[center][color=mediumslateblue]Shouken Washi[/color]
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[h2][color=mediumslateblue]"The Oasis"[/color][/h2][/center]

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Shouken followed his new mentor out of the village and proceeded toward the Grass. Questions filled Shouken's head and he figured he'd have plenty of time to ask them on the way there. The first one involved Mashin, who was he? and what exactly did he do to end up in the place he's in?

[color=mediumslateblue]"So this Mashin guy. Why the hell is he imprisoned? And why was he somehow okay with it?"[/color] The question lingered for a second as Kumo was troubled as to where to start with the tale.

[color=darkkhaki]"Well I guess I'll start from the beginning."[/color] He slid his fingers through his greasy hair and blew air acrossed his lips making a motor noise. [color=darkkhaki]"Mashin was the original Lord and founder of the Land of Webs. He created the realm by developing a powerful jutsu that allowed him to transverse between dimensions. This technique was only capable of being used once before the user feels completely lifeless if not dead. Doing so, Mashin found himself trapped in the dimension unable to escape. After years of meditation and training, he developed another technique. This one would allow him to create a portal between his dimension and the real world. Mashin's goal was to rule a world of his own and to become a God of his own. He recruited thousands of spiders around the world and brought them to the Land of Webs, promising them eternal peace. He avoided conflict within the real world and remained a neutral land, despit the fact that he was completely unfair to his own kind. After 100 years of cruel treatment, his personal guard sought out to bring him down. Leading this force was Hakeisha, the strongest of the personal guard. After Hakeisha succesfully defeated Mashin, he took the throne and cast Mashin to a prison deep within the lands."[/color]

Shouken was dumbfounded upon hearing this, due to the fact that in all his studies, he had never come across a phenomena known as the Land of Webs. Before he could think any more, Kumo continued..

[color=darkkhaki]"As for him being okay with it...I guess hundreds of years of thinking made him realize how much of a dick he was being. When I met him, he was completely evil..."[/color] Kumos voice eased off as the two continued walking in silence through the woods. 

After a few minutes of walking, they stopped at a small crossroads. A sign stood on the corner and listed the Leaf, Sand, Grass and Mist on four different pointers in each direction. The Grass's path was covered in vines and shrubbery while the others were quite clear. 

Shouken brewed another question in his head and blurted it out at Kumo who was just beginning down the path.

[color=mediumslateblue]"How did you meet my father?"[/color] Shouken was troubled with the recollection of events in the Leaf. He remembered his father bowing which angered and saddened him at the same time. 

Kumo stopped and looked back at the boy. After a second, he returned his gaze to the path and continued with Shouken close behind.

[color=darkkhaki]"I was 18 and working for the Grass's Secret Specialist Division. Comparable to the Anbu, however, we were much stronger individually but didnt have quite the numbers of the Anbu, this is irrelevant though. I was doing some work in the Sand and things got dicey real quick. I was outnumbered by about 5:1 by some elitist rogue ninja. They were extremely powerful and should have had no problem dismembering me in the shaded streets. Seeing my defeat, I ran through the tight alleys until I came across Danguu. The ninja were dead on my trail and with no knowledge of who I was or why I was running from the people, Danguu drew his blade..."[/color]

[color=mediumslateblue][i]Blade?? Pops was a swordsmen?[/i][/color]

[color=darkkhaki]"...And faced the Ninja in my defense. I had never seen anything like it, you're father weilded a sword like no other. He deflected powerful ninjutsu and held his own against the ninja. I eventually helped out and we overcame the ninja together, but I wouldn't have been able to do it without Danguu. He showed me courage that night and sparked a little bit of reason in my life. After that night, we became best friends."[/color]

Shouken's head had sunk but a grin still remained. 

[color=mediumslateblue][i]So pops was a badass...[/i][/color]

Shouken began recalling his past with his father and all the things he taught him as a person and a ninja. Shouken's father was single-handedly the most influential person in his life and for the first time he was disappointed in him. Thinking of him bowing immediately angered him as his hands clamped down on the straps of his small backpack. 

Kumo observed the boy's emotion and only fixed his sight on the path, refusing to spark any kind of conversation on the subject. 

They walked about a mile in silence before Kumo halted the travelling pair with a forceful swing of the arm into Shouken's chest, stopping him. Shouken didnt react, but gave the old man a grimaced look. Kumo paid no attention to the stare but sniffed the air instead. In one quick motion, Kumo leapt from the ground and vanished from Shouken's sight. Confused as to what was going on, Shouken only stood and waited until he was confronted by 2 nationless ninja. They were dressed in long white robes that appeared to be ceremonial with read markings and lines covering it. Each bore a plain black mask that only revealed the ninja's eyes. Along with their creepy attire, they also were equipped with standard looking katana's.

[color=mediumslateblue][i]Grunts...I shouldnt be in too much trouble...But where the fuck is Kumo?......[/i][/color]