Missing Necklace - Team 2

-Hayate stood leaning against the village gates at the brisk
of dawn; the sun just now beginning to rise which casted a luminous red glare
across Konoha. He stood with his hands tightly tucked into his two front
pockets with his head titled upwards. He was admiring the sunrise; it was
something Hayate took part in nearly every morning. He’d grown into the habit
after taking on a parental role with his sister, Ayko. His face was as vibrant
as usual despite the early morning rise that he faced. A very light smile could
be seen on Hayate’s face at the right angle as he watched the sun begin to
clipse the horizon. It was a crispy cool fall morning that saw too it that more
leaves fell from the trees than the day before. It wouldn’t be much longer
until Hayate would be watching the sunrise in much warmer appearal. Nevertheless,
his wondering thoughts slowly began to fixate on the upcoming day he and his
squad had ahead of him. It would be interesting for him to see how this all
played out. Several times as he waited for his squad he was waved too by
various villagers and the occasional shinobi; Hayate most likely held the
record for number of friends one person had in a village. It had always come
easy to him to make friends. He saw the village for what it was; a group of
people coexisting together in harmony. His eyes raced to the right side of his
head and peered out between the openings of the village gates. The realm of
possibilites was in abundance and he was designated to shepherd his squad of
Genin into the unknown. It would be his squad’s first mission together that
would allow them to trek outside the village for the first time. Granted, it
was an easy mission to complete regardless. It was one of the last remnants of
the terrible earthquake that hit Konoha just a few days before Hayate had
arrived. When he did arrive, there were still many buildings still in shambles.
Since then, much had changed and the aesthetic of the Hidden Leaf had finally
grown back to its former glory. Unlike some tales he had heard of from his
comrades, his first mission was quite successful. It was the task to guard a
royal wedding of a nearby lord. Although the possibilites there were quite
dangerous at times nothing ever came from it that resulted in any tragic or
dangerous. He was a vigilant shinobi, however, and wouldn’t be swayed by the
tales of other shinobi. He, like his own squad, was descended from a great line
of squads that traced its lineage of training back to the extremely powerful
and influental shinobi of the village. His eyes turned back towards the village
and his smile grew a bit brighter as the many faces of Konoha came back into
sight. If all else were to fade, Hayate would at least know, that this would be
a place that he would fight for with his very last breath. There was no doubt
about that in his mind. Ever.-

DivineZiel: -The sun began to finally rise after so long, at least what it felt like to Nao. Sitting in the hospital bed he was placed into after he limped his way to the hospital, Nao pushed himself up while his body seemed to be a bit more toned than before but not by much. Smiling, he then walked out of the room, looking around while he then noticed, he felt like a million ryo. The bright smile was unaltered as Nao then began to run through the halls of the hospital, on his way to the entrance while multiple nurses yelled to him "Nao! Be careful!" With him reaching the entrance, Nao then turned a bit as he kept running and waved, yelling back "If I'm not, you guys will see me again!" Chuckling a bit, he turned forward and kept his quick stride onwards, through the village. Passing multiple people on his way towards the gates, he had bandages covering his hands while he had his black, fingerless gloves still on over them. The bright smile got even bigger as he saw the sun rising from the distance. Nao didn't exactly know what would wait for him during the mission on this day but, he knew he'd give it his all. Remembering the thought of having to meet Hayate near the village gates, early in the morning, Nao was probably going to be the first there due to him already being awake and ready. Pushing himself forward, faster, Nao finally reached the gates as he skidded across the dirt to the outside and looked to see Hayate-Sama. Nao then began to walk over to him as he said "Ohai, Sensei!" Feeling rather good about himself, Nao looked more happy than the other day but that didn't stop him from keeping a serious tone when it came to the point of contact. Taking a glance around, he'd ask "Nobody else yet?" The curious look on his face was quite a funny one, when taken the right way but Nao didn't care who laughed and who didn't. Automatically, Nao then stood next to Hayate, awaiting any conversation and his teammates as he bounced on the balls of his feet with excitement to be on his first mission.-

Dissolutia: ☀Sitting on the top of her treehouse mansion, Manami looked at the sky with mom and siblings. It wasn’t something done very often, however then they did their mother would always give them a new lecture about the world. For the twins they were always very skeptic and wondered if there was really anything special destiny for them to fill. Mieko was always the very quiet mostly and slightly negative one— you’d never truly know what goes on in that ones mind— Ren was like Manami, always taking their mothers words and using them into their daily lives. Even if she was just 4, she was quiet bright for such a young girl. Manami always knew that, ever since she first held her in the hospital. (Kasumi) “Now guys… I brought you up here today because theres things I must touch upon. As we sit her and look at this sky what do you see” Her voice was calm but intriguing at the least. “A region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth???” Kohaku smartly replied, giving Kasumi a anger vein. Slightly turning her head with a sadistic glare, Kasumi looked upon her son. Having Kohaku almost dying just from her motherly *‘Stop being a smart ass before I kick you into the region of outer space look’.* “You have to dig deep find the inner meaning… I see reds slashed into the finite sky of earth. I see the beauty, but most of all I see us now. I see us alive and happy, united as a family. Remember to thank the world for being blessed with the life you have” Kasumi spoke her words of wisdom as rem sat in her lap and listened. “Speak for yourself…” Mieko grunted as she stood with her possessed looking puppets, looking down to the ground she was so high up from. Jumping down she landed gracefully on her feet and began walking with her head slightly down, carrying her puppet on her back. “Oh Mieko…” Kasumi couldn’t help but sigh as Amaya patted her mothers back. “She’s just grumpy I stole her waffle this morning” Amaya smirked, assuring her mother that Mieko was fine and just being dramatic. (Back to Kasumi) Listening to her mothers words as the smooth winds blew through her white hair, Manami really put her words into perspective. It made her think of a lot of things at once, but one thing that popped up was something she never really thought about before… “Who was my father.” Her face looking puzzled, her mind drew blanks… All she really knew about her father was that he died after Ren was born and no one really got to know him because he was always away on anbu missions. It was something Manami would investigate… however it’d have to wait, today was a mission day for the famous team 2. Manami was determined to be the best like she always did, “Thanks for the words of wisdom mom” Manami said as she kissed her moms forehead, making her smile. “Have a good day, be smart and do not be so rash!!” Kasumi yelled over to her beautiful daughter before Manami jumped down from there roof to the ground carefully. Making her way towards the village, seeming like her normal zen self. There was nothing unusual about about her, she was dressed like she normally did… her beautiful still was standing strong, if not probably even more luminescent and hypnotizing. Walking through the village she notice a boy run up to her holding something behind his back. He had to be at least 8, he looked familiar probably Manami’s seen him in Mieko’s class. “This is for you…” The little body mumbled as he handed her a red rose, looking so perfect. Smiling at the kind gesture she patted his head “Thank you” her voice was soft and sweet as she said god bye and continued on her path. Smiling down at the wonderful rose she saw that all the thorns were taken off so she placed the rose behind her ear as she arrived at the gates of konoha. Noticing her sensei… and her hidden crush Nao. “Hey guys” her voice sounded gentle and calm as she approached them with a bright smile. “I can’t wait to do the mission” she smiled as she stood beside her team.

-Before Hayate knew it, his three Genin were already standing at his side; ready to tackle whatever the day chose to throw at them together. He towered over the three of them standing infront; yet all of them wearing their similar tactical backpacks. They were all relatively on time, with Nao arriving first. He was an upbeat boy who firmly reminded him of himself when he was younger. He had the spunk that gave Konoha life. The same could be said for Manami, who carried on the same psychotic twitch in her eye that her mother had. Hayate laughed to himself at that one. Harley, despite his somber demeanor usually, seemed more upbeat and ready to go. How could they not be ready? They had been so contained to the barriers of Konoha for most of their lives that going outside would open them up to such variety of life. He smiled to all of them with a slight tilt of his head to one side.- "Today is going to be a great day. I'm glad you are all ready to go." -He said as he reached over and grabbed Nao and Harley on the shoulder with one hand each.- "Today we are solving one of the last problems with the earthquake that hit us last month. Lady Ayama lost a necklace of hers that is a family heirloom. There were reports that a shrouded figure was seen leaving the village with the necklace. This necklace is very important to our people and could be sold for quite a lot. It's our job to find this person and retrieve it. Roger?" -It was yet another team for Hayate to begin a mission with; another team to shepherd into the ways of the shinobi.- "ALRIGHT!" -He yelled loudly before pivoting on his foot and kicking the village gates wide open. The large doors, already slightly open to begin with, hurled back and hit themselves against the wall that surrounded the village with a loud thud. He held one arm firmly up into the air with his hand tightly wound into a fist as he started to walk out of the village.There was a large grin running across his face.- "Team 2! Move out!" -His enthusiasm caught wind of nearby villagers who couldn't help but take notice of another Genin squad marching out on their first mission. The thrill of any mission was bound to get Hayate riled up more than usual. The Squad Leader was the first the march out from the village walls and enter into "uncharted territory". There would be no telling what possibilities they would all find outside of these walls, but Hayate was confident they would all meet as one; as a team.

DivineZiel: -With Nao already being there, he'd see Manami roll up towards their position as he then waved "Yo!" A bright smile already on his lips, if seen close enough, there was a bit of pink on his cheeks but he was too excited to be scared of being around a beautiful gal. As he saw Harley walk towards the team, Nao would then say towards him "Good morning, sunshine!" Chuckling a bit, he then looked over to Manami as he said "I can't wait either, it's gonna be awesome!" Right after his words, he felt Hayate's hand grasp his shoulder while he heard Hayate speak. Looking towards him once he heard 'earthquake', Nao was going to question him but let him continue as he listened to the detailing on the mission. His smiled faded from the slight confusion of this mysterious word, Nao then watched as he kicked the doors to Konoha open. Hearing him shout about them moving out, Nao took the spot next to Hayate as he marched with him, chuckling slightly to how enthused he seemed to be but the same thing rolled into his mind. Nao looked up towards Hayate as he asked "Sensei, what's an earthquake?" The curious look stamped on Nao's face, he couldn't put his head around it other than the factor that the earth shook. But what causes them? Are they bad? Nao didn't know these things due to him only recently being released into the world after escaping the lab. Wavering on these thoughts until their Sensei answered, Nao looked forward to keep an eye on things, so he could be reading. Though, inside Nao knew this was going to be a fun mission. Getting to bond with his team slightly in a form of matter with teamwork, it was going to be a beautiful sight to behold and Nao had complete faith in his whole team that they could conquer anything. Taking a quick peek back to the others, there was Manami, a water user who has a bit of a split personality..or bi-polar but she was grand to be around though, she had great power in her. Harley, a shadow manipulator, in a technical form of sense, he was their go to capture guy and obviously from the other day, he held a bit of devastating thoughts. Hayate, one of the strongest Shinobi within Konohagakure and he was their Sensei. A really fast ninja with impeccable strength in a lot of matters and jutsus. Then..there was Nao. A simple boy that wished to control the rage within him and control the strength at which he is given when he transforms completely. A taijutsu specialist ready to charge in when needed and he made sure that he'd apply the pressure when it was needed. A complete powerhouse, to the very core. Looking to the sky, he gave a no smile as he then said in his head "I wonder if mother and father miss me.." Shaking his head after zoning out a bit, he looked back to Hayate, awaiting the answer.-

Dissolutia: ☀Not long after Manami arrived, So did Harley. Uniting the whole team as one, it was noticeable that he was wearing a new outfit. Something more laid back… Manami smiled and waved towards him. Despite there differences in the first meeting as a team, Manami wanted to be close with all her teammates and she would try extra hard for it to happen. “Good Morning Harley” her voice was bubbly and inviting as she then turned to Hayate. “You betcha, I’m all suited up and cringing for this first mission” she giggled turning to Nao. He seemed to be just as excited as her which was a great start off to the morning. She was surprised when he asked what an Earthquake was— Where could he have been? To where he’s never learned or been exposed to an earthquake???— However she ignored it as Hayate opened the front gates and explained the mission. Manami knew it was something that was of moderate level stuff… but she was still going to take it seriously. Hayate leaded the team out, having Nao run to walk beside him making Manami run to walk beside Nao. Walking silently Manami would seem as if she looking up to the sky. She seemed so chill… She completely changed from when she was excited about the mission. One of the perks of her bipolar personality. It was funny to see because it seemed like she was hardly paying attention to what was around her. However what they didn’t know was she was already focusing her senses on her surroundings. Searching for any suspicious people that would be holding the necklace in their grasp. “What do you guys see when you look at the sky?” Manami seemed Zen as she repeated her mothers philosophical question.

-Hayate walked along with his team off to the left side; closest to him was Nao as the other two tagged along in the back. His arms were were casually resting about half way into his pockets as he kept his eyes fixated on the trail ahead of them. His head never really swerved to either side and yet his eyes maintained a fair balance of view to both angles. As he walked, his brown bangs danced from side to side in a firm consistency; one feature of Hayate that he was well known for and had remained that way since he was a young boy. His head tilted to the right as he looked over to Nao to respond to his question. Before he could, he was beaten to the punch by Harley. A boy who was much sharper of the tongue than Hayate was. He listened as he thoroughly explained the definition of an earthquake; almost as if it were right from a book. As Harley looked over to his Sensei, Hayate nodded and gave a half smile towards him.- "Yes. That's right." -He began before looking back towards the road.- "There was a large earthquake that hit Konoha a few days before you arrived, Nao. It took many of our people to save the village from being entirely destroyed that day. It took even more willpower from us to keep going and rebuild afterwards. Although that's what makes the Leaf Village so strong in the first place." -He turned and looked over to him.- "We endure and keep going." -He ended with a light smile before Manami chimed in with an intangible question about the sky; something Hayate didn't have too much to say-- or didn't answer at that time.- "Hm." -He glanced upwards to the sky between the thick layer of branches overhead.-

DivineZiel: -While Nao walked beside Hayate and noticed that Manami came up to his side, he blushed slightly while he then looked back to Harley, hearing his words while he then looked to Hayate after hearing him speak. As he gave one more glance back to Harley, he'd ask "What's puberty?" A curious look came across his face as he then heard Manami's question about the sky. Looking up, he'd keep a hard stare at it for a good few seconds as he kept his head aiming upwards and said "Hope and a new day." Lowering his head back to the way it was, he looked over to Manami and gave her a bright smile. His mind raced at different thoughts while Nao then looked back to Harley, wondering if he was going to answer the question or not. It was a stupid one indeed however, he never really learned a lot of things..at least stuff that could be explained. Remembering hearing Hayate-Sama speak, Nao looked over to him and said "Everyone should be like the leaf village. Nobody should ever give up." Another bright smile pumped onto his face as he then looked forward.-

Dissolutia: ☀As they walked on, Manami got a maybe one answer. Maybe they thought it was a trick question, Although Nao was close. “Mother tells me… The sky is a reminder. A beautiful transfixing canvas, with the power to remind you that you are alive. That you should be thankful… Although I also think it balances us, while the earth grounds us to our spirits. Father sky and mother earth” she sprouted her philosophical view as she continued to look towards the sky. For some reason, Manami was more calm then usual. So just imagine the opposite that would come if she was angry. There was something different among the air, something that was coming soon and Manami felt it. Manami always had a great instinctive nature, that she was usually able to predict certain things before they happened. Nothing like clairvoyance, it was more of something less strong although it was always apart of her life. She turned and smiled at her teammates, knowing that this would be a big day for them as a squad. What it would hold? She had no clue. But she was determined to figure out what it would be. Harley soon after explained what an earthquake was and Hayate agreed. However again Nao did not know a very important thing, “Puberty” It was something that most likely your parents would force you into talking about. Making it an extremely uncomfortable conversation, however from what it looked like… Nao probably didn't have those parental figures that taught him about the world and what it brought. It made Manami sad to see someone as strong and bright as him be so out of tune with the world. However she’d leave it to Hayate or Harley to explain, being to busy scoping out the place for any un-natural behaviour. “Now… Wheres the scum that stole the necklace” She said calmly as she walked along side her squad.

-Hayate continued to gaze up at the sky for a few moments as the group chattered away. There wasn't much view of the sky for them to see with all of the thick branches and full heads of leaves blocking their sight. The forests in the Land of Fire were known for their thick and stalky nature. After all, this land was by far the most entrenched in forestation than any other of the Great Nations. There was no wonder why it had been named Village Hidden in the Leaves. The four of them, shinobi of the leaf, had been walking through the forest for a few minutes now. They were on the single dirt road that lead from Konoha all the way to a neighboring village. They were told that the thief had continued down on this road for miles which could have possibly led him to this smaller village. Hayate's thoughts were clear and his mood was always upbeat. A smile was constantly-- Suddenly his face cracked, his teeth and jaw clenched and an eyebrow raised at Nao's question. A large drop of sweat comically swam down on the side of his head as he looked over to Nao; Harley was quick to put the pressure on his Sensei. He tried to remain casual and rubbed the back of his head.- "Ahahaha!" -He laughed off the question with a deep howl.- "Ask me about that some other time, Nao. I'll answer it then I promise." -Hayate insisted as he palmed the top of Nao's head for a moment. Hayate's eyes suddenly picked up a lone spot on the dirt ground in front of his team. His ears perked up as he let go of Nao's head and sauntered over to take a look. He bent one knee to the ground and looked at the ground; his brown bangs hanging out far below his head. It was a small piece of clothing material that came with the footprints that had been marked in the dirt road's direction. It was brown in color and was obviously apart of some kind of top for someone to wear.- "This was made in Konoha." -He said straightening his back and looking forward down the path as he picked up the piece of cloth and tucked it into his back pouch.- "Looks like we're on the right track." -He concluded as he gathered himself and stood back up ahead of his team.- "Come on!" -He waved to them and grinned brightly before them.-

DivineZiel: -Still walking along the path with his team, he looked over to Manami as he said "Your mother sure tells some beautiful things, huh?" Smiling brightly, he then looked over to Harley and Hayate as Harley spoke to their Sensei. Seeing Hayate rub the back of his head. Hearing about asking him it later, Nao then nodded as he felt their Sensei place his hand on his head. Seeing a spot on the ground ahead that was different from the rest, he watched Hayate-Sama walk ahead of them and to it as Nao came up behind him a bit until he then watched him pocket whatever was there and told them to follow him again. Walking alongside Manami and Harley, more than likely, Nao then tilted his head to the right as the air bubbles in his joints popped rather loud and he stretched his arms a bit, adding a rotating motion to his right shoulder. Feeling a bit of pain rushing into the muscles from earlier, he then disregarded the pain and looked over to Manami as he asked "So...what type of food do you like?" Only reason such a stupid question ran from his mouth was because before he asked, his stomach growled slightly and he got caught in confusion due to how he gets around gals. Though he was looking towards Manami, he was looking off into the forest as well, seeing if he could catch anything. Keeping a clear understanding of his surroundings, he'd merely smile towards Manami.-

Dissolutia: ☀After her small speech Manami’s, she noticed Moi was just as grumpy as he always was and how Hayate pondered that thought. Neither of them directly answered the “puberty” question which proved her theory of how it makes everyone uncomfortable. Moi also seemed impatient, it made Manami remember a annoying comment her sister Amaya would tell her. “Slow and steady wins the race” She chuckled from under her breath as she turned to her sensei. He stopped and found evidence, this theft was closer then they thought… and boy was he/she in for something big. Manami was never a fan of those that lived for the evil, she always made it her goal to correct their wrongs. "Looks like we're on the right track." Hayate concluded as he gathered himself and stood back up ahead of his team. "Come on!" Hayate waved to them and grinned brightly before them. Smirking Manami turned to her teammate Nao who made a sweet comment, “She’s beautiful in every way, with all of her teachings as well” Manami replied as she put a skip in her feet. Knowing that there mission was going to begin at any minute, Turning her head once more Nao asked her what food she liked. That was certainly a difficult question to ask… Manami loved all food in general, “Hm… I think my favourite out of all is waffles with tea” she smiled back to him. However would look back to her front angle to concentrate on her surroundings.

**Team 2 continued their way down the main road extending from Konoha for roughly an hour or so. They managed to find a couple more clues alongside some footprints that continued to lead them in the same direction. These clues, however, proved to be awkwardly placed. However, the group proceeded forward.**

(Unknown Man | Played by: AtticusMGray)

☀"Hello there!" ~An eccentric and venerable man croaked out from in
between a few trees. He smiled brightly and waved as he came jogging over to
the group of Shinobi. First impressions could be made that he was an older man
well into his fifties with an unkempt appearance by the looks of his long
scraggly goatee that extended well below his chin. He was rather upbeat for a
man his age but his dark brown coat and white leggings were rather tattered and
extinguished with no shirt. He wore sandals much thinner than the Konoha-nin's
and had an Uzumaki swirl on the back of his coat. He also wore a very thin and
silver hued pair of glasses that went well with his grey hair; which was rather well kept and slicked back. He came skidding to a halt in front of the taller
and more senior Shinobi in the front.- "Hmm.." ~He grumbled as he
sized the senior Shinobi up and down while running his nails across his rugged goatee. All of a sudden, the old man's eyes swelled at the sight of the man in front of him. He shot his arm up and practically leaped backwards in astonishment.~ "Y-you're... Hayate Namikaze?!" ~He panted and stuttered trying to catch his breath. After his chest bobbled up and down infrequently, he leaned back forward into a more relative posture.~ "I wonder have never thought the Leaf would send their Bane to complete such a mission." ~The man continued on, still startled at the sight of Hayate.~ "Ahem." ~He cleared his throat and finally managed to find some homeostasis. He crossed both arms and perched one on top of the other so he could needlessly stroke his grey beard up and down.~ "Hmm. This is great then. We will surely find the necklace now!" ~He reassured himself as he looked back over to Hayate.~ "Forgive me. My name is Makoto Nagano. My wife is the one who's necklace is missing." ~He said as he bowed deeply in front of Hayate. After holding his respectful pose for a few moments he'd straighten back up only to glance over at the three traveling companions of Hayate's.~ "These must be your students." ~He said with an unusually calm and collected voice; albeit croaky and old.~

-Hayate and his team had been walking for roughly an hour now; the sun was nearing the end of its race to the highest point in the sky at this point in the day. He could tell his students were getting anxious; it wasn't exactly an exciting mission for three new genin so far. As they walked through another layer of forest, suddenly, an old voice yelped from the thickness of the forest off to their left. Hayate's eyes veered over to the left and picked out an older gentlemen staggering his way out of the forest and skidding down in front of them.- "Huh?" -Hayate emitted once he saw the man coming to a halt in front of him. He and his squad were stopped in their tracks and were lamented to the eccentric behavior of the old man. His appearance was rugged no doubt; although Hayate seemed to think nothing of it upon first glance. Upon hearing about himself in such a manner, Hayate was astounded himself and humbly rubbed the back of his head with a small laugh.- "That's me. Although I haven't heard that name for a while now." -He chided as if the title beard little meaning to him in present day. It wasn't the most accurate belief that Hayate had; nearly all villages would call him Leaf's Bane if he arrived there. Certainly those from his village would do the same. Once heard about the mission and its inevitable completion, Hayate couldn't help but let a modest smirk swim across his soft face.- "Yup!" -He yelled as he threw up a firm thumbs up in dramatic fashion between him and the man.- "You can count on Team 2, Makoto!" -He declared as he waved his thumb over his shoulder and pointed back at his legion of ferocious genin behind him with a toothless grin on his face.- "They're the ones that will find your necklace." -He stated with sheer and utter confidence.-

DivineZiel: -With the team walking for the amount of time that they had been. Nao thought to himself most of the time, being quiet, which was quite unusual for him though, it was just different in his mind. Contemplating the terms of his rage and his power when he transformed. Though, there was the opposite thoughts of how when he got back to the village, he just wanted to train, whether that injured his body beyond repair or not. As they continued on the trail, the team ended up stopping due to a mysterious man coming out from the trees. While a conversation was held between Hayate and this man, Nao completely zoned out into his own mind while he began to walk away from the small group and into the treeline as he looked around, speaking in his mind "Randomly popping out of places..someone stole the necklace...why would he randomly be out here. At least this far.." Hopping up onto a branch in a tree above him, he stood there for a single second as he scoped out the area, as much as he could from the trees around blocking some of his vision, he felt a bit uneasy about a random person coming out of the trees, for no apparent reason. Jumping back down to the ground, Nao walked back to his team as he had a rather serious look on his face and placed a hand onto Manami's shoulder as he whispered "Anything happens, just stay behind me." Once those words left his lips, he took his hand off of her shoulder and readjusted himself back to the way he was, keeping the same look on his face. After being locked up in a cell for most of his life and given promises, he didn't really trust a lot of people unless they gave off the vibe that he could trust them. This man didn't give off that vibe. Nao stood there as he kept himself on alert, for whatever were to happen, if anything was to happen. One thing could be known about Nao, at any given point if one could depict of his mood is that if Nao doesn't trust someone, he can be very intimidating or rather livid towards them in a passive aggressive manner.-

Dissolutia: ☀Continuing down the path for about an hour or so Manami was getting the strange feeling something was going to happen or at least action was going to take place. As she made her way beside Hayate, her head immediately snapped towards a man that creeped his way out of the woods. He was elderly to say the most… Kind of odd but Manami would still show he polite nature. Watching him closely she didn’t take her eyes off him for a second, She always took her mothers advice when speaking to strangers. 1) Never take candy from them. 2) Never reveal anything about you or your family. 3) If they try anything… Kick their asses into a pulp. The man began speaking about Hayate slightly and revealed he was the husband of the women who lost her necklace. Eyeing him almost as if she was burning a hole through his skull, Manami was always born with the gift of instinct… however living in a home with 4 other siblings she gained the skill to realize when someone was lying. In all this guy was seeming pretty fishy— Furrowing her eyebrows Manami made a quick glance at Hayate. Hopefully showing her more careful instinctual behaviour. However he seemed un-worried, most like it was from his appearance… Manami wouldn’t by it. Not for one second. However she wondered if her teammates thought the same. About to turn to Nao, a familiar hand placed itself onto her shoulder. Looking down at it from the corner of her hand she knew it was Nao’s so she had no reason to be startled. Feeling him whisper to her made her cheeks pink up, his warm breath hugged her ear and his protective side made her feel safe. Even though she knew she was capable of taking care of her self. Turning to him she pretended to hug him tightly to seem like they were just being friendly, however she leaned into his ear “I don’t trust him… I think he’s been lying.” Parting she looked towards harley and gave him a small eye twitch towards the old man with a frown. Hopefully he was able to understand she didn’t like the old man that was there. This was odd behaviour from Manami, she was always happy and calm. So Hayate would be sure to notice Manami didn't trust him. Turning around she stared blankly at the man and just awaited any threatening actions so that her sensei would give them the okay to attack.

"Ohhh!" ~Makoto gasped in admiration as his curious eyes floated over to the three Genin that had just now risen to the sides of their Sensei. It was if Makoto was looking them up and down individually with delight; almost as if he had never seen so many Konoha shinobi grouped together like this. He grabbed his scraggly goatee and rubbed it down a few times as the glare of the sun reflected off from his wire-frame glasses.- "Hmmm." ~He grumbled.~ "All together like this you all seem like a true force to be reckoned with!" ~He proclaimed with about as much confidence in the three as Hayate had already shown.~ "It is nice to meet you all." ~He added with a slight bow of his head before his attention becoming ensnared by the one known as Harley Nara.- "Oh? I suppose that's something you should all know." ~He began as he turned over to address the group entirely. His arms folded behind his back as his hands grappled with one another until forming into one unified fist. It was a gesture much like a Sensei would take before giving out a lecture.~ "I have taken the same road you four have; but once I got here I decided to wait for the ninja that were assigned this mission. What lies ahead will take more strength than my own." ~He paused.~ "My wife truly misses that necklace of hers.... it's been in her family for generations. I could not bear to see her so out of touch with the world any longer." ~Makoto croaked through his raspy voice as he turned over to Hayate specifically.~ "I must show you something." ~He declared as he turned facing forward and pointed out a rugged finger just over the hill in the path ahead.~ "We know the thief has gone through this village up here. We know this because of the state this village is in currently...." ~His voice trailed off as his eyes raised up to the branches above him; his hand clenched as tightly as he could manage.~ "It is not something I can explain. I must show you... in the Inaho Village." ~

-Hayate smiled graciously at Makoto as the old man peered over at his very young students now standing beside him. His two arms veered over Manami and Harley as they came up beside him. He hadn't looked over to his students himself but the act of affection with his hands placed on the back of their shoulders could have signified he was aware of their hostility to Makoto.- "I have the utmost faith in these three here to do the right thing." -Hayate's words had agreed with Makoto's own praise of the three students. Hayate listened to the old man explain himself for the ever suspicious Harley; who had questioned his journey leading up to this point. He was surgical with his thoughts when it came down to it. One of Hayate's brows stood up at the first spark of interest revved his engine. Standing with his squad, he too looked down the road and envisioned the village just behind the hill standing in their way.- "Hmm." -He mumbled as he pondered through his thoughts on the village.- "I've been to Inaho Village several times before. They are a nice people with a decisive Lord." -Hayate concluded his thoughts to the rest of the group. It wasn't until he saw Makoto's fury eek that he realized his own perception on the village was most likely changed at this point. Hayate nodded as he lowered his hands from his students shoulders. A gut feeling of his was telling him this mission would be a bit more complicated than was expected.-

DivineZiel: -After Nao had whispered into Manami's ear, he then felt her hug him as his cheeks turned red and his eyes widened a bit to the sudden hug as he then heard her words which caused his face to go back to the serious tone it had on it. With Harley speaking to the man, Nao listened closely, not believing his words until they were proven to be true but, he still paid attention as a slight breeze blew in their direction and his hair ruffled a bit, the longer blonde locks in the back pushed off of his shoulders as he then took a deep breath and exhaled. Calming himself down from the rage that felt like it was building up. His eyes hung hang closed as he kept absorbing the nature energy around him, letting his chakra build up more than it was at its base form. Pocketing his hands, he then stood there with a much different mood however, Nao merely just wanted to keep his rage within until it was a good moment to use it..or it bursted out. Taking a standing, lounging pose, he then listened to everything going on as he looked down the road towards the way of the village as he then glared to the right, then left. Looking straight again once silence set into the group, Nao then pushed his body forward as he took out his right hand, grabbing Manami's loosely as he then looked to her with a bright smile, that he forced onto his lips and tilted his head towards the direction of the village and said "Come on then." Letting go of her hand after giving a slight pull, he then pocketed it again as he then walked forward from the group. Nao didn't trust a lot of things since the lab though, a bad feeling set within his mind and his gut as he kept himself on alert, ready for a good amount of things. Thinking in his head "They wouldn't just give up on getting me back.." Tilting his head to the right a bit as he continued forth, a loud pop could be heard from the air bubbles in the joints popping as the same sound but of lower tone came from his pockets as he clenched his hands into fists, bursting every air bubble in his hands.-

Dissolutia: ☀Trying to be normal she looked towards Harley to see what his reactions would be, obviously he was more composed then she was at the moment. However there was something fishy about him, something she couldn’t quite put her finger on. Snapping her head to the elderly man, Manami watched his reactions as Harley asked him a great question. To Manami, his story was horse shit… He knew where this “Robber” was, the only question was why didn’t tell someone of this information??? Why wasn’t he with his ever so “sad” wife while he was just roaming the woods? Manami maybe couldn’t scare the truth out of him… Maybe she would use the annoy tactic she’d use with her sister Amaya. *(Flash back) “AMAYAAAAA, is there a reason why you stole my waffle?” Manami popped up from behind her sister like a sneaky ninja. “GAHH!” her sister dropped the waffle from her hands and compelled herself to normal as she sat on the living room couch. “ It’s not very nice… You know waffles are my favourite…” Manami tip toed her way around the couch she acted like an innocent little twat. “It… Wasn’t me” Amaya almost lost her words from Manami’s scare tactic. “You seemed hesitant on that answer… My little grass hopper” Manami confronted her, pushing her face extremely close to Amaya’s. Being only about an inch apart from each others faces, Manami knew this would make her extremely uncomfortable. “No… I just… LEAVE ME ALONE MANAMI!!!” Her sister snapped as she began to breathe heavily. Her sisters reactions were a given hint… “Oh… I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to bother you. I just love my waffles and I wanted to catch that dirty thief” Manami sighed as she walked to a nearby window “How stupid was I… Thinking you’d steal my Waffle. Obviously… Only fat asses do that. So that would make you one, Im certain you want to be a skeleton one day, so Im sure it wasn’t you” Manami turned to the window as she tried to conceal her giggles. “I’M NOT FAT!!! I DON’T WANNA BE A SKELETON!” Amaya snapped feeling offended. “I was referring to the waffle thief… Not you, BUT I GUESS SINCE YOU TOOK THAT SERIOUSLY YOU ARE THE THIEF! MWUAHAHAHHA I WINN!” Manami wiggled out of the room grabbing the waffle in her sisters hand and walking away, noticing that her sisters eye was twitching (End of flashback.)* This was like a reverse confession tactic, getting on someones nerve to make them Snap. She was going to do this obviously because she had to do something— changing her attitude she smiled at the elderly man to show she was back to normal. Which she was really good at doing… When Manami had to lie it was easy for her. Once she parted from Nao, he led the way to the near by town making Manami follow like normal but not too close so she’d be near her sensei. “I don’t think he’s a threat, He’s to nice to rob the women” Manami spoke regularly, hoping she’d make the robber think he was a bad robber. “ Plus he’s old! There’s no way he’s sneaky or fast enough to do something like that. He couldn’t make a dent, he’s just husband material… but sadly its obvious he could help her wife sorrow by just sticking by her side. So he came to look for the necklace, yet he knew the robber was in a village. I’m guessing he was trying to be a hero but chickened out, and was just roaming in the woods because he didn’t want to make his wife think he was a coward at all” Manami turned and smiled to the elderly man. “Since he’s afraid and just roaming, its impossible that he could’ve been the criminal. The robber would’ve had guts and been long gone into the village like he said, Makoto’s no harm. But don’t worry old man, we’ll keep your secret your wife won’t have to know that you weren’t doing doing a thing to comfort her. You’re safe with us” Manami smiled as she skipped forward enjoying the day. Giggling to her sensei she spoke again to try and annoy/subliminally irritate the possible robber, “I even bet the robber is ugly!!! Too lazy for his own good so he has to get things from good people. He’s nothing better then a scum, maybe he’s fat! Or maybe he has a girly voice, I bet sensei and all of us could take him in one shot! Easy peasy, like going against a goldfish” she snickered from inside her head, saying all this just loud enough for everyone to hear, like a normal conversation. Walking close to Harley she whispered so no one else but him could hear acting completely normal to not raise suspicion. “Just go with it… operation annoy him out into truth” she blinked at Harley as she skipped along to seem like an annoying little girl that needed little talking to by an elderly figure… but not Hayate. Manami knew she couldn’t act like herself, because she didn’t want to give any info about herself that would lead the man to think and figure out who she was as a person/ how she could possibly fight. She wanted to give the impression she was “just all talk” and nothing more, for then when she had to fight him she’d drop a bomb. That she was more then what she seemed… And with this tricky plan it was sure to make him at least a bit aggravated. It worked with everyone, at least her entire family. Hopefully Harley would catch her drift and really piss him off.

**Team 2 and Makoto came over the hilltop to a sight that drained the senses. It was the village of Inaho, that was for sure, most of the village's structures and foundation were still the same. However, there was a very unusual and dark sensation that came along with looking at the village. It was made almost entirely out of wood with a low hanging stone wall that surrounded most of it. It closely resembled Konoha with its structures but lacked the exuberance of it. Despite it being the middle of a bright and sunny day, it was as if a single and thick cloud hung over Inaho and blocked out any of that sunlight from this village. They were close enough to see villagers treading through the streets as if every step was a challenge. Their heads hung well beneath their shoulders as most of them either looked towards the ground or up in the sky as if asking themselves "Where was the sunlight?". As Team 2 came closer to the village these troubled sights would come more and more into fruition. They came to the hell-mouth of the village where two lone guards stood perched on either side. They each wore a dark haori of some kind both with a sharpened spear in hand.**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NumAqwe6lfE <--- Suggested music for the scene

"This was what I was telling you all about. I could not simply put it into words..." ~Makoto's voice seemed to trail off as they all came down the hill towards the gloomy entrance to Inaho. His stern black eyes studied the environment they were about to enter with a look of shame spreading across his face. He wanted to say something, his body turned to the group before his head did. He was still glancing at the village and stroking his beard with obvious thoughts running through his head.~ "I'm sorry for this." ~He began as he finally turned towards the group and eyed out each one of them at a time. His voice nearly cracking in the middle of it.~ "If only I had been more careful and protective of the necklace... this wouldn't have happened." ~He spoke with sorrow and remorse in his voice.~ "My wife is the only one who can bear the necklace without this happening to anyone... and it will only get worse the longer she does not have it." ~He announced as he finally revealed the truth of the mission. It certainly heightened the levels of this mission as many people's livelihood were now at stake.~ "My wife suffers just as much as the village does here. She too will get worse as time goes by." ~His voice finally cracked a bit as a single tear began to form in both of his eyes.~

-Hayate came upon the scene of Inaho with great astonishment. Instead of his eyes widening in shock they narrowed as he surveyed the situation in the foreground. It was a strange sight to see when a large area of land was surrounded in darkness when everywhere else was still illuminated by the sun. It was as if something evil had chosen this village in particular to place its will onto. There were even small rumblings of thunder over the village even when the rest of the sky was as clear as ever. Hayate felt a bizarre sensation trickle down his spine as he continued to take in the sight. As the group walked down the hill, the fearsome scenery became more and more concluded to Hayate and presumably the rest of the squad. Not just a few minutes ago they were in Konoha territory, but this brought images of Amegakure back into Hayate's thoughts. Makoto was dismayed as he took the brunt of the blame for all this happening. He spoke with a resounding tone of remorse and shame. Standing now just at the entrance of the beast with both hands wrapped around the straps of his backpack, Hayate's thoughts trekked on to the villagers who he could see just through the opening of the gates. Makoto could have easily fit in with the other villagers at this point. They were synonymous with one another.-

DivineZiel: -With the team treading forward towards the village, Nao kept his breathing slow and his mind calm as the rage slowly pent up inside of him. With his eyes have closed while they came upon the village, it seemed gloomy..A lot more gloomier than a mere bad day within the village. A dark cloud hung over it and the villagers seemed like..they weren't really there. Closing his right eye from a quick pain, Nao opened it slightly as it could've been seen that the sclera turned black, darkening his eye, causing the pupil to turn into the same blue as his iris. Closing it harshly, as his skin began to turn the same dark brown as before, around his right eye, it seemed like cracks began to form. Gritting his teeth, he said to himself "Not now, please.." Attempting to hold the transformation back, he then removed his right hand from his pocket and covered his eye with it. Turning towards the rest of the team as he listened to the man speak. The cause of this was a mere necklace? Nao didn't know exactly what was going on however, he then looked towards the village as he kept his hand over his eye. Trying to calm himself down, Nao then walked towards the entrance of the village as he then looked to the guards. Seemingly enough, they made no look to him or say anything. Walking through the entrance, Nao felt a pressure along his shoulders. Like..something was just randomly dropped onto him out of nowhere. Looking back to Hayate and everyone else, Nao then removed his hand from his eye, showing it to Hayate, as a hint that he'd be changing soon. The cracks of dark brown kept slithering down his face on the right side but not taking full effect. Staying there until he was to move along with the rest of his squad, Nao then took in the sight of everyone around. Looking up, he saw the cloud as he then said "I guess we better find this necklace fast then.."-

Dissolutia: ☀Rolling her eyes and her teammate Harley she tried to contain her anger that could pop up at any moment. Manami’s anger wasn’t even one of those build up angers, it was a ‘snap out of no where and destroy everything in her path anger.’ So with Harley’s asshole reply it was taking her all her might to ignore the word vomit was about to come out. Groaning to herself she’d make weird sounds that prevented her from snapping, but whenever she’d look over to harley the anger would just come back stronger. “Harley you know we’re a damn team! Team isn’t spelled with you!!! Would it kill you to be positive for once and work together with people who try to be your friend or are you just to much of an inconsiderate asshole to do that” Manami’s mouth shouted almost seeming like she had shark teeth wanting to clobber Harley into crumbs. Feeling her anger disappear almost instantly after she snapped she smiled brightly, “I feel better now” Manami giggled and skipped away towards Nao. Walking side by side with him, soon enough the team and old man made it to a hill where they could over look Inaho. It was almost immediate that you could feel the dark presence lurking within the village. It hit Manami like a truck… yet for some reason it was more inviting then threatening. Shaking it off, she began closely observing  the village as a whole… it felt like it was missing life. As dumb as it seemed, it just felt like a very un-happy place but team two still made their way into Inaho. However they stopped noticing there were two guards wearing dark clothing, which made them the more unwelcoming. This place just didn’t give off good vibes, but no matter what this was a mission to be handled with seriousness. Looking over to Makoto as he spoke, Manami showed no emotion towards him. She really didn’t wanna believe him after her strong feelings, however she respect him enough to not talk to him as they continued on… so she could prevent any questioning towards him. Turning to Hayate, he seemed to be surprised at what he was seeing… But when she turned to see how Nao was reacting, he was acting in a similar way as he was when he was just starting to lose control of himself. This was definitely a bad time to start a rage quit, they had to continue on with this mission and Manami knew that if he was angry… there was no way he could possible help find the necklace. Nao’s skin began to change a slightly darker colour which was alarming, to Manami this was not a good sign. However she could tell Nao was trying his hardest to tame his angry being. “Not now, please..” Nao’s voice was low and crumbling. Frowning, Manami grabbed his hand and held it securely. “Theres a lot of negative energy in this place… Try to hold on for a bit” she smiled toward Nao as she held his hand, attempting to contain him for whatever time she could. Manami already knew… this was going to be a long trip. Hopefully they would find this necklace soon because Nao didn’t look like he could hold up for much longer. Turning she continued to hold Nao’s hand as she looked up to her sensei, wondering what they would do next.

~Makoto finally seemed to control himself and his emotions as he willed his tears away from slipping down his wrinkled face. He gasped as he looked over at Nao who's face had morphed in the spur of the moment; he did not seem to have any idea as to why Nao was transforming. Despite being from Konoha, Nao was still relatively new there and it was a fairly large village.~ "This necklace has metaphysical properties that affect those around it when it is not with its proper owner... you will be feeling these effects the longer you stay here. Some of us, however, might be more susceptible to its will." ~Makoto declared with a sense of clarity now heard in his voice. He glanced over at the village right ahead of them with his arms behind his back; hands clutched tightly together.~ "I know it's in there somewhere."

-Hayate turned and nodded in agreement to Makoto's words. The old man had said his vows and displayed his own determination to retrieve the necklace for his wife; something like this would only strengthen Hayate's resolve for this mission. The gentle and casual expression on his face was all but gone now and in its place was the look of a fiercely determined man. It was seen in his eyes. His blue hues were always welcoming and humble but there was a different aura around Hayate at this point. It resembled that of a seasoned veteran who knew what needed to get done. This much, at least, could be noted by others. He towered over the group along with Makoto, who, at one point, could have been tall but in the twilight of his years most likely saw a shrinkage in his height.- "We'll find that necklace." -He confirmed as he planted a firm hand on Nao's shoulder just before he glanced down at him; the boy who would be affected by this village the most. Hayate nodded and agreed with Nao's words as well. It was time to find that necklace. As Hayate's hand grasped Nao's shoulder, he planted his Flying Raijin seal on the small of his back. A pivotal move in keeping in touch with his comrades but unnoticeable by the one's he planted it on. Hayate gave Nao a small push forward as the two started walking into through the gate.- "We're gonna have to find you a place to hide out for a little while." -Hayate whispered as to Nao as they walked by the guards with the rest of his squad presumably in tow.- "Hey..." -A gloomy sound leaked out from the guard to their right. He was barely standing with his back pressed against the wall. His head was hung low and his arm was nearly letting go of his spear. Hayate stopped and glanced over to the guard as if they were going to question them.- "Did you ever notice... the sounds that people make when they lose the one they love the most?" -His voiced trailed off as he finally slumped down to the ground and began fiddling with the grass at his feet; drawing imaginary circles with his finger.- "Why is that...." -His voice echoed as he continued looking into the ground.- "Let's go." -Hayate hurried Nao and the rest of his squad forward. After the group finally made it into the village the reality of what these people continued to become more and more realized. It was as if their soul was slowly being taken away from them. Even the colors of their clothing, homes, hair and even their eyes were less of what they were supposed to be. Even though most of the streets were cleared, there was a lone man with a look of a much more coherent nature that began to approach the group in front of them. He was a little older than Hayate was and dressed with a dark blue cloak that covered black undergarments. He stopped just a few feet in front of Hayate and the rest of his squad. He was an imposing figure about the height of Hayate as well.- "Leaf's Bane, you've been summoned. Come with me." -He barked out orders towards Hayate with a hint of something sinister lurking beneath him.- "I've been summoned huh? Let me guess." -Hayate questioned as he surveyed the man. He was much more interested in the coherency of the man aside from who was asking for him. The man simply nodded and turned his body to the side and extended his arm down the street behind him.- "This way. No one else." -He declared with a voice that resembled a brick wall. Hayate turned his head over his shoulders to look at the rest of the group.- "Stay close. I won't be long. Makoto knows where to start." -Hayate ordered just before adding in a quick little smile.- "Don't worry." -He encouraged them before taking off with the mysterious man; both of them disappearing from sight.-

**To the side of the remainder of Team 2 was a lone girl standing in between buildings in a small alleyway. Her complexion was slighter brighter than the others but clearly fading away. She could not have been older than nine and had short brown hair that extended down to her shoulders. She was afraid and shaken as her eyes glanced over from person to person as if she were seeing ghosts.**

DivineZiel: -As Nao was standing in the village already and looked forward to all of the villagers. Though, he felt a warmth grab his hand as he looked over to see Manami. The emotionless face that he had on, turned to a tiny smile towards her with him nodding to her words as he said "I'll try my best.". The skin around his right eye stopped turning as fast as it was. Then, he felt a familiar hand being placed on his shoulder as he was pushed forward a bit. With him hearing the whispered to him about finding a place for him to hide. Nao shook his head as he said "I'll hold it..as long as I can, Sensei." Looking back to Manami, he'd then looked towards the guard while he watched slightly but was hurried past him. As they went a bit deeper into the village, Nao saw a cloaked man whom began to speak to Hayate. Seeing on how Hayate was being summoned to somewhere within the village, Nao then looked to the side after their Sensei began to walk with the man. Seeing a small girl in an alleyway, he'd let go of Manami's hand and walked over to the girl as he asked "Hey..you okay?" Nao got about three feet from her and crouched down a bit in front of her, seeing if she'd answer. As he waited for her answer, he'd look around to see if there was some sort of a trap or something but his skin remained dark around his eye, as well as the sclera staying dark as well as the pupil being the full blue it was. He wasn't the best to look at, at this moment in time but, he only wanted to help. The skin around his right eye darkened a bit mre and slowly extended down, Nao was doing his best to hold it all back.-

Frowning at Moi’s harsh words it made her less angry and more sad for him. She turned to him slightly and blinked, “Your sour attitude and lack of team work will get you no where Harly… You are right, you don't owe me anything. However it wouldn’t kill you to work with people who try to work with you” Manami’s voice was no longer rash and ignorant, it was more soft and considerate. She genuinely didn’t want her to have a bad relationship with any of her teammates, she just wanted them to work together and when someone was basically not trying at all… it just saddened her because she believed everyone should have a friend. Turning away she smiled to Nao noticing that he was slowing down his anger once she held her hand, which was a good thing. Manami wanted to help him in anyway she could, she knew that it must not feel to good when you can’t control your own actions. Following into the village, the team ended up alone waiting with the elderly man while their sensei talked to a stranger that approached them. Turning around to look at her surroundings, nothing seemed very comfortable about it… it kinda made Manami gloomy. Catching her eyes on something, she noticed a possible young girl, not much younger then her. She looked extremely frightened, before she could go up herself Nao already headed to her way asking immediately if she was okay. Walking closer to the too, she sent a friendly open smile to the girl… hoping she wouldn’t be afraid to talk them.

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