Stomp out the Headbands (Custom Mission)[Akira, Heiwa & Namie and Invite]

Custom Mission:

Kurai and Kinzoku brought Alec some info last night. Both of them had been doing some investigating and with their combined talents came to discover that people were being kidnapped and taken to what remained of a town nearby Kurayami. Alec was able to locate the location nearby, but as to the condition of the kidnapped, he could not see, so he speculated that they were underground. The individuals who were on guard would pose no threat should he, Kurai and Kinzoku mount a rescue attempt, but Alec, upon seeing the leader and judging him on terms of strength, had another idea.

He told Kurai and Kinzoku to keep an eye out just in case anyone else were taken, and to leave this matter to him, for he would handle it personally. This would be the perfect test for the 3 Genin. With everything they'd learned, Alec knew they would be able to remove this thorn in his side and rescue the kidnapped. No one over there would really pose a threat to them except for the leader. It would be pretty easy to get rid of the guy himself, but he looked to be the perfect challenge for the 3 Genin.

Alec had a plan for when it cam time to fight him. He thought of the confrontation with a grin. Mounting this rescue attempt at dawn would be perfect; they would catch them just as they were waking up and still sleepy. Alec only hoped that no one was injured, and if they were, not too badly. With it being darker than usual outside that morning, Alec stood in front of the mansion, leaning back on one of the railing to wait for Namie to come outside, and for Akira and Heiwa to show up.

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Heiwa Uchiha had been a busy girl since their squad meeting ended the day before. She had used what Alec Kane had shown and taught her dealing with Weapons Tech and used it to create her own weapon: a compound bow. The bow had been created in such a way as to allow for shots up to one thousand feet away: given her Sharingan abilities and how they increased her perception it was unlikely that she would miss from that distance. Heiwa had even got in a bit of practicing, allowing her to fully be able to sync the bow to work perfectly with her. Given her previous archery skills it had definitely gone over well.

After that she had passed out but not before setting her alarm clock: a good thing too because she had slept rather heavily due to all of the training they had done the day before. Either way she was up, and fully dressed in her usual attire: a long sleeved net-style top worn beneath of a one piece outfit: the top portion of this one piece having thick four inch long shoulder straps and done in a typical v-neck style tank top in the front, the top portion leading down to the bottom which is a pair of shorts. Beneath these shorts are a pair of black leggings that lead into black boots. Around her waist she wears a red colored belt. Over this she wears a deep blue colored high collar jacket which goes down far enough to hide her shorts - on the back of this jacket is the Uchiha clan symbol. Finally, tied around her right arm is a headband with the Kurayami village symbol on it. Long hair, usually worn down, was up in a ponytail now as to keep it from snagging on the bow she was carrying on her shoulder.

"We'll be back, mom!", Heiwa called over her shoulder as her and Fa Mulan headed towards the front door; everything she would need including her weapons on her.

"Have fun, dear! Learn a lot and be careful!", her mother called back.

"I will mom! Promise!", Heiwa answered before opening the door and holding it open for Fa Mulan to exit out of first. She shut the thing behind herself as she too left, and then the pair hurried their way to where the Kuraikage had indicated he wanted them to meet him at. The pair took every short cut they knew until finally they arrived, Heiwa grinning as she came to a stop, and Fa Mulan jumping up and down in place. Heiwa offered a polite bow to Alec Kane before rubbing the top of Fa Mulan's head. "Good morning, sensei."

A glance around while adjusting the bow she carried from her shoulder showed her that she was the first to arrive: she was rather glad she wasn't late.

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Akira slept good that night. Add on the big dinner that his mother made, and he snored as he slumbered. The training with the Kage had worn him out, but he woke up the next day refreshed.

His brothers and sisters were nagging at him to show some of the things that the Kage taught him. Akira said that he wasn't going to just freely show off the techniques that the Kage taught him as it wouldn't be right, but Akira did go so far as to show his siblings as well as his parents that he'd managed to awaken his Sharingan.

So dressed as usual in his dark blue Uchiha Clan short sleeved shirt with the high collar, his black knee length shorts, his black sandals and black finger less gloves, his utility belt slung over his shoulder, Akira was up before everyone else. He ate a quick breakfast, excited to know that the Kage had something waiting on him; a reward for learning everything he had yesterday. Akira didn't know what it was, but if it was from Alec, it had to be something cool.

Akira silently ate a couple of sandwiches and washed them down with fresh water. He left the house silently and began to make his way north by way of free running. While jumping and vaulting himself over rooftops he hoped that he wasn't waking anyone up with the noise he made. After a final slide along a rope situated between two large buildings, he quickly made his way to the ground and into the north district.

Alec was outside, as was Heiwa and her pet Fa Mulan. Akira arrived soon after Heiwa did, giving a bow to the sensei and a wave to Heiwa. "Morning Heiwa, Sensei," he said.

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It had taken Namie quite a while to actually fall asleep: she had been super excited with everything: gaining the Kuraikage himself as her sensei, having two cool teammates, and even getting to move into the big mansion that the Kuraikage and his family lived in. It hadn't taken her long to move her stuff either since most of it had still been packed up, as well as the fact that she hadn't had much to begin with since her room when she had been living at the brothal was so tiny. Still, she wasn't complaining.

She had got up in time regardless due to a nice and brand new alarm clock, eaten a very good breakfast, and was heading outside just as her two other teammates arrived. She waved to them both before walking down to join them, dressed in her own usual attire: a pink v-neck style top, a white hoodie over top of it, black shorts, and black shinobi sandals. She had her pouches filled with various weapons around her right leg, and her pink and black hair back in a braid.

"Good morning sensei, morning Akira and Heiwa." She found herself wanting to jump in place, but holding herself back just the same: she was excited to find out what sort of reward they were going to get. A glance over towards Heiwa showed that she had a bow with her: had that been her reward, or had she some up with that on her own? She didn't want to bother asking at the moment, but she figured she would find out soon enough.

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Alec nodded his head as each of the children arrived. Alec saw that Heiwa quickly used her new knowledge of making weapons and composed herself a bow. He nodded his head, but he wasn't looking sarcastic as he usually was.

Towards Akira Alec would hand a sword. The Uchiha Clan symbol was pained onto the scabbard. Alec would also hand the scabbard of a sword towards Namie, being of the traditional Katana style, and different from Akira's.

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Namie's Sword:

"Take this time to acquaint yourselves with your new weapons," said Alec. "Don't forget to give them a name. Both of them have 2 "slots" on them, into which you may add enhancements. To fill the slots you have to channel a specific kind of chakra into the blade of the sword. So think about it before you do it, you only get one chance and it's permanent. Take your time, but try not to make it all day. We have ourselves a serious village matter."

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Fa Mulan settled down when Akira and then Namie arrived: clearly the monkey knew it was time to get down to business. Heiwa simply grinned down at Fa Mulan and then waved hello to Akira and Namie. Her attention would then shift onto the Kuraikage, she was curious as to how Akira and Namie would react to the reward they were about to be given - she hadn't had a chance to say anything about it, not that she would have anyway since it was supposed to be a surprise.

She watched as Alec Kane showed both of them their swords, and mentioned to them how they could customize them further. It got Heiwa thinking about what other abilities she eventually wanted to give her bow. For now it was pretty powerful, but one day soon she'd want to enhance it further - to have it grow with her as she grew stronger and more powerful.

Fa Mulan jumped around Heiwa excitedly, making soft screeching noises as she did: clearly picking up on the mood around her. Heiwa simply chuckled again and patted Fa Mulan on the head once more before looking back to the Kuraikage. What did their sensei have planned for them today she found herself wondering: while also curious as to what they might be learning today too. He had mentioned that they had a serious village matter to deal with, though she couldn't imagine what that could be.

"What's wrong, sensei?" Fa Mulan, picking up on Heiwa's concerned tone of voice, became still as she too looked towards the Kuraikage - the monkey's head cocking to the right like the curious monkey she was.

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Akira took the weapon handed towards him with wide eyes. He took a while to look the sword over, marveling at it's construction and the way it felt in his hands. Alec had even thought to add his clan symbol onto the scabbard. He said that sending his own chakra into the sword would cause enhancements to appear, so he didn't hesitate to add Katon Chakra, and then his new Raiton chakra. The blade took on a strange glow, almost but not completely similar to the glow of Alec's weapon.

Akira got in much practice the night before with his homemade sword. His new weapon was heavier, but he would get used to that easy enough. Akira gave it a few practice swings, feeling the weight and listening to it cut the air as it moved. His method of sword fighting wasn't the traditional way of holding a sword upright, sort of like Alec's - Akira favored the quick draw method, (Keeping the blade sheathed until executing strikes, then quickly sheathing the weapon again) combined with holding his blade in a stabbing fashion.

Akira situated the scabbard of his new weapon on the back of his belt, tying it in a fashion that it wouldn't fall off were he to start running or fighting. "I'll call mine Stinger," he said. "Wow... I don't know how to thank you, Sensei... but, what's the village problem you mentioned?"

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"Whoa... for real?", Namie would say as she took the weapon Alec had made her and looked it over curiously. She thought carefully but quickly about what elements she wanted to imbue into the weapon and quickly came to a decision: Katon and Fuuton. Katon would give her the ability to coat the blade in fire and use fire to attack - something she could further enhance with Fuuton to make the fire stronger. She could also use Fuuton alone to increase the cutting potential of the blade as well as increasing the size to give her a bit more reach. So, it was these two elements she imbued into the blade with a grin. "I'll name my sword Firestarter... seems appropriate."

"Excellent." Her attention would then turn towards the Kuraikage as she strapped her blade to her back; there it would be easily accessible but out of her way all the same. "....". she too was curious as to what he had brought up: an issue with the village? What could be going on?

Namie didn't say anything, but she became more focused; her grin turning into a serious look. If something was wrong she wanted a chance to be able to help - Alec and his people had done quite a lot for her already, it was the least she could do.

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"Do I get a gift, too?", Emiko would ask with a grin as she came walking up towards the big house; Alec and his genin team. She had asked around and been pointed in this direction when she had inquired as to Alec Kane's whereabouts. She was sure all of her other friends knew by now she was here, or would soon enough: if Alec had kept up the old party line than chances were they had just heard her.

Emiko, outside of looking a few years older, had not changed much over time. Her long white hair was back in a ponytail with bangs framing her golden colored eyes. She was dressed at the moment in a blue one piece: a top which turns into shorts. Over this she was wearing a black jacket that goes just below her breast bone with her Sabure clan symbol on the back. Fish net stockings are worn on her legs underneath of black boots that go the whole way up her thighs. Her Morigakure Hitai-ate was worn on the right arm of her jacket, sewn into it.

Emiko would glance back to ensure her own team was still with her. "Suna, Miyuki, meet Alec Kane the Kuraikage."

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This was a big, dark village. It looked really easy to get lost, so he made sure to stay near Emiko as she walked. Some of the villagers gave him strange looks, probably because of his mask and gourd. Suna never imagined a village could be so big, so when he'd normally be running his mouth and cracking jokes, Suna remained silent and looked at everything while they walked.

Emiko asked someone where the Kuraikage was, and she was directed towards the north, where there looked to be lots of space, unlike the area they were in, which was jam packed with houses and buildings. Suna went with Emiko and Miyuki to the north, where there was a big house. 4 people were standing outside. Suna recognized 2 of them to be Uchiha instantly. Suna hoped they weren't funny acting or emo like that lobster Okami. There was a girl, and then there was that tall guy with the blindfold. Who the hell was he?

Emiko introduced him as the Kuraikage, Alec Kane. His name sounded foreign. Suna wondered how the hell he got around with a blindfold on. He didn't look like much, but Suna thought that maybe this guy had all kinds of strange powers and techniques. He had to be amazing if he was blinded and still moving around like he wasn't. For some reason, Suna thought it would be a bad idea to get on his bad side...

Suna gave a wave, but then looked at his hand and put it down; he didn't want to disrespect the guy in their first me. "Sorry, Sorry... blindfold. Suna Hari here, nice to meet'cha Kuraikage sir..."

Miyuki made sure to keep close to Emiko and to Suna as they traveled. She had no reason to be fearful of these people, true enough, and she was indeed feeling braver than ever before, but she was still feeling a bit uneasy. She trusted Emiko and Suna, but she didn't know the other people around her enough to trust them, yet. Emiko asked for directions towards the Kuraikage and had been pointed in the direction of some very nice looking houses.

Upon their arrival Emiko made a joke about getting a gift too and Miyuki got her first glimpse of the Kuraikage himself. He was with three other kids about her and Suna's age, two of whome were wearing clothing with the Uchiha clan symbol on them. Were these some of the Uchiha that Okami had been wanting to meet when he arrived here? Would he have acted toward them the way he had toward Suna? She could imagine that he would have been dead had he done so.

"Hello, sir. I'm Miyuki Kamizuki." She watched Alec Kane curiously after introducing herself, while attempting not to stare at th same time - he seemed blind given his eyes were covered and yet it didn't seem to hinder him at all. Emiko hadn't mentioned anything about this, but perhaps it was simply because it was something she was all too used to? Either way Miyuki kept her mind and her telepathy to herself: she could have tried to pry and find the answers but that would have been rude and an invasion of the Kuraikage's privacy - neither of which she wanted to do.

"It appears that some of the He---"

Alec noticed about the same time that Kinzoku informed him through his headset that the village had visitors, a woman and 2 kids. The woman was identified to be Emiko. She was allowed to travel into the village without being stopped. "...We'll put this on hold for now."

Alec noticed her coming himself; that chakra she had was hard not to notice. With her were 2 children he'd never seen before, possibly Genin. One was a girl. The other had a mask on his head and a gourd on his back. They approached and Emiko asked about being given a gift too. "Well if you really wanted one, I guess this could be arranged," he responded, his sarcastic grin appearing on his face again. The scent they let off - besides the blood smell from Emiko's gourd - told Alec that they'd come here from the forest; Morigakure.

Emiko introduced the kids with her, and they introduced themselves; Suna Hari, would was probably a Sabure like Emiko, and Miyuki Kamizuki. Suna waved, but then put his hand down and apologized, which made Alec "look" in his direction with a laugh. "No apologies necessary. I have ways of seeing other than with eyes, my mysterious young friend. It's nice to meet you, both of you. I'm not real big on the formalities and the like, so just call me Alec."

Alec looked back at Emiko. "So I see you made the journey to this continent too then. Settled in Mori with Temaki? If that's the case, I take it you know about this business with that Luke Yasenha and that Okami Uchiha then. I get the vibe that I won't have to worry about that if these 2 are under your watch."

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Akira named his sword Stinger while Namie named hers Firestarter: Heiwa figured it likely had something to do with the kinds of abilities they had given them. Before she had a chance to ask though the Kuraikage began to explain what was going on - at least, until something caused him to pause. It was then that a older female arrived with a younger one in tow and a young man - or rather, that's what she guessed given the way he was dressed since she couldn't see his face. The female had a gourd of sand on her back and as she arrived the smell of blood was brought with her: was she dangerous? Was this the problem Alec had mentioned?

It seemed that that wasn't the case given their joking demeanor. The female introduced the other two with her as Suna and Miyuki, who then went ahead and further introduced themselves.

Alec mentioned about how Emiko had taken the journey to this continent too, indicating to Heiwa that this was someone Alec had known from where they had lived before. "Hi, I'm Uchiha Heiwa.", Heiwa said with a grin. Fa Mulan, her monkey, would wave from her side. "That's Fa Mulan."

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Namie called her sword Firestarter. Like his, her weapon looked pretty awesome. It looked like Alec was about to tell them about the problem in the village, before he seemed to notice something. Akira could hear someone in the wireless communicator telling Alec that someone named Emiko was here, along with 2 kids. He had to know her since she and the kids were being allowed in.

Moments later she was there before them, with a girl and what he thought had to be a boy wearing a gas mask. Emiko and the boy both had something on their backs; Akira didn't know what they were. It reminded him of the man Kinzoku, who had a black one that was glowing. Was it something they used to fight with? From the looks of things, the girl and the boy were on a team with Emiko as their sensei. They were introduced as Suna Hari and Miyuki Kamizuki. "Hi, Uchiha Akira," he said with a wave.

Alec said that Emiko had made the journey here and settled in with Temaki in Morigakure. He also spoke of the man Luke Yasenha and someone else named Okami Uchiha. Both of them must have been up to no good and something must have happened, since Alec said that since Suna and Miyuki were under her watch, he wouldn't have to worry about them. He wanted to ask about that, but didn't, thinking he was going to hear about that situation eventually.

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An individual arrived who was unknown; at least to Namie. She had never seen the woman before with the strange gourd on her back - she smelled highly of blood. With her were two other individuals - one of whom was a female who looked rather frail and the other who carried a gourd which looked similar to the woman's. Were they part of the same clan? Or did they simply have the same fighting style.

Namie listened as the female introduced the two people with her as Miyuki and Suna. Alec went on to mention Okami and another individual whom he had had problems with. It seemed like Alec and Emiko were old friends who knew each other from way back before Alec and his people had journeyed here. Namie highly doubted if the other two were Emiko's students that they would cause trouble.

"Namie Kurayami. Nice to meet you.", Namie would introduce herself after Heiwa and Akira had. She looked then back and forth between Alec and Emiko and her people, wondering if whatever this problem was that Alec Kane had brought up would be swept under the rug for now while they caught up - or if they would get to work soon. She wasn't feeling exactly bloodthirsty, but she was interested in getting a chance to use her new sword for the first time.

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"Haha, nah. I wouldn't know what to do with a sword if I had one."

Two Uchiha and a member of the Kurayami clan: or so they had introduced themselves as. Emiko could tell the kids were a bit advanced for Genin which she assumed had something to do with whatever sort of training Alec had put them through. It was the kind of power she wanted her own squad to be able to wield; or more if she could manage it.

To Alec's question Emiko simply grinned and shook her head. "Nah, but I do have some news about that. Temaki and I knew each other from way back when; she's a good person and trusts me. She informed me that Kurai gave Okami a sound ass beating when he was here, and how he defied you when you told him to leave. He further screwed up when he got home. Temaki decided to give him a squad; I assume it was to teach him responsibility or something. Anyway, his first squad meeting there he scared Miyuki and attempted to pull and use a sword against Suna here. Thankfully, Temaki's husband Rin Uchiha, had been keeping an eye on them for her and stopped it before it could escalate. As punishment Temaki gave him two choices: exile or demotion. He chose demotion. Ended up being placed on my squad after I took those two in. Needless to say he isn't here right now... made him stay home and do missions. He's... been freaking out Miyuki here, but I'll let her explain that since it's her business: actually, you might be able to explain some things for us dealing with that."


Emiko glanced towards Miyuki and Suna, wanting to give them a chance to explain their situations with Okami further if they wished: she wasn't going to put their business out there more than she had in her explanation if they didn't want their business to be known.

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Everyone had a chance to introduce themselves and all that. The 2 Uchiha weren't seeming like emo, power hungry lobsters who attacked kids and formed weird bonds to people who wouldn't even give them the time of day, so it relieved Suna that the whole clan wasn't like Okami. Suna got the feeling that the 2 of them had been training, along with the girl with the pale skin, Namie. The Uchiha boy Akira had a cool looking sword, while the girl Heiwa had a bow. Namie also had a sword.

This Kane guy must have been pretty cool if he let his Genin walk around with dangerous weapons; that, or they were trained how to use them and educated on the dangers. He laughed at Suna and said he had "other ways of seeing than with eyes." What did that mean, exactly? Suna tilted his head the way he did when he was confused. Kane also called him his "mysterious young friend." he said he wasn't big on the respect thing, and just to call him by his first name. Suna was beginning to like this guy more and more.

Alec asked if Emiko had settled in with Temaki after her journey here. He then began to go on about somebody named Luke Yasenha, and that lobster Okami. He and this Luke person must have been up to no good wen they were here, and Alec said he wouldn't have to worry about that if he and Miyuki were under Emiko's watch. Suna wasn't so stupid as to do something to ruin this chance he had here. Emiko confirmed things when she told Alec about how he'd come back to Mori, was put in charge of their squad, and the incident that lead to him being put with Emiko, and him being demoted.

"I kinda joke around a lot," Suna said when Emiko looked at them to give their side. "How was I supposed to know he was sensitive? I thought high ranked folk with super speed and magic eyes were supposed to be like... y'know, hard asses, right? I mean, I only talked smack because as soon as I joined the squad, he tried to make us fetch these stupid bells. Emiko sensei explained to me later on the purpose of the exercise, but me, i'm a mid to long range fighter, and Miyuki here isn't physical at all. This guy has magical eyes that can see everything and is super fast, so I started running my mouth. My words got under his skin and he went to draw a sword on me. A Jounin pulling a sword on a Genin, what a coward, right? He claims he was 'only gonna cut off my mask,' but yeah right, who knows what woulda really happened." Suna looked towards Akira and Heiwa. "Hey, no offense to you guys because you two seem to have your stuff together, but this guy is givin' your clan a bad name. Asking Emiko sensei here to kill him and bring him back so he can power his eyes up? He has this weird eye for Miyuki too, a grown man with the hots for a girl my age. He's an emolester."

Alec Kane said he wasn't one for formality, and to just call him Alec: it gave him cool points in her book. He also mentioned having a way to see outside of normal vision and it certainly seemed that way with how he seemed to be looking at them without actually having eyesight. He then went on to mention Okami and another indivdiual, one whom she had heard Emiko mention. Miyuki knew Alec didn't have to worry about them when it came to causing trouble: she knew she had no intentions of ruining this trip for herself, and she was sure that Suna felt the same way.

Emiko then began to explain things; telling Alec the punishment that Temaki had given Okami after he returned from Kurayami. How Okami had been given a squad - her and Suna - and then screwed that up by attempting to pull a sword and use it against Suna. This was prevented of course by Rin Uchiha, who Emiko said was Temaki's husband and someone Temaki had sent to keep an eye on things. It was weird to think what might have happened had Temaki not taken that extra step to ensure their safety: the Harukage seemed to do strange things, but she always seemed to do them with a backup plan. Emiko then explained how Temaki gave Okami the choice of exile or demotion and how he had chosen to become a genin again which resulted in Okami being placed on their squad.

Emiko then looked to them, wanting to give them a chance to explain theri sides of things it seemed. Suna went first, explaining that he liked to crack jokes. He expected Okami to be able to handle it given his rank, but apparently that hadn't been the case. From there he mentioned the bell test, and how Emiko sensei had explained the point behind it afterward - but how it made no sense given both of them being long ranged. This was what resulted in Suna running his mouth so much which was what resulted in Okami, a Jounin, attempting to pull his sword on a Genin. Suna mentioned that Okami was giving the Uchiha a bad name, and she happened to agree: especially with what he had asked Emiko to do.

She giggled a bit at Suna's term for what Okami was: if she wasn't careful she was going to end up calling Okami that too. "I um...", she paused: Emiko's people seemed cool, and Emiko didn't seem like the sort to make friends with the wrong crowd, and it gave her the confidence to reveal a bit about herself. "I'm a telapath. It runs in my clan because we're heavy Genjutsu users. So... I can read peoples minds. I don't do it normally because I think it's rude... but given what Okami already pulled I was keeping an eye on him in a way. Ever since he saw me he's been trying to attach himself to me; he keeps mentally referring to me as his little sister. It's creepy."

Alec looked grim when Emiko brought up the fight between Okami and Kurai. He didn't have to be thrashed the way he did if he wouldn't have stuck his nose somewhere it didn't belong, friend or not. Alec looked further grim to hear that he'd done more when he went back to Morigakure. Even with having his ass handed to him by Kurai, then standing up to himself in defiance for a second, he was given command of his own team.

"...The bell exercise with 2 long range fighters makes no sense," Alec said.  He looked borderline angry to hear that simply because Suna started joking around and running his mouth, Okami intended on pulling a blade on the kid. "...And I can assure you that had something like that happened here, he would no longer have a head."

It was disgusting. A Jounin attempting to attack or humiliate a genin. There had to be a reason Suna was wearing that mask; maybe he was shy. Maybe he had horrible scars. Whatever it was, it was none of Alec's business. Okami was given the choice to either leave or be demoted; he chose the latter, and was put on squad with them. Emiko left him behind, which was a good things seeing as Alec didn't want him back here at the moment.

Suna said that he asked Emiko to kill him and revive him in order to "power up his eyes." He and Miyuki also confirmed that he was trying to form some kind of bond with her. An "emolester," he called him. Miyuki, who said she was a telepath and could read minds, got the vibe that he wanted her to be his little sister. Alec continued to look grim.

"It sounds to me like he's trying to find a way to expedite the process  of changing his Sharingan eye into Mangekyo," Alec said. "It's the most powerful form of the Uchiha eye. In order to awaken it, someone they care about has to die in front of them. It isn't merely watching them die that causes it to awaken, they have to feel the loss of the person. So to say that he's trying to get close to her.... Emiko, you all might want to keep an eye on him at all times. What was Temaki thinking by putting them all on a squad together? ...I wouldn't leave her alone with him either. While I won't outright ban him from visiting Kurayamigakure, when he does return, he is not to be without an escort no less than S rank Jounin 24/7. He cannot be trusted; he's behaving like the classic power hungry Uchiha. I'm not having that here. One of my people will kill him before it comes to that. I'll do it personally if I have to."

Alec wasn't trying to bring back the old days, but if heads had to roll... heads would roll.

Temaki had been doing some thinking, and had gone over the information that Emiko had given her when she had asked her to come to her office before her and her squad - most of them at least - left the village. It appeared, from what Emiko had told her, that both Suna and Miyuki were hard workers. They were already showing great progress, and had handled more than their fare share as Genin. All in all Temaki felt they were ready for a promotion; ready to handle a bit more responsibility as well as learn some more stuff.

So, it was why Temaki had two new headbands commissioned; freshly polished and gleaming beautifully with the Morigakure symbol proudly engraved into them. Temaki made quick work in making a clone of herself which took the headbands and made quick work in getting to Kurayami. If Temaki wasn't stopped she would reach everyone, grinning - or rather her clone would.

"Hello everyone. Sorry to interrupt; but I'm a clone of Temaki. I was sent here with these..." She would pause, giving over the wrapped headbands to Suna and Miyuki. "As well as a congratulations on the rank up to Chuunin. You've both more than deserved it, keep it up the hardwork!"

Temaki's clone would wave to everyone and then wait to see if anyone had anything to say; she would wait long enough to hear them out and if no response was needed she would disperse.

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Emiko joked back, saying that she wouldn't know what to do with a sword even if she was given one: it made Heiwa think that the woman was likely a mostly long ranged fighter like her students seemed to be. Things then came to light dealing with this Uchiha Okami individual and the things that he had done. Not only had he caused trouble in this village but had gone home and caused even more by threatening a Genin he was supposed to be in charge of. Thankfully, Suna hadn't been harmed due to the intervention of another Uchiha who happened to be the Harukage's husband. Temaki then gave Uchiha Okami the choice between being exiled from the village or being demoted: he chose to be demoted back to a Genin. For some reason the Harukage thought it was a good idea to put Uchiha Okami onto the squad with Suna and Miyuki, perhaps to teach him something? Heiwa was sure that there had been some intentions behind this, something that Temaki hoped to achieve.

Emiko then mentioned that he made Uchiha Okami remain home instead of allowing him to come with to Kurayami: she had even tasked him with doing missions while he was there. He had been freaking out Miyuki, but Emiko didn't say more - she looked to her students as if wanting to give them a chance to explain things themselves.

Suna explained his part first; about how Uchiha Okami had been attempting to cut off his mask or worse. He also made a comment that, with no offense to her or Akira, Uchiha Okami was giving their clan a bad name. It was also mentioned that Uchiha Okami had been bold enough to ask Emiko to kill him and bring him back to life in the hopes of furthering the power of his eyes. On top of all of this he apparently had eyes for Miyuki.

Miyuki then went on to explain that she was a telepath. She didn't usually listen to peoples thoughts but had apparently made an exception when it came to the other Uchiha. She had picked up on him thinking of her like his little sister despite how little he knew her. It was weird; she definitely agreed. "That's not good..." Alec went on to explain as to why: explaining about how much further the Uchiha eyes could evolve and how. However, none of the Uchiha nor anyone else for that matter would have to worry about that here as Alec declared that he wasn't to be allowed alone in the village; and that if it came down to it Alec would either kill him himself or have one of his people do it.

To add to this Temaki showed up; or rather a clone of her. The clone brought with her two headbands for Suna and Miyuki as well as congrats for their promotion to Chuunin - something that they had achieved through hard work. "Kind of glad I didn't meet this guy...."

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After the intros, Emiko began to talk about someone named Okami Uchiha, and Luke Yasenha, the man who ran up and kneeled in front of Alec a few days back. The two of them were friends. Luke turned out to be from Mori and not from Kurayami, making him a Missing Nin. Alec gave Kurai the task of taking him back to Mori, and Okami attempted to interfere. This resulted in Okami being beat up by Kurai.

When he went back to Mori he was given his own team, even though he'd disobeyed Temaki by trying to get into Kurayami affairs, and getting into a fight with Kurai. He tried to do the bell trick - the same bell trick that Alec did with them - except Suna was a long ranged fighter, and Miyuki was a Genjutsu specialist, meaning the bell made no sense. It worked for them seeing as He and Namie were both close range, and Heiwa, while being able to attack up close, was beginning to seem more like a keep-her-distance combatant.

Suna, who was starting to seem like a joker from the way he talked, voiced his displeasure at having to "Fetch a bell." Whatever he said must have pissed him off since he went to draw his weapon on a kid, which made Akira frown. Suna turned to he and Heiwa and said Okami was giving their clan a bad name, no offense to them. "None taken," replied Akira. "My mom says 'there's bad eggs in every dozen, and the same can be said of people and clans.' Me and Heiwa aren't like that."

Miyuki said she could read minds, but didn't cause it was rude, but she could pick up on the bond and the feelings of a sister that Okami was trying to establish with her, even though she didn't seem interested at all. Alec said that it sounded like he was trying to awaken Mangekyo, which meant someone he cared about had to die, and he had to feel the emotion of losing them. Did this mean he meant to kill her? Alec warned Emiko to keep an eye on him, since he was behaving like the typical power hungry Uchiha. Akira didn't take offense to this either, since it was the truth. Akira had seen it a couple of times before himself.

A woman with rainbow hair approached then, announcing herself to be a clone of Temaki. She handed headbands to Suna and Miyuki and promoted them to Chuunin, congratulating them before vanishing. Akira was curious to know what would eventually happen to this Okami Uchiha, but also curious as to when he and his team would go handle their village problem. if Alec was looking serious, this it had to be serious too...

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The whole situation surrounding this Okami guy that everyone kept talking about seemed like a bad one. From the stories being traded around and the information coming to light it sounded like he had a superiority complex. It also seemed like he was a weirdo who liked children since he was trying to attach himself so quickly to Miyuki who clearly didn't aprpeciate the attempt. Namie knew from her time in the brothal that some guys liked young girls - and young boys too - so it wouldn't surprise her if Okami had less than noble intentions: not including what his eyes would do if he formed an attachment with her and then lost her. Considering what he had attempted to do to Suna it seemed a likely possibility.

Alec sensei went on to say that while he wouldn't outright ban Okami from Kurayamigakure that he was to be escorted at all times while in the village by a Jounin of S-rank. Alec sensei even went on to mention he wasn't going to have him acting power hungry, that he would either have one of his people kill him if it came to that or would do it himself.

Following this arrived none other than the Harukage herself; or rather a clone of her. She came bearing gifts for Suna and Miyuki in the form of new headbands as well as congrats on their new promotions to Chuunin: telling them to keep up the hardwork. It caused Namie to smile a bit: Temaki could have sent some lowly messenger with that kind of information but had instead bothered to send a clone of herself to do it.

Still, she found herself feeling a bit bad for Miyuki. She knew personally what it felt like to have someone after you for something you couldn't control. Namie still waited for the day her own father showed up to try and kill her, or one of her siblings for that matter. So to have to deal with living in the same village as someone who might want to kill you just to exploit you to further their own power? She kind of knew how that felt in a way, and knew it sucked. A frown slowly formed on Namie's face.

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Suna gave more detail about what had happened to him dealing with Okami: explaining that he had ended up running his mouth after Okami tried to make them do the bell test. This had resulted in Okami getting angry - something Suna wasn't expecting since he was supposed to be a big bad Jounin. Okami then took it upon himself to try and draw his sword against Suna - either to kill him or cut his mask off - before being stopped by another Jounin.

Miyuki then went on to explain about how she was a telepath, and while she didn't normally read peoples minds because she thought it was rude she had been keeping an eye on Okami's thoughts. Troubling thoughts indeed as he was thinking of her like a little sister despite how little he knew of her. Feelings she certainly didn't return at all: in fact, they creeped her out.

Alec went on to say that it sounded like he was trying to exploit his eyes. To gain more power than he already had. Only this time he was attempting to awaken something known as Mangekyo which could only be done by losing someone he was attached to - like Miyuki. "I have no intentions of allowing that to happen... which reminds me, I have something to work on for the pair of them while they're here---" Emiko paused, noticing Temaki's arrival or rather a clone fo her as it was explained. This clone brought fresh headbands as well as information on being promoted to Chuunin. The clone told them to keep up the hard work. "Hm. Something tells me when we move on to Sabakugakure and Okami meets us there he's not going to be too happy about this...", Emiko said thoughtfully. She didn't care of course; they had earned their new rank with everything they had gone through and dealt with. "Congrats you two; you do certainly deserve it."

"So let me get this straight," said a voice from above. Someone with shoulder length black hair and a long black jacket came flying in from above, to land with a monkey that stood 3 feet tall. The guy was bare foot and wore what looked to be a body suit beneath the jacket, tight around the chest but baggy around the legs.

Kurai looked at Emiko and her 2 students, Suna Hari and Miyuki Kamizuki. He'd heard everything through the party line, and was quite displeased with what he'd heard. "...Am I to understand that this Okami person who tried to get in my way when I took Luke into custody went back to Mori and tried to draw a sword on Suna, a Genin?... And this same asshole is trying to wrap himself around Miyuki here in some attempt to make his eyes stronger?"

Kurai frowned. He felt that he'd set in motion this chain of events. Maybe Okami was trying to get stronger in order to have round 2 with him. But it didn't matter how strong his eyes got. He still stood no chance. Still, what happened to Suna, or nearly happened, Kurai felt responsible for.

Kurai looked to Emiko while stepping over to Suna with Little Kong. "Emiko I need to borrow your student here. It's my fault this happened to him. I'm going to show him some things so he can be able to defend himself and Miyuki if it comes to that."

If Emiko or Suna had no objections, while Little Kong jumped onto Kurai's back, Kurai would hook an arm beneath Suna's while lifting off again and flying back towards the village.

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