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 Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:01 pm
Blade arrived at the waterfall as he waited for Rein to get there. He sat down and spotted a tiny little insect swarming about as he lifted it up wiht his finger. "Yes I know things are quite here my friend. Thank you. I need you to keep looking out for Zane. I don't want any intruders arriving so if that happens, swarm the place. Please protect my friend," Blade asked the bug as it flew off behind the waterfall.
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:08 pm
Reiniku appeared in a spray of fine mist that lingered gently in the air, his hat was pushed back on his head so that his face could be clearly seen and his expression was a curious one. "May I ask why I am here?" He called out to Blade in a soft voice, unknowing of why he was brought back here. A light breeze pushed though the area and it caused his cloak to flap lightly in the breeze with a soft noise that broke the silence of the area, Rein himself sighed as he shook his head. Note to self, when trying to be stealthy. Take the cloak off...
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:15 pm
Blade motioned for him to follow as he he stood up and used his chakra to stop the flow of the water, leaving room for him to go behind the waterfall at the cavern. "As you know, you are the new kage of the Mist. And as you know...you have a special task force that you now have at your disposal. You are the new leader of the seven swordsmen of the mist." Blade explained as he continued walking through the cave.
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:21 pm
Rein followed after Blade as they entered the cave, "Yes, the swordsman should come in handy for later times." Rein commented, hiding his shock of learning that he was the leader of the seven swordsman of the mist as well perfectly as no trace was found on his voice, both his and Blades voice echoed in the cavern, making them both sound alot larger and stronger than normal conditions would allow. Why did I not notice this cavern before? He thought as they continued on, Rein following Blades lead.
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:28 pm
As they approached the halfway point, Blade unsheathed his sword, allowing Rein to see his sword in all of its power as several bugs gathered at the tip of the sword. "This blade is very special, as are both of yours, and LT's and Luo's. There are two more swords left Rein...two more blades that belong to Kirigakure. These two swords must be found...and their wielders," Blade stated, hinting at the fact that they only had 5 swords, not 7. They need seven total, without the seven, the power of the swordsmen would remain incomplete. "Do you know why I tell you this Mizukage san?"
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:40 pm
Rein though for a second before he stated, "Because without the last two the swordsman are weak. We are not at our highest power available." He had hoped that was what Blade was speaking of, it would look rather silly of him to be wrong. Sighing he gazed at Blades weapon, it was the first time he had seen it out of its sheath and Rein couldn't help but to stare at it for a while, almost as if he were in awe at how it drew bugs with such ease.
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:49 pm
"Exactly...but there's another reason," Blade stopped as he sheathed his sword once more. They have finally arrived, a huge block of ice was blocking their path. Blade emitted a flame from the palm of his hands as he shone it in the middle of the dark cavern. As he did so, the cave lit up revealing someone trapped in the ice. It was the body of the previous Mizukage Zane Hajime. His body lied there lifeless, arms extended, as if he was hanging down from a cross.
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:02 pm
"Is he..." Rein started to say before he cut off, it hurt him to see Zane like this but he kept it to himself. "What is this final reason?" He had to ask, things were a bit strange to him at the moment as he failed to see how Zane, who was frozen in a block of ice, had anything to do with the seven swordsman other than the fact that he is, or...was. One before. Reiniku himself wished he could spent a few last minutes with Zane, but he knew it was only a dream. His father figure was gone and he had to move on.
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:09 pm
Suddenly a bug crawled out from behind the ice, through the cracks as it landed on Blade's shoulder, feeding him information. "No...he isn't...his chakra signature is still there. He's not dead yet..." Blade told him as he looked back. "There may be a way to free him yet...but how far will you go Rein to do it? Will you go to the ends of the world, to set him free? Will you put your life and the lives of the other shinobis at risk to free him?" Blade asked him as he adjusted his sunglasses.
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:21 pm
Rein thought hard for a long time his eyes dulled over in the dim lighting as he seemed more of a statue than a man. Eventually he cleared his throat, "...No, I would not risk the lives of my villagers for just one man. It would be selfish." He stated in a deathly stern voice, almost as if he was telling himself so instead of Blade. The entire time he spent speaking he was looking directly into the eyes of the motionless Zane. "I want to. But I will not for the sake of the village." Reiniku looked towards Blade with an emotionless gaze, "If there is a way to do it without the villagers lives at stake I would jump at the chance...But I cannot risk it. Not if it leads to the death of mist shinobi."
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:28 pm
"Yes...but what if the Mist shinobi were to risk their lives themselves..." Blade stated. "I understand that YOU don't want to risk their lives, but as Mizukage, you must hear the voice of the people...you know, the whole, give the people what they want bit," Blade said. "The shinobis of the Mist are strong...they wouldn't die so easily. Besides, Zane did always say that if they died they didn't deserve to be Mist Shinobis in the fist place. As cold as this was, whenever someone was on the brink of death...he would always heal them back to normal...that's how good he was," Blade sighed, looking back at the man who had made him into who he was today.
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:39 pm
"But we do not have the healing option anymore Blade." Reiniku stated, the temperature changing with his mood as it cooled of quite a bit within the cave. His eyes dulling with annoyance and he almost seemed to bristle as he obviously did not like being questioned by his own shinobi. "....But, I will take your advise. I will hold a meeting soon with the squad leaders and sannin of the village. We will decide as a village on this issue." Reiniku sighed, he hoped he would not have to risk anyone just for one man. But if he was the only one who did not wish for that amount of risk, than he would follow the others.
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:47 pm
"I'm sorry..." Blade stated. "I did not mean to rant...I tend to do that sometimes. If ever you need me to stop, just signal me...Zane used to do that. I tend to just rant on and on about a subject. Anyways, the main reason is...the two swords that we are missing from Kiri. We need to find them, and we need to train them. We need 7 Swordsmen of Kiri...and Matsuya is one of them. He was the first of the genin to achieve Stage 5 and in my opinion holds the most experience to handling a blade. But you nominate whom you wish. Choose, so that I can start training them as soon as possible..." Blade asked him. He didn't need to choose now...he could wait. But the sooner he chose the better...that way, he could begin. Something evil was coming...the fact that the 2 lesser demon came out was a sign of that. He began to walk slowly out of the cavern as he looked back at Zane one last time.
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:12 pm
Rein sighed as he formed a few hand-signs, looking over at Zane with the same emotionless expression. Maybe I overreacted.... Rein thought seconds before he vanished in a spray of mist, similar to the one that brought him here. It quickly carried him outside of the cave where he mounted onto Hyousetsu's back. Flying back to the office from there he had a head full of thoughts. So....Matsuya is good enough to draw the attention of blade...Hm....Maybe I'll ask Luo who his choice would be. That way they could both train their choice and I'll decide beyond that point... Reiniku thought, it actually didn't seem like such a bad idea for the moment and he was pondering the idea of trying it.
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:07 pm
Blade docked at the waterfall as they stood in front of it, dropping Ayame and Cloud off. "Damn things could not get any worse..."
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