The Journey Begins [Private]

[Jason Arilani]

Now cleared of the gates of Amegakure, Jason started to walk down the roads. He was headed toward the capital of grass to attempt to gain entrance to the village. Why was he headed there? He was not sure... It was the first stop that Jason and Koga had made on their previous travels, so perhaps that was why Jason chose that spot.

As they walked, Jason looked to his children and said "If I appear to not be paying attention, it is because I am attempting to do something. Don't worry. Just keep following the roads. It shouldn't take too long to get there."[/color] Jason then pulled out one of the scrolls from his pockets. It had no words on the outside of it, but Jason knew what it was... It was the scroll of the Sharingan...

Sharingan (ŽÊ—ÖŠá "Copy Wheel Eye,") 1st Tomoe
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: The user gains the capability of understanding and seeing through GenJutsus depending on the user's rank and skill.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Regular Eyes, Sharingan (ŽÊ—ÖŠá "Copy Wheel Eye,") 1st Tomoe The eyes of the user turns red in color with a black pupil in the middle. A Tomoe (Comma) appears along the side of the eyes. Each eye gains one Tomoe. At this stage the user is capable of starting the indepth capabilities of seeing into what exactly the Sharingan truly is. At this stage the user's eye seems somewhat weak, except to that of the GenJutsus. When the user first gains the first tomoe the user is capable of seeing through GenJutsus of "C" Rank and under. This stage the eye may not seem to be so strong, but everyone must start at some sort of level in order to become greatness.
Limit: Must be part of the Uchiha clan (‚¤‚¿‚͈ꑰ "Uchiha family")

[0/20]

Finally opening the scroll, a slight tear was heard from the seal being broken. Opening it, Jason read up on the first stage of Sharingan. It was a weak doujutsu, but was able to see through genjutsu of C ranks or under. Unfortunately, Jason was able to see through his genjutsu, so he would be unsure as to if he could see through it or not. But perhaps he could do something.

Closing his eyes slightly, Jason said "Maketai, Maketan.... Guide me to the capital. I doubt I will be able to move on my own..."[/color] They grabbed his hands and started walking the correct way as Jason opened his eyes again, this time appearing as if he was not there.

Inside the recesses of his mind, Jason was at home once more... his first home. There he was, looking upon himself as a child once more, learning that one fire technique from his real father. His father had his 3rd stage sharingan activated while Jason's eyes were normal. His father had used a genjutsu to make the two appear invisible, so he made himself appear on the outside of the genjutsu, not able to see his father and the younger version of himself.

"Much better."[/color] He said to himself in his own mind. Now he focused chakra to his eyes. It was time to allow his sharingan to be used. This was probably going to be one of the most difficult training sessions he would have. The chakra burned as it went to his eyes, as if they were infused with the fire of the Uchiha. Closing his eyes again, he stopped the flow of chakra. It was too much right now.

It was times like these that he wished he was still living with an uchiha. But he was told to leave far too long ago. Letting the chakra slowly flow back to his eyes, in very small increments, Jason adjusted to the addition of chakra to his eyes before adding more. He needed to get the burning chakra into his eyes before his was able to truly work on unlocking his sharingan.

As he did this, flashbacks of when he used to live within the walls of the leaf village came to his head as he tried to focus on the memory of him learning the fire jutsu. A wave of heat hit him as his father had just shown how to perform it. Jason managed to stop adding more chakra and adjust to what he already had. It was so painful, but he had to do it. After a short period of time, Jason finally decided to start the flow of chakra again.

The burning, the pain, it was just too much. What did his father tell him before? 'Whenever it is time for you to unlock your Sharingan, the chakra you feel will burn at first. Remember those that are closest to you as you do this and it will become much easier.' Those who were closest to him... His mother, his father, the second Uchiha family, the Yamanaka family, Koga, Kushina... Maketai and Maketan... Those two were the closest things to him... As he thought of them, the burning sensation seemed to leave his eyes.

Now that things were starting to hurt less, Jason was able to direct chakra to his eyes at a quicker rate. It still burned as it went to his eyes, but not nearly as much because of his children. The invisibility that surrounded the younger version of Jason as well as his father wavered slightly as the chakra filled his eyes and slowly started to brighten in color. It was a strange feeling, but Jason knew that this was the first step in achieving the Sharingan.

He continued to pour the chakra into his eyes, the burning starting to increase again, but he kept up with the flow of chakra, still thinking of his children. The memories of his past tried to divert Jason's attention, but his focus was aided by his children holding his hands and guiding him. The burning continued to be un-noticed as they continued to guide him down the road.

His eyes continued to brighten, appearing slightly redder then its usual black color. The invisibility also slowly started to waver once more. The chakra flow was going well. Now it was time for one final push... Closing his eyes, he focused a lot of chakra to his eyes. They burned like crazy, but he quickly opened his eyes again. They were bright red in color with just a small, dilated pupil. No Tomoe's were surrounding the pupil on the black line, but the red color was finally there.

The trio then passed the border between rain and grass. They were nearing their destination, but his training was not quite complete. He needed a single black tomoe to appear on his eye before they were finally complete.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

10 and grass

[Jason Arilani]

Sharingan (ŽÊ—ÖŠá "Copy Wheel Eye,") 1st Tomoe
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: The user gains the capability of understanding and seeing through GenJutsus depending on the user's rank and skill.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Regular Eyes, Sharingan (ŽÊ—ÖŠá "Copy Wheel Eye,") 1st Tomoe The eyes of the user turns red in color with a black pupil in the middle. A Tomoe (Comma) appears along the side of the eyes. Each eye gains one Tomoe. At this stage the user is capable of starting the indepth capabilities of seeing into what exactly the Sharingan truly is. At this stage the user's eye seems somewhat weak, except to that of the GenJutsus. When the user first gains the first tomoe the user is capable of seeing through GenJutsus of "C" Rank and under. This stage the eye may not seem to be so strong, but everyone must start at some sort of level in order to become greatness.
Limit: Must be part of the Uchiha clan (‚¤‚¿‚͈ꑰ "Uchiha family")

[10/20]

Now that they had crossed the border, Jason continued his training. In order to complete it, he needed to get a single tomoe in each of his eyes. How will he know if he has completed it? The memory from his past. If he sees through the invisible barrier that prevents him from seeing his father and his younger self, then he will will have succeeded.

Focusing his chakra to his eyes, they reddened to the bright red he had just obtained moments ago. He then continued to focus his chakra, remembering the words of his father once more. 'Once the color red has been obtained by you, focus your chakra to a single point on the outer ring of your eyes. Once you have completed that, the chakra will form a single, black tomoe on the outer ring.' Remembering these words, Jason continued to think of his children as he focused his chakra.

He started to remember the day he met them. He had saved both from this man who had been terrorizing them. After chasing the man off, and cleaning up the boys, despite their naked appearance, Jason then met Kushina. She had accused him of being perverted, which Jason soon showed he was not. This memory helped him as it reminded him of all the friends he had made... though few there may be.

Throughout the memory, he had forgotten about his chakra, yet it decided to make its own way to his eye, into the single spot. When the memory faded, and he found himself on that dock during the sunset, the burning sensation returned. A lot of chakra had been moved to his eye while remembering the past, and now, the pain seemed to have hit him at once. But he remembered that he was told to push through the pain in order to succeed.

Remembering that, Jason kept his eyes upon in the memory, closed in real life, and the chakra flowing in both. A single spot had been picked out on his right eye as the chakra flowed to it, slowly... but surely. The outline of the tomoe had started to form in his right eye, as he started to focus the same type and amount to his left eye. He didn't want one eye to get too far ahead of the other.

Sustaining the chakra in his right eye, and directing his focus to his left eye, the outline of the tomoe soon appeared in his left eye as well. Things were progressing well. The invisible barrier started to waver even more as his sharingan had slowly started to develop. Within a few moments, he was sure to be able to see right through the barrier, and see his father and younger self clearly.

Another wave of heat passed on, though it was very unconcentrated. Seemed the younger Jason was having trouble. The older Jason continued to stand outside, staring at the barrier, focusing his chakra back to his right eye. Now to develop the inside of the tomoe. It was becoming more work then he had thought it would be, but it would all pay of in the end. His chakra continued to focus on his right tomoe as it started to fill in, creating a bold outline on the inside of the tomoe.

Now that the bold outline was in his right eye, he sustained the flow of chakra, redirecting it back to his left eye. As it continued to pour, his eyes burned even more. How he had lasted this long was beyond him. But he continued to think of his children as he did this, still remembering the words of his father as a bold outline appeared in his left eye as well.

Finally, it was time to fill it in. Focusing his chakra to his right eye one more time, the burning sensation increased. He knew this was going to be the hardest part, but he could not give up. He had to complete this task. It was only a matter of time. Images of Maketai and Maketan appeared in his head, giving him the final strength to fill the tomoe in. A faded, black tomoe was now shown in his right eye.

The invisibility barrier was wavering at an increased speed. Silhouettes were starting to be seen of his father and younger self as he directed the chakra to his left eye. The burning was unbearable, but he had to keep focusing. There was very little left to do in this sharingan training, but he had to complete it. They would arrive in the grass capital soon.

The focusing of his chakra had finally been complete, for the most part, in his left eye as the same type of faded, black tomoe was now there. But he had to endure a lot of pain next. The final words on the subject from his father stated 'Once the faded tomoe is in your eye.... You must release all stored chakra and give one final push to your plain eyes. If done correctly, the sharingan will be unlocked.'

Remembering these words, Jason released the chakra from his eyes as they turned black once more. The invisible barrier seemed to stop in its tracks. Jason then closed his eyes one last time. With a quick push of chakra, Jason opened his eyes quickly. His eyes were bright red, and a single, solid tomoe, appeared on the outer ring of his eye. Looking at the invisible barrier, his eyes seemed to pierce through it. As he looked at his younger self, he had seen the final push by his young version as a fireball erupted from his mouth, completely concentrated. Both old and young had completed their training.

Leaving the recesses of his mind, Jason looked around the real life world. Seemed they were far from the border. The capital city was seen on the horizon. "Well done, my sons. Thank you for your help."[/color] He said to them as he started toward the capital. Now to continue with his journey.

[zuka]

Learned and moved.

[Jason Arilani]

Now in the capital of grass, Jason walked into a building and scribbled a note. Renting a messenger bird for a moment, Jason attached the note to the birds leg and sent it off to the Kusakage, hopefully allowing him entrance to the village. Now it was only a matter of time.

[Note sent to Kusakage's Mansion]

[Jason Arilani]

It appeared that the bird would not return after a long period of time, and as such, Jason would not wait any longer. If Grass was not going to allow him in, or even respond to his message, then he wouldn't stand there waiting. He would leave elsewhere and see what else he could do. "Come on, Maketai and Maketan. We are leaving..."[/color] He said before taking their hands and walking out of the capital...

[» Comatose]

[ Moved. ]

[Jason Arilani]

Taking a look at his world map when finally away from Grass City Capital, Jason needed to figure out where they were going to go next. "Hmm... Where else could we go visit? Hopefully somewhere that treats people like us with respect... Lets see.... How about Stone?"[/color] He said before following the map a bit then pocketing it and heading in the direction of Earth Country.

The large grass made travelling in this country difficult, but he kept a sharp hold on his children as they travelled through the grass. As they neared the border between the two countries, the grass slowly started thinning until it was just barely above the ground and even more so to a point where it disappeared. It seemed that they had now entered the country of stone. Jason wasn't in a hurry as he continued walking, his children still holding his hands as he looked around. They were nearing their destination.

[Elgar]

Moved to Earth

[Jason Arilani]

The earth beneath the trio's feet simply turned into just that... Earth... The grass thinned down more and more before it was finally gone entirely and was simply brown earth. Maketai and Maketan seemed to be falling behind. Jason realized that he would have to slow down. They needed to find somewhere to sit at and get them some food. But what was going to be way out here in the middle of the earth and rock?

Everywhere he looked, Jason saw only the rocks and formations of mountains. And once more, Maketai and Maketan were showing signs of fatigue. Jason had one of them climb onto his back and hold onto him tightly. The other was handed Jason's staff before being picked up. "Just hold onto that for me."[/color] Maketai, who was in his hands, nodded as Jason picked up his speed, trying to find some place to stop.

Just when he had thought that all hope was lost and he would just have to run to the capital as quickly as possible, a small shop could be seen, just barely. He wasn't sure what it was, but he would check it out a little bit. Walking quickly, he slowly came upon the shop. It appeared to be a ramen shop of some sort. Kind of strange to find it, but Jason wasn't caring as he walked up to it.

[exit]

[Jason Arilani]

[enter]

So... The Waitress Lynda had told him somewhere for him to go. Jason started to remember her words and the order they were said.

'Once you leave the shop go to the southeast, follow the path with green rocks'

Those were the first directions. Looking around, he started to walk in the way he thought was southeast, but not before taking out his map and marking the position of the ramen shop on it. With the shop marked on his map, Jason made his way toward the green rocks, to which he found them with relative ease. Certainly strange, and out of nowhere. But they were here nonetheless.

'follow the path with green rocks, then when the green rocks dissapears keep going until you find the ground filled with cracks'

That was her next statement, and that which Jason followed now. The green rocks were easy to track as the sun started to set further beyond the mountainside. The bandits that the waitress was talking about would probably start coming out shortly, but Jason knew he could handle himself if necessary. As he made his way down the path of green rocks, they eventually disappeared, but he kept following that path, eventually finding several cracks in the ground. Now to remember the next part of instructions.

'try to turn to the south and keep going until you find a weird crack, one with the shape of a giant star, go down there and then you might find something interesting'

That remembered, Jason turned right slightly, now facing south and started to walk, the cracks seemingly increasing as he did so. The walking was tedious, but this apparently had been some form of secret path to something. He wasn't sure what, but it was something. Eventually he came across the star shaped crack and continued walk toward it. He looked around as he was supposed to find something interesting... What did he find...?

[Kama the Popcorn Kage]

TA-DA!!!

HE FOUND THE VILLAGE GATES ENTRANCE!! XD

[Village Gates Discovery Approved]

[Jason Arilani]

Hmm... It seemed that the waitress had shown him the way to the village. Now he hoped that he would not have trouble entering the village. Looking to his children, Jason said "We have arrived. Come on... Lets go see what we can do."[/color] His kids smiled a bit, happy to have arrived.

[Exit]

[Jason Arilani]

A long time had been spent in the Land of Earth. It was finally time for Jason and his sons to travel once more. The children were nearing their 9th birthday. They grew wiser and wiser, and Jason knew they also had the makings of a shinobi in them. If they went to a ninja academy, they would easily move farther than the rest of the class. They had watched Jason train, and even were subject to some of his training. But they always wanted to help. Jason often said no, but finally gave in after their constant pushing. A look to the sky and Jason now knew where he wanted to go. He had spent so much time in this barren country that he wanted to leave.

Kneeling down beside Maketai and Maketan, Jason said "Well... The time has come to leave this country. We're heading to the Land of Fire where I shall see about entering the Hidden Leaf Village. It is where I was originally from. Being from the village and being a member of one of their most prestigious clans should make getting into the area that much easier. Are you two ready?"[/color] The two boys nodded, stating that they were ready and willing. Jason smiled and nodded back before the group took off. The two boys had gotten much faster and were now able to keep up with Jason a lot easier.

Maketan was much more interested in the Ninjutsu aspect. He believed that the brute force that came from the powerful elemental attacks would be great to take down opponents. Maketai on the other hand liked the prospect of the Yamanaka and the Genjutsu. Being able to manipulate the opponents without truly harming them was something he enjoyed. Jason was proud of their growth and knew that Koga would be proud too. He still vividly remembered the man who once was Kage.

As they ran across the Earth, Jason could see as the grass started to return, and the trees started to grow more and more. The Land of Fire was rapidly approaching and their time to enter the Hidden Leaf Village was soon upon them. It wouldn't be long before they would reach the Fire Country's capital. But first, they had to re-pass through the Land of Grass. Jason wasn't sure how friendly the Grass Ninja were, but he would always keep his eyes open, ready to protect his children.

[Zeth Zatachi]

Moved

[Jason Arilani]

Jason continued to run, the twins managing to keep up with him as well. He disliked the Grass Village just a little bit more because of their lack of at least sending a reply to him, even if it was a no. So he wanted to get through the country as quick as possible. According to his map, The country of Grass was not that big, so getting through it should be easy. The grass started to thin out as he continued his trek and trees were becoming more and more frequent. The seemingly endless forest of the Land of Fire was slowly coming into view. Jason knew that they were getting closer and that their destination was rapidly approaching.

As they ran over the still semi-thick grass, Jason activated his Sharingan. It was only phase one, but he wanted to see through it some more, and maybe see what things looked like through the eyes of a Sharingan. Not much changed, but he wanted to be more used to having it on. When they got closer to the Capital, Jason would turn it off and hide his appearance as an Uchiha. Only the Hokage would be told that he was an Uchiha. And that was even if they were allowed into the Leaf Village. Still, the group continued to run, destined for the next village, and hoping for the best. The grass was shorter now, and easier to run through. The Land of Fire had been reached.

[Solus]

~Moving

[Jason Arilani]

Now in the Land of Fire, Jason pulled out his map briefly and looked for the capital. He needed to get to it and request passage into the village. As he searched some more, he found it. Tanzaku Gai. He had never personally been there. But he knew that it was his next destination. The time to request entrance into his home village was soon upon him as the group twisted back and forth between the trees. Maketai and Maketan started to slow down, so Jason followed suit, not wanting to be separated. If they wanted to stop, he would carry them as he had done before. But for now, he turned off the Sharingan as Tanzaku Gai was nearing. It wouldn't take long for them to get there as they soon made their way to the city and walked through it's gates, heading to the Office that they could send a message to the Hokage's office.

[Exit to Tanzaku Gai]

[Jason Arilani]

It took some time for Jason to finally get back on the road. Having finished off the man in his last battle, he came across a strange message asking for people to assist with fighting some creatures in the land of Frost. While he would have to leave his kids in a hotel, he knew it could be an opportunity to see what would happen next. Informing his children of his plans, they all set off across the Land of Fire to the port that would take them to the Land of Frost.

Running as fast as he could with two children in his tow, it took not long before they traversed across the grass and trees and made their way to the port. Taking their spot on a ship over to the Land of Frost, Jason told the youngsters of his plan and that he could possibly not survive. He told them that if he didn't return to make their way out and to use his map to find their way back to the Leaf village. Handing it over, he looked over his stuff. His usual silver garb was all over his body, his staff on his back, and his secondary weapons. Things were looking good. It didn't take long for the ship to arrive. Now it was time to reach the creatures.

[Logi Shimizu]

Moved.