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[h2][color=goldenrod][b]Jaakuna Sawada, "The Lonely Star"[/b][/color][/h2][/center][hr]
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	Jaakuna was just mere steps from home. At long last and after that mission that was to aid the devil herself, Jaakuna had made ithome. Even though later than he would have hoped. He hadn’t been home for at least a few days. He could already hear what his mother was going to say. You’re late. Do you have any idea how long you kept me waiting. Yup, Jaakuna could just picture his eardrums being blown up as soon as he stepped through that door.

	Taking in a deep breath, Jaakuna turned the doorknob and opened the door to his house. As he opened it, he was shocked of what greeted him: a hug from his mother and sister. It was so tight that Jaakuna, for just a brief moment, felt the life of him being squeezed out. 

	[color=goldenrod][b]“Why are they hugging me?”[/b][/color] He said lowly for he was shocked and surprised.

	As the hug remained, Jaakuna felt the wetness of tears on his  jacket. The sounds of crying followed as he looked down at his family that embraced him and Jaakuna knew then that something was off. He knew that the sudden burst of tears and crying was not just because Jaakuna had finally gotten home. Something bad happened.

	As they released him, Jaakuna looked at his mother and sister. [color=goldenrod][b]“Tell me, what happened to make you two cry like this?”[/b][/color] Jaakuna said, asking his family what happened.

	They both looked at him. Aisha couldn’t hold her tears as she became a flowing river of tears and embraced Jaakuna. The blonde would pat her on the head, but he still looked to his mother. [color=goldenrod][b]“Mother, please.”[/b][/color]

	Chrome sighed as if she didn’t want to say it, as if it were too painful for her to say out loud. [b][color=ec008c]“It’s about your brother…” [/color][/b]Chrome said.

	And then she told him about how Hideyoshi didn’t make it out of his last mission, at how he was killed in the line of duty, but the details remained fuzzy for Jaakuna. He did not hear them. All he heard was Hideyoshi and killed. It was like everything else was white noise to him. Whatever seemed real before that moment was no longer that case. Yet, Jaakuna did not break into a sobbing mess like his sister or didn’t have expressions of sadness like his mother. Jaakuna had no facial expression whatsoever.

	[color=goldenrod][b]“Dinner…I’ll make dinner. You two just rest..”[/b][/color] Jaakuna said, completely ignoring what just happened.
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[hr]	[color=goldenrod][b]“That dream again…” [/b][/color] Jaakuna said, rising up from his bed.

	Two years it’s been since he heard that news and one year since he moved out of the Sawada home and into Hideyoshi’s former apartment. With the money that Jaakuna got from that mission with that child star and the missions that followed allowed him to finally get a place of his own and with the inheritance that he got from Hideyoshi’s trust, Jaakuna was able to afford that apartment. He still remains in a state of disbelief about Hideyoshi, even after two whole years of his brother’s death.

	In the year he had lived in his apartment, Jaakuna has rarely gone to visit his family. Be it cause he has been too busy with work or just the fact that he didn’t want to see them cause of Yoshi, the fact remained that the last time Jaakuna saw them was around the time that he moved out.

	Hopping up from his bed, Jaakuna proceeded to gather up his clothing that he was going to wear today. He chose black pants, a maroon t-shirt, a gold and black jacket with a checkered pattern on the right side and same colored shoes. 

	When Jaakuna put it on, he heard a knock on his door. Walking up to see who it was, there was an Anbu Black-Ops member that had a letter in their hand that was marked with the symbol of the ANBU Black-Ops. Jaakuna took it and closed his door. He opened up the letter and it read:

[indent]J[b]aakuna Sawada,
	Please come to the Office of the Hokage.
	You are needed for an important mission.
		—ANBU Black Ops[/b]
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	After Jaakuna read that letter, he shrugged as he grabbed his [url=http://www.promotionalproductsaustralia.com.au/contentfiles/7099/GFL-BS56-black-yellow_backpack.jpg]to-go bag.[/url] He knew that this mission was probably an important one since an Anbu came to hand-deliver the letter to Jaakuna personally. 

	Regardless of what it was, Jaakuna soon headed out 

	Roughly about twenty minutes of traversing through the sky thanks to his Meteor technique, which Jaakuna has been able to sustain for a full minute longer on average. It was an improvement to say the least. 

	When he arrived in the Hokage’s office, he was assigned to Team Yamato. Jaakuna briefly acknowledged Yamato, who has changed in these past two years. He took notice of the scars on his face and the armor he had on. He saw that there was no longer a mane of green hair on his head, but rather black and white. [color=goldenrod][I]Or is that silver? Whatever, not like I care.[/I][/color] Jaakuna really didn’t. 

	[color=goldenrod][b]“I really don’t care if you’re the leader or not, I’m not going to call you sensei.”[/b][/color] Jaakuna said to Yamato, [color=goldenrod][b]“but I’ll do as the mission entails and by extension, what you command. You want me to do a stakeout, I shall do it or if you want me to fight a horde of enemies, I will do that too.”[/b][/color] Jaakuna said, taking his eyes away from Yamato.

	Next his eyes came to Sentou, his childhood friend who had been there for him during the funeral service of Hideyoshi’s funeral. At the very least one of his closest friends was still around. Jaakuna even took notice to her longer hair. It suited her. Even though Jaakuna did not feel the same way about her as he did before(he had a big crush on her), he admitted to himself that she looked good in that style.
	
	Shin was on his team as well. From the looks of it, his friend didn’t change all that much except he was now a detective. [color=goldenrod][b]“Never would have pegged you for a cop, Shin,”[/b][/color] Jaakuna briefly commented as he examined the next person on their team.

	The new girl, Yuna Hojo. She seemed interesting. Jaakuna had visited the Hojo bathhouses. They were well-decorated and even better accommodated for the many cliental they served. Aside from her clan’s bathhouse, Jaakuna did not know much about her. He only knew of what he heard through the grapevine and from friends. They said she’s an active activist for feminism and any kind of social situation. 

	[color=goldenrod][b]“So, this is the team huh?” [/b][/color] Jaakuna shrugged after looking at everyone. 

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[h2][color=7ea7d8][b]Rin Reikan, "Jagged Bust"[/b][/color][/h2][/center][hr]
	[color=7ea7d8][b]“Still no word from him huh?”[/b][/color]
	[color=00aeef][b]“Seems like it.”[/b][/color]
[color=7ea7d8][b]	“And what about the Leaf? Are they sure that father was involved?”[/b][/color]
	[color=00aeef][b]“Rin, please. You know as well as I do that your Father had shady business connections and even worse, his beliefs about the Forth Mizukage and the rule that came with it all those years ago.”[/b][/color]

	Rin was going to say something, but she didn’t. No, that’s not right. She couldn’t say anything -- at least nothing that came to mind. Her father had been gone for over a year now. At first, she was glad he was gone. No more of his limited physical abuse or unlimited verbal abuse, no more of him always making her feel like a pile of shit when company was around and no more of her trying to be someone she obviously wasn’t. Yes, she was glad he was gone.

	At first anyways.

	As time went on, Rin realized that she missed her father’s abuse. It was like she expected it daily, as if it was something she was looking forward to, but then she realized something. All of that abuse she suffered at the hands and mouth of her father was the only one-on-one father-daughter time she had with him. It sounded silly and completely insane, but it was the truth. Rin missed all of that, but now with him gone, she couldn’t rely on the father she never had to begin with.

 	[color=7ea7d8][b]“Yes, you’re right. I just wish..”[/b][/color]
[color=00aeef][b]	“Yes I know darling. Me too.”[/b][/color]

	Without even saying anything else, Rin got up from the patio outside and would proceed to go inside. Suddenly, before she could, an Anbu Black-ops agent appeared before her and her mother. 

	[b]“Lady Hana Reikan, “[/b] He bowed to Hana and raised his head to Rin, [b]“Young Rin, you are wanted for a mission. Proceed to the Northern Gate at once.[/b]” The Anbu said as he had disappeared just as fast as he had given Rin her new mission details.

	[color=7ea7d8][b]“I guess I’m off mother.”[/b][/color] Rin said, sighing, waving goodbye to her mother as she too departed.

	[color=00aeef][b]“My Rin, now all grown up..”[/b][/color] Hana stared at her daughter take her leave as a proud mother. Finally Rin came into her own.

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	Before Rin had left the house, she grabbed her to-go bag and went towards the gate, but it was all in a one fell swoop, so not much time passed in that regard. When Rin took to the rooftops, she saw that each leap took her closer and closer to the gate., the size of it getting larger and bigger. Each time she jumped from each rooftop, her long pink and purple hair would sway into the air and her bust going up and down with her rather schoolgirl-ish outfit. 

	It wasn’t long that she was at the last rooftop and with one last leaping bound, Rin landed right next to her teammates. She knew them. One of them she had been on a mission with before and that was the recently promoted Aoi. The other two, while she knew of them, she didn’t know them personally. One was of the Tendou clan. A blonde and the other of the Washi family. Both adequate shinobi, so Rin wasn’t going to bust their chops for this.

	[color=7ea7d8][b]“Shit, I guess I’m the last one,”[/b][/color] Rin said, chuckling. She eyed her team briefly before looking towards the gate, [color=7ea7d8][b]“so, are we going to go or we just going to stand here admiring the wonderful Northern Gate?”[/b][/color]