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[sub][color=FA8072]Konohagakure Shinobi | Stormy Chunin | Young Blade[/color]
[hr]TIME: [i]Present Day - Afternoon[/i] | Location: [i][u]Sunagakure - Outskirts[/u][/i] | Interacting With: Sakana Uragiri[@Odin] Shizuka Ichimi[@Syn] Kamui Uzumaki[@Spanner][/sub][/center]
Date had never met any of the ninja before him but they obliviously knew each other. The already established tension in the group was even more so now that this little tussle has happened between their appointed [i]leaders[/i]. All he could do was smile and sigh; smile at the introductions and sigh at the conflict. Most of the teams he was on before got along fine and simply prioritized the mission above all else and that would be even more important now, they where going into another village to fight some strong enemies. Date would have much rather preferred the bickering and snide comments to be phased out on the journey to the Sunagakure so that by the time they got there the distraction would be hopefully be dead and gone. He did wonder though, what was the whole runaway business? Did Shizuka really leave his team in a fight like that? Even Date, although reluctant, was willing to help the barrier-nin and not leave him to die, but he could not jump to conclusions. Their Hokage would have not made him a Jonin or put him on such an important mission if he really did something wrong, all Date could do was swallow his curiosity and put his faith in his complicated team. [color=FA8072]"This should be [i]fun[/i]."[/color] Date whispered with a sly smile.   

As they set out Date's thoughts wondered to Sakana, the seal on his chest was no joke and when he showed it in such a bold manner Date's hand twitched on his sword. What reason could anyone have to use such a thing, from his knowledge it was as last resort, a final ending, the closing to an act, something an old man would wear with pride not someone just as old as he was. Then there was the lazy looking Uzumaki, but what could Date expect he did not know these people just as much as they did not know him and all he could do was feel them out and hopefully make some friends. Date was at the back of the formation as the traveled around Amegakure and into the Sunagakure, he saw the strength Jaakuna had from a simple clone so he wondered what power their new foes possessed. 

When they arrived in the desert, and boy was it a desert heat and all, the Sunagakure was surrounded by a sand storm. This would have been a problem was it not for the giant Lion that came and scolded them on their tardiness and gave them the secret to get past the storm. [color=FA8072]"We had a lot of [i]bonding[/i] to get done sorry for the lateness."[/color] he said once he deemed the lion not to be a foe, and proceed to make the hand sign and walk through the storm unharmed.  

Inside the city compared to the outside was like night and day, the calm simple desert was nothing like the smoke screened, flooded oasis that was the Sunagakure. The first thing he noticed was some black figures standing atop certain building and then the Kage mansion at the center of the village was hosting a fight between the Kazekage and an assailant. The smoke that shrouded the village was filled with chakra and was being controlled, Date just assumed that the cloaked men were responsible. He removed the sword from his back and strapped it to his side, ready to move and for combat. That water would be a great advantage for his lighting and water chakra types, even his storm could be put to good use in this climate. While they waited for Kamui's report, Date listens to Shizuka talk about his abilities and growing up here. [color=FA8072]"I am with you compadre, getting around quietly would be nice plus it will give us the jump on those guys."[/color] Date said to Shizuka with a friendly smile while gesturing to the figures on top of the different buildings, might as well start with the easiest looking of the three, plus from the looks he got earlier he needs a friend. [color=FA8072]"If they are clones controlling the smoke we should handle them first, the Kazekage got her position for a reason right? Plus we might just get in her way while trying to help, we should focus on securing the village and stop the one responsible for this smoke."[/color] Date said confidently but not abrasively or in a demanding tone, it was more of a confident suggestion. He had no desire to get caught up in another fight between a kage and some criminal, she was given her position for a reason and could handle herself.