Beached [ North ].
Aug 21, 2012 3:30:51 GMT -8
Post by Yox on Aug 21, 2012 3:30:51 GMT -8
[/justify]He continued to watch those around him, cautiously. An influx of ninja from the Hidden Stone grouped in front of him, alongside the blonde boy. At any second, if he were to let his guard down, they could pounce on him like a pack of wild dogs and tear him apart. He had to be careful. It seemed he was the only member from the Hidden Leaf unit that had arrived this close, for now. Without the proper back up, the Hidden Stone squad could easily prevent him from edging closer to the grand prize: the Sanbi.
A moment later his prayers were answered. At his side appeared a woman. Her metallic forehead protector glistened in the sun, emitting a very sudden bright flash. It caught the attention of Gaku, immediately turning his gaze to the woman's neck where the headband remained. It bore the symbol of his own village. Finally, reinforcements had arrived. Gaku then moved his eyes from around her neck to back behind her. No one. It was just her, and him. Where were the others? Surely the Hokage deemed this to be of top priority, sending everyone he could in order to claim the prize for the village. From what he gathered, Gaku assumed that perhaps the Hokage wasn't interested in such a prize.
His eyes moved back to the face of the woman. She was much older than he was, however she was smaller than him. Her face was familiar, and her eyes mirrored with his. She was a member of the Hyuuga Clan as well. Before he had time for introductions, she beat him to it. Her hand moved to his shoulder as she lightly compressed her grip. She knew his name. How did he not know hers? Her face was so familiar to him, yet here stood someone he had never met.
She turned her own stare from him back toward the jungle area ahead of them where the beast lay. No doubt she could also see the might of chakra from the tailed-beast with her Byakugan, as he could with his. Ahead of him, the Stone ninja took off toward the prize. They had wasted no time, realising that as more and more foreign ninja flooded in, the less chance they had in taking the power of the beast for themselves. The blonde girl that he was momentarily standing to the left of soon followed. Gaku watched as her arms moved into a single hand seal and from what he could see, her eyes suddenly transformed into a different colour. Without warning, she took off as well.
The race was on. There was no show of the Hokage. Wait. That was it. The woman at his side. Gaku shot a quick glance to her as she continued to stare at the forestland ahead. That's where he had known her face from. She was a Jounin of the Hidden Leaf, and even a possible contender for Hokage in the past. It was Hyuuga Kohana. Gaku was under the impression that she had left the village. He was unaware of the details as to why she was replaced, or removed, from her Hokage position. It was strange to see her suddenly return in a place like this. Was she to be the Hidden Leaf's saviour? Perhaps she would return to the village with the Sanbi to prove her worthiness as the Hokage. Nevertheless, she was the only comrade he had at the moment. They would have to work together.
"The pleasure is mine Lady Kohana," Gaku quickly expressed, "however it seems we have no time for proper introductions. The unit from the Stone have already taken off. It seems that girl that was by our side has followed quickly behind them. Her eyes seemed to glow purple... any ideas of what that could be? We best start moving as well to ensure that we don't fall behind the others." Assuming that she would follow him, Gaku took off after the blonde girl that had just edged away. He followed her, and the Hidden Stone unit at her front, maintaining her speed however keeping at least 2 metres behind her. He wondered whether Kohana would join him, or if she would go off on her own.— Travelling at the same speed as the ninja of the Stone and Kitty.
— Following closely behind Kitty, 2 metres away from her.
— Currently no techniques used.