The Kage Returns...

[kininata]

Kininata appeared in the center of the Village, his "Loyal Ninja" close at hand, and he sighed in relief to be back home. There were crowds of people around, all at first panicing about their Kage being missing, and then suddenly seeing him appear in the center of the village. He smiled and bowed to them, remembering who was nearby, and yelled out to them;

'Everyone, I am safe! My Jounin here followed my captors and freed me from their hands. Thanks the actions of our Jounin, I have been returned to you all... and as a reward, they shall be the first among all who stand here to be made Sannin of Rain!' He turned to them, smiling and patting them on the shoulder with sincerity. It was an act they were putting on for the good of the Village, of course, yet it would save them from the merciless hands of the pair. He turned back to the crowds and walked to them, shaking hands and hugging those who needed it the most in his eyes as he went through the preparations in his head to remove himself from office... and planning his successor.

[remix]

"..."

He listened to the speech-- so far so good. The cigarette hung loosely at the side of his mouth as he peered into the crowd, smiling. He merely stood back to watch the Kage, not wanting to get in his way. Besides, he didn't feel like the hassle. Now he would merely wait to see the reaction of the citizens.

[raijutsumi]

Tenshin arrived at the center of the Village, seeing Saigo there along with Kini... but nothing happening except Kini talking to the crowds and Saigo standing there, watching. This seems a little odd... He moved back to the side, keeping out of sight from the pair of them, watching to see how the events of the "return" would turn out. He knew something was wrong, but his mind couldn't figure out exactly what was wrong. Yet.

[kininata]

For the first few minutes, the crowd were pleased to see their Amekage returned to them, but he could see in their eyes a glimmer of disappointment. Even he knew what they were thinking... that he wasn't strong enough to save himself, that he needed help from his ninja. It occured to him that this was their intent most likely, to let him see that he was not ready for being a Kage, regardless of whether he wanted to be it or not, and that the people were never truly going to accept someone like him. Someone as weak as him.

'It's good to see you all.' He said to them, keeping a fake smile on his face now, and starting to make his way back towards his office. It wouldn't be long before he would have to make his preparations for the agreement, and he had a journey to plan. He gave Saigo a glance, nodding to him, and slowly made his way through the streets, telling people as he passed how his new Sannin Asko and Saigo helped to foil a kidnapping plot by infiltrating the Missing Nin and committing the rescue from within... every word leaving a poisonous taste in his mouth.

[kujira]

Riou arrived at the center of the village out of breath and wordless. Throngs and multitudes of people stood in the center clapping and cheering on the hero's of Amekagure. The jounin Saigo and Asko had apparently rescued the Amekage from the clutches of missing-nin who had infiltrated the city. Looking at both the hero's with admiration Riou vowed one day he would make himself a hero fo Amekagure,he would follow in their footsteps.....maybe one day he would be standing there,amongst the cheering people being elevated to Sannin status. Face glowing Riou cheered on the so-called "Saviours" of the village, not knowing their true intentions........

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[hige]

It was a few moments after Saigo and Kininata arrived that Asko appeared. A bit late, she appeared in time though to hear the Kage's little speech about his safety and their "honorable" intentions. Asko was, no doubt, not one of good character. However, the lies and deception of the Kage burned her from the inside. If one was to be as they were, one should not hide and hesitate, lie and cheat. Even in terror and ferocity one must always remember to not hide... much like what he was doing.

Asko clutched the handle of her katana, which was sheathed, tightly in annoyance. She kept a serious outlook, doing her best not to scowl at what was happening. Asko burned with a hatred of Kininata so much so that she had to keep herself from simply tearing him to shreds. She looked at Shiro, shooting him a look of annoyance before turning her eyes to those in the city who were so glad to have their "great leader" back among them. "Damn fools..." she muttered under her breath so quietly that no one could hear.

[Masakuni]

(Can I interject that Saigo killed Tori no Shiro? No one seems to be taking that into account.)

[logix]

[[ No, they are just calling Saigo, Shiro; since he looks alot like my old character. ]]

[raijutsumi]

Tenshin watched the three carefully from a distance, aware that something wasn't right. No one had seen Asko around for some time, and Saigo... he was there when the the flute-user put him into the hallucinogenic trance, so he was involved in the kidnapping and murder to some degree. Yes, Kininata was saying they infiltrated the group so they could remove the threat permanently, but Tenshin could not help but feel something was awry. When the Amekage headed off to his temporary office, Tenshin quickly made his way back to his sensei's dojo in order to discuss these recent events, and gain both insight and guidance. This is all wrong.

[Exit]

[logix]

(( NO. For the last fucking time, NONE of you saw Saigo go into the Kages office, did you? No One even SAW the flute user, did you? Stop acting out of character, your characters know NOTHING. ))

[kujira]

Riou felt extremely elated,the kage was back and the world seemed to be in order. But something bothered him.......the more he looked at Saigo and Asko the more they seemed to be......well not what he imagined. They didn't cut the picture of hero's by any means. But that didn't diminish Riou's happiness by a long shot. Joy surging through his body Riou left the center of the village to contemplate and train by himself.

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[remix]

Saigo smiled-- it seemed everything was going smoothly. He turned and glanced at Asko and nodded, following through the crowds behind Kininata, hands within his pockets.