for her to continue.

[Hanakora Ayame]

[Takeuchi]

"Yes, she was Kage at the time of my departure." He said after they made their way through the cemetery, coming to a stop at the ornate grave. The way that Ayame was touching it the man could only presume that it was the grave of someone who was close to him. He assumed it was the grave of Hotaru from her question about the woman, though the man took a look to confirm his suspicions.

[Hanakora Ayame]