Yume Brothers Reunited!!! [P]

[Pwn]

I finally arrived at the docks of Kusa no Kuni, taking a good look at the people around me and for the one I wanted to find. I knew a few things about him. He had long hair, black and white, and was from Kusagakure. It was my brother, Sy Yume, whom of which I had been separated from since youth. It has been awhile since me and my brother have been together, but I had a lot to tell him about, and even more to show him. The last time we did anything together were as genin before the split. Konohagakure was probably nothing like his home, but with the friendly relations between both villages, I should have nothing to worry about.

I felt comfortable, yet kinda empty. The first thought was to eat, but I didn't know much about this country. I looked around noticing how different the people were, from dress to express. It remained weird with me not having experienced this before. I could blend in well, and did well. Stepping through columns and rows of people, I would soon come to a sign. It read "Mori no Toko", otherwise known as the endless forest, a place I probably didn't want to be. I ignored the impulse, it didn't affect me. I went down the path. The trees seemed to expand on forever, then I realized what the words meant. I kept on, watching my surroundings. It's hard to decipher the intention of individuals.

It was pivotal that I found out where to meet him at, but we arranged a specific location near a lake not too far off. It would be there that we would reunite. I tried to remain calm, but I could feel energy bursting through me as I leaped up and from trees across the forest as if a wild animal. I stopped once, sitting down and feeling tired, exhausted afterward from moving at high speeds. I could get lost within my own world at times. I forget how it is to be civilized when you live the life of shinobi. I greeted it within open arms, but that didn't stop my heart from beating rapidly. I raised my hand to my chest, and closed my eyes, resting my back against the middle trunk of a tree.

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‘Time and time again I find myself wonder the forest of Kusa no kuni.’ As my thoughts bounced through my head a let out a slight sigh, I had been tasked once again to patrol the lands of Kusa no Kuni. It had actually been required that I do so because there hadn’t been anyone else qualified for the job, considering that Kataki had become relevant in the land of the shinobi. I hadn’t expected anyone to actually come to Kusa, because of Kouketsu. He was a feared and respected man around the entire world, so for that reason people chose to stay away from the country all together.

“Got damn.”

I’d say as I strolled along what seemed like an endless path. I hadn’t expected much out of the day other than being exhausted once I got back to Kusgakure. Though for that reason my mind managed to wonder away from me, I had still planned to visit my grandparents and brother in Kusagakure. But it was starting to seem like I’d never get a chance. ‘I wonder what Hakani is doint.’

[Pwn]

As I began to relax, and my body fell asleep, I could hear the sound of footsteps moving across the ground. My eyes opened immediately, turning red with the awakening of my Sharingan, which I would use to observe the area. I had only two tomoe in both eyes, but I could detect elemental affinity through chakra. Doing this, I stood to my feet, looking around to see if I could determine where the source of noise had been coming from. Soon enough, I would, and at first glance, I couldn't believe what I saw. "Sy?"

I could tell it was him from the green color emanating from his body, and because of the hair that was unique to me and him. I couldn't have been more than ten meters away, but with my back against the tree, I doubt he could see me. I peeked my head around the corner, facing the opposite direction of where he was coming from, and leaped higher into the tree.

I wanted to surprise him. He knew I would be arriving, but probably didn't know when. I had an idea, and went with it. Grabbing my Kusarigama, I aimed to scare him the moment he passed me up. I would drop from the branch of the tree, and whip the chain around his body. I smiled, confident to see how my brother would respond. I waited, ready to strike.

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‘It’s just too easy you niggas weak. Sy posted like tha mailbox b.’ the thought of an old song I wrote quite some time ago rattled around in my head as moved swiftly through the woods. I hadn’t to many worries as I traveled because I felt as if I owned the lands of Kusa no Kuni, and anyone who tried to oppose me would have their hand full. Though I had a sense of security while moving through the countryside I still remained alert, allowing of my senses to be at their peaks.

Just when I thought it was going to be a light day during my patrol I spotted someone peaking around a tree not far ahead of my position. A smile would come to my face as I felt like someone was trying to be sneaky, but at last they had been spotted. As I continued to move forward I would inhale a large amount of air. Now as I progressed the person would emerge from behind the tree. ‘Oh shit.’ I thought to myself as I had felt like I was seeing a mirror image of myself. But what would surprise me most was my brother’s facial expression while he hurled his weapon at me. ‘Too slow.’ I thought to myself as I released a massive amount of wind from my body, the current would be strong enough to blow his weapon along with him back a couple of meters.

“RAI!”

I’d say with a sense of excitement in my voice, it hadn’t crossed my mind that I would actually run into him while running around out here.

[Pwn]

I allowed my weighted chain to dangle down ahead of me toward my brother Sy, passing his head up as he released a burst of wind from his mouth. My eyes turned black as I flung the weighted chain of the kusarigami around a tree as the breeze pulled against my garments. I would use this tactic to hold myself steady and prevent myself from being blown away.

"That was pretty good! When did you notice?" Despite us not speaking for awhile, the first thing I wanted to know was how he saw me. If it was the inheritance of our family, I would praise him. Both me and him shared great visual prowess. That was one of the reasons I came to visit him. I wanted to do something that I figured would better the world.


I heard from the higher ups about Kouketsu and of the mysterious organization Kataki. For years, the former had spread chaos through war. The latter are new, and seen during the release of bijuu. Personally, I wanted them both gone. Nothing could be done alone or, rather, without those most important to you. I was tasked with my villages criminal, but I wanted to hunt them all.

[Bit]

as the wind repealed the chained weapon back around a tree near Rei, a slight smile would appear across my face. I hadn’t seen my brother in years; it had seemed like it had been a lifetime since I last saw him. Stuffing my hands into my pockets as my brother questioned how I had spotted had seemed like a fair question.

“Well it’s quite simple actually, haha, I just ya know seen that big ole head of yours peaking around the tree.”

I’d say with a couple of giggles after I spoke. I couldn’t hope but to feel ultra-relaxed around my brother, we had so many memories as kids before he was sent off to Konoha. I’d pull my right hand form my pocket scratching my head a bit.

“So Rai, how the hell did you end up out here? Mom and dad didn’t tell me you were coming this way brother?”

I’d ask questioning his reason for being in Kusa unannounced, I had a feeling that mom was trying surprise me because she didn’t want me to leave the village. Especially because I told her that I was going to go to Konoha to visit our grandparents, and Rai.

[Pwn]

I kinda figured this would happen given the length of my hair, and its mixture of colors. Attempting to be sneaky while peeking my head around a tree was not the best plan, but it caused him to respond, which is something I wanted. It was nice to see him putting to use his Fuuton. I would have showed him my Raiton, although some things were best saved for later.

Besides, there was business to discuss. "Since you were heading to Konohagakure to see grandma and grandpa, I figured I'd come pick you up. But---" I scratched the back of my head while letting out a sigh of confusion. "As you can see, I got lost." I wasn't used to Kusa no Kuni, nor any of its landscape. I came prepared for combat, but the terrain is something that caught me off guard.


"Are you ready to go?" I was eager to show him the way to my village. Unlike his own, I wouldn't be getting lost once I reached Hi no Kuni. Given my nationality, it would probably be safer too. I stepped to my brother, hugging and smiling him before passing him up, walking toward the direction I came from. I was moving quite slow as to engage conversation during the trip.

 

[Bit]

‘ahh he beat me to the punch.’ I thought to myself as Rai explained his reasoning behind being in Kusa no kuni. I found it quite ironic that he was already a step ahead of me. It was actually quite refreshing to know that my brother had wanted catch up with as mad as I did him. So as he asked if I was ready to go, I’d nod my head to him.

“Yeah, I’m ready brother. By the way, have you heard about Yume no Mura?”

I’d ask as I began to walk towards my brother, I would continue on past him as If I knew where I was going. Which I did in some sense, I wasn’t completely oblivious I did know how to get to Hi no Kuni. But while I walked I had hopped my brother had kept up with me.

“Yeah, Yume no Mura is the village mom dad came from before they moved to Kusa. Dad told me a couple stories about the place, and he told me it’s up in Hi no Kuni. We should take that out while we’re there.”

[Pwn]

"Yuma no Mura?" I heard of the name, but it had been awhile. That is where mother and father were born, a place I considered apart of us as well. I smiled as not to startle my brother, but with him passing me up, he could not see my face. It brought happiness, yet I felt empty. I wished the world knew of its name. Even Konohagakure, where I am from, get's the spotlight most of the time. I pulled my Kusarigama from around the tree, wrapping it with my arms, and putting it away. I stepped slightly faster than before to keep it, but at this rate, my speed ascended to the point I was racing.

"Can you keep up?" I became quite fast after honing my skills with the Body Flicker Technique. A shinobi was always to have speed, which could be considered one of the two advantages. Hi no Kuni was east from here, a couple of days away. If we were to stay focus, no problem would present us on our journey. I felt safe with Sy. He probably felt the same, but that is the connection we have. We both did what we had to, and became the best shinobi in the process. I was eager to get him back to my home, and show him around.

This was the life I had always asked for, and I was satisfied having reached this point. My final mission was nowhere near finished, but with him as my partner, I was bound to succeed. It would not be long before we reached the dock. I intended for us to take a boat back along one of the rivers that connects me and his countries. I looked back one time to make sure he was still following. It would suck if somebody picked him off when I had my head turned. It was my duty to protect him, at least until my death. I never failed when it came to these things.

[Bit]

As my brother flickered pass me our journey had begun. It had been the first time that he and I had been reunited since we were children; it was truly a great feeling. Once could not even fathom how much these moments meant to me. I had dreams of the day that my brother and I would be reunited, I wonder what he had experienced while he had been while he was in Konohagakure. It couldn’t have been much different than what I was doing; I had experienced great success within Kusagakure. I mean we were one in the same in a sense, we shared just about everything.

Our travels would’ve lasted for about a week because we moved non-stop, we didn’t even take breaks to sleep. Only time we stopped was for a quick bite to eat, and even then we got our food to good and mad sure to get extra so we wouldn’t have to stop every couple of hours. But as we pulled into what seemed to be Hi no Kuni, I would slow a bit. It had been the first time I had been here in years. I hadn’t been here since we dropped him off with my grandparents; I was always enjoyed walking around in this country because of its natural beauty.

“Yeah so Rai, I love Hi no Kuni….. But ya as I said a while black. Yume no Mura is the place mom and dad left Konohagakure for, we were born there quite some time ago. Dad gave me a little background on the place, and from what I remember he told me they had some type of old oracle type of people there. Dad told me I show go there before I make it to Konoha. So hey sense you came to get me maybe you should go with me, I don’t exactly know where it is but dad just told me to follow my heart and I’ll make it there with no problem.”

As I spoke I slowed my pace considerable, I was now walking while explaining the whole thing. I’d tuck my hands into my pockets as I pondered on what my father had said to me, I wondered if he truly wanted me to find this place. Or if he just wanted me to be on some wild goose chase, or even he was just telling me some fairytale. I’d shrug my shoulders as the thoughts bounced around in my head while we walked.

[Pwn]

"Oracles, you say?" From the sound of it, Yuma no Mura seemed like an interesting place. Instead of heading back home to Konohagakure, that would be our next destination. I turned to my left and then to my right, looking around to see if I could figure out which direction we could take. Truthfully, I had not the slightest clue of where we were to go. I never even heard of the place until he mentioned it.

"Um...it'd probably be best if you lead the way," I rubbed the back of my hand, using my fingers to play with my hair. It was strange giving him the permission to lead me around my country, but it was for the right reason. As long as he was with me, I doubt anybody from my home would bother him. I had earned respect from my village and it's people. Not for my eyes, but for my heart.

"Also, could you describe this place to me?" I knew that there would be people there, but I wanted to know more about the environment, and if it was anything like where I came from. It was to be expected given this place shared the same country, but not all of the cultures were the same here. It was the diversity of the people here that made me appreciate where I was from.

[Bit]

”Yeah an Oracle, dad said that the elders of the village had been very wise men and woman. I actually hadn’t asked to much about it, but he told me that they told mom that she would have twin boys. And that they both would be destined for great things in the future, and when they left to make sure that they sent us back.”

As I spoke I would take the lead taking a few steps in front of my brother while we walked. I had a great sense of direction when it came to finding things; I had actually already found the location of a bunch of hidden villages outside of my own. So I figured Yume no Mura shouldn’t be too hard to find, I’d stuff my hands into my pockets while we pushed on.

“Yeah I don’t really know what Yume no Mura looks like though. Dad just said it was one of the most beautiful places he has ever seen. So I figure it’s like one of those old ass, important ass, secretive ass villages ya know?”

As I spoke I twirled my fingers around in my pockets for a few moments. I couldn’t hope but to think about how hard it will be for us to find this place. Hi no Kuni was a very vast land, so we could end of searching for days at a time. But at last I didn’t think we really had a choice in the matter, it was something that had to be done.

“Yea Rai let’s go!”

I’d say as I jetted off.

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