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Daisuke stood unmoving in the road, head tilted back the rain splattering against his face. He knew that he should start moving again, after all he was only a little ways away from the entrance to Konohagakure, but he couldn’t shake the ominous feeling that had been slowly building for the past few kilometers.  For a reason that he could not place, given that rain was never exactly uncommon in Konoha, the droplets made him feel uneasy. [i][color=2F4F4F]It is simply nerves, that’s all. I have been away for the better part of three years, it would only make sense to get nervous about returning. After all there is the chance that no one I knew will still be here. But I can’t falter, not when I am so close. I must keep pressing onward.[/color][/i]. Gaining resolve from his inner monologue he forced first one foot forward shortly followed by the other as his head returned to a normal position. His painstakingly slow pace increased with each movement, until he was finally moving at a civilian walk. 

Within thirty minutes he was standing before the entrance to the city, his former home and soon his current home once more at least he hoped. As he approached he noticed another individual moving to intercept him a little ways from the entrance. Without waiting to be told Daisuke reached into his pocket and retrieved his identification papers. Once the pair reached each other he quickly handed them over to the other man who looked through them quickly. A moment later another man, judging from the voice, hollered from his position closer to the city. 

[color=800000]”Well? Are we letting him through or what?”[/color]

The man in front of Daisuke turned his head towards the entrance as he handed the papers back to Daisuke. [color=000000]”They are a bit outdated but they check out.’”[/color] Returning his attention to Daisuke he waved a hand towards Konoha. [color=000000]”Welcome back to Konoha, a lot has changed.”[/color]

Daisuke merely raised an eyebrow at the comment before pocketing his papers once more. It was strange, carrying them around in his pocket rather than elsewhere, but he had left everything behind when he departed for the Land of Earth just as he had done when he left Konoha the first time. Without further ado he stepped around the man proceeding to make his way into the city at a much faster pace than before. 

Rather than take time to refamiliarize himself with Konoha he made a beeline to the Hokage Mansion, going as far as jumping from roof to roof rather than walk as he had been most of his way back to the city. With the constant rain making many of the surfaces slick he was grateful for the fact that he had kept up his training while he was away rather than slack off as it prevented more than one accident. Upon nearly reaching his destination he made his way to ground level, opting to walk the rest of the short distance. He couldn’t help but smile as he reached the doors, knowing that this was the first stop of many he had to make to restart his life here. With a quick push he opened the door and squeezed his shoulder together as he made his way in, smile still bright. 

Until it suddenly fell from the sight within. What awaited him behind the doorway was a line, a massive line at that. He heaved a heavy sigh before taking his place at the back cursing his luck. With nothing better to do as the line moved at a snail’s pace he decided to take in the surrounding area, his ominous feeling from earlier still present despite his pep talk. After a couple of passes he noticed a small feminine form moving around the area in front of a miscellaneous door, jumping from one square to another as if she couldn’t touch the lines. For some reason the odd mannerism seemed to echo within his memories, though it took another second of staring before he made the connection. 

[color=2F4F4F]”Aoi?”[/color] He said softly to himself, before speaking up loud enough for the sound to carry over the chit chat of the various people in the line. [color=2F4F4F]”Aoi is that you?”[/color]