Amekage Tower

[M$]

[Arc 1, Chapter 2]

[ The Takeover ]

The return home had been much different than what was expected, but I was still unsure if what Mitsurou had told me was the truth or not. In an effort to find out, I found myself atop a skyscraper of the village, one of the few buildings that matched the tower in size and girth. It was raining of course, but the cloak that adorned my figure kept the worse of the water away from my face; the excess that did make it through, would unfortunately find itself having to bypass the crown of ebony atop my head, fashioned into slick and unkempt locks.

The return home had been much different than what was expected, but I was still unsure if what Mitsurou had told me was the truth or not. In an effort to find out, I found myself atop a skyscraper of the village, one of the few buildings that matched the tower in size and girth. It was raining of course, but the cloak that adorned my figure kept the worse of the water away from my face; the excess that did make it through, would unfortunately find itself having to bypass the crown of ebony atop my head, fashioned into slick and unkempt locks.

Through my binoculars, I peered south toward the tower. It was rather difficult to see, but I had been up here for hours. The usual hustle and bustle akin to the tower had shut down for the night, and the few workers and guards that was left were packing up. But why? This was a nation of shinobi, with a history of war— surely, the Kage understood this— that an attack could come from an enemy nation at any moment. Just what was Lady Taliyah thinking.

In the midst of my mind wandering, the last few workers were taking their leave, confirmed through the chakra seeing capabilities of my Sharingan. When the last of them exited, it was time to move.

My body had already been under the influence of an illusion, and without a Sensor ninja or a way to see chakra, I was all but invisible.

With a leap from my perch, assisted by a little chakra, my body soared across the space between the two buildings, once again using chairs to latch onto the side of it. The Kage's office I had been to before, and that was my destination. A window a floor or two down granted me entry, and I slid inside without any notice.

Surprisingly, the tower was all but empty; another soul hadbuet to cross my path as I made my way through the building. It wasn't long before I found myself atop the door of the office— to say I wasn't nervous would be a lie, but even so, I slowly pushed the doors open and entered. There was nobody.

I approached the desk as quiet as I could, careful to watch out for Amy traps the previous Rain Shadows may have implemented, and opened it. Each drawer was searched one by one, and the deeper I dived into the paperwork, the more and more it looked like Mitsurou was telling the truth. Lady Taliyah was simply a puppet, and had been removed without so much as a notice to the village.

Same with a Jasmine Black, who according to the documents had been the most recent Kage, yet a lot of what was on the paper had been inked out so I could not read. Strange indeed, but there had to be more.

Crimson orbs swam through the mountain of paperwork continuously, and only stopped once I came across a document on the jounin, Emi Hoshigaki. Recognizable by the picture, I knew this ninja— an ANBU who I was fortunate enough to be assigned under during a mission into Fire Country. From what I remembered, Emi was one of the most respected shinobi in all of the village, but the papers said otherwise.. They painted him a criminal, accused of treason, and the murders of many, as well as the kidnapping of the kunoichi Jasmine Black.

Could this have been true? Was he the true criminal here? Could be, but where was he? If his aim was to take over the village, then surely he would have been in power by now as there was no one to stand in his way. I could feel something was amiss, and the Kamizuru royal, after granting him knowledge of such a technique, had no reason to lie to him.

"ah, the missing genin returns", echoed an unfamiliar voice. It had startled me, to say the least, as I was caught off guard, but I immediately would turn to see just who it was. Unfortunately, they were hidden behind an instrument of porcelain, yet the voice was soft and gentle and I could tell it was a female. From the reserves of her chakra, it would've been a long and drawn out battle, but as my Sharingan continued to peer over he countenance, I saw no intent to initiate combat, and released my invisibility.

She would go on to remove her mask, introducing herself as the council-woman Mae Sako. She could see the distrust in my eyes as I reached for the Kyuushi blade upon my back, yet what she said next calmed my nerves. Her words slid into my ears like a poison, yet my Sharingan told me she spoke no lies. She told me of her loyalty to the village, how her comrades had come up with elaborate schemes to remove the Kage from power so they could take control of the village and its assets— she even described in detail what had occurred weeks ago with the jounin Emi and previous Kage Jasmine.

I could see she spoke the truth, but I didn't trust her.

My Sharingan would serve to influence her, her will weakened by my Aura of Misfortune for being so close, and I would place her under a suggestion genjutsu. The captain was too strong for me to control directly, but weak enough for me to influence her thinking.

In response, I informed her that from this moment forward, the mantle of Kage belonged to me now.

Before I left, I took a moment to place a permanent Hiraishin(30 charges remaining) seal on the underside of the desk as she informed me of where the jounin was being held prisoner, and emphasized that I would need his help in taking out the council. She also spoke of another ninja, a kunoichi, who she'd met recently that could also be of use. With the names and locations of both written down, it was time to make my leave.

I needed not worry about her breaking free of my grip— the power of the Sharingan was absolute.

[M$]

[enter from The Gathering

The three of us would appear in a flash, courtesy of the Kamizuru royals I had met a few months ago; we would land in the center of the Kage's office, and there would be another there with us, one that had not traveled with us from the bar. It was Mae Sako, the rogue council-woman that would aid in the liberation of Amegakure.

As the two newcomers would look around, I would direct their attention over to the desk. Positioned neatly on top and covering most of the surface area were folders, files, and documents pertaining to all of the corrupted doings of the past leaders before them. It would go into great detail about the lies fed to the media to keep the people of the village blinded from the truth. One such file explained in detail the forceful removal of past Rain Shadows, the kidnapping of previous Amekage Jasmine Black, and the betrayal of Emi Hoshigaki.

Through devious cunning, I would allow the two woman to read the false report on Emi first, before introducing them to the real documents, which would detail their elaborate plan to remove him because of his consistent inquiries into their misdoings. "As you can see, the people who have been placed in power are the same ones keeping the village weak", I spoke as the two continued their dives into information.

The files even spoke of a Crimson Prison Assault, which had been enacted a few years prior, yet it was all a hoax. It was nothing but a mirage for the people of the village, the sheep, to believe that things would change for the better. Unfortunately, since then, nothing has happened.

"They must be removed if Amegakure is to rise to prominence", I continued.

"Our first move.. will be breaking into the prison and freeing Emi Hoshigaki..", the words trailed off into silence. I would take a moment to allow them to continue to search through the paperwork and comment before continuing -- we had to be quick, though, time was of the essence.

Emi was a prodigal piece in all of this -- he had been the only one investiagting the corruption for years, and so, he knew more than anyone else on the matter -- he was also, the strongest of the village.

[Celaena Kamyuja]

Enter

She must have closed her eyes, or something must have happened pire to the Uchiha’s actions because now she found herself in another room, one that was not loud such as a pub. Startlement didn’t show on her face, however her heart did stumble. Her eyes immediately sought out exits, noting the large window overlooking the village and the doors. Noting the desk and the people in the room with her. She frowned at their faces but otherwise said nothing. Her eyes scanned everything that was in sight before finally landing on back the desk. She had even noted the previous Kage’s images, her heart slowed when she realised that she might be in the Kage’s office.

She approached the desk, her right hand rising to touch documents, spreading them out before her with a press of her fingers. She peered up through her eyelashes to the nearest face to her before looking back down and began reading. Conjecture, she didn’t know what to feel. The details of the past were disquieting, but what made this all the more vexing was the fact that she was entombed throughout most if not all of it. She was not surprised, however, but all at once she felt tired. It felt like yesteryear that she was being trialled for her crimes and put to sleep. But she knew a hundred years had passed. This to her was new.

Her fingers closed and formed fists. One thing was for certain, she was lost.

The Uchiha boy spoke and bluntly it delivered the blow to her breast like a stake.
“Yes. I noticed the weakness. From my time, the dignified were powerful. The time, cruel and difficult to live in. Majestic times for the nobles and those who were not suffered. But a lot has changed. Corruption, deceit. I am discontented.”
Not only was she disappointed, and lost. She was distracted. The lines blurred together as she thought deeply, trying to control her emotions that were threatening to break. She picked up a file and blinked the words into focus before slamming the file down. She turned on her heel and began to pace the room.

She wished for a moment to think, but things were moving far to fast and her thoughts were in chaos.
Decayed. Grim and unfortunate. She stilled her pacing and turned her focus to the Uchiha in question.
“When are we freeing this Emi Hoshigaki?”
She folded her arms and stared, waiting for direction. She was disgusted with herself, she waited for no one, yet here she was, waiting. But she was blind in this new era. She didn’t even know if this was the direction she wanted to take. So confused. But it was better than doing nothing. She bit her thumbnail and waited. Her thoughts swimming in ataxia.

[yu]

[Enter]

Within a flash they were now in a small room. Himayi took a moment to blink as she was now standing along with the other people in the room inspecting everything in sight. Walking up to the window and looking at the surrounding area she was most definitely at the tower. In one of the upper rooms at that as she returned her attention to the guy who had teleported her here. However her attention had been brought to the stack of papers on the desk. She walked over to grab them and read over the files and reports getting a better understanding of the situation.

Kidnapping and all these stage stunts with even the kage at that was damn near unbelievable.But it seemed for right now the main focus was breaking this Emi Hoshigaki out of prison. The strongest shinobi within the village apparently. Himayi thought how she would stack up to this Emi person. She had gone stronger but still needed to improve by miles. She knew the easy stuff she could work on to make her stronger too. But right now she would just worry about the rescue mission.

The strong lady posed a good question as well. "When exactly are we mobilizing. I would assume we need to be quick with this. A few hours or do we leave now nearly unprepared?" Himayi would ask this question to see how dire it was. She wasn't going to complain if they needed to leave right now for the prison but even a hour to prepare would be nice. She might even go pick up her animal companion if need be.

[M$]

The Uchiha could see the discontent on the Kamyuja's face, even if she herself had wished to hide it. To Itada, she was a curious vessel - a woman of beauty indeed, but she was different. It was hard to put it in words for him, but she somehow reminded him of the ancient soul he shared his body with, Kaka'rot, one of the very first Uchiha to exist. The way she moved, the way she talked, the things she chose to say .. the boy couldn't help but wonder if, like Kaka'rot, she had existed before this time. Her words only confirmed his hypothesis.

Likewise, he understood the Inuzuka's plea; to storm a highly secured prison without even a moment to prepare was sure to result in all of their deaths. On the iside he chuckled a bit - was this the same woman who would could snuff the life from a man with her bare hands? Regardless, what she had said was not unreasonable, and so the young prospect would oblige. He looked toward the clock on the wall as he spoke.

"We move at 0300 hours, when the security of the prison is most lax. So you have a few hours to prepare. Meet me there when you are ready..", he would say last, before giving the two of them a piece of paper with coordinates on it. It was a secure location about 50 meters out from the prison - as ninja, it would have been child's play for them to locate him. When all was understood, Itada vanished again. He too, needed to prepare himself.

It was just a bit after midnight, so she would have plenty of time to gather what she needed.

[Celaena Kamyuja]

Exit

‘Okay. Breathe. I need to breathe.’ She thought deeply as she bit her thumbnail. Her eyes were staring at nothing in particular however despite her blank appearance she heard everything. She was aware of what was going on around her. But she was panicking slightly, feeling extremely overwhelmed.

He gave the order to the other Kunoichi’s enquire and her head snapped in his direction. She too looked up at the clock on the wall, noting the time and the time she was needed again. She felt her head nod once before she turned on her heel and left using the door. She didn’t say a word, and to those who thought her rude by her sudden exit, the thought didn’t even cross her mind. The door was left opened behind her.

She approached the elevator and took it down to the ground floor. Indeed she was inside the tower. Her head was clearing and when the elevator doors opened once more, her focus was attentive once more and she took her leave. Confident essence poured from her body as she approached the tower door, the entry and left the building altogether. Ignoring the rain, she would disappear using a simple shunshin.

[yu]

Himayi looked to the clock with a grin and remembered 0300 hours for the meet up time. Himayi would have followed the door after the woman and took the stairs and darted out the building after hearing all she needed from the conversation. She was about to have the most fun she could ever possibly have she thought. A prison break out was something she could never even imagine. And luckily she had the perfect person for the job. Little Karasuna who could sense the chakra level of someone so finding the strongest person would be easy. Getting to the front door she ran out and started dashing through the roof tops towards the store.

[Exit]

[Izanami-no-Mikoto]

After she had quickly finished her mission, Izanami took time to scout around the village. Mainly...just watching the citizens as they moved about. Some reports may have been made due to the disturbances created from Izanami doing this. But...no reports of crimes were made. Simply a series of uncomfortable people wanting to make sure they weren't on a kill list or something.

But alas none of that truly mattered. Izanami's antics were always odd since she rose back from the dead. Her life now is confusing, her new abilities now far different from what they were before. Unfortunately this kunoichi is unable to remember her past ninja days. All she knows is that she has died and yet awakened anew. Different. Weak, but different. Her training has since been neglected, but now an unsavory taste for death has plagued her senses. Her eyes...only gaining bittersweet pleasure out of taking the lives of deserving people.

Which would explain her expression once she entered the tower. Her expression was cold and drained of happiness. She seemed irked even. Though she entered the premises respectfully. Looking for someone of rank to speak to in hopes of having something better to do. Her crimson eyes shimmering slightly.

[M$]

Izanami would run into none other then Mae Sako, who was stationed at the desk when the kunoichi walked in. Surrounded by her ANBU detail, Mae had recognized the woman from days earlier, and although she was 'different' then, today the kunoichi seemed numb and empty, as if she was searching for a way to fill a void. "Miss Izanami.. nice to see you again. Is there anything you need help with?", the ANBU captain asked, curious as to what was causing her to feel this way. She was a healer, and so naturally she wanted to cure Izanami of whatever it was that was plaguing her.

[Izanami-no-Mikoto]

Izanami's gaze fell very securely upon the recognizable Mae Sako. The other AnBu in the room were not of visual importance to her when she caught sight of them. They reminded Izanami of statues...or better yet weeping angels. When eyes such as Izanami's see them they only look back without emotion. However once that gaze falters and they have a predatorial reason to act...they decent faster than gravity can pull them. It's something Izanami is greatly aware of, but doesnt fear. If she is to be killed or harmed it would be for a reason. So far she doesn't believe that reason has come. Since she has already lived once...

However those details were already given numerous times. The only thing present now was her and Mae Sako. The woman who gave her jurisdiction the last time she entered this facility. The discomfort in Izanami's expression wouldn't fade as she approached the desk. Stopping fairly close by in which her young face was clearly defined in the source of light now. Her features were very young which makes her seem much more youthful than most can guess. Although she was always this way. Her voice lacked much enthusiasm or emotion, but her pain was obvious. Gentle yet clearly giving clues towards her being upset.

"Countless hours...I watch those streets. It never drys here, but emotionally I feel dehydrated of any source of interest....

Pardon my morbid wording, but I can't help but feel like I need something far less recycled. For you see I grow tired of slaying pointless beings and wandering without purpose. If you truly wish to help, then I ask of your assistance in helping me uncover something exciting. I need something new to occupy myself with...something...New to explore. Can you give me that something?" She asked with genuine curiosity. Her hand very softly running along the edge of the desk. Just to feel it's texture on her palm...to remind herself that this body still lives and breathes in reality. That this isn't a dream...or nightmare.

[suno]

[Enter]

Two figures entered the tall tower, the low rumble of thunder and splashing of rain announcing their entrance. The young Uchiha took several steps forward before stopping. The never ending rain soaked his black cloak causing a puddle to form at his feet while he looked around. Even though he knew it hadn't been that long, it felt like years since he last stood here. Lowering his hood, he brushed his wet hair out of his eyes to get a better look around. A small smile touched his lips. Letting his hair fall back over his face, he turned toward the missions board and looked them over. While he looked over the various missions, his fingers underneath his cloak twitched in various motions. While he did this, the second figure would take a seat in a nearby chair. When the figure shifted into a more natural position in the chair, Suno cut the flow of chakra that connected the puppet to him. At a quick glance, the puppet and the child looked identical. Upon further inspection, it becomes apparent this finely crafted puppet was designed to look like its user.

Finding the mission he was looking for, he grabbed the paper off the board. Turning toward the desk, he approached, bowing slightly to the person behind the desk. It was at this moment he made a mental note to learn more about the people around him.
"I'd like to take this mission please." He said cheerfully as he handed over the paper. While he waited for his request to be accepted, he slowly checked his weapons pouches underneath his robes making sure everything was in order and that he had not forgotten anything.

Patrol the Streets
Rank: C
IIC Length: Two days
Difficulty: Moderate - Difficult
Objective: Patrol a section of Amegakure and make sure the village is safe.
Description: Having shinobi patrol the streets of Amegakure helps keep the civilians feeling safe, plus it's a chance to deal with internal issues like thieves or other criminal activity. It's important to make sure the village remains a secure environment, or else it may lead to weakness.
Reward: 9,250 Ryo

[M$]

[Izanami]

"The village is in need of someone to hunt down specific creatures and return them here...", Mae's voice responded to the distraught genin. She had plans for the village, although with the current power struggle going on, it was hard for it to be implemented, let alone find a shinobi with enough free time on their hands to actually go out and fetch these creatures. However, here Izanami was, clearly bored and displeased with the functions of the village as it was, and although she was just a genin, Mae saw an opportunity here. The creatures she would be searching for would be your regular predatory animals, nothing special, but undoubtedly dangerous.

"Does this sound like something that interests you?", she would ask. Not only would it give her something to do, but it would allow her freedom from the village for a bit. The constant downpour could sometimes be depressing.

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[Suno]
Another had entered that she had never seen before, but she took the time to save the image of his face within her cerebral index. Not hard to do, as another that enetred with him seemed to look strikingly similar. Mae watched as he stalked the mission board, searching for a task to complete, before grabbing one and making his way over to the desk. As she was currently already with a genin, Suno would be approached by a member of the ANBU guard, who would stamp and approve of his mission. Mae sako would be sure to check the files later .. she had a good feeling about this one.

[Mato Kuroi]

[ENTER]

The cloaked and hooded Mato entered the Kage's tower nonchalantly, her cold blue-eyes immediately observing the beauty of the Amegakure Kage's tower without a word. Mato's clothes dripped rain water upon the nice wood flooring of the tower and announced her entrance to both the tower guards and the receptionist whom was seated at her desk. At this point the non-stop downpours had become something of a tradition to the residents of Amegakure Village; the low rumble of thunder though still seemed to unnerve even some of the Villages hardened Citizen's. Mato despite her weak appearance was one such citizen, the woman's body quivered with both cold and fear as she silently approached the receptionist. Mato could feel the eyes of the tower's guards upon her back but still she said nothing until standing right before the reception desk.

“I'd- I'd like to request a mission?” Mato said nervously, reaching into her cloaks pocket and withdrawing a waterlogged cloth of parchment; that she slammed upon the receptionist desk. The waterlogged paper left behind a stain of wetness upon the beauty of the receptionist desk and if her eyes were good enough she'd be able to read the parchment despite the soiled ink of the parchment.

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SPOILER: Click to show

City Hygiene
Rank: D
IIC Length: Two Days
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: Pick up trash left across town.
Description: Amegakure is a compact city built on its height. There are a lot of civilians that actually thrown their trash down from the balconies or windows. Mixing in with the constant rain, this has made for quite a sight. Shinobi are asked to go onto the lower levels of Amegakure and clean up. You may take this mission multiple times in a row without returning to the tower.
Reward: 3,750 Ryo

[M$]

Mae Sako eyed the cloaked genin as she made her way up to the receptionist's desk, wet and damp as she was. It wasn't a strange site - to be wet in these lands - and so her entrance sparked no concern. There seemed to be a influx of kunoichi recently, something that Frog ANBU Captain Mae seemed to enjoy.

"Of course, madam", the council-woman replied to the young girl, stamping her mission request as approved. There needed to be someone to keep the village free of filth -- who else to assign such tasks to than the newly enrolled genin of the village.

[suno]

Suno and Shino entered the tower. The sun was just starting to rise, and the majority of the village still slept. The boy Uchiha lowered his hood, revealing the bags that had formed under his eyes. He was so tired. The mission had taken more out of him than he thought it would have. He sent the puppet over to sit like he had done before. He approached the desk, dripping as he walked. The fight he had been involved in had left his cloak cut and torn, and given him a few bruises. But luckily he hadn't suffered anything worse. He bowed slightly to the person behind the desk, and gave them a weak smile.
"I'm back" he said in a friendly way. But his voice sounded hoarse. He handed over his mission report, thinking about how nice his bed was going to be. After getting paid, he would thank them and turn to leave. However, he stopped himself biting his lip. His eyes kept darting back and forth between the puppet and the door, and the woman behind the desk. With a long drawn out sigh, he had finally decided what he was going to do. Turning back to the receptionist,
"Is..who is currently in charge of the village right now? I heard some things..some disturbing things while I was out on my mission..I'm not sure if it was anything worth stressing over..But I feel like I should report it..to someone in charge.." Suno knew he was being vague, but he was unsure who he could trust. If what those men had been talking about..if what they said about the corruption and the council was true..he was unsure of who he could really trust. He wasn't trying to end up on the run because of a few misplaced words. Or worse...dead.

Mission report

[M$]

Mae's expression piqued with interest as the genin Suno returned to the tower, noting the rips and tears that adorned his once unblemished cloak. It would seem he had run into a bit of trouble on his last mission, the details of which she would come to understand later once she reviewed the mission report, but obviously it was nothing the boy could not handle as he was back to turn in the task he had previously accepted. As expected, she would hand over his pay, 30,000 Ryo(Paid), without hesitation, but as he accepted it and turned to leave, her experience in the ANBU easily allowed her to easily notice that something had been troubling the boy. She grew even more curious as the genin spoke his peace, wondering just what sort of "disturbing" things he had heard. She would, however, answer his question as she was supposed to.

"Why, the Amekage, of course", she replied with a chuckle.

"If you would like to speak with him privately, please take the elevator up. I will inform him that he has a visitor", she added.

The genin hadn't the clearance to know exactly what was transpiring in the village, but every concern of Amegakure's ninja was the Kage's problem, and to deny such a meeting would have only sparked more curiosity and animosity within the village. She would go on to show him the elevator, as well as inform him of which floor he would find the Amekage on. The ANBU stationed to guard the elevator would ensure that the genin went where he said he was going, as he needed required permissions to travel anywhere else. Mae Sako, being who she was, would clear him for the fifth floor, where'd he would find thew newly appointed Rain Shadow.

[suno]

The boy would chuckle at his own mistake. Obviously the Amekage was in charge. He knew that. But he guess he did phrase his question wrong. In a way, he had been so nervous he wasn't sure how he was trying to ask it. Smiling wide at her,
"Ah, yes of course! Thank you." He said with a polite bow. He followed her toward the elevators, leaving Shino sitting where he was. The Puppet looked as if a child had fallen asleep in a chair.

The boy was nervous riding up the elevator. He had never met the Amekage before. Any of the Amekages for that matter. As he exited the Elevator, he saw the doors that would lead into the office. Taking a deep breath, he would knock, wait to be acknowledged, and then enter the office. He would do his best to keep his head held high, and his face straight, careful to show no emotion. The office was simple, but impressive all the same. The desk sat before a glass panned windows, which showed off the village below. As he continued forward, he quickly tried to organize his thoughts as to what he would say.

[M$]

"An Uchiha, eh?"

Itada was pleasantly surprised by Mae Sako as she informed him of his first visitor since he had taken control of the village — it was a genin – an Uchiha at that. In all his years in the lands of Ame, he had never come across another with the same genetic abnormality as him. He couldn't help but wonder if the boy had already unlocked the power that lay buried inside his blood — if he had, then it would contribute greatly to the power of the village — if he hadn't, well, the two Uchiha would have much work to do, for who would be able to resist the lure of two sets of Sharingan eyes.

He was, of course, new to the workings and machinations of running a village and as a result, lacked the true knowledge and experience he needed for the position. For that, he would seek guidance from the all powerful shinobi Emi Hoshigaki, whose exploits and deeds done for the village spoke for themselves. There was no doubt in his mind that the Jounin would have his doubts about the young Uchiha being in charge, yet Itada was hopeful that he would be able to sway him to his cause. It was no secret that he was well on his way to becoming the first Sannin of the Hidden Rain, and so his advice and guidance would be invaluable in strengthening the village into something noteworthy.

Thoughts for the future at the moment, as he would allow the Jounin time to regather himself after being locked away in the prison for so long.

His true concerns for the moment lay with the genin who was on his way up to his office, as Mae had repeated the words to him exactly as Suno Uchiha had said them. It was obvious that something was on his mind, and in the village's current state, they could not afford to lose one blessed as him. Itada had been reading over his file when he heard the knock on the office door – welcoming him inside, the Uchiha eyed the boy curiously. He was smaller than he imagined, but he was sure that Suno would have the same impression as him. Itada lacked the traditional dress of a Kage, instead he was outfitted in his usual ebony cloak -- he would remain seated as the boy entered, allowing a slight smile to taint his face before he began to speak.

"Welcome, Suno -- please, take a seat", he began.

"I understand there is something on your mind..", he continued, pausing after, giving the genin his chance to speak.

[suno]

"Welcome, Suno -- please, take a seat", he began.

"I understand there is something on your mind..", he continued, pausing after, giving the genin his chance to speak.

Suno took a seat in one of the chairs across from the man..well boy. Suno was surprised to see the village leader was only a few years older than he was. That was something he was not expecting. This..boy must have been powerful indeed to secure such a coveted position. Yet, as he quickly looked him over, Suno couldn't help but notice certain..familiar traits about the young man. Could he be? The child wondered to himself. Surely the world wasn't this small? All this time he assumed he and his parents were the only ones of their blood in the village. The idea that there was another person..if not another family here was almost exciting. Suno's own family had been very tight lipped about teaching him about his Sharingan. Everything he had learned, he managed to learn on his own. Clearing his throat, he brought himself back to the present. He couldn't afford to let his thoughts get carried away because he met another pasty child with dark hair. A small smile touched his lips.

"Amekage" He said with a polite nod. "I come here..a little reluctantly. I was.." He suddenly wished he hadn't turned in his mission report so he could have shown the man directly.
"I was on a mission... a simple patrol mission last night. While patrolling the village, I came across a group of guys..They were shinobi, and I believe one of them at least was high ranking, because he seemed to know things that aren't common knowledge.. He finished slowly trying to carefully choose his words.
"I heard them discussing some things that left me troubled. He spoke of corruption and..bad things about the council. His face redden a bit as he spoke. He didn't want to seem as if he was spying on these men..but in truth he was. His voice also lowered a bit as he got toward the end. If what he had learned was true, and they were responsible for installing a puppet leader..telling that leader may not have been the cleverest move.
"The way I see it..The man was telling the truth and we have a problem that needs to get fixed..or he was lying and trying to stir up the village..which means we still have a problem that needs to get fixed. I don't know much...But I do know the village can not afford some sort of civil war." When he finished, the child just stared across the desk waiting for his response. How odd it suddenly seemed to him that he would get so involved in the village politics when he had spent so much time avoiding it.

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As he spoke, it was painfully obvious that the genin was at the least nervous - as he should have been, for the words he spoke would have easily gotten him killed were Itada a puppet to the council - luckily, he was not. He would not intervene, letting the younger Uchiha boy finish speaking his peace, wondering if he should indulge him by telling the truth, or if he should keep it a secret. He closed his eyes but for a second as he thought about the decision; the boy was young, perhaps too young to be involved in such things, but then Itada thought about himself and his youth, and how the revelation of such things had instilled in him both power and true purpose, and his decision was set.

He would not lie to the young Suno – no, he was now a leader, and lying to his subordinates would not do him any justice when it came to inspiring loyalty among his ninja.

"The council is no more", Itada responded, surprised that such information had reached ears beyond those that were involved in the operation, let alone this thirteen year old genin. It had meant the village had leaks – massive leaks – and that was not acceptable in a nation as small as this one. It was however, expected, as the corruption of the council-men ran deep as the Earth's core. Such things could not be allowed to continue, and would not under his reign. Still, for the moment it was a problem. There was no doubt in Itada's mind that whoever the ninja was, was at least a Jounin, and probably apart of the ANBU, which raised even more concerns as most of the council were leaders of a certain ANBU division.

If the ninja who'd Suno had heard this information from was still operating under orders of the council, which most had escaped and fled the village, then he needed to be silenced.

"However, that ninja spoke no lies. The council has kept this village weak and vulnerable for as long as they have been in power", he continued.

"It is why I, and a handful of shinobi loyal to Amegakure have chased them off... but we still have a problem. There are undoubtedly men and women still loyal to the council, and until we can weed them out, you must keep this to yourself and share with no one.", his tone grew more serious as the words escaped his mouth.

"Is that something you can do?", Itada asked with a cold stare.

He would hate for something to happen to his young brethren, for in due time, Suno Uchiha would become a powerful and efficient shinobi in due time.