Village Gate

This is the large gate that surrounds the entire village. There are four ways of entry one at the North,South,East and West. The only ways in are through one of the gates or to destroy the gate.

As his clone sat in the ramen shop with a young ninja, the real tsumi alked out of the village gates. "Ill be back later." He spoke simply to the guards

XzenRika would step in, the guards immediately recognizing her as the kage's sister would bow to her and she spoke to them. "Please, don't tell my brother that I am leaving the village if he is away. I will leave a note and my headband for him in his office. Thank you, I am sure you will understand." Those were the words she spoke to the guard and she headed off to the direction of the kage office leaving the entrance behind in a misty shadow.

She would quickly come in the direction of the village, not stopping anywhere. She had the same back pack on, with the same rip clothes on herself. She would look around at the guards telling them to keep their mouthes shut. Rika would still leave the same misty shadow as she would walk out of the village and back on her journey. She was now headed towards where the current xzenos reside. She was in the search for some way to become stronger and much more.

Emanyeru slid to a stop at the village gate as he smiled and hunched over to catch his breath like a normal civilian boy. The guards smiled at him and allowed him access to the village after checking his faked papers. He grinned as he stepped into the village, knowing that now that he was inside there was no stopping his plan. He quickly sprinted in the direction of the Kage Tower leaving the gates and the clueless gate guards behind.

He had decided to leave anyway, knowing full well he might get in trouble for leaving without permission since he was only genin, he needed to find this person though. Asako Hyosuke he thought. I will find you...He sprinted out of the gates, flying past the guards to avoid a conversation or any questions and headed toward Sunagakure. Hopefully he would find who he was looking for there.

Yukina stopped at the gates, the look on her face told the guards not to speak to her, and seeing her headbandless told them well enough. She smiled sweetly to one, and draped a cloak tightly around her shoulders. She tied down her long hair and blew a kiss to the village she had loved so dearly. "Bye, sweet Ash." She spoke, the words falling from her lips like ice. And then, she was gone, running as fast as her legs would take her.

Tsumi walked up to the gates. "It feels weird to be home.." he whispered to himself. "You go talk to your friends and i am going to order your weapons and take care of something okay?" he said

Tsumi nodded as he walked down the street.

Maru entered the gate as he waited a bit looking about. He takes out a mission paper. "Hmmm this must be the place. Ex-leaf village now the ash? Whatever..."Maru walks in.

Rika would walk into the village gates quickly looking around, she didn't see her brother anywhere near the village gates. So she guesses it was time to move on towards finding him somewhere else. She would set off walking in a random direction not knowing where it would take her, in the line of evil or goodness a figure in a black robe seem to set on the village gates watching her as she searches for her brother.

Tsumi walked up to the gates. "Hmmm..." he whispered to himself as he continued walking until he noticed someone, "wait sister...is that you?" he asked

Rika would suddenly stop hearing a voice that was familiar to her, but she wasn't sure it was him so to be safe she would hide a kunai in her gi sleeve as she turns around to face the person. She stare at him for awhile because she had a bit of a growth while she been away, more tanner and as well she was wearing different outfits. She let out a soft smile but not giving up her stern eyes she mutter out "Brother is that really you?"

Tsumi laughed, "has it really been that long, that you don't even remember your own brother? and besides that what are you doing back in ash? haven't you heard the village isn't mine anymore. SO if your seen you will most likely be treated like any other outlaw." He told his sister.

If her brother was looking closely to her face he would most likely see a wolf type face which was gain from her biuuji inside her. Rika softly smiles saying "The guards let me in like normally. I'm apart of aurora village now, my sensei allow me to come with her permission granted on a mission to find you brother. That's why I am back in Ash village." She look at him with her green eyes staring at him in the direct eyes. Rika wonder why he was in ash village himself so she would mutter out "So why are you in ash village brother if your not kage here anymore?"

Tsumi nodded, "I was here to do a mission....but my target disappeared, so instead i picked up a student thats going to be traveling the world....and i have one more person i need to meet before i leave the Fire country.." he said

Ryu walked up to the two and looked at Tsumi and the girl. Ryu bowed to the girl, thinking she was someone of importance. "It is nice to meet you. My name is Tsurenai Ryu."

She look at the boy that walked up to them while listening to tsumi. She giggle at the bowing and wave it off. "Forgive me brother but I have heard rumors of you joining the veroshi clan, was that true?" Then she turn to the boy smiling softly at him saying "Hello my name is Rika, former member of the xzenos before they were disband. I'm a sister of Tsumi Veroshi if that is his name still."

Rika would suddenly turn and twist to her left hearing voices call. That was definitely her sister arriving at the village gates, it look as she received her note and it made her glad. She smile widely waving back watching her arrive. She turn glancing at Tsumi, it would be the first time he met his sister, her twin sister. Rika was glad that she was here.

I reached the gate and smiled wide, panting, but quickly regaining my breath. I folded the note and put it away inside my pocket for safe keeping. I did not want to lose something that I was about to let go. And so I smiled to see Rika there, and started to talk with her, as well as see her off. Tell her some things before she went.

"Rika-chan, did ya miss me? I got your note, sis. And now what kind of a sister would I be if I didn't see you off right?" I winked, and chuckled, hoping to get a smile or a laugh out of her.

Rika would smile at her sister as she talk to me. It was great to be able to call her sister again since they were not around their sensei. She nodded as she open her mouth "It's great to see you again sister. You have accomplished your dreams as expected of you, so much more than me. You shown the true light of our family, though it is not technially the path most of us have taken." She said all this to her sister then fallen silently. She wonder where father was, he hasn't seen her in awhile either.

I looked at Rika, and nodded as I realized what she said to me what true. I was the light element as she was the dark. She had such deep emotions, and both of us were growing up and fast I might add. It was my turn to say something deep. First, I bowed, and thanked her, and then I spoke.

"Thank you for saying such kind and sweet things Rika-chan. I have progressed far, and well even though it may seem like I have accomplished my dreams, I have still have many more goals left to go. So don't you worry bout me, I will keep working hard till the ends of time meet and there can be no more left for me." I paused and thought a moment, what can I say of darkness? Oh yes, now I remember.

"My light means nothing without your dark. Rika, you and I, we're twins, and without the other, we feel incomplete, like something is missing. And even though we can be apart, it can't be for long. The light and the dark go together. Just as you have day and night. One cannot be without the other, for too long. And just as you say I have shone my light upon our family, you will shine yours too through that heavy darkness. I have nothing but complete faith in you, no doubts. And I know you will accomplish so much more than I.." I looked her right in the eyes, and kissed her cheek goodbye before backing off, and smiling, of course hiding my saddening emotion well. Even though we WOULD see each other again, I couldn't help but feel like this was goodbye forever. It wasn't.. but it was meaningful. She could sense deep down I was struggling to hold back emotion, and on the outer surface as the sun was setting, I nodded telling her one last thing.

"Oh and Rika, you be careful out there okay? I want you to be safe, and not get injured. Because I will be there in an instant. I feel what you feel, remember? And if someone dares to hurt my sister, than, I will not hesitate to rip them apart. And never forget what happens when our hands meet... The weather changes..and the heavens send down the guardian for us, the twins of light and dark.." I bowed once more and then would back up a little as I started to wave goodbye and watch them protectively going to leave.

'Goodbye Rika, for now. See you soon, my sister..'

"Tell Sensei I shall return to aurora village one day. You do know your allow to come with us though." Rika says to Sora then blinks lookiing down remembering she haven't told the true reason of why she hunted down her brother. Then she look up at Sora. "Oh sora, this is Tsumi. Our older brother." Then she sigh knowing it was soon time to travel out with her big brother again. It would be awhile she reckon before she saw her sister again.