A chance meeting[Wave]

[Exile]

“Daggit I gotta get this right before I go home.”

Rukei thought to himself as he lined up his aim with a tree that couldn’t be more than 10 meters away from, the boy held four Kunai within his right hand placed in between each of his fingers. The boy would leap backwards in a flipping matter as he flung the Kunai from his hand, the kunai would fly with great accuracy towards the tree and as they hit would line up in a perfect line one above the other in trunk of the tree. As Rukei fell from the sky landing gracefully in the grass he’d smile for a moment before he’d begin to jump up and down in celebration. ‘Just like dad.’ He thought as he continued to jump up and down for a moment. Once he was done his celebration he’d make his way over to the tree pulling the Kunai from it one by one. 

“I wonder of Utakata is ever going to get off his butt.”

Rukei said to himself as he pulled the final kunai from the tree, the boy had been thinking of his brother every since he started doing missions for the village. He had started to fill worried that his brother was never going to get into the Shinobi life, he felt like he’d be doing all of this on his own because he hadn’t been too friendly with anyone else within the village. Rukei would take a seat under the tree he was previously using for target practice, the boy would place his hands behind his head before tilting his head back slightly looking up towards the sky. His eyes would begin to follow the clouds as his mind trailed off into deep thought, ‘I gotta get strong like dad, and I know I gotta be able to use my Sharingan.’ He thought while the breeze picked up slightly blow his hair around a bit. 

[~Rogue~]

Once again guided by his seemingly endless wanderlust, Wave found himself pulled into the deeper forested regions of Kusagakure. Thick bushes and tall tree only complemented the extremely tall grass beneath him, and the cool wind and warm tropic air mixed perfectly with every breeze. The land had been hit with numerous showers recently so it was only fitting that their was a certain moist dew hanging on the surrounding plant life. Wave would not here his own slushy footsteps as he trudged through the thickets nodding his head to one of his favorite tracks that echoed through his headphones. Unbeknownst to Wave there was another boy also present in the forest. A young white-haired soul who seemed to be practicing the essentials of being a shinobi, which only emphasized the fact that he had not been a Genin as long as Wave had. If things had continued normally wave would have walked past the boy without paying him any mind, but the continuous thud of the boys kunai hitting the tree was enough to distort Wave's groove and draw his attention. In one solid motion Wave turned to the boy who had just landed, and began to take notice to his throwing technique. It was sloppy no doubt, but the boy steadily improved with every toss. It seems he had ambition, a trait Wave highly respected. When the boy had finished retrieving the kunai and sat underneath the tree, Wave spoke:

"Not bad... Not bad at all. But, if you don't flick your wrist more you will never get it to pick up the right amount of speed."

 No doubt Wave's presence would startle the boy, but he had no time to sit and converse. Wave could give this boy advice all day, but a demonstration might be further appreciated. So, with a fluid motion Wave retrieved 2 kunai from the pack around his waist and flung it into the tree just above where the boy would be sitting. Both kunai would hit the dead center of the tree with one just above the other, and the lowest just a foot above the boys head.

"Like that."

[Exile]

“Hmm?”

Rukei eyes would be pulled from the sky as he heard the sound of someone else’s voice,, the boy’s sky blue eyes would face towards the direction the voice was coming from. ‘Oh someone else.’ Rukei thought as he tilted his head down looking towards the boy as he began to preach about his kunai skills, the young shinobi would smile as he examined the boy’s figure. ‘He looks a bit strange.’ He thought taking note of the boy’s blue hair and odd clothing, Rukei would smile a bit as he sat up straight. He figured that the boy couldn’t be a hostile because of the headband he wore was similar to his own, but when the boy reached into his bag Rukei’s eyes got big. ‘Hold up.’ He thought for a moment. As the boy with the blue haired tossed the kunai reacted off pure instinct rolling away from the projected target of his kunai, as the kunai hit the tree Rukei popped up from the ground with a somewhat surprised look on his face. ‘who the heck.’

“Woah brother, it isn’t polite to throw Kunai at people you don’t know.”

Rukei said as he placed his hand to his bag, he watched over the boy’s movements from that point on because he wasn’t sure what his objective was though he sounded as if he was trying to help. ’Ehh calm down.’ Rukei thought to himself as he pulled his hand out of his bag, he would fix his posture to a less tensed one though he still kept a careful eye on the boy. 

“Umm, Thanks I guess. But don’t throw kunai at me, that just isn’t safe…. And if you don’t mind me asking who might you be?”

[~Rogue~]

Wave watched in bewilderment as the white haired boy over reacted  to his incoming kunai. With a tactful roll the boy managed to steer clear from the projectiles, although it was entirely unnecessary. Wave would never harm a fellow Kusa ninja, and he definitely wouldn't try too kill them. However, in retrospect, Wave's movements were also reckless in himself. The boy was a shinobi, and for Wave to just fling things at him without so much as a warning, made it seem as the fault of this rocky introduction lied with him. 

Shit, I didn't mean to scare the kid... ok... maybe I was a bit too rash, but he didn't have to do all that.


Wave thoughts would reflect on his face a a concerned look etched itself on to it. As the boy eased his tension and scolded Wave, he couldn't help but feel that the boys words were right.

"Erm... Sorry... Didn't mean to scare ya' I was just trying to show you the right technique is all"

Wave shifted from one foot to the other as he apologized. The last thing he would wnat to do was lose a potential ally in the village.

"The name is Wave."

[Exile]

As the other boy spoke Rukei couldn’t help but to crack a slight smile, the boy’s apologetic tone was more enough to reassure how sincere he was being. The Uchiha’s hands would slide into the pockets of his jacket as he completely relaxed, Rukei figured that the boy held no ill will towards him his reaction was purely instincts. The Genin would make his way over to the tree the boy had thrown the kunai he grab one then the other out of the tree, then he toss them at the feet of his fellow Shinobi. 

“Well it’s all good, people make mistakes. And you didn’t scare me.”

Rukei would say before he’d laugh a little.

“It’s just how I was taught to react in situations such as this, but next time you throw some kunai at me we might have to fight.”

He’d say as he smiled jokingly at the blue haired shinobi, Rukei would take a seat back under the tree in the same spot as he was before. ’I guess this is my chance to meet some new people.’ Rukei thought as he removed his hands from his pockets placing them behind his head before tilting it back slightly. Now his head would be resting upon his head while he squinted his eyes slightly looking over the boy’s figure once more.

“So wave, the name is Rukei. I haven’t seen you around before, and I don’t think we were in academy together. But uhhh if you don’t mind me asking, are you a Genin?”

[~Rogue~]

There was a clash of metal as the two kunai's, Rukei had so graciously returned to Wave, fell at the Hyuuga's feet. The boys words further justified his earlier actions as he had been trained to react the way he had. Rukei had proven to be a bit more laid back then Wave had expected of a shinobi. No doubt had someone else thrown the kunai at Wave, demonstration or not, the Hyuuga would have been a lot more hostile. Rukei's quickness  to forgive was admirable, but perhaps too trusting a trait.

"Well I am certainly glad you weren't frightened, though I don't think things would have escalated that far into a fight."

This was the truth. Wave would not allow himself nor another shinobi to disgrace Kusa by entertaining useless in-fighting. but that was not important right now, as Wave would soon find his attention brought back to young Rukei.

“So wave, the name is Rukei. I haven’t seen you around before, and I don’t think we were in academy together. But uhhh if you don’t mind me asking, are you a Genin?”

Wave blinked widely for a moment at the boy.  He had never resisted the chance to overemphasize his own worth, so now that the boy had requested Wave's status, the Hyuuga had to wonder whether to answer openly, or exaggerate a bit. In the end, he chose to forget his own ego, and answer truthfully, however he wouldn't hesitate to explain his status a bit more openly.

"Well technically I am a Genin. Though I am a pretty well known one. Even the Kusakage has chatted  with me openly from time to time. So, I guess I can say I'm going places. Also, I doubt we would have seen each other in the academy, seeing as I never officially went to it. By the time I had ended up in Kusagakure I was already at Genin level.

Wave's  words may have been true, but they were also slightly embellished. While he was a well known Genin, and he had bonded with the Kusakage, it was not at all as glamorous as he made it sound. And as far as him "going places",well , the  young shinobi truly had no idea where exactly his life was headed to begin with.

[Exile]

Rukei would laugh a bit as Wave spoke on his words about a fight, ‘I didn’t mean a serious fight.’ He’d think to him self as he mused to himself for a moment, he continued to sit in his relaxed position as Wave went on to answer his questions, Rukei would cross his legs one over the other while he listened. ‘Ehh sounds tough.’ He thought for a moment as another though had crossed his mind, ‘I guess he must not be the same age as me.’ he though as he titled his head up a little more to look over his appearance. Shortly after Wave finished explaining his situation to Rukei he’d crack a slight smirk, his words about the Kusakage made him smile. Because he thought she was so pretty, but another thing did catch the Uchiha attention his words about ’Arriving to Kusagakure at Genin level.’ He’d muse for a second before sitting straight up for a moment with his hands still rested behind his head, he’d open his eyes a bit more allowing his sky blue eyes to shine in the sun.

  

“Well you arrived in Kusagakure? You mean you came from somewhere else? If you don’t mind me asking where might that be, and how long ago was it?”

Rukei asked as kept his eyes on the boy, he wasn’t sure where his conversation with boy would take him but he knew he found him rather interesting. ‘And those eyes, they’re really creepy.’ He mused to himself while he began to twiddle his thumbs around in his behind his head, the young Uchiha knew that it was something different about the boy but he couldn’t put his finger on it. 

[~Rogue~]

"Well, originally..."

Wave's words hung in the air as he shifted his vision from the boy to the ground. He was having doubts that the young boy would be able to understand the idiotic politics that had lead up to his relocation to Kusagakure. However, the boy had already proven to be quite astute for his age, which Wave guessed was a bit before adolescence. Thoughts of Konoha's betrayal filled Wave's mind as he tried to sew the events together in a simplistic enough way that Rukei could understand it. Finally, after giving up on simplifying his past, Wave leaned against a tree that stood a few feet from him and spoke:

"Originally I lived in Konoha, but through some tragic events I ended up being captured due to my heritage. Kusagakure where the only one's who came to my rescue, and ever since then I have been a shinobi of the grass."

Wave would let the word's sink in before looking back towards his younger kinsmen. How much of the world had he seen that he could relate to Wave? How could someone so young choose such a restless path. Perhaps Rukei should have stayed in the academy for a bit longer instead of rushing into a world filled with nightmare's not even the most feverish mind could imagine.

[Exile]

As Rukei sat there and listened to Wave’s short lived story he could see the pain in his face, he wasn’t sure what exactly happened but he could tell it was something really personal. ‘Konoha.’ he thought to himself as he tapped into his own memory banks to a story his dad told him a long time ago, he spoke of Konoha in a similar manor though he didn’t despise it in anyway. He also told him story’s of his ancestors that still lived in the village to this day, Rukei would sit completely up right placing his hands in his lap. ‘Hmm.’ Rukei curiosity was peaked a bit more as he thought about a story his mother told him about her best friend, ’I wonder.’ 

“Well that sounds rough, I’ve heard of Konoha though. My parents are from there, and my grandparents live their as well. I actually hoped to go visit one day hopefully, but I’ve lived here in Kusagakure just about my whole life.”

He’d say before pausing for a bit, Rukei would uncross his legs so he could get  up off the ground. Once he pushed himself of the ground he would stand up measuring himself up to the boy once more, he’d place both of his hands in his pocket as he began to walk towards him. ‘I guess I’ll make friends.’ he thought as he closed the short space between them, he extended his hand out to him in the form of handshake. 

“Well I’d feel crazy if I didn’t say this, but we can be friends… You don’t have to look all sad when you think about the past because it already happened. Just look forward to the future and what it holds. That’s what my dad always tells me when I mess up ya know? And if you don’t mind me asking are you a Hyuga? My mind told me about them a long time ago, I wasn’t to sure before what was wrong with those white eyes until you said you were Konoha.”

As Rukei finished off his statement he’d continued to hold his hand out waiting for the boy to shake his hand, he’d be looking up to the boy slightly as he was a bit taller than him.

[~Rogue~]

“Well that sounds rough, I've heard of Konoha though. My parents are from there, and my grandparents live their as well. I actually hoped to go visit one day hopefully, but I've lived here in Kusagakure just about my whole life.”


Wave waited for the boys pause to end, all the while thinking to himself. How nice it was to have a fellow immigrant in Kusagakure, and as the boy uncrossed his legs and arose, there was a small smile on Wave's face. This kid was from Konoha like him, but bore no malice towards his former homeland. Wave had wondered if Rukei took notice to any of the anger in Wave's  voice. As much as Wave didn't want to corrupt the boy, he couldn't help but feel as though he had to educate him on the horrors of the world, especially since the boy had chosen the path of a ninja. Before Wave could string his words together, Rukei outstretched his arm and spoke again.

“Well I’d feel crazy if I didn’t say this, but we can be friends… You don’t have to look all sad when you think about the past because it already happened. Just look forward to the future and what it holds. That’s what my dad always tells me when I mess up ya know? And if you don’t mind me asking are you a Hyuuga? My mom told me about them a long time ago, I wasn’t to sure before what was wrong with those white eyes until you said you were Konoha."

It was almost comical how such words of wisdom could come from such a tiny vessel. Rukei's words were truly not expected, and Wave almost jerked in surprise as his mouth hung open with the word's he had planned on saying hanging off his lips. It was also quite weird for Wave to be called out on his Hyuuga heritage, especially after all they had done to him, yet, there was also a bitter sweet relief accompanied with the discomfort. 

"Yeah... We can be friends. I guess, I couldn't really hide my heritage after all... Yeah... I'm a Hyuuga.

Wave's last words were accompanied by a chuckle and his usual tensed expression was relaxed into a warm smile. Perhaps he was starting to get attached to the kid.

[Exile]

Rukei watched as the boy face had seemingly lost the look of sorrow it once held, his hand was still extended waiting for him to bump fist with him. The reason for it was because he seen it as a form establishing a friendship with someone, it been something him and his brother had been doing since they were just toddlers which wasn’t to long ago. But if Wave hadn’t elected to bump fist with Rukei he wouldn’t’ take it as a sign of disrespect, he’d just nod his head as he pulled his hand back to the back of his head to play it off a bit. ‘I guess I made a new friend.’ He thought for a moment as he pulled his other hand to the back of his placing them together and resting his head on them, he’d turn away from Wave looking towards the tree that they both had used for target practice.

“Glad to hear that, and if my moms story’s are true than being a Hyuga is even better than my heritage. You guys can see everything.”

He’d say with a small giggle as he continued stare at the tree for a moment.

“So I have a mission lined up that I’d like you to help me out with, I heard it’s suppose to be a whole bunch of drunk old people acting like us.”

He’d say before giggling a bit.

“I could use a hand of a friend, all we gotta do is head over to the local Inn’s bar and chill out there for a bit. You down?”

[~Rogue~]

[background]

Rukei's hand remained outstretched, and Wave eventually understood that the boy wanted the gesture reciprocated. Moving towards  the boy just a bit, Wave pounded his fist against the small boy's and suddenly felt silly for doing so. Never before had Wave participated in something like this, and he felt a mild awkwardness towards performing such a base action for the first time. Then, something caught Wave's attention. Rukei mentioned his "heritage". Did that mean that he too was a defect from one of Konoha's famous clans? But from which one? 


“So I have a mission lined up that I’d like you to help me out with, I heard it’s suppose to be a whole bunch of drunk old people acting like us.”


“I could use a hand of a friend, all we gotta do is head over to the local Inn’s bar and chill out there for a bit. You down?”


The boy was suddenly springing a mission on this newly formed friendship? Wave was used to blunt individuals, but this was pushing the limit. Wave let the boy's offer hang in the air for a second as he considered it. On one end he felt slightly indebted to the boy for his earlier act of rudeness. On the other hand, he had just met the little guy, Wave was not too interested in babysitting someone on a mission. The scales in Wave's  mind ended up tilting in Rukei's favor, and this would be reflected through waves words.

"I'm accustomed to the slums of Kusagakure, so I suppose i could help. Besides, I couldnt leave such a big task to someone so small."

Wave rusted Rukei's head gently before continuing.

"We should probably get this confirmed with the Kage beforehand tho'."

[Exile]

As Wave bumped fist with the young Shinobi he'd place his hands into his pockets. After Rukei asked his question he waited for a moment for Wave to give his answer, it had seemed if the other Shinobi was caculating an answer. 'YES.' the boy thought as the boy had accepted his request for him to attend the mission with him. The boy would brush pass wave before heading for the road that lead to the back to the more developed parts of Kusagakure.

"Well this is great. And I already had it cleared with Pretty Lady Blanche, I'm sure she won't mind if you come along with me...."

exit 

[~Rogue~]

For a few moments Wave simply watched as the boy brushed past him and towards the civilized parts of Kusagakure.Tenacity was certainly one of Rukei's finer points, and Wave could respect that. As he reached behind him to activate the booming music that would soon emit from his headphones, he followed after the boy with a mild smile.

"Well this should be fun."

EXIT

[Estilo]

Bit: + 35 EXP.
Wave: + 31 EXP.

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