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[color=9e0b0f][u][b]Bumu Aka[/b][/u]
Location - Konohagakure - Ramen Shop / Interaction - [@GlitchyBugger][/color]
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Hime sure talked a lot... Speech after speech, but... Maybe that was what she was good at. Boundless optimism. Bumu barely paid her mind at first, but gradually... [i]'It's the whole point of us being here.'[/i] Bumu slowly looked up from his bowl, eyes dragging their vision along the table counter, where he'd managed to spill some noodles. [i]'What do you think he would do?'[/i] Yeah, what would Ginsho do? Probably die... Nah, that was an accident. That wasn't part of any plan. [i]'No! He wouldn't give up, he'd keep going and use his memory of you to push him further.'[/i] Would he really push further? Slowly, Bumu's gaze drifted up. Bit by bit, he looked her in the eyes. Those sparkling eyes, of an ice fairy that just couldn't shut up. Why didn't she? Just leave him to his misery? Why was she doing this for him?

[i]'But before all that, what you do is you promise to their grave and their spirit that you'll do everything you can!'[/i]
Bumu just looked at Hime, his face stuck in a frown as he wiped a noodle away from his nose. He... Didn't want here to shut up. For some reason, he didn't much feel like crying anymore. Slowly he raised a sleeve to his cheeks, wiping away tears that didn't exist. [i]'We'll punch Jaakuna in the face!'[/i] Would they? It seemed impossible. They were only Chunnin, it wasn't like they could just track him down and land a hit on him. He was the host of the nine-tailed fox, the strongest shinobi of his generation. But. The way Hime said that made it seem not only possible, but certain. They'd punch him right in that smug face!

[i]'We could be happy, angry, tired, stern... Anything but sad, you know?'[/i] She was right, why be sad? There are many other emotions to feel. Slowly the sides of Bumu's lips began to rise. A smile, softly began to cross his face. Happy was better than sad, right? It must be, his heart didn't feel nearly as bleeding. It was almost as if she cooled the burning hate that boiled up in his chest. A cool breeze. It was nice, made the humid night and all this rain feel easy to deal with. [i]'And it's not very Bumu of you to be in a downer when you're always skipping about and being so cheeky and foxish.'[/i] She knew him better than he knew her it seemed. Bit by bit that smile was gone. Nodding along as he opened his eyes, no longer his traditional squint. 

[color=9e0b0f]"Hey, that's exactly what I needed to hear."[/color] Pulling the bowl to his lips, Bumu slurped it all up in one go, sighing softly before the bowl clinked against the table. [color=9e0b0f]"I think I get it. I'm the only one who can be me. I can't just let the hard work of others vanish without putting up a fight. I don't need to be them. I can be Bumu!"[/color] He stood up, grinning from ear to ear as if something he knew had been reaffirmed. 

[color=9e0b0f]"You know... Sometime I'll have to return the favor."[/color] Bumu said, looking outside of their little hut. The fox ninja smiled, and stood up as the rain had dried up well by now. [color=9e0b0f]"I think I'll return to the shrine. Think on things a bit more. You know? I think I just need to take some time... To be honest, you're the best human I've met."[/color] But Bumu was gone before Hime could ask further just what he meant. 

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[color=39b54a][u][b]Kurin Senju[/b][/u]
Location - Amegakure outskirts - Before the Village / Interaction - Team -[@Seraphicide][@BladeSS4][/color]
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The Land of Rain... A group of four had traveled the distance there, on orders of the Hokage. Kurin himself looked like a mummy, something out of stories from distant lands. But, part of him didn't care. It was a distinguished look that many great shinobi had pulled off in the past. Kurin was designated team leader, mostly because that was where he really shone. Nousagi and Kai where rather redundant, but Kai's presence was on request of the Hyuuga apparently. Something about needing a servant to take care of the trash. Made sense, the Hyuuga clan was infamous for their contempt for other life. Something about being the closest to gods with their eyes. Tashiro on the other hand was... Well Kurin couldn't help but feel it was something of a work in progress. The swordsman's style clashed with the rest of the team, with the byakugan users being powerful close range fighters, and Kurin himself being a great shinobi at area control and defense. A close range swordsman with the water jutsu though was probably in-disposable in this environment though.

Now, they stood on the border of the land of water, not yet having entered the rain soaked areas of the land. That was closer to the central village, but still they moved tightly as a group, as was the best way to do these things. [color=39b54a]"We have a few hours before we reach the village, the closer we get, the more on guard you should be. Apparently the new Hokage is not... Well liked amongst the other villages at the moment."[/color] That was an understatement. The Hokage's push for justice in the very recent Kage Summit had the Mizukage arrested, and charges even some of the elders of Konoha felt where trumped up. His grandmother in particular spoke fairly frequently in the last few months of her dislike of Shinko. In fact, he was well aware the Hyuuga clan wasn't fond of him. Mostly because he came out of nowhere, and his actions where already leading Konoha closer to war. [color=39b54a]"As such, we should explain our reason for being here if we're approached. We have the agreement that all kages where requested to sign at the Kage Summit."[/color] He was almost envious of the other squads, getting villages on better terms with Konoha. 

[color=bc8dbf]"Before you proceed, the rain up ahead is full of chakra. It's a detection technique."[/color] Nousagi spoke, standing beside Kurin. Nousagi's byakugan was active, spying ahead of the group and easily detecting the chakra signature that loomed over the village. [color=bc8dbf]"It's Yogensha. This entire village reeks of her chakra."[/color] The young Hyuuga added, clearly keeping things to business. His aide, Kai, had been his special request. Something about their ability to synergize being the most important part of their moveset. 
[color=39b54a]"Yes, but do you see any border patrol, we're still a good distance away before we even reach the rain."[/color] Kurin replied, glancing over to the duo of Hyuuga and Otsutsuki. [color=39b54a]"I'd like to make a good first impression."[/color]  
[color=bc8dbf]"So... Tashiro. Member of the Hokori clan, correct?"[/color] Nousagi asked Tashiro, though it was more like a scathing remark than a question. [color=bc8dbf]"Your clan is literally named after dust, which makes a fair amount of sense. You yourself look like you haven't bathed properly in a good month. Strange, considering I've been told you use water jutsu, correct?"[/color]
[color=39b54a]"Nousagi, we're a team... Don't try to antagonize the others."[/color] Kurin scolded, recieving a smile from the Hyuuga. Clearly he was having his... Fun before the real work began.