Tenreikouu Headquarters (Permission Only)

[kininata]

Kininata left the walls of the city, wandering for an hour into the forests surrounding his home. The breeze of the wind shifted his auburn hair across his left shoulder, his jade eyes looking cautiously at the surrounding terrain: this was to be the meeting place, this little patch - he knew for all the markers were here; a tree with five diagonal lines at one of its trunk roots; a collection of three small puddles of water forming a triangle; a bush that had a flat top where no leaves grew. His right hand was on the grip of Shipijin, gently grasping it: he was uncertain as to the safety of himself now, especially as the siblings had been showing their power more openly in comparison to how they normally operated. They had made more subtle attempts at his life in the past, but now he suspected they may forgo such shadowy acts of control for more effective measures.

‘Kininata-sama!’ A whisper came from his left, behind a small gathering of tall bushes, a familiar voice. Easing his guard, though not relaxing it completely, he turned his head towards the bush and spoke: ‘Ayami?’ His voice was soft, yet firm. Movement from the bush caused him to ease his blade out of the sheath just enough for a fast draw, but as he recognised the features of Ayami Torei, one of the few members of AnBu who still was loyal to him over the current administration, he removed his hand from the sword. ‘You said you wanted me to see something - what was it?’

She smiled at him affectionately, and walked over to the tree with the marks. ‘I think you will enjoy this.’ She said in a playful, almost giddy voice. It was something he was not accustomed to with her, but for the moment, he moved over to join her at the tree. She bent down to the ground, and rubbed her hand just under the lowest mark on the tree - where a forth emerged, hidden from normal sight. The ground between two of the trunk roots then shifted, revealing a tight tunnel leading downwards under the ground towards the Village. ‘This way.’ Before he could ask anything, she leaped into the tunnel and moved down. He followed her, cautious of the route.

After an hour, he emerged before a odd brick wall to where Ayami was waiting for him, with four Ninjutsu Seals marked upon smooth stone work - Ram, Snake, Bird and Dragon. She drew out a small glimmer of Chakra and started to mark out the Seal drawing of the Dragon on the wall, then added a slight mark to the lower half of the Seal, changing its meaning to something else he did not recognised. The seal glowed blue and the wall opened from the centre - before his eyes was something he had thought had been sealed away when he had finished his service as the Amekage: the training hall of the Old Tower, intact.

He stepped into the great hall, a room close to two hundred yards across and circular in shape, rising up into a dome shape at the pinnacle of the chamber. Along the walls of the chamber were old oaken shelves, once carrying the library of Amekagure no Sato’s techniques - forbidden and standard. ‘I thought they sealed this away when Toda was made Kage…’ He said this with a sense of joy in his tone as he remembered his experiences within this hall, the place where he first created the Kouu Bunshin no Jutsu, where he learned his first powerful techniques.

Torei placed her hand on his shoulder. ‘They did. But when this room was made, there were three entrances to it; one beneath the tower which has been destroyed, one at the emergency offices which has now been permanently sealed, and one that led to outside the Village should it have ever been overrun.’ She sighed happily, a large grin sitting on her face. ‘It took me two months to find the third entrance, and another week to get past the lock on the door - researching ancient history was never my talent, afterall. However, this place is now considered dead, so no one will know if its being used - the seals that maintained it as a training hall for Amekage’s have faded, but it will stand the test of time.’

Kininata walked towards the now-dry pool basin at the far wall, which used to have a flow of water streaming into it from the holes in its structure; he glanced at the grating where wind was gently blown into the room to generate fresh air; it was almost exactly as he had left it. He stood tall, crossed his arms, and smiled… he had been trying to find a way of working out where he could begin his work on forming plans against the council, and now he had found that place right beneath their noses. ‘This is perfect, Ayami. This is exactly what we need.’ He slid off his jacket, tossing it to the side, and wandered over to the old desk he had used when he had been researching in this room. Some old documents he had been reading were still there, dated to the day the Old Tower had been attacked. ‘Start sending out messages to my allies, for now we have a base of operations, Ayami. The beginning is nigh, and we have much to do.’ She nodded, and vanished into the shadows of the last entrance into the hall. Once he felt he was secure, that he was alone, he pulled out Anje’s headband, and placed it onto the desk. The dried blood had now permanently stained the metal and the cloth, but when he looked at it, all he saw was the face of his friend and comrade, and that of Kouushimei.

‘Well, Corrin, I guess its time I started acting on that destiny you told me about. Time I started being the man you asked me to be.’

[kininata]

[Description and History of the Headquarters]

The Creation of the Hensoku Shikijou

<sub>When the original Amekage Tower was formed, many years ago, the first Amekage, Tiro Fuukamasu, decided that he wanted a very specific form of training hall to store the forbidden arts of Ame's Ninjutsu, Taijutsu and Genjutsu, as well as a place where he and those who succeeded him could train in solitude from the villagers. The architects started designing the Hensoku Shikijou, a great hallway that was brimming with Seals throughout its structure linking it directly with the Office of the Amekage. The buildings structure worked as so:

The Seals placed within the wall structure of the hall were designed to identify the newest Amekage through a complex linkage of seals from the office and the council hall to the chamber, and the Seals identified the strengths of the Kage themselves - through that, the room adapted its training area to supply an abundance of raw material for their training styles; a plume of constant fire, a constant stream of running water, a never-ending breeze - whatever the Kage needed to supplement his style of fighting, the room automatically provided as part of its structure, something that can no longer be produced as those scriptures were destroyed fifty years ago by the Siblings that now control Amekagure no Sato.

Since then, the hall has only been used by two other Kages - Corrin Maeda, and Kininata Hyouketsu. During the time of Amekage Hyouketsu, a powerful and deadly assassin wrought destruction to the Hidden Village, creating a swath of lava at the base of the Amekage Tower. The force of that Jutsu brought down the tower upon the primary entrance of the Hensoku Shikijou, though it did not destroy the hall itself. In days that followed, the second entrance, hidden in the AnBu section of the Village, was utilised, though in the reign of Nagaku-Toda, this entrance was too sealed off, making the hall an empty and lost relic of history...

Ayami Torei, AnBu of Ame, and a loyal ninja of Kininata Hyouketsu, has since done her best to find the fabled third entrance to the hall so that her "true Kage" can use this historical place once more. Finding this entrance in the forests outside of the Village, Kininata has discovered it still intact, and now becomes the home of those who would remove the curse of Amekagure no Sato once and for all.</sub>

The Layout of the Hensoku Shikijou

<sub>The room itself is a two hundred meter diameter room, circular shape at the floor, rising up into a dome with its pinnacle fifty meters high - the walls of this dome are made from solid blue-white marble, with the old, ancient symbols of Amekagure no Sato inscribed every thirty or so meters along the wall. Near the entrance way that once was the primary doorway, are five work desks of oak, each with plenty of materials for writing and drawing - used for a variety of purposes, no doubt, in the history of the Village. To the left and right of these desks are shelves that once beared the entire history of Amekagure no Sato, all of its techniques, and the maps of the land - now they are empty, its writings taken to the newer, more modern Tower for safe keeping. The rest of the room consists of the training hall:

At the far side opposite the entrance, is a large basin able to hold fifty cubic meters of water, though its material strength can bear the extreme weight or the incredible heat or cold or any raw material - lava, ice, iron etc. Above it is a flow channel for the fluids that once moved freely into the basin to refill it, though now the seals that caused such miracles are now faded, destroyed, and the knowledge of their creation gone with them. To the left of the basin are weapon racks that once held dozens of weapons of many types, each for use in training in the many Taijutsu styles that the previous Amekage's have mastered over their years. To the right, simple accommodations of sleeping cots have been set out, enough to support twenty or so people though there is no privacy available in such tight and confined quarters.

Finally, at the center of the chamber, is the Vault. Here, is a figurine of a dragon rising up from water, acting as a puzzle lock for access to the Kage's personal store. Though it has been empty since Nagaku-Toda was the Amekage, it is still fully functional and able to hold the strongest of secrets against the most damaging of attacks - its secret now known only to Kininata Hyouketsu.</sub>

History of the Tenreikouu

<sub>During the days of the Amekage Tiro Fuukamasu, the wars of the Ninja Villages raged violently across the landscape. Those who were truly loyal to their Amekage decided that in such turmoil, he needed a very specific team of Ninja with unique abilities, dedication to his safety, and the ultimate goal of protecting Amekagure no Sato as well as its leader. Hence, a brave Jounin called Hiroka Jousektsu, formed the Tenreikouu - The Divine Call of the Rainfall; a team of nine Ninja trained in a variety of Releases, each masters of their style, and each dedicated to the protection of their country, their leader, and their village. In the following years, these nine men handled the most dangerous of assignments given to them, dealing with small armies of peasants and Ninja's alike, and were reputed to be the most powerful Ninja of their time. However, much like the current chaos of events, the Council of Ame decided that their services were no longer required when the wars were over. Before they could finish discovering that the Council had secretly poisoned the Amekage, they had all been assassinated through the most secret, deceptive and dishonorable forms that any man or woman in the Ninja world could think of, ending the original band of Tenreikouu, hundreds of years ago.

Now, Kininata Hyouketsu has decided to resurrect this name of legend and hope, using it as the foundation to form the resistance group against the Siblings that have turned the Land of Ame into a place where chaos and deceit are rife without true guardians to stop it. In the heart of Amekagure no Sato, the Tenreikouu shall rise from the ashes of their betrayers, and bring the retribution down upon the evil in the lives. Let Divine Call of the Rain Fall cleanse the Village and the Land of Ame from the evil that over-shadow's its beauty.</sub>

[kininata]

Over the last day, Kininata had cleaned up the mess that had been left here by the staffers who had emptied this place when Nagaku-Toda became Amekage; it had taken almost all that time to deal with the aesthetic damages, dust collections and spilled vials of inks and other materials across the chamber. Once he had finished all of that, however, he decided that he needed to find some self guidance. Placing his sword on the desk, and leaving his jacket and shirt with it, Kininata walked over to the dry basin, and sat before its edge in the lotus position. He slowed his breathing, closed his eyes, and started to enter a rhythmic cycle of meditation. The slight noises in the background sharpened, became clear, yet did not distract; the slight discomfort in his muscles were defined, and set aside from his mental concentration. After a while, he could no longer hear his own breath - all he could hear was his own soul within himself, somewhere he could find answers to the questions that the events of late had driven him too...

...He opened his eyes, seeing three faces before him, their bodies shrouded in black like spectres; the faces were that of his father, Corrin Maeda, and himself as a young boy. He looked around, and saw the cold ice plains of his nightmares, though it was a calm day - as he realised that, the spectral shrouds were replaced with black clothing. 'Why am I here?' He said to the figures.

'You are here because you are lost.' Said his father. As he spoke, memories flashed before him in a strange breeze, like a mist had formed and became an image of his past; he saw in a brief moment all the choices he had made through panic, through misguidance, and through his naivety.

'You are here because you forget the past.' Said Corrin. His voice drew on another image, that of his own childhood with his family, with his comrades at the academy, with his friends - somethings he remembered well, but others; the gestures of kindness and the moments of sympathy, he did not recall at first, but now had fragments of them.

'You are here because you cannot forgive.' Said himself. This voice drew on four faces that at first, he did not understand - the faces of Anje Miyani, Corrin Maeda, Nagaku-Toda, and of his own brother Tazuma. With each face came the moments of his anger towards them; anger for betrayal, anger for abandonment, anger for deception, anger for distrust. Then they faded away, leaving only one face - his own.

'You are lost because you do not wish to be found.' All three said to him, each drawing a kunai. Soon other spectres appeared around him, each in black, bearing no marks or faces of whom they were. 'You seek to find the path only to walk away from it. You seek to be forgotten.' They all started drawing in on him, each armed, each seemingly intent on killing him. He could feel the panic welling up inside, feel the anger and fear at all of them, and at himself. He closed his eyes, hoping it was a bad dream, hoping th-

'I have found the light.' He spoke with strength, with confidence, with true resolve. 'And I am walking into it. I have found my path.' The spectres faded away one by one, until in the end, only the younger spectre of himself was remaining...

...Kininata opened his eyes slowly, feeling the cold sweat on his body. The room had gone cold, the candles that had kept the light about him had been flickered out. I have my answer. He rolled backwards onto his feet, standing and turning towards the entrance. He made his way towards it, grabbing his clothes and sword along the way, wearing a smile on his face.

[Exit]

[kininata]

Kininata arrived at the tree with the markings, remembering how to access the hidden doorway. He turned around to ensure that those who had been at his family's home were still with him, and then opened the tunnel entrance - hiding how he had done so. Leading them onwards into the tunnel, he would check once more for all of his guests, and once satisfied, he would open up the secret door that entered the Hensoku Shikijou. He would stand just past the entrance into the grand chamber, waving them all in with a pleasant smile. Once he saw that the last one was in, he would close the door again, and give everyone a few moments to examine their surroundings... after all, for all of them, this was something they had never seen before.

[OOC: Yes, its short i know, but i am stretched for time today. More once you've all posted.]

[kujira]

Soft footfalls would echo through the forested landscape. Verdent emereld leaves and dense underbrush hiding the procession from view as the resistance made its way towards Kininata's headquarters. Outwardly impassive Souzen's mind would race as they came closer and closer to this destination. What could Kininata have hidden? Granted he had been Amekage once, but what secrets could he hide from the council and himself? Shaking his head ruefully and banishing these thoughts Souzen only looked to the near future. Soon the resistance would take shape, yet only a bare handful of former AnBu and disenfranchised genin were available....it would take quite sometime to accrue the proper amount of military strength to overthrow the council and their minions.

Suddenly the procession would halt, naught but the sound of the lingering whisper of the breeze heard as they all strained their ears to pick up on any sounds of pursuit or movement. Then Kininata would suddenly open some sort of hidden passageway underneath the tree. Following along in some dark tunnel Souzen would emerge into the bright light of a great chamber, its grand majesty a relief to behold. Surely this was more then adequete for any of the resistance's needs? Looking around, keen azure occuli drinking in the setting Souzen would turn to Kininata and wait for him to speak.

OOC: It looks like its just me and Kininata in this thread as all the rest have left to train haha ^_^

[Kinz]

As the ANBU female led onward, Muteki could not get her to reveal anything about the resistance, or who the leader was. Though she had led him seamlessly around the village and the subsequent ANBU, she was a little to quiet for his taste. Finally they stopped in a clearing by a large tree. As the ANBU girl began leading him towards it she would drop Muteki’s wrist and lean into the lower area of the tree apparently unlocking it somehow. It was quite an interesting development. Apparently she was leading him underground.

“This way Muteki-sama. We must hurry.” The ANBU motioned for him to enter the opening, but he shook his head. “Why should I follow you underground like this my dear? You have not trusted me with any information, why should I trust you to not be leading me into some sort of elaborate trap? Give me more information and then I will follow.”

The ANBU stood their a while, apparently staring at Muteki from behind her mask. “I have no information that is mine to divulge. It is for my master to tell you when you meet him. Please, we must hurry. I do not wish to compromise this position.” Seeing the concern on the ANBU’s face he took but a moment to sigh, and then nodded following her into the hole. They jumped down and as he hit the ground, Muteki quickly adjusted his cloak and cowl to make sure it still covered his entire person. Then the two walked.

As they entered another room that was apparently sealed by another door as well, Muteki’s eyes were met with light. As they adjusted quickly he met with what apparently the girl had referred to as the resistance. He was certainly shocked at the site which he saw. There standing in all his glory was Kininata. Granted a little older then Muteki had remembered, but it was doubtlessly him. What a surprise indeed. Muteki never in a million years would have thought of Kininata leading a resistance. He seemed to proper and sophisticated for it. Well, you should never judge a book by its cover. The other character in this play who caught his eye was what Muteki recognized as only the new kage of Rain.

This set a small warning off in his head. He thought that this may have been some orchestrated ambush devised by him as a dog of the council, but when he entered it didn’t seem as if they were really waiting for anything. More they were relaxing a moment to prepare for something. Muteki relaxed his guard slightly at this even if he wasn’t sure he could trust this kage yet. He had seen him from the shadows deliver his slight speech to the masses, and he had done so directly after one of those bastard council members had. It was possible he was some sort of spy, or this was some sort of elaborate trap for him, but he was content in thinking this was an ok meeting.

The ANBU who led him in quickly shushined away from his side, kneeling next to kininata and he could tell he was whispering something to him. Probably how they came to encounter each other, along with who Muteki claimed to be. So the infamous master of this ANBU was apparently Kininata. It would seem he is just one full of surprises. Muteki would begin to stride into the room in his disguise, slightly concerned with the lack of personnel for this rebellion. Perhaps it would bulk up soon under the leadership of Kininata and this new kage he still was unsure about.

[kininata]

He heard the footsteps moving down the passageway, and he smiled. Even though only Souzen had come down to this place with him, the last guest on the list had made his appearance. He had hoped for this to happen, though perhaps some may find it confusing as to why. He turned towards the entrance way to see his AnBu entering the chamber, then followed out by Muteki. He looked a little more seasoned, confident about himself as he entered, though a glimmer of surprise seeing himself here was to be expected.

'Muteki... glad you could make it. Now then, some introductions; Muteki, allow me to introduce Souzen Kaeda, the current Amekage. Souzen, this is Muteki Arashi, one of the more recent former Amekage's.' He walked between the pair, his hand resting gently on his katana, though both could see he was ready to grip it with ease. 'For the moment, we three make up the primary command of the Tenreikouu, the resistance against the council. Souzen, your position in the tower means that, realistically, this will be one of the very few visitations you will be able to make here, but for certain you will be able to handle our members with discretion from within that place.'

He turned to Muteki, nodding to him. 'I understand from my few spies that you've become quite the capable ninja, friend. We have alot of fresh faces in this group with little true skill and experience, and you can assist in their training when they are here. Otherwise... you will have to stay out of the Village openly. No doubt, the siblings will send assassin's after you otherwise, and I have no intentions on losing valuable assets this early in the campaign.' He eased himself into a relaxed stance, glancing at the pair of them briefly. He waited to see how they would react to himself and each other...

[kujira]

Foot steps, piercing the abject silence would echo throughout the room, coming from the direction of the tunnels. Hand unvoluntarily tightening upon the tsuba of his katana Souzen would turn cerulean iris's towards the entrance straining to gain sight of the last entant. Soon the foot steps would grow louder and two figures would emerge. Kininata's female AnBu informant and another figure...a perplexing figure.

Outwardly not letting the slight confusion show Souzen would turn to Kininata to gain some perspective into who this man was.

"this is Muteki Arashi, one of the more recent former Amekage's."

Azure eyes flared at this, a former Amekage? Had he survived the councils corruption, fled in dishonour? Or was he merely a pawn. Yet as these thoughts flitted through his consciousness Souzen trusted in Kininata, trusted in his judgement. Although he knew very little of the Yondaime Amekage Souzen would no doubt show him a formal respect, he was here on Kininata's invitation. Curt look upon his countenance Souzen would offer Muteki a formal greeting and turn his attention back to Kininata....there would be time for socialization later....let the new era be ushered in as soon as possible.

[Kinz]

For the first time Muteki really understood why Kininata had been chosen as a kage oh so long ago. Right now he had command of a few loyal anbu, and he was pretty much bossing the newest Amekage around giving him instructions on how to work alongside the resistance without being caught. He also had the audacity to basically set forth the task of training what seemed like non existent genin. The little kage was quite the spectacle.

“haha, kininata you know I was quite the capable ninja when I left. I hope you didn’t need informants for that information.”

Muteki couldn’t help but stroke his ego. As Souzen made a slight bow as a formal greeting Muteki walked up closer giving him a slight slap on the back.

“So, as a successor they chose someone who is a little more proper? Its probably for the best. Good to meetcha big guy.”

With his always unpolished vocabulary out in spades Muteki continued his talks with his peers taking only but a moment to remove the cloak and cowl covering his person and setting it on a nearby chair. Then taking a seat in the same chair and draping his leg over one of the arms Muteki continued.

“Kininata, everything you’ve said so far has been genius, and I‘d be more then happy to train anyone you provide me with. I only have a few talking points to discuss before we set to work if it isn’t to much of a problem.”

Stopping his speech for but a moment to remove the flask he always carried and to take a sip of the strong liquid Muteki continued.

“First: I cannot be seen within the village obviously because of my status, so I would like to make use of your loyal friend the anbu girl there to make a trip to the store for me. I need a few things sold and bought if it isn’t a problem. The second thing is more of a request towards Souzen. When all of this is over, I wish to be compensated. Not with money or anything trivial like that, but I would like to be reaccepted into the village and given the rank of anbu, but an anbu allowed to travel when needed. I will stay loyal if I am given a long leash.”

With his two most pressing issues out of the way, Muteki readied himself to add on the two most important pieces. The first was mainly to set his allies minds at ease, and the second was something to prove his use. Taking a second swig and offering the flask to the other two Muteki exhaled exuberantly and continued.

“Thirdly, I would like you both to know now I wish to not be in charge of anything. I will lead the training of the genin, and if necessary lead missions with them too, but I will not be part of the upper tier of this hierarchy. You two are the leaders. The people within the resistance should look to you the kage and his esteemed peer as the rulers of this organization, not some ‘dishonored’ missing ninja. It will give them more of a pillar to base the foundation of the village around. And finally: since it doesn’t seem as if we have many ninja in out ranks judging from this meetings attendance I propose you send me to enlist help after I have set the training regiment for whatever genin you provide me. I have had favorable dealings with the kage of sand in the past and I am not aware of any hostility with grass or stone. I request you allow me and a contingent of your trustworthy ninja meet with them and request each to send a team to assist us when the time comes for a real battle. Though it may make us seem week, it is better then making us seem dead.”

With all that said and done, Muteki reclined back fully sipping his flask, and began rummaging for a cigarette in his pocket that he knew he probably was out of.

[kininata]

Kininata gritted his teeth a little at the demands Muteki was making, but he did nod to them. He was asking for him to risk his life to get involved in this, after all... and he still had other sacrifices to make.

'Very well. Torei can be used for your needs while you are hidden here. And I doubt that anyone would have a problem with you being a trainer and team leader only, leaving the major decisions between myself and Souzen... but do be expected to be asked for opinions. As for your request of compensation, thats something for you two to arrange.' Once he finished, he started making his way towards the exit, grabbing a packed travelling bag along the way.

'Now, I have to leave. Souzen can start handling the more subtle assignments for dealing with the council's outside aid through missions against "bandits" and the likes... and your training sessions can start immediately when the others start coming here. Torei can ensure you are able to enter and leave here safely each time.' He stopped at the doorway, and turned towards them. 'I will be back as soon as I can, but I have to do this next step on my own. my pride, my honor... my determination demands that. I hope you two can get along.' With those words, he flickered out of sight into the open, and started making his way out of the territory of Amekagkure no Sato, searching for the first target that he needed to tend to on his own... his brother.

[Exit]

[kujira]

Impassively would Souzen listen to the former Yondaime's imperious demands. Leaving leadership to Kininata and Souzen was moreso a character choice as he seemed more....blunt then most, a hammer when all that was needed was a velvet glove. Yet he only wished to tutor and shape the young genin of the resistance, quite admirable. Yet the last demand was the one that tugged at Souzen's consciousness the most, to be re-instated as a senior AnBu? Surely he was not naive enough to expect victory against the council? Outclassed and outmanned, it would be a wonder if the resistance could last a fortnight.

Azure occuli would turn to Muteki, impassive countenance adding to stoic demeaner of Souzen's persona.

" I applaud you for coming back to us Yondaime; willingly volunteering to tutor our genin. Yet your demand to become a senior AnBu with will to leave the village bemuses me. Surely that rank is only accorded to the highest of shinobi within the village....the legendary sannin. Once more your apparent foresight awes me. Do you really think we can beat the council in the foreseeable future before any of us perish? There reach is as long as it is merciless...yet you should know of such things should you not? I'm not here to bandy false hope to anyone, what we do now will probably end in blood and tears and more than likely failure."

Turning swiftly upon his heels, soft foot steps carrying him quickly to the doorway in which Kininata had exited Souzen would cross into the threshold, turning his head to the side to look one last time upon Muteki.

" If we do manage to liberate Ame from the Flames of Chao's...your rewards will indeed be just for the part you have played..."

With that he would leave into the darkness of the tunnel, back towards the Amekagure...back towards the Amekage tower...back towards the council.

[Exit.

[Kinz]

Muteki listened to the Amekage’s words as he began strolling towards the exit. As the man stated his “awe of Muteki’s foresight” he chuckled somewhat. He stood from his precarious sitting position and smiled towards Souzen’s back. As his final words were spoken and the man walked out down the tunnel, Muteki called out to him.

“Man, what’s the point in gathering people to fight for something if not even you believe you can succeed. If you believe this to be nothing more then an action to show defiance to the council, I urge you not to bring the young ones into it. Do not sacrifice them for nothing more then your ego. Only bring them in if you have a glimmer of success. A glimmer of hope. A glimmer of life for this village and its country. Do not sacrifice them to the wolves unless you yourself believe we as a resistance can be more then sheep.”

Muteki’s words trailed off down the tunnel, and not knowing whether or not Souzen had heard them Muteki reflected upon himself. Would he be doing the same in the Amekage’s spot? Would he rather people think they are fighting a dying cause, or would he have them not know the extent of the hardships in store? It was one of those decisions he didn’t envy having to make. And with that, Muteki headed off to inspect his new residence. The ANBU girl who was Kininata’s ally sitting there waiting for his request of her.

“Torei was your name? may I ask you to take some things to the village shop and sell them along with bringing back some items for my use?” as she responded Muteki’s thought was nothing more then ‘excellent’. Handing her the needed posesions she quickly left to complete the sole errand Muteki needed done at the moment.

[Kinz]

Torei finally returned with his cash she had been sent to retrieve for the sold items he had given her, and with that Muteki would set to his tasks.

(ooc) i'm gunna setup a seperate training thread, but it takes place here. so i am still in this thread and so is my training, i am just putting it in another thread to not clutter this one.

so
{exit into connected training thread}

[Kinz]

Muteki would finish the brief bit of training he had done in the large room, and suddenly realize how board he really was. Nobody had shown yet for him to train. Well if they weren’t going to get ready to fight the council he would. Walking over to Kininata’s anbu friend he quickly told her of his plans.

“I will be staying at the dojo of a martial arts master for a bit learning. Please inform kininata, Souzen or any pupils who inquire. I will be ready to train them whenever.”

After showing her the location on his map, Muteki was off, using the underground fish projectile right through the walls, and avoiding the main city all together.

[Exit.]

[hirohideoki]

Where was he? It was deep in the forest. What were they going to find out here? He had been following the man for quite some time now without even saying a word. Hiro was never big on conversation though.

Emerald eyes scanning the area he would begin to wonder. What was going on in the Rain? Something seemed to be suspicious ever since he had been here. It was shut up tight within the walls. It looked like they were trying to keep people in rather than people coming in.

Strange. All to strange. He decided to speak up. "So, I have not told you my name... well its Hiro.... Hiro Hideoki." Breaking silence was not his thing. It seemed to be rude to ask where they were going. He would await for the mans reply. His eyes still searched for any sign of the place that they were heading to.

[kujira]

"So, I have not told you my name... well its Hiro.... Hiro Hideoki."

The boys words cut across the silence that had accentuated there secretive journey to the hidden base of Tenreikouu. Not even deigning to look at the boy Souzen's voice, displaying a hint of slight anger would reply.

" Your name was known to me before I had moved to meet you in Anrui Maeda Hiro..."

Though the reason for Souzen's term was the conflicts that ran through his consciousness. Why was he? The rokudaime Amekage allowing a missing-nin to view a secret that could potentially destroy himself, the resistance and mayhaps the very village itself? Yet this boys story and the way his eyes shone... it herelded something meaningful even though he couldn't quite place a finger on it. To that end he had decided against his hearts judgement and allowed him access into Tenreikouu. Stopping at the secret location of the tree Souzen would activate the hidden passageway and descend into it. A single flickering flame from a nearby torch ensconced on the wall providing the only illumination as he took it with deft fingers and proceeded the slight trek into the headquarters.

Once arriving he would dim the torch, allowing Hiro to move past him and view Tenreikouu, seeing if this youth could piece together exactly what he had shown him and the true reality it held...

[Saiyuki]

Surges of emotion ran throughout the young shinobi's body as he walked behind the Tenreikouu ANBU. It was a good thing that the two of them had met just now. Seion did not know what he could do to stomach his emotion besides just gritting with it and letting it fester inside him. But that did not happen. Now he would be able to act on his chaotic emotions. However, the rain eventually calmed him down as the two of them walked, passing by tree after tree as they headed to their destination. And it seemed to be in a part of the village that Seion had never visited before. He did not even recognize the place around here. Seion took the scenery into consideration. He should probably look for more than one way to get here, since it would be safer. After a short while, Seion saw the ANBU stop.

"Did we arrive?"

The ANBU did not respond as she seemed to be looking around. After a few moments, she started moving again and Seion followed. She headed straight for a tree. Then, after seeing her do something, a hidden passage-way was revealed. Seion felt that it would be something like this, hidden away from the eyes of the rest of the world. Then the ANBU walked into the passage-way. She seemed to have noticed something, and Seion wanted to ask what, but she wiped that emotion off of her face and started descending. Seion followed. Soon enough, Seion saw why that expression had crossed her face. It seemed that another Tenreikouu member was here. After moving close enough to the torch ahead of them to see, Seion saw two people, one of which he recognized as the Rokudaime. But afterwards, he began to notice the amazing aspects of their headquarters. Seion was in awe as he quietly murmured a few words.

"What a place..."

[hirohideoki]

How did he know his name? The AnBu maybe? This did not really matter. Something else had interested him. Where had they stopped at? A tree? This was no ordinary tree though. He watched as the Amekage moved his hand over its trunk. His eyes widened as he saw what happened.

A secert passage was located in the tree. It was well hidden out here, in nowhere. Looking back he would see two other people, why were they here? Was this place well known, no it could not be. A torch was used to illuminate the path and what was ahead of him. The man in front of him stepped out of the way to reveal what was ahead.

Standing at the sight before him he could hear his heart beat. What was this place? He had never seen anything like it. It looked like some secret orginizations hideout. He had often read books about these places, but never one like this...

[kujira]

Keen optical senses would take in the boys reaction to the majesty of their headquarters. Yet, they would also pick up on two other forms entering the headquarters. An AnBu officer led in a small boy he recognized from the Hyouketsu estate, one of the handful of genin who hoped for a brighter future. Turning to Hiro, Stoic Countenance not betraying the ferver that burned within his eyes and breast Souzen would speak, gesturing to the current setting with an ivory hand.

" This is the headquarters of Tenreikouu.....the movement against the corruption that has spread its roots deep within the village through the current eldar council. I know not of what you have heard of our village but we are divided. Yet the scales are tipped in the council's direction, we are but mere pebble trying to stop the water from crashing over the brink. Your brother...he died for the injustices of the corrupt did he not? You have vowed to avenge him yes? Then stand with me, fight against the council and help me, nay all of us within the village to cleanse it of this taint... should you do so I will not forget this favour... and Kirikagure will know our wrath."

Speech inflamed with passion Souzen would turn to look Hiro in the eyes, searching for an acceptance of what he had just told him... he had risked it all by telling this newly arrived missing-nin...

[hirohideoki]

Silence fell on the young puppeteer. He stood with eyes wide open staring into the dark. His words were true. Corruption..greed..hate..they all tore the lives of people. His eyes began to water a little. Those words that were just spoken to him. This man put it out so clearly. That day seemed to play over and over again in his head. Non stop.

Clutching to his kimono tight he would simply nod his head, still gazing forward with eyes wide open. "Anything...yes..." This was all he needed to say. His eyes shook back and forth in anger and remembrance.

One day he would get his revenge and this was the first step in the right direction. He stood there waiting for further instructions by them man. Where would he go now?