As if things could not get much worse from here, Suutei some how ended up in the rough part of the village.  Known as the Sand Dune Slums, a poverty stricken area within Sunagakure.  It was pretty uncomfortable just wandering about in an unknown area, Suutei noticed the severe lack of security and guards in this area.  Well isn't this nice...  The housing within the area was on edge, poorly constructed sandstone buildings.  Appearing to collapse at any given moment, it was sad really.  Could this be the result of the embarrassment known as the power system.  Suutei heard a loud bang such like pots and pans, and breaking wood.

"Hey come back here you thief!"  Suutei saw a man running from outside of his shop, right after a smaller child like figure did so as well.  The smaller figure was concealed by a tattered cloak, so it was hard to determine any details.  The shopkeeper was overweight, and seemed like the sleasy kind of guy.  Ripping people off who have to pinch for every dime they make, not something Suutei stood for at all.  The man pointed to Suutei after he noiced his shining gold waistband, with an engraved leaf village symbol.  "Well don't just stand there!  Catch that thief your one of those ninja right!  Suutei blinked at the man with a dull look in his eyes, while the rest of his face was concealed by his blue and yellow scarf.  Suutei began walking up to the shopkeeper, "Of course I am gonna catch him, but by the time I return I expect my payment to be ready."  Suutei patted the man on the back, then sped off after the theif.

Suutei ducked and dodged carts, jumped through stands at an alarming speed.  Finally the thief was in his line of sight, and it was just a matter of time before he caught up to him.

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He could not stand it, the man had been robbing the poor little children and selling their goods to make profits just to rob them again later. The never ending cycle was unforgivable as the boy kept himself hidden as he entered the shop. He looked around and found the ring that belonged to the little girl living in the library gutters. He took it and then made a dash for it as the man began to shout out to him as if he was the thief.

The boy would finally be able to return the ring to the little girl as well as get back the book she borrowed from the library. He noticed something or someone was chasing him like crazy as he then took a sharp turn into an alley way as he came across a dead end, he found a box and then hid inside of it wondering if the man who was chasing him was an enemy or just some stupid stranger who knew nothing.

Words = 170

Suutei in hot pursuit of the thief ran his hardest, the suspect in question was pretty fast.  Excluding the fact that they were shorter than he was, but nothing he could do about physical descrepencies.  Within inches of the thief he planned to leave his feet, and then grab the crook by their ankles until they made a sharp turn into an alley.  Suutei unable to plant his footing correctly crashed into a wagon filled with hay appearing practically out of nowhere.  The wagon began rolling and Suutei poked his head out with hay all in his hair.  Swimming his way out of the hay he leaped out of the haystack, and down the alley to search for his thief, only to find out that the alley was a dead end.  Suutei looked around for any trace of his suspect, then he took a look at a box with a hole in the top.  It had green fur poking out of the whole, and easily rose suspicion as he approached the box.

Kicking the box over he could see the thief in question, but was taken by surprise finding out that it was just a little kid.  Gripping the kid by the back of his collar and hoisting him up, "Alright kid hand it over..."  Suutei actually felt bad that he had to bust the little kid, and something in his heart actually made him release the kid.  Suutei sighed after releasing the kid's collar, "Man your lucky your a kid and not some lousy punk.  What's your name anyway kid, I'm Suutei Kimura from Konoha."  Suutei squatted down to eye-level with the kid, who was pretty short maybe a little over four feet.  Sporting a pretty fancy get up, he had pale green hair and eyes to match and wore some pretty nifty designer clothes.  Judging by just this experience with the boy they were probably stolen, and the brooch in his hair also raised some attention.

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The stranger had been keeping up with him as he tried to evade him, as he heard the stranger crash violently into something as he could smell a bit of hay in the air. He heard the stranger coming as he hid inside his little box, like a snake hidden from view. He could not see and as he heard the stranger walking he just felt the air rush over him as the box was kicked over.

The small cute little green haired boy looked up as he felt his cover was blown as his hooded tattered outfit was covered in dirt as his eyes also looked a bit dirty. The boy felt some fear as his collar was grabbed, held up in the air as the stranger asked him to hand it over as he pouted looking to the side. He did not want to give it back as the boy was trying to look for an escape he was dropped as he fell softly to the ground as he looked up to the stranger as he said the boy was lucky that he was just a little boy. He was not sure if that was a good thing cause it sounded half insulting but he was too confused to figure it out anyways.

The stranger introduced himself as Suutei of the Kimura clan or most likely the Kimura clan, most people had their clan names usually. He noticed as this Suutei guy dropped down to be at eye level with him. .  Suutei sighed after releasing the kid's collar, "Man your lucky your a kid and not some lousy punk.  "Noel...", he only got his name out as he held both his hands to his chest his heart racing as voices could be heard as the man from earlier shouted.

"Get them right now", just then the boy removed the tattered cloak revealing two beautiful white wings as he took to the skies only to be caught half way with a net shot by a crossbow as the one thin man with the weapon laughed. "Kid, do not go messing with out business and other shinobi guy, you can go the owner does not need you anymore."

The boy could not move and there were tears in his eyes, what would the stranger do. Would he leave the boy at the mercy of the shopkeeper or would he help to set the boy free.

Words = 170 + 406 = 576

Suutei was surprised when the boy began levitating from the ground, maybe it was some form of Jutsu.  Either way it was the most useful thing he'd ever seen, this boy had to be something special.  Shouting could be heard from behind from a familiar voice, similar to the shopkeepers and he sensed another presence.  Before Suutei turned around to spot the voices shouting, a net came in his dierection over his head.  Capturing Noel inside the net like some sort of animal, his wings pinned to his back and struggling to break free.  "What the hell is your problem!?!  He's just a kid, why did you shoot a net at him!?  Suutei stood up and faced the two aggressor's, and began inhaling slowly so he wouldn't give off the an impression of using a jutsu.  It would be against village law to use a technique against civilians, and he wasn't to fond of the authority disciplining him for his actions.  "I'm not handing him over to you.  Suutei reached to his lower back where his Fuma Shuriken was magnetized to the metal band, Suutei then withdrew the Shuriken allowing all four blades to unstack.  The metal screech of the blades echoed throughout the alleyway, and Suutei took stance like an Olympic Discus Thrower.  The man with the arrow gun loaded it with an arrow, Suutei unphased by his action took aim and hurled the Windmill Shuriken at them.

Suutei got down to where Noel was took out a Kunai, and attempted to cut open the net that tangled him.  "You are something else you know that kid."  Suutei cut a few of the threads and tried to set Noel free.

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The strange Suutei took a deep breath as he was standing up for the little green haired boy with the white wings. He watched as the guy was shouting out at the guys who captured him then took out a windmill shuriken and unfolded it while the other guy loaded an arrow, while the owned took out some weird piece of paper that looked like some kind of contract.

As the brilliant Suutei launched the windmill shuriken the man fired an arrow which bounced off as the man then ducked under it as it nearly hit the owner who dropped his piece of paper and ran saying that the guy should bring them both when his done. The man sighed before taking up the piece of paper and bit his finger letting some blood go on the contract. He summoned a Giant Dog who was as tall as Suutei and as long as two giant dogs. The dog barked loudly as the guy smiled before jumping onto its back with his weapon which was hidden behind him, which looked like a crossbow of sorts armed with a large bolt.

Meanwhile Suutei had managed to cut some of the ropes of the net but then the man shot a giant bolt towards the boy, with the net still pinning the boy down it was not a lethal shot but it would hurt a lot if it got to hit, the dog then also charged towards them and it looked like it could be the end for the both of them. The little boy not even able to say anything as he knew he had to do something too

Words = 576 + 277 = 853

Suutei knew he heard something peculiar, and it seems his assumption was right as he cut another loop in the net.  Suutei looked over to see the crossbow holder was now mounted on top of a giant dog, as if it were some sort of horse.  The male shot a larger bolt than before aimed for Suutei as the dog began charging, his aim was impeccable he had to admit.  Suutei grabbed Noel and flung him to the side, at the same time the bolt pierced Suutei into his back as he fell flat on his face.  Suddenly he exploded into a cloud of white smoke, as the smoke cleared it would reveal the bolt pierced through the box Noel originally hid under.  Suutei appeared to the side of the man mounted on the demon dog, kicking him from his post the dog attempted to snatch Suutei out of the air.  Suutei flashed and reappeared directly under the dog, lying on his back he performed handsigns at a rapid speed.  Dragon -> Boar -> Dog -> Serpent -> Bird were the signs he performed and holding the bird sign, he thrusted his arms forwarded and fired a ball of pure chakra into the beasts underbelly, sending the dog upwards 5 meters into the air.

The beast fell out of midair onto its master and then exploded in a puff of white smoke.  Suutei approached the bastard walking casually forwarded, he saw the man was disarmed attempting to reach for his crossbow.  Suutei swung his fist forward hitting the man's jaw, as he smacked his face against the sandstone wall.  "Get the hell out of here!"  Suutei stomped on the crossbow with his left foot breaking it into pieces, and then swung his right foot across the males face.  Suutei turned around to help free Noel from the net, "Hehe see those guys were nothing, come on let's get out of here."  Suutei snapped the last thread of rope on the net, then stood to his full height reaching his hand down to Noel to help him up.

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The small little boy with the messy green hair was grabbed and flung to the side as a bolt pierced into Suutei's back, the boy was a bit shocked but for the most part he was deeply confused as to why this blue haired man was helping him in the first place. He also began to wonder why their hair both had weird colors to them.

He watched as a puff of smoke appeared as his confusion disappeared as he thought to himself this guy was just another shinobi. The box appeared from within the smoke with a huge hole through it. The boy looked as he watched Suutei appear from the side of the man who as the man had barely blocked flying off his dog who then tried to take a large bite out of Suutei. The Blue Haired Man was more skilled than that dodging the bite of the dog appearing beneath it. He then performed several hand signs as the boy watched and then took a deep breathe. He watched as the dog flew into the air as the jutsu looked beautiful as he focused on this stranger with the blue hair, the man who had recently been hunting him down who was now helping him to get away. This stranger was strange to say the least, that within these strange times people were even stranger than the strange of strangeness passed. His mind reaching for the past as he remembered something that happened long ago.

***Memory***

The servants had become unhappy and extremely irritated, they had worked hard up until now. They made her bed when she was away, they cleaned up the blood shed she left all over the place, they cleaned her dishes, they washed her clothes and they had watched over her since she was young. However since then they had always known her to be rather cold and strict which she was, until that little fluffball was brought into their ranks.

He became exclusive property of the young princess so to speak, they had a deep respect for Mikasa who did not seem to like the boy at first. She hated people who were useless and the very first time they met was not a happy meeting. She had looked to him and greeted him in a cold what ever kind of manner as if getting a young boy for your birthday was not even a surprise, but clearly a nuisance to her. The boy was shy and did not even say his name, until the man glared at the boy who then mumbled, "Nnn...". It was unclear what the little or not so little princess said to the boy, but he became a bit more formal and said his name a bit more clearly.

"I am, Noel"

This would be one of the few times he would speak without breaks in his speech which became impeded with the beatings which happened to have damaged his throat at later stages in his life.
As she did not even take note of him, he followed her around which was what he had to do. He kept following her and out of either being bored or being annoyed at the constant following. She gave him an order to go fetch something at the other end of the estate. She had enjoyed her day or as much as she could considering.

However a few moments later the boy had returned with the item, she then decided to give him something harder and told him to go find her ten different colors of flowers, knowing all too well that there were at most maybe four different flowers in the nearby area. She once again went along with her usual day only to have the small little boy back in front of her later that day with ten different colors of flowers and his face was really dirty. Something in her might have changed but she would give the boy task after task, and without fail he would always pull off the task.

Then she decided to test out something and told him to learn a jutsu. He had no talent for ninjutsu and she was alone for that day and the next. A week had passed without seeing the boy she either began to feel worry deep down in her heart, or perhaps relief that the boy would prove useless in the end. The second week had arrived and she had all but forgotten the boy, but then as she was sleeping in her bed she heard a noise as the people shouted.

"Hey, who gave you permission to do this?" as she would come out annoyed at being woken up, the servants ran off while one stayed behind and stated that the boy was busy training in sealing techniques in order to overthrow their rule. Mikasa ignored this and told the servant to get lost, she then asked the boy to show him what he had learned.

The boy then smiled with all the cuts bruises and the blood on his forehead as he showed his ability.

***MemoryEnd***

When Noel finally stopped remembering his first jutsu, he noticed the guys were gone and that the man was reaching out his hand to him as he saw an image of Mikasa doing this. As he called out Mikasa inside his head.

Words = 853 + 895 = 1748

Gripping the small green haired boys hand, "Come on lets go Noel.  That was your name right?"  Suutei stood up actually admiring the boy who seemed to carry himself a bit precisely; he did seem like the prestigious type.  The biggest interest though was the wings he sprouted when he attempted to escape, how he does something like that is a mystery.  Maybe a little investigation could put his questions to rest, but then again he may never see the boy again.  He he Chopper would like this boy he could use a friend or two it's not healthy for kids his age to have no friends...

Suutei was beginning to feel uneasy at the green-headed child’s staring, like he was look searching for his soul or something it was weird.  ”So Noel where are your parents?  Do you have a home at least?”  The boy still had not responded and Suutei was beginning to become annoyed, and squatted to eye level with the boy.  Suutei took his middle and index finger, and poked the center of the boy’s forehead to get his attention.  The kid seemed like a daydreamer, almost like Suutei getting lost in his own mind completely unaware of the troubles of the outside world.

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Suutei gripped his hand which hurt a bit since his skin was soft silky and sensitive as he silently followed the mysterious Suutei. Then Suutei asked something that made the poor little boy sad as his eyes began to fill with tears as he was resisting bursting out crying as he answered.

"Not... know..."

With his speech a bit more broken up than usual. He was still shy around the stranger even though he had already saved the boy, but then again if he had not been chased then none of this would have happened to begin with. As he then answered the second question with the words.

"Home... yes... "

He did not even noticed what was going on when all of a sudden he felt something poke his forehead as he was in a bit of shock. He was a bit confused and accidentally kicked Suutei in the shin hard before falling to the ground holding his foot which was hurt for some reason. It then seemed there was a rope mark from the net used earlier that had hurt his foot, as he was now crying in pain as his tears kept flowing and his wings were also a bit hurt so he could not fly to the hospital either. He then looked to the Suutei and then to the ground at his injured foot wondering what he would have to do now. Would this stranger help take him home where he could rest and recover from the pain and injury?

Words = 1748 + 253 = 2001

Suutei was a tad bit off at the kids shyness, and his speech and grammar were nothing to brag about either.  All of a sudden not shortly after poking Noel's forehead he felt a sharp pain in his leg, the green haired brat had kicked him in his shin.  It was pure Karma that the boy hurt his own foot in the process, as he began tearing up from the pain.  "Geez are you okay.  Here let me help you."  Suutei kneeled down picking up Noel as if he were a baby, and began walking up the side of the wall in the alley.

Now atop of the roof he had a more clear line of sight of the village, Noel appeared to be in alot of pain and he'd need to take him to a hospital.  Blindly he ran in the direction on a sheer hunch that the medical clinic will be that way, Suutei felt the wind whip across his face.  Taking a peek he'd seen Noel cringing most likely from the pain of his foot, and those wings seemed to had take damage as well.  'Just hold on Noel.  I'll get you some help, just count on me."  Suutei smirked as he made courageous bounds, from building to building accidentally jumping over a nude woman who was sunbathing.  "SORRY MA'AM!
"  Suutei blushed.

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Perception C:  1512/975 175 Ryo