[center][img]http://i.imgur.com/cFjlpPv.png[/img] [color=39b54a][u][b]Kurin Senju[/b][/u] Location - Amegakure / Interaction - Team -[@Seraphicide][@BladeSS4]/ Ame -[@Odin][/color] _________________________________________________[/center] Kurin had to admit, that while he wouldn't have introduced the Konoha squad to Yogensha in such a way, Tashiro did well. Honestly, they hadn't even expected the terrorist organization to be there yet, and their arrival was timely at best. Luck it seemed was at least partially on the team's side of thing. Continuing his map making, Kurin finished their predicted path, expecting them to take the least amount of time possible in their current path. With Nousagi's help, he rolled the map up, just as Yogensha seemed ready to bring them on a tour. The map was stowed away into his bag, furled up alongside radios and other such things that the team would use. The rain outside stormed, and filled the air with a kind of electricity. Kurin was thankful the duo had worn thick cloaks, as that may well protect his spores from the rain. And yet, he couldn't help but wonder if Yogensha was actively working against them. The need for a tour seemed unnecessary, especially if time was a necessity. But... It would be rude to decline, and with Konoha's current relationship with other villages being so tightly wound up, it would be disastrous if he publicly declined something that the leader of Amegakure seemed so interested in doing. He gestured for Nousagi and Tashiro to follow, and down the winding metal halls of Amegakure the trio went. Kurin following a few feet behind Yogensha, curious about what she might want to show them. The room was small, comparatively. Smaller than the office, but bigger than an apartment room. But Kurin took a deep breath, eyes wide at the treasures that rested in this room. But it wasn't such trinkets like pearls that drew his attention, but the collected artifacts of many villages. It seemed Yogensha's tendency to collect didn't end at shinobi, and expanded into history. With the ninja world as hectic as it was, such museums where a luxury many clans did not have. And yet, his attention was drawn to the back, and he stood before what may very well be the most important items in this collection, at least to him. [color=39b54a]"I have no desire to repair such a thing."[/color] He said in reply, eyes upon the gunbai of the Uchiha clan. The symbol of the red eye'd clan could still be seen, no matter how damaged or broken it had become. The Uchiha and Senju had been rivals for so long, and despite how obvious it should seem to put such hatred away, it was difficult. How often had he been told stories about the atrocities the Uchiha had committed in the old times. All oral stories, given by his grandfather. Finally, his attention moved to the heritage of the Senju clan. His hand open as a shard was given to him. Given he supposed, due to its significance to his clan. And yet... The power that remained deep inside, twisted, coiling, natural and beyond a doubt the height of Senju technique. He turned the shard over in his hand, gazing at how intricately it seemed to have been carved, despite being the size of a small scroll. As his fingers brushed along the shard... He was alone. The room was gone. The thick, acrid scent of smoke filled his lungs, and his armor weighed heavily upon his back. The crackling sound of fire was everywhere, as around him a forest had been pulled from nothing. The air rung out as he had fallen to his knees, unsure when admist the mayhem around him. Before him lay the body of his enemy. An Uchiha, judging from the armor and symbol etched onto it. They where crawling towards each other, a blade in both their hands, as if ready to kill the other without hesitation. He rose, shaky to his feet, spitting blood to the ground far below them. The Uchiha did the same, hair matted with blood and hands trembling. Kurin's fingers tightened on his blade... And then- The room was back, and his hand was squeezed tightly around the shard. As if the chakra from it pulled him deep into the past, to the last moments of the man who had created it. [color=39b54a]"Thank you."[/color] He said, after the longest pause. The shard never left his hand as he bowed, and for a moment he could have sworn he was in Konoha, bowing to his rival in respect. [color=39b54a]"I will let the Hokage know of your decision."[/color] Turning to Tashiro and Nousagi, he began to leave the room, and as anbu from the hidden rain approached, he followed them out of the building. It seemed, this was over... For now. [color=39b54a]"Tashiro, I will be sending a messanger hawk to the Hokage. I want you and Nousagi to meet with Kai, use the radios I gave you."[/color] He said, keeping their meeting brief. [color=39b54a]"Go to the location Yogensha gave you, and if you see the enemy, don't engage. Nousagi, I expect you and Kai to watch the enemy, and for now, Tashiro will be in charge."[/color] He didn't choose Tash to lead because he felt the water user was the best choice, but out of a need to balance the team out. Nousagi was too prideful, and may lead the group to do something reckless. While on the other side Kai was never a choice at all, since giving one of the Hyuuga's branch clan that kind of control would not sit well with Nousagi either. Instead, picking Tashiro was the safe bet, as he could rely on him hopefuly to make the right choices for the team. [color=39b54a]"Tashiro, if you need help, radio with your coordinates, and I will be there as soon as possible, do you understand?"[/color] Whether or not Tashiro replied, Kurin was already off, as time was not on their side. He expected the group to learn as much as they could about the terrorists, as they where not prepared for a long battle, and Kurin had... Other things to think about. As he clutched the shard in his hand, he could have sworn he was in a battlefield again. This was something he had to indulge himself in.