Each step brought him closer to the Tree of Knowledge, and as he hoped, his friend from travels past. The Tree was large, larger than any other he had before came across. The ground and air were saturated with the smell of wet dirt, telling of a previously fallen rain. 

Turning his eyes to the front and upward, he started looking for his friend, wandering if he were truly there. He had told him that he was seeking to return to the Tree of Knowledge at his earliest chance. 

Something moved out of the corner of his eye, the Owls seemed to study him with deep regard, and then - as one, they moved with startling speed. 

A prelude to the two trees now racing with gravity to the ground. One was to his left, and the other to his right. Oh such massive trees, should they fall upon him, they would surely crush him like a insect beneath a boot. 

Options ran through his head, the dirt was too wet to form a formidble sphere of earth that could capture the trees and push them outward to be deflected. He had no ability when it came to manipulating plants, just yet. An idea popped into his head and within moments was placed into action. 

Using his powerful legs, he leaped forward and rolled in the dirt; avoiding the first tree and barely making it past the second. The resounding crash scared other birds that lived near the Tree.

[b]"What is the meaning of this?"[/b] He growled out harshly, favoring his left eye when looking around. Trees didn't just fall like that; someone, something, here was attempting to take him out. His right hand went straight to Kusanagi and ripped it free of its sheathe.

Two things happened in this; RyuKyu, his spirit animal, a large Arcanine looking beast reared back, afraid of the vicious nature of Kei'taro, and Kusanagi, the snake Spirit of his favored weapon, hissed in glee - he too could feel the killing intent, and through the eyes of Kei'taro, the prey around him.