Kusagakure Gates

[Krethean]

There was no getting around it. The Exams were quite a harrowing experience for the Kusa Genin. He didn't even make the cut, which disappointed him, but given what he had gone through while he was conscious, he was lucky to even be alive right now.

Ujiyasu approached the gates with a more worn out expression riddled all over his features. His arms and legs were still bandaged up after taking the shrapnel from the exploding pouches, and a few scabbed-over cuts could be seen on his cheeks and forehead, as those cuts healed nicely. His chakra had been replenished, and that was the second thing the medics over in Mizu had done, after they stopped the bleeding.

He had spent the trip back to Kusagakure, piecing together what had happened, after all he had been knocked out through most of the exams, with no way of continuing despite his desire to become Chuunin. His memory had him close to death... he could feel that death was close. It was difficult to explain, but because his chakra reserves were critically low, his entire body felt like he could have died from exhaustion at any moment. It took a heap of willpower to have walked as far as he did before his legs, and his mind, gave in to fatigue.

He knew he was also traveling lighter than before. Thankfully he still retained his gas mask and his weapon. His headband was also placed on his bedside table, something that had puzzled him while he was in recovery. Did it fall off? No... it couldn't have. He remembered wearing it when he tried to reach the gates. So why was it off his person? Had someone tried to take it as some kind of trophy?

The thought of how callous people were made the boy sick.

An ANBU Shinobi descended and stopped Ujiyasu at the gates. After the young boy proved to the man that he was indeed who he said he was, he entered the gates, and returned home. Home, where he would reflect on what the Exams had taught him. Home, where he would redouble his efforts and ensure that Kusagakure would never put up with being sacked by those people ever again.

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Ujiyasu checking in. Returning from the Exams.

[kama]

Kusagakure's Gates

Stteping onto the kusagakure territory, the kunoichi hoping for the genin to be just behind her would introduce herself to the first person she would find, hoping for her to be the guardians of the gates.

"Morning... We are Iwagakure's shinobis coming in peace to deliver a message to the Kusakage"

She would end by showing the person her headband as a sign that she truly was an Iwagakure shinobi.

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[Superguest]

Kouhei managed to arrive at the gates shortly behind his Squad Leader. He remained a few feet away from her so that the two weren’t standing so close though. His distance from her wasn’t because he was still upset with her. Rather Kouhei kept his distance in case something went wrong and the Anbu guarding the gates attacked. He wasn’t exactly confident in his chances against a group of higher ranking shinobi, but he wanted to make sure that he was far enough away that he would have plenty of time to react if they did attack. On the contrary the Genin was already mostly over his moment of frustration. When it came to someone he was trying to befriend it took a lot to truly make him mad and keep him in that state for any length of time. The young man craved companionship far too much to let anything keep him from reaching out for very long. Besides they were at the gates of a foreign village! Right behind these shinobi laid a village of ninja like his own, but yet so vastly different. He wasn’t exactly sure what sort of things he would see once they let him in, but he was eager to get to see it without his own two eyes.

Kouhei kept himself silent allowing Rosario to do all the talking here. He wasn’t sure what the proper etiquette was when dealing with shinobi of a foreign nation, but he was sure that his companion was far more equipped for such dealings then himself. Besides he wasn’t a hundred percent sure whether fraternizing with another village would be allowed by Iwagakure no Sato. Could he befriend someone who was a shinobi of Kusa? What would happen if the two villages were ever at odds? Kouhei did not like the idea of fighting a friend, especially not to the death. No, as much as the Genin would like to it would probably be better off if he didn’t make friends with any of the shinobi of this foreign land. Besides Rosario had yet to officially announce her friendship to Kouhei and he should be focusing on creating a lasting relationship with her before he went about and tried to make friends with anyone else. It would be just like him to focus on someone else and lose all that precious ground he had built with his Squad Leader.

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NPC ANBU Guard
One of the several official guards of the Kusagakure village gates.
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They'd been keeping an eye on the duo for some time now. Whilst they appeared hesitant at first as to where they were directing themselves towards, the ANBU at the gates would keep a sharp eye as they neared and neared the gates, revealing themselves to be a female and a male, the identity of which they were unsure of as time stood as their forms became more apparent. The earth warming up from the morning sun, waves of heat radiated off the ground below as they came through. One thing was for sure- None of them had seen them exit the village, or had seen any shinobi of the sort around. Their assumptions that the duo were foreign would be then confirmed as the female spoke, an ANBU shifting from his position to move over to the both of them in order to exchange words. This would surely be interesting.

"Morning... We are Iwagakure's shinobis coming in peace to deliver a message to the Kusakage"

”Iwagakure?
We’d received no word of your visit.
However..”

A firm, rough tone.

”..A letter from whom exactly?” he'd inquire from beneath the mask.

It could have been from anyone. The head of any medical advancement establishments within Iwagakure requesting the aid of the able Kusakage being one example for possible explanations for the letter, although it was most probable that it was the Tsuchikage. The relationship between Kusagakure and the village wasn’t at risk, but they hadn’t communicated for a long time given the switch in leadership, unbeknownst to the grass village who still lay blissfully unaware of the assassination of Anemone. It was a simple question and it was all part of protocol- Allowing shinobi, even ones who claimed to be from an allied village upon the simple notion that they had a letter was dangerous. Only after finding out who it was from and to contact the Kusakage herself as to whether the two should be allowed in would they be able to pass through the grand gates. Of course- Given long-distance means of contact through devices similar to walkie talkies, this process wouldn’t take too long. For now, the tall, bulked ANBU would wait before both Iwagakure shinobi as he awaited answers. Standing at a gargantuan height of 7’1” with short, black cropped hair behind his ANBU mask, he was quite.. intimidating to say the least.

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[Mad-Rock]

Returning from the sidelines of the latest Chuunin Exams was rather boring. Everying who hailed from Kusagakure seemingly returned on their own, obviously not worried about a possible ambush while in small groups. Nonetheless, the drunken spider made his way through the trees as much as he could. It kept him away from your basic criminals and the like, and made traveling much easier in his opinion. Not only that, but he also felt at home in the trees, his clan having been born that way, to be one with the wild. Adjusting his form to avoid various obstacles such as overgrown branches, he'd soon arrive just outside of the gates, though perched in a tree, ready to jump down, but the sight of two foreigners caught his attention. They wore clothing not custom to Kusagakure, and he had not seen their faces, he knew everyone's face in his village, and they weren't from his village.

Watching on for a moment as ANBU cut their entrance off and questioned them, so did Saburo prepare himself just encase anything got hostile. Slipping down the tree with a slight thump, he'd walk up behind the two foreigners, though ten meters separated himself and their backs. "Mr. ANBU is correct, you two wouldn't be lying now would you?!" He needed a drink...But, a possible hostile encounter could be just as entertaining.

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[Superguest]

((OOC: It seems Kama has been MIA for 3 days now and since waiting on him to post might cause real trouble I will be skipping him for now))

Kouhei stood behind Rosario taking in everything that was going on around him. The Genin had realized when their mission had begun that communication had probably not been going as consecutively as the Tsuchikage had liked, but he had not realized that Rosario and he were the first ones to be sent out to reestablish that communication. The young man had figured that Jounin had already been dispatched long before them and they were just couriers continuing the show of good faith between the two villages. This bit of information worried him somewhat. It wasn’t that he thought his Kage was sending them to their deaths, but simply that she had given a fairly important mission to an untested Kouhei and a single other shinobi. He really hoped this wasn’t going to turn out as badly as he thought it might.

The Genin did his best not to be intimidated by the rather ginormous Anbu as he waited for his Squad Leader to make some sort of response that would satisfy the shinobi guarding the gate. Kouhei wasn’t exactly sure what protocol was in this sort of situation, but he was betting that if they didn’t answer fast enough than there was a good chance that the Kusa nin were going to err on the side of caution and deem them a hostile threat. Kouhei was really hoping to get on friendly terms with these people so he would have rather not start this relationship off on such bad terms that the group would be forced to fight, especially because he was confident that going that route might end up with him dead.

His thoughts were shaken when he heard a voice from behind him. Kouhei cursed himself inwardly and turned to regard the newcomer without making it too obvious that the appearance of someone new had started him. As if the situation couldn’t get any worse there was now a new member of their little party. Kouhei could tell by the other man’s attire that he wasn’t Anbu, but other than that he had no idea who he was. The Genin should have been sensing for chakra since the moment they got near the Gates, this was a serious screw up on his part. However, it was too late now. He feared even doing something as small as that would set everything off and cause a fight.

Kouhei held up his hands to show he was unarmed, glad he had put his gloves back on at the chateau and was once more hiding his hand mouth. He very slowly made his way next to Rosario and spoke with a clear tone, ”This is not a lie. We were tasked by the new Tsuchikage, Coco Von Alexandria Valentino the Second, to deliver a message and see the sights of Kusagakure no Sato. We have the message on us at the moment. It was recommended that we deliver the message to the Kusakage. However, we are allowed to hand over the message to someone else as long as it does find its way to the Kusakage and that is confirmed by us. Like my companion said we are just here to deliver a message. That is the honest truth.” Kouhei remained in his defenseless posture hoping that the increased tension would finally simmer down and the Anbu would finally take them at their word. They may not have gotten attacked on the way to the village, but all this damn drama was certainly earning the mission’s rank of B.

[kama]

The one-two before the village

Unlike other Chuunins of her village, the scarlet eyed kunoichi had no intention to question the Tsuchikage's order, nor the will to do it, in fact, probably, she was one of the few ones that would do anything that the Tsuchikage would ask without asking something in return, as if she would be a machine. That means, that in order to fulfill a mission she would have to act in a polite way and socialize with strangers even though she is not used to it.

"Pardon me, I agree, with no previous information we could easily be telling a lie just to get inside the village of grass



My name is Rosario of Iwagakure, a Chuunin designed by the Tsuchikage herself to fulfill this mission, and this is..."

She would await while pointing at Kouhei, not because she did not know his name nor category, but in a way to allow the genin to introduce himself. After all, the boy was also part of the mission.

As for the other shinobi in question that appeared in the scene, well, she personally would ignore him. Her mission was to get through the gates and meet the Tsuchikage, which meant to deal with the guard in a peaceful way, not with strangers appearing in the scene, however that did not mean that she would not notice the man's actions.

"If you allow me, I can get the written mission from my pocket and show it to you, signed by the Tsuchikage herself, Coco von Alexandria Valentino"

If the response would be affirmative, slow motions shall allow the silver haired kunoichi to take the mission from her pocket and handle it to the ANBU in front of her.

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NPC ANBU Guard
One of the several official guards of the Kusagakure village gates.
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"Mr. ANBU is correct, you two wouldn't be lying now would you?!"

Disregarding the Kusagakure shinobi who interfered with the situation, instead the gargantuan ANBU kept his watch on the two foreigners. But of course, with the his arrival it meant that he had to keep an eye on him as well to make sure that he didn’t try anything downright stupid. ”Pass through the gates. We have this controlled.” turning his attention sharply back to the blonde he’d speak such to him, noticing that one of the two had been startled by his presence. The last thing they wanted was a fight to erupt, especially seeing as both villages were allied. Turning his attention however to the male of the two foreigners, he’d listen intently as he explained exactly why they were there. Given that there were several ANBU at the gates, all bearing different talents, at the current time one, ten meters to the left of the original ANBU stared on at the group, utilizing his talents in sensory to divulge whether or not the two of them were lying with the alibi that they both had. After the boy had spoken, it seems the reins were then thrown to the white-haired girl as she in a much softer and feminine tone began to introduce the two of them, and explain a story identical to the boy’s as the ANBU to the left kept listening and feeding through the story to see if they were lying or not. Time would pass, and the girl soon finished explaining their reason.

”Captain.”

”You have the results?”

”Neither of them are lying.”

With a nod of his head, the assumed ANBU captain then tilted his head somewhat, placing his right hand up by his right ear as he’d assumedly murmur some things in to the earpiece he was wearing. The words were somewhat silent, but audible enough. ”..Two visitors are here from Iwagakure seek your audience to pass over a letter from the Tsuchikage, Coco Von Alexandria Valentino the second...” silence for a few moments, the ANBU’s mask still facing towards the three of them before him as he listened to her response. Silence continued to flow through the area. before the ANBU then removed lowered his hand so that he could speak to the two foreign shinobi who requested entrance.

"Lady Kusakage is ready to see you.
Once we get his name, you can pass."

He'd say this in regards to the silvery-haired girl's companion, nodding to the ANBU around him before turning back. Once they answered, the gates would open, and they would be permitted entry to the village. Finding the atrium wasn't as easy as other villages due to its smaller size compared to few kage towers, but it wasn't that tricky to find.

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> Permission to enter village granted.

Kagura Uso (Kagura's Truth and Lies)
Rank: D
Type: Supplementary / Sensory Ninjutsu
Range: See 'Mind's Eye' [50 meters]
Handseals: No
Chakra: Low to cast and sustain.
Special: Allows the Sensor to determine whether a particular target is lying or not by the chakra fluctuations triggered.
Description: Once the sensor begins to understand how to properly mold and detect their chakra, they will learn to look into the specifics of others. With this technique, a sensor is able to detect a truth from a lie by observing the way the chakra waves fluctuate within the one being interrogated. An excellent shinobi tool.
Domain: Sensors. (Requires Kagura Shingan 'D')

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[Mad-Rock]

[/color] Waving his hand now as he turned on his heel, his back to the ANBU guard as if to totally remove the sentence he had just spoken, Saburo exited the area. He wasn't ready to return home, not in this kind of mood.

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/exit back to countryside

[kama]

[ooc: it seems the posts lost some kind of sense due to the order mistake xD, good to know everything's ok now]

Hello there Kusagakure!

A single push shall be made by the witness before making an order. Certainly, the man was one to be taken seriously, though it did not mean at all to follow the man's game. For someone to dare to give orders to the ANBU guards was, for sure, a high ranked shinobi of the village.

"Hmmm..."

Awaiting for Kouhei's response the lady shall stare at the kusagakure shinobi vanishing from the sight, quite a personality.

Once the answer from the genin would come shall the duo be inside Kusagakure no Sato to fuilfill their missions.

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[enter village after Kouhei's post]

[Superguest]

"If you allow me, I can get the written mission from my pocket and show it to you, signed by the Tsuchikage herself, Coco von Alexandria Valentino"

Kouhei was relieved when Rosario finally spoke up in regards to the Anbu’s line of questioning. Her words mimicked his own and she said nothing that differed from what he had been told was their mission. The Genin did not honestly believe for a moment that she would have said anything different, but he was still relieved nonetheless when it was confirmed. There wasn’t any reason to lie in this situation given that they had come in peace, but he wasn’t in charge of this mission and for all he knew the Tsuchikage had given Rosario some sort of sub mission that Kouhei had not been privy too. Hearing the kunoichi state their intentions of peace seemed to put his worry to bed.

"Lady Kusakage is ready to see you.
Once we get his name, you can pass."

”My name is Kouhei, of Iwagakure no Sato. I am just a Genin though. I thank you for letting us pass to see the Kusakage.” Kouhei had managed to stammer out the words as his slowly returning nerves freed up the blockage that had been preventing him from finally letting out a sigh of relief. A smile slowly crept onto Kouhei’s features as his friendly demeanor slowly replaced the nervous tension that had come over him. The Genin even managed to nod at the one Anbu who had confirmed that the pair had been telling the truth about their reasons. The young man recognized a kindred soul when he saw one. Unless she had used some sort of technique that closely resembled the one he was thinking of she had used sensory ninjutsu to read them. Kouhei was capable of doing the same and considered himself rather talented in that field. However, he doubted now was the best time to bring that up in conversation. Perhaps if he saw the Anbu again they could use their mutual talent to bond?

Forcing his way between the two foreigners he'd hardly fit through the gap between them, slightly pushing each to the side before he stopped ahead of the ANBU guard. An annoyed expression spread across his face. "Make sure you send a guard with them, two even..."

Kouhei did his best to ignore the Kusa shinobi as he pushed through their group and towards the village. The Genin couldn’t be certain, but he could have sworn that the man smelled a little of alcohol. Regardless, the shinobi watched as the lone Kusa ninja began to make his way towards the village entrance only to turn around and walk off. It was rather strange given all the grief the man had caused. If cooler heads had not prevailed he could have instigated trouble. However, now was not the time to dwell on someone who had already parted ways from them. It was time for Kouhei to continue on his mission and he was excited to finally enter a foreign village.

[EXIT AFTER ROSARIO INTO KUSAGAKURE NO SATO]

[Mad-Rock]

After the meeting with the older non-ninja, Saburo found his way back to Kusagakure, slipping through the gates with a calmer, yet more intoxicated mind.

/enter

[aramlyis]

[Enter]
Kaku meandered through, a band of cloth wrapped across his now scarred face while he waited for the flesh to heal, despite the fact that he was all to aware that the presence of scar tissue would be out in force when it healed.
[Exit]

[--Megumi--]

It had been some time since I had left the village. Granted it had not been all that long since I first arrived. Regardless of the times of the past I shook my head and held it high towards the future. As I neared the gates there were the staple ANBU Guard fulfilling the duties that trickled down their strings. They were such puppets. Even with strength and stealth that is all they were.

They disgusted me.

A smile stretched across my face, my perfectly glossed lips, a shade of dark blue, parting slightly to show my teeth. Within a efw steps I was greeted by the ANBU in which all I did was nod and curtsy. After all I was a lady of the highest caliber. It would be rude not to. "Hello Sir ANBU, I do hope you are having a nice day. I am glad that it is such a sunny and bright day, I would feel horrible if you had to stand here in the rain."

How sickenly sweet I was being. As disgusting as the idea, I actually thought I would enjoy vomiting more. But what could I do but act with such an air of caring and humility. One day I would rule, I would be Queen. "I am Kobayashi Azami, Kusagakure Genin. I have no mission other than to simply enjoy the day and take a stroll through the countryside."

And perhaps train a little, not that I needed any. I was a master at what I did after all.

"Ciao, love. Do remain vigilant."

//EXIT to Kusa no Kuni

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[Heisui; Samurai For Hire.]

''W--.. Wow."

There it was; the gates of Kusagakure. It was marvelous, truly, but the village behind it was what I was looking forward to. The streets of Kumogakure were bustling, sure, but they were anything but beautiful in my mind. It was full of foolhardy children and idiotic teenagers out to make a name for themselves.. but Kusagakure, I was sure it was different. Clicking the hilt of my swords against their sheaths, I happily approached the gate and shot a bright smile towards the guards that stood there, the non-hostile stance I maintained hopefully showing that I wasn't here for any trouble.

''Mmn.. 'ello, ENBU, that's what you're called, right? Anyway, I'm here to see Miss Kusakage, if possible?"

I spoke up, hoping my voice would reach them while maintaining my genuine, warm tone. Deep down, however, I was scared they would notice the bags beneath my eyes and the tears that stained the collar of my hitatare. Beneath that, however, stood a frightened, old man, fearing that the foreign society of ninja would take him in and allow him to rest his weary head.

''If.. if you need a reason, I'm here to open a dojo. I'm a skilled Kenjutsu practitioner and wish to share my knowledge with children."

I spoke up once again, the goofy smirk that stretched across my face being accentuated by the awkward way that I itched my scalp. I wasn't sure if these types liked handshakes or not, but if one of them were to offer, I'd be sure to oblige.

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